Level 25, Hour Two: Mizrachi Takes One Down
Jul 15, '10
Blinds: 20,000-40,000 with a 5,000 ante
Players Remaining: 78 out of 7,319
Average Chip Count: 2,820,128
Card Player Chip Counts:
Tony Dunst – 1,600,000
Josh Brikis – 1,430,000
Tournament Leaderboard:
1. Theo Jorgensen – 8,450,000
2. Michael Mizrachi – 7,725,000
3. John Racener – 7,250,000
4. Alexander Kostritsyn – 6,960,000
5. Jonathan Driscoll – 6,670,000
6. William Thorson – 6,200,000
7. Matt Affleck – 6,000,000
8. Joseph Cheong – 5,700,000
9. Edward Ochana – 5,500,000
10. Michal Wywrot – 5,300,000
Notable Eliminations:
84. Ian Gordon — $79,806
Player Twitter Accounts
Jean-Robert Bellande
Josh Brikis
Michael Mizrachi
Big Hands:
We Are Family
It wasn’t quite a family pot, but seven players saw a flop of J
9
2. Action was checked to Duy Le and he fired 125,000. Michael Mizrachi was the only caller and the two saw the 7
on the turn.
Both players checked and the river was the J. They checked again and Mizrachi tabled 66.
Le mucked and Mizrachi took down the pot. He was at 5.8 million after the hand.
Ochana Nails The Set
Gabriel Alarie raised to 115,000 from the cutoff and Edward Ochana made the call from the button. The flop came down QJ5
and Alarie checked. Ochana fired 140,000 and Alarie raised it up to 440,000.
Ochana then repopped to 1.4 million. Alarie had enough and mucked. Ochana then turned over 55 for a flopped set. He was up to 5.8 million.
Todd Witteles Out
Todd Witteles moved all in for his last 126,000 and Evan Lamprea tried to isolate by three-betting. But Niklas Toorell made the call to create a side pot and the flop came down J83.
Both players checked and the turn was the 3. They checked again and did the same when the 7 fell on the river. Witteles showed A9 for complete air. Lamprea showed AQ and it was good enough to take it down, sending Witteles out of the tournament.
Statz Flushes Jacobo
We caught up with this hand on the river. The board had run out J10982 and Benjamin Statz bet 500,000.
Jacobo Fernandez looked him up and Statz showed K4 for the king-high flush. Fernandez tabled 75 for a lower flush and he slipped to 900,000. Statz was at 3.1 million.
Jorgensen Takes One
Theo Jorgensen limped in from the small blind and Duy Le checked from the big blind. The two saw a flop of AK6 and they both checked.
The turn was the 3 and Jorgensen bet 50,000. Le made the call and the river was the Q. Jorgensen bet another 100,000 and Le mucked.
Jorgensen took down the pot and was at 8.45 million.
Player Tags: Michael Mizrachi, Theo Jorgensen, Todd Witteles, Benjamin Statz, Duy Le, Jacobo Fernandez, Gabriel Alarie, Edward Ochana
Level 24, Hour Two: Dunst Doubles Up
Jul 15, '10
Note: Players have gone on an unscheduled 20-minute break to color up the T1,000 chips.
Blinds: 15,000-30,000 with a 4,000 ante
Players Remaining: 96 out of 7,319
Average Chip Count: 2,287,187
Card Player Chip Counts:
Andrew Brokos – 2,000,000
Tony Dunst – 1,400,000
Josh Brikis – 2,385,000
Tournament Leaderboard:
1. John Racener – 6,985,000
2. Michael Mizrachi – 5,850,000
3. Mattew Jarvis – 5,550,000
4. William Thorson – 5,250,000
5. Joseph Cheong – 5,230,000
6. Matt Affleck – 5,000,000
7. Michal Wywrot – 4,900,000
8. Damien Luis – 4,800,000
9. Theo Jorgenesen – 4,800,000
10. Alexander Kostritsyn – 4,650,000
Notable Eliminations:
100. Christian Harder — $57,102
103. Daniel Chamberlain — $57,102
Player Twitter Accounts
Jean-Robert Bellande
Josh Brikis
Christian Harder
Michael Mizrachi
Big Hands:
Chamberlain Bounced Out
Picking up the action on a flop of J107, Daniel Chamberlain made a bet and Brandon Steven check-raised. Chamberlain moved in and Steven made the call.
Chamberlain: AA
Steven: K7
Chamberlain held the aces but needed to fade the spade draw. The turn was harmless with the 10 but the river was the 9 and Chamberlain was flushed away.
Jetten Takes One
Duy Le raised to 90,000 and Peter Jetten made the call. Both players saw the flop come down KQ2 and Le bet 150,000.
Jetten made the call and the turn was the 6. Both players checked and the river was the K. Jetten bet 240,000 this time and Le mucked. Jetten was at 1.91 million.
Dunst Doubles Up
Tony Dunst raised preflop from under the gun and Edward Ochana made the call in the small blind. The flop came down 732 and Dunst bet 100,000. Ochana then moved in and Dunst called, putting himself at risk.
Dunst: 99
Ochana: J7
Ochana flopped top pair but Dunst was ahead with the overpair. The board finished off A and 4 and Dunst doubled to 1.4 million.
Jorgensen Takes One Down
Picking up the action on the turn, the board read 101084 and Theo Jorgensen fired 100,000. His opponent made the call and the river was the 7.
Jorgensen fired 300,000 and was called again. Jorgensen then showed A5 for the nut-flush and his oppoonent mucked. Jorgensen was up to 4.8 million after the hand.
Kostritsyn Scores The KO
Getty Mattingsley was all in for 761,000 preflop and Alexander Kostritsyn made the call. Here were the hands.
Kostritsyn: AQ
Mattingsley: 99
It was a race and Kostritsyn jumped ahead on the Q88 flop. The turn was the 8, giving each player a full house with Kostritsyn’s still being best. The river was the 3 and Mattignsley was out. Kostritsyn was at 6.1 million after the hand.
Bardah With Some Aggression
Ronnie Bardah raised to 80,000 and Gabriel Alarie made it 280,000 to go from the small blind. The big blind mucked and the action was back on Bardah.
He shoved for 1.12 million and Alarie took a session in the tank. He decided to release his hand and Bardah took a nice pot without the bother of a flop. He was up to 1.5 million.
Baldwin Gets Baked, But Then Doubles Through Brokos
Eric Baldwin raised to 76,000 preflop and David Baker moved all in from the small blind for 581,000. Baldwin made the call and the hands were turned over.
Baldwin: AQ
Baker: JJ
The race was on and each player got a piece of the QJ9 flop. Baldwin hit top pair and Baker nailed a set of jacks. The turn was the 8 and the river was the 3 and Baker doubled up to 1.2 million. Baldwin was down to 340,000.
A few hands later, Baldwin moved in for 340,000 and Andrew Brokos made the call. Brokos turned over A4 while Baldwin tabled KJ. Baldwin hit a king on the turn and it held up as he doubled to 750,000. Brokos was down to 2 million.
Player Tags: Theo Jorgensen, Ronnie Bardah, Peter Jetten, Eric Baldwin, Gabriel Alarie, Tony Dunst, Alexander Kostritsyn, Brandon Steven, Getty Mattingsley, Daniel Chamberlain
