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| Jul 07, '11 | 2011 42nd Annual World Series of Poker | $10,000 WSOP Main Event | 1 | + |
Level Four Update: Vanessa Selbst EliminatedJul 07, '11
Players on Day 1A: 700 of 897 Blinds: 150-300 with a 25 ante Notables in Field: Jani Sointula Card Player Chip Counts: Barry Shulman — 28,000 Notable Eliminations: Greg Raymer Hands: Vanessa Selbst Eliminated The flop read 7 The small blind mucked and Selbst then went into the tank before moving all in for 18,625. Alexander made the call and they flipped over their cards: Selbst: 7 Turn and River: 9 Alexander won the hand with his set of deuces and Selbst was eliminated on the hand. The Seinfeld star now holds over 100,000 in chips and he is near the top of the leader board. Barry Shulman Takes a Hit The cutoff raised to 800 and Barry Shulman reraised to 2,000. The cutoff reraised to 4,500 and Shulman made the call. The flop brought the Q Official Day 1A Field There are officially 897 players who entered the main event on day 1A. There are now 700 of them still in the running coming back from the dinner break. Meet Your Chip Leader — Ronnie Jackson Middle position raised 900 preflop and Ronnie Jackson reraised to 2,600 from the cutoff. The button and the original raiser both called and the flop rolled out A Middle position checked and Jackson bet 7,000. Both of his opponents made the call and the turn fell 8 Jackson: 10 No ace fell on the river so Jackson was good with a full house. Middle position was eliminated while Jackson grew his stack to 150,000. Isaac Haxton Takes a Hit to 6,000 Isaac Haxton thought he was sailing smooth with a jack in the hole on a J Josh Brikis on the Boat Middle position raised to 650 and Josh Brikis made the call from the cutoff, the small blind also made the call. The flop fell 9 The turn fell 6 Brikis flipped over 6 Featured Poker Tweet — Faraz Jaka
Player Tags: Barry Shulman, Jason Alexander, Vanessa Selbst, Isaac Haxton, Josh Brikis |
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| Jun 17, '11 | 2011 42nd Annual World Series of Poker | $10,000 Limit Hold'em Championship | 3 | + |
Level 23: Idema Leads Final Five; Greenstein On Short Stack, Haxton 7thJun 17, '11 Blinds: 15,000-30,000 Limits: 30,000-60,000 Players Remaining: 6 out of 152 Average Chip Count: 760,000 Chip Counts: 1. Daniel Idema – 1,330,000 Eliminations: 7th. Isaac Haxton – $55,908 Short Stacks Continue to Double Up Domenico Denotaristefani was the first of the short stacks to score a double up this level with A Shortly after Mathhew Gallin got it in good pre-flop with 9 Issac Haxton then doubled through Barry Greenstein after cracking his 10 Haxton’s ace brought Greenstein down to about the 500,000 mark when Matthew Gallin doubled through him with quad sevens shortly after. Gallin flopped middle set to Greenstein’s top pair and they got it all in after the second seven hit the turn. Greenstein showed Q – 10 on a ten-high board but Gallin turned over a pair of sevens for quads. Greenstein slipped down to around 330,000 after this hand while Gallin moved up to about 370,000. Isaac Haxton Eliminated in 7th Place ($55,908) Isaac Haxton started the level as one of the short stacks but managed to double through Barry Greenstein about halfway through the level to stay alive. Still short, he opened for a raise before the flop when Steve Landfish reraised and Haxton called all in. Haxton turned over 10 The board came Q Be sure to check back hourly for level-by-level updates of this final table. Player Tags: Barry Greenstein, Isaac Haxton, Matthew Gallin, Domenico Denotaristefani Level 21: Corkins Eliminated 10th, Final Table Now UnderwayJun 17, '11 NOTE: Play ended last night with 14 players and resumed today at 3:00pm. The final 10 players consolidated to one table, and with the elimination of Hoyt Corkins in 10th place ($28,990), the official nine-handed final table is now underway. Blinds: 10,000-20,000 Limits: 20,000-40,000 Players Remaining: 9 out of 152 Average Chip Count: 506,666 Chip Counts: 1. Daniel Idema – 977,000 Payouts: 1st. $378,642 Be sure to check back hourly for level-by-level updates of this final table. Player Tags: Barry Greenstein, Richard Brodie, Nick Schulman, Isaac Haxton, Daniel Idema, Justin Smith, Matthew Gallin, Domenico Denotaristefani |
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| Nov 12, '10 | 2010 NAPT Los Angeles | NAPT L.A. Main Event | 1 | + |
Level 5: Obrestad, Boeree ExitNov 12, '10 Blinds: 150-300 with a 25 ante Players Remaining: 277 of 330 Eliminations: Shaun Deeb Big Hands:
James Campbell called the all in bet from Paul Volpe and found that his pocket tens were way ahead of pocket eights. The board offered no help for the man known as paulgees and Campbell raked in the pot to move to 65,000 in chips. Michael Benvenuti Gets Back To Even On a board reading 10 Benvenuti is now sitting with 33,000, just over the starting stack. Jason Mercier Applies All In Pressure The hijack raised to 1,000 and Jason Mercier reraised to 2,475 from the cutoff. The hijack called and the flop fell J The hijack led for 6,200, leaving himself with just 22,000 behind. Mercier then moved all in and took the pot when his opponent folded. The Team PokerStars Pro now has 39,000 in chips. Shaun Deeb Busts With Trips On a board reading A Garcia snap called and showed pocket threes for the boat, while Deeb flashed a six before gathering his stuff to head out the door. Annette Obrestad Gets Bad Beat By Isaac Haxton Annette Obrestad was all in and ahead with pocket kings against the A Unfortunately, the dealer rolled out a board of 8 Player Tags: James Campbell, Annette Obrestad, Isaac Haxton, Liv Boeree, Michael Benvenuti |
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| Oct 15, '10 | 2010 Festa Al Lago Classic | WPT Festa Al Lago Main Event | 1 | + |
Level 1 Update: A lot of Pros in Today's FieldOct 15, '10
Players Remaining: 244 out of 244 Chip Counts: 1. Vanessa Selbst — 72,000 Card Player Chip Counts Barry Shulman — 41,000 Average Chip Count: 40,000 Notable Eliminations: NONE Big Hands: Daniel Negreanu Up Early Daniel Negreanu raised to 300 preflop and the big blind reraised to 1,300. Negreanu reraised to 3,900 and his opponent made the call. The flop fell K-3-2 and Negreanu bet 5,500. His opponent made the call and the turn brought an 8. Negreanu shoved all in and his opponent mucked. The early flood of chips has Negreanu in the top 10 with 49,625. Raymond Dolan Takes a Hit The board read 10 Isaac Haxton Scores and Early One The cutoff bet 300 and Isaac Haxton reraised to 1,150 from the small blind. The cutoff made the call and the flop was dealt J The turn fell J Player Tags: Daniel Negreanu, Isaac Haxton, Raymond Dolan |
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| Jul 05, '10 | 2010 41st Annual World Series of Poker | $10,000 World Series of Poker Main Event | 1 | + |
Level Four, Hour Two: Haxton EliminatedJul 05, '10 Blinds: 150-300 with a 25 ante Players Remaining: 907 of 1,125 Average Chip Count: 37,000 Tournament Leaderboard: 1. Kevin McGowan – 115,000 Card Player Chip Counts: Barry Shulman – 35,200 Players Twitter Accounts: Barry Shulman Notable Eliminations: Big Hands:
Shannon Shorr raised to 800 and the player in the cutoff made the call. The flop came down K Shorr led out for 1,300 and his oppoonent raised to 3,150. Shorr called and the turn was the 3 Shorr fired 2,850 and his opponent made the call. Shorr then showed 8 Seiver Takes One Scott Seiver raised to 1,000 from under the gun and received one caller. The flop came down J The turn was the 10 His opponent fired 2,300 and Seiver made it 7,500. His opponent laid it down and Seiver was at 64,000.
The player in the cutoff put in a raise and Isaac Haxton moved all in from the small blind for just 3,175. His opponent made the call. Haxton: A Haxton was dominating and the board ran out Q Bansi Takes One Picking up the action on the flop, the board read 9 The player bet 3,200 and Bansi made the call. The river brought the A Bansi took the pot and he was at 63,000.
Picking up the action on a flop of 9 The player bet 3,200 and Moneymaker raised to 8,200. His opponent moved all in and Moneymaker made the call. The player turned over K The river was the 2 Player Tags: Chris Moneymaker, Shannon Shorr, Scott Seiver, Isaac Haxton, Praz Bansi Level Four, Hour One: Haxton Getting LowJul 05, '10 Blinds: 150-300 with a 25 ante Players Remaining: 907 of 1,125 Average Chip Count: 37,000 Tournament Leaderboard: 1. Tyler Smith – 156,000 Card Player Chip Counts: Barry Shulman – 35,200 Players Twitter Accounts: Barry Shulman Notable Eliminations: Big Hands:
Picking up the action on the turn, a player moved in for his last 6,000. The board read 9 Haxton: A Haxton had trips but his opponent had a full house and the river bricked with the 8 Rosen Jumped By Gang Of Ducks Picking up the action after the board had run out 9 His opponent then moved all in for 9,675 and Rosen made the call. Rosen turned over A Rosen surrendered the pot and he was at 40,000. Sklansky Doubles Up David Sklansky moved all in from the button and he was called by the player in the small blind. Sklansky: A The board ran out 10
The player on the button raised to 1,200 and Sandra Naujoks made the call from the big blind. The flop then came down 9 The button bet 2,100 and Naujoks made the call. The turn was the J Her opponent mucked and she scooped in the pot. She was up to 43,200. Unfortunately for her, she ran into a broadway straight a few hands later and she was back down to 23,500. Make That Money Chris Moneymaker raised to 725 from under the gun and one player called.The big blind raised to 3,000 and both opponents called. The flop came down K The big blind checked to Moneymaker and he fired 4,500. The big blind mucked and Moneymaker took the pot, improving to 46,500. Player Tags: Chris Moneymaker, David Sklansky, Isaac Haxton, Jamie Rosen, Sandra Naujoks Level Three, Hour One: Forrest DoublesJul 05, '10 Blinds: 150-300 Players Remaining: Average Chip Count: 30,000 Tournament Leaderboard: 1. Oliver Daeninckx – 91,500 Card Player Chip Counts: Barry Shulman – 34,300 Players Twitter Accounts: Barry Shulman Notable Eliminations: Big Hands:
A player raised to 800 preflop and Ted Forrest made the call. The flop then came down 8 His opponent bet 1,100 and Forrest check-raised to 3,000. His opponent then moved all in and Forrest made the call with his last 9,000 to put himself at risk. Forrest tabled A The meaningless river was the 5 Wheel For Wong Picking up the action on the flop, the board read 8 Both players checked and the A Wong then tabled 5
Three players limped in preflop, including Scott Seiver from the small blind. The flop then came down K The big blind mucked but the other player made the call. Both saw the 10 Seiver bet 3,300 and his opponent made the call. Seiver announced he had two pair but was shown 6 Haxton Keeps Firing Isaac Haxton raised to 700 from the cutoff and he was called by the big blind. The flop then came down K Haxton bet 2,550 and the big blind stuck around. The rive was the A He raked in the pot and he was at 45,000.
Maria Ho raised to 675 from the cutoff and she was called by the big blind. The flop fell 6 The turn was the J The big blind check-called a 3,200 bet from Ho, who then tabled 6 Player Tags: Ted Forrest, Maria Ho, Steve Wong, Scott Seiver, Isaac Haxton Level Two, Hour One: Forrest Hammered DownJul 05, '10 Blinds: 100-200 Players Remaining: Average Chip Count: 30,000 Tournament Leaderboard: 1. Oliver Daeninckx – 77,500 Card Player Chip Counts: Adam Schoenfeld – 38,300 Players Twitter Accounts: Barry Shulman Notable Eliminations: Chino Rheem Big Hands:
Picking up the action after the board had run out 7 Boyd Plowman was all in from seat 3 and Michael Mizrachi made the call. Plowman: J Mizrachi’s trip sevens was good against Plowman’s busted club draw and Mizrachi scored the knockout. He was at 55,000. Robl Takes A Pot A player raised to 700 and Andrew Robl made the call, as did the big blind. The flop came down J All three players checked and the K
The player under the gun raised to 600 and Ted Forrest raised to 1,600 from the big blind. The under the gun player then raised to 6,000 and Forrest raised again to 11,000. His opponent called and the flop ran 6 Forrest led with a bet of 5,000 and his opponent pushed all in for 8,700 more. Forrest called and saw he had been outdrawn. Their hands: Forrest: A Forrest’s aces were trailing his opponent’s flopped set of queens. The 4 Haxton Takes A Pot Three players, including Isaac Haxton, built a pot to 2,000 and saw a flop. It came down A The turn was the 3 Bansi’s Three-Bet Enough The player in seat 4 raised to 500 and the action folded to Praz Bansi. He counted out some chips and raised to 1,350. His opponent thought for a bit and then released his hand. Bansi took the pot and he was at 34,000.
The player in seat 3 raised to 600 preflop and Sandra Naujoks made the call from the small blind. The big blind also tagged along and the flop came down 10 All three players checked and the turn was the 5 Naujoks took the pot and she was up to 37,000. Player Tags: Ted Forrest, Michael Mizrachi, Isaac Haxton, Andrew Robl, Praz Bansi, Sandra Naujoks |
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| Jul 02, '10 | 2010 41st Annual World Series of Poker | Event 52 - $25,000 No-Limit Hold'em Six Handed | 3 | + |
Level 22: Kelly Soars, Negreanu GoneJul 02, '10 Blinds: 15,000-3,000 with a 4,000 Ante Players Remaining: 8 out of 191 Average Chip Count: 1,432,500 Tournament Leaderboard: 1. Dan Kelly — 3,500,000 Notable Eliminations: 11th – Daniel Negreanu Big Hands:
Daniel Negreanu was short on chips and moved all in for 240,000. It took only a second for Kassela to call. Their hands: Kassela: 8 It was the classic coin flip situation, but Negreanu wasn’t able to connect on a board that ran Q Negreanu busted in 11th place, earning $77,569. Kassela had 1.4 million after the hand.
Bryn Kenney raised to 60,000 and Dan Kelly reraised to 180,000 from the small blind. Kelly made the call and the flop ran A Kenney tanked long and hard before making the call. Kelly showed A The pot put Kelly way up around 2.4 million in chips, while the day’s starting chip leader Kenney was down to just 885,000. Haxton Busts in 9th ($104,651) Sam Trickett moved all in from the small blind having Isaac Haxton covered, and Haxton called. Their hands: Trickett: A The board of J Trickett had 2,750,000 following the hand. Player Tags: Frank Kassela, Daniel Negreanu, Isaac Haxton, Bryn Kenney, Daniel Kelly, Sam Trickett Level 21: Matador GoredJul 02, '10 Blinds: 12,000-24,000 Players Remaining: 14 out of 191 Average Chip Count: 895,312 Tournament Leaderboard: 1. Bryn Kenney — 2,425,000 Notable Eliminations: 18th – Justin Bonomo Big Hands:
Carlos Mortensen open-shoved for his last 330,000 and Brian Hodhod moved all in over the top. Everyone else folded. Their hands: Mortensen: A Mortensen was well behind and needed to see some spades or a six to make things interesting. The flop came 5
Martins Adeniya raised to 58,000 and Heather Sue Mercer moved all in for 221,000 from the small blind. Isaac Haxton sat in the big blind and moved all in over the top, prompting Adeniya to fold. Their hands: Haxton: A Mercer was trailing and found no help on the board of K Player Tags: Carlos Mortensen, Heather Mercer, Isaac Haxton, Brian Hodhod Level 10 Update: Day 1 EndsJul 01, '10 NOTE: Play has ended for the night and day 2 will resume at 2:30 p.m. tomorrow. Blinds: 1,200-2,400 with a 300 ante Players Remaining: 78 out of 191 Average Chip Count: 183,654 Tournament Leaderboard: 1. Philipp Gruissem — 548,100 Notable Eliminations: Antonio Esfandiari Player Twitter Accounts: Beth Shak Big Hands:
David Sands bet and Jason Somerville raised to 40,000 on a flop of Q Sands: Q Turn and River: A Somerville doubled up on the river to 425,000 and Sands was left with 190,000.
Phil Galfond bet 6,000 under the gun preflop and Davidi Kitai raised to 17,500. Haxton reraised to 62,500 and Galfond mucked. Kitai moved all in and Haxton made the call. Their cards: Kitai: J Board: Q Kitai was eliminated on the hand and Haxton grew his stack to 503,000.
Isaac Haxton bet and John Racener moved all in for 36,000. Haxton made the call and they flipped over their cards: Racener: K Board: 7 Racener doubled up to 76,500 and Haxton held strong with more than 400,000. Juanda Takes a Late Hit McLean Karr checked a flop of 4 Karr and Juanda both checked. Karr flipped over A Tim Begley Eliminated on the Last Hand of the Night Tim Begley raised to 5,500 preflop from the button and Sorel Mizzi reraised to 15,200 from the small blind. Begley moved all in and Mizzi made the call. Their cards: Mizzi: A Board: K Mizzi hit the Broadway straight and he grew his stack to 169,700. Begley was eliminated on the hand just before the final bell tolled. Player Tags: John Juanda, Jason Somerville, David Sands, Davidi Kitai, Sorel Mizzi, John Racener, Isaac Haxton, Tim Begley Level 9 Update: Bertrand Grospellier EliminatedJun 30, '10 Blinds: 1,000-2,000 with a 300 ante Players Remaining: 90 out of 191 Average Chip Count: 159,166 Tournament Leaderboard: 1. McLean Karr — 515,000 Notable Eliminations: Bertrand Grospellier Player Twitter Accounts: Beth Shak Big Hands:
Isaac Haxton bet 4,700 from under the gun and Bertrand Grospellier moved all in for 37,000. Haxton made the call. Grospellier tabled pocket sixes but was in horrible shape versus the pocket eights of Haxton. The board ran out 9 Kevin MacPhee Eliminated Alex Roumeliotis bet 4,500. Phil Ivey called. Kevin MacPhee moved all in for 25,100. Scott Seiver called. Roumeliotis and Ivey folded. MacPhee tabled the 6 Player Tags: Bertrand Grospellier, Isaac Haxton |
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| Jun 30, '10 | 2010 41st Annual World Series of Poker | Event 52 - $25,000 No-Limit Hold'em Six Handed | 1 | + |
Level 22: Kelly Soars, Negreanu GoneJul 02, '10 Blinds: 15,000-3,000 with a 4,000 Ante Players Remaining: 8 out of 191 Average Chip Count: 1,432,500 Tournament Leaderboard: 1. Dan Kelly — 3,500,000 Notable Eliminations: 11th – Daniel Negreanu Big Hands:
Daniel Negreanu was short on chips and moved all in for 240,000. It took only a second for Kassela to call. Their hands: Kassela: 8 It was the classic coin flip situation, but Negreanu wasn’t able to connect on a board that ran Q Negreanu busted in 11th place, earning $77,569. Kassela had 1.4 million after the hand.
Bryn Kenney raised to 60,000 and Dan Kelly reraised to 180,000 from the small blind. Kelly made the call and the flop ran A Kenney tanked long and hard before making the call. Kelly showed A The pot put Kelly way up around 2.4 million in chips, while the day’s starting chip leader Kenney was down to just 885,000. Haxton Busts in 9th ($104,651) Sam Trickett moved all in from the small blind having Isaac Haxton covered, and Haxton called. Their hands: Trickett: A The board of J Trickett had 2,750,000 following the hand. Player Tags: Frank Kassela, Daniel Negreanu, Isaac Haxton, Bryn Kenney, Daniel Kelly, Sam Trickett Level 21: Matador GoredJul 02, '10 Blinds: 12,000-24,000 Players Remaining: 14 out of 191 Average Chip Count: 895,312 Tournament Leaderboard: 1. Bryn Kenney — 2,425,000 Notable Eliminations: 18th – Justin Bonomo Big Hands:
Carlos Mortensen open-shoved for his last 330,000 and Brian Hodhod moved all in over the top. Everyone else folded. Their hands: Mortensen: A Mortensen was well behind and needed to see some spades or a six to make things interesting. The flop came 5
Martins Adeniya raised to 58,000 and Heather Sue Mercer moved all in for 221,000 from the small blind. Isaac Haxton sat in the big blind and moved all in over the top, prompting Adeniya to fold. Their hands: Haxton: A Mercer was trailing and found no help on the board of K Player Tags: Carlos Mortensen, Heather Mercer, Isaac Haxton, Brian Hodhod Level 10 Update: Day 1 EndsJul 01, '10 NOTE: Play has ended for the night and day 2 will resume at 2:30 p.m. tomorrow. Blinds: 1,200-2,400 with a 300 ante Players Remaining: 78 out of 191 Average Chip Count: 183,654 Tournament Leaderboard: 1. Philipp Gruissem — 548,100 Notable Eliminations: Antonio Esfandiari Player Twitter Accounts: Beth Shak Big Hands:
David Sands bet and Jason Somerville raised to 40,000 on a flop of Q Sands: Q Turn and River: A Somerville doubled up on the river to 425,000 and Sands was left with 190,000.
Phil Galfond bet 6,000 under the gun preflop and Davidi Kitai raised to 17,500. Haxton reraised to 62,500 and Galfond mucked. Kitai moved all in and Haxton made the call. Their cards: Kitai: J Board: Q Kitai was eliminated on the hand and Haxton grew his stack to 503,000.
Isaac Haxton bet and John Racener moved all in for 36,000. Haxton made the call and they flipped over their cards: Racener: K Board: 7 Racener doubled up to 76,500 and Haxton held strong with more than 400,000. Juanda Takes a Late Hit McLean Karr checked a flop of 4 Karr and Juanda both checked. Karr flipped over A Tim Begley Eliminated on the Last Hand of the Night Tim Begley raised to 5,500 preflop from the button and Sorel Mizzi reraised to 15,200 from the small blind. Begley moved all in and Mizzi made the call. Their cards: Mizzi: A Board: K Mizzi hit the Broadway straight and he grew his stack to 169,700. Begley was eliminated on the hand just before the final bell tolled. Player Tags: John Juanda, Jason Somerville, David Sands, Davidi Kitai, Sorel Mizzi, John Racener, Isaac Haxton, Tim Begley Level 9 Update: Bertrand Grospellier EliminatedJun 30, '10 Blinds: 1,000-2,000 with a 300 ante Players Remaining: 90 out of 191 Average Chip Count: 159,166 Tournament Leaderboard: 1. McLean Karr — 515,000 Notable Eliminations: Bertrand Grospellier Player Twitter Accounts: Beth Shak Big Hands:
Isaac Haxton bet 4,700 from under the gun and Bertrand Grospellier moved all in for 37,000. Haxton made the call. Grospellier tabled pocket sixes but was in horrible shape versus the pocket eights of Haxton. The board ran out 9 Kevin MacPhee Eliminated Alex Roumeliotis bet 4,500. Phil Ivey called. Kevin MacPhee moved all in for 25,100. Scott Seiver called. Roumeliotis and Ivey folded. MacPhee tabled the 6 Player Tags: Bertrand Grospellier, Isaac Haxton |
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| May 29, '10 | 2010 41st Annual World Series of Poker | Event 2 - $50,000 Players Championship | 2 | + |
Level 11: Huck Seed is Gone, So Is Williamson and HellmuthMay 30, '10 Blinds: Flop/Limit Games: 3,000-6,000 blinds; 6,000-12,000 stakes Players Remaining: 54 out of 116 Tournament Leaderboard 1. Kirk Morrison – 740,000 Average Chip Count: 322,222 Notable Eliminations: Huck Seed Big Hands: Pot Limit Omaha
Huck Seed took a stand with his short stack when he raised to 9,600 preflop only to have Hasan Habib reraise to 27,000. Seed called and the flop came 7 Seed showed 9 Habib’s stack increased to around 158,000.
We caught up with this hand on the river after Robert Williamson III shouted, “Aces against aces. You’ve got to be kidding me.” Andy Bloch was all in for his last 231,000 with A The board had run out K Razz Clements Takes One Off Haxton Picking up the action on seventh street, Scott Clements bet 12,000 and Isaac Haxton contemplated about what to do. After some thought he decided to muck his 10-9-8-7 up cards. “Show the bluff,” Haxton pleaded. Clements obliged showing his hole cards, (9-7-3) to go with his K-Q-7-4 that was showing for a Queen-low. Clements was around 150,000 after the hand. Stud/8
We caught this hand on seventh street. Scotty Nguyen fired 12,000 into the pot and Jeffrey Lisandro made the call. “Straight,” Nguyen announced. He tabled A Lisandro mucked his A No Limit Hold’em Jesus Gets Called Down Allen Bari raised to 7,000 preflop and Chris Ferguson made the call from the big blind. The flop came down Q The turn was the J Ferguson tried one more time, firing 28,000 into the pot. Bari thought for a bit and decided to look Ferguson up. Sure enough, Ferguson tapped the table and showed A Bari tabled 10 2-7 Triple Draw
Eli Elezra, Erik Sagstrom, Nikolay Evdakov and Phil Ivey all had five bets in the pot prior to the first draw. Elezra and Ivey drew two cards while Sagstrom and Evdakov drew one apiece. Sagstrom then bet and received three calls. Eveyone took one card on the next draw and the action checked around. Elezra, Sagstrom and Ivey each took one card on the last draw while Evdakov stood pat. Sagstrom then bet and received a call from Evdakov. Ivey folded but Elezra raised to 24,000. Sagstrom made it three bets to 36,000 inducing a fold from Evdakov. Elezra called and Sagstrom turned over the nuts, 7-5-4-3-2 to take down the massive pot and grow his stack to around 640,000. Limit Hold’em Alaei Busts Another Opponent Daniel Alaei raised to 12,000 preflop and the short-stacked seat 7 raised to 18,000. Alaei called and the seat 7 put his remaining chips in blind before the flop. The flop came 8 Alaei boosted his stack to around 400,000.
After a flop of K The turn was the 4 The river was the 7 Card Player TV: See what Alaei had to say about the tournament. Player Tags: Scotty Nguyen, Chris Ferguson, Andy Bloch, Hasan Habib, Huck Seed, Phil Hellmuth, Jeffrey Lisandro, Daniel Alaei, Allen Bari, Erik Sagstrom, Scott Clements, Robert Williamson III, Isaac Haxton, Nikolay Evdakov Level 10: Ivey Comes Back From Break Strong, Hellmuth FumingMay 30, '10 Blinds: Flop/Limit Games: 2,500-5,000 blinds; 5,000-10,000 stakes Players Remaining: 68 out of 116 Tournament Leaderboard 1. Steve Zolotow – 595,000 Average Chip Count: 255,882 Notable Eliminations: Freddy Deeb Big Hands: Pot Limit Omaha
In the first hand after the 20 minute break, Phil Ivey raised to 7,200 from the button and was called by Eli Elezra and Patrik Antonius. The flop came J Ivey raised to 56,000 and Elezra quickly got out of the way. Antonius tanked to consider the big pot before him and two seats down Abe Mosseri asked, “You want a calculator?” Eventually, Antonius folded and Ivy took down a nice pot. Afterward, Ivey told Mosseri that he shouldn’t make comments during a hand like that. Seven Card Stud Deeb Eliminated By Zolotow We did not catch the action but Freddy Deeb was eliminated from the tournament by Steve Zolotow. Deeb could not pair any of his cards on seventh street and Zolotow took down the pot, knocking Deeb out in the process. Stud/8
Phil Hellmuth and Erik Seidel tangled in a hand that is still driving the Poker Brat nuts. Picking up the action after seventh street, Seidel showed down A Hellmuth was showing K Oppenheim Adds To Hellmuth’s Frustration Picking up the action on fifth street, Phil Hellmuth bet and David Oppenheim called. The action reversed on sixth and seventh street as Oppenheim was the one leading out. Hellmuth called the bet on sixth street, but could not do so on seventh street, revealing his hand A Oppenheim was at 290,000 after the pot while Hellmuth was at 105,000. Bach Doubles Through David Singer We caught up with the action on fifth street. David Bach put in a bet of 10,000, leaving himself just 800 behind. Singer raised to put him all in and Bach made the easy call. After the last two cards were dealt, Bach showed J Singer could not beat that and Bach doubled up to 60,000 after starting with 25,000.
Mike Matusow was all in for his last 17,000 against George Lind. Here is how there boards ran out: Lind: 7 Matusow started with three spades but then caught three hearts. He ended up making two pair but Lind’s diamond flush was enough to get the high and Matusow did not qualify for a low, leaving him with nothing but a story to tell on his way to the exit. No Limit Hold’em Oh Snap, The Glasses Came Off Already fuming from irritating previous hands, Phil Hellmuth got heads up against Erik Seidel and the flop came J Hellmuth instantly ripped his sunglasses off and began gesturing toward the board in disbelief while talking to himself. This continued for a few minutes after he folded, causing Seidel to eventually laugh out loud as Hellmuth talked about how Erik was going to hang himself in the tournament. Hellmuth had around 120,000 in chips after the hand, and Seidel had around 205,000. Razz
Picking up the action after seventh street, David Baker and Patrik Antonius checked their options and went to showdown. Baker showed a 7-6-5-4-2 low and Antonius examined his hole cards for a bit before finally mucking. Baker took the pot and was up to 275,000 while Antonius was down to 88,000. Limit Hold’em Binger Stays Afloat on the River On a flop of J Left In The Deck Ivey Not Interested In Tournament Of Champions An interesting conversation took place at Phil Ivey’s table. Eli Elezra and Huck Seed were asking Ivey if he was going to play in the Tournament of Champions later during the WSOP. Ivey insisted he could not play if the tournament was during the series. “Do you know how many bracelet bets I’ve got going?” he told the table. Elezra and Seed pressed him further but Ivey would not budge on his stance, so it appears Ivey will not take part in the tournament won by names like Mike Matusow, Annie Duke and Mike Sexton. Player Tags: Erik Seidel, David Oppenheim, Mike Matusow, Phil Hellmuth, Eli Elezra, Phil Ivey, Patrik Antonius, Scott Clements, Isaac Haxton, Alexander Kostritsyn Level Eight: Seidel Climbing, Raymer, Alioto and Negreanu OutMay 29, '10 Blinds: Flop/Limit Games: 1,500-3,000 blinds; 3,000-6,000 stakes Players Remaining: 90 out of 116 Tournament Leaderboard 1. Brian Hastings – 340,000 Average Chip Count: 193,333 Notable Eliminations: Greg Raymer Note: Players have gone on a 60-minute dinner break. They will return at approximately 9:10 p.m. Big Hands: Omaha/8
Isaac Haxton raised to 6,000 and Erik Seidel made the call from the big blind. Dan Kelly also made the call and the flop came down 9 Seidel led out with 3,000 and Kelly called. Haxton also tagged along and the turn was the K Seidel bet 6,000 and Kelly raised to 12,000. Haxton got out of the way and Seidel repopped to 18,000. Kelly went into the tank for a few minutes before mucking his hand. Seidel took the pot and was at 215,000 while Kelly was down to 65,000. Brown Takes Pot Off Arieh Picking up the action on a flop of Q Brown checked again and Arieh bet 6,000. Brown then check-raised to 12,000 and Arieh called. The river was the 7
David Bach won this event a year ago, but his odds of repeating aren’t looking so good. In one hand Bach raised to 6,000 and was called by seat 3, Chad Brown, Rafe Furst, and Josh Arieh. The flop came 8 The 3 The players checked down the 7 Brown and Seat 3 split the pot of more than 100,000 and last year’s champion was left with just around 65,000. Chad Brown sits with around 165,000. Seven Card Stud Ferguson Takes Pot Chris Ferguson was showing 9 Ferguson bet 6,000 and Le mucked his hand rather quickly, surrendering the pot to Ferguson. Ferguson was at 130,000 after the hand while Le was at 127,000.
Sorel Mizzi and David Benyamine were locked up in a hand on fifth street. Both players checked sixth and seventh street and showed down their hands. Mizzi tabled (A Mizzi had A-Q-J high to edge out Benyamine and take the pot. He was at 200,000 while Benyamine was at 130,000. No Limit Hold’em_ Brunson Makes His Exits, Courtesy Of Aces A short-staked Todd Brunson hoped to make a quick double up in the no limit hold’em round but his K
Dario Alioto moved all in for his last 8,500. Eli Elezra called, as did Noah Boeken from the big blind. The flop came down Q Elezra got out of the way and Boeken tabled 10 2-7 Low Baker’s Jack Low Takes It Entering the action at the first draw, David Baker and Abe Mosseri both drew 1. Mosseri checked to Baker who bet 3,000. Mosseri called and both players drew 1 again. Baker fired out 6,000 and Mosseri called. Player’s Twitter Accounts: For up to the minute information straight from the player’s themselves, be sure to check out the Card Player Twitter page. Phil Hellmuth Card Player Video: Check out David Oppenheim’s thoughts on the event. Player Tags: David Baker, Erik Seidel, Josh Arieh, Chris Ferguson, Tuan Le, Todd Brunson, David Benyamine, Eli Elezra, David Bach, Abe Mosseri, Dario Alioto, Sorel Mizzi, Isaac Haxton Level Seven: Haxton Gets Aggressive, Bill Chen OutMay 29, '10 Blinds: Flop/Limit Games: 1,300-2,500 blinds; 2,500-5,000 stakes Players Remaining: 102 out of 116 Tournament Leaderboard 1. Erik Sagstrom – 329,100 Average Chip Count: 170,580 Notable Eliminations: David Chiu CardPlayer TV: Check out how reigning Main Event Champion Joe Cada is feeling and what $50k event chip leader Erik Sagstrom had to say about the tournament thus far… Big Hands: No Limit Hold’em
Picking up the hand on the flop, Isaac Haxton bet 7,500 into a board reading 7 On the next hand, Dan Kelly raised to 2,500 from the button preflop. Haxton made the call from the small blind and Matt Glantz followed suit from the big blind. The flop came down J Chen Falls in No Limit Hold’em Round Justin Smith check-called Bill Chen’s 25,000 on a board of K Negreanu Benefits in No Limit Hold’em Round Daniel Negreanu raises to 3,200 preflop and is called by Dario Alioto. Both players check a flop of A
After Michael Mizrachi and Sorel Mizzi invested 3,600 each into the pot preflop, the board came K Mizrachi led out with 5,000 and Mizzi mucked his hand. “What else could I have,” Mizrachi said as he turned over A He took down the pot and improved to 115,000 while Mizzi was at 200,000. The two would tangle again in a Pot-limit Omaha hand. Pot-Limit Omaha Mizrachi And Mizzi Go Again Michael Mizrachi bet 3,000 preflop and David Benyamine made the call. Sorel Mizzi then bet the pot for about 16,000 and both opponents made the call. The flop came down 10 Mizrachi took that pot and was around 135,000 after the hand.
Eli Elezra raised to 1,200 and was called by Daniel Negreanu, only to have the short-stacked Tam Hang move all in for his last 4,100. Elezra made a pot size raise to get Negreanu out and was heads up with a chance to knock Hang out of the tournament. Elezra showed A The very next hand Elezra called Dario Alioto’s 4,000 raise from the button and the flop came K Elezra showed A Hastings And Fossilman Tangle Brian Hastings bet 13,000 after a flop of J Greg Raymer thought about his options before deciding to muck his hand. Hastings took a small pot and was around 164,000 while Raymer was ailing with just over 30,000.
Scotty Nguyen raised the pot, 5,700, preflop. Action folded around to Ted Forrest in the big blind who decided to see a flop. It came down 7 Nguyen started with 210,000 and improved to 220,000 while Forrest dropped from 145,000 to 137,000. Flop Kills Action Picking up the action after the flop, the board read Q The turn was the 8 Bach turned over 7 2-7 Triple Draw
We caught up with this hand on the second draw. Abe Mosseri folded his hand and Dario Alioto drew one card. Daniel Negreanu stood pat and led out before the final draw. Alioto made the call and drew one card. He then led out with a bet, much to the displeasure of Negreanu who made the call. Alioto turned over 8-5-4-3-2 for the 8-perfect and Negreanu could only wave his arms in disgust as he showed 8-7-5-3-2. He was down to just 70,000 after the hand while Alioto was at 60,000. Limit Hold’em Huck Flushes Elezra’s Trips Huck Seed raised to 5,000 preflop and Eli Elezra called from the big blind. Elezra checked a flop of K The pot put Seed around 230,000 in chips and Elezra dropped to around 175,000. Giang Flushes South Picking up the hand after the river, the board ran out Q South mucked his hand and was down to 180,000 while Giang was up to 225,000. Player Tags: Scotty Nguyen, Huck Seed, Daniel Negreanu, David Benyamine, David Bach, Michael Mizrachi, Chau Giang, Greg Raymer, Bill Chen, Dario Alioto, Sorel Mizzi, Isaac Haxton, Cole South, Brian Hastings, Justin Smith Level Six: D'Agostino, Ivey Chipping UpMay 29, '10 Blinds: Flop/Limit Games: 1,000-2,000 blinds; 2,000-4,000 stakes Players Remaining: 107 out of 116 Tournament Leaderboard 1. Erik Sagstrom – 329,100 Average Chip Count: 162,616 Notable Eliminations: Big Hands: Limit Hold’em
Sorel Mizzi raised to 4,000 preflop only to have John D’Agostino reraise to 6,000. Mizzi made the call. The flop came 10 After the 2 D’Agostino was at around 60,000 after the hand and Mizzi was still up around 135,000. D’Agostino Uses Limit Hold’em Round to Chip Up Against the player in seat 8 two hands later, D’Agostino three-bet preflop and the flop came Q D’Agostino called seat 8’s 2,000 bet and the K When seat 8 bet the turn, D’Agostino raised to a total of 8,000 and was called. The 9
Isaac Haxton raised to 4,000 from the cutoff and Matt Glantz made the call from the button. The flop came down J Glantz fired 2,000 and Haxton check-raised to 4,000. Glantz made the call and the 4 The river was the J Bloch Gets Better Of Ferguson We caught up with this hand on the river. The board ran out K He was up to 144,000 while Ferguson’s stack fell to 110,000 and it would fall lower during the Stud round. 2-7 Lowball
Mike Matusow raised to 4,000 before the first draw and John Juanda made the call. The players each took two cards on the first draw and Juanda bet 2,000. Matusow raised it to 4,000 and Juanda made the call. Both players drew one card on the second draw and Juanda checked. Matusow fired 4,000 and Juanda mucked his hand. Matusow started the hand with 132,000 and improved to 141,000 with the win. Juanda dropped from 138,000 to just over 130,000. Williamson Cuts The Razor Robert Williamson III was heads up with John Phan and drew 1 on the first draw, while Phan took two. Williamson bet 2,000 and Phan made the call. Phan drew two again and Williamson stood pat. After Williamson fired 4,000 into the pot, Phan gave up on the hand and Williamson boosted his stack to around 148,000. Phan was down to around 125,000. Also seated at this table is Gus Hansen, Andy Bloch, and Chris Ferguson. Omaha/8
We caught up with this hand after the flop. The board was A The turn was the 4 Ivey showed J Ivey Takes Down Pot, Mosseri Cashes In We caught up with this hand on the river. The board was K When Ivey tabled K Ivey took in the pot and was around 155,000 after the hand while Negreanu’s wallet got just a little lighter. 7-Stud
Entering the hand in progress, Chris “Jesus” Ferguson showed 9 Seat 6 then got the 5 After seat 6 slowed down and checked the last card, Jesus bet 4,000 and was called. He showed 6 Ivey’s Kings are King Showing X-X-4 After being dealt the 7 Ivey bet 4,000 on his next card, the J Ivey fired 4,000 after being dealt the 5 After calling Ivey’s final bet of 4,000 after the last cards were dealt, Alioto had to muck when Ivey showed K Left in the Deck: Table redraws create star-studded tables Seated at the table right next to the Card Player work area are Phil Ivey, Eli Elezra, Daniel Negreanu and Huck Seed. Another table features Erik Seidel, Phil Hellmuth, Michael Binger, David Oppenheim, Scott Clements and Isaac Haxton. Player Tags: John Phan, Erik Seidel, Chris Ferguson, Huck Seed, Daniel Negreanu, John D'Agostino, David Oppenheim, Mike Matusow, Phil Hellmuth, Eli Elezra, Phil Ivey, Matthew Glantz, Scott Clements, Michael Binger, Sorel Mizzi, Isaac Haxton Level One -- Greg Mueller Starts off StrongMay 28, '10 Blinds: Limit Games: 400-800; 800-1,600 Stakes Entrants: 101 Starting Stack: 150,000 Big Hands: Triple Draw
Isaac Haxton raised to 1,600 before the first draw and the player in seat 2 raised to 2,400. Haxton made the call and Haxton drew two cards on the first draw. His opponent drew one and Haxton checked. Seat 2 bet 800 and Haxton called. Haxton drew two more cards and seat 2 drew one. Haxton checked again and seat 2 fired 1,600. Haxton raised to 3,200 and seat 2 reraised to 4,800. Haxton was not done as he upped the action to 6,400. Seat 2 made the call and both players stood pat on the last draw. Haxton showed down a 7-6-4-3-2 low and his opponent mucked. Haxton took the pot and improved his stack to about 178,000. Harman Takes One From Minieri After the cards are dealt, Dario Minieri raised to 1400 and was called by Daniel Stern and Jennifer Harman. Minieri drew one, and both Stern and Harman took 2. Minieri bet 800 and was called by both opponents. Minieri drew one, Harman took none, and Stern took one. Minieri bet 1500 and was called by Harman, while Stern folded. Both players checked on the end and Harman showed an 8-low — 8 Limit Hold’em Chau Giang Takes a Pot On a board of 9
Greg Mueller Starts Off Strong Greg Mueller and Andy Bloch tangled and saw a flop of A Left in the Deck: Event 2 Features Some Stacked Tables The 2007 and 2008 winners of this event, Freddy Deeb and Scotty Nguyen are seated next to each other at a table also featuring Phil Ivey, Ted Lawson, David Benyamine and Chau Giang. Table 309 features Dario Minieri,Daniel Stern Jennifer Harman, Greg Raymer, Scott Seiver, and Noah Boaken. Brian Townsend, Daniel Alaei, Ted Forest, Erick Lindgren, Mike Matusow are also seated together. Overheard On The Felt 2004 WSOP Main Event Champion Greg Raymer expressed his surprise toward the field of 77 entrants. (Though the number has been steadily rising and was at 109 at the time of this post.) “I would’ve thought having no limit hold’em and PLO would’ve brought more people in,” he said. Daniel Negreanu revealed that he has now been doing workout phenomenon P90X for 3 days. He said he thinks it’ll get easier with time, but Negreanu’s Twitter posts reveal that painful aftermath of the workout. Player Tags: Andy Bloch, Daniel Negreanu, Greg Mueller, Jennifer Harman, Chau Giang, Greg Raymer, Dario Minieri, Isaac Haxton |
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Level 11: Huck Seed is Gone, So Is Williamson and HellmuthMay 30, '10 Blinds: Flop/Limit Games: 3,000-6,000 blinds; 6,000-12,000 stakes Players Remaining: 54 out of 116 Tournament Leaderboard 1. Kirk Morrison – 740,000 Average Chip Count: 322,222 Notable Eliminations: Huck Seed Big Hands: Pot Limit Omaha
Huck Seed took a stand with his short stack when he raised to 9,600 preflop only to have Hasan Habib reraise to 27,000. Seed called and the flop came 7 Seed showed 9 Habib’s stack increased to around 158,000.
We caught up with this hand on the river after Robert Williamson III shouted, “Aces against aces. You’ve got to be kidding me.” Andy Bloch was all in for his last 231,000 with A The board had run out K Razz Clements Takes One Off Haxton Picking up the action on seventh street, Scott Clements bet 12,000 and Isaac Haxton contemplated about what to do. After some thought he decided to muck his 10-9-8-7 up cards. “Show the bluff,” Haxton pleaded. Clements obliged showing his hole cards, (9-7-3) to go with his K-Q-7-4 that was showing for a Queen-low. Clements was around 150,000 after the hand. Stud/8
We caught this hand on seventh street. Scotty Nguyen fired 12,000 into the pot and Jeffrey Lisandro made the call. “Straight,” Nguyen announced. He tabled A Lisandro mucked his A No Limit Hold’em Jesus Gets Called Down Allen Bari raised to 7,000 preflop and Chris Ferguson made the call from the big blind. The flop came down Q The turn was the J Ferguson tried one more time, firing 28,000 into the pot. Bari thought for a bit and decided to look Ferguson up. Sure enough, Ferguson tapped the table and showed A Bari tabled 10 2-7 Triple Draw
Eli Elezra, Erik Sagstrom, Nikolay Evdakov and Phil Ivey all had five bets in the pot prior to the first draw. Elezra and Ivey drew two cards while Sagstrom and Evdakov drew one apiece. Sagstrom then bet and received three calls. Eveyone took one card on the next draw and the action checked around. Elezra, Sagstrom and Ivey each took one card on the last draw while Evdakov stood pat. Sagstrom then bet and received a call from Evdakov. Ivey folded but Elezra raised to 24,000. Sagstrom made it three bets to 36,000 inducing a fold from Evdakov. Elezra called and Sagstrom turned over the nuts, 7-5-4-3-2 to take down the massive pot and grow his stack to around 640,000. Limit Hold’em Alaei Busts Another Opponent Daniel Alaei raised to 12,000 preflop and the short-stacked seat 7 raised to 18,000. Alaei called and the seat 7 put his remaining chips in blind before the flop. The flop came 8 Alaei boosted his stack to around 400,000.
After a flop of K The turn was the 4 The river was the 7 Card Player TV: See what Alaei had to say about the tournament. Player Tags: Scotty Nguyen, Chris Ferguson, Andy Bloch, Hasan Habib, Huck Seed, Phil Hellmuth, Jeffrey Lisandro, Daniel Alaei, Allen Bari, Erik Sagstrom, Scott Clements, Robert Williamson III, Isaac Haxton, Nikolay Evdakov Level 10: Ivey Comes Back From Break Strong, Hellmuth FumingMay 30, '10 Blinds: Flop/Limit Games: 2,500-5,000 blinds; 5,000-10,000 stakes Players Remaining: 68 out of 116 Tournament Leaderboard 1. Steve Zolotow – 595,000 Average Chip Count: 255,882 Notable Eliminations: Freddy Deeb Big Hands: Pot Limit Omaha
In the first hand after the 20 minute break, Phil Ivey raised to 7,200 from the button and was called by Eli Elezra and Patrik Antonius. The flop came J Ivey raised to 56,000 and Elezra quickly got out of the way. Antonius tanked to consider the big pot before him and two seats down Abe Mosseri asked, “You want a calculator?” Eventually, Antonius folded and Ivy took down a nice pot. Afterward, Ivey told Mosseri that he shouldn’t make comments during a hand like that. Seven Card Stud Deeb Eliminated By Zolotow We did not catch the action but Freddy Deeb was eliminated from the tournament by Steve Zolotow. Deeb could not pair any of his cards on seventh street and Zolotow took down the pot, knocking Deeb out in the process. Stud/8
Phil Hellmuth and Erik Seidel tangled in a hand that is still driving the Poker Brat nuts. Picking up the action after seventh street, Seidel showed down A Hellmuth was showing K Oppenheim Adds To Hellmuth’s Frustration Picking up the action on fifth street, Phil Hellmuth bet and David Oppenheim called. The action reversed on sixth and seventh street as Oppenheim was the one leading out. Hellmuth called the bet on sixth street, but could not do so on seventh street, revealing his hand A Oppenheim was at 290,000 after the pot while Hellmuth was at 105,000. Bach Doubles Through David Singer We caught up with the action on fifth street. David Bach put in a bet of 10,000, leaving himself just 800 behind. Singer raised to put him all in and Bach made the easy call. After the last two cards were dealt, Bach showed J Singer could not beat that and Bach doubled up to 60,000 after starting with 25,000.
Mike Matusow was all in for his last 17,000 against George Lind. Here is how there boards ran out: Lind: 7 Matusow started with three spades but then caught three hearts. He ended up making two pair but Lind’s diamond flush was enough to get the high and Matusow did not qualify for a low, leaving him with nothing but a story to tell on his way to the exit. No Limit Hold’em Oh Snap, The Glasses Came Off Already fuming from irritating previous hands, Phil Hellmuth got heads up against Erik Seidel and the flop came J Hellmuth instantly ripped his sunglasses off and began gesturing toward the board in disbelief while talking to himself. This continued for a few minutes after he folded, causing Seidel to eventually laugh out loud as Hellmuth talked about how Erik was going to hang himself in the tournament. Hellmuth had around 120,000 in chips after the hand, and Seidel had around 205,000. Razz
Picking up the action after seventh street, David Baker and Patrik Antonius checked their options and went to showdown. Baker showed a 7-6-5-4-2 low and Antonius examined his hole cards for a bit before finally mucking. Baker took the pot and was up to 275,000 while Antonius was down to 88,000. Limit Hold’em Binger Stays Afloat on the River On a flop of J Left In The Deck Ivey Not Interested In Tournament Of Champions An interesting conversation took place at Phil Ivey’s table. Eli Elezra and Huck Seed were asking Ivey if he was going to play in the Tournament of Champions later during the WSOP. Ivey insisted he could not play if the tournament was during the series. “Do you know how many bracelet bets I’ve got going?” he told the table. Elezra and Seed pressed him further but Ivey would not budge on his stance, so it appears Ivey will not take part in the tournament won by names like Mike Matusow, Annie Duke and Mike Sexton. Player Tags: Erik Seidel, David Oppenheim, Mike Matusow, Phil Hellmuth, Eli Elezra, Phil Ivey, Patrik Antonius, Scott Clements, Isaac Haxton, Alexander Kostritsyn Level Eight: Seidel Climbing, Raymer, Alioto and Negreanu OutMay 29, '10 Blinds: Flop/Limit Games: 1,500-3,000 blinds; 3,000-6,000 stakes Players Remaining: 90 out of 116 Tournament Leaderboard 1. Brian Hastings – 340,000 Average Chip Count: 193,333 Notable Eliminations: Greg Raymer Note: Players have gone on a 60-minute dinner break. They will return at approximately 9:10 p.m. Big Hands: Omaha/8
Isaac Haxton raised to 6,000 and Erik Seidel made the call from the big blind. Dan Kelly also made the call and the flop came down 9 Seidel led out with 3,000 and Kelly called. Haxton also tagged along and the turn was the K Seidel bet 6,000 and Kelly raised to 12,000. Haxton got out of the way and Seidel repopped to 18,000. Kelly went into the tank for a few minutes before mucking his hand. Seidel took the pot and was at 215,000 while Kelly was down to 65,000. Brown Takes Pot Off Arieh Picking up the action on a flop of Q Brown checked again and Arieh bet 6,000. Brown then check-raised to 12,000 and Arieh called. The river was the 7
David Bach won this event a year ago, but his odds of repeating aren’t looking so good. In one hand Bach raised to 6,000 and was called by seat 3, Chad Brown, Rafe Furst, and Josh Arieh. The flop came 8 The 3 The players checked down the 7 Brown and Seat 3 split the pot of more than 100,000 and last year’s champion was left with just around 65,000. Chad Brown sits with around 165,000. Seven Card Stud Ferguson Takes Pot Chris Ferguson was showing 9 Ferguson bet 6,000 and Le mucked his hand rather quickly, surrendering the pot to Ferguson. Ferguson was at 130,000 after the hand while Le was at 127,000.
Sorel Mizzi and David Benyamine were locked up in a hand on fifth street. Both players checked sixth and seventh street and showed down their hands. Mizzi tabled (A Mizzi had A-Q-J high to edge out Benyamine and take the pot. He was at 200,000 while Benyamine was at 130,000. No Limit Hold’em_ Brunson Makes His Exits, Courtesy Of Aces A short-staked Todd Brunson hoped to make a quick double up in the no limit hold’em round but his K
Dario Alioto moved all in for his last 8,500. Eli Elezra called, as did Noah Boeken from the big blind. The flop came down Q Elezra got out of the way and Boeken tabled 10 2-7 Low Baker’s Jack Low Takes It Entering the action at the first draw, David Baker and Abe Mosseri both drew 1. Mosseri checked to Baker who bet 3,000. Mosseri called and both players drew 1 again. Baker fired out 6,000 and Mosseri called. Player’s Twitter Accounts: For up to the minute information straight from the player’s themselves, be sure to check out the Card Player Twitter page. Phil Hellmuth Card Player Video: Check out David Oppenheim’s thoughts on the event. Player Tags: David Baker, Erik Seidel, Josh Arieh, Chris Ferguson, Tuan Le, Todd Brunson, David Benyamine, Eli Elezra, David Bach, Abe Mosseri, Dario Alioto, Sorel Mizzi, Isaac Haxton Level Seven: Haxton Gets Aggressive, Bill Chen OutMay 29, '10 Blinds: Flop/Limit Games: 1,300-2,500 blinds; 2,500-5,000 stakes Players Remaining: 102 out of 116 Tournament Leaderboard 1. Erik Sagstrom – 329,100 Average Chip Count: 170,580 Notable Eliminations: David Chiu CardPlayer TV: Check out how reigning Main Event Champion Joe Cada is feeling and what $50k event chip leader Erik Sagstrom had to say about the tournament thus far… Big Hands: No Limit Hold’em
Picking up the hand on the flop, Isaac Haxton bet 7,500 into a board reading 7 On the next hand, Dan Kelly raised to 2,500 from the button preflop. Haxton made the call from the small blind and Matt Glantz followed suit from the big blind. The flop came down J Chen Falls in No Limit Hold’em Round Justin Smith check-called Bill Chen’s 25,000 on a board of K Negreanu Benefits in No Limit Hold’em Round Daniel Negreanu raises to 3,200 preflop and is called by Dario Alioto. Both players check a flop of A
After Michael Mizrachi and Sorel Mizzi invested 3,600 each into the pot preflop, the board came K Mizrachi led out with 5,000 and Mizzi mucked his hand. “What else could I have,” Mizrachi said as he turned over A He took down the pot and improved to 115,000 while Mizzi was at 200,000. The two would tangle again in a Pot-limit Omaha hand. Pot-Limit Omaha Mizrachi And Mizzi Go Again Michael Mizrachi bet 3,000 preflop and David Benyamine made the call. Sorel Mizzi then bet the pot for about 16,000 and both opponents made the call. The flop came down 10 Mizrachi took that pot and was around 135,000 after the hand.
Eli Elezra raised to 1,200 and was called by Daniel Negreanu, only to have the short-stacked Tam Hang move all in for his last 4,100. Elezra made a pot size raise to get Negreanu out and was heads up with a chance to knock Hang out of the tournament. Elezra showed A The very next hand Elezra called Dario Alioto’s 4,000 raise from the button and the flop came K Elezra showed A Hastings And Fossilman Tangle Brian Hastings bet 13,000 after a flop of J Greg Raymer thought about his options before deciding to muck his hand. Hastings took a small pot and was around 164,000 while Raymer was ailing with just over 30,000.
Scotty Nguyen raised the pot, 5,700, preflop. Action folded around to Ted Forrest in the big blind who decided to see a flop. It came down 7 Nguyen started with 210,000 and improved to 220,000 while Forrest dropped from 145,000 to 137,000. Flop Kills Action Picking up the action after the flop, the board read Q The turn was the 8 Bach turned over 7 2-7 Triple Draw
We caught up with this hand on the second draw. Abe Mosseri folded his hand and Dario Alioto drew one card. Daniel Negreanu stood pat and led out before the final draw. Alioto made the call and drew one card. He then led out with a bet, much to the displeasure of Negreanu who made the call. Alioto turned over 8-5-4-3-2 for the 8-perfect and Negreanu could only wave his arms in disgust as he showed 8-7-5-3-2. He was down to just 70,000 after the hand while Alioto was at 60,000. Limit Hold’em Huck Flushes Elezra’s Trips Huck Seed raised to 5,000 preflop and Eli Elezra called from the big blind. Elezra checked a flop of K The pot put Seed around 230,000 in chips and Elezra dropped to around 175,000. Giang Flushes South Picking up the hand after the river, the board ran out Q South mucked his hand and was down to 180,000 while Giang was up to 225,000. Player Tags: Scotty Nguyen, Huck Seed, Daniel Negreanu, David Benyamine, David Bach, Michael Mizrachi, Chau Giang, Greg Raymer, Bill Chen, Dario Alioto, Sorel Mizzi, Isaac Haxton, Cole South, Brian Hastings, Justin Smith Level Six: D'Agostino, Ivey Chipping UpMay 29, '10 Blinds: Flop/Limit Games: 1,000-2,000 blinds; 2,000-4,000 stakes Players Remaining: 107 out of 116 Tournament Leaderboard 1. Erik Sagstrom – 329,100 Average Chip Count: 162,616 Notable Eliminations: Big Hands: Limit Hold’em
Sorel Mizzi raised to 4,000 preflop only to have John D’Agostino reraise to 6,000. Mizzi made the call. The flop came 10 After the 2 D’Agostino was at around 60,000 after the hand and Mizzi was still up around 135,000. D’Agostino Uses Limit Hold’em Round to Chip Up Against the player in seat 8 two hands later, D’Agostino three-bet preflop and the flop came Q D’Agostino called seat 8’s 2,000 bet and the K When seat 8 bet the turn, D’Agostino raised to a total of 8,000 and was called. The 9
Isaac Haxton raised to 4,000 from the cutoff and Matt Glantz made the call from the button. The flop came down J Glantz fired 2,000 and Haxton check-raised to 4,000. Glantz made the call and the 4 The river was the J Bloch Gets Better Of Ferguson We caught up with this hand on the river. The board ran out K He was up to 144,000 while Ferguson’s stack fell to 110,000 and it would fall lower during the Stud round. 2-7 Lowball
Mike Matusow raised to 4,000 before the first draw and John Juanda made the call. The players each took two cards on the first draw and Juanda bet 2,000. Matusow raised it to 4,000 and Juanda made the call. Both players drew one card on the second draw and Juanda checked. Matusow fired 4,000 and Juanda mucked his hand. Matusow started the hand with 132,000 and improved to 141,000 with the win. Juanda dropped from 138,000 to just over 130,000. Williamson Cuts The Razor Robert Williamson III was heads up with John Phan and drew 1 on the first draw, while Phan took two. Williamson bet 2,000 and Phan made the call. Phan drew two again and Williamson stood pat. After Williamson fired 4,000 into the pot, Phan gave up on the hand and Williamson boosted his stack to around 148,000. Phan was down to around 125,000. Also seated at this table is Gus Hansen, Andy Bloch, and Chris Ferguson. Omaha/8
We caught up with this hand after the flop. The board was A The turn was the 4 Ivey showed J Ivey Takes Down Pot, Mosseri Cashes In We caught up with this hand on the river. The board was K When Ivey tabled K Ivey took in the pot and was around 155,000 after the hand while Negreanu’s wallet got just a little lighter. 7-Stud
Entering the hand in progress, Chris “Jesus” Ferguson showed 9 Seat 6 then got the 5 After seat 6 slowed down and checked the last card, Jesus bet 4,000 and was called. He showed 6 Ivey’s Kings are King Showing X-X-4 After being dealt the 7 Ivey bet 4,000 on his next card, the J Ivey fired 4,000 after being dealt the 5 After calling Ivey’s final bet of 4,000 after the last cards were dealt, Alioto had to muck when Ivey showed K Left in the Deck: Table redraws create star-studded tables Seated at the table right next to the Card Player work area are Phil Ivey, Eli Elezra, Daniel Negreanu and Huck Seed. Another table features Erik Seidel, Phil Hellmuth, Michael Binger, David Oppenheim, Scott Clements and Isaac Haxton. Player Tags: John Phan, Erik Seidel, Chris Ferguson, Huck Seed, Daniel Negreanu, John D'Agostino, David Oppenheim, Mike Matusow, Phil Hellmuth, Eli Elezra, Phil Ivey, Matthew Glantz, Scott Clements, Michael Binger, Sorel Mizzi, Isaac Haxton Level One -- Greg Mueller Starts off StrongMay 28, '10 Blinds: Limit Games: 400-800; 800-1,600 Stakes Entrants: 101 Starting Stack: 150,000 Big Hands: Triple Draw
Isaac Haxton raised to 1,600 before the first draw and the player in seat 2 raised to 2,400. Haxton made the call and Haxton drew two cards on the first draw. His opponent drew one and Haxton checked. Seat 2 bet 800 and Haxton called. Haxton drew two more cards and seat 2 drew one. Haxton checked again and seat 2 fired 1,600. Haxton raised to 3,200 and seat 2 reraised to 4,800. Haxton was not done as he upped the action to 6,400. Seat 2 made the call and both players stood pat on the last draw. Haxton showed down a 7-6-4-3-2 low and his opponent mucked. Haxton took the pot and improved his stack to about 178,000. Harman Takes One From Minieri After the cards are dealt, Dario Minieri raised to 1400 and was called by Daniel Stern and Jennifer Harman. Minieri drew one, and both Stern and Harman took 2. Minieri bet 800 and was called by both opponents. Minieri drew one, Harman took none, and Stern took one. Minieri bet 1500 and was called by Harman, while Stern folded. Both players checked on the end and Harman showed an 8-low — 8 Limit Hold’em Chau Giang Takes a Pot On a board of 9
Greg Mueller Starts Off Strong Greg Mueller and Andy Bloch tangled and saw a flop of A Left in the Deck: Event 2 Features Some Stacked Tables The 2007 and 2008 winners of this event, Freddy Deeb and Scotty Nguyen are seated next to each other at a table also featuring Phil Ivey, Ted Lawson, David Benyamine and Chau Giang. Table 309 features Dario Minieri,Daniel Stern Jennifer Harman, Greg Raymer, Scott Seiver, and Noah Boaken. Brian Townsend, Daniel Alaei, Ted Forest, Erick Lindgren, Mike Matusow are also seated together. Overheard On The Felt 2004 WSOP Main Event Champion Greg Raymer expressed his surprise toward the field of 77 entrants. (Though the number has been steadily rising and was at 109 at the time of this post.) “I would’ve thought having no limit hold’em and PLO would’ve brought more people in,” he said. Daniel Negreanu revealed that he has now been doing workout phenomenon P90X for 3 days. He said he thinks it’ll get easier with time, but Negreanu’s Twitter posts reveal that painful aftermath of the workout. Player Tags: Andy Bloch, Daniel Negreanu, Greg Mueller, Jennifer Harman, Chau Giang, Greg Raymer, Dario Minieri, Isaac Haxton |
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| Jan 11, '10 | 2010 PokerStars.com EPT Caribbean Adventure - Season VI | PokerStars Caribbean Adventure High Roller Championship | 1 | + |
Level 6 Update: Matusow Gets LuckyJan 11, '10 Blinds: 300-600 with a 75 ante Players Remaining: 58 out of 84 (Unofficial) Notable Chip Counts: Dario Minieri — 225,000 Average Chip Count: 72,413 Notable Eliminations: Christian Harder Big Hands:
Mike Matusow raised to 1,800 from under the gun and Lee Markholt reraised to 5,800 from the small blind. Matusow then asked Markholt how much he had behind and both players confirmed that they were about equal with about 55,000. Matusow moved all in and Markholt immediately called, tabling pocket aces. Matusow showed pocket kings and needed help or else he would be crippled. The board ran out 10 Jason Mercier Eliminated Bryn Kenney raised to 1,600 from under the gun and Alexander Kostritsyn called. Andrew Lichtenberger called as well and Mercier repopped it to 6,200. Kenney and Kostritsyn both folded and Lichtenberger moved all in. Mercier called off the rest of his 30,000 stack with K The board failed to help Mercier and he was eliminated, boosting Lichtenberger’s stack to 90,000. Ugly River For Haxton Lex veldhuis raised to 1,250 in the cutoff and Isaac Haxton reraised to 4,600 on the button. Paul Berended then moved all in for nearly 20,000 from the big blind and Haxton made the call. Haxton showed A Left In The Deck: $400-$800 Anyone? Many of those who were eliminated early on in the tournament have now made their way to a cash game going on in the front of the room. Scott Seiver, Justin Bonomo, Carlos Mortensen and Eugene Katchalov have joined Jean-Robert Bellande, Chris Smith and an unknown for some $400-$800 Mixed Games. Player Tags: Lee Markholt, Mike Matusow, Isaac Haxton, Andrew Lichtenberger, Jason Mercier, Paul Berende |
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when the small blind checked before Vanessa Selbst bet 1,300 UTG+1. Jason Alexander then raised to 2,900 from middle position.
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James Campbell Surges Up The Leaderboard
Blinds: 50-100
Shorr Scores A Pot
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Isaac Haxton Doubles Up
Moneymaker Takes A Pot
Naujoks Has A Nice Set
Ted Forrest Doubles Up
Not Enough Heart For Seiver
Get Off Maria’s Boat
Mizrachi Plows Plowman
Negreanu Busts in 11th ($77,569)
Dan Kelly Soars Past Kenney
The Matador Gored in 17th ($58,699)
Mercer Falls in 15th ($58,699)
David Sands Takes a Hit
Davidi Kitai Eliminated
John Racener Doubles Up
Bertrand Grospellier Eliminated
Seed Planted Out of Tournament
Andy Bloch Cripples Williamson 
Nguyen Scoops Lisandro
Sagstrom Takes Massive Pot
Hellmuth Busted
Ivey Back With a Bang
Hellmuth Steaming
Mouth Shut
Baker Low Balls Antonious
Seidel Takes A Pot
Bach Gets None of Massive Pot
Sorel Mizzi Beats Benyamine
Alioto Ousted
The Grinder Gets No Action From Mizzi
Scotty Bets Forrest Out
Alioto Low Bridges Negreanu
Mizzi Spaces On The Current Game
Matusow Forces Out Juanda
Ivey Chops With Elezra
Jesus Turns Weak Cards Into Two Pair
Haxton Gets an Early Pot
Matusow Gets Lucky to Eliminate Markholt