Mark Radoja Poker Tournament Updates

Mark Radoja Wins Event #24 ($436,568)

Jun 17, '11

Jeffrey Gross Eliminated in 2nd Place ($269,742)

Jeffrey Gross button-raised to 500,000, Mark Radoja shoved and Gross called all in.

Gross lead with A J against Radoja’s K 10.

The board came Q 10 2 10 A, giving Radoja middle pair on the flop and trips on the turn. Jeffrey Gross was eliminated in 2nd place ($269,742), while Mark Radoja won the gold bracelet in Event #24 and the $436,568 grand prize.

Player Tags: Mark Radoja

Level 9: Radoja Leads Gross Heads-Up; Fierrogottner 3rd

Jun 17, '11

Blinds: 100,000-200,000 with a 30,000 ante

Players Remaining: 2 out of 387

Average Chip Count: 7,500,000

Chip Counts:

1. Mark Radoja – 9,400,000
2. Jeffrey Gross – 5,600,000

Eliminations:

3rd. Nicolas Fierrogottner – $198,096

Nicolas Fierrogottner Eliminated in 3rd Place ($198,096)

Nicolas Fierrogottner came into the level as a serious short stack and got it all in shortly after.

Mark Radoja button-raised to 450,000, Nicolas Fierrogttner moved all in and Radoja called.

Radoja had A Q for the lead against Fierrogottner’s A 5.

The board came A 10 2 4 K, giving both players top pair on the flop but Radoja had the higher kicker. Nicolas Fierrogottner was eliminated in 3rd place ($198,096) while Radoja took nearly a 3:1 chip lead against Jeffrey Gross going into heads-up play.

NOTE: With the elimination of Nicolas Fierrogottner in 3rd place, Mark Radoja took the chip lead going into heads-up play with 11 million to Jeffrey Gorss’ 4 million.

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Player Tags: Mark Radoja

Level 7: Radoja Steals The Chip Lead

Jun 16, '11

Blinds: 60,000-120,000 with a 15,000 ante

Players Remaining: 5 out of 387

Average Chip Count: 3,000,000

Chip Counts:

1. Mark Radoja – 4,300,000
2. Scott Baumstein – 4,000,000
3. Adam Junglen – 2,800,000
4. Jeffrey Gross – 2,000,000
5. Nicolas Fierrogottner – 1,950,000

Radoja Doubles Through Fierrogottner, Takes Lead

Mark Radoja was all in before the flop with A K against Nicolas Fierrogottner’s 9 9.

The board came Q Q 3 8 A, giving Radoja top pair on the river. Radoja doubled up and stole the chip lead with 4.3 million that hand while Fierrogottner dropped down to about 1.6 million.

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Player Tags: Mark Radoja

Level 6: Fierrogottner Makes Quads Again, Junglen Ends Level Ahead

Jun 16, '11

Blinds: 40,000-80,000 with a 10,000 ante

Players Remaining: 5 out of 387

Average Chip Count: 3,000,000

Chip Counts:

1. Adam Junglen – 4,700,000
2. Nicolas Fierrogottner – 4,400,000
3. Mark Radoja – 2,450,000
4. Jeffrey Gross – 2,100,000
5. Scott Baumstein – 1600,000

Radoja Doubles Through Junglen For Chip Lead

Nicolas Fierrogottner started the level off as one of the short stacks, but quickly doubled through then chip leader Adam Junglen after getting it all in before the flop with A 10 against Junglen’s 7 7.

The board came A 9 3 J 3, giving Fierrogottner top pair on the flop. Fierrogottner doubled up to just over 3 million this hand, taking the chip lead from Junglen who was left with about 2.5 million.

A few hands later and Nicolas Fierrogottner managed to put even further distance between himself and his opponents after winning a huge pot against Mark Radoja with quad eights. That was the second time Nicolas Fierrogottner made quads at this final table, and he continues to lead with over 4 million.

Not For Long…Junglen Takes The Lead Back

Nicolas Fierrogottner stole the chip lead from Adam Junglen earlier in the level by doubling through, but as Level 7 approached, Junglen managed to sneak in and steal the lead back once again. Junglen got involved in a huge pot with Mark Radoja worth 3 million that went to a showdown. Junglen had turned the nut straight and taken the chip lead back once again with 4.7 million, leaving Radoja with just about 2.5 million after the hand.

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Player Tags: Mark Radoja,   Adam Junglen

Level 5: Radoja Leads Final Five; Lebedev 5th, Terry 6th

Jun 16, '11

Blinds: 30,000-60,000 with a 10,000 ante

Players Remaining: 5 out of 387

Average Chip Count: 3,000,000

Chip Counts:

1. Mark Radoja – 5,300,000
2. Adam Junglen – 4,100,000
3. Jeffrey Gross – 2,100,000
4. Nicolas Fierrogottner – 1,800,000
5. Scott Baumstein – 1,600,000

Eliminations:

6th. Nikita Lebedev – $82,287
7th. Todd Terry – $62,370

Todd Terry Eliminated in 7th Place ($62,370)

Todd terry started the level as the short stack and wasted no time getting it in. On the first hand of Level 5, Todd Terry open-shoved for 440,000 before the flop, Adam Junglen called, Mark Radoja re-shoved for about 2.2 million and Junglen called.

Radoja was in the lead with K K against Junglen’s 10 10 and Terry’s Q 9.

The board came A J J 7 3, no help for any one as Radoja more than doubled up while Todd Terry was eliminated in 7th place ($62,370).

Nikita Lebedev Eliminated in 6th Place ($82,287)

After Todd Terry was eliminated at the beginning of Level 5, Nikita Lebedev inherited the role of the short stack and was eliminated right towards the end of the level.

Adam Junglen opened the pot for 140,000 from under the gun, Nikita Lebedev moved all in for about 1,100,000 and Junglen called.

Junglen was ahead with K K against Lebedev’s Q 9.

The board came J J 5 8 8, no help for Nikita Lebedev who was eliminated in 6th place ($82,287).

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Player Tags: Todd Terry,   Mark Radoja,   Adam Junglen,   Nikita Lebedev

Level 4: Junglen Leads Final Seven On Dinner Break; Marchese 8th

Jun 16, '11

NOTE: The remaining seven players took a one hour dinner break at the conclusion of Level 4 and will return at approximately 8:00pm to resume play.

Blinds: 20,000-40,000 with a 5,000 ante

Players Remaining:7 out of 387

Average Chip Count: 2,142,857

Chip Counts:

1. Adam Junglen – 4,290,000
2. Nicolas Fierrogottner – 3,175,000
3. Jeffrey Gross – 2,265,000
4. Mark Radoja – 1,830,000
5. Scott Baumstein – 1,690,000
6. Nikita Lebedev – 1,270,000
7. Todd Terry – 445,000

Eliminations:

8th. Thomas Marchese – $47,636

Thomas Marchese Eliminated in 8th Place ($47,636)

Thomas Marchese came into the level as the short stack and was eliminated shortly after it began.

Adam Junglen opened for 80,000, Mark Radoja reraised to 190,000, Thomas Marchese moved all in, Junglen folded and Radoja called.

Radjoa turned over A K and was ahead of Marchese’s A Q.

The board came K 9 3 4 K, giving Radoja trip kings. Thomas Marchese was eliminated in 8th place ($47,636) while Mark radoja moved up to about 2 million in chips.

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Player Tags: Mark Radoja,   Thomas Marchese

Level 1: Fierrogottner Leads, Getzwiller On The Short Stack

Jun 16, '11

Blinds: 10,000-20,000 with a 3,000 ante

Players Remaining: 10 out of 387

Average Chip Count: 1,500,000

Chip Counts:

1. Nicolas Fierrogottner – 2,045,000
2. Adam Junglen – 2,030,000
3. Mark Radoja – 2,000,000
4. Thomas Marchese – 1,500,000
5. Jeffrey Gross – 1,500,000
6. Nikita Lebedev – 1,500,000
7. Scott Baumstein – 1,500,000
8. Dan Smith – 1,500,000
9. Todd Terry – 880,000
10. Sean Getzwiller – 440,000

Fierrogottner Takes The Lead

As is the structure of a shootout event, the players all began the day even in chips and relatively deep stacked, but Mark Fierrogottner managed to pick up a few pots this level, crossing 2 million with the current chip lead.

In a four-way limped pot, Nikita Lebedev bet 50,000 on a flop of K 10 10 and Mark Radoja and Nicolas Fierrogottner both called.

The turn was the 10, Fierrogottner bet 150,000, Lebedev folded and Radoja called.

The river was the 2, Fierrogottner bet 400,000 and Radoja called. Fierrogottner turned over K 10 for quad tens on the turn. Fierrogottner raked the pot, putting him over 2 million which was good for the lead at the moment.

Radoja Doubles Through Getzwiller

Mark Radoja was short in chips after Nicolas Fierrogotner won a big pot early in the level with quad tens. In this hand, Adam Junglen button-raised to 45,000, Sean Getzwiller reraised to 140,000 from the small blind, Mark Radoja made it 260,000, Junglen folded, Getzwiller shoved and Radoja called all in.

Getzwiller turned over J J and was behind Radoja’s A A.

The board came Q 10 6 9 10and Mark Radoja doubled up to roughly 2 million this hand while Sean Getzwiller dropped down to a little over 400,000.

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Player Tags: Mark Radoja,   Sean Getzwiller

Level 1: Final Table Underway

Jun 16, '11

NOTE: The shootout formula is different than most in that it plays more like a series of single-table sit-n-go’s than a conventional tournament. This event started with 387 players and ended last night (two days later) with just the 10. To get there, the final 10 players each had to win two tables, one on each of the first two days of this event.

NOTE: Play ended last night with 10 players and resumed shortly after 2:30pm. Each of the remaining ten players was issued a fresh starting stack of 1,500,000 and the standard shootout structure began once again.

Blinds: 10,000-20,000 with a 3,000 ante

Players Remaining: 10 out of 387

Average Chip Count: 1,500,000

Chip Counts:

1. Scott Baumstein – 1,500,000
2. Jeffrey Gross – 1,500,000
3. Dan Smith – 1,500,000
4. Thomas Marchese – 1,500,000
5. Nicolas Fierrogottner – 1,500,000
6. Nikita Lebedev – 1,500,000
7. Todd Terry – 1,500,000
8. Adam Junglen – 1,500,000
9. Sean Getzwiller – 1,500,000
10. Mark Radoja – 1,500,000

Payouts:

1st. $436, 568
2nd. $269,742
3rd. $198,096
4th. $146,639
5th. $109,406
6th. $82,287
7th. $62,370
8th. $47,636
9th. $36,669
10th. $28,447

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Player Tags: Todd Terry,   Mark Radoja,   Adam Junglen,   Sean Getzwiller,   Scott Baumstein,   Thomas Marchese,   Dan Smith,   Nikita Lebedev

Level 15: Noah Boeken Doubles Up

Jun 21, '10

Blinds: 2,500-5,000

Players Remaining: 43 out of 268

Average Chip Count: 186,976

Tournament Leaderboard:

1. Peter Jetten – 713,000
2. Clement Thumy – 645,000
3. Thomas Marchese – 295,000
4. Blair Rodman – 293,000
5. Shawn Keller – 280,000
6. Nikolai Yakovenko – 258,000
7. Sam Stein – 250,000
8. Noah Boeken – 240,000
9. Valdemar Kwaysser – 220,000
10. Jason Lester – 220,000

Notable Eliminations:

Ashton Griffin

Big Hands:

Boeken Doubles Through Smith

Noah Boeken started the raising from the small blind preflop against Daniel Smith. After a couple of pot-repot raises, Boeken found himself all in.

He turned over AA, besting Smith’s KK. The board ran out QJ74J and Boeken doubled up to 260,000. Smith was down to 148,000.

Radoja Eliminated

Mark Radoja raised to 11,000 from under the gun and the action folded to Clement Thumy. He raised to 23,000 and Radoja moved in for 50,000. Thumy made the call and turned over 77.

Radoja showed KQ and the race was on. The board ran out A65A9 and Radoja was eliminated.

Filippi Doubles Up

Amnon Filippi moved all in preflop and was called by Sam Stein. Filippi turned over KK while Stein was behind with 1010.

The board ran out J64QQ and Filippi doubled to 150,000. Stein dropped to 250,000.

Player Tags: Amnon Filippi,   Noah Boeken,   Mark Radoja,   Sam Stein

Mark Radoja Eliminated

Jun 20, '10

Blinds: 40,000-80,000 with a 10,000 ante

Players Remaining: 2 out of 568

Average Chip Count: 4,260,000

Tournament Leaderboard:

1. Jeffrey Papola — 6,500,000
2. Men Nguyen — 1,980,000

Notable Eliminations:

3. Mark Radoja — $262,902

Big Hands:

Mark Radoja Eliminated in Third Place ($262,902)

Mark Radoja raised to 175,000 on the buttton and Jeffrey Papola called from the big blind.

The flop was 549 and Papola checked over to Radoja, who fired out 225,000. Papola made a raised to 575,000 and Radoja moved all-in and was called by Papola.

Papola showed the 109 and Radoja had a flush draw with the Q8.

The turn gave Radoja more outs when the 8 peeled off, but the river was the K, giving the pot to Papola and sending Radoja home with $262,902 in his pocket.

The elimination sent Men Nguyen into a frenzied celebration that upset some of the supporters of Radoja supporters on the rail. There were some things shouted at Nguyen before the tournament director asked them to leave.

Player Tags: Mark Radoja,   Jeffrey Papola

Nguyen Out Early

Jun 09, '08

Blinds/Antes: 300-600 with a 100 Ante

Eliminations: Minh Nguyen

Big Hands:

Gregorich Takes a Pot

Mark Gregorich raised before the flop to 1,800. Craig Marquis made the call and the flop came AK2. Both players checked and the turn came with the 6. Gregorich bet 2,500 and Marquis mucked. After the hand, Gregorich was at around 24,000.

Out of the Muck and Onto the Rail

The floor was called after Mark Radoja moved all in. Apparently, his cards were inserted into the muck by the dealer. After a brief account of what happened, the floorman retrieved Radoja's A5 from the muck. Joseph Bolnick had already called before the episode and tabled 88. The flop was almost fatal for Radoja as it came 987, giving Bolnick a set. But there was a glimmer of hope as Radoja had a gutshot straight draw. But the turn was the 3 and the Q on the river sealed his fate and he was out.

Okun Crippled, Then Ousted

Jared Michael Okun showed pocket jacks after the board had run out 103625. He was dismayed to find that they were no good when John McKinney tabled 44 for a straight on the river. Okun was down to just 300 and was eliminated on the very next hand.

 

Player Tags: Mark Gregorich,   Jared Okun,   Mark Radoja,   Joseph Bolnick