Noah Boeken - Live Updates

Noah Knows Best

Sep 05, '09

Noah Boeken is now sitting on 103,000 in chips. Asked how he got them, he said, “Just lucky I guess” but then went on to explain the real reason…

On a flop of 9-10-8, one player went all in, one other player moved in also, and Boeken called. The PokerStars Team Pro player had flopped a straight with 7-6 and so mopped it all up (around 40,000). The inital all-in raiser had pocket aces. “What he did made no sense,” said Boeken.

It doesn’t have to make sense however, as whatever the reason, it has pushed Boeken up the ranks towards the upper spots.

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Noah Boeken Doubles Up

Sep 05, '09

Team PokerStars Pro Noah Boeken raised from late position and the hi-jack made it 2,100 to go preflop. Boeken made the call and the flop was dealt 932. Boeken checked and seat 3 bet 1,800. Boeken then check-raised to 6,000 and after deliberating for a bit, seat 3 reraised to 26,000. Boeken made the all-in call and the two players flipped up their cards. Boeken held AQ and seat 3 showed down Q10. The turn and river fell 58 and Boeken doubled up to 45,000.

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Level 18 Hour 2 Update: J.C. Tran Doubles Up

Jul 12, '09

Blinds: 4,000-8,000 with a 1,000 ante

Players Remaining: 305 out of 6,494

Chip Counts:

1. Matt Affleck – 2,100,000
2. Ben Lamb – 2,000,000
3. Ludovic Lacay – 1,850,000
4. Kevin Schaffel – 1,760,000
5. Bernhard Perner – 1,675,000
6. Tom Lutz – 1,600,000
7. James Akenhead – 1,572,000
8. Charlie Elias – 1,540,000
9. Miika Puumalainen – 1,492,000
10. Jordan Morgan – 1,489,000

Card Player Chip Counts:

Jeff Shulman – 575,000

Average Chip Count: 624,423

Notable Eliminations:

David Levi
Andrew Black
Sorel Mizzi

Big Hands:

J.C Tran Doubles

After Nasr El Nasr raised to 20,000 preflop, J.C. Tran raised all in for his last 109,000. Steven Doebler was next to act and repopped to 200,000 total. Nasr folded and the cards were turned up.

Doebler tabled AQ and was disgusted when Tran showed AK. The flop came down 544. “I’ll take another pair,” Doebler said. The turn was the 3 and there were straight possibilities. But the river was the 6 and Tran doubled up to almost 230,000. “One more time,” Tran said as he raked in the chips.

David Levi Busts

David Levi moved all in for his last 30,000 preflop with 70,000 already in the pot. He was called by the Clayton Newman. Levi turned over AQ while Newman tabled 1010.

The flop came down K104, giving Newman a set but Levi a broadway draw. The turn was the J and Levi hit his straight, but the K on the river filled up Newman and Levi was gone.

Benyamine Straight To A Million

After David Benyamine and David McLarthy both put 17,000 into the pot preflop, the flop dropped 623. Benyamine led out with 28,000 and McLarthy made the call. The turn was the 4 and both players checked.

The river was the 5, putting a straight on the board. Benyamine led out again with 125,000 and McLarthy just smiled. He threw in the call and Benyamine turned over 87 for the absolute nuts. McLarthy mucked and Benyamine took in the pot, vaulting himself over 1 million.

Shulman Busts Andy Black

We weren’t able to get close enough to the action since Jeff Shulman is at the feature table, but somehow he had eliminated Andy Black from the tournament and doubled up to 640,000 in chips.

Ludovic Lacay Busts Another

Ludovic Lacay called the all in of Shawn Pilot and showed 88 and was off to the races against Pilot’s AK.

The board ran out 4J497, keeping Lacay’s pair in the lead and eliminating Pilot from the tournament.

Sorel Mizzi Eliminated

Sorel Mizzi got all of his chips in the middle with AJ and was called by Scott Cook who had 99. The flop was good for Cook as it came 963, but the K on the turn gave Mizzi some hope.

The 10 on the river left Mizzi one card short of his flush and sent him home early on day 5.

Stokes Doubles Through Kara Scott

There was a raise to 20,000 and Jamin Stokes opted to flat-call. The action got to Kara Scott and she decided to make it 100,000 total. The original raiser got out of the way and action was back to Stokes, who thought for 30 seconds before moving all in. Scott made the call and showed AK and was behind Stokes KK.

The board ran out 388JQ and Stokes doubled up.

Crowe’s Kings Trump Taylor’s Jacks

We were unable to catch when all the money went in, but Owen Crowe doubled through Brian Taylor with pocket kings against pocket jacks on a board that read 79632.

“I didn’t want to play a big pot yet,” said Crowe. “But then I figured I had two kings, so I would.”

Noah Boeken Scores A Knockout, Over A Million

After a flop of 1084, Joseph Michael was all in and Noah Boeken made the call. Michael showed down QQ for an overpair but Boeken tabled 88 for a flopped set.

The turn was the 6 and the river was the 7 and Michael was eliminated. Boeken raked in the pot and was at 1.3 million.

Player Tags: J.C. Tran,   David Levi,   Jeff Shulman,   David Benyamine,   Noah Boeken,   Owen Crowe,   Sorel Mizzi,   Ludovic Lacay,   Kara Scott,   Nasr El Nasr

Level 8 Update: Negreanu, Oppenheim, Froehlich Bust Before Night Is Done

Jun 16, '09

Blinds: 600-1,200

Players Remaining: 121 out of 185

Chip Counts

1. Josh Arieh – 108,000
2. Shaun Deeb – 106,000
3. Greg Mueller – 102,000
4. Pat Pezzin – 85,400
5. Barry Greenstein – 79,000
6. Lex Veldhuis – 79,000
7. Mike Sowers – 72,500
8. Steve Kim – 72,000
9. Maria Ho – 68,000
10. Todd Brunson – 68,000

Average Stack: 43,023

Notable Eliminations:

Eric Froehlich
Daniel Negreanu
Gavin Smith
Rob Hollink
Max Pescatori
Toto Leonidas
Mike Matusow
Liz Lieu
John Juanda

Big Hands:

Eric Froehlich Busted By Vitaly Lunkin

On a flop of 1067, Vitaly Lunkin bet 1,200 and Eric Froehlich raised to 2,400. Lunkin thought for a good amount of time and then raised to 3,600. Froehlich moved all in and Lunkin called.

Froehlich: A9
Lunkin: AQ

Lunkin had Froehlich dominated and the Q all but sealed Froehlich’s fate. He needed an eight to make a straight but the 7 on the river paired the board and Froehlich was eliminated. Lunkin was at 77,000.

Adams Drops A Pot

Brandon Adams raised to 2,400 and the player in seat 4 made the call. The flop came KKJ and Adams led out with 1,200. His opponent called and the turn was the 9. Both players checked and they did the same after the 6 fell on the river. Seat 4 showed A5 and it was good enough as Adams mucked. He was down to 70,000 in chips.

Negreanu Gets Short, Then Busts

On a flop of 957, the player in seat 2 bet 1,200 and Daniel Negreanu raised to 2,400. Seat 2 called and the 5 came on the turn. Seat 2 led out again, this time for 2,400. Negreanu immediately mucked and he was down to his last 8,000 in chips.

Later, Negreanu raised to 2,400 from middle position and was called by the player on the button. The flop came down AQ8 and Negreanu checked. His opponent bet and Negreanu called himself all in.

Negreanu: 55
Button: A4

Negreanu got outflopped and the 9 on the turn and 2 on the river offered no help to Negreanu who made his exit just before the end of day 1.

Boeken Gets Some Off Elezra

Eli Elezra raised to 2,400 preflop and Noah Boeken made it 3,600 to go. Elezra made the call and the flop came down 1064 and Elezra checked. Boeken fired 1,200 and Elezra mucked. He was down to 70,000 while Boeken was at 18,000.

Oppenheim Makes A Grand Exit

With the board reading J632, David Oppenheim called a bet of 2,400 by Ville Wahlbeck. The river brought the 8 and Wahlbeck said, “I raise” as he bet enough to put Oppenheim all in. “You raise?” Oppenheim said. Wahlbeck was having a little fun with his opponent and Oppenheim called the bet. Wahlbeck showed 86 for two pair and that’s when the fun began.

Oppenheim showed the table QQ. “Hey Mikey,” he said to Mike Matusow a table over. He showed him the queens and Matusow asked, “Did they hold up?” Oppenheim replied, “Of course not” and he threw them in the muck. As he got up, Oppenheim shouted an obscenity to Todd Brunson in jest. “That’s definitely a penalty,” Matusow said. Brunson began laughing and shot back, “Thanks buddy. How about I buy you another double shot before you drive home.” Everyone had a good laugh and Oppenheim took his leave from the tournament.

Player Tags: Daniel Negreanu,   Todd Brunson,   David Oppenheim,   Eli Elezra,   Noah Boeken,   Eric Froehlich,   Brandon Adams,   Vitaly Lunkin

Level 7 Update: Ho Continues To Roll

Jun 16, '09

Blinds: 500-1,000

Players Remaining: 141 out of 185

Chip Counts

1. Josh Arieh – 103,000
2. Greg Mueller – 95,000
3. Shaun Deeb – 88,000
4. Lex Veldhuis – 74,000
5. Markus Golser – 74,000
6. Mike Sowers – 72,500
7. Maria Ho – 70,000
8. Peter Gould – 60,000
9. Dario Minieri – 58,000
10. Jennifer Harman – 57,000

Average Stack: 37,248

Notable Eliminations:

Mark Newhouse
Phil Hellmuth
Phil Ivey

Big Hands:

Hawrilenko Takes One Off Mueller

Matt Hawrilenko and Greg Mueller were in for 2,000 preflop. The flop then came down A73 and Hawrilenko bet 1,000. Mueller made the call and the 8 fell on the turn. Hawrilenko bet 2,000 and Mueller called again. The K came on the river and Hawrilenko fired another 2,000 into the pot. Mueller called again and Hawrilenko showed A10 for top pair. Mueller flashed QQ and then threw it into the muck. Mueller dropped the pot but he was still around 100,000 in chips.

Dario Blasts Boeken

On a board reading J10910, Dario Minieri bet 2,000 and Noah Boeken made the call. The 10 came on the river and Minieri bet another 2,000. Boeken made the call and Minieri showed down the bullets, AA. Boeken mucked his hand and he was down to 40,000. Minieri was at 74,000 after the hand.

Ho’s Boat On The River Sinks Opponent

Mario Ho raised to 2,000 preflop and the players in seat 1 and 2 made the call. The flop came A94 and action was checked to Ho. She fired 1,000 and seat 1 raised to 2,000. Seat 2 mucked and Ho three-bet to 3,000. Seat 1 then raised himself all in and Ho made the call.

Ho: A10
Seat 1: AJ

Ho was trailing and the case A came on the turn, giving each player a set. But the 10 dropped on the river, giving Ho a full house and sending her opponent to the rail. She raked in the pot and she was at 80,000.

Matusow Struggling

Mike Matusow raised to 2,000 and the player in seat 9 three-bet to 3,000. Matusow made the call and the flop came AJ5. Seat 9 bet 1,000 and Matusow called. The turn was the 6 and seat 9 bet 2,000. Matusow had enough and mucked his hand. He was at 14,200 after dropping that pot.

Set Of Sailboats Flushed For Doyle

Josh Arieh raised to 2,000 preflop and four players called, including David Pham and Doyle Brunson. The flop came 854 and Pham led out with 1,000. Everyone called and the turn was the 4. Pham bet 2,000 and then Brunson raised to 4,000. Arieh got out of the way but Pham called as did seat 1. The river was the Q and Pham bet 4,000. Seat 1 called and Brunson quickly mucked A4 face up. Pham then showed down J8 for a flush, but seat 1 showed A5 for the nut flush. Pham was down to 12,000 while Brunson was down to 20,000.

Player Tags: David Pham,   Josh Arieh,   Greg Mueller,   Mike Matusow,   Doyle Brunson,   Noah Boeken,   Maria Ho,   Matt Hawrilenko,   Dario Minieri

Noah Boeken Eliminated

Apr 30, '09

Team PokerStars Pro Noah Beoken has been eliminated on day 2. Check out this video interview with Boeken that was sent over from our friends at Card Player Finland:

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Noah's Cards Come in Pairs

Feb 17, '09

Noah Boeken is all-in for 12,275 with KK versus his opponent's AQ.

The board falls Q8672 and Boeken gratefully taps the felt with his fist. He doubles up to the 26,000 mark.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Ups and Downs after Dinner

Feb 17, '09

Players remaining: 165

Mid-way through level 5 with blinds of 150/300.

Chip Counts:

Juha Helppi: 10,000

Jani Sointula: 20,000

Johannes Strassmann: 15,000

Albert Iversen: 36,000

Noah Boeken: 7,000

Arnaud Mattern: 23,000

Morten Erlandsen: 15,000

Rasmus Nielsen: 23,000

Alain Roy: 18,000

Marino Serenelli: 13,000

Thor Hansen: 24,000

Casey Kastle: 9,050

 

Hands/information of note:

Noah Boeken moves all in preflop and gets one caller who is majorly short-stacked. He flips over KK and his opponent reveals Q9.

The board falls: AQ795 to give his opponent two pair: queens and nines. Boeken donates around 2,175 to his opponents and is left with 7,000 for himself.

A tired but laid-back looking Casey Kastle is sitting with just below the day's starting stack. When asked if he was sitting tight waiting for a double-up, he said, "I'd be happy with just 20 percent more than I have at this point." He then added with a sigh, "It's been a strange day."

 

 

 

 

 

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Meanwhile...

Jan 21, '09

On a table nearby, two players had gone all-in with A-K versus pocket jacks.

The river brought an unwelcome surprise for the jacks however, in the shape of a king.

An intense looking Noah Boeken had left his table to watch the hand pan out. The reason why became clear as he went back to his seat. "I've got 30 percent of that guy!" he grunted.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Noah Nowhere Near Over

Dec 09, '08

With a small amount of betting on a board of J75Q, Boeken called his opponent's all in for 2,650. 

Boeken flipped over his pocket tens, but his opponent had pocket jacks and the 5 river wasn't going to change anything.

Although it didn't end Boeken's chance at making it through to the final, it didn't help, as he is quite short stacked anyway with around 5,400 chips.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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$25K Heads Up Update

Sep 14, '08

Scott Seiver just stopped by to tell us about his recent victory in PokerStars $25,000 Heads Up Championship. Seiver, playing as gunning4you just beat Noah "Exclusive" Boeken to advance to the round of 32. He'll have a little while to continue on in this event until the next round begins.

Another player pulling double duty is Victor Ramdin, who is currently facing Ben "sauce123" Sulsky. Ramdin has a big lead and should be able to make it back here before losing too many chips.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Player Tags: Victor Ramdin,   Noah Boeken,   Scott Seiver,   Ben Sulsky

European Player Bio: Noah Boeken

Sep 10, '08

Noah Boeken
 
Noah Boeken began his professional career as a Magic: The Gathering player but soon realized that poker was a much more lucrative game. He started to play poker online but soon ventured to a casino near his home in the Netherlands. Luck was with him because he befriended Marcel Luske at the casino and Luske became Boeken’s mentor.  Boeken’s first big score came in 2005 when he won the EPT Scandinavian Open and over $191,000. The following year he made it to the money in the same tournament but was eliminated in 22nd place. Boeken’s next EPT cash came in 2006 when he finished 12th in the Barcelona Open and earned $32,000. Last year he made $28,000 when he came in 14th in the EPT Dublin. In addition to the approximately $250,000 that he has earned in EPT events Boeken has also had a strong showing in the United States. He has four World Series of Poker cashes in the past few years. Boeken has earned a total of $607,000 in live poker tournaments.




 

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$10,000 Main Event - Day 2a Concludes

Jul 08, '08

Day 2a has officially come to a close with 469 players advancing to play day 3 on Thursday. The survivors from days 1c and 1d will take their seats at noon today to play Day 2b.

Blinds/Antes: 600-1,200 with a 200 ante

Players Left: 469

Chip Leaders:
Brian Schaedlich: 760,000
Jeremiah Smith; 416,000
Hunter Frey: 400,000
Ron Adams: 365,000
Brandon Adams: 340,000
David Rheem: 340,000
Farhad Sinaei: 312,000
Patrick Fortin: 298,000
Kellen Hunter: 282,000
Markus Golser: 280,000

Eliminations: Haralabos Voulgaris, Julian Gardner, Jordan Morgan, Victoria Coren, Joe Beevers

Big Hands:

Big-Stacked Crain Takes Huge Hit

Eric Crain was sitting comfortably toward the top of the leaderboard with 350,000 in chips when a raise-fest led to him putting in more than 100,000 to call Eric Bremond's all in. Crain's AK was in bad shape against Bremond's AA. The flop left Crain dead to running cards - coming out JJ9. The 8 turn left Crain drawing dead and the J fell on the river to give Bremond a full house and the pot. After the double up, Bremond (220,000) was nearly even in chips with Crain (225,000).

Seidel Picks Up Jacks, Doubles

Erik Seidel moved all in before the flop and was called by his opponent in seat 6. Seidel turned over JJ while his opponent showed AJ. The board ran KK3K7, giving Seidel the pot to double up to around 80,000.

A Turn For The Worse

With the board showing J7A5, the player in seat 3 fired a medium sized bet into the pot. Brandon Adams came over the top for 30,000 total. Seat 3 announced he was all in and Adams instantly called. Seat 3 showed 55 for a set on the turn and thought he was ahead. It took him a while to see that Adams had flipped over 77 for a better set on the flop. The river was the 6 and seat 3 was eliminated. Adams collected the huge pot and saw his chip count soar to 340,000 - good enough to crack the top 10.

Rousso Loves Cowboys

The player in seat 3 raised 3,600 preflop from middle position. Action folded to Vanessa Rousso in the big blind, who made the call. The flop came KK4 and both players checked. The 8 came on the turn and both players checked again. The passive play ended on the river as the A fell and Rousso fired 5,000. Seat 3 reached for his orange 5,000 chip and announced A-J just as he threw the chip into the middle. Rousso turned over K6 for trip kings on the flop. She raked the pot and climbed to 73,000.

Steve Zolotow Doubles Again

The player in seat 6 raised preflop and Steve Zolotow moved all in for roughly 25,000 more. After a moment of thought, seat 6 made the call. Zolotow showed 1010 and seat 6 showed AQ. The board came KJ3K5 and Zolotow doubled to 50,000.
On the turn, Zolotow told the dealer, "Pleaes, no trips," as he snagged the "lucky iPod" from Erik Seidel. After the hand he returned to Seidel and said that he might invest in one of those iPods.

Reslock Doubles

On a flop of 1053 Chris Reslock got all in against one player. His opponent showed Q10 for top pair but Reslock had A10 for top pair with a better kicker. The turn and river were the 8 and the 3 adn Reslock doubled to over 50,000.

Leonidas Runs Into Big Slick

Toto Leonidas raised from the button to 4,200. The player in the big blind called and checked the flop of AJ2. Leonidas bet 5,000 and the big blind called. The 4 fell on the turn and the big blind led out with a bet of 10,000. Leonidas called and the river brought the 8. The big blind fired 10,000 again and Leonidas again called. Seat 9 showed AK and Leonidas mucked, dropping to 74,000 in chips.

This Is How Corkins Plays The Flush Draw

Hoyt Corkins limped under the gun and Mark Vos limped as well. The cutoff, the button and the blinds also jumped in. The flop came 1033. The small blind let out with a bet of 3,300 and only Corkins made the call. The turn was the 6 and the small blind bet out 4,500. Corkins again called and the river brought the 7. The small blind slowed down and checked. Corkins fired out 10,000 and the small blind made the call. Corkins showed 86 for the flush and the small blind mucked his hand. Corkins had 107,000 after the hand.

Boeken Fills Up On River

The player on the button raised to 3,000 and Noah Boeken called from the small blind. The flop came 986 and both players checked. The turn was the 6 and again both players checked. The river was the 7 and both players checked again. Boeken showed 77 for a full house and raked the pot. He had 56,000 after the hand.

Player Tags: Hoyt Corkins,   Toto Leonidas,   Steve Zolotow,   Noah Boeken,   Chris Reslock,   Vanessa Rousso,   Eric Crain,   Brandon Adams,   European Report