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| Jun 27, '11 | 2011 42nd Annual World Series of Poker | $10,000 Pot-Limit Omaha Championship | 3 | + |
Level 28: End of Day 3; Lamb Leads Final FourJun 27, '11 NOTE: Play ended for the night with the conclusion of Level 28. The remaining four players will return at 3:00pm to resume play and continue until a winner is determined. Blinds: 40,000-80,000 Players Remaining: 4 out of 361 Average Chip Count: 2,707,500 Chip Counts: 1. Ben Lamb – 4,335,000 Eliminations: 5th. Dario Alioto – $203,113 John Kabbaj Eliminated in 6th Place ($153,517) Ben Lamb raised to 185,000 before the flop, Johnn Kabbaj moved all in for 700,000 from the big blind and Lamb called. Lamb: A Lamb was ahead before the flop with a pair of aces. The board came 9
Sami Kelopuro raised to 200,000 from under the gun and Dario Alioto called from the big blind. The flop came K Kelopuro: A Kelopuro was ahead with a pair of aces, but Alioto flopped middle pair and an open-ended straight draw. The turn and river were the 2 Be sure to check back at 3:00pm for level-by-level updates of this final table. Player Tags: John Kabbaj, Ben Lamb, Dario Alioto, Sami Kelopuro Level 27: Cory Wood Eliminated in 7th Place ($116,359)Jun 27, '11 Blinds: 30,000-60,000 Players Remaining: 6 out of 361 Average Chip Count: 1,805,000 Chip Counts: 1. Ben Lamb – 2,300,000 Eliminations: 7th. Cory Wood – $116,359 Cory Wood Eliminated in 7th Place ($116,359) Cory Wood started the level on the short stack and was eliminated shortly after it began. Wood got it all in before the flop with A – K – Q – J against Dario Alioto’s Q – Q – 9 – 8. The board came 8 – 3 – 2 – 7 – 5 rainbow, completely missing Wood and giving Alioto the pot with a pair of queens. Cory Wood was eliminated in 6th place ($116,359). Be sure to check back hourly for level-by-level updates of this final table. Player Tags: Dario Alioto, Cory Wood Level 26: Glantz Eliminated 10th, Final Table Now UnderwayJun 27, '11 NOTE: Play ended last night with 38 players and resumed today at 3:00pm. The final ten players combined to one table and with the elimination of Matt Glantz in 10th place ($53,072), the official nine-handed final table is now underway. Blinds: 25,000-50,000 Players Remaining: 9 out of 361 Average Chip Count: 1,203,333 Chip Counts: 1. Ben Lamb – 2,010,000 Payouts: 1st. $814,436 Be sure to check back hourly for level-by-level updates of this final table. Player Tags: John Shipley, Joshua Tieman, John Kabbaj, Ben Lamb, Dario Alioto, Hans Winzeler, Sami Kelopuro, Christopher King, Cory Wood |
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| Jun 24, '10 | 2010 41st Annual World Series of Poker | Event 43 - $10,000 H.O.R.S.E. Championship | 2 | + |
Level 17: Money Bubble TimeJun 25, '10 Flop Games: 5,000-10,000 blinds Players Remaining: 23 out of 241 Average Chip Stack: 314,347 Tournament Leaderboard: 1. Brandon Adams – 550,000 Notable Eliminations: Annie Duke Big Hands: Razz
Annie Duke was responsible for the bring-in and Roman Yitzhaki raised. Duke called for her last 8,000 chips and she was at risk. Duke had a pair of sixes up and when Yitzhaki turned over a 7-6 low, she mucked her hand and made her way toward the exit. Johnson Disposes Of Dehkharghani Ray Dehkharghani bet 10,000 on fourth street and Marco Johnson made the call. Dehkharghani bet 20,000 on fifth street and Johnson made the call. Johnson then took the lead on sixth street with 20,000 and Dehkharghani made the call with the rest of his chips. Johnson ended up with an 8-7 low, good enough against Dehkharghani’s queen-low and he was eliminated. Stud
Picking up the action on fifth street, Dario Alioto and Scott Fischman were involved in a hand that ended with the rest of Alioto’s chips in the middle. Here is how their boards ran out: Fischman: (7 Fischman hit the slot machine with three sevens to best Alioto’s two pair and he was eliminated. Fischman was at 330,000. Omaha/8 Mosseri Lifts Some Off Glantz Michael Chow raised from the cutoff and both Matt Glantz and Abe Mosseri made the call from the blinds. The flop came down Q Chow got out of the way and Glantz made the call. Both players checked the 10 Mosseri then showed A Hold’em
Cyndy Violette moved all in under the gun against Roman Yitzhaki. Here were their cards: Violette: A It was the classic race and the board ran out 6 Player Tags: Annie Duke, Scott Fischman, Cyndy Violette, Abe Mosseri, Ray Dehkharghani, Matthew Glantz, Roman Yitzhaki, Dario Alioto, Marco Johnson Level 12: Action Before The Dinner BellJun 24, '10 Flop Games: 1,500-3,000 blinds Players Remaining: 76 out of 241 Average Chip Stack: 92,962 Tournament Leaderboard: 1. Steve Billirakis – 202,000 Notable Eliminations: Jean-Robert Bellande Note: Players have gone on a 60-minute dinner break and will return to action at 8:20 p.m. Big Hands: Razz
Chris Ferguson completed to 3,000 and James Mackey raised to 6,000. Ferguson made the call and then led out for another 3,000 on fourth street. Mackey made the call and Ferguson bet 6,000 on fifth street. Mackey called again and both players checked sixth street. They did the same on seventh street and Mackey turned over 8-7-5-3-2. Ferguson mucked and Mackey took down the pot. Ferguson was down to 35,000 while Mackey was at 60,000. Forrest Cut Down Ted Forrest was all in on fourth street against Phil Galfond. By the time their boards ran out, Forrest wound up with two pair, nines and fours. That’s never a good thing in razz, especially when Galfond made a 9-8 low and Forrest made his way to the exit. Omaha/8
On a flop of 10 The turn was the 9 Persson turned over A Player Tags: Chris Ferguson, Ted Forrest, James Mackey, Dario Alioto, Magnus Persson |
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| Jun 13, '10 | 2010 41st Annual World Series of Poker | Event 25 - $10,000 Omaha 8 or Better Championship | 1 | + |
Level 8 Update: Mizrachi Continues TearJun 13, '10 Limits: 1,200-2,400 Players Remaining: 150 out of 212 Average Chip Count: 42,400 Card Player Chip Counts: Barry Shulman – 61,500 Tournament Leaderboard: 1. David Benyamine – 108,000 Notable Eliminations: Mark Gregorich Big Hands:
Steve Wong limped in from middle position and Derek Raymond raised from the cutoff and was three-bet by the small blind. Wong called as did Raymond. The flop came A The river was the 10 Sabyl Landrum doubles up Sabyl Landrum raised under-the-gun and Dario Alioto three-bet from middle position. Landrum four-bet, Alioto five-bet, and Landrum called off the last of her chips. Landrum held A The board ran out J
On a flop of 6 The turn was the 2 Mizrachi showed the 9 Player Tags: Michael Mizrachi, Dario Alioto, Derek Raymond, Sabyl Landrum |
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| Jun 09, '10 | 2010 41st Annual World Series of Poker | Event 19 - $10,000 2-7 No-Limit Lowball Championship | 1 | + |
Level Five: Mizrachi's Bluff FailsJun 09, '10 Blinds: 150-300 with a 75 ante Players Remaining: 97 out of 101 Average Chip Count: 31,237 Tournament Leaderboard: 1. Stephen Chidwick – 74,000 Notable Eliminations: Nikolay Evdakov Players Twitter Accounts: Daniel Negreanu Big Hands:
Picking up the action after the draw, Jeffrey Lisandro bet 5,000 and J.C. Tran took a session in the tank. After a long time thinking about it, Tran made the call. Lisandro then turned over 8-6-5-3-2. Tran stared at the hand for a bit just to make sure and then mucked his hand. Lisandro took the pot and was at 23,000 while Tran was getting short with just over 13,000. Elezra One-Ups Mueller Eli Elezra raised to 900 before the draw and Greg Mueller was the only caller. Elezra elected to draw one card and Mueller did the same. Elezra then counted out some chips and threw 2,700 into the middle. Mueller made the call and Elezra turned over 8-7-4-3-2. Mueller showed a 9-low and surrendered the pot to Elezra. Elezra was up around 50,000 while Mueller was at 35,000.
Huck Seed started the action by raising to 900 before the draw. The player in seat 3 then reraised to 3,000. The action folded around to Michael Mizrachi who put in one more raise to 7,000. Seed mucked his hand and seat 3 made the call. Mizrachi stood pat on the draw and seat 3 did the same. Mizrachi then fired 12,000 into the pot and was called down by his opponent. Mizrachi tapped the table and turned over 2 Mizrachi was around 40,000 after the hand. Alioto Bets Out Smith In Battle Of The Blinds Dario Alioto raised to 1,000 from the small blind and Justin Smith made the call. Alioto then drew one card while Smith elected to take two. Alioto then bet 1,500 and Smith played around with his chips for a bit before mucking his hand. Alioto took the pot and was around 30,000 while Smith was at 23,500.
John D’Agostino raised to 1,050 before the draw. The player in seat 4 made the call and everyone else folded. D’Agostino took one card on the draw and his opponent did the same. D’Agostino then led out with 1,850 and seat 4 thought for a bit before raising to 10,000. D’Agostino only had 5,000 left and took a long session in the tank on whether he wanted to put himself at risk. Eventually, he decided to muck and keep his last 5,000 in chips for another hand. Rousso Bets Out Lisandro We picked up this hand on the draw. Jeffrey Lisandro drew one card and Vanessa Rousso elected to stand pat. Rousso then led out with 1,500 and Lisandro mucked his hand rather quickly. Rousso raked in the pot and was at 25,000. Lisandro was at 29,000 after the hand.
Tom Dwan opened the action by raising to 1,050 before the draw. The action folded to Yan Chen who put in a second raise to 3,150. The action was then on Tom Schneider who took a tank session. He then fired out 9,500 in chips. Action folded back around to Dwan who took his own session in the tank before mucking his hand. Chen was next to act and, after a tank session of his own, mucked his hand as well. Schneider took a nice pot before the draw and was around 40,000. Dwan was at 44,000 and Chen was at 24,000. Player Tags: J.C. Tran, Huck Seed, John D'Agostino, Michael Mizrachi, Tom Schneider, Jeffrey Lisandro, Vanessa Rousso, Yan Chen, Tom Dwan, Dario Alioto, Justin Smith Level Two: Minieri Busts EarlyJun 09, '10 Blinds: 50-100 with a 25 ante Players Remaining: 82 Notable Eliminations: Dario Minieri Players Twitter Accounts: Daniel Negreanu Big Hands:
George Lind raised to 300 and Mike Matusow made the call before the draw. Both players drew two cards, but before they received their cards Matusow showed Lind his hand. “You don’t have the best of it buddy,” Matusow said to Lind after Lind suggested he was ahead. Matusow said after the hand he showed Lind a 7-4-2. After the players received their cards, Lind led out with 325. Matusow immediately popped it to 2,000. Lind thought for a minute and then released his hand. Matusow then showed down the nuts, 7-5-4-3-2. “I tried to make it look like a bluff,” Matusow said. “Showed him my hand and everything.” Matusow took the pot but had none of his add-on chips left. Should Have Rapped Pat? Catching up with the action on the draw, Yan Chen decided to take one card. Tom Schneider was his opponent and also took one. Chen then smacked the table in frustration after he saw Schneider decide to draw. Schneider then bet 450 into the pot and Chen let his cards fly into the muck, surrendering the pot to Schneider.
Dario Alioto raised to 350 and the player in seat 3 made the call. Dario Minieri then raised it to 1,925. Alioto tanked before deciding to push all in for 6,350 more. Minieri made the call and drew one card. Alioto stood pat and showed 8-7-5-3-2. Minieri paired up, showing 8-8-5-4-2 and Alioto doubled to 13,300 with his three add ons still intact. Minieri was down to around 4,000 with no add-on chips behind. A few hands later, Minieri raised to 850 and Alioto made it 3,000 to go. Minieri then pushed all in for the rest of his chips and Alioto called. Minieri stood pat after Alioto decided to draw one card. “What do I have to beat?” Alioto asked. Minieri turned over 10-9-5-3-2 while Alioto showed the four cards he kept, 8-7-5-2. Alioto then sweated his card and flipped over the 6 Left In The Deck: How Many Will There Be? Registration is set to close at the start of level three. The board reads 82 entrants and has been climbing. The players will have a 20-minute break after level two, during which registration will stay open. Last year’s total number was 96 so the final number could get very close or even surpass last year’s number by the time level three begins. Player Tags: Mike Matusow, Tom Schneider, Yan Chen, Dario Minieri, Dario Alioto |
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| Jun 04, '10 | 2010 41st Annual World Series of Poker | Event 10 - $10,000 Seven Card Stud Championship | 2 | + |
Level 16: Hand-For-Hand Mercifully Ends, Dario Alioto Bubble BoyJun 05, '10 Blinds: Ante 2,000, Bring-in 2,000, Limits 8,000-16,000 Players Remaining: 16 out of 150 Average Chip Count: 281,250 Tournament Leaderboard: 1. Michael Mizrachi – 475,000 Notable Eliminations: Freddie Ellis Big Hands:
Kostritsyn was all in on third street against Brandon Adams. Here is how their boards ran out. Kostritsyn: (8 Adams made two pair but Kostritsyn managed to get trip-eights and doubled up to 70,000. Adams, once the massive chip leader at almost 500,000, is down to 240,000. Unfortunately for Kostritsyn, he would not make it past the level as he was eliminated in 18th place, setting up hand-for-hand play. Evdakov Slams Heimiller Nikolay Evdakov took a huge pot off Dan Heimiller to move over 400,000 in chips. Evdakov had the 6 Heimiller was at 75,000 while Evdakov was at 415,000.
The defending champion hung in for a long time, but Brandon Adams delivered the knockout blow and abolished any idea of a repeat champion. Ellis: (J Ellis started off with the best of it but Adams hit trip-nines on fourth street and the 2 Adams build his stack back up to 415,000 with the pot.
Dario Alioto nursed a short stack for almost two hours during hand-for-hand play. Finally, he played a pot for all of his chips. Alioto was responsible for the bring-in of 2,000 and Men Nguyen called. Alioto was showing a 2 Nguyen received a 3 “You’ve got two options,” Nguyen said. “You check, I bet; or you bet I raise.” Alioto decided to bet and Nguyen was true to his word, raising enough to put Alioto all in. Nguyen turned over (A Player Tags: Men Nguyen, Brandon Adams, Freddie Ellis, Dario Alioto, Nikolay Evdakov, Alexander Kostritsyn, Dan Heimiller Level 14: Schmelev Knocks Out Seiver, Negreanu OutJun 04, '10 Blinds: Ante 1,000, Bring-in 2,000, Limits 5,000-10,000 Players Remaining: 26 out of 150 Average Chip Count: 173,076 Tournament Leaderboard: 1. Men Nguyen – 290,000 Notable Eliminations: Scott Seiver Big Hands:
Vladimir Schmelev completed to 5,000 before Scott Seiver raised it to 10,000. Schmelev made the call and led out for 5,000 again on fourth street. Seiver made the call and then led out on 5th street with 10,000 showing K It was then Schmelev’s turn to lead out for 10,000 when he caught the A Schmelev turned over (7 Mizrachi’s Kings Best Alioto Picking up the action on seventh street, Michael Mizrachi was showing A Dario Alioto took a session in the tank, showing J It was enough, however, as Alioto threw his hand in the muck and dropped to 130,000. Mizrachi was up to 235,000.
Daniel Negreanu was all in by fifth street with a board of (K Brandon Adams called him down with a board of (J Negreanu was ahead with his kings and sixth street was harmless as he caught the 2 Player Tags: Daniel Negreanu, Michael Mizrachi, Brandon Adams, Dario Alioto, Scott Seiver, Vladimir Shchemelev Level 12: Nick Schulman, Jennifer Harman EliminatedJun 04, '10 Blinds: Ante 700, Bring-in 1,000, Limits 3,000-6,000 Players Remaining: 43 out of 150 Average Chip Count: 104,651 Tournament Leaderboard: 1. Eric Buchman – 270,000 Notable Eliminations: Todd Brunson Note: Players have gone on a 60-minute dinner break and will return at approximately 8:30 p.m. Big Hands:
We caught up with this hand after Schulman was all in against Eric Buchman. Schulman’s hand started off well enough as he was showing 6 He had straight flush possibilities but bricked on every street after that and he was eliminated. Buchman took the pot and was up to 270,000, making him the new chip leader of the tournament. Alioto Bests Negreanu We caught up with the action on fifth street. Dario Alioto bet 6,000 and Daniel Negreanu made the call. Both players checked sixth street and then Negreanu took a stab with 6,000 on seventh street. Alioto made the call and Negreanu turned over the Q Alioto turned over his hole cards, revealing K
Eric Buchman, Doyle Brunson and Dan Heimiller were involved in a three-way pot. After a bet of 6,000 on fifth street, Brunson raised it up to 12,000. Both opponents made the call and Brunson led out with 6,000 on sixth street. Both players called again and were dealt their river cards. Heimiller then led out with 6,000 and Buchman mucked. Brunson looked up Heimiller and saw the bad news. Heimiller turned over (A
Jennifer Harman was all in on sixth street against Sirious Jamshidi. This is how their boards ran out: Harman: (K Harman improved to kings-up on the river but Jamshidi also improved with three queens and Harman was ousted from the tournament. Player Tags: Daniel Negreanu, Eric Buchman, Doyle Brunson, Jennifer Harman, Sirous Jamshidi, Nick Schulman, Dario Alioto, Dan Heimiller Level 11: Singer BustsJun 04, '10 Blinds: Bring-in 700, ante 500, Limits 2,500-5,000 Players Remaining: 60 out of 150 Average Chip Count: 75,000 Tournament Leaderboard: 1. Vladimir Schmelev – 185,000 Notable Eliminations: David Singer Big Hands:
David Singer completed to 2,500 and Max Pescatori raised to 5,000. Singer made the call and led out for 2,500 on fourth street. Pescatori made the call again and Singer checked on fifth street. Pescatori threw in 5,000 and Singer made the call, putting himself all in. Pescatori’s board ran out 10 But Singer fared no better as his board ran out K Andy Black Takes A Pot We caught the action on fifth street as Dario Alioto bet 5,000 into the pot. Andy Black made the call showing A Alioto’s board was K
Doyle Brunson was in action against an opponent in seat 7. Seat 7 bet 5,000 after seventh street was dealt showing A Seat 7 thought for a while and threw in the call. Brunson’s board was (6 Habib Throws Bach Overboard David Bach bet 5,000 on sixth street and Hasan Habib made the call. Seventh street came around and Bach led out with 5,000. Habib popped it to 10,000 and Bach made a hesitant call. Habib showed (7 Habib improved to 70,000 after winning that hand. Player Tags: Hasan Habib, Max Pescatori, Doyle Brunson, David Singer, David Bach, Andy Black, Dario Alioto |
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| May 29, '10 | 2010 41st Annual World Series of Poker | Event 2 - $50,000 Players Championship | 2 | + |
Level Eight: Seidel Climbing, Raymer, Alioto and Negreanu OutMay 29, '10 Blinds: Flop/Limit Games: 1,500-3,000 blinds; 3,000-6,000 stakes Players Remaining: 90 out of 116 Tournament Leaderboard 1. Brian Hastings – 340,000 Average Chip Count: 193,333 Notable Eliminations: Greg Raymer Note: Players have gone on a 60-minute dinner break. They will return at approximately 9:10 p.m. Big Hands: Omaha/8
Isaac Haxton raised to 6,000 and Erik Seidel made the call from the big blind. Dan Kelly also made the call and the flop came down 9 Seidel led out with 3,000 and Kelly called. Haxton also tagged along and the turn was the K Seidel bet 6,000 and Kelly raised to 12,000. Haxton got out of the way and Seidel repopped to 18,000. Kelly went into the tank for a few minutes before mucking his hand. Seidel took the pot and was at 215,000 while Kelly was down to 65,000. Brown Takes Pot Off Arieh Picking up the action on a flop of Q Brown checked again and Arieh bet 6,000. Brown then check-raised to 12,000 and Arieh called. The river was the 7
David Bach won this event a year ago, but his odds of repeating aren’t looking so good. In one hand Bach raised to 6,000 and was called by seat 3, Chad Brown, Rafe Furst, and Josh Arieh. The flop came 8 The 3 The players checked down the 7 Brown and Seat 3 split the pot of more than 100,000 and last year’s champion was left with just around 65,000. Chad Brown sits with around 165,000. Seven Card Stud Ferguson Takes Pot Chris Ferguson was showing 9 Ferguson bet 6,000 and Le mucked his hand rather quickly, surrendering the pot to Ferguson. Ferguson was at 130,000 after the hand while Le was at 127,000.
Sorel Mizzi and David Benyamine were locked up in a hand on fifth street. Both players checked sixth and seventh street and showed down their hands. Mizzi tabled (A Mizzi had A-Q-J high to edge out Benyamine and take the pot. He was at 200,000 while Benyamine was at 130,000. No Limit Hold’em_ Brunson Makes His Exits, Courtesy Of Aces A short-staked Todd Brunson hoped to make a quick double up in the no limit hold’em round but his K
Dario Alioto moved all in for his last 8,500. Eli Elezra called, as did Noah Boeken from the big blind. The flop came down Q Elezra got out of the way and Boeken tabled 10 2-7 Low Baker’s Jack Low Takes It Entering the action at the first draw, David Baker and Abe Mosseri both drew 1. Mosseri checked to Baker who bet 3,000. Mosseri called and both players drew 1 again. Baker fired out 6,000 and Mosseri called. Player’s Twitter Accounts: For up to the minute information straight from the player’s themselves, be sure to check out the Card Player Twitter page. Phil Hellmuth Card Player Video: Check out David Oppenheim’s thoughts on the event. Player Tags: David Baker, Erik Seidel, Josh Arieh, Chris Ferguson, Tuan Le, Todd Brunson, David Benyamine, Eli Elezra, David Bach, Abe Mosseri, Dario Alioto, Sorel Mizzi, Isaac Haxton Level Seven: Haxton Gets Aggressive, Bill Chen OutMay 29, '10 Blinds: Flop/Limit Games: 1,300-2,500 blinds; 2,500-5,000 stakes Players Remaining: 102 out of 116 Tournament Leaderboard 1. Erik Sagstrom – 329,100 Average Chip Count: 170,580 Notable Eliminations: David Chiu CardPlayer TV: Check out how reigning Main Event Champion Joe Cada is feeling and what $50k event chip leader Erik Sagstrom had to say about the tournament thus far… Big Hands: No Limit Hold’em
Picking up the hand on the flop, Isaac Haxton bet 7,500 into a board reading 7 On the next hand, Dan Kelly raised to 2,500 from the button preflop. Haxton made the call from the small blind and Matt Glantz followed suit from the big blind. The flop came down J Chen Falls in No Limit Hold’em Round Justin Smith check-called Bill Chen’s 25,000 on a board of K Negreanu Benefits in No Limit Hold’em Round Daniel Negreanu raises to 3,200 preflop and is called by Dario Alioto. Both players check a flop of A
After Michael Mizrachi and Sorel Mizzi invested 3,600 each into the pot preflop, the board came K Mizrachi led out with 5,000 and Mizzi mucked his hand. “What else could I have,” Mizrachi said as he turned over A He took down the pot and improved to 115,000 while Mizzi was at 200,000. The two would tangle again in a Pot-limit Omaha hand. Pot-Limit Omaha Mizrachi And Mizzi Go Again Michael Mizrachi bet 3,000 preflop and David Benyamine made the call. Sorel Mizzi then bet the pot for about 16,000 and both opponents made the call. The flop came down 10 Mizrachi took that pot and was around 135,000 after the hand.
Eli Elezra raised to 1,200 and was called by Daniel Negreanu, only to have the short-stacked Tam Hang move all in for his last 4,100. Elezra made a pot size raise to get Negreanu out and was heads up with a chance to knock Hang out of the tournament. Elezra showed A The very next hand Elezra called Dario Alioto’s 4,000 raise from the button and the flop came K Elezra showed A Hastings And Fossilman Tangle Brian Hastings bet 13,000 after a flop of J Greg Raymer thought about his options before deciding to muck his hand. Hastings took a small pot and was around 164,000 while Raymer was ailing with just over 30,000.
Scotty Nguyen raised the pot, 5,700, preflop. Action folded around to Ted Forrest in the big blind who decided to see a flop. It came down 7 Nguyen started with 210,000 and improved to 220,000 while Forrest dropped from 145,000 to 137,000. Flop Kills Action Picking up the action after the flop, the board read Q The turn was the 8 Bach turned over 7 2-7 Triple Draw
We caught up with this hand on the second draw. Abe Mosseri folded his hand and Dario Alioto drew one card. Daniel Negreanu stood pat and led out before the final draw. Alioto made the call and drew one card. He then led out with a bet, much to the displeasure of Negreanu who made the call. Alioto turned over 8-5-4-3-2 for the 8-perfect and Negreanu could only wave his arms in disgust as he showed 8-7-5-3-2. He was down to just 70,000 after the hand while Alioto was at 60,000. Limit Hold’em Huck Flushes Elezra’s Trips Huck Seed raised to 5,000 preflop and Eli Elezra called from the big blind. Elezra checked a flop of K The pot put Seed around 230,000 in chips and Elezra dropped to around 175,000. Giang Flushes South Picking up the hand after the river, the board ran out Q South mucked his hand and was down to 180,000 while Giang was up to 225,000. Player Tags: Scotty Nguyen, Huck Seed, Daniel Negreanu, David Benyamine, David Bach, Michael Mizrachi, Chau Giang, Greg Raymer, Bill Chen, Dario Alioto, Sorel Mizzi, Isaac Haxton, Cole South, Brian Hastings, Justin Smith |
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| Jun 23, '09 | 2009 40th Annual World Series of Poker | Event 42 - $2,500 Mixed Event | 3 | + |
Final Table Update: Down to FiveJun 23, '09 Players Remaining: 5 out of 412 Chip Counts: 1. Jerrod Ankenman — 1,570,000 Average Chip Count: 618,000 Notable Eliminations: 8. Dario Alioto – $25,860 Elimination Hands:
Dario Alioto Eliminated in Eighth Place ($25,860) Stud Dario Alioto and Jon Turner had a pretty set regimen on a stud hand, where Alioto led out and Turner called his bets through fifth street. Turner then check-raised Alioto on sixth street, which forced Alioto to make an all-in call. Their cards: Turner: (7 Alioto picked up the J
Layne Flack Eliminated in Seventh Place ($30,674) Stud Layne Flack got the last of his chips in on fifth street and Eric Crain made the call. Their cards: Flack: (8 Flack picked up 7 Eric Crain Eliminated in Sixth Place NLHE Jerrod Ankenman raised to 30,000 preflop and Eric Crain reraised all in for 158,000. Ankenman made the call. Their cards: Crain: K Board: A Crain was eliminated in sixth place while Ankenman charged to the chip lead with more than 1.5 million. Player Tags: Layne Flack, Eric Crain, Jon Turner, Dario Alioto, Jerrod Ankenman |
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| Jun 18, '09 | 2009 40th Annual World Series of Poker | Event 35 - $5,000 Pot-Limit Omaha | 2 | + |
Level 13 Update: Dario Alioto, Marcel Luske EliminatedJun 18, '09 Blinds: 1,500-3,000 Players Remaining: 40 out of 363 Chip Counts: 1. Jesper Hougaard – 410,000 Average Chip Count: 132,804 Notable Eliminations: Dario Alioto Big Hands:
Dario Alioto Eliminated On a flop of 8 Hoyt Corkins Eliminated The short stack of Hoyt Corkins got all his chips into the middle with the A
On a board of 9 Left In The Deck: For the first time in the tournament, action has slowed down considerably. The players are only 4 spots away from the money. Player Tags: Hoyt Corkins, Jeffrey Lisandro, Marcel Luske, Cliff Josephy, Dario Alioto |
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| Jun 11, '09 | 2009 40th Annual World Series of Poker | Event 23 - $10,000 World Championship No-Limit 2-7 Draw Lowball | 1 | + |
Level 7 Update: Rousso, Alioto, Williams EliminatedJun 11, '09 Blinds: 400-800 with a 200 ante Players Remaining: 66 out of 96 Chip Counts: 1. Roland de Wolfe — 124,000 Average Chip Count: 43,636 Notable Eliminations: Vanessa Rousso Big Hands:
Vanessa Rousso moves all in for 3,500 from the button and Daniel Alaei calls from the small blind. Rousso draws two cards while Alaei draws only one. Aleai turns over a made J-7 low while Rousso shows a 10-9-2 low and first draws a queen, and then another ten. Rousso is eliminated from the tournament. Dario Alioto Eliminated by John Juanda Carlos Mortensen raises to 2,000 from under the gun and Freddy Deeb calls from early position. John Juanda reraises to 8,500 from the cutoff and Dario Alioto four-bets a total of 17,000. Mortensen and Deeb both fold their hands and Juanda calls. Juanda draws one card while Alioto stands pat. Juanda bets 30,000 after the draw, enough to put Alioto all in. Alioto calls all in for his last 25,000 and Juanda turns over an 8-7-5-4-3 low. Alioto mucks his cards and Juanda rakes the pot. Dario Alioto is eliminated from the tournament as Juanda brings his stack back up to 102,000 which keeps him in contention.
David Williams moves all in for 3,425 from the button and Justin Smith calls from the small blind. Both players draw one card each. Williams was drawing to a J-10 low while Smith had already made a 9-6 low. With Williams drawing dead, Smith rakes the pot as he eliminates his opponent from the tournament. Player Tags: John Juanda, Carlos Mortensen, Daniel Alaei, David Williams, Vanessa Rousso, Dario Alioto, Freddy Deeb, Justin Smith |
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| Jun 03, '09 | 2009 40th Annual World Series of Poker | Event 5 - $1,500 Pot-Limit Omaha | 3 | + |
Final Table Update: Down to Heads-Up After a Bustout BonanzaJun 03, '09 Blinds: 10,000-20,000 Players Remaining: 2 out of 809 Chip Counts: 1. Steven Burkholder — 2,040,000 Average Chip Count: 1,820,250 Notable Eliminations: 7. Dario Alioto – $29,882 Elimination Hands:
Dario Alioto Eliminated in Seventh Place ($29,882) Kevin Iacofono opened a pot for 45,000 preflop and Dariol Alioto raised the pot (151,000). Iacofano re-potted and Alioto made the all-in call. Their cards: Iacofano: A Board: 8 Iacofano won the hand with queens and Alioto was eliminated in seventh place ($29,882) when he missed his flush draw. Jonathan Tare Eliminated in Sixth Place ($37,192) Four players saw a flop of J Mercier: J Turn and River: Q Mercier took down the huge pot and Tare was eliminated in sixth place ($37,192). Chris Biondino Eliminated in Fifth Place ($48,533) Chris Biondino opened for 56,000 under the gun and Jason Mercier reraised enough to put Biondino on a decision for his tournament life. Biondino called and they turned up their hands: Biondino: 5 Board: 9-8-8-K-10 Mercier made nines up and Biondino was eliminated in fifth place ($48,533).
Matt Giannetti Eliminated in Fourth Place ($66,544) Matt Giannetti was forced to move all in preflop on a short stack and Jason Mercier made the call. Their cards: Giannetti: A Board: 7 Mercier made a ten-high straight and Giannetti was eliminated in fourth place ($66,544). Mercier had booked three eliminations in a row after the hand. Kevin Iacofano Eliminated in Third Place ($96,128) Steven Burkholder opened for 60,000 and from the button and Kevin Iacafano made the call from the big blind. The flop was dealt Q Burkholder: Q Turn and River: 6 Burkholder took down the huge pot with a set of queens and took a chip lead into the final match with more than 2 million. Iacafano was eliminated in third place and he took home $96,128 in prize money. Player Tags: Jonathan Tare, Chris Biondino, Dario Alioto, Kevin Iacofano, Jason Mercier Dinner Break SummaryJun 02, '09
The final 27 players are now on a 90-minute dinner break in Event No. 5 ($1,500 pot-limit Omaha). These players have emerged from a field of 809 players and the $237,415 first-place prize now looms on the horizon. The final three tables will need to shrink to a final table of nine before play ends for the night. Jonathan Tare leads the way with 320,000. Jason Mercier and Matt Giannetti are challenging for thier first bracelet, and Dario Alioto is looking for his second in this event. Here are the top ten chip counts: Jonathan Tare — 320,000 Here is a look at the seating chart for the final three tables: Table 76 Seat 1: Alex Michaels Table 77 Seat 1: David Halpern Table 78 Seat 1: An Tran Player Tags: Jonathan Tare, Matt Giannetti, Dario Alioto, Jason Mercier |
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Dario Alioto Eliminated in 5th Place ($203,113)
Annie Duke Eliminated
Alioto Shown The Door
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Cyndy Violette Bursts Bubble, But Chops 24th Place Money
Mackey’s Cards Are Awful, Takes Pot
Wong Loses One
Mizrachi Still Running Good This Series
Lisandro Takes A Chunk Out Of Tran
Mizrachi’s Snow Melts
D’Agostino Loses Big Chunk Of His Chips
No Draw Necessary For Schneider
No Snow On This Wheel
Alexander Kostritsyn Doubles Through Brandon Adams, But Is Then Eliminated
Freddie Ellis Eliminated
Schmelev Knocks Out Seiver
Daniel Negreanu Busts
Nick Schulman Doesn’t Have Enough Heart, Eliminated By Buchman
Dolly Takes A Ride On Heimiller’s Boat
Jennifer Harman Eliminated
Max Pescatori Shows Singer The Exit
Doyle Doesn’t Care For Clubs
Seidel Takes A Pot
Bach Gets None of Massive Pot
Sorel Mizzi Beats Benyamine
Alioto Ousted
Haxton Takes Pot From Oppenheim, Then Kelly
The Grinder Gets No Action From Mizzi
Scotty Bets Forrest Out
Alioto Low Bridges Negreanu
Marcel Luske Elimianted
Vanessa Rousso Eliminated by Daniel Alaei
David Williams Eliminated by Justin Smith
