Amit Makhija Poker Tournament Updates

Level Four Update: Shawn Sheikhan, Alex Kravchenko Eliminated

Jul 10, '11

NOTE: Levels are two hours in length and players are starting with 30,000 in chips. Registration will remain open until the end of the second level.

Players on Day 1D: Approximately 2,800

Blinds: 150-300 with a 25 ante

The Chip Leaders:

1. Joe Tehan — 135,000
2. Andrew Chen — 131,000
3. Chris Limo — 130,000
4. Douglas Smith — 102,900
5. Alan Sternberg — 94,000
6. Justin Filtz — 94,000
7. Noah Boeken — 85,000
8. Matt Matros — 84,000
9. Casey McCarrel — 78,000
10. Lars Bonding — 77,000

Card Player Chip Counts:

Jeff Shulman — 29,000
Matt Matros — 84,000

Featured Poker Tweet — Jeff Shulman

Notables Eliminated This Level:

Shawn Sheikhan
Alex Kravchenko
Dan Heimiller
Tommy Vedes

Hands:

Shawn Sheikhan Eliminated

Shawn Sheikhan was eliminated with pocket kings after all the money went in on a flop of 5 3 2. His opponent held the K Q for a flush draw and hit on the end when the river brought a 4.

Featured Poker Tweet — Amit Makhija

Alex Kravchenko Eliminated

Alex Kravchenko was all in for 5,000 with A-5 and was in trouble against his opponent’s pocket nines. The board ran out K 7 3 K 10 and the 2007 final tablist was gone.

Tommy Vedes Eliminated

On a board of K 10 6 7, Tommy Vedes bet and his opponent check raised to put him all in. Vedes tanked before eventually calling with K-10 for top two pair. His opponent exposed the Q J for straight and flush draws. The river was a brutal A and Vedes was gone.

Player Tags: Shawn Sheikhan,   Tommy Vedes,   Amit Makhija

Level 15 Update -- The Money Bubble Bursts

Mar 08, '11

Blinds: 1,500-3,000 with a 300 ante

Players Remaining: 56 out of 417

Chip Counts:

1. Victor Ramdin — 1,125,000
2. Taylor von Kriegenbergh — 475,000
3. James Dowdy — 470,000
4. Wade Townsend — 450,000
5. Rom Segal — 425,000
6. Chris DeMaci — 420,000
7. Jamie Kaplan — 370,000
8. Tyler Cornell — 300,000l
9. David Parades — 280,000
10. Daniel Negreanu — 270,000

Notable Eliminations:

Yevgeniy Timoshenko
Amit Makhija
George Lind

Big Hands:

Craig Bergeron Literally Flips a Coin on the Money Bubble

A hand played into the first break and Craig Bergeron faced a call for his tournament life as the break clock counted down. He pulled out a quarter and flipped the coin to determine if he would make the call. It landed heads and he made the call, but he was unfortunately eliminated from the tournament. The top 56 players will now all walk away with at least $7,500 in prize money.

Daniel Negreanu Doubles Up an Opponent

Daniel Negreanu raised preflop on the button and the big blind reraised all in for 57,800. Negreanu made the call and they flipped over their cards:

Negreanu: Q J
Opponent: A 7

Board: 9 4 3 2 5

Negreanu lost the hand and his stack fell below 300,000.

George Lind Doubles Up Opponent and Busts a Short Time Later

George Lind raised to 8,000 preflop from middle position and the hi-jack reraised all in for 78,800. Lind made the call and they flipped over their cards:

Lind: J J
Opponent: A Q

Board: Q 5 3 5 9

Lind paid off his opponent and he was left with just 25,000. He busted out of the tournament a short time later.

David Peters Takes Down an Early Pot

The board read 10 4 4 and there was 65,000 in the pot when a player in late position raised to 36,600. David Peters made the call and then both players checked the J on the turn. The river fell K and Peters bet 79,000. Late position tanked and eventually mucked.

Peters was up to 265,000 after the hand.

Poker Tweet — Amit Makhija

Player Tags: Daniel Negreanu,   David Peters,   Amit Makhija,   Craig Bergeron

Level 9 Update -- A Flurry of Eliminations

Mar 07, '11

Blinds: 500-1,000 with a 100 ante

Players Remaining: 180 out of 417

Chip Counts:

1.Alex Kamberis — 300,000
2. Ryan Hughes — 295,000
3. Jason Wheeler — 220,000
4. Chris DeMaci — 215,000
5. David Baker — 175,000
6. Josh Prager — 170,000
7. Rep Porter — 150,000
8. Yevgeniy Timoshenko — 135,000
9. Pat Pezzin — 120,000
10. Daniel Negreanu — 105,000

Notable Eliminations:

Allen Kessler
Mel Judah
Steve Brecher
Shannon Shorr
Dwyte Pilgrim
Marcello Del Grosso
Jose Barbero

Big Hands:

Bustout Bonanza

The first level of play on day 2 has seen a huge number of eliminations. We started the day with 221 players and by the time the first break began just 180 players remained. If this extreme pace of eliminations were to keep up for the rest of the day we would have a champion by the end of the night. Things will surely calm down during the next few levels though.

Ana Marquez Doubles Up

Ana Marquez got the last of her chips into the middle on the button with A K in the hole. Her opponent had her covered in middle position and he held A Q. The board ran out A 10 5 K 6 and Marquez doubled up to 60,000.

Rep Porter Grabs a Nice Pot

The board read A J 7 8 when Rep Porter bet 7,500 UTG+1. The big blind made the call and the river fell 10. Porter fired out 16,500 and his opponent made the call after some deliberation. Porter flipped over pocket nines for a straight and his opponent mucked. Porter was up to 150,000 after the hand.

Table Pairings

Here is a look at the tough tables on day 2:

Table 21: Thor Hansen, Joseph Cheong, Joe Tehan

Table 22: David Baker, Alex Kamberis, Jordan Morgan, Tony Cousineau

Table 24: Daniel Negreanu, Scotrt Seiver

Table 13: Scott Clements, Rep Porter

Table 16: Joe Hachem, Shawn Buchanan

Table 17: Arnaud Mattern, David Peters

Table 11: Kathy Liebert, Tom McEvoy, Yevgenit Timoshenko

Table 10: Michael Katz, Jonathan Aguiar, Mas Kagawa, Ray Henson

Table 7: Raymond Dolan, Pat Pezzin

Table 3: Chris DeMaci, Eddy Sabat, George Lind, Tyler Reiman, Gioi Luong, Anh Van Nguyen

Table 4: Victor Ramdin, Vanessa Peng, Benjamin Klier

Poker Tweet — Amit Makhija

Player Tags: Amit Makhija,   Rep Porter,   Ana Marquez

Level 8 Update -- Day 1B Ends

Mar 06, '11

NOTE: Day 1B has come to a close and there are 95 players who have survived from the initial 154. They will join the 130 survivors from day 1A tomorrow at noon PST for day 2 action. Tune back in to Card Player at that time for more live coverage from The Big Event.

Blinds: 400-800 with a 100 ante

Players Remaining: 95 out of 154

Chip Counts:

1. Ali Eslami — 110,000
2. Daniel Negreanu — 105,000
3. Dustin Bowman — 95,000
4. Bruce Antman — 70,000
5. Michael Katz — 65,000
6. Scott Clemenst — 65,000
7. Kenny Lawson — 60,000
8. David Peters — 55,000
9. David Baker — 50,000
10. Jerry Yang — 50,000

Notable Eliminations:

Cornel Cimpan

Big Hands:

Daniel Negreanu Crosses the 100,000 Mark

Daniel Negreanu raised to 1,800 under the gun and the small blind reraised to 4,500. Negreanu then reraised all in and his opponent made the all-in call for 21,000. Their cards:

Negreanu: K K
Opponent: A K

Board: 6 4 2 J 5

Negreanu grew his stack to 105,000 after taking out his opponent.

Men Nguyen Takes a Hit

Men Nguyen raised to 2,000 preflop from the button and Scott Clement (small blind), Amit Makhija (big blind), and a player UTG+1 made the call. The flop fell Q 8 6 and all four players checked. The turn brought the Q and UTG+1 bet 4,000. Nguyen made the call, but both Clements and Makhija mucked. Both remaining players then checked the 7 on the river and Nguyen mucked his hand when UTG+1 turned over thew 8 and 7.

Marcello Del Grosso Wins a Late Pot

There was 5,100 in the pot and the board read A 8 3 J when the big blind bet 3,100. Marcello Del Grosso made the call on the hi-jack. The river fell 4 and the big blind checked. Del Grosso bet 6,000 and his opponent mucked after spending some time in the tank. Del Grosso took his stack above 30,000 after the hand.

Player Tags: Men Nguyen,   Daniel Negreanu,   Marcello Del Grosso,   Scott Clements,   Amit Makhija

Level 5 Update -- Late Arrivals Make Early Exits

Mar 06, '11

Blinds: 150-300 with a 25 ante

Players Remaining: 123 out of 154

Chip Counts:

1. Brcue Antman — 80,000
2. Kenny Lawson — 75,000
3. Arnaud Mattern — 70,000
4. Allen Kessler — 55,000
5. Daniel Negreanu — 50,000
6. Dwyte Pilgrim — 40,000
7. Ray Henson — 40,000
8. Michael Kazt — 40,000
9. David Baker — 40,000
10. John Hennigan — 40,000

Notable Eliminations:

Daniel Alaei
Chris Moore
Nikolay Evdakov

Big Hands:

Three Pros Down

Two professional players who entered the tournament late on day 1B have already been eliminated. They are Daniel Alaei and Chris Moore, and they were joined on the rail by Nikolay Evdakov during level five.

Ray Henson Gets Aggressive

The big blind bet 2,375 with a 10 8 5 flop sitting on the table and Ray Henson raised to 5,300 on the button. Men Nguyen got out of the way on the small blind and the big blind went into the tank. He eventually made the call and then the turn fell K. Henson bet 6,500 and his opponent mucked.

David Baker vs. Amit Makhija

There was 11,500 in the pot and the board read Q 8 7 Q 6 when David Baker bet 9,000 on the button. Amit Makhija went into the tank and eventually mucked the Q face up on the table. Baker flashed the Q 8 as he collected the pot.

Poker Tweet — Daniel Negreanu

Player Tags: Ray Henson,   David Baker,   Daniel Negreanu,   Daniel Alaei,   Chris Moore,   Amit Makhija,   Nikolay Evdakov

Level 15 Update -- The Money Bubble Bursts

Mar 08, '11

Blinds: 1,500-3,000 with a 300 ante

Players Remaining: 56 out of 417

Chip Counts:

1. Victor Ramdin — 1,125,000
2. Taylor von Kriegenbergh — 475,000
3. James Dowdy — 470,000
4. Wade Townsend — 450,000
5. Rom Segal — 425,000
6. Chris DeMaci — 420,000
7. Jamie Kaplan — 370,000
8. Tyler Cornell — 300,000l
9. David Parades — 280,000
10. Daniel Negreanu — 270,000

Notable Eliminations:

Yevgeniy Timoshenko
Amit Makhija
George Lind

Big Hands:

Craig Bergeron Literally Flips a Coin on the Money Bubble

A hand played into the first break and Craig Bergeron faced a call for his tournament life as the break clock counted down. He pulled out a quarter and flipped the coin to determine if he would make the call. It landed heads and he made the call, but he was unfortunately eliminated from the tournament. The top 56 players will now all walk away with at least $7,500 in prize money.

Daniel Negreanu Doubles Up an Opponent

Daniel Negreanu raised preflop on the button and the big blind reraised all in for 57,800. Negreanu made the call and they flipped over their cards:

Negreanu: Q J
Opponent: A 7

Board: 9 4 3 2 5

Negreanu lost the hand and his stack fell below 300,000.

George Lind Doubles Up Opponent and Busts a Short Time Later

George Lind raised to 8,000 preflop from middle position and the hi-jack reraised all in for 78,800. Lind made the call and they flipped over their cards:

Lind: J J
Opponent: A Q

Board: Q 5 3 5 9

Lind paid off his opponent and he was left with just 25,000. He busted out of the tournament a short time later.

David Peters Takes Down an Early Pot

The board read 10 4 4 and there was 65,000 in the pot when a player in late position raised to 36,600. David Peters made the call and then both players checked the J on the turn. The river fell K and Peters bet 79,000. Late position tanked and eventually mucked.

Peters was up to 265,000 after the hand.

Poker Tweet — Amit Makhija

Player Tags: Daniel Negreanu,   David Peters,   Amit Makhija,   Craig Bergeron

Level 9 Update -- A Flurry of Eliminations

Mar 07, '11

Blinds: 500-1,000 with a 100 ante

Players Remaining: 180 out of 417

Chip Counts:

1.Alex Kamberis — 300,000
2. Ryan Hughes — 295,000
3. Jason Wheeler — 220,000
4. Chris DeMaci — 215,000
5. David Baker — 175,000
6. Josh Prager — 170,000
7. Rep Porter — 150,000
8. Yevgeniy Timoshenko — 135,000
9. Pat Pezzin — 120,000
10. Daniel Negreanu — 105,000

Notable Eliminations:

Allen Kessler
Mel Judah
Steve Brecher
Shannon Shorr
Dwyte Pilgrim
Marcello Del Grosso
Jose Barbero

Big Hands:

Bustout Bonanza

The first level of play on day 2 has seen a huge number of eliminations. We started the day with 221 players and by the time the first break began just 180 players remained. If this extreme pace of eliminations were to keep up for the rest of the day we would have a champion by the end of the night. Things will surely calm down during the next few levels though.

Ana Marquez Doubles Up

Ana Marquez got the last of her chips into the middle on the button with A K in the hole. Her opponent had her covered in middle position and he held A Q. The board ran out A 10 5 K 6 and Marquez doubled up to 60,000.

Rep Porter Grabs a Nice Pot

The board read A J 7 8 when Rep Porter bet 7,500 UTG+1. The big blind made the call and the river fell 10. Porter fired out 16,500 and his opponent made the call after some deliberation. Porter flipped over pocket nines for a straight and his opponent mucked. Porter was up to 150,000 after the hand.

Table Pairings

Here is a look at the tough tables on day 2:

Table 21: Thor Hansen, Joseph Cheong, Joe Tehan

Table 22: David Baker, Alex Kamberis, Jordan Morgan, Tony Cousineau

Table 24: Daniel Negreanu, Scotrt Seiver

Table 13: Scott Clements, Rep Porter

Table 16: Joe Hachem, Shawn Buchanan

Table 17: Arnaud Mattern, David Peters

Table 11: Kathy Liebert, Tom McEvoy, Yevgenit Timoshenko

Table 10: Michael Katz, Jonathan Aguiar, Mas Kagawa, Ray Henson

Table 7: Raymond Dolan, Pat Pezzin

Table 3: Chris DeMaci, Eddy Sabat, George Lind, Tyler Reiman, Gioi Luong, Anh Van Nguyen

Table 4: Victor Ramdin, Vanessa Peng, Benjamin Klier

Poker Tweet — Amit Makhija

Player Tags: Amit Makhija,   Rep Porter,   Ana Marquez

Level 8 Update -- Day 1B Ends

Mar 06, '11

NOTE: Day 1B has come to a close and there are 95 players who have survived from the initial 154. They will join the 130 survivors from day 1A tomorrow at noon PST for day 2 action. Tune back in to Card Player at that time for more live coverage from The Big Event.

Blinds: 400-800 with a 100 ante

Players Remaining: 95 out of 154

Chip Counts:

1. Ali Eslami — 110,000
2. Daniel Negreanu — 105,000
3. Dustin Bowman — 95,000
4. Bruce Antman — 70,000
5. Michael Katz — 65,000
6. Scott Clemenst — 65,000
7. Kenny Lawson — 60,000
8. David Peters — 55,000
9. David Baker — 50,000
10. Jerry Yang — 50,000

Notable Eliminations:

Cornel Cimpan

Big Hands:

Daniel Negreanu Crosses the 100,000 Mark

Daniel Negreanu raised to 1,800 under the gun and the small blind reraised to 4,500. Negreanu then reraised all in and his opponent made the all-in call for 21,000. Their cards:

Negreanu: K K
Opponent: A K

Board: 6 4 2 J 5

Negreanu grew his stack to 105,000 after taking out his opponent.

Men Nguyen Takes a Hit

Men Nguyen raised to 2,000 preflop from the button and Scott Clement (small blind), Amit Makhija (big blind), and a player UTG+1 made the call. The flop fell Q 8 6 and all four players checked. The turn brought the Q and UTG+1 bet 4,000. Nguyen made the call, but both Clements and Makhija mucked. Both remaining players then checked the 7 on the river and Nguyen mucked his hand when UTG+1 turned over thew 8 and 7.

Marcello Del Grosso Wins a Late Pot

There was 5,100 in the pot and the board read A 8 3 J when the big blind bet 3,100. Marcello Del Grosso made the call on the hi-jack. The river fell 4 and the big blind checked. Del Grosso bet 6,000 and his opponent mucked after spending some time in the tank. Del Grosso took his stack above 30,000 after the hand.

Player Tags: Men Nguyen,   Daniel Negreanu,   Marcello Del Grosso,   Scott Clements,   Amit Makhija

Level 5 Update -- Late Arrivals Make Early Exits

Mar 06, '11

Blinds: 150-300 with a 25 ante

Players Remaining: 123 out of 154

Chip Counts:

1. Brcue Antman — 80,000
2. Kenny Lawson — 75,000
3. Arnaud Mattern — 70,000
4. Allen Kessler — 55,000
5. Daniel Negreanu — 50,000
6. Dwyte Pilgrim — 40,000
7. Ray Henson — 40,000
8. Michael Kazt — 40,000
9. David Baker — 40,000
10. John Hennigan — 40,000

Notable Eliminations:

Daniel Alaei
Chris Moore
Nikolay Evdakov

Big Hands:

Three Pros Down

Two professional players who entered the tournament late on day 1B have already been eliminated. They are Daniel Alaei and Chris Moore, and they were joined on the rail by Nikolay Evdakov during level five.

Ray Henson Gets Aggressive

The big blind bet 2,375 with a 10 8 5 flop sitting on the table and Ray Henson raised to 5,300 on the button. Men Nguyen got out of the way on the small blind and the big blind went into the tank. He eventually made the call and then the turn fell K. Henson bet 6,500 and his opponent mucked.

David Baker vs. Amit Makhija

There was 11,500 in the pot and the board read Q 8 7 Q 6 when David Baker bet 9,000 on the button. Amit Makhija went into the tank and eventually mucked the Q face up on the table. Baker flashed the Q 8 as he collected the pot.

Poker Tweet — Daniel Negreanu

Player Tags: Ray Henson,   David Baker,   Daniel Negreanu,   Daniel Alaei,   Chris Moore,   Amit Makhija,   Nikolay Evdakov

Level 15 Update -- The Money Bubble Bursts

Mar 08, '11

Blinds: 1,500-3,000 with a 300 ante

Players Remaining: 56 out of 417

Chip Counts:

1. Victor Ramdin — 1,125,000
2. Taylor von Kriegenbergh — 475,000
3. James Dowdy — 470,000
4. Wade Townsend — 450,000
5. Rom Segal — 425,000
6. Chris DeMaci — 420,000
7. Jamie Kaplan — 370,000
8. Tyler Cornell — 300,000l
9. David Parades — 280,000
10. Daniel Negreanu — 270,000

Notable Eliminations:

Yevgeniy Timoshenko
Amit Makhija
George Lind

Big Hands:

Craig Bergeron Literally Flips a Coin on the Money Bubble

A hand played into the first break and Craig Bergeron faced a call for his tournament life as the break clock counted down. He pulled out a quarter and flipped the coin to determine if he would make the call. It landed heads and he made the call, but he was unfortunately eliminated from the tournament. The top 56 players will now all walk away with at least $7,500 in prize money.

Daniel Negreanu Doubles Up an Opponent

Daniel Negreanu raised preflop on the button and the big blind reraised all in for 57,800. Negreanu made the call and they flipped over their cards:

Negreanu: Q J
Opponent: A 7

Board: 9 4 3 2 5

Negreanu lost the hand and his stack fell below 300,000.

George Lind Doubles Up Opponent and Busts a Short Time Later

George Lind raised to 8,000 preflop from middle position and the hi-jack reraised all in for 78,800. Lind made the call and they flipped over their cards:

Lind: J J
Opponent: A Q

Board: Q 5 3 5 9

Lind paid off his opponent and he was left with just 25,000. He busted out of the tournament a short time later.

David Peters Takes Down an Early Pot

The board read 10 4 4 and there was 65,000 in the pot when a player in late position raised to 36,600. David Peters made the call and then both players checked the J on the turn. The river fell K and Peters bet 79,000. Late position tanked and eventually mucked.

Peters was up to 265,000 after the hand.

Poker Tweet — Amit Makhija

Player Tags: Daniel Negreanu,   David Peters,   Amit Makhija,   Craig Bergeron

Level 9 Update -- A Flurry of Eliminations

Mar 07, '11

Blinds: 500-1,000 with a 100 ante

Players Remaining: 180 out of 417

Chip Counts:

1.Alex Kamberis — 300,000
2. Ryan Hughes — 295,000
3. Jason Wheeler — 220,000
4. Chris DeMaci — 215,000
5. David Baker — 175,000
6. Josh Prager — 170,000
7. Rep Porter — 150,000
8. Yevgeniy Timoshenko — 135,000
9. Pat Pezzin — 120,000
10. Daniel Negreanu — 105,000

Notable Eliminations:

Allen Kessler
Mel Judah
Steve Brecher
Shannon Shorr
Dwyte Pilgrim
Marcello Del Grosso
Jose Barbero

Big Hands:

Bustout Bonanza

The first level of play on day 2 has seen a huge number of eliminations. We started the day with 221 players and by the time the first break began just 180 players remained. If this extreme pace of eliminations were to keep up for the rest of the day we would have a champion by the end of the night. Things will surely calm down during the next few levels though.

Ana Marquez Doubles Up

Ana Marquez got the last of her chips into the middle on the button with A K in the hole. Her opponent had her covered in middle position and he held A Q. The board ran out A 10 5 K 6 and Marquez doubled up to 60,000.

Rep Porter Grabs a Nice Pot

The board read A J 7 8 when Rep Porter bet 7,500 UTG+1. The big blind made the call and the river fell 10. Porter fired out 16,500 and his opponent made the call after some deliberation. Porter flipped over pocket nines for a straight and his opponent mucked. Porter was up to 150,000 after the hand.

Table Pairings

Here is a look at the tough tables on day 2:

Table 21: Thor Hansen, Joseph Cheong, Joe Tehan

Table 22: David Baker, Alex Kamberis, Jordan Morgan, Tony Cousineau

Table 24: Daniel Negreanu, Scotrt Seiver

Table 13: Scott Clements, Rep Porter

Table 16: Joe Hachem, Shawn Buchanan

Table 17: Arnaud Mattern, David Peters

Table 11: Kathy Liebert, Tom McEvoy, Yevgenit Timoshenko

Table 10: Michael Katz, Jonathan Aguiar, Mas Kagawa, Ray Henson

Table 7: Raymond Dolan, Pat Pezzin

Table 3: Chris DeMaci, Eddy Sabat, George Lind, Tyler Reiman, Gioi Luong, Anh Van Nguyen

Table 4: Victor Ramdin, Vanessa Peng, Benjamin Klier

Poker Tweet — Amit Makhija

Player Tags: Amit Makhija,   Rep Porter,   Ana Marquez

Level 8 Update -- Day 1B Ends

Mar 06, '11

NOTE: Day 1B has come to a close and there are 95 players who have survived from the initial 154. They will join the 130 survivors from day 1A tomorrow at noon PST for day 2 action. Tune back in to Card Player at that time for more live coverage from The Big Event.

Blinds: 400-800 with a 100 ante

Players Remaining: 95 out of 154

Chip Counts:

1. Ali Eslami — 110,000
2. Daniel Negreanu — 105,000
3. Dustin Bowman — 95,000
4. Bruce Antman — 70,000
5. Michael Katz — 65,000
6. Scott Clemenst — 65,000
7. Kenny Lawson — 60,000
8. David Peters — 55,000
9. David Baker — 50,000
10. Jerry Yang — 50,000

Notable Eliminations:

Cornel Cimpan

Big Hands:

Daniel Negreanu Crosses the 100,000 Mark

Daniel Negreanu raised to 1,800 under the gun and the small blind reraised to 4,500. Negreanu then reraised all in and his opponent made the all-in call for 21,000. Their cards:

Negreanu: K K
Opponent: A K

Board: 6 4 2 J 5

Negreanu grew his stack to 105,000 after taking out his opponent.

Men Nguyen Takes a Hit

Men Nguyen raised to 2,000 preflop from the button and Scott Clement (small blind), Amit Makhija (big blind), and a player UTG+1 made the call. The flop fell Q 8 6 and all four players checked. The turn brought the Q and UTG+1 bet 4,000. Nguyen made the call, but both Clements and Makhija mucked. Both remaining players then checked the 7 on the river and Nguyen mucked his hand when UTG+1 turned over thew 8 and 7.

Marcello Del Grosso Wins a Late Pot

There was 5,100 in the pot and the board read A 8 3 J when the big blind bet 3,100. Marcello Del Grosso made the call on the hi-jack. The river fell 4 and the big blind checked. Del Grosso bet 6,000 and his opponent mucked after spending some time in the tank. Del Grosso took his stack above 30,000 after the hand.

Player Tags: Men Nguyen,   Daniel Negreanu,   Marcello Del Grosso,   Scott Clements,   Amit Makhija

Level 5 Update -- Late Arrivals Make Early Exits

Mar 06, '11

Blinds: 150-300 with a 25 ante

Players Remaining: 123 out of 154

Chip Counts:

1. Brcue Antman — 80,000
2. Kenny Lawson — 75,000
3. Arnaud Mattern — 70,000
4. Allen Kessler — 55,000
5. Daniel Negreanu — 50,000
6. Dwyte Pilgrim — 40,000
7. Ray Henson — 40,000
8. Michael Kazt — 40,000
9. David Baker — 40,000
10. John Hennigan — 40,000

Notable Eliminations:

Daniel Alaei
Chris Moore
Nikolay Evdakov

Big Hands:

Three Pros Down

Two professional players who entered the tournament late on day 1B have already been eliminated. They are Daniel Alaei and Chris Moore, and they were joined on the rail by Nikolay Evdakov during level five.

Ray Henson Gets Aggressive

The big blind bet 2,375 with a 10 8 5 flop sitting on the table and Ray Henson raised to 5,300 on the button. Men Nguyen got out of the way on the small blind and the big blind went into the tank. He eventually made the call and then the turn fell K. Henson bet 6,500 and his opponent mucked.

David Baker vs. Amit Makhija

There was 11,500 in the pot and the board read Q 8 7 Q 6 when David Baker bet 9,000 on the button. Amit Makhija went into the tank and eventually mucked the Q face up on the table. Baker flashed the Q 8 as he collected the pot.

Poker Tweet — Daniel Negreanu

Player Tags: Ray Henson,   David Baker,   Daniel Negreanu,   Daniel Alaei,   Chris Moore,   Amit Makhija,   Nikolay Evdakov

Amit Makhija Doubles Up

Feb 27, '11

After a series of preflop raises, Amit Makhija found himself all in holding Q-J against the pocket deuces of Jason Mercier.

The board gave Makhija two pair and he doubled up to 57,000. Mercier is still going strong with 172,000.

Player Tags: Amit Makhija,   Jason Mercier

Faraz Jaka Eliminated

Feb 26, '11

Faraz Jaka was all in preflop on the cutoff and Amit Makhija had him covered in late position. Their cards:

Jaka: 4 4
Makhija: A Q

Board: Q 7 5 10 9

Makhija won the hand and Jaka was eliminated early in the day.

Player Tags: Amit Makhija,   Faraz Jaka

Amit Makhija Doubles Up

Feb 27, '11

After a series of preflop raises, Amit Makhija found himself all in holding Q-J against the pocket deuces of Jason Mercier.

The board gave Makhija two pair and he doubled up to 57,000. Mercier is still going strong with 172,000.

Player Tags: Amit Makhija,   Jason Mercier

Faraz Jaka Eliminated

Feb 26, '11

Faraz Jaka was all in preflop on the cutoff and Amit Makhija had him covered in late position. Their cards:

Jaka: 4 4
Makhija: A Q

Board: Q 7 5 10 9

Makhija won the hand and Jaka was eliminated early in the day.

Player Tags: Amit Makhija,   Faraz Jaka

Amit Makhija Eliminated in 13th Place ($42,231)

Dec 07, '10

The flop read 9 6 2 when Kirk Morrison checked from the small blind, Amit Makhija checked from the big blind, and Vanessa Rousso bet 100,000 from the button. Morrison mucked and Makhija made the call after spending a moment in the tank.

The turn fell 10 and Makhija checked. Rousso moved all in and Makhija went into the tank again, but he spent much longer in there before deciding to make the all-in call. Their cards:

Makhija: 9 8
Rousso: 2 2

River: 6

Makhija was eliminated in 13th place and he will take home $42,231 in prize money. Rousso grew her stack to 3 million.

Player Tags: Vanessa Rousso,   Kirk Morrison,   Amit Makhija

Kirk Morrison Doubles Through Amit Makhija

Dec 07, '10

Kirk Morrison raised to 60,000 and Amit Makhija reraised to 180,000 from the big blind. Morrison raised to 300,000 and Makhija reraised to 550,000.

Morrison then moved in for 834,000 and Makhija instantly called with pocket queens. Morrison showed pocket kings and they held when the board fell 86249.

Makhija took a major hit down to 555,000 while Morrison chipped up to 2.2 million.

Player Tags: Kirk Morrison,   Amit Makhija

Amit Makhija Doubles Through Antonio Esfandiari

Dec 07, '10

Amit Makhija raised to 50,000 on the button and Antonio Esfandiari reraised to 180,000 from the big blind. Makhija moved al lin for 537,000 and Esfandiari called with A10.

Makhija showed pocket eights and won the race when the board fell 922J4, doubling to 1.3 million. Esfandiari, who started the day as the chip leader, now has 800,000 in chips.

Player Tags: Antonio Esfandiari,   Amit Makhija

Freddy Deeb Eliminated in 24th Place

Dec 06, '10

Freddy Deeb moved all in on a short stack for 38,000 and Amit Makhija made the call preflop. Makhija had the good fortune to hold pocket jacks in the hole as the board ran out J 10 10 K 7. That made Deeb’s holdings a mute point at that juncture and he was eliminated from the tournament in 24th place, taking home $25,339 in prize money. Makhija grew his stack to 935,000 after the hand.

Player Tags: Freddy Deeb,   Amit Makhija

Amit Makhija Doubles

Dec 06, '10

Amit Makhija has doubled up early during day 4 to grow his stack to 530,000. He was all in with pocket queens, which were good enough to beat the A-K of his opponent.

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David Chiu Eliminated By Amit Makhija

Dec 05, '10

David Chiu was short and moved all in preflop from late position with KQ. Amit Makhija called with AK and his hand held when the board fell KJ5810.

Chiu was sent to the rail and Makhija increased his stack to 316,000.

Player Tags: David Chiu,   Amit Makhija

Poker Tweets -- Amit Makhija

Dec 04, '10

Check out this poker tweet from Amit Makhija.

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Amit Makhija Eliminated in 13th Place ($42,231)

Dec 07, '10

The flop read 9 6 2 when Kirk Morrison checked from the small blind, Amit Makhija checked from the big blind, and Vanessa Rousso bet 100,000 from the button. Morrison mucked and Makhija made the call after spending a moment in the tank.

The turn fell 10 and Makhija checked. Rousso moved all in and Makhija went into the tank again, but he spent much longer in there before deciding to make the all-in call. Their cards:

Makhija: 9 8
Rousso: 2 2

River: 6

Makhija was eliminated in 13th place and he will take home $42,231 in prize money. Rousso grew her stack to 3 million.

Player Tags: Vanessa Rousso,   Kirk Morrison,   Amit Makhija

Kirk Morrison Doubles Through Amit Makhija

Dec 07, '10

Kirk Morrison raised to 60,000 and Amit Makhija reraised to 180,000 from the big blind. Morrison raised to 300,000 and Makhija reraised to 550,000.

Morrison then moved in for 834,000 and Makhija instantly called with pocket queens. Morrison showed pocket kings and they held when the board fell 86249.

Makhija took a major hit down to 555,000 while Morrison chipped up to 2.2 million.

Player Tags: Kirk Morrison,   Amit Makhija

Amit Makhija Doubles Through Antonio Esfandiari

Dec 07, '10

Amit Makhija raised to 50,000 on the button and Antonio Esfandiari reraised to 180,000 from the big blind. Makhija moved al lin for 537,000 and Esfandiari called with A10.

Makhija showed pocket eights and won the race when the board fell 922J4, doubling to 1.3 million. Esfandiari, who started the day as the chip leader, now has 800,000 in chips.

Player Tags: Antonio Esfandiari,   Amit Makhija

Freddy Deeb Eliminated in 24th Place

Dec 06, '10

Freddy Deeb moved all in on a short stack for 38,000 and Amit Makhija made the call preflop. Makhija had the good fortune to hold pocket jacks in the hole as the board ran out J 10 10 K 7. That made Deeb’s holdings a mute point at that juncture and he was eliminated from the tournament in 24th place, taking home $25,339 in prize money. Makhija grew his stack to 935,000 after the hand.

Player Tags: Freddy Deeb,   Amit Makhija

Amit Makhija Doubles

Dec 06, '10

Amit Makhija has doubled up early during day 4 to grow his stack to 530,000. He was all in with pocket queens, which were good enough to beat the A-K of his opponent.

Player Tags: Amit Makhija

David Chiu Eliminated By Amit Makhija

Dec 05, '10

David Chiu was short and moved all in preflop from late position with KQ. Amit Makhija called with AK and his hand held when the board fell KJ5810.

Chiu was sent to the rail and Makhija increased his stack to 316,000.

Player Tags: David Chiu,   Amit Makhija

Poker Tweets -- Amit Makhija

Dec 04, '10

Check out this poker tweet from Amit Makhija.

Player Tags: Amit Makhija

Amit Makhija Eliminated in 13th Place ($42,231)

Dec 07, '10

The flop read 9 6 2 when Kirk Morrison checked from the small blind, Amit Makhija checked from the big blind, and Vanessa Rousso bet 100,000 from the button. Morrison mucked and Makhija made the call after spending a moment in the tank.

The turn fell 10 and Makhija checked. Rousso moved all in and Makhija went into the tank again, but he spent much longer in there before deciding to make the all-in call. Their cards:

Makhija: 9 8
Rousso: 2 2

River: 6

Makhija was eliminated in 13th place and he will take home $42,231 in prize money. Rousso grew her stack to 3 million.

Player Tags: Vanessa Rousso,   Kirk Morrison,   Amit Makhija

Kirk Morrison Doubles Through Amit Makhija

Dec 07, '10

Kirk Morrison raised to 60,000 and Amit Makhija reraised to 180,000 from the big blind. Morrison raised to 300,000 and Makhija reraised to 550,000.

Morrison then moved in for 834,000 and Makhija instantly called with pocket queens. Morrison showed pocket kings and they held when the board fell 86249.

Makhija took a major hit down to 555,000 while Morrison chipped up to 2.2 million.

Player Tags: Kirk Morrison,   Amit Makhija

Amit Makhija Doubles Through Antonio Esfandiari

Dec 07, '10

Amit Makhija raised to 50,000 on the button and Antonio Esfandiari reraised to 180,000 from the big blind. Makhija moved al lin for 537,000 and Esfandiari called with A10.

Makhija showed pocket eights and won the race when the board fell 922J4, doubling to 1.3 million. Esfandiari, who started the day as the chip leader, now has 800,000 in chips.

Player Tags: Antonio Esfandiari,   Amit Makhija

Freddy Deeb Eliminated in 24th Place

Dec 06, '10

Freddy Deeb moved all in on a short stack for 38,000 and Amit Makhija made the call preflop. Makhija had the good fortune to hold pocket jacks in the hole as the board ran out J 10 10 K 7. That made Deeb’s holdings a mute point at that juncture and he was eliminated from the tournament in 24th place, taking home $25,339 in prize money. Makhija grew his stack to 935,000 after the hand.

Player Tags: Freddy Deeb,   Amit Makhija

Amit Makhija Doubles

Dec 06, '10

Amit Makhija has doubled up early during day 4 to grow his stack to 530,000. He was all in with pocket queens, which were good enough to beat the A-K of his opponent.

Player Tags: Amit Makhija

David Chiu Eliminated By Amit Makhija

Dec 05, '10

David Chiu was short and moved all in preflop from late position with KQ. Amit Makhija called with AK and his hand held when the board fell KJ5810.

Chiu was sent to the rail and Makhija increased his stack to 316,000.

Player Tags: David Chiu,   Amit Makhija

Poker Tweets -- Amit Makhija

Dec 04, '10

Check out this poker tweet from Amit Makhija.

Player Tags: Amit Makhija

Amit Makhija Eliminated in 13th Place ($42,231)

Dec 07, '10

The flop read 9 6 2 when Kirk Morrison checked from the small blind, Amit Makhija checked from the big blind, and Vanessa Rousso bet 100,000 from the button. Morrison mucked and Makhija made the call after spending a moment in the tank.

The turn fell 10 and Makhija checked. Rousso moved all in and Makhija went into the tank again, but he spent much longer in there before deciding to make the all-in call. Their cards:

Makhija: 9 8
Rousso: 2 2

River: 6

Makhija was eliminated in 13th place and he will take home $42,231 in prize money. Rousso grew her stack to 3 million.

Player Tags: Vanessa Rousso,   Kirk Morrison,   Amit Makhija

Kirk Morrison Doubles Through Amit Makhija

Dec 07, '10

Kirk Morrison raised to 60,000 and Amit Makhija reraised to 180,000 from the big blind. Morrison raised to 300,000 and Makhija reraised to 550,000.

Morrison then moved in for 834,000 and Makhija instantly called with pocket queens. Morrison showed pocket kings and they held when the board fell 86249.

Makhija took a major hit down to 555,000 while Morrison chipped up to 2.2 million.

Player Tags: Kirk Morrison,   Amit Makhija

Amit Makhija Doubles Through Antonio Esfandiari

Dec 07, '10

Amit Makhija raised to 50,000 on the button and Antonio Esfandiari reraised to 180,000 from the big blind. Makhija moved al lin for 537,000 and Esfandiari called with A10.

Makhija showed pocket eights and won the race when the board fell 922J4, doubling to 1.3 million. Esfandiari, who started the day as the chip leader, now has 800,000 in chips.

Player Tags: Antonio Esfandiari,   Amit Makhija

Freddy Deeb Eliminated in 24th Place

Dec 06, '10

Freddy Deeb moved all in on a short stack for 38,000 and Amit Makhija made the call preflop. Makhija had the good fortune to hold pocket jacks in the hole as the board ran out J 10 10 K 7. That made Deeb’s holdings a mute point at that juncture and he was eliminated from the tournament in 24th place, taking home $25,339 in prize money. Makhija grew his stack to 935,000 after the hand.

Player Tags: Freddy Deeb,   Amit Makhija

Amit Makhija Doubles

Dec 06, '10

Amit Makhija has doubled up early during day 4 to grow his stack to 530,000. He was all in with pocket queens, which were good enough to beat the A-K of his opponent.

Player Tags: Amit Makhija

David Chiu Eliminated By Amit Makhija

Dec 05, '10

David Chiu was short and moved all in preflop from late position with KQ. Amit Makhija called with AK and his hand held when the board fell KJ5810.

Chiu was sent to the rail and Makhija increased his stack to 316,000.

Player Tags: David Chiu,   Amit Makhija

Poker Tweets -- Amit Makhija

Dec 04, '10

Check out this poker tweet from Amit Makhija.

Player Tags: Amit Makhija