$10,000 Main Event - Day 6 - Level 25 (Hour 1)
Jul 13, '08
Blinds/Antes: 20,000-40,000-5,000
Players Remaining: 50 of 6,844
Eliminations:
51st place - Alfredo Fernandez - $135,100
52nd place - Mark Ketteringham - $135,100
53rd place - Alan Gould - $135,100
54th place - Alex Caiaffa - $135,100
55th place - Rafael Caiaffa - $115,800
56th place - Eric Bamer - $115,800
Big Hands and Storylines:
Alfredo Fernandez Eliminated by Mike Matusow
Mike Matusow made the standard table raise to 110,000 from second position. Alfredo Fernandez, on Matusow’s left, wasted no time before moving all-in for 600,000. Action folded back around to Matusow who made a pretty swift call with A
Q. His call was dead-on; Fernandez turned up J
10
. The board rolled out K66
4A and Fernandez was eliminated. The nice addition to his stack brings Matusow up to 3.3 million.
A Moment With Matusow
After the aforementioned hand, Matusow let the table know how good he was playing, and how luck was on his side. Some snippets from his peroration:
“...I just know it...”
“...I can feel it...”
“...the neutrons and the electrons...”
“...the power of positive thinking, you can’t beat it!”
Up-and-down hour for Michelle
Early in the level Tiffany Michelle raised and then called a reraise by Ivan Demidov on the button. After a flop of A43 both players checked. The turn was the 4 and Michelle bet 500,000. Demidov called and the river was the 7. Michelle bet 800,000 and after a couple minutes Demidov raised to 2.2 million. It was now her turn to tank, and after two minutes she folded. Demidov now has 6.5 million chips, while Michelle has 3.15.
Later in the level Michelle limped in from under the gun and was one of three players to see the flop come 977 and Michelle called a bet of 75,000 by Chrstian Dragomir. The turn was the 4 and Dragomir bet 100,000. Tiffany raised to 200,000 and then Dragomir reraised to 400,000. Tiffany then moved all in, forcing Dragomir to fold. Michelle is now up to about four million, while Dragomir has over two million.
Pham-boozled
More from Tiffany Michelle...
Tiffany Michelle raised to 120,000 from under the gun. Kido Pham, to her left, made it 300,000, and Michelle made the call. The flop was 1032 and Michelle led out for a hefty 750,000. Pham considered his options for a moment, but decided to fold. The pot brings Michelle up to 4 million and drops Pham down to under 2 million.
Gould Leaves with the Ladies
Joe Bishop raised to 125,000 preflop, and was only to happy to step out of the way. Alan Gould in the next seat reraised him to 400,000, and then halfway down the table Albert Kim announced another raise, this to 1.1 million. Bishop folded, and Gould then announced all-in for his remaining 1.6 million in chips. Kim instantly called and showed AA, while Gould was drawing slim with QQ. The flop came 863 to give Gould a chance at a running flush, though that disappeared with the 6 on the river. Needing to catch a queen on the end, Kim took down the pot and eliminated his opponent when the 10 completed the board. Kim improved to 7.8 million in chips with the hand.
Yet Kim donated much of that recent gain back just a few hands later. He raised to 105,000 preflop, then was reraised to 425,000 by Bishop. Kim called, and the flop came 1064. Bishop stepped out for 550,000, and Kim made the call. The K was the turn card, and Bishop then announced all-in. Kim was visibly frustrated, noting he had just got the chips and didn’t want to spill them back. He eventually mucked, stating he had queens, then pleaded for Bishop to “show the bluff”. Bishop hesitated, briefly flashing his cards before mucking. The table then insisted the dealer show the cards, and they were proven to be the A10.
Outhred Outted
Alex Outhred had been able to survive with his shortstack thanks to timely all-in shoves that discouraged any callers. But he finally ran out of steam when in the small blind, he woke with AK. Chris Klodnicki had raised from the button to 110,000 and Outhred then went all-in for 495,000. Klodnicki called and showed 99. The doorcard to the flop was the K to give Outhred short-lived life, as behind it lay the 9 to give Klodnicki the set. The 3 and 8 completed the board and Outhred was ousted in 54th place.
Player Tags: Alex Outhred, Chris Klodnicki, Tiffany Michelle, Albert Kim, Alan Gould, Ivan Demidov, Cristian Dragomir, Joe Bishop
$10,000 Main Event - Day 5 - Level 22 (Hour 2)
Jul 12, '08
Players are on a 90-minute dinner break. Play will resume at 9:30 p.m.
Blinds/Antes: 10,000 / 20,000 / 3,000
Players Remaining: 97 of 6,844
Chip Counts:
Nikolay Losev: 3,500,000
Mark Ketteringham: 3,500,000
Tiffany Michelle: 3,300,000
Jamal Kunbuz: 3,300,000
Brandon Cantu: 3,200,000
Aaron Gordon: 3,200,000
James McManus: 3,200,000
Peter Eastgate: 2,900,000
Justin Scott: 2,800,000
Allen Kennedy: 2,700,000
Average Stack: 1,368,800
Big Hands and Storylines:
Should Have Stayed in Bed
Dutch player Yde van Deutekon became an Internet sensation earlier this year when he created a website designed around the premise that people would pay to watch him spend entire days in bed. Sleepingrich.com earned him $19,000 before he travelled to Las Vegas for the WSOP.
Some days it doesn’t pay to get up. Van Deutekon was one from the cut-off and raised to 65,000 preflop. Joe Bishop was in the cut-off and made the call, as did Albert Kim from the button. Both blinds folded. The flop came JJ5, and all three players checked. The 6 came on the turn and Van Deutekon stabbed at the pot with a 90,000 bet. Bishop folded, but Kim made the call. The 7 fell on the river and again Deutekon checked. Kim announced a bet of 250,000 and Deutekon snap-called, announcing he had the nut flush. But lo and behold, he had misread his hand. He actually held AK and had been fortunate to not raise all-in as Kim had him substantially covered. Kim won the pot with J10, and Van Deutekon was left with just under 400,000 in chips.
Full credit to Van Deutekon, he took his misread in stride and was able to laugh about it with the rest of the table.
Aaron Keay Triples Up
Action folded around to Matt Matros, who limped from the cutoff. Aaron Keay, from the button, instantly tossed his last 150,000 into the pot. Phil Hellmuth in the big blind made the call and Matros, after a minute or so of intensely scrutinizing Hellmuth, did the same. The board came off AKK62 and Hellmuth and Matros checked every street. Immediately after Matros checked the river, Keay flipped over 22 for a rivered full house, good enough to take the pot, and pipping Matros’ pocket sevens and Hellmuth’s pocket fours.
Keay is now up to 480,000.
Kostritsyn Has Aces Cracked, Loses Pot Worth 1.2 Million
Alexander Kostritsyn has been having a tough level to say the least. The most expensive hit to his stack came with a board of AJ107 when he and his opponent, Reagan Silber, got it all in. Kostritsyn had Silber’s 616,000 in chips covered, but his AA was no good against Silber’s KQ. Silber seemed apprehensive when he saw Kostritsyn’s hand and feared a board pair on the river. Fortunately for Silber, the river came 2 and he successfully doubled up. The loss left Kostritsyn with approximately 1.5 million in chips.
Herzog Misses on Draw
Jamal Sawaqdeh and Geoffrey Herzog both committed 100,000 to the pot preflop and saw the board come K105. Sawaqdeh then announced all-in for his final 441,000, and Herzog made the call. Sawaqdeh showed KJ for top pair, while Herzog held AQ for the nut flush draw. The 8 came on the turn and Sawaqdeh dodged the river as well when the 4 came down.
Player Tags: Phil Hellmuth, Matthew Matros, Albert Kim, Geoffrey Herzog, Alexander Kostritsyn
