Noah Schwartz Poker Tournament Updates

Poker Tweets -- Noah Schwartz

Feb 25, '11

Check out this poker tweet from Noah Schwartz.

Player Tags: Noah Schwartz

Noah Schwartz Eliminated in Third Place ($344,968)

Oct 20, '10

Randal Flowers raised to 320,000 on the button and Noah Schwartz moved all in for 2,715,000 from the big blind. Flowers instantly made the call, showing AQ and he had Schwartz and his KQ dominated.

The board fell J7396 and Schwartz was eliminated.

Here’s an updated look at the chip counts entering heads up play.

Seat 2: Michael Benvenuti — 3,680,000
Seat 5: Randal Flowers — 9,750,000

Player Tags: Noah Schwartz,   Randal Flowers

Noah Schwartz Doubles Through Randal Flowers

Oct 20, '10

Noah Schwartz moved all in from the button for 1,405,000 and Randal Flowers made the call from the small blind.

Schwartz showed pocket queens and he was in great shape against Flowers and his pocket eights. The board fell Q7744 and Schwartz doubled up.

Here’s a look at the updated chip counts.

Seat 2: Michael Benvenuti — 3,480,000
Seat 4: Noah Schwartz — 3,015,000
Seat 5: Randal Flowers — 6,935,000

Player Tags: Noah Schwartz,   Randal Flowers

Jason Koon Doubles Through Noah Schwartz

Oct 20, '10

Noah Schwartz raised to 275,000 from under the gun and Randal Flowers called on the button. Jason Koon then moved all in for 1,805,000 and Schwartz moved all in to isolate.

Flowers folded and Koon showed QJ. Schwartz showed pocket eights and the two were off to the races. The board fell Q62J9 and Koon doubled up.

Here’s an updated look at the chip counts.

Seat 2: Michael Benvenuti — 2,315,000
Seat 3: Jason Koon — 4,005,000
Seat 4: Noah Schwartz — 3,070,000
Seat 5: Randal Flowers — 4,040,000

Player Tags: Noah Schwartz,   Randal Flowers,   Jason Koon

Poker Tweets -- Noah Schwartz

Oct 20, '10

Check out this poker tweet from final tablist Noah Schwartz.

Player Tags: Noah Schwartz

Bobby Suer Eliminated in Eighth Place ($64,480)

Oct 19, '10

Bobby Suer moved all in for 230,000 preflop and Noah Schwartz made the call. Their cards:

Suer: A 8
Schwartz: Q Q

Board: 7 6 5 2 8

Suer was eliminated on the hand in eighth place and he will take home $64,480. Schwartz was back up to 1.4 million after the hand.

Player Tags: Noah Schwartz,   Bobby Suer

Noah Schwartz Doubles Up Again

Oct 18, '10

Steve O’Dwyer raised to 18,000 on the button and Noah Schwartz reraised to 52,000 on the small blind. O’Dwyer moved all in and Schwartz made the all-in call. Their cards:

O’Dwyer: 9-9
Schwartz: Q Q

Board: J 10 2 8 2

Schwartz doubled up on the hand to hold 495,000 and O’Dwyer held 700,000.

Player Tags: Noah Schwartz,   Steve O'Dwyer

Noah Schwartz Doubles Through Jared Jaffee

Oct 18, '10

Noah Schwartz was all in for his last 111,000 holding pocket queens against the pocket kings of Jared Jaffee.

The board fell 6324Q and Schwartz hit his two outer to stay alive and double up to 230,000. Jaffee still has 370,000.

Player Tags: Noah Schwartz,   Jared Jaffee

Level 12 Update: Jared Jaffee Takes The Chip Lead

Oct 17, '10

Blinds: 1,200-2,400 with a 300 ante

Players Remaining: 65 out of 335

Chip Counts:

1. Jared Jaffee — 640,000
2. Jeff Madsen — 605,000
3. Matt Affleck — 495,000
4. Annette Obrestad — 485,000
5. Owen Crowe — 470,000
6. Michael Benvenuti — 430,000
7. Andreas Hoivold — 415,000
8. Chad Batista — 385,000
9. Trevor Pope — 310,000
10. Men Nguyen — 310,000

Average Chip Count: 81,212

Notable Eliminations:

Tyler Kenney
Jeremy Menard
Cornel Cimpan
Ted Lawson
Jimmy Fricke

Big Hands:

The Maria Ho Show

On the last hand before the break, Maria Ho was all in holding A-Q on a A-J-4 flop, but unfortunately for her, Alex Melnikow had A-4.

The turn and river fell K 9 and Ho was eliminated. Or was she? It turns out, she was called back to the room when it was discovered that she still had 300 in chips remaining.

Back from break, Ho was all in for the ante and won when her 7-5 outflopped Gavin Smith’s A-10. That got her to 2,700 in chips, which were all in on the next hand when her pocket aces held up against two players ace-rags.

After folding a few hands, Ho was all in from under the gun holding K4 against the big blinds K2. The turn gave her the nut flush and all of a sudden she was up past the 23,000 mark.

An orbit later, Ho shoved for her last 17,100 from under the gun and was called by Chad Batista in the small blind. Ho’s AJ outflopped Batista’s pocket sixes and she doubled up to nearly 40,000.

She still has a lot of work to do, but she’s come a long way from having just one ante.

Jimmy Fricke Exits

We didn’t see the action, but according to Jimmy Fricke’s twitter page, he wasn’t able to outdraw Vladimir Shchemelev in an all in situation. Apparently Fricke’s pocket queens ran into pocket aces.

David Sklansky Doubles Up

Barry Greenstein raised to 6,100 from the hijack and Noah Schwartz called on the button. David Sklansky then moved all in for 35,100 in the big blind and Schwartz was the only caller.

Schwartz showed AJ, but he was dominated by Sklansky’s AK. The board rolled out 975QK and Sklansky doubled up to 85,000. Schwartz still has 185,000.

Poker Tweets:

Left In The Deck:

Gavin Smith Having Some Fun With Jeff Madsen

Gavin Smith is having a lot of fun after doubling up twice in this level at the expense of Jeff Madsen. After Madsen was forced to give up a small pot to another opponent, Smith reached over and knocked down his entire fortress of chips.

To add insult to injury, Smith then called the floor over to complain that Madsen wasn’t stacking his chips. The floor reminded Madsen that he needs to keep his chips orderly and the table laughed some more.

Player Tags: Barry Greenstein,   Gavin Smith,   David Sklansky,   Maria Ho,   Jimmy Fricke,   Jeff Madsen,   Noah Schwartz,   Alex Melnikow,   Chad Batista

Noah Schwartz Eliminated in Third Place ($344,968)

Oct 20, '10

Randal Flowers raised to 320,000 on the button and Noah Schwartz moved all in for 2,715,000 from the big blind. Flowers instantly made the call, showing AQ and he had Schwartz and his KQ dominated.

The board fell J7396 and Schwartz was eliminated.

Here’s an updated look at the chip counts entering heads up play.

Seat 2: Michael Benvenuti — 3,680,000
Seat 5: Randal Flowers — 9,750,000

Player Tags: Noah Schwartz,   Randal Flowers

Noah Schwartz Doubles Through Randal Flowers

Oct 20, '10

Noah Schwartz moved all in from the button for 1,405,000 and Randal Flowers made the call from the small blind.

Schwartz showed pocket queens and he was in great shape against Flowers and his pocket eights. The board fell Q7744 and Schwartz doubled up.

Here’s a look at the updated chip counts.

Seat 2: Michael Benvenuti — 3,480,000
Seat 4: Noah Schwartz — 3,015,000
Seat 5: Randal Flowers — 6,935,000

Player Tags: Noah Schwartz,   Randal Flowers

Jason Koon Doubles Through Noah Schwartz

Oct 20, '10

Noah Schwartz raised to 275,000 from under the gun and Randal Flowers called on the button. Jason Koon then moved all in for 1,805,000 and Schwartz moved all in to isolate.

Flowers folded and Koon showed QJ. Schwartz showed pocket eights and the two were off to the races. The board fell Q62J9 and Koon doubled up.

Here’s an updated look at the chip counts.

Seat 2: Michael Benvenuti — 2,315,000
Seat 3: Jason Koon — 4,005,000
Seat 4: Noah Schwartz — 3,070,000
Seat 5: Randal Flowers — 4,040,000

Player Tags: Noah Schwartz,   Randal Flowers,   Jason Koon

Poker Tweets -- Noah Schwartz

Oct 20, '10

Check out this poker tweet from final tablist Noah Schwartz.

Player Tags: Noah Schwartz

Bobby Suer Eliminated in Eighth Place ($64,480)

Oct 19, '10

Bobby Suer moved all in for 230,000 preflop and Noah Schwartz made the call. Their cards:

Suer: A 8
Schwartz: Q Q

Board: 7 6 5 2 8

Suer was eliminated on the hand in eighth place and he will take home $64,480. Schwartz was back up to 1.4 million after the hand.

Player Tags: Noah Schwartz,   Bobby Suer

Noah Schwartz Doubles Up Again

Oct 18, '10

Steve O’Dwyer raised to 18,000 on the button and Noah Schwartz reraised to 52,000 on the small blind. O’Dwyer moved all in and Schwartz made the all-in call. Their cards:

O’Dwyer: 9-9
Schwartz: Q Q

Board: J 10 2 8 2

Schwartz doubled up on the hand to hold 495,000 and O’Dwyer held 700,000.

Player Tags: Noah Schwartz,   Steve O'Dwyer

Noah Schwartz Doubles Through Jared Jaffee

Oct 18, '10

Noah Schwartz was all in for his last 111,000 holding pocket queens against the pocket kings of Jared Jaffee.

The board fell 6324Q and Schwartz hit his two outer to stay alive and double up to 230,000. Jaffee still has 370,000.

Player Tags: Noah Schwartz,   Jared Jaffee

Level 12 Update: Jared Jaffee Takes The Chip Lead

Oct 17, '10

Blinds: 1,200-2,400 with a 300 ante

Players Remaining: 65 out of 335

Chip Counts:

1. Jared Jaffee — 640,000
2. Jeff Madsen — 605,000
3. Matt Affleck — 495,000
4. Annette Obrestad — 485,000
5. Owen Crowe — 470,000
6. Michael Benvenuti — 430,000
7. Andreas Hoivold — 415,000
8. Chad Batista — 385,000
9. Trevor Pope — 310,000
10. Men Nguyen — 310,000

Average Chip Count: 81,212

Notable Eliminations:

Tyler Kenney
Jeremy Menard
Cornel Cimpan
Ted Lawson
Jimmy Fricke

Big Hands:

The Maria Ho Show

On the last hand before the break, Maria Ho was all in holding A-Q on a A-J-4 flop, but unfortunately for her, Alex Melnikow had A-4.

The turn and river fell K 9 and Ho was eliminated. Or was she? It turns out, she was called back to the room when it was discovered that she still had 300 in chips remaining.

Back from break, Ho was all in for the ante and won when her 7-5 outflopped Gavin Smith’s A-10. That got her to 2,700 in chips, which were all in on the next hand when her pocket aces held up against two players ace-rags.

After folding a few hands, Ho was all in from under the gun holding K4 against the big blinds K2. The turn gave her the nut flush and all of a sudden she was up past the 23,000 mark.

An orbit later, Ho shoved for her last 17,100 from under the gun and was called by Chad Batista in the small blind. Ho’s AJ outflopped Batista’s pocket sixes and she doubled up to nearly 40,000.

She still has a lot of work to do, but she’s come a long way from having just one ante.

Jimmy Fricke Exits

We didn’t see the action, but according to Jimmy Fricke’s twitter page, he wasn’t able to outdraw Vladimir Shchemelev in an all in situation. Apparently Fricke’s pocket queens ran into pocket aces.

David Sklansky Doubles Up

Barry Greenstein raised to 6,100 from the hijack and Noah Schwartz called on the button. David Sklansky then moved all in for 35,100 in the big blind and Schwartz was the only caller.

Schwartz showed AJ, but he was dominated by Sklansky’s AK. The board rolled out 975QK and Sklansky doubled up to 85,000. Schwartz still has 185,000.

Poker Tweets:

Left In The Deck:

Gavin Smith Having Some Fun With Jeff Madsen

Gavin Smith is having a lot of fun after doubling up twice in this level at the expense of Jeff Madsen. After Madsen was forced to give up a small pot to another opponent, Smith reached over and knocked down his entire fortress of chips.

To add insult to injury, Smith then called the floor over to complain that Madsen wasn’t stacking his chips. The floor reminded Madsen that he needs to keep his chips orderly and the table laughed some more.

Player Tags: Barry Greenstein,   Gavin Smith,   David Sklansky,   Maria Ho,   Jimmy Fricke,   Jeff Madsen,   Noah Schwartz,   Alex Melnikow,   Chad Batista

Noah Schwartz Eliminated in Third Place ($344,968)

Oct 20, '10

Randal Flowers raised to 320,000 on the button and Noah Schwartz moved all in for 2,715,000 from the big blind. Flowers instantly made the call, showing AQ and he had Schwartz and his KQ dominated.

The board fell J7396 and Schwartz was eliminated.

Here’s an updated look at the chip counts entering heads up play.

Seat 2: Michael Benvenuti — 3,680,000
Seat 5: Randal Flowers — 9,750,000

Player Tags: Noah Schwartz,   Randal Flowers

Noah Schwartz Doubles Through Randal Flowers

Oct 20, '10

Noah Schwartz moved all in from the button for 1,405,000 and Randal Flowers made the call from the small blind.

Schwartz showed pocket queens and he was in great shape against Flowers and his pocket eights. The board fell Q7744 and Schwartz doubled up.

Here’s a look at the updated chip counts.

Seat 2: Michael Benvenuti — 3,480,000
Seat 4: Noah Schwartz — 3,015,000
Seat 5: Randal Flowers — 6,935,000

Player Tags: Noah Schwartz,   Randal Flowers

Jason Koon Doubles Through Noah Schwartz

Oct 20, '10

Noah Schwartz raised to 275,000 from under the gun and Randal Flowers called on the button. Jason Koon then moved all in for 1,805,000 and Schwartz moved all in to isolate.

Flowers folded and Koon showed QJ. Schwartz showed pocket eights and the two were off to the races. The board fell Q62J9 and Koon doubled up.

Here’s an updated look at the chip counts.

Seat 2: Michael Benvenuti — 2,315,000
Seat 3: Jason Koon — 4,005,000
Seat 4: Noah Schwartz — 3,070,000
Seat 5: Randal Flowers — 4,040,000

Player Tags: Noah Schwartz,   Randal Flowers,   Jason Koon

Poker Tweets -- Noah Schwartz

Oct 20, '10

Check out this poker tweet from final tablist Noah Schwartz.

Player Tags: Noah Schwartz

Bobby Suer Eliminated in Eighth Place ($64,480)

Oct 19, '10

Bobby Suer moved all in for 230,000 preflop and Noah Schwartz made the call. Their cards:

Suer: A 8
Schwartz: Q Q

Board: 7 6 5 2 8

Suer was eliminated on the hand in eighth place and he will take home $64,480. Schwartz was back up to 1.4 million after the hand.

Player Tags: Noah Schwartz,   Bobby Suer

Noah Schwartz Doubles Up Again

Oct 18, '10

Steve O’Dwyer raised to 18,000 on the button and Noah Schwartz reraised to 52,000 on the small blind. O’Dwyer moved all in and Schwartz made the all-in call. Their cards:

O’Dwyer: 9-9
Schwartz: Q Q

Board: J 10 2 8 2

Schwartz doubled up on the hand to hold 495,000 and O’Dwyer held 700,000.

Player Tags: Noah Schwartz,   Steve O'Dwyer

Noah Schwartz Doubles Through Jared Jaffee

Oct 18, '10

Noah Schwartz was all in for his last 111,000 holding pocket queens against the pocket kings of Jared Jaffee.

The board fell 6324Q and Schwartz hit his two outer to stay alive and double up to 230,000. Jaffee still has 370,000.

Player Tags: Noah Schwartz,   Jared Jaffee

Level 12 Update: Jared Jaffee Takes The Chip Lead

Oct 17, '10

Blinds: 1,200-2,400 with a 300 ante

Players Remaining: 65 out of 335

Chip Counts:

1. Jared Jaffee — 640,000
2. Jeff Madsen — 605,000
3. Matt Affleck — 495,000
4. Annette Obrestad — 485,000
5. Owen Crowe — 470,000
6. Michael Benvenuti — 430,000
7. Andreas Hoivold — 415,000
8. Chad Batista — 385,000
9. Trevor Pope — 310,000
10. Men Nguyen — 310,000

Average Chip Count: 81,212

Notable Eliminations:

Tyler Kenney
Jeremy Menard
Cornel Cimpan
Ted Lawson
Jimmy Fricke

Big Hands:

The Maria Ho Show

On the last hand before the break, Maria Ho was all in holding A-Q on a A-J-4 flop, but unfortunately for her, Alex Melnikow had A-4.

The turn and river fell K 9 and Ho was eliminated. Or was she? It turns out, she was called back to the room when it was discovered that she still had 300 in chips remaining.

Back from break, Ho was all in for the ante and won when her 7-5 outflopped Gavin Smith’s A-10. That got her to 2,700 in chips, which were all in on the next hand when her pocket aces held up against two players ace-rags.

After folding a few hands, Ho was all in from under the gun holding K4 against the big blinds K2. The turn gave her the nut flush and all of a sudden she was up past the 23,000 mark.

An orbit later, Ho shoved for her last 17,100 from under the gun and was called by Chad Batista in the small blind. Ho’s AJ outflopped Batista’s pocket sixes and she doubled up to nearly 40,000.

She still has a lot of work to do, but she’s come a long way from having just one ante.

Jimmy Fricke Exits

We didn’t see the action, but according to Jimmy Fricke’s twitter page, he wasn’t able to outdraw Vladimir Shchemelev in an all in situation. Apparently Fricke’s pocket queens ran into pocket aces.

David Sklansky Doubles Up

Barry Greenstein raised to 6,100 from the hijack and Noah Schwartz called on the button. David Sklansky then moved all in for 35,100 in the big blind and Schwartz was the only caller.

Schwartz showed AJ, but he was dominated by Sklansky’s AK. The board rolled out 975QK and Sklansky doubled up to 85,000. Schwartz still has 185,000.

Poker Tweets:

Left In The Deck:

Gavin Smith Having Some Fun With Jeff Madsen

Gavin Smith is having a lot of fun after doubling up twice in this level at the expense of Jeff Madsen. After Madsen was forced to give up a small pot to another opponent, Smith reached over and knocked down his entire fortress of chips.

To add insult to injury, Smith then called the floor over to complain that Madsen wasn’t stacking his chips. The floor reminded Madsen that he needs to keep his chips orderly and the table laughed some more.

Player Tags: Barry Greenstein,   Gavin Smith,   David Sklansky,   Maria Ho,   Jimmy Fricke,   Jeff Madsen,   Noah Schwartz,   Alex Melnikow,   Chad Batista

Noah Schwartz Eliminated in Third Place ($344,968)

Oct 20, '10

Randal Flowers raised to 320,000 on the button and Noah Schwartz moved all in for 2,715,000 from the big blind. Flowers instantly made the call, showing AQ and he had Schwartz and his KQ dominated.

The board fell J7396 and Schwartz was eliminated.

Here’s an updated look at the chip counts entering heads up play.

Seat 2: Michael Benvenuti — 3,680,000
Seat 5: Randal Flowers — 9,750,000

Player Tags: Noah Schwartz,   Randal Flowers

Noah Schwartz Doubles Through Randal Flowers

Oct 20, '10

Noah Schwartz moved all in from the button for 1,405,000 and Randal Flowers made the call from the small blind.

Schwartz showed pocket queens and he was in great shape against Flowers and his pocket eights. The board fell Q7744 and Schwartz doubled up.

Here’s a look at the updated chip counts.

Seat 2: Michael Benvenuti — 3,480,000
Seat 4: Noah Schwartz — 3,015,000
Seat 5: Randal Flowers — 6,935,000

Player Tags: Noah Schwartz,   Randal Flowers

Jason Koon Doubles Through Noah Schwartz

Oct 20, '10

Noah Schwartz raised to 275,000 from under the gun and Randal Flowers called on the button. Jason Koon then moved all in for 1,805,000 and Schwartz moved all in to isolate.

Flowers folded and Koon showed QJ. Schwartz showed pocket eights and the two were off to the races. The board fell Q62J9 and Koon doubled up.

Here’s an updated look at the chip counts.

Seat 2: Michael Benvenuti — 2,315,000
Seat 3: Jason Koon — 4,005,000
Seat 4: Noah Schwartz — 3,070,000
Seat 5: Randal Flowers — 4,040,000

Player Tags: Noah Schwartz,   Randal Flowers,   Jason Koon

Poker Tweets -- Noah Schwartz

Oct 20, '10

Check out this poker tweet from final tablist Noah Schwartz.

Player Tags: Noah Schwartz

Bobby Suer Eliminated in Eighth Place ($64,480)

Oct 19, '10

Bobby Suer moved all in for 230,000 preflop and Noah Schwartz made the call. Their cards:

Suer: A 8
Schwartz: Q Q

Board: 7 6 5 2 8

Suer was eliminated on the hand in eighth place and he will take home $64,480. Schwartz was back up to 1.4 million after the hand.

Player Tags: Noah Schwartz,   Bobby Suer

Noah Schwartz Doubles Up Again

Oct 18, '10

Steve O’Dwyer raised to 18,000 on the button and Noah Schwartz reraised to 52,000 on the small blind. O’Dwyer moved all in and Schwartz made the all-in call. Their cards:

O’Dwyer: 9-9
Schwartz: Q Q

Board: J 10 2 8 2

Schwartz doubled up on the hand to hold 495,000 and O’Dwyer held 700,000.

Player Tags: Noah Schwartz,   Steve O'Dwyer

Noah Schwartz Doubles Through Jared Jaffee

Oct 18, '10

Noah Schwartz was all in for his last 111,000 holding pocket queens against the pocket kings of Jared Jaffee.

The board fell 6324Q and Schwartz hit his two outer to stay alive and double up to 230,000. Jaffee still has 370,000.

Player Tags: Noah Schwartz,   Jared Jaffee

Level 12 Update: Jared Jaffee Takes The Chip Lead

Oct 17, '10

Blinds: 1,200-2,400 with a 300 ante

Players Remaining: 65 out of 335

Chip Counts:

1. Jared Jaffee — 640,000
2. Jeff Madsen — 605,000
3. Matt Affleck — 495,000
4. Annette Obrestad — 485,000
5. Owen Crowe — 470,000
6. Michael Benvenuti — 430,000
7. Andreas Hoivold — 415,000
8. Chad Batista — 385,000
9. Trevor Pope — 310,000
10. Men Nguyen — 310,000

Average Chip Count: 81,212

Notable Eliminations:

Tyler Kenney
Jeremy Menard
Cornel Cimpan
Ted Lawson
Jimmy Fricke

Big Hands:

The Maria Ho Show

On the last hand before the break, Maria Ho was all in holding A-Q on a A-J-4 flop, but unfortunately for her, Alex Melnikow had A-4.

The turn and river fell K 9 and Ho was eliminated. Or was she? It turns out, she was called back to the room when it was discovered that she still had 300 in chips remaining.

Back from break, Ho was all in for the ante and won when her 7-5 outflopped Gavin Smith’s A-10. That got her to 2,700 in chips, which were all in on the next hand when her pocket aces held up against two players ace-rags.

After folding a few hands, Ho was all in from under the gun holding K4 against the big blinds K2. The turn gave her the nut flush and all of a sudden she was up past the 23,000 mark.

An orbit later, Ho shoved for her last 17,100 from under the gun and was called by Chad Batista in the small blind. Ho’s AJ outflopped Batista’s pocket sixes and she doubled up to nearly 40,000.

She still has a lot of work to do, but she’s come a long way from having just one ante.

Jimmy Fricke Exits

We didn’t see the action, but according to Jimmy Fricke’s twitter page, he wasn’t able to outdraw Vladimir Shchemelev in an all in situation. Apparently Fricke’s pocket queens ran into pocket aces.

David Sklansky Doubles Up

Barry Greenstein raised to 6,100 from the hijack and Noah Schwartz called on the button. David Sklansky then moved all in for 35,100 in the big blind and Schwartz was the only caller.

Schwartz showed AJ, but he was dominated by Sklansky’s AK. The board rolled out 975QK and Sklansky doubled up to 85,000. Schwartz still has 185,000.

Poker Tweets:

Left In The Deck:

Gavin Smith Having Some Fun With Jeff Madsen

Gavin Smith is having a lot of fun after doubling up twice in this level at the expense of Jeff Madsen. After Madsen was forced to give up a small pot to another opponent, Smith reached over and knocked down his entire fortress of chips.

To add insult to injury, Smith then called the floor over to complain that Madsen wasn’t stacking his chips. The floor reminded Madsen that he needs to keep his chips orderly and the table laughed some more.

Player Tags: Barry Greenstein,   Gavin Smith,   David Sklansky,   Maria Ho,   Jimmy Fricke,   Jeff Madsen,   Noah Schwartz,   Alex Melnikow,   Chad Batista

Noah Schwartz Misses Flush, Busts Tournament

Jan 07, '10

Noah Schwartz was in the hallway, telling the tale of how he busted on the first hand of the day. Schwartz saw a flop of 10-7-3 with two hearts in a three-handed pot and shoved all in over the top of a flop bet with KJ.

His opponent called with A-10 for top pair and Schwartz bricked all of his overpair and flush outs to hit the rail.

Player Tags: Noah Schwartz

Level 8 Hour 1 Update: Gavin Griffin, Noah Schwartz Eliminated

Jul 08, '09

Blinds: 400-800 with a 100 ante

Players Remaining: 2,095 out of 6,494

Chip Counts:

1. Troy Weber — 405,000
2. Dan Bilzerian — 223,000
3. Jeremiah DeGreef — 210,000
4. James Akenhead — 182,000
5. Josh Arieh — 180,000
6. Hevad Khan — 177,000
7. Bertrand Grospellier — 170,000
8. Chance Kornuth — 170,000
9. Jordan Farmer — 170,000
10. Jeff Lisandro — 165,000

Card Player Chip Counts:

Jeff Shulman – 170,000
Phil Hellmuth – 145,000
Lee Watkinson – 57,000
Adam Schoenfeld – 100,000
Matthew Hilger – did not report
Steve Zolotow – 24,000
Thomas Keller – 123,000
Max Pescatori – 47,300
Justin Rollo – did not report

Notable Eliminations:

Brett Richey
Lee Childs
Justin Smith
Gavin Griffin
David Sklansky

Big Hands:

Marlon Wayans Chips Up

The player on the button raises to 2,500 before the flop and Marlon Wayans reraises to 5,400 from the small blind.

The flop comes Q32, Wayans checks and the button bets 8,000. Wayans raises to 20,000 and the button folds to the check-raise. Wayans rakes the pot, bringing his stack up to 57,000 this hand.

Dutch Boyd Doubles Up

Dutch Boys gets it all in before the flop for 20,000 against a single opponent.

Boyd: JJ
Opponent: 1010

Board: KQ654

Boyd’s pair of jacks hold up as he doubles through to 40,000 this hand.

Joe Hachem Knocks One Out, Builds Stack

Joe Hachem raises to 2,000 from under the gun and the short stacked player at the tables moves all in behind him for a total of 9,000. Hachem calls and has his opponent covered.

Hachem: 99
Opponent: AK

Board: 108794

Hachem flops an open-ended straight draw and turns a set, eliminating his opponent and climbing up to 77,000 in chips this hand.

Gavin Griffin Eliminated

Gavin Griffin got it all in pre-flop for 12,000 and was called in one spot.

Griffin: KJ
Opponent: AK

Board: Q8275

Griffin is dominated with a weaker king and the board fails to improve his hand. Gavin Griffin is eliminated from the main event.

James Akenhead Eliminates Opponent; Jumps Up Leaderboard

On a flop of 754, the player in the big blind bets 9,900 and James Akenhead calls. The turn is the A, the big blind checks, Akenhead bets 22,500 and the big blind moves all in. Akenhead calls and has him covered.

Akenhead: A5
Opponent: A4

Both players pair their kickers on the flop and their ace on the turn. Akenhead is ahead with the higher two pair, but his opponent still has plenty of outs with the flush draw. The river is the 5, filling Akenhead and surging him up the leaderboard with 182,000 this hand.

Noah Schwartz Eliminated

Noah Schwartz raises to 3,000 before the flop and another player behind him reraises to 15,000. Schwartz moves all in for 28,000 and is called.

Schwartz has A-K suited against his opponent’s pocket eights. The board offers no help to either player as Noah Schwartz is eliminated from the tournament.

Jeff Shulman Doubles Up

On a flop of 852, Jeff Shulman gets it all in with a set of fives against his opponent’s pocket pair of kings. The turn and river are the 3 and the 3, giving Shulman a full house on the river. Shulman doubles up to 170,000 this hand, earning himself a spot on the leaderboard.

Player Tags: Jeff Shulman,   Gavin Griffin,   Joe Hachem,   Dutch Boyd,   Noah Schwartz,   James Akenhead

Final Day Begins At 2:00 pm PDT

Jun 22, '09

The final day of the $10,000 PLO World Championship will kickoff at 2:00 pm PDT as Noah Schwartz leads the way with 1,220,000 in chips. Standing between him and his first gold bracelet are plenty of pros and amateurs alike, so be sure to check back with CardPlayer.com for all of the action as we play down to winner here on Day 3.

Here is a look at the chip counts heading into the final day…

Noah Schwartz — 1,220,000
Marcus Golser — 621,000
Robin Keston — 607,000
Matt Graham — 586,000
Natha Doudney — 585,000
Freit Gabreillson — 547,000
Steffan Mattsson — 484,000
Barry Greenstein — 467,000
Matt Vengrin — 389,000
Josh Arieh — 356,000
Richard Austin — 331,000
Howard Lederer — 326,000
David Podgurski — 261,000
Padraig Parkinson — 259,000
James Taylor — 254,000
Van Marcus — 246,000
Vitaly Lunkin — 220,000
Rodrigo dos Santos — 204,000
David Williams — 198,000
Nate Lindsay — 171,000
Chau Giang — 129,000
Nenad Medic — 128,000
Henri Kettunen — 100,000
Tony Cousineau — 100,000
Todd Barlow — 97,000

Player Tags: Noah Schwartz

End of Day 2: Noah Schwartz Out In Front

Jun 22, '09

Day 2 has come to an end and the remaining 25 players will return at 1:00 pm PDT and play down to a winner. Be sure to check back with CardPlayer.com for all of the action.

Players Remaining: 25 out of 295

Chip Counts:

Noah Schwartz — 1,220,000
Marcus Golser — 621,000
Robin Keston — 606,000
Matt Graham — 586,000
Natha Doudney — 585,000
Freit Gabreillson — 547,000
Steffan Mattsson — 484,000
Barry Greenstein — 467,000
Matt Vengrin — 389,000
Josh Arieh — 356,000
Richard Austin — 331,000
Howard Lederer — 326,000
David Podgurski — 261,000
Padraig Parkinson — 259,000
James Taylor — 254,000
Van Marcus — 246,000
Vitaly Lunkin — 220,000
Rodrigo dos Santos — 204,000
David Williams — 198,000
Nate Lindsay — 171,000
Chau Giang — 129,000
Nenad Medic — 128,000
Henri Kettunen — 100,000
Tony Cousineau — 100,000
Todd Barlow — 97,000
Average Chip Count: 354,000

Notable Eliminations:

28. Nam Le — $0.00
27. Erick Lindgren — $25,817
26. Jonas Entin — $25,817

Big Hands

Nam Le Bubbles

Stefan Mattsson raises to 25,000 before the flop and Nam Le moves all in from the big blind.

Nam Le: K1096
Mattsson: AA84

Board: JJ5710

Mattsson’s aces hold up and Nam Le is eliminated on the bubble. The remaing 27 players are all in the money and guaranteed to cash for at least $25,817.

Erick Lindgren Eliminated in 27th place ($25,817)

On a flop of AQ8, Erick Lindgren gets it all in against Josh Arieh.

Lindgren: QJ108
Arieh: AAJ8

Lindgren got it in with two pair and a straight draw while Arieh flopped top set. The turn and river are 9 and the Q, filling Arieh and eliminating Erick Lindgren in 27th place ($25,817).

Player Tags: Josh Arieh,   Erick Lindgren,   Nam Le,   Noah Schwartz,   Stefan Mattsson

Level 17 Update: Hand-For-Hand; Action Slows On Bubble

Jun 22, '09

Blinds: 4,000-8,000

Players Remaining: 29 out of 295

Chip Counts:

1. Noah Schwartz — 1,080,000
2. Stefan Mattsson — 700,000
3. Ferit Gabriellson — 594,000
4. Marcus Golser — 540,000
5. Matt Vengrin — 490,000
6. Matt Graham — 460,000
7. Nathan Doudney — 458,000
8. Vitaly Lunkin — 425,000
9. Henri Kettunen — 385,000
10. Robin Keston — 362,000

Average Chip Count: 305,172

Big Hands

Barry Greenstein Makes a Big Laydown on the Bubble

Van Marcus raises the the size of the pot from the cutoff and Barry Greenstein calls from the button. Chau Giang moves all in for 100,000 from the button and Marcus moves all in behind him. Greenstein mucks his cards face-up, showing a pair of kings (KK).

Both Giang (AA) and Marcus (AA) turn over aces and split the pot on a 64358 board.

Schwartz Eliminates Ochana; Back On Top

On a flop of A103, Noah Schwartz bets the pot and Edward Ochana calls.

The turn is the 4 and Schwartz bets the pot again, enough to put Ochana all in. Ochana calls and both players turn over their cards.

Scwartz: AA86
Ochana: AQJ10

Ochana flopped top two pair while Schwartz flopped top set. Ochana is drawing dead to the river (9) as Schwartz breaks the 1,000,000 mark and regains the chiplead this hand.

Player Tags: Barry Greenstein,   Chau Giang,   Noah Schwartz,   Edward Ochana

Level 15 Update: Ferit Gabriellson Leads Pack

Jun 22, '09

Blinds: 2,500-5,000

Players Remaining: 34 out of 295

Chip Counts:

1. Ferit Gabriellson — 915,000
2. Noah Schwartz — 730,000
3. Stefan Mattsson — 500,000
4. Jonas Entin — 434,000
5. David Williams — 359,500
6. Vitaly Lunkin — 340,000
7. Marcus Golser — 330,000
8. Matt Vengrin — 325,000
9. Matt Graham — 320,000
10. Van Marcus — 280,500

Average Chip Count: 260,294

Notable Eliminations:

Mike Watson
Joe Beavers
Mikael Thuritz

Big Hands

Mike Watson Eliminated

On a flop of 875, Mike Watson moves all in and Edward Ochana calls.

Watson: AK87
Ochana: QQ96

Watson flops top two pair while Ochana flops the nut straight. The turn and river are the 9 and the J, no help to Watson who is eliminated from the tournament.

Noah Schwartz Eliminates Ilari Sahamies

Ilari Sahamies raises to 20,500 from the button and Noah Schwartz reraises the size of the pot from the small blind. Sahamies re-pots all in and Schwartz calls.

Schwartz: A1085
Sahamies: KK108

Board: 7654J

Sahamies led before the flop with a pair of kings, but Schwartz flopped an open-ended straight and got there on the turn. Sahamies hits the rail as Noah Schwartz retains the chiplead with 800,000.

Gabriellson Eliminates Varsi, Takes Chiplead

Ferit Gabriellson completes the bet from the small blind and Hans Varsi checks his option from the big blind. The flop comes 1042, Varsi bets 15,000 and Gabriellson calls.

The turn is the 6, and this time Gabriellson leads out with a 40,000 bet. Varsi raises the pot (140,000 more) and Gabriellson moves all in. Varsi calls all in for 20,000 more; he is covered.

Varsi: Q753
Gabriellson: 10793

Varsi led the hand on the turn with a straight, but the Q hit the river giving Gabriellson a flush, and the current chiplead with over 900,000.

Player Tags: Ferit Gabriellson,   Michael Watson,   Noah Schwartz

Level 14 Update: Noah Schwartz On Top

Jun 21, '09

Blinds: 2,000-4,000

Players Remaining: 45 out of 295

Chip Counts:

1. Noah Schwartz — 710,000
2. Ferit Gabriellson — 690,000
3. David Williams — 470,000
4. Jonas Entin — 370,000
5. Vitaly Lunkin — 340,000
6. Matt Graham — 330,000
7. Howard Lederer — 285,000
8. Piergiorgio D’Ancona — 280,000
9. David Podgurski — 270,000
10. Erick Lindgren — 270,000

Average Chip Count: 196,000

Notable Eliminations:

William Thorson
Surinder Sunar

Big Hands

Nam Le Doubles Up

Nam Le gets it all in before the flop against Henri Kettunen; Kettunen had him covered.

Nam Le: K1087
Kettunen: AAJ10

Board: 955QQ

Le got in in behind Kettunen’s pair of aces, but he made a club flush on the river to double up to 70,000 this hand.

William Thorson Eliminated by David Williams

On a flop of 843, David Williams moves all in for 117,000 and Thorson calls all in; Williams has him covered.

Williams: AA87
Torson: 10875

Williams is ahead with a pair of aces, but all in for his tournament life, Thorson has plenty of outs. The turn is the Q and the river is the 9, no help for Thorson who is eliminated from the tournament. Williams climbs up the leaderboard this hand with just under 500,000 in chips.

Noah Schwartz Takes Chiplead

The player on the button raises to 14,000 and Noah Schwartz calls from the big blind.

The flop comes 643, and Schwartz checks to the big blind who bets 30,000. Schwartz check-raises his opponent all in.

Schwartz: 9854
Button: 9653

The turn and river are the J and the 7, giving Schwartz two running hearts to make a flush. Schwartz eliminates another player and takes the chiplead this hand with just over 700,000.

Left in the Deck

Players will take a twenty-minute break at the completion of Level 14 and return at approximately 10:50 pm PDT to begin Level 15.

Player Tags: Nam Le,   David Williams,   William Thorson,   Noah Schwartz

Final Day Begins At 2:00 pm PDT

Jun 22, '09

The final day of the $10,000 PLO World Championship will kickoff at 2:00 pm PDT as Noah Schwartz leads the way with 1,220,000 in chips. Standing between him and his first gold bracelet are plenty of pros and amateurs alike, so be sure to check back with CardPlayer.com for all of the action as we play down to winner here on Day 3.

Here is a look at the chip counts heading into the final day…

Noah Schwartz — 1,220,000
Marcus Golser — 621,000
Robin Keston — 607,000
Matt Graham — 586,000
Natha Doudney — 585,000
Freit Gabreillson — 547,000
Steffan Mattsson — 484,000
Barry Greenstein — 467,000
Matt Vengrin — 389,000
Josh Arieh — 356,000
Richard Austin — 331,000
Howard Lederer — 326,000
David Podgurski — 261,000
Padraig Parkinson — 259,000
James Taylor — 254,000
Van Marcus — 246,000
Vitaly Lunkin — 220,000
Rodrigo dos Santos — 204,000
David Williams — 198,000
Nate Lindsay — 171,000
Chau Giang — 129,000
Nenad Medic — 128,000
Henri Kettunen — 100,000
Tony Cousineau — 100,000
Todd Barlow — 97,000

Player Tags: Noah Schwartz

End of Day 2: Noah Schwartz Out In Front

Jun 22, '09

Day 2 has come to an end and the remaining 25 players will return at 1:00 pm PDT and play down to a winner. Be sure to check back with CardPlayer.com for all of the action.

Players Remaining: 25 out of 295

Chip Counts:

Noah Schwartz — 1,220,000
Marcus Golser — 621,000
Robin Keston — 606,000
Matt Graham — 586,000
Natha Doudney — 585,000
Freit Gabreillson — 547,000
Steffan Mattsson — 484,000
Barry Greenstein — 467,000
Matt Vengrin — 389,000
Josh Arieh — 356,000
Richard Austin — 331,000
Howard Lederer — 326,000
David Podgurski — 261,000
Padraig Parkinson — 259,000
James Taylor — 254,000
Van Marcus — 246,000
Vitaly Lunkin — 220,000
Rodrigo dos Santos — 204,000
David Williams — 198,000
Nate Lindsay — 171,000
Chau Giang — 129,000
Nenad Medic — 128,000
Henri Kettunen — 100,000
Tony Cousineau — 100,000
Todd Barlow — 97,000
Average Chip Count: 354,000

Notable Eliminations:

28. Nam Le — $0.00
27. Erick Lindgren — $25,817
26. Jonas Entin — $25,817

Big Hands

Nam Le Bubbles

Stefan Mattsson raises to 25,000 before the flop and Nam Le moves all in from the big blind.

Nam Le: K1096
Mattsson: AA84

Board: JJ5710

Mattsson’s aces hold up and Nam Le is eliminated on the bubble. The remaing 27 players are all in the money and guaranteed to cash for at least $25,817.

Erick Lindgren Eliminated in 27th place ($25,817)

On a flop of AQ8, Erick Lindgren gets it all in against Josh Arieh.

Lindgren: QJ108
Arieh: AAJ8

Lindgren got it in with two pair and a straight draw while Arieh flopped top set. The turn and river are 9 and the Q, filling Arieh and eliminating Erick Lindgren in 27th place ($25,817).

Player Tags: Josh Arieh,   Erick Lindgren,   Nam Le,   Noah Schwartz,   Stefan Mattsson

Level 17 Update: Hand-For-Hand; Action Slows On Bubble

Jun 22, '09

Blinds: 4,000-8,000

Players Remaining: 29 out of 295

Chip Counts:

1. Noah Schwartz — 1,080,000
2. Stefan Mattsson — 700,000
3. Ferit Gabriellson — 594,000
4. Marcus Golser — 540,000
5. Matt Vengrin — 490,000
6. Matt Graham — 460,000
7. Nathan Doudney — 458,000
8. Vitaly Lunkin — 425,000
9. Henri Kettunen — 385,000
10. Robin Keston — 362,000

Average Chip Count: 305,172

Big Hands

Barry Greenstein Makes a Big Laydown on the Bubble

Van Marcus raises the the size of the pot from the cutoff and Barry Greenstein calls from the button. Chau Giang moves all in for 100,000 from the button and Marcus moves all in behind him. Greenstein mucks his cards face-up, showing a pair of kings (KK).

Both Giang (AA) and Marcus (AA) turn over aces and split the pot on a 64358 board.

Schwartz Eliminates Ochana; Back On Top

On a flop of A103, Noah Schwartz bets the pot and Edward Ochana calls.

The turn is the 4 and Schwartz bets the pot again, enough to put Ochana all in. Ochana calls and both players turn over their cards.

Scwartz: AA86
Ochana: AQJ10

Ochana flopped top two pair while Schwartz flopped top set. Ochana is drawing dead to the river (9) as Schwartz breaks the 1,000,000 mark and regains the chiplead this hand.

Player Tags: Barry Greenstein,   Chau Giang,   Noah Schwartz,   Edward Ochana

Level 15 Update: Ferit Gabriellson Leads Pack

Jun 22, '09

Blinds: 2,500-5,000

Players Remaining: 34 out of 295

Chip Counts:

1. Ferit Gabriellson — 915,000
2. Noah Schwartz — 730,000
3. Stefan Mattsson — 500,000
4. Jonas Entin — 434,000
5. David Williams — 359,500
6. Vitaly Lunkin — 340,000
7. Marcus Golser — 330,000
8. Matt Vengrin — 325,000
9. Matt Graham — 320,000
10. Van Marcus — 280,500

Average Chip Count: 260,294

Notable Eliminations:

Mike Watson
Joe Beavers
Mikael Thuritz

Big Hands

Mike Watson Eliminated

On a flop of 875, Mike Watson moves all in and Edward Ochana calls.

Watson: AK87
Ochana: QQ96

Watson flops top two pair while Ochana flops the nut straight. The turn and river are the 9 and the J, no help to Watson who is eliminated from the tournament.

Noah Schwartz Eliminates Ilari Sahamies

Ilari Sahamies raises to 20,500 from the button and Noah Schwartz reraises the size of the pot from the small blind. Sahamies re-pots all in and Schwartz calls.

Schwartz: A1085
Sahamies: KK108

Board: 7654J

Sahamies led before the flop with a pair of kings, but Schwartz flopped an open-ended straight and got there on the turn. Sahamies hits the rail as Noah Schwartz retains the chiplead with 800,000.

Gabriellson Eliminates Varsi, Takes Chiplead

Ferit Gabriellson completes the bet from the small blind and Hans Varsi checks his option from the big blind. The flop comes 1042, Varsi bets 15,000 and Gabriellson calls.

The turn is the 6, and this time Gabriellson leads out with a 40,000 bet. Varsi raises the pot (140,000 more) and Gabriellson moves all in. Varsi calls all in for 20,000 more; he is covered.

Varsi: Q753
Gabriellson: 10793

Varsi led the hand on the turn with a straight, but the Q hit the river giving Gabriellson a flush, and the current chiplead with over 900,000.

Player Tags: Ferit Gabriellson,   Michael Watson,   Noah Schwartz

Level 14 Update: Noah Schwartz On Top

Jun 21, '09

Blinds: 2,000-4,000

Players Remaining: 45 out of 295

Chip Counts:

1. Noah Schwartz — 710,000
2. Ferit Gabriellson — 690,000
3. David Williams — 470,000
4. Jonas Entin — 370,000
5. Vitaly Lunkin — 340,000
6. Matt Graham — 330,000
7. Howard Lederer — 285,000
8. Piergiorgio D’Ancona — 280,000
9. David Podgurski — 270,000
10. Erick Lindgren — 270,000

Average Chip Count: 196,000

Notable Eliminations:

William Thorson
Surinder Sunar

Big Hands

Nam Le Doubles Up

Nam Le gets it all in before the flop against Henri Kettunen; Kettunen had him covered.

Nam Le: K1087
Kettunen: AAJ10

Board: 955QQ

Le got in in behind Kettunen’s pair of aces, but he made a club flush on the river to double up to 70,000 this hand.

William Thorson Eliminated by David Williams

On a flop of 843, David Williams moves all in for 117,000 and Thorson calls all in; Williams has him covered.

Williams: AA87
Torson: 10875

Williams is ahead with a pair of aces, but all in for his tournament life, Thorson has plenty of outs. The turn is the Q and the river is the 9, no help for Thorson who is eliminated from the tournament. Williams climbs up the leaderboard this hand with just under 500,000 in chips.

Noah Schwartz Takes Chiplead

The player on the button raises to 14,000 and Noah Schwartz calls from the big blind.

The flop comes 643, and Schwartz checks to the big blind who bets 30,000. Schwartz check-raises his opponent all in.

Schwartz: 9854
Button: 9653

The turn and river are the J and the 7, giving Schwartz two running hearts to make a flush. Schwartz eliminates another player and takes the chiplead this hand with just over 700,000.

Left in the Deck

Players will take a twenty-minute break at the completion of Level 14 and return at approximately 10:50 pm PDT to begin Level 15.

Player Tags: Nam Le,   David Williams,   William Thorson,   Noah Schwartz

Final Table: Hour One Update

May 31, '09

Blinds: 30,000-60,000 with a 5,000 ante

Players Remaining: 8 out of 201

Chip Counts:

1. Isaac Haxton — 5,945,000
2. Vitaly Lunkin — 4,545,000
3. Dani Stern — 3,155,000
4. Justin Bonomo — 2,950,000
5. Lex Veldhuis — 2,455,000
6. Alec Torelli — 2,405,000
7. Greg Raymer — 1,690,000
8. Noah Schwartz — 955,000

Average Chip Count: 3,015,000

Notable Eliminations:

9. Ted Forrest – $230,317

Big Hands:

Justin Bonomo Doubles Up

Greg Raymer raised to 150,000 from the button and Justin Bonomo reraised all in for 1,440,000 from the small blind. Raymer made the call and they flipped up their cards:

Raymer: A8
Bonomo: AJ

Board: K652A

Bonomo doubled up on the hand to 2,985,000 and Raymer took a hit down to 1,785,000.

Dani Stern Doubles Up

Lex Veldhuis raised to 175,000 from the cutoff and Dani Stern moved all in for 1,455,000. Veldhuis made the call and they flipped over their cards:

Veldhuis: AK
Stern: AJ

Board: A95QJ

Stern doubled up to 3,045,000 after the hand.

Ted Forrest Eliminated in Ninth Place ($230,317)

Ted Forrest called in the small blind and Noah Schwartz raised to 400,000 from the big blind. Forest made the all-in call and they flipped up their cards:

Forrest: J10
Schwartz: 33

Board: K9284

Forrest was eliminated in ninth place and Schwartz moved his stack up to 865,000.

Player Tags: Ted Forrest,   Greg Raymer,   Justin Bonomo,   Noah Schwartz

Level 15 Update: Greg Raymer Gets Stronger

May 29, '09

Blinds: 6,000-12,000 with a 2,000 ante

Players Remaining: 40 out of 201

Chip Counts:

1. Greg Raymer — 2,660,000
2. Lex Veldhuis — 1,400,000
3. Matth Glantz — 1,058,000
4. Brian Townsend — 1,015,000
5. Justin Bonomo — 980,000
6. Ted Forrest — 940,000
7. Vitaly Lunkin — 915,000
8. Sorel Mizzi — 840,000
9. Chris Moneymaker — 835,000
10. David Pham — 820,000

Average Chip Count: 603,000

Notable Eliminations:

James Mackey
Alex Jacob
Dale Pinchot

Big Hands:

Greg Raymer Takes Out James Mackey

Shortly into the level, James Mackey found himself all in holding K-Q. Unfortunately, Greg Raymer woke up with A-K. The board brought a king, but Raymer’s kicker was enough to send Mackey home out of the money. After the hand, Raymer stacked ballooned to 1.67 million.

Alec Torelli Picks Up a Big Pot With an All-In Move

Greg Raymer opened from early position to 30,000 and Vanessa Rousso made the call. Brian Rast then raised to 105,000 in the hijack and the action moved over to Alec Torelli. After a few minutes in thought, Torelli moved all in for 810,000.

Raymer quickly folded, as did Rousso. Rast asked for a count, saw that his 650,000 was well covered and the folded. Torelli moved up to approximately 960,000.

Phil Galfond Doubles Through Justin Bonomo

Phil Galfond found himself all in holding a dominating A-K against Justin Bonomo and his A-J. A king hit the flop and Bonomo failed to catch up, doubling Galfond to 488,000 in chips. Bonomo is still healthy with about 1.1 million.

Sami Kelopuro Doubles Up Courtesy of Alan Sass

After an all-in and call, Sami Kelopuro revealed his pocket queens and was way ahead of Alan Sass and his pocket eights. The board ran out Q63J4 and Kelopuro’s set of queens were enough to double him up to about 375,000 in chips.

Chris Moneymaker Gives Up Some Chips to Noah Schwartz

Noah Schwartz was all in on the short stack holding pocket kings against the pocket sevens of Chris Moneymaker. The board failed to help the 2003 champion and Schwartz doubled up to 320,000. Moneymaker dropped below the million mark with 910,000.

Sorel Mizzi Doubles Through Frank Kassela

On a flop of J107 Sorel Mizzi is all in holding J-10 for top two pair against Frank Kassela’s and his pocket eights. Kassela needs an eight or a nine to bust Mizzi but the turn and river come 610, giving Mizzi a boat and a newly formed stack of about 750,000 in chips.

Player Tags: Frank Kassela,   Chris Moneymaker,   Greg Raymer,   James Mackey,   Justin Bonomo,   Vanessa Rousso,   Brian Rast,   Phil Galfond,   Alan Sass,   Noah Schwartz,   Alec Torelli,   Sorel Mizzi,   Sami Kelopuro