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| Dec 15, '09 | 2009 Five Diamond World Poker Classic | WPT Doyle Brunson Classic Championship | 2 | + |
Level 10 Update: Last Level of the NightDec 15, '09 Blinds: 1,000-2,000 with a 200 ante Players Remaining: 131 out of 329 Chip Counts: 1. Faraz Jaka — 360,000 Average Chip Count: 151,000 Notable Eliminations: David Sands Big Hands:
Tom Dwan raised to 5,300 and Matt Stout made the call. The flop came down A Dwan checked and Stout bet 18,000. Dwan took about a minute before calling and the river was the 6 After another two minutes, he finally called and mucked his hand when Stout showed A Alec Torelli Eliminated By Tim Davis On a flop of A Unfortunately, the river was the 6
Vivek Rajkumar raised to 5,100 and was called by Amnon Filippi on the button and Tim Davis in the big blind. The flop came down Kh8s6h and Rajkumar continued with a bet. Filippi then moved all in and Davis made the call. Rajkumar then put Davis all in for an additional 31,000 or so and Davis made the call. Rajkumar showed the best hand with 8 The turn was the 9 Left In the Deck: David “Sir Sands” Sands was noticeably absent from his table and went we asked big stacked Kenna James about it, he sheepishly admitted to doing the damage. Mike Matusow then chimed in, explaining that it wasn’t James who busted him, but that Sands busted himself. Joe Elpayaa and Isaac Baron both started laughing, but were in agreement that perhaps Sands played a bit too fast and loose with his former 170,000 stack. Card Player TV: Kristy Arnett recently caught up with Steve Zolotow to discuss the tournament’s structure and late registration policy.
Player Tags: Steve Zolotow, Amnon Filippi, Tom Dwan, Matt Stout, Tim Davis, Alec Torelli, Vivek Rajkumar |
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| Jul 19, '09 | 2009 Bellagio Cup V | WPT Bellagio Cup V Championship Event | 7 | + |
Level 11 Update: Short Stack Bustout BonanzaJul 16, '09 Blinds: 1,200-2,400 with a 300 ante Players Remaining: 85 out of 268 Chip Counts: 1. Alec Torelli — 880,000 Average Chip Count: 189,000 Notable Eliminations: David “Devilfish” Ulliot Hand of the Level:
Isaac Haxton raised to 7,500 and J.J. Liu called. Todd Brunson made the call from the button and chip leader Alec Torelli reraised to 28,200 from the small blind. Haxton then reraised to 68,500. Liu and Brunson folded and Torelli thought for a few minutes before reraising a unknown amount. Haxton announced all in and Torelli quickly called. Haxton showed pocket kings and Torelli had pocket aces. The board ran out Q Player Tags: Alec Torelli, Isaac Haxton Level 19 Update: Reshetov Out in TenthJul 18, '09 Blinds: 10,000-20,000 with a 3,000 ante Players Remaining: 9 out of 268 Chip Counts: 1. Faraz Jaka — 3,030,000 Average Chip Count: 1,786,000 Notable Eliminations: 10. Pavel Reshetov — $46,485 Big Hands:
Ray Taylor’s second dealt card on the first hand of play was exposed as the K He decided to limp under the gun and Erik Seidel followed behind. Justin Smith called on the button, Alec Torelli completed from the small blind and Pavel Reshetov took the free flop in the big blind. The flop came out K The hand continued, with the table knowing half of Taylor’s hand, as Torelli checked. Reshetov bet 100,000 and everyone folded to Torelli, who check-raised to 240,000. Reshetov moved all in for his last 484,000 and Torelli called with K Player Tags: Erik Seidel, Mimi Tran, Alec Torelli, Justin Smith, Pavel Reshetov, Ray Taylor Final Table Update: Alec Torelli Eliminated in Fourth Place ($271,165)Jul 19, '09 Blinds: 50,000-100,000 with a 5,000 ante Players Remaining: 4 out of 268 Chip Counts: 1. Alexandre Gomes — 8,420,000 Average Chip Count: 3,216,000 Notable Eliminations: 4. Alec Torelli — $271,165 Elimination Hands:
Alec Torelli Eliminated in Fourth Place ($271,165) Alexandre Gomes raised under the gun to 250,000 and Alec Torelli reraised from the small blind to 710,000. Gomes then moved all in and Torellie made the all-in call. Their cards: Gomes: 10 Board: J Gomes won the hand to grow his stack to 8,420,000 and Torelli was eliminated in fourth place. He will take home $271,165 in prize money. Player Tags: Alec Torelli, Alexandre Gomes |
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| Jul 18, '09 | 2009 Bellagio Cup V | WPT Bellagio Cup V Championship Event | 6 | + |
Level 11 Update: Short Stack Bustout BonanzaJul 16, '09 Blinds: 1,200-2,400 with a 300 ante Players Remaining: 85 out of 268 Chip Counts: 1. Alec Torelli — 880,000 Average Chip Count: 189,000 Notable Eliminations: David “Devilfish” Ulliot Hand of the Level:
Isaac Haxton raised to 7,500 and J.J. Liu called. Todd Brunson made the call from the button and chip leader Alec Torelli reraised to 28,200 from the small blind. Haxton then reraised to 68,500. Liu and Brunson folded and Torelli thought for a few minutes before reraising a unknown amount. Haxton announced all in and Torelli quickly called. Haxton showed pocket kings and Torelli had pocket aces. The board ran out Q Player Tags: Alec Torelli, Isaac Haxton Level 19 Update: Reshetov Out in TenthJul 18, '09 Blinds: 10,000-20,000 with a 3,000 ante Players Remaining: 9 out of 268 Chip Counts: 1. Faraz Jaka — 3,030,000 Average Chip Count: 1,786,000 Notable Eliminations: 10. Pavel Reshetov — $46,485 Big Hands:
Ray Taylor’s second dealt card on the first hand of play was exposed as the K He decided to limp under the gun and Erik Seidel followed behind. Justin Smith called on the button, Alec Torelli completed from the small blind and Pavel Reshetov took the free flop in the big blind. The flop came out K The hand continued, with the table knowing half of Taylor’s hand, as Torelli checked. Reshetov bet 100,000 and everyone folded to Torelli, who check-raised to 240,000. Reshetov moved all in for his last 484,000 and Torelli called with K Player Tags: Erik Seidel, Mimi Tran, Alec Torelli, Justin Smith, Pavel Reshetov, Ray Taylor Final Table Update: Alec Torelli Eliminated in Fourth Place ($271,165)Jul 19, '09 Blinds: 50,000-100,000 with a 5,000 ante Players Remaining: 4 out of 268 Chip Counts: 1. Alexandre Gomes — 8,420,000 Average Chip Count: 3,216,000 Notable Eliminations: 4. Alec Torelli — $271,165 Elimination Hands:
Alec Torelli Eliminated in Fourth Place ($271,165) Alexandre Gomes raised under the gun to 250,000 and Alec Torelli reraised from the small blind to 710,000. Gomes then moved all in and Torellie made the all-in call. Their cards: Gomes: 10 Board: J Gomes won the hand to grow his stack to 8,420,000 and Torelli was eliminated in fourth place. He will take home $271,165 in prize money. Player Tags: Alec Torelli, Alexandre Gomes |
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| Jul 16, '09 | 2009 Bellagio Cup V | WPT Bellagio Cup V Championship Event | 4 | + |
Level 11 Update: Short Stack Bustout BonanzaJul 16, '09 Blinds: 1,200-2,400 with a 300 ante Players Remaining: 85 out of 268 Chip Counts: 1. Alec Torelli — 880,000 Average Chip Count: 189,000 Notable Eliminations: David “Devilfish” Ulliot Hand of the Level:
Isaac Haxton raised to 7,500 and J.J. Liu called. Todd Brunson made the call from the button and chip leader Alec Torelli reraised to 28,200 from the small blind. Haxton then reraised to 68,500. Liu and Brunson folded and Torelli thought for a few minutes before reraising a unknown amount. Haxton announced all in and Torelli quickly called. Haxton showed pocket kings and Torelli had pocket aces. The board ran out Q Player Tags: Alec Torelli, Isaac Haxton Level 19 Update: Reshetov Out in TenthJul 18, '09 Blinds: 10,000-20,000 with a 3,000 ante Players Remaining: 9 out of 268 Chip Counts: 1. Faraz Jaka — 3,030,000 Average Chip Count: 1,786,000 Notable Eliminations: 10. Pavel Reshetov — $46,485 Big Hands:
Ray Taylor’s second dealt card on the first hand of play was exposed as the K He decided to limp under the gun and Erik Seidel followed behind. Justin Smith called on the button, Alec Torelli completed from the small blind and Pavel Reshetov took the free flop in the big blind. The flop came out K The hand continued, with the table knowing half of Taylor’s hand, as Torelli checked. Reshetov bet 100,000 and everyone folded to Torelli, who check-raised to 240,000. Reshetov moved all in for his last 484,000 and Torelli called with K Player Tags: Erik Seidel, Mimi Tran, Alec Torelli, Justin Smith, Pavel Reshetov, Ray Taylor Final Table Update: Alec Torelli Eliminated in Fourth Place ($271,165)Jul 19, '09 Blinds: 50,000-100,000 with a 5,000 ante Players Remaining: 4 out of 268 Chip Counts: 1. Alexandre Gomes — 8,420,000 Average Chip Count: 3,216,000 Notable Eliminations: 4. Alec Torelli — $271,165 Elimination Hands:
Alec Torelli Eliminated in Fourth Place ($271,165) Alexandre Gomes raised under the gun to 250,000 and Alec Torelli reraised from the small blind to 710,000. Gomes then moved all in and Torellie made the all-in call. Their cards: Gomes: 10 Board: J Gomes won the hand to grow his stack to 8,420,000 and Torelli was eliminated in fourth place. He will take home $271,165 in prize money. Player Tags: Alec Torelli, Alexandre Gomes |
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| Jun 14, '09 | 2009 40th Annual World Series of Poker | Event 29 - $10,000 World Championship Heads Up No-Limit Hold'em | 2 | + |
Hour 11 Update: Round 5 Completed, Elite Eight is SetJun 15, '09 Hour 11 Update Players Remaining: 8 out of 256 Completed Matches (Winner in Bold): 1. Nathan Doudney vs. Jason Mercier Eliminations: 16. Jason Mercier – $38,424 Big Hands: Jamin Stokes Knocks Out Alec Torelli
Alec Torelli and Jamin Stokes got all the money in preflop and the cards were exposed. Torelli Showed the A The board ran out 9 Wolpert Doubles Up to Take Lead, Later Busts Clavet The turning point in this match was when all the money got in preflop and Leo Wolpert showed the A 10 against the A 9 of Mathieu Clavet. The board came out Q J 10 3 4 and Wolpert left Clavet on the short stack. The final blow was dealt when Wolpert raised from the button and Clavet moved all in. Wolpert called and his A John Duthie Picks up Aces to Take out Benjamin Sprenger
Earlier in the hour, John Duthie took the chip lead by getting all of his money in preflop with A 2 against the A J of Sprenger and hitting a 2 on the turn to take the lead. The final blow came when all the money got in preflop with Duthie holding the A O’Dwyer Busts Romanello to End the Night After being on the short stack for a while, Steve O’Dwyer got all of his money in the middle preflop with J From that point on, O’Dwyer slowly chipped up and eventually built a formidable stack. The final hand of the night was when O’Dwyer limped in on the button and Romanello raised to 100,000. O’Dwyer raised the rest of Romanello’s chips and Romanello made the call with his last 160,000. O’Dwyer showed the A Player Tags: John Duthie, Jamin Stokes, Leo Wolpert, Alec Torelli, Steve O'Dwyer, Roberto Romanello Hour 4 Update: Vanessa Rousso Eliminated, Alec Torelli AdvancesJun 14, '09 Hour 4 Update Players Remaining: 33 out of 256 Completed Round 3 Matches (Winner in Bold): 1. Jonathan Jaffe vs. Dario Minieri Big Hands:
Vanessa Rousso Eliminated Evan Roberts open-shoved for the last of Vanessa Rousso’s stack of 39,600. Rousso went into the tank before finally calling with ace-six. Roberts tabled pocket fives and they held up to eliminate the 2009 NBC National Heads Up runner-up.
Alec Torelli Advances The short stack of Joao Barbosa moved all-in preflop and Alec Torelli went into the tank. He said, “this is going to be a close one.” He eventually made the call and exposed the A Mike Caro Doubles Up Approaching almost four hours of play, Mike Caro went all-in with the A Left In The Deck: Everyone that has advanced to round four has made the money. The next round will begin very shortly. If the Caro vs. Popov match has not ended by then, the rest of the field will still begin the next round. Player Tags: Mike Caro, Vanessa Rousso, Alec Torelli, Evan Roberts, Joao Barbosa |
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| May 31, '09 | 2009 40th Annual World Series of Poker | Event 2 - $40,000 40th Annual No-Limit Hold'em | 4 | + |
Level 7 Update: Jason Mercier Busts Adam GeyerMay 28, '09 Blinds: 1,000-2,000 with 300 ante Players Remaining: 141 out of 201 Chip Counts: 1. Lex Veldhuis — 530,000 Average Chip Count: 171,000 Notable Eliminations: Adam “csimmsux” Geyer Big Hands:
Antonio Esfandiari raised to 6,400 from the cutoff and Adam Geyer reraised to 17,000 on the button. The action moved to Jason Mercier who reraised from the small blind. Esfandiari folded and Geyer reluctantly moved in for his last 30,000 or so. Mercier flipped up pocket aces and Geyer showed down pocket queens. The board ran out K David Baker Chips Up On a board reading 9 Andy Bloch Getting Picked on by Alec Torelli After losing a big pot earlier to Torelli, Bloch checked a board showing J A few hands later, Bloch doubled up with pocket kings against his opponent’s ace-queen.
Andy Black raised to 6,000 from the hijack. Chris Moore was next to act and move in for his last 30,000. Black talked to Moore for a bit before making the call and showing 5 “Action” Jeff Garza Sent Home By Phil Galfond Jeff Garza was all in and called holding A-Q but was dominated by Phil Galfond’s superior A-K. The board rolled out nine high offering no help to the recently turned 21 Garza. Galfond now has a stack of 320,000.
Alan Sass raised to 5,500 and Phil Hellmuth reraised to 15,000 directly behind him. Sass made the call and the flop came out 6 The turn was the K After the hand, Hellmuth pulled one of our reporters aside to admit that he held A-7 for a busted open-ended straight draw. “I’d get penalized for saying this at the table, but I just wanted to let it be known that the most horrible players in the world usually beat me,” said Hellmuth. The hand drew further attention when it was revealed that the dealer had miscounted the all-in stacks, giving Sass some more of Hellmuth chips. Hellmuth, clearly upset, responded with, “What are you trying to give it all to him?” Not quite, as Hellmuth still has about 37,000 in chips. Russell Rosenblum Doubles Up Russell Rosenblum found himself and his stack of about 100,000 all in preflop holding pocket kings against the pocket jacks of Philippe Rouas. The kings held and Rosenblum safely doubled up to about 210,000. Player Tags: Andy Bloch, Antonio Esfandiari, Phil Hellmuth, Russell Rosenblum, Andy Black, Chris Moore, Alan Sass, Adam Geyer, Alec Torelli, Philippe Rouas, David Baker, Jason Mercier Level 3 Update: Dario Minieri EliminatedMay 28, '09 Blinds: 400-800 with a 100 ante Players Remaining: 180 out of 201 Chip Counts: 1. Ted Forrest — 310,000 Average Chip Count: 134,000 Notable Eliminations: Dario Minieri Big Hands: David Singer Takes a Pot From Lex Vuldhuis Davis Singer opens the pot for 2,200 from middle position and Lex Veldhuis calls from the button. The flop comes K
Dario Minieri is Eliminated Matthew Glantz and Dario Minieri got it all in on the flop of J Alec Torelli Wins Pot On a board of A Shawn Buchanan Gets Something Going After a pre-flop raise, and with about 10,000 now in the pot, Shawn Buchanan bets 6,500 on a fop of 4
Gavin Griffin raises to 2,400 from middle position and JC Tran calls from the small blind. The flop comes 7 Daniel Negreanu Folds on the River On a board of A Left In The Deck: Phil Hellmuth has just taken his seat after an almost 3 level absence. Player Tags: J.C. Tran, Daniel Negreanu, Phil Hellmuth, Shawn Buchanan, Gavin Griffin, Matthew Glantz, Dario Minieri, Freddy Deeb, Alec Torelli Level 18 Update: Neil Chriss Busts on the BubbleMay 29, '09 Blinds: 10,000-20,000 with a 3,000 ante Players Remaining: 23 out of 201 Chip Counts: 1. Justin Bonomo — 2,200,000 Average Chip Count: 1,048,695 Notable Eliminations: Out of the Money Phil Galfond In the Money 27. Vanessa Rousso — $71,858 Big Hands:
A short stacked Phil Galfond moved all in holding A The remaining 28 players are now playing hand-for-hand. Neil Chriss Becomes Unfortunate Bubble Boy Alec Torelli raised to 50,000 on the button and both Neil Chriss and Greg Raymer came along in the blinds. The flop came out A Chriss made the call showing A
J.C. Tran Eliminated in 26th Place ($71,858) J.C. Tran raised to 105,000, basically committing the rest of his stack. Matt Marafioti then reraised to 700,000, more than enough to put him all in. Tran called with Q
Sorel Mizzi and David Baker got in all in preflop with Baker having the bigger stack. Mizzi showed Q David Pham Eliminated in 24th Place ($71,858) On the very last hand of the evening, David Pham moved all in for 320,000 and Matt Marafioti called in the big blind with K Player Tags: J.C. Tran, David Pham, Ted Forrest, Vanessa Rousso, Neil Chriss, Phil Galfond, Keith Lehr, Alec Torelli, Sorel Mizzi Level 16 Update: Moneymaker, Zolotow Flame OutMay 29, '09 Blinds: 8,000-16,000 with a 2,000 ante Players Remaining: 36 out of 201 Chip Counts: 1. Greg Raymer — 2,380,000 Average Chip Count: 670,000 Notable Eliminations: Mark Dickstein Big Hands:
Steve Zolotow was all in holding A Moneymaker Hurting After Tony G Double Up Tony G was all in holding A-K against Chris Moneymaker’s pocket queens. The board ran out 8-6-2-K-J, giving Guoga the winning pair of kings and taking a huge chunk of Moneymaker’s stack. After the hand, Moneymaker was down to just 230,000 while Guoga chipped up to over 830,000.
Humberto Brenes moved all in on the short stack from the cutoff and Greg Raymer made the call in the small blind. The action moved to Andrew Robl in the big blind, who appeared to be contemplating a call. After a while, some members of the table got up and Robl realized the action was on him. He quickly folded and Brenes showed A-7 offsuit. Raymer revealed pocket nines and they held to bust THE CHARK from the tournament. Ted Forrest Wakes Up, Gets Moneymaker’s Stack
Moneymaker made his move with pocket tens and Forrest held pocket kings. Both players flopped a set when it came K-J-10 and the turn and river ran out 7-J to give both players a full house. Moneymaker’s was lower and he was ousted from the tournament. Forrest now has about 1.1 million in chips. Greg Raymer Cruises Past 2 Million By Taking Out Steve Zolotow Very reminiscent of 2004, Greg Raymer just can’t seem to lose coinflips today. After putting the all in pressure on Steve Zolotow and his 600,000+ stack, Zolotow made a good call with Q The flop came out 4 Player Tags: Humberto Brenes, Antanas Guoga, Steve Zolotow, Chris Moneymaker, Greg Raymer, Alec Torelli Level 15 Update: Greg Raymer Gets StrongerMay 29, '09 Blinds: 6,000-12,000 with a 2,000 ante Players Remaining: 40 out of 201 Chip Counts: 1. Greg Raymer — 2,660,000 Average Chip Count: 603,000 Notable Eliminations: James Mackey Big Hands:
Shortly into the level, James Mackey found himself all in holding K-Q. Unfortunately, Greg Raymer woke up with A-K. The board brought a king, but Raymer’s kicker was enough to send Mackey home out of the money. After the hand, Raymer stacked ballooned to 1.67 million. Alec Torelli Picks Up a Big Pot With an All-In Move Greg Raymer opened from early position to 30,000 and Vanessa Rousso made the call. Brian Rast then raised to 105,000 in the hijack and the action moved over to Alec Torelli. After a few minutes in thought, Torelli moved all in for 810,000. Raymer quickly folded, as did Rousso. Rast asked for a count, saw that his 650,000 was well covered and the folded. Torelli moved up to approximately 960,000.
Phil Galfond found himself all in holding a dominating A-K against Justin Bonomo and his A-J. A king hit the flop and Bonomo failed to catch up, doubling Galfond to 488,000 in chips. Bonomo is still healthy with about 1.1 million. Sami Kelopuro Doubles Up Courtesy of Alan Sass After an all-in and call, Sami Kelopuro revealed his pocket queens and was way ahead of Alan Sass and his pocket eights. The board ran out Q Chris Moneymaker Gives Up Some Chips to Noah Schwartz Noah Schwartz was all in on the short stack holding pocket kings against the pocket sevens of Chris Moneymaker. The board failed to help the 2003 champion and Schwartz doubled up to 320,000. Moneymaker dropped below the million mark with 910,000. Sorel Mizzi Doubles Through Frank Kassela On a flop of J Player Tags: Frank Kassela, Chris Moneymaker, Greg Raymer, James Mackey, Justin Bonomo, Vanessa Rousso, Brian Rast, Phil Galfond, Alan Sass, Noah Schwartz, Alec Torelli, Sorel Mizzi, Sami Kelopuro Level 14 Update: Mike Matusow EliminatedMay 29, '09 Blinds: 5,000-10,000 with a 1,000 ante Players Remaining: 44 out of 201 Chip Counts: 1. Brian Townsend – 1,470,000 Average Chip Count: 548,181 Notable Eliminations: Emil Patel Big Hands:
Huck Seed is Eliminated On a board of 7 Nam Le Doubles Up Nam Le and Sorel Mizzi got it all in on the flop with Le holding the 10 Mike Matusow Eliminated Mike Matusow raised to 25,000 preflop from the big blind and Keith Lehr reraised enough to put Matusow all in under the gun. Matusow made the call and they flipped up their cards: Matusow: 7 Board: Q Matusow was eliminated on the hand and Lehr moved up to 600,000. Matthew Glantz Flops a Set On a board of J
Brian Townsend Eliminates Emil Patel Emil Patel and Brian Townsend got it all-in pre-flop with Patel holding A Left In The Deck: Table 60 is a stacked table with pros Greg Raymer, Andrew Robl, Vanessa Rousso, Steve Zolotow, Brian Rast, Alec Torelli and formerly Bruno Fitoussi before he was eliminated and Andrew Black before he was moved. The players are on a 60 minute dinner break. The action tonight will conclude when they have reached 18 players or have played four more levels. Player Tags: Nam Le, Huck Seed, Steve Zolotow, Mike Matusow, Greg Raymer, Matthew Glantz, Emil Patel, Brian Townsend, Keith Lehr, Alec Torelli, Sorel Mizzi, Evan McNiff Level 24 Update: Tony G Bubbles Televised Final TableMay 30, '09 Blinds: 30,000-60,000 with a 5,000 ante Players Remaining: 9 out of 201 Chip Counts: Seat 1 — Ted Forrest — 560,000 Average Chip Count: 2,680,000 Notable Eliminations: 10. Tony G — $172,120 Big Hands:
Alec Torelli raised to 130,000 in early position and Tony G called all in for 75,000. Vitaly Lunkin decided to call as well and both players with chips behind checked down a board of 10 Tony G showed A Player Tags: Antanas Guoga, Vitaly Lunkin, Alec Torelli Level 23 Update: Isaac Haxton Takes Chip LeadMay 30, '09 Blinds: 25,000-50,000 with a 5,000 ante Players Remaining: 10 out of 201 Chip Counts: 1. Isaac Haxton — 5,520,000 Average Chip Count: 2,192,727 Notable Eliminations: None Big Hands:
Alec Torelli raised to 155,000 and Isaac Haxton called. The flop came out Q The turn and river came 10 Greg Raymer Ties With Aces Ted Forrest raised to 100,000 and Greg Raymer moved all in. Forrest insta-called but the excitement was short lived, as both players turned over pocket aces. Raymer picked up two spades on the flop but the drama was dead by the turn and both players chopped up the pot. Player Tags: Ted Forrest, Greg Raymer, Alec Torelli, Isaac Haxton Level 19 Day 3 Update: Three Quick EliminationsMay 30, '09 Blinds: 12,000-24,000 with a 3,000 chip ante Players Remaining: 19 out of 201 Chip Counts: 1. Justin Bonomo — 3,100,000 Average Chip Count: 1,249,000 Notable Eliminations: 23. Andrew Robl ($71,858) Big Hands:
Andrew Robl Eliminated in 23rd Place ($71,858) On the very first hand of the day, Andrew Robl shoved all-in from the button with 6 Frank Kassela Eliminated in 22nd Place ($71,858) Very soon after Robl’s elimination, the short stack of Frank Kassela moved all in for just over 160,000. Brian Townsend called with A
David Chiu Eliminated in 21st Place ($71,858) Riding a shorter stack of 415,000, David Chiu raised under the gun to 60,000. Alec Torelli, on Chiu’s immediate left, re-raised 92,000 more. Chiu went into the tank, counted out his chips, and eventually just made the call. The flop came A Townsend Moves All-in, Thinks He lost Holding the A Andy Black Doubles Up Andy Black and Dani Stern got it all-in pre-flop with Black holding 9 Tong G Wins a Coin-flip Alexander Veldhuis raised to 69,000 under the gun and Tony G re-raised all-in for 413,000 more. Veldhuis went into the tank before eventually calling with the K Player Tags: David Chiu, Greg Raymer, Alec Torelli, Andrew Robl Final Table: Hour Three UpdateMay 31, '09 Blinds: 50,000-100,000 with a 10,000 ante Players Remaining: 6 out of 201 Chip Counts: 1. Greg Raymer — 6,410,000 Average Chip Count: 3,445,000 Notable Eliminations: 7. Lex Veldhuis – $277,940 Big Hands:
Lex Veldhuis Eliminated in Seventh Place ($277,940) Greg Raymer raised to 200,000 preflop from the cutoff and Lex Veldhuis reraised all in for 1,265,000 from the small blind. Raymer made the call and they flipped up their cards: Raymer: K Board: J Veldhuis was eliminated in seventh place and Raymer held 7,665,000 after the hand.
Alec Torelli Eliminated in Sixth Place ($329,730) Alec Torelli moved all in from the cutoff for 1,055,000 and Isaac Haxton called on the button. Their cards: Torelli: A Board: Q Torelli was eliminated in sixth place and Haxton grew his stack to 4,645,000. Player Tags: Greg Raymer, Alec Torelli, Isaac Haxton, Lex Veldhuis |
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| May 30, '09 | 2009 40th Annual World Series of Poker | Event 2 - $40,000 40th Annual No-Limit Hold'em | 3 | + |
Level 7 Update: Jason Mercier Busts Adam GeyerMay 28, '09 Blinds: 1,000-2,000 with 300 ante Players Remaining: 141 out of 201 Chip Counts: 1. Lex Veldhuis — 530,000 Average Chip Count: 171,000 Notable Eliminations: Adam “csimmsux” Geyer Big Hands:
Antonio Esfandiari raised to 6,400 from the cutoff and Adam Geyer reraised to 17,000 on the button. The action moved to Jason Mercier who reraised from the small blind. Esfandiari folded and Geyer reluctantly moved in for his last 30,000 or so. Mercier flipped up pocket aces and Geyer showed down pocket queens. The board ran out K David Baker Chips Up On a board reading 9 Andy Bloch Getting Picked on by Alec Torelli After losing a big pot earlier to Torelli, Bloch checked a board showing J A few hands later, Bloch doubled up with pocket kings against his opponent’s ace-queen.
Andy Black raised to 6,000 from the hijack. Chris Moore was next to act and move in for his last 30,000. Black talked to Moore for a bit before making the call and showing 5 “Action” Jeff Garza Sent Home By Phil Galfond Jeff Garza was all in and called holding A-Q but was dominated by Phil Galfond’s superior A-K. The board rolled out nine high offering no help to the recently turned 21 Garza. Galfond now has a stack of 320,000.
Alan Sass raised to 5,500 and Phil Hellmuth reraised to 15,000 directly behind him. Sass made the call and the flop came out 6 The turn was the K After the hand, Hellmuth pulled one of our reporters aside to admit that he held A-7 for a busted open-ended straight draw. “I’d get penalized for saying this at the table, but I just wanted to let it be known that the most horrible players in the world usually beat me,” said Hellmuth. The hand drew further attention when it was revealed that the dealer had miscounted the all-in stacks, giving Sass some more of Hellmuth chips. Hellmuth, clearly upset, responded with, “What are you trying to give it all to him?” Not quite, as Hellmuth still has about 37,000 in chips. Russell Rosenblum Doubles Up Russell Rosenblum found himself and his stack of about 100,000 all in preflop holding pocket kings against the pocket jacks of Philippe Rouas. The kings held and Rosenblum safely doubled up to about 210,000. Player Tags: Andy Bloch, Antonio Esfandiari, Phil Hellmuth, Russell Rosenblum, Andy Black, Chris Moore, Alan Sass, Adam Geyer, Alec Torelli, Philippe Rouas, David Baker, Jason Mercier Level 3 Update: Dario Minieri EliminatedMay 28, '09 Blinds: 400-800 with a 100 ante Players Remaining: 180 out of 201 Chip Counts: 1. Ted Forrest — 310,000 Average Chip Count: 134,000 Notable Eliminations: Dario Minieri Big Hands: David Singer Takes a Pot From Lex Vuldhuis Davis Singer opens the pot for 2,200 from middle position and Lex Veldhuis calls from the button. The flop comes K
Dario Minieri is Eliminated Matthew Glantz and Dario Minieri got it all in on the flop of J Alec Torelli Wins Pot On a board of A Shawn Buchanan Gets Something Going After a pre-flop raise, and with about 10,000 now in the pot, Shawn Buchanan bets 6,500 on a fop of 4
Gavin Griffin raises to 2,400 from middle position and JC Tran calls from the small blind. The flop comes 7 Daniel Negreanu Folds on the River On a board of A Left In The Deck: Phil Hellmuth has just taken his seat after an almost 3 level absence. Player Tags: J.C. Tran, Daniel Negreanu, Phil Hellmuth, Shawn Buchanan, Gavin Griffin, Matthew Glantz, Dario Minieri, Freddy Deeb, Alec Torelli Level 18 Update: Neil Chriss Busts on the BubbleMay 29, '09 Blinds: 10,000-20,000 with a 3,000 ante Players Remaining: 23 out of 201 Chip Counts: 1. Justin Bonomo — 2,200,000 Average Chip Count: 1,048,695 Notable Eliminations: Out of the Money Phil Galfond In the Money 27. Vanessa Rousso — $71,858 Big Hands:
A short stacked Phil Galfond moved all in holding A The remaining 28 players are now playing hand-for-hand. Neil Chriss Becomes Unfortunate Bubble Boy Alec Torelli raised to 50,000 on the button and both Neil Chriss and Greg Raymer came along in the blinds. The flop came out A Chriss made the call showing A
J.C. Tran Eliminated in 26th Place ($71,858) J.C. Tran raised to 105,000, basically committing the rest of his stack. Matt Marafioti then reraised to 700,000, more than enough to put him all in. Tran called with Q
Sorel Mizzi and David Baker got in all in preflop with Baker having the bigger stack. Mizzi showed Q David Pham Eliminated in 24th Place ($71,858) On the very last hand of the evening, David Pham moved all in for 320,000 and Matt Marafioti called in the big blind with K Player Tags: J.C. Tran, David Pham, Ted Forrest, Vanessa Rousso, Neil Chriss, Phil Galfond, Keith Lehr, Alec Torelli, Sorel Mizzi Level 16 Update: Moneymaker, Zolotow Flame OutMay 29, '09 Blinds: 8,000-16,000 with a 2,000 ante Players Remaining: 36 out of 201 Chip Counts: 1. Greg Raymer — 2,380,000 Average Chip Count: 670,000 Notable Eliminations: Mark Dickstein Big Hands:
Steve Zolotow was all in holding A Moneymaker Hurting After Tony G Double Up Tony G was all in holding A-K against Chris Moneymaker’s pocket queens. The board ran out 8-6-2-K-J, giving Guoga the winning pair of kings and taking a huge chunk of Moneymaker’s stack. After the hand, Moneymaker was down to just 230,000 while Guoga chipped up to over 830,000.
Humberto Brenes moved all in on the short stack from the cutoff and Greg Raymer made the call in the small blind. The action moved to Andrew Robl in the big blind, who appeared to be contemplating a call. After a while, some members of the table got up and Robl realized the action was on him. He quickly folded and Brenes showed A-7 offsuit. Raymer revealed pocket nines and they held to bust THE CHARK from the tournament. Ted Forrest Wakes Up, Gets Moneymaker’s Stack
Moneymaker made his move with pocket tens and Forrest held pocket kings. Both players flopped a set when it came K-J-10 and the turn and river ran out 7-J to give both players a full house. Moneymaker’s was lower and he was ousted from the tournament. Forrest now has about 1.1 million in chips. Greg Raymer Cruises Past 2 Million By Taking Out Steve Zolotow Very reminiscent of 2004, Greg Raymer just can’t seem to lose coinflips today. After putting the all in pressure on Steve Zolotow and his 600,000+ stack, Zolotow made a good call with Q The flop came out 4 Player Tags: Humberto Brenes, Antanas Guoga, Steve Zolotow, Chris Moneymaker, Greg Raymer, Alec Torelli Level 15 Update: Greg Raymer Gets StrongerMay 29, '09 Blinds: 6,000-12,000 with a 2,000 ante Players Remaining: 40 out of 201 Chip Counts: 1. Greg Raymer — 2,660,000 Average Chip Count: 603,000 Notable Eliminations: James Mackey Big Hands:
Shortly into the level, James Mackey found himself all in holding K-Q. Unfortunately, Greg Raymer woke up with A-K. The board brought a king, but Raymer’s kicker was enough to send Mackey home out of the money. After the hand, Raymer stacked ballooned to 1.67 million. Alec Torelli Picks Up a Big Pot With an All-In Move Greg Raymer opened from early position to 30,000 and Vanessa Rousso made the call. Brian Rast then raised to 105,000 in the hijack and the action moved over to Alec Torelli. After a few minutes in thought, Torelli moved all in for 810,000. Raymer quickly folded, as did Rousso. Rast asked for a count, saw that his 650,000 was well covered and the folded. Torelli moved up to approximately 960,000.
Phil Galfond found himself all in holding a dominating A-K against Justin Bonomo and his A-J. A king hit the flop and Bonomo failed to catch up, doubling Galfond to 488,000 in chips. Bonomo is still healthy with about 1.1 million. Sami Kelopuro Doubles Up Courtesy of Alan Sass After an all-in and call, Sami Kelopuro revealed his pocket queens and was way ahead of Alan Sass and his pocket eights. The board ran out Q Chris Moneymaker Gives Up Some Chips to Noah Schwartz Noah Schwartz was all in on the short stack holding pocket kings against the pocket sevens of Chris Moneymaker. The board failed to help the 2003 champion and Schwartz doubled up to 320,000. Moneymaker dropped below the million mark with 910,000. Sorel Mizzi Doubles Through Frank Kassela On a flop of J Player Tags: Frank Kassela, Chris Moneymaker, Greg Raymer, James Mackey, Justin Bonomo, Vanessa Rousso, Brian Rast, Phil Galfond, Alan Sass, Noah Schwartz, Alec Torelli, Sorel Mizzi, Sami Kelopuro Level 14 Update: Mike Matusow EliminatedMay 29, '09 Blinds: 5,000-10,000 with a 1,000 ante Players Remaining: 44 out of 201 Chip Counts: 1. Brian Townsend – 1,470,000 Average Chip Count: 548,181 Notable Eliminations: Emil Patel Big Hands:
Huck Seed is Eliminated On a board of 7 Nam Le Doubles Up Nam Le and Sorel Mizzi got it all in on the flop with Le holding the 10 Mike Matusow Eliminated Mike Matusow raised to 25,000 preflop from the big blind and Keith Lehr reraised enough to put Matusow all in under the gun. Matusow made the call and they flipped up their cards: Matusow: 7 Board: Q Matusow was eliminated on the hand and Lehr moved up to 600,000. Matthew Glantz Flops a Set On a board of J
Brian Townsend Eliminates Emil Patel Emil Patel and Brian Townsend got it all-in pre-flop with Patel holding A Left In The Deck: Table 60 is a stacked table with pros Greg Raymer, Andrew Robl, Vanessa Rousso, Steve Zolotow, Brian Rast, Alec Torelli and formerly Bruno Fitoussi before he was eliminated and Andrew Black before he was moved. The players are on a 60 minute dinner break. The action tonight will conclude when they have reached 18 players or have played four more levels. Player Tags: Nam Le, Huck Seed, Steve Zolotow, Mike Matusow, Greg Raymer, Matthew Glantz, Emil Patel, Brian Townsend, Keith Lehr, Alec Torelli, Sorel Mizzi, Evan McNiff Level 24 Update: Tony G Bubbles Televised Final TableMay 30, '09 Blinds: 30,000-60,000 with a 5,000 ante Players Remaining: 9 out of 201 Chip Counts: Seat 1 — Ted Forrest — 560,000 Average Chip Count: 2,680,000 Notable Eliminations: 10. Tony G — $172,120 Big Hands:
Alec Torelli raised to 130,000 in early position and Tony G called all in for 75,000. Vitaly Lunkin decided to call as well and both players with chips behind checked down a board of 10 Tony G showed A Player Tags: Antanas Guoga, Vitaly Lunkin, Alec Torelli Level 23 Update: Isaac Haxton Takes Chip LeadMay 30, '09 Blinds: 25,000-50,000 with a 5,000 ante Players Remaining: 10 out of 201 Chip Counts: 1. Isaac Haxton — 5,520,000 Average Chip Count: 2,192,727 Notable Eliminations: None Big Hands:
Alec Torelli raised to 155,000 and Isaac Haxton called. The flop came out Q The turn and river came 10 Greg Raymer Ties With Aces Ted Forrest raised to 100,000 and Greg Raymer moved all in. Forrest insta-called but the excitement was short lived, as both players turned over pocket aces. Raymer picked up two spades on the flop but the drama was dead by the turn and both players chopped up the pot. Player Tags: Ted Forrest, Greg Raymer, Alec Torelli, Isaac Haxton Level 19 Day 3 Update: Three Quick EliminationsMay 30, '09 Blinds: 12,000-24,000 with a 3,000 chip ante Players Remaining: 19 out of 201 Chip Counts: 1. Justin Bonomo — 3,100,000 Average Chip Count: 1,249,000 Notable Eliminations: 23. Andrew Robl ($71,858) Big Hands:
Andrew Robl Eliminated in 23rd Place ($71,858) On the very first hand of the day, Andrew Robl shoved all-in from the button with 6 Frank Kassela Eliminated in 22nd Place ($71,858) Very soon after Robl’s elimination, the short stack of Frank Kassela moved all in for just over 160,000. Brian Townsend called with A
David Chiu Eliminated in 21st Place ($71,858) Riding a shorter stack of 415,000, David Chiu raised under the gun to 60,000. Alec Torelli, on Chiu’s immediate left, re-raised 92,000 more. Chiu went into the tank, counted out his chips, and eventually just made the call. The flop came A Townsend Moves All-in, Thinks He lost Holding the A Andy Black Doubles Up Andy Black and Dani Stern got it all-in pre-flop with Black holding 9 Tong G Wins a Coin-flip Alexander Veldhuis raised to 69,000 under the gun and Tony G re-raised all-in for 413,000 more. Veldhuis went into the tank before eventually calling with the K Player Tags: David Chiu, Greg Raymer, Alec Torelli, Andrew Robl Final Table: Hour Three UpdateMay 31, '09 Blinds: 50,000-100,000 with a 10,000 ante Players Remaining: 6 out of 201 Chip Counts: 1. Greg Raymer — 6,410,000 Average Chip Count: 3,445,000 Notable Eliminations: 7. Lex Veldhuis – $277,940 Big Hands:
Lex Veldhuis Eliminated in Seventh Place ($277,940) Greg Raymer raised to 200,000 preflop from the cutoff and Lex Veldhuis reraised all in for 1,265,000 from the small blind. Raymer made the call and they flipped up their cards: Raymer: K Board: J Veldhuis was eliminated in seventh place and Raymer held 7,665,000 after the hand.
Alec Torelli Eliminated in Sixth Place ($329,730) Alec Torelli moved all in from the cutoff for 1,055,000 and Isaac Haxton called on the button. Their cards: Torelli: A Board: Q Torelli was eliminated in sixth place and Haxton grew his stack to 4,645,000. Player Tags: Greg Raymer, Alec Torelli, Isaac Haxton, Lex Veldhuis |
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| May 29, '09 | 2009 40th Annual World Series of Poker | Event 2 - $40,000 40th Annual No-Limit Hold'em | 2 | + |
Level 7 Update: Jason Mercier Busts Adam GeyerMay 28, '09 Blinds: 1,000-2,000 with 300 ante Players Remaining: 141 out of 201 Chip Counts: 1. Lex Veldhuis — 530,000 Average Chip Count: 171,000 Notable Eliminations: Adam “csimmsux” Geyer Big Hands:
Antonio Esfandiari raised to 6,400 from the cutoff and Adam Geyer reraised to 17,000 on the button. The action moved to Jason Mercier who reraised from the small blind. Esfandiari folded and Geyer reluctantly moved in for his last 30,000 or so. Mercier flipped up pocket aces and Geyer showed down pocket queens. The board ran out K David Baker Chips Up On a board reading 9 Andy Bloch Getting Picked on by Alec Torelli After losing a big pot earlier to Torelli, Bloch checked a board showing J A few hands later, Bloch doubled up with pocket kings against his opponent’s ace-queen.
Andy Black raised to 6,000 from the hijack. Chris Moore was next to act and move in for his last 30,000. Black talked to Moore for a bit before making the call and showing 5 “Action” Jeff Garza Sent Home By Phil Galfond Jeff Garza was all in and called holding A-Q but was dominated by Phil Galfond’s superior A-K. The board rolled out nine high offering no help to the recently turned 21 Garza. Galfond now has a stack of 320,000.
Alan Sass raised to 5,500 and Phil Hellmuth reraised to 15,000 directly behind him. Sass made the call and the flop came out 6 The turn was the K After the hand, Hellmuth pulled one of our reporters aside to admit that he held A-7 for a busted open-ended straight draw. “I’d get penalized for saying this at the table, but I just wanted to let it be known that the most horrible players in the world usually beat me,” said Hellmuth. The hand drew further attention when it was revealed that the dealer had miscounted the all-in stacks, giving Sass some more of Hellmuth chips. Hellmuth, clearly upset, responded with, “What are you trying to give it all to him?” Not quite, as Hellmuth still has about 37,000 in chips. Russell Rosenblum Doubles Up Russell Rosenblum found himself and his stack of about 100,000 all in preflop holding pocket kings against the pocket jacks of Philippe Rouas. The kings held and Rosenblum safely doubled up to about 210,000. Player Tags: Andy Bloch, Antonio Esfandiari, Phil Hellmuth, Russell Rosenblum, Andy Black, Chris Moore, Alan Sass, Adam Geyer, Alec Torelli, Philippe Rouas, David Baker, Jason Mercier Level 3 Update: Dario Minieri EliminatedMay 28, '09 Blinds: 400-800 with a 100 ante Players Remaining: 180 out of 201 Chip Counts: 1. Ted Forrest — 310,000 Average Chip Count: 134,000 Notable Eliminations: Dario Minieri Big Hands: David Singer Takes a Pot From Lex Vuldhuis Davis Singer opens the pot for 2,200 from middle position and Lex Veldhuis calls from the button. The flop comes K
Dario Minieri is Eliminated Matthew Glantz and Dario Minieri got it all in on the flop of J Alec Torelli Wins Pot On a board of A Shawn Buchanan Gets Something Going After a pre-flop raise, and with about 10,000 now in the pot, Shawn Buchanan bets 6,500 on a fop of 4
Gavin Griffin raises to 2,400 from middle position and JC Tran calls from the small blind. The flop comes 7 Daniel Negreanu Folds on the River On a board of A Left In The Deck: Phil Hellmuth has just taken his seat after an almost 3 level absence. Player Tags: J.C. Tran, Daniel Negreanu, Phil Hellmuth, Shawn Buchanan, Gavin Griffin, Matthew Glantz, Dario Minieri, Freddy Deeb, Alec Torelli Level 18 Update: Neil Chriss Busts on the BubbleMay 29, '09 Blinds: 10,000-20,000 with a 3,000 ante Players Remaining: 23 out of 201 Chip Counts: 1. Justin Bonomo — 2,200,000 Average Chip Count: 1,048,695 Notable Eliminations: Out of the Money Phil Galfond In the Money 27. Vanessa Rousso — $71,858 Big Hands:
A short stacked Phil Galfond moved all in holding A The remaining 28 players are now playing hand-for-hand. Neil Chriss Becomes Unfortunate Bubble Boy Alec Torelli raised to 50,000 on the button and both Neil Chriss and Greg Raymer came along in the blinds. The flop came out A Chriss made the call showing A
J.C. Tran Eliminated in 26th Place ($71,858) J.C. Tran raised to 105,000, basically committing the rest of his stack. Matt Marafioti then reraised to 700,000, more than enough to put him all in. Tran called with Q
Sorel Mizzi and David Baker got in all in preflop with Baker having the bigger stack. Mizzi showed Q David Pham Eliminated in 24th Place ($71,858) On the very last hand of the evening, David Pham moved all in for 320,000 and Matt Marafioti called in the big blind with K Player Tags: J.C. Tran, David Pham, Ted Forrest, Vanessa Rousso, Neil Chriss, Phil Galfond, Keith Lehr, Alec Torelli, Sorel Mizzi Level 16 Update: Moneymaker, Zolotow Flame OutMay 29, '09 Blinds: 8,000-16,000 with a 2,000 ante Players Remaining: 36 out of 201 Chip Counts: 1. Greg Raymer — 2,380,000 Average Chip Count: 670,000 Notable Eliminations: Mark Dickstein Big Hands:
Steve Zolotow was all in holding A Moneymaker Hurting After Tony G Double Up Tony G was all in holding A-K against Chris Moneymaker’s pocket queens. The board ran out 8-6-2-K-J, giving Guoga the winning pair of kings and taking a huge chunk of Moneymaker’s stack. After the hand, Moneymaker was down to just 230,000 while Guoga chipped up to over 830,000.
Humberto Brenes moved all in on the short stack from the cutoff and Greg Raymer made the call in the small blind. The action moved to Andrew Robl in the big blind, who appeared to be contemplating a call. After a while, some members of the table got up and Robl realized the action was on him. He quickly folded and Brenes showed A-7 offsuit. Raymer revealed pocket nines and they held to bust THE CHARK from the tournament. Ted Forrest Wakes Up, Gets Moneymaker’s Stack
Moneymaker made his move with pocket tens and Forrest held pocket kings. Both players flopped a set when it came K-J-10 and the turn and river ran out 7-J to give both players a full house. Moneymaker’s was lower and he was ousted from the tournament. Forrest now has about 1.1 million in chips. Greg Raymer Cruises Past 2 Million By Taking Out Steve Zolotow Very reminiscent of 2004, Greg Raymer just can’t seem to lose coinflips today. After putting the all in pressure on Steve Zolotow and his 600,000+ stack, Zolotow made a good call with Q The flop came out 4 Player Tags: Humberto Brenes, Antanas Guoga, Steve Zolotow, Chris Moneymaker, Greg Raymer, Alec Torelli Level 15 Update: Greg Raymer Gets StrongerMay 29, '09 Blinds: 6,000-12,000 with a 2,000 ante Players Remaining: 40 out of 201 Chip Counts: 1. Greg Raymer — 2,660,000 Average Chip Count: 603,000 Notable Eliminations: James Mackey Big Hands:
Shortly into the level, James Mackey found himself all in holding K-Q. Unfortunately, Greg Raymer woke up with A-K. The board brought a king, but Raymer’s kicker was enough to send Mackey home out of the money. After the hand, Raymer stacked ballooned to 1.67 million. Alec Torelli Picks Up a Big Pot With an All-In Move Greg Raymer opened from early position to 30,000 and Vanessa Rousso made the call. Brian Rast then raised to 105,000 in the hijack and the action moved over to Alec Torelli. After a few minutes in thought, Torelli moved all in for 810,000. Raymer quickly folded, as did Rousso. Rast asked for a count, saw that his 650,000 was well covered and the folded. Torelli moved up to approximately 960,000.
Phil Galfond found himself all in holding a dominating A-K against Justin Bonomo and his A-J. A king hit the flop and Bonomo failed to catch up, doubling Galfond to 488,000 in chips. Bonomo is still healthy with about 1.1 million. Sami Kelopuro Doubles Up Courtesy of Alan Sass After an all-in and call, Sami Kelopuro revealed his pocket queens and was way ahead of Alan Sass and his pocket eights. The board ran out Q Chris Moneymaker Gives Up Some Chips to Noah Schwartz Noah Schwartz was all in on the short stack holding pocket kings against the pocket sevens of Chris Moneymaker. The board failed to help the 2003 champion and Schwartz doubled up to 320,000. Moneymaker dropped below the million mark with 910,000. Sorel Mizzi Doubles Through Frank Kassela On a flop of J Player Tags: Frank Kassela, Chris Moneymaker, Greg Raymer, James Mackey, Justin Bonomo, Vanessa Rousso, Brian Rast, Phil Galfond, Alan Sass, Noah Schwartz, Alec Torelli, Sorel Mizzi, Sami Kelopuro Level 14 Update: Mike Matusow EliminatedMay 29, '09 Blinds: 5,000-10,000 with a 1,000 ante Players Remaining: 44 out of 201 Chip Counts: 1. Brian Townsend – 1,470,000 Average Chip Count: 548,181 Notable Eliminations: Emil Patel Big Hands:
Huck Seed is Eliminated On a board of 7 Nam Le Doubles Up Nam Le and Sorel Mizzi got it all in on the flop with Le holding the 10 Mike Matusow Eliminated Mike Matusow raised to 25,000 preflop from the big blind and Keith Lehr reraised enough to put Matusow all in under the gun. Matusow made the call and they flipped up their cards: Matusow: 7 Board: Q Matusow was eliminated on the hand and Lehr moved up to 600,000. Matthew Glantz Flops a Set On a board of J
Brian Townsend Eliminates Emil Patel Emil Patel and Brian Townsend got it all-in pre-flop with Patel holding A Left In The Deck: Table 60 is a stacked table with pros Greg Raymer, Andrew Robl, Vanessa Rousso, Steve Zolotow, Brian Rast, Alec Torelli and formerly Bruno Fitoussi before he was eliminated and Andrew Black before he was moved. The players are on a 60 minute dinner break. The action tonight will conclude when they have reached 18 players or have played four more levels. Player Tags: Nam Le, Huck Seed, Steve Zolotow, Mike Matusow, Greg Raymer, Matthew Glantz, Emil Patel, Brian Townsend, Keith Lehr, Alec Torelli, Sorel Mizzi, Evan McNiff Level 24 Update: Tony G Bubbles Televised Final TableMay 30, '09 Blinds: 30,000-60,000 with a 5,000 ante Players Remaining: 9 out of 201 Chip Counts: Seat 1 — Ted Forrest — 560,000 Average Chip Count: 2,680,000 Notable Eliminations: 10. Tony G — $172,120 Big Hands:
Alec Torelli raised to 130,000 in early position and Tony G called all in for 75,000. Vitaly Lunkin decided to call as well and both players with chips behind checked down a board of 10 Tony G showed A Player Tags: Antanas Guoga, Vitaly Lunkin, Alec Torelli Level 23 Update: Isaac Haxton Takes Chip LeadMay 30, '09 Blinds: 25,000-50,000 with a 5,000 ante Players Remaining: 10 out of 201 Chip Counts: 1. Isaac Haxton — 5,520,000 Average Chip Count: 2,192,727 Notable Eliminations: None Big Hands:
Alec Torelli raised to 155,000 and Isaac Haxton called. The flop came out Q The turn and river came 10 Greg Raymer Ties With Aces Ted Forrest raised to 100,000 and Greg Raymer moved all in. Forrest insta-called but the excitement was short lived, as both players turned over pocket aces. Raymer picked up two spades on the flop but the drama was dead by the turn and both players chopped up the pot. Player Tags: Ted Forrest, Greg Raymer, Alec Torelli, Isaac Haxton Level 19 Day 3 Update: Three Quick EliminationsMay 30, '09 Blinds: 12,000-24,000 with a 3,000 chip ante Players Remaining: 19 out of 201 Chip Counts: 1. Justin Bonomo — 3,100,000 Average Chip Count: 1,249,000 Notable Eliminations: 23. Andrew Robl ($71,858) Big Hands:
Andrew Robl Eliminated in 23rd Place ($71,858) On the very first hand of the day, Andrew Robl shoved all-in from the button with 6 Frank Kassela Eliminated in 22nd Place ($71,858) Very soon after Robl’s elimination, the short stack of Frank Kassela moved all in for just over 160,000. Brian Townsend called with A
David Chiu Eliminated in 21st Place ($71,858) Riding a shorter stack of 415,000, David Chiu raised under the gun to 60,000. Alec Torelli, on Chiu’s immediate left, re-raised 92,000 more. Chiu went into the tank, counted out his chips, and eventually just made the call. The flop came A Townsend Moves All-in, Thinks He lost Holding the A Andy Black Doubles Up Andy Black and Dani Stern got it all-in pre-flop with Black holding 9 Tong G Wins a Coin-flip Alexander Veldhuis raised to 69,000 under the gun and Tony G re-raised all-in for 413,000 more. Veldhuis went into the tank before eventually calling with the K Player Tags: David Chiu, Greg Raymer, Alec Torelli, Andrew Robl Final Table: Hour Three UpdateMay 31, '09 Blinds: 50,000-100,000 with a 10,000 ante Players Remaining: 6 out of 201 Chip Counts: 1. Greg Raymer — 6,410,000 Average Chip Count: 3,445,000 Notable Eliminations: 7. Lex Veldhuis – $277,940 Big Hands:
Lex Veldhuis Eliminated in Seventh Place ($277,940) Greg Raymer raised to 200,000 preflop from the cutoff and Lex Veldhuis reraised all in for 1,265,000 from the small blind. Raymer made the call and they flipped up their cards: Raymer: K Board: J Veldhuis was eliminated in seventh place and Raymer held 7,665,000 after the hand.
Alec Torelli Eliminated in Sixth Place ($329,730) Alec Torelli moved all in from the cutoff for 1,055,000 and Isaac Haxton called on the button. Their cards: Torelli: A Board: Q Torelli was eliminated in sixth place and Haxton grew his stack to 4,645,000. Player Tags: Greg Raymer, Alec Torelli, Isaac Haxton, Lex Veldhuis |
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| May 28, '09 | 2009 40th Annual World Series of Poker | Event 2 - $40,000 40th Annual No-Limit Hold'em | 1 | + |
Level 7 Update: Jason Mercier Busts Adam GeyerMay 28, '09 Blinds: 1,000-2,000 with 300 ante Players Remaining: 141 out of 201 Chip Counts: 1. Lex Veldhuis — 530,000 Average Chip Count: 171,000 Notable Eliminations: Adam “csimmsux” Geyer Big Hands:
Antonio Esfandiari raised to 6,400 from the cutoff and Adam Geyer reraised to 17,000 on the button. The action moved to Jason Mercier who reraised from the small blind. Esfandiari folded and Geyer reluctantly moved in for his last 30,000 or so. Mercier flipped up pocket aces and Geyer showed down pocket queens. The board ran out K David Baker Chips Up On a board reading 9 Andy Bloch Getting Picked on by Alec Torelli After losing a big pot earlier to Torelli, Bloch checked a board showing J A few hands later, Bloch doubled up with pocket kings against his opponent’s ace-queen.
Andy Black raised to 6,000 from the hijack. Chris Moore was next to act and move in for his last 30,000. Black talked to Moore for a bit before making the call and showing 5 “Action” Jeff Garza Sent Home By Phil Galfond Jeff Garza was all in and called holding A-Q but was dominated by Phil Galfond’s superior A-K. The board rolled out nine high offering no help to the recently turned 21 Garza. Galfond now has a stack of 320,000.
Alan Sass raised to 5,500 and Phil Hellmuth reraised to 15,000 directly behind him. Sass made the call and the flop came out 6 The turn was the K After the hand, Hellmuth pulled one of our reporters aside to admit that he held A-7 for a busted open-ended straight draw. “I’d get penalized for saying this at the table, but I just wanted to let it be known that the most horrible players in the world usually beat me,” said Hellmuth. The hand drew further attention when it was revealed that the dealer had miscounted the all-in stacks, giving Sass some more of Hellmuth chips. Hellmuth, clearly upset, responded with, “What are you trying to give it all to him?” Not quite, as Hellmuth still has about 37,000 in chips. Russell Rosenblum Doubles Up Russell Rosenblum found himself and his stack of about 100,000 all in preflop holding pocket kings against the pocket jacks of Philippe Rouas. The kings held and Rosenblum safely doubled up to about 210,000. Player Tags: Andy Bloch, Antonio Esfandiari, Phil Hellmuth, Russell Rosenblum, Andy Black, Chris Moore, Alan Sass, Adam Geyer, Alec Torelli, Philippe Rouas, David Baker, Jason Mercier Level 3 Update: Dario Minieri EliminatedMay 28, '09 Blinds: 400-800 with a 100 ante Players Remaining: 180 out of 201 Chip Counts: 1. Ted Forrest — 310,000 Average Chip Count: 134,000 Notable Eliminations: Dario Minieri Big Hands: David Singer Takes a Pot From Lex Vuldhuis Davis Singer opens the pot for 2,200 from middle position and Lex Veldhuis calls from the button. The flop comes K
Dario Minieri is Eliminated Matthew Glantz and Dario Minieri got it all in on the flop of J Alec Torelli Wins Pot On a board of A Shawn Buchanan Gets Something Going After a pre-flop raise, and with about 10,000 now in the pot, Shawn Buchanan bets 6,500 on a fop of 4
Gavin Griffin raises to 2,400 from middle position and JC Tran calls from the small blind. The flop comes 7 Daniel Negreanu Folds on the River On a board of A Left In The Deck: Phil Hellmuth has just taken his seat after an almost 3 level absence. Player Tags: J.C. Tran, Daniel Negreanu, Phil Hellmuth, Shawn Buchanan, Gavin Griffin, Matthew Glantz, Dario Minieri, Freddy Deeb, Alec Torelli Level 18 Update: Neil Chriss Busts on the BubbleMay 29, '09 Blinds: 10,000-20,000 with a 3,000 ante Players Remaining: 23 out of 201 Chip Counts: 1. Justin Bonomo — 2,200,000 Average Chip Count: 1,048,695 Notable Eliminations: Out of the Money Phil Galfond In the Money 27. Vanessa Rousso — $71,858 Big Hands:
A short stacked Phil Galfond moved all in holding A The remaining 28 players are now playing hand-for-hand. Neil Chriss Becomes Unfortunate Bubble Boy Alec Torelli raised to 50,000 on the button and both Neil Chriss and Greg Raymer came along in the blinds. The flop came out A Chriss made the call showing A
J.C. Tran Eliminated in 26th Place ($71,858) J.C. Tran raised to 105,000, basically committing the rest of his stack. Matt Marafioti then reraised to 700,000, more than enough to put him all in. Tran called with Q
Sorel Mizzi and David Baker got in all in preflop with Baker having the bigger stack. Mizzi showed Q David Pham Eliminated in 24th Place ($71,858) On the very last hand of the evening, David Pham moved all in for 320,000 and Matt Marafioti called in the big blind with K Player Tags: J.C. Tran, David Pham, Ted Forrest, Vanessa Rousso, Neil Chriss, Phil Galfond, Keith Lehr, Alec Torelli, Sorel Mizzi Level 16 Update: Moneymaker, Zolotow Flame OutMay 29, '09 Blinds: 8,000-16,000 with a 2,000 ante Players Remaining: 36 out of 201 Chip Counts: 1. Greg Raymer — 2,380,000 Average Chip Count: 670,000 Notable Eliminations: Mark Dickstein Big Hands:
Steve Zolotow was all in holding A Moneymaker Hurting After Tony G Double Up Tony G was all in holding A-K against Chris Moneymaker’s pocket queens. The board ran out 8-6-2-K-J, giving Guoga the winning pair of kings and taking a huge chunk of Moneymaker’s stack. After the hand, Moneymaker was down to just 230,000 while Guoga chipped up to over 830,000.
Humberto Brenes moved all in on the short stack from the cutoff and Greg Raymer made the call in the small blind. The action moved to Andrew Robl in the big blind, who appeared to be contemplating a call. After a while, some members of the table got up and Robl realized the action was on him. He quickly folded and Brenes showed A-7 offsuit. Raymer revealed pocket nines and they held to bust THE CHARK from the tournament. Ted Forrest Wakes Up, Gets Moneymaker’s Stack
Moneymaker made his move with pocket tens and Forrest held pocket kings. Both players flopped a set when it came K-J-10 and the turn and river ran out 7-J to give both players a full house. Moneymaker’s was lower and he was ousted from the tournament. Forrest now has about 1.1 million in chips. Greg Raymer Cruises Past 2 Million By Taking Out Steve Zolotow Very reminiscent of 2004, Greg Raymer just can’t seem to lose coinflips today. After putting the all in pressure on Steve Zolotow and his 600,000+ stack, Zolotow made a good call with Q The flop came out 4 Player Tags: Humberto Brenes, Antanas Guoga, Steve Zolotow, Chris Moneymaker, Greg Raymer, Alec Torelli Level 15 Update: Greg Raymer Gets StrongerMay 29, '09 Blinds: 6,000-12,000 with a 2,000 ante Players Remaining: 40 out of 201 Chip Counts: 1. Greg Raymer — 2,660,000 Average Chip Count: 603,000 Notable Eliminations: James Mackey Big Hands:
Shortly into the level, James Mackey found himself all in holding K-Q. Unfortunately, Greg Raymer woke up with A-K. The board brought a king, but Raymer’s kicker was enough to send Mackey home out of the money. After the hand, Raymer stacked ballooned to 1.67 million. Alec Torelli Picks Up a Big Pot With an All-In Move Greg Raymer opened from early position to 30,000 and Vanessa Rousso made the call. Brian Rast then raised to 105,000 in the hijack and the action moved over to Alec Torelli. After a few minutes in thought, Torelli moved all in for 810,000. Raymer quickly folded, as did Rousso. Rast asked for a count, saw that his 650,000 was well covered and the folded. Torelli moved up to approximately 960,000.
Phil Galfond found himself all in holding a dominating A-K against Justin Bonomo and his A-J. A king hit the flop and Bonomo failed to catch up, doubling Galfond to 488,000 in chips. Bonomo is still healthy with about 1.1 million. Sami Kelopuro Doubles Up Courtesy of Alan Sass After an all-in and call, Sami Kelopuro revealed his pocket queens and was way ahead of Alan Sass and his pocket eights. The board ran out Q Chris Moneymaker Gives Up Some Chips to Noah Schwartz Noah Schwartz was all in on the short stack holding pocket kings against the pocket sevens of Chris Moneymaker. The board failed to help the 2003 champion and Schwartz doubled up to 320,000. Moneymaker dropped below the million mark with 910,000. Sorel Mizzi Doubles Through Frank Kassela On a flop of J Player Tags: Frank Kassela, Chris Moneymaker, Greg Raymer, James Mackey, Justin Bonomo, Vanessa Rousso, Brian Rast, Phil Galfond, Alan Sass, Noah Schwartz, Alec Torelli, Sorel Mizzi, Sami Kelopuro Level 14 Update: Mike Matusow EliminatedMay 29, '09 Blinds: 5,000-10,000 with a 1,000 ante Players Remaining: 44 out of 201 Chip Counts: 1. Brian Townsend – 1,470,000 Average Chip Count: 548,181 Notable Eliminations: Emil Patel Big Hands:
Huck Seed is Eliminated On a board of 7 Nam Le Doubles Up Nam Le and Sorel Mizzi got it all in on the flop with Le holding the 10 Mike Matusow Eliminated Mike Matusow raised to 25,000 preflop from the big blind and Keith Lehr reraised enough to put Matusow all in under the gun. Matusow made the call and they flipped up their cards: Matusow: 7 Board: Q Matusow was eliminated on the hand and Lehr moved up to 600,000. Matthew Glantz Flops a Set On a board of J
Brian Townsend Eliminates Emil Patel Emil Patel and Brian Townsend got it all-in pre-flop with Patel holding A Left In The Deck: Table 60 is a stacked table with pros Greg Raymer, Andrew Robl, Vanessa Rousso, Steve Zolotow, Brian Rast, Alec Torelli and formerly Bruno Fitoussi before he was eliminated and Andrew Black before he was moved. The players are on a 60 minute dinner break. The action tonight will conclude when they have reached 18 players or have played four more levels. Player Tags: Nam Le, Huck Seed, Steve Zolotow, Mike Matusow, Greg Raymer, Matthew Glantz, Emil Patel, Brian Townsend, Keith Lehr, Alec Torelli, Sorel Mizzi, Evan McNiff Level 24 Update: Tony G Bubbles Televised Final TableMay 30, '09 Blinds: 30,000-60,000 with a 5,000 ante Players Remaining: 9 out of 201 Chip Counts: Seat 1 — Ted Forrest — 560,000 Average Chip Count: 2,680,000 Notable Eliminations: 10. Tony G — $172,120 Big Hands:
Alec Torelli raised to 130,000 in early position and Tony G called all in for 75,000. Vitaly Lunkin decided to call as well and both players with chips behind checked down a board of 10 Tony G showed A Player Tags: Antanas Guoga, Vitaly Lunkin, Alec Torelli Level 23 Update: Isaac Haxton Takes Chip LeadMay 30, '09 Blinds: 25,000-50,000 with a 5,000 ante Players Remaining: 10 out of 201 Chip Counts: 1. Isaac Haxton — 5,520,000 Average Chip Count: 2,192,727 Notable Eliminations: None Big Hands:
Alec Torelli raised to 155,000 and Isaac Haxton called. The flop came out Q The turn and river came 10 Greg Raymer Ties With Aces Ted Forrest raised to 100,000 and Greg Raymer moved all in. Forrest insta-called but the excitement was short lived, as both players turned over pocket aces. Raymer picked up two spades on the flop but the drama was dead by the turn and both players chopped up the pot. Player Tags: Ted Forrest, Greg Raymer, Alec Torelli, Isaac Haxton Level 19 Day 3 Update: Three Quick EliminationsMay 30, '09 Blinds: 12,000-24,000 with a 3,000 chip ante Players Remaining: 19 out of 201 Chip Counts: 1. Justin Bonomo — 3,100,000 Average Chip Count: 1,249,000 Notable Eliminations: 23. Andrew Robl ($71,858) Big Hands:
Andrew Robl Eliminated in 23rd Place ($71,858) On the very first hand of the day, Andrew Robl shoved all-in from the button with 6 Frank Kassela Eliminated in 22nd Place ($71,858) Very soon after Robl’s elimination, the short stack of Frank Kassela moved all in for just over 160,000. Brian Townsend called with A
David Chiu Eliminated in 21st Place ($71,858) Riding a shorter stack of 415,000, David Chiu raised under the gun to 60,000. Alec Torelli, on Chiu’s immediate left, re-raised 92,000 more. Chiu went into the tank, counted out his chips, and eventually just made the call. The flop came A Townsend Moves All-in, Thinks He lost Holding the A Andy Black Doubles Up Andy Black and Dani Stern got it all-in pre-flop with Black holding 9 Tong G Wins a Coin-flip Alexander Veldhuis raised to 69,000 under the gun and Tony G re-raised all-in for 413,000 more. Veldhuis went into the tank before eventually calling with the K Player Tags: David Chiu, Greg Raymer, Alec Torelli, Andrew Robl Final Table: Hour Three UpdateMay 31, '09 Blinds: 50,000-100,000 with a 10,000 ante Players Remaining: 6 out of 201 Chip Counts: 1. Greg Raymer — 6,410,000 Average Chip Count: 3,445,000 Notable Eliminations: 7. Lex Veldhuis – $277,940 Big Hands:
Lex Veldhuis Eliminated in Seventh Place ($277,940) Greg Raymer raised to 200,000 preflop from the cutoff and Lex Veldhuis reraised all in for 1,265,000 from the small blind. Raymer made the call and they flipped up their cards: Raymer: K Board: J Veldhuis was eliminated in seventh place and Raymer held 7,665,000 after the hand.
Alec Torelli Eliminated in Sixth Place ($329,730) Alec Torelli moved all in from the cutoff for 1,055,000 and Isaac Haxton called on the button. Their cards: Torelli: A Board: Q Torelli was eliminated in sixth place and Haxton grew his stack to 4,645,000. Player Tags: Greg Raymer, Alec Torelli, Isaac Haxton, Lex Veldhuis |
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Level 6 Update -- Elimination FloodApr 20, '09
Phil Laak Doubles Up Player Tags: Bruno Fitoussi, Steve Sung, Roy Winston, Alec Torelli, Amit Makhija |
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Tom Dwan Takes Huge Hit, Still Big Stack
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. Dwan checked, Stout fired in 38,500 and Dwan went into the tank.
, pairing Davis and sending Torelli packing from the tournament.
Amnon Filippi Wins Most of Monster Pot, Vivek Rajkumar Gets Bad Beat
Isaac Haxton Eliminated by Alec Torelli
Pavel Reshetov Eliminated in 10th Place ($46,485)
Jason Mercier Takes Out Adam Geyer
Chris Moore Doubles Through Andy Black
Phil Hellmuth Crippled By Alan “The Usher” Sass
JC Tran Buys a Pot With a Bet on the River
Phil Galfond Busts to Ted Forrest
Vanessa Rousso Eliminated in 27th Place ($71,858)
Sorel Mizzi Eliminated in 25th Place ($71,858)
Steve Zolotow Doubles Up Through Alec Torelli
Humberto Brenes Taken Out By Greg Raymer
After sleeping through most of the past two levels, Ted Forrest finally returned to the tournament and almost immediately took the rest of Chris Moneymaker’s chips.
Greg Raymer Takes Out James Mackey
Phil Galfond Doubles Through Justin Bonomo
Tony G Eliminated in 10th Place ($172,120)
Isaac Haxton Takes Chip Lead
Level: 6
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