John Roveto Poker Tournament Updates

John Roveto Eliminated in 27th Place ($31,975)

Oct 24, '08

A short stacked John Roveto has been eliminated from the tournament shortly after the redraw.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Player Tags: John Roveto

$2,500 Deuce-to-Seven Triple Draw Lowball - Day 2 - Level 11 Recap

Jun 23, '08

Blinds: 600-1,200

Players Left: 27 of 238

Chip Leaders:
Shun Uchida - 79,200
Gioi Luong - 74,100
Ray Davis - 67,700
Robert Mizrachi – 65,000
Greg Raymer - 64,600
James Copeland - 62,700
Richard Chase - 59,200
Michael Wattel - 57,200
Chris Vitch - 54,500
Jose Luis Velador - 49,400

Average Stack: 44,100

Eliminations:
Antony Lellouche
John Roveto

Big Hands and Storylines:

“Advertise Now, Steal Later”

Those words uttered by Chris Vitch after raising from the small blind and forcing Bill Chen to lay down his hand. Vitch showed a made 8-6. Of course, one wonders if Vitch’s cunning gambit will pay off after letting Chen in on it.

The Table of Death

It appears that one table stands out above all others as one to watch during today’s early preceding. Greg Raymer is seated at a table along with Steve Sung, John Phan, Ralph Perry, David Sklansky, and Jose Luis Velador. Action started off fast as Raymer took a big pot off of Phan early in the first level of the day:

Raymer raised from the hijack and was called by Phan in the big blind. Both players drew 2 cards and Phan checked. Raymer bet and “The Razor” called. Phan drew one card and Raymer stood pat. Phan check-raised Raymer on the next betting round and Raymer called. Both players stood pat on the final draw and Phan check-called Raymer’s bet. Raymer’s no. 3 – 7-6-5-3-2 – was better than Phan’s eight low, and “Fossilman” raked in a sizeable pot. He’s now up to 65,000.

Billy Baxter Doubles Up

Lowball specialist Billy Baxter just doubled through Ray Henson to get back to more respectable 20,000 in chips. This is bad news for the rest of the players at the table. Baxter owns 5 deuce-to-seven bracelets and will be looking to add a 6^th to his collection.

Robert Mizrachi Racing To The Top

Gioi Luong, first to act, raised to 1,200, Mizrachi called in the small blind, James Copeland 3-bet from the big blind, and the other two players called. Mizrachi drew two and the others drew one card. Copeland bet and Mizarachi and Luong called. On the 2^nd draw each player took one card. On this round of betting Mizrachi and Copeland checked to Luong who bet and both players called. On the final draw Mizrachi drew one and the other players stood pat. Mizrachi led out into the two pat players, who both folded. Mizrachi claimed he had a 7-6 and raked in a large pot, taking him to 65,000.

Player Tags: John Phan,   Gioi Luong,   Robert Mizrachi,   Raymond Davis,   Michael Wattel,   Shunjiro Uchida,   Greg Raymer,   Richard Chase,   James Copeland,   John Roveto,   Billy Baxter,   Chris Vitch,   Jose Luis Velador

Hand #22: John "Kicker" Roveto Eliminated in 3rd Place ($923,355)

Apr 26, '08

Hand #22  -  John Roveto has the button in seat 1, he moves all in for 1,985,000, and Hansen quickly calls from the small blind with A10. Roveto shows KK, and he'll need it to hold up to stay alive.

The flop comes J98, and crowd reacts as Hansen picks up an open-ended straight draw.

The turn is the 6, and Hansen needs an ace, a queen, or a seven (11 outs) to bust Roveto here.

The river card is -- the 7!

The crowd laughs through their applause as Gus Hansen wins the pot with a jack-high straight.

John Roveto is eliminated in third place, earning $923,355.

 

 

Player Tags: Gus Hansen,   John Roveto

Hand #21: John Roveto

Apr 26, '08

Hand #21  -  David Chiu has the button in seat 3, and Roveto moves all in from the small blind for 1,795,000, winning the blinds and antes.
 

Player Tags: David Chiu,   John Roveto

Hand #19: Gus Hansen

Apr 26, '08

Hand #19  -  John Roveto has the button in seat 1, Hansen completes from the small blind to 160,000, and Chiu checks his option. The flop comes 972, Hansen bets 160,000, and Chiu folds. Gus Hansen takes the pot.
 

Player Tags: Gus Hansen,   David Chiu,   John Roveto

Hand #17: David Chiu

Apr 26, '08

Hand #17  -  There is a dead button in seat 4, and there is no small blind because of the back-to-back bustouts. John Roveto has the big blind. David Chiu raises to 460,000, winning the blinds and antes.
 

Player Tags: David Chiu,   John Roveto

Hand #14: Cory Carroll

Apr 26, '08

Hand #14  -  John Roveto has the button in seat 1, Carroll raises to 460,000, and Hansen calls from the small blind. The flop comes A86, Hansen checks, Carroll thinks a bit before betting 750,000, and Hansen quickly folds. Cory Carroll takes the pot.
 

Player Tags: Gus Hansen,   Cory Carroll,   John Roveto

Hand #8: Gus Hansen

Apr 26, '08

Hand #8  -  John Roveto has the button in seat 1, and Hansen raises from the small blind to 480,000, winning the blinds and antes.
 

Player Tags: Gus Hansen,   John Roveto

Hand #2: John Roveto

Apr 26, '08

Hand #2  -  John Roveto has the button in seat 1, and he raises to 375,000, winning the blinds and antes.
 

Player Tags: John Roveto

Hands #56-58: Karga Holt Eliminated in 8th Place ($211,050)

Apr 24, '08

There are about 28 minutes left in Level 24, with blinds at 60,000-120,000 and a 15,000 ante.

Hand #56  -  Karga Holt has the button in seat 2, and John Roveto raises from the cutoff to 420,000, winning the blinds and antes.

Hand #57  -  Amir Vahedi has the button in seat 3, and Gus Hansen raises from the small blind to 360,000, winning the blinds and antes.

Hand #58 -  Gus Hansen has the button in seat 4, Karga Holt raises from late position to 450,000, Hansen reraises from the button to 1,065,000, Holt moves all in, and Hansen calls with AK. Holt shows JJ, and he'll need his pocket pair to hold up to stay alive.

The flop comes A74, and Hansen pairs his ace to take a dominating lead. Holt needs a jack to survive.

The turn is the 9, the river is the K, and Gus Hansen wins the pot with two pair, aces and kings.

Karga Holt is eliminated in eighth place, earning $211,050.
 

Player Tags: Gus Hansen,   Karga Holt,   John Roveto

Hands #53-55

Apr 24, '08

The blinds are still at 60,000-120,000 with a 15,000 ante.

Hand #53  -  Cory Carroll has the button in seat 7, and Karga Holt raises under the gun to 360,000, winning the blinds and antes.

Hand #54 -  Jeff King has the button in seat 10, and Gus Hansen raises from early position to 360,000, winning the blinds and antes.

Hand #55  -  John Roveto has the button in seat 1, and he raises to 420,000, winning the blinds and antes.
 

Player Tags: Gus Hansen,   Karga Holt,   John Roveto

Hands #51-52: John Roveto Doubles Through Amir Vahedi

Apr 24, '08

There are about 35 minutes left in Level 24, with blinds at 60,000-120,000 and a 15,000 ante.

Hand #51 -  David Chiu has the button in seat 5, and Gus Hansen raises from the cutoff to 360,000, winning the blinds and antes.

Hand #52 -  Tommy Le has the button in seat 6, John Roveto raises under the gun to 665,000, Amir Vahedi moves all in from middle position for 2,265,000, and Roveto calls all in with AK. Vahedi shows AQ, and he'll need to improve to bust Roveto here.

The board comes 964A6, and John Roveto wins the pot with his ace kicker, doubling up to about 2.34 million. Amir Vahedi drops down to about 1.11 million.
 

Player Tags: Amir Vahedi,   Gus Hansen,   David Chiu,   Tommy Le,   John Roveto

Hand #22: John "Kicker" Roveto Eliminated in 3rd Place ($923,355)

Apr 26, '08

Hand #22  -  John Roveto has the button in seat 1, he moves all in for 1,985,000, and Hansen quickly calls from the small blind with A10. Roveto shows KK, and he'll need it to hold up to stay alive.

The flop comes J98, and crowd reacts as Hansen picks up an open-ended straight draw.

The turn is the 6, and Hansen needs an ace, a queen, or a seven (11 outs) to bust Roveto here.

The river card is -- the 7!

The crowd laughs through their applause as Gus Hansen wins the pot with a jack-high straight.

John Roveto is eliminated in third place, earning $923,355.

 

 

Player Tags: Gus Hansen,   John Roveto

Hand #21: John Roveto

Apr 26, '08

Hand #21  -  David Chiu has the button in seat 3, and Roveto moves all in from the small blind for 1,795,000, winning the blinds and antes.
 

Player Tags: David Chiu,   John Roveto

Hand #19: Gus Hansen

Apr 26, '08

Hand #19  -  John Roveto has the button in seat 1, Hansen completes from the small blind to 160,000, and Chiu checks his option. The flop comes 972, Hansen bets 160,000, and Chiu folds. Gus Hansen takes the pot.
 

Player Tags: Gus Hansen,   David Chiu,   John Roveto

Hand #17: David Chiu

Apr 26, '08

Hand #17  -  There is a dead button in seat 4, and there is no small blind because of the back-to-back bustouts. John Roveto has the big blind. David Chiu raises to 460,000, winning the blinds and antes.
 

Player Tags: David Chiu,   John Roveto

Hand #14: Cory Carroll

Apr 26, '08

Hand #14  -  John Roveto has the button in seat 1, Carroll raises to 460,000, and Hansen calls from the small blind. The flop comes A86, Hansen checks, Carroll thinks a bit before betting 750,000, and Hansen quickly folds. Cory Carroll takes the pot.
 

Player Tags: Gus Hansen,   Cory Carroll,   John Roveto

Hand #8: Gus Hansen

Apr 26, '08

Hand #8  -  John Roveto has the button in seat 1, and Hansen raises from the small blind to 480,000, winning the blinds and antes.
 

Player Tags: Gus Hansen,   John Roveto

Hand #2: John Roveto

Apr 26, '08

Hand #2  -  John Roveto has the button in seat 1, and he raises to 375,000, winning the blinds and antes.
 

Player Tags: John Roveto

Hands #56-58: Karga Holt Eliminated in 8th Place ($211,050)

Apr 24, '08

There are about 28 minutes left in Level 24, with blinds at 60,000-120,000 and a 15,000 ante.

Hand #56  -  Karga Holt has the button in seat 2, and John Roveto raises from the cutoff to 420,000, winning the blinds and antes.

Hand #57  -  Amir Vahedi has the button in seat 3, and Gus Hansen raises from the small blind to 360,000, winning the blinds and antes.

Hand #58 -  Gus Hansen has the button in seat 4, Karga Holt raises from late position to 450,000, Hansen reraises from the button to 1,065,000, Holt moves all in, and Hansen calls with AK. Holt shows JJ, and he'll need his pocket pair to hold up to stay alive.

The flop comes A74, and Hansen pairs his ace to take a dominating lead. Holt needs a jack to survive.

The turn is the 9, the river is the K, and Gus Hansen wins the pot with two pair, aces and kings.

Karga Holt is eliminated in eighth place, earning $211,050.
 

Player Tags: Gus Hansen,   Karga Holt,   John Roveto

Hands #53-55

Apr 24, '08

The blinds are still at 60,000-120,000 with a 15,000 ante.

Hand #53  -  Cory Carroll has the button in seat 7, and Karga Holt raises under the gun to 360,000, winning the blinds and antes.

Hand #54 -  Jeff King has the button in seat 10, and Gus Hansen raises from early position to 360,000, winning the blinds and antes.

Hand #55  -  John Roveto has the button in seat 1, and he raises to 420,000, winning the blinds and antes.
 

Player Tags: Gus Hansen,   Karga Holt,   John Roveto

Hands #51-52: John Roveto Doubles Through Amir Vahedi

Apr 24, '08

There are about 35 minutes left in Level 24, with blinds at 60,000-120,000 and a 15,000 ante.

Hand #51 -  David Chiu has the button in seat 5, and Gus Hansen raises from the cutoff to 360,000, winning the blinds and antes.

Hand #52 -  Tommy Le has the button in seat 6, John Roveto raises under the gun to 665,000, Amir Vahedi moves all in from middle position for 2,265,000, and Roveto calls all in with AK. Vahedi shows AQ, and he'll need to improve to bust Roveto here.

The board comes 964A6, and John Roveto wins the pot with his ace kicker, doubling up to about 2.34 million. Amir Vahedi drops down to about 1.11 million.
 

Player Tags: Amir Vahedi,   Gus Hansen,   David Chiu,   Tommy Le,   John Roveto

Hand #22: John "Kicker" Roveto Eliminated in 3rd Place ($923,355)

Apr 26, '08

Hand #22  -  John Roveto has the button in seat 1, he moves all in for 1,985,000, and Hansen quickly calls from the small blind with A10. Roveto shows KK, and he'll need it to hold up to stay alive.

The flop comes J98, and crowd reacts as Hansen picks up an open-ended straight draw.

The turn is the 6, and Hansen needs an ace, a queen, or a seven (11 outs) to bust Roveto here.

The river card is -- the 7!

The crowd laughs through their applause as Gus Hansen wins the pot with a jack-high straight.

John Roveto is eliminated in third place, earning $923,355.

 

 

Player Tags: Gus Hansen,   John Roveto

Hand #21: John Roveto

Apr 26, '08

Hand #21  -  David Chiu has the button in seat 3, and Roveto moves all in from the small blind for 1,795,000, winning the blinds and antes.
 

Player Tags: David Chiu,   John Roveto

Hand #19: Gus Hansen

Apr 26, '08

Hand #19  -  John Roveto has the button in seat 1, Hansen completes from the small blind to 160,000, and Chiu checks his option. The flop comes 972, Hansen bets 160,000, and Chiu folds. Gus Hansen takes the pot.
 

Player Tags: Gus Hansen,   David Chiu,   John Roveto

Hand #17: David Chiu

Apr 26, '08

Hand #17  -  There is a dead button in seat 4, and there is no small blind because of the back-to-back bustouts. John Roveto has the big blind. David Chiu raises to 460,000, winning the blinds and antes.
 

Player Tags: David Chiu,   John Roveto

Hand #14: Cory Carroll

Apr 26, '08

Hand #14  -  John Roveto has the button in seat 1, Carroll raises to 460,000, and Hansen calls from the small blind. The flop comes A86, Hansen checks, Carroll thinks a bit before betting 750,000, and Hansen quickly folds. Cory Carroll takes the pot.
 

Player Tags: Gus Hansen,   Cory Carroll,   John Roveto

Hand #8: Gus Hansen

Apr 26, '08

Hand #8  -  John Roveto has the button in seat 1, and Hansen raises from the small blind to 480,000, winning the blinds and antes.
 

Player Tags: Gus Hansen,   John Roveto

Hand #2: John Roveto

Apr 26, '08

Hand #2  -  John Roveto has the button in seat 1, and he raises to 375,000, winning the blinds and antes.
 

Player Tags: John Roveto

Hands #56-58: Karga Holt Eliminated in 8th Place ($211,050)

Apr 24, '08

There are about 28 minutes left in Level 24, with blinds at 60,000-120,000 and a 15,000 ante.

Hand #56  -  Karga Holt has the button in seat 2, and John Roveto raises from the cutoff to 420,000, winning the blinds and antes.

Hand #57  -  Amir Vahedi has the button in seat 3, and Gus Hansen raises from the small blind to 360,000, winning the blinds and antes.

Hand #58 -  Gus Hansen has the button in seat 4, Karga Holt raises from late position to 450,000, Hansen reraises from the button to 1,065,000, Holt moves all in, and Hansen calls with AK. Holt shows JJ, and he'll need his pocket pair to hold up to stay alive.

The flop comes A74, and Hansen pairs his ace to take a dominating lead. Holt needs a jack to survive.

The turn is the 9, the river is the K, and Gus Hansen wins the pot with two pair, aces and kings.

Karga Holt is eliminated in eighth place, earning $211,050.
 

Player Tags: Gus Hansen,   Karga Holt,   John Roveto

Hands #53-55

Apr 24, '08

The blinds are still at 60,000-120,000 with a 15,000 ante.

Hand #53  -  Cory Carroll has the button in seat 7, and Karga Holt raises under the gun to 360,000, winning the blinds and antes.

Hand #54 -  Jeff King has the button in seat 10, and Gus Hansen raises from early position to 360,000, winning the blinds and antes.

Hand #55  -  John Roveto has the button in seat 1, and he raises to 420,000, winning the blinds and antes.
 

Player Tags: Gus Hansen,   Karga Holt,   John Roveto

Hands #51-52: John Roveto Doubles Through Amir Vahedi

Apr 24, '08

There are about 35 minutes left in Level 24, with blinds at 60,000-120,000 and a 15,000 ante.

Hand #51 -  David Chiu has the button in seat 5, and Gus Hansen raises from the cutoff to 360,000, winning the blinds and antes.

Hand #52 -  Tommy Le has the button in seat 6, John Roveto raises under the gun to 665,000, Amir Vahedi moves all in from middle position for 2,265,000, and Roveto calls all in with AK. Vahedi shows AQ, and he'll need to improve to bust Roveto here.

The board comes 964A6, and John Roveto wins the pot with his ace kicker, doubling up to about 2.34 million. Amir Vahedi drops down to about 1.11 million.
 

Player Tags: Amir Vahedi,   Gus Hansen,   David Chiu,   Tommy Le,   John Roveto

Roveto Rakes the First Big Pot

Jun 14, '07

John Roveto raises to $5,000 before the flop and Jerome Bradpiece makes the call. The flop comes 7 6 2, and Roveto checks to Bradpiece who bets $6,000. Roveto calls and the turn brings the 2. Roveto checks to Bradpiece again who this time bets $24,000 and Roveto calls. The river brings the 10 and Roveto bets out $31,000. Bradpiece goes into the tank for a few minutes but ultimately makes the call. Roveto turns over A Q for the nut flush and Bradpiece mucks his cards.

Player Tags: John Roveto,   Jerome Bradpiece