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Lee Markholt Eliminated

Oct 28, '09

Lee Markholt has busted out of the tournament during the second level on day 2.

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End of Day 1: Michael Brummelhuis Secures Late-Night Chiplead

Jun 24, '09

Day 1 of Event no. 45 – $10,000 World Championship of Pot-Limit Hold’em is in the books and Michael Brummelhuis of the Netherlands leads the way with 330,200 in chips, followed not so closely by such notable players as Toto Leonidas, Luke Staudenmaier, David Pham, Eric Bladwin, Mike Kamran, Kirill Gerasimov, Chris Moore, Justin Young, Erik Seidel, Issac Haxton, Marco Johnson, Florian Langmaan and Burt Boutin, all of whom have more than 100,00 in chips the last time we checked. Defending Champion, Nenad Medic is still in the field as well, and with a healthy chip stack of just under 100,000.

Notable players that would not be so lucky to advance beyond Day 1 include Chris Ferguson, Daniel Negreanu, Johnny Chan, Barry Greenstein and Peter Eastgage, to name a few.

With 275 total entrants in this event, just 85 players made it through the night, and they will return to the Rio at 2:00pm PDT to begin Day 2, so be sure to check back with CardPlayer.com for all of the action from this marquee event.

Blinds: 1,000-2,000

Players Remaining: 85 out of 275

Chip Counts:

1. Michael Brummelhuis — 330,200
2. Toto Leonidas — 241,100
3. Kirill Gerasimov — 213,200
4. Darryll Fish — 209,100
5. Masaaki Kagawa — 194,900
6. David Pham — 187,500
7. Kwang Lee — 182,400
8. Michael Kamran — 180,000
9. Tim Kahlmeyer — 178,300
10. John Kabbaj — 176,800

Average Chip Count: 97,058

Notable Eliminations:

David Singer
Scott Seiver
Mike Sowers
Yevginiy Timoshenko
Adam Geyer
Barny Boatman
Pat Bueno
Ivan Demidov
Hoyt Corkins

Big Hands:

David Singer Eliminated by Mike Kamran

Singer started this hand with 79,000; Kamran with 81,000.

David Singer raises to 4,400 from middle position and Mike Kamran raises to 11,500 from the button. Singer reraises the size of the pot (41,300) and Kamran moves all in; he barley has Singer covered. Singer calls and both players turn over their cards.

Singer: AK
Kamran: AA

Board: QQ397

Singer fails to improve as Kamran’s aces hold up. Mike Kamran eliminates David Singer from the tournament and brings his stack up to 160,000 this hand.

Vanessa Rousso Quadruples Up

Lee Markholt raises to 4,000 from the cutoff and gets three callers; Nam Le (button), Vanessa Rousso (small blind) and Bertrand “Elky” Grospellier (big blind).

The flop comes J98, and action folds around to Nam Le who bets 12,500. Rousso moves all in in for 16,500, Elky calls, Markholt folds and Nam Le calls.

Rousso: 108
Nam Le: 99
Elky: X – X

Rousso flops the nut straight while Nam Le flops middle set. The turn is the 7 and the river is the 4 as Vanessa Rousso all but quadruples up to 64,000 this hand.

Corkins Eliminated by Langmaan

With just about 30,000 already in the pot on a board of 10923, Hoyt Corkins moves all in for 30,000 on the turn.

Florian Langmaan tanks for several minutes before the clock is called. Langmaan ultimately makes the call with top pair (J10) as Corkins turns over pocket aces (AA).

The river is the 10, giving Langmaan trips and the pot. Hoyt Corkins is eliminated from the tournament with just minutes to go before the end of the night.

Player Tags: Hoyt Corkins,   Lee Markholt,   Nam Le,   David Singer,   Vanessa Rousso,   Bertrand Grospellier,   Michael Kamran,   Florian Langmann,   Michiel Brummelhuis

Level 1 Update: Madsen Celebrates Birthday

Jun 07, '09

Level 1 Update: Event No. 18 Begins

Blinds: 100-200

Players Remaining: 141 out of 141

Chip Counts:

1. Barry Greenstein — 30,000
2. Sammy Farha — 30,000
3. Jen Harman — 30,000
4. David Benyamine — 30,000
5. Chau Giang — 30,000
6. Phil Gordon — 30,000
7. Jeff Madsen — 30,000
8. Mike Matusow — 30,000
9. Jordon Morgan — 30,000
10. Jean Robert Bellande — 30,000

Average Chip Count: 30,000

Big Hands:

David Benyamine Tops Jen Harman

After a preflop raise, David Benyamine leads out for 200 on a flop of J74 and is raised by Jen Harman. Benyamine then checks and calls a 400 chip bet from Harman on the turn when the K falls. The river is the Q and both players check.

Benyamine turns over the AK92 and scoops the pot. After the hand was over, Harman claimed that she had the AJ92 with spades.

Ted Lawson Wins Without Showdown

In a five way raised pot, the flop came down K92. The small blind led for 200, Bruno Fitoussi calls, Ted Lawson calls, and the player on the button raises to 400. After the small blind folds, both Fitoussi and Lawson called. The Q fell on the turn and now Fitoussi leads out for 400 and both Lawson and the button called.

The 3 fell on the river and Fitoussi led again for 400 and was met with a raise to 400 from Ted Lawson. The button folded and after tanking for a few moments, Fitoussi laid it down.

Morgan’s Full House Good for the Whole Pot

On a board of J10272, Jordan Morgan bet all three streets and was called down by Lee Markholt. Morgan tabled JJ and Markholt mucked his hand.

Left In The Deck:

Madsen Celebrates Birthday with Tournament

At the very beginning of the tournament, Jeff Madsen was greeted by two female companions who brought him balloons and a stuffed animal as they began to sing “Happy Birthday” to him. He played the rest of the level with the balloons tied to the back of the chair.

Player Tags: Lee Markholt,   David Benyamine,   Ted Lawson,   Jennifer Harman,   Bruno Fitoussi,   Jordan Morgan,   Jeff Madsen

Lee Markholt Eliminated

Oct 29, '08

Luke Staudenmaier opened the action with a raise preflop, Lee Markholt moved all in, and Staudenmaier called him down feeling that he was pot committed. Markholt held K-J against Staudenmaier's 10-9, but the 10-9 prevailed on the flop and there was no come-from-behind victory in store for Markholt. He was busted out of the tournament.












 

Player Tags: Lee Markholt,   Luke Staudenmaier

Lee Markholt Eliminated in 38th Place ($6,670)

Oct 02, '08

Lee Markholt has just been eliminated from the tournament. Only 10 minutes left in today's portion of the tournament.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Alex Bolotin Doubles Through Lee Markholt

Oct 01, '08

We caught the action on a board of A98AJ. Alex Bolotin was all in for about 18,000 and Lee Markholt was in the tank.

After about a minute, Markholt tossed in the call and saw Bolotin's 99 for a full house. Markholt could only show A10 and Bolotin chipped up to over 50,000. Markholt took a big hit and now has 47,000.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Player Tags: Lee Markholt,   Alex Bolotin

The Rise of Lee Markholt

Sep 29, '08

Lee Markholt has been quite busy the past level, more than tripling his stack from 13,000 to 43,600. Markholt has been hiding in the corner with a great table draw all day long. It was only a matter of time before he woke up to some chips.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Lee Markholt Eliminated in 38th Place ($6,670)

Oct 02, '08

Lee Markholt has just been eliminated from the tournament. Only 10 minutes left in today's portion of the tournament.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Alex Bolotin Doubles Through Lee Markholt

Oct 01, '08

We caught the action on a board of A98AJ. Alex Bolotin was all in for about 18,000 and Lee Markholt was in the tank.

After about a minute, Markholt tossed in the call and saw Bolotin's 99 for a full house. Markholt could only show A10 and Bolotin chipped up to over 50,000. Markholt took a big hit and now has 47,000.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Player Tags: Lee Markholt,   Alex Bolotin

The Rise of Lee Markholt

Sep 29, '08

Lee Markholt has been quite busy the past level, more than tripling his stack from 13,000 to 43,600. Markholt has been hiding in the corner with a great table draw all day long. It was only a matter of time before he woke up to some chips.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Lee Markholt Eliminated in 38th Place ($6,670)

Oct 02, '08

Lee Markholt has just been eliminated from the tournament. Only 10 minutes left in today's portion of the tournament.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Alex Bolotin Doubles Through Lee Markholt

Oct 01, '08

We caught the action on a board of A98AJ. Alex Bolotin was all in for about 18,000 and Lee Markholt was in the tank.

After about a minute, Markholt tossed in the call and saw Bolotin's 99 for a full house. Markholt could only show A10 and Bolotin chipped up to over 50,000. Markholt took a big hit and now has 47,000.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Player Tags: Lee Markholt,   Alex Bolotin

The Rise of Lee Markholt

Sep 29, '08

Lee Markholt has been quite busy the past level, more than tripling his stack from 13,000 to 43,600. Markholt has been hiding in the corner with a great table draw all day long. It was only a matter of time before he woke up to some chips.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Lee Markholt Eliminated

Sep 16, '08

One of the more consistent tournament players in the game, Lee Markholt, has just been eliminated from the tournament. Markholt came in as the second shortest stack and couldn't overcome the mounting blinds.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Lee Markholt Eliminated in 13th Place ($35,205)

Aug 27, '08

John Phan raised and Lee Markholt moved all in over the top. Phan reluctantly called and showed 55. Markholt was racing with AK. 

The flop came 866 and Phan retained the lead. The turn was the A, however, and Markholt was looking strong to double up.

Phan called out for the 5, but the dealer gave him the 5 instead, giving him a full house and the pot. Markholt finishes in 13th place, a slight fall back from last year's 9th place finish.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Player Tags: John Phan,   Lee Markholt

Lee Markholt Takes the Chip Lead

Aug 26, '08

Lee Markholt has chipped up in a major way since the bubble has broken, taking out Kevin Zhu and picking up a few big pots all the way to nearly 800,000 in chips.

The World Poker Challenge champion finished in ninth place here last year and is certainly in good position to better that mark.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Kevin Zhu Eliminated in 34th Place

Aug 26, '08

Kevin Zhu got it all in holding top pair, a gutshot straight draw and a nut flush draw against Lee Markholt set of sevens. The board bricked and Zhu was sent hom in 34th place.

Markholt now has 550,000 in chips.

Player Tags: Lee Markholt,   Kevin Zhu

Lee Markholt Eliminated in 13th Place ($35,205)

Aug 27, '08

John Phan raised and Lee Markholt moved all in over the top. Phan reluctantly called and showed 55. Markholt was racing with AK. 

The flop came 866 and Phan retained the lead. The turn was the A, however, and Markholt was looking strong to double up.

Phan called out for the 5, but the dealer gave him the 5 instead, giving him a full house and the pot. Markholt finishes in 13th place, a slight fall back from last year's 9th place finish.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Player Tags: John Phan,   Lee Markholt

Lee Markholt Takes the Chip Lead

Aug 26, '08

Lee Markholt has chipped up in a major way since the bubble has broken, taking out Kevin Zhu and picking up a few big pots all the way to nearly 800,000 in chips.

The World Poker Challenge champion finished in ninth place here last year and is certainly in good position to better that mark.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Kevin Zhu Eliminated in 34th Place

Aug 26, '08

Kevin Zhu got it all in holding top pair, a gutshot straight draw and a nut flush draw against Lee Markholt set of sevens. The board bricked and Zhu was sent hom in 34th place.

Markholt now has 550,000 in chips.

Player Tags: Lee Markholt,   Kevin Zhu