Jason Young - Live Updates

Level 4 Hour 1 Update: Sebok Mixing It Up

Jul 04, '09

Blinds: 150-300 with a 25 ante

Players Left: 720 of 873

Chip Counts:

1. Craig Hopkins – 131,000
2. Nick Maimone – 125,000
3. Jim Bookstaff – 118,000
4. Vadim Gruzglin – 118,000
5. Jesse Rios – 110,500
6. Ali Eslami – 90,000
7. Karin Lehoussing – 87,000
8. Jonathan Tare – 75,000
9. Sam Khouiss – 72,000
10. Dave D’Alesandro – 68,000

Card Player Chip Counts:

Todd Brunson — 41,000
Mike Matusow — 29,000

Notable Eliminations:

Big Hands

Sebok Mixes It Up

The player under the gun limped in for 300. The next player to act raised to 1,500 and Joe Sebok was next to act. He made the call and everyone else mucked, including the player under the gun.

The flop then fell 764 and both players checked. It was the same story on the 8 turn and J river. Sebok then showed his hand, 22. It was good enough to take the pot as his opponent showed A10 for just ace high.

A few hands later, the flop came down J83. Sebok called his opponent’s all in bet and tabled 54 for a flush draw. His opponent tabled KK and Sebok needed help. The turn didn’t give him anything as it was the 10, but the A on the river made Sebok his flush and he knocked out his opponent, pushing his stack to 64,000.

Raymer Straightens Out His Opponent

A player raised to 950 and the player in the cutoff made the call. The action was then on Greg Raymer on the button, who raised to 3,500. Everyone folded except the cutoff and the flop was 987. Both players checked and saw the 10 fall on the turn.

The cutoff bet 5,000 and Raymer made the call. The river was the 2 and the action was checked to Raymer. He bet another 5,000 and the cutoff called. Raymer tabled KJ for a straight and the cutoff mucked. Raymer raked in the pot and was at 48,000.

Mortensen Getting Short

On a board reading J96Q, Carlos Mortensen bet 5,000. Another player raised to 13,000 and Mortensen made the call. The river was the 2 and the player shoved his entire stack, having Mortensen covered. Mortensen then mucked pocket nines face up, giving up his set. The other player showed K10 for the flush and took the pot, knocking out another player in the hand. Mortensen was down to just 12,000.

Helppi’s Pocket Kings Hold Up, Even With an Ace on Board

Juha Helppi raised to 900 under the gun and got four callers. The flop came AJ6 and everybody checked around. The turn was the 6 and everybody checked again.

The river brought the 6 and now Helppi put out a bet of 1,150 and it folded around to the player in the small blind who cut out a call and put the chips in. Helppi tabled KK and his opponent mucked his cards.

Kravchenko and Raymer Mixing it Up

After some preflop action, three players, including Alex Kravchenko and Greg Raymer see a flop of AQ2. Kravchenko bet 1,500, there was a fold and then Raymer made the call. The turn was the K and both players checked.

The river was the 6 and Kravchenko checked again. Raymer bet 4,000 and after a few moments, Kravchenko mucked. Raymer tabled the AQ, good for two pair.

Just a few hands later, these same two players were sparring again. Raymer checked and called a bet from Kravchenko on the turn and a third player came along for the river.

The final board read KJ9K8. Raymer checked, the other player checked and Kravchenko bet 3,000. Raymer quickly made the call and the third party got out of the way. Kravchenko showed AK and Raymer mucked.

Round 2 goes to Kravchenko.

Jason Young Gets Bluffed

A player under the gun made it 900 to go and got three callers, including Jason Young who called from the button. The flop was K64 and the under the gun player bet 2,100. After there were two folds in between, Jason Young opted to raise to 5,150. After some thought, the under the gun player tossed in the call.

The 7 fell on the turn and both players checked. The 2 was the river card and now the original preflop raiser bets 9,000. “You got two aces?” asked Young before he mucks his hand. His read was a little off as his opponent showed the 54, for just a pair of fours.

Left In The Deck:

It was just announced that 873 players registered for Day 1b of the main event, with 720 remaining. This is down from 1,158 players that registered on Day 1b last year. It appears that people just don’t want to spend their 4th of July holiday in the poker room.

Player Tags: Juha Helppi,   Carlos Mortensen,   Greg Raymer,   Jason Young,   Joe Sebok

Level 1 - Hour 2 Update: Talal Shakerchi Wins Big Pot

Jul 04, '09

Blinds: 50-100

Chip Counts:

1. Dave D’Alesandro — 64,000
2. Jeremiah Smith — 63,000
3. Angelo Ricci — 62,000
4. Talal Shakerchi – 60,000
5. Sam Khouiss — 52,000
6. Allan Vrooman — 40,000
7. Carlos Mortensen — 39,000
8. Juha Helppi – 37,000
9. Kara Scott — 33,600
10. Eddie Sabat — 32,000

Card Player Chip Counts:

Stephen Murphy – 29,250
Todd Brunson — 26,100
Mike Matusow — 26,000

Notable Eliminations:

None

Big Hands

David Pham vs. Jason Young

With just about 1,000 already in the pot, David Pham bets 600 on an AK9 flop, Jason Young calls. The turn is the 9, and this time Pham bets 1,200, Young calls. The river is the J, Pham bets 3,000 and Young calls. Pham shows AK for top two pair while Jason Young flashes the A as he tosses his cards into the muck. “The Dragon” is up to 35,000 in chips after this hand.

Juha Helppi Adds to Stack

On a board of J532, a player bet 2,500 into Juha Helppi. Helppi went into the tank and threw out a raise to 7,500. Helppi’s opponent went into the tank as well and eventually made the fold. Helppi asked, “did you fold kings?” Helppi is at 37,000.

Talal Shakerchi Wins Big Pot

On a board of K4JK, Talal Shakerchi bet 2,500 and his opponent min-raised to 5,000. Shakerchi deliberated momentarily before making the call. The river brought the 8 and Shakerchi bet 4,000 into the large pot. His opponent reraised to 10,000 and Shakerchi made the quick call. He tabled the JJ for jacks full while his opponent turned over the KQ for trip kings. Shakerchi is up to 60,000.

Brian ‘tsarrast’ Rast and Erik Seidel Tangle

With what might be perhaps the toughest combination of two players sitting right next to each other in the field over over 1,000 players, Erik Seidel had the button against Brian Rast’s small blind. Seidel threw out a raise from the button and Rast called. The board ran out 8455A and Seidel bet 600 on the end. Rast contemplated briefly before calling. Seidel turned over the A8 for top two. Rast Mucked. Seidel is at 30,500.

Left in the Deck

Players are on a twenty-minute break and will return at approximately 2:25 pm PDT to begin Level 2.

Player Tags: Juha Helppi,   David Pham,   Erik Seidel,   Jason Young,   Brian Rast

Event No. 22 Begins at Noon on Wednesday

Jun 10, '09

Event No. 22 ($1,500 no-limit hold’em shootout) will begin at noon on Wednesday, June 10. The tournament has an entry cap of 1,000 players. Players will begin with 4,500 in tournament chips on day 1 and blinds will begin at 25-50. Levels will be 60-minutes long and there will be a 20-minute break after every two levels. Here is a look at the schedule for the event:

Wednesday, June 10, noon: Day 1 (play out round 1)
Thursday, June 11, 2 p.m.: Day 2 (play out round 2)
Friday, June 12, 2 p.m.: Final Table

In 2008 this event attracted 1,000 players and the champion was Jason Young, who took home $335,565 in prize money. CardPlayer.com will bring you a summary of the action at the dinner break and end of play each day for this event.

Player Tags: Jason Young

Jason Young Doubles Through Allen Bari

Nov 05, '08

On a flop of J65, Jason Young gets it all in against Allen Bari.

Young shows AA but is in trouble against Bari's 65. The turn brings immediate help to Young with the J, counterfeiting Bari's two pair. He has four outs to resuck, but the river is the 9, shipping the 37,000 pot to Young.

Bari is left with 18,400 and a significant dent in his starting stack.

 

 

Player Tags: Jason Young,   Allen Bari

Search and Destroy

Oct 20, '08

Both Jason Young and Chris Bigler have busted out of the tournament.

















 

Player Tags: Jason Young

"A Little Squeeze?"

Oct 20, '08

Seat 2 raised to 2,500 preflop from the button and Mike Leah reraised to 6,600. Jason Young thought for a moment and then mucked. Seat 2 also mucked and Leah took down the hand to take his chip stack up to 28,000. "A little squeeze?" asked Young after the hand. "I had a big hand," said Leah as he collected his chips.

Player Tags: Jason Young,   Mike Leah

$1,500 Limit Shootout - Hour Six

Jul 01, '08

Blinds: 200-400
Stakes: 400-800

Table Winners: Greg Debora, Hoyt Corkins, Tony Bloon, Jannick Wrang, Yuegi Zhu, John Kranyak, Joe Deniro, Tony Tan, Sasha Rosewood, Christiano Blanco, David Gee, Terrance Chan, Robert Lipkin, Ben Fineman, Jesse Correa, Marc Klecan, Jimmy Fricke, JC Tran, Danny Wong

Eliminations: Dustin Woolf, Greg Mueller, Antonio Esfandiari, David Benyamine, John Gale

Big Hands:

Marc Klecan Advances, Eliminates David Benyamine

Heads-up, David Benyamine got it all in before the flop with QJ against Marc Klecan's J5. All in, Benyamine was in a good position to double up here until the flop came 655, giving Klecan trip fives and reducing Benyamine to catching two running queens to win or two running sixes or two running jacks to chop the pot. The turn and river brought the K 7, sending Benyamine to the rail while Marc Klecan advances to the second Round.

Antonio Esfandiari Eliminated

On a flop of A108, Antonio Esfandiari got it all in against two other players. The turn and river brought the 6 and the 3, both other players checked the side pot down. Esfandiari turned over A4 for top pair no kicker while one of his opponents showed A7 for top pair, better kciker. The sevn played and Esfandiari hit the rail early in Level 6.

Jeff Shulman Eliminated

Three-handed, Jeff Shulman was all in before the flop against both Jason Young and Eric Arreca. The flop came 763, and both players checked at the side pot. The turn was the J, and once again, both players checked the side pot. The river was the 10, and Arecca fired a bet at the pot. Young folded and Arecca turned over 76 for two pair. Shulman mucked his hand and headed towards the rail while Arreca raked the main pot.. Shulman's elimination leaves Jason Young playing heads-up with the chip lead as he looks to advance to Round 2. Young won the $1,500 No-Limit Shootout (Event No. 17) earlier this summer.

Danny Wong Advances

On a flo pot QJ5, Tim Finney bet and and Danny Wong made the call. The turn was the 6 and once again, Finney bet at the pot. This time Wong raised, Finney reraised, and Wong three-bet him all in. Finney called for the rest of his chips and Wong turned over QJ for top two pair. The river was the K and Finnry mucked his hand, sending Danny Wong to the second round.

Player Tags: Jeff Shulman,   Antonio Esfandiari,   David Benyamine,   Jason Young,   Danny Wong

$1,500 Limit Shootout - Hour Three

Jul 01, '08

Blinds: 75-150
Stakes: 150-300

Players: 823
Eliminations: Layne Flack, Mark Vos, Joe Tehan, Isabelle Mercier, Doug Lee, Barny Boatman, Todd Brunson, Maria Ho, Bret Jungblut, Erick Lindgren, John Hennigan, Kathy Liebert

Big Hands:

Jeff Shulman Getting Closer and Closer

With three players in the hand before the flop, the action was capped at 600 each and one player was all in for the exact amount. There was 1,800 in the main pot before the flop which came 1085. The player in seat 2 bet 150 into the side pot and Jeff Shulman raised to 300. Seat 2 folded his cards and Shulman raked the side pot. The turn was the Q and the river was the K. Shulman turned over K10 for two pair and the player in seat 3 mucked his cards. Shulman eliminated another opponent from his table, bringing his chip count up to just under 5,000. Only four plyers remain at Table 13 (Orange) including Jeff Shulman and event no. 18 ($1,500 NLHE Shootout) winner, Jason Young.

Isabelle Mercier Eliminated

With no action in front of her, Isabelle Mercier raised to 300 from the small blind and the player in the big blind made the call. The flop came 976, and Mercier bet 150. The big blind raised to 300 and Mercier called all in for the rest of her chips. Both players turned over their cards.

Mercier: K10
Big Blind: 76

Mericer flopped over cards and an inside straight draw while her opponent made two pair. The turn brought the 8, giving Mercier her straight to the ten, but the river brought the 6, giving her opponent a full house (sixes full of sevens). Isabelle Mercier was eliminated from the tournament.

Joe Tehan Eliminated

Joe Tehan got it all in pre-flop with K9 and was called by an opponent holding K10. The board came 103279, flopping top pair (tens) for his opponent while Tehan paired his nine on the river. A little too late asTehan was eliminated from the tournament at the begining of this level.

"Johnny World" Eliminated

With the action capped at 600 each pre-flop, John Hennigan was all in against two other opponents. The flop came 332, and one of Hennigan's opponents bet at the side pot, the other one called. The turn was the 4 and both opponents got in one bet each. The river was the Q, and once again each player put one bet in the middle. One player turned over KK and both Hennigan and his opponent mucked their cards. John Hennigan was eliminated from the tournament.

Player Tags: Jeff Shulman,   John Hennigan,   Jason Young,   Isabelle Mercier,   Joe Tehan

Jason Young Wins Event No. 17 ($329,872)

Jun 10, '08

Jason Young Wins Event No. 17 ($329,872)

After a grueling battleof heads-up play and countless short stack double ups from runner-up Mike Schwartz, Jason Young finally put the nail in his coffin after Mike Schwartz made a 700,000 pre-flop raise and Jason Young moved all in. Schwartz called and the players turned over their hands.

Young: AJ
Schwartz: 44
Board: 862AQ

Schwartz had the best of it going in, but Young spiked an ace on the turn for top pair and the rest is history. Jason Young is our newest champion, nabbing the 17th gold bracelet of the year and the $329,872 grand prize. Mike Schwartz gave it his all and will receive  $209,528 for his efforts.

Player Tags: Jason Young,   Mike Schwartz

Final Table - Hour Nine - John Strzemp Eliminated in 3rd Place ($129,675)

Jun 10, '08

Blinds/Antes: 50,000-100,000 with a 10,000 ante

Players Left: 2

Chip Counts:
Jason Young: 7,100,000
Mike Schwartz: 2,100,000

Big Hands:

John Strzemp Eliminated in 3rd Place ($129,675)

On a flop of K72, John Strzemp bet 175,000 and Mike Schwartz made the call. The turn was the 5 and Strzemp bet 500,000, Schwartz called. The river brought the K and Strzemp moved all in for a million and change. Schwartz couldn’t call quick enough, turning over K8 for trip kings. Strzemp was holding Q9 as his cards were flashed on their way to the muck. John Strzemp was eliminated in 3rd place ($129,675).

Heads-Up Play Begins

After Mike Schwartz eliminated John Strzemp in third place, both Schwartz and Jason Young started heads-up play virtually dead-locked with roughly 5 million in chips each.

The Turning Point, Young Takes a Multi-Million Pot

After just a few hands of heads-up play, Mike Schwartz raised to 300,000 from the button and Jason Young reraised to 1,000,000. Schwartz made the call and the flop came Q82. Young bet out 1,000,000 and Schwartz called. The turn was the 4 and Young moved all in. Schwartz went into the tank, ultimately folding as Young gave his opponent a courtesy flash of 88 for the set. Young took a massive chip lead after this hand.

Schwartz Gets Some Back

After a limp-check to a flop of Q32, and yet another check, Mike Schwartz bet 400,000 on the turn (4). Jason Young made the call. The river was the 2 and Schwartz moved all in for a couple million more. Young thought about it for a minute, eventually folding. 

 

Player Tags: John Strzemp,   Jason Young,   Mike Schwartz

Final Table - Hour Eight - Strzemp Falls Off, Climbs Back

Jun 10, '08

Note: Players just took a twenty-minute break and will return to increased blinds of 50,000-100,000 with a 10,000 ante.

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

Players Left: 3

Chip Counts:
John Strzemp: 4,200,000
Mike Schwartz: 3,100,000
Jason Young: 2,700,000


Big Hands:

John Strzemp Gets Raised Off a Million-Dollar Bet

Jason Young came in for a 170,000 raise from the button and John Strzemp reraised to 500,000. Young tanked for several minutes before calling the raise. The flop came 643, and Strzemp made a 1,000,000 bet. Just as fast as Strzemp said “bet”, Young came over the top and shoved all in. A very disappointed John Strzemp laid it down.

Strzemp Gets Some Back

The very next hand after shipping more than a million chips over to Jason Young’s side of the table, Strzemp gets some of them back on a three-way pot. All three players see a checked flop of QQ10 and continue to check to the turn (J). Strzemp bet 150,000, Mike Schwartz folded and Jason Young called. The river brought the 5, and this time Strzemp bet 325,000. Young quickly called, and just as quickly mucked after Strzemp turned over  98  for the straight to the queen. After this hand Strzemp is back over 3 million in chips.

Player Tags: John Strzemp,   Jason Young,   Mike Schwartz

Final Table - Hour Seven - Strzemp Takes the Chip Lead

Jun 10, '08

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

Players Left: 3

Chip Counts:
Mike Schwartz: 3,725,000
John Strzemp: 3,450,000
Jason Young: 2,875,000

Big Hands:

Strzemp Doubles Through Jason Young

John Strzemp moved all in before the flop and Jason Young made the call. Young had Strzemp covered.

Strzemp: AK
Young: A10
Board: 65210K

Strzemp had Young dominated before the flop, but Young paired his ten on the turn for the lead. A king came on the river giving Strzemp top pair, allowing him to double through the chip leader and stay alive. After the hand, the two players were virtually tied in chips.

Strzemp Makes a Sick Call With Deuces

In a three-way pot, and on a flop of Q43, all three players checked. The turn was the Q and Mike Schwartz bet 120,000. Young folded and Strzemp called. The river was the A and Schwartz bet 150,000. Strzemp made the call with 22 and Schwartz mucked his hand.

 

Player Tags: John Strzemp,   Jason Young,   Mike Schwartz

Players Return From Dinner

Jun 10, '08

The remaining three players have just returned from the dinner break to Level 22 with increased blinds of 10,000-20,000 with a 3,000 ante.

Here are the chip counts coming back from the break...

Jason Young: 4,800,000
Mike Schwartz: 4,100,000
John Strzemp: 1,100,000
 

Player Tags: John Strzemp,   Jason Young,   Mike Schwartz

Final Table - Hour Six - Rory Monahan Eliminated in 4th Place ($82,583)

Jun 10, '08

Note: Players took a sixty-minute dinner break at the end of Level 21, and should return sometime around 9:00 pm.

Blinds/Antes: 8,000-16,000 with a 2,000 ante

Players Left: 3

Chip Counts:
Jason Young: 4,800,000
Mike Schwartz: 4,100,000
John Strzemp: 1,100,000

Eliminations:
Rory Monahan Eliminated in 4th place ($82,583)

Big Hands:

Rory Monahan Eliminated in 4th place ($82,583)
After a series of uncontested all in raises from the short stacked Rory Monahan, John Strzemp had enough and decided to look him up.

Monahan: 65
Strzemp: AQ
Board: AJ1037

Strzemp led the hand the entire way, flopping top pair. Monahan picked up a busted flush draw on the turn and after faling to improve, he was eliminated in 4th place ($82,583).

Mike Schwartz Wins a BIg Pot

Mike Schwartz raised to 180,000 from the button and Jason Young reraised to 500,000 from the small blind. Schwartz called and the flop came A97. Both players checked to the turn (2), and continued to check to the river (4). Still no post-flop action and Young turned over 66 while Schwartz showed JJ. The jacks have it and Mike Schwartz takes a nice pot off of the chip leader. After this hand, Schwartz and Young are almost even in chips.
 

Player Tags: John Strzemp,   Jason Young,   Rory Monahan,   Mike Schwartz

Final Table - Hour Three - Alex Triner Eliminated 9th ($9,828)

Jun 10, '08

Blinds/Antes: 5,000-10,000 with a 2,000 ante

Players Left: 8

Chip Counts:
Sergey Rybachenko: 2,250,000
Jason Young: 1,750,000
Matt Giannetti: 1,200,000
John Strzemp: 1,010,000
Rory Monahan: 750,000
Kyle Bowker: 630,000
Mike Schwartz: 620,000
Tom West: 475,000

Eliminations:
Alex Triner Eliminated in 9th place ($9,828)

Big Hands:

Rory Monahan Gets a Little Back

On a flop of J86, Mike Schwartz bet 60,000 and Rory Monahan raised to 200,000. Schwartz thinks for a few minutes before making the call. The turn was the K and Monahan moved all in for a little more 350,000. Schwartz tanked for a minute or two before folding the hand.

Jason Young Doubles Up, Goes Runner-Runner Full House

With the action folding around to him, Jason young raised to 90,000 from the small blind and Alex Triner reraised to 225,000 from the big blind. Young took a deep breath and moved all in. Triner took an even deeper breath and called.

Young: AJ
Triner: AK
Board: 992JJ

Completely dominated before the flop and reduced to catching one of three remaining jacks to stay alive, the turn answered Young’s prayers with the J. Young celebrates, and as if Triner wasn’t sore enough after the J hit the turn, the poker Gods got a good laugh on the river when the J hit, giving Young a full house, doubling him up and reducing Triner down to about 600,000 after the hand.

Alex Triner Eliminated in 9th Place ($9,828)

With Strzemp putting in a pre-flop raise, Alex Triner moved all in behind him and Strzemp made a quick call.

Triner: J-J
Strzemp: Q-Q
Board: 443K5

Triner picked  a seemingly good spot to ship it with pocket jacks, but Strzemp’s raise was much stronger than Triner had thought. Strzemp showed pocket queens, and after losing most of his stack to A-J with A-K, now it was Triner who was looking for a jack to stay alive."Come on jack!...One more time!", but no help on the board and Alex Triner was eliminated in 9th place ($9,828).

Player Tags: Jason Young,   Rory Monahan,   Alexander Triner