Jamie Robbins Poker Tournament Updates

Level 33 Hour 2 Update: Jordan Smith Eliminated, November Nine Reached

Jul 15, '09

Blinds: 120,000-240,000 with a 30,000 ante

Players Remaining: 9 out of 6,494

Chip Counts:

1. Darvin Moon – 58,930,000
2. Eric Buchman – 34,800,000
3. Steven Begleiter – 29,885,000
4. Jeff Shulman – 19,580,000
5. Joe Cada – 13,215,000
6. Kevin Schaffel – 12,390,000
7. Phil Ivey – 9,765,000
8. Antoine Saout – 9,500,000
9. James Akenhead – 6,800,000

Card Player Chip Count:

Jeff Shulman – 19,580,000

Average Chip Count: 21,646,666

Eliminations:

12. Billy Kopp – $896,730
11. Jamie Robbins – $896,730
10. Jordan Smith – $896,730

Twitter Updates:

Jeff Shulman at 19,580,000 (twitter feed)
Phil Ivey at 9,765,000 (twitter feed)

Big Hands:

Billy Kopp Eliminated in 12th Place ($896,730)

Billy Kopp raised to 600,000 preflop in early position and Darvin Moon called from the small blind. The flop came K92 and Moon checked. Kopp bet 750,000 and Moon called. The 2 on the turn prompted Moon to once again check. Kopp bet 2,000,000 and Moon check-raised to 6,000,000. Kopp didn’t take long before moving all in for 20,000,000. Moon made the call and exposed the QJ for the second nut flush. Kopp exposed the 53 and was drawing stone cold dead. His stack of over 100 big blinds was handed over to Moon when the meaningless 7 fell on the river. Kopp was eliminated and Moon built his stack to 40,500,000 after the monster hand.

Jamie Robbins Eliminated in 11th Place ($896,730)

Jamie Robbins open-shoved for 2,350,000 and Phil Ivey called. Robbins exposed the KQ and Ivey tabled the A10. Ivey was a slight favorite and held as the board ran out 83335. Ivey was at 9,610,000 after the hand.

Joe Cada Wins First Pot at Table of 10

Joe Cada bet 600,000 from early position and Darvin Moon called from the button. The two players checked down a board of J106QQ. Cada exposed pocket nines to take the small pot while Moon tabled pocket deuces.

Jeff Shulman Wins a Pot

Eric Buchman bet 650,000 preflop. Jeff Shulman, Jordan Smith, and Phil Ivey all called. The flop came A98 and action was checked to Shulman. He fired out 1,500,000 and won the pot as everyone else folded. Shulman was at 20,510,000 after the hand.

Akenhead Playing Snug

Jordan Smith bet 650,000 preflop and James Akenhead called. The flop came 632 and Smith checked. Akenhead checked behind. The K hit the turn and both players checked again. The 4 fell on the river and both checked for a third time. Akenhead, the short stack at the table, exposed the 77 and was good. He took the pot and was up to 6,400,000 after the hand.

November Nine Reached

Jordan Smith Eliminated in 10th Place ($896,730)

Eric Buchman raised preflop to 650,000. Darvin Moon called from the button. Jordan Smith reraised to 2,600,000 total from the small blind. Buchman folded and Moon smooth called. The flop came 842 and Smith checked to Moon on the button. Moon bet 4,000,000 and Smith check-raised all in. Moon instantly called and exposed top set with the 88 and was up against the AA of Smith. Smith was in bad shape to double up and stay alive in the tournament. The turn brought the 5, adding a wheel draw for Smith. The river brought none of his outs as the 10 landed on the felt. Smith was eliminated and Moon is up to 58,930,000 after the hand.

Player Tags: Phil Ivey,   Jamie Robbins,   Jordan Smith,   Billy Kopp

Level 33 Hour 1 Update: Jeff Shulman Eliminates Ben Lamb

Jul 15, '09

Blinds: 120,000-240,000 with a 30,000 ante

Players Remaining: 12 out of 6,494

Chip Counts:

1. Eric Buchman – 33,800,000
2. Steven Begleiter – 27,730,000
3. Darvin Moon – 25,100,000
4. Jeff Shulman – 22,600,000
5. Billy Kopp – 18,900,000
6. Jordan Smith – 16,700,000
7. Joe Cada – 12,260,000
8. Kevin Schaffel – 11,700,000
9. Antoine Saout – 10,055,000
10. Phil Ivey – 7,400,000

Card Player Chip Count:

Jeff Shulman – 22,600,000

Average Chip Count: 14,986,153

Eliminations:

14. Ben Lamb – $633,022
13. James Calderaro – $633,022

Twitter Updates:

Jeff Shulman at 22,600,000 (twitter feed)
Billy Kopp at 18,900,000 (twitter feed)
Phil Ivey at 7,400,000 (twitter feed)

Big Hands:

Phil Ivey Starts Level Off On Right Foot

Phil Ivey bet 675,000 preflop and Joe Cada called. The flop came A75 and Cada checked to the seven-time bracelet winner. Ivey bet 800,000 and Cada made the call. The 3 fell on the turn. Cada again checked, and this time Ivey bet 1,700,000. Cada mucked and Ivey took the pot to boost his chip stack to 9,030,000 after the hand.

Jamie Robbins Catches Miracle

Joe Cada raised to 600,000. Jamie Robbins moved all in for 1,370,000. Cada insta-called. Cada exposed the AA and was ahead of the 1010 of Robbins. The board read K625 on the turn, and Robbins needed to catch one of the two remaining tens in the deck to stay alive. The dealer pealed off the 10 to the shock of the crowd. Robbins doubled to 3,310,000.

Jeff Shulman Climbing

Jordan Smith raised 750,000 from under the gun. Next to act was Jeff Shulman and he made the call. Two players saw a flop of K102. Smith bet 650,000 and Shulman raised to 1,700,000. Smith contemplated briefly before finally mucking. Shulman was at 15,100,000 after the hand and Smith was at 15,700,000.

Jeff Shulman Eliminates Ben Lamb in 14th Place ($633,022)

From the cutoff, Ben Lamb bet 655,000. Action was folded to Jeff Shulman in the big blind. He raised enough to put Lamb all in. Lamb went into the tank and eventually made the call with the AJ. Shulman exposed the AK and was in command. The board ran out K9372, as Lamb was drawing dead on the turn. Shulman eliminated his opponent and built his stack to 22,000,000.

Chip Leader Getting Stronger

Joe Cada raised to 600,000 from under the gun. Antoine Saout called from the button and Eric Buchman called from the big blind. All three players saw a flop of A87 and Buchman checked. Cada fired out a million and Saout folded. Buchman made the call and the 5 fell on the turn. Buchman led out with 2,500,000 and Saout eventually mucked. Buchman was at 33,950,000 after the hand.

James Calderaro Eliminated in 13th Place ($633,022)

James Calderaro was short when he moved all in for 2,500,000 from the button. Kevin Schaffel made the call from the big blind. Schaffel exposed the 1010 while Calderaro exposed the KJ. The board ran out Q52Q, as Calderaro was down to his last card. He picked up a flush draw on the turn but nothing materialized as the 5 fell on the river. Schaffel is now at 11,700,000.

Player Tags: Jeff Shulman,   Phil Ivey,   Jamie Robbins,   James Calderaro

PLO - Final Table - PLO Elimination Madness

Jun 12, '08

Blinds: 5,000-10,000

Players Remaining: 5 of 759

Chip Counts:

Vanessa Selbst: 1,207,000
Thom Schultz: 324,000
Stanley Statkiewicz: 290,000
Jamie Pickering: 284,000
Eugene Todd: 165,000

Average Chip Stack: 455,400

Eliminations:

9th Place: Ken Lairson ($20,720)
8th Place: Jamie Robbins ($28,490)
7th Place: Mel Randolph ($36,261)
6th Place: Craig Natte ($46,621)

Big Hands and Storylines:

Ken Lairson Eliminated in Ninth Place ($20,720)

Ken Lairson was on the big blind when Vanessa Selbst raised to 22,000. Lairson made the all-in call and they turned up their hands:

Selbst: AQQ7
Lairson: 8527

Board: 1053106

Lairson was eliminated on the hand in ninth place, and he took home $20,720 in prize money.

Jamie Robbins Eliminated in Eighth Place ($28,490)

Jamie Robbins moved all in preflop for 48,000 and Jamie Pickering went into the tank for a moment before deiciding to call. Their cards:

Robbins: AKQ10
Pickering: KQJ7

Board: 8546Q

Robbins was eliminated in eighth place, and took home $28,490 in prize money.

Mel Randolph Eliminated in Seventh Place ($36,261)

Mel Randolph moved all in on a flop of A62 and Eugene Todd made the call. Their cards:

Todd: Q722
Randolph: A642

The turn and river bricked out and Randolph was eliminated in seventh place. He took home $36,621 in prize money.

Craig Natte Eliminated in Sixth Place ($46,621)

Selbst raised to 29,000 and Craig Natte reraised all in preflop. Selbst made the call and the players turned up their cards:

Selbst: AA85
Natte: KQJ7

Board: K4365

Selbst won the hand to take her stack above 1.5 million and really took control of the final table. Natte was sent home in sixth place, and he took home $46,621 in prize money.

Player Tags: Craig Natte,   Jamie Robbins,   Eugene Todd,   Jamie Pickering,   Vanessa Selbst,   Mel Randolph,   Ken Lairson

1,500 Pot Limit Omaha - Level 12

Jun 11, '08

Players are about to begin a 20-minute break.

Blinds: 1000/2000

Players Left: 38 of 579

Average Stack: 68,145

Chip Leaders:

Vanessa Selbst - 275,000
Eugene Todd - 132,000
Anthony Phillips - 100,000
Jordan Morgan - 89,000
Mel Randolph - 89,000
Jamie Robbins - 86,000
Greg Cox - 82,900
Calen McNeil - 75,000
Trai Dang - 63,000
Craig Natte - 61,000

Eliminations: Earl Odom, Emmanuel Failla, Allyn Jaffrey Shulman, Paul Magriel, Chau Giang

Big Hands:

Giang Bounced at the Break

On the last hand of the level before a 20-minute break, the flop came K88. Giang checked and Jamie Robbins bet pot for 26,000. Giang then check-raised all-in, meaning another 22,000 went into the pot. Robbins tanked, and then finally announced call. He held 9-8-7-6 for trips, while Giang had made his move holding A-K-Q-10 for top pair top kicker. The turn bricked and the river ace gave Giang two pair, but still only good for second place. Giang was eliminated in 34th place.

Stanley Steaming

Two big hands have knocked Stanley Statkiewicz Jr. down to just 28,000 in chips. The first was a showdown with Chau Giang. The flop came AJ10 with Statkiewicz holding Q-9-8-7 for the straight wrap. Giang had flopped a set of aces. The Q came on the turn and Giang committed his final 14,500 in chips. The board paired with the Q on the river and Giang filled.
Statkiewicz then went up against Eric Rosenman. Rosenman raised pre-flop and Statkiewicz called to see the flop come Q95. Rosenman used the chance to move all-in for 11,000 and Statkiewicz called, showing two pair. Rosenman had pushed with AKJJ. The 4 on the turn gave Rosenman a flush draw, but it was the J for the rivered set that shipped him the chips.

Shulman Places 41st

Jesper Hougaard raised from the cutoff to 5100 and Shulman pushed all-in from the small blind for about 12,000. Hougaard called and showed QJ109. Shulman held AKJ6. Neither player had spades as the flop came AKQ, but the straight was enough for Hougaard when it held through the river.

Gill Takes a Hit

Tournament chip leader Vanessa Selbst called from the big blind when Carter Gill raised to 4500 preflop. The flop came KQ9 and both players checked, concerned of the straight possibility. The turn was the 2 and again both players checked. The river brought the A and Selbst checked to Gill who bet 8000. A non-believer, Selbst then raised to 31,500. Gill made the call and Selbst showed AKKQ, having flopped top set. Gill showed JJ and mucked his hand. The call was for just shy of half of his chip stack which has fallen to 34,000.

Player Tags: Allyn Jaffrey Shulman,   Chau Giang,   Jamie Robbins,   Stanley Statkiewicz Jr.,   Vanessa Selbst,   Eric Rosenman,   Jesper Hougaard,   Carter Gill

PLO - Final Table - PLO Elimination Madness

Jun 12, '08

Blinds: 5,000-10,000

Players Remaining: 5 of 759

Chip Counts:

Vanessa Selbst: 1,207,000
Thom Schultz: 324,000
Stanley Statkiewicz: 290,000
Jamie Pickering: 284,000
Eugene Todd: 165,000

Average Chip Stack: 455,400

Eliminations:

9th Place: Ken Lairson ($20,720)
8th Place: Jamie Robbins ($28,490)
7th Place: Mel Randolph ($36,261)
6th Place: Craig Natte ($46,621)

Big Hands and Storylines:

Ken Lairson Eliminated in Ninth Place ($20,720)

Ken Lairson was on the big blind when Vanessa Selbst raised to 22,000. Lairson made the all-in call and they turned up their hands:

Selbst: AQQ7
Lairson: 8527

Board: 1053106

Lairson was eliminated on the hand in ninth place, and he took home $20,720 in prize money.

Jamie Robbins Eliminated in Eighth Place ($28,490)

Jamie Robbins moved all in preflop for 48,000 and Jamie Pickering went into the tank for a moment before deiciding to call. Their cards:

Robbins: AKQ10
Pickering: KQJ7

Board: 8546Q

Robbins was eliminated in eighth place, and took home $28,490 in prize money.

Mel Randolph Eliminated in Seventh Place ($36,261)

Mel Randolph moved all in on a flop of A62 and Eugene Todd made the call. Their cards:

Todd: Q722
Randolph: A642

The turn and river bricked out and Randolph was eliminated in seventh place. He took home $36,621 in prize money.

Craig Natte Eliminated in Sixth Place ($46,621)

Selbst raised to 29,000 and Craig Natte reraised all in preflop. Selbst made the call and the players turned up their cards:

Selbst: AA85
Natte: KQJ7

Board: K4365

Selbst won the hand to take her stack above 1.5 million and really took control of the final table. Natte was sent home in sixth place, and he took home $46,621 in prize money.

Player Tags: Craig Natte,   Jamie Robbins,   Eugene Todd,   Jamie Pickering,   Vanessa Selbst,   Mel Randolph,   Ken Lairson

1,500 Pot Limit Omaha - Level 12

Jun 11, '08

Players are about to begin a 20-minute break.

Blinds: 1000/2000

Players Left: 38 of 579

Average Stack: 68,145

Chip Leaders:

Vanessa Selbst - 275,000
Eugene Todd - 132,000
Anthony Phillips - 100,000
Jordan Morgan - 89,000
Mel Randolph - 89,000
Jamie Robbins - 86,000
Greg Cox - 82,900
Calen McNeil - 75,000
Trai Dang - 63,000
Craig Natte - 61,000

Eliminations: Earl Odom, Emmanuel Failla, Allyn Jaffrey Shulman, Paul Magriel, Chau Giang

Big Hands:

Giang Bounced at the Break

On the last hand of the level before a 20-minute break, the flop came K88. Giang checked and Jamie Robbins bet pot for 26,000. Giang then check-raised all-in, meaning another 22,000 went into the pot. Robbins tanked, and then finally announced call. He held 9-8-7-6 for trips, while Giang had made his move holding A-K-Q-10 for top pair top kicker. The turn bricked and the river ace gave Giang two pair, but still only good for second place. Giang was eliminated in 34th place.

Stanley Steaming

Two big hands have knocked Stanley Statkiewicz Jr. down to just 28,000 in chips. The first was a showdown with Chau Giang. The flop came AJ10 with Statkiewicz holding Q-9-8-7 for the straight wrap. Giang had flopped a set of aces. The Q came on the turn and Giang committed his final 14,500 in chips. The board paired with the Q on the river and Giang filled.
Statkiewicz then went up against Eric Rosenman. Rosenman raised pre-flop and Statkiewicz called to see the flop come Q95. Rosenman used the chance to move all-in for 11,000 and Statkiewicz called, showing two pair. Rosenman had pushed with AKJJ. The 4 on the turn gave Rosenman a flush draw, but it was the J for the rivered set that shipped him the chips.

Shulman Places 41st

Jesper Hougaard raised from the cutoff to 5100 and Shulman pushed all-in from the small blind for about 12,000. Hougaard called and showed QJ109. Shulman held AKJ6. Neither player had spades as the flop came AKQ, but the straight was enough for Hougaard when it held through the river.

Gill Takes a Hit

Tournament chip leader Vanessa Selbst called from the big blind when Carter Gill raised to 4500 preflop. The flop came KQ9 and both players checked, concerned of the straight possibility. The turn was the 2 and again both players checked. The river brought the A and Selbst checked to Gill who bet 8000. A non-believer, Selbst then raised to 31,500. Gill made the call and Selbst showed AKKQ, having flopped top set. Gill showed JJ and mucked his hand. The call was for just shy of half of his chip stack which has fallen to 34,000.

Player Tags: Allyn Jaffrey Shulman,   Chau Giang,   Jamie Robbins,   Stanley Statkiewicz Jr.,   Vanessa Selbst,   Eric Rosenman,   Jesper Hougaard,   Carter Gill