Maxwell Troy Poker Tournament Updates

Level 24: Landfish Leads Grospellier Heads-Up; Troy 3rd

Jun 14, '11

Ante: 10,000
Low Card: 10,000
Completion: 40,000
Limits: 40,000-80,000

Players Remaining: 2 out of 126

Average Chip Count: 1,890,000

Chip Counts:

1. Steve Landfish – 2,595,000
2. Bertrand Grospellier – 1,190,000

Eliminations:

3rd. Maxwell Troy – $128,314

Maxwell Troy Eliminated in 3rd Place ($128,314)

Maxwell Troy started the level as the short stack with only 500,000, and got it all in on fifth street with a pair of nines against Steve Landfish’s pair of queens.

Troy: 9 4 9 6 10
Landfish: Q 5 Q A 4

Troy failed to improve on either of the next two streets while Landfish double paired fives on the river to win the hand. Maxwell Troy was eliminated in 3rd place ($128,314).

NOTE: Steve Landfish began heads-up play with a chip lead of 2,260,000 to 1,520,000 against Bertrand Grospellier.

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Player Tags: Maxwell Troy,   Bertrand Grospellier

Level 22: Final Four On Dinner Break; Kostritsyn 5th

Jun 14, '11

NOTE: The final four players took a one hour dinner break at the conclusion of Level 22 and will return shortly after 8:30pm to resume play.

Ante: 5,000
Low Card: 7,000
Completion: 25,000
Limits: 25,000-50,000

Players Remaining: 4 out of 126

Average Chip Count: 945,000

Chip Counts:

1. Steve Landfish – 1,450,000
2. Maxwell Troy – 1,316,000
3. Bertrand Grospellier – 720,000
4. John Hennigan – 216,000

Eliminations:

5th. Alexander Kostritsyn – $72,627

Alexander Kostritsyn Eliminated in 5th Place ($72,627)

Alexander Kostritsyn started the level as the short stack and was all in with a pair of kings against Maxwell Troy’s pair of queens with just two cards to go.

Kostritsyn: K K 3 J 5
Troy: Q 7 Q J 4

Kostritsyn failed to improve by seventh street while Troy hit the Q on the river to make trips, eliminating Alexander Kostritsyn in 5th place ($72,627).

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Player Tags: Maxwell Troy,   Alexander Kostritsyn

Level 21: Landfish Leads Final Five; Brown 6th, Tang 7th, Tryba 8th

Jun 14, '11

Ante: 5,000
Low Card: 5,000
Completion: 20,000
Limits: 20,000-40,000

Players Remaining: 5 out of 126

Average Chip Count: 756,000

Chip Counts:

1. Steve Landfish 1,400,000
2. Bertrand Grospellier – 900,000
3. Maxwell Troy – 800,000
4. John Hennigan – 775,000
5. Alexander Kostritsyn – 400,000

Eliminations:

6th. Chad Brown – $57,917
7th. Kevin Tang – $47,032
8th. Christopher Tryba – $38,812

Christopher Tryba Eliminated 8th Place ($38,812)

Christopher Tryba came to the official eight-handed final table as the short stack and was eliminated on the first hand. Maxwell Troy brought in the low card with the 3, Chris Tryba completed with the K, Alexander Kostritsyn called with the 5, Troy raised, Tribya made it three-bets, Kostritsyn folded and Troy called. Tryba got the rest of his chips in on fourth street and was behind with one pair of Kings against Troy’s two pairs of jacks and threes.

Tryba: K 9 K 6 A 7 8
Troy: J J 3 3 4K 2

Christopher Tryba bricked on the remaining street and was the first one eliminated in 8th place ($28,812).

Kevin Tang Eliminated in 7th Place ($47,032)

Kevin Tang was on the short stack after Christopher Tryba was eliminated in 8th place, and got it all in on sixth street in this hand shortly after.

Steve Landfish completed with the J and Kevin Tang called with the 8 on third street. Landfish continued to bet through sixth street where Tang was all in with K – Q high against Landfish’s wired pair of nines.

Tang: Q 5 8 7 K 4
Landfish: 9 9 J 7 K 2.

Tang revered the 8 to make a lower pair than Landfish was already showing and was eliminated in 7th place ($47,032). Landfish grabbed the chip lead for the moment with just over 1.1 million this hand.

Chad Brown Eliminated in 6th Place ($57,917)

In the previous hand, Bertrand Grospellier was all in on sixth street with with a pair of kings and a diamond flush draw against Chad Brown’s two pair of aces and threes. Grospellier rivered his flush and doubled through Brown in a 600,000 pot. Brown was left with just over one big bet and got it all in against Maxwell Troy right after.

Brown: 9 9 4 7 5 A
Troy: 9 9 4 Q 2 3

Incredibly enough, both players had the very same hand on third street with a wired pair of nines and a four in the door. Brown was ahead on sixth street with an ace-high to Troy’s queen-high, but failed to improve on the river as Troy paired his deuce and made nines-up. Chad Brown was eliminated in 6th place ($57,917).

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Player Tags: Maxwell Troy,   Christopher Tryba,   Kevin Tang,   Bertrand Grospellier,   Chad Brown

Level 20: Schulman Eliminated 9th; Final Table Now Underway

Jun 14, '11

NOTE: Play resumed today at 3:00pm with 14 players, and with the elimination of Nick Schulman in 9th place ($32,488), the official eight-handed final table is now underway.

Ante: 3,000
Low Card: 5,000
Completion: 15,000
Limits: 15,000-30,000

Players Remaining: 8 out of 126

Average Chip Count: 472,500

Chip Counts:

1. John Hennigan – 1,103,000
2. Steve Landfish – 1,006,000
3. Bertrand Grospellier – 444,000
4. Alexander Kostritsyn – 394,000
5. Kevin Tang – 193,000
6. Maxwell Troy – 115,000
7. Christopher Tryba – 107,000
8. Chad Brown – 40,300

Payouts:

1st. $331,639
2nd. $204,924
3rd. $128,341
4th. $92,928
5th. $72,627
6th. $57,917
7th. $47,032
8th. $38,812

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Player Tags: John Hennigan,   Maxwell Troy,   Christopher Tryba,   Nick Schulman,   Kevin Tang,   Bertrand Grospellier,   Alexander Kostritsyn,   Chad Brown

Final Table Update: Frank Kassela Wins

Jun 24, '10

Stakes: Ante: 20,000 Stakes: 80,000 – 160,000 Bringin: 20,000 Completion: 80,000

Players Remaining: 1 out of 365

Average Chip Count: 2,737,500

Tournament Leaderboard:

1. Frank Kassela — 2,737,500

Eliminations:

2. Maxwell Troy — $132,229

Big Hands:

Maxwell Troy Eliminated in 2nd Place ($132,229), Frank Kassela Wins Event No.40 ($214,085)

Maxwell Troy brought-in and Frank Kassela completed. Troy bet and Kassela raised. Troy threw in another raise, getting the rest of his stack into the middle. Kassela called. Troy’s board ran out (3 – 2) – (6 – 8 – 7 – Q) – (4) but was no good against the board of Kassela which read (4 – 3) – (2 – 5 – 9 – 5) – (7). Kassela’s 7-5 low was good aginast the 7-6 of Troy.

Player Tags: Frank Kassela,   Maxwell Troy

Final Table Update: David Warga Wins Event No. 27

Jun 17, '10

Blinds: 15,000 ante, 20,000 bring-in, 60,000-120,000 limits

Players Left: 1 out of 644

Notable Eliminations:

2. Maxwell Troy — $129,253

Big Hands:

David Warga Wins Event No. 27 ($208,682), Maxwell Troy Eliminated In Second Place ($129,253)

Maxwell Troy started heads-up play at a 5-1 chip disadvantage and it proved too much too overcome. He was all in on third street against David Warga and here were there boards:

Warga: (65J)3677
Troy: (J7109103K

Troy could only find a pair of tens on the last hand and they were beaten by Warga’s two pair, sevens and sixes, and Warga secured his second career WSOP bracelet.

Player Tags: David Warga,   Maxwell Troy

Final Table Update: Karina Jett Eliminated In 4th Place, Levi 3rd

Jun 17, '10

Blinds: 10,000 ante, 10,000 bring-in, 40,000-80,000 limits

Players Left: 2 out of 644

Tournament Leaderboard:

1. David Warga – 2,300,000
2. Maxwell Troy – 300,000

Average Stack: 966,000

Notable Eliminations:

4. Karina Jett — $60,588
3. David Levi — $87,400

Big Hands:

Karina Jett Eliminated In Fourth Place ($60,588)

Once a 2-1 chip leader at the final table, Karina Jett found herself with a severe short stack. She managed to hang on, doubling up a few times but she finally ran into Maxwell Troy. Here were their boards:

Jett: 988AJ77
Troy: QQ37K5K

Jett made two pair but Troy’s kings and queens were better and Jett made her way to the exit.

David Levi Eliminated In Third Place ($87,400)

David Levi was all in for his last 100,000 on third street against chip-leader David Warga.

Levi started with a pair of tens and hit two pair on fifth street when he paired threes. But Warga hit two pair of his own, KK55.

Levi could not squeeze out his miracle on seventh street and he was eliminated.

Player Tags: David Levi,   David Warga,   Karina Jett,   Maxwell Troy

Final Table Update: Chris Tryba Eliminated In 7th Place, Bascom 6th Place, George 5th

Jun 16, '10

Blinds: 7,000 ante, 10,000 bring-in, 30,000-60,000 limits

Players Left: 4 out of 644

Tournament Leaderboard:

1. David Levi – 655,000
2. Maxwell Troy – 655,000
3. David Warga – 500,000
4. Karina Jett – 400,000

Average Stack: 579,600

Notable Eliminations:

7. Chris Tryba — $22,926
6. Jonathan Bascom — $31,046
5. Christopher George — $42,913

Big Hands:

Chris Tryba Eliminated In Seventh Place ($22,926)

Chris Tryba found himself all in after fifth street against Christopher George. Here is how their boards ran out:

Tryba: (83Q)631010
George: (999)487A

Tryba made two pair on sixth street only to have George catch a third nine on seventh street and Tryba made his way to the rail.

Jonathan Bascom Eliminated In Sixth Place ($31,046)

Jonathan Bascom was all in on third street against Maxwell Troy and David Warga. Troy eventually bet Warga out and isolated the all-in Bascom. Here were their boards:

Bascom: (AQ10)38510
Troy: (KK6)366A

Troy started with kings in the hole and improved to a full house, easily defeating Bascom’s pair of tens. There was no low hand and Bascom was eliminated.

Christopher George Eliminated In Fifth Place ($42,913)

Christopher George was all in by fifth street and was up against David Levi and Karina Jett. Here were their boards:

Levi: (22K)488A
George: (258)A2J10
Jett: 364J(muck)

Levi and Jett continued betting on the side, but Jett could not defeat Levi’s two pair and mucked. George could not get his fifth spade and was sent to the rail.

Player Tags: David Levi,   Karina Jett,   Maxwell Troy,   Christopher Tryba,   Christopher George,   Jonathan Bascom

$1,500 Stud - Rapid Bustouts

Jun 20, '08

Players left: 3 of 381

Chip Leaders:

Michael Rocco - 290,000
Al Barbieri - 695,000
Levon Torosyan - 240,000

Eliminations: Giacomo D'Agostino (5th Place), Max Troy (4th Place)

Big Hands and Story Lines:

Giacomo D'Agostino Eliminated in Fifth Place ($28,083)

With just two big bets left in his stack, Giacomo D'Agostino invested it all with split tens against Michael Rocco's aces in the hole. Rocco hit another ace on sixth street to leave D'Agostino drawing dead and busted him in fifth place.

Max Troy Eliminated in Fourth Place ($37,184)

Max Troy was all in on fourth street holding a pair of aces and a straight draw, but he was in big trouble against Levon Torosyan's trip fours. Troy bricked out and Torosyan rivered a full house. Troy was eliminated in fourth place.

Player Tags: Maxwell Troy,   Al Barbieri,   Giacomo D'Agostino,   Michael Rocco,   Levon Torosyan

$1,500 Stud - Two Hit the Rail

Jun 20, '08

Players left: 5 of 381

Chip Leaders:

Michael Rocco - 310,000
Al Barbieri - 295,000
Giacomo D'Agostino - 95,000
Levon Torosyan - 240,000
Max Troy - 160,000

Eliminations: Jeffrey Siegal (8th Place), Andre Boyer (7th Place), Danny Kalpakis (6th Place)

Big Hands and Story Lines:

Danny Kalpakis Doubles Up

Kalpakis got it all in once again on fifth street with a straight draw and a pair of jacks against Giacomo D'Agostino's pair of kings. D'Agostino failed to improve but Kalpakis came from behind to catch a ten for two pair. Kalpakis doubled to 64,000 in chips.

Jeffrey Siegal Eliminated in Eighth Place ($14,041)

Jeffrey Siegal was all in holding aces up and looking to double up. Unfortunately for him, Max Troy was rolled up with sevens to bust him in eighth place.

Andre Boyer Eliminated in Seventh Place ($16,642)

Andre Boyer battled a short stack for awhile, but finally succumbed to Al Barbieri and his trip fours. Bracelet winner Boyer was eliminated in seventh place.

Danny Kalpakis Eliminated in Sixth Place ($21,842)

Kalpakis has finally been eliminated after numerous double ups throughout the final table. This time he had the best hand with a pair of sixes, but Barbieri hit trip deuces on fifth street to end his day in sixth place.

NOTE: The players then took a 20-minute break.

Player Tags: Jeffrey Siegal,   Andre Boyer,   Maxwell Troy,   Al Barbieri,   Giacomo D'Agostino,   Dan Kalpakis

$1,500 Stud - Slow Going

Jun 20, '08

Players left: 8 of 381

Chip Leaders:

Michael Rocco - 350,000
Al Barbieri - 315,500
Jeff Siegal - 82,000
Giacomo D'Agostino - 185,000
Levon Torosyan - 155,000
Max Troy - 43,000
Andre Boyer - 61,000
Danny Kalpakis - 35,000

Eliminations:

Big Hands and Story Lines:

Michael Rocco's Two Pair No Good

The chip leader coming into the day has been going backwards to start out this final table. After bringing it in with a 5 showing, Rocco stuck around to make fives up on seventh street. Unfortunately for him, Al Barbieri made jacks up to scoop a decent sized pot.

Danny Kalpakis Doubles Up

Kalpakis got his last 22,000 all in on third street with a pair of split queens against Levon Torosyan's split pair of aces. Torosyan never improved and Kalpakis caught a third queen along with a pair of jacks as his full house doubled him up to 50,000 in chips.

Max Troy Doubles Up

Troy was all in on sixth street holding just a pair of sixes against Al Barbieri's ace high. Barbieri squeezed out seventh street to see he made a pair of kings, but Troy's squeeze revealed another ten to make two pair and double up.

Player Tags: Maxwell Troy,   Al Barbieri,   Michael Rocco,   Levon Torosyan,   Dan Kalpakis