| Oct 23, '09 |
2009 Festa al Lago Classic |
WPT Festa Al Lago Championship -- No-Limit Hold'em |
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Level 14 Update: Somerville Gets Stronger
Oct 23, '09
Blinds: 3,000-6,000 with a 500 ante
Players Left: 45 of 275
Average Chip Count: 366,000
Chip Counts:
1. Jason Somerville — 915,000
2. Jason Lavallee — 870,000
3. Dee Luong — 800,000
4. Matt Stout — 790,000
5. Jonas Entin — 725,000
6. Dutch Boyd — 610,000
7. Scott Clements — 445,000
8. Andy Bloch — 430,000
9. Matthew Glantz — 360,000
10. Steve Brecher — 350,000
Notable Eliminations:
Adam Geyer
Alan Smurfit
Mike Leah
Big Hands:
 Jason Somerville Crosses the 900,000 Mark
Jason Somerville raised on the button and the big blind reraised an additional 30,000. Somerville set him all in with pocket sevens and the big blinds called with K Q .
The board came Q9 6108 and Somerville’s backdoor straight took it down to send the opponent to the rail and put his stack at 915,000.
Adam Geyer Busts to Dee Luong
Adam Geyer (pictured right) raised to 14,000 and Dee Luong reraised and Geyer announced all in. Luong called with AK and was racing against Geyer’s pocket queens.
The board came down 822A5 and Luong’s pair of aces sent Geyer to the rail short of the money. Luong now has 800,000, well above her husband Prahlad Friedman who is still alive in this tournament.
 Corwin Cole Chips Up Big
During the level, Corwin Cole (pictured left) busted a player with set over set to bring his stack to a very impressive 760,000.
Brandon Cantu Busts POY Candidate Mike Leah
On a flop of Js10h8s, Brandon Cantu was all in and covering Mike Leah, who made the call with Jd10d. Cantu showed KsQh for the up and down straight draw and it hit when the turn and river came 9h4c.
Cantu now sits with 545,000.
Player Tags: Dee Luong, Jason Somerville, Brandon Cantu, Adam Geyer, Mike Leah, Corwin Cole
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| Aug 22, '09 |
2009 Legends of Poker |
WPT Legends of Poker Main Event |
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Level 4 Update
Aug 22, '09
Blinds: 150-300 with a 25 ante
Players Remaining: 234 out of 279
Chip Counts:
 1. Marco Johnson — 94,000
2. Alexandre Gomes — 94,000
3. Adam Geyer — 85,000
4. Toto Leonidas — 75,000
5. Nick Schulman — 73,000
6. Jonathan Aguiar — 72,500
7. Eugene Katchalov — 71,000
8. Carter King — 71,000
9. Vanessa Rousso — 70,000
10. David Williams — 60,000
Average Chip Count: 35,000
Notable Eliminations:
Beth Shak
Adam Weinraub
Hand of the Level:
 Alexandre Gomes Wins Massive Pot
The most recent WPT champion, Alexandre Gomes, is doing his best to go back-to-back. On a board reading A Q743, Gomes bet 15,000 and the cutoff moved all in.
The big blind tanked for a bit before folding and Gomes insta-called with 65 for the nut straight. The cutoff showed 74 for two pair, not realizing he had the second best hand. After being informed, he made the slow walk out of the event center and Gomes moved his stack to a very healthy 94,000.
Level Summary:
About two tables dropped during a relatively quiet fourth level. The blinds are finally starting to pick up, but the players haven’t quite responded and for the most part, the notables in today’s field held strong.
Marco Johnson and Alexandre Gomes share the lead, but both Toto Leonidas and Nick Schulman are riding surges that see them both in the top five of the chip counts.
Ironically, the top three stacks in the room have a history together. Gomes famously sucked out on Johnson at the WSOP, giving Gomes his first bracelet. At the 2009 PokerStars Carribbean Adventure, Gomes sucked out on Adam Geyer in a monster pot that catapulted him to the final table, where he finished fourth.
Player Tags: Adam Geyer, Marco Johnson, Alexandre Gomes
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| May 28, '09 |
2009 40th Annual World Series of Poker |
Event 2 - $40,000 40th Annual No-Limit Hold'em |
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Level 7 Update: Jason Mercier Busts Adam Geyer
May 28, '09
Blinds: 1,000-2,000 with 300 ante
Players Remaining: 141 out of 201
Chip Counts:
1. Lex Veldhuis — 530,000
2. Justin Bonomo — 470,000
3. Antonio Esfandiari — 470,000
4. Alan Sass — 450,000
5. Chris Moneymaker — 380,000
6. Bruno Fitoussi — 367,000
7. Andy Black — 343,000
8. Mark Seif — 330,000
9. Phil Galfond — 320,000
10. Frank Kassela — 310,000
Average Chip Count: 171,000
Notable Eliminations:
Adam “csimmsux” Geyer
Mikael Thuritz
Eli Elezra
Jennifer Harman
Gavin Smith
Jeff Garza
Big Hands:
 Jason Mercier Takes Out Adam Geyer
Antonio Esfandiari raised to 6,400 from the cutoff and Adam Geyer reraised to 17,000 on the button. The action moved to Jason Mercier who reraised from the small blind. Esfandiari folded and Geyer reluctantly moved in for his last 30,000 or so. Mercier flipped up pocket aces and Geyer showed down pocket queens.
The board ran out K10542 giving no help to the three-time FTOPS champion and Geyer was eliminated. Mercier now has 255,000 in chips.
David Baker Chips Up
On a board reading 952A Isaac Haxton bet 15,000. David “WhooooKidd” Baker stared his opponent down and decided to make the call. The river was the J and Haxton went into the tank. After about three minutes of dead silence, he tapped the table and Baker followed suit. Haxton turned over 76 for a missed straight draw and Baker showed K9 to take the pot with third pair. Baker now has 247,000 in chips.
Andy Bloch Getting Picked on by Alec Torelli
After losing a big pot earlier to Torelli, Bloch checked a board showing J1047k. Torelli launched a bet of 25,000 and Bloch went into a massive tank session. After almost 10 minutes, Bloch made the call. Torelli flipped over KJ for top two pair. Bloch mucked and his stack dwindled to 17,000. Torelli was at 250,000.
A few hands later, Bloch doubled up with pocket kings against his opponent’s ace-queen.
 Chris Moore Doubles Through Andy Black
Andy Black raised to 6,000 from the hijack. Chris Moore was next to act and move in for his last 30,000. Black talked to Moore for a bit before making the call and showing 55. More showed AJ and the board ran out J610Q4, giving Moore top pair and doubling him up to 60,000. Black took a slight hit, leaving his stack at 350,000.
“Action” Jeff Garza Sent Home By Phil Galfond
Jeff Garza was all in and called holding A-Q but was dominated by Phil Galfond’s superior A-K. The board rolled out nine high offering no help to the recently turned 21 Garza. Galfond now has a stack of 320,000.
 Phil Hellmuth Crippled By Alan “The Usher” Sass
Alan Sass raised to 5,500 and Phil Hellmuth reraised to 15,000 directly behind him. Sass made the call and the flop came out 654. Sass led into Hellmuth for 19,400 and Hellmuth called.
The turn was the K and Sass checked. Hellmuth fired in a bet of 35,000 and Sass called. The river was the Q and Hellmuth moved all in for 183,000, which had Sass covered by about 37,000. Sass called showing K9 and Hellmuth mucked his hand.
After the hand, Hellmuth pulled one of our reporters aside to admit that he held A-7 for a busted open-ended straight draw. “I’d get penalized for saying this at the table, but I just wanted to let it be known that the most horrible players in the world usually beat me,” said Hellmuth.
The hand drew further attention when it was revealed that the dealer had miscounted the all-in stacks, giving Sass some more of Hellmuth chips. Hellmuth, clearly upset, responded with, “What are you trying to give it all to him?”
Not quite, as Hellmuth still has about 37,000 in chips.
Russell Rosenblum Doubles Up
Russell Rosenblum found himself and his stack of about 100,000 all in preflop holding pocket kings against the pocket jacks of Philippe Rouas. The kings held and Rosenblum safely doubled up to about 210,000.
Player Tags: Andy Bloch, Antonio Esfandiari, Phil Hellmuth, Russell Rosenblum, Andy Black, Chris Moore, Alan Sass, Adam Geyer, Alec Torelli, Philippe Rouas, David Baker, Jason Mercier
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| Jan 09, '09 |
2009 PokerStars.com EPT Caribbean Adventure - Season V |
EPT No-Limit Hold'em Main Event 1 |
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Adam Geyer Eliminated in 15th Place ($85,000)
Jan 09, '09
 Team PokerStars Pro Alexandre Gomes raised to 170,000 and Adam Geyer moved all in for 970,000. Poorya Nazari moved all in as well and Gomes got out of the way. Geyer was all in for his tournament life when the players revealed their cards:
Nazari: J-J
Geyer: A3
Board: QQ693
Geyer lost the hand to the pocket jacks of Nazari and he was eliminated in 15th place. He will take home $85,000 in prize money.
Player Tags: Adam Geyer, Poorya Nazari
Adam Geyer Gets Unlucky Again
Jan 09, '09
 Alexandre Gomes raised to 102,000 on the button and Adam Geyer reraised to 350,000 from the small blind. After some thought, Gomes made the call.
The flop came down 1065 and Geyer continued with a huge bet of 625,000.
After considering his options, Gomes then moved all in for 1,479,000. Geyer instantly called with pocket jacks for the overpair and seemed stunned to see Gomes turn over A5, despite having little to no fold equity.
The turn was the 8 and Gomes sat motionless, awaiting his fate.
The river was the... A! and Gomes jumped out of his seat, high-fiving his buddies who had jumped over the rail to celebrate.
Geyer, despite the uproar at his expense, remained calm and simply paid off the bet, leaving him with just 888,000 in chips.
Gomes, who was just one card away from elimination, is now the chip leader with 3.9 million. Easy game.
Player Tags: Adam Geyer, Alexandre Gomes
Jan Collado Doubles Up
Jan 09, '09
Jan Collado Y Fernandez moved all in from the button for 388,000. Adam Geyer made the call and the players turned up their hands.
Collado showed J10 and Geyer turned over A9.
Collado was sweating his fate but could breathe much easier when the board came JJ325 to give him trips.
Player Tags: Adam Geyer, Jan Collado
Chris Bush Eliminated
Jan 08, '09
 Chris Bush was all in with 88 against Adam Geyer's K10.
The board came KKJ93 and Bush was eliminated.
Player Tags: Adam Geyer, Chris Bush
Brett Switzer Eliminated
Jan 08, '09
Brett Switzer was short stacked and made his move with A7 but ran into Adam Geyer's A10.
The board ran out 842JQ and Switzer was eliminated from the tournament.
Player Tags: Adam Geyer, Brett Switzer
Adam Geyer Doubles Up
Jan 07, '09
 Adam Geyer was all in on a board reading 96210, holding the nut straight with 87.
His opponent was drawing to four outs with the 106, needing to make a full house to knock out Geyer. Instead the river was the 9, giving the pot to Geyer, who now has a stack of 215,000.
Player Tags: Adam Geyer
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| Jan 08, '09 |
2009 PokerStars.com EPT Caribbean Adventure - Season V |
EPT No-Limit Hold'em Main Event 1 |
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Adam Geyer Eliminated in 15th Place ($85,000)
Jan 09, '09
Team PokerStars Pro Alexandre Gomes raised to 170,000 and Adam Geyer moved all in for 970,000. Poorya Nazari moved all in as well and Gomes got out of the way. Geyer was all in for his tournament life when the players revealed their cards:
Nazari: J-J
Geyer: A3
Board: QQ693
Geyer lost the hand to the pocket jacks of Nazari and he was eliminated in 15th place. He will take home $85,000 in prize money.
Player Tags: Adam Geyer, Poorya Nazari
Adam Geyer Gets Unlucky Again
Jan 09, '09
Alexandre Gomes raised to 102,000 on the button and Adam Geyer reraised to 350,000 from the small blind. After some thought, Gomes made the call.
The flop came down 1065 and Geyer continued with a huge bet of 625,000.
After considering his options, Gomes then moved all in for 1,479,000. Geyer instantly called with pocket jacks for the overpair and seemed stunned to see Gomes turn over A5, despite having little to no fold equity.
The turn was the 8 and Gomes sat motionless, awaiting his fate.
The river was the... A! and Gomes jumped out of his seat, high-fiving his buddies who had jumped over the rail to celebrate.
Geyer, despite the uproar at his expense, remained calm and simply paid off the bet, leaving him with just 888,000 in chips.
Gomes, who was just one card away from elimination, is now the chip leader with 3.9 million. Easy game.
Player Tags: Adam Geyer, Alexandre Gomes
Jan Collado Doubles Up
Jan 09, '09
Jan Collado Y Fernandez moved all in from the button for 388,000. Adam Geyer made the call and the players turned up their hands.
Collado showed J10 and Geyer turned over A9.
Collado was sweating his fate but could breathe much easier when the board came JJ325 to give him trips.
Player Tags: Adam Geyer, Jan Collado
Chris Bush Eliminated
Jan 08, '09
Chris Bush was all in with 88 against Adam Geyer's K10.
The board came KKJ93 and Bush was eliminated.
Player Tags: Adam Geyer, Chris Bush
Brett Switzer Eliminated
Jan 08, '09
Brett Switzer was short stacked and made his move with A7 but ran into Adam Geyer's A10.
The board ran out 842JQ and Switzer was eliminated from the tournament.
Player Tags: Adam Geyer, Brett Switzer
Adam Geyer Doubles Up
Jan 07, '09
Adam Geyer was all in on a board reading 96210, holding the nut straight with 87.
His opponent was drawing to four outs with the 106, needing to make a full house to knock out Geyer. Instead the river was the 9, giving the pot to Geyer, who now has a stack of 215,000.
Player Tags: Adam Geyer
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| Jan 07, '09 |
2009 PokerStars.com EPT Caribbean Adventure - Season V |
EPT No-Limit Hold'em Main Event 1 |
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Adam Geyer Eliminated in 15th Place ($85,000)
Jan 09, '09
Team PokerStars Pro Alexandre Gomes raised to 170,000 and Adam Geyer moved all in for 970,000. Poorya Nazari moved all in as well and Gomes got out of the way. Geyer was all in for his tournament life when the players revealed their cards:
Nazari: J-J
Geyer: A3
Board: QQ693
Geyer lost the hand to the pocket jacks of Nazari and he was eliminated in 15th place. He will take home $85,000 in prize money.
Player Tags: Adam Geyer, Poorya Nazari
Adam Geyer Gets Unlucky Again
Jan 09, '09
Alexandre Gomes raised to 102,000 on the button and Adam Geyer reraised to 350,000 from the small blind. After some thought, Gomes made the call.
The flop came down 1065 and Geyer continued with a huge bet of 625,000.
After considering his options, Gomes then moved all in for 1,479,000. Geyer instantly called with pocket jacks for the overpair and seemed stunned to see Gomes turn over A5, despite having little to no fold equity.
The turn was the 8 and Gomes sat motionless, awaiting his fate.
The river was the... A! and Gomes jumped out of his seat, high-fiving his buddies who had jumped over the rail to celebrate.
Geyer, despite the uproar at his expense, remained calm and simply paid off the bet, leaving him with just 888,000 in chips.
Gomes, who was just one card away from elimination, is now the chip leader with 3.9 million. Easy game.
Player Tags: Adam Geyer, Alexandre Gomes
Jan Collado Doubles Up
Jan 09, '09
Jan Collado Y Fernandez moved all in from the button for 388,000. Adam Geyer made the call and the players turned up their hands.
Collado showed J10 and Geyer turned over A9.
Collado was sweating his fate but could breathe much easier when the board came JJ325 to give him trips.
Player Tags: Adam Geyer, Jan Collado
Chris Bush Eliminated
Jan 08, '09
Chris Bush was all in with 88 against Adam Geyer's K10.
The board came KKJ93 and Bush was eliminated.
Player Tags: Adam Geyer, Chris Bush
Brett Switzer Eliminated
Jan 08, '09
Brett Switzer was short stacked and made his move with A7 but ran into Adam Geyer's A10.
The board ran out 842JQ and Switzer was eliminated from the tournament.
Player Tags: Adam Geyer, Brett Switzer
Adam Geyer Doubles Up
Jan 07, '09
Adam Geyer was all in on a board reading 96210, holding the nut straight with 87.
His opponent was drawing to four outs with the 106, needing to make a full house to knock out Geyer. Instead the river was the 9, giving the pot to Geyer, who now has a stack of 215,000.
Player Tags: Adam Geyer
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| Jul 16, '08 |
2008 Bellagio Cup IV (WPT) |
No-Limit Hold'em WPT Championship Event |
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Adam Geyer Eliminated
Jul 16, '08
 Adam Geyer is all in holding A-Q against Mike Watson's A-K. The board comes king high and Geyer is sent to the rail in 12th place.
Geyer had a pretty solid summer, earning over $100,000 with three cashes and a final table at the WSOP. His $64,000 score here doesn't hurt either.
Player Tags: Michael Watson, Adam Geyer
Gabriel Thaler Doubles Through Adam Geyer
Jul 16, '08
Gabe Thaler raises to 65,000 and Adam Geyer reraises to 170,000. Thaler thinks it over for a bit before moving all in for another 175,000. Geyer calls and shows JJ and Thaler needs help with AQ.
The board rolls out Q7773 and Thaler doubles up.
Player Tags: Gabriel Thaler, Adam Geyer
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| Jun 13, '08 |
2008 39th Annual World Series of Poker |
Event 21 - No-Limit Hold'em |
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$5,000 NLHE - Final Table - Three Quick Eliminations and One Double Up
Jun 13, '08
Blinds: 10,000-20,000
Players Remaining: 6 of 731
Chip Counts:
Scott "gunning4you" Seiver: 3,000,000
Dave Seidman: 1,658,000
Rajesh Vohra: 1,000,000
Ben Sprengers: 1,000,000
Jacobo Fernandez: 591,000
Chuck Sklar: 185,000
Eliminations:
Scott "SCTrojans" Freeman: 9th Place ($68,714)
Adam "csimmsux" Geyer: 8th Place ($94,481)
Anders Henriksson: 7th Place ($120,249)
Big Hands and Storylines:
 Scott "SCTrojans" Freeman Eliminated in Ninth Place ($68,714)
Scott Freeman moved all in preflop and Scott Seiver made the call. Their cards:
Freeman: AK
Seiver: QQ
Board: 87657
Freeman was eliminated in ninth place, and he took home $68,714 in prize money.
Dave Seidman Doubles Up
Dave Seidman raised all in preflop for 618,000 and Scott Seiver made the call. They then turned up their hands:
Seidman: J10
Seiver: KK
Board: 98447
Seidman hit a 7 on the river to make a straight and survive.
 Adam "csimmsux" Geyer Eliminated in Eighth Place ($94,481)
Adam geyer raised all in preflop and Dave Seidman made the call. Each player flipped up a pocket pair, and each player made a set on the turn when it delivered an ace and a 9. Unfortunatley for Geyer, it was Seidman that held the pocket aces, and he was sent to the rail in eighth place when no help fell on the turn or river. Geyer took home $94,481 in prize money.
Anders Henriksson Eliminated in Seventh Place ($120,249)
Anders Henriksson raised to 60,000 preflop and both Ben Sprengers and Chuck Sklar made the call. The flop was dealt K98 and Sklar bet 135,000. Henriksson raised all in for 285,000. Sprengers came over the top of him all in for 460,000 and Sklar went into the tank for a moment before folding. The final two players then flipped up their cards:
Sprengers: AA
Henriksson: 99
Turn and River: 10A
Henriksson was eliminated on the hand in seventh place, and he took home $120,249 in prize money. Once again, a set of aces prevailed against a set of nines.
Player Tags: Anders Henriksson, Adam Geyer, Scott Freeman, European Report
$5,000 No-Limit Hold'em - Back from Break
Jun 12, '08
Players have just returned from a 20 minute break.
It is worth noting that several of the remaining players in event No. 21 are roommates. Cody "thugmoney" Slaubaugh, Eric "basebaldy" Baldwin, and current chip leader Adam "cisimmsux" Geyer are all sharing a house together in Las Vegas specifically for the World Series of Poker.
Player Tags: Cody Slaubaugh, Adam Geyer, Eric Baldwin
$5,000 No-Limit Hold'em - Level 15 - Bubble Burst!
Jun 12, '08
Blinds/Antes: 1500/3000/400
Players Remaining: 64 of 731
Average Stack: 116,000
 Chip Counts:
Adam Geyer - 640,000
Michael Mizrachi - 260,000
Quoc Vu - 238,000
Patryk Hildebranski - 230,000
Jared Okun - 230,000
Jacobo Fernandez - 214,500
Jorryt Van Hoof - 209,000
Alex Melnikow - 195,000
Keith Tilston - 195,000
Scott Freeman - 190,000
Recent Eliminations:
Humberto Kim
Dag Palovic
Christopher Miranda
Big Hands:
The Bubble Has Burst
The bubble has finally burst in event No. 21, and all the remaining 72 players are guaranteed a payday of at least $9,619. Humberto Kim had the misfortune of being the bubble boy when his ace-king was cracked by ace-queen with a straight. The announcement that the players had officially reached the money came with a flurry of all in bets from shorter stacks, resulting in several eliminations and double ups.
 Hasan Habib Takes Down a Huge Pot
Hasan Habib dramatically improved his overall chip count ranking by winning a large pot without a flop. It began when Habib raised from under-the-gun and was called by two opponents. When the action got to Eric "basebaldy" Baldwin in the big blind, he raised an additional 42,000. After deliberating, Habib moved all in for his remaining 162,000. Both the initial callers folded and Baldwin went into the tank, wondering aloud what Habib was holding. Baldwin eventually mucked and told Habib that he was folding pocket queens. Somewhat surprised, Habib turned over JJ and said that he didn’t think Baldwin had queens when he made the move.
Robert Zoellner Doubles Up with King-Deuce Offsuit
After facing a raise from the button, Robert Zoellner shipped his last 16,000 into the pot with K2. As it turned out, he was only up against 92. Both players paired their deuce on the flop, but Zoellner’s kicker was good enough to double his stack.
Mizrachi Says “Hasta Luego” to Chips
Humberto Brenes raised to 8,000 from his position under-the-gun. As the player next to act, Michael Mizrachi counted out 8,000 in chips and looked at them. “Hasta luego!” Mizrachi said as he tossed them into the pot. The two players took the AQ7 flop heads up. Brenes checked and Mizrachi made a bet of 10,000. Brenes called and checked the 5 when it fell on the turn. Mizrachi checked behind, and the dealer put down the K as the river. Again Brenes checked, and after shaking his head Mizrachi said, “I can never beat you. I check.” Brenes turned over AK, and Mizrachi showed him his JJ before mucking. While discussing the hand with another player, Mizrachi said he was hesitant to reraise Brenes pre-flop as he feared Brenes might move all in.
Player Tags: Humberto Brenes, Hasan Habib, Michael Mizrachi, Adam Geyer, Eric Baldwin, Humberto Kim, European Report, Patryk Hildebranski, Quoc Vu
$5,000 No-Limit Hold'em - On the Bubble
Jun 12, '08
Blinds/Antes: 1200/2400/300
Players Remaining: 73 of 731
Average Stack: 100,100
Chip Counts:
Adam Geyer - 620,000
Michael Mizrachi - 260,000
Sam El Sayed - 230,000
Jared Okun - 225,000
Aaron Coulthard - 204,000
Charles Sklar - 200,000
Keith Tilston - 195,000
Hasan Habib - 190,000
Alex Melnikow - 180,000
Scott Freeman - 154,000
Recent Eliminations:
Big Hands:
Michael Mizrachi and Hasan Habib Chop it Up
Michael Mizrachi and Hasan Habib both checked the river on a board of AKJ44. Mizrachi flipped over his K8 and Habib showed down K10. Both players had two pair, kings and fours, with a ace kicker.
 Dag Palovic Allegedly Folds a Winner, Brummelhuis Takes a Hit
Dag Palovic raised to 7,500 from early position only to be reraised to 20,000 total by Michiel Brummelhuis. The big blind, who claimed he hadn’t played a hand in four hours, moved all in for his remaining 40,000. Palovic labored, but eventually folded. Brummelhuis made the call and turned over QJ. His opponent held AA, and the final board read 55442. Palovic claimed that he folded AK and would have eliminated either player with his nut flush.
Ryan Rapaski Wants to “Have Some Fun"
Facing a raise of 6,700, Ryan Rapaski moved all in from the button for his remaining 24,800. While the small blind was considering a call, Rapaski tried to goad him by saying, “Come on! Put your chips in and let’s have some fun.” The small blind folded, but the original raiser called and turned over 1010, the favorite to Rapaski’s AK. Rapaski spiked an ace on the flop and doubled up.
 Kathy Woo Folds Aces Pre-flop?
Eli Elezra raised to 5,400 from under-the-gun and Kathy Woo called from the button. In the big blind, Scott Freeman put in a reraise of an additional 14,600. Elezra folded, and Woo contemplated for several minutes before eventually releasing her hand. Elezra announced that he had folded jack-ten. While smiling, Woo said that she folded pocket aces to avoid having a bad beat and being eliminated on the bubble. Elezra said, “Please tell me that’s true so I at least have a story.” Tablemate David Singer offered Elezra five to one odds that she was kidding. “I guess we’d have to take her on her word,” Elezra responded.
Singer Narrowly Avoids Being the Bubble Boy
David Singer, who had been nursing a small stack since the hand-for-hand bubble play began, moved his remaining 16,600 into the pot from early position. Aaron Colthard called from the big blind and turned over A10, a substantial favorite over Singer's A8. The J22 flop was unkind to Singer, as was the 5 turn. However, the 8 river locked it up for Singer while a large crowd gathered around the table. "David, everybody in this room was rooting for you!" Eli Elezra commented.
Player Tags: Hasan Habib, David Singer, Michael Mizrachi, Jared Okun, Aaron Coulthard, Adam Geyer, Michiel Brummelhuis, Ryan Rapaski, European Report
$5,000 No-Limit Hold'em - Level 12
Jun 12, '08
Blinds/Antes: 1000/2000/300
Players Remaining: 99 of 731
Average Stack: 73,900
Chip Counts:
Adam Geyer - 335,000
Alex Melnikow - 258,000
Keith Tilston - 215,000
Sam El Sayed - 198,500
Patryk Hildebranski - 170,000
Thanhdat Tran - 164,700
Jared Okun - 160,000
Hasan Habib - 148,000
Michael Mizrachi - 145,000
Scott Freeman - 133,000
Recent Eliminations:
Luca Pagano
Jason Tikijian
 Big Hands:
Luca Pagano Eliminated by Jacobo Fernandez
In a three-way pot, Luca Pagano moved all in on a flop of QJ3 after one of his opponents checked. Fernandez called, and the other opponent folded. “You hit big?” Pagano asked, to which his opponent nodded. Fernandez turned over AA as Pagano flipped up 109. The 4 turn and 3 river failed to complete Pagano’s straight draw, and he was eliminated.
Jason Tikijian Eliminated by Stephen Dwyer
After the pre-flop action folded to him, Jason Tikijian shipped his remaining 42,000 into the pot. Immediately next to act, Stephen Dwyer reraised all in for over twice the amount. All the remaining players folded, and the hands were shown down: AT for Tikijian and QQ for Dwyer. The final board read J5543, offering no help to Tikijian.
 A Dramatic Hand Ends with the Elimination of Jan Heitmann
Blake Cahail raised to 6,000 from middle position and faced a call only from Jan Heitmann on the button. On a flop of Q76, Cahail led out for 7,500. Heitmann deliberated before raising to 24,000. After sizing up the situation, Cahail shoved his remaining stack across the line, and Heitmann quickly called. Cahail turned over KQ for top pair, while Heitmann turned over 98 for an open-ended straight draw with a nine-high flush draw. Heitmann had 14 outs: eight remaining spades (the K was held by Cahail) and six straight cards (with the 5 and 10 already counted as spade outs). The J turn and 6 river weren’t any of the previously mentioned outs, and Heitmann was reduced to less than 8,000 in chips.
Heitmann was actually the favorite with his draw over Cahail’s top pair. Want to make yourself the favorite? Find the odds for any situation with Card Player’s Poker Odds Calculator.
Adrian Velasquez Crippled by Claudio Pagano
Adrian Velasquez was crippled by Claudio Pagano during level 12, doubling him up and leaving himself with only a few thousand in chips.
Player Tags: Michael Mizrachi, Luca Pagano, Keith Tilston, Adam Geyer, European Report, Patryk Hildebranski
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| Jun 12, '08 |
2008 39th Annual World Series of Poker |
Event 21 - No-Limit Hold'em |
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$5,000 NLHE - Final Table - Three Quick Eliminations and One Double Up
Jun 13, '08
Blinds: 10,000-20,000
Players Remaining: 6 of 731
Chip Counts:
Scott "gunning4you" Seiver: 3,000,000
Dave Seidman: 1,658,000
Rajesh Vohra: 1,000,000
Ben Sprengers: 1,000,000
Jacobo Fernandez: 591,000
Chuck Sklar: 185,000
Eliminations:
Scott "SCTrojans" Freeman: 9th Place ($68,714)
Adam "csimmsux" Geyer: 8th Place ($94,481)
Anders Henriksson: 7th Place ($120,249)
Big Hands and Storylines:
Scott "SCTrojans" Freeman Eliminated in Ninth Place ($68,714)
Scott Freeman moved all in preflop and Scott Seiver made the call. Their cards:
Freeman: AK
Seiver: QQ
Board: 87657
Freeman was eliminated in ninth place, and he took home $68,714 in prize money.
Dave Seidman Doubles Up
Dave Seidman raised all in preflop for 618,000 and Scott Seiver made the call. They then turned up their hands:
Seidman: J10
Seiver: KK
Board: 98447
Seidman hit a 7 on the river to make a straight and survive.
Adam "csimmsux" Geyer Eliminated in Eighth Place ($94,481)
Adam geyer raised all in preflop and Dave Seidman made the call. Each player flipped up a pocket pair, and each player made a set on the turn when it delivered an ace and a 9. Unfortunatley for Geyer, it was Seidman that held the pocket aces, and he was sent to the rail in eighth place when no help fell on the turn or river. Geyer took home $94,481 in prize money.
Anders Henriksson Eliminated in Seventh Place ($120,249)
Anders Henriksson raised to 60,000 preflop and both Ben Sprengers and Chuck Sklar made the call. The flop was dealt K98 and Sklar bet 135,000. Henriksson raised all in for 285,000. Sprengers came over the top of him all in for 460,000 and Sklar went into the tank for a moment before folding. The final two players then flipped up their cards:
Sprengers: AA
Henriksson: 99
Turn and River: 10A
Henriksson was eliminated on the hand in seventh place, and he took home $120,249 in prize money. Once again, a set of aces prevailed against a set of nines.
Player Tags: Anders Henriksson, Adam Geyer, Scott Freeman, European Report
$5,000 No-Limit Hold'em - Back from Break
Jun 12, '08
Players have just returned from a 20 minute break.
It is worth noting that several of the remaining players in event No. 21 are roommates. Cody "thugmoney" Slaubaugh, Eric "basebaldy" Baldwin, and current chip leader Adam "cisimmsux" Geyer are all sharing a house together in Las Vegas specifically for the World Series of Poker.
Player Tags: Cody Slaubaugh, Adam Geyer, Eric Baldwin
$5,000 No-Limit Hold'em - Level 15 - Bubble Burst!
Jun 12, '08
Blinds/Antes: 1500/3000/400
Players Remaining: 64 of 731
Average Stack: 116,000
Chip Counts:
Adam Geyer - 640,000
Michael Mizrachi - 260,000
Quoc Vu - 238,000
Patryk Hildebranski - 230,000
Jared Okun - 230,000
Jacobo Fernandez - 214,500
Jorryt Van Hoof - 209,000
Alex Melnikow - 195,000
Keith Tilston - 195,000
Scott Freeman - 190,000
Recent Eliminations:
Humberto Kim
Dag Palovic
Christopher Miranda
Big Hands:
The Bubble Has Burst
The bubble has finally burst in event No. 21, and all the remaining 72 players are guaranteed a payday of at least $9,619. Humberto Kim had the misfortune of being the bubble boy when his ace-king was cracked by ace-queen with a straight. The announcement that the players had officially reached the money came with a flurry of all in bets from shorter stacks, resulting in several eliminations and double ups.
Hasan Habib Takes Down a Huge Pot
Hasan Habib dramatically improved his overall chip count ranking by winning a large pot without a flop. It began when Habib raised from under-the-gun and was called by two opponents. When the action got to Eric "basebaldy" Baldwin in the big blind, he raised an additional 42,000. After deliberating, Habib moved all in for his remaining 162,000. Both the initial callers folded and Baldwin went into the tank, wondering aloud what Habib was holding. Baldwin eventually mucked and told Habib that he was folding pocket queens. Somewhat surprised, Habib turned over JJ and said that he didn’t think Baldwin had queens when he made the move.
Robert Zoellner Doubles Up with King-Deuce Offsuit
After facing a raise from the button, Robert Zoellner shipped his last 16,000 into the pot with K2. As it turned out, he was only up against 92. Both players paired their deuce on the flop, but Zoellner’s kicker was good enough to double his stack.
Mizrachi Says “Hasta Luego” to Chips
Humberto Brenes raised to 8,000 from his position under-the-gun. As the player next to act, Michael Mizrachi counted out 8,000 in chips and looked at them. “Hasta luego!” Mizrachi said as he tossed them into the pot. The two players took the AQ7 flop heads up. Brenes checked and Mizrachi made a bet of 10,000. Brenes called and checked the 5 when it fell on the turn. Mizrachi checked behind, and the dealer put down the K as the river. Again Brenes checked, and after shaking his head Mizrachi said, “I can never beat you. I check.” Brenes turned over AK, and Mizrachi showed him his JJ before mucking. While discussing the hand with another player, Mizrachi said he was hesitant to reraise Brenes pre-flop as he feared Brenes might move all in.
Player Tags: Humberto Brenes, Hasan Habib, Michael Mizrachi, Adam Geyer, Eric Baldwin, Humberto Kim, European Report, Patryk Hildebranski, Quoc Vu
$5,000 No-Limit Hold'em - On the Bubble
Jun 12, '08
Blinds/Antes: 1200/2400/300
Players Remaining: 73 of 731
Average Stack: 100,100
Chip Counts:
Adam Geyer - 620,000
Michael Mizrachi - 260,000
Sam El Sayed - 230,000
Jared Okun - 225,000
Aaron Coulthard - 204,000
Charles Sklar - 200,000
Keith Tilston - 195,000
Hasan Habib - 190,000
Alex Melnikow - 180,000
Scott Freeman - 154,000
Recent Eliminations:
Big Hands:
Michael Mizrachi and Hasan Habib Chop it Up
Michael Mizrachi and Hasan Habib both checked the river on a board of AKJ44. Mizrachi flipped over his K8 and Habib showed down K10. Both players had two pair, kings and fours, with a ace kicker.
Dag Palovic Allegedly Folds a Winner, Brummelhuis Takes a Hit
Dag Palovic raised to 7,500 from early position only to be reraised to 20,000 total by Michiel Brummelhuis. The big blind, who claimed he hadn’t played a hand in four hours, moved all in for his remaining 40,000. Palovic labored, but eventually folded. Brummelhuis made the call and turned over QJ. His opponent held AA, and the final board read 55442. Palovic claimed that he folded AK and would have eliminated either player with his nut flush.
Ryan Rapaski Wants to “Have Some Fun"
Facing a raise of 6,700, Ryan Rapaski moved all in from the button for his remaining 24,800. While the small blind was considering a call, Rapaski tried to goad him by saying, “Come on! Put your chips in and let’s have some fun.” The small blind folded, but the original raiser called and turned over 1010, the favorite to Rapaski’s AK. Rapaski spiked an ace on the flop and doubled up.
Kathy Woo Folds Aces Pre-flop?
Eli Elezra raised to 5,400 from under-the-gun and Kathy Woo called from the button. In the big blind, Scott Freeman put in a reraise of an additional 14,600. Elezra folded, and Woo contemplated for several minutes before eventually releasing her hand. Elezra announced that he had folded jack-ten. While smiling, Woo said that she folded pocket aces to avoid having a bad beat and being eliminated on the bubble. Elezra said, “Please tell me that’s true so I at least have a story.” Tablemate David Singer offered Elezra five to one odds that she was kidding. “I guess we’d have to take her on her word,” Elezra responded.
Singer Narrowly Avoids Being the Bubble Boy
David Singer, who had been nursing a small stack since the hand-for-hand bubble play began, moved his remaining 16,600 into the pot from early position. Aaron Colthard called from the big blind and turned over A10, a substantial favorite over Singer's A8. The J22 flop was unkind to Singer, as was the 5 turn. However, the 8 river locked it up for Singer while a large crowd gathered around the table. "David, everybody in this room was rooting for you!" Eli Elezra commented.
Player Tags: Hasan Habib, David Singer, Michael Mizrachi, Jared Okun, Aaron Coulthard, Adam Geyer, Michiel Brummelhuis, Ryan Rapaski, European Report
$5,000 No-Limit Hold'em - Level 12
Jun 12, '08
Blinds/Antes: 1000/2000/300
Players Remaining: 99 of 731
Average Stack: 73,900
Chip Counts:
Adam Geyer - 335,000
Alex Melnikow - 258,000
Keith Tilston - 215,000
Sam El Sayed - 198,500
Patryk Hildebranski - 170,000
Thanhdat Tran - 164,700
Jared Okun - 160,000
Hasan Habib - 148,000
Michael Mizrachi - 145,000
Scott Freeman - 133,000
Recent Eliminations:
Luca Pagano
Jason Tikijian
Big Hands:
Luca Pagano Eliminated by Jacobo Fernandez
In a three-way pot, Luca Pagano moved all in on a flop of QJ3 after one of his opponents checked. Fernandez called, and the other opponent folded. “You hit big?” Pagano asked, to which his opponent nodded. Fernandez turned over AA as Pagano flipped up 109. The 4 turn and 3 river failed to complete Pagano’s straight draw, and he was eliminated.
Jason Tikijian Eliminated by Stephen Dwyer
After the pre-flop action folded to him, Jason Tikijian shipped his remaining 42,000 into the pot. Immediately next to act, Stephen Dwyer reraised all in for over twice the amount. All the remaining players folded, and the hands were shown down: AT for Tikijian and QQ for Dwyer. The final board read J5543, offering no help to Tikijian.
A Dramatic Hand Ends with the Elimination of Jan Heitmann
Blake Cahail raised to 6,000 from middle position and faced a call only from Jan Heitmann on the button. On a flop of Q76, Cahail led out for 7,500. Heitmann deliberated before raising to 24,000. After sizing up the situation, Cahail shoved his remaining stack across the line, and Heitmann quickly called. Cahail turned over KQ for top pair, while Heitmann turned over 98 for an open-ended straight draw with a nine-high flush draw. Heitmann had 14 outs: eight remaining spades (the K was held by Cahail) and six straight cards (with the 5 and 10 already counted as spade outs). The J turn and 6 river weren’t any of the previously mentioned outs, and Heitmann was reduced to less than 8,000 in chips.
Heitmann was actually the favorite with his draw over Cahail’s top pair. Want to make yourself the favorite? Find the odds for any situation with Card Player’s Poker Odds Calculator.
Adrian Velasquez Crippled by Claudio Pagano
Adrian Velasquez was crippled by Claudio Pagano during level 12, doubling him up and leaving himself with only a few thousand in chips.
Player Tags: Michael Mizrachi, Luca Pagano, Keith Tilston, Adam Geyer, European Report, Patryk Hildebranski
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| Jul 03, '07 |
2007 38th Annual World Series of Poker |
Event 51 - S.H.O.E. |
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Hour Three Recap
Jul 03, '07
STUD EIGHT-OR-BETTER
This level began at a snail’s pace with no hand going past 4th street for the first 15 minutes. Then Adam Geyer took a large pot off of Chip Jett, to get things going. On 5th street with 7 2 2 Jett bet $40,000, Geyer raised to $80,000 with A 10 8 6 showing, and Jett called. Jett received the J on 6th street, Geyer caught the 6, Geyer bet and was called. Geyer bet on the river, but Jett ultimately mucked his hand.
A few hands later Geyer shipped a large amount of those chips to Dao Bac. Geyer had 4 5 4 10 showing, while Bac held 8 4 2 A. Geyer called his river bet, and Bac showed a 8-6 for a pair of eights and a low, which was good enough to scoop the pot.
After losing one more hand, Jett was forced to commit all of his chips to a pair of Queens. Geyer caught up and busted Jett with Aces up.
Bac and Geyer then took a 15 minute break, that ran long while they discussed a chop. Not being able to reach an agreement, they sat back down with Bac enjoying a slight chip lead.
Player Tags: Chip Jett, Dao Bac, Adam Geyer
Chip Jett Eliminated in 3rd Place ($55,801)
Jul 03, '07
Chip Jett was all in on 4th Street with Q 3 (A Q ) against Adam Geyer with 8 A (10 6 ). Geyer caught a low draw on fifth street, but took the lead with an Ace on sixth. Geyer then rivered a second pair with a 10 on the river, leaving Jett drawing very thin. The river bricks out for Jett and he earns $55,801 for his finish.
The two players are on a 15 minute break with 3 minutes left in the Stud Eight-or-Better level. Dao Bac currently leads in chips with approximately $860,000 to Geyer's $630,000.
Player Tags: Chip Jett, Dao Bac, Adam Geyer
Hour Three Recap
Jul 03, '07
HOLDEM
Chip Jett was very active in this round of holdem. Right out of the gate he flopped a straight on a Ks Qc Js board with 10s 9d. Jett bet it the whole way and Adam Geyer was kind enough to look him up. Two hands later Raymond Davis made his final stand with A-K, but Dao Bac rivered a straight with a 9s 5s, and Davis bowed out in 4th place.
Jett then continued his dominance, taking a nice pot off of Bac with K J, paired up with the K 7 5 6 10 board. Jett also got action from Bac when he flopped trip Aces later in the round.
OMAHA EIGHT-OR-BETTER
Jett and Bac chopped up some of Geyer’s chips in a big family pot early in this round. The board read K 8 7 K 6, Bac showed a 5-4 for the high, and Jett showed A-3 for the low.
There was a partial color up during the level, and it seems that the players are all pretty even in chips, with Geyer still maintaining the lead.
Player Tags: Chip Jett, Dao Bac, Adam Geyer
Hour 2 Recap
Jul 03, '07
Players are just now returning from a 15 minute break that followed the conclusion of the Stud round.
STUD EIGHT-OR-BETTER
Vladimir Shchemelev might have wanted to sit this round out. After being scooped in the previous hour by Adam Geyer, Shchemelev was eliminated when he got all of his chips in with Queens and eights with both Chip Jett and Dao Bac calling. However, Jett turned up three sevens and that spelled disaster (and elimination) for Shchemelev.
STUD
Raymond Davis took a sizable pot off of Imre Leibold raising him off the hand on 6th street and showing his pocket sixes to match the one in his board once he folded. Davis has been the life of the table so far. He has been very talkative the whole way through, particularly discussing where he’s going to enjoy his winnings tonight.
Adam Geyer has pulled himself into the chip lead do in large part to his elimination of Irme Leibold. Geyer had Leibold up against it with a made straight to Leibold’s trip Queens, and dodged Leibold’s nine outs on the river to eliminate him. Geyer then took a nice pot off of Davis, leaving him crippled going into the break.
Player Tags: Raymond Davis, Chip Jett, Dao Bac, Adam Geyer
Imre Leibold Eliminated in 5th Place ($26,572)
Jul 03, '07
Adam Geyer lead the betting to sixth street with his board showing 10 J A K , Imre Leibold, with his board showing Q 9 Q 8 raised Geyser's bet to put himself all in. Geyer called and showed his Q J in the hole for the Broadway straight while Leibold held Q 5 . Leibold squeezed his river card, but the 6 failed to fill him up and he was eliminated in 5th place.
Player Tags: Adam Geyer
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