Thomas Wahlroos - Live Updates

$10,000 Pot-Limit Omaha - Level Eight

Jun 29, '08

Note: Players are on a 20-minute break. Play will resume at 10:50 p.m.

Blinds: 500-1,000

Players Remaining: 126 of 381

Average Chip Stack: 60,500

Chip Leaders:

Josh Arieh - 317,000
David Benefield - 170,000
Billy Argyros - 168,000
Peter Jetten - 155,000
Noah Boaken - 154,000
Guillaume Patry - 146,000
Leif Force - 140,000
Bill Chen - 116,000
Clonie Gowen - 115,000
Mikael Hogbom - 107,000

Eliminations:

Ryan Daut
Allen Kessler

Hands and Storylines:

Raptor loses chips, then gets them back

After a Q85 flop, it checked around to David Benefield on the button, and he bet 4,000. The small blind raised to 20,000 and after a third player folded Benefield moved all in. The small blind called with AAK2 for a pair of aces and a flush draw, but was behind Benefield's pair of eights for a set. But the turn and river were J and T, respectively, giving the small blind a backdoor straight and the pot of over 100,000 chips.

Later in the level, with the board T9732, Benefield bet 32,000 and was called. He showed 8664 for a ten-high straight and took the pot to jump up to about 170,000 chips.

Wahlroos's gutsy call fails

After a flop of K52, David Colclough moved all in after a bet by Thomas Wahlroos. It was just over 15,000 and after a minute Wahlroos made the call and quickly found out he had few outs. Colclough held AKQ7, well ahead of Wahlroos's AJ62. A spade came on the turn, giving the pot to Colclough. After the hand he was up to about 50,000 chips, while Wohlroos had just 3,500.

Player Tags: Dave Colclough,   Thomas Wahlroos,   David Benefield,   European Report

PLHE Level 4

Jun 20, '08

Blinds: 100-200

Eliminations: Katja Thater, Philip Yeh

Big Hands:

Murphy See-Sawing

After eliminating two players by making a baby set on the flop that turned into quads by the river, John Murphy ran into some flop trouble of his own a short while later. An early position player raised to 650 and Murphy called in position. The flop was 875 and the raiser led out with 1,300, and Murphy made the call. The turn was the 10 and again the raiser fired a pot-sized bet, 4,200 this time. Again, Murphy called. The river was the 10 and the raiser shoved all in for 11,300. Murphy called once again, and his opponent showed 88 for a set-turned-full house. Murphy mucked his cards. After shooting to the top of the leaderboard at the very end of the last round, with about 20,000 chips at one point, Murphy is now all the way back down to less than 2,000.

"I Check to the Walrus"

Thomas Wahlroos raised to 700 in early position and the seat 1 player moved all in for just 200 more. The seat 3 player and Scott Seiver in the big blind, in addition to Wahlroos, called. The flop was 1083 and the action checked around. The turn was the 8 and, after Seiver checked--almost yelling, "I check to the walrus!"--Wahlroos moved all in for his last 850. The seat 3 player folded, but Seiver called with 55. He was ahead of Wahlroos' AJ, who had overcards along with outs to a flush, but the river was the A to ship him the consolation side pot. The real pot went to seat 1, who was all in 1010.

Bossman Garners No Callers

Big Bossman Barry Shulman bet 1,275 after his opponent checked on a flop of J107. His opponent lamely folded. Bossman's up to 4,500 in chips.

Players are now on a twenty minute break.

Player Tags: Barry Shulman,   John Murphy,   Thomas Wahlroos

$1,500 Pot-Limit Omaha w/ Rebuys - Day 2 - Level 16 Recap

Jun 19, '08

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

Blinds: 5,000-10,000

Players Left:  12 of 320

Chip Leaders:
Kyle Kloeckner - 865,000
Michael Guzzardi - 810,000
Jacobo Fernandez - 450,000
Frank Vizza - 395,000
Ted Forrest - 380,000
Dario Alioto - 375,000
Tim West - 340,000
Kevin O'Donnell - 300,000
Daniel Makowsky - 274,000
Layne Flack - 265,000

Average Stack: 417,500

Eliminations:
13^th – Francisco Azares
14^th – Thomas Wahlroos
15^th – Tino Lechich
16^th – Nathan Doudney
17^th – Jerrod Ankenman
18^th – Steve Saris

Big Hands and Storylines:

Kyle Kloeckner Eliminates Nathan Doudney

Tim West Raised to 35,000 pre-flop and was called by Kyle Kloeckner, Nathan Hagens, and Nathan Doudney. On a flop of 633, West checked, Kloeckner checked, and Hagens checked. When action came around to Doudney, he didn’t think for too long before betting 100,000. West quickly folded, but Klockner, perhaps suspecting Doudney of a steal, raised to 300,000. Hagens folded and Doudney quickly moved all-in for his final 60,000. Kloeckner, priced in, made the call with KJJ9. Doudney turned over a full house: 6375. Kloeckner, drawing to only a jack, had scarcely asked his tablemates if any of them had folded a jack when the dealer flipped up the turn: J! Things had turned upside-down for Doudney and now he was looking for the last trey in the deck to win the pot. Not only was the river not the case trey to save Doudney, but it was the case jack.

I guess that answers Kloeckner’s question.

After raking in the pot and stacking his chips, it appears that Kloeckner is our new chip leader with 865,000.

Thomas Wahlroos Eliminates Tino Lechich

Thomas Wahlroos raised to 35,000 pre-flop and Francisco Azares made it 110,000. Tino Lechich said, “Alright. You’ve got one.” Before moving his final 50,000 all-in. Wahlroos chimed in, “You’ve got two,” and, covered by Azares’s bet, moved all-in. The three revealed their hands:

Azares: KK52
Lechich: AKJJ
Wahlroos: AA102

The flop was a very safe one for Wahlroos: 993. The turn 6 was nearly as innocuous, though it gave Azares a gutshot straight-draw. When the river blanked, Wahlroos was jolted up to 190,000 while Azares was left with only 90,000; Azares would be eliminated only a short time later.

Michael Guzzardi Eliminates Thomas Wahlroos

Michael Guzzardi raised to 25,000 from early position and was called by three players: Thomas Wahlroos in late position, and Layne Flack and Kevin O’Donnell in the blinds. The flop came Q106 and the blinds checked. Guzzardi bet 65,000 and Wahlroos almost instantly moved his stack of 163,000 into the pot. Flack insta-folded but O’Donnell had a much tougher decision to make. “I wish I knew the math like you guys. I should have gone to school,” said O’Donnell. Eventually O’Donnell folded, and that decision turned out to be the right one as Guzzardi called and showed  AJ87 for the nut flush. Wahlroos showed QQ77 for top set, and was hoping to fill up on a later street. Unfortunately for Wahlroos the turn and river came 8 and 2 and, not long after his double-up, he was eliminated. Guzzardi now has 810,000 in chips.

Player Tags: Tino Lechich,   Ted Forrest,   Layne Flack,   Kevin O'Donnell,   Frank Vizza,   Thomas Wahlroos,   Nathan Doudney,   Dario Alioto,   Tim West,   Jacobo Fernandez,   Daniel Makowsky,   Jerrod Ankenman,   Kyle Kloeckner,   Steven Saris,   Michael Guzzardi,   Francisco Azares

$1,500 Pot-Limit Omaha w/ Rebuys - Day 2 - Level 15 Recap

Jun 19, '08

Blinds: 4,000-8,000

Players Left:  19 of 320

Chip Leaders:
Michael Guzzardi - 500,000
Kyle Kloeckner - 460,000
Jacobo Fernandez - 450,000
Frank Vizza - 410,000
Ted Forrest - 380,000
Tim "tmay420" West - 375,000
Layne Flack - 280,000
Kevin O'Donnell - 275,000
Thomas Wahlroos - 270,000
Nathan Doudney - 222,000

Average Stack: 260,000

Eliminations:
Erik Seidel
Jeff Williams
Johannes Strassman
Julian Powell
Loren Klein

Big Hands and Storylines:

Jacobo Moving Toward Final Table Number Three

Jacobo Fernandez just brushed aside another pesky impediment standing in the way of his third final table at this year’s World Series. This time the impediment came in the form of Loren Klein. Fernandez and Klein got their chips all in on a flop of K73. Fernandez showed KKJ4 for top set while Klein tabled AAQ6 for a pair of aces. The turn and river were the 3 and 6 and just like that Jacobo made another addition to his growing stack of chips. He currently has 450,000.

Forrest on Fire

Ted Forrest just added to his growing stack in a hand against Frank Vizza. Forrest raised to 25,000 from late position and Vizza called from the button. The flop came AQJ and Forrest checked. Vizza bet 45,000 and Forrest called him. Both players checked the T turn and Forrest bet out big – a pot-sized bet – on the river 2. Vizza tanked, focusing on the newly dealt river card, but eventually laid his hand down. That pot takes Forrest up to a commanding 380,000.

Azares Does in the Powell

Ted Forrest limped in late position and Julian Powell and Francisco Azares in the blinds joined him in seeing a 764 flop. Powell bet 20,000, leaving himself only about 5,000 behind. Azares, short stacked himself, made a pot-sized raise that put him all-in. Forrest mucked his hand and the two showed their cards:

Powell: AJ87
Azares: AK54

Powell had top pair and a jack-high flush draw along with 3 outs to a straight. Azares though had the nut flush draw along with an open-ended straight-draw. The turn was the 6 and Powell was still ahead with two-pair, but a 2 on the river sent the Aussie packing. By adding Powell’s few chips to his collection, Azares is now up to 120,000 on the day.

Player Tags: Erik Seidel,   Ted Forrest,   Layne Flack,   Frank Vizza,   Loren Klein,   Thomas Wahlroos,   Nathan Doudney,   Tim West,   Johannes Strassmann,   Julian Powell,   Jacobo Fernandez,   Jeff Williams,   Kyle Kloeckner,   Michael Guzzardi,   Francisco Azares

$1,500 PLO w/ Rebuys - Level 5

Jun 18, '08

It has been announced that from a generated prize pool of $2,470,125 - the top 36 players will get paid with first place receiving $577,725.

Note: Players are on a 20 minute break.

Blinds/Antes: 200-400

Players Remaining: 162 of 320

Chip Counts:
Gabe Costner: 160,000
Layne Flack: 110,000
Jeff Madsen: 88,000
Roland de Wolfe: 85,000
Julian Powell: 75,000
Josh Arieh: 70,000
J.C. Tran: 65,000
David Grey: 60,000

Eliminations:
Jamie Gold
Juha Helppi
Erick Lindgren
Alex Kravchenko
Isaac Haxton
Markus Golser
Eric Froehlich
Kevin Saul
Eugene Todd

Big Hands and Storylines:

The Quiet Assassin

On a board of 976Q, Daniel Alaei led out 7,000 and was called by the button, who had raised preflop. The river brought the A and Alaei shoved out about 15,000, enough to put his opponent all in. His opponent tanked and eventually elected to fold and Alaei's stack grew to around 60,000.

Aces Are Good For Shulman

Barry Shulman called a raise and was heads up going into the flop. It came 966 and both players checked. The turn was the J and again both players checked. The river was the A and both players checked for the final time and Shulman's opponent spoke almost as if asking a question - "queens?" Shulman responded with, "aces," and showed A-10-8-2 as his opponent showed Q-Q-K-2, and Shulman scooped the pot.

This Just In... Elezra Punishes Limpers

When the player in front of him limped into the pot, Eli Elezra instantly threw 2,500 worth of chips into the pot. The player mucked and Elezra took another pot uncontested.

A Pair of Queens Is Good

Recent bracelet winner Phil Galfond raised from the button and was called by Bruno Fitoussi, Jared Hamby, Jordan Morgan and the player in seat 8. The flop of Q96 was checked by all players, but on the 2 turn card Galfond bet out 3,050. Fitoussi called and everyone else folded. When the 6 fell on the river, seat 8 rolled his eyes and Galfond and Fitoussi checked it down. Galfond said, "queen," and flipped over Q754 for a pair of queens. Fitoussi nodded and mucked his hand as seat 8 started to talk, saying, "One queen? That's all..."

"Of Course I Had You"

Thomas Wahlroos pushed his remaining stack all in from the small blind and Michael Binger sat hard in thought. Binger eventually folded and Wahlroos showed only two of his cards, 6-3 off, and grinned. But after a minute he turned honest and told Binger, "Of course I had you."

A Chatty Table

One chatty table features Andrew Black, David Grey and Humberto Brenes seated next to each other in the 4, 5 and 6 seats. In between conversations, a 5-way limped pot was checked all the way to the river on a board of K1076A. Players seemed embarrased to show their hands, but Grey's A-7-6-5 gave him a two pair strong enough to take the pot.

Player Tags: Eli Elezra,   Barry Shulman,   David Grey,   Daniel Alaei,   Phil Galfond,   Thomas Wahlroos,   European Report

$1,500 PLO w/ Rebuys - Level 1

Jun 18, '08

Blinds/Antes: 50-100

Players Remaining: Approx. 251

Big Hands and Storylines:

Rebuy Madness

Sorel Mizzi and Peter Gould decided that they were going to ship it blind. A third player went along in the first hand. Mizzi showed J322, Gould showed K843, seat 2 AQ74. The board came QJ2J2, giving MIzzi quads. Mizzi was up to 18,000 after the hand and Gould and seat 2 both rebought with a double add-on.
The next hand Mizzi and Gould did the same thing. Mizz showed QJ73 and Gould showed J1082. The board ran 99584, giving Gould the best hand and double up and making both playerse essentially even in chips with 12,000 apiece.
In the third hand, seat 2 once again got involved in in Mizzi and Gould's madness. The three players got it all in and seat 2 showed AKJJ. Mizzi showed J732. Gould showed K855. Board ran 32Q104. Mizzi's pair of deuces took the entire pot, moving him up to 30,000 in chips with the level only halfway finished. Gould and seat 2 rebought with double add-ons and the players decided to no longer play blnd.

Boutin Knows Omaha

Burt Boutin knows a few things about Omaha, having won a bracelet in the $5,000 rebuy pot-limit Omaha event last year. He was off to a good start today, raising to 350 and getting one caller preflop. The flop came 542 and Boutin fired out 600 and was again called by his opponent. Both players checked the 6 turn, but when Boutin bet 1,500 on the 9 river his opponent mucked.

Williams Tripples Fast

Clonie Gowen raised to 300 from early position and got 4 calls - seat 7, Rolf Slotboom, Steve Hudak and David Williams on the big blind. The flop was K52 and action checked around. The turn was the 3, Hudak checked and Williams led out for a pot-sized 1,500. Gowen mucked, seat 7 called and Hudak moved all in for 950 more. Williams and seat 7 called. Williams showed A7J9 for the nut flush draw and Judak and seat 7 both had A-4 for the wheel. The river was the 6, giving Williams the nut flush and scooping a big pot of close to 10,000.

Fricke With the Early KO

Players are getting all in and rebuying left and right. Jimmy Fricke called an opponent's all in not five minutes into the level. The board was J-4-3-10-8 and Fricke showed A-Q-9-7 for a straight. His opponent mucked and racked up his first rebuy.

Brenes Leds Medic Have One

Humberto Brenes limped under the gun and Nenad Medic raised to 250 from the small blind. Andrew Black and Brenes called. After the dealer layed out the flop, a floorman approached to inform the table that the blinds were in fact 50-100 and not 25-50, which were the blinds that the players had posted in the hand. Black started to tell the dealer not to guess and Medic led out for 1,000 on the flop of A95 and was called by Brenes. The turn was the 2 and Medic led out for another 1,500. Brenes called again but then folded to Medic's all in push when the 9 fell on the river.

I Am The Wahlroos

Thomas Wahlroos raised from early position to 350 only to have the player on his left reraise to 1,000. Action folded back around to Wahlroos who made the call, checking the flop of Q62. His opponent bet 2,000 and Wahlroos check-raised all in. His opponent called and they showed their hands. Wahlroos had 8674. His opponent held KKA6. The turn was the 7 giving Wahlroos two pair and the river was the 10, improving neither player and giving the pot to Wahlroos for a double up.

Player Tags: Humberto Brenes,   Burt Boutin,   Clonie Gowen,   David Williams,   Steven Hudak,   Nenad Medic,   Andy Black,   Peter Gould,   Thomas Wahlroos,   Jimmy Fricke,   Sorel Mizzi,   Rolf Slotboom,   European Report

$1,500 Pot-Limit Omaha w/ Rebuys - Day 2 - Level 16 Recap

Jun 19, '08

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

Blinds: 5,000-10,000

Players Left:  12 of 320

Chip Leaders:
Kyle Kloeckner - 865,000
Michael Guzzardi - 810,000
Jacobo Fernandez - 450,000
Frank Vizza - 395,000
Ted Forrest - 380,000
Dario Alioto - 375,000
Tim West - 340,000
Kevin O'Donnell - 300,000
Daniel Makowsky - 274,000
Layne Flack - 265,000

Average Stack: 417,500

Eliminations:
13^th – Francisco Azares
14^th – Thomas Wahlroos
15^th – Tino Lechich
16^th – Nathan Doudney
17^th – Jerrod Ankenman
18^th – Steve Saris

Big Hands and Storylines:

Kyle Kloeckner Eliminates Nathan Doudney

Tim West Raised to 35,000 pre-flop and was called by Kyle Kloeckner, Nathan Hagens, and Nathan Doudney. On a flop of 633, West checked, Kloeckner checked, and Hagens checked. When action came around to Doudney, he didn’t think for too long before betting 100,000. West quickly folded, but Klockner, perhaps suspecting Doudney of a steal, raised to 300,000. Hagens folded and Doudney quickly moved all-in for his final 60,000. Kloeckner, priced in, made the call with KJJ9. Doudney turned over a full house: 6375. Kloeckner, drawing to only a jack, had scarcely asked his tablemates if any of them had folded a jack when the dealer flipped up the turn: J! Things had turned upside-down for Doudney and now he was looking for the last trey in the deck to win the pot. Not only was the river not the case trey to save Doudney, but it was the case jack.

I guess that answers Kloeckner’s question.

After raking in the pot and stacking his chips, it appears that Kloeckner is our new chip leader with 865,000.

Thomas Wahlroos Eliminates Tino Lechich

Thomas Wahlroos raised to 35,000 pre-flop and Francisco Azares made it 110,000. Tino Lechich said, “Alright. You’ve got one.” Before moving his final 50,000 all-in. Wahlroos chimed in, “You’ve got two,” and, covered by Azares’s bet, moved all-in. The three revealed their hands:

Azares: KK52
Lechich: AKJJ
Wahlroos: AA102

The flop was a very safe one for Wahlroos: 993. The turn 6 was nearly as innocuous, though it gave Azares a gutshot straight-draw. When the river blanked, Wahlroos was jolted up to 190,000 while Azares was left with only 90,000; Azares would be eliminated only a short time later.

Michael Guzzardi Eliminates Thomas Wahlroos

Michael Guzzardi raised to 25,000 from early position and was called by three players: Thomas Wahlroos in late position, and Layne Flack and Kevin O’Donnell in the blinds. The flop came Q106 and the blinds checked. Guzzardi bet 65,000 and Wahlroos almost instantly moved his stack of 163,000 into the pot. Flack insta-folded but O’Donnell had a much tougher decision to make. “I wish I knew the math like you guys. I should have gone to school,” said O’Donnell. Eventually O’Donnell folded, and that decision turned out to be the right one as Guzzardi called and showed  AJ87 for the nut flush. Wahlroos showed QQ77 for top set, and was hoping to fill up on a later street. Unfortunately for Wahlroos the turn and river came 8 and 2 and, not long after his double-up, he was eliminated. Guzzardi now has 810,000 in chips.

Player Tags: Tino Lechich,   Ted Forrest,   Layne Flack,   Kevin O'Donnell,   Frank Vizza,   Thomas Wahlroos,   Nathan Doudney,   Dario Alioto,   Tim West,   Jacobo Fernandez,   Daniel Makowsky,   Jerrod Ankenman,   Kyle Kloeckner,   Steven Saris,   Michael Guzzardi,   Francisco Azares

$1,500 Pot-Limit Omaha w/ Rebuys - Day 2 - Level 15 Recap

Jun 19, '08

Blinds: 4,000-8,000

Players Left:  19 of 320

Chip Leaders:
Michael Guzzardi - 500,000
Kyle Kloeckner - 460,000
Jacobo Fernandez - 450,000
Frank Vizza - 410,000
Ted Forrest - 380,000
Tim "tmay420" West - 375,000
Layne Flack - 280,000
Kevin O'Donnell - 275,000
Thomas Wahlroos - 270,000
Nathan Doudney - 222,000

Average Stack: 260,000

Eliminations:
Erik Seidel
Jeff Williams
Johannes Strassman
Julian Powell
Loren Klein

Big Hands and Storylines:

Jacobo Moving Toward Final Table Number Three

Jacobo Fernandez just brushed aside another pesky impediment standing in the way of his third final table at this year’s World Series. This time the impediment came in the form of Loren Klein. Fernandez and Klein got their chips all in on a flop of K73. Fernandez showed KKJ4 for top set while Klein tabled AAQ6 for a pair of aces. The turn and river were the 3 and 6 and just like that Jacobo made another addition to his growing stack of chips. He currently has 450,000.

Forrest on Fire

Ted Forrest just added to his growing stack in a hand against Frank Vizza. Forrest raised to 25,000 from late position and Vizza called from the button. The flop came AQJ and Forrest checked. Vizza bet 45,000 and Forrest called him. Both players checked the T turn and Forrest bet out big – a pot-sized bet – on the river 2. Vizza tanked, focusing on the newly dealt river card, but eventually laid his hand down. That pot takes Forrest up to a commanding 380,000.

Azares Does in the Powell

Ted Forrest limped in late position and Julian Powell and Francisco Azares in the blinds joined him in seeing a 764 flop. Powell bet 20,000, leaving himself only about 5,000 behind. Azares, short stacked himself, made a pot-sized raise that put him all-in. Forrest mucked his hand and the two showed their cards:

Powell: AJ87
Azares: AK54

Powell had top pair and a jack-high flush draw along with 3 outs to a straight. Azares though had the nut flush draw along with an open-ended straight-draw. The turn was the 6 and Powell was still ahead with two-pair, but a 2 on the river sent the Aussie packing. By adding Powell’s few chips to his collection, Azares is now up to 120,000 on the day.

Player Tags: Erik Seidel,   Ted Forrest,   Layne Flack,   Frank Vizza,   Loren Klein,   Thomas Wahlroos,   Nathan Doudney,   Tim West,   Johannes Strassmann,   Julian Powell,   Jacobo Fernandez,   Jeff Williams,   Kyle Kloeckner,   Michael Guzzardi,   Francisco Azares

$1,500 PLO w/ Rebuys - Level 5

Jun 18, '08

It has been announced that from a generated prize pool of $2,470,125 - the top 36 players will get paid with first place receiving $577,725.

Note: Players are on a 20 minute break.

Blinds/Antes: 200-400

Players Remaining: 162 of 320

Chip Counts:
Gabe Costner: 160,000
Layne Flack: 110,000
Jeff Madsen: 88,000
Roland de Wolfe: 85,000
Julian Powell: 75,000
Josh Arieh: 70,000
J.C. Tran: 65,000
David Grey: 60,000

Eliminations:
Jamie Gold
Juha Helppi
Erick Lindgren
Alex Kravchenko
Isaac Haxton
Markus Golser
Eric Froehlich
Kevin Saul
Eugene Todd

Big Hands and Storylines:

The Quiet Assassin

On a board of 976Q, Daniel Alaei led out 7,000 and was called by the button, who had raised preflop. The river brought the A and Alaei shoved out about 15,000, enough to put his opponent all in. His opponent tanked and eventually elected to fold and Alaei's stack grew to around 60,000.

Aces Are Good For Shulman

Barry Shulman called a raise and was heads up going into the flop. It came 966 and both players checked. The turn was the J and again both players checked. The river was the A and both players checked for the final time and Shulman's opponent spoke almost as if asking a question - "queens?" Shulman responded with, "aces," and showed A-10-8-2 as his opponent showed Q-Q-K-2, and Shulman scooped the pot.

This Just In... Elezra Punishes Limpers

When the player in front of him limped into the pot, Eli Elezra instantly threw 2,500 worth of chips into the pot. The player mucked and Elezra took another pot uncontested.

A Pair of Queens Is Good

Recent bracelet winner Phil Galfond raised from the button and was called by Bruno Fitoussi, Jared Hamby, Jordan Morgan and the player in seat 8. The flop of Q96 was checked by all players, but on the 2 turn card Galfond bet out 3,050. Fitoussi called and everyone else folded. When the 6 fell on the river, seat 8 rolled his eyes and Galfond and Fitoussi checked it down. Galfond said, "queen," and flipped over Q754 for a pair of queens. Fitoussi nodded and mucked his hand as seat 8 started to talk, saying, "One queen? That's all..."

"Of Course I Had You"

Thomas Wahlroos pushed his remaining stack all in from the small blind and Michael Binger sat hard in thought. Binger eventually folded and Wahlroos showed only two of his cards, 6-3 off, and grinned. But after a minute he turned honest and told Binger, "Of course I had you."

A Chatty Table

One chatty table features Andrew Black, David Grey and Humberto Brenes seated next to each other in the 4, 5 and 6 seats. In between conversations, a 5-way limped pot was checked all the way to the river on a board of K1076A. Players seemed embarrased to show their hands, but Grey's A-7-6-5 gave him a two pair strong enough to take the pot.

Player Tags: Eli Elezra,   Barry Shulman,   David Grey,   Daniel Alaei,   Phil Galfond,   Thomas Wahlroos,   European Report

$1,500 PLO w/ Rebuys - Level 1

Jun 18, '08

Blinds/Antes: 50-100

Players Remaining: Approx. 251

Big Hands and Storylines:

Rebuy Madness

Sorel Mizzi and Peter Gould decided that they were going to ship it blind. A third player went along in the first hand. Mizzi showed J322, Gould showed K843, seat 2 AQ74. The board came QJ2J2, giving MIzzi quads. Mizzi was up to 18,000 after the hand and Gould and seat 2 both rebought with a double add-on.
The next hand Mizzi and Gould did the same thing. Mizz showed QJ73 and Gould showed J1082. The board ran 99584, giving Gould the best hand and double up and making both playerse essentially even in chips with 12,000 apiece.
In the third hand, seat 2 once again got involved in in Mizzi and Gould's madness. The three players got it all in and seat 2 showed AKJJ. Mizzi showed J732. Gould showed K855. Board ran 32Q104. Mizzi's pair of deuces took the entire pot, moving him up to 30,000 in chips with the level only halfway finished. Gould and seat 2 rebought with double add-ons and the players decided to no longer play blnd.

Boutin Knows Omaha

Burt Boutin knows a few things about Omaha, having won a bracelet in the $5,000 rebuy pot-limit Omaha event last year. He was off to a good start today, raising to 350 and getting one caller preflop. The flop came 542 and Boutin fired out 600 and was again called by his opponent. Both players checked the 6 turn, but when Boutin bet 1,500 on the 9 river his opponent mucked.

Williams Tripples Fast

Clonie Gowen raised to 300 from early position and got 4 calls - seat 7, Rolf Slotboom, Steve Hudak and David Williams on the big blind. The flop was K52 and action checked around. The turn was the 3, Hudak checked and Williams led out for a pot-sized 1,500. Gowen mucked, seat 7 called and Hudak moved all in for 950 more. Williams and seat 7 called. Williams showed A7J9 for the nut flush draw and Judak and seat 7 both had A-4 for the wheel. The river was the 6, giving Williams the nut flush and scooping a big pot of close to 10,000.

Fricke With the Early KO

Players are getting all in and rebuying left and right. Jimmy Fricke called an opponent's all in not five minutes into the level. The board was J-4-3-10-8 and Fricke showed A-Q-9-7 for a straight. His opponent mucked and racked up his first rebuy.

Brenes Leds Medic Have One

Humberto Brenes limped under the gun and Nenad Medic raised to 250 from the small blind. Andrew Black and Brenes called. After the dealer layed out the flop, a floorman approached to inform the table that the blinds were in fact 50-100 and not 25-50, which were the blinds that the players had posted in the hand. Black started to tell the dealer not to guess and Medic led out for 1,000 on the flop of A95 and was called by Brenes. The turn was the 2 and Medic led out for another 1,500. Brenes called again but then folded to Medic's all in push when the 9 fell on the river.

I Am The Wahlroos

Thomas Wahlroos raised from early position to 350 only to have the player on his left reraise to 1,000. Action folded back around to Wahlroos who made the call, checking the flop of Q62. His opponent bet 2,000 and Wahlroos check-raised all in. His opponent called and they showed their hands. Wahlroos had 8674. His opponent held KKA6. The turn was the 7 giving Wahlroos two pair and the river was the 10, improving neither player and giving the pot to Wahlroos for a double up.

Player Tags: Humberto Brenes,   Burt Boutin,   Clonie Gowen,   David Williams,   Steven Hudak,   Nenad Medic,   Andy Black,   Peter Gould,   Thomas Wahlroos,   Jimmy Fricke,   Sorel Mizzi,   Rolf Slotboom,   European Report

$10,000 World Championship Limit Hold'em - Day 2 - Level 13 Recap

Jun 16, '08

Blinds: 2,000-4,000

Players Left:  31 of 218

Chip Leaders:
Eric Froehlich - 320,000
Michael Mizrachi - 280,000
Matt Woodward - 278,000
J.C. Tran - 270,000
Tex Barch - 270,000
Steve Sung - 265,000
Hoyt Corkins - 260,000
Brock “t soprano” Parker - 230,000
Jerrod Ankenman - 179,100
Andy Bloch - 146,000
Greg DeBora - 145,000

Average Stack: 140,650

Eliminations:
Erick Lindgren
Justin Bonomo
Thomas Wahlroos

Big Hands and Storylines:

Parker Busts Bonomo

Despite doubling up a few hands earlier against Eric Froehlich, Justin Bonomo would see all of his chips disappear against Brock “t soprano” Parker. Rob Hollink raised from the cutoff and Bonomo, with only 15,000 total chips, raised it up. Parker 4-bet from the big blind, Hollink called, and Bonomo tossed his final few chips in. Hollink called Parker’s bet on the J62 flop, but folded to a second-barrel on the 2 turn. With that, Parker took down the small side pot, but he still needed to best Bonomo’s holding in order to claim the sizeable main pot. Parker showed AK, and ace-king high was well ahead of Bonomo’s A9. The river was the 7 and Bonomo found himself out 10 places before the money.

Spencer Lawrence Giveth, and Spencer Lawrence Taketh Away

Thomas Wahlroos was all-in for his final 11,500 against Spencer Lawrence. Lawrence had a meager Q7, but was racing against the Finn’s 55. The board was a safe one for Wahlroos – K629K – and he raked in a pot of 27,000. That relief was short-lived however. Although their table was broken when they reached 36 players, the duo found themselves seated together once again at a new table. It was here that Lawrence’s pocket nines would hold up against Wahlroos’s pocket sevens. Wahlroos, who had earlier been commiserating with Rob Hollink about bubbling in tournaments, has a new story to add to his collection.

Musical Chairs

Another significant result of having a table break was that Brock Parker took a seat to J.C. Tran’s left. The duo have 500,000 chips between them, with Tran holding a 270k to 230k advantage over Parker. Despite having Parker outchipped, Tran can not be happy with this recent turn of events.

Muy Bueno

Patrick Bueno, chip leader at the start of the day, had seen his stack dwindle to a measly 20,000 before he found himself all-in on the A77 flop. Both he and his opponent had an ace, but Bueno’s queen kicker nipped his opponent’s ten. The turn and river blanked and Bueno found himself smiling again, brandishing a stack of 50,000.

Player Tags: Hoyt Corkins,   J.C. Tran,   Erick Lindgren,   Andy Bloch,   Michael Mizrachi,   John Barch,   Brock Parker,   Rob Hollink,   Greg DeBora,   Justin Bonomo,   Matt Woodward,   Spencer Lawrence,   Eric Froehlich,   Steve Sung,   Patrick Bueno,   Thomas Wahlroos,   Jerrod Ankenman,   European Report

$10,000 World Championship Limit Hold'em - End of Day 1

Jun 15, '08

Play has concluded here on day 1 of the event 30, the $10,000 world championship limit hold'em tournament. The players will collect their bearings and get some rest tonight before reconvening in the Brasilia Room tomorrow at 3 p.m. PST. 98 players remain from the original 218 but only one will take home the first-prize of $496,931.

Here is a rundown of some of the action that took place on the final level of the day:

Blinds: 600-1,200

Players Left:  98 of 218

Chip Leaders:
Patrick Bueno - 88,000
Michael Mizrachi - 82,000
Kenneth Shei - 76,000
Matthew "mattster24" Sterling - 71,000
J.C. Tran - 68,000
Justin Bonomo - 67,000
Marco Traniello - 67,000
Alexander Kravchenko - 65,000
Brock "t soprano" Parker - 60,000
Terrence Chan - 58,000
Greg Mueller – 57,000

Average Stack: 45,000

Eliminations:
Bill Chen
Brandon Adams
Jennifer Harman

Big Hands and Storylines:

“Weak” Wahlroos Pips Parker

Thomas Wahlroos raised from early position and was called by Brock “t soprano” Parker in the big blind. Parker check-raised Wahlroos on a flop of 1085 and Wahlroos elected to call. Parker continued his aggression on the turn and river, betting both streets, and Wahlroos called him both times. Parker showed A10 for second pair, and when the Finn saw this he admitted, “I am so weak at this game,” before turning up his AA. The rockets blasted Wahlroos to 36,000. Parker still has a very healthy 60,000.

Sterling’s Straight Axes Adams

Brandon Adams got the majority of his chips in against Matt “mattster24” Sterling on a AQ8 flop. After Sterling put Adams all-in on the K turn the two revealed their hands:

Sterling: JT
Adams: AK

The river was the Q and Adams was sent packing. Sterling now has an impressive 71,000 chips to work with.

Odds, Schmodds

A very strange situation occurred in the last level involving Mike Wattel and the player to his left. Wattel and the player did a great deal of betting on the flop and turn. Then, on the river, with a board of Q953J, Wattel’s opponent tossed in his last 400 in chips.... into a pot of 21,000. Remarkably, after much consideration, Wattel folded. His opponent showed Q-Q, so we’ll give Wattel the benefit of the doubt and assume he didn’t have a straight.

The Mathematics of Value Bets

Bill Chen raised on the button and was three-bet by Justin Bonomo in the small blind. Bonomo bet into Chen on a flop of J55 and Chen called. Both players checked the 7 on the turn, and Bonomo bet again on the 2 river. Chen called, and Bonomo tabled AK. “Good value bet,” chimed Chen, who showed A-9. The pot helps Bonomo up to about 65,000 at the end of the day. Chen was eliminated only moments before the conclusion of day 1.

Player Tags: J.C. Tran,   Michael Wattel,   Greg Mueller,   Michael Mizrachi,   Marco Traniello,   Jennifer Harman,   Brock Parker,   Alexander Kravchenko,   Terrence Chan,   Justin Bonomo,   Patrick Bueno,   Brandon Adams,   Thomas Wahlroos,   Kenneth Shei,   Matthew Sterling

$10,000 World Championship Limit Hold'em - Day 2 - Level 13 Recap

Jun 16, '08

Blinds: 2,000-4,000

Players Left:  31 of 218

Chip Leaders:
Eric Froehlich - 320,000
Michael Mizrachi - 280,000
Matt Woodward - 278,000
J.C. Tran - 270,000
Tex Barch - 270,000
Steve Sung - 265,000
Hoyt Corkins - 260,000
Brock “t soprano” Parker - 230,000
Jerrod Ankenman - 179,100
Andy Bloch - 146,000
Greg DeBora - 145,000

Average Stack: 140,650

Eliminations:
Erick Lindgren
Justin Bonomo
Thomas Wahlroos

Big Hands and Storylines:

Parker Busts Bonomo

Despite doubling up a few hands earlier against Eric Froehlich, Justin Bonomo would see all of his chips disappear against Brock “t soprano” Parker. Rob Hollink raised from the cutoff and Bonomo, with only 15,000 total chips, raised it up. Parker 4-bet from the big blind, Hollink called, and Bonomo tossed his final few chips in. Hollink called Parker’s bet on the J62 flop, but folded to a second-barrel on the 2 turn. With that, Parker took down the small side pot, but he still needed to best Bonomo’s holding in order to claim the sizeable main pot. Parker showed AK, and ace-king high was well ahead of Bonomo’s A9. The river was the 7 and Bonomo found himself out 10 places before the money.

Spencer Lawrence Giveth, and Spencer Lawrence Taketh Away

Thomas Wahlroos was all-in for his final 11,500 against Spencer Lawrence. Lawrence had a meager Q7, but was racing against the Finn’s 55. The board was a safe one for Wahlroos – K629K – and he raked in a pot of 27,000. That relief was short-lived however. Although their table was broken when they reached 36 players, the duo found themselves seated together once again at a new table. It was here that Lawrence’s pocket nines would hold up against Wahlroos’s pocket sevens. Wahlroos, who had earlier been commiserating with Rob Hollink about bubbling in tournaments, has a new story to add to his collection.

Musical Chairs

Another significant result of having a table break was that Brock Parker took a seat to J.C. Tran’s left. The duo have 500,000 chips between them, with Tran holding a 270k to 230k advantage over Parker. Despite having Parker outchipped, Tran can not be happy with this recent turn of events.

Muy Bueno

Patrick Bueno, chip leader at the start of the day, had seen his stack dwindle to a measly 20,000 before he found himself all-in on the A77 flop. Both he and his opponent had an ace, but Bueno’s queen kicker nipped his opponent’s ten. The turn and river blanked and Bueno found himself smiling again, brandishing a stack of 50,000.

Player Tags: Hoyt Corkins,   J.C. Tran,   Erick Lindgren,   Andy Bloch,   Michael Mizrachi,   John Barch,   Brock Parker,   Rob Hollink,   Greg DeBora,   Justin Bonomo,   Matt Woodward,   Spencer Lawrence,   Eric Froehlich,   Steve Sung,   Patrick Bueno,   Thomas Wahlroos,   Jerrod Ankenman,   European Report

$10,000 World Championship Limit Hold'em - End of Day 1

Jun 15, '08

Play has concluded here on day 1 of the event 30, the $10,000 world championship limit hold'em tournament. The players will collect their bearings and get some rest tonight before reconvening in the Brasilia Room tomorrow at 3 p.m. PST. 98 players remain from the original 218 but only one will take home the first-prize of $496,931.

Here is a rundown of some of the action that took place on the final level of the day:

Blinds: 600-1,200

Players Left:  98 of 218

Chip Leaders:
Patrick Bueno - 88,000
Michael Mizrachi - 82,000
Kenneth Shei - 76,000
Matthew "mattster24" Sterling - 71,000
J.C. Tran - 68,000
Justin Bonomo - 67,000
Marco Traniello - 67,000
Alexander Kravchenko - 65,000
Brock "t soprano" Parker - 60,000
Terrence Chan - 58,000
Greg Mueller – 57,000

Average Stack: 45,000

Eliminations:
Bill Chen
Brandon Adams
Jennifer Harman

Big Hands and Storylines:

“Weak” Wahlroos Pips Parker

Thomas Wahlroos raised from early position and was called by Brock “t soprano” Parker in the big blind. Parker check-raised Wahlroos on a flop of 1085 and Wahlroos elected to call. Parker continued his aggression on the turn and river, betting both streets, and Wahlroos called him both times. Parker showed A10 for second pair, and when the Finn saw this he admitted, “I am so weak at this game,” before turning up his AA. The rockets blasted Wahlroos to 36,000. Parker still has a very healthy 60,000.

Sterling’s Straight Axes Adams

Brandon Adams got the majority of his chips in against Matt “mattster24” Sterling on a AQ8 flop. After Sterling put Adams all-in on the K turn the two revealed their hands:

Sterling: JT
Adams: AK

The river was the Q and Adams was sent packing. Sterling now has an impressive 71,000 chips to work with.

Odds, Schmodds

A very strange situation occurred in the last level involving Mike Wattel and the player to his left. Wattel and the player did a great deal of betting on the flop and turn. Then, on the river, with a board of Q953J, Wattel’s opponent tossed in his last 400 in chips.... into a pot of 21,000. Remarkably, after much consideration, Wattel folded. His opponent showed Q-Q, so we’ll give Wattel the benefit of the doubt and assume he didn’t have a straight.

The Mathematics of Value Bets

Bill Chen raised on the button and was three-bet by Justin Bonomo in the small blind. Bonomo bet into Chen on a flop of J55 and Chen called. Both players checked the 7 on the turn, and Bonomo bet again on the 2 river. Chen called, and Bonomo tabled AK. “Good value bet,” chimed Chen, who showed A-9. The pot helps Bonomo up to about 65,000 at the end of the day. Chen was eliminated only moments before the conclusion of day 1.

Player Tags: J.C. Tran,   Michael Wattel,   Greg Mueller,   Michael Mizrachi,   Marco Traniello,   Jennifer Harman,   Brock Parker,   Alexander Kravchenko,   Terrence Chan,   Justin Bonomo,   Patrick Bueno,   Brandon Adams,   Thomas Wahlroos,   Kenneth Shei,   Matthew Sterling

PLO - Level 9

Jun 15, '08

Blinds: 800-1,600

Players Left: 51

Notable Eliminations: Gavin Smith, Joe Hachem

Chip Leaders:

Emmanuel Sebag: 466,200
Rafi Amit: 270,000
Erick Lindgren: 262,800
Alexander Kostritsyn: 260,000
David Benyamine: 250,000
Adam Houran: 236,000
John Juanda: 213,000
Eli Elezra: 205,000
Jani Vilmunen: 205,000
Phil Hellmuth: 201,000

Big Hands:

Amit Eliminates Smith

With just a few minutes elapsed in Level 9, a flop of 1084 saw three players get all their money in:

Gavin Smith was holding top set with J81010
Kiril Gerasimov, the shortest stack of the three players, had AK54 for the nut flush draw
Rafi Amit, who had both players covered, held J1098 for an open ended straight draw, in addition to an irrelevant top two pair.

With more than 400,000 chips in the middle combined, Smith saw a chilling turn card: The Q. made Gerasimov the flush and Amit the straight, and while Smith was still drawing live against his two opponents--any queen, eight or four--the K on the river failed to improved Smith's hand. Smith looked sick as he rose from the table and headed for the exit; meanwhile, Gerasimov raked a pot worth about 150,000, while Amit took a side pot of about 270,000.

Walrus Slips From Bank, Falls Into River

Thomas Wahlroos didn't believe Michael McKenna, who had been pushing the action from the beginning of the hand. He was dead right--but a nasty river card made McKenna the winning hand anyway. McKenna, who had raised before the flop, but 6,500 on a flop of K76 and drew two callers, Wahlroos included. The 9 fell on the turn and McKenna continued, making a near pot-sized bet of 22,500. Again, Wahlroos called. The river brought a seemingly benign 3; again Wahlroos checked, again McKenna bet, 45,000 this time. Wahlroos made the call, and McKenna showed Q453 for the rivered straight.

A few hands later, Wahlroos lost more chips, this time against David Williams. After Wahlroos led out on a board of 1043, Williams moved all in and Wahlroos called, leaving him with about 25,000 behind. Williams showed 657 for a wrap draw; Wahlroos revealed AQ1010 for top set. The turn bricked, but the 2 made Williams hand.

Hachem Gone

A four-way pot involving Joe Hachem, Phil Hellmuth, Josh Arieh, and Cole South: after Hellmuth and Arieh limped, South raised the pot to 8,000 on the button, and Arieh on the big blind, Hellmuth and Hachem all called. The flop brought the K43 and the action was checked to South, who obliged by firing out a pot-sized bet of 32,000. Arieh called, Hellmuth folded, and Hachem raised all in for 13,500 more. Both players called. The turn was the 3: Arieh checked, South moved all in, and Arieh folded. South had Hachem dominated with two kings for a kings full house, but incredible Hachem was drawing live, as he held the A2 for nut flush with a straight flush draw. "I need the five of diamonds," said Hachem, and the dealer burned and turned a five--of spades! Hachem was eliminated, while South won a very nice pot.

Player Tags: David Williams,   Michael McKenna,   Joe Hachem,   Thomas Wahlroos,   Rafi Amit

Heads Up Championship - Round Two - Hour Two

Jun 13, '08

Note: The players have just returned from a 20 minute break after the completion of the second hour of play. The remaining matches will continue until all have been completed. Round three will begin at 10:00pm.

Blinds/Antes: 500/1000, 600/1200, 800/1600

Recent Eliminations:
Layne Flack
Jeffrey Lisandro
Johnannes Strassman
Stu Marshak
Thomas Wahlroos
Mark Muchnik

Advancing Players:
Robert Mizrachi
Jesse McGinty
Randall Brueckner
Erick Lindgren
Antonio Esfandiari
Ari Goot

Big Hands/Storylines:

Robert Mizrachi Defeats Jeffrey Lisandro

Robert Mizrachi defeated Jeffrey Lisandro and advanced to round three when his K10 held up against Lisandro’s K8 on a board of K10842. Mizrachi’s higher two pair was good enough to send Lisandro to the rail.

Antonio Esfandiari Doubles Up Johannes Strassman Before Defeating Him

Antonio Esfandiari raised from his position on the button and caused Johannes Strassman to move all in over the top for his remaining 19,200. Esfandiari quickly called and turned over 1010, a favorite over Strassman’s A9. “That’s so sick,” Esfandiari commented when the flop fell AQJ. The 8 turn and 8 river failed to improve Esfandiari.

A few hands later, Esfandiari and Strassman saw a flop of Js9h6h. Esfandiari bet and was raised by Strassman. In response, Esfandiari put Strassman all in and got a call. Strassman held Q10 for an open-ended straight draw against Esfandiari’s J7 for top pair. The 9 on the turn and 5 on the river didn’t help Strassman. Esfandiari will be joining the other round two winners at 10:00pm for the last round of the day.

Another Player Advances Via Pocket Aces

Randall Brueckner defeated Thomas Wahlroos with the help of his pocket aces, the second similar elimination this round. Brueckner will advance to round three and Wahlroos will advance to the rail.

Erick Lindgren Defeats Stu Marshak

Erick Lindgren pushed all in against Stu Marshak’s big blind, essentially committing Marshak’s remaining few thousand in chips. Marshak made the call and turned over 76, an underdog to Lindgren’s J9. The final board of K10972 ended Marshak’s tournament life and guaranteed a spot for Lindgren in the next round.
 

Player Tags: Robert Mizrachi,   Erick Lindgren,   Antonio Esfandiari,   Jeffrey Lisandro,   Randall Brueckner,   Thomas Wahlroos,   Johannes Strassmann,   European Report

Thomas Wahlroos Eliminated

Apr 14, '08

Thomas Wahlroos faces an all in decision when his opponent shoved on a flop of Q-7-7. He makes the call and turns up two 10's. His opponent shows A-Q and the board bricks out. Wahlroos is eliminated on the hand.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Player Tags: Thomas Wahlroos

Chip Count Update

Apr 14, '08

Some updated chip counts include:

• Thomas Wahlroos 51,000
• Tomas Brolin 35,800
• Freddy Deeb 115,700
• James Byrne 18,600
• Paul Testud 25,400
• Neil Channing 35,800

 

Player Tags: Paul Testud,   Neil Channing,   Thomas Wahlroos,   Freddy Deeb,   Tomas Brolin,   James Byrne

Player Bio: Thomas Wahlroos

Apr 14, '08

 

Thomas Wahlroos

Before turning his poker hobby into a profession, Thomas Wahlroos made a living as an investment banker. His first major tournament cash came at the 2006 European Poker Tour Grand Final. He finished tenth for more than $40,000 and cashed once again the very next year in the same event. In the 2007 event, he placed 34th, but because of the growth of the EPT, that year’s event had a much bigger prize pool. He was awarded nearly $31,000 for his efforts.

He also finished fourth in the 2006 Grand Prix De Paris at the Aviation Club de France, which earned him more than $305,000, and at the World Poker Tour $25,000 championship during the 2007 Five Star World Poker Classic, Wahlroos finished on the televised final table bubble. In less than three years, Wahlroos has already accumulated almost $944,000 in tournament winnings.

He calls Helinski, Finland, home but spends about half the year in Las Vegas. Away from the poker table, Wahlroos is quite the thrill seeker and enjoys skydiving, scuba diving, and snowboarding. Perhaps his hunger for excitement has led him to his job choice. Either way, he is a risk taker, and one to watch out for at the poker tables.

Player Tags: Thomas Wahlroos

Boatman Builds Chips

Apr 12, '08

Ross Boatman's table is experiencing some problems with their cards. The Hendon Mobster and Full Tilt pro noticed, not for the first time, a mark on a card. "We need a camera at this table," said one wary young player. The vastly more experienced Boatman disagreed. "Someone's just bending the cards the wrong way." The cheery Londoner has plenty to be happy about, sitting as he is, on around 33,000 in chips.

He's less happy about brother Barny's exit though. "Yes it's a shame," he said. "I had 10 percent of him!"

Roland De Wolfe is running low on chips with about 4,700. His normally jaunty demeanor has been replaced by one of earnest concentraion with a slightly stunned air.

Thomas Wahlroos is sitting pretty on about 43,500 while Brit John Shipley has 10,600 and is sharing a table with Erik Lindgren who has approximately 24,100.

 

 

 

 

Player Tags: Erick Lindgren,   Ross Boatman,   John Shipley,   Roland de Wolfe,   Thomas Wahlroos

Thomas Wahlroos Eliminated

Apr 14, '08

Thomas Wahlroos faces an all in decision when his opponent shoved on a flop of Q-7-7. He makes the call and turns up two 10's. His opponent shows A-Q and the board bricks out. Wahlroos is eliminated on the hand.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Player Tags: Thomas Wahlroos

Chip Count Update

Apr 14, '08

Some updated chip counts include:

• Thomas Wahlroos 51,000
• Tomas Brolin 35,800
• Freddy Deeb 115,700
• James Byrne 18,600
• Paul Testud 25,400
• Neil Channing 35,800

 

Player Tags: Paul Testud,   Neil Channing,   Thomas Wahlroos,   Freddy Deeb,   Tomas Brolin,   James Byrne

Player Bio: Thomas Wahlroos

Apr 14, '08

 

Thomas Wahlroos

Before turning his poker hobby into a profession, Thomas Wahlroos made a living as an investment banker. His first major tournament cash came at the 2006 European Poker Tour Grand Final. He finished tenth for more than $40,000 and cashed once again the very next year in the same event. In the 2007 event, he placed 34th, but because of the growth of the EPT, that year’s event had a much bigger prize pool. He was awarded nearly $31,000 for his efforts.

He also finished fourth in the 2006 Grand Prix De Paris at the Aviation Club de France, which earned him more than $305,000, and at the World Poker Tour $25,000 championship during the 2007 Five Star World Poker Classic, Wahlroos finished on the televised final table bubble. In less than three years, Wahlroos has already accumulated almost $944,000 in tournament winnings.

He calls Helinski, Finland, home but spends about half the year in Las Vegas. Away from the poker table, Wahlroos is quite the thrill seeker and enjoys skydiving, scuba diving, and snowboarding. Perhaps his hunger for excitement has led him to his job choice. Either way, he is a risk taker, and one to watch out for at the poker tables.

Player Tags: Thomas Wahlroos

Boatman Builds Chips

Apr 12, '08

Ross Boatman's table is experiencing some problems with their cards. The Hendon Mobster and Full Tilt pro noticed, not for the first time, a mark on a card. "We need a camera at this table," said one wary young player. The vastly more experienced Boatman disagreed. "Someone's just bending the cards the wrong way." The cheery Londoner has plenty to be happy about, sitting as he is, on around 33,000 in chips.

He's less happy about brother Barny's exit though. "Yes it's a shame," he said. "I had 10 percent of him!"

Roland De Wolfe is running low on chips with about 4,700. His normally jaunty demeanor has been replaced by one of earnest concentraion with a slightly stunned air.

Thomas Wahlroos is sitting pretty on about 43,500 while Brit John Shipley has 10,600 and is sharing a table with Erik Lindgren who has approximately 24,100.

 

 

 

 

Player Tags: Erick Lindgren,   Ross Boatman,   John Shipley,   Roland de Wolfe,   Thomas Wahlroos