Yuval Bronshtein Poker Tournament Updates

Level One: Bellande Looking For Action

Jun 23, '10

Flop Games: 100-200 blinds
Stud Games: 50 ante, 50 bring-in, 200-400 limits

Players Remaining: 171

Notable Eliminations:

None

Big Hands:

Hold’Em

D’Agostino Takes An Early One

Picking up the action on the flop of J103, the player in seat 1 bet 200 and seat 3 made the call. John D’Agostino then raised it up to 400 and both players called.

The turn was the J fell on the turn and the action was checked to D’Agostino. He bet 400 and seat 1 was the only caller. The river was the 10 and D’Agostino bet another 400.

Seat 1 mucked and D’Agostino took an early pot.

Omaha/8

Schneider Chops Up For A Profit

Picking up the action after the turn, the board read 9865. Tom Schneider, seat 1 and seat 6 all checked and saw the 4 on the river.

Seat 1 led out with 400 and both opponents called. Seat 1 tabled A335 for an ace-low while Schneider showed K2J4 for a heart-flush and took the high end.

Seat 6 mucked and watched Schneider and seat 1 share his chips.

Baker Takes One Off Bronshtein

After the board had run out 1075310, Yuval Bronshtein led out for 400.

David Baker then raised it to 800 and Bronshtein juggled his chips for a few seconds before throwing them in for the call. Baker then tabled AA64 for a seven-high straight.

Bronshtein mucked and Baker took an early pot.

Left In The Deck

Bellande Looking For Some Action

Jean-Robert Bellande is in the tournament, but which table he is assigned to is anyone’s guess. He spent the majority of the first level walking around the tournament area and laying odds to everyone on a last longer bet.

He got some takers, while others had other things to say to Bellande.

“You’re too loud,” Chau Giang said. “There are no cameras on you and you are making my ears hurt!”

“You can’t win a last longer if you’re not in your seat baby,” Scotty Nguyen said.

Bellande didn’t seem to hear either of them as he kept looking for takers.

Player Tags: Tom Franklin,   John D'Agostino,   Tom Schneider,   Jean-Robert Bellande,   Yuval Bronshtein,   David Baker

Level 17: And The Short Stacks Start To Fall

Jun 05, '10

Blinds: Ante 2,000, Bring-in 3,000, Limits 10,000-20,000

Players Remaining: 12 out of 150

Average Chip Count: 346,153

Tournament Leaderboard:

1. Vladimir Schmelev – 921,000
2. Sirious Jamshidi – 638,000
3. Michael Mizrachi – 544,000
4. Nikolay Evdakov – 543,000
5. Steve Billirakis – 448,000
6. Joe Cassidy – 410,000
7. Men Nguyen – 302,000
8. Dan Heimiller – 222,000
9. Eric Buchman – 142,000
10. Ray Dehkharghani – 132,000

Notable Eliminations:

16. Edouard Mignot Bonnefous — $24,901
15. Yuval Bronshtein — $24,901
14. Pat Pezzin — $28,623
13. Shane Douglas — $28,623

Big Hands:

Edouard Mignot Eliminated In 16th Place

Bonnefous was crippled a few hands prior by Vladimir Schmelev and had his last 20,000 in the middle against Eric Buchman.

Bonnefous started with split aces while Buchman had Q10J. Buchman’s next two cards were the 9 and 8 to make the straight. Bonnefous could not improve and he was the first player to cash out.

Yuval Bronshtein Eliminated In 15th Place

Bronshtein found himself all in against Vladimir Schmelev. That was already a bad sign which got worse when Schmelev showed AAQ. Bronshtein had split sixes and took one of Schmelev’s aces on fifth street.

But Schmelev caught the case A for trips and Bronshtein was drawing dead. He made a worthless two pair on the river and he was eliminated.

Pat Pezzin Eliminated In 14th Place

Pezzin was all in against Men “The Master” Nguyen on fifth street. Pezzin had four diamonds and a pair of deuces. He was trailing Nguyen’s pair of jacks.

Pezzin caught a red card on sixth street, but the 5 was the wrong suit. To make things worse, Nguyen caught the J on sixth to make trips. Pezzin could not catch any help on the river and he was eliminated.

Player Tags: Eric Buchman,   Yuval Bronshtein,   Vladimir Shchemelev,   Edourd Mignot,   Pat Pezzin

Level 15: Mizrachi Takes A Chunk Out Of Adams, Assumes Chip Lead

Jun 04, '10

Blinds: Ante 1,500, Bring-in 2,000, Limits 6,000-12,000

Players Remaining: 22 out of 150

Average Chip Count: 204,595

Tournament Leaderboard:

1. Michael Mizrachi – 415,000
2. Brandon Adams – 380,000
3. Vladimir Schmelev – 350,000
4. Sirious Jamshidi – 335,000
5. Eric Buchman – 330,000
6. Dario Alioto – 295,000
7. Dan Heimiller – 280,000
8. Ray Dehkharghani – 277,000
9. Men Nguyen – 275,000
10. Nikolay Evdakov – 196,000

Notable Eliminations:

Andy Black
Doyle Brunson

Big Hands:

Mizrachi Trips Up Adams

Brandon Adams led out for 6,000 on fourth street. Michael Mizrachi raised to 12,000 and Adams three-bet to 18,000. Mizrachi made the call and then Adams led out again on fifth street with 12,000.

Mizrachi raised to 24,000 and Adams made the call. Adams slowed down on the next two streets, check-calling bets of 12,000 by Mizrachi.

Mizrachi then turned over 66 to go with his 6 for trip sixes. Adams held aces up, but they went into the muck as Mizrachi took a big pot off the chip leader. Mizrachi took the chip lead, chipping up to 415,000 while Adams was at 380,000 in chips.

Schmelev Not Afraid Of Defending Champion

Vladimir Schmelev bet 12,000 on fifth street and Freddie Ellis came along for the ride. Alexander Kostritsyn was also in the hand but mucked his cards after the Ellis call.

Schmelev led out again with 12,000 on sixth street, his board showing AK64. Ellis called with A1043.

Schmelev bet 12,000 one more time on seventh street and Ellis finally gave up his hand. Schmelev was at just under 300,000 while Ellis was at 120,000.

Doyle Fights Off Elimination Momentarily, But Not For Long

Doyle Brunson bet 6,000 on fourth street and Dan Heimiller made the call. Brunson then moved in for 12,000 on fifth street, his board showing 989.

Heimiller thought for a bit, his board showing A64. He eventually mucked his hand and Brunson survived his brief all-in experience.

“I had a great draw,” Brunson said as he turned his hole cards, J7.

Unfortunately for Brunson, he would be eliminated a few hands later when Yuval Bronshtein rivered a full house against Brunson’s rivered straight.

Player Tags: Doyle Brunson,   Michael Mizrachi,   Brandon Adams,   Freddie Ellis,   Yuval Bronshtein,   Vladimir Shchemelev,   Dan Heimiller

Level 18 Update: Dan Heimiller Triples Up, Then Goes Bust

Jun 20, '09

Ante: 3,000
Low Card: 3,000
Completion: 12,000
Limits: 12,000-24,000

Players Remaining: 12 out of 164

Chip Counts:

1. Abe Mosseri – 875,000
2. Jeff Lisandro – 710,000
3. Doyle Brunson – 600,000
4. Perry Friedman – 450,000
5. Farzad Rouhani – 380,000
6. Yan Chen – 345,000
7. Justin Smith – 300,000
8. Scotty Nguyen – 250,000
9. Frank Mariani – 240,000
10. Lyle Berman – 170,000

Average Chip Count: 351,428

Notable Eliminations:

16. Claudio Rinaldi — $24,650
15. Dan Heimiller — $24,650
14. Richard Anthony — $28,272
13. Yuval Bronshtein — $28,272

Big Hands:

Double Ups Are Good, Triple Ups Are Better

Jeff Lisandro: X-X-22
Perry Friedman: X-X-KJ
Dan Heimiller: X-X-25

Dan Heimiller bet 12,000 and both Lisandro and Friedman made the call.

Jeff Lisandro: X-X-228
Perry Friedman: X-X-KJ4
Dan Heimiller: X-X-256

Heimiller bet 24,000 and both of his opponents came along again.

Jeff Lisandro: X-X-2285
Perry Friedman: X-X-KJ48
Dan Heimiller: X-X-2564

Hemiller put the rest of his chips into the middle and Lisandro and Friedman both called. After the river was dealt, both players checked and Heimiller showed (J66) for a set of sixes, better known as the number of the beast. Both opponents mucked and Heimiller tripled up to almost 200,000.

The Poker Gods Giveth, Scotty Taketh Away Baby

Scotty Nguyen: X-X-QJ9
Heimiller: X-X-27A

Dan Heimiller bet 24,000 and Nguyen made the call.

Scotty Nguyen: X-X-QJ96
Heimiller: X-X-27A5

Heimiller bet 24,000 and Nguyen called again. The river was dealt and Heimiller bet 24,000. Nguyen made the call and Heimiller turned over (A79) for aces up. But it was no good as Nguyen showed (A108) for a queen-high straight. Nguyen scooped the pot and was at 240,000 while Heimiller was back down to 50,000.

Unfortunately for Heimiller, he got involved in his final hand a bit later against Perry Friedman. Heimiller hit two pair but Friedman hit a set and as quickly as Heimiller was given new life, it was taken away as he busted in 15th place.

Mosseri Knocks Out Bronshtein In 13th Place

Abe Mosseri: (AQ)55510(10)
Yuval Bronshtein: (K7)9235(2)

Bronshtein completed to 12,000 and Mosseri raised to 24,000. Bronshtein called all in and was already in bad shape as Mosseri had a better flush draw. On the next four streets, Mosseri did not miss once as he made a full house, but Bronshtein had outs as he was drawing to a 7-low. Unfortunately, he paired up on the river and he was eliminated.

Player Tags: Scotty Nguyen,   Jeffrey Lisandro,   Perry Friedman,   Abe Mosseri,   Yuval Bronshtein

Final Table Decided

Jun 23, '07

Gioi Luong bet out $32,000 before the flop and Jordan Smith reraised all in for about $100,000. Luong thought about it for a few moments and decided to call. Luong showed A 10 and Smith had pushed with J J. The board came 7 6 2 10 A and Luong picked up another $100,000 in chips. Smith was eliminated in 10th place and earned $10,902. Smith's elimination established the final table and the final nine players and their chip counts are as follows:

Seat 1 - David Zarrin ($238,000)
Seat 2 - Ray Coburn ($100,000)
Seat 3 - Pete Lawson ($198,000)
Seat 4 - Gioi Luong ($240,000)
Seat 5 - Yuval Bronshtein ($516,000)
Seat 6 - Bryan O'Connell ($179,000)
Seat 7 - Bob Collison ($197,000)
Seat 8 - Jason Newburger ($278,000)
Seat 9 - Greg Hopkins ($454,000)

The final table will begin tomorrow at 3 p.m. and the final nine players will battle as long as it takes to establish a winner. Come back tomorrow to CardPlayer.com to follow all the action and see who will take home the World Series of Poker bracelet.

Player Tags: Gioi Luong,   Greg Hopkins,   Pete Lawson,   Jordan Smith,   Jason Newburger,   David Zarrin,   Raymond Coburn,   Yuval Bronshtein,   Brian O'Connell

Hour Five Update; Almost There

Jun 23, '07

Yuval Bronstein continues to barrel through the competition, and most of the remaining players will be glad when play stops for the night and his momentum is halted.

Kevin O'Donnell went all in against Bronstein with AQ, but Bronstein was way ahead AK.  O'Donnell flopped four to the flush, but bricked out on the last two cards.  He was eliminated in 14th place earning $9,812.

T.J. Cloutier was also a victim of Bronstein.  Cloutier moved in with A-8, and Bronstein called with pocket tens.  Cloutier caught an eight on the flop and an Ace on the turn, but Bronstein caught a ten on the river to eliminate Cloutier in 11th place.  Cloutier narrowly missed his first oppurtunity to add to his the record of all-time World Series final table appearances, and to take back the record outright from Phil Hellmuth, who tied him a few days ago.  Cloutier earned $10,902 for his efforts.

The final ten players have now been combined to the final table and will play until one more is eliminated.

Player Tags: T.J. Cloutier,   Kevin O'Donnell,   Yuval Bronshtein

Hour Four Update

Jun 23, '07

Many of the notable names have fallen the last hour.

 

Devin Porter could not survive on the short stack and bowed out in 23^rd place.  William Thorsson was eliminated a few places after in 22^nd place.  They both earned $7,641 for their finishes.

 

Daniel Alaei went all in with tens and fives, but he bowed out when his nine-kicker was trumped by his opponent’s King.  His 19^th place finish netted also netted him $7,641.

 

Yuval Bronstein is the chip leader, and is running very hot.  Bronstein moved all in on a board of K7 3, and was called by Eric Tomberlin.  Tomberlin showed K Q and Bronstein showed the A 9, the turn was the 6, no help, but the river was the A, and Tomberlin was eliminated in 17^th place earning $8,721.

 

On the very next hand, Praz Banzi limped from the cutoff, Bronstein limped from the button, and the small blind called, and big blind checked.  The flop came Q 10 2, both blinds checked to Banzi, who bet $20,000.  Bronstein raised to $60,000, Banzi thought for a moment and moved all in.  Bronstein called after a matter of seconds and showed Q 6, Banzi was elated, and tabled Q J.  His elation turned to disgust when the 6 peeled off on the turn.  Banzi failed to catch up with the 9 on the river, and he was eliminated in 16^th place earning $8,721.

 

There are currently 14 players left.

Notable Chip Counts
T.J. Cloutier           61000

Player Tags: Daniel Alaei,   William Thorson,   Devin Porter,   Eric Tomberlin,   Yuval Bronshtein,   Praz Bansi