Level 7 Update: Danny Wong and Michael Mizrachi Double Up
Jun 29, '10
Blinds: 200-400
Players Remaining: 270 out 460
Average Chip Count: 25,555
Tournament Leaderboard:
1. John Cernuto — 86,000
2. Kevin Schaffel — 71,000
3. Mike Matusow — 52,000
4. John Duthie — 48,000
5. Nick Binger — 44,000
6. Vadim Markushevski — 43,000
7. Greg Raymer — 42,000
8. Christian Harder — 42,000
9. Felipe Ramos — 40,000
10. Andrew Brown — 38,000
Notable Eliminations:
Peter Jetten
Alex Kravchenko
Sam Farha
Chris Ferguson
Tom McEvoy
David Benyamine
Tony Cousineau
Big Hands:
Danny Wong Doubles Up
Danny Wong was all in for 14,000 with the AA73 and was up against the QQJ10 of his opponent. The board ran out 94272 and Wong doubled up to 30,000.
Michael Mizrachi Doubles Up
Michael Mizrachi was all in for 4,100 with the AA72 against the J986 of an opponent. The board ran out K7673 and Mizrachi doubled to 9,000.
Tony Cousineau Eliminated
An under-the-gun player bet 1,100. Tony Cousineau raised to 3,900. Mike Matusow called and so did the original bettor. The flop came K94 and action was checked to Cousineau. He bet 2,700. Matusow called and the other opponent potted. Cousineau called all in for his tournament life. Matusow folded. Cousineau tabled the AA86 while his opponent exposed the AJ9K. Cousineau was behind against the two pair of his opponent. Both the turn and river bricked for Cousineau and he was gone.
Level 12 Update: Daniel Negreanu and Canada Have Great Level
Feb 28, '10
Blinds: 800-1,600 with a 200 ante
Players Remaining: 130 out of 745
Chip Counts:
1. Daniel Negreanu — 355,000
2. Taylor Paur — 290,000
3. Mark Newhouse — 250,000
4. Eugene Katchalov — 240,000
5. Daniel Fuhs — 230,000
6. Paul Niemela – 215,000
7. Oddie Dardon — 205,000
8. Masaaki Kagawa — 200,000
9. Steve Sung — 200,000
10. Vanessa Rousso — 190,000
Average Chip Count: 114,615
Notable Eliminations:
Tony Cousineau
Hasan Habib
Danny Wong
Todd Brunson
Ed Brogdon
Steve Zolotow
Jon Eaton
Big Hands:
Steve Sung Applies Pressure
Steve Sung limped in from early position and the cut off raised to 5,300. Both the small blind and big blind called and the action came back to Sung, who reraised to 23,500.
The cutoff thought about it for a few minutes before he decided to fold and the small blind surprised many at the table my nonchalantly throwing in the call. The big blind was tempted, but he too folded.
The flop came down A 6 2 and Sung continued with a bet of 18,000. The small blind quickly called and the turn was the 7.
This time, Sung fired in 40,000 and the small blind quickly folded. Sung is now stacked with just over 200,000 in chips.
David Baker Eliminates Hasan Habib
On a flop of 7 6 4, David Baker put Hasan Habib all in. Habib thought about it for a few minutes before he called, turning over 8 7 for top pair and a gutshot straight draw.
“That’s not the hand I wanted to see,” said Baker as he revealed his 6 5.
The turn and river came Q K and Baker’s runner, runner flush sent Habib to the rail. Baker now has 163,000 in chips.
Danny Wong Hits the Rail
Danny Wong got the rest of his stack in with A-K only to see that he was up against Mark Newhouse and his pocket jacks.
The jacks held and Wong was eliminated. Newhouse now has 250,000 in chips.
Todd Brunson Says Goodbye
Todd Brunson was short on chips when he decided to make his move. Unfortunately, he ran right into the pocket kings of Daniel Negreanu.
The kings held, Brunson busted and Negreanu increased his stack to 355,000.
Pat Pezzin Doubles Through Marco Johnson
Pat Pezzin was short and moved in for his last 18,500 with Ad 10h. Marco Johnson made the reluctant call with K Q, but it failed to connect with a board of J 6 5 2 9.
Pezzin still has work to do with about 40,000 in chips, but Johnson is still relatively safe with 100,000.
Left in the Deck
Daniel Negreanu’s Day Just Gets Better and Better
As many of you may know, the U.S. Hockey team was facing off against the Canadian Hockey team for the Gold medal in the Winter Olympics.
With about 30 seconds left on the clock in the third period, Daniel Negreanu came over to fellow Canadian Pat Pezzin for a bit of a premature celebration. Amazingly, the U.S. team score a goal to tie it up and send it into overtime.
The heavy American friendly room exploded into celebration and even Tournament Director Matt Savage got in on the act, needling Negreanu back to his table.
Of course, the Canadians were the first to score, thus ending the tournament and causing a much smaller celebration to erupt in the room near Negreanu’s table. Negreanu even went so far as to sing the U.S. national anthem as he basked in victory.
As a blogger, I should remain impartial, but I must point out the the Olympic system is flawed since the U.S. already beat Canada and scored more goals than they did in the series. Enjoy your tainted win, Daniel.
1. Tsai Chen – 93,000
2. Yan Chen – 85,000
3. Frank Kassela – 75,000
4. Justin Bonomo – 75,000
5. Andy Seth – 71,300
6. Jeff Lisandro – 70,500
7. David Singer – 68,000
8. Paul Magriel – 65,100
9. Suzie Lederer – 65,000
10. James Vanderhaar – 63,200
Card Player Chip Counts:
Matt Matros – 17,500
Notable Eliminations:
Matt Graham
Jacobo Fernandez
Big Hands:
Hawrilenko Takes Another Hit to His Stack
A player under-the-gun raised to 700 and got four callers, including Matt Hawrilenko from middle position. The flop was K47 and the original raiser bet 1,800 and Hawrilenko called.
The turn was the 10 and the river was the 6. Both players checked the turn and the river and Hawrilenko mucked when he was shown K9 and is down to 9,100 in chips.
Dennis Phillips Forces a Fold
With about 17,000 in the pot already, Dennis Phillips was heads-up with his opponent with a board that read A4510.
Phillips bet 10,500 and his opponent thought for nearly five minutes before mucking AK face up on the table. Phillips mucked his hand, but whether or not he had the best hand, he now has 59,000 in chips
Lederer Off To A Rocky Start In Level 3
After a flop of K92, Howard Lederer led out with 2,000 into a pot of 2,500 and his opponent in seat 1 mucked his hand. Lederer was at 23,200 after that hand.
Later, Lederer raised to 1,300 from the button and the small blind immediately reraised to 3,500. It was just in time for the ESPN cameras to arrive at Lederer’s table. After a few moments to think, Lederer mucked his hand and he was at 20,000 early in the level.
Suharto’s Pair Good Enough
Picking up the action on the river, the board showed J42108. Darus Suharto of “November Nine” fame and his opponent checked the action and Suharto showed down 66. It was good as his opponent tabled A6 and Suharto took a pot, moving his stack to 20,000.
McEvoy Gets Best Of Miami John
John Cernuto and Tom McEvoy saw a flop of AQJ. Both players didn’t like the board and checked. The turn was the Q and Cernuto took a stab at the pot, leading out for 1,200. McEvoy stuck around and the players saw the 9 fall on the river.
Cernuto checked and McEvoy did the same behind him. McEvoy showed A6 for two pair and Cernuto mucked. McEvoy was at 17,000 while Cernuto was at 35,000.
Luske Check-Raises To Victory
After a flop of K87, Marcel Luske was first to act and elected to check. His opponent then fired 600 into a 1,500 pot. Luske then pounced, check-raising to 2,000. His opponent glanced at his cards one last time and threw them into the muck. Luske took the pot and was at 42,000.
Danny Wong Flops Two Pair, Gets Little Action
Four players limped for 300 preflop and they all saw a flop of 982. The player in seat 9 fired 500 into the pot and Danny Wong raised to 1,600 from the cutoff. The player under the gun was also in the hand and made the call. Everyone else mucked and the 5 fell on the turn.
The under the gun player checked and Wong bet again, this time 3,600. His opponent mucked and Wong took the pot after showing 98. He was at 36,000 after the hand.
Griffin Takes Another Pot
Gavin Griffin raised to 800 from the hijack position and the small blind made the call. The player in seat 3, who had already limped, made the call as well. The flop then fell 1086 and the action was checked to Griffin. He fired 1,700 into the pot and his opponents quickly mucked their hands. Griffin took the pot and was at 38,000.
Juanda Tries To Give Opponent Discount
Picking up the action after the river, the board read K9878. The action was checked to John Juanda and he bet 3,500. The player in seat 2 mucked his hand and the player in seat 6 was next to act. He reached for his cards to throw them in the muck.
“No!” Juanda exclaimed. “1,000,” he said as he took 2,500 away from his original bet. Seat 6 didn’t bite and his hand finally landed in the muck. Juanda scored the pot and was around 50,000.
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.
Antonio Esfandiari - 300,000
Kofi Farkye - 176,000
KJ Nam - 175,000
Mickey Mills - 151,000
Zach Hyman - 141,000
Mike Sowers - 139,000
Dan O'Brien - 129,000
Anthony Venturini - 125,000
Phil Ivey - 122,000
Young Phan - 120,000
Average:53,333
Notable Eliminations
Joe Sebok
Mike Matusow
Erik Seidel
David Tran
Roy Winston
Jason Potter
Tony Cousineau
Gavin Griffin
Vanessa Rousso
Theo Tran
Raymond Davis
Philippe Rouas
Noah Schwartz
Thayer Rasmussen
Allen Cunningham
Chad Batista
Jared Hamby
Van Nguyen
Featured Table
Table 19
Seat 1: Paul Smith
Seat 2: Nick Schulman
Seat 3: Greg Thompson
Seat 4: Eric Hershler
Seat 5: Dan O'Brien -- 87,000
Seat 7: Karga Holt
Seat 8: Isaac Haxton
Seat 9: Paul Wasicka -- 85,000
Paul Smith Takes a Hit
On a board of Q726. with 2,400 in the pot, Paul Smith bet 3,500 and Greg Thompson made the call. The 9 fell on the river and seat 3 bet 3,500. Smith thought for a moment and then mucked his hand.
Big Hands:
Joe Sebok Eliminated by Farzad Bonyadi
Joe Sebok was short stacked and all in holding A-Q against the pocket sevens of Freddy Bonyadi. The board offered no help and Sebok was eliminated from the tournament.
James "Jsizzle20" St. Hilaire Can't Get Action From Danny Wong
The betting action is unknown, but James St. Hilaire held a set of nines on a board of 9-8-3-7-K. Wong thought over his option on the river before mucking bottom set of threes, keeping himself alive in the tournament.
Erik Seidel Eliminated by Young Phan
Erik Seidel got it all in holding kings and feeling comfortable, but his outlook changed when he saw Young Phan's pocket aces. The board helped neither player and Seidel was eliminated from the tournament.
Gavin Griffin Loses Out to a Flopped Flush
Gavin Griffin was all in holding pocket nines and up against his opponent's A10. The flop brings three clubs and Griffin is drawing very slim. The turn and river bricked his runner-runner outs and Griffin was eliminated from the tournament.
Phil Hellmuth Doubles Up Through David Chiu
On a flop of K55 Phil Hellmuth checked and David Chiu bet. Hellmuth check-raised and Chiu shoved all in. Hellmuth made the all-in call and flipped over K-10. Chiu held AJ and the turn and river fell 74. Hellmuth doubled up on the hand to survive.
Shenko's Shank
With over 15,000 in the pot and K32AJ on the board, Yevgeniy Timoshenko bet 9,500 from the button and his opponent went into the tank in middle position. He eventually made the call and Timoshenko flipped over AJ to win the pot.
On the very next hand, Kenneth Smaron limps and Danny Wong moves all in for 2,000 behind him. Mark Teltscher completes from the small blind and Hafiz Khan knocks the table in the big blind.
The three players check down a board of A54J3 all the way to the river, where Smaron bets 15,000. Teltscher and Khan muck and Wong asks Smaron if he has pocket deuces.
Sure enough, Smaron shows deuces. Wong has to sweat his cards, but can only produce Q8 to be eliminated in tenth place.
Limit Hold'em Shootout - Final Table - Bellande Takes Huge Chip Lead
Jul 02, '08
Blinds: 15,000-30,000
Players Left: 4 of 823
Chip Counts: Jean-Robert Bellande: 1,700,000
Joe De Niro: 650,000
Matt Graham: 355,000
Brandon Wong: 90,000
Eliminations: 5th Place - Danny Wong ($33,701)
Hands:
Wong Falls to Full House, Out in Fifth Place ($33,701)
Danny Wong bet a flop of A65 and was called by Jean-Robert Bellande. The turn brought another 6. The river was the 6 and Bellande bet out, which was enough to put Wong all in. Wong called, but mucked when he saw Bellande's A8 for a full house.
Bellande Hits Straight, Takes Large Pot
After three-betting preflop, Jean Robert-Bellande bet every street on a Q5410K board and was called down by Joe De Niro. Bellande showed that he had nothing until the river, where he completed a straight with his J9. He scooped a large pot that put him around 1,700,000 in chips. De Niro's stack dropped to 650,000.
Limit Hold'em Shootout - Final Table - Final Table Eliminations Commence
Jul 02, '08
Blinds: 10,000-20,000
Players Left: 5 of 823
Chip Counts: Joe De Niro: 875,000
Danny Wong: 525,000
Jean-Robert Bellande: 520,000
Brandon Wong: 350,000
Matt Graham: 320,000
Eliminations: 6th Place - Spencer Lawrence ($20,221) 7th Place - John Kranyak ($13,480)
8th Place - Andrew Prock ($10,335)
9th Place - Michael Kachan ($7,526)
Hands: Lawrence Doesn't Connect, Eliminated in Sixth Place ($20,221)
Spencer Lawrence got all of his chips in the middle preflop against Jean-Robert Bellande and showed K10. Bellande was the favorite, holding A9. The flop came 963, giving Bellande a pair. Lawrence still had two overs he could connect with, but the 2 came on the turn and the Q river card eliminated Lawrence in sixth place.
Kranyak Has Lower Kicker, Gone in Seventh Place ($13,480)
Preflopp action was raised until capped by John Kranyak and Joe De Niro. When 943 fell on the flop Kranyak bet and was called by De Niro. The A came on the turn, inducing action. Betting was capped again, getting Kranyak all in. He had connected with the ace on the turn and showed AJ. However, De Niro showed AQ for a pair of aces with a queen kicker. The Q dropped on the river to give De Niro two pair and the juicy pot, sending Kranyak to the rail in seventh place.
Prock Gets Outdrawn, Busts in Eighth Place ($10,335)
Andrew Prock got all in preflop and held AQ, a favored hand over Joe De Niro's AJ. The flop changed things fast, coming AJ3 to give De Niro two pair - aces and jacks. The K fell on the turn, giving Prock more outs. But the river 8wasn't one of them and Prock was eliminated in eight place.
Kachan First To Go, Out in Ninth Place ($7,526)
Michael Kachan put in a raise preflop and was called by Brandon Wong, Danny Wong, Jean-Robert Bellande and Spencer Lawrence. The flop brought A76 and Danny Wong led out. Lawrence got out of the way, and Kachan raised all in. Brandon Wong folded and Bellande put in yet another raise. Danny Wong called, and when the 4 fell on the turn both he and Bellande checked. The Q fell on the river and Wong bet. Bellande folded and Wong showed AK. Kachan couldn't beat Wong's pair of aces and was the first player eliminated from the final table.
Limit Hold'em Shootout - Final Table - Good Round For Kranyak
Jul 02, '08
Players are on a 20 minute break.
Blinds: 5,000-10,000
Players Left: 9 of 823
Chip Counts:
John Kranyak: 650,000
Jean-Robert Bellande: 420,000
Spencer Lawrence: 365,000
Joe De Niro: 325,000
Brandon Wong: 270,000
Andrew Prock: 230,000
Matt Graham: 170,000
Danny Wong: 160,000
Mike Kachan: 120,000
Hands:
Graham Hits Straight, Takes Pot
Matt Graham bet every street on a board of KJ9810 and was called down by Spencer Lawrence. Graham showed he rivered the broadway straight with AQ in his hand and took the pot.
Good Round For Kranyak
John Kranyak has climbed up the leaderboard by winning several big hands throughout the level.
In one big 3-way Kranyak raised after Jean-Robert Bellande bet a flop of K106 and Bellande and Brandon Wong called. Kranyak bet the K turn and was called again by both opponents. The 9 on the river was a scare card and all players checked. Kranyak showed K7 for trip kings, Bellande mucked and Wong showed A10. Kranyak took a big pot and ended the level with around 650,000 in chips.
Limit Hold'em Shootout - Final Table Starts At Last
Jul 02, '08
Blinds: 2,000-4,000
Starting Chip Stacks: 300,000
Chip Counts:
Jean-Robert Bellande: 420,000
Danny Wong: 325,000
Andrew Prock: 320,000
Brandon Wong: 310,000
John Kranyak: 290,000
Joe Deniro: 285,000
Matt Graham: 280,000
Spencer Lawrence: 270,000
Mike Kachan: 222,000
Hands:
The Jean-Robert Show
Jean-Robert Bellande has won a handful of early pots early in the final table to take the chip lead. In one pot Bellande bet with the board showing 8729 and his opponents mucked.
In another hand, Bellande bet and was called by Danny Wong with the board showing 96387. Bellande showed Q10 for the rivered straight to take the pot and jump to around 420,000 in chips.
Bellande has also expressed his disappointment in the final table location. He said he thought the final table would be played in the Milwaukee's Best Light final table stadium, but instead it is outside the stadium at a normal table.
Blinds: 200-400 Stakes: 400-800
Table Winners: Greg Debora, Hoyt Corkins, Tony Bloon, Jannick Wrang, Yuegi Zhu, John Kranyak, Joe Deniro, Tony Tan, Sasha Rosewood, Christiano Blanco, David Gee, Terrance Chan, Robert Lipkin, Ben Fineman, Jesse Correa, Marc Klecan, Jimmy Fricke, JC Tran, Danny Wong
Eliminations: Dustin Woolf, Greg Mueller, Antonio Esfandiari, David Benyamine, John Gale
Big Hands:
Marc Klecan Advances, Eliminates David Benyamine
Heads-up, David Benyamine got it all in before the flop with QJ against Marc Klecan's J5. All in, Benyamine was in a good position to double up here until the flop came 655, giving Klecan trip fives and reducing Benyamine to catching two running queens to win or two running sixes or two running jacks to chop the pot. The turn and river brought the K 7, sending Benyamine to the rail while Marc Klecan advances to the second Round.
Antonio Esfandiari Eliminated
On a flop of A108, Antonio Esfandiari got it all in against two other players. The turn and river brought the 6 and the 3, both other players checked the side pot down. Esfandiari turned over A4 for top pair no kicker while one of his opponents showed A7 for top pair, better kciker. The sevn played and Esfandiari hit the rail early in Level 6.
Jeff Shulman Eliminated
Three-handed, Jeff Shulman was all in before the flop against both Jason Young and Eric Arreca. The flop came 763, and both players checked at the side pot. The turn was the J, and once again, both players checked the side pot. The river was the 10, and Arecca fired a bet at the pot. Young folded and Arecca turned over 76 for two pair. Shulman mucked his hand and headed towards the rail while Arreca raked the main pot.. Shulman's elimination leaves Jason Young playing heads-up with the chip lead as he looks to advance to Round 2. Young won the $1,500 No-Limit Shootout (Event No. 17) earlier this summer.
Danny Wong Advances
On a flo pot QJ5, Tim Finney bet and and Danny Wong made the call. The turn was the 6 and once again, Finney bet at the pot. This time Wong raised, Finney reraised, and Wong three-bet him all in. Finney called for the rest of his chips and Wong turned over QJ for top two pair. The river was the K and Finnry mucked his hand, sending Danny Wong to the second round.
Limit Hold'em Shootout - Final Table - Bellande Takes Huge Chip Lead
Jul 02, '08
Blinds: 15,000-30,000
Players Left: 4 of 823
Chip Counts: Jean-Robert Bellande: 1,700,000
Joe De Niro: 650,000
Matt Graham: 355,000
Brandon Wong: 90,000
Eliminations: 5th Place - Danny Wong ($33,701)
Hands:
Wong Falls to Full House, Out in Fifth Place ($33,701)
Danny Wong bet a flop of A65 and was called by Jean-Robert Bellande. The turn brought another 6. The river was the 6 and Bellande bet out, which was enough to put Wong all in. Wong called, but mucked when he saw Bellande's A8 for a full house.
Bellande Hits Straight, Takes Large Pot
After three-betting preflop, Jean Robert-Bellande bet every street on a Q5410K board and was called down by Joe De Niro. Bellande showed that he had nothing until the river, where he completed a straight with his J9. He scooped a large pot that put him around 1,700,000 in chips. De Niro's stack dropped to 650,000.
Limit Hold'em Shootout - Final Table - Final Table Eliminations Commence
Jul 02, '08
Blinds: 10,000-20,000
Players Left: 5 of 823
Chip Counts: Joe De Niro: 875,000
Danny Wong: 525,000
Jean-Robert Bellande: 520,000
Brandon Wong: 350,000
Matt Graham: 320,000
Eliminations: 6th Place - Spencer Lawrence ($20,221) 7th Place - John Kranyak ($13,480)
8th Place - Andrew Prock ($10,335)
9th Place - Michael Kachan ($7,526)
Hands: Lawrence Doesn't Connect, Eliminated in Sixth Place ($20,221)
Spencer Lawrence got all of his chips in the middle preflop against Jean-Robert Bellande and showed K10. Bellande was the favorite, holding A9. The flop came 963, giving Bellande a pair. Lawrence still had two overs he could connect with, but the 2 came on the turn and the Q river card eliminated Lawrence in sixth place.
Kranyak Has Lower Kicker, Gone in Seventh Place ($13,480)
Preflopp action was raised until capped by John Kranyak and Joe De Niro. When 943 fell on the flop Kranyak bet and was called by De Niro. The A came on the turn, inducing action. Betting was capped again, getting Kranyak all in. He had connected with the ace on the turn and showed AJ. However, De Niro showed AQ for a pair of aces with a queen kicker. The Q dropped on the river to give De Niro two pair and the juicy pot, sending Kranyak to the rail in seventh place.
Prock Gets Outdrawn, Busts in Eighth Place ($10,335)
Andrew Prock got all in preflop and held AQ, a favored hand over Joe De Niro's AJ. The flop changed things fast, coming AJ3 to give De Niro two pair - aces and jacks. The K fell on the turn, giving Prock more outs. But the river 8wasn't one of them and Prock was eliminated in eight place.
Kachan First To Go, Out in Ninth Place ($7,526)
Michael Kachan put in a raise preflop and was called by Brandon Wong, Danny Wong, Jean-Robert Bellande and Spencer Lawrence. The flop brought A76 and Danny Wong led out. Lawrence got out of the way, and Kachan raised all in. Brandon Wong folded and Bellande put in yet another raise. Danny Wong called, and when the 4 fell on the turn both he and Bellande checked. The Q fell on the river and Wong bet. Bellande folded and Wong showed AK. Kachan couldn't beat Wong's pair of aces and was the first player eliminated from the final table.
Limit Hold'em Shootout - Final Table - Good Round For Kranyak
Jul 02, '08
Players are on a 20 minute break.
Blinds: 5,000-10,000
Players Left: 9 of 823
Chip Counts:
John Kranyak: 650,000
Jean-Robert Bellande: 420,000
Spencer Lawrence: 365,000
Joe De Niro: 325,000
Brandon Wong: 270,000
Andrew Prock: 230,000
Matt Graham: 170,000
Danny Wong: 160,000
Mike Kachan: 120,000
Hands:
Graham Hits Straight, Takes Pot
Matt Graham bet every street on a board of KJ9810 and was called down by Spencer Lawrence. Graham showed he rivered the broadway straight with AQ in his hand and took the pot.
Good Round For Kranyak
John Kranyak has climbed up the leaderboard by winning several big hands throughout the level.
In one big 3-way Kranyak raised after Jean-Robert Bellande bet a flop of K106 and Bellande and Brandon Wong called. Kranyak bet the K turn and was called again by both opponents. The 9 on the river was a scare card and all players checked. Kranyak showed K7 for trip kings, Bellande mucked and Wong showed A10. Kranyak took a big pot and ended the level with around 650,000 in chips.
Limit Hold'em Shootout - Final Table Starts At Last
Jul 02, '08
Blinds: 2,000-4,000
Starting Chip Stacks: 300,000
Chip Counts:
Jean-Robert Bellande: 420,000
Danny Wong: 325,000
Andrew Prock: 320,000
Brandon Wong: 310,000
John Kranyak: 290,000
Joe Deniro: 285,000
Matt Graham: 280,000
Spencer Lawrence: 270,000
Mike Kachan: 222,000
Hands:
The Jean-Robert Show
Jean-Robert Bellande has won a handful of early pots early in the final table to take the chip lead. In one pot Bellande bet with the board showing 8729 and his opponents mucked.
In another hand, Bellande bet and was called by Danny Wong with the board showing 96387. Bellande showed Q10 for the rivered straight to take the pot and jump to around 420,000 in chips.
Bellande has also expressed his disappointment in the final table location. He said he thought the final table would be played in the Milwaukee's Best Light final table stadium, but instead it is outside the stadium at a normal table.
Blinds: 200-400 Stakes: 400-800
Table Winners: Greg Debora, Hoyt Corkins, Tony Bloon, Jannick Wrang, Yuegi Zhu, John Kranyak, Joe Deniro, Tony Tan, Sasha Rosewood, Christiano Blanco, David Gee, Terrance Chan, Robert Lipkin, Ben Fineman, Jesse Correa, Marc Klecan, Jimmy Fricke, JC Tran, Danny Wong
Eliminations: Dustin Woolf, Greg Mueller, Antonio Esfandiari, David Benyamine, John Gale
Big Hands:
Marc Klecan Advances, Eliminates David Benyamine
Heads-up, David Benyamine got it all in before the flop with QJ against Marc Klecan's J5. All in, Benyamine was in a good position to double up here until the flop came 655, giving Klecan trip fives and reducing Benyamine to catching two running queens to win or two running sixes or two running jacks to chop the pot. The turn and river brought the K 7, sending Benyamine to the rail while Marc Klecan advances to the second Round.
Antonio Esfandiari Eliminated
On a flop of A108, Antonio Esfandiari got it all in against two other players. The turn and river brought the 6 and the 3, both other players checked the side pot down. Esfandiari turned over A4 for top pair no kicker while one of his opponents showed A7 for top pair, better kciker. The sevn played and Esfandiari hit the rail early in Level 6.
Jeff Shulman Eliminated
Three-handed, Jeff Shulman was all in before the flop against both Jason Young and Eric Arreca. The flop came 763, and both players checked at the side pot. The turn was the J, and once again, both players checked the side pot. The river was the 10, and Arecca fired a bet at the pot. Young folded and Arecca turned over 76 for two pair. Shulman mucked his hand and headed towards the rail while Arreca raked the main pot.. Shulman's elimination leaves Jason Young playing heads-up with the chip lead as he looks to advance to Round 2. Young won the $1,500 No-Limit Shootout (Event No. 17) earlier this summer.
Danny Wong Advances
On a flo pot QJ5, Tim Finney bet and and Danny Wong made the call. The turn was the 6 and once again, Finney bet at the pot. This time Wong raised, Finney reraised, and Wong three-bet him all in. Finney called for the rest of his chips and Wong turned over QJ for top two pair. The river was the K and Finnry mucked his hand, sending Danny Wong to the second round.
Danny Wong Doubles Up
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of his opponent. The board ran out 9
Steve Sung Applies Pressure
Hawrilenko Takes Another Hit to His Stack
Lederer Off To A Rocky Start In Level 3
McEvoy Gets Best Of Miami John
Danny Wong Flops Two Pair, Gets Little Action
Juanda Tries To Give Opponent Discount
Kenny Tran Doubles Up
Score Board
Joe Sebok
Featured Table 
Joe Sebok Eliminated by Farzad Bonyadi
Erik Seidel Eliminated by Young Phan
Shenko's Shank
On the very next hand, Kenneth Smaron limps and Danny Wong moves all in for 2,000 behind him. Mark Teltscher completes from the small blind and Hafiz Khan knocks the table in the big blind. 
Danny Wong busted out of the tournament during level 8 when he ran pocket queens into pocket aces.
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