Level 8 Update -- Defending Champion Michael Martin Out
Oct 03, '09
Blinds: 400-800 with a 75 ante
Players Remaining: 215 out of 426
Average Chip Count:
59,000
Notable Eliminations:
Jason Mercier
Amnon Filippi
Joe Ebanks
Jonas Molander
Ruben Visser
Michael Martin
Big Hands:
Jason Mercier Ends His Day
Things just never got going for Jason Mercier today and yes we realize how odd of a statement that is. After a player opened in the cutoff, Mercier made his all-in move on the short stack with A-Q.
His plan may have worked, had the big blind not woken up with A-K and moved all-in to isolate. The original raiser folded and the board offered no help to the man who does so well here in Europe.
A disappointing day to be sure, but we have a feeling that Mercier will ultimately feel pretty good about his time here in London, thanks to a very profitable WSOP Europe Main Event.
Amnon Filippi Heads For The Door
A short-stacked Amnon Filippi found the rest of his stack all-in holding A-Q against an opponent’s pocket tens.
A ten on the flop all but sealed his fate and Filippi was eliminated. Earlier, he joked about entering the ongoing £1,000 pot-limit Omaha eight-or-better event, but now, it’s definitely an option.
Steve Sung Takes a Hit
Steve Sung and his opponent got a stack of 14,275 all-in preflop, racing against AQ.
Sung’s pocket nines looked good until the turn on a board reading 4227, but the river Qs gave the pot to his opponent.
Tis but a flesh wound, however, since Sung is still healthily stacked with over 95,000 in chips.
Defending Champion Eliminated
We don’t know why or how it happened, but defending EPT London winner Michael Martin has been eliminated.
Left In The Deck
Prize Pool Information
Here’s a look at what these guys and girls are playing for:
1. Yan Chen – 79,500
2. Frank Kassela – 69,500
3. Andy Seth – 69,000
4. David Singer – 68,000
5. Suzie Lederer – 68,000
6. James Vanderhaar – 63,200
7. Paul Magriel – 63,200
8. David Baker – 60,000
9. Kevin Tokimesa – 60,000
10. Justin Smith – 56,500
CardPlayer Chip Counts:
Matt Matros – 25,000
Notable Eliminations:
Daniel Negreanu
David Saab
David Chicotsky
Evelyn Ng
Chino Rheem
Big Hands:
Daniel Negreanu Eliminated
Daniel Negreanu called a raise preflop and his opponent bet 4,200 on a flop of 10710.
Negreanu moved all in for 6,075 and his opponent made the call. Negreanu tabled 33 and was behind the QQ of his opponent. The turn was the 6 and the river was the J, ending Neagreanu’s World Series for this year.
As soon as Negreanu busted, the spectator area seemed to clear out as many fans left disappointed to see “Kid Poker” no longer in the main event.
Tarver Takes A Pot
After the board ran out A106210, Antonio Tarver and his opponent each checked their option. Tarver then showed down QQ and took down the pot.
“I turned a flush draw,” his opponent said. Tarver took the pot but was still relatively short with 12,000.
Scotty Knocks One Out
Scotty Nguyen raised to 600 from the cutoff and the player on the button immediately moved all in for 4,200 total. The blinds mucked and Nguyen made the call. The button turned over 77 and Nguyen was racing with 109. The flop came J49 and Nguyen took the lead. The turn was the 8, giving the button a straight draw, but also eliminating a seven as one of his outs as it would make Nguyen a straight.
The river paired the board with the 8 and Nguyen scored the knockout. He took the pot and was at 60,000 in chips.
Miami John Scores A Pot
Picking up the action on the turn, the board showed A3910. The small blind was first to act, but did nothing for a while. This gave time for the ESPN cameras to swarm the table and the dealer finally informed the small blind the action was on him. He checked and John Cernuto bet 6,000 into the pot. The small blind mucked and Cernuto took the pot, his stack at 33,000 after the win.
Liz Lieu Trips Up Opponent In Battle Of The Blinds
Picking up the action after the river, the board read K46A4 and the small blind checked to Liz Lieu. She was in the big blind and she bet out 5,000 into the pot. The small blind called and Lieu tabled 54 for trip fours.
The small blind mucked and Lieu took in the pot. She was at 40,000 after the hand.
Good Bet From Mercier Takes It Down
With 1,500 in the pot preflop, the flop came down 923 and Isabelle Mercier fired 800. The button made the call and the turn brought the K. Mercier led out again, this time with 1,250. “It’s a good bet,” the button said as he released his hand. Mercier took the pot and she was at 53,000.
Evelyn Ng Busts Out
Evelyn Ng was short stacked and moved all in with A5. She was called by one opponent who tabled pocket jacks. The flop came Q83, giving Ng very little help. The turn was the 8 and Ng could only double up by hitting an ace on the river.
The river brought the 9 and Ng was sent to the rail, ending her main event early in day 1c.
Filippi Gets No Action For His Aces
After a flop of J83, the player in the big blind checked to Amnon Filippi, who fired 800 into the pot. The big blind mucked and the pot was pushed toward Filippi.
“Ah, one time,” Filippi said in a frustrated tone. He then tabled AA. Despite getting no action, Filippi was doing well with 44,000 in chips.
Riding The Griffin
Picking up the action on the river, the board read 85310J. There was 6,000 in the pot and Gavin Griffin checked to the player on the button. He bet 5,000 and Griffin took a few moments to think about what to do.
When he finally announced a call, the button said, “I have a five.” Griffin then tabled 99 for a better hand and raked in the pot. He was at 57,000 after taking the pot.
Bill Chen Muscled Out
Picking up the action on the turn, the board read J7K6. The small blind bet 3,000 into a pot of 6,000. Bill Chen made the call from late position and the river was the 3. The small blind led out again, this time with 9,000. Chen mucked his hand and he was at 31,000.
Double Up With A Bullet
The player on the button raised to 1,200 preflop and the small blind folded. Maya Gellar was next to act in the big blind and she moved in for her final 16,000. The button made the call and tabled KK. Normally that’s a bad hand to go up against, but not when you are holding AA as Gellar was.
The board ran out Q6378 and Gellar’s pair of bullets held up. She doubled up to 35,000 in chips.
Hachem Cracks The Cowboys
A player raised to 650 preflop and Joe Hachem made the call. The flop came down 974 and the player fired 950. Hachem called again and the turn was the 3. Hachem called another bet by his opponent, this one 2,200. The river was the 4 and action was checked to Hachem. He bet 6,200 and his opponent called.
Hachem then tabled 54 for trip fours and his opponent showed KK for the losing hand. Hachem took the pot and he was at 38,000.
Fish Hooks Hold for McEvoy
Tom McEvoy raised preflop after a limper from the cutoff and was called by the button, the small blind and the limper.
The flop was AA3 and all four players checked. The turn was the 7 and it was checked to the player on the button who bet 750 and was called by McEvoy.
The river was the 2 and both players checked. McEvoy showed JJ and the player on the button mucked.
Level 4 Update: Shaun Deeb Eliminated, Filippi Takes Bad Beat
Jun 23, '09
Blinds: 250-500
Players Remaining: 243 out of 276
Notable Eliminations:
Shaun Deeb, Eric Froelich, Chau Giang
Big Hands:
Elky Takes a Chunk From Nam
On a board of 4926, Nam Le checked and called 3300 from Bertrand “Elky” Grospellier. The river was the 6 and Le checked again.
This time Grospellier fired 7700, which was about half of Le’s remaining stack. Le tanked for a long while before mucking his hand. Le is now left with 15,300.
Cousineau Shows Hand for Food Comp
On a board reading JJ2K Tony Cousineau bet 10,000 which was just a little less than what his opponent had left. His opponent tanked for about a minute before finally deciding he wasn’t going to risk his tournament life on this hand.
“Do you have a food comp?” said Cousineau after his opponent folded. “You get to see this hand if you give me a food comp.”
His opponent immediately went into his pocket and found one. Cousineau, a man of his word, showed the J8 and now gets a discounted dinner.
Filippi Can’t Dodge a Gutshot
After a flop of A106, Amnon Filippi checked and his opponent bet almost all of his remaining chips. Filippi check-raised him all in and his opponent, although visibly disgusted, tossed in his chips.
Filippi turned up the A7 and his opponent tabled the QJ, needing a K to fill a straight. Unfortunately for Filippi, the turn was the K, filling the straight and giving his opponent the pot.
On a board reading Q1056, Brandon Adams checked and called 3200 from Sorel Mizzi.
The river card was the 6, completing a flush draw, and Brandon Adams checked and instantly called 7500 from Mizzi. Mizzi announced “Jack Nine” meaning he missed his straight draw and Adams tabled the A10, good for second pair.
“Weeee insta-call,” said Antonio Esfandiari, who is sitting to the right of Mizzi. “These young whipper snappers can’t help but three-bet you.”
Boutin Scoops a Pot, Eliminates Player
On a board reading Q874, Burt Boutin bet 5500 and was called by Chad Batista. Another player was all in for his last 5200.
The river card was the 10 and both Boutin and Batista checked. Boutin tabled 56, showing that he made a flush on the turn and eliminated an opponent while raking a pot.
Filippi Makes a Good Call on Veldhuis
After a preflop raise from Lex Veldhuis was called by Amnon Filippi, the two see a flop of 2J4. Filippi checked and called 1400 from Veldhuis.
The turn was the 7 and Filippi checked and called 3800. The 3 fell on the river and Filippi checked again. Veldhuis bet 8700 and was instantly called by Filippi. Veldhuis announced that he “missed” and Filippi tabled 99 and took the pot.
1. Tuan Le – 290,000
2. Jeff Lisandro – 195,000
3. Tom Schneider – 188,000
4. Tony Rivera – 168,000
5. Dario Minieri – 145,000
6. Nick Schulman – 135,000
7. Dutch Boyd – 126,000
8. Joe Tehan – 113,000
9. Lyle Berman – 112,000
10. John Turner – 101,000
Average Chip Count: 104,680
Notable Eliminations:
Amnon Filippi
Erik Seidel
Big Hands:
Greg Raymer Doubles Up
Coming back from the dinner break, Greg Raymer was short stacked when he got all his chips into the middle against David Benyamine on fourth street.
Their cards:
Raymer: (A4)4Q38(5)
Benyamine: X-X-53A3-X
Raymer made an ace-high flush to go along with his low. Benyamine had no low and just two pair. Raymer doubled up to 89,000 while Benyamine is at just 40,000.
Amnon Filippi Eliminated
Amnon was all-in and ended up with two pair, sevens and sixes but was no good against the aces and fours of Tom Koral, who is at 56,000 in chips after the hand.
Day 1 of the $10,000 World Championship of no-limit 2-7 Draw has finally come to an end. Only 60 players of the original 96 entrants remain in contention as Roland de Wolfe leads the pack into Day 2. With a total combined prizepool of $902,400, only 14 places will be paid as some of the world’s greatest players will return to the Rio at 2:00 pm PDT tomorrow to battle it out for the grand prize of $279,742, and the twenty-third gold bracelet of the series.
Be sure to check back with CardPlayer.com tomorrow as we bring you all of the live action from this marquee event.
Blinds: 500-1,000 with a 300 ante
Players Remaining: 60 out of 96
Chip Counts:
1. Roland de Wolfe — 165,000
2. John Juanda — 115,000
3. Vince Musso — 105,000
4. Tim Phan — 95,000
3. Justin Smith — 93,000
5. Pat Bueno — 78,000
6. Johnny Chan — 73,000
7. Andy Black — 71,000
8. Sam Grizzle — 71,000
9. Anton Allemann — 69,000
10. Farzad Bonyadi — 68,000
Average Chip Count: 48,000
Notable Eliminations:
Phil Helllmuth
Huck Seed
Danny Wong
Chad Brown
Allen Cunningham
Marco Traniello
John Monnette
Jon Turner
Chino Rheem
Big Hands:
Phil Hellmuth Eliminated
Phil Hellmuth was all in before the draw in a four-way pot, with two of his opponents drawing one card each as Amnon Filippi stood pat.
Dan Harmetz bets after the draw as Filippi calls and the fourth opponent folds. Harmetz turns over a 10-8-7-6-5 low and rakes the pot, eliminating Phil Hellmuth in the process
Bobby Bellande Doesn’t Want to see a Bluff
Freddy Deeb raises to 2,500 from the button, John Juanda reraises to 10,000 from the small blind and Deeb calls.
Both players draw one card each.
First to act, Juanda tanks for several minutes on his own action before betting 65,000 (enough to put Deeb all in). Deeb counts his stack (44,650) and makes the dealer give Juanda back his change. This would be Deeb’s first attempt to try and steal information from his opponent. Deeb would tank for another few minutes, asking Juanda a series of questions as he desperately looks for a sign of weakness. He doesn’t get what he’s looking for and decides to fold.
Juanda re-checks his cards as Deeb tells him to show the bluff. Just as Juanda is about to turn over his cards, Bobby Bellande chimes in and tells him not to. Juanda looks at his friend and leaves the decision up to him. “Do you want me to show or not?” He asks Bellande. Bellande replies with a straight face, “Don’t show your cards, because if it is a bluff I’m gonna want to call you down all night.”
Juanda listens to his friend and opts not to show the hand as the whole table gets a laugh, including Bellande who we’re pretty sure was serious.
Huck Seed Eliminated
It was a three-way all in pot before the draw between Huck Seed (4,000), Bryan Colin (29,000) and Layne Flack (had them both covered).
Seed and Colin both drew one card each as Flack stood pat.
Flack turned over a 9-8-7-4-2 low while Colin drew to an 8-6-4-3-2 low. Seed thre his cards into the muck as Colin raked the pot, eliminating Huck Seed and chopping Flack’s stack down to 35,000.
1. Vince Musso — 84,000
2. Bruno Fitoussi — 64,000
3. Gus Hansen — 62,000
4. Jon Turner — 61,000
5. Amnon Filippi — 60,000
6. Max Pescatori — 58,000
7. Daniel Alaie — 56,500
8. Mark Weitzman — 54,000
9. Eli Elezra — 53,000
10. Mike Matusow — 53,000
Average Chip Count: 33,103
Notable Eliminations:
John Hennigan
Big Hands:
John Hennigan Eliminated by Gus Hansen
John Hennigan raises to 1,200 before the flop and Chino Rheem calls behind him. Gus Hansen reraises to 5,400 from the small blind and both players call.
Hansen stands pat while both Hennigan and Rheem draw one card each.
First to act, Hansen checks and Hennigan immediately moves all in for 17,775. Rheem tanks for a few minutes before Hennigan calls the clock on him. Rheem eventually folds as Hansen takes his turn in the tank. Hennigan proceeds to call the clock on him as well, perhaps prompting a call. Hansen calls with a 10-9 low and Hennigan throws his ace-high away. Johnny World is eliminated from the tournament.
Mickey Appleman Doubles Through Bobby Bellande
Barry Greenstein opens the pot for 1,500 from early position and Bobby Bellande calls from middle position. Mickey Appleman moves all in for 9,225 from the button, Greenstein folds and Bellande calls.
Appleman stands pat while Bellande draws one card. Bellande turns over 7632, waiting for Appleman to reveal his hand before turning over his last card. Appleman shows 98752 for a 9-8 low while Bellande turns over the Q for queen-high. Appleman doubles up to 22,000 this hand while Bellande falls down to 35,000 in chips.
Shawn Sheikhan Knock One Out
Shawn Sheihkhan gets it all in pre-flop against the player ins seat 2; Sheikhan has seat 2 covered. Seat 2 draws one card while Sheikhan stands pat. Seat 2 shows a queen-high while Sheikhan turns over 98542 for a 9-8 low. Sheikhan eliminates his opponent and brings his chip count up to 44,000 this hand.
Filippi Takes One from Fitoussi
Brunno Fitoussi raises to 800 from under the gun and the player in seat 4 calls from early position. Amnon Filippi reraises to 4,500 from the button, Fitoussi calls and seat 4 folds.
Fitoussi draws one card while Filippi stands pat. Both players check around.
Fitoussi shows queen-high while Filippi turns over 107652 for 10-7 low. Filippi rakes the pot and brings his chip count up to 66,000 while Fitoussi falls down to 60,000 in chips.
Level: 7
Blinds: 500-1,000 with a 100 ante. Players Left: 256 out of 337
Average Chip Count: 130,000
Notable Chip Counts:
Justin Young -- 500,000
Steve Billirakis -- 430,000
Bruno Fitoussi -- 360,000
Vadim Trincher -- 330,000
Johnny Chan -- 305,000
Notable Eliminations:
Amnon Filippi
Isaac Haxton
Jason Young
Ray Hensen
David Williams
Key Hands:
Justin "robert07" Young Busts Amnon Filippi
Justin Young has just taken the chip lead thanks to a huge pot he won against Amnon Filippi. Young held a straight with 8-7 on a board of K-5-4-6-2 against Fillippi's 3-2 for a lower straight.
Interestingly, both of these players made the final table here in December when David "Chino" Rheem won the Five-Diamond World Poker Classic. Filippi won't be at this final table, but Young has increased his chances with a stack of 505,000.
Card Player TV:
Card Player TV talks to Liv Boeree and Adam Levy shortly before play begins on day 2.
Phil Hellmuth Arrives at 4 p.m.... Leaves at 4:15 p.m.
Recent World Poker Tour runner-up Amnon Filippi and Phil Hellmuth got involved in a huge pot just after Hellmuth arrived. Both players were in for 10,000 preflop with Hellmuth pushing the action. They checked a flop of 9 9 2 and Filippi bet 8,500 when the 6 hit the turn. Hellmuth raised to 30,000 and Filippi made the call. The river was the K and Filippi moved all in. Hellmuth eventually mucked, claiming he had pocket aces and insinuated that Filippi rivered a full house with pocket kings. Filippi mockingly admitted to the pocket kings but failed to show his cards.
A few hands later, both players were at it again. This time they were in for 3,000 and the flop came 10 6 3. Filippi checked and Hellmuth bet 5,000, which was called. Filippi check-called another 10,000 on the 2 turn and the river was the Q. Hellmuth bet 22,000 and Filippi moved all in.
Hellmuth tanked and eventually called all in for his last 30,000 with 10-3 for a flopped two pair. Filippi showed pocket queens for a rivered set and Hellmuth was eliminated from the tournament. That pot boosted Filippi's stack to 210,000.
Matthew Glantz Hits Quads and Gets Action
On a board of K 8 6 8 7, a player bet 20,000 and Matthew Glantz moved all in for 55,000 or so. His bet was called and Glantz showed two red eights for quads. He now has 165,000 in chips.
Level: 7
Blinds: 500-1,000 with a 100 ante. Players Left: 256 out of 337
Average Chip Count: 130,000
Notable Chip Counts:
Justin Young -- 500,000
Steve Billirakis -- 430,000
Bruno Fitoussi -- 360,000
Vadim Trincher -- 330,000
Johnny Chan -- 305,000
Notable Eliminations:
Amnon Filippi
Isaac Haxton
Jason Young
Ray Hensen
David Williams
Key Hands:
Justin "robert07" Young Busts Amnon Filippi
Justin Young has just taken the chip lead thanks to a huge pot he won against Amnon Filippi. Young held a straight with 8-7 on a board of K-5-4-6-2 against Fillippi's 3-2 for a lower straight.
Interestingly, both of these players made the final table here in December when David "Chino" Rheem won the Five-Diamond World Poker Classic. Filippi won't be at this final table, but Young has increased his chances with a stack of 505,000.
Card Player TV:
Card Player TV talks to Liv Boeree and Adam Levy shortly before play begins on day 2.
Phil Hellmuth Arrives at 4 p.m.... Leaves at 4:15 p.m.
Recent World Poker Tour runner-up Amnon Filippi and Phil Hellmuth got involved in a huge pot just after Hellmuth arrived. Both players were in for 10,000 preflop with Hellmuth pushing the action. They checked a flop of 9 9 2 and Filippi bet 8,500 when the 6 hit the turn. Hellmuth raised to 30,000 and Filippi made the call. The river was the K and Filippi moved all in. Hellmuth eventually mucked, claiming he had pocket aces and insinuated that Filippi rivered a full house with pocket kings. Filippi mockingly admitted to the pocket kings but failed to show his cards.
A few hands later, both players were at it again. This time they were in for 3,000 and the flop came 10 6 3. Filippi checked and Hellmuth bet 5,000, which was called. Filippi check-called another 10,000 on the 2 turn and the river was the Q. Hellmuth bet 22,000 and Filippi moved all in.
Hellmuth tanked and eventually called all in for his last 30,000 with 10-3 for a flopped two pair. Filippi showed pocket queens for a rivered set and Hellmuth was eliminated from the tournament. That pot boosted Filippi's stack to 210,000.
Matthew Glantz Hits Quads and Gets Action
On a board of K 8 6 8 7, a player bet 20,000 and Matthew Glantz moved all in for 55,000 or so. His bet was called and Glantz showed two red eights for quads. He now has 165,000 in chips.
Steve Brecher: 2,157,000
Michael Kamran: 1,150,000
John Monnette: 835,000
Tony Behari: 820,000
Chris Moore 770,000
Chau Vu: 688,000
Thao Le: 440,000
Farzad Bonyadi: 160,000
Average: 868,888
Shooting Stars
Kathy Liebert: 470,000
In-the-Money Eliminations
15: Steve Dempsey -- $30,000
14: David Forster -- $30,000
13: Frank Khadivi -- $30,000
12: Amnon Filippi -- $40,000
11: Dan O'Brien -- $40,000
10: David Fox -- $60,000
Big Hands:
Chris Moore Doubles Up
Chris Moore checked a flop of 1095 from the big blind and Farzad Bonyadi bet 30,000 from the cutoff. Moore raised to 120,000 and Bonyadi reraised all in. Moore called all in and they turned up their cards:
Moore: 109
Bonyadi: AK
Turn and River: 106
Moore doubled up on the hand to 715,000 and Bonyadi was knocked down to 895,000.
Final Two Tables Seating Chart
Table 1
1: Steve Brecher
2: Kathy Liebert
3: Dan O'Brien
4: Thao Le
5: Chau Vu
6: Freddy Bonyadi
Table 2
1: Amnon Filippi
2: Tony Behari
3: Michael Kamran
4: David Fox
5: John Monnette
6: Chris Moore
Amnon Filippi Eliminated in 12th Place ($40,000)
John Monnete raised to 22,000 and Amnon Filippi moved all in preflop. Michael Kamran made the call and Monnette did as well. The flop fell K74 and Kamran checked. Monnette bet 80,000 and Kamran mucked. The two live players then turned up their cards:
Monnette: KQ
Filippi: AQ
Turn and River: 8K
Filippi was eliminated on the hand and he will take home $40,000 in prize money.
Dan O'Brien Eliminated in 11th Place ($40,000)
Dan O'Brien got the last of his chips into the middle preflop gainst Farzad Bonyadi. Their cards:
O'Brien: 99
Bonyadi: AK
Board: A10376
O'Brien was eliminated in 11th place and he will take home $40,000 in prize money. Bonyadi held 1,350,000 after the hand.
David Fox Eliminated in 10th Place ($60,000)
David Fox got all of his chips into the middle against Michael Kamran. Their cards:
Fox: 99
Kamran: QQ
Board: Q6354
Fox was eliminated in 10th place and he will take home $60,000 in prize money. Kamran was up to 1,150,000 after the hand.
Bonyadi vs. Brecher in a HUGE Pot
Thao Le raised under the gun to 28,000 and Farzad Bonyadi called from the button. Steve Brecher raised from the small blind to 204,000 and Le mucked. Bonyadi raised all in and Brecher made the call. Their cards:
Brecher: AA
Bonyadi: KK
Board: J62Q7
Brecher won the huge hand to double to 2,426,000 and take the chip lead. Bonyadi was crippled down to 160,000.
Amnon raised preflop to 12,000 and Bob Golick called him down. The flop was dealt 952 and Filippi bet 12,000. Golick made the call and the turn brought the K. The river fell 6 and Golick bet 24,000. Filippi made the call and Golick turned up 5432. Filippi mucked and Golick took down the pot. These two players have been on divergent paths as of late, with Golick climbing the leader board and Filippi starting to feel the strain of rising blinds and limits with a short stack.
Brett Richey got it all in with a low and straight draw but failed to hit against Amnon Filippi's made hand. Richey had battled with a short stack for quite some time and was finally put out of the tournament just minutes before the last hand had been dealt.
Amnon raised preflop to 12,000 and Bob Golick called him down. The flop was dealt 952 and Filippi bet 12,000. Golick made the call and the turn brought the K. The river fell 6 and Golick bet 24,000. Filippi made the call and Golick turned up 5432. Filippi mucked and Golick took down the pot. These two players have been on divergent paths as of late, with Golick climbing the leader board and Filippi starting to feel the strain of rising blinds and limits with a short stack.
Brett Richey got it all in with a low and straight draw but failed to hit against Amnon Filippi's made hand. Richey had battled with a short stack for quite some time and was finally put out of the tournament just minutes before the last hand had been dealt.
Jason Mercier Ends His Day
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, but the river Qs gave the pot to his opponent.
Daniel Negreanu Eliminated
10
Scotty Knocks One Out
Liz Lieu Trips Up Opponent In Battle Of The Blinds
Evelyn Ng Busts Out
Riding The Griffin
Hachem Cracks The Cowboys
Cousineau Shows Hand for Food Comp
Brandon Adams Picks Off Mizzi’s River Bluff
Filippi Makes a Good Call on Veldhuis
Day 1 of the $10,000 World Championship of no-limit 2-7 Draw has finally come to an end. Only 60 players of the original 96 entrants remain in contention as Roland de Wolfe leads the pack into Day 2. With a total combined prizepool of $902,400, only 14 places will be paid as some of the world’s greatest players will return to the Rio at 2:00 pm 
Phil Hellmuth Eliminated
Bobby Bellande Doesn’t Want to see a Bluff
John Hennigan Eliminated by Gus Hansen
Justin "robert07" Young Busts Amnon Filippi
Phil Hellmuth Arrives at 4 p.m.... Leaves at 4:15 p.m.
A few hands later, both players were at it again. This time they were in for 3,000 and the flop came 10
1: Amnon Filippi
David Fox got all of his chips into the middle against Michael Kamran. Their cards:
Stud Eight Or Better