Jared Hamby - Live Updates

Level 2 Hour 1 Update: Seif Gets Going

Jul 06, '09

Blinds: 100-200

Chip Counts:

1. Dennis Peyton – 64,000
2. Josh Arieh – 56,000
3. David Benefield – 42,400
4. Dutch Boyd – 42,250
5. Phil Ivey – 42,000
6. John Kellman – 41,000
7. Paul Snead – 41,000
8. Cecilia Nordstrom – 40,500
9. Cliff Josephy – 40,000
10. Daniel Alaei – 40,000

Card Player Chip Counts:

Jeff Shulman – 45,000
Shawn Patrick Green – 12,300

Spade Club Chip Counts:

Harry Robertson – 30,000
Patrick Snipper – 31,700
Raymond Webb – 30,000
Jeff Miller – 25,000
George Ali – 32,400

Big Hands:

Seif Turns Trips

Mark Seir raised to 550 preflop from middle position and received one caller. The flop came down 623 and both players checked. The turn card was the 6 and Seif led out with 1,100. His opponent made the call and the river was the 5.

Both players checked again and Seif turned over 86 for trip sixes and his opponent mucked. Seif took the pot and was at 35,000.

TheWacoKidd Snags A Pot

After a flop of 652, a player bet 1,100 and Jared Hamby made the call. The turn brought the 5 and Hamby called another bet from his opponent, this one 2,100. The river was the 9 and the player fired 5,100.

Hamby made the call and tabled 1010 and his opponent mucked. Hamby took the pot and was at 33,000.

Feldman Drops A Pot

Peter Feldman raised to 550 from the button and both blinds called him. The flop came down 623 and the action was checked to Feldman. He bet 1,100 and only the small blind came along. The turn was the K and both players checked. The river was the A and Feldman bet 2,400.

His opponent called and Feldman showed Q9 for a whole bunch of nothing. His opponent showed AQ for top pair and the pot. Feldman was down to 33,000.

Garza Backs Into a Straight

Jeff Garza raised to 600 from late position and is three-bet by the player on the button. Garza quickly tosses in a call and both players check all three streets as the board runs out K7396.

Garza turned over the 108, making the nut straight on the river. Looking surprised to have that hand shown to him, his opponent mucked his hand.
Rousso’s Nines Trump Opponent

After a preflop raise, Vanessa Rousso was heads-up with her opponent. The flop was 873 and after a check, Rousso tossed out a blue chip, indicating a bet of 500.

The turn was the 4 and Rousso bet 1,000 after her opponent checked for a second time. The river was the 6 and Rousso bet 2,000 after her opponent checked one last time. After a shrug and a sigh, her opponent put out enough chips for a call and Rousso showed 99. Her opponent tossed her hand into the muck.

Sunar’s Set Scoops the Pot

Surinder Sunar check-raised all in for his last 3,075 on a flop of 956 and was called by his opponent. When their hands were turned face up and Sunar showed 66, good for middle set.

Sunar needed to dodge a jack as his opponent held the JJ. The turn and river were safe for Sunar and he doubles up to approximately 8,500.

Player Tags: Mark Seif,   Peter Feldman,   Jared Hamby

The Forrest is on Fire

Jun 19, '08

Blinds: 1,000-2,000

Players Left: 42 of 320

Chip Leaders:

Frank Vizza: 408,000
Daniel Makowsky: 397,500
Kyle Kloeckner: 343,500
Kevin O'Donnell: 300,000
Ted Forrest: 240,000
Thomas Wahlroos: 237,000
Jerrod Ankenman: 215,000
Layne Flack: 189,500
Steven Saris: 183,00
Nathan Doudney: 181,000

Average Stack: 119,286

Eliminations: Jared Hamby, Dan Adams, Mats Rahmn, Marc Goodwin

Big Hands:

Full House, Sir?

"Do you have a full house," whispered Jared Hamby to his opponent, Layne Flack. Hamby had just led out on the river on a board of KJ10AA for 8,000, and Flack had raised him to 30,000, almost the rest of his remaining stack. Flack threw back his head and laughed. "That's a question I'd never thought I'd get asked right there," said Flack. Hamby finally elected to call, and Flack showed the bad news: AJ for aces full. After the hand Flack was up to close to 190,000, while Hamby had just about 6,500. He was eliminated a short while later.

Battle of the Surnames

Kyle Bowker moved all in for his last 9,000 and was called by Kyle Kloeckner. It was pretty much a race, with Bowker holding AKQ10 versus Koecker's 9877. The flop was bad for Bowker, as Kloeckner hit his set on a board of 872, although it did give him outs to a flush. But the 8 had him drawing pretty well dead. Kloeckner, meanwhile, is second in the tournament in chips with about 345,000 in chips.

Adams Can't See the Forrest for the Trees

Ted Forrest raised to 5,000 preflop. The player in seat 1 called, as did Dan Adams. The flop came A83 and all players checked. The turn was the 7 and Adams checked to Forrest. He proceeded to fire 15,000. Seat 1 made the call and Adams came over the top for his entire stack. Forrest made the quick call and seat 1 got out of the way. The hands were then turned up.

Forrest: AAJ3
Adams: KJ109

Forrest had top set while Adams had possibilities galore. He had an open ended straight draw to go with his gutshot straight flush draw. But the river was the 8, breaking the lead of Adams' drawing pencil and putting Forrest on a boat with the eight's doing the paddling with the rest of Adams' chips as passengers.

Wahlroos Forces Out Fernandez

Jacobo Fernandez made it 5,000 to go preflop. Thomas Wahlroos made the call and the flop came 1035. Both players checked and the turn brought the 3. Wahlroos took the initiative and fired 15,000 into the pot and Fernandez mucked. Wahlroos moved up to 237,000 in chips.

Player Tags: Ted Forrest,   Layne Flack,   Kyle Bowker,   Jared Hamby,   Kyle Kloeckner,   European Report

$10,000 World Championship Limit Hold'em - Day 1 - Level 3 Recap

Jun 15, '08

Blinds: 200-400

Players Left: 218

Chip Leaders:
David Oppenheim - 50,000
Terrence Chan - 39,000
Todd Witteles - 36,000
Michael Mizrachi - 31,000
Erik Cajelais - 30,000
Robert Mizrachi - 28,000
Liz Lieu - 28,000
Huck Seed - 25,000
Greg Mueller - 24,000
John Hennigan - 24,000
Michael Binger – 24,000

Eliminations:
Phil Ivey

Big Hands and Storylines:

Michael Binger: Serious Business

Darrell “Gigabet” Dicken raised from early position and was called by Michael Binger two seats to his left. Dicken bet the Q75 flop and Binger called. The turn was the 4 and Dicken bet again. Binger tossed in a raise and Dicken, smiling, asked, “Whaddya got?” Binger slowly and seriously counted down the chips in front of him and gave Dicken an answer. Of course, this information wasn’t quite what “Gigabet” was looking for: “I meant the cards in your hands,” Dicken quipped, before folding his hand. We don’t know what cards Binger had, but we do know that he currently has about 24,000 in chips, a couple thousand more than Dicken’s 22,000.

Harman Hanging On

Erik Cajelais raised preflop from middle position and Harman called from the small blind. Harman checked raised him on the Q107 flop and Cajelais called. The turn was the 2 and Harman bet, Cajelais raised, Harman 3-bet, and Cajelais made another raise, putting Harman all in. Harman called and the two both showed down A-Q, splitting the pot and allowing Harman to live for another hand. Harman has only about 5,000 chips left, but Cajelais is sitting pretty with 30,000.

“Waco” Standoffish

Upon losing another pot, Jared “TheWacoKidd” Hamby tossed down his hand in frustration and started shuffling his chips -- all four of them. The quartet of remaining 1,000-denomination chips leaves him with a mere 4,000 from his starting stack of 20,000. Hamby will need a bit of luck to dig himself out of this hole.

Boeken Re-building

Noah Boeken raised from the hijack and Bill Edler called from the cutoff. The two saw a flop of A72 and both players checked. On the A turn, Boeken bet out and Edler called him. Boeken bet the river 9, and Edler quickly folded. This hand brought Boeken back up to 10,000 in chips while Edler slipped to 19,500.

Player Tags: Robert Mizrachi,   Huck Seed,   David Oppenheim,   Greg Mueller,   Michael Mizrachi,   John Hennigan,   Jennifer Harman,   Phil Ivey,   Bill Edler,   Noah Boeken,   Terrence Chan,   Darrell Dicken,   Liz Lieu,   Todd Witteles,   Erik Cajelais,   Michael Binger,   Jared Hamby,   European Report

The Master On the Rise

Jun 12, '08

Blinds/Antes: 300-600 with a 75 Ante

Players Left: 250 of 1,344

Chip Leaders:

Simon Lindquist: 51,000
Scott Bohlman: 50,000
Andrew Jeffreys: 47,000
David Gent: 46,100
Jared Hamby: 45,000
Tyler Sprague: 44,000
Men Nguyen: 43,000
Mary Du: 42,000
Dana Karlson: 41,600
Lang Lee: 39,000

Eliminations: Hevad Khan

Average Stack: 21,584

Big Hands and Storylines:

Hellmuth Drives Out Sica, Then Reads Opponent Perfectly

On a board showing 1084, Phil Hellmuth pushed his stack into the middle against Mike Sica. Sica went into the tank, saying that he felt Hellmuth probably had the best hand. "I'll take this one, you take the next one," Hellmuth said. Sica obliged and mucked his hand, leaving Hellmuth with around 12,000.

Later, an opponent moved all in and three players, including the "Poker Brat," called. The flop came Q42. Hellmuth bet 2,400 and was raised by one opponent, who made it 4,200. Hellmuth stood up in frustration, saying that his opponent couldn't be bluffing and probably had a set. He angrily mucked his hand and, sure enough, Hellmuth's opponent flipped QQ for three lovely ladies. The all in player showed AA and was in need of help. The turn was a blank, but the river was the A and sent the ladies to the muck.

Masterful

Men "The Master" Nguyen raised before the flop and his opponent moved all in. Nguyen instantly called and showed KK, leaving his opponent drawing thin with AQ. The flop came Q53, giving Nguyen's opponent some hope. But the turn and river bricked and Nguyen eliminated his opponent. Nguyen was around 50,000 after the hand.

Hamby Doing Well

Jared "TheWacoKidd" Hamby called a raise preflop by his opponent. The flop came A310 and both players checked. The turn came 10 and Hamby checked. His opponent made his move and went all in and Hamby picked him off, calling instantly and turning over the rockets, AA. His opponent had QJ for nothing but hopes and dreams to hit a gutshot straight draw. The river was the 7 and he was out, giving his chips to Hamby. "TheWacoKidd" was at around 22,000 after that.

"Get Outta There!"

Men "The Master" Nguyen and Barry Greenstein were at the same table and were captivated by the NBA Finals game on the television 15 feet away. The game was in crunch time with just two minutes to go when Ngyuen yelled "get outta there" toward the handful of people gathering around the television, blocking "The Master's" view.

Player Tags: Men Nguyen,   Phil Hellmuth,   Jared Hamby

$2,000 No-Limit Hold'em - Level Three Recap

Jun 12, '08

 

Players Remaining: 870 of 1,344

Average Chip Stack: 6,800

Chip Counts:

Biechel Remy - 20,000
Scott Bohlman - 20,000
Thierry Van Der Berg - 14,000
Jared Hamby - 12,000
Barry Greenstein 10,000
Joe Sebok - 10,000
Roy Winston - 10,000
Phil Hellmuth - 9,000
Michael Beinger - 8,000
J.C. Tran - 8,000
Vivek Rajkumar - 8,000

Eliminations:

Justin Bonomo
John Juanda
Andy Black
John Little
John Phan

Big Hands and Storylines:

With Hellmuth the fun never stops

Toward the end of the second level, Phil Hellmuth raised all in out of the small blind for 1,775 with pocket kings and was immediately called by pocket aces. But he caught an ace on the river to double up. Then he stuck around for a couple extra minutes during the break to get involved in another big pot which he lost.

Early in the third level he and the player to his immediate right saw the flop come 842. Both players checked and the turn was the 5. Hellmuth bet 400 and his opponent called. Then the 8 and Hellmuth bet 2,600, the number of chips the player had remaining. After the hand Hellmuth had about 9,000 chips.

WacoKidd nabs a pot

Jared Hamby raised to 475 preflop and was called by the small blind. The flop was A42 and after the blind checked Hamby bet 525. His opponent folded immediately and Hamby scooped up the pot. After the hand Hamby had about 12,000 chips. But it doesn't seem like he's all the excited; he's spent more time on his phone sending text messages than he has paying attention to his table.

Player Tags: Phil Hellmuth,   Jared Hamby

$2,500 No-Limit Hold'em - Level 9 recap

Jun 07, '08

Players Left: 190 of 1,397

Average Stack: 37,000

Chip Leaders:

Matthias Kuerschner - 130,000
Theo Tran - 125,000
Pete Rios - 110,000
Eli Elezra - 105,000
Jimmy Tran - 88,000
Tony Phillips - 85,000
Jake Solis - 80,000
Mark Stubbs - 75,000
Greg Sellgren - 74,000

Eliminations:

Jean-Robert Bellande

Big Hands:

Elezra chops up big pot

After a JK5 flop, Eli Elezra bet 2,500 and then called a raise for 8,200 more. Lee Watkinson was also in the hand and folded. The turn was the T and the raiser check-called Elezra's 15,000 bet. The river was the Q, putting four to a straight on the board and both players checked. Both Elezra and his opponent turned over K-J for two pair. While Elezra grabbed the cards and stared at them, Watkinson mentioned that he had an ace in his hand. Though Elezra didn't get his way in the hand, it was overall a good a level for him. At the beginning of the hour he won a huge hand when he held pocket fives and rivered a five for a full house.

Hamby forced to venture to new table

Currently Jared 'TheWacoKidd' Hamby has over 40,000 chips. His table just broke up though, and according to a player at another table its the last thing he would have wanted. Apparently he had been raising frequently and manhandling the other players. This late in a tournament it's rare to find a table where a player can get away with that kind of play, but for a while perhaps Hamby did.

Selbst surviving but still in trouble

Jimmy Tran raised from the cutoff position to 2,700 and Vanessa Selbst reraised to 7,000 from the button. Tran, who would later say he had K-Q, asked Selbst if she had pocket jacks repeatedly and Selbst replied every time, "No shame in folding." Eventually he did, and Selbst currently has 15,000 chips. Tran has 88,000 chips and is among the chip leaders.

 

 

 

 

Player Tags: Lee Watkinson,   Eli Elezra,   Vanessa Selbst,   Jared Hamby

2,500 NLHE - Day 1 - Curtains for Laak

Jun 07, '08

Note: Players are now on a 90 minute dinner break.

Blinds/Antes: 200-400 with a 50 Ante

Players Left: 400 of 1,397

Chip Leaders:

Jimmy Tran: 60,000
Greg Sellgren: 42,000
Matthew Sterling: 41,000
Theo Tran: 39,000
Eli Elezra: 36,000
Scott Freeman: 36,000
Tomislav Dobrilovic: 34,000
Dustin Woolf: 32,000
Hasan Habib: 19,000

Average Stack: 17,463

Eliminations: Phil Laak

Big Hands:

"TheWacoKidd" Bombs Laak

Action folded all the way to Phil Laak in the small blind. He completed the bet to 400. Jared "TheWacoKidd" Hamby raised from the big blind. Laak immediately countered with those two special words: "all in." Hamby proceeded to go into the tank for several minutes. He put his head down on the felt, and then stared at Laak to try and gain information. Finally, Hamby made the call. Laak reached over and flipped over Hamby's cards, saying "good call." Hamby had A10 while "The Unabomber" showed J9.

Laak was in trouble until the flop came Q89. Hamby still had outs, as he had a gutshot straight draw to go along with his ace. The turn was the Q and no help to anyone. Laak was one card away from eliminating Hamby when the A appeared on the river. Hamby doubled up to around 22,000 while Laak was crippled to just about 1,300.

The Finishing Blow

A few hands later, Laak pushed the rest of his low stack into the middle. He was called by seat 5 who tabled 1010. Laak showed A2. The flop came Q88 and Laak was in deep trouble. The K on the turn left Laak drawing to a three-outer, but the river came 4 and Laak was eliminated.

"The Toughest Big Blind in the Game"

Jean-Robert Bellande has been known to get under an opponent's skin. The player under the gun found out why when he raised Bellande's big blind. Action folded around to Bellande, who pushed his entire stack into the pot. "The toughest big blind in the game," Bellande bellowed. "I will defend, I will defend," he poured on. "Don't make me turn over 87!"

The player finally folded and Bellande held his hand over the muck, debating whether to turn his hand or not. He finally just let it drop face down into the muck, repeating "wow" as a parting shot.

Watkinson Dumps Off Some Chips

Seat 5 raised preflop to 1,400 total and Lee Watkinson made the call. The flop came 843. Seat 5 bet 1,550 and Watkinson called. The 3 came on the turn and seat 5 bet 3,250 and Watkinson called again. Seat 5 bet another 10,000 when the 4 hit on the river. Watkinson called one more time and seat 5 showed 1010. Watkinson nodded his head, then mucked his hand. He was at 12,000 after the hand.

Player Tags: Lee Watkinson,   Phil Laak,   Jean-Robert Bellande,   Jared Hamby

Event 9 - $1,500 six handed NLHE - Level 11

Jun 06, '08

Blinds: 800-1,600 (200 Ante), moving up to 1,000-2,000 (300 Ante)

Average Chip Stack: 72,706

Eliminations: Shankar Pillai, Allie Prescott, Jared Hamby

Players Remaining: 53

Young Guns

Ryan Young moved all-in preflop for his last 12,000. Richard Tatalovich went into the tank for several minutes before making the call, showing Q10, while Young sheepishly flipped over Q5. The poker gods smiled on Young, however, and the board ran out 86374, and Young makes a straight to double up and stay alive.

Young continued to chip up over the next several hands. On a board reading 875610, Young made a bet of 5,500 on the river. He was called by Gavin Kelley, who mucked his hand after Young rolled over 98 for another straight. Young received yet another major boost to his stack just a few hands later, courtesy of Jared Hamby. Young and Hamby had all the chips in the middle preflop, with Young showing AJ and Hamby showing 66. The flop of K96 left Young drawing thin, but running spades (83) gave Young a backdoor flush. Hamby was eliminated, and Young continued to pad his stack, sitting behind over 50,000 in chips.

Prescott Packs It Up

On a flop of J43, Allie Prescott checked from the small blind. Jonas Danielsson led out for 4,000, and was called by both Thomas Fuller, in the cutoff, and Prescott. The turn brought the 2, Prescott and Danielsson both checked, and Fuller fired 10,000. Prescott thought for a moment before moving all in, folding Danielsson but prompting a snap-call from Fuller, who tabled the A5 for a straight-flushed wheel. Prescott turned over 5-6 for a turned straight, was drawing dead, and headed home.

The Mountain Moves

Matt Matros lost his chip lead early in the level in a big hand with Peter Marr. Avery Cardoza open raised to 4,000, but found himself reraised to 13,000 by Matt Matros out of the small blind, who was then flat called by Marr in the big blind. Cardoza folded, and the flop came J97. Both players checked, and the turn brought the 5. Matros led out for 19,000, and Marr made the call. The river put a four-flush on the board with the Q. Matros checked, and Marr moved all in behind him. Matros eventually folded the hand, and Marr flashed AJ before raking in the swollen pot, which gave Marr the chip lead with over 150,000.
 

Player Tags: Allie Prescott,   Ryan Young,   Jared Hamby

6-Handed - Level 10 - Marr a Force

Jun 05, '08

Blinds: 600-1,200 with a 100 ante (Moving to 800-1,600 with a 200 ante)

Players remaining: 74 of 1,236

Average Chip Stack: 50,108

Chip Counts:

Matthew Matros: 153,000
Thomas Fuller: 150,000
Rep Porter: 132,000
Avery Cardoza: 130,000
Peter "pmarrsouth" Marr: 86,000
Jared Okun: 82,000
Tom Braband: 80,000
Christian Iacobellis: 72,000
Eric Kesselman: 72,000
Jonas Danielsson: 71,000

Big Hands:

Marr Runs Good, Eliminates the Competition

Peter "pmarrsouth" Marr called a short stack's all in and showed A10. He was trailing his opponent's AK until the board came out 108210Q giving Marr the best hand and eliminating the player.

A few hands later Marr called another all in and this time he was going to take part in a coin flip. He showed 77 and his opponenet showed A-Q. The board came out J-8-7-4-6 and Marr sent another victim to the rail.

Hamby Hanging On

Jared "The Waco Kid" Hamby pushed his remaining 15,200 all in preflop and got no callers. Hamby has been hanging on by a thread and will go into day 2 witha short stack.
Young Doubles, Short-stacked Going To Day 2

Young Doubles To Stick Around

Down to his final 6,000 in chips Ryan Young got all in and begged for his opponent to have ace-rag and his wish was granted. His opponent showed A2 and Young showed 55. The board came 4-4-2-7-3 and Young doubled up to around 12,000. Though short-stacked, Young survived to day 2.







 

Player Tags: Ryan Young,   Jared Hamby,   Peter Marr

Event 9 - $1,500 six handed NLHE - Level 11

Jun 06, '08

Blinds: 800-1,600 (200 Ante), moving up to 1,000-2,000 (300 Ante)

Average Chip Stack: 72,706

Eliminations: Shankar Pillai, Allie Prescott, Jared Hamby

Players Remaining: 53

Young Guns

Ryan Young moved all-in preflop for his last 12,000. Richard Tatalovich went into the tank for several minutes before making the call, showing Q10, while Young sheepishly flipped over Q5. The poker gods smiled on Young, however, and the board ran out 86374, and Young makes a straight to double up and stay alive.

Young continued to chip up over the next several hands. On a board reading 875610, Young made a bet of 5,500 on the river. He was called by Gavin Kelley, who mucked his hand after Young rolled over 98 for another straight. Young received yet another major boost to his stack just a few hands later, courtesy of Jared Hamby. Young and Hamby had all the chips in the middle preflop, with Young showing AJ and Hamby showing 66. The flop of K96 left Young drawing thin, but running spades (83) gave Young a backdoor flush. Hamby was eliminated, and Young continued to pad his stack, sitting behind over 50,000 in chips.

Prescott Packs It Up

On a flop of J43, Allie Prescott checked from the small blind. Jonas Danielsson led out for 4,000, and was called by both Thomas Fuller, in the cutoff, and Prescott. The turn brought the 2, Prescott and Danielsson both checked, and Fuller fired 10,000. Prescott thought for a moment before moving all in, folding Danielsson but prompting a snap-call from Fuller, who tabled the A5 for a straight-flushed wheel. Prescott turned over 5-6 for a turned straight, was drawing dead, and headed home.

The Mountain Moves

Matt Matros lost his chip lead early in the level in a big hand with Peter Marr. Avery Cardoza open raised to 4,000, but found himself reraised to 13,000 by Matt Matros out of the small blind, who was then flat called by Marr in the big blind. Cardoza folded, and the flop came J97. Both players checked, and the turn brought the 5. Matros led out for 19,000, and Marr made the call. The river put a four-flush on the board with the Q. Matros checked, and Marr moved all in behind him. Matros eventually folded the hand, and Marr flashed AJ before raking in the swollen pot, which gave Marr the chip lead with over 150,000.
 

Player Tags: Allie Prescott,   Ryan Young,   Jared Hamby

6-Handed - Level 10 - Marr a Force

Jun 05, '08

Blinds: 600-1,200 with a 100 ante (Moving to 800-1,600 with a 200 ante)

Players remaining: 74 of 1,236

Average Chip Stack: 50,108

Chip Counts:

Matthew Matros: 153,000
Thomas Fuller: 150,000
Rep Porter: 132,000
Avery Cardoza: 130,000
Peter "pmarrsouth" Marr: 86,000
Jared Okun: 82,000
Tom Braband: 80,000
Christian Iacobellis: 72,000
Eric Kesselman: 72,000
Jonas Danielsson: 71,000

Big Hands:

Marr Runs Good, Eliminates the Competition

Peter "pmarrsouth" Marr called a short stack's all in and showed A10. He was trailing his opponent's AK until the board came out 108210Q giving Marr the best hand and eliminating the player.

A few hands later Marr called another all in and this time he was going to take part in a coin flip. He showed 77 and his opponenet showed A-Q. The board came out J-8-7-4-6 and Marr sent another victim to the rail.

Hamby Hanging On

Jared "The Waco Kid" Hamby pushed his remaining 15,200 all in preflop and got no callers. Hamby has been hanging on by a thread and will go into day 2 witha short stack.
Young Doubles, Short-stacked Going To Day 2

Young Doubles To Stick Around

Down to his final 6,000 in chips Ryan Young got all in and begged for his opponent to have ace-rag and his wish was granted. His opponent showed A2 and Young showed 55. The board came 4-4-2-7-3 and Young doubled up to around 12,000. Though short-stacked, Young survived to day 2.







 

Player Tags: Ryan Young,   Jared Hamby,   Peter Marr

2,000 NLHE - Day 1 - Level 4

Jun 04, '08

Player Tags: Mark Seif,   Humberto Brenes,   Men Nguyen,   Thomas Keller,   Erica Schoenberg,   Jared Hamby

Event 7 - $2000 NLHE - Filippi Felted Fast

Jun 04, '08

Blinds/Antes: 25-50, moving up to 50-100

Entrants: 1,591 (Approx.)

Eliminations: Amnon Filippi, Jamie Gold, T.J. Cloutier

Notable Hands:

Filippi Felted

On a flop of 542 the player in seat 1 bet 400 and Amnon raised to 1200. Seat 1 moved all in and Filippi called. Seat 1 showed A8 for a made flush while Filippi showed 54 for top two pair. The turn was the 9 and the river is the J, no help to Filippi who was crippled, left with only 400 in chips.

A few hands later on a flop of J98 Filippi moved all in for his last few hundred with 1010, and was called by the player in seat 6, who held QJ. The turn brought the 10, giving Filippi a set, but giving seat 6 the straight to the queen. Filippi needed to pair the board or hit the case 10 to win, or chop the pot with one of the two remaining queens. The river was the 4 and Filippi hits the rail early in the first level.

Morgan Off to a Fast Start

On a board of QJ10, Jordan Morgan bet out 600 and one player called. The 10 came on the turn and Morgan bet 1,175, and his opponent called again. The 3 fell on the river and Morgan bet 1,500, leaving himself with only 600 left behind. His opponent called and Morgan showed KK. His opponent showed 99 and said, "No wonder I couldn't hit the king." With the win, Morgan nearly doubled up to around 8,000 and his opponent was left crippled with just 325.

Yang Doubles Up an Opponent

Jerry Yang and Eric "Rizen" Lynch are seated at the same table and have already tangled in a pot in which neither player took down. Lynch raised to 150 preflop and was called by seat 6 and Yang from late position. The flop came 872 and both Lynch and seat 6 checked. Yang bet out 400, causing Lynch to fold, but seat 5 pushed all in for 575 more. Priced in, Yang called and showed J10. Seat 6 showed 77 for a flopped set and the 3 turn and 2 river did not improve Yang's hand – leaving him with 2,600 in chips.

Laak Vocal Early

Seat 4 raised to 150 preflop, seat 6 called and Phil Laak reraised to 500 total. Seat 4 called and seat 6 folded. The flop came 1042 and seat 4 checked. Laak bet 500 and was called. The K came on the turn and both players checked. The river card was the J and seat 4 checked and Laak bet out 1,000. While seat 4 tanked, Laak told the player that he may have been bluffing but just made a hand. He then told the player whether he'd call or fold, he'd show. The player folded and Laak showed KK for the set.

Tilly Crippled

Jennifer Tilly and another player called a preflop raise to 275 and three players saw a flop of 1010K. The board was checked. The turn was the 8. Tilly bet 600 and was called by both players. The J brought another bet of 1,500. Seat 7 moved all in and seat 10 called. Tilly did not hear seat 10 call and called as well, turning over Q7. Seat 7 showed A2 and seat 10 showed pocket kings for a flopped full house. Tilly was left with just 425.

Shannon Shorr Chipping Up Early

Shannon Shorr raised preflop and had one opponent call. The flop was 74A and Shorr bet 225. He was called and the turn was the 5. After that was checked, the 6 and Shorr bet 475. His opponent folded and Shorr was up to 5,200 at that point.

On the next hand with a board showing 66Q79, Shorr bet 1,100 and was called by an opponent. Shorr showed AQ for two pair with top kicker and his stack improved to 6,400.
 

Jared "TheWacoKidd" Hamby Knocks One Out

On a flop of 1073, the player on the button bet 300 and Jared Hamby called from the small blind. The turn was the 9 and the button moved all in. Hamby insta-called with top two pair (109) while the button turned over J10 for top pair with a gut-shot straight draw. The river was the 7, no help to either player as Hamby knocked one out and chipped up to around 6,500.

JC Alvarado Wins Big Pot Uncontested

JC Alvarado raised to 225 from the button and got two callers from the the big blind and the player in seat 4. The flop came K84, and the big blind bet 400. Seat 4 folded his hand while Alvarado raised to 875. The big blind called. The turn was the A and the big blind checked to Alvarado who bet 1,250. The blind called. The river was the 6 and once again, the big blind checked to Alvarado who this time bet 2,000. The big blind thinks for a few minutes before folding. Alvarado rakes a good pot.

Erica Schoenberg Doubles Up

On a flop of J98, seat 1 bet 2,000 and Erica Schoenberg moved all in  for 4,500. Seat 1 called and only had her covered by one green (25) chip. Schoenberg showed AJ while seat 1 turned over 108. The turn and river come 46, and Schoenberg doubles up while her opponent is crippled down to one chip.

Player Tags: Phil Laak,   Amnon Filippi,   Jennifer Tilly,   Jordan Morgan,   Jerry Yang,   Eric Lynch,   Jared Hamby

Jared Hamby Eliminated ($39,570) by Gus Hansen

Apr 22, '08

Gus Hansen raises before the flop and Jared Hamby flat calls. The flop comes 422, and Gus moves all in. Hamby calls. Hansen turns over 66 while Hamby shows 88 for the best hand. The turn brings the 6, giving Hansen a full house. The river brings the 10, no help to Jared Hamby who is eliminated, earning $39,570.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Player Tags: Gus Hansen,   Jared Hamby

83 Players Remain

Jul 14, '07

There are 83 players remaining in the field and judging by the recent eliminations, no one is safe. The players are in level 21 now and the blinds are $12,000-$24,000 with a $3,000 ante.

Bird No Longer With Us
Bill Edler raised to $70,000 from early position and Lee Childs reraised to $205,000. John Bird came over the top all in for $505,000 and Edler threw his cards in the muck. Childs made the call and had Bird covered. Bird showed K K and Childs was holding A A. The board came 9 6 5 2 2 and Childs took down the massive pot and Bird was sent to the rail.

Feel the Rush
Lee Watkinson has been on an absolute tear in the last hour, chipping up to $4,600,000 and claiming the number two spot on the leaderboard. Watkinson's quiet and humble demeanor often keeps him out of the spotlight but the players at his table almost always find out the hard way how dangerous he can really be. Jared Hamby raised to $75,000 from late position and was reraised by Lee Watkinson to $200,000 from the small blind. Hamby reraised all in and Watkinson took no time in making the call. Hamby had pushed for a little more than $500,000 and showed the table K Q. Watkinson had called with A Q. The flop came 8 7 3 and Hamby started getting his chips in order to hand them over to Watkinson. The turn was the 6 and needing only a king to stay alive, Hamby had all but admitted defeat. The J hit on the river and Watkinson won the hand with ace high. The very next hand as Watkinson was stacking his chips in racks to be colored up, Jeff Weiss limped into the pot for $24,000. The other eight players at the table expressed their surprise at his bet, bewildered by the concept. One player said aloud, "It's about time someone limped. That's the first bet that wasn't a raise in an hour." Watkinson called the limp from the button and the player in the small blind folded. "You have no idea how bad those cards were to fold there," said the player in seat eight. The player in seat nine checked his option and three players saw a flop of K 6 5. Weiss bet out $90,000 and Watkinson raised him to $300,000. The player in seat nine folded and Weiss made the call. The turn was the 5 and Weiss checked. Watkinson bet out $425,000 and Weiss again made the call. The river was the 7 and Weiss led out with a bet of $350,000. Watkinson thought for only a moment before looking at the dealer and declaring that he was all in. Weiss went deep into the tank, trying to figure out what Watkinson was doing. Weiss eventually looked at Watkinson and said, "I call." Watkinson flipped over 6 6 for the flopped set and Weiss mucked his hand high enough to only show the bottom card, the A. Weiss was eliminated and Watkinson had a whole new pile of chips to rack up.

Player Tags: Lee Watkinson,   Jared Hamby,   Jeff Weiss,   John Bird,   Lee Childs

Day Five Set to Begin

Jul 14, '07

Day five of the 2007 World Series of Poker Main Event is set to begin at 12 p.m. There are 112 players returning today and play is tentatively scheduled to play down to 27 players with the option of stopping at 36 if the day runs very late. Either way, today should be both intense and competitive as this massive field is whittled down to the final three or four tables.

Dag Martin Mikkelsen, hailing from Norway and profiled in April in our Generation Next column, is the chip leader heading into day five. Mikkelsen's chip stack is hovering at $3,740,000. Lee Watkinson, Team PokerStars member Humberto Brenes, Scotty Nguyen, Huck Seed, Daniel Alaei, Gus Hansen and Jared Hamby have all taken their seats and are ready to gamble.

Stick with CardPlayer.com to follow all the action of day five and stay tuned for a list of the select players that will be featured today in our Pro Blogs.

Player Tags: Lee Watkinson,   Humberto Brenes,   Scotty Nguyen,   Huck Seed,   Gus Hansen,   Daniel Alaei,   Jared Hamby

The Night Train

Jul 13, '07

Gus Makes a Move, Runs Into Monsters
Seat one raises to $48,000, Tuan Lam calls, and Gus Hanson makes the call.  The flop comes 10108, Seat one checks, Lam checks and Hanson bets $110,000.  Seat one moves all in, and Lam makes the call.  Hanson looks suprised, then mucks his cards.  Seat one has a stack that almost reaches $1,000,000, but Lam has him covered.  Seat one tables 109, but is in serious trouble when Lam rolls over 88 for the full house.  The next two cards come K2, and seat one is eliminated while Lam cracks the $2,000,000 mark.

Hanson Strikes Back
It is folded to Tuan Lam and he raises to $50,000 from the cutoff.  Gus Hanson decideds to defend his big blind, and reraises to $148,000.  Lam reraises all in, and Hanson goes deep into the tank.  He is surrounded by ESPN cameras as he thinks.  He finally makes the call for his last $690,000, and shows down 1010.  Lam tables QQ, and Hanson is a huge dog.  The flop comes K108, and Hanson spikes his two outer.  The next two cards come 53, and Hanson doubles up.  All he could say was, "Sick, so so sick."
Brandon Adams Not Backing Down

Seat No. 1 raises to $48,000 and Adams immediately makes it $200,000 to go.  Bill Edler is in the big blind and takes a long while before slowly mucking his cards.  Seat No. 1 thinks for a bit before also folding.  Very quietly and without showing down a hand, Brandon Adams has increased his stack to $1,380,000.

Isaac Haxton Picks On John Bird

John Bird limps from middle position and Isaac Haxton limps from the cutoff as well.  The big blind checks his option and the three players see a 9 5 3 flop.  Bird bets $40,000 and only Haxton makes the call.  The turn is the 3 and both players quickly check.  The river is the Q and Bird checks.  Haxton sits still for a few moments before announcing a bet of $100,000.  Bird goes into the tank, agonizing over his decision.  Eventually Bird says, "Will you show me if I fold?"  Haxton stays quiet for about thirty seconds and then says, "I guess."  Bird makes the call and Haxton shows A 4 for the nut flush.  After the hand, Haxton says, "Well that worked well enough." 

The very next hand on a board of A J 3 Q Bird bets $100,000 and Haxton calls.  The A hits the river and Bird quickly checks.  Haxton bets $175,000 and Bird mucks, clearly frustrated. 

Alaei and Hamby Win Without Showdown

Daniel Alaei and Jared Hamby both won some sizable pots this level without showdown.  Alaei raised to $44,000 and Diego Cordovez called.  The flop brought the A Q 6 and Cordovez quickly checked.  Alaei bet $64,000 after careful  consideration and Cordovez folded.  Alaei picked up another big pot before the flop when he once again raised just short of three times the big blind and a deep stacked player small blind reraised to $120,000.  After a moment Alaei quietly announced all-in.  His opponent folded and Alaei took another big pot down.  Player of the year contender Jared Hamby picked up $42,000 each from three opponents with an all-in raise preflop.   Winning pots without contest is always favorable.  As Bill Edler told a Cardplayer.com reporter, "It's good work if you can find it."
Notable Chip Counts

Huckleberry Seed	1,500,000
Gus Hansen	1,406,000
David Tran	1,300,000
Scotty Nguyen	1,240,000
Humberto Brenes	1,100,000
Kenny Tran	491,000
Berry Johnston	300,000

Poker Stars Online Qualifiers

Hevad "Rain" Khan	2,400,000
Rep Porter	1,480,000
Jeff "Mr. Rain" Banghart	1,400,000
Ryan Lawrence	1,100,000
Zhuang Han	780,000
Jason Welch	600,000
Brian Tracy	500,000
Andrew Gunderson	440,000

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Player Tags: Gus Hansen,   Diego Cordovez,   Daniel Alaei,   Tuan Lam,   Brandon Adams,   Jared Hamby,   Isaac Haxton

End Of Day Three

Jul 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 AQ4.  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
With just minutes of play left and on a board reading 41056K. Conor ‘Sealy’ Tate popped $30,000 into the pot of around $100,000. CardPlayer.com broadcaster Diego Cordovez thought long and head and eventually one player at the table called the clock on him. Tate showed J for a flush and Cordovez ruefully mucked.

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

Dario Minieri	2,405,000
Kenny Tran	1,300,000
Jeff Banghart	1,200,000
Hevad Khan	1,050,000
Rep Porter	1,040,000
Gus Hansen	1,035,000
Atlan Nicolas	1,000,000
Isaac Haxton	790,000
Bill Edler	600,000
Huck Seed	586,000
Darrell Dicken	540,000
Lee Watkinson	500,000
Maria Ho	485,000
Peter Feldman	415,000
Chad Brown	410,000
Robert Varkonyi	400,000
Alex Kravchenko	360,000
Carlos Mortensen	350,000
Thor Hansen	344,000
Jared Hamby	330,000
Warren Karp	315,000
Sorel Mizzi	280,000
Scotty Nguyen	270,000
Humberto Brenes	200,000
Daniel Alaei	182,000
Hasan Habib	153,000
Nick Binger	146,000
Robert Mizrachi	143,000
Mimi Tran	140,000
Sully Erna	120,000
Billy Baxter	105,000
Tobey Maguire	100,000
Berry Johnston	91,000

Player Tags: Mimi Tran,   Daniel Alaei,   Tobey Maguire,   Dario Minieri,   Leif Force,   Jared Hamby,   Nick Binger,   Hevad Khan

Level 10 Comes To An End

Jul 10, '07

Level ten has ended, and the players are on a short break.  They will return to $1,200-$2,400 blinds and a $300 ante for level eleven, but the level will almost certainly not play out.  With fewer than 400 players remaining, and play set to stop when 350 players remain, the day could be over within the hour.

Eliminations

Joe Sebok's wild ride came to an end this past hour. After battling back from a short stack only to get knocked back down a number of times, Sebok was eliminated this past hour.  Team PokerStars members Adam Schoenfeld and Tom McEvoy were also sent to the rail this level.

Dunst Helps A Brother Out

Tony Dunst, who is almost always sporting a coat jacket, slacks and a button down, offered up his sharp duds to a smooth-talking british tablemate who was hitting on the dealer.  Dunst was joking with the brit, who he described inherently smooth due to his accent, when he offered his shades and jacket up so that the brit might have a better shot wooing the dealer. Dunst is probably in such a good mood due to the fact that he has climbed above $400,000.

Hamby Takes A Hit

Jared Hamby, who was recently toward the very top of the leader board, took a number of hits to his stack this past hour and fell to just below $200,000.  The player of the year contender has had an impressive year so far, and a deep finish in this event would certainly lock up serious points for Hamby.

Fitoussi Falls Foul of Flush
Frenchman and runner-up in the $50,000 H.O.R.S.E. event, Bruno Fitoussi, dropped $55,000 in chips when he fell foul of a nut flush on a board that had 7JA - his opponent had KQ

Gardner Grows Stack
Englishman Julian Gardner, one-time runner-up in the Main Event, doubled up to around $138,000 in chips when he got into a confrontation with the small blind to his big blind. Julian's A-9 was good enough to best the small blind's Q-10 and he is now sitting pretty with day three looming large on the horizon.

Player Tags: Joe Sebok,   Jared Hamby

Hour One Recap

Jul 10, '07

Why So Quiet?

With only 1,037 players starting the day and no other activity in the Amazon room, things are eerily quiet. No cash games, no spectators, no satellites and the Amazon room at half capacity makes for a very different feeling on this day two. The sound of rustling chips usually evokes a feeling of being in a rainstorm, today it sounds more like crickets.

Early Eliminations

Director, actor, writer, these are all titles that apply to Nick Cassavetes. The title of Main Event Champion looks like it will not be added to that list. Cassavetes came into the day with a relatively healthy chip stack. With the board showing 10 8 3 and $60,000 behind him, Cassavetes found himself all in against only one opponent. Cassavetes showed J J and said to his opponent, "you got a set of eights?" His read was spot on as his opponent turned over 8 8. The turn was the 2 and the river brought the K. Cassavetes shook his opponent's hand and exited the Amazon room.

Joe Hachem, member of Team Pokerstars, was also eliminated in the early hours of day two. Hachem got all his money in on a flop of A-10-10 with A-8. His opponent in the hand called him with A-Q and when the turn and river both bricked out, the queen ended up playing. Hachem was out kicked and eliminated from this year's Main Event.
 
Bringing a little bit of humor to the room today was Ivan Saul. Playing for Pokerstars, Saul pushed all in before the flop from late position. The player in seat three asked the dealer to count out the bet and Saul immediately stood up and started putting on a show. "Seat open! Table 64!" shouted Saul, inciting laughter from Kirk Morrison who is seated at his table. Saul, clad in an Argentina hat and towel draped around his neck, looked more like a crazed World Cup fan than a poker player. "Seat open! Seat open! Table 64!" shouted Saul again. The player in seat three called and Saul showed A 4. The player in seat three showed 3 3. The board came Q J 6 5 5 and Saul was sent to the rail.

Looks like Montel Williams won't be leaving his television show anytime soon, after busting out today he'll more than likely keep his day job. Williams was all in with A 4 up against his opponent in seat eight who was holding pocket sevens. The board bricked out for Williams when it came J 3 2 J 9 and he exited the Amazon room.

Up and Down Day  for Sebok

Joe Sebok came into the day short stacked and has had a rocky day thus far. Sebok was able to double up early to almost $23,000 when he was all in with pocket kings against Pascal Perrault and his pocket eights. The board bricked out for Perrault and Sebok's kings held up. With things looking up for Sebok, he played the rush and took a stab at a point just a few hands later. Sebok made a large bet on the turn and was met with a large raise from his opponent. Sebok got away from the hand but now has only $13,000 to work with.

Hamby Passed the $100K Mark

Jared Hamby, one of poker's hottest new players, has just passed the $100,000 chip mark. The player in seat three at Hamby's table raised to $3,700 preflop and Hamby bumped it up to $10,700. The player in seat nine called from the small blind and the initial raiser got out of the way. The flop came J 4 3 and the player in seat nine checked. Hamby bet out $15,000 and the player in seat nine called without hesitation. The turn was the 5 and again the player in seat nine checked. Hamby pushed all in and the player in seat nine shook his head in frustration. Seat nine eventually folded and and Hamby asked him, "queens?" The player in seat nine nodded and Hamby showed the table his pocket kings. Hamby took down the pot and now has $105,000.

Featured Table

Sharing the felt at today's featured table are "Miami" John Cernuto, Mack Lee, Sabyl Cohen and Scotty Nguyen.


Notable Chip Counts

Scotty Nguyen	152,000
Berry Johnston	145,000
David "The Dragon" Pham	105,000
John Cernuto	91,000
Alex Kravchenko	84,500
Brad Garrett	81,000
Barry Greenstein	81,000
Robert Mizrachi	80,900
Huck Seed	67,500
Minh Ly	67,000
Evelyn Ng	67,000
Shirley Williams	62,700
Raymond Davis	60,300
Nam Le	57,100
Jeff Madsen	56,500
Joe Tehan	56,000
Richard Lee	55,200
Bruno Fitoussi	47,100
Daniel Harrington	44,800
Tony G	42,400
Kirk Morrison	42,000
David Levi	38,000
Tom McEvoy	37,400
John Hennigan	36,100
Tobey Maguire	24,200
Sabyl Cohen	24,000
Joe Sebok	24,000
Paul Wasicka	23,000
Doug Kim	18,000

Player Tags: John Cernuto,   Scotty Nguyen,   Mack Lee,   Pascal Perrault,   Joe Sebok,   Joe Hachem,   Nick Cassavetes,   Sabyl Cohen-Landrum,   Jared Hamby,   Ivan Saul,   Montel Williams

The Midnight Train

Jul 07, '07

Montel Keeps On Giving...
away his chips.  Montel gets it all in with AA on a 874 board, but his opponent tables 88.  The next two cards brick for Montel, and he loses a heft $35,000 chunk of his stack.  He is down down to less then $50,000 in chips.

The Waco Kid
Jared Hamby raises to $2,300 under the gun and the button moves all in for $6,900 total.  Waco says "I wish I could fold.", then calls with KQ.  His opponent tables AJ, but the board comes Q43K2 giving Waco top two and shipping him the pot.  Waco then went on to explain to Card player that he doesn't alway run well.  He told of a story in which he was dealt one ace, and when his second card was coming the dealer accidental exposed it.  It was a second ace.  To make it worse on of the players at the table woke up with K-K, and Waco missed a huge opportunity. Waco is one of the best young players in the game, regardless of how he is running.

Player Tags: Berry Johnston,   Jared Hamby,   Doug Kim,   Montel Williams