Level 19 Update: Glantz, Boyd, and Rajkumar Eliminated
Oct 24, '09
Blinds: 10,000-20,000 with a 2,000 ante
Players Left: 12 of 275
Average Chip Count: 1,269,230
Chip Counts:
1. Jason Lavallee — 4,500,000
2. Kido Pham — 1,720,000
3. Shawn Cunix — 1,400,000
4. Jason Burt — 1,370,000
5. Tommy Vedes — 1,250,000
6. Freddy Deeb — 1,100,000
7. Larry Berg — 990,000
8. Aaron Jones — 940,000
9. Steve Brecher — 850,000
10. Chris Bjorin — 650,000
Notable Eliminations:
18. Matt Glantz — $31,805
17. Jeff Blenkarn — $31,805
16. Dutch Boyd — $31,805
15. Vivek Rajkumar — $39,760
14. Robert Tepper — $39,760
13. Matt Stout — $39,760
Big Hands:
Matt Glantz Eliminated in 18th Place ($31,805)
Matt Glantz moved all in preflop and Jason Lavallee made the call. Their cards:
Glantz: AJ
Lavallee: AQ
Board: Q873A
Lavallee won the hand with aces up and Glantz was eliminated in 18th place.
Jeff Blenkarn Eliminated in 17th Place ($31,805)
Chris Bjorin moved all in from the small blind and Jeff Blenkarn made the all-in call for his final 130,000. Their cards:
Bjorin: 86
Blenkarn: A4
Board: J1087J
Bjorin grew his stack to 725,000 and Blenkarn was eliminated in 17th place.
Dutch Boyd Eliminated in 16th Place ($31,805)
Jason Lavallee raised to 52,000 under the gun and Dutch Boyd made the call. The flop was dealt A84. Lavallee bet 20,000 and Boyd made the all-in call for 15,000. Their cards:
Boyd: A10
Lavallee: AK
Turn and River: 56
Lavallee increased his chip lead to 4.4 million and Boyd was eliminated in 16th place.
Vivek Rajkumar Eliminated in 15th Place ($39,760)
Vivek Rajkumar raised to 50,000 under the gun. Jason Lavallee reraised from the cutoff to 140,000. Rajkumar reraised all in for 460,000. Lavallee made the call and they turned up their cards:
Lavallee: AK
Rajkumer: QQ
Board: K5569
Lavallee grew his chip lead once more and now he holds 4.5 million. Rajkumar was knocked out in 15th place.
Rob Tepper Eliminated in 14th Place ($39,760)
Rob Tepper moved all in under the gun for 174,000 and Aaron Jones reraised all in from the button. Everyone else mucked and the two players flipped up their cards:
Tepper: K2
Jones: 1010
Board: A872Q
Jones won the hand with a pair of tens and Tepper was eliminated in 14th place.
Matt Stout Eliminated in 13th Place ($39,760)
Craig Crivello checked a board of J834 from the big blind and Matt Stout moved all in under the gun. Crivello made the call and they turned over their cards:
Crivello: 33
Stout: 1010
River: K
Crivello won the hand to grow his stack to 1 million and Stout was eliminated in 13th place.
Jeff Shulman – 170,000
Phil Hellmuth – 145,000
Lee Watkinson – 57,000
Adam Schoenfeld – 100,000
Matthew Hilger – did not report
Steve Zolotow – 24,000
Thomas Keller – 123,000
Max Pescatori – 47,300
Justin Rollo – did not report
Notable Eliminations:
Brett Richey
Lee Childs
Justin Smith
Gavin Griffin
David Sklansky
Big Hands:
Marlon Wayans Chips Up
The player on the button raises to 2,500 before the flop and Marlon Wayans reraises to 5,400 from the small blind.
The flop comes Q32, Wayans checks and the button bets 8,000. Wayans raises to 20,000 and the button folds to the check-raise. Wayans rakes the pot, bringing his stack up to 57,000 this hand.
Dutch Boyd Doubles Up
Dutch Boys gets it all in before the flop for 20,000 against a single opponent.
Boyd: JJ
Opponent: 1010
Board: KQ654
Boyd’s pair of jacks hold up as he doubles through to 40,000 this hand.
Joe Hachem Knocks One Out, Builds Stack
Joe Hachem raises to 2,000 from under the gun and the short stacked player at the tables moves all in behind him for a total of 9,000. Hachem calls and has his opponent covered.
Hachem: 99
Opponent: AK
Board: 108794
Hachem flops an open-ended straight draw and turns a set, eliminating his opponent and climbing up to 77,000 in chips this hand.
Gavin Griffin Eliminated
Gavin Griffin got it all in pre-flop for 12,000 and was called in one spot.
Griffin: KJ
Opponent: AK
Board: Q8275
Griffin is dominated with a weaker king and the board fails to improve his hand. Gavin Griffin is eliminated from the main event.
James Akenhead Eliminates Opponent; Jumps Up Leaderboard
On a flop of 754, the player in the big blind bets 9,900 and James Akenhead calls. The turn is the A, the big blind checks, Akenhead bets 22,500 and the big blind moves all in. Akenhead calls and has him covered.
Akenhead: A5
Opponent: A4
Both players pair their kickers on the flop and their ace on the turn. Akenhead is ahead with the higher two pair, but his opponent still has plenty of outs with the flush draw. The river is the 5, filling Akenhead and surging him up the leaderboard with 182,000 this hand.
Noah Schwartz Eliminated
Noah Schwartz raises to 3,000 before the flop and another player behind him reraises to 15,000. Schwartz moves all in for 28,000 and is called.
Schwartz has A-K suited against his opponent’s pocket eights. The board offers no help to either player as Noah Schwartz is eliminated from the tournament.
Jeff Shulman Doubles Up
On a flop of 852, Jeff Shulman gets it all in with a set of fives against his opponent’s pocket pair of kings. The turn and river are the 3 and the 3, giving Shulman a full house on the river. Shulman doubles up to 170,000 this hand, earning himself a spot on the leaderboard.
1. Phil Ivey – 1,480,000
2. Carlos Mortensen – 800,000
3. Ming Lee – 620,000
Average Chip Count: 1,000,000
Notable Eliminations:
5. Jon Turner — $45,237
4. Dutch Boyd — $61,919
Big Hands:
Jon Turner Eliminated In 5th Place($45,237)
With the board showing 882Q, Jon Turner was all in against Dutch Boyd and both players tabled their hands.
Boyd: A44K
Turner: A9K2
Boyd held the nut flush draw and a low draw while Turner was stuck with a mediocre two pair. The river brought the 6 and Boyd made his flush and low, managing to scoop the pot and show Turner the door in 5th place. Turner took home $45,237 for his efforts.
Dutch Boyd Eliminated In 4th Place($61,919)
Dutch Boyd was all in before any cards were distributed and Carlos Mortensen made the call and then the cards were handed out.
Mortensen: (107)10A10A(8)
Boyd: (J6)J768(Q)
Mortensen’s full house evicted Boyd from the tournament in 4th place.
Note: Players have gone on a 60 minute dinner break and will return at 7 p.m.
Chip Counts:
1. Carlos Mortensen – 804,000
2. Phil Ivey – 578,000
3. Jon Turner – 575,000
4. Dutch Boyd – 495,000
5. Ming Lee – 349,000
Average Chip Count: 560,200
Notable Eliminations:
7. Tom Koral — $27,993
6. Eric Buchman — $34,747
Big Hands:
Tom Koral Eliminated In 7th Place($27,993)
Carlos Mortensen raised to 24,000 from under the gun and Ming Lee three-bet from late position. Tom Koral made the call from the big blind and Koral called as well. The flop came A66 and Lee led out with 12,000. Koral then raised to 24,000 and Mortensen called. Lee three-bet to 36,000 and Koral called the remainder of his stack into the pot.
Mortensen called as well and the turn was the K. Mortensen check-called a bet by Lee and both players checked the 10 on the river. Mortensen then showed JJ76 for a club-flush and Lee mucked. Koral showed down his losing hand, A2108 for two pair and he made his exit in 7th place.
Eric Buchman Eliminated In 6th Place($34,747)
Buchman moved all-in on fourth street with the board reading the following.
Buchman: X-X-105
Dutch Boyd: X-X-6J
Ming Lee: X-X-2J
After fourth street, Lee and Boyd fought over the side pot with Boyd leading out the whole way. After all was said and done, Boyd turned over his hand of (QQQ)6J52 and Lee mucked. Buchman was showing 105J5 and turned over two of his hole cards, (K2) and was drawing dead to Boyd’s three ladies. He mucked his river card and was ousted in 6th place.
1. Phil Ivey – 755,000
2. Ming Lee – 650,000
3. Jon Turner – 530,000
4. Dutch Boyd – 470,000
5. Carlos Mortensen – 400,000
6. Eric Buchman – 170,000
7. Tom Koral – 110,000
Average Chip Count: 440,714
Notable Eliminations:
10. Matt Kelly — $16,517
9. Steve Wong — $16,517
8. Peter Gelencser — $23,600
Big Hands:
Peter Gelencser Eliminated In 8th Place($23,600)
Gelencser called a preflop raise to 20,000 by Dutch Boyd. The flop then came 922 and Gelencser led out with 10,000. Boyd raised to 20,000 and Gelencser moved all in for the rest of his stack. Boyd made the call and the players tabled their hands.
Boyd: QQJ6
Gelencser: A756
Gelencser was drawing to the nut flush but the board ran out 3 and 9 and Gelencser was knocked out in 8th place.
Steve Sung -- 1,165,000
Steve Billirakis -- 1,100,000
Jean-Noel Thorel -- 840,000
David Singer -- 820,000
Nenad Medic -- 680,000
Notable Eliminations:
Danny Wong
Ted Lawson
Berry Johnston
Mohsin Charania
Layne Flack
Shaun Deeb
Tom Dobrilovic
Tony Cousineau
Steve Zolotow
Nam Le
Joe Sebok
Matt Brady
Key Hands:
Kenny Tran Doubles Up
Kenny Tran doubled up to 225,000 after he rivered two pair, jacks and deuces against Dutch Boyd. Boyd put him all in on the river and mucked after seeing his opponent's superior hand, leaving himself with just over 255,000.
Liv Boeree Takes Out Danny Wong
Danny Wong made his move preflop with A-J but ran into Liv Boeree's A-K. The board gave both players an ace but Boeree's kicker prevailed to send Wong to the rail. Boeree increased her stack to 330,000.
Steve Sung Continues To Build His Stack
Steve Sung's A-Q dominated and eliminated Joe Sebok's A-J to build his stack to 1,165,000.
Card Player TV
Card Player TV talked to Steve Sung during the last break about being one of the chip leaders.
Vivek Rajkumar raised to 3,600 preflop and Dutch Boyd raised to 14,000. Rajkumar made the call and the flop was dealt Q83.
Rajkumar checked and Boyd bet 16,000. Rajkumar called and the 8 fell on the turn. Rajkumar checked, Boyd bet 35,000, and Rajkumar made the call.
The K fell on the river and Rajkumar checked. Boyd moved all in for 95,500 and Rajkumar went into the tank for quite some time. He eventually mucked and Boyd took down the pot to double up to 315,000. Boyd turned up Q8 as he collected the pot.
Dutch Boyd raises to 18,000 and Alan Smurfit moves all in for 60,000. Ted Lawson tanks before folding pocket tens and Doyle Brunson moves all in for 155,000.
Boyd makes the call and shows A-K, but Brunson has pocket kings. The board comes QQ667 and Brunson now has about 380,000 in chips. Smurfit is eliminated.
Dutch Boyd raises to 18,000 and Alan Smurfit moves all in for 60,000. Ted Lawson tanks before folding pocket tens and Doyle Brunson moves all in for 155,000.
Boyd makes the call and shows A-K, but Brunson has pocket kings. The board comes QQ667 and Brunson now has about 380,000 in chips. Smurfit is eliminated.
Note:The official numbers are in...Today's $1,500 Limit Shootout event attracted a total of 823 entrants, creating a total prizepool $1,123,395. One player from each starting table will be paid, places 90 - 10 will each recieve $5,055 while the first place winner will receive $278,180 and a shiny new bracelet.
Note:Players will take a short twenty-minute break at the conclusion of Level 4 and will return at roughly 4:45 pm to begin Level 5 with increased blinds of 150-300 and stakes of 300-600.
Blinds: 100-200 Stakes: 200-400
Players: 823
Eliminations: Roy Winston, Tom Franklin, Dutch Boyd, Eric Froehlich, Sam Grizzle, Joe Sebok, Sam Grizzle, David Levi, Alex Kravchenko, Daniel Negreanu, Josh Arieh
Big Hands:
Table 42
Roy" The Oracle" Winston Eliminated
Both Alan Smurfit and Roy Winston were involved in a huge pot with three other players at their table. The action was capped at 800 each or 4,00 total before the flop, Winston was all in. The finall board was Q887J, where Smurfit turned over 109 for the nut straight to the queen. Smurfit flopped an inside straight draw, turned an open-ended straight draw, and rivered the nuts. Smurfit raked a huge pot, putting him in good shape to win his table as Roy Winston hit the rail.
Dutch Boyd Eliminated
Short stacked, Dutch Boyd got it all in with J2 against an opponent holding Q9. The board came AK487, no help for either player as queen-high held up. Boyd was not happy with the way things went today as he stormed out of the room early in Level 4.
JC Tran Flops Quads, Sam Grizzle Hits The rail
Hot off of his big win last night, JC Tran got involved in a pot with Sam Grizzle from the small blind. Grizzle raised before the flop and Tran called. The flop came 888, and Tran bet out. Grizzle raised all in and Tran called. Tran was quick to turn over his cards, exposing Q8 for flopped quads as Grizzle just shook his head and threw his hand away before making an early exit here on Day 1.
Joe Sebok Eliminated
It was set over set that ended the day early for Joe Sebok. Losing most of chips to mark Seif with a set of sixes against Seif's set of jacks, Sebok got his last 800 in the pot on the very next hand with pocket kings against Matt Graham's Q-J. The board came A-10-9-J-8, giving Graham a straight to the queen on the river. Sebok was eliminated around the half-way mark in Level 4.
Alex Kravchenko Eliminated
Heads-up on a flop of 762, Kravchenko bet out and his opponent made the call. The turn was the K, and once again Kravchenko bet out. This time his opponent raised and Kravchenko called all in. Kravchenko turned over AJ for overcards while his opponent showed J7 for middle pair. The river was the Q, and that's it for Alex Kravchenko.
$5,000 No-Limit Hold'em / Six Handed - Level Three Recap
Jun 26, '08
Blinds: 50-100
Entrants: 805
Eliminations:
Dutch Boyd
Isaac Haxton
Dave Ulliot
Joe Sebok
Rolf Slotboom
Phil Laak
Paul Wasicka
Shane Schleger
Phil Hellmuth
Jeff Shulman
Fabrice Soulier
Liz Lieu
Hands and Storylines:
Mizzi knocks one out
Sorel Mizzi limped preflop and was one of four players to see a A96 flop. The player under the gun bet 600 and Mizzi raised to 1,725. Mizzi's opponent thought it over for a couple minutes before calling. The turn was the 7 and after a check, Mizzi bet 3,325. This time his opponent only thought for a few seconds before moving all in for 6,425. Mizzi looked concerned but made the call. But when Mizzi asked if he had two pair and was told no, he felt better. He held 9-6 and was against A-J, and a trey on the river gave Mizzi the pot. After the hand Mizzi had roughly 15,000 chips.
Shulman folds on river
With the board T3277, Jeff Shulman thought for a few minutes about calling an all-in bet by his opponent of 7,250. If he called and lost he would have just 125 chips, so it was a huge decision. Shulman had called bets of 1,000 and 2,000 on the flop and turn, respectively, perhaps making his large bet on the river more perplexing. Ultimately Shulman folded, and later in the level he was eliminated from the tournament.
Dutch Boyd eliminated by a ghost
The details of the hand are not known, but when Dutch Boyd was grabbing his things and heading out, he said to the dealer (with a smile): "I hope one day I'm a dealer and you're playing and I can knock you out like that." According to Dmitri Nobles, who was also at the table, Boyd was all in against a player who thought he had lost and flipped his hand over and walked way. But it turned out he had won and knocked out Boyd.
Jacob Wins Monster Pot
Alex Jacob was under the gun and raised to 550. The player in seat 3 called, and then the button moved all his chips into the middle, meaning a call of another 5425 was necessary. Jacob did just that and showed KK. The button showed JJ. The flop came out A74, but neither player could back into a flush. The turn was the Q and river was the 6 and Jacob scooped the pot.
Tough River for Smith
Gavin Smith was the button and called a raise to 625 by the cut-off. The flop came Q108 and the cut-off player moved all-in for 2375. Smith made the call and showed K10 for middle pair. He was ahead of his opponent's King-Jack for the open-ender. The 2 on the turn changed little but the 9 on the river gave his opponent the straight.
Chip Counts:
Gavin Smith - 14,500
Brett Jungblut - 9,500
Jean-Robert Bellande - 9,300
Chip Jett - 9,300
Can Kim Hua - 9,000
Alan Smurfit - 8,900
Thomas Wahlroos - 7,900
"Minneapolis" Jim Meehan - 7,700
Dutch Boyd - 5,400
Jeff Madsen - 5,300
Recent Eliminations: Nikolay Evdakov
Allen Cunningham
Big Hands:
Jeff Madsen’s Stack Slips
Former WSOP player of the year Jeff Madsen limped from middle position.The action folded to the small and big blinds,
who respectively completed and checked.The flop came 983, and the blinds checked to Madsen.Madsen made a bet of 325, which was called by the small blind.The big blind folded, and the 5 was dealt on the turn.The small blind checked, and Madsen checked behind.The small blind again checked the K on the river, and Madsen deliberated before announcing that he held two pair.His opponent turned over 10332 for a set of threes, and Madsen mucked his cards.
Allen Cunningham Eliminated
Proving to be a rough level for former WSOP players of the year, Allen Cunningham was eliminated by another opponent at his table.On a board of AJ632, Cunningham’s opponent took the last of Cunningham’s chips with 9554, a flush for high and a wheel for the nut low.Cunningham exited the tournament area.
Gavin Smith Loses One, Still Doing Well
Though still far above the tournament average, Full Tilt pro Gavin Smith took a mild hit after joining his new table.“I’ve already folded more hands here than at my last table,” Smith joked as he folded for the second time at the table.In one hand, Smith raised to 525 from the cut-off, and his opponent in the big blind made the call.The flop came AJ7, and the big blind checked to Smith.Smith bet out 1,100, and the big blind called.The 6 was dealt on the turn and both players checked.The K fell on the river and the big blind led out for a bet of 1,800.Smith deliberately before releasing his hand, happy to see his opponent show him K43 for a king-high flush and a four-trey low.
Matt Glantz Eliminated in 18th Place ($31,805)
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Vivek Rajkumar Eliminated in 15th Place ($39,760)
Dutch Boyd Doubles Up
Noah Schwartz Eliminated
Jon Turner Eliminated In 5th Place($45,237)
Dutch Boyd Eliminated In 4th Place($61,919)
Tom Koral Eliminated In 7th Place($27,993)
Eric Buchman Eliminated In 6th Place($34,747)
Peter Gelencser Eliminated In 8th Place($23,600)
Kenny Tran Doubles Up
Vivek Rajkumar raised to 3,600 preflop and Dutch Boyd raised to 14,000. Rajkumar made the call and the flop was dealt Q
The K
Dutch Boyd raises to 18,000 and Alan Smurfit moves all in for 60,000. Ted Lawson tanks before folding pocket tens and Doyle Brunson moves all in for 155,000. 
Mizzi knocks one out
Jeff Madsen’s Stack Slips