Tim Phan - Live Updates

Level 9 Hour 1 Update: Tom "Durrrr" Dwan, David Plastik Eliminated

Jul 08, '09

Blinds: 500-1,000 with a 100 ante

Players Remaining: 1,661 out of 6,494

Chip Counts:

1. Troy Weber — 475,000
2. John Hammer — 360,000
3. Andreas Altmeyer — 318,000
4. Amir Lehavot — 280,000
5. Brian Lemke — 275,500
6. Bertrand Grospellier — 250,000
7. Brennan Hanson — 243,000
8. Adam latimer — 242,000
9. Dan Bilzerian — 237,000
10. Kenny Tran — 225,000

Card Player Chip Counts:

Jeff Shulman – 170,000
Phil Hellmuth – 125,000
Lee Watkinson – 80,000
Adam Schoenfeld – 125,000
Matthew Hilger – did not report
Steve Zolotow – 28,000
Thomas Keller – 120,000
Max Pescatori – 47,300
Justin Rollo – did not report

Notable Eliminations:

Tim Vance
Bill Chen
Bernard Lee
Tom “Durr” Dwan
David Plastik

Big Hands:

Alexander Kostritsyn Breaks 100,000

On a flop of 1084, a player at the table moves all in and Alexander Kostritsyn calls.

Kostritsyn: K10
Opponent: 85

Kostristsyn flops top pair while his opponent flops middle pair. The turn and river are the 7 and the 4, no help for Kostritsyn’s opponent who is eliminated. Kostritsyn is up to 125,000 after this hand.

Tom “Durrr” Dwan Eliminated

On a flop of 5-4-2 with two spades, there is a bet and then a raise to 8,000 before Tom Dwan moves all in for 22,000. He is called in both spots. The turn and river were a 7 and a 10 as Dwan turns over pocket kings. His opponent shows a straight on the river and Tom Dwan is eliminated from the tournament.

Tim Phan Doubles on the River

On a board of 10325, Tim Phan gets it all in and is called by one opponent.

Phan: 54
Opponent: J10

Phan flops a an open-ended straight draw and a flush draw while his opponent flops top pair. Phan turns a pair for even more outs, and gets there with the A on the river. Tim Phan doubles up to 60,000 this hand.

Jordan Morgan Eliminates Opponent

Action folds around to the small blind who moves all in on the short stack. Jordan Morgan calls from the big blind and has him covered.

Morgan: Q10
Opponent: J3

Board: 863104

Morgan turns over top pair as he eliminates his opponent and brings his chip count up to 55,000 this hand.

Nick Binger Gets Doubled Through

One player at the table gets it all in pre-flop and is covered by Nick Binger.

Binger: AQ
Opponent: K10

Board: K10937

Binger is out flopped when his opponent pairs his king. Binger is doubled through this hand but stills has 100,000 or so.

Esfandiari Runs Over Table

The player under the gun raises to 3,500 and Antonio Esfandiari calls from the small blind. The flop comes A65, Esfandiari bets 4,200 and his opponent calls. The turn is the 10, and both players check. The river is the J, Esfanidiari bets 22,000 and his opponent folds. Esfandiari rakes another pot and builds his stack up to 164,000 at the moment.

David Plastik Eliminated

David Plastik just flopped a queen-high flush and got it all in against pocket aces. The turn put four spades on the board, his opponent holding the ace of spades. David Plastik is eliminated from the tournament.

Kevin Saul vs. John Racener

John Racener raises from under the gun, Kevin Saul reraises to 5,500, Racener three-bets to 13,500 and Saul calls. The flop comes A72, Racener bets 15,000 and Saul calls. The turn is the 10, Racner checks, Saul moves all in for 44,000 and Racener folds after several minutes in the tank. Saul rakes the pot, climbing up to 112,000 this hand while Racener slips down to 92,000.

Player Tags: David Plastik,   Antonio Esfandiari,   Tim Phan,   Kevin Saul,   Jordan Morgan,   Tom Dwan,   Nick Binger,   John Racener,   Alexander Kostritsyn

Level 11 Update: Mike Sexton Eliminated

Jun 19, '09

Ante: 500
Low Card: 700
Completion: 2,500
Limits: 2,500-5,000

Players Remaining: 66 out of 164

Chip Counts:

1. Tuan Le – 202,000
2. Jeff Lisandro – 175,000
3. John Juanda – 133,000
4. Dario Minieri – 132,000
5. Joe Tehan – 130,000
6. Dutch Boyd – 126,000
7. Steve Billirakis – 119,000
8. Lyle Berman – 95,000
9. Amnon Filippi – 91,000
10. Scotty Nguyen – 85,000

Average Chip Count: 70,285

Notable Eliminations:

Mike Sexton
Tim Phan
Norman Chad

Big Hands:

Mike Sexton Eliminated

Mike Sexton was all-in against David Benyamine and David Sklansky.

Their cards:

Sexton: X-X-8JJQ-X

Benyamine: X-X-58K2-X

Sklansky: X-X-54QA-X

After betting between Benyamine and Sklansky, Benyamine exposed the K1010 to take the high, while Sklansky tabled the 8710 to take the low. Sexton was eliminated.

Norman Chad and Todd Brunson Stay Alive

Norman Chad and Todd Brunson were both all-in against an opponent. On the end Chad won the high with a set of fives while Brunson took the low. Brunson is at just 8,500 and Chad was at 5,800 before being eliminated shortly after.

Tim Phan Eliminated

Tim Phan was eliminated when his aces and eights were no good against the quad sixes of his opponent.

Player Tags: Todd Brunson,   David Benyamine,   David Sklansky,   Mike Sexton,   Tim Phan,   Norman Chad

Level 14 Update: Eric Kesselman Eliminated

Jun 11, '09

Blinds: 1,500-3,000 with a 700 ante

Players Remaining: 22 out of 96

Chip Counts:

1. Vince Musso — 275,000
2. Roland de Wolfe — 262,000
3. Nick Schulman — 235,000
4. Max Pescatori — 220,000
5. John Juanda — 191,000
6. Justin Smith — 198,000
7. Archie Karas — 165,000
8. Michael Binger — 165,000
9. John-Robert Bellande — 160,000
10. David Benyamine — 144,000

Average Chip Count: 130,909

Notable Eliminations:

Pat Bueno
Eric Kesselman

Big Hands:

Nick Schulman vs. John Hanson

Nick Schulman raises to 9,000 from the button, John Hanson reraises to 25,000 from the big blind and Schulman calls.

Both players stand pat.

Hanson bets 35,000 after the draw and Schulman tanks for a few minutes before making the call with 97532. Hanson mucks his cards and Schulman rakes the pot. Schulman climbs up the leaderboard with 235,000 this hand while Hanson falls down to 60,000 in chips.

Eric Kesselman Eliminated by Tim Phan

Eric Kesselman gets it all in before the draw for 50,000 and change. Tim Phan calls and has him covered.

Kesselman stands pat with a J-10-6-5-2 while Phan draws one card. Phan draws to a 10-8-6 low and eliminates Eric Kesselman from the tournament.

Karas Draws Three, Makes the Best Hand

Roland de Wolfe raises to 10,000 before the draw, Ville Wahlbeck calls behind him and Archie Karas calls from the big blind.

First to draw, Karas draws three cards while both de Wolfe and Wahlbeck each draw one.

Wahlbeck bets 27,000, Karas calls and de Wolfe folds. Wahlbeck turns over 9-6-4-3-2, but Karas shows 8-7-4-3-2 and rakes the pot.

Doug Booth Doubles Through Nick Schulman

Nick Schulman raises to 9,000 before the draw and Doug Booth moves all in for just about 50,000. Schulman calls and has him covered.

Schulman stands pat while Booth draws one card. Schulman turns over a made 10-7-5-3-2 while Booth draws to a 9-8-7-6-2. Booth doubles up to over 100,000 in chips this hand while Schulman takes a little dip.

Left in the Deck

The remaining 22 players will take a twenty-minute break at the completion of this level as the tournament staff races off the 100 chips.

Player Tags: Archie Karas,   Tim Phan,   Ville Wahlbeck,   Roland de Wolfe,   John Hanson,   Eric Kesselman,   Nick Schulman

Level 13 Update: Matusow Reeling

Jun 11, '09

Blinds: 1,200-2,400 with a 600 ante

Players Remaining: 26 out of 96

Chip Counts:

1. Vince Musso – 215,000
2. Roland de Wolfe – 210,000
3. Jean-Robert Bellande – 188,000
4. John Juanda – 181,000
5. David Benyamine – 165,000
6. Ville Wahlbeck – 160,000
7. Daniel Harmetz – 145,000
8. Anton Allemann – 130,000
9. Max Pescatori – 125,000
10. Justin Smith – 122,000

Average Chip Count: 106,667

Notable Eliminations:

Big Hands:

De Wolfe Man

Roland de Wolfe raised 5,000 before the draw and Ville Wahlbeck made the call. Tim Phan also came along and the players took their cards.

Draw: De Wolfe draws 2 cards, Phan draws 2 cards, Wahlbeck draws 1 card

Action was checked to De Wolfe and he fired 22,000. Wahlbeck mucked his hand but Phan looked him up. De Wolfe then showed 10-8-4-3-2 and Phan mucked. De Wolfe raked in the pot and he was up to 250,000 while Phan was down to 116,000.

Pescatori Grabs A Pot

Max Pescatori raised to 4,100 before the draw and seat 2 made the call.

Draw: Seat 2 draws 2 cards, Pescatori draws 1 card

Max Pescatori led out with 10,000 after the draw and his opponent made the call. Pescatori then tabled 9-7-6-3-2. His opponent mucked and Pescatori was up to 120,000 in chips.

Phan One Ups Matusow

After everything was said and done, there was 21,000 in the pot and it was time for Ville Wahlbeck, Tim Phan and Mike Matusow to draw.

Draw: Phan draws 1 card, Matusow draws 1 card, Wahlbeck draws 2 cards

Phan led out with 15,500 and Matusow made the quick call. Wahlbeck got out of the way and Phan tabled a 10-7 low. Matusow was disgusted as he showed a 10-8 low and Phan took another pot off “The Mouth.” Phan was up to 115,000 while Matusow was down to 45,000.

Wahlbeck Bests Binger

Michael Binger raised to 7,500 before the draw and Ville Wahlbeck repopped it to 26,000 total. Binger thought for a bit before finally making the call.

Draw: Binger draws 1 card, Wahlbeck stands pat

Both players checked the action after the draw and Binger showed a 10-7 low. Wahlbeck showed the better 9-8-5-4-3 and took the pot. His stack improved to 160,000 while Binger was at 76,000.

The Old Mike Matusow Luck

Ville Wahlbeck raised to 7,500 and both Tim Phan and Mike Matusow made the call.

Draw: Matusow draws 1 card, Wahlbeck draws 1 card, Phan draws one card

Action was checked to Matusow who fired 20,000. Wahlbeck made the call and Phan mucked his hand. Matusow tabled 9-7-5-4-3. Unfortunately, Wahlbeck showed 9-7-5-4-2 and Matusow lost a heartbreaking hand and he was in deep trouble with just 18,000.

Player Tags: Max Pescatori,   Mike Matusow,   Tim Phan,   Ville Wahlbeck,   Roland de Wolfe,   Michael Binger

Level 12 Update: Phan Rolling

Jun 11, '09

Blinds: 1,000-2,000 with a 500 ante

Players Remaining: 27 out of 96

Chip Counts:

1. Vince Musso – 215,000
2. Roland de Wolfe – 210,000
3. Jean-Robert Bellande – 188,000
4. John Juanda – 181,000
5. David Benyamine – 165,000
6. Ville Wahlbeck – 160,000
7. Daniel Harmetz – 145,000
8. Anton Allemann – 130,000
9. Max Pescatori – 125,000
10. Justin Smith – 122,000

Average Chip Count: 106,667

Notable Eliminations:

Mickey Appleman

Big Hands:

Matusow Can’t Make The Call

Tim Phan raised to 6,000 from the button and the action was on Mike Matusow. He raised it to 21,000 total from the small blind and Phan made the call after a bit of thought.

Draw: Matusow stands pat, Phan draws 1 card

Matusow checked and Phan fired 28,000 into the pot. Matusow went into a massive tank session and stared down Phan. Eventually, Matusow released his hand and he was down to 50,000 while Phan improved to 112,000.

Binger Muscled Off A Hand

Michael Binger raised to 6,000 from the hijack position and action folded to seat 1 on the button. He raised it to 24,500 and the action came back to Binger. After a brief moment of thought, he mucked his hand and he was down to 75,000 in chips.

Ducks Fly Together

The player in seat 1 raised to 6,000 from the small blind and Tim Phan made the call from the big blind.

Draw: Seat 1 draws 2 cards, Phan draws 2 cards

Phan was surprised his opponent elected to draw two cards and decided to take two himself. Both players then checked and Phan showed a pair of deuces. His opponent then mucked and Phan scored the victory with a pair. He was up to 123,000 after the hand.

Wahlbeck Eliminates Appleman

Ville Wahlbeck raised to 17,000 before the draw and Mickey Appleman moved in for 23,000 total. Wahlbeck called the 6,000 and it was time to draw.

Draw: Wahlbeck stands pat, Appleman draws 1 card

Wahlbeck turned over a Jack-low and Appleman showed 8-7-5-3, but he received a Queen on the draw and he was eliminated.

Archie Karas Doubles Up Against Binger’s Number Two

Archie Karas was all in for about 40,000 and Michael Binger made the call. That’s when things got interesting. Binger was not sure how many cards to draw and the clock was eventually called by Binger himself. Binger had 60 seconds to draw or else he would be forced to stand pat. After a good amount of time, Binger finally drew one card and then Karas turned over 7-5-4-3-2 for the nuts.

“I’m drawing dead,” Binger said. He then received his card and salt was added to his wound. “I caught it too!” he said as he showed 7-6-4-3-2 for the second best hand in lowball. Karas raked in the pot and was at 84,000 while Binger was down to 96,000.

Left In The Deck:

The players have gone on a 60 minute dinner break and will return at approximately 7:30 p.m.

Player Tags: Mickey Appleman,   Mike Matusow,   Archie Karas,   Tim Phan,   Ville Wahlbeck,   Michael Binger

Level 11 Update: Ivey And Tran Ousted

Jun 11, '09

Blinds: 800-1,600 with a 400 ante

Players Remaining: 31 out of 96

Chip Counts:

1. Vince Musso – 222,000
2. Roland de Wolfe – 195,000
3. Jean-Robert Bellande – 160,000
4. David Benyamine – 160,000
5. Justin Smith – 140,000
6. Patrick Bueno – 140,000
7. Ville Wahlbeck – 140,000
8. Tim Phan – 126,000
9. Nick Schulman – 120,000
10. John Juanda – 110,000

Average Chip Count: 80,000

Notable Eliminations:

Phil Ivey
Kenny Tran
Sorel Mizzi
Greg Mueller

Big Hands:

Phil Ivey Eliminated By Steve Sung

Ivey moved all in and was called by Steve Sung. After all was said and done, Ivey showed down a Jack-low. It was not good enough, however, as Sung showed a 10-low and Ivey was knocked out of the tournament. Sung’s stack improved to just over 60,000 in chips.

Phan Chips Up

The player in seat 1 raised to 5,500 from the small blind and Tim Phan made the call from the big blind.

Draw: Seat 1 draws 1 card, Tim Phan draws 1 card

After the draw, seat 1 checked and Phan fired 13,000. Seat 1 mucked and Phan took in the pot, improving to 118,000.

Juanda Drops Some Chips

Mark Weitzman raised before the draw and action folded around to John Juanda. He then repopped it to 100,000 straight. Weitzman went into the tank for a very long time before finally sticking his remaining 40,000 into the middle. It was then time for the players to decide how many cards to draw.

Draw: Juanda stands pat, Weitzman stands pat

Juanda revealed 10-8-5-4-2, but Weitzman tabled 8-7-6-5-3 and he doubled up to almost 90,000. Juanda dropped down to 134,000 after the hand.

Gin!

The player in seat 4 raised to 5,200 and Jean-Robert Bellande made the call.

Draw: Seat 4 draws 1 card, Bellande draws 1 card

After the draw, seat 4 checked and Bellande fired 16,000 into the pot. Seat 4 tanked for a long time and then decided to call. “Gin!” Bellande announced after he turned over 7-5-4-3-2 for the absolute nuts. Seat 4 mucked and Bellande collected the pot and he was at 140,000.

Oh My God! They Killed Kenny!

Kenny Tran’s tournament life is now over. After a raise to 4,300 and a call prior to the draw, Justin Smith popped it to 21,000 to go. Tran then looked down at his hand and moved in for just 2,000 more. The original raiser and caller folded but Smith put in the extra two yellow chips.

Draw: Smith Draws 1 card, Tran stands pat

Tran tabled his 9-7-5-4-2 low and awaited to see what Smith drew. The bad news was revealed as Smith showed 8-6-5-3-2 and Tran was shown the door. Smith improved his stack to 140,000 in chips.

Lady Luck On Benyamine’s Side

Erica Schoenberg stopped by earlier to show some support to her significant other David Benyamine. That visit put some luck on his side as Benyamine took a nice pot off John Juanda.

Juanda raised to 14,500 before the draw and Benyamine made the call from the button.

Draw: Juanda stands pat, Benyamine draws 1 card

Juanda checked after the draw and Benyamine fired 18,000 into the pot. Juanda made the call and Benyamine showed 9-8-6-3-2. Juanda mucked his hand and Benyamine was up to 160,000 while Juanda was down to 110,000.

Player Tags: John Juanda,   David Benyamine,   Phil Ivey,   Kenny Tran,   Mark Weitzman,   Tim Phan,   Jean-Robert Bellande,   Steve Sung,   Erica Schoenberg,   Justin Smith

Level 9 Update: Sung And Mizzi Double Up

Jun 11, '09

Blinds: 500-1,000 with a 300 ante

Players Remaining: 46 out of 96

Chip Counts:

1. Roland De Wolfe – 180,300
2. Stanislav Alehkin – 121,000
3. Vince Musso – 118,000
4. John Juanda – 111,800
5. Tim Phan – 98,500
6. Justin Smith – 83,500
7. Daniel Harmetz – 83,000
8. Anton Allemann – 76,100
9. Doug Booth – 74,000
10. David Benyamine – 69,500

Average Chip Count: 58,776

Notable Eliminations:

Steve Zolotow
Doyle Brunson
Brett Richey
Jeff Lisandro
Freddy Deeb
Amnon Filippi
Jacobo Fernandez

Big Hands:

Steve Sung Doubles Up Through Freddy Deeb

Steve Sung was all in before the draw for his last 6,000 in chips. Freddy Deeb was the only caller and it was time to draw.

Draw: Sung draws 1 card, Deeb’s draw unknown

After the draw, Deeb announced he had a King-low. Sung then turned over his holding, showing 10-7-3-2 before he flipped over his drawn card. It was the 4 and Sung made a 10-low, good enough for the pot and he survived to fight another day.

Zolotow With An Early Pot, Busts Out Later

With 5,600 in the pot and the draw already completed, Steve Zolotow fired 3,000 into the pot and the action was on Chris Bjorin. He thought for a few moments but decided to muck his hand and surrender the pot. Zolotow raked it in and was around 32,000 in chips. Those chips did not last long, however, as he busted out shortly after.

Sorel Mizzi Doubles Through Michael Binger

Before the draw, Mizzi was all in for his last 10,400 and the action was on Binger. He tanked for a long time and then finally decided to throw in the call.

Draw: Mizzi draws 1 card, Binger draws 1 card

When Mizzi drew his card, Binger had a look of frustration on his face as he drew his card. Before even looking at his card, Binger said to Mizzi, “You win.” Mizzi turned over a K-10-8-6-2 and Binger mucked. He was down to 51,000 while Mizzi doubled up to 22,000.

Mueller Loves The Three-Way Action

Prior to the draw, Tim Phan raised and Jean-Robert Bellande made the call from the button. Greg Mueller followed suit from the small blind and the onus was now on the players to draw.

Draw: Mueller stands pat, Phan draws 2 cards, Bellande draws 1 card

Everyone checked and Mueller turned over a Jack-low, good enough to take the pot as his opponents mucked. Mueller was at 60,000 while Bellande was down to 50,000 and Phan was at 86,000.

So Long Freddy

Freddy Deeb moved all in for his last 13,700 and action folded around to David Benyamine in the big blind. He thought for a few moments and then made the call.

Draw: Benyamine draws 1 card, Deeb draws 1 card

Before they received their cards, both players turned over their hands. Benyamine showed 8-7-5-2 while Deeb revealed 9-6-5-3. Deeb was the first to turn his card and it was the 10, giving him a 10-low. Benyamine then broke Deeb’s heart as he turned over the 3, making his 8-low and Deeb was eliminated.

Player Tags: Steve Zolotow,   David Benyamine,   Greg Mueller,   Tim Phan,   Jean-Robert Bellande,   Steve Sung,   Michael Binger,   Freddy Deeb,   Sorel Mizzi

Final Table Update: Tim Phan Eliminated in Eighth Place ($47,532)

Jun 03, '09

Ante: 4,000
Low Card: 5,000
Completion: 18,000
Limits: 18,000-36,000

Players Remaining: 7 out of 142

Chip Counts:

1. Freddie Ellis — 1,700,000
2. Ville Wahlbeck — 670,000
3. Eric Drache — 600,000
4. Hasan Habib — 580,000
5. Max Pescatori — 510,000
6. Ivan Schertzer — 280,000
7. Greg Mueller — 185,000

Average Chip Count: 473,333

Notable Eliminations:

8. Tim Phan – $47,532

Big Hands:

Tim Phan Eliminated in Eighth Place ($47,532)

Tim Phan found himself all in on third street with (A5)2 and he could only watch while Freddie Ellis and Ivan Schertzer played on. Schertzer found himself all in by fifth street with rolled up tens (1010)10. Ellies now had both of his opponents covered with (AK)299. Ellis didn’t improved and Scherzer was able to double up to 280,000. Phan was eliminated on the hand in eighth place and he will take home $47,532.

Player Tags: Tim Phan,   Freddie Ellis,   Ivan Schertzer

Level 19 Update: Daniel Negreanu Eliminated

Jun 03, '09

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

Players Remaining: 9 out of 142

Final Table Seating Chart with Chip Counts:

NOTE: It is standard practice for a seven-card stud final table to be eight-handed, but for some reason the final table is going to be seated with nine players to start.

Seat 1: Freddie Ellis — 569,000
Seat 2: Eric Drache — 847,000
Seat 3: Jeff Lisandro — 392,000
Seat 4: Hasan Habib — 593,000
Seat 5: Ivan Schertzer — 337,000
Seat 6: Max Pescatori — 536,000
Seat 7: Greg Mueller — 222,000
Seat 8: Ville Wahlbeck — 613,000
Seat 9: Tim Phan — 167,000

Average Chip Count: 473,333

Notable Eliminations:

11. Ray Dehkhargani — $29,152
10. Daniel Negreanu — $36,267

Big Hands:

Ray Dehkhargani Eliminated in 11th Place ($29,152)

Max Pescatori: X-X-3
Ray Dehkhargani: X-X-5

Max Pescatori completed to 12,000 and Ray Dehkhargani raised it to 24,000. Pescatori called.

Max Pescatori: X-X-36
Ray Dehkhargani: X-X-53

Pescatori checked and Dehkhargani bet 12,000. Pescatori check-raised to 24,000 and Dehkhargani made the call.

Max Pescatori: X-X-365
Ray Dehkhargani: X-X-538

Dehkhargani checked and Pescatori bet 24,000. Dehkhargani called.

Max Pescatori: X-X-3654
Ray Dehkhargani: X-X-538-unknown card

Dehkhargani bet 24,000 and Pescatori raised to 48,000. Dehkhargani put in a third raise to move all in and Pescatori made the call. Pescatori turned up KJ in the hole for a flush and Dehkhargani showed AJ for a pair of fives and a busted flush draw. Dehkhargani was eliminated in 11th place on the hand and he will take home $29,152 in prize money.

Daniel Negreanu Eliminated on 10th Place ($36,267)

Daniel Negreanu tangled in a large hand with Eric Drache that knocked him down to his last 40,000 before the final blow came a few hands later. With the 7 showing Negreanu was forced to move all in for 29,000 after Tim Phan completed. Negreanu’s hand ran out (1010)7JQ4(8) but it was not good enough to top the three kings that Phan held at the end of the hand. Negreanu was eliminated on the final-table bubble in 10th place and he will take home $36,267 in prize money.

Player Tags: Daniel Negreanu,   Max Pescatori,   Tim Phan,   Ray Dehkharghani

Level 17 Update: Ellis Big On Chips, Landfish First to Cash

Jun 03, '09

Ante: 2,000
Low Card: 2,000
Completion: 8,000
Limits: 8,000-16,000

Players Remaining: 13 out of 142

Chip Counts:

1. Freddie Ellis – 680,000
2. Greg Mueller – 560,000
3. Max Pescatori – 449,000
4. Tim Phan – 418,000
5. Hasan Habib – 360,000
6. Ville Wahlbeck – 330,000
7. Ivan Schertzer – 311,000
8. Eric Brooks – 270,000
9. Mel Judah – 220,000
10. Ray Dehkharghani – 211,000

Average Chip Count: 250,588

Notable Eliminations:

16th: Steven Landfish – $21,343
15th: Fu Wong – $21,343
14th: Matt Glantz – $24,480

Big Hands:

Freddy Ellis Taking The Young Boys To School

Ellis: (774)J688
Tim Phan: K635(muck)
Ville Wahlbeck: mucked on river

After the river was dealt, Phan led out with 16,000. Ellis would have none of that nonsense and raised it to 32,000. Wahlbeck thought for a few moments and then mucked. Phan was next to act and he tanked for a few moments, but thought better of messing with Ellis and mucked. It was a good thing too as Ellis showed his diamond flush and his stack ballooned to over 600,000.

Tim Phan Gets Some Chips Back

Eric Brooks: X-X-A
Phan: X-X-6
Fu Wong: X-X-K

Brooks completed to 8,000 and both Phan and Wong made the call.

Eric Brooks: X-X-AJ
Phan: X-X-69
Fu Wong: X-X-K4

Brooks bet 8,000 again and both players stuck around.

Eric Brooks: X-X-AJ2
Phan: X-X-692
Fu Wong: X-X-K44

Wong led out this time for 16,000 as he hit a pair of fours. Brooks mucked and Phan stuck around.

Phan: X-X-6925
Fu Wong: X-X-K443

Wong fired 16,000 again and Phan called. On the river Wong fired another bet of 16,000 and Phan called, showing his A75 for just a pair of fives. It was good enough as Wong mucked and Phan raked in the pot. His stack was at 290,000 while Wong was down to 60,000. Wong later busted in 15th place.

Mueller Takes One Off Judah

Mel Judah: X-X-Q
Greg Mueller: X-X-K

Mel Judah completed to 8,000 and Mueller popped it to 16,000. Judah called and both players saw fourth street.

Mel Judah: X-X-Q9
Greg Mueller: X-X-K3

Mueller fired 8,000 and Judah called.

Mel Judah: X-X-Q97
Greg Mueller: X-X-K37

Mueller fired another shot, this one 16,000 and Judah had enough as he mucked his hand. His stack was down to 240,000 while Mueller was around 420,000.

Matt Glantz Doubles Through Mel Judah, Busts in 14th Later

Glantz: AKQA9K(2)
Judah: QQ6577(muck)

Matt Glantz was all in for his last 37,000 and Mel Judah made the call. Judah was ahead with a pair of Queens but Glantz took the lead on fourth street when he paired his ace. Judah caught consecutive sevens for two pair, but Glantz caught another king for aces up. Judah mucked his river card and Glantz doubled up to around 75,000 while Judah was down to just under 100,000. The good news was short lived for Glantz as he busted later against Hasan Habib when he made a set a Kings on the river to best Glantz’s set of Queens.

Kid Poker Cripples Judah

Mel Judah: X-X-10K
Daniel Negreanu: X-X-72

Judah fired 8,000 and Negreanu made the call.

Mel Judah: X-X-10K8
Daniel Negreanu: X-X-727

Negreanu paired up and fired 16,000. Judah thought for a bit before making the call.

Mel Judah: X-X-10K8Q
Daniel Negreanu: X-X-72710

Negreanu bet again and Judah called. On the river, Negreanu fired another shot but Judah mucked. Negreanu showed 77 in the hole for quads. He was near 300,000 while Judah was left with just 35,000.

Player Tags: Mel Judah,   Daniel Negreanu,   Greg Mueller,   Eric Brooks,   Tim Phan,   Matthew Glantz,   Ville Wahlbeck,   Freddie Ellis,   Fu Wong

Level 2 Update: Tim Phan Grabs an Early Lead

Jun 01, '09

Ante: 75
Low Card: 100
Completion: 250
Limits: 250-500

Players Remaining: 129 out of 129

Chip Counts:

1. Tim Phan — 47,000
2. Michael Mizrachi — 37,000
3. Greg Mueller — 30,500
4. Daniel Negreanu — 30,000
5. Barry Greenstein — 30,000
6. Eli Elezra — 30,000
7. Bill Edler — 30,000
8. Chau Giang — 30,000
9. David Chiu — 30,000
10. Hasan Habib — 30,000

Average Chip Count: 30,000

Big Hands:

Tim Phan Grabs an Early Chiplead

Tim Phan bets 250 with the 710 exposed and the player in seat 1 calls with the 3 and the J showing.

Phan: X-X-71010
Seat 1: X-X-3J4

Phan bets 500 on fifth street with a pair of tens on board and his opponent folds. Phan is up to 47,000 in chips, which looks good enough for the chip lead at the moment.

Greg Mueller Loses w/ Wired Aces, Back to Even

The player in seat 4 opens for 100 with the 2 exposed, seat 6 completes the bet to 250 with the Q showing, Miami John Cernuto calls the completed bet with the 4 and Greg Mueller raises to 500 with the Q. Seat 4 folds and the rest of the players call.

Mueller: X-X-Q5
Seat 6: X-X-QK
Cernuto: X-X-43

Seat 6 bets 250 and Mueller raises to 500. Cernuto folds and seat 6 calls.

Mueller: X-X-Q54
Seat 6: X-X-QK9

Seat 6 bets 500 and Mueller calls.

Mueller: X-X-Q549
Seat 6: X-X-QK92

Once again, seat 6 bets 500 and Mueller calls.

Seat 6 checks on seventh street and Mueller bets 500 without checking his river card. Seat 6 calls and turns over KKQQ for two pair. Mueller shows wired aces and nothing else to match. Seat 6 rakes the pot and Mueller is down to 30,500 after this hand; just about back to even.

Grinder Grabs a Pot

Michael “The Grinder” Mizrachi bets 500 on fourth street with AA and gets one caller from the guy in seat 6 showing 108.

Mizrachi: X-X-AAJ
Seat 6: X-X-10810

Seat 6 pairs the board as well this street. Mizrachi bets 500 and seat 6 calls.

Mizrachi: X-X-AAJ2
Seat 6: X-X-10810Q

This time both players check to the river. Mizrachi bets 500 on seventh street and seat 6 calls. Mizrachi turns over AAJJ for two pair and seat 6 folds. Mizrachi rakes the pot and brings his stack up to 37,000 after this hand.

Left In The Deck:

Players in today’s $10K World Championship of Seven Card Stud are now on their first twenty-minute break of the day. Play will resume in Level 3 at approximately 7:35 pm PDT.

Player Tags: Greg Mueller,   Michael Mizrachi,   Tim Phan

Final Table Update: Tim Phan Eliminated in Eighth Place ($47,532)

Jun 03, '09

Ante: 4,000
Low Card: 5,000
Completion: 18,000
Limits: 18,000-36,000

Players Remaining: 7 out of 142

Chip Counts:

1. Freddie Ellis — 1,700,000
2. Ville Wahlbeck — 670,000
3. Eric Drache — 600,000
4. Hasan Habib — 580,000
5. Max Pescatori — 510,000
6. Ivan Schertzer — 280,000
7. Greg Mueller — 185,000

Average Chip Count: 473,333

Notable Eliminations:

8. Tim Phan – $47,532

Big Hands:

Tim Phan Eliminated in Eighth Place ($47,532)

Tim Phan found himself all in on third street with (A5)2 and he could only watch while Freddie Ellis and Ivan Schertzer played on. Schertzer found himself all in by fifth street with rolled up tens (1010)10. Ellies now had both of his opponents covered with (AK)299. Ellis didn’t improved and Scherzer was able to double up to 280,000. Phan was eliminated on the hand in eighth place and he will take home $47,532.

Player Tags: Tim Phan,   Freddie Ellis,   Ivan Schertzer

Level 19 Update: Daniel Negreanu Eliminated

Jun 03, '09

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

Players Remaining: 9 out of 142

Final Table Seating Chart with Chip Counts:

NOTE: It is standard practice for a seven-card stud final table to be eight-handed, but for some reason the final table is going to be seated with nine players to start.

Seat 1: Freddie Ellis — 569,000
Seat 2: Eric Drache — 847,000
Seat 3: Jeff Lisandro — 392,000
Seat 4: Hasan Habib — 593,000
Seat 5: Ivan Schertzer — 337,000
Seat 6: Max Pescatori — 536,000
Seat 7: Greg Mueller — 222,000
Seat 8: Ville Wahlbeck — 613,000
Seat 9: Tim Phan — 167,000

Average Chip Count: 473,333

Notable Eliminations:

11. Ray Dehkhargani — $29,152
10. Daniel Negreanu — $36,267

Big Hands:

Ray Dehkhargani Eliminated in 11th Place ($29,152)

Max Pescatori: X-X-3
Ray Dehkhargani: X-X-5

Max Pescatori completed to 12,000 and Ray Dehkhargani raised it to 24,000. Pescatori called.

Max Pescatori: X-X-36
Ray Dehkhargani: X-X-53

Pescatori checked and Dehkhargani bet 12,000. Pescatori check-raised to 24,000 and Dehkhargani made the call.

Max Pescatori: X-X-365
Ray Dehkhargani: X-X-538

Dehkhargani checked and Pescatori bet 24,000. Dehkhargani called.

Max Pescatori: X-X-3654
Ray Dehkhargani: X-X-538-unknown card

Dehkhargani bet 24,000 and Pescatori raised to 48,000. Dehkhargani put in a third raise to move all in and Pescatori made the call. Pescatori turned up KJ in the hole for a flush and Dehkhargani showed AJ for a pair of fives and a busted flush draw. Dehkhargani was eliminated in 11th place on the hand and he will take home $29,152 in prize money.

Daniel Negreanu Eliminated on 10th Place ($36,267)

Daniel Negreanu tangled in a large hand with Eric Drache that knocked him down to his last 40,000 before the final blow came a few hands later. With the 7 showing Negreanu was forced to move all in for 29,000 after Tim Phan completed. Negreanu’s hand ran out (1010)7JQ4(8) but it was not good enough to top the three kings that Phan held at the end of the hand. Negreanu was eliminated on the final-table bubble in 10th place and he will take home $36,267 in prize money.

Player Tags: Daniel Negreanu,   Max Pescatori,   Tim Phan,   Ray Dehkharghani

Level 17 Update: Ellis Big On Chips, Landfish First to Cash

Jun 03, '09

Ante: 2,000
Low Card: 2,000
Completion: 8,000
Limits: 8,000-16,000

Players Remaining: 13 out of 142

Chip Counts:

1. Freddie Ellis – 680,000
2. Greg Mueller – 560,000
3. Max Pescatori – 449,000
4. Tim Phan – 418,000
5. Hasan Habib – 360,000
6. Ville Wahlbeck – 330,000
7. Ivan Schertzer – 311,000
8. Eric Brooks – 270,000
9. Mel Judah – 220,000
10. Ray Dehkharghani – 211,000

Average Chip Count: 250,588

Notable Eliminations:

16th: Steven Landfish – $21,343
15th: Fu Wong – $21,343
14th: Matt Glantz – $24,480

Big Hands:

Freddy Ellis Taking The Young Boys To School

Ellis: (774)J688
Tim Phan: K635(muck)
Ville Wahlbeck: mucked on river

After the river was dealt, Phan led out with 16,000. Ellis would have none of that nonsense and raised it to 32,000. Wahlbeck thought for a few moments and then mucked. Phan was next to act and he tanked for a few moments, but thought better of messing with Ellis and mucked. It was a good thing too as Ellis showed his diamond flush and his stack ballooned to over 600,000.

Tim Phan Gets Some Chips Back

Eric Brooks: X-X-A
Phan: X-X-6
Fu Wong: X-X-K

Brooks completed to 8,000 and both Phan and Wong made the call.

Eric Brooks: X-X-AJ
Phan: X-X-69
Fu Wong: X-X-K4

Brooks bet 8,000 again and both players stuck around.

Eric Brooks: X-X-AJ2
Phan: X-X-692
Fu Wong: X-X-K44

Wong led out this time for 16,000 as he hit a pair of fours. Brooks mucked and Phan stuck around.

Phan: X-X-6925
Fu Wong: X-X-K443

Wong fired 16,000 again and Phan called. On the river Wong fired another bet of 16,000 and Phan called, showing his A75 for just a pair of fives. It was good enough as Wong mucked and Phan raked in the pot. His stack was at 290,000 while Wong was down to 60,000. Wong later busted in 15th place.

Mueller Takes One Off Judah

Mel Judah: X-X-Q
Greg Mueller: X-X-K

Mel Judah completed to 8,000 and Mueller popped it to 16,000. Judah called and both players saw fourth street.

Mel Judah: X-X-Q9
Greg Mueller: X-X-K3

Mueller fired 8,000 and Judah called.

Mel Judah: X-X-Q97
Greg Mueller: X-X-K37

Mueller fired another shot, this one 16,000 and Judah had enough as he mucked his hand. His stack was down to 240,000 while Mueller was around 420,000.

Matt Glantz Doubles Through Mel Judah, Busts in 14th Later

Glantz: AKQA9K(2)
Judah: QQ6577(muck)

Matt Glantz was all in for his last 37,000 and Mel Judah made the call. Judah was ahead with a pair of Queens but Glantz took the lead on fourth street when he paired his ace. Judah caught consecutive sevens for two pair, but Glantz caught another king for aces up. Judah mucked his river card and Glantz doubled up to around 75,000 while Judah was down to just under 100,000. The good news was short lived for Glantz as he busted later against Hasan Habib when he made a set a Kings on the river to best Glantz’s set of Queens.

Kid Poker Cripples Judah

Mel Judah: X-X-10K
Daniel Negreanu: X-X-72

Judah fired 8,000 and Negreanu made the call.

Mel Judah: X-X-10K8
Daniel Negreanu: X-X-727

Negreanu paired up and fired 16,000. Judah thought for a bit before making the call.

Mel Judah: X-X-10K8Q
Daniel Negreanu: X-X-72710

Negreanu bet again and Judah called. On the river, Negreanu fired another shot but Judah mucked. Negreanu showed 77 in the hole for quads. He was near 300,000 while Judah was left with just 35,000.

Player Tags: Mel Judah,   Daniel Negreanu,   Greg Mueller,   Eric Brooks,   Tim Phan,   Matthew Glantz,   Ville Wahlbeck,   Freddie Ellis,   Fu Wong

Level 2 Update: Tim Phan Grabs an Early Lead

Jun 01, '09

Ante: 75
Low Card: 100
Completion: 250
Limits: 250-500

Players Remaining: 129 out of 129

Chip Counts:

1. Tim Phan — 47,000
2. Michael Mizrachi — 37,000
3. Greg Mueller — 30,500
4. Daniel Negreanu — 30,000
5. Barry Greenstein — 30,000
6. Eli Elezra — 30,000
7. Bill Edler — 30,000
8. Chau Giang — 30,000
9. David Chiu — 30,000
10. Hasan Habib — 30,000

Average Chip Count: 30,000

Big Hands:

Tim Phan Grabs an Early Chiplead

Tim Phan bets 250 with the 710 exposed and the player in seat 1 calls with the 3 and the J showing.

Phan: X-X-71010
Seat 1: X-X-3J4

Phan bets 500 on fifth street with a pair of tens on board and his opponent folds. Phan is up to 47,000 in chips, which looks good enough for the chip lead at the moment.

Greg Mueller Loses w/ Wired Aces, Back to Even

The player in seat 4 opens for 100 with the 2 exposed, seat 6 completes the bet to 250 with the Q showing, Miami John Cernuto calls the completed bet with the 4 and Greg Mueller raises to 500 with the Q. Seat 4 folds and the rest of the players call.

Mueller: X-X-Q5
Seat 6: X-X-QK
Cernuto: X-X-43

Seat 6 bets 250 and Mueller raises to 500. Cernuto folds and seat 6 calls.

Mueller: X-X-Q54
Seat 6: X-X-QK9

Seat 6 bets 500 and Mueller calls.

Mueller: X-X-Q549
Seat 6: X-X-QK92

Once again, seat 6 bets 500 and Mueller calls.

Seat 6 checks on seventh street and Mueller bets 500 without checking his river card. Seat 6 calls and turns over KKQQ for two pair. Mueller shows wired aces and nothing else to match. Seat 6 rakes the pot and Mueller is down to 30,500 after this hand; just about back to even.

Grinder Grabs a Pot

Michael “The Grinder” Mizrachi bets 500 on fourth street with AA and gets one caller from the guy in seat 6 showing 108.

Mizrachi: X-X-AAJ
Seat 6: X-X-10810

Seat 6 pairs the board as well this street. Mizrachi bets 500 and seat 6 calls.

Mizrachi: X-X-AAJ2
Seat 6: X-X-10810Q

This time both players check to the river. Mizrachi bets 500 on seventh street and seat 6 calls. Mizrachi turns over AAJJ for two pair and seat 6 folds. Mizrachi rakes the pot and brings his stack up to 37,000 after this hand.

Left In The Deck:

Players in today’s $10K World Championship of Seven Card Stud are now on their first twenty-minute break of the day. Play will resume in Level 3 at approximately 7:35 pm PDT.

Player Tags: Greg Mueller,   Michael Mizrachi,   Tim Phan

Final Table Update: Tim Phan Eliminated in Eighth Place ($47,532)

Jun 03, '09

Ante: 4,000
Low Card: 5,000
Completion: 18,000
Limits: 18,000-36,000

Players Remaining: 7 out of 142

Chip Counts:

1. Freddie Ellis — 1,700,000
2. Ville Wahlbeck — 670,000
3. Eric Drache — 600,000
4. Hasan Habib — 580,000
5. Max Pescatori — 510,000
6. Ivan Schertzer — 280,000
7. Greg Mueller — 185,000

Average Chip Count: 473,333

Notable Eliminations:

8. Tim Phan – $47,532

Big Hands:

Tim Phan Eliminated in Eighth Place ($47,532)

Tim Phan found himself all in on third street with (A5)2 and he could only watch while Freddie Ellis and Ivan Schertzer played on. Schertzer found himself all in by fifth street with rolled up tens (1010)10. Ellies now had both of his opponents covered with (AK)299. Ellis didn’t improved and Scherzer was able to double up to 280,000. Phan was eliminated on the hand in eighth place and he will take home $47,532.

Player Tags: Tim Phan,   Freddie Ellis,   Ivan Schertzer

Level 19 Update: Daniel Negreanu Eliminated

Jun 03, '09

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

Players Remaining: 9 out of 142

Final Table Seating Chart with Chip Counts:

NOTE: It is standard practice for a seven-card stud final table to be eight-handed, but for some reason the final table is going to be seated with nine players to start.

Seat 1: Freddie Ellis — 569,000
Seat 2: Eric Drache — 847,000
Seat 3: Jeff Lisandro — 392,000
Seat 4: Hasan Habib — 593,000
Seat 5: Ivan Schertzer — 337,000
Seat 6: Max Pescatori — 536,000
Seat 7: Greg Mueller — 222,000
Seat 8: Ville Wahlbeck — 613,000
Seat 9: Tim Phan — 167,000

Average Chip Count: 473,333

Notable Eliminations:

11. Ray Dehkhargani — $29,152
10. Daniel Negreanu — $36,267

Big Hands:

Ray Dehkhargani Eliminated in 11th Place ($29,152)

Max Pescatori: X-X-3
Ray Dehkhargani: X-X-5

Max Pescatori completed to 12,000 and Ray Dehkhargani raised it to 24,000. Pescatori called.

Max Pescatori: X-X-36
Ray Dehkhargani: X-X-53

Pescatori checked and Dehkhargani bet 12,000. Pescatori check-raised to 24,000 and Dehkhargani made the call.

Max Pescatori: X-X-365
Ray Dehkhargani: X-X-538

Dehkhargani checked and Pescatori bet 24,000. Dehkhargani called.

Max Pescatori: X-X-3654
Ray Dehkhargani: X-X-538-unknown card

Dehkhargani bet 24,000 and Pescatori raised to 48,000. Dehkhargani put in a third raise to move all in and Pescatori made the call. Pescatori turned up KJ in the hole for a flush and Dehkhargani showed AJ for a pair of fives and a busted flush draw. Dehkhargani was eliminated in 11th place on the hand and he will take home $29,152 in prize money.

Daniel Negreanu Eliminated on 10th Place ($36,267)

Daniel Negreanu tangled in a large hand with Eric Drache that knocked him down to his last 40,000 before the final blow came a few hands later. With the 7 showing Negreanu was forced to move all in for 29,000 after Tim Phan completed. Negreanu’s hand ran out (1010)7JQ4(8) but it was not good enough to top the three kings that Phan held at the end of the hand. Negreanu was eliminated on the final-table bubble in 10th place and he will take home $36,267 in prize money.

Player Tags: Daniel Negreanu,   Max Pescatori,   Tim Phan,   Ray Dehkharghani

Level 17 Update: Ellis Big On Chips, Landfish First to Cash

Jun 03, '09

Ante: 2,000
Low Card: 2,000
Completion: 8,000
Limits: 8,000-16,000

Players Remaining: 13 out of 142

Chip Counts:

1. Freddie Ellis – 680,000
2. Greg Mueller – 560,000
3. Max Pescatori – 449,000
4. Tim Phan – 418,000
5. Hasan Habib – 360,000
6. Ville Wahlbeck – 330,000
7. Ivan Schertzer – 311,000
8. Eric Brooks – 270,000
9. Mel Judah – 220,000
10. Ray Dehkharghani – 211,000

Average Chip Count: 250,588

Notable Eliminations:

16th: Steven Landfish – $21,343
15th: Fu Wong – $21,343
14th: Matt Glantz – $24,480

Big Hands:

Freddy Ellis Taking The Young Boys To School

Ellis: (774)J688
Tim Phan: K635(muck)
Ville Wahlbeck: mucked on river

After the river was dealt, Phan led out with 16,000. Ellis would have none of that nonsense and raised it to 32,000. Wahlbeck thought for a few moments and then mucked. Phan was next to act and he tanked for a few moments, but thought better of messing with Ellis and mucked. It was a good thing too as Ellis showed his diamond flush and his stack ballooned to over 600,000.

Tim Phan Gets Some Chips Back

Eric Brooks: X-X-A
Phan: X-X-6
Fu Wong: X-X-K

Brooks completed to 8,000 and both Phan and Wong made the call.

Eric Brooks: X-X-AJ
Phan: X-X-69
Fu Wong: X-X-K4

Brooks bet 8,000 again and both players stuck around.

Eric Brooks: X-X-AJ2
Phan: X-X-692
Fu Wong: X-X-K44

Wong led out this time for 16,000 as he hit a pair of fours. Brooks mucked and Phan stuck around.

Phan: X-X-6925
Fu Wong: X-X-K443

Wong fired 16,000 again and Phan called. On the river Wong fired another bet of 16,000 and Phan called, showing his A75 for just a pair of fives. It was good enough as Wong mucked and Phan raked in the pot. His stack was at 290,000 while Wong was down to 60,000. Wong later busted in 15th place.

Mueller Takes One Off Judah

Mel Judah: X-X-Q
Greg Mueller: X-X-K

Mel Judah completed to 8,000 and Mueller popped it to 16,000. Judah called and both players saw fourth street.

Mel Judah: X-X-Q9
Greg Mueller: X-X-K3

Mueller fired 8,000 and Judah called.

Mel Judah: X-X-Q97
Greg Mueller: X-X-K37

Mueller fired another shot, this one 16,000 and Judah had enough as he mucked his hand. His stack was down to 240,000 while Mueller was around 420,000.

Matt Glantz Doubles Through Mel Judah, Busts in 14th Later

Glantz: AKQA9K(2)
Judah: QQ6577(muck)

Matt Glantz was all in for his last 37,000 and Mel Judah made the call. Judah was ahead with a pair of Queens but Glantz took the lead on fourth street when he paired his ace. Judah caught consecutive sevens for two pair, but Glantz caught another king for aces up. Judah mucked his river card and Glantz doubled up to around 75,000 while Judah was down to just under 100,000. The good news was short lived for Glantz as he busted later against Hasan Habib when he made a set a Kings on the river to best Glantz’s set of Queens.

Kid Poker Cripples Judah

Mel Judah: X-X-10K
Daniel Negreanu: X-X-72

Judah fired 8,000 and Negreanu made the call.

Mel Judah: X-X-10K8
Daniel Negreanu: X-X-727

Negreanu paired up and fired 16,000. Judah thought for a bit before making the call.

Mel Judah: X-X-10K8Q
Daniel Negreanu: X-X-72710

Negreanu bet again and Judah called. On the river, Negreanu fired another shot but Judah mucked. Negreanu showed 77 in the hole for quads. He was near 300,000 while Judah was left with just 35,000.

Player Tags: Mel Judah,   Daniel Negreanu,   Greg Mueller,   Eric Brooks,   Tim Phan,   Matthew Glantz,   Ville Wahlbeck,   Freddie Ellis,   Fu Wong

Level 2 Update: Tim Phan Grabs an Early Lead

Jun 01, '09

Ante: 75
Low Card: 100
Completion: 250
Limits: 250-500

Players Remaining: 129 out of 129

Chip Counts:

1. Tim Phan — 47,000
2. Michael Mizrachi — 37,000
3. Greg Mueller — 30,500
4. Daniel Negreanu — 30,000
5. Barry Greenstein — 30,000
6. Eli Elezra — 30,000
7. Bill Edler — 30,000
8. Chau Giang — 30,000
9. David Chiu — 30,000
10. Hasan Habib — 30,000

Average Chip Count: 30,000

Big Hands:

Tim Phan Grabs an Early Chiplead

Tim Phan bets 250 with the 710 exposed and the player in seat 1 calls with the 3 and the J showing.

Phan: X-X-71010
Seat 1: X-X-3J4

Phan bets 500 on fifth street with a pair of tens on board and his opponent folds. Phan is up to 47,000 in chips, which looks good enough for the chip lead at the moment.

Greg Mueller Loses w/ Wired Aces, Back to Even

The player in seat 4 opens for 100 with the 2 exposed, seat 6 completes the bet to 250 with the Q showing, Miami John Cernuto calls the completed bet with the 4 and Greg Mueller raises to 500 with the Q. Seat 4 folds and the rest of the players call.

Mueller: X-X-Q5
Seat 6: X-X-QK
Cernuto: X-X-43

Seat 6 bets 250 and Mueller raises to 500. Cernuto folds and seat 6 calls.

Mueller: X-X-Q54
Seat 6: X-X-QK9

Seat 6 bets 500 and Mueller calls.

Mueller: X-X-Q549
Seat 6: X-X-QK92

Once again, seat 6 bets 500 and Mueller calls.

Seat 6 checks on seventh street and Mueller bets 500 without checking his river card. Seat 6 calls and turns over KKQQ for two pair. Mueller shows wired aces and nothing else to match. Seat 6 rakes the pot and Mueller is down to 30,500 after this hand; just about back to even.

Grinder Grabs a Pot

Michael “The Grinder” Mizrachi bets 500 on fourth street with AA and gets one caller from the guy in seat 6 showing 108.

Mizrachi: X-X-AAJ
Seat 6: X-X-10810

Seat 6 pairs the board as well this street. Mizrachi bets 500 and seat 6 calls.

Mizrachi: X-X-AAJ2
Seat 6: X-X-10810Q

This time both players check to the river. Mizrachi bets 500 on seventh street and seat 6 calls. Mizrachi turns over AAJJ for two pair and seat 6 folds. Mizrachi rakes the pot and brings his stack up to 37,000 after this hand.

Left In The Deck:

Players in today’s $10K World Championship of Seven Card Stud are now on their first twenty-minute break of the day. Play will resume in Level 3 at approximately 7:35 pm PDT.

Player Tags: Greg Mueller,   Michael Mizrachi,   Tim Phan

Mark Zajdner Eliminated

Feb 16, '09

In a Razz hand Mark Zajdner got the last of his short stack into the middle against Tim Phan on sixth street. Their cards:

Zajdner: 75(K2A9)6
Phan: A3(7643)K

Zajdner held a 7-6-5 and Phan beat him with a 7-6-4 in a close hand.










 

Player Tags: Tim Phan,   Mark Zajdner

$10,000 Main Event - Day 1d - So Much for the Phan Club

Jul 06, '08

Blinds/Antes: 150-300 with a 25 ante

Players Left: 1,746 of 2,461

Chip Leaders:

Mohmad Koowwssarie: 118,000
Aaron Kanter: 112,000
Brad Tisdale: 112,000
Tom Ly: 111,000
Shawn Conix: 110,000
Victor Ramdin: 98,500
Jaason Katsutani: 93,500
Paul Loh: 90,000
David Oppenheim: 87,000
David Saab: 84,000

CP Chip Counts:

Jeff Shulman: 32,000

Eliminations: Jean Gaspard, Tim Phan, John Phan

Big Hands:

Tim Phan Crippled, Then Busts

On a board J9335, the player in seat 2 bet 5,000 and Tim Phan went into the tank. There was a lot of money in the pot and Phan decided to make the call, leaving himself with only 2,900 behind. Seat 2 then showed down QQ and Phan mucked.

On the next hand, Phan was in the big blind and the player in seat 6 raised to 1,500. Ross Larry made the call from the cutoff in seat 1 and Phan moved all in for 1,400 more. Both players called and the flop came down A42. Seat 6 fired 3,000 into the side pot and Larry made the call. The turn was the 7 and seat 6 fired another bet, this one 5,000. Larry called again and the river was the 8. Seat 6 slowed down and checked. Larry pounced and moved all in. Seat 6 quickly called. "So long buddy. Nice playing with you," a player at the table said to Phan. Phan showed AK for top pair, the same as seat 6 who showed AK. But Larry turned over QJ for a flush on the river and he knocked out two players, including Phan.

Green Light for Action

As small as the Green section of the room might be, Table 11 now plays host to Teddy "Iceman" Monroe is seat 1, followed by Noah Schwartz in Seat 3, Jean-Robert Bellande in Seat 4, and Nick Binger in Seat 6.

Jean-Robert Bellande Takes Small Pot Off Nick Binger

Jean-Robert Bellande raised to 900 from middle position and Nick Binger made the call from the cutoff. The flop came A93, and Bellande bet out 1,400. Binger thought for a minute before folding his hand. Bellande raked another small pot as he flashed the A. After the hand Bellande moved up to just iver 60,000 in chips while Binger fell to 14,200.

Schwartz Defends Blind, Check-Raises Bellande Off of Hand

Jean-Robert Bellande raised to 800 from under the gun and Noah Schwartz called from the big blind. The flop came 433, and both players checked. The turn was the 7, and Schwartz checked to Bellande who bet out 1,000. Schwartz raised (check-raise) to 2,300 and after a few minutes in the tank, Bellande folded the hand. Schwartz raked the pot, briniging his chip count back up to 13,000 while Bellande fell slightly down to 52,000 after the hand.

The Razor Cut From The Field

John Phan has won 2 bracelets in the 2008 WSOP, but his quest for the grandest prize of them all has come to an end.
He was crippled late in level 4 when after much thought he called his opponent's all in bet of 9,000 on a board of K55A10. His opponent showed AA for aces full and Phan mucked, having lost most of his stack in the hand.
The following hand, Phan moved his remaining 3,400 all in preflop and was called by Colleen Caitlin. Phan confidently showed QQ and asked, "You have pocket tens?" But Caitlin shook her head and flipped over AK. The board ran A9549 and Phan was eliminated.

Danneman Gets Check-Raised off a Big Hand

Steve Danneman raised to 1,300 from late position and and the player in the big blind reraised to 3,300. Dannemen smooth called the raise and the flop came 10103, and both players checked around. The turn was 10 and the big blind checked to Danneman who bet 2,500. The big blind raised (check-raise) to 5,000 and Dannenman went into the tank. After a few minutes, Dannemam elected to fold his hand, his chip count falling down to 43,000.

Oppenheim Makes The Call

On a flop of K42, the player in seat 9 checked over to David Oppenheim, who fired a bet of 1,400 into the 2,200 pot. His opponent then check-raised to a total of 4,000. Oppenheim made the call, and the dealer dealt out the turn card, the 2. Both players checked to the river, which brought the Q. Seat 9 took another stab at the pot, firing out 8,000. Oppenheim leaned back in his chair, continuing to enjoy his massage as he stared down his opponent. After only a short period of deliberation, Oppenheim haphazardly tossed in his call, one chip at a time. His opponent shoved his hand into the muck, and Oppenheim raked the pot in without a showdown. He is up to 87,000.

For an exclusive look at Oppenheim's cards and his thought process during the hand, be sure to check out his Pro Analysis interview.

Jean Gaspard Goes Broke

A few hands earlier at the same table, Jean Gaspard was all in on the turn of a board reading AQ89 against the same player in seat 9. Gaspard held only 86, and was in poor shape against his opponent's AK. Gaspard improved to a straight draw on the river, which brought the 7, but was eliminated without the help of a sixth communal card.

Player Tags: John Phan,   David Oppenheim,   Tim Phan,   Jean-Robert Bellande,   Steve Dannenmann,   Noah Schwartz,   Jean Gaspard

Tim Phan Eliminated in 49th Place ($52,765)

Apr 23, '08

Tim Phan moves all in and Cory Caroll calls. Phan turns over KJ while Carroll shows A5. The board comes 106457, no help to Tim Phan who is eliminated in 49th place, earning himself $52,765.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Player Tags: Tim Phan,   Cory Carroll

Gus Hansen Doubles Through Tim Phan in Biggest Pot of the Tournament

Apr 22, '08

In one of the last hands of the day, Tim Phan raises under the gun to 32,000, a player calls from early position, Gus Hansen raises from middle position to 152,000, Phan calls, and the other player folds.

The flop comes A43, Phan checks, Hansen bets 202,000, and Phan moves all in for nearly a million. Phan has Hansen covered, but not by a lot. Hansen thinks a bit, saying, "I don't know how I can lay this down." He calls.

Phan shows AQ for a pair of aces, queen kicker. But Hansen shows AK for pair of aces, king kicker. Phan needs a queen to bust Hansen here.

The turn is the 8, the river is the J, and Gus Hansen wins the pot with his king kicker, doubling up to more about 2.2 million.

Tim Phan is knocked all the way down to 111,000.

Player Tags: Gus Hansen,   Tim Phan

Tim Phan Eliminated in 49th Place ($52,765)

Apr 23, '08

Tim Phan moves all in and Cory Caroll calls. Phan turns over KJ while Carroll shows A5. The board comes 106457, no help to Tim Phan who is eliminated in 49th place, earning himself $52,765.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Player Tags: Tim Phan,   Cory Carroll

Gus Hansen Doubles Through Tim Phan in Biggest Pot of the Tournament

Apr 22, '08

In one of the last hands of the day, Tim Phan raises under the gun to 32,000, a player calls from early position, Gus Hansen raises from middle position to 152,000, Phan calls, and the other player folds.

The flop comes A43, Phan checks, Hansen bets 202,000, and Phan moves all in for nearly a million. Phan has Hansen covered, but not by a lot. Hansen thinks a bit, saying, "I don't know how I can lay this down." He calls.

Phan shows AQ for a pair of aces, queen kicker. But Hansen shows AK for pair of aces, king kicker. Phan needs a queen to bust Hansen here.

The turn is the 8, the river is the J, and Gus Hansen wins the pot with his king kicker, doubling up to more about 2.2 million.

Tim Phan is knocked all the way down to 111,000.

Player Tags: Gus Hansen,   Tim Phan