Bill Edler Poker Tournament Updates

Bill Edler Eliminated

Jan 13, '10

Bill Edler came in on the short stack and hung on for as long as he could, but his top pair with A-Q on a board of Q-10-3-9 was drawing dead to Dmitry Stelmak’s K-J.

Stelmak moved up to 330,000 while Edler busted, leaving just 18 players in the field.

Player Tags: Bill Edler,   Dmitry Stelmak

Level 8 Update: Day 1A Ends

Jan 05, '10

NOTE: Day 1A has come to an end and the players have bagged up their chips. Stay tuned for a recap of the day’s events. Day 1B begins at noon EST tomorrow when the second half of the 2010 PokerStars Caribbean Adventure field will play eight levels of poker.

Blinds: 400-800 with a 100 ante

Players Remaining: 440 out of 668

Average Chip Count: 45,545

Notable Chip Counts:

Wayne Bentley — 335,000
Kevin Saul — 170,000
Eric Froehlich — 165,000
Vivek Rajkumar — 112,000
Ben Lamb — 110,000
Amnon Filippi — 105,000
James Mackey — 104,000
Daniel Negreani — 95,000
Dennis Phillips — 90,000
Barry Greenstein — 89,000

Card Player Family Chip Counts:

Barry Shulman — 51,500
Allyn Jaffrey Shulman — 30,600

Notable Eliminations:

Brandon Cantu
Lee Markholt
Ray Henson
Tiffany Michelle
J.J. Liu
George Danzer
Jason Mercier
Bill Edler

Big Hands:

Bernard Lee Doubles Up

Bernard Lee (pictured left) raised to 1,600 preflop from the small blind and Jonathan Tomayo reraised to 5,000 from the big blind. Lee reraised all in and Tomaya snap called. Their cards:

Lee: K-K
Tomayo: 10-10

Board: J-8-6-3-A

Lee doubled up to 55,000 after the hand.

Tiffany Michelle Eliminated

Tiffany Michelle moved all in for her last 11,000 on a flop of 952 and Team PokerStars pro J.C. Alvarado made the call. Their cards:

Michelle: QQ
Alvarado: AA

Turn and River: 4 and 10

Michelle was eliminated from the tournament on the hand.

Vivek Rajkumar Climbs Past 100,000

A board of KKQ2 sat on the table when a player ahead of Vivek Rajkumar bet 9,800. Rajkumar called and the river brought the 6. This time his opponent checked and Rajkumar jumped into action, firing out a bet of 22,000. His opponent made the call and Rajkumar flipped over K8. His opponent mucked and Rajkumar held 112,000 after the hand.

Jason Mercier Crippled and then Eliminated

A player raised to 2,500 preflop from early position and Team PokerStars pro Jason Mercier (pictured right) reraised to 6,400. Debra Marshall then reraised all in for 16,000 and the original raiser mucked. Mercier thought for a moment and made the call. Their cards:

Mercier: K4
Marshall: J-J

Board: Q435A

Mercier was crippled with just 6,000 after the hand and he was all in for his tournament life a few moments later. His final stand was made with QJ, not bad, but they ran right into pocket kings and Mercier’s PCA main event is over.

Wayne Bentley Increases his Chip Lead by Busting Bill Edler

A flop of 1085 sat on the table and 7,000 was in the pot when Amit Makhija opened the action for 5,000. Bill Edler then raised to 12,000 right behind him and Wayne Bentley called. The turn brought the 3 and Edler checked. Bentley bet 15,000 and Edler raised to 55,000.

Bentley then reraised all in and Edler made the all-in call. Edler turned over KK but Bentley revealed 88 for a set.

Edler was eliminated on the hand and Bentley increased his chip lead to 335,000.

Player Tags: Bill Edler,   Bernard Lee,   Tiffany Michelle,   Vivek Rajkumar,   Jason Mercier

Level 11 Hour 2 Update: Happy Days For Shulman

Jul 10, '09

Blinds: 800-1,600 with a 200 ante

Players Remaining: 1,440 out of 6,494

Chip Counts:

1. Amir Lehavot – 555,000
2. Gabe Walls – 530,000
3. James Akenhead – 510,000
4. Michael Kinney – 470,000
5. Bertrand Grospellier – 450,000
6. Jerry Wong – 445,000
7. Rick Barabino – 440,000
8. Troy Weber – 440,000
9. Jamie Brown – 430,000
10. Nick Maimone – 410,000

CardPlayer Chip Counts:

Jeff Shulman – 235,000
Adam Schoenfeld – 132,000
Phil Hellmuth – 350,000
Lee Watkinson – 29,000
Thomas Keller – 120,000

Average Stack: 131,192

Notable Eliminations:

Jen Harman
Bill Edler
Sam Farha
Dario Alioto
Ville Wahlbeck
Humberto Brenes
Kirill Gerasimov

Big Hands:

Elky Doubles To 500,000

Picking up the action on the flop of A54, Bertrand Grospellier led out for 15,500 from the cutoff and the player on the button raised to 40,500. Grospellier then repopped it to 83,000. The button called and the turn was the K. Grospellier led out for 55,500 and the button moved all in, having Grospellier covered. Grospellier made the quick call for his last 137,900 in chips.

“I’ve got nothing,” the button said as he tabled J9. Grospellier showed 44 for a set and the button was drawing stone cold dead. The river was the meaningless 7 and Grospellier doubled to 500,000.

Ivey Can’t Call On The Turn

Phil Ivey raised to 4,500 from under the gun and seat 3 made the call. The player in seat 5 also called and the three players saw a flop of J55. Ivey led out with 9,000 and seat 3 min-raised to 18,000. Seat 5 got out of the way but Ivey made the call. The turn was the 2 and Ivey checked. Seat 3 immediately announced “all in,” pushing his stack of 85,400 into the middle. Ivey tanked for a few minutes but finally let his hand go. Seat 3 showed the J and took in the pot while Ivey was at 358,000.

Happy Days Are Here Again

On a flop of K38, Jeff Shulman led out for 6,000 and the player in seat 8 made the call from the button. The turn was the 7 and Shulman checked. Seat 8 bet 11,000 and Shulman made the call.

The river was the 3 and Shulman checked a second time. Seat 8 bet 15,000 and Shulman called. “You got it,” seat 8 said as he shoved his hand in the muck. Shulman showed down K2 and took the pot. After being down around 120,000 earlier in the day, Shulman has rebounded to 235,000.

Bill Edler Sent Packing

A player raised to 4,400 preflop and Bill Edler made the call. Jamie Brown also came along and the flop fell J107. Everyone checked and the turn was the 3. Brown led out with 11,800 and Edler raised to 29,800. Brown then moved all in, having Edler covered. Edler called and showed 33 for bottom set on the turn and Brown showed 1010 for a set of tens. The river was the 5 and Edler was eliminated.

Jen Harman Eliminated

On a flop of A810, Jen Harman moved her last 17,800 into the pot and was quickly called by her opponent. Harman showed Q10 and needed a diamond or a ten to stay alive in the tournament.

The turn was the Q, giving Harman two more outs, but the river was the 5. Harman’s two pair weren’t enough to keep her in the main event and ended her 2009 WSOP.

Left In The Deck:

There should be some big hands to be reported on soon as Phil Ivey has moved tables and is now at the same table as Bertrand “Elky” Grospellier. They both have well over the chip average and we imagine there will be some fireworks. Also at the table are David Levi and John Monnette, who lost heads-up against Ivey at a final table this year.

Player Tags: Jeff Shulman,   Jennifer Harman,   Phil Ivey,   Bill Edler,   Bertrand Grospellier

Level 10 Update: Deeb Doubles Up, Allen Cunningham Elilminated

Jul 01, '09

Blinds: 600-1200

Players Remaining: 174 out of 928

Chip Counts:

1. Juha Helppi – 160,000
2. Lex Veldhuis – 130,000
3. Sorel Mizzi – 128,000
4. Darrell Dicken – 105,000
5. William Chen – 100,000
6. Shannon Shorr – 75,000
7. Chris Ferguson – 69,000
8. David Benefield – 42,000
9. Mike Caro – 31,000
10. Phil Laak – 26,000

Average Chip Count: 80,000

Notable Eliminations:

Allen Cunningham

Big Hands:

Edler Loses Blind vs. Blind Confrontation

It folded around to the blinds and the small blind raised and Bill Edler called from the big blind. The flop was Q29 and the small blind bet 8000 and after a few moments of thought, Bill Edler put enough chips out that would force the small blind all in. The small blind instantly called and the hands were shown.

The small blind tabled Q5, good top pair, which was ahead of Edler’s 33. The turn was the K and the river was the 4 and the small blind doubled up.

Deeb Has Aces Again, Doubles Up Again

Shaun Deeb raised under the gun and was met with a three-bet from the small blind. Deeb put in another raise and the small blind declared he was all in. Deeb called and showed AA and the small blind showed the 99.

The board ran out 8610K6 and Deeb’s aces held up. Deeb doubled up to over 120,000.

Bonomo Rivers Straight, Busts Opponent

With about 25,000 in the pot on the river, the board read 97J9K. The player in the cutoff bet 9000 and Justin Bonomo put out a stack of chips that would be enough to put the other player all in.

The other player had 22,000 behind and thought for a few minutes before finally making the call. Bonomo tabled the Q10 and the other player slammed down AJ. Bonomo’s straight was good for the pot and the other player stormed off from the table, visibly upset at what had happened.

Player Tags: Bill Edler,   Justin Bonomo,   Shaun Deeb

Level 8 Update: Edler, Montgomery Eliminated

Jun 23, '09

Blinds: 600-1,200

Players Remaining: 126 out of 275

Chip Counts:

1. Darryll Fish — 230,000
2. David Singer — 143,000
3. Kirill Gerasimov — 140,000
4. David Pham — 127,000
5. Alex Popov — 101,000
6. David Steickie — 96,000
7. Erik Seidel — 94,000
8. Vanessa Rousso — 93,500
9. Toto Leonidas — 83,000
10. Kathy Liebert — 80,000

Average Chip Count: 65,476

Notable Eliminations:

Bill Edler
Steve Sung
Theo Tran
Chris Ferguson
Joe Sebok
Jared Hamby
Evan McNiff
Greg Raymer
Scott Montgomery

Big Hands:

Bill Edler Eliminated by Kirill Gerasimov

On a board of 86210, Kirill Gerasimov bets 19,000 and Bill Edler moves all in fir 38,000. Gerasimov calls and has him covered.

Edler: J9
Gerasimov: 66

Edler got it all in on the turn when he had both an open-ended straight draw and a flush draw. Gerasmiov flopped middle set.

The river is the 5, no help for Bill Edler who is eliminated from the tournament. Gerasimov moves up the leaderboard this hand with just under 150,000 in chips.

Mohsin Charania Doubles Through Carlos Mortensen

Mohsin Charania raises to 3,000 from middle position and Carlos Mortensen calls from the button.

The flop comes J54, and Charania bets 5,200. Mortensen raises to approximately 30,000 (enough to put Charania all in), and Charania calls all in; Mortensen has him covered.

Charania: AJ
Mortensen: KJ

Both players flop to p pair, Charania has Mortensen out-kicked. The turn and river are the 2 and the 6, no help for Mortensen as Charania doubles up to over 65,000 this hand while Mortensen falls to just bout 60,000 in chips.

Scott Montgomery Eliminated

The player in seat 6 raises the size of the pot and Scott Montgomery re-pots all in. Seat 6 calls and both players turn over their cards.

Montgomery: KQ
Seat 6: 55

Board: 106493

Montgomery finds no help from the board and is eliminated from the tournament.

Left in the Deck

Players are now on their last twenty-minute break with the completion of Leve1 8, and will return shortly to begin play in Level 9.

Player Tags: Carlos Mortensen,   Kirill Gerasimov,   Bill Edler,   Scott Montgomery,   Mohsin Charania

Level 9 Update: Action Starting to Pick Up

Jun 08, '09

Level 9 Update

Blinds: 800-1500

Players Remaining: 126 out of 179

Chip Counts:

1. Chris Bjorn — 134,400
2. Scott Clements — 130,800
3. Tom Koral — 99,700
4. Patrick Bueno — 98,400
5. David Benyamine — 94,800
6. Cameron McKinley — 90,100
7. Pat Rao — 89,800
8. Phil Hellmuth — 83,700
9. Josh Arieh — 82,700
10. James Van Alstyne — 80,400

Average Chip Count: 42,619

Notable Eliminations:

Bill Edler, Vitaly Lunkin

Big Hands:

Chau Giang Makes the Nuts in Three-Way Pot

Chau Giang raised under the gun to 3000 and both blinds call. The flop is K93 and the small blind leads out for 1500, which is called by both the big blind and Giang.

The turn card is the 8 and the small blind leads again for 3000. After the big blind called, Giang opts to raise to 6000. Both blinds call and the river is the Q. They checked to Giang who bet another 3000 and was called by only the small blind.

Giang shows the A2 and rakes in a big pot.

Brett Richey Doubles Up Through Scotty Nguyen

Scotty Nguyen raises in early position and Brett Richey three-bets to 4500. Scotty makes the call and they see a flop of 3KQ and they get all in on the flop for two bets. The hands are turned up and both players have AA.

The turn is the J and the river is the 8 and Richey had the AA79, giving him the nut flush.

After the river, Scotty was already taking his chips back, assuming that they had chopped the pot. “I’m sorry baby,” said Nguyen after he realized Richey made the flush.

Matusow Eliminates Edler

We pick up the action on the turn with a board of QJ6J and Mike Matusow bet and Bill Edler called. The river was the 10, Matusow bet again and Bill Edler got all in. Matusow called and showed the K910J, which made a full house and sent Edler home.

Player Tags: Scotty Nguyen,   Mike Matusow,   Chau Giang,   Bill Edler,   Brett Richey

Bill Edler, Shaun Deeb Eliminated by Nick Schulman

Feb 16, '09

Limit Hold'em

Bill Edler raises on the short stack to 1,200 and Shaun Deeb reraises to 1,800. Nick Schulman reraises to 2,400 and Edler calls. Deeb calls all in and the flop comes KQ4.

Edler is forced to commit the last of his chips and shows 55, Deeb shows AQ and Schulman has them drawing extremely slim with KK for top set.

The turn and river come 210 and Schulman's flush takes out two players.

Schulman now has 41,000 in chips.

Player Tags: Bill Edler,   Nick Schulman,   Shaun Deeb

$10,000 Main Event - Day 1b - Level 4

Jul 04, '08

Blinds: 150-300, 25 ante

Chip Leaders:
Ron Adams - 95,000
Mike “SirWatts” Watson - 92,000
Alexander Meidinger - 87,000
Patrik Antonius - 87,000
Michael Guzzardi - 84,000
Markus Golser - 81,000
Robert Mizrachi - 75,000
Redmond Lee - 73,000
Erick Lindgren - 66,700

Other Notables:
Victoria Coren - 45,000
Billy Argyros - 30,000
Mickey Appleman - 28,000
Bill Edler - 26,000
Shaun Deeb - 24,000
Lee Watkinson - 16,000
Alexander Kravchenko - 13,000
Sam Grizzle - 12,000

Eliminations:
Jacobo Fernandez
Matt Brady
Orel Hersheiser

Big Hands and Storylines:

Kenna James Loses Pot, Not Looking Hot

On a flop of 1097, a player made a bet of 2,500.  His lone opponent, Kenna James, made the call and the dealer put down the Q on the turn.  After several moments of deliberation, James’ opponent threw six yellow 1,000 chips across the line.  James mucked his cards and finished the hand with less than 12,000 in chips.

Bjorin Struggling

With one limper into the pot for 300, a shortstacked Chris Bjorin raised to 1500. Both blinds folded and the limper called to see the flop come K95. Bjorin led out for 2000, but was then check-raised to 6000. Bjorin, now with only 8900 remaining in chips, laid his hand down.

Zolotow Still Steady

Steve Zolotow was in the big blind, and after an opening raise to 725, the small blind called and Zolotow did the same. The flop came J65, and all three players checked. The 3 came on the turn, and when the small blind checked Zolotow bet out for 1100. Both players folded, and Zolotow improved his chip stack to 21,800.

Bell Lays One Down

Chris Bell called a 1225 bet on the turn with teh board reading J554. After the A hit the river, Bell checked and his opponent bet 2675 into the pot. Bell folded, but remains with a healthy 39,250 in chips.

David Dawkins Draws Diamonds, Dodges Disaster, Doubles

David Dawkins, sporting a series of tattoos on his arms and a name patch identifying him as “Evil”, just found himself in a heap of trouble. An early position player limped and then another player made it 1,600 total. Dawkins in the big blind – unfazed by this development (or perhaps too intoxicated to even notice it) – moved all-in for 8,500. Action folded back around to the raiser who made a quick call with AA. Dawkins flipped over A6, but was given some good news when the flop came J42. Dawkins asked the dealer for a diamond and, wouldn’t you know it, the 10 landed on the turn. The 4 on the river was inconsequential and Dawkins doubled up to 17,000.

Two hands later Dawkins continued his, let’s say, “loose aggressive” style of play when action folded around to him on the button and he moved all-in for over 40 big blinds. Action made it to the big blind who had some thinking to do. Dawkins looked him in the eye and told him, “I’ve got it.” After a few more seconds of thought, the young man folded.

Bill Edler Flops Big

With the board reading 65483, two players were left in the hand. Action was on Bill Edler who quite openly admitted, “I hate myself for not betting what I think is the best hand.” After Edler’s check, his opponent checked right behind, tabling Q4. Edler’s hand was indeed good; he showed 32 for a flopped straight. That hand brings Edler up to 26,000.

Player Tags: Chris Bjorin,   Steve Zolotow,   Bill Edler,   Chris Bell,   Matt Brady,   Jacobo Fernandez,   Orel Hershiser

$5,000 Buy-In No Limit Hold'em Six-Handed Just Hours Away

Jun 25, '08

Thursday's action at the 2008 World Series of Poker will begin with the $5,000 buy-in no limit hold'em six-handed event at noon.

Last year, 728 players fought for a bracelet with a prize pool totaling $3,421,600. Bill Edler eventually took home the title and the $904,672 that came with it. He defeated Alex Bolotin when Edler's dominated A10 outflopped Bolotin's AQ, the board reading 1033. Edler dodged the turn and river and took home the bracelet.

Players will start with 10,000 in chips. There will be a break after the first two levels. The 90-minute dinner break will arrive at the conclusion of level 6. Players will then return and play four more levels. Play will stop after level 10 and the remaining players will return at 2 p.m. Friday for Day 2.

Player Tags: Bill Edler,   Alex Bolotin

$10,000 World Championship Limit Hold'em - Day 1 - Level 5 Recap

Jun 15, '08

Blinds: 300-600

Players Left: 184 of 218

Chip Leaders:
Michael Binger - 60,000
Liz Lieu - 55,000
David Oppenheim - 55,000
Minh Ly - 42,000
Justin Bonomo - 40,000
Todd Witteles - 40,000
Mickey Appleman - 39,000
J.C. Tran - 38,000
Andy Bloch - 38,000
Richard Brodie - 37,000

Average Stack: 23,700

Eliminations:
Anna Wroblewski
Doyle Brunson
Marcel Luske
Patrik Antonius
Thor Hansen
Vivek Rajkumar

Big Hands and Storylines:

Kicker Problems for Boeken

Noah Boeken and Bill Edler tangled again, with Edler claiming his revenge on this occasion. Boeken raised from middle position and Edler re-raised him. The table folded around and Boeken made the call. The board came Q55T8 and Boeken check-called Edler on every street. Edler tabled AQ and Boeken rapped the table, flashed a queen, and mucked his cards. With that pot Edler is up to 28,500.

Duck Tales

With only four big blinds left, Vivek “psyduck” Rajkumar got all of his chips into the middle with AJ against his opponent’s A2. When the board ran out KT3K5, Rajkumar was up to 5,000 chips. Unfortunately his day would not last much longer and he busted 15 minutes later.

So That’s Why He Wears a Suit

We here at Card Player never tire of Marcel Luske’s antics. While many players’ shenanigans can be cruel and tragic (which makes them not really shenanigans at all) Marcel’s are always good-natured and amusing. After rivering a straight against Matt Hawrilenko to stay alive in the tournament, Luske leaned close to the table, laid his necktie flat on the felt, and made a very simple request to the dealer: “Gimme da money.” The dealer – like all of the players at the table – was entertained by this turn of events and obliged the Dutchman, placing the chips on his tie. As Luske dragged the pot in a most unusual manner, Terrence Chan asked Hawrilenko, “Now wasn’t it worth it to lose that small pot?” Unfortunately for lovers of fanciful fun and dapperly-dressed Dutchman, Luske would be eliminated later in the level.

Traniello a Thorn in Arieh’s Side

Marco Traniello has just taken two pots off of Josh Arieh and increased his stack to 28,000.

In the first pot Traniello raised from the button and Arieh called in the big blind. The two checked a AJ2 flop, and Traniello took it down on the turn (4) when Arieh check-folded.

The next hand was a bit bigger: Marco raised in early position and Arieh 3-bet him in late position. Theo Tran called in the big blind, and Traniello called. The flop was 992. Tran checked, Traniello bet, Arieh called, and Tran folded. Traniello and Arieh both checked the 6c turn. The 2 seemed to be a harmless river card, so when Traniello checked, Arieh fired 1,200. Traniello called and the two showed their cards:

Arieh: 8-8
Traniello T-T

Traniello’s recent run has propelled him up into the upper-third of today’s players. Arieh is down to 18,500, and Theo Tran is lingering at 13,000.

Player Tags: J.C. Tran,   Thor Hansen,   Josh Arieh,   Richard Brodie,   Mickey Appleman,   Andy Bloch,   Minh Ly,   David Oppenheim,   Doyle Brunson,   Marco Traniello,   Marcel Luske,   Bill Edler,   Noah Boeken,   Patrik Antonius,   Justin Bonomo,   Liz Lieu,   Todd Witteles,   Michael Binger,   Theo Tran,   Vivek Rajkumar,   Anna Wroblewski,   European Report

$10,000 World Championship Limit Hold'em - Day 1 - Level 3 Recap

Jun 15, '08

Blinds: 200-400

Players Left: 218

Chip Leaders:
David Oppenheim - 50,000
Terrence Chan - 39,000
Todd Witteles - 36,000
Michael Mizrachi - 31,000
Erik Cajelais - 30,000
Robert Mizrachi - 28,000
Liz Lieu - 28,000
Huck Seed - 25,000
Greg Mueller - 24,000
John Hennigan - 24,000
Michael Binger – 24,000

Eliminations:
Phil Ivey

Big Hands and Storylines:

Michael Binger: Serious Business

Darrell “Gigabet” Dicken raised from early position and was called by Michael Binger two seats to his left. Dicken bet the Q75 flop and Binger called. The turn was the 4 and Dicken bet again. Binger tossed in a raise and Dicken, smiling, asked, “Whaddya got?” Binger slowly and seriously counted down the chips in front of him and gave Dicken an answer. Of course, this information wasn’t quite what “Gigabet” was looking for: “I meant the cards in your hands,” Dicken quipped, before folding his hand. We don’t know what cards Binger had, but we do know that he currently has about 24,000 in chips, a couple thousand more than Dicken’s 22,000.

Harman Hanging On

Erik Cajelais raised preflop from middle position and Harman called from the small blind. Harman checked raised him on the Q107 flop and Cajelais called. The turn was the 2 and Harman bet, Cajelais raised, Harman 3-bet, and Cajelais made another raise, putting Harman all in. Harman called and the two both showed down A-Q, splitting the pot and allowing Harman to live for another hand. Harman has only about 5,000 chips left, but Cajelais is sitting pretty with 30,000.

“Waco” Standoffish

Upon losing another pot, Jared “TheWacoKidd” Hamby tossed down his hand in frustration and started shuffling his chips -- all four of them. The quartet of remaining 1,000-denomination chips leaves him with a mere 4,000 from his starting stack of 20,000. Hamby will need a bit of luck to dig himself out of this hole.

Boeken Re-building

Noah Boeken raised from the hijack and Bill Edler called from the cutoff. The two saw a flop of A72 and both players checked. On the A turn, Boeken bet out and Edler called him. Boeken bet the river 9, and Edler quickly folded. This hand brought Boeken back up to 10,000 in chips while Edler slipped to 19,500.

Player Tags: Robert Mizrachi,   Huck Seed,   David Oppenheim,   Greg Mueller,   Michael Mizrachi,   John Hennigan,   Jennifer Harman,   Phil Ivey,   Bill Edler,   Noah Boeken,   Terrence Chan,   Darrell Dicken,   Liz Lieu,   Todd Witteles,   Erik Cajelais,   Michael Binger,   Jared Hamby,   European Report