Vivek Rajkumar Poker Tournament Updates

Gregory Brooks Wins L.A. Poker Classic ($1,654,120) -- Vivek Rajkumar Eliminated in Second Place ($908,730)

Mar 03, '11

Gregory Brooks raised to 325,000 preflop and Vivek Rajkumar made the call. The flop was dealt 7 3 2 and Rajkumar checked. Brooks bet 400,000 and Rajkumar went into the tank for a while before he check-raised all in for 3.5 million. Brooks made the call and they flipped over their cards:

Brooks: 8 7
Rajkumar: J 10

Turn and River: 2 and A

Brooks won the tournament and $1,654,120 in prize money. He was also awarded a trophy that is in the form of the classic Frederic Remington sculpture the “Bronco Buster,” a WPT bracelet, and $25,000 seat in the WPT Championship. This is his first major tournament title. Rajkumar was eliminated in second place, just short of his second WPT title. He did take home $908,730 in prize money as a consolation.

Player Tags: Vivek Rajkumar,   Gregory Brooks

Gregory Brooks Grabs a Big Lead

Mar 03, '11

Vivek Rajkumar raised to 250,000 preflop and Gregory Brooks made the call. The flop was dealt J 4 2 and Brooks bet 375,000. Rajkumar made the call and the 5 fell on the turn. Brooks bet 950,000 and Rajkumar spent some time in the tank before he made the call.

The river was dealt 4 and Brooks bet 2,450,000. Rajkumar made the call with A K, but he fell to the 10 7 of Brooks, who had flopped a flush.

Rajkumar was left with 4,625,000 after the hand and Brooks was back in a commanding lead with 15,805,000.

Player Tags: Vivek Rajkumar,   Gregory Brooks

Vivek Rajkumar Doubles Up

Mar 03, '11

Gregory Brooks raised to 230,000 preflop and Vivek Rajkumar reraised to 720,000. Brooks made the call and the flop fell Q J 7. Rajkumar checked and Brooks bet 540,000. Rajkumar spent some time in the tank and then he made the call.

The flop was dealt 5 and Rajkumar checked again. Brooks then tanked for a bit before moving all in. Rajkumar thought it over for a long time and eventually made the call for his tournament life. Their cards:

Rajkumar: 8 8
Brooks: K 10

River: 4

Rajkumar doubled up to 9,060,000 after the hand and Brooks still held the lead with 11,370,000.

Player Tags: Vivek Rajkumar,   Gregory Brooks

Amir Lehavot Eliminated in Fourth Place ($421,680)

Mar 03, '11

Amir Lehavot raised to 175,000 from the button preflop and Vivek Rajkumar made the call from the big blind. The flop fell J 9 6 and Rajkumar checked. Lehavot bet 235,0000 and Rajkumar check-raised all in. Lehavot made the all-in call and they flipped over their cards:

Lehavot: K Q
Rajkumar: Q Q

Turn and River: 4 and 3

Lehavot was eliminated in fourth place and he will take home $421,680 in prize money. Rajkumar held 6.78 million after the hand.

Player Tags: Vivek Rajkumar,   Amir Lehavot

Steve Gross Eliminated in Fifth Place ($304,000)

Mar 03, '11

Steve Gross got the last of his chips into the middle preflop and Vivek Rajkumar made the call. Their cards:

Gross: J 10
Rajkumar: A 3

Board: K K 9 7 4

Gross was eliminated in fifth place and he will take home $304,000 in prize money. Rajkumar grew his stack to 5,285,000 after the hand.

Player Tags: Vivek Rajkumar,   Steve Gross

Steve Gross Doubles Up

Mar 03, '11

Steve Gross was all in preflop for a third time and this time he was set to tangle with Vivek Rajkumar. Their cards:

Gross: K 10
Rajkumar: A J

Board: K Q 7 2 K

Gross doubled up on the hand to survive with 1 million and Rajkumar takes another hit during his rough start at the final table.

Player Tags: Vivek Rajkumar,   Steve Gross

Chopped Anticipation

Mar 03, '11

Steve Gross moved all in preflop and Vivek Rajkumar made the call. Their cards:

Gross: A 3
Rajkumar: A J

Board: 7 5 4 4 5

The river card ensured that Gross would survive thanks to the chopped pot.

Player Tags: Vivek Rajkumar,   Steve Gross

Gregory Brooks Doubles Up

Mar 03, '11

On the fourth hand of play Vivek Rajkumar raised 125,000 under the gun and Gregory Brooks reraised to 315,000 from the cutoff. Steve Gross then reraised to 655,000 from the small blind and Rajkumar moved all in. Brooks made the all-in call and Gross got out of the way. Their cards:

Rajkumar: Q Q
Brooks: A A

Board: 10 9 2 5 J

Brooks doubled up on the hand and he now holds five and a quarter million. Rajkumar watched his stack fall to 3 million after the hand.

Player Tags: Vivek Rajkumar,   Steve Gross,   Gregory Brooks

David Baker Eliminated in Seventh Place ($176,520)

Mar 01, '11

David Baker raised to 125,000 from the cutoff preflop and Vivek Rajkumar reraised to 305,000 from the small blind. Baker reraised all in for just over 1.5 million and Rajkumar made the call. Their cards:

Baker: K K
Rajkumar: A 10

Board: A J 8 10 4

Baker was eliminated in seventh place and he will take home $176,520 in prize money. Stay tuned for official chip counts, and a recap of the day’s events.

Player Tags: Vivek Rajkumar,   David Baker

Brandon Crwford Eliminated in 16th Place ($50,340)

Mar 01, '11

Brandon Crawford got the last of his chips into the middle preflop (650,000) and he was covered by Vivek Rajkumar, Carlos Mortensen had gotten out of the way during the series of bets and raises that took place preflop. Their cards:

Rajkumer: K K
Crawford: A K

Board: J 4 2 J 10

Crawford was eliminated in 16th place and he will take home $50,340 in prize money. Rajkumar grew his stack to a commanding 4.5 million after the hand.

Player Tags: Vivek Rajkumar,   Brandon Crawford

Gregory Brooks Wins L.A. Poker Classic ($1,654,120) -- Vivek Rajkumar Eliminated in Second Place ($908,730)

Mar 03, '11

Gregory Brooks raised to 325,000 preflop and Vivek Rajkumar made the call. The flop was dealt 7 3 2 and Rajkumar checked. Brooks bet 400,000 and Rajkumar went into the tank for a while before he check-raised all in for 3.5 million. Brooks made the call and they flipped over their cards:

Brooks: 8 7
Rajkumar: J 10

Turn and River: 2 and A

Brooks won the tournament and $1,654,120 in prize money. He was also awarded a trophy that is in the form of the classic Frederic Remington sculpture the “Bronco Buster,” a WPT bracelet, and $25,000 seat in the WPT Championship. This is his first major tournament title. Rajkumar was eliminated in second place, just short of his second WPT title. He did take home $908,730 in prize money as a consolation.

Player Tags: Vivek Rajkumar,   Gregory Brooks

Gregory Brooks Grabs a Big Lead

Mar 03, '11

Vivek Rajkumar raised to 250,000 preflop and Gregory Brooks made the call. The flop was dealt J 4 2 and Brooks bet 375,000. Rajkumar made the call and the 5 fell on the turn. Brooks bet 950,000 and Rajkumar spent some time in the tank before he made the call.

The river was dealt 4 and Brooks bet 2,450,000. Rajkumar made the call with A K, but he fell to the 10 7 of Brooks, who had flopped a flush.

Rajkumar was left with 4,625,000 after the hand and Brooks was back in a commanding lead with 15,805,000.

Player Tags: Vivek Rajkumar,   Gregory Brooks

Vivek Rajkumar Doubles Up

Mar 03, '11

Gregory Brooks raised to 230,000 preflop and Vivek Rajkumar reraised to 720,000. Brooks made the call and the flop fell Q J 7. Rajkumar checked and Brooks bet 540,000. Rajkumar spent some time in the tank and then he made the call.

The flop was dealt 5 and Rajkumar checked again. Brooks then tanked for a bit before moving all in. Rajkumar thought it over for a long time and eventually made the call for his tournament life. Their cards:

Rajkumar: 8 8
Brooks: K 10

River: 4

Rajkumar doubled up to 9,060,000 after the hand and Brooks still held the lead with 11,370,000.

Player Tags: Vivek Rajkumar,   Gregory Brooks

Amir Lehavot Eliminated in Fourth Place ($421,680)

Mar 03, '11

Amir Lehavot raised to 175,000 from the button preflop and Vivek Rajkumar made the call from the big blind. The flop fell J 9 6 and Rajkumar checked. Lehavot bet 235,0000 and Rajkumar check-raised all in. Lehavot made the all-in call and they flipped over their cards:

Lehavot: K Q
Rajkumar: Q Q

Turn and River: 4 and 3

Lehavot was eliminated in fourth place and he will take home $421,680 in prize money. Rajkumar held 6.78 million after the hand.

Player Tags: Vivek Rajkumar,   Amir Lehavot

Steve Gross Eliminated in Fifth Place ($304,000)

Mar 03, '11

Steve Gross got the last of his chips into the middle preflop and Vivek Rajkumar made the call. Their cards:

Gross: J 10
Rajkumar: A 3

Board: K K 9 7 4

Gross was eliminated in fifth place and he will take home $304,000 in prize money. Rajkumar grew his stack to 5,285,000 after the hand.

Player Tags: Vivek Rajkumar,   Steve Gross

Steve Gross Doubles Up

Mar 03, '11

Steve Gross was all in preflop for a third time and this time he was set to tangle with Vivek Rajkumar. Their cards:

Gross: K 10
Rajkumar: A J

Board: K Q 7 2 K

Gross doubled up on the hand to survive with 1 million and Rajkumar takes another hit during his rough start at the final table.

Player Tags: Vivek Rajkumar,   Steve Gross

Chopped Anticipation

Mar 03, '11

Steve Gross moved all in preflop and Vivek Rajkumar made the call. Their cards:

Gross: A 3
Rajkumar: A J

Board: 7 5 4 4 5

The river card ensured that Gross would survive thanks to the chopped pot.

Player Tags: Vivek Rajkumar,   Steve Gross

Gregory Brooks Doubles Up

Mar 03, '11

On the fourth hand of play Vivek Rajkumar raised 125,000 under the gun and Gregory Brooks reraised to 315,000 from the cutoff. Steve Gross then reraised to 655,000 from the small blind and Rajkumar moved all in. Brooks made the all-in call and Gross got out of the way. Their cards:

Rajkumar: Q Q
Brooks: A A

Board: 10 9 2 5 J

Brooks doubled up on the hand and he now holds five and a quarter million. Rajkumar watched his stack fall to 3 million after the hand.

Player Tags: Vivek Rajkumar,   Steve Gross,   Gregory Brooks

David Baker Eliminated in Seventh Place ($176,520)

Mar 01, '11

David Baker raised to 125,000 from the cutoff preflop and Vivek Rajkumar reraised to 305,000 from the small blind. Baker reraised all in for just over 1.5 million and Rajkumar made the call. Their cards:

Baker: K K
Rajkumar: A 10

Board: A J 8 10 4

Baker was eliminated in seventh place and he will take home $176,520 in prize money. Stay tuned for official chip counts, and a recap of the day’s events.

Player Tags: Vivek Rajkumar,   David Baker

Brandon Crwford Eliminated in 16th Place ($50,340)

Mar 01, '11

Brandon Crawford got the last of his chips into the middle preflop (650,000) and he was covered by Vivek Rajkumar, Carlos Mortensen had gotten out of the way during the series of bets and raises that took place preflop. Their cards:

Rajkumer: K K
Crawford: A K

Board: J 4 2 J 10

Crawford was eliminated in 16th place and he will take home $50,340 in prize money. Rajkumar grew his stack to a commanding 4.5 million after the hand.

Player Tags: Vivek Rajkumar,   Brandon Crawford

Gregory Brooks Wins L.A. Poker Classic ($1,654,120) -- Vivek Rajkumar Eliminated in Second Place ($908,730)

Mar 03, '11

Gregory Brooks raised to 325,000 preflop and Vivek Rajkumar made the call. The flop was dealt 7 3 2 and Rajkumar checked. Brooks bet 400,000 and Rajkumar went into the tank for a while before he check-raised all in for 3.5 million. Brooks made the call and they flipped over their cards:

Brooks: 8 7
Rajkumar: J 10

Turn and River: 2 and A

Brooks won the tournament and $1,654,120 in prize money. He was also awarded a trophy that is in the form of the classic Frederic Remington sculpture the “Bronco Buster,” a WPT bracelet, and $25,000 seat in the WPT Championship. This is his first major tournament title. Rajkumar was eliminated in second place, just short of his second WPT title. He did take home $908,730 in prize money as a consolation.

Player Tags: Vivek Rajkumar,   Gregory Brooks

Gregory Brooks Grabs a Big Lead

Mar 03, '11

Vivek Rajkumar raised to 250,000 preflop and Gregory Brooks made the call. The flop was dealt J 4 2 and Brooks bet 375,000. Rajkumar made the call and the 5 fell on the turn. Brooks bet 950,000 and Rajkumar spent some time in the tank before he made the call.

The river was dealt 4 and Brooks bet 2,450,000. Rajkumar made the call with A K, but he fell to the 10 7 of Brooks, who had flopped a flush.

Rajkumar was left with 4,625,000 after the hand and Brooks was back in a commanding lead with 15,805,000.

Player Tags: Vivek Rajkumar,   Gregory Brooks

Vivek Rajkumar Doubles Up

Mar 03, '11

Gregory Brooks raised to 230,000 preflop and Vivek Rajkumar reraised to 720,000. Brooks made the call and the flop fell Q J 7. Rajkumar checked and Brooks bet 540,000. Rajkumar spent some time in the tank and then he made the call.

The flop was dealt 5 and Rajkumar checked again. Brooks then tanked for a bit before moving all in. Rajkumar thought it over for a long time and eventually made the call for his tournament life. Their cards:

Rajkumar: 8 8
Brooks: K 10

River: 4

Rajkumar doubled up to 9,060,000 after the hand and Brooks still held the lead with 11,370,000.

Player Tags: Vivek Rajkumar,   Gregory Brooks

Amir Lehavot Eliminated in Fourth Place ($421,680)

Mar 03, '11

Amir Lehavot raised to 175,000 from the button preflop and Vivek Rajkumar made the call from the big blind. The flop fell J 9 6 and Rajkumar checked. Lehavot bet 235,0000 and Rajkumar check-raised all in. Lehavot made the all-in call and they flipped over their cards:

Lehavot: K Q
Rajkumar: Q Q

Turn and River: 4 and 3

Lehavot was eliminated in fourth place and he will take home $421,680 in prize money. Rajkumar held 6.78 million after the hand.

Player Tags: Vivek Rajkumar,   Amir Lehavot

Steve Gross Eliminated in Fifth Place ($304,000)

Mar 03, '11

Steve Gross got the last of his chips into the middle preflop and Vivek Rajkumar made the call. Their cards:

Gross: J 10
Rajkumar: A 3

Board: K K 9 7 4

Gross was eliminated in fifth place and he will take home $304,000 in prize money. Rajkumar grew his stack to 5,285,000 after the hand.

Player Tags: Vivek Rajkumar,   Steve Gross

Steve Gross Doubles Up

Mar 03, '11

Steve Gross was all in preflop for a third time and this time he was set to tangle with Vivek Rajkumar. Their cards:

Gross: K 10
Rajkumar: A J

Board: K Q 7 2 K

Gross doubled up on the hand to survive with 1 million and Rajkumar takes another hit during his rough start at the final table.

Player Tags: Vivek Rajkumar,   Steve Gross

Chopped Anticipation

Mar 03, '11

Steve Gross moved all in preflop and Vivek Rajkumar made the call. Their cards:

Gross: A 3
Rajkumar: A J

Board: 7 5 4 4 5

The river card ensured that Gross would survive thanks to the chopped pot.

Player Tags: Vivek Rajkumar,   Steve Gross

Gregory Brooks Doubles Up

Mar 03, '11

On the fourth hand of play Vivek Rajkumar raised 125,000 under the gun and Gregory Brooks reraised to 315,000 from the cutoff. Steve Gross then reraised to 655,000 from the small blind and Rajkumar moved all in. Brooks made the all-in call and Gross got out of the way. Their cards:

Rajkumar: Q Q
Brooks: A A

Board: 10 9 2 5 J

Brooks doubled up on the hand and he now holds five and a quarter million. Rajkumar watched his stack fall to 3 million after the hand.

Player Tags: Vivek Rajkumar,   Steve Gross,   Gregory Brooks

David Baker Eliminated in Seventh Place ($176,520)

Mar 01, '11

David Baker raised to 125,000 from the cutoff preflop and Vivek Rajkumar reraised to 305,000 from the small blind. Baker reraised all in for just over 1.5 million and Rajkumar made the call. Their cards:

Baker: K K
Rajkumar: A 10

Board: A J 8 10 4

Baker was eliminated in seventh place and he will take home $176,520 in prize money. Stay tuned for official chip counts, and a recap of the day’s events.

Player Tags: Vivek Rajkumar,   David Baker

Brandon Crwford Eliminated in 16th Place ($50,340)

Mar 01, '11

Brandon Crawford got the last of his chips into the middle preflop (650,000) and he was covered by Vivek Rajkumar, Carlos Mortensen had gotten out of the way during the series of bets and raises that took place preflop. Their cards:

Rajkumer: K K
Crawford: A K

Board: J 4 2 J 10

Crawford was eliminated in 16th place and he will take home $50,340 in prize money. Rajkumar grew his stack to a commanding 4.5 million after the hand.

Player Tags: Vivek Rajkumar,   Brandon Crawford

Gregory Brooks Wins L.A. Poker Classic ($1,654,120) -- Vivek Rajkumar Eliminated in Second Place ($908,730)

Mar 03, '11

Gregory Brooks raised to 325,000 preflop and Vivek Rajkumar made the call. The flop was dealt 7 3 2 and Rajkumar checked. Brooks bet 400,000 and Rajkumar went into the tank for a while before he check-raised all in for 3.5 million. Brooks made the call and they flipped over their cards:

Brooks: 8 7
Rajkumar: J 10

Turn and River: 2 and A

Brooks won the tournament and $1,654,120 in prize money. He was also awarded a trophy that is in the form of the classic Frederic Remington sculpture the “Bronco Buster,” a WPT bracelet, and $25,000 seat in the WPT Championship. This is his first major tournament title. Rajkumar was eliminated in second place, just short of his second WPT title. He did take home $908,730 in prize money as a consolation.

Player Tags: Vivek Rajkumar,   Gregory Brooks

Gregory Brooks Grabs a Big Lead

Mar 03, '11

Vivek Rajkumar raised to 250,000 preflop and Gregory Brooks made the call. The flop was dealt J 4 2 and Brooks bet 375,000. Rajkumar made the call and the 5 fell on the turn. Brooks bet 950,000 and Rajkumar spent some time in the tank before he made the call.

The river was dealt 4 and Brooks bet 2,450,000. Rajkumar made the call with A K, but he fell to the 10 7 of Brooks, who had flopped a flush.

Rajkumar was left with 4,625,000 after the hand and Brooks was back in a commanding lead with 15,805,000.

Player Tags: Vivek Rajkumar,   Gregory Brooks

Vivek Rajkumar Doubles Up

Mar 03, '11

Gregory Brooks raised to 230,000 preflop and Vivek Rajkumar reraised to 720,000. Brooks made the call and the flop fell Q J 7. Rajkumar checked and Brooks bet 540,000. Rajkumar spent some time in the tank and then he made the call.

The flop was dealt 5 and Rajkumar checked again. Brooks then tanked for a bit before moving all in. Rajkumar thought it over for a long time and eventually made the call for his tournament life. Their cards:

Rajkumar: 8 8
Brooks: K 10

River: 4

Rajkumar doubled up to 9,060,000 after the hand and Brooks still held the lead with 11,370,000.

Player Tags: Vivek Rajkumar,   Gregory Brooks

Amir Lehavot Eliminated in Fourth Place ($421,680)

Mar 03, '11

Amir Lehavot raised to 175,000 from the button preflop and Vivek Rajkumar made the call from the big blind. The flop fell J 9 6 and Rajkumar checked. Lehavot bet 235,0000 and Rajkumar check-raised all in. Lehavot made the all-in call and they flipped over their cards:

Lehavot: K Q
Rajkumar: Q Q

Turn and River: 4 and 3

Lehavot was eliminated in fourth place and he will take home $421,680 in prize money. Rajkumar held 6.78 million after the hand.

Player Tags: Vivek Rajkumar,   Amir Lehavot

Steve Gross Eliminated in Fifth Place ($304,000)

Mar 03, '11

Steve Gross got the last of his chips into the middle preflop and Vivek Rajkumar made the call. Their cards:

Gross: J 10
Rajkumar: A 3

Board: K K 9 7 4

Gross was eliminated in fifth place and he will take home $304,000 in prize money. Rajkumar grew his stack to 5,285,000 after the hand.

Player Tags: Vivek Rajkumar,   Steve Gross

Steve Gross Doubles Up

Mar 03, '11

Steve Gross was all in preflop for a third time and this time he was set to tangle with Vivek Rajkumar. Their cards:

Gross: K 10
Rajkumar: A J

Board: K Q 7 2 K

Gross doubled up on the hand to survive with 1 million and Rajkumar takes another hit during his rough start at the final table.

Player Tags: Vivek Rajkumar,   Steve Gross

Chopped Anticipation

Mar 03, '11

Steve Gross moved all in preflop and Vivek Rajkumar made the call. Their cards:

Gross: A 3
Rajkumar: A J

Board: 7 5 4 4 5

The river card ensured that Gross would survive thanks to the chopped pot.

Player Tags: Vivek Rajkumar,   Steve Gross

Gregory Brooks Doubles Up

Mar 03, '11

On the fourth hand of play Vivek Rajkumar raised 125,000 under the gun and Gregory Brooks reraised to 315,000 from the cutoff. Steve Gross then reraised to 655,000 from the small blind and Rajkumar moved all in. Brooks made the all-in call and Gross got out of the way. Their cards:

Rajkumar: Q Q
Brooks: A A

Board: 10 9 2 5 J

Brooks doubled up on the hand and he now holds five and a quarter million. Rajkumar watched his stack fall to 3 million after the hand.

Player Tags: Vivek Rajkumar,   Steve Gross,   Gregory Brooks

David Baker Eliminated in Seventh Place ($176,520)

Mar 01, '11

David Baker raised to 125,000 from the cutoff preflop and Vivek Rajkumar reraised to 305,000 from the small blind. Baker reraised all in for just over 1.5 million and Rajkumar made the call. Their cards:

Baker: K K
Rajkumar: A 10

Board: A J 8 10 4

Baker was eliminated in seventh place and he will take home $176,520 in prize money. Stay tuned for official chip counts, and a recap of the day’s events.

Player Tags: Vivek Rajkumar,   David Baker

Brandon Crwford Eliminated in 16th Place ($50,340)

Mar 01, '11

Brandon Crawford got the last of his chips into the middle preflop (650,000) and he was covered by Vivek Rajkumar, Carlos Mortensen had gotten out of the way during the series of bets and raises that took place preflop. Their cards:

Rajkumer: K K
Crawford: A K

Board: J 4 2 J 10

Crawford was eliminated in 16th place and he will take home $50,340 in prize money. Rajkumar grew his stack to a commanding 4.5 million after the hand.

Player Tags: Vivek Rajkumar,   Brandon Crawford

Vivek Rajkumar Breaks Down Key Hand Against Nick Schulman

Jan 06, '11

Nick Schulman jumped out to an early lead at the PokerStars Caribbean Adventure Super High Roller and held it for the better part of four levels before running Vivek Rajkumar.

Rajkumar had taken out William Perkins and had a big stack of his own and decided to take on Schulman in a battle for the chip lead.

Mike McDonald raised, Rajkumar called and Schulman reraised out of the big blind. Rajkumar came along and called a bet on the flop and turn of a board reading KQ65.

When the K hit the river, Schulman checked and Rajkumar bet big. After getting called, Rajkumar revealed K9 for trip kings and surged up to over 700,000 in chips, almost double anyone else in the field. Schulman was left with his original starting stack.

Check out Rajkumar’s analysis of the hand below.

Vivek Rajkumar’s Hand Analysis

“Timex opened from the cutoff and I flatted on the button with K-9 suited. I mean, I fold in that spot almost never, unless the cutoff is super nitty. Nick Schulman raised to 22,000 from the big blind, Timex folded and I thought about my options.

I know that his range is pretty tight there, but with 200 big blinds deep, I can really use my position to my advantage. If I was only 100 big blinds deep, then it’s probably a fold, but given that we were the two biggest stacks at the table, and maybe even in the tournament, I thought it was okay to flat.

The flop came down K-Q-6 with two diamonds and he bet 33,000. Obviously, I’m never folding top pair in that spot and with no real read on his hand, I’m just going to call and see what happens on the turn.

The turn was the 5, giving me a flush draw. He bet 80,000 and once again I decided to call. If I was out of position, which makes playing the river tough, I would consider check-shoving on the turn. In position, however, I think flatting is better.

The river was another king, giving me trips. If he has a hand like A-K, I think he’d bet again, so that leads me to believe that I have a pretty easy value bet. I decided on 130,000 simply because it’s the same amount that I would bluff with. If I happened to have a busted flush draw or J-10, I would’ve bet the same amount to represent a king.

I’m sure that possibility ran through his mind, because he found a call. I don’t think he called me down with A-Q or something like that, because that’s a hand he would’ve checked the turn with. I’m still not sure what he had, but I’m leaning towards pocket aces. If that’s the case, then I got pretty lucky to hit one of my outs."

Player Tags: Vivek Rajkumar

Level 10 Update: End of Day 2

Oct 16, '10

Blinds: 800-1,600 with a 200 ante

Players Remaining: 104 out of 335 (Unofficial)

Chip Counts:

Official chip counts will be posted when they are released by the casino.

Average Chip Count: 128,846

Notable Eliminations:

Hasan Habib

Big Hands:

Annette Obrestad Increases her Chip Lead

Many are holding on to survive the day, but Annette Obrestad is only content with building her fortress of chips even higher.

Early in the level, Obrestad three-bet a preflop raiser to 17,000 from the button and the small blind moved all in for 26,000.

The original raiser folded and Obrestad was forced to call the all in with 73. Her opponent showed down AK, but Obrestad made a straight to send him to the rail. She finished the hand with 585,000.

Luke Vrabel Chops It Up With Brandon Steven

Annette Obrestad raised to 3,500 and Brandon Steven made the call from the cutoff. Luke Vrabel then raised too 12,000 from the small blind and after a few minutes of thought, Obrestad made the call.

Steven then immediately moved all in for about 60,000 and Vrabel moved all in behind him for over 100,000. Obrestad sheepishly flashed QJ and mucked, having really wanted to play the hand.

Both Steven and Vrabel showed pocket aces and the board ran out jack high. Obrestad then told her opponents, “I would have doubled you both up.”

Vivek Rajkumar Doubles Up

Vivek Rajkumar was all in holding pocket sevens against the A-Q of Vladimir Shchemelev. The board came jack high and Rajkumar doubled up to 82,000. Schchemelev is still stacked with 190,000.

David Singer Doubles Up Through Scott Dorin

On a flop of Q22, David Singer bet and Scott Dorin put him all in. Singer called with KQ for top pair, but was outkicked by Dorin’s AQ.

The turn and river fell K4 and Singer improved to two pair to double up to 54,000. Dorin took a hit down to 26,000.

Poker Tweets

Player Tags: David Singer,   Annette Obrestad,   Vivek Rajkumar,   Scott Dorin,   Luke Vrabel,   Brandon Steven

Level Four, Hour Two: Vivek Rajkumar Crippled

Jul 08, '10

Blinds: 150-300 with a 25 ante

Notable Chip Counts:

1. Michiel Sijpkens — 173,000
2. Julian Foussard — 156,500
3. Dan Springfield — 141,000
4. Khamsy Nuanmanee — 123,450
5. David Benyamine — 120,000
6. Anh Van Nguyen — 120,000
7. Paul Noriega — 112,000
8. Brett Richey — 110,000
9. Archie Karas — 110,000
10. Brent Baldrey — 101,000

Card Player Family Chip Counts

Jeff Shulman — 8,400
Steve Zolotow — 32,200
Jen Harman — 27,000

Big Hands:

Vivek Makes Good Read, Bad Call

Entering the action late, the dealer called for the floor as the clock had been called on Vivek Rajkumar. He was facing a 7,075 bet by seat 10 on a board of JKJ7A.

“You now have one minute before your hand becomes…” tablemate David Chiu said before the floor staff could. Some players at the table laughed, but Rajkumar was busy talking out the hand and saying, “You might have aces.” After some time of deliberation, Rajkumar made the call and his opponent turned over his cards, stating, “You were right.” He showed AA for the full house.

Vivek shook his head and had just around 8,000 left.

Todd Brunson Loses a Pot

Pavilion Room Coverage

A player in middle position bet 750 and Todd Brunson made the call. The flop came K-10-4 and it was checked for a 4 turn. It was checked again for a 4 turn and checked again for a Q river. Brunson’s opponent bet 1,000 and Brunson diliberated before making the fold. Brunson was down to 40,000.

Jeff Shulman Doubles Up

Jeff Shulman was all in preflop against Johannes Steindl. Shulman tabled the AK while Steindl exposed the KJ. The board ran out Q5439 and Shulman doubled to 8,400.

Allen Cunningham Eliminates a Player

Allen Cunningham bet 800 from early position and Bernard Lee called from the cutoff. The small blind moved all in for 11,300. Cunningham called and Lee folded. Cunningham exposed the AK and was in great shape versus the AJ of his opponent. The board ran out 996AK and Cunningham eliminated a player. He was at 79,800 after the hand.

Darvin Moon Wins a Pot

Darvin Moon checked from the big blind after two players limped. The flop came 863 and the small blind checked. The small blind and the big blind checked. The limper bet 475 and both Moon and the small blind called. The turn brought the 10 and it was checked around. The 4 fell on the river and the small blind bet 1,250. Moon called and the limper folded. Moon tabled the 43 and took the pot. Moon was up to 49,450 after the hand.

Greenstein Takes One

Pavilion Room Coverage

After the flop came down K108, Barry Greenstein bet 1,200. The player in seat 4 made the call and the turn was the 9.

Greenstein fired 2,500 and his opponent mucked. Greenstein took the pot and he was at 37,000.

Schwartz Takes a Major Hit

Ylon Schwartz thought for a minute when facing a bet of 5,000 from seat 3 on a board showing 23J6. He eventually called and checked when the 2 hit on the river.

Seat 3 bet 6,000 on the river and Schwartz looked pained, tanking long and hard. He finally called and seat 3 showed J10 for two pair. Schwartz quietly mucked, losing a 30,000 pot and dropping to 18,050 in chips.

Player Tags: Barry Greenstein,   Jeff Shulman,   Allen Cunningham,   Todd Brunson,   Ylon Schwartz,   Vivek Rajkumar,   Darvin Moon

Level Three, Hour One: Mizzi Doubles

Jul 08, '10

The Numbers Are In

The tournament director has just made the announcement everyone has been waiting for. There are officially 7,319 players who registered in this year’s main event, creating a prize pool of $68,798,600. That’s nearly 1,000 more players than last year’s 6,494.
There will be 747 players who make the money (at least $19,260) and whoever is skilled enough, and definitely lucky enough, to take down the grand prize will receive $8,944,138.

Blinds: 150-300

Notable Chip Counts:

1. Khamsy Nuanmanee – 132,000
2. Steve Billirakis – 92,000
3. Dan Heimiller – 87,000
4. Alex Aram – 77,000
5. Jason Mercier – 73,000
6. David Benyamine – 72,800
7. Anh Van Nguyen – 71,400
8. Brent Baldrey – 69,000
9. Corey Emery – 64,500
10. Bill Chen – 64,000

Card Player Family Chip Counts

Jeff Shulman — 8,900
Steve Zolotow — 28,500

Notable Eliminations:

None

Big Hands:

Sorel Mizzi Doubles Up

Sorel Mizzi moved all in preflop for 10,450 and the player in seat 4 made the call. Here were their cards:

Mizzi: KQ
Seat 4: 1010

The race was on and Mizzi jumped out ahead when the flop fell Q77. The board finished off 3 and 8 and Mizzi doubled to 21,000.

Benyamine Comes Out Shooting

A player raised to 1,050 and David Benyamine raised it to 3,300 from the cutoff. The raiser then repopped to 8,050 and Benyamine responded by putting his opponent all in. The call was made and they turned over their cards:

Benyamine: AA
Opponent: KK

The deck was officially freezing for Benyamine’s opponent and the board ran out 108355 and Benyamine was up to 72,000 after the knockout.

Doug Lee Splits His All In

On a flop of 3J7d, Doug Lee pushed his few remaining chips in, around 2,800 total. Everyone folded except one player, who called. Their hands:

Opponent: QJ
Lee: QJ

The A3 finished the board and they chopped the pot. Lee still only had around 5,000 after the hand.

Arieh Gives One Up on River

Josh Arieh checked to his opponent and she fired 1,600 on a flop of J102. Arieh made the call and when the K hit on the turn he checked to his opponent again and she quickly fired 3,000. Arieh didn’t look pleased and laid his hand down. He had around 32,000 after the loss.

Vivek Checks His Draw, Saves Money

Vivek Rajkumar raised to 750 and was called by the player in the big blind. Rajkumar and his opponent checked the flop of 6K3 and again on the A turn. On the 2 river the big blind threw out 1,000 and Rajkumar folded, showing QJ for a busted flush draw and nothing more. The big blind showed big slick and said he was surprised Rajkumar didn’t bet the draw on the turn.

Despite saving himself some lost money on the pot, Rajkumar had only around 15,000 after the hand.

Hachem’s Boat Takes It

Joe Hachem and his opponent checked down an entire board of 51010J10. Hachem flipped over 66 and his opponent showed just 87. Hachem raked the pot and had around 39,000 in chips.

Pavilion Room Update

Shawn Sheikhan Doubles Up an Opponent

We caught up with the hand with Shawn Sheikhan in the tank on a board of Q97J8. A player in the blinds had checked to Sheikhan on the end. Sheikhan fired out a bet of 3,000 into a pot of about 15,000. His opponent check-rasied all in for 16,400 total. Sheikhan was deliberating and said, “I don’t like folding sets.” He eventually made the call and his opponent tabled the 1010 for a straight. Sheikhan mucked and was down to about 7,000 after the hand. Sheikhan also made sure the dealer knew that he didn’t like the dealing by saying, “nice dealing, dealer.”

Joe Hachem Wins a Pot

On a board of 9648, Joe Hachem bet 5,525 into his opponent on the button. The player tanked before eventually folding. Hachem was over 30,000 after the hand.

Player Tags: Josh Arieh,   David Benyamine,   Joe Hachem,   Sorel Mizzi,   Vivek Rajkumar

Level 13: Ted Lawson Eliminated

Jul 02, '10

Blinds: 1,000-2,000

Players Remaining: 97 out of 346

Average Chip Count: 107,010

Tournament Leaderboard:

1. Alessio Isaia – 460,000
2. John Racener – 360,000
3. Tom Dwan – 290,000
4. Leandro Pimentel – 275,000
5. Eli Elezra – 260,000
6. Dmitry Stelmak – 255,000
7. Jonathan Cantor – 240,000
8. Roger Teska – 203,000
9. Gary Pollak – 185,000
10. Felix Gubitz – 178,600

Notable Eliminations:

Ted Lawson

Big Hands:

Ted Lawson Eliminated

Ted Lawson found himself all in against Miguel Proulx and Harr Pozefsky. Here were their cards

Lawson: AKJ10
Pozefsky: AQJJ
Proulx: Q1086

The board ran out AQJ66 and Pozefsky rivered a full house to better Lawson’s broadway straight and he was eliminated.

Ross Boatman Doubles

Noah Boeken put in a raise preflop and Ross Boatman moved all in from the cutoff. Boeken made the call and here were their cards:

Boatman: AAK4
Boeken: AKQ8

The board ran out Q8533 amd Boeken’s two pair were counterfeited on the river as Boatman made a better two pair and he doubled up to 62,000. Boeken was at 87,000.

Rajkumar Scores A Knockout

Picking up the action on a floop of Q63, Rory Brennan bet 20,000 and Vivek Rajkumar raised to 100,000. Another player in the pot mucked and Brennan called, putting himself all in. Here were their boards:

Rajkumar: AQ106
Brennan: A553

Rajkumar flopped two pair while Brennan was drawing to the nut flush. The turn was the J and the river was the K and Rajkumar scored the knockout. He was up to 178,000.

Player Tags: Ross Boatman,   Ted Lawson,   Noah Boeken,   Vivek Rajkumar

Round 5 Hour 2 Update: Day 2 Complete

Jun 20, '10

Blinds: 5,000-10,000

Players Remaining: 8 out of 256

Round Five Starting Chip Stack: 480,000

Notable Eliminations:

Vivek Rajkumar — $38,424
Bertrand Grospellier — $38,424
Phil Gordon — $38,424
Gavin Smith — $38,424

Notable Advancements to Round Six:

Faraz Jaka
Vanessa Rousso
Kido Pham
Jason Somerville
Ludovic Lacay
Alexander Kostritsyn

Player Twitter Accounts:

Faraz Jaka
Ludovic Lacay

Big Hands:

Bertrand Grospellier Eliminated

Bertrand Grospellier was all in for just 55,000 and Ludovic Lacay made the call. Grospellier tabled the KQ and was slightly behind the A10 of Lacay. The board ran out A7596 and Grospellier was gone.

Vanessa Rousso Advances

Vanessa Rousso limped and Vivek Rajkumar moved all in for 100,000. Rousso called and exposed the A3 and was behind the A8 of Rajkumar. Rajkumar witnessed one of the worst flops possible when it came 542. Rajkumar had outs to chop but the turn and river bricked for him and he was out.

Alex Kravchenko Eliminated

Ernst Schmejkal bet 16,000 and Alexander Kravchenko moved all in. Schmejkal called to put Kravchenko at risk. Kravchenko exposed the KQ and had live cards versus the A10 of Schmejkal. However, The board ran out J64710 and Kravchenko was gone.

Player Tags: Alexander Kravchenko,   Vanessa Rousso,   Bertrand Grospellier,   Vivek Rajkumar,   Ludovic Lacay

Round 5 Hour 1 Update: Brian Rast Eliminated

Jun 19, '10

Blinds: 3,000-6,000

Players Remaining: 15 out of 256

Round Five Starting Chip Stack: 480,000

Notable Eliminations:

Brian Rast — $38,424

Notable Advancements to Round Six:

None

Player Twitter Accounts:

Faraz Jaka
Ludovic Lacay

Big Hands:

Vanessa Rousso Doubles Up

On a flop of AK10 Vivek Rajkumar four-bet and Vanessa Rousso five bet all in. Rajkumar insta-called and tabled the 1010 for bottom set but was behind against the QJ of Rousso. The turn and river failed to pair the board for Rajkumar and he doubled up Rousso to 800,000. Rajkumar was left with just 160,000 after the hand.

Brian Rast Eliminated

Ayaz Mahmood limped and Brian Rast checked from the big bind. The flop came 763 and Rast checked. Mahmood bet 10,000 and Rast moved all in for just 50,000. Mahmood called and exposed the A7 and was behind against the 63 of Rast. The A on the turn gave Mahmood a higher two pair and sent Rast to the brink of elimination. Rast failed to fill up when the 4 landed on the river. Mahmood advances.

Player Tags: Vanessa Rousso,   Brian Rast,   Vivek Rajkumar

Hour 1 Update: Vladimir Shchemelev and Phil Ivey Eliminated

Jun 19, '10

Blinds: 600-1,200

Players Remaining: 59 out of 256

Round Three Starting Chip Stack: 120,000

Notable Eliminations:

Phil Ivey
Vladimir Shchemelev

Notable Advancements to Round Four:

Kido Pham
Chris Moorman

Player Twitter Accounts:

Johnathan Little
Faraz Jaka
Amit Makhija
Kevin Saul
Mike Sowers
Steve Sung
David Williams
Ludovic Lacay

Big Hands:

Vladimir Shchemelev Eliminated by One Outer

Vladimir Shchemelev opened to 3,000 and Chris Moorman called. The flop came J93 and Moorman checked. Shchemelev bet 4,000. Moorman check-raised to 11,000 and Shchemelev called. The 10 landed on the turn and Moorman led out for 17,200, putting his opponent all in. Shchemelev called and exposed the 1010 while Moorman tabled pocket threes for set over set. Moorman had just one out to eliminate his opponent. That miracle came as the 3 pealed off the deck. Moorman is now in the money and guaranteed at least $17,987.

Phil Ivey Eliminated

Phil Ivey is stationary today. With his chip stack still remaining in event No. 33, Ivey asked the tournament staff if he could play his match before everyone else began round three. The floor approved and Kido Pham agreed to play early. Unfortunately for Ivey he was eliminated by Pham, but now has a much simpler today.

Vivek Rajkumar Advances

Vivek Rajkumar raised with A-J from the button and Eric Cloutier called. The flop came K-Q-7 and both players checked. A ten fell on the turn and Cloutier fired into the pot. Rajkumar raised and Cloutier shoved. Rajkumar made the insta-call and exposed the nut straight while Cloutier exposed 10-10 for a set. The straight held and Rajkumar is on to the next round with a cash. Rajkumar has been dominant in the heads-up format recently. In 2009 he won the LAPC heads-up championship and this year almost defended his title by finishing runner-up. Amazingly, Chris Moore was Rajkumar’s opponent both times.

Player Tags: Phil Ivey,   Kido Pham,   Vivek Rajkumar,   Vladimir Shchemelev,   Chris Moorman

Hour 8 Update: Tom Dwan and Nick Schulman Eliminated, Day 1 Complete

Jun 19, '10

Blinds: 3,000-6,000

Players Remaining: 64 out of 256

Round Two Starting Chip Stack: 60,000

Notable Eliminations:

Tom Dwan
Nick Schulman
Justin Smith

Notable Advancements to Round Three Tomorrow:

Ludovic Lacay
Brian Rast
Alexander Kostritsyn
Sorel Mizzi
Owen Crowe
Valdimir Shchemelev
Alexander Kravchenko
Phil Ivey
Jordan Morgan
David Williams
Scott Clements
Jonathan Little
Faraz Jaka
Kevin Saul
Brock Park
Vivek Rajkumar
Bertrand Grospellier

Player Twitter Accounts:

Phil Ivey
Paul Wasicka
Johnathan Little
Faraz Jaka
Amit Makhija
Kevin Saul
Mike Sowers
Steve Sung
David Williams
Ludovic Lacay

Big Hands:

Vivek Rajkumar Advances

Leonid Yanovski bet 5,000 on the button and Vivek Rajkumar raised to 18,000. Yanovski shoved and Rajkumar insta-called. Rajkumar tabled the A10 but Yanovski exposed the AK to have his opponent dominated. However, the flop brought a ten for Rajkumar and it held to send him through to the next round.

Nick Shulman Eliminated

Sam Stein held the Q10 and Nick Schulman was dealt the 77. All the money went in preflop and the board ran out AQ910A giving Stein the knockout.

Bertrand Grospellier Advances

Jonathan Coon moved all in for 35,000 total preflop with the 109 but ran into the pocket aces of Grospellier. The aces held and Grospellier moved on to round three.

Player Tags: Nick Schulman,   Bertrand Grospellier,   Vivek Rajkumar,   Sam Stein

Round 5 Hour 2 Update: Day 2 Complete

Jun 20, '10

Blinds: 5,000-10,000

Players Remaining: 8 out of 256

Round Five Starting Chip Stack: 480,000

Notable Eliminations:

Vivek Rajkumar — $38,424
Bertrand Grospellier — $38,424
Phil Gordon — $38,424
Gavin Smith — $38,424

Notable Advancements to Round Six:

Faraz Jaka
Vanessa Rousso
Kido Pham
Jason Somerville
Ludovic Lacay
Alexander Kostritsyn

Player Twitter Accounts:

Faraz Jaka
Ludovic Lacay

Big Hands:

Bertrand Grospellier Eliminated

Bertrand Grospellier was all in for just 55,000 and Ludovic Lacay made the call. Grospellier tabled the KQ and was slightly behind the A10 of Lacay. The board ran out A7596 and Grospellier was gone.

Vanessa Rousso Advances

Vanessa Rousso limped and Vivek Rajkumar moved all in for 100,000. Rousso called and exposed the A3 and was behind the A8 of Rajkumar. Rajkumar witnessed one of the worst flops possible when it came 542. Rajkumar had outs to chop but the turn and river bricked for him and he was out.

Alex Kravchenko Eliminated

Ernst Schmejkal bet 16,000 and Alexander Kravchenko moved all in. Schmejkal called to put Kravchenko at risk. Kravchenko exposed the KQ and had live cards versus the A10 of Schmejkal. However, The board ran out J64710 and Kravchenko was gone.

Player Tags: Alexander Kravchenko,   Vanessa Rousso,   Bertrand Grospellier,   Vivek Rajkumar,   Ludovic Lacay

Round 5 Hour 1 Update: Brian Rast Eliminated

Jun 19, '10

Blinds: 3,000-6,000

Players Remaining: 15 out of 256

Round Five Starting Chip Stack: 480,000

Notable Eliminations:

Brian Rast — $38,424

Notable Advancements to Round Six:

None

Player Twitter Accounts:

Faraz Jaka
Ludovic Lacay

Big Hands:

Vanessa Rousso Doubles Up

On a flop of AK10 Vivek Rajkumar four-bet and Vanessa Rousso five bet all in. Rajkumar insta-called and tabled the 1010 for bottom set but was behind against the QJ of Rousso. The turn and river failed to pair the board for Rajkumar and he doubled up Rousso to 800,000. Rajkumar was left with just 160,000 after the hand.

Brian Rast Eliminated

Ayaz Mahmood limped and Brian Rast checked from the big bind. The flop came 763 and Rast checked. Mahmood bet 10,000 and Rast moved all in for just 50,000. Mahmood called and exposed the A7 and was behind against the 63 of Rast. The A on the turn gave Mahmood a higher two pair and sent Rast to the brink of elimination. Rast failed to fill up when the 4 landed on the river. Mahmood advances.

Player Tags: Vanessa Rousso,   Brian Rast,   Vivek Rajkumar

Hour 1 Update: Vladimir Shchemelev and Phil Ivey Eliminated

Jun 19, '10

Blinds: 600-1,200

Players Remaining: 59 out of 256

Round Three Starting Chip Stack: 120,000

Notable Eliminations:

Phil Ivey
Vladimir Shchemelev

Notable Advancements to Round Four:

Kido Pham
Chris Moorman

Player Twitter Accounts:

Johnathan Little
Faraz Jaka
Amit Makhija
Kevin Saul
Mike Sowers
Steve Sung
David Williams
Ludovic Lacay

Big Hands:

Vladimir Shchemelev Eliminated by One Outer

Vladimir Shchemelev opened to 3,000 and Chris Moorman called. The flop came J93 and Moorman checked. Shchemelev bet 4,000. Moorman check-raised to 11,000 and Shchemelev called. The 10 landed on the turn and Moorman led out for 17,200, putting his opponent all in. Shchemelev called and exposed the 1010 while Moorman tabled pocket threes for set over set. Moorman had just one out to eliminate his opponent. That miracle came as the 3 pealed off the deck. Moorman is now in the money and guaranteed at least $17,987.

Phil Ivey Eliminated

Phil Ivey is stationary today. With his chip stack still remaining in event No. 33, Ivey asked the tournament staff if he could play his match before everyone else began round three. The floor approved and Kido Pham agreed to play early. Unfortunately for Ivey he was eliminated by Pham, but now has a much simpler today.

Vivek Rajkumar Advances

Vivek Rajkumar raised with A-J from the button and Eric Cloutier called. The flop came K-Q-7 and both players checked. A ten fell on the turn and Cloutier fired into the pot. Rajkumar raised and Cloutier shoved. Rajkumar made the insta-call and exposed the nut straight while Cloutier exposed 10-10 for a set. The straight held and Rajkumar is on to the next round with a cash. Rajkumar has been dominant in the heads-up format recently. In 2009 he won the LAPC heads-up championship and this year almost defended his title by finishing runner-up. Amazingly, Chris Moore was Rajkumar’s opponent both times.

Player Tags: Phil Ivey,   Kido Pham,   Vivek Rajkumar,   Vladimir Shchemelev,   Chris Moorman

Hour 8 Update: Tom Dwan and Nick Schulman Eliminated, Day 1 Complete

Jun 19, '10

Blinds: 3,000-6,000

Players Remaining: 64 out of 256

Round Two Starting Chip Stack: 60,000

Notable Eliminations:

Tom Dwan
Nick Schulman
Justin Smith

Notable Advancements to Round Three Tomorrow:

Ludovic Lacay
Brian Rast
Alexander Kostritsyn
Sorel Mizzi
Owen Crowe
Valdimir Shchemelev
Alexander Kravchenko
Phil Ivey
Jordan Morgan
David Williams
Scott Clements
Jonathan Little
Faraz Jaka
Kevin Saul
Brock Park
Vivek Rajkumar
Bertrand Grospellier

Player Twitter Accounts:

Phil Ivey
Paul Wasicka
Johnathan Little
Faraz Jaka
Amit Makhija
Kevin Saul
Mike Sowers
Steve Sung
David Williams
Ludovic Lacay

Big Hands:

Vivek Rajkumar Advances

Leonid Yanovski bet 5,000 on the button and Vivek Rajkumar raised to 18,000. Yanovski shoved and Rajkumar insta-called. Rajkumar tabled the A10 but Yanovski exposed the AK to have his opponent dominated. However, the flop brought a ten for Rajkumar and it held to send him through to the next round.

Nick Shulman Eliminated

Sam Stein held the Q10 and Nick Schulman was dealt the 77. All the money went in preflop and the board ran out AQ910A giving Stein the knockout.

Bertrand Grospellier Advances

Jonathan Coon moved all in for 35,000 total preflop with the 109 but ran into the pocket aces of Grospellier. The aces held and Grospellier moved on to round three.

Player Tags: Nick Schulman,   Bertrand Grospellier,   Vivek Rajkumar,   Sam Stein