Aaron Been Poker Tournament Updates

Aaron Been Eliminated

Mar 16, '09

Aaron Been was frustrated the whole day, drawing a great table to start but with nothing going his way. He finally busted when his pocket nines ran into Alex Melnikow's pocket tens.

Melnikow is now well above average with 85,000 in chips.

 

 

 

Player Tags: Aaron Been

Level 7 Update

Feb 22, '09

Level: 7

Blinds: 200-400 with a 50 ante

Players Left: 343 out of 696
 

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Score Board:

Notable Chip Counts

Antonio Esfandiari - 165,000
KJ Nam - 135,000
Dan O'Brien - 116,000
Kofi Farkye - 115,000
Daniel Negreanu - 113,000

Average:40,500

Notable Eliminations

Mark Seif
Chad Brown
Joe Bartholdi
Matt Keikoan
Alex Jacob
Jon Turner

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Featured Table

Table 19

Seat 1: Paul Smith
Seat 2: Nick Schulman
Seat 4: Eric Hershler
Seat 5: Dan O'Brien
Seat 7: Karga Holt
Seat 8: Isaac Haxton
Seat 9: Paul Wasicka

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Big Hands:

Mark Seif Eliminated by Hevad Khan

Mark Seif came into the day just over 4,000 in chips but managed to double up early in the day. Later on he moved all in from late position and got a free pass from most of the table, until Hevad Khan looked down at A-10 in the big blind. Seif showed a dominated ace and it never improved to send him out of the tournament.

Jason "Jcarver" Somerville Doubles Through Mark "scrubbyz" Zajdner

Jason Somerville was all in on the short stack for just under 3,000 in chips. It folded around to Mark Zajdner in the big blind who thought out his options. After seeing his hand, he state that he wasn't dominated by many hands and that this may be his only chance to bust Somerville. He made the call with K-10 and Somerville showed pocket fours. The board didn't help Zajdner and Somerville doubled up.

Darren "darrenelias" Elias Doubles Up

Darren Elias moved all in for just under 10,000 in chips and was called by Aaron Been in the small blind. The big blind then announced he was all in, making Been wince a bit before folding his hand. The big blind then showed AK and Elias turned over pocket eights. The board came out queen high and Elias doubled up.

Jon Turner Eliminated

Jon Turner moved all in preflop and Vinnie VInh went into the tank for a moment before making the call. Their cards:

Turner: AA
Vinh: AQ

Board: J99102

Turner was eliminated on the hand and John Phan, who was seated at the table said, "You don't gamble with Vinnie Vinh." A few minutes late Vinh was heard saying to the table, "I want everybody playing with me every time I raise."

Alex Jacob Eliminated

Alex Jacob was eliminated during the closing minutes of level 7 when his A-baby card in the hole ran into pocket sevens.

Kofi Farkye Wins on a Call Without Showing

On a board of Q949, with 2,500 in the pot, seat 1 bet 1,300 from the small blind and Kofi Farkye made the call from the cutoff. The 9 fell on the river and seat 1 fired another 3,000 into the pot. Farkye made the call and seat 1 mucked before Farkye could turn over his hand.

Player Tags: Mark Seif,   Jason Somerville,   Mark Zajdner,   Aaron Been,   Hevad Khan,   Darren Elias

$10,000 Main Event - Level 4, Hour 2

Jul 03, '08

Blinds: 150-300, 25 ante

Chip Counts:
Patrick Fortin - 135,000
Mark Garner - 111,000
Thang "Kido" Pham - 110,000
Brandon Adams - 110,000
Darrell Dicken - 100,000
Jeremiah Smith - 100,000
Bryan Sapp - 99,000
Dustin Dirksen - 95,000
Barry Shulman - 55,000
Shannon Shorr - 15,500

Eliminations:

John Cernuto
Joe Sebok
Josh Arieh
Kevin Saul
Eric Liu
J.J. Liu
Roland de Wolfe
Brad May

Big Hands and Storylines:

Barry Greenstein Can’t Get Any Respect

Barry Greenstein raised from under the gun and received calls by both the player on the button and the player in the small blind. When it was the big blind’s turn to act, he reraised to a total of 3,800. Greenstein folded, as did the button. The small blind deliberated for a moment before folding pocket tens face up. Greenstein continued to struggle throughout the level with a chip stack smaller than his original 20,000.

John Cernuto Falls Victim to an Ace on the River

John Cernuto made his final stand and got it all in with pocket kings against his opponent’s AK. The board was initially favorable for Cernuto, but the A on the river overtook his kings and sent him home.

Matt Brooks Eliminates Matt Lagarde

Matt Brooks limped under the gun and action folded to Matt “mlagoo” Lagarde who raised to 1,000. The small blind made the call and action was back on Brooks. Brooks very quickly made it 5,000. Lagarde moved the rest of his chips – about 11,000 total – into the pot. The small blind folded and Brooks called:

Lagarde: KK
Brooks: AA

The flop came 643 and Lagarde rose from his chair. The turn was the 3, and by the time the dealer flipped the Q, Lagarde was already half way out of the Amazon Room. Matt Brooks is now up to 33,000.

Been eliminates one with set of aces

A player moved all in and Aaron Been called with pocket aces. His opponent flipped over pocket jacks and was in need of help. Winning the pot became much more unlikely after the flop, which brought an jack but also an ace. He didn't catch his one outer on the turn or river and was eliminated from the tournament. After the hand Been was up to 30,000 chips.

Kevin Saul knocks player out, gets breathing room

After getting crippled a player moved all in from under the gun for just 450. Six players called, including Kevin Sail on the button. The flop came J75 and it was checked around to Saul. He bet 1,200 and everyone folded. He flipped over 76 and the player all in turned over K-Q. The turn wand river were 7A and Saul was up to 13,000 chips after the hand. But he was eliminated soon afterward when he ran K-J into K-Q.

Player Tags: Kevin Saul,   Aaron Been

$2500 NLHE - Day 2 - Level 18 - Final 18

Jun 08, '08

Players Remaining: 18

Chip Leaders:
Shawn Buchanan: 664,000
Brent Hanks: 585,000
Duncan Bell: 500,000
Jason Sanders: 475,000
Steven Merrifield: 470,000
Ariel Soffer: 445,000
Brent Ditzik: 420,000
Nicolas Levi: 400,000
Michael Kamran: 400,000
Yury Shapiro: 380,000

Eliminations: Aaron Been, Billy Ragatz

Notable Hands:

Billy Ragatz Eliminated

Billy Ragatz was all in with A3 against the A10 of Brent Hanks, and failed to improve as the board ran out K10259.

The Unbeatable Hand

Frank Vuskasin moved all in before the flop, and was eventually called by Michael Kamran. Vuskasin, who had Kamran covered, showed AJ and was racing against Kamran's 88. At least, at any other table it would have been a race. On this particular stretch of felt, however, it has been accepted that pocket 8's are an unbeatable hand in preflop encounters, holding up every time they had been shown down against big aces. The validity of this assumption was maintained as the board ran out K5776, and Kamran received his expected double up.

Set Over Set Sends Been Back Home

Jason Sanders was all-in preflop against Aaron Been
Been: 55
Sanders: 1010

The flop came 1052, bringing sets for both players and leaving Been drawing mighty thin. He failed to hit his one-outer as the turn and river brought 96, and was sent home just before the players went on break to redraw for the final two tables.

Player Tags: Aaron Been

Round of 32

Jun 20, '07

Kirk Morrison is the first player eliminated in this 5th round of play.  Morrison found himself at a disadvantage early, he pushed in with Jacks only to have his opponent wake up with Kings.  Carl Olson followed him in 31st place his top pair unable to fade his opponent's flush draw.  Both will earn $16,582.

Shannon Shorr is primed to make the round of 16 after crippling Alex Bolotin early on in their match.  With an eight-high straight on the board, Shorr bet $40,000.  After much consideration, Bolotin called, thinking Shorr was trying to buy it.  Shorr showed him a nine and took down the pot.

Eyes are also on Phil Gordon, Scotty Nguyen, Aaron Been, and Vanessa Selbst in their matches tonight.

Englishman John Kabbaj has a near unassailable chip lead over Carmel Petresco and Thomas Wahlroos from Finland is also a huge chip leader over Roman Paradiso.

Player Tags: Scotty Nguyen,   Phil Gordon,   Carl Olson,   Kirk Morrison,   Shannon Shorr,   Vanessa Selbst,   Alex Bolotin,   Aaron Been

Play To Begin at Noon

Jun 12, '07

Play is set to get underway at noon in the $1,500 No-Limit Shootout event.  The tournament, which has a very interesting structure in which each table in the event plays down until one player is left, then the players consolidate and repeat.  Players essentially will have to win a number of consecutive single-table sit-and-gos in a row.  Last year's no-limit shootout event was taken down by David "The Dragon" Pham, who is likely to try to defend his title.

Make sure to check in on this unique tournament as it progresses through the day, and to check out the Pro Blogs of Marco Traniello, Michael Gracz and Aaron Been here at Cardplayer.com.

Player Tags: Michael Gracz,   David Pham,   Marco Traniello,   Aaron Been

Monster Lay Downs

Jun 08, '07

Level 2 has brought us some big eliminations and some even bigger emerging chip stacks. Sorel Mizzi managed to pick off Tong G and Tuan Le back to back-to-back within a half hour’s time, and as a result he has amassed roughly $45,000 in chips.

Allen Kessler was the next one to hit the rail when he pushed all-in on a flop of Q87. The player in seat 10 made the call and flipped over Q8 against Kessler’s AQ. The turn and river bring the 10 and the 3, no help to Kessler as his opponent’s two pair holds up. Filling his empty seat was Brett Jungblut who joins the table already in progress with David Willamson III, Eugene Todd, T.J. Cloutier, Eric Froehlich, and defending champion, Jason Lester. Despite being surrounded by all of this talent and their accompanied bracelets, an unknown player in seat 10 is starting to build some real momentum. After eliminating Kessler and stealing a few pots with some big raises, he gets the ultimate sign of respect by T.J. Cloutier. I’m not sure if it was a sign of respect or just a case of knowing when to get out of the way when a player is running good, but none the less, Cloutier throws A-K into the muck pre-flop against this guy. T.J. Cloutier raises $625 before the flop and Seat-10 re-pots it for another $1,275 more. T.J thinks for a minute and flips over AK and says to the table, “I’m throwing this away because he’s running so good.” Brett Jungblut seemed shocked by T.J.’s lay down and although you can argue the move, no on can argue how good Seat-10 is running right now. Seat-10 shows T.J. pocket jacks, as he’s eliminated a few pros, scared some more off of their hands, and now sits with well over $40,000 in chips.

Aaron Been went into the tank for almost eight minutes during the break when Jennifer Harman put him to a decision for all of his chips. The flop comes AJ2 and Been bets $2,000. Harman re-raises the size of the pot for a total of $7,500. Been deliberates for almost eight minutes before showing A-K and tossing it into the muck.     

Roughly 330 players remain as we head into Level 3.

Player Tags: T.J. Cloutier,   Brett Jungblut,   Allen Kessler,   Jason Lester,   Jennifer Harman,   Eugene Todd,   Eric Froehlich,   Aaron Been,   Sorel Mizzi

Jon Little Takes Third ($26,354)

May 17, '07

Jon Little has defeated Aaron Been 2-1 in their match and taken third place for $26,354. Little played well throughout the event and posted some impressive victories over Michael "The Grinder" Mizrachi and Nenad Medic. Been showed the poise that has made him a top online pro, and is well on his way to becoming a big name on the live circuit. He defeated top pro Kathy Liebert in a long fought battle to advance to the Final Four. Been takes home $15,812 for his efforts.

Player Tags: Jonathan Little,   Aaron Been

E-Fro Advances

May 17, '07

Just three hands into their second game , Eric Froehlich has defeated Aaron Been.  Aaron Been raised to $600 on the button and Froehlich called.  The flop came A105, Froehlich checked and Been bet $800.  Froehlich raised to $2,300 total and  Been reraised $5,000.  Froehlich went all in, Been made the call with K7 and Froehlich tabled 52.  The next two cards came 2J and Froehlich took down the match, 2-0.  He will play the winner of the David Pham vs Jon Little match for first place, and Been will play the loser for third.  

Player Tags: Eric Froehlich,   Aaron Been

E-Fro Takes the First Point

May 17, '07

On a board of KJ435 with a large pot already in the middle of the felt, Aaron Been bets around $5,200 and  Eric Froehlich moves all in.  Been goes into the tank then calls.  Froehlich quickly shows down 54 and Been mucks.  Froehlich takes the pot and the point, making the score 1-0.

Player Tags: Eric Froehlich,   Aaron Been

Aaron Been Advances

May 16, '07

After an impressive battle with Steve Sung, Aaron Been has emerged victorious and will advance to the final four.  On the final hand Been moved all in with Q6 and Sung called with A7.  The board came K628Q sending Been the pot and the match.  He will play the winner of the Erick Lindgren vs Eric Froehlich match.  Final four play begins at 1 p.m. tomorrow.

Player Tags: Steve Sung,   Aaron Been

Been Takes the Lead

May 16, '07

In a limped pot with a flop of Q94 on the board, Aaron Been checks. Steve Sung bets $700 and Been calls. Both players check the 10 on the turn and the river card is the J. Been fires out $1,600 and Sung raises to $4,000 total. Been reraises all in and Sung folds. Been now holds the upper hand in the second game of their match.

Player Tags: Steve Sung,   Aaron Been

Sung Jumps in Front

May 16, '07

Steve Sung has taken an astounding lead over Aaron Been in their first game. He currently has $35,000 of the $40,000 chips in play.

Player Tags: Steve Sung,   Aaron Been

Start Your Engines

May 16, '07

Steve Sung and Aaron Been have started their Elite Eight match-up. The winner will advance to the Final Four, where he will face either Erick Lindgren, Nam Le, or Eric Froehlich.

Player Tags: Steve Sung,   Aaron Been

The Roller Coaster Continues

May 16, '07

Kathy Liebert just doubled up against Aaron Been with pocket aces. She now has $12,000 and is fighting to win the third game of their even match.

Player Tags: Kathy Liebert,   Aaron Been

Been Doubles Up

May 16, '07

It has been a roller coaster-ride as of late in the match between Kathy Liebert and Aaron Been. Liebert was low on chips and battled her way back to $28,000 in chips.

Been was now the low stack and pushed all-in for his last $12,000 preflop. Been showed J6, while Liebert turned over A4. The board came J432K and now Been has the upper hand once again.

Player Tags: Kathy Liebert,   Aaron Been

Time To Gamble

May 16, '07

"Alright, I'm ready to gamble," said Kathy Liebert, as much to herself as to her opponent, Aaron Been. A few hands later she got her chance.

Liebert makes it $1,800 to go preflop and Been goes into the tank. He then reaches to his chip stacks and places $4,000 more in the middle of the table. "You basically committed yourself, says Liebert in her matter-of-fact style. She then goes into the tank for about four minutes and then folds.

Player Tags: Kathy Liebert,   Aaron Been

Jon Little Takes Third ($26,354)

May 17, '07

Jon Little has defeated Aaron Been 2-1 in their match and taken third place for $26,354. Little played well throughout the event and posted some impressive victories over Michael "The Grinder" Mizrachi and Nenad Medic. Been showed the poise that has made him a top online pro, and is well on his way to becoming a big name on the live circuit. He defeated top pro Kathy Liebert in a long fought battle to advance to the Final Four. Been takes home $15,812 for his efforts.

Player Tags: Jonathan Little,   Aaron Been

E-Fro Advances

May 17, '07

Just three hands into their second game , Eric Froehlich has defeated Aaron Been.  Aaron Been raised to $600 on the button and Froehlich called.  The flop came A105, Froehlich checked and Been bet $800.  Froehlich raised to $2,300 total and  Been reraised $5,000.  Froehlich went all in, Been made the call with K7 and Froehlich tabled 52.  The next two cards came 2J and Froehlich took down the match, 2-0.  He will play the winner of the David Pham vs Jon Little match for first place, and Been will play the loser for third.  

Player Tags: Eric Froehlich,   Aaron Been

E-Fro Takes the First Point

May 17, '07

On a board of KJ435 with a large pot already in the middle of the felt, Aaron Been bets around $5,200 and  Eric Froehlich moves all in.  Been goes into the tank then calls.  Froehlich quickly shows down 54 and Been mucks.  Froehlich takes the pot and the point, making the score 1-0.

Player Tags: Eric Froehlich,   Aaron Been

Aaron Been Advances

May 16, '07

After an impressive battle with Steve Sung, Aaron Been has emerged victorious and will advance to the final four.  On the final hand Been moved all in with Q6 and Sung called with A7.  The board came K628Q sending Been the pot and the match.  He will play the winner of the Erick Lindgren vs Eric Froehlich match.  Final four play begins at 1 p.m. tomorrow.

Player Tags: Steve Sung,   Aaron Been

Been Takes the Lead

May 16, '07

In a limped pot with a flop of Q94 on the board, Aaron Been checks. Steve Sung bets $700 and Been calls. Both players check the 10 on the turn and the river card is the J. Been fires out $1,600 and Sung raises to $4,000 total. Been reraises all in and Sung folds. Been now holds the upper hand in the second game of their match.

Player Tags: Steve Sung,   Aaron Been

Sung Jumps in Front

May 16, '07

Steve Sung has taken an astounding lead over Aaron Been in their first game. He currently has $35,000 of the $40,000 chips in play.

Player Tags: Steve Sung,   Aaron Been

Start Your Engines

May 16, '07

Steve Sung and Aaron Been have started their Elite Eight match-up. The winner will advance to the Final Four, where he will face either Erick Lindgren, Nam Le, or Eric Froehlich.

Player Tags: Steve Sung,   Aaron Been

The Roller Coaster Continues

May 16, '07

Kathy Liebert just doubled up against Aaron Been with pocket aces. She now has $12,000 and is fighting to win the third game of their even match.

Player Tags: Kathy Liebert,   Aaron Been

Been Doubles Up

May 16, '07

It has been a roller coaster-ride as of late in the match between Kathy Liebert and Aaron Been. Liebert was low on chips and battled her way back to $28,000 in chips.

Been was now the low stack and pushed all-in for his last $12,000 preflop. Been showed J6, while Liebert turned over A4. The board came J432K and now Been has the upper hand once again.

Player Tags: Kathy Liebert,   Aaron Been

Time To Gamble

May 16, '07

"Alright, I'm ready to gamble," said Kathy Liebert, as much to herself as to her opponent, Aaron Been. A few hands later she got her chance.

Liebert makes it $1,800 to go preflop and Been goes into the tank. He then reaches to his chip stacks and places $4,000 more in the middle of the table. "You basically committed yourself, says Liebert in her matter-of-fact style. She then goes into the tank for about four minutes and then folds.

Player Tags: Kathy Liebert,   Aaron Been