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Leif Force
Hometown: Tallahassee
Country of Origin: United States 
Career Titles
Career Cashes
2009 POY Rank
2
17
1587 (360 points)
Leif Force - Live Updates
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| Jul 09, '08 | 2008 39th Annual World Series of Poker | Event 54 - World Championship No-Limit Hold'em | 6 | + | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
$10,000 Main Event - Day 2B - Level 7 (Hr. 2)Jul 09, '08 Players are going on an extended 30-minute break as tournament officials now take all the 25 chips off the tables. Day 2B Players Left: 1,701 Big Hands and Storylines:
Play was folded around the table to the small blind, where Leif Force raised to 2300. The player in the big blind sensed a steal, so he reraised to 7000. Force then decided to prove he was serious, and made a second raise, this to 17,300. It was going to cost the big blind another 10,300 to call, with a stack of about 30,000. He elected to fold, but accidently flashed the 7 Lee uses straight flush to increase stack Late in the level Bernard Lee raised from under the gun with pocket tens and the big blind reraised all in for 20,000 more. Lee called and was up against A-K. The board came K-10-4-9-7 and Lee took the pot. Later he got involved in a pot with J Ng Adds to Chip Count Evelyn Ng was in the small blind and called a raise from a player in late position. The flop came 10 Preflop, Men Nguyen made a reraise of 12,000 and was called. Then on a J Childs Takes a Hit Nenad Medic raised to 1800 from the cut-off and Lee Childs called from the big blind. The flop came Q Matusow Takes Small Pot Mike Matusow was in the big blind, after checked after the player in the cut-off limped for 600. The flop came 7 Player Tags: Evelyn Ng, Mike Matusow, Nenad Medic, Bernard Lee, Leif Force, Lee Childs |
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| Jun 30, '08 | 2008 39th Annual World Series of Poker | Event 50 - World Championship Pot Limit Omaha | 2 | + | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
$10,000 PLO - Day 2 - Hour OneJun 30, '08 Blinds: 1,000-2,000 Player Tags: Tony Cousineau, Humberto Brenes, Chau Giang, David Williams, Leif Force $10,000 Pot-Limit Omaha - Level TenJun 29, '08 Blinds: 800-1,600 Players Remaining: 86 of 381 Average Chip Stack: 88,600 Chip Leaders: Josh Arieh - 343,700 Eliminations: Tom Dwan Hands and Storylines:
With one player already all in, Nikolay Evdakov raised pot and had only a few thousand remaining. Leif Force was also in the pot, and knew that continuing with the hand was suspect at best. But he made the call anyway and covered his eyes as the dealer put out the flop. Evdakov moved all in, and Force took a peek, gave a look of disgust, and then called anyway. The hands were: Evdakov: A Evdakov's set of aces gave him the pot and at the end of play he had roughly 90,000 chips. Force was down to 70,000 chips after the hand, and lost most of them later in the level.
Tom Dwan is known for his ability to make difficult calls few others would even consider. He tried to make such a play early on in level 10 and lost a pot as a result. The board was Q Toward the end of the level, he put his remaining chips in preflop with A-K-9-8 double suited but was up against Jimmy Tran's A-A-9-3. The board was K-10-6-2-Q and Dwan was eliminated. D'Agostino doubles through Clements How it happened isn't known, but in the last hand of the level John D'Agostino doubled up through Scott Clements when his Q-9-8-6 rivered a straight against Clements's A-Q-10-6. The board on that hand was Q-10-7-9-6. Player Tags: John D'Agostino, Scott Clements, Tom Dwan, Leif Force, Nikolay Evdakov $10,000 World Championship Pot Limit Omaha - Level Three - Stars FallingJun 29, '08 Blinds: 150-300 Player Tags: Josh Arieh, Daniel Negreanu, David Benyamine, Mike Matusow, Gavin Smith, Phil Galfond, Dario Minieri, Leif Force, European Report |
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| Jun 29, '08 | 2008 39th Annual World Series of Poker | Event 50 - World Championship Pot Limit Omaha | 1 | + | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
$10,000 PLO - Day 2 - Hour OneJun 30, '08 Blinds: 1,000-2,000 Player Tags: Tony Cousineau, Humberto Brenes, Chau Giang, David Williams, Leif Force $10,000 Pot-Limit Omaha - Level TenJun 29, '08 Blinds: 800-1,600 Players Remaining: 86 of 381 Average Chip Stack: 88,600 Chip Leaders: Josh Arieh - 343,700 Eliminations: Tom Dwan Hands and Storylines:
With one player already all in, Nikolay Evdakov raised pot and had only a few thousand remaining. Leif Force was also in the pot, and knew that continuing with the hand was suspect at best. But he made the call anyway and covered his eyes as the dealer put out the flop. Evdakov moved all in, and Force took a peek, gave a look of disgust, and then called anyway. The hands were: Evdakov: A Evdakov's set of aces gave him the pot and at the end of play he had roughly 90,000 chips. Force was down to 70,000 chips after the hand, and lost most of them later in the level.
Tom Dwan is known for his ability to make difficult calls few others would even consider. He tried to make such a play early on in level 10 and lost a pot as a result. The board was Q Toward the end of the level, he put his remaining chips in preflop with A-K-9-8 double suited but was up against Jimmy Tran's A-A-9-3. The board was K-10-6-2-Q and Dwan was eliminated. D'Agostino doubles through Clements How it happened isn't known, but in the last hand of the level John D'Agostino doubled up through Scott Clements when his Q-9-8-6 rivered a straight against Clements's A-Q-10-6. The board on that hand was Q-10-7-9-6. Player Tags: John D'Agostino, Scott Clements, Tom Dwan, Leif Force, Nikolay Evdakov $10,000 World Championship Pot Limit Omaha - Level Three - Stars FallingJun 29, '08 Blinds: 150-300 Player Tags: Josh Arieh, Daniel Negreanu, David Benyamine, Mike Matusow, Gavin Smith, Phil Galfond, Dario Minieri, Leif Force, European Report |
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| Jul 12, '07 | 2007 38th Annual World Series of Poker | Event 55 - World Championship No-Limit Hold'em | 3 | + | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
End Of Day ThreeJul 12, '07 At the end of the previous level players went on a thirty minute break. Once they returned they were set to play one last hour before ending the night.Minieri Breaks $2,000,000 Dario Minieri was the first player known to cross the $2,000,000 mark. He ended the day as the chip leader with $2,400,000. Payout Jump With the elimination of the 352nd place player a new payout level was reached. All remaining 351 players are guaranteed $39,445. The Wrath Of Kahn PokerStars Supernova Haved "RainKahn" Kahn was seated at the ESPN featured table with Daniel Alaei for the last hour and a half of the night. In that short span he was involved in a number of big pots, and sent a few opponents to the rail. The ruckus at the featured table was heard from across the room as Kahn got all-in with Q  Q against his opponents pocket aces only to have the board bring the Q Q 8. The 5 on the turn meant his opponent was drawing dead, and Kahn doubled to roughly $940,000. He later eliminated another opponent with A J against two fours with a board of A 7 6 K Q. Kahn even won a decently sized pot against Daniel Alaei without showdown. Tran Dodges Flush Mimi Tran raised from middle position to $18,000, Nick Binger called from the cutoff, the player in seat No. 9 called from the button, and the player in seat No. 2 called from the big blind. The flop came 6 5 4, the player in the big blind checked, Tran bet $35,000, Binger called, the player on the button raised to $100,000, the big blind folded, Tran called after much deliberation, and Binger folded. The turn card was the 2, Tran checked and the player in seat No. 9 moved all in. Tran showed her pocket Jacks as she folded, and her opponent graciously showed her the A 10 as he folded.The Waco Kidd Cometh A player in seat four raises to $25,000 and is flat called by seat six. It is folded to Jared Hamby and he says, "One time dealer!", as he looks at his cards then he immediately moves all in for $98,000. Both players call and the flop comes A Q4. Seat four pushes all in with AQ, and seat six folds. Hamby rolls over AA, and takes down a massive pot. Noah Schwartz has taken credit for the success, because earlier Hamby has rubbed his Star of David for good luck. The Camera's Aren't Just For You Seated with Hamby was Tobey Maguire and Humberto Brenes. That obviously lead to a plethora of ESPN cameras at the table, but Brenes wasn't sure why. When Hamby told him that Maguire was a move star, He half jokingly whispered to Cardplayer.com, "That is why all the cameras are here, I though they were for me." Humberto immediately began to ham it up with Maguire and Jared Hamby said,"Your Poker Famous, Poker Famous is good, but he's actually famous." Apparently The Force Was Not With Him Leif Force was eliminated after getting all-in with J-J against A-A and failing to get any help from the board. Tate Taps Cordovez End Of Day 337 players will return for day tomorrow at noon. Stay tuned to Cardplayer.com for all of your live updates through the conclusion of the event. Notable Chip Counts
Player Tags: Mimi Tran, Daniel Alaei, Tobey Maguire, Dario Minieri, Leif Force, Jared Hamby, Nick Binger, Hevad Khan Level 5- Hour OneJul 09, '07 The Force Was With Him 2006 main event 11th place finisher Leif Force won a huge pot this past hour. Force got all the money in with A A against K 10, which had made two pair on a board of K 10 6 2. Force had a number of outs, and caught one of them with the 2 on the river, which counterfeited his opponents two pair and gave Force the pot. Esfandiari Decides To Gamble Facing an all-in preflop from a short stack, Antonio Esfandiari decided to talk out his options with his opponent. "Should I gamble with you?" After chatting for a few minutes, Esfandiari was reconsidering his original read. "I was gonna insta-call, but then you started talking." After a while, however, Esfandiari threw in the call and said, "Lets gamble." His Q 10 was behind his opponents A 3, but with two live cards Esfandiari was far from crushed. The board came down K Q 9 2 3 and Esfandiari's queens sent his opponent to the rail and brought Esfandiari back above the starting stack. Crabs Win It For Negreanu In early middle position Team www.pokerstars.com member Daniel Negreanu raised to $1,500 and got called by three other players, including the big blind. The flop brought the J 4 3 and the big blind bet $3,000. Negreanu called, and the two players behind folded. The turn brought the 9 and the big blind bet $10,000. Negreanu stared his opponent down, and also snuck a peek at his stack of $5,000 orange chips before calling. The turn brought the 6 and the big blind bet $20,000. Negreanu rolled up his sleeves and told his table, "This is going to take a sec." While again staring into the soul of his opponent he gave his assesment of the situation. "You don't look scared at all." After measuring his opponents reaction, Negreanu said, "Well, I guess that's because you don't know what I have." He then called the $20,000, and when his opponent revealed J 9 Negreanu confidently turned over the 3 3. Negreanu's set took down the $43,000 pot and brought him up to around $50,000 in chips. Tournament Info At the end of this hour approximately 910 players remained on 91 tables. Players will continue playing with $300-$600 blinds and a $75 ante for another hour before taking a short break and returning for the sixth and final level of the night. Player Tags: Daniel Negreanu, Antonio Esfandiari, Leif Force |
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| Jul 09, '07 | 2007 38th Annual World Series of Poker | Event 55 - World Championship No-Limit Hold'em | 1 | + | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
End Of Day ThreeJul 12, '07 At the end of the previous level players went on a thirty minute break. Once they returned they were set to play one last hour before ending the night.Minieri Breaks $2,000,000 Dario Minieri was the first player known to cross the $2,000,000 mark. He ended the day as the chip leader with $2,400,000. Payout Jump With the elimination of the 352nd place player a new payout level was reached. All remaining 351 players are guaranteed $39,445. The Wrath Of Kahn PokerStars Supernova Haved "RainKahn" Kahn was seated at the ESPN featured table with Daniel Alaei for the last hour and a half of the night. In that short span he was involved in a number of big pots, and sent a few opponents to the rail. The ruckus at the featured table was heard from across the room as Kahn got all-in with Q Q against his opponents pocket aces only to have the board bring the Q Q 8. The 5 on the turn meant his opponent was drawing dead, and Kahn doubled to roughly $940,000. He later eliminated another opponent with A J against two fours with a board of A 7 6 K Q. Kahn even won a decently sized pot against Daniel Alaei without showdown. Tran Dodges Flush Mimi Tran raised from middle position to $18,000, Nick Binger called from the cutoff, the player in seat No. 9 called from the button, and the player in seat No. 2 called from the big blind. The flop came 6 5 4, the player in the big blind checked, Tran bet $35,000, Binger called, the player on the button raised to $100,000, the big blind folded, Tran called after much deliberation, and Binger folded. The turn card was the 2, Tran checked and the player in seat No. 9 moved all in. Tran showed her pocket Jacks as she folded, and her opponent graciously showed her the A 10 as he folded.The Waco Kidd Cometh A player in seat four raises to $25,000 and is flat called by seat six. It is folded to Jared Hamby and he says, "One time dealer!", as he looks at his cards then he immediately moves all in for $98,000. Both players call and the flop comes A Q4. Seat four pushes all in with AQ, and seat six folds. Hamby rolls over AA, and takes down a massive pot. Noah Schwartz has taken credit for the success, because earlier Hamby has rubbed his Star of David for good luck. The Camera's Aren't Just For You Seated with Hamby was Tobey Maguire and Humberto Brenes. That obviously lead to a plethora of ESPN cameras at the table, but Brenes wasn't sure why. When Hamby told him that Maguire was a move star, He half jokingly whispered to Cardplayer.com, "That is why all the cameras are here, I though they were for me." Humberto immediately began to ham it up with Maguire and Jared Hamby said,"Your Poker Famous, Poker Famous is good, but he's actually famous." Apparently The Force Was Not With Him Leif Force was eliminated after getting all-in with J-J against A-A and failing to get any help from the board. Tate Taps Cordovez End Of Day 337 players will return for day tomorrow at noon. Stay tuned to Cardplayer.com for all of your live updates through the conclusion of the event. Notable Chip Counts
Player Tags: Mimi Tran, Daniel Alaei, Tobey Maguire, Dario Minieri, Leif Force, Jared Hamby, Nick Binger, Hevad Khan Level 5- Hour OneJul 09, '07 The Force Was With Him 2006 main event 11th place finisher Leif Force won a huge pot this past hour. Force got all the money in with A A against K 10, which had made two pair on a board of K 10 6 2. Force had a number of outs, and caught one of them with the 2 on the river, which counterfeited his opponents two pair and gave Force the pot. Esfandiari Decides To Gamble Facing an all-in preflop from a short stack, Antonio Esfandiari decided to talk out his options with his opponent. "Should I gamble with you?" After chatting for a few minutes, Esfandiari was reconsidering his original read. "I was gonna insta-call, but then you started talking." After a while, however, Esfandiari threw in the call and said, "Lets gamble." His Q 10 was behind his opponents A 3, but with two live cards Esfandiari was far from crushed. The board came down K Q 9 2 3 and Esfandiari's queens sent his opponent to the rail and brought Esfandiari back above the starting stack. Crabs Win It For Negreanu In early middle position Team www.pokerstars.com member Daniel Negreanu raised to $1,500 and got called by three other players, including the big blind. The flop brought the J 4 3 and the big blind bet $3,000. Negreanu called, and the two players behind folded. The turn brought the 9 and the big blind bet $10,000. Negreanu stared his opponent down, and also snuck a peek at his stack of $5,000 orange chips before calling. The turn brought the 6 and the big blind bet $20,000. Negreanu rolled up his sleeves and told his table, "This is going to take a sec." While again staring into the soul of his opponent he gave his assesment of the situation. "You don't look scared at all." After measuring his opponents reaction, Negreanu said, "Well, I guess that's because you don't know what I have." He then called the $20,000, and when his opponent revealed J 9 Negreanu confidently turned over the 3 3. Negreanu's set took down the $43,000 pot and brought him up to around $50,000 in chips. Tournament Info At the end of this hour approximately 910 players remained on 91 tables. Players will continue playing with $300-$600 blinds and a $75 ante for another hour before taking a short break and returning for the sixth and final level of the night. Player Tags: Daniel Negreanu, Antonio Esfandiari, Leif Force |
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Don’t Mess with the Force
Leif Force Eliminated by Chau Giang
Leif's gamble doubles up Evdakov
Dwan's reading ability lets him down, later ousted
Gavin Smith and Mike Matusow Chatting With Dario