| Oct 28, '08 |
2008 Caesars Palace Classic |
No-Limit Hold'em Championship Event 17 |
1 |
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Zachary Hyman Doubles Up Through Amit Makhija
Oct 28, '08
 On a board of Q 105 86 , Amit Makhija puts in a bet of 100,000, enough to put his two opponents all in. The first adversary folds and Zach Hyman makes the call, showing KJ.
 Makhija can only produce a lower flush with the 97. Hyman chips up to 285,000 while Makhija takes a bit hit down to 170,000.
Player Tags: Amit Makhija, Zachary Hyman
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| Aug 28, '08 |
2008 Legends of Poker (WPT) |
No-Limit Hold'em Championship Event (WPT) |
6 |
+ |
John Phan Wins the 2008 Legends of Poker ($1,091,428)
Aug 28, '08
 Amit Makhija moves all in and John Phan makes the call. Makhija shows K7 and Phan is racing with the 33 .
The flop comes Q55 and Makhija picks up more outs to counterfeit Phan's pair.
The turn is the A and now a Queen will chop the pot.
The river is the 10 and Phan wins the 2008 Legends of Poker tournament.
Makhija earns $563,320 for his second place finish. Phan earns $1,091,428 and takes a monster lead of nearly 1,500 points in the CardPlayer (POY) Player of the Year race.
Player Tags: John Phan, Amit Makhija
Amit Makhija Doubles Up
Aug 28, '08
Amit Makhija raised to 320,000 and John Phan called.
The flop came K74 and Phan checked. Makhija bet 360,000 and Phan quickly check-raised to 820,000.
After some thought, Makhija moved all in and Phan immediately called. Makhija showed 96 for a flush draw, and Phan shoed K7 for top two pair.
The turn was the 10, giving Makhija more outs with a gutshot straight draw. Phan was once again only one card away from the title, but the 8 hit the river, giving Makhija his straight.
Player Tags: John Phan, Amit Makhija
John Phan Picks Off a Bluff
Aug 28, '08
Amit Makhija raised to 400,000 on the button and John Phan called. The flop came down 985 and Phan checked.
Makhija bet 600,000 and Phan called. The turn was the 2 and both players checked.
The river was the 6 and Makhija bet 1.5 million. Phan made the call and showed J9 for a nine-high flush. Makhija said good call and mucked his 102.
Here are the chip counts after the hand.
Amit Makhija - 2,620,000
John Phan - 8,580,000
Player Tags: John Phan, Amit Makhija
Amit Makhija Doubles Up
Aug 28, '08
John Phan raises to 300,000 and Amit Makhija moves all in for nearly 2,000,000.
Not surprisingly, Phan goes into the tank. After a few minutes, he makes the call, showing Q9. Makhija is momentarily stunned by the call, and he produces A6.
The flop comes KQJ and the room explodes as Phan hits his queen. Makhija is dejected, wondering when the draw outs will end.
Phan calls out for a deuce, and he gets his wish when the dealer turns the 2. He is just one more card away from his first WPT championship, and he rubs his palms together in anticipation.
The online contingent in the audience screams one last time for an ace, and the dealer turns over the...A!
There is a mixture of collective groans and explosive cheers as Makhija doubles up to 3,960,000. Phan retains the lead but now only has 6,440,000.
Player Tags: John Phan, Amit Makhija
John Phan Doubles Up With a King on the River!
Aug 28, '08
Amit Makhija raises to 320,000 and John Phan reraises to 1.2 million. Makhija moves all in and Phan goes into the tank.
After about a minute Phan wanders over to his friends on the rail and annouces call. Makhija asks if Phan has a pair and is relieved to see he's coinflipping with his pocket deuces. Phan shows AK which has most in the crowd wondering why he took so long.
The flop comes out J43 and Makhija retains the lead. The turn is the J which gives Phan more outs with a counterfeit. Phan needs an ace, king, four or three to win the pot and the river is the.... K!
Phan hits his card and doubles up to a massive chip lead.
John Phan - 8,940,000
Amit Makhija - 2,260,000
Player Tags: John Phan, Amit Makhija
Zachary Clark Eliminated in 3rd Place ($281,645)
Aug 28, '08
 Zachary Clark moved all in preflop for 1,855,000 and Amit Makhija made the call. John Phan mucked and the final two players flipped up their cards:
Makhija: A6
Clark: K2
Board: 1075AJ
Clark was eliminated in third place and he will take home $281,645. Makhija won the hand and he took back the chip lead with 6,440,000.
Player Tags: Amit Makhija, Zachary Clark
John Phan Doubles Up To Chip Lead
Aug 28, '08
 Amit Makhija raised to 300,000 and John Phan announced all in.
Makhija called and showed 1010 and was behind to Phan's AA.
The board ran out Q9755 and Phan doubled up to 4.8 million, good for the chip lead. Makhija took a major hit to 4.3 million.
Player Tags: John Phan, Amit Makhija
Amit Makhija Picks Off a Bluff
Aug 28, '08
John Phan raised on the button to 235,000 and Amit Makhija called from the big blind. The flop came K102 and Makhija checked.
Phan bet 200,000 and Makhija made the call. The turn was the 5 and Makhija checked again. Phan bet 345,000 and Makhija called.
The river wass the 4 and Makhija checked. Phan bet 400,000 and after some thought, Makhija made the call. Phan then said, "King is good," and didn't show his hand. Makhija turned over his K9 and took a big pot that put him over the 7,000,000 in chips mark.
Phan takes a big hit to his stack and currently sits in third place.
Player Tags: John Phan, Amit Makhija
Trong Nguyen Eliminated in 5th Place ($211,245)
Aug 28, '08
 Amit Makhija raised to 150,000 and Trong Nguyen called from the big blind.
The flop came 772 and Nguyen bet 300,000. Makhija made the call and the turn was the 4. Nguyen then moved all in for 800,000.
After some thought, Makhija called and showed 66. Nguyen was in bad shape with KQ and the river failed to give him one of his four-outers when the 5 fell.
Nguyen was eliminated in fifth place, earning $211,245.
Player Tags: Amit Makhija
Trong Nguyen Doubles Up
Aug 28, '08
 Trong Nguyen moved all in for 770,000 and Amit Makhija made the call. They then turned up their hands:
Makhija: AK
Nguyen: 66
Board: J102106
Nguyne doubled up on the hand to survive, and he now holds 1.3 million.
Player Tags: Amit Makhija
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| Aug 27, '08 |
2008 Legends of Poker (WPT) |
No-Limit Hold'em Championship Event (WPT) |
5 |
+ |
John Phan Wins the 2008 Legends of Poker ($1,091,428)
Aug 28, '08
Amit Makhija moves all in and John Phan makes the call. Makhija shows K7 and Phan is racing with the 33.
The flop comes Q55 and Makhija picks up more outs to counterfeit Phan's pair.
The turn is the A and now a Queen will chop the pot.
The river is the 10 and Phan wins the 2008 Legends of Poker tournament.
Makhija earns $563,320 for his second place finish. Phan earns $1,091,428 and takes a monster lead of nearly 1,500 points in the CardPlayer (POY) Player of the Year race.
Player Tags: John Phan, Amit Makhija
Amit Makhija Doubles Up
Aug 28, '08
Amit Makhija raised to 320,000 and John Phan called.
The flop came K74 and Phan checked. Makhija bet 360,000 and Phan quickly check-raised to 820,000.
After some thought, Makhija moved all in and Phan immediately called. Makhija showed 96 for a flush draw, and Phan shoed K7 for top two pair.
The turn was the 10, giving Makhija more outs with a gutshot straight draw. Phan was once again only one card away from the title, but the 8 hit the river, giving Makhija his straight.
Player Tags: John Phan, Amit Makhija
John Phan Picks Off a Bluff
Aug 28, '08
Amit Makhija raised to 400,000 on the button and John Phan called. The flop came down 985 and Phan checked.
Makhija bet 600,000 and Phan called. The turn was the 2 and both players checked.
The river was the 6 and Makhija bet 1.5 million. Phan made the call and showed J9 for a nine-high flush. Makhija said good call and mucked his 102.
Here are the chip counts after the hand.
Amit Makhija - 2,620,000
John Phan - 8,580,000
Player Tags: John Phan, Amit Makhija
Amit Makhija Doubles Up
Aug 28, '08
John Phan raises to 300,000 and Amit Makhija moves all in for nearly 2,000,000.
Not surprisingly, Phan goes into the tank. After a few minutes, he makes the call, showing Q9. Makhija is momentarily stunned by the call, and he produces A6.
The flop comes KQJ and the room explodes as Phan hits his queen. Makhija is dejected, wondering when the draw outs will end.
Phan calls out for a deuce, and he gets his wish when the dealer turns the 2. He is just one more card away from his first WPT championship, and he rubs his palms together in anticipation.
The online contingent in the audience screams one last time for an ace, and the dealer turns over the...A!
There is a mixture of collective groans and explosive cheers as Makhija doubles up to 3,960,000. Phan retains the lead but now only has 6,440,000.
Player Tags: John Phan, Amit Makhija
John Phan Doubles Up With a King on the River!
Aug 28, '08
Amit Makhija raises to 320,000 and John Phan reraises to 1.2 million. Makhija moves all in and Phan goes into the tank.
After about a minute Phan wanders over to his friends on the rail and annouces call. Makhija asks if Phan has a pair and is relieved to see he's coinflipping with his pocket deuces. Phan shows AK which has most in the crowd wondering why he took so long.
The flop comes out J43 and Makhija retains the lead. The turn is the J which gives Phan more outs with a counterfeit. Phan needs an ace, king, four or three to win the pot and the river is the.... K!
Phan hits his card and doubles up to a massive chip lead.
John Phan - 8,940,000
Amit Makhija - 2,260,000
Player Tags: John Phan, Amit Makhija
Zachary Clark Eliminated in 3rd Place ($281,645)
Aug 28, '08
Zachary Clark moved all in preflop for 1,855,000 and Amit Makhija made the call. John Phan mucked and the final two players flipped up their cards:
Makhija: A6
Clark: K2
Board: 1075AJ
Clark was eliminated in third place and he will take home $281,645. Makhija won the hand and he took back the chip lead with 6,440,000.
Player Tags: Amit Makhija, Zachary Clark
John Phan Doubles Up To Chip Lead
Aug 28, '08
Amit Makhija raised to 300,000 and John Phan announced all in.
Makhija called and showed 1010 and was behind to Phan's AA.
The board ran out Q9755 and Phan doubled up to 4.8 million, good for the chip lead. Makhija took a major hit to 4.3 million.
Player Tags: John Phan, Amit Makhija
Amit Makhija Picks Off a Bluff
Aug 28, '08
John Phan raised on the button to 235,000 and Amit Makhija called from the big blind. The flop came K102 and Makhija checked.
Phan bet 200,000 and Makhija made the call. The turn was the 5 and Makhija checked again. Phan bet 345,000 and Makhija called.
The river wass the 4 and Makhija checked. Phan bet 400,000 and after some thought, Makhija made the call. Phan then said, "King is good," and didn't show his hand. Makhija turned over his K9 and took a big pot that put him over the 7,000,000 in chips mark.
Phan takes a big hit to his stack and currently sits in third place.
Player Tags: John Phan, Amit Makhija
Trong Nguyen Eliminated in 5th Place ($211,245)
Aug 28, '08
Amit Makhija raised to 150,000 and Trong Nguyen called from the big blind.
The flop came 772 and Nguyen bet 300,000. Makhija made the call and the turn was the 4. Nguyen then moved all in for 800,000.
After some thought, Makhija called and showed 66. Nguyen was in bad shape with KQ and the river failed to give him one of his four-outers when the 5 fell.
Nguyen was eliminated in fifth place, earning $211,245.
Player Tags: Amit Makhija
Trong Nguyen Doubles Up
Aug 28, '08
Trong Nguyen moved all in for 770,000 and Amit Makhija made the call. They then turned up their hands:
Makhija: AK
Nguyen: 66
Board: J102106
Nguyne doubled up on the hand to survive, and he now holds 1.3 million.
Player Tags: Amit Makhija
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| Aug 26, '08 |
2008 Legends of Poker (WPT) |
No-Limit Hold'em Championship Event (WPT) |
4 |
+ |
John Phan Wins the 2008 Legends of Poker ($1,091,428)
Aug 28, '08
Amit Makhija moves all in and John Phan makes the call. Makhija shows K7 and Phan is racing with the 33.
The flop comes Q55 and Makhija picks up more outs to counterfeit Phan's pair.
The turn is the A and now a Queen will chop the pot.
The river is the 10 and Phan wins the 2008 Legends of Poker tournament.
Makhija earns $563,320 for his second place finish. Phan earns $1,091,428 and takes a monster lead of nearly 1,500 points in the CardPlayer (POY) Player of the Year race.
Player Tags: John Phan, Amit Makhija
Amit Makhija Doubles Up
Aug 28, '08
Amit Makhija raised to 320,000 and John Phan called.
The flop came K74 and Phan checked. Makhija bet 360,000 and Phan quickly check-raised to 820,000.
After some thought, Makhija moved all in and Phan immediately called. Makhija showed 96 for a flush draw, and Phan shoed K7 for top two pair.
The turn was the 10, giving Makhija more outs with a gutshot straight draw. Phan was once again only one card away from the title, but the 8 hit the river, giving Makhija his straight.
Player Tags: John Phan, Amit Makhija
John Phan Picks Off a Bluff
Aug 28, '08
Amit Makhija raised to 400,000 on the button and John Phan called. The flop came down 985 and Phan checked.
Makhija bet 600,000 and Phan called. The turn was the 2 and both players checked.
The river was the 6 and Makhija bet 1.5 million. Phan made the call and showed J9 for a nine-high flush. Makhija said good call and mucked his 102.
Here are the chip counts after the hand.
Amit Makhija - 2,620,000
John Phan - 8,580,000
Player Tags: John Phan, Amit Makhija
Amit Makhija Doubles Up
Aug 28, '08
John Phan raises to 300,000 and Amit Makhija moves all in for nearly 2,000,000.
Not surprisingly, Phan goes into the tank. After a few minutes, he makes the call, showing Q9. Makhija is momentarily stunned by the call, and he produces A6.
The flop comes KQJ and the room explodes as Phan hits his queen. Makhija is dejected, wondering when the draw outs will end.
Phan calls out for a deuce, and he gets his wish when the dealer turns the 2. He is just one more card away from his first WPT championship, and he rubs his palms together in anticipation.
The online contingent in the audience screams one last time for an ace, and the dealer turns over the...A!
There is a mixture of collective groans and explosive cheers as Makhija doubles up to 3,960,000. Phan retains the lead but now only has 6,440,000.
Player Tags: John Phan, Amit Makhija
John Phan Doubles Up With a King on the River!
Aug 28, '08
Amit Makhija raises to 320,000 and John Phan reraises to 1.2 million. Makhija moves all in and Phan goes into the tank.
After about a minute Phan wanders over to his friends on the rail and annouces call. Makhija asks if Phan has a pair and is relieved to see he's coinflipping with his pocket deuces. Phan shows AK which has most in the crowd wondering why he took so long.
The flop comes out J43 and Makhija retains the lead. The turn is the J which gives Phan more outs with a counterfeit. Phan needs an ace, king, four or three to win the pot and the river is the.... K!
Phan hits his card and doubles up to a massive chip lead.
John Phan - 8,940,000
Amit Makhija - 2,260,000
Player Tags: John Phan, Amit Makhija
Zachary Clark Eliminated in 3rd Place ($281,645)
Aug 28, '08
Zachary Clark moved all in preflop for 1,855,000 and Amit Makhija made the call. John Phan mucked and the final two players flipped up their cards:
Makhija: A6
Clark: K2
Board: 1075AJ
Clark was eliminated in third place and he will take home $281,645. Makhija won the hand and he took back the chip lead with 6,440,000.
Player Tags: Amit Makhija, Zachary Clark
John Phan Doubles Up To Chip Lead
Aug 28, '08
Amit Makhija raised to 300,000 and John Phan announced all in.
Makhija called and showed 1010 and was behind to Phan's AA.
The board ran out Q9755 and Phan doubled up to 4.8 million, good for the chip lead. Makhija took a major hit to 4.3 million.
Player Tags: John Phan, Amit Makhija
Amit Makhija Picks Off a Bluff
Aug 28, '08
John Phan raised on the button to 235,000 and Amit Makhija called from the big blind. The flop came K102 and Makhija checked.
Phan bet 200,000 and Makhija made the call. The turn was the 5 and Makhija checked again. Phan bet 345,000 and Makhija called.
The river wass the 4 and Makhija checked. Phan bet 400,000 and after some thought, Makhija made the call. Phan then said, "King is good," and didn't show his hand. Makhija turned over his K9 and took a big pot that put him over the 7,000,000 in chips mark.
Phan takes a big hit to his stack and currently sits in third place.
Player Tags: John Phan, Amit Makhija
Trong Nguyen Eliminated in 5th Place ($211,245)
Aug 28, '08
Amit Makhija raised to 150,000 and Trong Nguyen called from the big blind.
The flop came 772 and Nguyen bet 300,000. Makhija made the call and the turn was the 4. Nguyen then moved all in for 800,000.
After some thought, Makhija called and showed 66. Nguyen was in bad shape with KQ and the river failed to give him one of his four-outers when the 5 fell.
Nguyen was eliminated in fifth place, earning $211,245.
Player Tags: Amit Makhija
Trong Nguyen Doubles Up
Aug 28, '08
Trong Nguyen moved all in for 770,000 and Amit Makhija made the call. They then turned up their hands:
Makhija: AK
Nguyen: 66
Board: J102106
Nguyne doubled up on the hand to survive, and he now holds 1.3 million.
Player Tags: Amit Makhija
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| Aug 25, '08 |
2008 Legends of Poker (WPT) |
No-Limit Hold'em Championship Event (WPT) |
3 |
+ |
John Phan Wins the 2008 Legends of Poker ($1,091,428)
Aug 28, '08
Amit Makhija moves all in and John Phan makes the call. Makhija shows K7 and Phan is racing with the 33.
The flop comes Q55 and Makhija picks up more outs to counterfeit Phan's pair.
The turn is the A and now a Queen will chop the pot.
The river is the 10 and Phan wins the 2008 Legends of Poker tournament.
Makhija earns $563,320 for his second place finish. Phan earns $1,091,428 and takes a monster lead of nearly 1,500 points in the CardPlayer (POY) Player of the Year race.
Player Tags: John Phan, Amit Makhija
Amit Makhija Doubles Up
Aug 28, '08
Amit Makhija raised to 320,000 and John Phan called.
The flop came K74 and Phan checked. Makhija bet 360,000 and Phan quickly check-raised to 820,000.
After some thought, Makhija moved all in and Phan immediately called. Makhija showed 96 for a flush draw, and Phan shoed K7 for top two pair.
The turn was the 10, giving Makhija more outs with a gutshot straight draw. Phan was once again only one card away from the title, but the 8 hit the river, giving Makhija his straight.
Player Tags: John Phan, Amit Makhija
John Phan Picks Off a Bluff
Aug 28, '08
Amit Makhija raised to 400,000 on the button and John Phan called. The flop came down 985 and Phan checked.
Makhija bet 600,000 and Phan called. The turn was the 2 and both players checked.
The river was the 6 and Makhija bet 1.5 million. Phan made the call and showed J9 for a nine-high flush. Makhija said good call and mucked his 102.
Here are the chip counts after the hand.
Amit Makhija - 2,620,000
John Phan - 8,580,000
Player Tags: John Phan, Amit Makhija
Amit Makhija Doubles Up
Aug 28, '08
John Phan raises to 300,000 and Amit Makhija moves all in for nearly 2,000,000.
Not surprisingly, Phan goes into the tank. After a few minutes, he makes the call, showing Q9. Makhija is momentarily stunned by the call, and he produces A6.
The flop comes KQJ and the room explodes as Phan hits his queen. Makhija is dejected, wondering when the draw outs will end.
Phan calls out for a deuce, and he gets his wish when the dealer turns the 2. He is just one more card away from his first WPT championship, and he rubs his palms together in anticipation.
The online contingent in the audience screams one last time for an ace, and the dealer turns over the...A!
There is a mixture of collective groans and explosive cheers as Makhija doubles up to 3,960,000. Phan retains the lead but now only has 6,440,000.
Player Tags: John Phan, Amit Makhija
John Phan Doubles Up With a King on the River!
Aug 28, '08
Amit Makhija raises to 320,000 and John Phan reraises to 1.2 million. Makhija moves all in and Phan goes into the tank.
After about a minute Phan wanders over to his friends on the rail and annouces call. Makhija asks if Phan has a pair and is relieved to see he's coinflipping with his pocket deuces. Phan shows AK which has most in the crowd wondering why he took so long.
The flop comes out J43 and Makhija retains the lead. The turn is the J which gives Phan more outs with a counterfeit. Phan needs an ace, king, four or three to win the pot and the river is the.... K!
Phan hits his card and doubles up to a massive chip lead.
John Phan - 8,940,000
Amit Makhija - 2,260,000
Player Tags: John Phan, Amit Makhija
Zachary Clark Eliminated in 3rd Place ($281,645)
Aug 28, '08
Zachary Clark moved all in preflop for 1,855,000 and Amit Makhija made the call. John Phan mucked and the final two players flipped up their cards:
Makhija: A6
Clark: K2
Board: 1075AJ
Clark was eliminated in third place and he will take home $281,645. Makhija won the hand and he took back the chip lead with 6,440,000.
Player Tags: Amit Makhija, Zachary Clark
John Phan Doubles Up To Chip Lead
Aug 28, '08
Amit Makhija raised to 300,000 and John Phan announced all in.
Makhija called and showed 1010 and was behind to Phan's AA.
The board ran out Q9755 and Phan doubled up to 4.8 million, good for the chip lead. Makhija took a major hit to 4.3 million.
Player Tags: John Phan, Amit Makhija
Amit Makhija Picks Off a Bluff
Aug 28, '08
John Phan raised on the button to 235,000 and Amit Makhija called from the big blind. The flop came K102 and Makhija checked.
Phan bet 200,000 and Makhija made the call. The turn was the 5 and Makhija checked again. Phan bet 345,000 and Makhija called.
The river wass the 4 and Makhija checked. Phan bet 400,000 and after some thought, Makhija made the call. Phan then said, "King is good," and didn't show his hand. Makhija turned over his K9 and took a big pot that put him over the 7,000,000 in chips mark.
Phan takes a big hit to his stack and currently sits in third place.
Player Tags: John Phan, Amit Makhija
Trong Nguyen Eliminated in 5th Place ($211,245)
Aug 28, '08
Amit Makhija raised to 150,000 and Trong Nguyen called from the big blind.
The flop came 772 and Nguyen bet 300,000. Makhija made the call and the turn was the 4. Nguyen then moved all in for 800,000.
After some thought, Makhija called and showed 66. Nguyen was in bad shape with KQ and the river failed to give him one of his four-outers when the 5 fell.
Nguyen was eliminated in fifth place, earning $211,245.
Player Tags: Amit Makhija
Trong Nguyen Doubles Up
Aug 28, '08
Trong Nguyen moved all in for 770,000 and Amit Makhija made the call. They then turned up their hands:
Makhija: AK
Nguyen: 66
Board: J102106
Nguyne doubled up on the hand to survive, and he now holds 1.3 million.
Player Tags: Amit Makhija
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| Jul 05, '08 |
2008 39th Annual World Series of Poker |
Event 54 - World Championship No-Limit Hold'em |
3 |
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$10,000 Main Event - Day 1C - Level 4, Hour 2
Jul 05, '08
Blinds/Antes: 150/300/25
Day 1C Players Remaining: 1,251 out of 1,928
Recent Eliminations: Amit Makhija, Jeffrey Lisandro, Kirk Morrison, Bryan Devonshire.
Big Hands and Storylines:
Makhija Busts Out
 Amit Makhija was nursing a shortstack, but appeared on the verge of successfully staving off his elimination midway through the second hour of level 4. It all ended when his flopped two pair ran into a straight.
Just previously, Makhija held only 5425 in chips when he was the big blind. Play was folded to the button who raised to 900, and Makhija had enough chips to scare off his opponent with an all-in. The move brought him to 6650 in chips. Then two hands later as the button, Makhija watched as the player in the cut-off put in an initial raise to 725. Again Makhija pushed all-in, and again his opponent folded in the face of the move.
The next hand spelled his doom, however. From the cut-off Makhija raised to 900, and the big blind was the lone caller. The flop came AQJ, the big blind checked, and Makhija bet 1200. The big blind called the bet, and together they saw the 9 hit the turn. The big blind checked, Makhija bet 3200, and the big blind then check-raised to put Makhija all-in. Makhija made the instant call, showing AQ. But the big blind had filled his straight, holding 108. Needing an ace or queen on the river to stay alive, Makhija saw the 3 come down and end his main event.
Lisandro Loves His Luck, Later Loses
Despite patiently nursing a short stack throughout most of the level, Jeffrey Lisandro ultimately ended up with a one-way ticket to the rail after a successful double up. Lisandro first got it all in with 44 for his last 2,800 against his opponent’s QJ. The flop was beautiful for Lisandro, bringing J104. The 2 on the turn had his opponent drawing dead, and Lisandro collected his chips.
Within two hands, Lisandro again got his chips back into the middle against the same opponent, this time while holding AsQs against his opponent’s KK. The flop brought another set with K54, and the 8 on the turn this time had Lisandro drawing dead. Lisandro made his exit.
 Moneymaker drops some chips, but going strong
With the board Q55K8, Chris Moneymaker and his opponent both checked. His opponent flipped over A8 and Moneyaker mucked. The pot had just a few thousand in it, and Moneymaker currently has around 70,000 chips.
Gowen's small bluff fails
With the board A9848, Clonie Gowen bet 3,000 and her opponent called. Gowen immediately mucked her hand, and though he didn't need to her opponent showed A7. After the hand Gowen was up to 60,000 chips.
Devonshire out, Mattern takes chip lead
On a T86 flop, a series of back-and-forth raises ends with Bryan Devonshire all in and Arnaud Mattern right there with him in a monster pot. They both hold 9-7, but Mattern's cards are spades giving him a flush draw. And what do you know -- it made a difference. After the A on the turn, the A came on the river to give Mattern the pot and give him 155,000 chips.
Don’t Mess with Singer
A player in middle position raised to 1000 and David Singer, one of the chip leaders of the day, called from the button, as did the big blind. The flop came KQ2, the big blind checked, and the original raiser bet out 1600. Singer made the call and the big blind folded. The J hit the turn and his opponent came out for 2500. Singer then put in a reraise to 7000. His opponent then mucked his hand.
Boredom for some
It's the main event and there are millions at stake, but for some players the slow pace of play creates the need for distractions. Nenad Medic has been playing solitare on his ipod and David Benefield has been reading a book. But it looks like they're also playing some good poker when the time calls for it; Medic and Benefield have 90,000 and 60,000 chips, respectively.
Player Tags: Chris Moneymaker, Clonie Gowen, David Singer, Jeffrey Lisandro, Nenad Medic, Amit Makhija, David Benefield
$10,000 Main Event - Cloutier Being Aggressive
Jul 05, '08
Blinds/Antes: 100-200
Chip Leaders:
Rhett Butler: 63,000
Carl Henriksson: 62,000
John Strzemp: 58,600
Clonie Gowen: 58,300
Brad Booth: 56,000
Adam Zinn: 51,000
Bryan Devonshire: 49,500
Dmitri Nobles: 48,000
Matt Hawrilenko: 45,000
Jared Brintz: 42,000
Card Player Counts:
Rolf Slotboom: 32,000
Mike Matusow: 27,800
Isaac Haxton: 21,200
Mark Gregorich: 20,300
Marcel Luske: 19,800
Michael Binger: 18,100
Gavin Griffin: 6,500
Bertrand Grospellier: 3,500
Eliminations: Mike Sexton, Daniel Alaei, Max Pescatori, Dustin Woolf, Davidi Kitai
Big Hands:
Makhija Runs Into Bullets
Amit Makhija raised to 600 from the cutoff before the flop. Seat 9 called from the button and the player in seat 1 reraised to 1,700 from the small blind. Action came back to Makhija, who made the call. Seat 9 got out of the way and the flop came down J106. Seat 1 led out with 3,000 and Makhija made the call. The turn paired the board as the J hit the felt. Seat 1 thought for a long time before deciding to move all in for 10,200. Makhija took his own time to think, but he eventually called and showed 99. Seat 1 turned over AA and Makhija was in trouble. He needed to hit a two-outer to take the pot, but the 8 fell on the river and Makhija trasported almost half of his stack to seat 1. He started the hand with almost 27,000 in chips and ended it with just 12,000.
Le Gets Pushed Out
Nam Le raised to 650 before the flop from middle position. The player in seat 4 made the call from the hijack position and everyone else folded. The flop came down 10105 and Le fired a continuation bet of 800. Seat 4 immediately made his move as he pushed all in for 5,025 more. Le went in the tank as camera crews rushed over to the table. Le looked at his hand a couple of times and finally mucked. He was down to 28,000.
 Cloutier Sends His Opponent's Ladies into the Muck
T.J. Cloutier raised to 600 from middle position preflop and seat 4 made the call from the button. The player in seat 6 also called from the big blind and everyone saw a flop of 1087. Cloutier fired 1,000 into the pot of 1,800 and the button called. The player in the big blind got out of the way and the 4 came on the turn. Cloutier kept up his aggression as he fired 3,000 into the pot. The button turned over his hand, QQ, and released it into the muck. "I'll let you win this hand," he told Cloutier. "Oh, you had me beat," Cloutier says as he showed the 10. Regardless, Cloutier raked in the pot and improved to 14,000 in chips.
Quack, Quack, Quack
In a limped four-way pot, the flop came J22. Action checked to the player in seat 6 who fired 600. John D'Agostino made the call and the other players folded. The turn brought the 5 and both players checked. When the 4 fell on the river, D'Agostino bet 1,500 and his opponent made the call. D'Agostino showed K2 for a set of ducks. His opponent mucked and D'Agostino's stack grew to about 40,000.
 Medic Doubles Up
Nenad Medic raised to 600 preflop and was called by the player in the big blind. The flop came down 832. Medic bet 1,000 after the big blind checked. The big biind then check-raised to 2,500. Medic repopped to 6,000 and the big blind put Medic all in. Medic called and showed 83, ahead of his opponent's 99. The turn was the Q and the river was the 5 and Medic doubled up to around 24,000.
We Told You Not to Play With Sam Farha
A player in middle position raised to 700 and Farha made the call. The player on the button jumped in as well and the flop came down Q86. The initial bettor checked, as did Farha. The button then fired 1,100 into the pot. The initial bettor folded and Farha raised to 4,100. The button looked at Farha, frowned, nodded, looked at his hand and threw it into the muck. Farha was up to 45,000.
Online Poker LIve at the WSOP
The Brasilia Room has apparently been designated as the "online room." Players like Chad "lilhodem954" Batista, Adam "Roothlus" Levy, Jonathan "driverseati" Tamayo, David Benefield and Philip "uscphildo" Collins are all going to work there.
 Chad Batista Hammered Down By Big Slick
After Batista raised to 550 preflop, another player pushed all in for 3,000. Batista made the call and showed QJ. His opponent turned over big slick, AK and hit the flop of K74. Batista needed running cards to win the pot, but the K on the turn sealed the deal and Batista was drawing dead. The meaningless river was the 6 and Batista dropped to around 9,000 in chips.
Collins Picked Off
Collins was involved in a hand where he bet 1,000 on a board of K746. He was called by the player in seat 2. When the J hit on the river, Collins fired 3,500 and seat 2 went into the tank. He eventually said that he couldn't put Collins on a real hand so he made the call. Collins showed 65 for a pair of sixes. Seat 2 showed K8 for top pair to rake in the pot. After the loss, Collins had around 20,000.
Teltscher Teaches Tiffany A Lesson
Brit Mark Teltscher was a match for Tiffany Michelle's aggression when he called every bet on ever street including 4,000 on the river. The board read A-A-K-7-2 and Teltscher went into the tank finally calling. Michelle looked a little downbeat. "You got an Ace?" she asked and went to muck her cards. Teltscher flipped over A-3 for trip aces and Michelle's bluff had gone badly awry. After the hand she was down to 34,000 and the Englishman was up to 26,000.
Player Tags: T.J. Cloutier, Nam Le, John D'Agostino, Amit Makhija, Philip Collins
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| Jun 21, '08 |
2008 39th Annual World Series of Poker |
Event 39 - No-Limit Hold'em |
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$1,500 No-Limit Hold'em - Day One - End of Day
Jun 21, '08
Blinds/Antes: 600/1200/100
Players Remaining: 228 of 2,720
Average Stack: 36,000
Chip Counts:
Mike Zukler - 113,000
Eric Beren - 105,000
Michael Guzzardi - 96,000
Kaveh Tehizani - 89,000
Chris Weaver - 86,500
Curtis Early - 86,000
Barry Greenstein - 84,000
Tristan Wade - 65,000
Kenna James - 60,000
Leroy Le - 55,000
Recent Eliminations:
Barny Boatman
Big Hands:
In the Money!
The tournament director announced that the remaining players are all in the money, and the entire Amazon Room burst into a round of cheer and applause.
Amit Takes a Hit
The player under-the-gun limped and the action folded to Amit Makhija in the cut-off. Makhija raised to 4,700, and the player on the button pushed all in for his remaining 18,500. The action folded to the original limper, who debated heavily before releasing his hand. Amit called and turned over AK, a statistical dead heat against his opponent’s QQ. The flop came Q54, a disaster for Makhija, giving his opponent top set. The 10 on the turn caused Humberto Brenes to attempt to cheer up his tablemate by saying, “Hey! Now you’ve got outs!” The 2 on the river failed to make a straight for Makhija, who lost over half of his stack on the hand. He was left with just under 15,000 in chips as level 10 continued.
Day One Comes to a Close
Play for day one has ended. The remaining players will reconvene tomorrow to play down to the final table. Several notable pros remain in the field, including Barry Greenstein with over 90,000 in chips as he heads to day two. Stay tuned for an exclusive Q&A with Barry Greenstein in Card Player’s Pro Analysis section!
Player Tags: Barry Greenstein, Amit Makhija, European Report
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| Jun 16, '08 |
2008 39th Annual World Series of Poker |
Event 31 - No-Limit Hold'em Six Handed |
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Minieri and Hansen Set For Fireworks
Jun 16, '08
Blinds/Antes: 100-200
Players Left: 840 of 1,012
Chip Leaders:
Jeff Kimber: 21,000
Max Pescatori: 19,000
Dustin Dirksen: 19,000
Michael Greco: 18,325
Ketu Nethwani: 18,150
Hevad Khan: 17,100
Eric Liu: 17,000
Ralph "Rep" Porter: 16,000
Al Barbieri: 15,500
Kevin Saul: 14,500
Average Stack: 6,024
Eliminations: Gavin Smith, Vanessa Rousso, Mark Seif, David Williams
Big Hands:
 Williams Takes A Hit, Then Knocked Out
David Williams raised to 600 preflop. Amit Makhija made the call and then the player in seat 4 moved all in for 4,125 more. The action was back on Williams who instantly called. Makhija got out of the way and the hands were turned up. Williams had AK while his opponent turned over 99. The board ran out 773102 and Williams' stack took a big hit. He was down to 6,500 at that point and busted out a short time later.
Devil Fish Reels One In
Dave "Devil Fish" Ulliot raised to 500 before the flop and the player in seat 4 made the call from the big blind. The flop was 653 and seat 4 checked. Ulliot applied the pressure, betting 1,000. His opponent mucked and Ulliot was hovering around the 10,000 mark after the hand.
Super Dario vs. The Great Dane
Dario Minieri was moved to table 11 to join Gus Hansen and they got things going right away.
Minieri made it 500 to go before the flop and Hansen called from the big blind. The flop came J94 and Hansen checked. Minieri bet 700 and Hansen mucked his hand. That minor scuffle was just a sign of things to come.
 In another hand, Hansen raised to 625 under the gun and action folded around to Minieri on the button. He made the call and the flop came KQ8. Hansen bet 700 and Minieri moved all in, having Hansen covered. "The Great Dane" made the call and showed QQ for a flopped set. Minieri flipped K10 for top pair and few outs. The turn was the 9, giving Minieri a straight draw but the river brought the 4 and Hansen doubled up to around 12,000. Minieri was down to 11,000.
Elezra Pushes Back
Preflop, the player in seat 1 raised to 600. Seat 3 called and the action was on Eli Elezra. He proceeded to pop it to 2,400 to go. Both players tucked tail and ran for the hills, leaving the pot to Elezra. He was around 9,000 in chips after the hand.
Player Tags: Gus Hansen, Eli Elezra, David Williams, Amit Makhija, European Report
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| Jun 04, '08 |
2008 39th Annual World Series of Poker |
Event 5 - No-Limit Hold'em with Rebuys |
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$1,000 No-Limit Hold'em with Rebuys - Day 2 - Level 16 Recap
Jun 04, '08
Blinds/Antes: 3,000/6,000 – 500 ante
Players Left: 21 of 776
 Chip Leaders:
Lyric Duveyoung - 740,000
Alan Jaffray - 575,000
Phi Nguyen – 400,000
Jeff “YellowSub86” Williams - 360,000
Jonathan “FatalError” Aguiar - 355,000
Peter Gould - 350,000
Michael Banducci - 300,000
Chris Moore - 240,000
Steve Gross - 235,000
Craig “MrCasino” Gray - 235,000
Clonie Gowen – 140,000
Eliminations:
Amit “amak316” Makhija
John Juanda
Nenad Medic
Kenneth Shelton
Daniel Negreanu
Big Hands and Storylines:
Not a Safe Seat in the House
Upon getting down to 27 players, the 4 tables were condensed and the players were re-seated at three new tables. Despite this change of scenery the competition remained as fierce as ever. The players at each of the tables included:
Table 5: Amit “amak316” Makhija, Jon “FatalError” Aguiar, Lyric Duveyoung, Michael Banducci, Alan “The Usher” Sass
Table 10: Michael Binger, Nenad Medic, John Juanda, Clonie Gowen, Name Le, Jon “apestyles” Van Fleet
Table 15: Jeff “YellowSub86” Williams, Ray “ExitOnly” Coburn, Jamie “TheCronic420” Rosen, Craig “MrCasino” Gray, Randy “Randers” Haddox, Daniel Negreanu
 Gould Ousts Juanda
John Juanda raised to 14,000 from the cutoff, Peter Gould raised to 54,000 from the button, and, with only 130,000 chips remaining, Juanda opted only to call. The two saw a flop of Q76 and Juanda immediately pushed his remaining 90,000 chips all-in. Gould went into the tank, believing Juanda to have a strong hand. Ultimately Gould made the call and was relieved to his TT far ahead of Juanda’s AK. The turn and river were the 9 and Q, and Gould took a walk from the table to celebrate his win and calm his nerves. Gould now has 350,000 chips.
Banducci’s Bluff Goes Bad
On a flop of J63, Michael Banducci led a 55,000 bet into Alan Jaffray. Jaffray called and the dealer laid out the Q. Banducci pushed out a mountain of orange T5,000 chips, putting Jaffray to a decision for his remaining 130,000 chips. Jaffray leaned back in his chair with his hands behind his head, his smile belying his inner-turmoil. He finally mustered up the will to make the call and flipped up KJ. Banducci unabashedly showed his bluff: A7. The 5 appeared on the river and Jaffray’s stack soared to 575,000. Banducci’s mistimed bluff chopped his stack to 300,000.
Blind Battle Claims Negreanu
A button limper, Phil Nguyen in the small blind, and Daniel Negreanu saw a flop of J87. Nguyen bet out 15,000 and Negreanu called. The button folded and the two blinds watched the dealer flip up the J. Again Nguyen led out – this time for 30,000 – but Negreanu came over the top for 100,000 total. Nguyen quickly raised all-in for 50,000 more and Negreanu had no choice to call with T9, an open-ended straight-flush draw. Unfortunately for him, Nguyen had turned a full house with J8 and Negreanu was drawing to 2-outs. The river came Q and Nguyen more than doubled up to 400,000. Negreanu, left with 30,000 after the hand, busted a short time later when his A-2 ran into the A-K of Ray “ExitOnly” Coburn.
Player Tags: Phi Nguyen, John Juanda, Daniel Negreanu, Clonie Gowen, Lyric Duveyoung, Nenad Medic, Craig Gray, Jonathan Aguiar, Peter Gould, Raymond Coburn, Michael Banducci, Amit Makhija, Jeff Williams, Alan Jaffray, Kenneth Shelton
Shuffle Up and Deal - Day 2
Jun 04, '08
Cards are in the air for Day 2 of Event 5 ($1,000 NLHE w/Rebuys). Play has resumed in Level 11 with blinds of 800-1,600 and a 200 ante. Only 106 out of 766 players survived Day 1 to return here for the play-down day where 72 players will make the money and the final table will be set. Phil Ivey currently holds the chip lead with 175,500, followed by Amit Makhija (161,100), Jeff Williams (145,700), Marco Johnson (132,600), Jesse Chinni (129,000), John Hoang (125,400), Zachary Clark (122,000), Scott Dorin (117,300), Alan Sass (111,800), and Anirudh Seth (103,400).
Player Tags: John Hoang, Phil Ivey, Amit Makhija
$1,000 No-Limit Hold'em with Rebuys - Day 1 - Level 10
Jun 03, '08
Blinds/Antes: 600/1,200 – 100 ante
Players Left: 106 of 776
Chip Leaders:
Amit Makhija - 150,000
Marco Johnson - 140,000
Zachary Clark - 120,000
Michael Banducci - 112,000
Phil Ivey - 107,000
Daniel Negreanu - 97,500
Alex Jacob - 77,000
Robert Cheung - 77,000
Jeff Madsen - 76,000
John Juanda - 72,000
Average Stack: 57,000
Eliminations:
Bill Gazes
Maria Mayrinck
Big Hands and Storylines:
 Phil Hellmuth: Dealer Instructor
While most of the players remaining are interested in accumulating a big stack and winning hundreds of thousands of dollars, Phil Hellmuth has a much bigger concern: dealer technique. As the dealer shuffled the deck between hands, Hellmuth remarked that he was not following proper World Series of Poker dealing protocol, “It should be shuffle, shuffle, shuffle, cut.” Not content with simply telling the dealer how to do his job, Hellmuth proceeded to grab the deck and show him the proper technique. Unconvinced that the dealer was imbibing the Poker Brat’s wisdom, he suggested, “Let’s call the floor.” Mercifully, as Hellmuth sought out a floorman, John Juanda implored, “Just let him deal!” which settled Hellmuth down (as much as is possible) and allowed play to resume at the table.
Olson Busts Gazes
Bill Gazes got all-in before the flop against Carl “colson10” Olson. The two turned over their hands:
Gazes: AK
Olson: AQ
The flop was A97, keeping Olson on track for an appearance on day 2, but the Q on the turn crushed his hopes, and the 9 on the river was the nail in the coffin. Gazes lamented the fact that he has now played three straight tournaments late into day 1, only to be eliminated before the day’s conclusion. Carl Olson now has 70,000 chips.
Maridu Doubles Up, Crashes Out
With only 8,000 chips remaining, Maria Mayrinck moved all-in from under-the-gun. The UTG+1 player moved all-in behind her for nearly 50,000 and action folded around to Marco “CrazyMarco” Johnson, who, after a bit of thought, folded A-Q face up. Mayrinck tabled A-8, noting that she had only looked at one of her cards, and her opponent showed J-J. The flop came A-8-7 and gave Mayrinck the lead. A queen on the turn mocked Johnson, but did nothing to diminish Mayrinck’s lead. The river was a blank and doubled Maridu up to 17,000. Her joy would not last long, however, as she would be eliminated by Johnson only one orbit later.
Player Tags: John Juanda, Bill Gazes, Phil Ivey, Carl Olson, Jeff Madsen, Michael Banducci, Amit Makhija, Marco Johnson, Maria Mayrinck
$1,000 No-Limit Hold'em with Rebuys - Day 1 - Level 9
Jun 03, '08
Note: Players are about to begin level 10, the last level of the day.
Blinds/Antes: 500/1,000 – 100 ante
Players Left: 129 of 776
Chip Leaders:
Amit Makhija - 162,000
Zachary Clark - 125,000
Daniel Negreanu - 97,500
Randy Haddox - 78,000
Cory Carroll - 77,000
Phil Ivey - 72,000
Sorel Mizzi - 67,000
Vachagan Zarkanian - 63,000
Alex Jacob - 62,000
Adam Glassman - 62,000
Average Stack: 47,000
Eliminations:
Eric “Rizen” Lynch
Bill Edler
Cliff “JohnnyBax” Josephy
Big Hands and Storylines:
 A Blessing in Disguise
As a result of a table break, Lee Watkinson found himself moved directly to Daniel Negreanu’s right. If that wasn’t bad enough, Phil Ivey also resides at the table. It turned out to be a fortuitous move, however, as Watkinson was soon to double up. Ivey, Watkinson, and Negreanu saw a flop of 976. Ivey checked to Watkinson, who moved all-in for about 20,000. Negreanu made the call and after Ivey folded the two showed their cards:
Watkinson: T8
Negreanu: JJ
Watkinson had flopped perfectly and Negreanu was now drawing incredibly slim. The turn 4 gave Negreanu a flush draw, making Watkinson sweat a little. The river was the 4, fooling Negreanu for a moment, but sealing the pot for Watkinson. The pot took Watkinson up to around 45,000. Negreanu, unphased, still has over 90,000.
“Good Call”
With the board reading JJ3T, Romuald Pycior checked to Michael Binger, who slid out a bet of 4,000. Pycior made a quick call and the dealer flipped the 6. Again Pycior checked, enticing Binger to lay out a bet of 8,500. Pycior thought a bit more carefully this time, but ultimately made the call. Binger whispered, “Good call” and Pycior flipped up his A3 in a none-too-convincing manner. The jacks and threes were best though, and Pycior now has 54,000.
Josephy Runner-Runnered
Cliff “JohnnyBax” Josephy got his last 10,000 chips in before the flop in a dominating position: his KK against Randy Cherkas’ JJ. The flop was a safe one: 976, but the turn Q gave Cherkas a flush draw. The river was the 3, completing the flush and sending a displeased Josephy out of the Amazon Room.
Player Tags: Lee Watkinson, Daniel Negreanu, Phil Ivey, Bill Edler, Cliff Josephy, Michael Binger, Eric Lynch, Sorel Mizzi, Amit Makhija, Zachary Clark, Romuald Pycior
$1,000 No-Limit Hold'em with Rebuys - Day 1 - Level 8
Jun 03, '08
Note: The players just completed a 20-minute break. During the break the green T25 chips were raced off.
Blinds/Antes: 400/800 – 100 ante
Players Left: 154 of 776
Chip Leaders:
Amit Makhija - 150,000
Zachary Clark – 125,000
Vachagan Zarkanian – 91,000
Daniel Negreanu – 87,500
Robert Cheung – 81,500
Sorel Mizzi – 68,000
Greg Raymer – 64,500
Alex Jacob – 62,000
Adam Glassman – 62,000
Larry Jacobs – 61,000
Cory Carroll – 51,000
Average Stack: 30,500
Eliminations:
Toto Leonidas
Vanessa Rousso
Johnny Chan
Big Hands and Storylines:
Vanessa Rousso Busts
After hanging on with a short stack for a few orbits, Rousso got her last 5,000 chips into the pot with KQ against her opponent’s 88. When the board rolled out T75T5, she slipped away from her table and disappeared behind the rail.
 Ivey Doubles Up With Ease
Pre-flop, Daniel Negreanu raised to 2,400 and was called by Phil Ivey and another player. The flop came T86 and the players checked around. On the A turn, Ivey bet 8,500 and was raised by his opponent to 18,500. Negreanu quickly folded and, with the action back around to him, Ivey moved all-in for about 26,000. His opponent called and showed A-K, but was well behind Ivey’s A8. The river was a blank and Ivey now has a stack of over 50,000.
No Mo’ Toto
Toto Leonidas, all-in pre-flop, found himself dominated by his opponent. His AJ would need major help to overcome the AQ of his adversary. The flop came with an ace, pairing both players, but neither the turn nor river were a jack, and Leonidas joins the growing list of players to be eliminated today.
Player Tags: Toto Leonidas, Daniel Negreanu, Johnny Chan, Greg Raymer, Vanessa Rousso, Sorel Mizzi, Amit Makhija, Zachary Clark, Vachagan Zarkanian
$1,000 No-Limit Hold'em with Rebuys - Day 1 - Level 7
Jun 03, '08
Blinds/Antes: 300/600 – 75 ante
Players Left: 206 of 776
Chip Leaders:
Amit Makhija - 130,000
Zachary Clark - 120,000
Daniel Negreanu - 87,500
Adam Glassman - 86,000
Robert Cheung -81,500
Vachagan Zarkanian - 78,000
Soheil Shamseddin - 77,000
Michael Binger - 64,000
Cory Carroll - 50,750
Randy Haddox - 40,000
Average Stack: 28,000
Eliminations:
Jamie Gold
Mike Matusow
Big Hands and Storylines:
 Gold Goes Home
Jamie Gold was eliminated when he pushed his short stack all-in over two limpers. The first limper called and the second raised all-in for an additional 4,000. The initial raiser was priced into the call and the three turned over:
Gold: 65
Initial Limper: 76
Pre-flop caller: 88
The board was dealt KT4QA and Gold was sent to the rail.
Batista Crippled
An early position raiser made it 1,800 to go, and got two callers, the cutoff and the button. After the small blind folded, Chad “lilholdem954” Batista moved all-in for 30,000 in the big blind. Two folds ensued, but the third player made the call. Batista turned over 22 to the shock of the table, and his opponent revealed QQ. The flop of 753 left Batista needing a deuce or runner-runner straight to win the pot, but the turn and river were the 8 and 9. Batista’s stack was reduced to 11,000.
“Fossilman” Doubles Up
On a flop of J84, Greg Raymer check-raised all-in – about 7,500 chips – and his opponent thought for a brief time and called. Raymer flipped up T9 for an open-ended straight draw and back-door flush draw while his opponent had K4 for a fairly meager bottom pair and back-door flush draw. The 7 on the turn ended the suspense and doubled Raymer up to 18,000.
Player Tags: Daniel Negreanu, Mike Matusow, Greg Raymer, Jamie Gold, Michael Binger, Cory Carroll, Amit Makhija, Chad Batista
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| Jun 03, '08 |
2008 39th Annual World Series of Poker |
Event 5 - No-Limit Hold'em with Rebuys |
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$1,000 No-Limit Hold'em with Rebuys - Day 2 - Level 16 Recap
Jun 04, '08
Blinds/Antes: 3,000/6,000 – 500 ante
Players Left: 21 of 776
Chip Leaders:
Lyric Duveyoung - 740,000
Alan Jaffray - 575,000
Phi Nguyen – 400,000
Jeff “YellowSub86” Williams - 360,000
Jonathan “FatalError” Aguiar - 355,000
Peter Gould - 350,000
Michael Banducci - 300,000
Chris Moore - 240,000
Steve Gross - 235,000
Craig “MrCasino” Gray - 235,000
Clonie Gowen – 140,000
Eliminations:
Amit “amak316” Makhija
John Juanda
Nenad Medic
Kenneth Shelton
Daniel Negreanu
Big Hands and Storylines:
Not a Safe Seat in the House
Upon getting down to 27 players, the 4 tables were condensed and the players were re-seated at three new tables. Despite this change of scenery the competition remained as fierce as ever. The players at each of the tables included:
Table 5: Amit “amak316” Makhija, Jon “FatalError” Aguiar, Lyric Duveyoung, Michael Banducci, Alan “The Usher” Sass
Table 10: Michael Binger, Nenad Medic, John Juanda, Clonie Gowen, Name Le, Jon “apestyles” Van Fleet
Table 15: Jeff “YellowSub86” Williams, Ray “ExitOnly” Coburn, Jamie “TheCronic420” Rosen, Craig “MrCasino” Gray, Randy “Randers” Haddox, Daniel Negreanu
Gould Ousts Juanda
John Juanda raised to 14,000 from the cutoff, Peter Gould raised to 54,000 from the button, and, with only 130,000 chips remaining, Juanda opted only to call. The two saw a flop of Q76 and Juanda immediately pushed his remaining 90,000 chips all-in. Gould went into the tank, believing Juanda to have a strong hand. Ultimately Gould made the call and was relieved to his TT far ahead of Juanda’s AK. The turn and river were the 9 and Q, and Gould took a walk from the table to celebrate his win and calm his nerves. Gould now has 350,000 chips.
Banducci’s Bluff Goes Bad
On a flop of J63, Michael Banducci led a 55,000 bet into Alan Jaffray. Jaffray called and the dealer laid out the Q. Banducci pushed out a mountain of orange T5,000 chips, putting Jaffray to a decision for his remaining 130,000 chips. Jaffray leaned back in his chair with his hands behind his head, his smile belying his inner-turmoil. He finally mustered up the will to make the call and flipped up KJ. Banducci unabashedly showed his bluff: A7. The 5 appeared on the river and Jaffray’s stack soared to 575,000. Banducci’s mistimed bluff chopped his stack to 300,000.
Blind Battle Claims Negreanu
A button limper, Phil Nguyen in the small blind, and Daniel Negreanu saw a flop of J87. Nguyen bet out 15,000 and Negreanu called. The button folded and the two blinds watched the dealer flip up the J. Again Nguyen led out – this time for 30,000 – but Negreanu came over the top for 100,000 total. Nguyen quickly raised all-in for 50,000 more and Negreanu had no choice to call with T9, an open-ended straight-flush draw. Unfortunately for him, Nguyen had turned a full house with J8 and Negreanu was drawing to 2-outs. The river came Q and Nguyen more than doubled up to 400,000. Negreanu, left with 30,000 after the hand, busted a short time later when his A-2 ran into the A-K of Ray “ExitOnly” Coburn.
Player Tags: Phi Nguyen, John Juanda, Daniel Negreanu, Clonie Gowen, Lyric Duveyoung, Nenad Medic, Craig Gray, Jonathan Aguiar, Peter Gould, Raymond Coburn, Michael Banducci, Amit Makhija, Jeff Williams, Alan Jaffray, Kenneth Shelton
Shuffle Up and Deal - Day 2
Jun 04, '08
Cards are in the air for Day 2 of Event 5 ($1,000 NLHE w/Rebuys). Play has resumed in Level 11 with blinds of 800-1,600 and a 200 ante. Only 106 out of 766 players survived Day 1 to return here for the play-down day where 72 players will make the money and the final table will be set. Phil Ivey currently holds the chip lead with 175,500, followed by Amit Makhija (161,100), Jeff Williams (145,700), Marco Johnson (132,600), Jesse Chinni (129,000), John Hoang (125,400), Zachary Clark (122,000), Scott Dorin (117,300), Alan Sass (111,800), and Anirudh Seth (103,400).
Player Tags: John Hoang, Phil Ivey, Amit Makhija
$1,000 No-Limit Hold'em with Rebuys - Day 1 - Level 10
Jun 03, '08
Blinds/Antes: 600/1,200 – 100 ante
Players Left: 106 of 776
Chip Leaders:
Amit Makhija - 150,000
Marco Johnson - 140,000
Zachary Clark - 120,000
Michael Banducci - 112,000
Phil Ivey - 107,000
Daniel Negreanu - 97,500
Alex Jacob - 77,000
Robert Cheung - 77,000
Jeff Madsen - 76,000
John Juanda - 72,000
Average Stack: 57,000
Eliminations:
Bill Gazes
Maria Mayrinck
Big Hands and Storylines:
Phil Hellmuth: Dealer Instructor
While most of the players remaining are interested in accumulating a big stack and winning hundreds of thousands of dollars, Phil Hellmuth has a much bigger concern: dealer technique. As the dealer shuffled the deck between hands, Hellmuth remarked that he was not following proper World Series of Poker dealing protocol, “It should be shuffle, shuffle, shuffle, cut.” Not content with simply telling the dealer how to do his job, Hellmuth proceeded to grab the deck and show him the proper technique. Unconvinced that the dealer was imbibing the Poker Brat’s wisdom, he suggested, “Let’s call the floor.” Mercifully, as Hellmuth sought out a floorman, John Juanda implored, “Just let him deal!” which settled Hellmuth down (as much as is possible) and allowed play to resume at the table.
Olson Busts Gazes
Bill Gazes got all-in before the flop against Carl “colson10” Olson. The two turned over their hands:
Gazes: AK
Olson: AQ
The flop was A97, keeping Olson on track for an appearance on day 2, but the Q on the turn crushed his hopes, and the 9 on the river was the nail in the coffin. Gazes lamented the fact that he has now played three straight tournaments late into day 1, only to be eliminated before the day’s conclusion. Carl Olson now has 70,000 chips.
Maridu Doubles Up, Crashes Out
With only 8,000 chips remaining, Maria Mayrinck moved all-in from under-the-gun. The UTG+1 player moved all-in behind her for nearly 50,000 and action folded around to Marco “CrazyMarco” Johnson, who, after a bit of thought, folded A-Q face up. Mayrinck tabled A-8, noting that she had only looked at one of her cards, and her opponent showed J-J. The flop came A-8-7 and gave Mayrinck the lead. A queen on the turn mocked Johnson, but did nothing to diminish Mayrinck’s lead. The river was a blank and doubled Maridu up to 17,000. Her joy would not last long, however, as she would be eliminated by Johnson only one orbit later.
Player Tags: John Juanda, Bill Gazes, Phil Ivey, Carl Olson, Jeff Madsen, Michael Banducci, Amit Makhija, Marco Johnson, Maria Mayrinck
$1,000 No-Limit Hold'em with Rebuys - Day 1 - Level 9
Jun 03, '08
Note: Players are about to begin level 10, the last level of the day.
Blinds/Antes: 500/1,000 – 100 ante
Players Left: 129 of 776
Chip Leaders:
Amit Makhija - 162,000
Zachary Clark - 125,000
Daniel Negreanu - 97,500
Randy Haddox - 78,000
Cory Carroll - 77,000
Phil Ivey - 72,000
Sorel Mizzi - 67,000
Vachagan Zarkanian - 63,000
Alex Jacob - 62,000
Adam Glassman - 62,000
Average Stack: 47,000
Eliminations:
Eric “Rizen” Lynch
Bill Edler
Cliff “JohnnyBax” Josephy
Big Hands and Storylines:
A Blessing in Disguise
As a result of a table break, Lee Watkinson found himself moved directly to Daniel Negreanu’s right. If that wasn’t bad enough, Phil Ivey also resides at the table. It turned out to be a fortuitous move, however, as Watkinson was soon to double up. Ivey, Watkinson, and Negreanu saw a flop of 976. Ivey checked to Watkinson, who moved all-in for about 20,000. Negreanu made the call and after Ivey folded the two showed their cards:
Watkinson: T8
Negreanu: JJ
Watkinson had flopped perfectly and Negreanu was now drawing incredibly slim. The turn 4 gave Negreanu a flush draw, making Watkinson sweat a little. The river was the 4, fooling Negreanu for a moment, but sealing the pot for Watkinson. The pot took Watkinson up to around 45,000. Negreanu, unphased, still has over 90,000.
“Good Call”
With the board reading JJ3T, Romuald Pycior checked to Michael Binger, who slid out a bet of 4,000. Pycior made a quick call and the dealer flipped the 6. Again Pycior checked, enticing Binger to lay out a bet of 8,500. Pycior thought a bit more carefully this time, but ultimately made the call. Binger whispered, “Good call” and Pycior flipped up his A3 in a none-too-convincing manner. The jacks and threes were best though, and Pycior now has 54,000.
Josephy Runner-Runnered
Cliff “JohnnyBax” Josephy got his last 10,000 chips in before the flop in a dominating position: his KK against Randy Cherkas’ JJ. The flop was a safe one: 976, but the turn Q gave Cherkas a flush draw. The river was the 3, completing the flush and sending a displeased Josephy out of the Amazon Room.
Player Tags: Lee Watkinson, Daniel Negreanu, Phil Ivey, Bill Edler, Cliff Josephy, Michael Binger, Eric Lynch, Sorel Mizzi, Amit Makhija, Zachary Clark, Romuald Pycior
$1,000 No-Limit Hold'em with Rebuys - Day 1 - Level 8
Jun 03, '08
Note: The players just completed a 20-minute break. During the break the green T25 chips were raced off.
Blinds/Antes: 400/800 – 100 ante
Players Left: 154 of 776
Chip Leaders:
Amit Makhija - 150,000
Zachary Clark – 125,000
Vachagan Zarkanian – 91,000
Daniel Negreanu – 87,500
Robert Cheung – 81,500
Sorel Mizzi – 68,000
Greg Raymer – 64,500
Alex Jacob – 62,000
Adam Glassman – 62,000
Larry Jacobs – 61,000
Cory Carroll – 51,000
Average Stack: 30,500
Eliminations:
Toto Leonidas
Vanessa Rousso
Johnny Chan
Big Hands and Storylines:
Vanessa Rousso Busts
After hanging on with a short stack for a few orbits, Rousso got her last 5,000 chips into the pot with KQ against her opponent’s 88. When the board rolled out T75T5, she slipped away from her table and disappeared behind the rail.
Ivey Doubles Up With Ease
Pre-flop, Daniel Negreanu raised to 2,400 and was called by Phil Ivey and another player. The flop came T86 and the players checked around. On the A turn, Ivey bet 8,500 and was raised by his opponent to 18,500. Negreanu quickly folded and, with the action back around to him, Ivey moved all-in for about 26,000. His opponent called and showed A-K, but was well behind Ivey’s A8. The river was a blank and Ivey now has a stack of over 50,000.
No Mo’ Toto
Toto Leonidas, all-in pre-flop, found himself dominated by his opponent. His AJ would need major help to overcome the AQ of his adversary. The flop came with an ace, pairing both players, but neither the turn nor river were a jack, and Leonidas joins the growing list of players to be eliminated today.
Player Tags: Toto Leonidas, Daniel Negreanu, Johnny Chan, Greg Raymer, Vanessa Rousso, Sorel Mizzi, Amit Makhija, Zachary Clark, Vachagan Zarkanian
$1,000 No-Limit Hold'em with Rebuys - Day 1 - Level 7
Jun 03, '08
Blinds/Antes: 300/600 – 75 ante
Players Left: 206 of 776
Chip Leaders:
Amit Makhija - 130,000
Zachary Clark - 120,000
Daniel Negreanu - 87,500
Adam Glassman - 86,000
Robert Cheung -81,500
Vachagan Zarkanian - 78,000
Soheil Shamseddin - 77,000
Michael Binger - 64,000
Cory Carroll - 50,750
Randy Haddox - 40,000
Average Stack: 28,000
Eliminations:
Jamie Gold
Mike Matusow
Big Hands and Storylines:
Gold Goes Home
Jamie Gold was eliminated when he pushed his short stack all-in over two limpers. The first limper called and the second raised all-in for an additional 4,000. The initial raiser was priced into the call and the three turned over:
Gold: 65
Initial Limper: 76
Pre-flop caller: 88
The board was dealt KT4QA and Gold was sent to the rail.
Batista Crippled
An early position raiser made it 1,800 to go, and got two callers, the cutoff and the button. After the small blind folded, Chad “lilholdem954” Batista moved all-in for 30,000 in the big blind. Two folds ensued, but the third player made the call. Batista turned over 22 to the shock of the table, and his opponent revealed QQ. The flop of 753 left Batista needing a deuce or runner-runner straight to win the pot, but the turn and river were the 8 and 9. Batista’s stack was reduced to 11,000.
“Fossilman” Doubles Up
On a flop of J84, Greg Raymer check-raised all-in – about 7,500 chips – and his opponent thought for a brief time and called. Raymer flipped up T9 for an open-ended straight draw and back-door flush draw while his opponent had K4 for a fairly meager bottom pair and back-door flush draw. The 7 on the turn ended the suspense and doubled Raymer up to 18,000.
Player Tags: Daniel Negreanu, Mike Matusow, Greg Raymer, Jamie Gold, Michael Binger, Cory Carroll, Amit Makhija, Chad Batista
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