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Level 32 Hour 1 Update: Nick Maimone Eliminated In 15th Place

Jul 15, '09

Blinds: 100,000-200,000 with a 30,000 ante

Players Remaining: 14 out of 6,494

Chip Counts:

1. Steven Begleiter – 27,890,000
2. Eric Buchman – 25,280,000
3. Darvin Moon – 23,500,000
4. Billy Kopp – 16,520,000
5. Joseph Cada – 14,850,000
6. Jeff Shulman – 14,200,000
7. Kevin Schaffel – 13,485,000
8. James Akenhead – 9,460,000
9. Jamie Robbins – 7,950,000
10. Antoine Saout – 7,100,000

Card Player Chip Count:

Jeff Shulman – 14,200,000

Average Chip Count: 12,988,000

Eliminations:

15. Nick Maimone — $633,022

Twitter Updates:

Jeff Shulman at 14,200,000 (twitter feed)
Billy Kopp at 16,520,000 (twitter feed)
Phil Ivey at 5,600,000 (twitter feed)
Nick Maimone at 9,350,000 (twitter feed)

Big Hands:

Cada Flushes Maimone

Joe Cada raised to 500,000 preflop and Nick Maimone made the call. The flop came down KQ6 and Cada bet 850,000. Maimone made the call again and the turn was the 8. Cada checked this time and Maimone bet 1.2 million. Cada made the call and the two players saw the 5 fall on the river.

Both players checked and Cada tabled A7 for the nut flush and he took down the pot. His stack was at 15.5 million.

Begleiter Adds To His Chip Lead

Joe Cada raised to 500,000 and Steven Begleiter repopped to 1.25 million. Cada made the call and the flop came down J88. Both players checked and the turn was the K. Begleiter fired 2.25 million into the pot and Cada gave up his hand.

Begleiter took in the pot and he was closing in on 30 million in chips.

Shulman Takes A Pot

Jordan Smith raised to 525,000 and Jeff Shulman made the call. Both players saw a flop of 433 and Smith bet 775,000. Shulman raised to 2,000,000 and Smith mucked his hand.

Shulman raked in the pot and was over 14 million after the hand.

Maimone Gets Outkicked

Eric Buchman raised to 525,000 and Nick Maimone called from the big blind. The flop came down K38 and both players checked. The turn was the 6 and Maimone bet 750,000. Buchman came along for the ride and the river was the 8.

Maimone bet 1.25 million and Buchman made the call. Maimone tabled K4 for two pair, but Buchman showed K7 for the same hand and his kicker played, giving Buchman the pot.

Lamb With A Pot

Ben Lamb raised to 515,000 preflop and Kevin Schaffel made the call. The flop came down K53 and Lamb fired 625,000. Schaffel called and the turn was the J.

Lamb bet 1.35 million and Schaffel mucked, giving the pot over to Lamb.

Nick Maimone Eliminated In 15th Place($633,022)

Nick Maimone raised to 450,000 preflop and Eric Buchman made the call from the small blind. The flop came down J810 and Buchman checked. Maimone bet 900,000 and Buchman moved all in, having Maimone covered. Maimone made the quick call and tabled AQ for a double gutter straight draw.

Buchman tabled J9 for top pair and a straight draw. The turn was the J, eliminating a nine as one of Maimone’s outs and he could only survive with a king on the river. The river was paint, but it was the Q and Maimone was eliminated in 15th place.

Player Tags: Jeff Shulman,   Eric Buchman,   Jordan Smith,   Ben Lamb,   Nick Maimone,   Joseph Cada

Level 31 Hour 2 Update: Vedes 19th, Lichtenberger 18th, Tavelli 17th, Lacay 16th

Jul 15, '09

Blinds: 80,000-160,000 with a 20,000 ante

Players Remaining: 15 out of 6,494

Chip Counts:

1. Steven Begleiter – 27,890,000
2. Darvin Moon – 24,600,000
3. Billy Kopp – 17,200,000
4. Eric Buchman – 16,000,000
5. Jordan Smith – 15,800,000
6. Joseph Cada – 13,600,000
7. Kevin Schaffel – 13,600,000
8. Jeff Shluman – 12,800,000
9. James Akenhead – 10,100,000
10. Nick Maimone – 10,000,000

Card Player Chip Count:

Jeff Shulman – 12,800,000

Average Chip Count: 12,988,000

Eliminations:

19. Tommy Vedes — $352,832
18. Andrew Lichtenberger — $500,557
17. Ian Tavelli — $500,557
16. Ludovic Lacay — $500,557

Twitter Updates:

Jeff Shulman at 12,800,000 (twitter feed)
Billy Kopp at 17,200,000 (twitter feed)
Phil Ivey at 6,800,000 (twitter feed)
Nick Maimone at 9,350,000 (twitter feed)

Big Hands:

Tommy Vedes Eliminated In 19th Place($352,832)

Eric Buchman raised to 425,000 preflop and Tommy Vedes moved in for his last 1.9 million. Buchman made the call with 77, dominating Vedes’ 33.

The flop brought something for everyone as it fell 1073, giving each player a set. The turn was the Q and Vedes needed the case three to stay alive. But the river was the 2 and Vedes was ousted in 19th place.

Lamb’s Aces Taken Out To Slaughter

Steven Begleiter raised to 425,000 preflop from the hijack and Benjamin Lamb repopped to 1.1 million from the cutoff. Begleiter made the call and the two players saw a flop of J95. Begleiter checked to Lamb who fired a bet into the pot. Begleiter then moved all in for over 7 million. Lamb made the call after some thought and tabled AA.

The aces were officially cracked, however, as Begleiter tabled J9 for top two pair on the flop. The turn was the 3 and the river was the 8 and Begleiter doubled to over 16 million. Lamb was down to just over 4 million in chips.

Not So Happy…

Jeff Shulman raised to 420,000 preflop and Joe Cada repopped it to 1.2 million. Shulman made the call and the flop came down K25. Cada checked to Shulman who bet 1.4 million. Cada made the call and the turn was the 5. Both players checked and the river was the K.

Cada then led out for 2 million and Shulman threw his hand in the muck. Cada raked in the pot and was over 9 million while Shulman dropped to 8 million.

Jordan Smith Takes One On The Turn

Billy Kopp raised to 375,000 and Ben Lamb made the call from the button. Jordan Smith also came along from the big blind and the flop came down 986. Everyone checked and the turn was the Q.

Smith led out for 700,000 and his two opponents mucked. Smith raked in the pot and was over 7 million.

Begleiter Takes One Off Maimone

Steven Begleiter raised to 425,000 and Nick Maimone made the call from the big blind. The flop came down J72 and both players checked. The turn was the 7 and Maimone took a shot with 400,000. Begleiter made the call and the river was the 9. Maimone bet 800,000 and Begleiter made the call.

Maimone tabled KJ for top pair, but Begleiter showed AJ for the same hand with a better kicker. Begleiter raked the pot and was at 18 million while Maimone was at 10 million.

Andrew Lichtenberger Eliminated In 18th Place($500,557)

Andrew Lichtenberger raised to 400,000 and Darvin Moon made the call. The flop came down 633 and Lichtenberger bet 680,000. Moon raised to 1.5 million and Lichtenberger moved all in, getting a quick call from Moon.

Lichtenberger showed JJ, but Moon tabled KK. The turn was the 6 and the river was the 7 and Moon knocked out Lichtenberger, moving his stack to 25 million.

Ivey Takes A Pot

Phil Ivey raised to 420,000 and Steven Begleiter made the call. The flop came down 864 and Ivey led out with 600,000. Begleiter made the call and the 4 fell on the turn. Both players checked.

They did the same when the K came on the river and Begleiter showed down 109 for a bunch of busted draws. Ivey showed 99 for the best hand and took the pot. He was at 6.8 million.

…But Let’s Put A Smile On That Face

Jeff Shulman raised to 450,000 preflop from the hijack and James Calderaro called from the button. The flop came down 1054 and Shulman bet 750,000 and Calderaro made the call. The turn was the K and Shulman kept the pressure on, betting 1.1 million.

Calderaro decided to muck his hand and Shulman took it down, improving his stack to 9 million.

Jordan Smith Doubles Through Billy Kopp

Billy Kopp had been strolling through the day with a nice chip lead, but he just took his first big hit of the day courtesy of Jordan Smith.

Smith raised to 420,000 under the gun and Kopp raised to 1.5 million from the cutoff. Action folded back around to Smith who shoved for 7.73 million. Kopp made the call and here were their hands.

Kopp: AK
Smith: QQ

Board: JJ988

Smith’s pocket ladies held up and he doubled to 15.8 million while Kopp was knocked off the chip lead, his stack at 17.2 million.

Ian Tavelli Eliminated In 17th Place($500,557)

Steven Begleiter raised to 1.35 million after Ian Tavelli had opened for 450,000 from under the gun. Tavelli made the call and the flop came down 642 and Begleiter fired 3.5 million. Tavelli moved in for almost 8 million and Begleiter snapped him off, tabling KK. Tavelli showed down 99 and Tavelli was in trouble.

The turn was the Q and the river was the 10 and Tavelli was out while Begleiter catapulted to the chip lead.

Ludovic Lacay Eliminated In 16th Place($500,557)

Jeff Shulman raised to 450,000 preflop and Ludovic Lacay came over the top for the rest of his stack of just over 3 million. Shulman made the call and here were there hands.

Shulman: AK
Lacay: 77

It was a classic race and the flop came K95, putting Shulman ahead. The turn was the 9 and the river was the 6 and Lacay was ousted from the main event. Shulman was up to 12.8 million after the hand.

Player Tags: Jeff Shulman,   Phil Ivey,   Tommy Vedes,   Jordan Smith,   Ben Lamb,   Billy Kopp,   Ludovic Lacay,   Andrew Lichtenberger,   Nick Maimone