Christopher DeMaci Poker Tournament Updates

Level 8 Update: Chau Giang Doubles Up

Jul 12, '11

NOTE: The players are now on a 90-minute dinner break. Play will continue at 8:30 p.m.

NOTE: Levels are two hours in length.

Players Remaining on Day 2B: 2,490

Blinds: 400-800 with a 100 ante

Chip Leaders:

Nicolas Fierro: 345,000
Ben Lamb: 325,000
Kevin Saul: 324,000
Guillermo Ramirez: 275,000
Raul Pino: 268,000
Ryan D’Angelo: 267,000
Narendra Banwari: 265,000
Arnaud Esquevin: 255,000
Andrew Hinrichsen: 235,000
Jeff Frerichs: 235,000

Card Player Chip Counts:

Matt Matros — 106,000
Todd Brunson — 115,000
Lee Watkinson — 73,000
Diego Cordovez — 33,000
Jeff Shulman — BUSTED
Tony Dunst — BUSTED

Notables Eliminated:

Mike Matusow
Dario Minieri
Jonathan Aguiar
Randy Dorfman
Luca Pagano
Shannon Elizabeth
Al Barbieri
Phil Galfond
Mas Kagawa
Daniel Alaei
Vivek Rajkumar
Andy Black
Shawn Cunix
Brad Booth
Alexandre Gomes
Joe Cassidy

Hands:

Chau Giang Doubles Up

The button moved all in preflop and Chau Giang made the all-in call for about 16,000. Their hands:

Giang: A 6
Button: 8 7

Board: J 10 7 7 5

Giang doubled up on the hand to survive and he now holds 38,000.

Tim West Doubles Up

Tim West got the last of his chips (24,500) into the middle preflop and one player called him down. Their cards:

West: A A
Opponent: K K

Board: 4 2 2 8 6

West won the hand and he doubled up to more than 50,000.

Featured Poker Tweet — Shannon Elizabeth

Devilfish vs. DeMaci

David Ulliot got the last of his chips into the middle preflop against Chris DeMaci. Their cards:

Ulliot: Q Q
DeMaci: A J

Board: J 8 6 9 2

Ulliot doubled up on the hand to survive with 21,000. DeMaci was knocked down to 59,000.

Shawn Cunix Eliminated

Shawn Cunix got the last of his chips into the middle preflop against Jean-Robert Bellande with a flop that read Q 5 4 sitting on the table. Their cards:

Bellande: Q 10
Cunix: Q 3

Turn and River: 6 and J

Cunix was eliminated on the hand and Bellande grew his stack to 80,000.

Featured Poker Tweet — Joseph Udine

Player Tags: Chau Giang,   Shannon Elizabeth,   Joseph Udine,   Christopher DeMaci,   Tim West,   Shawn Cunix,   Dave 'Devilfish' Ulliott

Level 20 Update -- Down to 18

Mar 09, '11

Blinds: 6,000-12,000 with a 1,000 ante

Players Remaining: 18 out of 417

Chip Counts:

Victor Ramdin — 1,900,000
Taylor von Kriegenbergh — 1,800,000
David Paredes — 1,400,000
James Dowdy — 1,250,000
Alex Kamberis — 1,000,000
Wade Townsend — 900,000
Brian Leskowitz — 900,000
Santiago Nadal — 700,000
Joe Hachem — 600,000
Romik Vatzar — 400,000

Cashes:

19th: Fabrizio Gonzalez — $11,500
20th: Chris DeMaci — $11,500
21st: Bryan Barrile — $11,500
22nd: Michael Kucinski — $11,500

Big Hands:

Chris DeMaci Eliminated in 20th Place ($11,500)

Taylor von Kriegenbergh raised to 25,000 under the gun preflop and Romik Vartzar made the call UTG+1. Chris DeMaci then reraised all in for more than 200,000 from the small blind. Kriegenbergh then reraised all in and Vartzar mucked. Their cards:

DaMaci: A K
Kriegenbergh: Q Q

Board: J 4 2 8 4

DeMaci was eliminated in 20th place and he will take home $11,500 in prize money. Kriegenbergh grew his stack close to 2 million after the hand.

Jeremy Ausmus Doubles Up

Wade Townsend raised to 27,000 preflop and Jeremy Ausmus reraised all in for 132,000 preflop. Townsend made the call and they flipped over their cards:

Ausmus: A A
Townsend: 4 4

Board: J 9 3 Q 2

Ausmus doubled up on the hand to survive with 350,000 and Townsend dropped to a million.

Bryan Barrile Eliminated in 21st Place ($11,500)

Bryan Barrile raised to 28,000 under the gun and Victor Ramdin made the call on the button. James Dowdy also made the call from the small blind and then Santiago Nadal reraised all in for 350,000 from the big blind. Barrille made the call and everyone else got out of the way. Their cards:

Barrile: A K
Nadal: J J

Board: 8 7 3 10 3

Barrile was eliminated in 21st place and he will take home $11,500 in prize money. Nadal effectively doubled up to 700,000 and he now resides in the top 10 in chips.

Poker Tweet — Alex Kamberis

Player Tags: Jeremy Ausmus,   Christopher DeMaci,   Bryan Barrile,   Wade Townsend,   Santiago Nadal,   Taylor von Kriegenbergh

Level 19 Update -- Day 3 Ends

Mar 08, '11

NOTE: Day 3 has come to a close after a flurry of eliminations in the first six minutes of level 20. There are 22 players who have advanced to day 4, which begins tomorrow at noon PST. The final 22 will play down to a final table tomorrow and blinds will begin in level 20 (6,000-12,000 with a 1,000 ante).

Level 19 Blinds: 5,000-10,000 with a 1,000 ante

Players Remaining: 22 out of 417

Chip Counts:

1st	Victor Ramdin	1,600,000
2nd	Taylor von Kriegenbergh	1,213,000
3rd	James Dowdy	1,132,000
4th	Wade Townsend	1,108,000
5th	Fabrizio Gonzalez	907,000
6th	Alexander Kamberis	814,000
7th	David Paredes	743,000
8th	Joe Hachem	610,000
9th	Jaime Kaplan	603,000
10th	Ramik Vartzer	569,000
11th	David Peters	370,000
12th	Bryan Barrile	367,000
13th	Santiago Nadal	347,000
14th	Christopher DeMaci	340,000
15th	Jose Noronha	334,000
16th	David Baker	286,000
17th	Joshua Field	277,000
18th	Bryan Leskowitz	269,000
19th	Govert Metaal	157,000
20th	Jeremy Ausmus	144,000
21st	Joe Gualtieri	100,000
22nd	Michael Kucinski	71,000

Cashes:

23rd: Thomas Jensen — $11,500
24th: Tyler Cornell — $11,500
25th: Greg DeBora — $10,000
26th: Josh Prager — $10,000
27th: Phi Nguyen — $10,000
28th: Paul Chauderson — $10,000
29th: Nicholas Blumenthal — $10,000
30th: Malachy Hagan — $10,000
31st: Alan Snow — $10,000

Big Hands:

Alex Kamberis Eliminated Two Players on the Same Hand

Alex Kamberis raised to 22,000 preflop and Paul Chauderson reraised all in for 129,000. Tyler Cornell reraised and then Kamberis moved all in as well. Cornell made the call and three all-in players flipped over their cards:

Kamberis: J J
Cornell: Q Q
Chauderson: A 10

Board: 10 7 6 8 3

Chauderson was eliminated on the hand in 28th place and he took home $10,000 in prize money. Cornell was left with 170,000 and Kamberis grew his stack to 775,000 after the hand.

Josh Prager Eliminated

James Dowdy raised to 32,000 from middle position preflop and Josh Prager moved all in for 207,000. Dowdy made the call and they revealed their cards:

Dowdy: J J
Prager: A K

Board: 7 2 2 5 4

Prager was eliminated on the hand in 26th place and he will take home $10,000 in prize money.

Chris DeMaci Doubles Up

David Peters moved all in after one opponent put in an initial raised and Chris DeMaci made the call. The original raiser mucked and the two players remaining in the pot flipped over their cards:

Peters: A 6
DeMaci: Q Q

Board: 8 7 2 3 5

DeMaci won the hand to doubled up to 340,000.

Player Tags: Josh Prager,   David Peters,   Christopher DeMaci,   Alexander Kamberis

Level 18 Update -- Hitting the Wall

Mar 08, '11

Blinds: 4,000-8,000 with a 1,000 ante

Players Remaining: 31 out of 417

Chip Counts:

1. Victor Ramdin — 1,400,000
2. Taylor von Kriegenbergh — 1,300,000
3. David Parades — 900,000
4. Joe Hachem — 825,000
5. James Dowdy — 650,000
6. Wade Townsend — 600,000
7. David Peters — 600,000
8. Tyler Cornell — 500,000
9. Jamie Kaplan — 400,000
10. Chris DeMaci — 375,000

Cashes:

32nd: Payman Arjang — $10,000
33rd: Jeff Williams — $9,000
34th: Cynthia May — $9,000

Big Hands:

The Wall

The pace of play has hit the wall during the fourth level of the day. The pace of action has slowed considerably as the field plays deeper into the money, with slow action, and slow decisions when hands to come to a showdown. The mode of the tournament has definitely shifted.

David Peters Eliminates an Opponent

There was 207,000 in the pot and the big blind was all from previous action in when the board read A 9 8 10 4. David Peters had raised to 86,000 from the button and Chris DeMaci went into the tank on the small blind. He mucked and then Peters turned over J 9 after his opponent revealed K Q. Peters was up to 600,000 after the hand.

Alex Kamberis Almost Makes a Great Call

A player in late position bet 18,000 preflop and Alex Kamberis made the call from the button. The flop fell Q J 8 and Kamberis bet 33,000. Late position check-raised to 70,000 and Kamberis made the call.

Both players checked the 5 on the turn and then the 10 fell on the river. Late position moved all in for 285,000 and Kamberis went into the tank with 175,000 left behind. He was in the tank for several minutes into the break before he decided to muck. His opponent then flipped over K 4 for a bluff as he collected the pot.

Poker Tweet — Alex Kamberis

Player Tags: David Peters,   Christopher DeMaci,   Alexander Kamberis

Level 17 Update -- Daniel Negreanu Eliminated

Mar 08, '11

Blinds: 3,000-6,000 with a 500 ante

Players Remaining: 34 out of 417

Chip Counts:

1. Taylor von Kriegenbergh — 1,650,000
2. Victor Ramdin — 1,250,000
3. Chris DeMaci — 690,000
4. Wade Townsend — 615,000
5. James Dowdy — 470,000
6. Josh Field — 395,000
7. David Parades — 380,000
8. David Peters — 375,000
9. David Baker — 375,000
10. Joe Hachem — 310,000

Cashes:

35th: Ali Eslami — $9,000
36th: Farhad Saadat — $9,000
37th: Daniel Negreanu — $9,000
38th: Ognjen Sekularac — $9,000
39th: Calvin Anderson — $9,000
40th: Dustin Schmidt — $9,000
41st: Shawn Busse — $8,000
42nd: Pat Pezzin — $8,000
43rd: Michael Allmrodj — $8,000
44th: Anton Nikaj — $8,000
45th: Ken Lawson — $8,000

Big Hands:

Daniel Negreanu Eliminated

Daniel Negreanu got the last of his chips into the middle with A Q in the hole on the hi-jack. His opponent held 9 7 on the big blind. The board ran out Q 10 5 3 4 and Negreanu was eliminated in 37th place and he will take home $9,000 in prize money.

Victor Ramdin Picks up another Six Figures

The board read A Q 3 2 3 when Victor Ramdin put out a bet for 90,000. His opponent mucked on the button and Ramdin picked up another 120,000 to grow his stack to 1.25 million.

Chris DeMaci Pads his Stack

The board read A J 9 3 when the button bet 35,000. Chris DeMaci made the call on the big blind and the river fell 3. Both players checked and DeMaci flipped over A 8. His opponent mucked and DeMaci grew his stack to 690,000 after the hand.

Poker Tweet — Alex Kamberis

Player Tags: Daniel Negreanu,   Victor Ramdin,   Christopher DeMaci

Level 13 Update -- Slowing Down

Mar 07, '11

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

Players Remaining: 89 out of 417

Chip Counts:

1. Victor Ramdin — 690,000
2. Chris DeMaci — 550,000
3. David Paredes — 275,000
4. Ryan Hughes — 265,000
5. Shawn Busse — 255,000
6. Yevgeniy Timoshenko — 240,000
7. Alex Kamberis — 240,000
8. David Peters — 240,000
9. Daniel Negreanu — 230,000
10. Ali Eslami — 210,000

Notable Eliminations:

Scott Clements
Mas Kagawa
Ray Henson
Joseph Cheong
Tom McEvoy

Big Hands:

Yevgeniy Timoshenko Eliminates Tom McEvoy

Yevgeniy Timoshenko raised to 5,600 on the button preflop and then Tom McEvoy reraised all in for 35,000. Timoshenko made the call and they flipped over their cards:

Timoshenko: A J
McEvoy: A Q

Board: J 8 4 9 2

Timoshenko won the hand to grow his stack to 240,000. McEvoy was eliminated on the hand.

Chris DeMaci Takes Down a Hand

The board read Q 7 5 2 when Chris DeMaci bet 9,100 from middle position. The button made the call and the then both players checked the 5 on the river. DeMaci flipped over pocket twos and he won the hand when his opponent mucked. DeMaci continues to cruise with 550,000.

Daniel Negreanu Pads his Stack

The flop read K J J when the button bet 7,300. Daniel Negreanu made the call and the turn fell A. The button bet 15,000 and Negreanu made the call again.

The A fell on the river and the button checked. Negreanu checked as well and he turned over A 3. The button mucked and Negreanu held 230,000 after collecting the pot.

Poker Tweet — Pat Pezzin

Player Tags: Tom McEvoy,   Daniel Negreanu,   Christopher DeMaci,   Yevgeniy Timoshenko,   Pat Pezzin

Level 6 Update -- Chris DeMaci Jumps to the Lead

Mar 05, '11

Blinds: 200-400 with a 50 ante

Players Remaining: 184 out of 263

Notable Chip Counts:

1. Chris DeMaci — 146,000
2. Alex Kamberis — 104,000
3. Ana Marquez — 85,000
4. David Paredes — 75,000
5. Vladimir Schmelev — 75,000
6. Joe Hachem — 70,000
7. Yevgeniy Timoshenko — 70,000
8. Scott Seiver — 65,000
9. George Lind — 60,000
10. James Mackey — 55,000

Notable Eliminations:

Phil Collins
Richard Toth
Thayer Rasmussen

Big Hands:

Brett Richey Busts One

Brett Richey checked a 9 6 2 and another player raised to 1,300. Richey check-raised to 2,600 and his opponent made the call.

The turn fell 3 and Richey checked again. The other player moved all in for 5,000 and Richey made the call. Their cards:

Richey: 9 6
Opponent: J 10

River: 10

Richey won the hand to grow his stack to 30,000.

Chris DeMaci Eliminates Thayer Rasmussen

After a series of bets and raises Thayer Rasmussen was all in preflop against Chris DeMaci. Their cards:

DeMaci: K K
Rasmussen: J J

Board: A 3 2 9 6

DeMaci won the hand to grow his stack to 146,000 and take the chip lead. Rasmussen was eliminated on the hand.

Poker Tweet — Phil Collins

Player Tags: Thayer Rasmussen,   Christopher DeMaci,   Phil Collins

Level 20 Update -- Down to 18

Mar 09, '11

Blinds: 6,000-12,000 with a 1,000 ante

Players Remaining: 18 out of 417

Chip Counts:

Victor Ramdin — 1,900,000
Taylor von Kriegenbergh — 1,800,000
David Paredes — 1,400,000
James Dowdy — 1,250,000
Alex Kamberis — 1,000,000
Wade Townsend — 900,000
Brian Leskowitz — 900,000
Santiago Nadal — 700,000
Joe Hachem — 600,000
Romik Vatzar — 400,000

Cashes:

19th: Fabrizio Gonzalez — $11,500
20th: Chris DeMaci — $11,500
21st: Bryan Barrile — $11,500
22nd: Michael Kucinski — $11,500

Big Hands:

Chris DeMaci Eliminated in 20th Place ($11,500)

Taylor von Kriegenbergh raised to 25,000 under the gun preflop and Romik Vartzar made the call UTG+1. Chris DeMaci then reraised all in for more than 200,000 from the small blind. Kriegenbergh then reraised all in and Vartzar mucked. Their cards:

DaMaci: A K
Kriegenbergh: Q Q

Board: J 4 2 8 4

DeMaci was eliminated in 20th place and he will take home $11,500 in prize money. Kriegenbergh grew his stack close to 2 million after the hand.

Jeremy Ausmus Doubles Up

Wade Townsend raised to 27,000 preflop and Jeremy Ausmus reraised all in for 132,000 preflop. Townsend made the call and they flipped over their cards:

Ausmus: A A
Townsend: 4 4

Board: J 9 3 Q 2

Ausmus doubled up on the hand to survive with 350,000 and Townsend dropped to a million.

Bryan Barrile Eliminated in 21st Place ($11,500)

Bryan Barrile raised to 28,000 under the gun and Victor Ramdin made the call on the button. James Dowdy also made the call from the small blind and then Santiago Nadal reraised all in for 350,000 from the big blind. Barrille made the call and everyone else got out of the way. Their cards:

Barrile: A K
Nadal: J J

Board: 8 7 3 10 3

Barrile was eliminated in 21st place and he will take home $11,500 in prize money. Nadal effectively doubled up to 700,000 and he now resides in the top 10 in chips.

Poker Tweet — Alex Kamberis

Player Tags: Jeremy Ausmus,   Christopher DeMaci,   Bryan Barrile,   Wade Townsend,   Santiago Nadal,   Taylor von Kriegenbergh

Level 19 Update -- Day 3 Ends

Mar 08, '11

NOTE: Day 3 has come to a close after a flurry of eliminations in the first six minutes of level 20. There are 22 players who have advanced to day 4, which begins tomorrow at noon PST. The final 22 will play down to a final table tomorrow and blinds will begin in level 20 (6,000-12,000 with a 1,000 ante).

Level 19 Blinds: 5,000-10,000 with a 1,000 ante

Players Remaining: 22 out of 417

Chip Counts:

1st	Victor Ramdin	1,600,000
2nd	Taylor von Kriegenbergh	1,213,000
3rd	James Dowdy	1,132,000
4th	Wade Townsend	1,108,000
5th	Fabrizio Gonzalez	907,000
6th	Alexander Kamberis	814,000
7th	David Paredes	743,000
8th	Joe Hachem	610,000
9th	Jaime Kaplan	603,000
10th	Ramik Vartzer	569,000
11th	David Peters	370,000
12th	Bryan Barrile	367,000
13th	Santiago Nadal	347,000
14th	Christopher DeMaci	340,000
15th	Jose Noronha	334,000
16th	David Baker	286,000
17th	Joshua Field	277,000
18th	Bryan Leskowitz	269,000
19th	Govert Metaal	157,000
20th	Jeremy Ausmus	144,000
21st	Joe Gualtieri	100,000
22nd	Michael Kucinski	71,000

Cashes:

23rd: Thomas Jensen — $11,500
24th: Tyler Cornell — $11,500
25th: Greg DeBora — $10,000
26th: Josh Prager — $10,000
27th: Phi Nguyen — $10,000
28th: Paul Chauderson — $10,000
29th: Nicholas Blumenthal — $10,000
30th: Malachy Hagan — $10,000
31st: Alan Snow — $10,000

Big Hands:

Alex Kamberis Eliminated Two Players on the Same Hand

Alex Kamberis raised to 22,000 preflop and Paul Chauderson reraised all in for 129,000. Tyler Cornell reraised and then Kamberis moved all in as well. Cornell made the call and three all-in players flipped over their cards:

Kamberis: J J
Cornell: Q Q
Chauderson: A 10

Board: 10 7 6 8 3

Chauderson was eliminated on the hand in 28th place and he took home $10,000 in prize money. Cornell was left with 170,000 and Kamberis grew his stack to 775,000 after the hand.

Josh Prager Eliminated

James Dowdy raised to 32,000 from middle position preflop and Josh Prager moved all in for 207,000. Dowdy made the call and they revealed their cards:

Dowdy: J J
Prager: A K

Board: 7 2 2 5 4

Prager was eliminated on the hand in 26th place and he will take home $10,000 in prize money.

Chris DeMaci Doubles Up

David Peters moved all in after one opponent put in an initial raised and Chris DeMaci made the call. The original raiser mucked and the two players remaining in the pot flipped over their cards:

Peters: A 6
DeMaci: Q Q

Board: 8 7 2 3 5

DeMaci won the hand to doubled up to 340,000.

Player Tags: Josh Prager,   David Peters,   Christopher DeMaci,   Alexander Kamberis

Level 18 Update -- Hitting the Wall

Mar 08, '11

Blinds: 4,000-8,000 with a 1,000 ante

Players Remaining: 31 out of 417

Chip Counts:

1. Victor Ramdin — 1,400,000
2. Taylor von Kriegenbergh — 1,300,000
3. David Parades — 900,000
4. Joe Hachem — 825,000
5. James Dowdy — 650,000
6. Wade Townsend — 600,000
7. David Peters — 600,000
8. Tyler Cornell — 500,000
9. Jamie Kaplan — 400,000
10. Chris DeMaci — 375,000

Cashes:

32nd: Payman Arjang — $10,000
33rd: Jeff Williams — $9,000
34th: Cynthia May — $9,000

Big Hands:

The Wall

The pace of play has hit the wall during the fourth level of the day. The pace of action has slowed considerably as the field plays deeper into the money, with slow action, and slow decisions when hands to come to a showdown. The mode of the tournament has definitely shifted.

David Peters Eliminates an Opponent

There was 207,000 in the pot and the big blind was all from previous action in when the board read A 9 8 10 4. David Peters had raised to 86,000 from the button and Chris DeMaci went into the tank on the small blind. He mucked and then Peters turned over J 9 after his opponent revealed K Q. Peters was up to 600,000 after the hand.

Alex Kamberis Almost Makes a Great Call

A player in late position bet 18,000 preflop and Alex Kamberis made the call from the button. The flop fell Q J 8 and Kamberis bet 33,000. Late position check-raised to 70,000 and Kamberis made the call.

Both players checked the 5 on the turn and then the 10 fell on the river. Late position moved all in for 285,000 and Kamberis went into the tank with 175,000 left behind. He was in the tank for several minutes into the break before he decided to muck. His opponent then flipped over K 4 for a bluff as he collected the pot.

Poker Tweet — Alex Kamberis

Player Tags: David Peters,   Christopher DeMaci,   Alexander Kamberis

Level 17 Update -- Daniel Negreanu Eliminated

Mar 08, '11

Blinds: 3,000-6,000 with a 500 ante

Players Remaining: 34 out of 417

Chip Counts:

1. Taylor von Kriegenbergh — 1,650,000
2. Victor Ramdin — 1,250,000
3. Chris DeMaci — 690,000
4. Wade Townsend — 615,000
5. James Dowdy — 470,000
6. Josh Field — 395,000
7. David Parades — 380,000
8. David Peters — 375,000
9. David Baker — 375,000
10. Joe Hachem — 310,000

Cashes:

35th: Ali Eslami — $9,000
36th: Farhad Saadat — $9,000
37th: Daniel Negreanu — $9,000
38th: Ognjen Sekularac — $9,000
39th: Calvin Anderson — $9,000
40th: Dustin Schmidt — $9,000
41st: Shawn Busse — $8,000
42nd: Pat Pezzin — $8,000
43rd: Michael Allmrodj — $8,000
44th: Anton Nikaj — $8,000
45th: Ken Lawson — $8,000

Big Hands:

Daniel Negreanu Eliminated

Daniel Negreanu got the last of his chips into the middle with A Q in the hole on the hi-jack. His opponent held 9 7 on the big blind. The board ran out Q 10 5 3 4 and Negreanu was eliminated in 37th place and he will take home $9,000 in prize money.

Victor Ramdin Picks up another Six Figures

The board read A Q 3 2 3 when Victor Ramdin put out a bet for 90,000. His opponent mucked on the button and Ramdin picked up another 120,000 to grow his stack to 1.25 million.

Chris DeMaci Pads his Stack

The board read A J 9 3 when the button bet 35,000. Chris DeMaci made the call on the big blind and the river fell 3. Both players checked and DeMaci flipped over A 8. His opponent mucked and DeMaci grew his stack to 690,000 after the hand.

Poker Tweet — Alex Kamberis

Player Tags: Daniel Negreanu,   Victor Ramdin,   Christopher DeMaci

Level 13 Update -- Slowing Down

Mar 07, '11

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

Players Remaining: 89 out of 417

Chip Counts:

1. Victor Ramdin — 690,000
2. Chris DeMaci — 550,000
3. David Paredes — 275,000
4. Ryan Hughes — 265,000
5. Shawn Busse — 255,000
6. Yevgeniy Timoshenko — 240,000
7. Alex Kamberis — 240,000
8. David Peters — 240,000
9. Daniel Negreanu — 230,000
10. Ali Eslami — 210,000

Notable Eliminations:

Scott Clements
Mas Kagawa
Ray Henson
Joseph Cheong
Tom McEvoy

Big Hands:

Yevgeniy Timoshenko Eliminates Tom McEvoy

Yevgeniy Timoshenko raised to 5,600 on the button preflop and then Tom McEvoy reraised all in for 35,000. Timoshenko made the call and they flipped over their cards:

Timoshenko: A J
McEvoy: A Q

Board: J 8 4 9 2

Timoshenko won the hand to grow his stack to 240,000. McEvoy was eliminated on the hand.

Chris DeMaci Takes Down a Hand

The board read Q 7 5 2 when Chris DeMaci bet 9,100 from middle position. The button made the call and the then both players checked the 5 on the river. DeMaci flipped over pocket twos and he won the hand when his opponent mucked. DeMaci continues to cruise with 550,000.

Daniel Negreanu Pads his Stack

The flop read K J J when the button bet 7,300. Daniel Negreanu made the call and the turn fell A. The button bet 15,000 and Negreanu made the call again.

The A fell on the river and the button checked. Negreanu checked as well and he turned over A 3. The button mucked and Negreanu held 230,000 after collecting the pot.

Poker Tweet — Pat Pezzin

Player Tags: Tom McEvoy,   Daniel Negreanu,   Christopher DeMaci,   Yevgeniy Timoshenko,   Pat Pezzin

Level 6 Update -- Chris DeMaci Jumps to the Lead

Mar 05, '11

Blinds: 200-400 with a 50 ante

Players Remaining: 184 out of 263

Notable Chip Counts:

1. Chris DeMaci — 146,000
2. Alex Kamberis — 104,000
3. Ana Marquez — 85,000
4. David Paredes — 75,000
5. Vladimir Schmelev — 75,000
6. Joe Hachem — 70,000
7. Yevgeniy Timoshenko — 70,000
8. Scott Seiver — 65,000
9. George Lind — 60,000
10. James Mackey — 55,000

Notable Eliminations:

Phil Collins
Richard Toth
Thayer Rasmussen

Big Hands:

Brett Richey Busts One

Brett Richey checked a 9 6 2 and another player raised to 1,300. Richey check-raised to 2,600 and his opponent made the call.

The turn fell 3 and Richey checked again. The other player moved all in for 5,000 and Richey made the call. Their cards:

Richey: 9 6
Opponent: J 10

River: 10

Richey won the hand to grow his stack to 30,000.

Chris DeMaci Eliminates Thayer Rasmussen

After a series of bets and raises Thayer Rasmussen was all in preflop against Chris DeMaci. Their cards:

DeMaci: K K
Rasmussen: J J

Board: A 3 2 9 6

DeMaci won the hand to grow his stack to 146,000 and take the chip lead. Rasmussen was eliminated on the hand.

Poker Tweet — Phil Collins

Player Tags: Thayer Rasmussen,   Christopher DeMaci,   Phil Collins

Level 20 Update -- Down to 18

Mar 09, '11

Blinds: 6,000-12,000 with a 1,000 ante

Players Remaining: 18 out of 417

Chip Counts:

Victor Ramdin — 1,900,000
Taylor von Kriegenbergh — 1,800,000
David Paredes — 1,400,000
James Dowdy — 1,250,000
Alex Kamberis — 1,000,000
Wade Townsend — 900,000
Brian Leskowitz — 900,000
Santiago Nadal — 700,000
Joe Hachem — 600,000
Romik Vatzar — 400,000

Cashes:

19th: Fabrizio Gonzalez — $11,500
20th: Chris DeMaci — $11,500
21st: Bryan Barrile — $11,500
22nd: Michael Kucinski — $11,500

Big Hands:

Chris DeMaci Eliminated in 20th Place ($11,500)

Taylor von Kriegenbergh raised to 25,000 under the gun preflop and Romik Vartzar made the call UTG+1. Chris DeMaci then reraised all in for more than 200,000 from the small blind. Kriegenbergh then reraised all in and Vartzar mucked. Their cards:

DaMaci: A K
Kriegenbergh: Q Q

Board: J 4 2 8 4

DeMaci was eliminated in 20th place and he will take home $11,500 in prize money. Kriegenbergh grew his stack close to 2 million after the hand.

Jeremy Ausmus Doubles Up

Wade Townsend raised to 27,000 preflop and Jeremy Ausmus reraised all in for 132,000 preflop. Townsend made the call and they flipped over their cards:

Ausmus: A A
Townsend: 4 4

Board: J 9 3 Q 2

Ausmus doubled up on the hand to survive with 350,000 and Townsend dropped to a million.

Bryan Barrile Eliminated in 21st Place ($11,500)

Bryan Barrile raised to 28,000 under the gun and Victor Ramdin made the call on the button. James Dowdy also made the call from the small blind and then Santiago Nadal reraised all in for 350,000 from the big blind. Barrille made the call and everyone else got out of the way. Their cards:

Barrile: A K
Nadal: J J

Board: 8 7 3 10 3

Barrile was eliminated in 21st place and he will take home $11,500 in prize money. Nadal effectively doubled up to 700,000 and he now resides in the top 10 in chips.

Poker Tweet — Alex Kamberis

Player Tags: Jeremy Ausmus,   Christopher DeMaci,   Bryan Barrile,   Wade Townsend,   Santiago Nadal,   Taylor von Kriegenbergh

Level 19 Update -- Day 3 Ends

Mar 08, '11

NOTE: Day 3 has come to a close after a flurry of eliminations in the first six minutes of level 20. There are 22 players who have advanced to day 4, which begins tomorrow at noon PST. The final 22 will play down to a final table tomorrow and blinds will begin in level 20 (6,000-12,000 with a 1,000 ante).

Level 19 Blinds: 5,000-10,000 with a 1,000 ante

Players Remaining: 22 out of 417

Chip Counts:

1st	Victor Ramdin	1,600,000
2nd	Taylor von Kriegenbergh	1,213,000
3rd	James Dowdy	1,132,000
4th	Wade Townsend	1,108,000
5th	Fabrizio Gonzalez	907,000
6th	Alexander Kamberis	814,000
7th	David Paredes	743,000
8th	Joe Hachem	610,000
9th	Jaime Kaplan	603,000
10th	Ramik Vartzer	569,000
11th	David Peters	370,000
12th	Bryan Barrile	367,000
13th	Santiago Nadal	347,000
14th	Christopher DeMaci	340,000
15th	Jose Noronha	334,000
16th	David Baker	286,000
17th	Joshua Field	277,000
18th	Bryan Leskowitz	269,000
19th	Govert Metaal	157,000
20th	Jeremy Ausmus	144,000
21st	Joe Gualtieri	100,000
22nd	Michael Kucinski	71,000

Cashes:

23rd: Thomas Jensen — $11,500
24th: Tyler Cornell — $11,500
25th: Greg DeBora — $10,000
26th: Josh Prager — $10,000
27th: Phi Nguyen — $10,000
28th: Paul Chauderson — $10,000
29th: Nicholas Blumenthal — $10,000
30th: Malachy Hagan — $10,000
31st: Alan Snow — $10,000

Big Hands:

Alex Kamberis Eliminated Two Players on the Same Hand

Alex Kamberis raised to 22,000 preflop and Paul Chauderson reraised all in for 129,000. Tyler Cornell reraised and then Kamberis moved all in as well. Cornell made the call and three all-in players flipped over their cards:

Kamberis: J J
Cornell: Q Q
Chauderson: A 10

Board: 10 7 6 8 3

Chauderson was eliminated on the hand in 28th place and he took home $10,000 in prize money. Cornell was left with 170,000 and Kamberis grew his stack to 775,000 after the hand.

Josh Prager Eliminated

James Dowdy raised to 32,000 from middle position preflop and Josh Prager moved all in for 207,000. Dowdy made the call and they revealed their cards:

Dowdy: J J
Prager: A K

Board: 7 2 2 5 4

Prager was eliminated on the hand in 26th place and he will take home $10,000 in prize money.

Chris DeMaci Doubles Up

David Peters moved all in after one opponent put in an initial raised and Chris DeMaci made the call. The original raiser mucked and the two players remaining in the pot flipped over their cards:

Peters: A 6
DeMaci: Q Q

Board: 8 7 2 3 5

DeMaci won the hand to doubled up to 340,000.

Player Tags: Josh Prager,   David Peters,   Christopher DeMaci,   Alexander Kamberis

Level 18 Update -- Hitting the Wall

Mar 08, '11

Blinds: 4,000-8,000 with a 1,000 ante

Players Remaining: 31 out of 417

Chip Counts:

1. Victor Ramdin — 1,400,000
2. Taylor von Kriegenbergh — 1,300,000
3. David Parades — 900,000
4. Joe Hachem — 825,000
5. James Dowdy — 650,000
6. Wade Townsend — 600,000
7. David Peters — 600,000
8. Tyler Cornell — 500,000
9. Jamie Kaplan — 400,000
10. Chris DeMaci — 375,000

Cashes:

32nd: Payman Arjang — $10,000
33rd: Jeff Williams — $9,000
34th: Cynthia May — $9,000

Big Hands:

The Wall

The pace of play has hit the wall during the fourth level of the day. The pace of action has slowed considerably as the field plays deeper into the money, with slow action, and slow decisions when hands to come to a showdown. The mode of the tournament has definitely shifted.

David Peters Eliminates an Opponent

There was 207,000 in the pot and the big blind was all from previous action in when the board read A 9 8 10 4. David Peters had raised to 86,000 from the button and Chris DeMaci went into the tank on the small blind. He mucked and then Peters turned over J 9 after his opponent revealed K Q. Peters was up to 600,000 after the hand.

Alex Kamberis Almost Makes a Great Call

A player in late position bet 18,000 preflop and Alex Kamberis made the call from the button. The flop fell Q J 8 and Kamberis bet 33,000. Late position check-raised to 70,000 and Kamberis made the call.

Both players checked the 5 on the turn and then the 10 fell on the river. Late position moved all in for 285,000 and Kamberis went into the tank with 175,000 left behind. He was in the tank for several minutes into the break before he decided to muck. His opponent then flipped over K 4 for a bluff as he collected the pot.

Poker Tweet — Alex Kamberis

Player Tags: David Peters,   Christopher DeMaci,   Alexander Kamberis

Level 17 Update -- Daniel Negreanu Eliminated

Mar 08, '11

Blinds: 3,000-6,000 with a 500 ante

Players Remaining: 34 out of 417

Chip Counts:

1. Taylor von Kriegenbergh — 1,650,000
2. Victor Ramdin — 1,250,000
3. Chris DeMaci — 690,000
4. Wade Townsend — 615,000
5. James Dowdy — 470,000
6. Josh Field — 395,000
7. David Parades — 380,000
8. David Peters — 375,000
9. David Baker — 375,000
10. Joe Hachem — 310,000

Cashes:

35th: Ali Eslami — $9,000
36th: Farhad Saadat — $9,000
37th: Daniel Negreanu — $9,000
38th: Ognjen Sekularac — $9,000
39th: Calvin Anderson — $9,000
40th: Dustin Schmidt — $9,000
41st: Shawn Busse — $8,000
42nd: Pat Pezzin — $8,000
43rd: Michael Allmrodj — $8,000
44th: Anton Nikaj — $8,000
45th: Ken Lawson — $8,000

Big Hands:

Daniel Negreanu Eliminated

Daniel Negreanu got the last of his chips into the middle with A Q in the hole on the hi-jack. His opponent held 9 7 on the big blind. The board ran out Q 10 5 3 4 and Negreanu was eliminated in 37th place and he will take home $9,000 in prize money.

Victor Ramdin Picks up another Six Figures

The board read A Q 3 2 3 when Victor Ramdin put out a bet for 90,000. His opponent mucked on the button and Ramdin picked up another 120,000 to grow his stack to 1.25 million.

Chris DeMaci Pads his Stack

The board read A J 9 3 when the button bet 35,000. Chris DeMaci made the call on the big blind and the river fell 3. Both players checked and DeMaci flipped over A 8. His opponent mucked and DeMaci grew his stack to 690,000 after the hand.

Poker Tweet — Alex Kamberis

Player Tags: Daniel Negreanu,   Victor Ramdin,   Christopher DeMaci

Level 13 Update -- Slowing Down

Mar 07, '11

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

Players Remaining: 89 out of 417

Chip Counts:

1. Victor Ramdin — 690,000
2. Chris DeMaci — 550,000
3. David Paredes — 275,000
4. Ryan Hughes — 265,000
5. Shawn Busse — 255,000
6. Yevgeniy Timoshenko — 240,000
7. Alex Kamberis — 240,000
8. David Peters — 240,000
9. Daniel Negreanu — 230,000
10. Ali Eslami — 210,000

Notable Eliminations:

Scott Clements
Mas Kagawa
Ray Henson
Joseph Cheong
Tom McEvoy

Big Hands:

Yevgeniy Timoshenko Eliminates Tom McEvoy

Yevgeniy Timoshenko raised to 5,600 on the button preflop and then Tom McEvoy reraised all in for 35,000. Timoshenko made the call and they flipped over their cards:

Timoshenko: A J
McEvoy: A Q

Board: J 8 4 9 2

Timoshenko won the hand to grow his stack to 240,000. McEvoy was eliminated on the hand.

Chris DeMaci Takes Down a Hand

The board read Q 7 5 2 when Chris DeMaci bet 9,100 from middle position. The button made the call and the then both players checked the 5 on the river. DeMaci flipped over pocket twos and he won the hand when his opponent mucked. DeMaci continues to cruise with 550,000.

Daniel Negreanu Pads his Stack

The flop read K J J when the button bet 7,300. Daniel Negreanu made the call and the turn fell A. The button bet 15,000 and Negreanu made the call again.

The A fell on the river and the button checked. Negreanu checked as well and he turned over A 3. The button mucked and Negreanu held 230,000 after collecting the pot.

Poker Tweet — Pat Pezzin

Player Tags: Tom McEvoy,   Daniel Negreanu,   Christopher DeMaci,   Yevgeniy Timoshenko,   Pat Pezzin

Level 6 Update -- Chris DeMaci Jumps to the Lead

Mar 05, '11

Blinds: 200-400 with a 50 ante

Players Remaining: 184 out of 263

Notable Chip Counts:

1. Chris DeMaci — 146,000
2. Alex Kamberis — 104,000
3. Ana Marquez — 85,000
4. David Paredes — 75,000
5. Vladimir Schmelev — 75,000
6. Joe Hachem — 70,000
7. Yevgeniy Timoshenko — 70,000
8. Scott Seiver — 65,000
9. George Lind — 60,000
10. James Mackey — 55,000

Notable Eliminations:

Phil Collins
Richard Toth
Thayer Rasmussen

Big Hands:

Brett Richey Busts One

Brett Richey checked a 9 6 2 and another player raised to 1,300. Richey check-raised to 2,600 and his opponent made the call.

The turn fell 3 and Richey checked again. The other player moved all in for 5,000 and Richey made the call. Their cards:

Richey: 9 6
Opponent: J 10

River: 10

Richey won the hand to grow his stack to 30,000.

Chris DeMaci Eliminates Thayer Rasmussen

After a series of bets and raises Thayer Rasmussen was all in preflop against Chris DeMaci. Their cards:

DeMaci: K K
Rasmussen: J J

Board: A 3 2 9 6

DeMaci won the hand to grow his stack to 146,000 and take the chip lead. Rasmussen was eliminated on the hand.

Poker Tweet — Phil Collins

Player Tags: Thayer Rasmussen,   Christopher DeMaci,   Phil Collins

Level 20 Update -- Down to 18

Mar 09, '11

Blinds: 6,000-12,000 with a 1,000 ante

Players Remaining: 18 out of 417

Chip Counts:

Victor Ramdin — 1,900,000
Taylor von Kriegenbergh — 1,800,000
David Paredes — 1,400,000
James Dowdy — 1,250,000
Alex Kamberis — 1,000,000
Wade Townsend — 900,000
Brian Leskowitz — 900,000
Santiago Nadal — 700,000
Joe Hachem — 600,000
Romik Vatzar — 400,000

Cashes:

19th: Fabrizio Gonzalez — $11,500
20th: Chris DeMaci — $11,500
21st: Bryan Barrile — $11,500
22nd: Michael Kucinski — $11,500

Big Hands:

Chris DeMaci Eliminated in 20th Place ($11,500)

Taylor von Kriegenbergh raised to 25,000 under the gun preflop and Romik Vartzar made the call UTG+1. Chris DeMaci then reraised all in for more than 200,000 from the small blind. Kriegenbergh then reraised all in and Vartzar mucked. Their cards:

DaMaci: A K
Kriegenbergh: Q Q

Board: J 4 2 8 4

DeMaci was eliminated in 20th place and he will take home $11,500 in prize money. Kriegenbergh grew his stack close to 2 million after the hand.

Jeremy Ausmus Doubles Up

Wade Townsend raised to 27,000 preflop and Jeremy Ausmus reraised all in for 132,000 preflop. Townsend made the call and they flipped over their cards:

Ausmus: A A
Townsend: 4 4

Board: J 9 3 Q 2

Ausmus doubled up on the hand to survive with 350,000 and Townsend dropped to a million.

Bryan Barrile Eliminated in 21st Place ($11,500)

Bryan Barrile raised to 28,000 under the gun and Victor Ramdin made the call on the button. James Dowdy also made the call from the small blind and then Santiago Nadal reraised all in for 350,000 from the big blind. Barrille made the call and everyone else got out of the way. Their cards:

Barrile: A K
Nadal: J J

Board: 8 7 3 10 3

Barrile was eliminated in 21st place and he will take home $11,500 in prize money. Nadal effectively doubled up to 700,000 and he now resides in the top 10 in chips.

Poker Tweet — Alex Kamberis

Player Tags: Jeremy Ausmus,   Christopher DeMaci,   Bryan Barrile,   Wade Townsend,   Santiago Nadal,   Taylor von Kriegenbergh

Level 19 Update -- Day 3 Ends

Mar 08, '11

NOTE: Day 3 has come to a close after a flurry of eliminations in the first six minutes of level 20. There are 22 players who have advanced to day 4, which begins tomorrow at noon PST. The final 22 will play down to a final table tomorrow and blinds will begin in level 20 (6,000-12,000 with a 1,000 ante).

Level 19 Blinds: 5,000-10,000 with a 1,000 ante

Players Remaining: 22 out of 417

Chip Counts:

1st	Victor Ramdin	1,600,000
2nd	Taylor von Kriegenbergh	1,213,000
3rd	James Dowdy	1,132,000
4th	Wade Townsend	1,108,000
5th	Fabrizio Gonzalez	907,000
6th	Alexander Kamberis	814,000
7th	David Paredes	743,000
8th	Joe Hachem	610,000
9th	Jaime Kaplan	603,000
10th	Ramik Vartzer	569,000
11th	David Peters	370,000
12th	Bryan Barrile	367,000
13th	Santiago Nadal	347,000
14th	Christopher DeMaci	340,000
15th	Jose Noronha	334,000
16th	David Baker	286,000
17th	Joshua Field	277,000
18th	Bryan Leskowitz	269,000
19th	Govert Metaal	157,000
20th	Jeremy Ausmus	144,000
21st	Joe Gualtieri	100,000
22nd	Michael Kucinski	71,000

Cashes:

23rd: Thomas Jensen — $11,500
24th: Tyler Cornell — $11,500
25th: Greg DeBora — $10,000
26th: Josh Prager — $10,000
27th: Phi Nguyen — $10,000
28th: Paul Chauderson — $10,000
29th: Nicholas Blumenthal — $10,000
30th: Malachy Hagan — $10,000
31st: Alan Snow — $10,000

Big Hands:

Alex Kamberis Eliminated Two Players on the Same Hand

Alex Kamberis raised to 22,000 preflop and Paul Chauderson reraised all in for 129,000. Tyler Cornell reraised and then Kamberis moved all in as well. Cornell made the call and three all-in players flipped over their cards:

Kamberis: J J
Cornell: Q Q
Chauderson: A 10

Board: 10 7 6 8 3

Chauderson was eliminated on the hand in 28th place and he took home $10,000 in prize money. Cornell was left with 170,000 and Kamberis grew his stack to 775,000 after the hand.

Josh Prager Eliminated

James Dowdy raised to 32,000 from middle position preflop and Josh Prager moved all in for 207,000. Dowdy made the call and they revealed their cards:

Dowdy: J J
Prager: A K

Board: 7 2 2 5 4

Prager was eliminated on the hand in 26th place and he will take home $10,000 in prize money.

Chris DeMaci Doubles Up

David Peters moved all in after one opponent put in an initial raised and Chris DeMaci made the call. The original raiser mucked and the two players remaining in the pot flipped over their cards:

Peters: A 6
DeMaci: Q Q

Board: 8 7 2 3 5

DeMaci won the hand to doubled up to 340,000.

Player Tags: Josh Prager,   David Peters,   Christopher DeMaci,   Alexander Kamberis

Level 18 Update -- Hitting the Wall

Mar 08, '11

Blinds: 4,000-8,000 with a 1,000 ante

Players Remaining: 31 out of 417

Chip Counts:

1. Victor Ramdin — 1,400,000
2. Taylor von Kriegenbergh — 1,300,000
3. David Parades — 900,000
4. Joe Hachem — 825,000
5. James Dowdy — 650,000
6. Wade Townsend — 600,000
7. David Peters — 600,000
8. Tyler Cornell — 500,000
9. Jamie Kaplan — 400,000
10. Chris DeMaci — 375,000

Cashes:

32nd: Payman Arjang — $10,000
33rd: Jeff Williams — $9,000
34th: Cynthia May — $9,000

Big Hands:

The Wall

The pace of play has hit the wall during the fourth level of the day. The pace of action has slowed considerably as the field plays deeper into the money, with slow action, and slow decisions when hands to come to a showdown. The mode of the tournament has definitely shifted.

David Peters Eliminates an Opponent

There was 207,000 in the pot and the big blind was all from previous action in when the board read A 9 8 10 4. David Peters had raised to 86,000 from the button and Chris DeMaci went into the tank on the small blind. He mucked and then Peters turned over J 9 after his opponent revealed K Q. Peters was up to 600,000 after the hand.

Alex Kamberis Almost Makes a Great Call

A player in late position bet 18,000 preflop and Alex Kamberis made the call from the button. The flop fell Q J 8 and Kamberis bet 33,000. Late position check-raised to 70,000 and Kamberis made the call.

Both players checked the 5 on the turn and then the 10 fell on the river. Late position moved all in for 285,000 and Kamberis went into the tank with 175,000 left behind. He was in the tank for several minutes into the break before he decided to muck. His opponent then flipped over K 4 for a bluff as he collected the pot.

Poker Tweet — Alex Kamberis

Player Tags: David Peters,   Christopher DeMaci,   Alexander Kamberis

Level 17 Update -- Daniel Negreanu Eliminated

Mar 08, '11

Blinds: 3,000-6,000 with a 500 ante

Players Remaining: 34 out of 417

Chip Counts:

1. Taylor von Kriegenbergh — 1,650,000
2. Victor Ramdin — 1,250,000
3. Chris DeMaci — 690,000
4. Wade Townsend — 615,000
5. James Dowdy — 470,000
6. Josh Field — 395,000
7. David Parades — 380,000
8. David Peters — 375,000
9. David Baker — 375,000
10. Joe Hachem — 310,000

Cashes:

35th: Ali Eslami — $9,000
36th: Farhad Saadat — $9,000
37th: Daniel Negreanu — $9,000
38th: Ognjen Sekularac — $9,000
39th: Calvin Anderson — $9,000
40th: Dustin Schmidt — $9,000
41st: Shawn Busse — $8,000
42nd: Pat Pezzin — $8,000
43rd: Michael Allmrodj — $8,000
44th: Anton Nikaj — $8,000
45th: Ken Lawson — $8,000

Big Hands:

Daniel Negreanu Eliminated

Daniel Negreanu got the last of his chips into the middle with A Q in the hole on the hi-jack. His opponent held 9 7 on the big blind. The board ran out Q 10 5 3 4 and Negreanu was eliminated in 37th place and he will take home $9,000 in prize money.

Victor Ramdin Picks up another Six Figures

The board read A Q 3 2 3 when Victor Ramdin put out a bet for 90,000. His opponent mucked on the button and Ramdin picked up another 120,000 to grow his stack to 1.25 million.

Chris DeMaci Pads his Stack

The board read A J 9 3 when the button bet 35,000. Chris DeMaci made the call on the big blind and the river fell 3. Both players checked and DeMaci flipped over A 8. His opponent mucked and DeMaci grew his stack to 690,000 after the hand.

Poker Tweet — Alex Kamberis

Player Tags: Daniel Negreanu,   Victor Ramdin,   Christopher DeMaci

Level 13 Update -- Slowing Down

Mar 07, '11

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

Players Remaining: 89 out of 417

Chip Counts:

1. Victor Ramdin — 690,000
2. Chris DeMaci — 550,000
3. David Paredes — 275,000
4. Ryan Hughes — 265,000
5. Shawn Busse — 255,000
6. Yevgeniy Timoshenko — 240,000
7. Alex Kamberis — 240,000
8. David Peters — 240,000
9. Daniel Negreanu — 230,000
10. Ali Eslami — 210,000

Notable Eliminations:

Scott Clements
Mas Kagawa
Ray Henson
Joseph Cheong
Tom McEvoy

Big Hands:

Yevgeniy Timoshenko Eliminates Tom McEvoy

Yevgeniy Timoshenko raised to 5,600 on the button preflop and then Tom McEvoy reraised all in for 35,000. Timoshenko made the call and they flipped over their cards:

Timoshenko: A J
McEvoy: A Q

Board: J 8 4 9 2

Timoshenko won the hand to grow his stack to 240,000. McEvoy was eliminated on the hand.

Chris DeMaci Takes Down a Hand

The board read Q 7 5 2 when Chris DeMaci bet 9,100 from middle position. The button made the call and the then both players checked the 5 on the river. DeMaci flipped over pocket twos and he won the hand when his opponent mucked. DeMaci continues to cruise with 550,000.

Daniel Negreanu Pads his Stack

The flop read K J J when the button bet 7,300. Daniel Negreanu made the call and the turn fell A. The button bet 15,000 and Negreanu made the call again.

The A fell on the river and the button checked. Negreanu checked as well and he turned over A 3. The button mucked and Negreanu held 230,000 after collecting the pot.

Poker Tweet — Pat Pezzin

Player Tags: Tom McEvoy,   Daniel Negreanu,   Christopher DeMaci,   Yevgeniy Timoshenko,   Pat Pezzin

Level 6 Update -- Chris DeMaci Jumps to the Lead

Mar 05, '11

Blinds: 200-400 with a 50 ante

Players Remaining: 184 out of 263

Notable Chip Counts:

1. Chris DeMaci — 146,000
2. Alex Kamberis — 104,000
3. Ana Marquez — 85,000
4. David Paredes — 75,000
5. Vladimir Schmelev — 75,000
6. Joe Hachem — 70,000
7. Yevgeniy Timoshenko — 70,000
8. Scott Seiver — 65,000
9. George Lind — 60,000
10. James Mackey — 55,000

Notable Eliminations:

Phil Collins
Richard Toth
Thayer Rasmussen

Big Hands:

Brett Richey Busts One

Brett Richey checked a 9 6 2 and another player raised to 1,300. Richey check-raised to 2,600 and his opponent made the call.

The turn fell 3 and Richey checked again. The other player moved all in for 5,000 and Richey made the call. Their cards:

Richey: 9 6
Opponent: J 10

River: 10

Richey won the hand to grow his stack to 30,000.

Chris DeMaci Eliminates Thayer Rasmussen

After a series of bets and raises Thayer Rasmussen was all in preflop against Chris DeMaci. Their cards:

DeMaci: K K
Rasmussen: J J

Board: A 3 2 9 6

DeMaci won the hand to grow his stack to 146,000 and take the chip lead. Rasmussen was eliminated on the hand.

Poker Tweet — Phil Collins

Player Tags: Thayer Rasmussen,   Christopher DeMaci,   Phil Collins

Chris Demaci Eliminated in 12th Place ($42,231)

Dec 07, '10

Chris Demaci moved all in preflop for 330,000 from the small blind. Vanessa Rousso made the call from the big blind and they turned over their cards:

Rousso: A 10
Demaci: K 9

Board: 7 6 4 5 2

Demaci was eliminated in 12th place and he will take home $42,231 in prize money.

Player Tags: Vanessa Rousso,   Christopher DeMaci

Antonio Esfandiari Doubles Up via Chris Demaci

Dec 07, '10

Antonio Esfandiari raised to 58,000 preflop from the button and Chris Demaci reraised all in from the big blind. Esfandiari made the all-in call and they flipped over their cards:

Esfandiari: Q Q
Demaci: K J

Board: 10 8 3 6 7

Esfandiari doubled up to survive with 764,000 and Demaci fell to 482,000.

Player Tags: Antonio Esfandiari,   Christopher DeMaci

Charles Caris Doubles Through Chris DeMaci

Dec 07, '10

Charles Caris moved all in from the small blind for his last 84,000 and Chris DeMaci made the call with 74.

Caris showed 98 and it held when the board fell A105K3. Caris won the pot with nine high and increased his stack to 210,000.

Player Tags: Christopher DeMaci,   Charles Caris

Andy Frankenberger Eliminated in 16th Place

Dec 06, '10

Kirk Morrison raised to 35,000 from early position and Andy Frankenberger made the call from the cutoff. Chris DeMaci called from the big blind and the flop was dealt Q 7 4.

Morrison bet 25,000 and Frankenberger moved all in for 259,000. DeMaci mucked and Morrison called. Their cards:

Frankenberger: K 10
Morrison: 7 4

Turn and River: 9 and 4

Morrison filled up to make a boat on the river and Frankenberger was eliminated in 16th place late in the day. He was awarded $33,785 in prize money.

Player Tags: Kirk Morrison,   Christopher DeMaci,   Andy Frankenberger

Jon Turner Takes A Hit

Dec 05, '10

On a flop of A109, Jerry Young checked and Jon Turner bet 22,500. Chris DeMaci then raised to 59,000 and Young called.

Turner then reraised to 232,500 and DeMaci folded. Young called all in, showing KJ for a flush draw and Turner showed pocket nines for bottom set.

At this time, DeMaci revealed that he folded 109 for bottom two pair and two other players claimed to have folded A3 and Q8.

Sure enough, the turn was the 6 and Young made his flush. The river failed to pair the board with the 5 and Turner took a hit down to 155,000. Young is now up to 525,000.

Player Tags: Jerry Young,   Jon Turner,   Christopher DeMaci

Chris Demaci Eliminated in 12th Place ($42,231)

Dec 07, '10

Chris Demaci moved all in preflop for 330,000 from the small blind. Vanessa Rousso made the call from the big blind and they turned over their cards:

Rousso: A 10
Demaci: K 9

Board: 7 6 4 5 2

Demaci was eliminated in 12th place and he will take home $42,231 in prize money.

Player Tags: Vanessa Rousso,   Christopher DeMaci

Antonio Esfandiari Doubles Up via Chris Demaci

Dec 07, '10

Antonio Esfandiari raised to 58,000 preflop from the button and Chris Demaci reraised all in from the big blind. Esfandiari made the all-in call and they flipped over their cards:

Esfandiari: Q Q
Demaci: K J

Board: 10 8 3 6 7

Esfandiari doubled up to survive with 764,000 and Demaci fell to 482,000.

Player Tags: Antonio Esfandiari,   Christopher DeMaci

Charles Caris Doubles Through Chris DeMaci

Dec 07, '10

Charles Caris moved all in from the small blind for his last 84,000 and Chris DeMaci made the call with 74.

Caris showed 98 and it held when the board fell A105K3. Caris won the pot with nine high and increased his stack to 210,000.

Player Tags: Christopher DeMaci,   Charles Caris

Andy Frankenberger Eliminated in 16th Place

Dec 06, '10

Kirk Morrison raised to 35,000 from early position and Andy Frankenberger made the call from the cutoff. Chris DeMaci called from the big blind and the flop was dealt Q 7 4.

Morrison bet 25,000 and Frankenberger moved all in for 259,000. DeMaci mucked and Morrison called. Their cards:

Frankenberger: K 10
Morrison: 7 4

Turn and River: 9 and 4

Morrison filled up to make a boat on the river and Frankenberger was eliminated in 16th place late in the day. He was awarded $33,785 in prize money.

Player Tags: Kirk Morrison,   Christopher DeMaci,   Andy Frankenberger

Jon Turner Takes A Hit

Dec 05, '10

On a flop of A109, Jerry Young checked and Jon Turner bet 22,500. Chris DeMaci then raised to 59,000 and Young called.

Turner then reraised to 232,500 and DeMaci folded. Young called all in, showing KJ for a flush draw and Turner showed pocket nines for bottom set.

At this time, DeMaci revealed that he folded 109 for bottom two pair and two other players claimed to have folded A3 and Q8.

Sure enough, the turn was the 6 and Young made his flush. The river failed to pair the board with the 5 and Turner took a hit down to 155,000. Young is now up to 525,000.

Player Tags: Jerry Young,   Jon Turner,   Christopher DeMaci

Chris Demaci Eliminated in 12th Place ($42,231)

Dec 07, '10

Chris Demaci moved all in preflop for 330,000 from the small blind. Vanessa Rousso made the call from the big blind and they turned over their cards:

Rousso: A 10
Demaci: K 9

Board: 7 6 4 5 2

Demaci was eliminated in 12th place and he will take home $42,231 in prize money.

Player Tags: Vanessa Rousso,   Christopher DeMaci

Antonio Esfandiari Doubles Up via Chris Demaci

Dec 07, '10

Antonio Esfandiari raised to 58,000 preflop from the button and Chris Demaci reraised all in from the big blind. Esfandiari made the all-in call and they flipped over their cards:

Esfandiari: Q Q
Demaci: K J

Board: 10 8 3 6 7

Esfandiari doubled up to survive with 764,000 and Demaci fell to 482,000.

Player Tags: Antonio Esfandiari,   Christopher DeMaci

Charles Caris Doubles Through Chris DeMaci

Dec 07, '10

Charles Caris moved all in from the small blind for his last 84,000 and Chris DeMaci made the call with 74.

Caris showed 98 and it held when the board fell A105K3. Caris won the pot with nine high and increased his stack to 210,000.

Player Tags: Christopher DeMaci,   Charles Caris

Andy Frankenberger Eliminated in 16th Place

Dec 06, '10

Kirk Morrison raised to 35,000 from early position and Andy Frankenberger made the call from the cutoff. Chris DeMaci called from the big blind and the flop was dealt Q 7 4.

Morrison bet 25,000 and Frankenberger moved all in for 259,000. DeMaci mucked and Morrison called. Their cards:

Frankenberger: K 10
Morrison: 7 4

Turn and River: 9 and 4

Morrison filled up to make a boat on the river and Frankenberger was eliminated in 16th place late in the day. He was awarded $33,785 in prize money.

Player Tags: Kirk Morrison,   Christopher DeMaci,   Andy Frankenberger

Jon Turner Takes A Hit

Dec 05, '10

On a flop of A109, Jerry Young checked and Jon Turner bet 22,500. Chris DeMaci then raised to 59,000 and Young called.

Turner then reraised to 232,500 and DeMaci folded. Young called all in, showing KJ for a flush draw and Turner showed pocket nines for bottom set.

At this time, DeMaci revealed that he folded 109 for bottom two pair and two other players claimed to have folded A3 and Q8.

Sure enough, the turn was the 6 and Young made his flush. The river failed to pair the board with the 5 and Turner took a hit down to 155,000. Young is now up to 525,000.

Player Tags: Jerry Young,   Jon Turner,   Christopher DeMaci

Chris DeMaci Eliminated in Second Place ($440,000)

Nov 17, '10

Joe Tehan raised to 240,000 on the button and Chris DeMaci called. The flop came down K53 and Tehan continued with a bet of 375,000.

DeMaci moved all in for 2,650,000 and Tehan immediately called, tabling K10 for top pair. DeMaci showed K4 and needed some help for his kicker.

The turn was the 5, pairing the board and giving DeMaci outs for the chop, but the river was the 4, giving the pot to Tehan with kings and fives with a ten kicker.

Player Tags: Joe Tehan,   Christopher DeMaci

Good Call For Joe Tehan

Nov 17, '10

Joe Tehan raised too 200,000 and Chris DeMaci reraised to 550,000. Tehan called and the flop came down Q32.

DeMaci continued with a bet of 450,000 and Tehan called again. The turn was the Q and both players checked. The Q hit the river and DeMaci bet 1,125,000.

Tehan made the call and DeMaci conceeded the pot with J10 for jack high. Tehan showed KJ for king high and took the pot, moving DeMaci down to 3,700,000.

Player Tags: Joe Tehan,   Christopher DeMaci

Our First Real Action of Heads Up Play

Nov 17, '10

Chris DeMaci raised to 200,000 and Joe Tehan reraised to 575,000. DeMaci called and both players saw a flop of A93.

Tehan bet 625,000 and DeMaci mucked. So far, the players are about where they started heads up play.

Player Tags: Joe Tehan,   Christopher DeMaci

Ray Henson Doubles Through Chris DeMaci

Nov 17, '10

Ray Henson moved all in preflop for his last 650,000 and was quickly called by Chris DeMaci.

Henson showed J9, but he was dominated by DeMaci’s AJ. The board fell 952J6, anyway, and Henson doubled up to about 1,400,000.

Player Tags: Ray Henson,   Christopher DeMaci

Jason Mercier Eliminated in Seventh Place ($84,857)

Nov 17, '10

Jason Mercier started the day second in chips and for the most part, kept his stack intact leading up to his elimination hand.

Jason Mercier min-raised to 120,000 and Ray Henson called. So did Chris DeMaci in the small blind. Joe Tehan then reraised to 515,000 from the big blind, which was met by a reraise to 1,100,000 from Mercier.

Henson mucked, as did DeMaci, but Tehan moved all in. Mercier made the call for his last 3,645,000 and the two flipped up their cards.

Mercier showed AK and he was flipping for the chip lead against Tehan’s pocket jacks. The board fell 96538 and Mercier was eliminated. Tehan now has over 9,300,000 in chips. His nearest competitor, DeMaci, has 4,100,000.

Player Tags: Christopher DeMaci,   Jason Mercier

Chris DeMaci Wins Decent Pot From Ray Henson

Nov 17, '10

Chris DeMaci raised too 135,000 from under the gun and Ray Henson reraised to 340,000 from the big blind.

DeMaci called and the flop came down A82. Henson bet 425,000 and DeMaci called. The turn was the 9 and Henson checked. DeMaci bet 480,000 and Henson called.

The river was the 7 and both players checked. Henson showed pocket kings, but DeMaci’s AJ was enough to take the pot.

Player Tags: Ray Henson,   Christopher DeMaci

Joe Tehan Doubles Through Chris DeMaci

Nov 17, '10

Chris DeMaci raised to 130,000 from the button and Joe Tehan made it 235,000 from the big blind. DeMaci quickly threw in a raise to 685,000 and Tehan responded by moving all in for his last 2,145,000.

DeMaci made the call, tabling AK, but he was in rough shape to Tehan’s KK.

The board fell 86263 and Tehan doubled up to 4,200,000. DeMaci is still chip leader, but is now much closer to the rest of the pack.

Seat 1: Jake Toole — 1,400,000
Seat 2: Joe Tehan — 4,200,000
Seat 3: Michael Binger — 1,585,000
Seat 4: Anh Van Nguyen — 970,000
Seat 5: Jason Mercier — 3,325,000
Seat 6: Al Grimes — 1,005,000
Seat 7: Ray Henson — 3,900,000
Seat 8: Chris DeMaci — 4,690,000

Player Tags: Joe Tehan,   Christopher DeMaci

Seat 8 -- Chris DeMaci

Nov 17, '10

Chris DeMaci is the overwhelming chip leader heading into Wednesday’s final table with 6,283,000 in chips. DeMaci grabbed the chip lead near the end of Day 3 and hasn’t relinquished it since. The 27-year-old professional poker player lives in Newport Beach, California. DeMaci has earned more than a million dollars playing online MTTs and $250,000 more playing live tournaments. DeMaci started playing poker with buddies in high school and was hooked after he saw the movie Rounders. DeMaci needs to finish sixth place or higher to best his largest live cash to date – a 2009 WSOP final table appearance where he collected $98,933 in prize money.

Player Tags: Christopher DeMaci

Joseph Melancon Eliminated in 11th Place ($37,000)

Nov 16, '10

Chris DeMaci raised to 70,000 on the button and Joseph Melancon reraised all in for 575,000 from the small blind. Ray Henson made the call from the big blind and DeMaci mucked. Their cards:

Henson: K K
Melancon: A Q

Board: J 8 8 10 4

Melancon was eliminated 11th place and he will take home $37,000 in prize money.

Player Tags: Christopher DeMaci,   Joseph Melancon

Matt Affleck Eliminated in 13th Place ($27,000)

Nov 16, '10

Matt Affleck moved all in for 318,000 preflop and Chris DeMaci made the call. Their cards:

Affleck: A 2
DeMaci: A 10

Board: A Q 3 J 6

DeMaci increased his chip lead and Affleck was eliminated from the tournament in 13th place. He will take home $27,000 in prize money.

Player Tags: Christopher DeMaci,   Matt Affleck

Chris DeMaci Eliminated in Second Place ($440,000)

Nov 17, '10

Joe Tehan raised to 240,000 on the button and Chris DeMaci called. The flop came down K53 and Tehan continued with a bet of 375,000.

DeMaci moved all in for 2,650,000 and Tehan immediately called, tabling K10 for top pair. DeMaci showed K4 and needed some help for his kicker.

The turn was the 5, pairing the board and giving DeMaci outs for the chop, but the river was the 4, giving the pot to Tehan with kings and fives with a ten kicker.

Player Tags: Joe Tehan,   Christopher DeMaci

Good Call For Joe Tehan

Nov 17, '10

Joe Tehan raised too 200,000 and Chris DeMaci reraised to 550,000. Tehan called and the flop came down Q32.

DeMaci continued with a bet of 450,000 and Tehan called again. The turn was the Q and both players checked. The Q hit the river and DeMaci bet 1,125,000.

Tehan made the call and DeMaci conceeded the pot with J10 for jack high. Tehan showed KJ for king high and took the pot, moving DeMaci down to 3,700,000.

Player Tags: Joe Tehan,   Christopher DeMaci

Our First Real Action of Heads Up Play

Nov 17, '10

Chris DeMaci raised to 200,000 and Joe Tehan reraised to 575,000. DeMaci called and both players saw a flop of A93.

Tehan bet 625,000 and DeMaci mucked. So far, the players are about where they started heads up play.

Player Tags: Joe Tehan,   Christopher DeMaci

Ray Henson Doubles Through Chris DeMaci

Nov 17, '10

Ray Henson moved all in preflop for his last 650,000 and was quickly called by Chris DeMaci.

Henson showed J9, but he was dominated by DeMaci’s AJ. The board fell 952J6, anyway, and Henson doubled up to about 1,400,000.

Player Tags: Ray Henson,   Christopher DeMaci

Jason Mercier Eliminated in Seventh Place ($84,857)

Nov 17, '10

Jason Mercier started the day second in chips and for the most part, kept his stack intact leading up to his elimination hand.

Jason Mercier min-raised to 120,000 and Ray Henson called. So did Chris DeMaci in the small blind. Joe Tehan then reraised to 515,000 from the big blind, which was met by a reraise to 1,100,000 from Mercier.

Henson mucked, as did DeMaci, but Tehan moved all in. Mercier made the call for his last 3,645,000 and the two flipped up their cards.

Mercier showed AK and he was flipping for the chip lead against Tehan’s pocket jacks. The board fell 96538 and Mercier was eliminated. Tehan now has over 9,300,000 in chips. His nearest competitor, DeMaci, has 4,100,000.

Player Tags: Christopher DeMaci,   Jason Mercier

Chris DeMaci Wins Decent Pot From Ray Henson

Nov 17, '10

Chris DeMaci raised too 135,000 from under the gun and Ray Henson reraised to 340,000 from the big blind.

DeMaci called and the flop came down A82. Henson bet 425,000 and DeMaci called. The turn was the 9 and Henson checked. DeMaci bet 480,000 and Henson called.

The river was the 7 and both players checked. Henson showed pocket kings, but DeMaci’s AJ was enough to take the pot.

Player Tags: Ray Henson,   Christopher DeMaci

Joe Tehan Doubles Through Chris DeMaci

Nov 17, '10

Chris DeMaci raised to 130,000 from the button and Joe Tehan made it 235,000 from the big blind. DeMaci quickly threw in a raise to 685,000 and Tehan responded by moving all in for his last 2,145,000.

DeMaci made the call, tabling AK, but he was in rough shape to Tehan’s KK.

The board fell 86263 and Tehan doubled up to 4,200,000. DeMaci is still chip leader, but is now much closer to the rest of the pack.

Seat 1: Jake Toole — 1,400,000
Seat 2: Joe Tehan — 4,200,000
Seat 3: Michael Binger — 1,585,000
Seat 4: Anh Van Nguyen — 970,000
Seat 5: Jason Mercier — 3,325,000
Seat 6: Al Grimes — 1,005,000
Seat 7: Ray Henson — 3,900,000
Seat 8: Chris DeMaci — 4,690,000

Player Tags: Joe Tehan,   Christopher DeMaci

Seat 8 -- Chris DeMaci

Nov 17, '10

Chris DeMaci is the overwhelming chip leader heading into Wednesday’s final table with 6,283,000 in chips. DeMaci grabbed the chip lead near the end of Day 3 and hasn’t relinquished it since. The 27-year-old professional poker player lives in Newport Beach, California. DeMaci has earned more than a million dollars playing online MTTs and $250,000 more playing live tournaments. DeMaci started playing poker with buddies in high school and was hooked after he saw the movie Rounders. DeMaci needs to finish sixth place or higher to best his largest live cash to date – a 2009 WSOP final table appearance where he collected $98,933 in prize money.

Player Tags: Christopher DeMaci

Joseph Melancon Eliminated in 11th Place ($37,000)

Nov 16, '10

Chris DeMaci raised to 70,000 on the button and Joseph Melancon reraised all in for 575,000 from the small blind. Ray Henson made the call from the big blind and DeMaci mucked. Their cards:

Henson: K K
Melancon: A Q

Board: J 8 8 10 4

Melancon was eliminated 11th place and he will take home $37,000 in prize money.

Player Tags: Christopher DeMaci,   Joseph Melancon

Matt Affleck Eliminated in 13th Place ($27,000)

Nov 16, '10

Matt Affleck moved all in for 318,000 preflop and Chris DeMaci made the call. Their cards:

Affleck: A 2
DeMaci: A 10

Board: A Q 3 J 6

DeMaci increased his chip lead and Affleck was eliminated from the tournament in 13th place. He will take home $27,000 in prize money.

Player Tags: Christopher DeMaci,   Matt Affleck