Erica Schoenberg Poker Tournament Updates

Day 1B -- Level 5

Jul 08, '11

NOTE: Levels are two hours in length and players are starting with 30,000 in chips.

Players on Day 1B: 630 out of 985

Blinds: 200-400 with a 50 ante

The Chip Leaders:

1. Ben Lamb — 185,000
2. Edwin Kim — 163,000
3. Bob Safai — 155,000
4. Ryan D’Angelo — 132,000
5. Andrew Hinrichsen — 130,000
6. Javier Martinez — 124,000
7. Mark Kroon — 122,000
8. Kenneth Griffin — 103,000
9. Kevin Saul — 99,600
10. Guillaume Rivet — 90,000

Notables Eliminated This Level:

Erica Schoenberg

Hands:

2011 Bracelet Winner Ken Griffin Running Hot

On a board of Q 5 4 2 Ken Griffin check-called a 4,000 chip bet. The 6 on the river prompted a 10,000 chip bet from Griffin. The button folded and Griffin took the pot to move to more than 100,000.

Dan Kelly Doubles Up

On a board reading 7525A, Dan Kelly had doubled up with the 7 5 for a full house. His opponent folded the 10 9 for a turned flush.

Erica Schoenberg Eliminated

Erica Schoenberg had A-K and was all in against the pocket queens of her opponent. The board offered her no help and she was gone.

Jean-Robert Bellande Running Well

Jean-Robert Bellande raised to 850 and was called by one player. The flop came 9 4 3 and Bellande bet 1,500 after his opponent checked. The turn brough the 2, and it was checked to Bellande. He bet 3,200 and it was called. The K forced another check from the unknown player. Bellande bet 5,300, which was called, and he was good with his pocket queens. His opponent mucked, and Bellande was up to 60,000.

Poker Tweets:

Player Tags: Jean-Robert Bellande,   Erica Schoenberg,   Daniel Kelly

Pros Move All In to Gain Chips

Feb 26, '11

Erica Schoenberg bet 6,000 preflop from the hi-jack and Mas Kagawa made the call on the button. The small blind also made the call and the flop was dealt 9 8 4 and the small blind bet 9,000. Schoenberg went into the tank and she eventually raised all in 22,750 more. Kagawa mucked and after some thought the small blind mucked as well. Schoenberg moved close to 60,000 after the hand.

At an adjacent table Nikolay Evdakov had just moved all in for just under 100,000 on a 10 8 3 from the cutoff after his opponent had opened the action for 2,500 from the big blind. Evdakov’s bet was huge but it did eventually get his opponent to muck pocket kings and Evdakov grew his stack above the 100,000 mark.

Player Tags: Erica Schoenberg,   Nikolay Evdakov

Level 16 Update: Into the Money

Aug 23, '10

Blinds: 2,500-5,000 with a 500 ante

Players Remaining: 37 out of 462

Notable Chip Counts:

1. Phil Collins — 1,070,000
2. Andrew Frankenberger — 720,000
3. Tyler Cornell — 625,000
4. Erica Schoenberg — 570,000
5. John Smith — 550,000
6. Kyle McCammond — 520,000
7. Jared Jaffee — 500,000
8. Hoan Ly — 490,000
9. Jonathan Little — 415,000
10. Soi Nguyen — 390,000 (pictured right)

Average Chip Count: 312,162

Notable Eliminations:

Brian Patrick (Bubble Boy)
45: Amit Makhija — $10,200
44: Jonathan Aguiar — $10,200
43: Joe Hachem — $10,200
42: Ali Eslami — $10,200
41: Michael Benvenuti — $10,200
40: Pavel Milanov — $10,200
39: Jeff Clayton — $10,200
38: J.C. Alvarado — $10,200

Chip Movers and Shakers

he leader board is much the same as it was the previous level. Phil Collins holds the top spot with more than 1 million while familiar faces Erica Schoenberg, and Jonathan Little reside in the top 10 as well. November Nine member Soi Nguyen was a new addition to the top 10 this level with a chip stack worth 390,000.

Big Hands:

Brian Patrick Eliminated on the Money Bubble

Jonathan Little raised under the gun and Brian Patrick moved all in from middle position for 49,000 more. Little made the call and they flipped over their cards:

Little: A10
Patrick: 77

Board: J10665

Patrick was eliminated on the money bubble and every player was guaranteed at least $10,200 with his exit.

Amit Makhija Eliminated in 45th Place ($10,200)

Amit Makhija was all in with 97 and his opponent held K3. The board ran out 1096xJ and Makhija was eliminated by his opponent’s flush in 45th place. He took home $10,200 in prize money.

Ali Eslami Eliminated in 42nd Place ($10,200)

Ali Eslami moved all in on a short stack preflop from middle position and Mario Delis made the call from the cutoff. Their cards:

Eslami: 87
Delis: QQ

Board: A93108

Eslami was eliminated by his opponent’s queens and he was eliminated in 42nd place, taking home $10,200 in prize money.

Michael Bevenuti Eliminated in 39th Place ($10,200)

Michael Benvenuti raised to 12,500 from the hi-jack preflop and both Soi Nguyen (button) and Darryll Fish (big blind) made the call. The flop fell Q109 and Fish checked. Benvenuti bet 22,500 and Nguyen called.

Fish mucked and the turn fell Q. Benvenuti checked and Nguyen moved all in for and Benvenuti made the call. Their cards:

Benvenuti: A-Q
Nguyen: 87

River: 6

Nguyen made a straight on the river and Benvenuti was eliminated in 39th place, taking home $10,200 in prize money. Nguyen held 390,000 after the hand.

Player Tags: Ali Eslami,   Jonathan Little,   Erica Schoenberg,   Amit Makhija,   Brian Patrick

Level 13 Hour Two Update: Boatman Ousted, Greenstein Doubles

Jul 13, '10

Blinds: 1,200-2,400 with a 300 ante

Players Remaining: 1,125 out of 7,319

Average Chip Count: 195,173

Card Player Chip Counts

Barry Shulman — 170,000
Adam Schoenfeld — 80,000
Jon Freidberg — 106,000
Shannon Shorr — 431,500
Tony Dunst — 400,000

Tournament Leaderboard:

1. James Carroll – 803,000
2. Imari Love – 741,100
3. Gerasimos Deres – 733,700
4. Filippo Candio – 727,300
5. Max Casal – 687,200
6. Arie Kilper – 666,200
7. Andrew Brown – 657,700
8. Johnny Lodden – 656,400
9. Johnny Chan – 636,000
10. Josh Brikis – 616,900

Notable Eliminations:

Barny Boatman
Matt Savage
Kathy Liebert

Big Hands:

Barny Boatman’s Day 4 Cut Short

On one of the first hands of the day, Barny Boatman moved all in for 54,800 after the flop had come down 842. One player called and then Chad Wutke reshoved for 120,000 more to isolate Boatman.

It worked as the other player mucked and Wutke tabled 99 for an overpair. Boatman tabled 65 for an inside straight draw.

The turn and river each added a queen to the board, bricking out for Boatman and he was eliminated early on.

Shorr-line Drive

Picking up the action after the board had run out 33243 a player was all in for 30,000.

Shannon Shorr was putting him at risk with pocket jacks and they held up against the ace-king of the all in player.

Shorr scored the knockout and he was at 431,500.

Duke Slips

Picking up the action after the flop came down QQ9, the cutoff fired 7,400 and Annie Duke made the call from the button.

The turn was the K and both players checked. The river was 8 and the action was checked to Duke. She bet 11,000 and the cutoff made the call.

Duke mucked as her opponent showed AK for two pair. She was down to about 140,000.

Schoenberg Folds to Aggression

The player under-the-gun raised to 7,500 and the player in the cutoff made the call. Erica Schoenberg was in the small blind and decided to make it an additional 16,000.

The under-the-gun player called and the cutoff tanked for two minutes before making the fold. The flop came 963 and Schoenberg led out for 26,500.

After just a few seconds, her opponent made it 65,500, which essentially put Schoenberg to a decision for her stack. Schoenberg took a few minutes before letting her hand go and she dropped to 70,000 in chips.

Greenstein Doubles

Barry Greenstein got all-in preflop and was a huge favorite for his tournament life.

Greenstein showed QQ and his opponent showed 99. The flop was huge for Greenstein as it came K8Q and Greenstein had his opponent drawing to runners.

The turn was the 9, which gave his opponent a lesser set, and one out going to the river. The river was the 4 and Greenstein doubled up to 158,000.

South’s Stack Moves South

Cole South raised to 5,500 and called a three-bet to 17,500 from the player on the button.

The flop came Q62 and both players checked. The turn was the 8 and South checked and called a bet of 25,000 from his opponent. The river was the J and both players checked again.

South showed pocket nines, but his opponent got there on the river when he showed the J9. South now has 457,000 in chips.

Cunningham Gets Rockets to Double

Allen Cunningham scored a double up when he got all-in preflop with AA and his opponent held AK.

The board ran out 103585 and Cunningham doubled up to 175,000.

Savage Eliminated

Vitaly Lunkin raised to 6,000 under-the-gun and Matt Savage moved all-in for his last 35,000. It folded to David Frazee on the button who moved all-in over the top and had Lunkin covered.

Lunkin went deep into the tank for quite a while. Eventually, after double checking his cards, he tossed his hand into the muck. Frazee and Savage went to showdown and Savage didn’t like what he saw.

Savage had AQ and was up against Frazee’s KK. The board came out 29562 and Savage was eliminated.

Shulman Drops A Big One

Picking up the action on the turn, the board read J839 and the player in seat 3 fired 36,000 into a pot holding over 70,000.

Barry Shulman threw in the call and the river was the Q. Seat 3 fired another bet, this one about 56,000. Shulman made the call as the ESPN cameras looked on.

Seat 3 tabled JJ for top set on the flop and Shulman simply mucked. He was down to 170,000 after the hand.

Tran Takes One Down

After the board ran out A9786, Theo Tran fired 25,500 into a pot holding about 70,000.

His opponent in seat 1 thought it over but then threw his hand in the muck, surrendering the pot to Tran.

Tran added to his stack with the win and he was at 195,000.

Player Tags: Annie Duke,   Barry Greenstein,   Allen Cunningham,   Barry Shulman,   Barny Boatman,   Shannon Shorr,   Theo Tran,   Erica Schoenberg,   Cole South

Level One Hour Two Update: Chewy Chips Up, Kelly Drops a Bit

Jul 06, '10

Blinds: 50-100

Average Chip Counts 30,000

Notable Chip Counts:

1. Minh Ly – 65,000
2. John Duthie – 51,500
3. Anthony Yeh – 40,000
4. Mike Souza – 40,000
5. Sasha Rosewood – 37,500
6. Mike Piper – 37,000
7. Eric Liu – 36,500
8. Jamie Armstrong – 36,500
9. Todd Witteles – 36,000
10. Benny Spindler – 35,500

Card Player Chip Counts:

Jon Friedberg – 30,000

Notable Eliminations:

Hands:

Daniel Kelly Loses a Pot

Daniel Kelly called a 250 chip bet in the small blind. Kelly and three other players saw a 4310 flop. Action was checked around. The 8 fell on the turn and Kelly bet 650. The first player to act on his left made the call and the other two opponents folded. The river brought the A and Kelly checked. His opponent fired out 2,150 and Kelly tanked before eventually folding. Kelly was at 28,000 after the hand.

Orel Hershiser Loses a Pot

Orel Hershiser bet 350 preflop and was called by two opponents. Action was checked to a river on a board reading 543JA. Hershiser bet 1,050 on the river and was called by the player on the button. His opponent tabled the A9 and Hershiser mucked. He was down to 23,500 after the hand.

Liv Boeree Loses a Big Pot

Facing a raise to 300 and two calls, Liv Boeree three-bet to 1,500 from the big blind. One of the original callers decided to see the flop. The flop came K104 and Boeree bet 1,600. Her opponent raised to 4,000 and Boeree called. Boeree check-called 5,500 after a 6 turn. The river was the 2 and Boeree checked. Her opponent shoved for 15,175 and Boeree tanked before eventually making the call. Her opponent tabled the KK for top set and Boeree was down to 5,325.

Top Two Works For Chewy

We picked up the action on the turn with the board reading 3710Q and there was already just over 4,000 in the pot.

There was a bet of 4,300 and a call from Andrew Lichtenberger. The river brought the 7 and Lichtenberger snap-called a bet of 7,000 from his opponent. His opponent tabled Q9 and was toast against Lichtenberger’s Q10.

Lichtenberger is up to 42,500 with that pot.

The Return of the Russian

Vladimir Shchemelev has made four final tables at the 2010 WSOP for more than $1 million in winnings. He’s sitting in the day 1b field and just took down a small pot.

Shchemelev was one of three players who called a raise to 250 from the player in seat 1. All players checked the flop of 236 and when action was checked to Shchemelev on the J turn he fired 1,125 and his opponents folded. Shchemelev had around 31,000 after the hand.

Annette Loses a Small One

Annette Obrestad bet 600 on a flop of 9AK and seat 8 made the call. The 5 fell on the turn and seat 8 led out for 1,600. Obrestad mucked and lost a small pot. She had around 29,300 after the hand.

A Nice Table For Schoenberg

Action folded to Erica Schoenberg, who limped from the small blind and the big blind checked. The flop came Q46 and Schoenberg bet a single 100 chip. The big blind folded, showing a deuce and a trey and they shared a laugh.

Schoenberg had around 30,300 after the hand, and the table has been full of chatter and smiles. Brandon Adams is also at her table.

Player Tags: Erica Schoenberg,   Annette Obrestad,   Vladimir Shchemelev,   Daniel Kelly,   Andrew Lichtenberger,   Orel Hershiser,   Liv Boeree

Level 13 Hour Two Update: Boatman Ousted, Greenstein Doubles

Jul 13, '10

Blinds: 1,200-2,400 with a 300 ante

Players Remaining: 1,125 out of 7,319

Average Chip Count: 195,173

Card Player Chip Counts

Barry Shulman — 170,000
Adam Schoenfeld — 80,000
Jon Freidberg — 106,000
Shannon Shorr — 431,500
Tony Dunst — 400,000

Tournament Leaderboard:

1. James Carroll – 803,000
2. Imari Love – 741,100
3. Gerasimos Deres – 733,700
4. Filippo Candio – 727,300
5. Max Casal – 687,200
6. Arie Kilper – 666,200
7. Andrew Brown – 657,700
8. Johnny Lodden – 656,400
9. Johnny Chan – 636,000
10. Josh Brikis – 616,900

Notable Eliminations:

Barny Boatman
Matt Savage
Kathy Liebert

Big Hands:

Barny Boatman’s Day 4 Cut Short

On one of the first hands of the day, Barny Boatman moved all in for 54,800 after the flop had come down 842. One player called and then Chad Wutke reshoved for 120,000 more to isolate Boatman.

It worked as the other player mucked and Wutke tabled 99 for an overpair. Boatman tabled 65 for an inside straight draw.

The turn and river each added a queen to the board, bricking out for Boatman and he was eliminated early on.

Shorr-line Drive

Picking up the action after the board had run out 33243 a player was all in for 30,000.

Shannon Shorr was putting him at risk with pocket jacks and they held up against the ace-king of the all in player.

Shorr scored the knockout and he was at 431,500.

Duke Slips

Picking up the action after the flop came down QQ9, the cutoff fired 7,400 and Annie Duke made the call from the button.

The turn was the K and both players checked. The river was 8 and the action was checked to Duke. She bet 11,000 and the cutoff made the call.

Duke mucked as her opponent showed AK for two pair. She was down to about 140,000.

Schoenberg Folds to Aggression

The player under-the-gun raised to 7,500 and the player in the cutoff made the call. Erica Schoenberg was in the small blind and decided to make it an additional 16,000.

The under-the-gun player called and the cutoff tanked for two minutes before making the fold. The flop came 963 and Schoenberg led out for 26,500.

After just a few seconds, her opponent made it 65,500, which essentially put Schoenberg to a decision for her stack. Schoenberg took a few minutes before letting her hand go and she dropped to 70,000 in chips.

Greenstein Doubles

Barry Greenstein got all-in preflop and was a huge favorite for his tournament life.

Greenstein showed QQ and his opponent showed 99. The flop was huge for Greenstein as it came K8Q and Greenstein had his opponent drawing to runners.

The turn was the 9, which gave his opponent a lesser set, and one out going to the river. The river was the 4 and Greenstein doubled up to 158,000.

South’s Stack Moves South

Cole South raised to 5,500 and called a three-bet to 17,500 from the player on the button.

The flop came Q62 and both players checked. The turn was the 8 and South checked and called a bet of 25,000 from his opponent. The river was the J and both players checked again.

South showed pocket nines, but his opponent got there on the river when he showed the J9. South now has 457,000 in chips.

Cunningham Gets Rockets to Double

Allen Cunningham scored a double up when he got all-in preflop with AA and his opponent held AK.

The board ran out 103585 and Cunningham doubled up to 175,000.

Savage Eliminated

Vitaly Lunkin raised to 6,000 under-the-gun and Matt Savage moved all-in for his last 35,000. It folded to David Frazee on the button who moved all-in over the top and had Lunkin covered.

Lunkin went deep into the tank for quite a while. Eventually, after double checking his cards, he tossed his hand into the muck. Frazee and Savage went to showdown and Savage didn’t like what he saw.

Savage had AQ and was up against Frazee’s KK. The board came out 29562 and Savage was eliminated.

Shulman Drops A Big One

Picking up the action on the turn, the board read J839 and the player in seat 3 fired 36,000 into a pot holding over 70,000.

Barry Shulman threw in the call and the river was the Q. Seat 3 fired another bet, this one about 56,000. Shulman made the call as the ESPN cameras looked on.

Seat 3 tabled JJ for top set on the flop and Shulman simply mucked. He was down to 170,000 after the hand.

Tran Takes One Down

After the board ran out A9786, Theo Tran fired 25,500 into a pot holding about 70,000.

His opponent in seat 1 thought it over but then threw his hand in the muck, surrendering the pot to Tran.

Tran added to his stack with the win and he was at 195,000.

Player Tags: Annie Duke,   Barry Greenstein,   Allen Cunningham,   Barry Shulman,   Barny Boatman,   Shannon Shorr,   Theo Tran,   Erica Schoenberg,   Cole South

Level One Hour Two Update: Chewy Chips Up, Kelly Drops a Bit

Jul 06, '10

Blinds: 50-100

Average Chip Counts 30,000

Notable Chip Counts:

1. Minh Ly – 65,000
2. John Duthie – 51,500
3. Anthony Yeh – 40,000
4. Mike Souza – 40,000
5. Sasha Rosewood – 37,500
6. Mike Piper – 37,000
7. Eric Liu – 36,500
8. Jamie Armstrong – 36,500
9. Todd Witteles – 36,000
10. Benny Spindler – 35,500

Card Player Chip Counts:

Jon Friedberg – 30,000

Notable Eliminations:

Hands:

Daniel Kelly Loses a Pot

Daniel Kelly called a 250 chip bet in the small blind. Kelly and three other players saw a 4310 flop. Action was checked around. The 8 fell on the turn and Kelly bet 650. The first player to act on his left made the call and the other two opponents folded. The river brought the A and Kelly checked. His opponent fired out 2,150 and Kelly tanked before eventually folding. Kelly was at 28,000 after the hand.

Orel Hershiser Loses a Pot

Orel Hershiser bet 350 preflop and was called by two opponents. Action was checked to a river on a board reading 543JA. Hershiser bet 1,050 on the river and was called by the player on the button. His opponent tabled the A9 and Hershiser mucked. He was down to 23,500 after the hand.

Liv Boeree Loses a Big Pot

Facing a raise to 300 and two calls, Liv Boeree three-bet to 1,500 from the big blind. One of the original callers decided to see the flop. The flop came K104 and Boeree bet 1,600. Her opponent raised to 4,000 and Boeree called. Boeree check-called 5,500 after a 6 turn. The river was the 2 and Boeree checked. Her opponent shoved for 15,175 and Boeree tanked before eventually making the call. Her opponent tabled the KK for top set and Boeree was down to 5,325.

Top Two Works For Chewy

We picked up the action on the turn with the board reading 3710Q and there was already just over 4,000 in the pot.

There was a bet of 4,300 and a call from Andrew Lichtenberger. The river brought the 7 and Lichtenberger snap-called a bet of 7,000 from his opponent. His opponent tabled Q9 and was toast against Lichtenberger’s Q10.

Lichtenberger is up to 42,500 with that pot.

The Return of the Russian

Vladimir Shchemelev has made four final tables at the 2010 WSOP for more than $1 million in winnings. He’s sitting in the day 1b field and just took down a small pot.

Shchemelev was one of three players who called a raise to 250 from the player in seat 1. All players checked the flop of 236 and when action was checked to Shchemelev on the J turn he fired 1,125 and his opponents folded. Shchemelev had around 31,000 after the hand.

Annette Loses a Small One

Annette Obrestad bet 600 on a flop of 9AK and seat 8 made the call. The 5 fell on the turn and seat 8 led out for 1,600. Obrestad mucked and lost a small pot. She had around 29,300 after the hand.

A Nice Table For Schoenberg

Action folded to Erica Schoenberg, who limped from the small blind and the big blind checked. The flop came Q46 and Schoenberg bet a single 100 chip. The big blind folded, showing a deuce and a trey and they shared a laugh.

Schoenberg had around 30,300 after the hand, and the table has been full of chatter and smiles. Brandon Adams is also at her table.

Player Tags: Erica Schoenberg,   Annette Obrestad,   Vladimir Shchemelev,   Daniel Kelly,   Andrew Lichtenberger,   Orel Hershiser,   Liv Boeree

Level Eight: Last Level Of The Night

Jul 02, '10

Blinds: 300-600

Players Remaining: 185 of 346

Tournament Leaderboard:

1. Dimitry Stelmak – 233,000
2. Mikhail Smirnov – 185,000
3. James Akenhead – 184,000
4. Felix Gubitz – 172,000
5. Fabrice Soulier – 155,000
6. Eli Elezra – 135,000
7. Antonio Paino – 135,000
8. Matt Venegrin – 130,000
9. Greg Raymer – 120,000
10. Noah Boeken – 110,000

Average Chip Count: 56,108

Notable Eliminations:

Bruno Fitoussi
Dan Shak
John Duthie
J.C. Tran

Big Hands:

Obrestad Chipping Up

Picking up the action on the turn, the board read A96A. Annette Obrestad bet 5,700 and her opponent made the call.

The river was the K and Obrestad bet 12,700. Her opponent called and she tabled A988 for aces full.

Her opponent showed KK for a worse full house on the river and Obrestad took the pot. She was at 58,000.

Hellmuth Bets Out Barbero

Jose Barbero raised from the cutoff and Phil Hellmuth made the call from the big blind. The flop then came down A52 and Hellmuth led out with 3,500.

Barbero made the call and the turn was the K. Both players checked to see the 6 fall on the river. Hellmuth had called for a six before the river was revealed and led out for 3,800.

Barbero mucked his hand and Hellmuth took down the pot. He was at 37,000 after the hand.

Schoenberg Jumps The Gun, Costs Herself Some Action

Picking up the action on the flop of K63, Erica Schoenberg was facing a bet of 5,000. She raised to 13,000 and Matt Venegrin made the call. The player who put in the first raise mucked.

That’s when Schoenberg shoved the rest of her stack in and turned over KK52. Apparently she thought that Venegrin had raised to put her all in.

The floor was called and Venegrin was allowed to see a turn card but mucked to Schoenberg’s set of kings after it was dealt. Venegrin’s hand had straight and flush possiblities but her premature shove cost her any action and she was at 38,000 after the hand.

Player Tags: Phil Hellmuth,   Erica Schoenberg,   Jose Ignacio Barbero,   Annette Obrestad

Level 15 Update: John Cernuto and Erica Schoenberg Eliminated

Jun 29, '10

Blinds: 1,500-3,000

Players Remaining: 51 out 460

Average Chip Count: 135,294

Tournament Leaderboard:

1. Jose Nacho Barbero — 290,000
2. Michael Piper — 240,000
3. Men Nguyen — 230,000
4. Di Dang — 215,000
5. Robert Mizrachi — 210,000
6. Jason Mercier — 203,000
7. Kevin Boudreau — 170,000
8. Ryan D’Angelo — 170,000
9. Ali Aljenabi — 170,000
10. Chance Kornuth — 167,000

Card Player Chip Counts:

Michael Piper — 240,000

Notable Eliminations:

John Cernuto
Phil Hellmuth
Lee Watkinson
Erica Schoenberg

Player Twitter Accounts:

Annette Obrestad
Matt Glantz
Justin Smith
Christian Harder

Big Hands:

John Cernuto Eliminated

John Cernuto bet on a flop of 1065 and Alan Reyf raised all in. Cernuto called all in for his tournament life. Cernuto tabled the QQ23 while Reyf exposed the A787. The turn brought the 3 and the 4 fell on the river. Reyf’s flush sent Cernuto to the rail.

Erica Schoenberg Eliminated

Erica Schoenberg was all in preflop with the KK84. Benjamin Spindler’s AQ1010 was able to run her kings down and she was eliminated.

Player Tags: John Cernuto,   Erica Schoenberg

Level 14 Update: Jonathan Little Eliminated

Jun 29, '10

Blinds: 1,200-2,400

Players Remaining: 63 out 460

Average Chip Count: 109,523

Tournament Leaderboard:

1. Jose Nacho Barbero — 290,000
2. Michael Piper — 240,000
3. Di Dang — 215,000
4. Robert Mizrachi — 210,000
5. Men Nguyen — 200,000
6. Matt Glantz — 176,000
7. Kevin Boudreau — 170,000
8. Ryan D’Angelo — 170,000
9. Ali Aljenabi — 170,000
10. Chance Kornuth — 167,000

Card Player Chip Counts:

Phil Hellmuth — 30,000
Michael Piper — 240,000
Lee Watkinson — 18,000

Notable Eliminations:

Mike Watson
Johnathan Little
Eugene Todd

Player Twitter Accounts:

Annette Obrestad
Matt Glantz
Phil Hellmuth
Justin Smith
Christian Harder

Big Hands:

Jonathan Little Eliminated

Jonathan Little got the last of his chips in preflop. Two opponents called. The flop came 874 and Ali al Jenabi moved all in. Alan Reyf called.

Their cards:

Little: KJQ7
Al Jenabi: AA92
Reyf: 9875

Little failed to improve and was eliminated. The pot went to al Jenabiaces as he doubled through Reyf to 170,000. Reyf was down to 43,000.

Erica Schoenberg Doubles Up

Erica Schoenberg shoved for 20,000 preflop. Benjamin Spindler called. Schoenberg tabled the AKJ10 and was up against the AKK7 of Spindler. The board ran out Q9685 and Schoenberg doubled to 40,000. Spindler was at 66,000 after the hand.

Player Tags: Jonathan Little,   Erica Schoenberg

Level 11: Naujoks Takes Down A Pot

Jun 21, '10

Blinds: 1,000-2,000

Players Remaining: 76 out of 268

Average Chip Count: 105,789

Tournament Leaderboard:

1. Daniel Smith – 342,000
2. Sirous Jamshidi – 320,000
3. Martin Kabrhel – 315,000
4. Thomas Marchese – 295,000
5. Nikolai Yakovenko – 236,000
6. John Dwyer – 220,000
7. Vitaly Lunkin – 212,000
8. John Duthie – 202,000
9. Shawn Keller – 193,000
10. Dani Stern – 175,000

Notable Eliminations:

David Ulliott

Big Hands:

Schoenberg Can’t Call

Picking up the action on the turn, the player in seat 2 bet 6,400 and Erica Schoenberg made the call. Two other players in the hand mucked and the river was the K.

The player in seat 2 counted out some chips and bet 12,600. Schoenberg thought for a few moments and then released her hand.

She was at 70,000 after taking that slight hit to her stack.

Ulliott Takes It Down, But Busts Later

Picking up the action after the board had run out A47A7, David Ulliott fired a bet of 15,000 into the pot.

The player in seat 9 took a session in the tank and eventually decided to muck. Ulliott raked in the pot and he was at 60,000.

Unfortunately for Ulliott, he was eliminated later in the level.

Naujoks Gets One

Sandra Naujoks raised to 4,000 from early position and the player in seat 8 made the call. Seat 3 also called from the big blind and the three players saw a flop of 854.

The action was checked to Naujoks who fired 12,000 into the pot. Both of her opponents quickly mucked and Naujoks took in the pot.

Naujoks was at 40,000 after taking down that pot.

Lester Takes One Off Liu

Jason Lester raised to 4,800 from late position and J.J. Liu made the call from the big blind. The flop came down 1082 and Liu checked.

Lester bet 6,500 and Liu quickly released her hand. Lester took in the pot and he was 74,000 while Liu was down to 52,000.

Player Tags: Jason Lester,   Erica Schoenberg,   Sandra Naujoks

Level 7 Update: Players Back from Break

May 29, '10

Blinds: 150-300 with a 25 ante

Entrants: 3,946

Card Player Chip Counts:

Julian Jaffrey Horan- 10,000
Jon Friedberg – 8,875

Notable Eliminations:

Adam Schoenfeld
Kara Scott

Player’s Twitter Accounts:

Fabrice Soulier
Vanessa Rousso
Bryan Devonshire
Shaun Deeb
Jonathan Little

Big Hands:

Kara Scott Eliminated

We caught this hand at the end of level six. After a raise to 700, Kara Scott three-bet all in for 3,300 and was called. Scott tabled A3 and was way behind her opponent’s AK.

There were no spades or threes for Scott and the table was not happy to see her go.

“Nobody was rooting for you, seat 10,” said a player at the table.

Cada Eliminated in First WSOP Event Since Main Event Title

Joe Cada got the last of his short stack in prefop with KJ and was up against A9. The board bricked out for Cada and was sent home earlier than he would have liked.

Slim Just Keeps Chugging Along

The board on the turn read K6J8 and Amarillo “Slim” Preston made a bet and was called by his opponent. The river was the 6 and both players checked.

“I needed a spade,” said Slim’s opponent who mucked when Slim showed the AK. Preston is among the chip leaders with about 35,000.

Little Left With Little

After a limp under the gun, Jonathan Little raised to 1,000. The limper the shoved all-in for 2,450 and was called by Little. The limper showed AK and was way ahead of Little’s AJ.

The board didn’t improve Little in the slightest and was left with 5,000 at the end of the hand.

Erica Schoenberg Misses a lot of Outs

With about 4,500 to start the hand, Erica Schoenberg called an all-in bet of an opponent on a board of 955 from the small blind with the Q8. Her opponent tabled the A6. The board bricked out for Schoenberg with the 2 and 4. She is now at 2,950.

Left in the Deck

No official chip counts yet, but the chip leader at the moment appears to be Amarillo Slim with about 35,000.

Player Tags: Jonathan Little,   Erica Schoenberg,   Amarillo Slim

Erica Schoenberg Exits

Mar 01, '10

Level 19 — 2,500-5,000 with a 500 ante

Erica Schoenberg was down to her last 10 big blinds and made her move with K5. John Cautela looked her up with A7 and his hand held as the board fell QJ239.

Player Tags: Erica Schoenberg,   John Cautela

Level 13 Update -- Mark Newhouse Takes the Chip Lead

Feb 28, '10

Blinds: 900-1,800 with a 300 ante

Players Remaining: 110 out of 745

Chip Counts:

1. Mark Newhouse — 415,000
2. Tim Begley — 340,000
3. Daniel Negreanu — 320,000
4. Taylor Paur — 290,000
5. Paul Niemela – 270,000
6. Daniel Fuhs — 255,000
7. Steve Sung — 245,000
8. Eugene Katchalov — 230,000
9. Chris Moore — 220,000
10. Masaaki Kagawa — 200,000

Average Chip Count: 135,454

Notable Eliminations:

Jason Mercier
Jonathan Plens
Allen Cunningham
Amnon Filippi
J.J. Liu
Allen Bari
Mickey Mills
Jennifer Tilly
William Reynolds
Marco Johnson
Paul Wasicka
Adam Levy
Chris Bjorin
Mark Seif
David Fox
Eric Hershler
Dee Luong
Mas Kagawa

Big Hands:

Mark Newhouse Doubles Up to take the Chip Lead

Mark Newhouse was all in preflop and Jason Smith had him covered. Their cards:

Newhouse: AK
Smith: KK

Board: AQ859

Newhouse won the hand and doubled up to 400,000 to take the chip lead. Smith was crippled with 22,000 after the hand.

Adam Levy Eliminated

Adam Levy raised to 3,500 preflop from the hi-jack and seat 5 raised to 14,000 from the small blind. Levy thought for a moment and then reraised all in. Seat 5 made the call and they flipped over their cards:

Levy: 108
Seat 5: KK

Board: 1043Q7

Levy was eliminated on the hand.

Erica Schoenberg Doubles Up Through Mark Seif

A pot worth 15,000 sat on the table along with a flop of Q83 when Erica Schoenberg checked from late position. Mark Seif bet 11,000 from the button and Schoenberg check-raised all in. Seif made the call and they flipped over their cards:

Schoenberg: KK
Seif: A-Q

Turn and River: 7 and 2

Schoenberg doubled up to 123,000 on the hand and Seif held 83,000.

Jason Mercier Eliminated

Jason Mercier raised to 4,100 under the gun and Tim Begley reraised to 12,700 from the small blind. Mercier then reraised all in for 120,000and Begley made the call. Their cards:

Mercier: 99
Begley: AA

Board: 842JA

Mercier was eliminated on the hand and Begley grew his stack to 340,000.

Left in the Deck

Sibling Rivalry

Howard Lederer has been moved to the same table as his sister Annie Duke. The two siblings are seated at table 15 with Lauren Kling, David Singer, Dee Luong, Brett Richey, and Peter Hedlund, which is one of the tougher lineups left at any table in the tournament.

High Roller Report

The $25,000 no-limit hold’em high roller championship has begun and there are currently 26 players in action in the event. Registration will remain open for the first three levels so that number is likely to grow.

All of the big names you would expect are in action in this big-money event from established professionals (Erik Seidel, John Juanda, David Benyamine, and Erick Lindgren) to the best young talent in the game (Bertrand Grospeller, Yevgeniy Timoshenko, Scott Seiver, and Justin Bonomo).

Player Tags: Mark Seif,   Erica Schoenberg,   Mark Newhouse,   Adam Levy,   Jason Mercier

Level 9 Update -- Erica Schoenberg on the Rise

Feb 27, '10

Blinds: 400-800 with a 100 ante

Players Remaining: 218 out of 745

Chip Counts:

1. Eugene Katchalov — 290,000
2. Daniel Negreanu — 245,000
3. Masaaki Kagawa — 170,000
4. Shawn Buchanan — 165,000
5. Jon Luu — 145,000
6. Lisa Hamilton — 140,000
7. Mickey Mills — 140,000
8. Carlos Mortensen — 140,000
9. Erica Schoenberg — 130,000
10. Steve Sung — 125,000

Average Chip Count: 68,349

Notable Eliminations:

Amit Makhija
Nam Le
Mike Leah
JC Tran
Tuan Le
Erik Seidel
Joe Hachem
Faraz Jaka

Big Hands:

Erica Schoenberg Stacking Chips

A pot worth 12,000 sat on the table alongside a board of J76410 when seat 4 bet 6,000 from the hi-jack. Erica Schoenberg raised to 20,000 and her opponent went into the tank. She eventually made the call and Schoenberg turned over AJ. Seat 4 mucked and Schoenberg now holds a stack worth 140,000. She is currently among the chip leaders in the tournament.

Mark Seif Takes a Hit

On a flop of Q85 Mark Seif bet 20,000 from the hi-jack and his opponent made the all-in call UTG+1 for 15,900. Their cards:

Seif: A5
Opponent: 1010

Turn and River: 4 and K

Seif took a hit as his opponent doubled up at his expense and he now holds 118,000.

Men Nguyen Doubles Up

Men Nguyen moved all in preflop for 14,500 from the small blind and one opponent called him down on the button. Their cards:

Nguyen: A8
Opponent: A10

Board: K8625

Nguyen doubled up on the hand to survive.

Chris Moore Doubles Up

Chris Moore just took a slight hit when he doubled up an opponent. He was all in with J9 and his opponent held AJ. The board read J42610 on the river and Moore watched his stack fall to 62,000.

Daniel Negreanu Doubles Up

Daniel Negreanu raised to 1,800 from middle position and the button made the call. William James also made the call from the big blind. The flop was dealt 5-3-2 with two clubs and James checked. Negreanu bet 3,500 and the button mucked. James check-raised to 9,700 and Negreanu reraised to 24,700. James reraised all in and Negreanu faced an all-in call. He quickly called all in and the two players flipped over their cards:

Negreanu: 43
James: 8-3

Turn and River: 4-K

Negreanu won the hand with two pair to double up and grow his stack to 240,000. James was crippled after the hand and he busted out of the tournament a short time later.

Player Tags: Mark Seif,   Men Nguyen,   Daniel Negreanu,   Chris Moore,   Erica Schoenberg