Brad Garrett Poker Tournament Updates

Level Four Update: Celebrities Cruising at WSOP

Jul 09, '11

Note: Levels are two hours in length and the players began with 30,000 in chips.

Players On Day 1C: 1,300 of 2,181

Blinds: 150-300 with a 25 ante

Top Ten Notable Chip Counts:

1. Adam Junglen — 95,000
2. Paul Pierce — 86,000
3. Ted Forrest — 85,000
4. Sorel Mizzi — 82,000
5. Shannon Shorr — 80,000
6. Mark Newhouse — 78,000
7. Yevgeniy Timoshenko — 73,000
8. Humberto Brenes — 72,000
9. Brad Garrett — 69,000
10. Grayson Ramage — 66,000

Notables Eliminated:

Chad Brown, Pieter de Korver, Davidi Kitai, David Benyamine

Hands:

Well, That’s A Cooler

On a board reading Q 3 2 9 4, Greg Brooks and an opponent found themselves in a raising war on the river.

Brooks pondered making a final move for the rest of his stack, but eventually settled on a call, showing A 5 for the wheel. It’s a good thing he didn’t raise, because his opponent showed 5 6 for the nut straight.

Brooks is now in a little bit of trouble, sitting with just under 12,000 in chips.

Paul Pierce Is Fierce

Don’t look now, but NBA superstar Paul Pierce is currently sitting on just over 90,000 in chips, having tripled his starting stack.

Pierce hasn’t been shy in his first WSOP main event appearance, betting and raising without hesitation just like many of the veterans here today.

Brad Garrett Playing Like A Pro

Brad Garrett called a raise in between two players and saw a flop of J J 9. A player bet 6,000 and both Garrett and the button made the call.

The turn was the 4 and everyone checked. The river was the 2 and once again everyone checked. Garrett tabled pocket kings and they were good enough to take the pot worth nearly 30,000. He now sits with 67,000 in chips.

Phil Hellmuth Going In The Wrong Direction

Phil Hellmuth is now down to 8,000 after flopping a flush. His opponent held middle pair, turned trips and then rivered his kicker to fill up, sending Hellmuth spiraling from his original stack of 30,000.

A Short Double For Traniello

After a raise from the under the gun player to 1,000, another player called and Marco Traniello squeezed all in for his last 4,375 from middle position. The button called and the other two players folded.

Traniello showed pocket jacks and they held against his opponent’s A Q when the board rolled out 8 7 4 3 2. Traniello now has just over 11,000, but at least he’s no longer in desperation mode.

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Player Tags: Phil Hellmuth,   Marco Traniello,   Greg Brooks,   Brad Garrett

Level Three Update: Day 1C Field Size is 2,181

Jul 09, '11

NOTE: The field is now on a 90-minute dinner break and cards will get back into the air just before 8:30 p.m.

NOTE: Levels are two hours in length and players are starting with 30,000 in chips. Registration will remain open until the end of the second level.

Players on Day 1C: 2,181

Blinds: 150-300

Notables Remaining:

Jonathan Duhamel	Bernard Lee	Yevgeniy Timoshenko
Sorel Mizzi	Jordan Morgan	Joe Cada
Jimmy Fricke	Dan Smith	Mike Caro
Dan O’Brien	Robert Mizrachi	Jon Turner
Ross Boatman	Chad Brown	Gavin Griffin
Neil Channing	Jason Mercier	David Benyamine
Scotty Nguyen	Dan Harrington	Haralabos Voulgaris
Christina Lindley	Lauren Kling	Erik Seidel
Darryll Fish	Daniel Negreanu	Dan Shak
Gavin Smith	Bobby Baldwin	Eric Baldwin
Brad Garrett	Vitaly Lunkin	Paul Pierce
Steve Gross	Chris Moorman	Tom McEvoy
Nenad Medic	Andrew Robl	Ted Forrest

Notables Eliminated This Level:

Chris Moneymaker
Fabrice Soulier
Ray Romano
Shane Warne
Martin Jacobson
James Akenhead
Padraig Parkinson
Owen Crowe

Hands:

Day 1C Field Size is 2,181

Day 1C has more players in contention than Day 1A and 1B combined with 2,181 players. WSOP staff has also confirmed that more players than that are already registered for tomorrow. This puts the current number of players in the main event at 4,056.

Chris Moneymaker Eliminated

The flop read J 10 9 when Chris Moneymaker got the last of chips (About 10,000) into the middle against Carl Carlson. Their cards:

Moneymaker: 3 – 3
Carlson: 10 10

Turn and River: 5 and K

Moneymaker was eliminated on the hand and Carlson grew his stack to 40,000.

Bard Garrett Loses One

Middle position raised preflop and Brad Garrett made the call preflop. The first three cards to hit the table were A A 10 and both players checked.

The turn fell Q and middle position bet 1,600. Garrett raised to 3,600 and his opponent made the call. The river fell 6 and middle position bet 5,000. Garrett made the call and he thought he was good with K-J for a Broadway straight, but his opponent revealed pocket tens.

Garrett made an anguished but good-natured display over his misfortune in the hand. He still holds close to 50,000.

Featured Poker Tweet — Alex Kamberis

Paul Pierce Takes a Pot

The board read A 7 2 4 10 when one player bet 1,300 before NBA player Paul Pierce. He made the call and flipped over A 9, which was enough to top the K J of his opponent. Pierce held 47,000 after the hand.

Mark Newhouse on the Rise

On a board that read K Q J 2 Mark Newhouse bet 14,000 and Massimiliano Martinez made the call. The river fell 9 and Newhouse then moved all in for 33,000. Martinez made the call and he had Newhouse covered.

Newhouse turned over Q Q and he doubled up on the hand just before the dinner break to 88,000. Martinez fell to 55,000 after the hand.

Featured Poker Tweet — Phil Collins

CardPlayer TV — Today’s Bracelet Ceremony

Player Tags: Chris Moneymaker,   Mark Newhouse,   Brad Garrett,   Nick Binger,   Phil Collins,   Alex Kamberis

Level Two Update: Brad Garret Hits Quads -- Billirakis Bounced

Jul 09, '11

NOTE: Levels are two hours in length and players are starting with 30,000 in chips. Registration will remain open until the end of the second level.

Players on Day 1C: Approximately 978

Blinds: 100-200

Notables Remaining:

Jonathan Duhamel	Bernard Lee	Ray Romano
Sorel Mizzi	Jordan Morgan	Joe Cada
Jimmy Fricke	Dan Smith	Mike Caro
Dan O’Brien	Robert Mizrachi	Jon Turner
Ross Boatman	Chad Brown	Gavin Griffin
Neil Channing	Jason Mercier	David Benyamine
Scotty Nguyen	Dan Harrington	Haralabos Voulgaris
Christina Lindley	Lauren Kling	Erik Seidel
Darryll Fish	Daniel Negreanu	Dan Shak
Gavin Smith	Bobby Baldwin	Eric Baldwin
Brad Garrett	Shane Warne	Hoyt Corkins
Steve Gross	Chris Moorman	Tom McEvoy
Nenad Medic	Andrew Robl	Ted Forrest
Vitaly Lunkin	Yevgeniy Timoshenko

Notables Eliminated This Level:

Steve Billirakis
Allen Bari
Jason Somerville
David Steicke
Liz Lieu

Hands:

Shak vs. Billirakis

Fate picked the wrong time to deal pocket queens to Steve Billirakis. That is because Dan Shak was dealt a set of eights on the same hand. Billirakis was all in by the end of the hand and he was eliminated in the aftermath that saw Shak grow his stack to 50,000.

Duhamel Watch — Defending Champ Doubles Up

The defending champion kept his head above water when he doubled up with a full house to survive. He held 48,000 after the hand.

Everybody Loves Brad Garrett

Everybody Loves Raymond co-stars Ray Romano and Brad Garrett are both playing in the main event on Day 1C. In a recent pot Garrett raised to 600 preflop and Max Cohn and the big blind made the call. The flop fell K 9 4 and all three players checked.

The turn fell 6 and Garrett opened the action again, this time for 1,000. Cohn raised to 3,000 and the big blind mucked. Garrett made the call and the river fell K. Garrett and Cohn both checked and then Garrett flipped over K K for quad kings. Cohn mucked and Garrett grew his stack to 40,000.

Jonathan Jaffe Grows his Stack

In a recent pot the flop fell 10-9-3 and Jonathan Jaffe held pocket jacks. His opponent checked and Jaffe bet 1,900. His opponent called the turn brought a 5. Jaffe bet again, this time for 2,900 after he opponent checked.

The river then delivered a deuce and Jaffe bet 3,600 after yet another check from his opponent. Jaffe revealed his jacks and his opponent mucked. Jaffe won the pot and he is now up to 60,000.

Brenes Ahead from Start to Finish

Humberto Brenes raised to 1,100 preflop from middle position and UTG+1 made the call. The flop fell J 4 4 and Brenes bet 2,100. His opponent made the call and the turn fell J. Both players checked and the 8 fell on the river. Both players checked again and Brenes revealed A K. His opponent mucked 7 6 face up on the table while Brenes collected the pot to replenish his stack and hold steady at 30,000.

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Chris Bell Picks the Right time to Make his Move

The flop read 9 6 4 and the big blind bet 2,000 after Chris Bell checked in the small blind. Bell made the call and the A fell on the turn.

The big blind bet 2,000 again after Bell checked and he made the call once again. The river then delivered the 10 and Bell went on the offensive. Bell bet 6,600 and the big blind went into the tank. He eventually mucked and Bell collected the pot to grow his stack to 35,000.

CardPlayer TV — Patrik Antonius on First-Day Main Event Flights

Player Tags: Humberto Brenes,   Daniel Shak,   Chris Bell,   Steve Billirakis,   Jonathan Jaffe,   Brad Garrett,   Jonathan Duhamel,   Darryll Fish,   Ray Romano,   Christian Harder

Level 8 Hour 2 Update: Brad Garrett Eliminated

Jul 07, '09

Blinds: 400-800 with a 100 ante

Players Remaining: 740 out of 1476

Chip Counts:

1. Samer Rahman – 322,000
2. Greg Mueller – 250,000
3. Andy Black – 182,000
4. Mike Sexton – 170,000
5. Chris Ferguson – 155,000
6. Tom Schneider – 141,000
7. Juha Helppi – 140,000
8. Jani Sointula – 135,000
9. Vitaly Lunkin – 132,000
10. Greg Raymer – 118,000

CardPlayer Chip Counts:

Ciaran O’Leary – 31,400

Average Chip Count Day 2A: 80,635

Notable Eliminations:

Jeff Williams
Brad Garrett

Big Hands:

Carlos Mortensen Out Kicked

Carlos Mortensen limped in from the cutoff and the button folded. The small blind called and the big blind checked. Three players saw a flop of A63 and both blinds checked to Mortensen. The former main event event champion bet 1,500 and the small blind called with 4-5 for an open ended straight draw. The big blind called with the A9 and Mortensen was trailing with the A77. The 3 hit the turn and both blinds checked once again. Mortensen quickly fired out a bet of 2,500 which was again quickly called by both blinds. The 3 fell on the river and Mortensen once again found action checked to him. He threw out a small bet of 3,500 which prompted the small blind to much his missed draw and the big blind called quickly. Mortensen found out the bad news after he exposed his A-7. Mortensen is down to 33,000.

Joe Awada Doubles Up Opponent

Joe Awada raised to 1,500 under the gun and action folded around to the small blind who went into the tank. With only 1,500 left in his stack, the small blind had just enough to make Awada’s call. He eventually called all in and tabled the J9 while Awada exposed the A7. The board ran out K649K and Awada’s opponent won with a pair of nines. Awada is down to 34,000.

Erik Seidel Doubles Up

Erik Seidel bet 8,000 after a flop of J82 and was called by an opponent. The Q hit the turn and Seidel moved all in. His opponent quickly called and tabled the KQ for top pair and flush draw. Seidel was ahead with his AA but needed to dodge many cards in order to double up. The 10 on the river was good news for Seidel as he doubled to 56,000.

Jim Bechtel Wins Another

Jim Bechtel checked on a board of 532 to his opponent on the button. The button threw out a bet of 7,000 and Bechtel called. The 3 hit the turn and the action went check-check. The K fell on the river and Bechtel checked for a third time. The button bet 10,000 and Bechtel thought about it briefly before making the call with the JJ, with no club. His opponent tabled the AQ and was no good as Bechtel picked off his bluff. Bechtel is now at 95,000.

Brad Garrett Eliminated

On a board of Q43A9 the cutoff bet 20,200 and Brad Garrett went into the tank in middle position. He went back and forth on his decision for a few minutes while a wall of people surrounded the table to watch his antics. He eventually made the all-in call and flipped over QJ. His opponent turned up Q9 amnd Garrett was eliminated from the tournament.

Left in the Deck

Before he was eliminated from the tournament Brad Garrett was making quite an impression during the evening’s play. The ESPN cameras were eating it up, and Garrett was able to produce a consistent line of chuckles from the players who were along for the ride with him at his table, including former world champion Berry Johnston. At one point, Garrett exclaimed, “Change the rhythm, everybody stand,” and his table played a hand standing up just to mix things up. His table is much quieter now and the ESPN cameras are no longer around after his absence.

Player Tags: Erik Seidel,   Carlos Mortensen,   Joe Awada,   Brad Garrett,   Jim Bechtel

Level 8 Hour 1 Update: Mike Matusow, Gavin Smith Eliminated

Jul 07, '09

Blinds: 400-800 with a 100 ante

Players Remaining: 828 out of 1476

Chip Counts:

1. Samer Rahman – 325,000
2. Greg Mueller – 275,000
3. Andy Black – 164,000
4. Chris Ferguson – 145,000
5. Tom Schneider – 140,000
6. Mike Sexton – 136,000
7. Jani Sointula – 135,000
8. Juha Helppi – 133,000
9. Vitaly Lunkin – 121,000
10. Greg Raymer – 118,000

CardPlayer Chip Counts:

Ciaran O’Leary – 33,400

Average Chip Count Day 2A: 66,595

Notable Eliminations:

Mike Gracz
Todd Brunson
Alex Kravchenko
Mike Matusow
Gavin Smith

Big Hands:

Mike Matusow Eliminated

Mike Matusow committed the last of his short stack (about 6,000) preflop from early position and was reraised by another opponent, who made it 15,000 to go. Everyone else at the table mucked and Matusow tabled the KQ but was up against the worst possible hand, the pocket kings of his opponent. The board bricked out for Matusow and he was sent to the rail a year after a deep run in the 2008 main event.

Jim Bechtel Doubles Up

Jim Bechtel saw a disaster flop of J107 and got all his money in. Bechtel was called quickly by an opponent who tabled the AA. Bechtel was way behind with the KJ and needed get lucky to survive. The turn was the 3, giving Bechtel a backdoor flush draw and a lot of extra outs to survive. One of them came as the 9 fell on the river, giving Bechtel a big double up to 71,000 chips.

Brad Garrett Knocks Out Opponent

TV star Brad Garrett held the AA and called the all in bet of another player with the 77. The all-in bet was for 19,700 after Garrett made it 1,600 preflop. The board ran out 653Q8 and Garrett eliminated his opponent, building his stack to 78,000.

Greg Mueller Building a Huge Stack

After the two-time bracelet winner from this summer made it 2,200 preflop, a player on the button moved all in for 10,200. The small blind smooth called and Mueller elected to call as well. Three players saw a flop of K54. The small blind checked to Mueller who wasn’t content with just checking it down. Mueller threw out a bet of 10,000 and the small blind folded. Mueller exposed the 89 for nine-high while the all-in player exposed the A10 for ace-high and the lead. The J hit the turn as Mueller still remained live to hit one of his cards. The pair got there as the 9 fell on the river. Mueller knocked out his opponent and is up to 275,000 in chips.

Gavin Smith Eliminated

Gavin Smith got the rest of his stack into the middle in a coin flip situation. Smith held the AQ and was up against the pocket eights of an unknown opponent. The flop came 765, giving Smith the nut flush draw to go along with his two overs, while his opponent flopped an open ended straight draw. The board bricked out for Smith as it came 7J, as he was sent to the rail late on day two.

Grant Levy Doubles Up

Grant Levy moved all in from middle position after a raising battle with the big blind. The big blind tabled the AK and was flipping against the QQ of Levy. The queens held as the board ran out 87396. Levy is now at 98,000 in chips.

Player Tags: Greg Mueller,   Mike Matusow,   Gavin Smith,   Brad Garrett,   Grant Levy,   Jim Bechtel

Level 7 Hour 2 Update: Hoyt Corkins Eliminated

Jul 07, '09

Blinds: 300-600 with a 75 ante

Players Remaining: 3,916 of 6,494

Note: The players have gone on a 90-minute dinner break and will return at 8:10 p.m.

Chip Counts:

1. Samer Rahman – 235,000
2. Greg Mueller – 176,000
3. Coba Cao – 175,100
4. Tom Schneider – 165,000
5. Andy Black – 162,000
6. Kirk Banks – 157,000
7. Jim Bookstaff – 155,000
8. Nick Maimone – 154,000
9. David Sands – 147,000
10. Redmond Lee – 140,000

CardPlayer Chip Counts:

Todd Brunson – 41,000
Ciaran O’Leary – 33,400
Mike Matusow – 20,000

Notable Eliminations:

Hoyt Corkins
Erik Cajelais

Big Hands:

Corkins Gone…Really, He’s Out

Just a few hands after Hoyt Corkins doubled up to over 70,000 he was knocked right out of the main event.

A player in middle position raised to 1,400 and the cutoff made the call. The button also called and the action was on Corkins in the small blind. He shoved for 60,000 more. The middle position player quickly called, having Corkins covered. The other two players mucked.

Corkins then tabled AK and was in deep trouble against the KK of his opponent. The flop came down J1010 and Corkins was actually a favorite to double up. The turn was the 4, dropping those percentages a bit and the J on the river put the final nail in the coffin, sending Corkins out of the main event.

Keven Stammen Knocks One Out

After a flop of K96, 2009 bracelet winner Keven Stammen was facing a bet from his opponent. He raised all in and was called. Stammen turned over Q10 for a gutshot straight draw along with a backdoor flush draw. His opponent showed K5 for top pair and the lead.

The turn changed all that when the J made Stammen’s straight. The river was the K, giving his opponent useless trips and Stammen was over 100,000 with the win.

Cajelais Moves Toward The Exit

After a flop of A108, Cajelais ended up all in after he got in a raising war with Samer Rahman. Cajelais showed A3 for top pair but Rahman showed AQ for the same hand with a better kicker.

The turn was the 6 and the river was the K and Cajelais was out of the main event. Rahman was up to 325,000.

King Nothing

Jimmy Fricke called his opponent’s all in bet of 11,000. The opponent showed A10 and Fricke tabled KK.

If only the hand would have ended there, Fricke could’ve had a knockout under his belt. But the flop fell and brought AAQ, giving the all-in player trips. The turn was the J, giving Fricke a straight draw but eliminating a king as one of his outs. The river was the 9 and Fricke lost the pot. He was at 95,000.

The Wrath Of Thor

A player raised to 1,700 preflop and the action was on Thor Hansen. He reraised to 5,500 and his opponent came right back over the top to 16,000. Hansen then moved all in for 36,000 and his opponent made the call. Hansen then revealed AA and his opponent tabled KK.

The board offered no help to the cowboys and Hansen doubled up to 77,000.

Garrett Can’t Call

Brad Garrett raised to 1,300 preflop and the blinds came along for the ride. The flop came down 826 and the small blind led out for 3,400. Garrett was the only caller and the K came on the turn. The small blind fired 6,000 and Garrett mucked. The small blind then showed 54 for just a flush draw and Garrett was down to 43,000.

We Are Family

Kara Scott limped in preflop for 600 and everyone else at her table did the same. This put more than 5,000 in the pot before the flop.

It then came down A55. Scott took the initiative and bet out 3,000. The eight other players at the table mucked and Scott took a nice little pot. She was around 80,000.

Player Tags: Hoyt Corkins,   Thor Hansen,   Erik Cajelais,   Jimmy Fricke,   Brad Garrett,   Keven Stammen,   Kara Scott

Level 6 Hour 2 Update: Erik Seidel Doubles, Barry Greenstein Doesn't

Jul 07, '09

Blinds: 250-500 with a 50 ante

Day 2A Field: 1,476

Chip Counts:

1. Samer Rahman – 235,000
2. Coba Cao – 175,000
3. Andy Black – 160,000
4. Redmond Lee – 160,000
5. Chris Ferguson – 145,000
6. Fabrice Soulier – 143,000
7. Jim Bookstaff – 137,000
8. Nick Maimone – 130,000
9. Tom Schneider – 125,000
10. Craig Hopkins – 121,000

CardPlayer Chip Counts:

Todd Brunson – 38,000
Ciaran O’Leary – 33,400
Mike Matusow – 28,000

Notable Eliminations:

Raymond Davis
Barry Greenstein
Mark Newhouse

Big Hands:

The Ladies Hooked By Seidel

The player under the gun raised preflop and the action was on Erik Seidel. He moved all in for around 12,000 and he was called by the player under the gun.

Seidel: JJ
Opponent: QQ

Seidel was dominated, but the flop changed that rather quickly as it fell K6J. Seidel had the set and the lead. The turn was the 2 and the river was the A and Seidel doubled up to 25,000.

The Real Amarillo Slim Standing Tall

Amarillo Slim Preston was involved in a hand with one opponent and the flop came down KJ10. Both players checked and the turn was the K. Preston raised to almost 10,000 after his opponent had led out for 2,800. The raise was called and the river was 2.

Both players checked and Preston showed 1010 for a flopped set of tens. His opponent mucked and Preston was around 80,000.

Robin Hood Sent Packing

Barry Greenstein moved in for his last 10,000 preflop and Eric Tomberlin made the call. Greenstein showed down JJ, but was dominated by Tomberlin’s KK.

The board ran out 106410Q and Greenstein was shown the door.

Grant Levy Scores The K.O.

Grant Levy called his opponent’s all in bet and turned over AK. His opponent tabled QQ and the race was on. The flop came J74, giving both players a club draw with Levy’s being superior. The turn was the 3 and Levy locked up the hand. The river was the meaningless 3 and Levy was at 70,000.

Tom Schneider Folds To Rockets

The player in seat 5 raised to 1,200 and Tom Schneider made the call from the button. The big blind also came along and they all saw a flop of 1044. The big blind checked and seat 5 bet 2,500. Schneider called and the big blind mucked. The turn was the Q and seat 5 led out with 6,000. Schneider called again just in time for the ESPN cameras to arrive.

The river was the 2 and seat 5 fired 11,000. Schneider thought about it and then mucked his hand. “Come on, show the bluff,” Pamela Brunson said. “The cameras are all here to see it,” Schneider added. Seat 5 obliged to showing his hand, but it was no bluff as he turned over AA. Schneider was at 125,000.

Brad Garrett Takes A Pot

A player raised to 1,300 and Brad Garrett made the call from middle position. The button also called and the small blind did the same. The four players saw a flop of Q73 and the small blind bet 2,400. The original raiser folded and Garrett made it 5,000 to go. The small blind was the only caller and the turn was the 9. The small blind checked to Garrett who fired out 5,000. The small blind mucked and Garrett was at 44,000.

Shaun Deeb In A Gamblin’ Mood

Vitaly Lunkin raised to 1,400 preflop and two players called. The action was then on Shaun Deeb on the button and he raised to 6,200. The big blind then moved all in for 25,000. The action folded around to Deeb and he made the call. He tabled KJ, trailing the big blind’s A10.

The flop then fell J76 and Deeb was out in front. The turn was the Q giving the big blind a straight draw, but the river was the Q and Deeb got the knockout. He was at 75,000.

Player Tags: Erik Seidel,   Barry Greenstein,   Tom Schneider,   Brad Garrett,   Shaun Deeb,   Grant Levy,   Amarillo Slim

Glen Chorny Defeats Brad Garrett

Mar 07, '09

The Brad Garrett vs. Glen Chorny match has been filled with non-stop jokes. Garrett opened by telling Chorny, "Glen, I'm going to have trouble hearing you over your shirt."

It took awhile, but Garrett and Chorny finally got it all in preflop. Chorny, who had not been too amused by Garrett's jokes throughout the match had whittled Garrett down to 15,000 or so.

Garrett turned over J-9 with a spade and Chorny showed AK. The flop came out 1084 and Garrett jokingly understated, "That gives me a few outs, right?"

Chorny, who was disgusted by the flop, was the only person in the room not laughing at the always comical Garrett, who told the dealer that he will get "the golden shower of his life," should he win the hand.

The room erupted with laughter, except for Chorny who loved the A on the turn. Garrett could still win with any Queen, Seven or Spade.

The river was the 9, however, and Garrett was eliminated. Chorny moved on to face Huck Seed.

Player Tags: Brad Garrett,   Glen Chorny

CardPlayer TV: Day 2 Preview Featuring Brad Garrett

Mar 07, '09

Player Tags: Brad Garrett

Brad Garrett Defeats Annie Duke

Mar 06, '09

Brad Garrett opened up a small lead on Annie Duke over at the featured table. Both players saw an ace and got it all in preflop. Duke showed A9 and Garrett showed the better AJ.

The board ran out 105533 and Garrett advanced to the next round to play Glen Chorny. Duke is eliminated from the tournament, but is still alive and well in the Celebrity Apprentice.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Player Tags: Annie Duke,   Brad Garrett

Glen Chorny Defeats Brad Garrett

Mar 07, '09

The Brad Garrett vs. Glen Chorny match has been filled with non-stop jokes. Garrett opened by telling Chorny, "Glen, I'm going to have trouble hearing you over your shirt."

It took awhile, but Garrett and Chorny finally got it all in preflop. Chorny, who had not been too amused by Garrett's jokes throughout the match had whittled Garrett down to 15,000 or so.

Garrett turned over J-9 with a spade and Chorny showed AK. The flop came out 1084 and Garrett jokingly understated, "That gives me a few outs, right?"

Chorny, who was disgusted by the flop, was the only person in the room not laughing at the always comical Garrett, who told the dealer that he will get "the golden shower of his life," should he win the hand.

The room erupted with laughter, except for Chorny who loved the A on the turn. Garrett could still win with any Queen, Seven or Spade.

The river was the 9, however, and Garrett was eliminated. Chorny moved on to face Huck Seed.

Player Tags: Brad Garrett,   Glen Chorny

CardPlayer TV: Day 2 Preview Featuring Brad Garrett

Mar 07, '09

Player Tags: Brad Garrett

Brad Garrett Defeats Annie Duke

Mar 06, '09

Brad Garrett opened up a small lead on Annie Duke over at the featured table. Both players saw an ace and got it all in preflop. Duke showed A9 and Garrett showed the better AJ.

The board ran out 105533 and Garrett advanced to the next round to play Glen Chorny. Duke is eliminated from the tournament, but is still alive and well in the Celebrity Apprentice.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Player Tags: Annie Duke,   Brad Garrett

The Night Shift - Round Two

Jul 06, '07

Break
The players are on a 20 minute break. 

Controversy Before the Break
One player raised from the 6 seat in middle position to $1,200.  The dealer announced his raise but then for some reason just reached over and mucked his cards.  She began to apologize almost immediately as the player angrily called the floor over.  The tournament director, as she had done all series, ruled that the player's action must stand, but that he would be returned his raise, only having to contribute $400 to the pot.  This ruling did not satisfy him, mainly because he claimed to have had pocket Kings.  He continued to protest for all of his bet, but the ruling stood.  Eventually, he agreed that the ruling was correct, but that it was still a terrible solution to what is basically, human error. 

Each player is responsible for protecting their cards, and once they hit the muck they are dead, regardless of who put them there.  Usually this situation happens to the players in the one or ten seat, as they are located right next to the dealer.  It is unusual for this to happen to players located across the table.  The player who won the pot on a Jack high board declined to comment whether or not the Kings would have been good, so it is unknown if the dealer accidentally saved the gentleman any chips or not. 

Soulier Sends Opponent To The Rail

On a board of Q 6 5 9 Q Fabrice Soulier pushed the last of his chips into the pot.  His opponent instantly began to shake his head in disgust, obviously angered by a club and board pair on the river.  He eventually called with the 87, which was the nut straight on the turn.  Soulier revealed the A 3, for the nut flush, taking down the pot and sending his opponent to the rail. 

Eliminations

Allen Kessler Mike Mizrachi and Steve Paul-Ambrose were eliminated during this past hour.

Not Everybody Loves Raymond
A player in seat three limps and Ray Romano raises to $2,600.  A team Pokerstars member reraiseson the button to $7,000 and seat three makes the call. Romano says. "lets get this over with." and shoves his remaining money into the pot, raising $1,275 more.  Both the button and seat three call and the flop comes J54.  Seat three checks and seat eight bets $16,000.  Seat three (who looks an awful lot like Doctor Dre) tanks then finally mucks.  The button shows AA, and has Romano in trouble with KQ.  The turn is the K giving Romano some life, but the river brings the 8 and he is eliminated.  As he stood up from the table he yelled, "Crazy Horse, Lets Go!"  He then went over to Brad Garrett's table and caroused with him for a while before leaving.

Notable Chip Counts

Andy Black	120,000
Joe Awada	59,000
Huck Seed	55,000
Barry Greenstein	54,000
Victor Ramdin	42,500
Joe Tehan	32,000
Liz Lieu	27,000
Mike Sexton	21,000
Jonathan Little	20,000
Dustin Woolf	19,800
Mickey Appleman	10,000
David Ulliott	2,600

Player Tags: Allen Kessler,   Michael Mizrachi,   Fabrice Soulier,   Brad Garrett,   Ray Romano

Dinner Break

Jul 06, '07

The players have just gone on dinner break and will return at 9 p.m. to the start of Level 5 where the blinds will increase to $300-$600 with a $75 ante.

Now Everybody Really Loves Robert
Everybody Loves Raymond star, Brad Garrett was in rare form tonight and Table no. 8 was the place to be during Level 4. Garrett got involved in a big hand with the player in seat no.1 and it went like this… On a flop of 10 8 2, Garrett led out with $1,200 and the player in seat no. 1 raised to $3,000. Garrett made the call and the turn brought the A. Seat no. 1 bet another $3,000 and Garrett was put to an apparently tough decision. Seat no. 1 offered Garrett an easy way out by telling him that if he were to fold his cards that seat no. 1 would show him his hand. A light bulb went on over Garrett’s head and he said, “Ok, I’ll see one more card then.” Garrett makes the call just as his on-set little brother, Ray Romano walks over and the crowd of media starts to gather. Garrett exposes the 8 and the 7 for the flush draw before the river and Romano says, “Why did you show your hand, you just cost yourself a bet.” Garrett replies, “Why are you even over here?” Romano says, “Cause you’re my ride home.”, and everyone gets a good laugh. The river brings the K and Garrett hits his flush draw and goes on a rampage followed by a barrage of kisses for the dealer and “a round of rubs” for everyone at the table. Garrett celebrates by buying everyone at his table a ten minute massage. He jokes with Romano saying, “You have a show, go back to your table and move all-in.” Romano replies, “Now you know why I ended the show.” Everyone gets a great laugh from the poker playing comedy duo while table no. 8 enjoys their free massage compliments of Brad Garrett.    

And Now For Some Real Poker News…
Two-time Main event winners Doyle Brunson and Johnny Chan have both been eliminated this past round and will have to wait until next to go for their third Main Event title. Johnny Chan was eliminated when his opponent in seat no. 3 raised to $1,200 before the flop and Chan smooth called behind him followed by the player in the big blind. The flop came 10 6 3, and seat no. 3 bet out $1,200. Johnny Chan re-raises all-in for another $600 and the big blind raises $3,000 more, getting seat no.3 to fold his hand. Chan shows A K while the big blind turns over K 10. The turn and river bring the 7 and the 10, not enough help for Chan as he is eliminated right before the dinner break on day 1.

Online poker phenom, Lex Veldhuis was also eliminated right before the dinner break. Veldhuis raised to $1,200 and the player in seat no. 8 made the call. The flop came 10 9 5 and seat no. 8 bet $4,000. Veldhuis re-raises to $10,500 and seat no. 8 makes the call. The turn brought the J and seat no. 8 moved all-in (had Vedhuis covered). Veldhuis calls all-in with K 7 and seat no. 8 turned over Q 10. The river brought 5, no help to Lex Veldhuis as he is eliminated at the halfway point of Day 1. As he gathers his things and walks away from the table he comments, “I’ll gamble with that flop…if I win I’m up over $55,000. F**k it, I’ll just go play the cash games now.”

Dave Colclough was also eliminated this level. On flop of A-J-8, Colclough gets all of his money in the pot with A-J against his opponent’s A-10. The turn and river bring a 9 and a 7, giving his opponent a backdoor straight and sending Colclough to the rail just before dinner.

Elsewhere on the European front Andy Black had taken a hit and his stack had dropped to about $39,000 when he got heads up in a pot with the board reading Jd3d8c6s9s and scooped it when his Q-Q trumped his opponent’s A-J. He’s back up to about $55,000.

Roy ‘The Boy’ Brindley is gone. He re-raised all-in as the shortstack with 2-2 and got called by A-K which hit.

Thomas Wahlroos is grinding away with half his original stack. He took down a small pot with a raise when CardPlayer.com was passing, smiled while shrugging his shoulders and said, ‘I’m just fishing for chips.’

Michael Greco has $27,000 in chips, Irish Open winner Marty Smyth has $13,200, Dave ‘Devilfish’ Ulliott has $8,400, Per Hildebrand has $20,100, Julian Gardiner has $71,000, Mickey Wernick has $26,000, John Magill has $45,000, Joe Beevers has $45,000 and Sigi Stockinger has around $40,000.

While many of the pros seemed to fall early this year, others were just off to an early start. www.PokerStars.com ambassador, Victor Ramdin was having a tough time getting any action at his table, and for the last few hours he could take almost any pot with an uncontested raise. Almost any pot except for this one…On a board of 8 4 3 A 10, Ramdin fires $5,000 at the pot and gets looked-up by the player in seat no. 1. Ramdin shows 4 4 and takes down a massive pot with a set of fours which could explain the reason he has been getting so much respect today.

Players will return at 9 p.m., so be sure to check back with CardPlayer.com to see all of the action as it unfolds.     

 

Player Tags: Dave Colclough,   Johnny Chan,   Brad Garrett

Hour 5

Jul 06, '07

Power of the Fro

 

Alex Jacob found a quick way to bring his chipstack some needed help.  On a board of 10s 7d 6s, the small blind bet $3,000, the player in seat 5 raised all in for about $5,000 more, and Jacob re-raised all in for about $4,000 on top of that.  He first was cited for a string-raise by the dealer for not announcing all in, but it was realized the amount he pushed in was not enough to constitute a full raise, and his last chips were then committed.  The original bettor made the call and Jacob was way ahead as he had drawn out on two overpairs with 7 7 against A A and Q Q.  The turn and river were the J and the 10, and Jacob more than doubled up with a full house.

 

Nothing’s Changed In a Year

 

Eric Molina, who on his way to finishing 31^st in the Main Event last year, was portrayed in the ESPN coverage as being the epitome of everything that is wrong with young poker player’s today, loud, brash, and cocky.  Apparently not much has changed.  Molina hasn’t been loud yet, but he has been a little cocky.  Molina moved all in on the river with the board showing 6 3 2 J K, he had called his opponent’s $3,000 bet on the flop, min-raised his opponent’s $4,000 bet on the turn, and then pushed him out as he folded on the river.  Molina then needled his prey showing the A 10 for the bluff.

 

FBT Done

 

Greg Mueller couldn’t find an answer for his table today.  The beginning of the end for him was when he raised to $1,100 and was called by the player in the cutoff.  The flop was 10 9 6, Mueller bet $600, his opponent raised to $1,200, and Mueller called.  The turn was the 8 Mueller checked, and his opponent bet $1,800 essentially putting Mueller all in.  He eventually folded.  But a few hands later he moved in with K-J, and was called by pocket Queens.  Mueller failed to improve and he was eliminated.

 

Ladies For Neverwin

 

Dustin Woolf won a decent pot defending his big blind from a button raise to $6,000.  The flop came A 7 3, both players checked, the turn was the Q, and both players checked again.  The river was the10, Woolf checked, his opponent bet $7,000, Woolf raised to $16,000, and his opponent called.  Woolf showed Q Q and his opponent mucked.

Everybody Loves Robert

Brad Garrett has been entertaining his table while accumulating a healthy chipstack.  Currently he has been flirting with his blonde dealer, asking how the long hours of sitting down affects her backside.

Pokerstars World

 

While not as prevalent as last year, an average of one player per table is wearing gear from www.Pokerstars.com.  Barry Greenstein continues to get respect, and these online players are trucking on until the dinner break which will be at 7:30.

Barry Greenstein	55000
Joe Awada	52000
Huck Seed	32600
Mike Sexton	29500
Kenny Tran	28000
Steve Paul-Ambrose	27600
Tony Cousineau	26200
Doyle Brunson	26000
Michael Mizrachi	25500
Ray Romano`	19600
Thomas Wahlroos	19100
Tobey Maguire	14000
Chad Batista	13500
Eugene Todd	13000
Minh Ly	10500
Mickey Appleman	10000
Chris Gotti	6100
Irv Gotti	6100
Johnny Chan	3200

Player Tags: Barry Greenstein,   Greg Mueller,   Dustin Woolf,   Alex Jacob,   Eric Molina,   Brad Garrett

Hour Two

Jul 06, '07

Thirty tables had already broke as hour two played down into the first 20 minute break of the day. Chips were flying and an ill advised all-in push was by no means a rare occurrence. The spectacle of poker that day one of the main event has become was in full swing. One player to join the early bustout victims was Ram Vaswani. He was at a table with Vince Van Patten, and Andrew Black, before he was spotted exiting the tournament field. Michael “The Grinder” Mizrachi was already dangerously low on chips, and told another player he had only $1,400 remaining.

It wasn’t as tough as finding a needle in a haystack to see big name players in the field, but close. Doyle Brunson was seated at the featured table with a number of unfamiliar faces. One of whom, was furiously scribbling notes in a notebook after every single hand. Marcel Luske was seated at the on-deck circle, with ESPN cameras rolling, but he too was swimming in a sea of unknown players.

Somebody Hates Raymond

Celebrities were present in the field, a number of English soccer players, Tobey Maguire, and the stars of Everybody Loves Raymond were all playing on day 1A. Nolan Dalla announced Ray Romano to the crowd and that induced his co-star, Brad Garrett, to begin booing him from a few tables away.

Professional Intimidation

Professional players would often raise and not receive any calls, even in cases where they made small bets. Huck Seed bet $100 on a flop of A Q J. While team www.pokerstars.com member Steve Paul-Ambrose bet $1,000 on a flop of J 8 2 to induce his opponents to fold. He picked up a cool $1,200 on the hand.

A $10,000 Drink

One player busted out of the tournament early and lamented to his table, “That was the most expensive jack and coke ever.”

When Prop Bets Attack – Jeff Madsen Edition

The thing that stood out most prominently in the field was the interesting outfit that Jeff Madsen was wearing. He was dressed as a court jester, complete with an over-the-top hat that was sagging to one side. Madsen looked none to happy about his fate. If you’ve ever seen A Christmas Story, just think of Ralphie in the bunny suit that his aunt made him, and you begin to get the idea how forlorn his face looked. He had been on the losing end of a three-way bet with Gavin Smith, and Joe Sebok. Whoever won the most points by going deep in prospective events at this years’ World Series of Poker, would be carried in on a throne by the other two for his day one flight, while the two losers would wear jester outfits on their’s. Gavin and Madsen lost to Sebok, who will be transported via a carried throne, to his day one seat.

Player Tags: Doyle Brunson,   Michael Mizrachi,   Ram Vaswani,   Marcel Luske,   Steve Paul Ambrose,   Brad Garrett