Steven Levy Poker Tournament Updates

Level 5 Update -- A Bad Level for both Levys

Mar 05, '11

Blinds: 150-300

Players Remaining: 202 out of 263

Notable Chip Counts:

1. Ana Marquez — 70,000
2. David Paredes — 65,000
3. Vladimir Schmelev — 65,000
4. Pat Pezzin — 55,000
5. Richard Toth — 50,000
6. Ted Lawson — 45,000
7. Tom McEvoy — 45,000
8. Scott Seiver — 44,000
9. Alex Kamberis — 44,000
10. Shane Schleger — 42,000

Notable Eliminations:

David Sands
Adam Levy
Steven Levy
Bruce Buffer
Mohsin Charania

Big Hands:

Steven Levy Eliminated

Steven Levy was facing a raise of 900 when he decided to move all in for his final 8,800. The original raiser made the call and they flipped over their cards:

Levy: A K
Opponent: 10 10

Board: K Q 6 9 J

Levy was eliminated on the hand.

Adam Levy Eliminated

The flop read A 10 6 when Adam Levy bet 1,100 under the gun. The cutoff reraised to 3,300 and Levy then moved all in. His opponent made the call and they flipped over their cards:

Levy: Q J
Opponent: A K

Turn and River: 9 and 8

Levy was eliminated on the hand.

Poker Tweet — David Sands

Player Tags: David Sands,   Steven Levy,   Adam Levy

Steven Levy Eliminated in 10th Place (£45,000)

Oct 03, '10

Steven Levy raised to 120,000 preflop from the cutoff and Kyle Bowker reraised to 280,000 on the button. David Vamplew then reraised to 620,000. Levy moved all in when action came back around to him. Bowker mucked and Vamplew made the call. Their cards:

Levy: A K
Vamplew: Q Q

Board: 9 5 3 9 8

Levy was eliminated in 10th place and he will take home £45,000 in prize money.

Player Tags: Steven Levy,   David Vamplew

Steven Levy Busts One

Oct 02, '10

Henrik Tollefson moved all in for 150,000 and Steven Levy made the call. Their cards:

Levy: A A
Tollefson: A J

Board: 10 9 2 Q J

Tollefson was eliminated on the hand and Levy grew his stack to 1.25 million.

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Steven Levy Chips Up

Sep 29, '10

The player in the cut-off makes it 6,000 and Steven Levy raises it to 13,700 from the big blind. His opponent calls. The flop comes 8 5 4 and both players check. The turn is the 2 and Levy bets 16,200. The cut-off calls and the river is the Q. Levy bets 37,400 and after a few minutes of contemplation his opponent folds. “Bluff?” he asks, to no response. He now has 97,200 in chips.

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Steven Levy Eliminated in 10th Place (£45,000)

Oct 03, '10

Steven Levy raised to 120,000 preflop from the cutoff and Kyle Bowker reraised to 280,000 on the button. David Vamplew then reraised to 620,000. Levy moved all in when action came back around to him. Bowker mucked and Vamplew made the call. Their cards:

Levy: A K
Vamplew: Q Q

Board: 9 5 3 9 8

Levy was eliminated in 10th place and he will take home £45,000 in prize money.

Player Tags: Steven Levy,   David Vamplew

Steven Levy Busts One

Oct 02, '10

Henrik Tollefson moved all in for 150,000 and Steven Levy made the call. Their cards:

Levy: A A
Tollefson: A J

Board: 10 9 2 Q J

Tollefson was eliminated on the hand and Levy grew his stack to 1.25 million.

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Steven Levy Chips Up

Sep 29, '10

The player in the cut-off makes it 6,000 and Steven Levy raises it to 13,700 from the big blind. His opponent calls. The flop comes 8 5 4 and both players check. The turn is the 2 and Levy bets 16,200. The cut-off calls and the river is the Q. Levy bets 37,400 and after a few minutes of contemplation his opponent folds. “Bluff?” he asks, to no response. He now has 97,200 in chips.

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Steven Levy Eliminated in 10th Place (£45,000)

Oct 03, '10

Steven Levy raised to 120,000 preflop from the cutoff and Kyle Bowker reraised to 280,000 on the button. David Vamplew then reraised to 620,000. Levy moved all in when action came back around to him. Bowker mucked and Vamplew made the call. Their cards:

Levy: A K
Vamplew: Q Q

Board: 9 5 3 9 8

Levy was eliminated in 10th place and he will take home £45,000 in prize money.

Player Tags: Steven Levy,   David Vamplew

Steven Levy Busts One

Oct 02, '10

Henrik Tollefson moved all in for 150,000 and Steven Levy made the call. Their cards:

Levy: A A
Tollefson: A J

Board: 10 9 2 Q J

Tollefson was eliminated on the hand and Levy grew his stack to 1.25 million.

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Steven Levy Chips Up

Sep 29, '10

The player in the cut-off makes it 6,000 and Steven Levy raises it to 13,700 from the big blind. His opponent calls. The flop comes 8 5 4 and both players check. The turn is the 2 and Levy bets 16,200. The cut-off calls and the river is the Q. Levy bets 37,400 and after a few minutes of contemplation his opponent folds. “Bluff?” he asks, to no response. He now has 97,200 in chips.

Player Tags: Steven Levy

Final Table Update: Two More Drop

Jun 30, '09

Blinds: 50,000-100,000

Players Remaining: 3 out of 2781

Chip Counts:

1. Andrew Chen — 6,275,000
2. David Walasinski — 4,380,000
3. Carsten Joh — 1,870,000

Average Chip Count: 4,171,500

Notable Eliminations:

4. Steven Levy – $192,650
5. Owen Crowe – $145,199

Elimination Hands:

Owen Crowe Eliminated in Fifth Place ($145,199)

Andrew Chen raised from the button and Owen Crowe three-bets from the small blind. After Carsten Joh folded in the big blind, Andrew Chen moved all in.

After several minutes in the tank, Crowe said “I’m probably going to hate myself” before calling.

Crowe showed the A10 and was up against the 88 of Chen. The board ran out Q7374, meaning that Chen’s pair held up and Crowe was sent home in fifth place.

Steven Levy Eliminated in Fourth Place ($192,650)

Steven Levy had just lost a race to David Walasinski to double him up a few hands before this hand came up.

Steven Levy raised to 220,000 in the small blind and David Walasinski moved all in from the big blind. Levy called and both hands were turned up.

Levy held the A9, which was way behind the AJ of Walasinski. The board fell Q10686, which eliminated Levy from the tournament.

Player Tags: Owen Crowe,   Steven Levy,   Andrew Chen

Steven Levy Eliminates Two

Oct 29, '08

Steven Levy is involved in a three-way all in and has both Chris Bjorin and Ray Pulford covered.

Levy shows AA and is dominating Borjin's AK and Pulford's QQ.

The board comes KJ538 and both players are eliminated. Levy is now up to 575,000.

Player Tags: Chris Bjorin,   Steven Levy,   Ray Pulford

Eric Baldwin Doubles Up By Accident

Oct 28, '08

Steven Levy raises under the gun to 5,500. The only problem is that Eric Baldwin doesn't see it when it is folded around to him. Instead, he moves all in for 32,000 on the button and is embarassed when Levy calls and shows A-K suited.

Baldwin shows 10-9, but is lucky enough to hit the flop and double up about 68,000 in chips.

Player Tags: Eric Baldwin,   Steven Levy

Steven Levy Eliminates Two

Oct 29, '08

Steven Levy is involved in a three-way all in and has both Chris Bjorin and Ray Pulford covered.

Levy shows AA and is dominating Borjin's AK and Pulford's QQ.

The board comes KJ538 and both players are eliminated. Levy is now up to 575,000.

Player Tags: Chris Bjorin,   Steven Levy,   Ray Pulford

Eric Baldwin Doubles Up By Accident

Oct 28, '08

Steven Levy raises under the gun to 5,500. The only problem is that Eric Baldwin doesn't see it when it is folded around to him. Instead, he moves all in for 32,000 on the button and is embarassed when Levy calls and shows A-K suited.

Baldwin shows 10-9, but is lucky enough to hit the flop and double up about 68,000 in chips.

Player Tags: Eric Baldwin,   Steven Levy

Steven Levy Eliminated in 15th Place ($47,500)

Sep 17, '08

Steven Levy raises all in for 550,000 and Michael Binger calls from the big blind with 99. Levy reveals A5 and will need some help to survive.

The board comes J93J8 and Levy is eliminated in 15th place. Binger is now up to 1,250,000.

Player Tags: Michael Binger,   Steven Levy

Brandon Cantu Eliminated in 32nd Place ($21,000)

Sep 16, '08

Brandon Cantu moved all in on an ace high flop holding A-7. The only problem was that his opponent, Steven Levy is holding A-Q.

To add insult to injury, Levy turned a queen giving him two pair. Cantu is eliminated in 32nd place, earning $21,000.

Player Tags: Brandon Cantu,   Steven Levy

Bryan Bindert Eliminated in 35th Place ($21,000)

Sep 16, '08

Bryan Bindert was all in with A-10 against Steven Levy's A-Q. Levy made a flush and sent Bindert home in 35th place.

Player Tags: Bryan Bindert,   Steven Levy

Steven Levy Eliminated in 15th Place ($47,500)

Sep 17, '08

Steven Levy raises all in for 550,000 and Michael Binger calls from the big blind with 99. Levy reveals A5 and will need some help to survive.

The board comes J93J8 and Levy is eliminated in 15th place. Binger is now up to 1,250,000.

Player Tags: Michael Binger,   Steven Levy

Brandon Cantu Eliminated in 32nd Place ($21,000)

Sep 16, '08

Brandon Cantu moved all in on an ace high flop holding A-7. The only problem was that his opponent, Steven Levy is holding A-Q.

To add insult to injury, Levy turned a queen giving him two pair. Cantu is eliminated in 32nd place, earning $21,000.

Player Tags: Brandon Cantu,   Steven Levy

Bryan Bindert Eliminated in 35th Place ($21,000)

Sep 16, '08

Bryan Bindert was all in with A-10 against Steven Levy's A-Q. Levy made a flush and sent Bindert home in 35th place.

Player Tags: Bryan Bindert,   Steven Levy