Vanessa Selbst Poker Tournament Updates

Level Four Update: Vanessa Selbst Eliminated

Jul 07, '11

NOTE: Levels are two hours in length and players are starting with 30,000 in chips.

Players on Day 1A: 700 of 897

Blinds: 150-300 with a 25 ante

Notables in Field:

Jani Sointula
Scott Montgomery
Johhny Lodden
Brian Hastings
TJ Cloutier
Eli Elezra
Filippo Candio
Matt Glantz
Faraz Jaka
Tatjana Pasalic
Jason Alexander
Nam Le
Lex Veldhuis
Dutch Boyd
Olivier Busquet
Soi Nguyen
George Danzer
Billy Baxter
Maria Ho

Card Player Chip Counts:

Barry Shulman — 28,000
Josh Brikis — 81,000

Notable Eliminations:

Greg Raymer
Vanessa Selbst
Doyle Brunson
Adam Levy
Matt Affleck
Vinny Vinh
Josh Arieh
John Hennigan

Hands:

Vanessa Selbst Eliminated

The flop read 7 3 2 when the small blind checked before Vanessa Selbst bet 1,300 UTG+1. Jason Alexander then raised to 2,900 from middle position.

The small blind mucked and Selbst then went into the tank before moving all in for 18,625. Alexander made the call and they flipped over their cards:

Selbst: 7 6
Alexander: 2 2

Turn and River: 9 and Q

Alexander won the hand with his set of deuces and Selbst was eliminated on the hand. The Seinfeld star now holds over 100,000 in chips and he is near the top of the leader board.

Barry Shulman Takes a Hit

The cutoff raised to 800 and Barry Shulman reraised to 2,000. The cutoff reraised to 4,500 and Shulman made the call.

The flop brought the Q 5 2 and Shulman checked. The cutoff bet 5,200 and Shulman took a peak at his cards before tossing them into the middle. Shulman is still holding level at his starting stack.

Official Day 1A Field

There are officially 897 players who entered the main event on day 1A. There are now 700 of them still in the running coming back from the dinner break.

Meet Your Chip Leader — Ronnie Jackson

Middle position raised 900 preflop and Ronnie Jackson reraised to 2,600 from the cutoff. The button and the original raiser both called and the flop rolled out A 10 8.

Middle position checked and Jackson bet 7,000. Both of his opponents made the call and the turn fell 8. Middle position checked and Jackson bet 15,000 this time around. The button decided to get out of the way at this point but middle position decided to make an all-in call for his final 8,000. Their cards:

Jackson: 10 10
Middle Position: A J

No ace fell on the river so Jackson was good with a full house. Middle position was eliminated while Jackson grew his stack to 150,000.

Isaac Haxton Takes a Hit to 6,000

Isaac Haxton thought he was sailing smooth with a jack in the hole on a J 8 3 7 6 board but his opponent who was all in held pocket sixes to win the pot and double up. After he paid up to his opponent Haxton was down to 6,000.

Josh Brikis on the Boat

Middle position raised to 650 and Josh Brikis made the call from the cutoff, the small blind also made the call. The flop fell 9 9 6 and the small blind checked. Middle position bet 1,400 and Brikis and the small blind each made the call.

The turn fell 6 and all three players checked. The river fell K and Brikis opened up the betting with a bet worth 3,500. The small blind mucked and middle position made the call.

Brikis flipped over 6 5 for the full house and his opponent mucked his cards. Brikis climbed to 90,000 after the hand.

Featured Poker Tweet — Faraz Jaka

Player Tags: Barry Shulman,   Jason Alexander,   Vanessa Selbst,   Isaac Haxton,   Josh Brikis

Erik Seidel Defeats Vanessa Rousso

Mar 06, '11

Vanessa Selbst moved all in holding 97 but ran right into the AJ of Erik Seidel.

The flop brought two aces and that was all it took to send Selbst to the rail. Seidel will now advance to the Final Four for the second straight year to face the winner of the Benyamine-Robl match.

Player Tags: Erik Seidel,   Vanessa Selbst

Vanessa Selbst Defeats Phil Galfond

Mar 05, '11

Thanks to a complete lack of announcing, we have no idea how Vanessa Selbst defeated Phil Galfond.

All of the money went in on the river after a long, long tank by Galfond. He eventually called, but saw that his hand was no good. Selbst moves on to the Elite Eight to face the winner of the match between Phil Gordon and Erik Seidel.

Player Tags: Phil Galfond,   Vanessa Selbst

Vanessa Selbst Defeats Peter Eastgate

Mar 05, '11

It took a cooler to finally end the match between Vanessa Selbst and Peter Eastgate.

Eastgate was all in with pocket jacks, but they were no match for Selbst and her pocket queens. The board brought bricks and Eastgate was eliminated. Selbst will now face Phil Galfond in the Sweet 16.

Player Tags: Vanessa Selbst,   Peter Eastgate

Vanessa Selbst Defeats Eli Elezra

Mar 04, '11

Vanessa Selbst dominated her match with Eli Elezra, forcing him to get it in with K6 against her pocket jacks.

The board came 108734 and Elezra was eliminated. Selbst will now face Peter Eastgate in the round of 32.

Player Tags: Eli Elezra,   Vanessa Selbst

Erik Seidel Defeats Vanessa Rousso

Mar 06, '11

Vanessa Selbst moved all in holding 97 but ran right into the AJ of Erik Seidel.

The flop brought two aces and that was all it took to send Selbst to the rail. Seidel will now advance to the Final Four for the second straight year to face the winner of the Benyamine-Robl match.

Player Tags: Erik Seidel,   Vanessa Selbst

Vanessa Selbst Defeats Phil Galfond

Mar 05, '11

Thanks to a complete lack of announcing, we have no idea how Vanessa Selbst defeated Phil Galfond.

All of the money went in on the river after a long, long tank by Galfond. He eventually called, but saw that his hand was no good. Selbst moves on to the Elite Eight to face the winner of the match between Phil Gordon and Erik Seidel.

Player Tags: Phil Galfond,   Vanessa Selbst

Vanessa Selbst Defeats Peter Eastgate

Mar 05, '11

It took a cooler to finally end the match between Vanessa Selbst and Peter Eastgate.

Eastgate was all in with pocket jacks, but they were no match for Selbst and her pocket queens. The board brought bricks and Eastgate was eliminated. Selbst will now face Phil Galfond in the Sweet 16.

Player Tags: Vanessa Selbst,   Peter Eastgate

Vanessa Selbst Defeats Eli Elezra

Mar 04, '11

Vanessa Selbst dominated her match with Eli Elezra, forcing him to get it in with K6 against her pocket jacks.

The board came 108734 and Elezra was eliminated. Selbst will now face Peter Eastgate in the round of 32.

Player Tags: Eli Elezra,   Vanessa Selbst

Erik Seidel Defeats Vanessa Rousso

Mar 06, '11

Vanessa Selbst moved all in holding 97 but ran right into the AJ of Erik Seidel.

The flop brought two aces and that was all it took to send Selbst to the rail. Seidel will now advance to the Final Four for the second straight year to face the winner of the Benyamine-Robl match.

Player Tags: Erik Seidel,   Vanessa Selbst

Vanessa Selbst Defeats Phil Galfond

Mar 05, '11

Thanks to a complete lack of announcing, we have no idea how Vanessa Selbst defeated Phil Galfond.

All of the money went in on the river after a long, long tank by Galfond. He eventually called, but saw that his hand was no good. Selbst moves on to the Elite Eight to face the winner of the match between Phil Gordon and Erik Seidel.

Player Tags: Phil Galfond,   Vanessa Selbst

Vanessa Selbst Defeats Peter Eastgate

Mar 05, '11

It took a cooler to finally end the match between Vanessa Selbst and Peter Eastgate.

Eastgate was all in with pocket jacks, but they were no match for Selbst and her pocket queens. The board brought bricks and Eastgate was eliminated. Selbst will now face Phil Galfond in the Sweet 16.

Player Tags: Vanessa Selbst,   Peter Eastgate

Vanessa Selbst Defeats Eli Elezra

Mar 04, '11

Vanessa Selbst dominated her match with Eli Elezra, forcing him to get it in with K6 against her pocket jacks.

The board came 108734 and Elezra was eliminated. Selbst will now face Peter Eastgate in the round of 32.

Player Tags: Eli Elezra,   Vanessa Selbst

Vanessa Selbst Eliminated

Feb 26, '11

Vanessa Slebst checked a board that read 8 6 2 7 from the big blind and Vivek Rajkumar bet 11,500 on the button. Selbst then check-raised all in for 30,000. Rajkumar made the call and they flipped over their cards:

Selbst: 6 5
Rajkumar: 8 7

River: 10

Rajkumar won the hand to grow his stack above 100,000 and Selbst was eliminated from the tournament.

Player Tags: Vanessa Selbst,   Vivek Rajkumar

Chris Klodnicki Doubles up Through Vanessa Selbst to take Chip Lead

Dec 20, '10

Chris Klodnicki bet 9,000 preflop from the hijack and Vanessa Selbst reraised to 23,000 from the cutoff. Klodnicki went into the tank for a long time and eventually put in another raise. He moved out close to 130,000, which left him with a meager amount of chips behind. Selbst believed that he had moved all in, announced a call, and flipped over K K.

“What now?” Klodnicki asked, and Selbst replied, “Just play the hand.” The flop was dealt A 10 4 and Klodnicki checked. Selbst moved all in and Klodnicki made the all-in call, committing himself to the pot for 143,200 overall. Klodnicki revealed 8 7.

The turn and river fell 10 and Q, which allowed Klodnicki to double up to 300,000 and take the chip lead. Selbst was crippled with a little more than 10,000 after the hand and she busted a short time later.

Player Tags: Chris Klodnicki,   Vanessa Selbst

Vanessa Selbst Takes one Down

Dec 20, '10

There was 8,800 in the pot and a flop that read K 9 2 when Vanessa Selbst checked under the gun and Lee Childs also checked from the cutoff. The 2 fell on the turn and Selbst bet 3,000.

Childs made the call and the 4 followed on the river. Selbst bet 6,500 and Lee went into the tank. He eventually made the call, but mucked when Selbst revealed pocket tens to win the hand and grow her stack to 130,000.

Player Tags: Vanessa Selbst,   Lee Childs

A Good Fold For David Fox???

Dec 19, '10

Christian Harder raised from the hijack to 1,025 and Vanessa Selbst made the call from the cutoff. David Fox then reraised to 2,700 from the button and both players called.

The flop fell Q72 and Fox continued with a bet of 5,500. Harder folded and Selbst called. The turn was the 4 and Fox bet 10,500.

Selbst moved all in and Fox went into the tank. After a few minutes, he decided to save his last 17,525 for a better spot. Selbst took the pot, increasing her stack to 112,000. After a few moments of table talk, Selbst admitted that she had flopped a set. Do you believe her?

Player Tags: David Fox,   Vanessa Selbst

Chris Klodnicki Doubles up Through Vanessa Selbst to take Chip Lead

Dec 20, '10

Chris Klodnicki bet 9,000 preflop from the hijack and Vanessa Selbst reraised to 23,000 from the cutoff. Klodnicki went into the tank for a long time and eventually put in another raise. He moved out close to 130,000, which left him with a meager amount of chips behind. Selbst believed that he had moved all in, announced a call, and flipped over K K.

“What now?” Klodnicki asked, and Selbst replied, “Just play the hand.” The flop was dealt A 10 4 and Klodnicki checked. Selbst moved all in and Klodnicki made the all-in call, committing himself to the pot for 143,200 overall. Klodnicki revealed 8 7.

The turn and river fell 10 and Q, which allowed Klodnicki to double up to 300,000 and take the chip lead. Selbst was crippled with a little more than 10,000 after the hand and she busted a short time later.

Player Tags: Chris Klodnicki,   Vanessa Selbst

Vanessa Selbst Takes one Down

Dec 20, '10

There was 8,800 in the pot and a flop that read K 9 2 when Vanessa Selbst checked under the gun and Lee Childs also checked from the cutoff. The 2 fell on the turn and Selbst bet 3,000.

Childs made the call and the 4 followed on the river. Selbst bet 6,500 and Lee went into the tank. He eventually made the call, but mucked when Selbst revealed pocket tens to win the hand and grow her stack to 130,000.

Player Tags: Vanessa Selbst,   Lee Childs

A Good Fold For David Fox???

Dec 19, '10

Christian Harder raised from the hijack to 1,025 and Vanessa Selbst made the call from the cutoff. David Fox then reraised to 2,700 from the button and both players called.

The flop fell Q72 and Fox continued with a bet of 5,500. Harder folded and Selbst called. The turn was the 4 and Fox bet 10,500.

Selbst moved all in and Fox went into the tank. After a few minutes, he decided to save his last 17,525 for a better spot. Selbst took the pot, increasing her stack to 112,000. After a few moments of table talk, Selbst admitted that she had flopped a set. Do you believe her?

Player Tags: David Fox,   Vanessa Selbst

Level 3: Vanessa Selbst Busts To David Sands

Nov 12, '10

Blinds: 100-200

Players Remaining: 319 (Approximate)

Eliminations:

Vanessa Selbst

Big Hands:

Vanessa Selbst Gets Busted By David Sands

A player raised in early position to 500 and Vanessa Selbst reraised to 1,400 on the button. David Sands then made it 2,700 from the big blind and the initial raiser folded.

Selbst reraised to 4,400, leaving herself with 8,000 behind. Sands put the rest in and she made the call with AK.

Sands showed her AA and she failed to connect on a board reading 97684. Selbst was eliminated and Sands shoots up to 46,000 in chips.

Cornel Cimpan Gets Back To His Starting Stack

Cornel Cimpan raised to 500 from middle position and was called by the hijack, Jonathan Aguiar in the small blind and the big blind.

The flop came down J22 and Cimpan bet 1,600, getting a fold from all three opponents. He is now back up to 30,000 in chips.

Melanie Weisner Chips Up Against Jared Bleznick

It’s not much of a hand, but it’s an excuse to report on Melanie Weisner’s stack. Jared Bleznick raised to 500 from middle position and she called out of the big blind.

The two players checked down a board of A97Q2 and Weisner fired 675 to take it down and increase her chip count to 39,000.

Lucky Chewy Value Bets The Worst Hand

Andrew Lichtenberger raised to 600 from the cutoff and Andreas Hoivold reraised too 1,500 behind him on the button.

Lichtenberger called and the flop fell K104. Hoivold continued with a bet of 2,050 and Lichtenberger called. The turn was the 7 and both players checked.

The river was the 3 and Lichtenberger bet 4,800. Hoivold thought it over for about a minute before calling. Lichtenberger showed KQ for top pair, but Hoivold showed 65 for a straight.

After the hand, Lichtenberger was down to 19,000 and Hoivold chipped up to 46,000.

Player Tags: Cornel Andrew Cimpan,   David Sands,   Vanessa Selbst,   Andreas Hoivold,   Andrew Lichtenberger

Vanessa Selbst Doubles Up Opponent and Then Busts

Oct 26, '10

On a flop that read 9 4 2 Vanessa Selbst bet 8,300 from the cutoff and the hijack raised to 25,000. Selbst reraised to 90,000 and her opponent made the all-in call for 51,000. Their cards:

Selbst: 9 7
Opponent: J J

Turn and River: Q and 3

Selbst fell to 95,000 after the hand and she busted a few hands later against David Paredes. Selbst moved all in with trip nines but Paredes held queen’s full and Selbst was eliminated.

Player Tags: Vanessa Selbst,   David Paredes

Vanessa Selbst Chips up with Aces

Oct 25, '10

Vanessa Selbst recently won a nice pot worth 7,000 when she flipped over pocket aces on a K-K-3-7-5 board. The pot helped her grow her chip stack above 75,000.

Player Tags: Vanessa Selbst

Vanessa Selbst Doubles Up Opponent and Then Busts

Oct 26, '10

On a flop that read 9 4 2 Vanessa Selbst bet 8,300 from the cutoff and the hijack raised to 25,000. Selbst reraised to 90,000 and her opponent made the all-in call for 51,000. Their cards:

Selbst: 9 7
Opponent: J J

Turn and River: Q and 3

Selbst fell to 95,000 after the hand and she busted a few hands later against David Paredes. Selbst moved all in with trip nines but Paredes held queen’s full and Selbst was eliminated.

Player Tags: Vanessa Selbst,   David Paredes

Vanessa Selbst Chips up with Aces

Oct 25, '10

Vanessa Selbst recently won a nice pot worth 7,000 when she flipped over pocket aces on a K-K-3-7-5 board. The pot helped her grow her chip stack above 75,000.

Player Tags: Vanessa Selbst