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| Jul 03, '10 | 2010 41st Annual World Series of Poker | Event 55 - $10,000 Pot-Limit Omaha Championship | 2 | + |
Level 16: Dwan Remains At TopJul 03, '10 Blinds: 2,000-4,000 Players Remaining: 52 out of 346 Average Chip Count: 199,615 Tournament Leaderboard: 1. Tom Dwan – 560,000 Notable Eliminations: Big Hands:
Picking up the action after the flop came down Q Dwan: A Dwan held top two pair and the nut flush draw. The turn was the 8 James Akenhead Doubles Up Picking up the action after the flop of K Akenhead: A Akenhead’s flush draw was dead but the board finished off 4
Ali Aljenabi and Seamus Cahill were all in preflop and Michael Binger put them both at risk. Here were their cards: Aljenabi: Q The board ran out 8 Player Tags: Michael Binger, Tom Dwan, James Akenhead |
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| Jun 30, '10 | 2010 41st Annual World Series of Poker | Event 51 - $3,000 No-Limit Hold'em Triple Chance | 2 | + |
Dinner BreakJun 30, '10
The money bubble burst just before the players went to dinner and the remaining players are guaranteed at least $5,992. James Akenhead is one of the notables still around at the break along with Tommy Vedes, Gavin Griffin and Vitaly Lunkin. The players will return with the blinds at 1,500-3,000 with a 400 ante and the average stack is 97,584. The field will play six more levels and then call it a night. Stay tuned to CardPlayer.com for a summary of the day’s events at the end of play. Player Tags: James Akenhead |
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| Jun 10, '10 | 2010 41st Annual World Series of Poker | Event 20 - $1,500 Pot-Limit Omaha | 1 | + |
Dinner BreakJun 10, '10
There were a total of 885 players who registered for this event and 551 of them survived to the dinner break. The prize pool totaled $1,194,750 and 81 places will be paid. The first player to cash will earn $2,974 while the winner of the event will take home $256,919. Notables still alive in the field include James Akenhead, Fabrice Soulier, J.C. Tran and Shaun Deeb, while notables who did not survive to the dinner break include Tom Dwan, Scotty Nguyen, Phil Ivey and Kathy Liebert. On the Card Player family front, Barry Shulman has an above average stack of 17,000 going into the dinner break according to his twitter account. Players will return to play at level seven with the blinds at 150-300. The average stack is 7,227. Players will play four more levels and then bag up their chips for day two. Stay tuned to CardPlayer.com at the conclusion of level 10 for a summary of the day’s events. Players Twitter Accounts: Barry Shulman Player Tags: James Akenhead |
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| Nov 05, '09 | 2009 40th Annual World Series of Poker | $10,000 World Series of Poker Main Event | 9 | + |
Level 35 Update: James Akenhead Eliminated in Ninth Place ($1,263,602)Nov 07, '09 Blinds: 200,000-400,000 with a 50,000 ante Players Remaining: 8 out of 6,494 Chip Counts: 1: Darvin Moon — 58,975,000 Average Chip Count: 24,352,500 Notable Eliminations: 9: James Akenhead — $1,263,602 Big Hands:
Joseph Cada raised to 1 million preflop from the cutoff and Darvin Moon made the call from the big blind. The flop was dealt 9 Kevin Schaffel Doubles Up Kevin Schaffel raised 1,150,000 preflop UTG+1 and James Akenhead made the call from the big blind. The flop was dealt J
James Akenhead raised all in for 4.45 million from middle position and Kevin Schaffel made the call from the cutoff. Everyone else mucked and the two players turned over their cards: Akenhead: 3 Board: 10 Schaffel won the hand to grow his stack to 19,250,000 and Akenhead was eliminated on the hand in ninth place. He will take home $1,263,602 in prize money. Card Player TV James Akenhead Elimination Interview Card Player Twitter Page: People on the Rail Adam Schoenfeld Player Tags: Kevin Schaffel, James Akenhead, Joseph Cada, Darvin Moon Level 34 Update Part II: European Players Double UpNov 07, '09 Blinds: 150,000-300,000 with a 40,000 ante Players Remaining: 9 out of 6,494 Chip Counts: 1: Darvin Moon — 49,455,000 Average Chip Count: 21,646,666 Notable Eliminations: NONE
James Akenhead Doubles Up James Akenheand moved all in preflop for 4,015,000 under the gun and Steven Begleiter made the call from middle position. Eric Buchman then reraised to 12 million total from the hi-jack and Begleiter got out of the way. The two live players then flipped over their cards: Akenhead: K Board: J Akenhead won the hand with a queen on the river and he doubled up to 12,855,000. Begleiter dropped to 27,190,000 after the hand. Antoine Saout Doubles Up Antoine Saout raised to 750,000 preflop from the cutoff and Darvin Moon made the call in the small blind. James Akenhead mucked in the big blind and the flop was dealt K Card Player Twitter Page: People on the Rail Adam Schoenfeld Card Player TV Barry Shulman is Presented with his WSOP Europe Main Event Gold Bracelet Player Tags: Eric Buchman, Barry Shulman, James Akenhead, Antoine Saout, Darvin Moon, Steven Begleiter 2009 Main Event Final Table Begins at Noon SaturdayNov 05, '09
The November Nine will return to the Rio in Las Vegas on Saturday at noon PST and play down to two players. Those final competitors will then battle it out on Monday night, starting at 10 p.m. PST, to see who will walk away with the first-place prize of $8,546,435 and the title of world champion. The final table episode will then be broadcast to the world on ESPN on Tuesday, starting at 6 p.m. EST. The final table, which will take place at the Penn and Teller Theater, will be open to the public. Each player at the final table has already received ninth-place prize money worth $1,263,602. Card Player’s live reporting team will be on the scene to bring you all of the action in live updates, chip counts, and photos. Here is a look at all of the information you need to know before the final table begins: NOTE: Play will begin in level 33 with blinds at 120,000-240,000 with a 30,000 ante.
1: Darvin Moon — 58,930,000 Average Chip Count: 21,646,666 Final-Table Seating Chart: Seat 1: Darvin Moon Player Tags: Jeff Shulman, Eric Buchman, Phil Ivey, Kevin Schaffel, James Akenhead, Antoine Saout, Joseph Cada, Darvin Moon, Steven Begleiter Level 30 Hour 2 Update: Balmigere Out In 25th Place, Esfandiari Out In 24th PlaceJul 15, '09 Blinds: 60,000-120,000 with a 15,000 ante Players Remaining: 23 out of 6,494 Chip Counts: 1. Billy Kopp – 21,200,000 Average Chip Count: 8,470,434 Card Player Chip Count: Jeff Shulman – 10,800,000 Eliminations: 25. Francois Balmigere — $352,832 Twitter Updates: Jeff Shulman at 10,800,000 (twitter feed) Big Hands Francois Balmigere Eliminated In 25th Place($352,832) Francois Balmigere raised to 330,000 preflop from middle position and Steven Begleiter called behind him. Billy Kopp came along from the big blind and the flop was 10 Balmigere tabled J Buchman Fills Up On The Turn Jonathan Tamayo raised to 355,000 from the button and Eric Buchman called from the big blind. Darvin Moon had limped in earlier and made the call as well. The flop came down 9 Buchman led out with 1.1 million and Tamayo made the call. Buchman then tabled 6
Action folded around to Phil Ivey who called from the small blind and Jeff Shulman checked from the big blind. The two players saw a flop of A Ivey checked to Shulman and he fired 200,000. Ivey had enough of his hand and threw it into the muck. Shulman took the pot and was around 11 million. Lucky Sevens For Maimone, Doubles Through Jordan Smith Jordan Smith raised to 320,000 from middle position and action folded to Nick Maimone on the button. He reraised to 825,000 and Smith made the call. The flop then came down Q But the turn changed everything as it brought the 7
Billy Kopp raised to 275,000 from under the gun and Steven Begleiter made the call from the button. The flop fell 5 Both players checked and they did the same for the J Akenhead Gets Kings Again, Wins Small Pot James Akenhead raised to 280,000 preflop and Warren Zackey made the call from the small blind. The flop came A Zackey checked and Akenhead bet 300,000. Zackey made the call and Akenhead tabled K
Phil Ivey has been hard pressed to win a pot in the early going of day 8. He doubled up Nick Maimone during the last hour and just doubled up Marco Mattes. Maimone opened with a raise to 290,000 and Mattes moved all in for almost 2.5 million. Action folded around to Ivey who made the call. Maimone got out of the way and Ivey tabled J The flop came down 10
Antonio Esfandiari raised to 310,000 preflop from under the gun and Steven Begleiter called from middle position. The flop came down 10 Esfandiari showed down 5 Player Tags: Jeff Shulman, Antonio Esfandiari, Eric Buchman, Phil Ivey, James Akenhead, Billy Kopp, Francois Balmigere, Marco Mattes, Warren Zackey Level 27 Update Hour 1: Phillips Doubles Up, Schneider BustsJul 14, '09 Blinds: 30,000-60,000 with a 10,000 ante Players Remaining: 49 out of 6,494 Chip Counts: 1. Billy Kopp – 16,345,000 Average Chip Count: 3,975,518 Card Player Chip Count: Jeff Shulman – 4,675,000 Notable Eliminations: 52. Tom Schneider — $138,568 Twitter Updates: Jeff Shulman at 4,600,000 (twitter feed) Big Hands
After a flop of K The turn was the 7 Lapostolle Doubles Through Bilzerian Adam Bilzerian raised to 200,000 and Martin Lapostolle moved in for 970,000. Bilzerian made the call and tabled K The flop came down A
Phil Ivey raised to 150,000 from the cutoff and Ludovic Lacay made the call from the big blind. The flop came down A The river was the 5 Dennis Phillips Cracks Aces, Cripples Steve Sanders Dennis Phillips raised to 160,000 preflop and Steve Sanders repopped it to 325,000. Phillips made the call and the flop came down A Phillips showed Q
Tom Schneider moved all in for 1.2 million and Marc Etienne McLaughlin made the call from the small blind. Schneider turned over A The flop came down K McLoughlin Summons Doyle For a Double Up Marc McLoughlin shoved all in for his last 1,150,000 and was called by Hieu Luu. They hyper-aggressive Luu woke up with a real hand and showed A The flop put McLoughlin in the lead as it fell 2 Player Tags: Tom Schneider, Phil Ivey, James Akenhead, Dennis Phillips, Ludovic Lacay Level 23 Hour 1 Update: J.C. Tran EliminatedJul 13, '09 Blinds: 12,000-24,000 with a 3,000 ante Players Remaining: 107 out of 6,494 Chip Counts: 1. Warren Zackey – 5,120,000 Average Chip Count: 1,694,087 Card Player Chip Counts: Jeff Shulman – 2,505,000 Notable Eliminations: 108. J.C. Tran – $40,288 Chip Movers and Shakers During the Last Hour: - Jeff Shulman has been moved to a new table with Joe Sebok, James Akenhead, and Fabrice Soulier. Shulman is down a little bit to 2,505,000. - Antonio Esfandiari has moved down to 2.225 million. - Nichoel Peppe dropped down to 800,000 when she ran into aces. - Wesley Ismay has jumped up to 3.65 million. - Joseph Ward doubled up to 2.4 million. - Eugene Kathchalov doubled up to 3.6 million. - Kent Goulding eliminated two opponents in the same hande to grow his stack to 2.1 million. Big Hands:
Antonio Esfandiari Builds Stack Antonio Esfandiari bet 60,000 preflop and was called by an opponent to his immediate left and the big blind. The flop came K
Nichoel Peppe at Risk Nichoel Peppe raised preflop from middle position and was reraised by James Akenhead in the big blind. Peppe made the call leaving herself with only 594,000 behind. The flop came 10 Fabrice Soulier Running Hot On a flop of Q James Akenhead Eliminates Opponent James Akenhead raised from the button and Randy Propson moved all in from the small blind. Akenhead made the call for the tiny all in and tabled the J
J.C. Tran Eliminated in 108th Place ($40,288) Dennis Phillips raised preflop and J.C. Tran called from the big blind. Both players saw a flop of 10 Player Tags: J.C. Tran, Antonio Esfandiari, Fabrice Soulier, James Akenhead Level 19 Hour 2 Update: Dan Harrington, Kara Scott Hit the Rail, James Akenhead Emerges as Chip LeaderJul 12, '09 Blinds: 5,000-10,000 with a 1,000 ante Players Remaining: 232 out of 6,494 Chip Counts: 1. James Akenhead – 2,890,000 Card Player Chip Counts: Jeff Shulman – 575,000 Average Chip Count: 822,025 Notable Eliminations: Dan Shak Big Hands:
Kara Scott moved in for about 120,000 preflop and she was called by Ilosvay Zsolt. Scott tabled K The flop came down 10 Moments later, Bob Lauria moved in for 170,000 preflop and Scott made the call. Lauria tabled A Later, Kara Scott moved in for just 70,000 and was called by Paul Baron. Baron tabled 5 Bob Lauria Doubles Bob Lauria moved all in for his final 107,000 and Ian Woodley made the call. Lauria showed A The board ran out K
Nick Binger raised preflop and Montagna Corrado repopped to 60,000. Action folded back around to Binger who moved in for 125,000 more. Corrado made the call and tabled K The board ran out 6 Cole South Hits an Ace on the River After a series of raises preflop, Cole South called the all in bet of his opponent who had about 200,000, and the hands were turned face up. South showed the A The flop was 7
On the turn, with already over 400,000 in the pot already, the board read A Dan Harrington then bet 350,000 on the river and Elias went into the tank for several minutes. After a while, Elias cut out the call and Harrington acknowledged the fact that Elias made a good call and tabled 8 A few hands later, the flop was K
Eracles Panayiotous raised to 26,000 and was three-bet by James Akenhead to 80,000. Panayiotous made the call and the flop fell Q The turn was the 8 Akenhead now has over 3,000,000 in chips and is the new chip leader for the tournament.
Adam Lattimer raised to 26,000 and was reraised to 86,000 by Hieu Luu. Action was folded around to Joe Sebok who moved all in for 259,000. Lattimer eventually folded and Luu went into the tank. Luu eventually made the call, figuring he was priced in and showed a mere Q The flop was 4 Moments later, Sebok called his opponent’s all in bet and tabled J J.C. Tran Takes A Pot J.C. Tran raised to 24,000 preflop and was called by the big blind. The flop came down 10 The big blind gave up his hand and Tran was at 260,000.
On a flop of 10 Lutz: 10 Lutz gambled with his top pair and open-ended straight draw, but the turn was the 4 Player Tags: Nicholle Peppe, Joe Sebok, Nick Binger, James Akenhead, Cole South, Kara Scott, Tom Lutz, Bob Lauria Level 8 Hour 1 Update: Gavin Griffin, Noah Schwartz EliminatedJul 08, '09 Blinds: 400-800 with a 100 ante Players Remaining: 2,095 out of 6,494 Chip Counts: 1. Troy Weber — 405,000 Card Player Chip Counts: Jeff Shulman – 170,000 Notable Eliminations: Brett Richey Big Hands: Marlon Wayans Chips Up The player on the button raises to 2,500 before the flop and Marlon Wayans reraises to 5,400 from the small blind. The flop comes Q
Dutch Boys gets it all in before the flop for 20,000 against a single opponent. Boyd: J Board: K Boyd’s pair of jacks hold up as he doubles through to 40,000 this hand. Joe Hachem Knocks One Out, Builds Stack Joe Hachem raises to 2,000 from under the gun and the short stacked player at the tables moves all in behind him for a total of 9,000. Hachem calls and has his opponent covered. Hachem: 9 Board: 10 Hachem flops an open-ended straight draw and turns a set, eliminating his opponent and climbing up to 77,000 in chips this hand. Gavin Griffin Eliminated Gavin Griffin got it all in pre-flop for 12,000 and was called in one spot. Griffin: K Board: Q Griffin is dominated with a weaker king and the board fails to improve his hand. Gavin Griffin is eliminated from the main event. James Akenhead Eliminates Opponent; Jumps Up Leaderboard On a flop of 7 Akenhead: A Both players pair their kickers on the flop and their ace on the turn. Akenhead is ahead with the higher two pair, but his opponent still has plenty of outs with the flush draw. The river is the 5
Noah Schwartz raises to 3,000 before the flop and another player behind him reraises to 15,000. Schwartz moves all in for 28,000 and is called. Schwartz has A-K suited against his opponent’s pocket eights. The board offers no help to either player as Noah Schwartz is eliminated from the tournament. Jeff Shulman Doubles Up On a flop of 8 Player Tags: Jeff Shulman, Gavin Griffin, Joe Hachem, Dutch Boyd, Noah Schwartz, James Akenhead |
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| Oct 03, '09 | 2009 PokerStars.com EPT London - Season VI | PokerStars EPT London Main Event | 2 | + |
Level 3 Update -- Akenhead Makes Good CallOct 03, '09 Blinds: 100-200 Players Remaining: 390 out of 422 (Unofficial) Average Chip Count: 32,800 Notable Eliminations: Greg Raymer Hand of the Level: Jeff Kimber gets a Little Flushed
Keeping up the pressure, he raises to 600 in the very next hand and gets four callers including the blinds. The flop is 7-4-5 with one heart and Kimber bets 1,800. J.P. Kelly calls and the turn is the J The K PokerStars TV:
Fitoussi said, “Were you check-raising the turn?” To no response, he makes the call and mucks when he sees Ryan table K Katchalov in Good Form Eugene Katchalov in middle position bets 5,600 and the button calls. Katchalov then asks his opponent how much he has left. The answer is mumbled but a quick count shows just under 29,000. The flop comes A The river is the K Akenhead Gives Opponent Ache-in-Head
The young German player who wishes to remain nameless shows 7 Jonathan Aguiar is out, meaning the book he was reading – Mike Matusow’s Check Raising The Devil must have not been much use to him today. Player Tags: Jeff Kimber, Danny Ryan, James Akenhead |
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| Oct 01, '09 | 2009 WSOP Europe - London | World Series of Poker Europe Main Event | 6 | + |
Tournament Update (Level 24) -- James Akenhead Eliminated in Ninth PlaceOct 01, '09 Blinds: 15,000-30,000 with a 4,000 ante Players Remaining: 8 out of 334 Chip Counts: Jason Mercier — 3,245,000 Average Chip Count: 1,252,500 Notable Eliminations: 9: James Akenhead — £66,533 Big Hands:
Jason Mercier raised preflop and Daniel Negreanu made the call. The two Team PokerStars Pros then checked a flop of 9
Chris Bjorin raised to 85,000 preflop and James Akenhead reraised all in for 500,000. Daniel Negreanu then reraised all in over the top of Akenhead, which induced Bjorin to fold A-J exposed. The two remaining players then revealed their hands: Akenhead: A Board: J Akenhead was eliminated in ninth place and Negreanu grew his stack to 1,578,000. Player Tags: Daniel Negreanu, James Akenhead, Jason Mercier Tournamet Update -- End of Day 4Sep 30, '09 Blinds: 10,000-20,000 with a 3,000 ante Players Remaining: 9 out of 334 Chip Counts: Jason Mercier — 3,198,000 Average Chip Count: 1,113,333 Notable Eliminations: 12: Thomas Bichon — £51,536 Big Hands:
On the first hand of level 22 James Akenhead raised to 55,000 preflop and Thomas Bichon reraised all in for 143,000. Akenhead made the call and they flipped over their cards: Akenhead: K Board: 5 Bichon was eliminated in 12th place and Akenhead continued to build his chip stack up in second chip position behind Jason Mercier. Keith Hawkins Eliminated in 11th Place (£51,536) Keith Hawkins raised to 52,000 under the gun and Praz Bansi reraised to 200,000 on the button. Hawkins reraised all in and Bansi made the call. Their cards: Hawkins: A Board: Q Hawkins was eliminated in 11th place and Bansi grew his stack to 1.2 million, good for third chip position. Eric Liu Eliminated in 10th Place (£51,536) Jason Mercier raised in early position preflop and Eric Liu reraised all in. Mercier made the call and they flipped up their cards: Liu: Q Board: A Liu was eliminated in 10th place and Mercier added to his large chip lead. Day 4 ended with the conclusion of the hand. Stay tuned for chip counts and a recap of the day’s events. Player Tags: Keith Hawkins, James Akenhead, Praz Bansi, Eric Liu, Jason Mercier, Thomas Bichon Tournament Update -- Level 21Sep 30, '09 Blinds: 8,000-16,000 with a 2,000 ante Players Remaining: 12 out of 334 Chip Counts: Jason Mercier — 2,691,000 Average Chip Count: 835,000 Notable Eliminations: 17: Doyle Brunson — £31,198 Big Hands:
Daniel Negreanu raised to open the action and Doyle Brunson moved all in from the button. James Akenhead reraised all in and Negreanu got out of the way. Akenhand and Brunon then flipped over their cards: Brunson: Q Board: Q Brunson was eliminated in 17th place on the hand and Akenhead grew his stack to more than 1.2 million.
Vaswani moved all in preflop on a short stack and Barry Shulman made the call. Their cards: Vaswani: 10 Board: A Shulman grew his stack to more than 1 million after the hand.
James Akenhead called a late-position raise from the button and Tony Cousineau moved all in from the small blind. Akenhead made the call and they flipped over their cards: Akenhead: K Board: 5 James Akendhead grew his stack to more than 1.3 million after the hand and Cousineau was eliminated by the flush in 13th place. Player Tags: Tony Cousineau, Doyle Brunson, Barry Shulman, Ram Vaswani, James Akenhead |
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| Sep 30, '09 | 2009 WSOP Europe - London | World Series of Poker Europe Main Event | 5 | + |
Tournament Update (Level 24) -- James Akenhead Eliminated in Ninth PlaceOct 01, '09 Blinds: 15,000-30,000 with a 4,000 ante Players Remaining: 8 out of 334 Chip Counts: Jason Mercier — 3,245,000 Average Chip Count: 1,252,500 Notable Eliminations: 9: James Akenhead — £66,533 Big Hands:
Jason Mercier raised preflop and Daniel Negreanu made the call. The two Team PokerStars Pros then checked a flop of 9
Chris Bjorin raised to 85,000 preflop and James Akenhead reraised all in for 500,000. Daniel Negreanu then reraised all in over the top of Akenhead, which induced Bjorin to fold A-J exposed. The two remaining players then revealed their hands: Akenhead: A Board: J Akenhead was eliminated in ninth place and Negreanu grew his stack to 1,578,000. Player Tags: Daniel Negreanu, James Akenhead, Jason Mercier Tournamet Update -- End of Day 4Sep 30, '09 Blinds: 10,000-20,000 with a 3,000 ante Players Remaining: 9 out of 334 Chip Counts: Jason Mercier — 3,198,000 Average Chip Count: 1,113,333 Notable Eliminations: 12: Thomas Bichon — £51,536 Big Hands:
On the first hand of level 22 James Akenhead raised to 55,000 preflop and Thomas Bichon reraised all in for 143,000. Akenhead made the call and they flipped over their cards: Akenhead: K Board: 5 Bichon was eliminated in 12th place and Akenhead continued to build his chip stack up in second chip position behind Jason Mercier. Keith Hawkins Eliminated in 11th Place (£51,536) Keith Hawkins raised to 52,000 under the gun and Praz Bansi reraised to 200,000 on the button. Hawkins reraised all in and Bansi made the call. Their cards: Hawkins: A Board: Q Hawkins was eliminated in 11th place and Bansi grew his stack to 1.2 million, good for third chip position. Eric Liu Eliminated in 10th Place (£51,536) Jason Mercier raised in early position preflop and Eric Liu reraised all in. Mercier made the call and they flipped up their cards: Liu: Q Board: A Liu was eliminated in 10th place and Mercier added to his large chip lead. Day 4 ended with the conclusion of the hand. Stay tuned for chip counts and a recap of the day’s events. Player Tags: Keith Hawkins, James Akenhead, Praz Bansi, Eric Liu, Jason Mercier, Thomas Bichon Tournament Update -- Level 21Sep 30, '09 Blinds: 8,000-16,000 with a 2,000 ante Players Remaining: 12 out of 334 Chip Counts: Jason Mercier — 2,691,000 Average Chip Count: 835,000 Notable Eliminations: 17: Doyle Brunson — £31,198 Big Hands:
Daniel Negreanu raised to open the action and Doyle Brunson moved all in from the button. James Akenhead reraised all in and Negreanu got out of the way. Akenhand and Brunon then flipped over their cards: Brunson: Q Board: Q Brunson was eliminated in 17th place on the hand and Akenhead grew his stack to more than 1.2 million.
Vaswani moved all in preflop on a short stack and Barry Shulman made the call. Their cards: Vaswani: 10 Board: A Shulman grew his stack to more than 1 million after the hand.
James Akenhead called a late-position raise from the button and Tony Cousineau moved all in from the small blind. Akenhead made the call and they flipped over their cards: Akenhead: K Board: 5 James Akendhead grew his stack to more than 1.3 million after the hand and Cousineau was eliminated by the flush in 13th place. Player Tags: Tony Cousineau, Doyle Brunson, Barry Shulman, Ram Vaswani, James Akenhead |
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| Jul 15, '09 | 2009 40th Annual World Series of Poker | $10,000 World Series of Poker Main Event | 8 | + |
Level 35 Update: James Akenhead Eliminated in Ninth Place ($1,263,602)Nov 07, '09 Blinds: 200,000-400,000 with a 50,000 ante Players Remaining: 8 out of 6,494 Chip Counts: 1: Darvin Moon — 58,975,000 Average Chip Count: 24,352,500 Notable Eliminations: 9: James Akenhead — $1,263,602 Big Hands:
Joseph Cada raised to 1 million preflop from the cutoff and Darvin Moon made the call from the big blind. The flop was dealt 9 Kevin Schaffel Doubles Up Kevin Schaffel raised 1,150,000 preflop UTG+1 and James Akenhead made the call from the big blind. The flop was dealt J
James Akenhead raised all in for 4.45 million from middle position and Kevin Schaffel made the call from the cutoff. Everyone else mucked and the two players turned over their cards: Akenhead: 3 Board: 10 Schaffel won the hand to grow his stack to 19,250,000 and Akenhead was eliminated on the hand in ninth place. He will take home $1,263,602 in prize money. Card Player TV James Akenhead Elimination Interview Card Player Twitter Page: People on the Rail Adam Schoenfeld Player Tags: Kevin Schaffel, James Akenhead, Joseph Cada, Darvin Moon Level 34 Update Part II: European Players Double UpNov 07, '09 Blinds: 150,000-300,000 with a 40,000 ante Players Remaining: 9 out of 6,494 Chip Counts: 1: Darvin Moon — 49,455,000 Average Chip Count: 21,646,666 Notable Eliminations: NONE
James Akenhead Doubles Up James Akenheand moved all in preflop for 4,015,000 under the gun and Steven Begleiter made the call from middle position. Eric Buchman then reraised to 12 million total from the hi-jack and Begleiter got out of the way. The two live players then flipped over their cards: Akenhead: K Board: J Akenhead won the hand with a queen on the river and he doubled up to 12,855,000. Begleiter dropped to 27,190,000 after the hand. Antoine Saout Doubles Up Antoine Saout raised to 750,000 preflop from the cutoff and Darvin Moon made the call in the small blind. James Akenhead mucked in the big blind and the flop was dealt K Card Player Twitter Page: People on the Rail Adam Schoenfeld Card Player TV Barry Shulman is Presented with his WSOP Europe Main Event Gold Bracelet Player Tags: Eric Buchman, Barry Shulman, James Akenhead, Antoine Saout, Darvin Moon, Steven Begleiter 2009 Main Event Final Table Begins at Noon SaturdayNov 05, '09
The November Nine will return to the Rio in Las Vegas on Saturday at noon PST and play down to two players. Those final competitors will then battle it out on Monday night, starting at 10 p.m. PST, to see who will walk away with the first-place prize of $8,546,435 and the title of world champion. The final table episode will then be broadcast to the world on ESPN on Tuesday, starting at 6 p.m. EST. The final table, which will take place at the Penn and Teller Theater, will be open to the public. Each player at the final table has already received ninth-place prize money worth $1,263,602. Card Player’s live reporting team will be on the scene to bring you all of the action in live updates, chip counts, and photos. Here is a look at all of the information you need to know before the final table begins: NOTE: Play will begin in level 33 with blinds at 120,000-240,000 with a 30,000 ante.
1: Darvin Moon — 58,930,000 Average Chip Count: 21,646,666 Final-Table Seating Chart: Seat 1: Darvin Moon Player Tags: Jeff Shulman, Eric Buchman, Phil Ivey, Kevin Schaffel, James Akenhead, Antoine Saout, Joseph Cada, Darvin Moon, Steven Begleiter Level 30 Hour 2 Update: Balmigere Out In 25th Place, Esfandiari Out In 24th PlaceJul 15, '09 Blinds: 60,000-120,000 with a 15,000 ante Players Remaining: 23 out of 6,494 Chip Counts: 1. Billy Kopp – 21,200,000 Average Chip Count: 8,470,434 Card Player Chip Count: Jeff Shulman – 10,800,000 Eliminations: 25. Francois Balmigere — $352,832 Twitter Updates: Jeff Shulman at 10,800,000 (twitter feed) Big Hands Francois Balmigere Eliminated In 25th Place($352,832) Francois Balmigere raised to 330,000 preflop from middle position and Steven Begleiter called behind him. Billy Kopp came along from the big blind and the flop was 10 Balmigere tabled J Buchman Fills Up On The Turn Jonathan Tamayo raised to 355,000 from the button and Eric Buchman called from the big blind. Darvin Moon had limped in earlier and made the call as well. The flop came down 9 Buchman led out with 1.1 million and Tamayo made the call. Buchman then tabled 6
Action folded around to Phil Ivey who called from the small blind and Jeff Shulman checked from the big blind. The two players saw a flop of A Ivey checked to Shulman and he fired 200,000. Ivey had enough of his hand and threw it into the muck. Shulman took the pot and was around 11 million. Lucky Sevens For Maimone, Doubles Through Jordan Smith Jordan Smith raised to 320,000 from middle position and action folded to Nick Maimone on the button. He reraised to 825,000 and Smith made the call. The flop then came down Q But the turn changed everything as it brought the 7
Billy Kopp raised to 275,000 from under the gun and Steven Begleiter made the call from the button. The flop fell 5 Both players checked and they did the same for the J Akenhead Gets Kings Again, Wins Small Pot James Akenhead raised to 280,000 preflop and Warren Zackey made the call from the small blind. The flop came A Zackey checked and Akenhead bet 300,000. Zackey made the call and Akenhead tabled K
Phil Ivey has been hard pressed to win a pot in the early going of day 8. He doubled up Nick Maimone during the last hour and just doubled up Marco Mattes. Maimone opened with a raise to 290,000 and Mattes moved all in for almost 2.5 million. Action folded around to Ivey who made the call. Maimone got out of the way and Ivey tabled J The flop came down 10
Antonio Esfandiari raised to 310,000 preflop from under the gun and Steven Begleiter called from middle position. The flop came down 10 Esfandiari showed down 5 Player Tags: Jeff Shulman, Antonio Esfandiari, Eric Buchman, Phil Ivey, James Akenhead, Billy Kopp, Francois Balmigere, Marco Mattes, Warren Zackey Level 27 Update Hour 1: Phillips Doubles Up, Schneider BustsJul 14, '09 Blinds: 30,000-60,000 with a 10,000 ante Players Remaining: 49 out of 6,494 Chip Counts: 1. Billy Kopp – 16,345,000 Average Chip Count: 3,975,518 Card Player Chip Count: Jeff Shulman – 4,675,000 Notable Eliminations: 52. Tom Schneider — $138,568 Twitter Updates: Jeff Shulman at 4,600,000 (twitter feed) Big Hands
After a flop of K The turn was the 7 Lapostolle Doubles Through Bilzerian Adam Bilzerian raised to 200,000 and Martin Lapostolle moved in for 970,000. Bilzerian made the call and tabled K The flop came down A
Phil Ivey raised to 150,000 from the cutoff and Ludovic Lacay made the call from the big blind. The flop came down A The river was the 5 Dennis Phillips Cracks Aces, Cripples Steve Sanders Dennis Phillips raised to 160,000 preflop and Steve Sanders repopped it to 325,000. Phillips made the call and the flop came down A Phillips showed Q
Tom Schneider moved all in for 1.2 million and Marc Etienne McLaughlin made the call from the small blind. Schneider turned over A The flop came down K McLoughlin Summons Doyle For a Double Up Marc McLoughlin shoved all in for his last 1,150,000 and was called by Hieu Luu. They hyper-aggressive Luu woke up with a real hand and showed A The flop put McLoughlin in the lead as it fell 2 Player Tags: Tom Schneider, Phil Ivey, James Akenhead, Dennis Phillips, Ludovic Lacay Level 23 Hour 1 Update: J.C. Tran EliminatedJul 13, '09 Blinds: 12,000-24,000 with a 3,000 ante Players Remaining: 107 out of 6,494 Chip Counts: 1. Warren Zackey – 5,120,000 Average Chip Count: 1,694,087 Card Player Chip Counts: Jeff Shulman – 2,505,000 Notable Eliminations: 108. J.C. Tran – $40,288 Chip Movers and Shakers During the Last Hour: - Jeff Shulman has been moved to a new table with Joe Sebok, James Akenhead, and Fabrice Soulier. Shulman is down a little bit to 2,505,000. - Antonio Esfandiari has moved down to 2.225 million. - Nichoel Peppe dropped down to 800,000 when she ran into aces. - Wesley Ismay has jumped up to 3.65 million. - Joseph Ward doubled up to 2.4 million. - Eugene Kathchalov doubled up to 3.6 million. - Kent Goulding eliminated two opponents in the same hande to grow his stack to 2.1 million. Big Hands:
Antonio Esfandiari Builds Stack Antonio Esfandiari bet 60,000 preflop and was called by an opponent to his immediate left and the big blind. The flop came K
Nichoel Peppe at Risk Nichoel Peppe raised preflop from middle position and was reraised by James Akenhead in the big blind. Peppe made the call leaving herself with only 594,000 behind. The flop came 10 Fabrice Soulier Running Hot On a flop of Q James Akenhead Eliminates Opponent James Akenhead raised from the button and Randy Propson moved all in from the small blind. Akenhead made the call for the tiny all in and tabled the J
J.C. Tran Eliminated in 108th Place ($40,288) Dennis Phillips raised preflop and J.C. Tran called from the big blind. Both players saw a flop of 10 Player Tags: J.C. Tran, Antonio Esfandiari, Fabrice Soulier, James Akenhead Level 19 Hour 2 Update: Dan Harrington, Kara Scott Hit the Rail, James Akenhead Emerges as Chip LeaderJul 12, '09 Blinds: 5,000-10,000 with a 1,000 ante Players Remaining: 232 out of 6,494 Chip Counts: 1. James Akenhead – 2,890,000 Card Player Chip Counts: Jeff Shulman – 575,000 Average Chip Count: 822,025 Notable Eliminations: Dan Shak Big Hands:
Kara Scott moved in for about 120,000 preflop and she was called by Ilosvay Zsolt. Scott tabled K The flop came down 10 Moments later, Bob Lauria moved in for 170,000 preflop and Scott made the call. Lauria tabled A Later, Kara Scott moved in for just 70,000 and was called by Paul Baron. Baron tabled 5 Bob Lauria Doubles Bob Lauria moved all in for his final 107,000 and Ian Woodley made the call. Lauria showed A The board ran out K
Nick Binger raised preflop and Montagna Corrado repopped to 60,000. Action folded back around to Binger who moved in for 125,000 more. Corrado made the call and tabled K The board ran out 6 Cole South Hits an Ace on the River After a series of raises preflop, Cole South called the all in bet of his opponent who had about 200,000, and the hands were turned face up. South showed the A The flop was 7
On the turn, with already over 400,000 in the pot already, the board read A Dan Harrington then bet 350,000 on the river and Elias went into the tank for several minutes. After a while, Elias cut out the call and Harrington acknowledged the fact that Elias made a good call and tabled 8 A few hands later, the flop was K
Eracles Panayiotous raised to 26,000 and was three-bet by James Akenhead to 80,000. Panayiotous made the call and the flop fell Q The turn was the 8 Akenhead now has over 3,000,000 in chips and is the new chip leader for the tournament.
Adam Lattimer raised to 26,000 and was reraised to 86,000 by Hieu Luu. Action was folded around to Joe Sebok who moved all in for 259,000. Lattimer eventually folded and Luu went into the tank. Luu eventually made the call, figuring he was priced in and showed a mere Q The flop was 4 Moments later, Sebok called his opponent’s all in bet and tabled J J.C. Tran Takes A Pot J.C. Tran raised to 24,000 preflop and was called by the big blind. The flop came down 10 The big blind gave up his hand and Tran was at 260,000.
On a flop of 10 Lutz: 10 Lutz gambled with his top pair and open-ended straight draw, but the turn was the 4 Player Tags: Nicholle Peppe, Joe Sebok, Nick Binger, James Akenhead, Cole South, Kara Scott, Tom Lutz, Bob Lauria Level 8 Hour 1 Update: Gavin Griffin, Noah Schwartz EliminatedJul 08, '09 Blinds: 400-800 with a 100 ante Players Remaining: 2,095 out of 6,494 Chip Counts: 1. Troy Weber — 405,000 Card Player Chip Counts: Jeff Shulman – 170,000 Notable Eliminations: Brett Richey Big Hands: Marlon Wayans Chips Up The player on the button raises to 2,500 before the flop and Marlon Wayans reraises to 5,400 from the small blind. The flop comes Q
Dutch Boys gets it all in before the flop for 20,000 against a single opponent. Boyd: J Board: K Boyd’s pair of jacks hold up as he doubles through to 40,000 this hand. Joe Hachem Knocks One Out, Builds Stack Joe Hachem raises to 2,000 from under the gun and the short stacked player at the tables moves all in behind him for a total of 9,000. Hachem calls and has his opponent covered. Hachem: 9 Board: 10 Hachem flops an open-ended straight draw and turns a set, eliminating his opponent and climbing up to 77,000 in chips this hand. Gavin Griffin Eliminated Gavin Griffin got it all in pre-flop for 12,000 and was called in one spot. Griffin: K Board: Q Griffin is dominated with a weaker king and the board fails to improve his hand. Gavin Griffin is eliminated from the main event. James Akenhead Eliminates Opponent; Jumps Up Leaderboard On a flop of 7 Akenhead: A Both players pair their kickers on the flop and their ace on the turn. Akenhead is ahead with the higher two pair, but his opponent still has plenty of outs with the flush draw. The river is the 5
Noah Schwartz raises to 3,000 before the flop and another player behind him reraises to 15,000. Schwartz moves all in for 28,000 and is called. Schwartz has A-K suited against his opponent’s pocket eights. The board offers no help to either player as Noah Schwartz is eliminated from the tournament. Jeff Shulman Doubles Up On a flop of 8 Player Tags: Jeff Shulman, Gavin Griffin, Joe Hachem, Dutch Boyd, Noah Schwartz, James Akenhead |
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| Jul 14, '09 | 2009 40th Annual World Series of Poker | $10,000 World Series of Poker Main Event | 7 | + |
Level 35 Update: James Akenhead Eliminated in Ninth Place ($1,263,602)Nov 07, '09 Blinds: 200,000-400,000 with a 50,000 ante Players Remaining: 8 out of 6,494 Chip Counts: 1: Darvin Moon — 58,975,000 Average Chip Count: 24,352,500 Notable Eliminations: 9: James Akenhead — $1,263,602 Big Hands:
Joseph Cada raised to 1 million preflop from the cutoff and Darvin Moon made the call from the big blind. The flop was dealt 9 Kevin Schaffel Doubles Up Kevin Schaffel raised 1,150,000 preflop UTG+1 and James Akenhead made the call from the big blind. The flop was dealt J
James Akenhead raised all in for 4.45 million from middle position and Kevin Schaffel made the call from the cutoff. Everyone else mucked and the two players turned over their cards: Akenhead: 3 Board: 10 Schaffel won the hand to grow his stack to 19,250,000 and Akenhead was eliminated on the hand in ninth place. He will take home $1,263,602 in prize money. Card Player TV James Akenhead Elimination Interview Card Player Twitter Page: People on the Rail Adam Schoenfeld Player Tags: Kevin Schaffel, James Akenhead, Joseph Cada, Darvin Moon Level 34 Update Part II: European Players Double UpNov 07, '09 Blinds: 150,000-300,000 with a 40,000 ante Players Remaining: 9 out of 6,494 Chip Counts: 1: Darvin Moon — 49,455,000 Average Chip Count: 21,646,666 Notable Eliminations: NONE
James Akenhead Doubles Up James Akenheand moved all in preflop for 4,015,000 under the gun and Steven Begleiter made the call from middle position. Eric Buchman then reraised to 12 million total from the hi-jack and Begleiter got out of the way. The two live players then flipped over their cards: Akenhead: K Board: J Akenhead won the hand with a queen on the river and he doubled up to 12,855,000. Begleiter dropped to 27,190,000 after the hand. Antoine Saout Doubles Up Antoine Saout raised to 750,000 preflop from the cutoff and Darvin Moon made the call in the small blind. James Akenhead mucked in the big blind and the flop was dealt K Card Player Twitter Page: People on the Rail Adam Schoenfeld Card Player TV Barry Shulman is Presented with his WSOP Europe Main Event Gold Bracelet Player Tags: Eric Buchman, Barry Shulman, James Akenhead, Antoine Saout, Darvin Moon, Steven Begleiter 2009 Main Event Final Table Begins at Noon SaturdayNov 05, '09
The November Nine will return to the Rio in Las Vegas on Saturday at noon PST and play down to two players. Those final competitors will then battle it out on Monday night, starting at 10 p.m. PST, to see who will walk away with the first-place prize of $8,546,435 and the title of world champion. The final table episode will then be broadcast to the world on ESPN on Tuesday, starting at 6 p.m. EST. The final table, which will take place at the Penn and Teller Theater, will be open to the public. Each player at the final table has already received ninth-place prize money worth $1,263,602. Card Player’s live reporting team will be on the scene to bring you all of the action in live updates, chip counts, and photos. Here is a look at all of the information you need to know before the final table begins: NOTE: Play will begin in level 33 with blinds at 120,000-240,000 with a 30,000 ante.
1: Darvin Moon — 58,930,000 Average Chip Count: 21,646,666 Final-Table Seating Chart: Seat 1: Darvin Moon Player Tags: Jeff Shulman, Eric Buchman, Phil Ivey, Kevin Schaffel, James Akenhead, Antoine Saout, Joseph Cada, Darvin Moon, Steven Begleiter Level 30 Hour 2 Update: Balmigere Out In 25th Place, Esfandiari Out In 24th PlaceJul 15, '09 Blinds: 60,000-120,000 with a 15,000 ante Players Remaining: 23 out of 6,494 Chip Counts: 1. Billy Kopp – 21,200,000 Average Chip Count: 8,470,434 Card Player Chip Count: Jeff Shulman – 10,800,000 Eliminations: 25. Francois Balmigere — $352,832 Twitter Updates: Jeff Shulman at 10,800,000 (twitter feed) Big Hands Francois Balmigere Eliminated In 25th Place($352,832) Francois Balmigere raised to 330,000 preflop from middle position and Steven Begleiter called behind him. Billy Kopp came along from the big blind and the flop was 10 Balmigere tabled J Buchman Fills Up On The Turn Jonathan Tamayo raised to 355,000 from the button and Eric Buchman called from the big blind. Darvin Moon had limped in earlier and made the call as well. The flop came down 9 Buchman led out with 1.1 million and Tamayo made the call. Buchman then tabled 6
Action folded around to Phil Ivey who called from the small blind and Jeff Shulman checked from the big blind. The two players saw a flop of A Ivey checked to Shulman and he fired 200,000. Ivey had enough of his hand and threw it into the muck. Shulman took the pot and was around 11 million. Lucky Sevens For Maimone, Doubles Through Jordan Smith Jordan Smith raised to 320,000 from middle position and action folded to Nick Maimone on the button. He reraised to 825,000 and Smith made the call. The flop then came down Q But the turn changed everything as it brought the 7
Billy Kopp raised to 275,000 from under the gun and Steven Begleiter made the call from the button. The flop fell 5 Both players checked and they did the same for the J Akenhead Gets Kings Again, Wins Small Pot James Akenhead raised to 280,000 preflop and Warren Zackey made the call from the small blind. The flop came A Zackey checked and Akenhead bet 300,000. Zackey made the call and Akenhead tabled K
Phil Ivey has been hard pressed to win a pot in the early going of day 8. He doubled up Nick Maimone during the last hour and just doubled up Marco Mattes. Maimone opened with a raise to 290,000 and Mattes moved all in for almost 2.5 million. Action folded around to Ivey who made the call. Maimone got out of the way and Ivey tabled J The flop came down 10
Antonio Esfandiari raised to 310,000 preflop from under the gun and Steven Begleiter called from middle position. The flop came down 10 Esfandiari showed down 5 Player Tags: Jeff Shulman, Antonio Esfandiari, Eric Buchman, Phil Ivey, James Akenhead, Billy Kopp, Francois Balmigere, Marco Mattes, Warren Zackey Level 27 Update Hour 1: Phillips Doubles Up, Schneider BustsJul 14, '09 Blinds: 30,000-60,000 with a 10,000 ante Players Remaining: 49 out of 6,494 Chip Counts: 1. Billy Kopp – 16,345,000 Average Chip Count: 3,975,518 Card Player Chip Count: Jeff Shulman – 4,675,000 Notable Eliminations: 52. Tom Schneider — $138,568 Twitter Updates: Jeff Shulman at 4,600,000 (twitter feed) Big Hands
After a flop of K The turn was the 7 Lapostolle Doubles Through Bilzerian Adam Bilzerian raised to 200,000 and Martin Lapostolle moved in for 970,000. Bilzerian made the call and tabled K The flop came down A
Phil Ivey raised to 150,000 from the cutoff and Ludovic Lacay made the call from the big blind. The flop came down A The river was the 5 Dennis Phillips Cracks Aces, Cripples Steve Sanders Dennis Phillips raised to 160,000 preflop and Steve Sanders repopped it to 325,000. Phillips made the call and the flop came down A Phillips showed Q
Tom Schneider moved all in for 1.2 million and Marc Etienne McLaughlin made the call from the small blind. Schneider turned over A The flop came down K McLoughlin Summons Doyle For a Double Up Marc McLoughlin shoved all in for his last 1,150,000 and was called by Hieu Luu. They hyper-aggressive Luu woke up with a real hand and showed A The flop put McLoughlin in the lead as it fell 2 Player Tags: Tom Schneider, Phil Ivey, James Akenhead, Dennis Phillips, Ludovic Lacay Level 23 Hour 1 Update: J.C. Tran EliminatedJul 13, '09 Blinds: 12,000-24,000 with a 3,000 ante Players Remaining: 107 out of 6,494 Chip Counts: 1. Warren Zackey – 5,120,000 Average Chip Count: 1,694,087 Card Player Chip Counts: Jeff Shulman – 2,505,000 Notable Eliminations: 108. J.C. Tran – $40,288 Chip Movers and Shakers During the Last Hour: - Jeff Shulman has been moved to a new table with Joe Sebok, James Akenhead, and Fabrice Soulier. Shulman is down a little bit to 2,505,000. - Antonio Esfandiari has moved down to 2.225 million. - Nichoel Peppe dropped down to 800,000 when she ran into aces. - Wesley Ismay has jumped up to 3.65 million. - Joseph Ward doubled up to 2.4 million. - Eugene Kathchalov doubled up to 3.6 million. - Kent Goulding eliminated two opponents in the same hande to grow his stack to 2.1 million. Big Hands:
Antonio Esfandiari Builds Stack Antonio Esfandiari bet 60,000 preflop and was called by an opponent to his immediate left and the big blind. The flop came K
Nichoel Peppe at Risk Nichoel Peppe raised preflop from middle position and was reraised by James Akenhead in the big blind. Peppe made the call leaving herself with only 594,000 behind. The flop came 10 Fabrice Soulier Running Hot On a flop of Q James Akenhead Eliminates Opponent James Akenhead raised from the button and Randy Propson moved all in from the small blind. Akenhead made the call for the tiny all in and tabled the J
J.C. Tran Eliminated in 108th Place ($40,288) Dennis Phillips raised preflop and J.C. Tran called from the big blind. Both players saw a flop of 10 Player Tags: J.C. Tran, Antonio Esfandiari, Fabrice Soulier, James Akenhead Level 19 Hour 2 Update: Dan Harrington, Kara Scott Hit the Rail, James Akenhead Emerges as Chip LeaderJul 12, '09 Blinds: 5,000-10,000 with a 1,000 ante Players Remaining: 232 out of 6,494 Chip Counts: 1. James Akenhead – 2,890,000 Card Player Chip Counts: Jeff Shulman – 575,000 Average Chip Count: 822,025 Notable Eliminations: Dan Shak Big Hands:
Kara Scott moved in for about 120,000 preflop and she was called by Ilosvay Zsolt. Scott tabled K The flop came down 10 Moments later, Bob Lauria moved in for 170,000 preflop and Scott made the call. Lauria tabled A Later, Kara Scott moved in for just 70,000 and was called by Paul Baron. Baron tabled 5 Bob Lauria Doubles Bob Lauria moved all in for his final 107,000 and Ian Woodley made the call. Lauria showed A The board ran out K
Nick Binger raised preflop and Montagna Corrado repopped to 60,000. Action folded back around to Binger who moved in for 125,000 more. Corrado made the call and tabled K The board ran out 6 Cole South Hits an Ace on the River After a series of raises preflop, Cole South called the all in bet of his opponent who had about 200,000, and the hands were turned face up. South showed the A The flop was 7
On the turn, with already over 400,000 in the pot already, the board read A Dan Harrington then bet 350,000 on the river and Elias went into the tank for several minutes. After a while, Elias cut out the call and Harrington acknowledged the fact that Elias made a good call and tabled 8 A few hands later, the flop was K
Eracles Panayiotous raised to 26,000 and was three-bet by James Akenhead to 80,000. Panayiotous made the call and the flop fell Q The turn was the 8 Akenhead now has over 3,000,000 in chips and is the new chip leader for the tournament.
Adam Lattimer raised to 26,000 and was reraised to 86,000 by Hieu Luu. Action was folded around to Joe Sebok who moved all in for 259,000. Lattimer eventually folded and Luu went into the tank. Luu eventually made the call, figuring he was priced in and showed a mere Q The flop was 4 Moments later, Sebok called his opponent’s all in bet and tabled J J.C. Tran Takes A Pot J.C. Tran raised to 24,000 preflop and was called by the big blind. The flop came down 10 The big blind gave up his hand and Tran was at 260,000.
On a flop of 10 Lutz: 10 Lutz gambled with his top pair and open-ended straight draw, but the turn was the 4 Player Tags: Nicholle Peppe, Joe Sebok, Nick Binger, James Akenhead, Cole South, Kara Scott, Tom Lutz, Bob Lauria Level 8 Hour 1 Update: Gavin Griffin, Noah Schwartz EliminatedJul 08, '09 Blinds: 400-800 with a 100 ante Players Remaining: 2,095 out of 6,494 Chip Counts: 1. Troy Weber — 405,000 Card Player Chip Counts: Jeff Shulman – 170,000 Notable Eliminations: Brett Richey Big Hands: Marlon Wayans Chips Up The player on the button raises to 2,500 before the flop and Marlon Wayans reraises to 5,400 from the small blind. The flop comes Q
Dutch Boys gets it all in before the flop for 20,000 against a single opponent. Boyd: J Board: K Boyd’s pair of jacks hold up as he doubles through to 40,000 this hand. Joe Hachem Knocks One Out, Builds Stack Joe Hachem raises to 2,000 from under the gun and the short stacked player at the tables moves all in behind him for a total of 9,000. Hachem calls and has his opponent covered. Hachem: 9 Board: 10 Hachem flops an open-ended straight draw and turns a set, eliminating his opponent and climbing up to 77,000 in chips this hand. Gavin Griffin Eliminated Gavin Griffin got it all in pre-flop for 12,000 and was called in one spot. Griffin: K Board: Q Griffin is dominated with a weaker king and the board fails to improve his hand. Gavin Griffin is eliminated from the main event. James Akenhead Eliminates Opponent; Jumps Up Leaderboard On a flop of 7 Akenhead: A Both players pair their kickers on the flop and their ace on the turn. Akenhead is ahead with the higher two pair, but his opponent still has plenty of outs with the flush draw. The river is the 5
Noah Schwartz raises to 3,000 before the flop and another player behind him reraises to 15,000. Schwartz moves all in for 28,000 and is called. Schwartz has A-K suited against his opponent’s pocket eights. The board offers no help to either player as Noah Schwartz is eliminated from the tournament. Jeff Shulman Doubles Up On a flop of 8 Player Tags: Jeff Shulman, Gavin Griffin, Joe Hachem, Dutch Boyd, Noah Schwartz, James Akenhead |
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| Jul 13, '09 | 2009 40th Annual World Series of Poker | $10,000 World Series of Poker Main Event | 6 | + |
Level 35 Update: James Akenhead Eliminated in Ninth Place ($1,263,602)Nov 07, '09 Blinds: 200,000-400,000 with a 50,000 ante Players Remaining: 8 out of 6,494 Chip Counts: 1: Darvin Moon — 58,975,000 Average Chip Count: 24,352,500 Notable Eliminations: 9: James Akenhead — $1,263,602 Big Hands:
Joseph Cada raised to 1 million preflop from the cutoff and Darvin Moon made the call from the big blind. The flop was dealt 9 Kevin Schaffel Doubles Up Kevin Schaffel raised 1,150,000 preflop UTG+1 and James Akenhead made the call from the big blind. The flop was dealt J
James Akenhead raised all in for 4.45 million from middle position and Kevin Schaffel made the call from the cutoff. Everyone else mucked and the two players turned over their cards: Akenhead: 3 Board: 10 Schaffel won the hand to grow his stack to 19,250,000 and Akenhead was eliminated on the hand in ninth place. He will take home $1,263,602 in prize money. Card Player TV James Akenhead Elimination Interview Card Player Twitter Page: People on the Rail Adam Schoenfeld Player Tags: Kevin Schaffel, James Akenhead, Joseph Cada, Darvin Moon Level 34 Update Part II: European Players Double UpNov 07, '09 Blinds: 150,000-300,000 with a 40,000 ante Players Remaining: 9 out of 6,494 Chip Counts: 1: Darvin Moon — 49,455,000 Average Chip Count: 21,646,666 Notable Eliminations: NONE
James Akenhead Doubles Up James Akenheand moved all in preflop for 4,015,000 under the gun and Steven Begleiter made the call from middle position. Eric Buchman then reraised to 12 million total from the hi-jack and Begleiter got out of the way. The two live players then flipped over their cards: Akenhead: K Board: J Akenhead won the hand with a queen on the river and he doubled up to 12,855,000. Begleiter dropped to 27,190,000 after the hand. Antoine Saout Doubles Up Antoine Saout raised to 750,000 preflop from the cutoff and Darvin Moon made the call in the small blind. James Akenhead mucked in the big blind and the flop was dealt K Card Player Twitter Page: People on the Rail Adam Schoenfeld Card Player TV Barry Shulman is Presented with his WSOP Europe Main Event Gold Bracelet Player Tags: Eric Buchman, Barry Shulman, James Akenhead, Antoine Saout, Darvin Moon, Steven Begleiter 2009 Main Event Final Table Begins at Noon SaturdayNov 05, '09
The November Nine will return to the Rio in Las Vegas on Saturday at noon PST and play down to two players. Those final competitors will then battle it out on Monday night, starting at 10 p.m. PST, to see who will walk away with the first-place prize of $8,546,435 and the title of world champion. The final table episode will then be broadcast to the world on ESPN on Tuesday, starting at 6 p.m. EST. The final table, which will take place at the Penn and Teller Theater, will be open to the public. Each player at the final table has already received ninth-place prize money worth $1,263,602. Card Player’s live reporting team will be on the scene to bring you all of the action in live updates, chip counts, and photos. Here is a look at all of the information you need to know before the final table begins: NOTE: Play will begin in level 33 with blinds at 120,000-240,000 with a 30,000 ante.
1: Darvin Moon — 58,930,000 Average Chip Count: 21,646,666 Final-Table Seating Chart: Seat 1: Darvin Moon Player Tags: Jeff Shulman, Eric Buchman, Phil Ivey, Kevin Schaffel, James Akenhead, Antoine Saout, Joseph Cada, Darvin Moon, Steven Begleiter Level 30 Hour 2 Update: Balmigere Out In 25th Place, Esfandiari Out In 24th PlaceJul 15, '09 Blinds: 60,000-120,000 with a 15,000 ante Players Remaining: 23 out of 6,494 Chip Counts: 1. Billy Kopp – 21,200,000 Average Chip Count: 8,470,434 Card Player Chip Count: Jeff Shulman – 10,800,000 Eliminations: 25. Francois Balmigere — $352,832 Twitter Updates: Jeff Shulman at 10,800,000 (twitter feed) Big Hands Francois Balmigere Eliminated In 25th Place($352,832) Francois Balmigere raised to 330,000 preflop from middle position and Steven Begleiter called behind him. Billy Kopp came along from the big blind and the flop was 10 Balmigere tabled J Buchman Fills Up On The Turn Jonathan Tamayo raised to 355,000 from the button and Eric Buchman called from the big blind. Darvin Moon had limped in earlier and made the call as well. The flop came down 9 Buchman led out with 1.1 million and Tamayo made the call. Buchman then tabled 6
Action folded around to Phil Ivey who called from the small blind and Jeff Shulman checked from the big blind. The two players saw a flop of A Ivey checked to Shulman and he fired 200,000. Ivey had enough of his hand and threw it into the muck. Shulman took the pot and was around 11 million. Lucky Sevens For Maimone, Doubles Through Jordan Smith Jordan Smith raised to 320,000 from middle position and action folded to Nick Maimone on the button. He reraised to 825,000 and Smith made the call. The flop then came down Q But the turn changed everything as it brought the 7
Billy Kopp raised to 275,000 from under the gun and Steven Begleiter made the call from the button. The flop fell 5 Both players checked and they did the same for the J Akenhead Gets Kings Again, Wins Small Pot James Akenhead raised to 280,000 preflop and Warren Zackey made the call from the small blind. The flop came A Zackey checked and Akenhead bet 300,000. Zackey made the call and Akenhead tabled K
Phil Ivey has been hard pressed to win a pot in the early going of day 8. He doubled up Nick Maimone during the last hour and just doubled up Marco Mattes. Maimone opened with a raise to 290,000 and Mattes moved all in for almost 2.5 million. Action folded around to Ivey who made the call. Maimone got out of the way and Ivey tabled J The flop came down 10
Antonio Esfandiari raised to 310,000 preflop from under the gun and Steven Begleiter called from middle position. The flop came down 10 Esfandiari showed down 5 Player Tags: Jeff Shulman, Antonio Esfandiari, Eric Buchman, Phil Ivey, James Akenhead, Billy Kopp, Francois Balmigere, Marco Mattes, Warren Zackey Level 27 Update Hour 1: Phillips Doubles Up, Schneider BustsJul 14, '09 Blinds: 30,000-60,000 with a 10,000 ante Players Remaining: 49 out of 6,494 Chip Counts: 1. Billy Kopp – 16,345,000 Average Chip Count: 3,975,518 Card Player Chip Count: Jeff Shulman – 4,675,000 Notable Eliminations: 52. Tom Schneider — $138,568 Twitter Updates: Jeff Shulman at 4,600,000 (twitter feed) Big Hands
After a flop of K The turn was the 7 Lapostolle Doubles Through Bilzerian Adam Bilzerian raised to 200,000 and Martin Lapostolle moved in for 970,000. Bilzerian made the call and tabled K The flop came down A
Phil Ivey raised to 150,000 from the cutoff and Ludovic Lacay made the call from the big blind. The flop came down A The river was the 5 Dennis Phillips Cracks Aces, Cripples Steve Sanders Dennis Phillips raised to 160,000 preflop and Steve Sanders repopped it to 325,000. Phillips made the call and the flop came down A Phillips showed Q
Tom Schneider moved all in for 1.2 million and Marc Etienne McLaughlin made the call from the small blind. Schneider turned over A The flop came down K McLoughlin Summons Doyle For a Double Up Marc McLoughlin shoved all in for his last 1,150,000 and was called by Hieu Luu. They hyper-aggressive Luu woke up with a real hand and showed A The flop put McLoughlin in the lead as it fell 2 Player Tags: Tom Schneider, Phil Ivey, James Akenhead, Dennis Phillips, Ludovic Lacay Level 23 Hour 1 Update: J.C. Tran EliminatedJul 13, '09 Blinds: 12,000-24,000 with a 3,000 ante Players Remaining: 107 out of 6,494 Chip Counts: 1. Warren Zackey – 5,120,000 Average Chip Count: 1,694,087 Card Player Chip Counts: Jeff Shulman – 2,505,000 Notable Eliminations: 108. J.C. Tran – $40,288 Chip Movers and Shakers During the Last Hour: - Jeff Shulman has been moved to a new table with Joe Sebok, James Akenhead, and Fabrice Soulier. Shulman is down a little bit to 2,505,000. - Antonio Esfandiari has moved down to 2.225 million. - Nichoel Peppe dropped down to 800,000 when she ran into aces. - Wesley Ismay has jumped up to 3.65 million. - Joseph Ward doubled up to 2.4 million. - Eugene Kathchalov doubled up to 3.6 million. - Kent Goulding eliminated two opponents in the same hande to grow his stack to 2.1 million. Big Hands:
Antonio Esfandiari Builds Stack Antonio Esfandiari bet 60,000 preflop and was called by an opponent to his immediate left and the big blind. The flop came K
Nichoel Peppe at Risk Nichoel Peppe raised preflop from middle position and was reraised by James Akenhead in the big blind. Peppe made the call leaving herself with only 594,000 behind. The flop came 10 Fabrice Soulier Running Hot On a flop of Q James Akenhead Eliminates Opponent James Akenhead raised from the button and Randy Propson moved all in from the small blind. Akenhead made the call for the tiny all in and tabled the J
J.C. Tran Eliminated in 108th Place ($40,288) Dennis Phillips raised preflop and J.C. Tran called from the big blind. Both players saw a flop of 10 Player Tags: J.C. Tran, Antonio Esfandiari, Fabrice Soulier, James Akenhead Level 19 Hour 2 Update: Dan Harrington, Kara Scott Hit the Rail, James Akenhead Emerges as Chip LeaderJul 12, '09 Blinds: 5,000-10,000 with a 1,000 ante Players Remaining: 232 out of 6,494 Chip Counts: 1. James Akenhead – 2,890,000 Card Player Chip Counts: Jeff Shulman – 575,000 Average Chip Count: 822,025 Notable Eliminations: Dan Shak Big Hands:
Kara Scott moved in for about 120,000 preflop and she was called by Ilosvay Zsolt. Scott tabled K The flop came down 10 Moments later, Bob Lauria moved in for 170,000 preflop and Scott made the call. Lauria tabled A Later, Kara Scott moved in for just 70,000 and was called by Paul Baron. Baron tabled 5 Bob Lauria Doubles Bob Lauria moved all in for his final 107,000 and Ian Woodley made the call. Lauria showed A The board ran out K
Nick Binger raised preflop and Montagna Corrado repopped to 60,000. Action folded back around to Binger who moved in for 125,000 more. Corrado made the call and tabled K The board ran out 6 Cole South Hits an Ace on the River After a series of raises preflop, Cole South called the all in bet of his opponent who had about 200,000, and the hands were turned face up. South showed the A The flop was 7
On the turn, with already over 400,000 in the pot already, the board read A Dan Harrington then bet 350,000 on the river and Elias went into the tank for several minutes. After a while, Elias cut out the call and Harrington acknowledged the fact that Elias made a good call and tabled 8 A few hands later, the flop was K
Eracles Panayiotous raised to 26,000 and was three-bet by James Akenhead to 80,000. Panayiotous made the call and the flop fell Q The turn was the 8 Akenhead now has over 3,000,000 in chips and is the new chip leader for the tournament.
Adam Lattimer raised to 26,000 and was reraised to 86,000 by Hieu Luu. Action was folded around to Joe Sebok who moved all in for 259,000. Lattimer eventually folded and Luu went into the tank. Luu eventually made the call, figuring he was priced in and showed a mere Q The flop was 4 Moments later, Sebok called his opponent’s all in bet and tabled J J.C. Tran Takes A Pot J.C. Tran raised to 24,000 preflop and was called by the big blind. The flop came down 10 The big blind gave up his hand and Tran was at 260,000.
On a flop of 10 Lutz: 10 Lutz gambled with his top pair and open-ended straight draw, but the turn was the 4 Player Tags: Nicholle Peppe, Joe Sebok, Nick Binger, James Akenhead, Cole South, Kara Scott, Tom Lutz, Bob Lauria Level 8 Hour 1 Update: Gavin Griffin, Noah Schwartz EliminatedJul 08, '09 Blinds: 400-800 with a 100 ante Players Remaining: 2,095 out of 6,494 Chip Counts: 1. Troy Weber — 405,000 Card Player Chip Counts: Jeff Shulman – 170,000 Notable Eliminations: Brett Richey Big Hands: Marlon Wayans Chips Up The player on the button raises to 2,500 before the flop and Marlon Wayans reraises to 5,400 from the small blind. The flop comes Q
Dutch Boys gets it all in before the flop for 20,000 against a single opponent. Boyd: J Board: K Boyd’s pair of jacks hold up as he doubles through to 40,000 this hand. Joe Hachem Knocks One Out, Builds Stack Joe Hachem raises to 2,000 from under the gun and the short stacked player at the tables moves all in behind him for a total of 9,000. Hachem calls and has his opponent covered. Hachem: 9 Board: 10 Hachem flops an open-ended straight draw and turns a set, eliminating his opponent and climbing up to 77,000 in chips this hand. Gavin Griffin Eliminated Gavin Griffin got it all in pre-flop for 12,000 and was called in one spot. Griffin: K Board: Q Griffin is dominated with a weaker king and the board fails to improve his hand. Gavin Griffin is eliminated from the main event. James Akenhead Eliminates Opponent; Jumps Up Leaderboard On a flop of 7 Akenhead: A Both players pair their kickers on the flop and their ace on the turn. Akenhead is ahead with the higher two pair, but his opponent still has plenty of outs with the flush draw. The river is the 5
Noah Schwartz raises to 3,000 before the flop and another player behind him reraises to 15,000. Schwartz moves all in for 28,000 and is called. Schwartz has A-K suited against his opponent’s pocket eights. The board offers no help to either player as Noah Schwartz is eliminated from the tournament. Jeff Shulman Doubles Up On a flop of 8 Player Tags: Jeff Shulman, Gavin Griffin, Joe Hachem, Dutch Boyd, Noah Schwartz, James Akenhead |
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Dwan Knocks Out Another
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Binger Drops A Big One
The remaining 89 players have gone on a 60-minute dinner break and will return to action at 8 p.m.
The field has gone on a 90-minute dinner break and will return to action at 8:20 p.m.
Darvin Moon vs. Joe Cada
James Akenhead Eliminated in Ninth Place ($1,263,602)
Big Hands:
On Saturday, the wait will finally be over.
Chip Counts:
Shulman Wins Battle Of The Blinds Against Ivey
I Am Chip Leader, Hear Me Roar
The Phil Ivey National Bank
The Magician Disappears, Antonio Esfandiari Eliminated In 24th Place($352,832)
Lacay Takes One Off Ivey
Tom Schneider Eliminated In 52nd Place($138,568)
Kara Scott Doubles Up, Gets Crippled, Then Goes Bust
Nick Binger Eliminated
Action Dan Gets Caught Bluffing, Then Gets Shown The Door
Akenhead’s Kings Give Him the Chip Lead
Sebok Doubles Up With Big Slick, Proceeds to Bust Opponent
Nicholle Peppe Takes A Massive 2.5 Million Pot Off Lutz
Dutch Boyd Doubles Up
Noah Schwartz Eliminated
Jeff Kimber raises to 600 from early position and two players call. One player in late position then makes it 2,450 and Kimber pumps it up to 9,000. He scares everyone away and takes the pot down.
With 1,500 in the pot and a flop showing 7
With 21,500 in the pot and a board showing K
Jason Mercier Wins a Big Pot vs. Daniel Negreanu
Doyle Brunson Eliminated in 17th Place (£31,198)
Ram Vaswani Eliminated in 15th Place (£40,481)
Tony Cousineau Eliminated in 13th Place (£40,481)