Philippe Rouas - Live Updates

Level 9 Update: Howard Lederer Out

May 28, '09

Blinds: 1,500-3,000 with 400 ante

Players Remaining: 106 out of 201

Chip Counts:

1. Michael DeMichele – 690,000
2. Lex Veldhuis – 625,000
3. Emil Patel 615,000
4. Justin Bonomo 570,000
5. Kyle Wilson 465,000
6. Chris Moneymaker 460,000
7. Alan Sass 440,000
8. Ted Forrest 380,000
9. Alex Jacob 370,000
10. Antonio Esfandiari 365,000

Average Chip Count: 227,000

Notable Eliminations:

Howard Lederer
Cory Zeidman
Dennis Phillips
Brett Richey
Philippe Rouas
Steve Sung
David Einhorn

Big Hands:

Table 70 Is Stacked

In case we haven’t made this clear yet, table 70 may be one of the toughest tournament tables ever assembled. Here is a look at the table:

1. Scott “mastrblastr” Seiver
2. Scotty Nguyen
3. Phil Ivey
4. Brett “get crunk” Richey (Eliminated During the Level)
5. David “The Dragon” Pham
6. Alan “The Usher” Sass
7. Phil Hellmuth
8. Bertrand “ElkY” Grospellier
9. Steve “MrSmokey1” Billirakis

Phil Ivey Takes 90,000 Pot From Bertrand Grospellier

Bertrand Grospellier raised to 7,200 from under the gun and Phil Ivey reraised to 22,000 from the hijack seat. Grospellier called and both players checked down a board of K5292 until Ivey fired out a 20,000 value bet. Grospellier reluctantly called and mucked his hand when Ivey showed pocket queens.

Ivey is now stacked with 358,000 while Grospellier finds himself with only 57,000. Grospellier picked up some chips later on against Steve Billirakis shortly after without a showdown.

School’s Out for the Professor

Dave Ulliott raised to 6,400 under the gun and the action folded around to Howard Lederer moved all in from the small blind for his last 30,000. Next to act was Jeff Lisandro from the big blind and he made the call. Ulliott got out of the way and Lisandro tabled AK while Lederer showed JJ. The flop was bad news for Lederer as it dropped A7K giving Lisandro top two pair. The 9 and 3 completed the board and Lederer was gone. Lisandro improved his stack to 270,000.

Philippe Rouas Out, Marco Johnson Gets Healthier

Philippe Rouas found himself all in and covered by Marco Johnson. Rouas showed pocket sevens and was racing against the QJ of Johnson. The flop brought a jack and Rouas failed to catch up, busting from the tournament.

Seif and Makhija Chop It Up

Amit Makhija raised to 8,000 preflop from middle position. The action came around to Mark Seif who pushed in most of his chips, election to only keep his black “100” chips in front of him. The bet totaled close to 225,000 and Makhija made the call with his last 118,000. He flipped over AQ while Seif showed AQ. “That was a bad call sir,” Seif joked with Makhija. The board ran out 1098K7 and both players chopped the pot. Seif was at 290,000 while Makhija was around 126,000.

Left in the Deck:

Mike Matusow just walked over to table 62 where Andy Black and Phil Laak are seated. Matusow commenced to poke a little fun at Laak. Black then playfully interrupted “The Mouth,” telling him that making fun of people is not allowed at the World Series of Poker. Matusow countered, saying that making fun of Laak is the exception. All the players laughed and Matusow went back to his table.

Later on, Matusow resumed roaming the room and chatted up Nam Le for a bit while Phil Laak began building an elaborate Stonehenge-like structure with his chips. Yes folks, things are starting to slow down here late in the night.

Player Tags: David Ulliott,   Howard Lederer,   Phil Laak,   Mike Matusow,   Jeffrey Lisandro,   Phil Ivey,   Andy Black,   Bertrand Grospellier,   Philippe Rouas,   Marco Johnson

Level 7 Update: Jason Mercier Busts Adam Geyer

May 28, '09

Blinds: 1,000-2,000 with 300 ante

Players Remaining: 141 out of 201

Chip Counts:

1. Lex Veldhuis — 530,000
2. Justin Bonomo — 470,000
3. Antonio Esfandiari — 470,000
4. Alan Sass — 450,000
5. Chris Moneymaker — 380,000
6. Bruno Fitoussi — 367,000
7. Andy Black — 343,000
8. Mark Seif — 330,000
9. Phil Galfond — 320,000
10. Frank Kassela — 310,000

Average Chip Count: 171,000

Notable Eliminations:

Adam “csimmsux” Geyer
Mikael Thuritz
Eli Elezra
Jennifer Harman
Gavin Smith
Jeff Garza

Big Hands:

Jason Mercier Takes Out Adam Geyer

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 K10542 giving no help to the three-time FTOPS champion and Geyer was eliminated. Mercier now has 255,000 in chips.

David Baker Chips Up

On a board reading 952A Isaac Haxton bet 15,000. David “WhooooKidd” Baker stared his opponent down and decided to make the call. The river was the J and Haxton went into the tank. After about three minutes of dead silence, he tapped the table and Baker followed suit. Haxton turned over 76 for a missed straight draw and Baker showed K9 to take the pot with third pair. Baker now has 247,000 in chips.

Andy Bloch Getting Picked on by Alec Torelli

After losing a big pot earlier to Torelli, Bloch checked a board showing J1047k. Torelli launched a bet of 25,000 and Bloch went into a massive tank session. After almost 10 minutes, Bloch made the call. Torelli flipped over KJ for top two pair. Bloch mucked and his stack dwindled to 17,000. Torelli was at 250,000.

A few hands later, Bloch doubled up with pocket kings against his opponent’s ace-queen.

Chris Moore Doubles Through Andy Black

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 55. More showed AJ and the board ran out J610Q4, giving Moore top pair and doubling him up to 60,000. Black took a slight hit, leaving his stack at 350,000.

“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.

Phil Hellmuth Crippled By Alan “The Usher” Sass

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 654. Sass led into Hellmuth for 19,400 and Hellmuth called.

The turn was the K and Sass checked. Hellmuth fired in a bet of 35,000 and Sass called. The river was the Q and Hellmuth moved all in for 183,000, which had Sass covered by about 37,000. Sass called showing K9 and Hellmuth mucked his hand.

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

Phillipe Rouas Eliminated

Jul 16, '08

Jevad Abrahams raises to 55,000 under the gun and Phillippe Rouas reraises all in from the cutoff for about 290,000. Abrahams instantly calls with pocket aces and Rouas shows pocket jacks. His cries for a jack come unanswered, and Rouas is eliminated in 16th place.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Player Tags: Javed Abrahams,   Philippe Rouas

Tom McCormick Doubles Up

Jul 15, '08

Phillipe Rouas raises to 25,000 and Tom McCormick reraises to 60,000. Rouas calls and checks a flop of AJ2. McCormick bets 100,000, about half of his remaining stack and Rouas check raises all in. McCormick calls and reveals AK and it is well ahead of Rouas and his A10. The turn and river came KK and McCormick doubled up to 510,000.

A short while later, Rouas doubled up to 200,000 when his pocket aces held against Chris McCormack's pocket queens.

 

 

 

 

 

Player Tags: Tom McCormick,   Chris McCormack,   Philippe Rouas

Amir Vahedi Busts One

Jul 15, '08

Amir Vahedi raises to 40,000, putting Frederic Bussot all in and pretty much committing himself to the hand if the Philippe Rouas decides to get involved from the small blind. Rouas passes, but Bussot finds a hand he likes and calls all in.

Vahedi reveals A8 and Rouas shows pocket sixes. The board comes AA1054 and Bussot is eliminated. Rouas chips up to 190,000 after the hand.

 

 

 

 

 

Player Tags: Amir Vahedi,   Philippe Rouas,   Frederic Bussot Fuentes

Phillipe Rouas Eliminated

Jul 16, '08

Jevad Abrahams raises to 55,000 under the gun and Phillippe Rouas reraises all in from the cutoff for about 290,000. Abrahams instantly calls with pocket aces and Rouas shows pocket jacks. His cries for a jack come unanswered, and Rouas is eliminated in 16th place.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Player Tags: Javed Abrahams,   Philippe Rouas

Tom McCormick Doubles Up

Jul 15, '08

Phillipe Rouas raises to 25,000 and Tom McCormick reraises to 60,000. Rouas calls and checks a flop of AJ2. McCormick bets 100,000, about half of his remaining stack and Rouas check raises all in. McCormick calls and reveals AK and it is well ahead of Rouas and his A10. The turn and river came KK and McCormick doubled up to 510,000.

A short while later, Rouas doubled up to 200,000 when his pocket aces held against Chris McCormack's pocket queens.

 

 

 

 

 

Player Tags: Tom McCormick,   Chris McCormack,   Philippe Rouas

Amir Vahedi Busts One

Jul 15, '08

Amir Vahedi raises to 40,000, putting Frederic Bussot all in and pretty much committing himself to the hand if the Philippe Rouas decides to get involved from the small blind. Rouas passes, but Bussot finds a hand he likes and calls all in.

Vahedi reveals A8 and Rouas shows pocket sixes. The board comes AA1054 and Bussot is eliminated. Rouas chips up to 190,000 after the hand.

 

 

 

 

 

Player Tags: Amir Vahedi,   Philippe Rouas,   Frederic Bussot Fuentes

Deuce-to-Seven Lowball - Level 9

Jun 10, '08

Blinds/Antes: 1000/2000/500

Players Remaining: 33 of 85

Notable Chip Counts:
Mike Matusow - 240,000
David Benyamine - 215,000
Chad Brown - 195,000
Jeffrey Lisandro - 180,000
Tom Dwan - 170,000
Tom Schneider - 153,500
Steve Wolff - 145,000
Nikolay Evdakov - 145,000
Yan Chen - 136,700
Doyle Brunson - 135,000

Recent Eliminations:
Philippe Rouas
Phil Ivey

Big Hands:

Chris Ferguson Doubles Up Lyric Duveyoung

On the first hand of the table at table four, Chris “Jesus” Ferguson opened the pot by raising to 5,000 from under-the-gun. To his immediate left, Lyric Duveyoung moved all in for his remaining 27,900. After the action folded to Ferguson, he made the call. During the draw round, Ferguson stood pat. Duveyoung went into the tank and deliberated for several minutes before reluctantly drawing one card without looking at the new card. Ferguson turned over his 98643 and Duveyoung turned over the cards he held, 8653, leaving his new card face down. If his new card was anything but a seven, a four, or a deuce, Duveyoung would be eliminated. Fortunately for Duveyoung, he flipped over the 2 and successfully doubled up.

Mike Matusow Eliminates Philippe Rouas

Several players other than Lyric Duveyoung were also all in during the first orbit. Philippe Rouas raised to 10,000 from the under-the-gun position. From two seats to Rouas’ left, Mike Matusow reraised an additional 20,000 prompting Rouas to reraise all in. Matusow called, and both players stood pat during the draw round. Rouas turned over 108542, but Matusow held 86542 and Rouas was eliminated.

David Benyamine Eliminates Phil Ivey

On the same table, Phil Ivey raised to 7,000 from middle position. David Benyamine reraised an additional 20,000 from the big blind. Ivey deliberated for a moment while receiving a back rub from one of the table masseuses in the Amazon Room before pushing all of his chips in into the pot. Benyamine called quickly and stood pat during the draw round. Ivey drew one card, and Benyamine revealed his 98732. Ivey nodded several times and flashed the 10 before mucking his cards. Benyamine’s stack grew to over 350,000, while both Ivey’s tournament life and massage were cut short prematurely.

Howard Lederer Takes One Down

Howard Lederer joined the tournament’s aggressive trend by raising to 6,000 from under-the-gun. Carlos Mortensen called the raise as the next player to act, and the action folded to the blinds. Jim Bechtel reraised an additional 25,000, sending Lederer into the tank. Lederer counted down his remaining chips several times before pushing all in for his remaining 30,000. Mortensen released his hand, and Bechtel followed suit.

Another Father and Son at the WSOP

Although the issue was first addressed last week when Barry Shulman and Jeff Shulman were seated together during an event, it was brought up again when Doyle Brunson and Todd Brunson drew the same table for the second day of deuce-to-seven lowball. The World Series of Poker has a unique rule that doesn’t explicitly prohibit father and son from being at the same table during a tournament. Most other major poker tournaments will not allow it unless it occurs at a final table. Doyle Brunson celebrated the occasion by stealing his son’s big blind with a raise from the cut-off.

Player Tags: Chris Ferguson,   Carlos Mortensen,   Howard Lederer,   David Benyamine,   Mike Matusow,   Doyle Brunson,   Lyric Duveyoung,   Jeffrey Lisandro,   Tom Dwan,   Philippe Rouas,   Nikolay Evdakov,   European Report

The Chicago Fire

Mar 16, '08

Amjid Fakhouri, the self-proclaimed Chicago Fire, moves all in for his last 6,650 from late position, and his opponent in the cutoff folds pocket kings. Philippe Rouas makes the call from the big blind.  The two players then turn up their hands:

Board: Q8486

Fakhouri doubles up on the hand and survives.

Player Tags: Philippe Rouas

Phillippe Rouas Takes Another Pot

Mar 16, '08

Justin Bonomo limps under the gun and Dutch Boyd also calls directly behind him. The hijack calls and Bertrand "ElkY" Grospellier raises to 850 on the button. Phillippe Rouas calls in the big blind, as does the rest of the preflop limpers.

The flop comes A44 and it is checked to Grospellier, who bets 1,700. Rouas is the only caller and the turn is the Q. Both players check the turn and the river J and Rouas shows A5 to take the pot and add to his 35,000 stack.

 

 

 

 

 

Player Tags: Justin Bonomo,   Dutch Boyd,   Bertrand Grospellier,   Philippe Rouas