Joseph Udine Poker Tournament Updates

Level 8 Update: Chau Giang Doubles Up

Jul 12, '11

NOTE: The players are now on a 90-minute dinner break. Play will continue at 8:30 p.m.

NOTE: Levels are two hours in length.

Players Remaining on Day 2B: 2,490

Blinds: 400-800 with a 100 ante

Chip Leaders:

Nicolas Fierro: 345,000
Ben Lamb: 325,000
Kevin Saul: 324,000
Guillermo Ramirez: 275,000
Raul Pino: 268,000
Ryan D’Angelo: 267,000
Narendra Banwari: 265,000
Arnaud Esquevin: 255,000
Andrew Hinrichsen: 235,000
Jeff Frerichs: 235,000

Card Player Chip Counts:

Matt Matros — 106,000
Todd Brunson — 115,000
Lee Watkinson — 73,000
Diego Cordovez — 33,000
Jeff Shulman — BUSTED
Tony Dunst — BUSTED

Notables Eliminated:

Mike Matusow
Dario Minieri
Jonathan Aguiar
Randy Dorfman
Luca Pagano
Shannon Elizabeth
Al Barbieri
Phil Galfond
Mas Kagawa
Daniel Alaei
Vivek Rajkumar
Andy Black
Shawn Cunix
Brad Booth
Alexandre Gomes
Joe Cassidy

Hands:

Chau Giang Doubles Up

The button moved all in preflop and Chau Giang made the all-in call for about 16,000. Their hands:

Giang: A 6
Button: 8 7

Board: J 10 7 7 5

Giang doubled up on the hand to survive and he now holds 38,000.

Tim West Doubles Up

Tim West got the last of his chips (24,500) into the middle preflop and one player called him down. Their cards:

West: A A
Opponent: K K

Board: 4 2 2 8 6

West won the hand and he doubled up to more than 50,000.

Featured Poker Tweet — Shannon Elizabeth

Devilfish vs. DeMaci

David Ulliot got the last of his chips into the middle preflop against Chris DeMaci. Their cards:

Ulliot: Q Q
DeMaci: A J

Board: J 8 6 9 2

Ulliot doubled up on the hand to survive with 21,000. DeMaci was knocked down to 59,000.

Shawn Cunix Eliminated

Shawn Cunix got the last of his chips into the middle preflop against Jean-Robert Bellande with a flop that read Q 5 4 sitting on the table. Their cards:

Bellande: Q 10
Cunix: Q 3

Turn and River: 6 and J

Cunix was eliminated on the hand and Bellande grew his stack to 80,000.

Featured Poker Tweet — Joseph Udine

Player Tags: Chau Giang,   Shannon Elizabeth,   Joseph Udine,   Christopher DeMaci,   Tim West,   Shawn Cunix,   Dave 'Devilfish' Ulliott

Chip Count Update, Pre-Bubble Eliminations

Apr 15, '08

PokerStars.com recently published the official chip counts before the dinner break. Click on the chip counts for the most recent stacks. Here are the top five on our chip counts:

1. Johnny Lodden -- 530,000
2. Rami Boukai -- 422,000
3. Oyvind Riisem -- 350,000
4. Mostafa Belkhayate -- 320,000
5. Luca Pagano -- 250,000

Also, a ton of notable players were eliminated during or near the media blackout period surrounding the money bubble. They included:

• Eli Elezra
• Joe Udine
• James Byrne
• Neil Channing
• Sasha Rosewood

Player Tags: Eli Elezra,   Neil Channing,   Joseph Udine,   James Byrne,   Sasha Rosewood

A Super Table and More Early Action

Apr 14, '08

A super table starts day 3 of the PokerStars.com EPT Grand final, featuring Eli Elezra, Antonio Esfandiari, Joe "hoodini10" Udine, Tomas Brolin, and Trond Eidsvig.

At this table, Elezra has already gotten all in preflop. He reraised all in for 50,000 more than Eidsvig's initial raise. Eidsvig talked and thought it out for a while before folding.








 

Player Tags: Antonio Esfandiari,   Eli Elezra,   Joseph Udine,   Tomas Brolin,   Trond Erik Eidsvig

Fortune Smiles on a Few

Apr 13, '08

Victor Ramdin is climbing back up the leader board after starting the day with the shortest stack in the field, at under 2,000. He now sits with about 30,000, much of which he accumulated in the span of about a half hour.

Also on the rise is online pro Joe "hoodini10" Udine, who broke the 100,000-chip mark recently through a few big pots.

Player Tags: Victor Ramdin,   Joseph Udine

Chip Count Update, Pre-Bubble Eliminations

Apr 15, '08

PokerStars.com recently published the official chip counts before the dinner break. Click on the chip counts for the most recent stacks. Here are the top five on our chip counts:

1. Johnny Lodden -- 530,000
2. Rami Boukai -- 422,000
3. Oyvind Riisem -- 350,000
4. Mostafa Belkhayate -- 320,000
5. Luca Pagano -- 250,000

Also, a ton of notable players were eliminated during or near the media blackout period surrounding the money bubble. They included:

• Eli Elezra
• Joe Udine
• James Byrne
• Neil Channing
• Sasha Rosewood

Player Tags: Eli Elezra,   Neil Channing,   Joseph Udine,   James Byrne,   Sasha Rosewood

A Super Table and More Early Action

Apr 14, '08

A super table starts day 3 of the PokerStars.com EPT Grand final, featuring Eli Elezra, Antonio Esfandiari, Joe "hoodini10" Udine, Tomas Brolin, and Trond Eidsvig.

At this table, Elezra has already gotten all in preflop. He reraised all in for 50,000 more than Eidsvig's initial raise. Eidsvig talked and thought it out for a while before folding.








 

Player Tags: Antonio Esfandiari,   Eli Elezra,   Joseph Udine,   Tomas Brolin,   Trond Erik Eidsvig

Fortune Smiles on a Few

Apr 13, '08

Victor Ramdin is climbing back up the leader board after starting the day with the shortest stack in the field, at under 2,000. He now sits with about 30,000, much of which he accumulated in the span of about a half hour.

Also on the rise is online pro Joe "hoodini10" Udine, who broke the 100,000-chip mark recently through a few big pots.

Player Tags: Victor Ramdin,   Joseph Udine