Noah Schwartz - Live Updates

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

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

Level 5 Update

Feb 21, '09

Level: 5

Blinds: 100-200 with a 25 ante
 

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Score Board

Players Left: 486 of 696

Notable Chip Counts

Daniel Negreanu - 122,500
Jeff Madsen - 90,000
Bertrand Grospellier - 86,000
Kofi Farkye - 68,000
Steve-Paul Ambrose - 67,000
David Chiu - 67,000
Peter Neff - 60,000
Joe Sebok - 55,000
Amir Vahedi - 55,000
Zachary Hyman - 55,000

Average: 28,642

Eliminations: Erick Lindgren, Shawn Buchanan, Shaun Deeb, Robert Mizrahchi, Jonathan Little, Alan Goehring, John Juanda, Bill Edler, Jean-Robert Bellande, Billy Baxter, Freddy Deeb, Ralph Perry, Grant Hinkle, Chino Rheem
 

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Big Hands:

That's Why He's the Master

Men Nguyen bet 700 from middle position on a flop of A88 and the big blind made the call from seat 8. Both players checked the 9 on the turn and the 9 followed on the river. Seat 8 bet 2,600 and Nguyen raised to 8,000. Seat 8 called and Nguyen flipped over 109. Seat 8 mucked and the Master took down the pot.

Kofi vs. Schwartz

On a board of 853J Noah Schwartz bet 3,200 from the button and Kofi Farkye raised to 6,300. Schwartz made the call and the river fell 9. Schwartz bet 15,000 and Schwartz mucked. Farkye is now among the chip leaders with over 60,000 after the hand.

Player Tags: Men Nguyen,   Noah Schwartz,   Kofi Farkye

Level 3 Update

Feb 21, '09

Level: 3

Blinds: 75-150
 

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Score Board

Players Left: 599 of 696

Notable Chip Counts

Daniel Negreanu - 65,000
Jeff Madsen - 55,000
Noah Schwartz - 52,000
Phil Laak - 48,000
David Pham - 46,000
Paul Wasicka - 45,000

Average: 23,000
 

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Big Hands:

Noah Schwartz Wins a Huge Pot

Noah Schwartz and his opponent got into a series of raises that saw Schwartz getting it all in with a set of aces on the turn against his opponent's gutshot and flush draw. The river bricked and all of a sudden Schwartz had over 50,000 in chips.

Jimmy Fricke Doubles Up

Jimmy Fricked raised to 450 and his opponent called in the cutoff. The flop came Q108 and Fricke checked. After making a joke about internet players, his opponent bet 450 and Fricke check-raised to 1,500. His bet was called and the turn was the 4. Fricke bet 3,100 and his opponent moved all in. Fricke tanked for a bit and eventually made the call for his last 18,000 with A-Q, relieved he was up against 87. The river bricked with the 2 and Fricke double up to over 46,000 in chips.
 

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Prize Pool Information:

1. $1,686,760
2. $935,424
3. $654,797
4. $430,963
5. $310,694
6. $240,538
7. $180,403
8. $133,632
9. $96,883
10-12. $64,477
13-15. $57,796
16-18. $51,114
19-27. $44,433
28-36. $38,085
37-45. $32,740
46-54. $27,395
55-63. $23,052
 

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Left In The Deck:

Matt Savage and His Tournament Staff Honored

Because of the success of the L.A. Poker Classic this year, Will "The Thrill" Failla decided to grab the mic early on in the level to congratulate Matt Savage and his staff on a successful series that surpassed the player's expectations. The room loudly applauded the crew who revamped this tournament series and achieved highs in both player fields and overall prize pools.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Player Tags: Jimmy Fricke,   Noah Schwartz,   Will Failla

Noah Schwartz Eliminated in 42nd Place ($20,000 AUD)

Jan 21, '09

The flop read A82 when Grant Levy bet 21,500 and Noah Schwartz check-raised all-in for 200,000. Levy made the call and they flipped up their cards:

Levy: 88
Schwartz: A2

The turn and river were both blanks and Schwartz was eliminated in 42nd place. He took home $20,000 AUD in prize money.









 

Player Tags: Noah Schwartz,   Grant Levy

Noah Schwartz Eliminated

Nov 05, '08

On a flop of AK10, Alfonso Commarota bets 4,000 and a player behind him moves all in for almost 16,000. Noah Schwartz then moves all in behind them for his last 23,000.

Commarota calls and everyone turns over their hands. The middle player has the current nuts with QJ but he's vulnerable to both his opponents who hold flush draws. Schwartz has the J7, but he's crushed by Commarota's K6.

Schwartz needs a non-heart queen to chop the main pot and win the side, but the turn and river come 23 to give the whole pot to Commarota and send Schwartz packing.

 

 

 

 

Player Tags: Noah Schwartz

Three Amigos

Oct 29, '08

Michael Kamran raised 125,000 preflop and seat 10 moved all in. Noah Schwartz moved all in as well and Kamran called them both down. All three players turned up their hands:

Kamran: A-K
Schwartz: A-K
Seat 10: A-K

"That's a bad beat," said Mike Sexton.

Board: 95275

Everyone involved got their money back and everyone watching wanted the last 5 minutes of their life returned to them.




 

Player Tags: Noah Schwartz,   Michael Kamran

Noah Schwartz Doubles Up With a Straight Flush

Oct 29, '08

Mike Katz opens for 51,000 under the gun and is called by Seat 5, Noah Schwartz in the small blind and Scott Epstein in the big blind.

The flop comes 776 and Schwartz open shoves for 399,000. Epstein folds and Katz goes into the tank. Eventually he folds what he later claimed was pocket queens, worry about seat 5 behind him. Sure enough, seat 5 shows pocket aces and Schwartz needs help with his 108 for a gutshot straight flush draw.

The turn is the 9 and Schwartz hits his unbeatable hand, doubling up to about 950,000 in chips.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Player Tags: Noah Schwartz

Hevad Khan Wins a Monster Pot

Oct 29, '08

David Miscikowski raises to 35,000 under the gun and is called by Noah Schwartz and William Heimiller. The action gets around to Hevad Khan in late position who reraises to 135,000.

David Levi tanks in the blinds for several minutes before folding what he later claimed was pocket queens. Miscikowski moves all in for a total of 486,000 and Schwartz goes into the tank.

He eventually folds what he claimed was pocket jacks and Heimiller mucks. Khan calls with KK and Miscikowski stuns the table by turning over AQ.

The board comes 107455 and Khan eliminates his opponent while chipping up to 1.82 million.

 

 

 

Player Tags: David Levi,   William Heimiller,   Noah Schwartz,   Hevad Khan,   David Miscikowski

Carter Gill vs. Noah Schwartz

Oct 29, '08

Three players saw a flop of K107 and each contributed 32,000 for the price of admission. Noah Schwartz then opened the action by betting 50,000 from late position. Seat 9 mucked and Carter Gill made the call on the button. The turn brought the 3 and Schwartz bet 150,000. Gill went into the tank for a minute or two but mucked his hand.













 

Player Tags: Noah Schwartz,   Carter Gill

Noah Schwartz Doubles Up

Oct 29, '08

Seat 9 raises to 23,000 and Noah Schwartz reraises to 80,000 behind him. The action gets folded around and seat 9 moves all in, covering the remaining 170,000 in Schwartz's stack.

He calls and shows AK, happy to be dominating seat 9's AQ.

The board comes 109668 and Schwartz doubles up to over 500,000 in chips.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Player Tags: Noah Schwartz

Noah Schwartz Eliminated

Oct 22, '08

On a board of AJ6 Brandon Cantu bet more than enough to put Noah Schwartz all in and he made the call. Their cards:

Cantu: 86
Schwartz: KK

Turn and River: 26

Schwartz was eliminated by the river card and Cantu is now up to 42,000.








 

Player Tags: Brandon Cantu,   Noah Schwartz

Noah Schwartz Takes a Hit

Oct 22, '08

With 8,000 in the pot and a flop of AJ7 sitting on the table the 5 was dealt on the and seat 8 raised 10,000 from the cutoff. Noah Schwart went into the tank in middle position for a few minute and then mucked his hand. Schwartz is low on chips, holding just 5,000 early in the day.

Player Tags: Noah Schwartz