Ray Dehkharghani - Live Updates

Level 20 Update: Final Table Set

Jun 29, '09

Flop Games: Blinds — 20,000-40,000 Limits — 40,000-80,000
Stud Games: Ante – 10,000, Bring-In – 10,000, Completion – 40,000, Limits – 40,000-80,000

Players Remaining: 8 out of 95

Chip Counts:

1. Erik Sagstrom – 3,675,000
2. Vitaly Lunkin – 2,490,000
3. David Bach – 2,345,000
4. John Hanson – 1,70,000
5. Huck Seed – 1,380,000
6. Chau Giang – 1,075,000
7. Erik Seidel – 965,000
8. Ville Wahlbeck – 645,000

Average Chip Count: 1,781,250

Notable Eliminations:

12. David Chiu – $99,590
11. Ray Dehkharghani – $99,590
10. Mike Wattel – $123,895
9. Gus Hansen – $123,895

Big Hands:

Omaha 8/b

David Chiu Eliminated in 12th Place ($99,590)

John Hanson raised from the button and David Chiu called and was al in from the small blind. Ville Wahlbeck also called from the big blind.

Hanson and Wahlbeck checked it all the way down and the board fell J1047J and Chiu turned up the K832, good for a flush, but Wahlbeck showed the 77X-X, rivering a full house and sending Chiu to the rail in 12th place.

Ray Dehkharghani Eliminated in 11th Place ($99,590)

Vitaly Lunkin raised from the button and Ray Dehkharghani three-bet all in from the small blind. Huck Seed called from the big blind and Lunkin also came along.

Seed and Lunkin checked all the way down as the board fell AJ339. Lunkin showed the KKQ6, Dehkharghani tabled the A755 and Seed showed the A1076.

Seed took the whole pot as he made aces and threes with a ten kicker, which eliminated Dehkharghani in 11th place.

Mike Wattel Eliminated in 10th Place ($123,895)

Chau Giang raised from middle position and Mike Wattel called in the big blind. The flop was AQ10 and Wattel moved in for his last 30,000 which was called by Giang.

Giang showed the AQK10 and Watted showed the A862.

Giang had flopped two pair and had Wattel on the ropes. The J on the turn and the 2 on the river proved to be the knockout blow, sending Wattel home, which meant the remaining nine will combine to one table.

Gus Hansen Eliminated in Ninth Place ($123,895)

Vitaly Lunkin raised from middle position and was called by Chau Giang, Gus Hansen, Ville Wahlbeck, and Erik Sagstrom.

More than half the table saw the flop of K8K. Everybody checked to Giang and bet and after Wahlbeck and Sagstrom folded, hansen made the call for his last 30,000 and Lunkin came along for the turn card.

The J fell on the turn and Giang bet after Lunkin checked. Lunkin folded and Giang showed AKQ2, which was miles ahead of Hansen’s 3328. The A was the river card and Hansen comes up one spot short of the final table.

Player Tags: Gus Hansen,   Michael Wattel,   David Chiu,   Ray Dehkharghani

Level 16 Update: Defending Champ Nguyen Eliminated

Jun 29, '09

Flop Games: Blinds – 9,000-18,000, Limits – 18,000-36,000
Stud Games: Ante — 4,000, Bring-In — 5,000, Completion — 18,000, Limits — 18,000-36,000

Players Remaining: 20 out of 95

Chip Counts:

1. Vitaly Lunkin – 1,527,000
2. Erik Sagstrom – 1,315,000
3. Freddy Deeb – 1,300,000
4. David Bach – 1,265,000
5. Ville Wahlbeck – 842,000
6. John Hanson – 815,000
7. Gus Hansen – 801,000
8. Mike Wattel – 779,000
9. John Kabbaj – 678,000
10. Huck Seed – 672,000

Average Chip Count: 750,000

Notable Eliminations:

John Hennigan
Scotty Nguyen
Bill Chen
Mikhail Tulchinskiy
Matt Glantz
Thor Hansen

Big Hands:

Hold’em

The World Needs A Hero

David Bach raised to 36,000 preflop and Freddy Deeb made the call. The flop came down J96 and Bach bet 18,000. Deeb raised to 36,000 and Bach called. The turn was the 7 and Bach check-called a 36,000 bet from Deeb. The river brought the 7 and Bach check-called another bet of 36,000 from Deeb.

Deeb showed down KQ for a whole lot of nothing and Bach showed 55 for the best hand. Bach made two hero calls and was rewarded with the pot, improving his stack to 600,000.

Omaha/8

The End Of The World As We Know It

David Bach raised to 36,000 from the cutoff and the action was on John Hennigan in the small blind. He three-bet to 54,000 and action was back on Bach after the big blind folded. Bach added another bet to 72,000 and Hennigan called. The flop then came down J82 and Hennigan checked. Bach fired 18,000 and Hennigan made the call. Both players checked the 7 on the turn and Hennigan fired 36,000 on the K river.

Bach made the call and Hennigan tabled AJ82 for two pair. Bach then turned over AK102 for a better two pair and Hennigan was left crippled with just 43,000 in chips. A few hands later, Hennigan would be eliminated by Mike Wattel’s nut flush.

And The New $50,000 H.O.R.S.E Champion Is…

Scotty Nguyen made his last stand just before day 3 came to an end. He was all in for his last 28,000 preflop against Frank Kassela. Here is how their boards looked.

Nguyen: AQ76
Kassela: QQ107

Board: 5225J

The flop gave Nguyen four cards to a low but the following two streets did refused to help the defending champion and he was eliminated.

Razz

Bill Chen Fades Away

Bill Chen was short on chips and found himself at risk on third street against Ray Dehkharghani. Here is how their boards ran out.

Chen: (A-8)9-10-K-5(8)
Dehkharghani: (J-5)7-3-10-7-(6)

Chen was only able to make a king-low and Dehkharghani made a 10-low to knock Chen out just a few spots shy of the money. Dehkharghani took the pot and was at 400,000 after the knockout.

Stud High

The Fall Of Thor

Steve Billirakis completed to 18,000 and Thor Hansen raised to 36,000. Billirakis made the call and here is how their boards looked heading into fourth street.

Billirakis: X-X-QA
Hansen: X-X-92

Billirakis led out with 18,000 and Hansen raised to 36,000. Billirakis made the call.

Billirakis: X-X-QA10
Hansen: X-X-926

Billirakis bet 36,000 and Hansen raised all in. Billirakis made the call and turned over (1010) from his hole cards for a set. Hansen showed (AA) for cracked aces. Billirakis’ board finished out 5(8x) and Hansen needed an ace on the final two streets to stay alive. He received a 3 on sixth and looked down at his river card to try and pull out a miracle. Instead, he threw it in the muck and Billirakis took the pot, eliminating Hansen.

Stud/8

Lunkin Steps On Seed

Huck Seed, Vitaly Lunkin and Frank Kassela were each involved in a hand. Kassela brought in for 5,000 and Seed completed to 18,000. Kassela and Lunkin both called. Here is how their boards looked entering fourth street.

Seed: X-X-84
Lunkin: X-X-25
Kassela: X-X-29

Action was checked to Seed who fired 18,000. Both opponents called.

Seed: X-X-84J
Lunkin: X-X-252
Kassela: X-X-29J

Action was checked to Seed again and he fired 36,000. Lunkin made the call but Kassela had enough and mucked.

Seed: X-X-84JK
Lunkin: X-X-2525

Lunkin made two pair on sixth street and led out with 36,000. Seed made the call. The river was dealt and both players checked. Lunkin then tabled (8610), nothing to add to his two pair on the board. Seed could not beat it however and mucked. Lunkin was at 980,000 while Seed was at 655,000.

Matt Glantz Busts

Picking up the action on fourth street, Steve Billirakis, David Chiu and Matt Glantz were involved in a hand.

Billirakis: X-X-A7
Chiu: X-X-QK
Glantz: X-X-23

Billirakis bet 18,000 and both opponents called.

Billirakis: X-X-A7Q
Chiu: X-X-QK7
Glantz: X-X-239

Billirakis bet 36,000 and Chiu called. Glantz called the remainder of his stack and he was all in.

Billirakis: X-X-A7QA
Chiu: X-X-QK78
Glantz: X-X-239Q

Billirakis bet 36,000 and Chiu called. The river was dealt and Billirakis checked. Chiu fired 36,000 and Billirakis let his hand go. Chiu then tabled (A58) for the nut flush and Glantz mucked his hand and exited the tournament area.

Seidel’s Yacht Sinks Tulchinskiy In His Rowboat

Mikhail Tulchinskiy found himself all in against Erik Seidel. Here is how their boards ran out.

Tulchinskiy: (33)432K(K)
Seidel: (88)8645(6)

Seidel was rolled up with three eights but Tulchinskiy got something to fight back with when he received a third three on fourth street. They drew blanks until the river where Tulchinskiy scored a full boat. Unfortunately, Seidel also hit a boat and his was bigger. Tulchinskiy got up and made his exit from the tournament.

Player Tags: Thor Hansen,   Frank Kassela,   Erik Seidel,   Huck Seed,   David Bach,   John Hennigan,   David Chiu,   Ray Dehkharghani,   Steve Billirakis,   Freddy Deeb,   Vitaly Lunkin

Level 11 Update: End of Day 2; Gus Hansen Leads

Jun 28, '09

Day 2 of the $50,000 World Championship of H.O.R.S.E. has come to an end and just 53 players remain out of the 91 that started the day. Hasan Habib came into the day as the overnight chipleader, maintaining that lead almost the entire day until finally relinquishing it to Gus Hansen right before the closing bell.

Both Scotty Nguyen and Freddy Deeb have the survived the day and will return at 2:00 pm PDT to defend their titles. Day 3 is sure to bring a lot of action, so be sure to check back with CardPlayer.com as we bring you live updates, chip counts and eliminations from this marquee event.

Flop Games: Blinds – 3,000-6,000, Limits – 6,000-12,000
Stud Games: Ante — 1,500, Bring-In — 2,000, Completion — 6,000, Limits — 6,000-12,000

Players Remaining: 53 out of 95

Chip Counts:

1. Ray Dehkharghani — 643,000
2. Gus Hansen — 540,000
3. Erik Sagstrom — 500,000
4. Matt Glantz — 475,000
5. Hasan Habib — 440,000
6. David Bach — 405,000
7. John Monnette — 402,000
8. Frank Kassela — 400,000
9. Jani Sointula — 390,000
10. Todd Brunson — 380,000

Average Chip Count: 268,867

Notable Eliminations:

Allen Kessler
Howard Lederer
Michael Saltzburg
Matthew Grapenthien
Abe Mosseri
Nikolay Evdakov
Andy Black
Farzad Bonyadi
Annie Duke
Big Hands:

HOLD’EM

Bonyadi Doubles Through Lederer, Leaves Him Crippled

Farzad Bontadi and Howard Lederer each get four bets in before the flop.

The flop comes Q99, Bonyadi gets it all in, Lederer calls and has him covered.

Bonyadi: AQ
Lederer: AK

Bonyadi flops a queen to take the lead. The turn and river are the 7 and the 9 as Bonyadi doubles up to 80,000 in chips while Lederer is left with just over 30,000 this hand.

Bonyadi Finishes the Job; Howard Lederer Eliminated

A few hands later and Howard Lederer raises before the flop and Farzad Bonyadi calls.

The flop comes KJ6, Lederer bets out and Bonyadi calls.

The turn is the 2, Lederer gets it all in and Bonyadi calls.

Lederer: 99
Bonyadi: 97

Lederer only has a pair on the turn while Bonyadi has already made a flush. Lederer is drawing dead on the river (10) and is eliminated from the tournament.

RAZZ

Abe Mosseri Eliminated by Hasan Habib

Abe Mosseri is all in on fourth street against Hasan Habib.

Mosseri: 3-2-4-7-7-7-K
Habib: A-7-8-2-2-4-J

Mosseri started off good on fourth street wen his money went in, but then tripped up on fifth and sixth streets, making a a king-low on the river. Habib makes a jack-low, adding even more chips to his stack as he eliminates Abe Mosseri right before the end of the play.

Dehkharghani Doubles Through Lindgren; Steals late-Night Chiplead

Ray Dehkharghani took control of the pot early with Erick Lindgren calling to a showdown.

Dehkharghani: 6-J-2-A-5-7-7
Lindgren: X-X-4-8-9-4-X

Dehkharghani makes a 7-low and Lindgren mucks his hand. Dehkharghani steals the chiplead with just under 650,000 this hand while Lindgren drops to 100,000 in chips.

Player Tags: Fred Bonyadi,   Erick Lindgren,   Hasan Habib,   Gus Hansen,   Howard Lederer,   Abe Mosseri,   Ray Dehkharghani,   Erik Sagstrom

Level 9 Update: Zeidman, Chan, Cassidy Eliminated

Jun 27, '09

Flop Games: Blinds – 2,000-4,000, Limits – 4,000-8,000
Stud Games: Ante — 1,000, Bring-In — 1,000, Completion — 3,000, Limits — 4,000-8,000

Players Remaining: 73 out of 95

Chip Counts:

1. Hasan Habib — 555,000
2. David Bach — 480,000
3. Scotty Nguyen — 410,000
4. John Kabbaj — 355,000
5. Mikhail Tulchiniskiy — 355,000
6. Chris Ferguson — 334,000
7. Matt Glantz — 325,000
8. Ray Dehkharghani — 310,000
9. Annie Duke — 307,000
10. Frank Kassela — 304,000

Average Chip Count: 195,205

Notable Eliminations:

Cory Zeidman
Johnny Chan
Joe Cassidy
Yuval Bronshtein

Big Hands

STUD/8

Cory Zeidman Eliminated

Cory Zeidman was all in on third street against both Annie Duke and Patrik Antonius.

Ziedman: X-X-A6J6
Duke: X-X-QKQ2
Antonius: X-X-3Q68

Duke turned over Q2 for a full house, winning the high hand while Antonius showed 754 for a 7-6 low, winning the low hand. Cory Zeidman mucks his hand and is eliminated from the tournament.

Big Pot; Hansen and Betchel Come Out on Top

Four players get involved in this huge pot.

Hansen: 789J
Betchel: 883K
Buss: K743
Bueno: J526

Pat Bueno takes his turn betting out on fourth street and Jerry Buss leads out on fifth street. All four players check around on sixth street and Gus Hansen leads out on the river. Jim Betchel raises and Jerry Buss and Patrik Bueno both fold. Hansen three-bets, Betchel four-bets and Hansen calls.

Betchel turns over 822 for a full house, winning the high pot while Hansen shows A32 for the low hand. Hansen and Betchel both break the 200,000 chip mark this hand as they split the pot.

Johnny Chan Eliminated by Chau Giang

Johnny Chan was all in on fourth street against Chau Giang.

Chan: X-X-8979
Giang: X-X-2KK-2

Chan made just a pair of nines while Giang made two pair on the river . Chau Giang rakes the pot, eliminating Johnny Chan from the tournament.

HOLD’EM

Negrenau Moving Backwards

On a flop of 932, Ray Dehkharghani bets and Daniel Negreanu raises, Dehkharghani calls.

The turn is the 9, and this time Dehkharghani checks to Negreanu who bets, Dehkharghani calls.

The river is the 2 and both players check. First to act, Dehkharghani shows 44 for two pair and Negreanu folds. Dehkharghani breaks 300,000 his hand while Negreanu falls down to just about half of that.

OMAHA/8

Jerry Buss Scoops a Pot

Pat Bueno raises from early position and both Jerry Buss and Jim Betchel calls from the blinds.

The flop comes 543, and it is checked to Bueno. Bueno bets and both opponents call.

The turn is the 4 and everyone checks around.

The river is the Q, and this time Buss bets out. Both opponents calls and Buss turns over AK87 to scoop the pot. Buss is back to just under 100,000 in chips this hand.

Player Tags: Annie Duke,   Jerry Buss,   Gus Hansen,   Daniel Negreanu,   Johnny Chan,   Chau Giang,   Cory Zeidman,   Ray Dehkharghani,   Patrik Antonius,   Patrick Bueno,   Jim Betchel

Level 20 Update: Final Table Set

Jun 29, '09

Flop Games: Blinds — 20,000-40,000 Limits — 40,000-80,000
Stud Games: Ante – 10,000, Bring-In – 10,000, Completion – 40,000, Limits – 40,000-80,000

Players Remaining: 8 out of 95

Chip Counts:

1. Erik Sagstrom – 3,675,000
2. Vitaly Lunkin – 2,490,000
3. David Bach – 2,345,000
4. John Hanson – 1,70,000
5. Huck Seed – 1,380,000
6. Chau Giang – 1,075,000
7. Erik Seidel – 965,000
8. Ville Wahlbeck – 645,000

Average Chip Count: 1,781,250

Notable Eliminations:

12. David Chiu – $99,590
11. Ray Dehkharghani – $99,590
10. Mike Wattel – $123,895
9. Gus Hansen – $123,895

Big Hands:

Omaha 8/b

David Chiu Eliminated in 12th Place ($99,590)

John Hanson raised from the button and David Chiu called and was al in from the small blind. Ville Wahlbeck also called from the big blind.

Hanson and Wahlbeck checked it all the way down and the board fell J1047J and Chiu turned up the K832, good for a flush, but Wahlbeck showed the 77X-X, rivering a full house and sending Chiu to the rail in 12th place.

Ray Dehkharghani Eliminated in 11th Place ($99,590)

Vitaly Lunkin raised from the button and Ray Dehkharghani three-bet all in from the small blind. Huck Seed called from the big blind and Lunkin also came along.

Seed and Lunkin checked all the way down as the board fell AJ339. Lunkin showed the KKQ6, Dehkharghani tabled the A755 and Seed showed the A1076.

Seed took the whole pot as he made aces and threes with a ten kicker, which eliminated Dehkharghani in 11th place.

Mike Wattel Eliminated in 10th Place ($123,895)

Chau Giang raised from middle position and Mike Wattel called in the big blind. The flop was AQ10 and Wattel moved in for his last 30,000 which was called by Giang.

Giang showed the AQK10 and Watted showed the A862.

Giang had flopped two pair and had Wattel on the ropes. The J on the turn and the 2 on the river proved to be the knockout blow, sending Wattel home, which meant the remaining nine will combine to one table.

Gus Hansen Eliminated in Ninth Place ($123,895)

Vitaly Lunkin raised from middle position and was called by Chau Giang, Gus Hansen, Ville Wahlbeck, and Erik Sagstrom.

More than half the table saw the flop of K8K. Everybody checked to Giang and bet and after Wahlbeck and Sagstrom folded, hansen made the call for his last 30,000 and Lunkin came along for the turn card.

The J fell on the turn and Giang bet after Lunkin checked. Lunkin folded and Giang showed AKQ2, which was miles ahead of Hansen’s 3328. The A was the river card and Hansen comes up one spot short of the final table.

Player Tags: Gus Hansen,   Michael Wattel,   David Chiu,   Ray Dehkharghani

Level 16 Update: Defending Champ Nguyen Eliminated

Jun 29, '09

Flop Games: Blinds – 9,000-18,000, Limits – 18,000-36,000
Stud Games: Ante — 4,000, Bring-In — 5,000, Completion — 18,000, Limits — 18,000-36,000

Players Remaining: 20 out of 95

Chip Counts:

1. Vitaly Lunkin – 1,527,000
2. Erik Sagstrom – 1,315,000
3. Freddy Deeb – 1,300,000
4. David Bach – 1,265,000
5. Ville Wahlbeck – 842,000
6. John Hanson – 815,000
7. Gus Hansen – 801,000
8. Mike Wattel – 779,000
9. John Kabbaj – 678,000
10. Huck Seed – 672,000

Average Chip Count: 750,000

Notable Eliminations:

John Hennigan
Scotty Nguyen
Bill Chen
Mikhail Tulchinskiy
Matt Glantz
Thor Hansen

Big Hands:

Hold’em

The World Needs A Hero

David Bach raised to 36,000 preflop and Freddy Deeb made the call. The flop came down J96 and Bach bet 18,000. Deeb raised to 36,000 and Bach called. The turn was the 7 and Bach check-called a 36,000 bet from Deeb. The river brought the 7 and Bach check-called another bet of 36,000 from Deeb.

Deeb showed down KQ for a whole lot of nothing and Bach showed 55 for the best hand. Bach made two hero calls and was rewarded with the pot, improving his stack to 600,000.

Omaha/8

The End Of The World As We Know It

David Bach raised to 36,000 from the cutoff and the action was on John Hennigan in the small blind. He three-bet to 54,000 and action was back on Bach after the big blind folded. Bach added another bet to 72,000 and Hennigan called. The flop then came down J82 and Hennigan checked. Bach fired 18,000 and Hennigan made the call. Both players checked the 7 on the turn and Hennigan fired 36,000 on the K river.

Bach made the call and Hennigan tabled AJ82 for two pair. Bach then turned over AK102 for a better two pair and Hennigan was left crippled with just 43,000 in chips. A few hands later, Hennigan would be eliminated by Mike Wattel’s nut flush.

And The New $50,000 H.O.R.S.E Champion Is…

Scotty Nguyen made his last stand just before day 3 came to an end. He was all in for his last 28,000 preflop against Frank Kassela. Here is how their boards looked.

Nguyen: AQ76
Kassela: QQ107

Board: 5225J

The flop gave Nguyen four cards to a low but the following two streets did refused to help the defending champion and he was eliminated.

Razz

Bill Chen Fades Away

Bill Chen was short on chips and found himself at risk on third street against Ray Dehkharghani. Here is how their boards ran out.

Chen: (A-8)9-10-K-5(8)
Dehkharghani: (J-5)7-3-10-7-(6)

Chen was only able to make a king-low and Dehkharghani made a 10-low to knock Chen out just a few spots shy of the money. Dehkharghani took the pot and was at 400,000 after the knockout.

Stud High

The Fall Of Thor

Steve Billirakis completed to 18,000 and Thor Hansen raised to 36,000. Billirakis made the call and here is how their boards looked heading into fourth street.

Billirakis: X-X-QA
Hansen: X-X-92

Billirakis led out with 18,000 and Hansen raised to 36,000. Billirakis made the call.

Billirakis: X-X-QA10
Hansen: X-X-926

Billirakis bet 36,000 and Hansen raised all in. Billirakis made the call and turned over (1010) from his hole cards for a set. Hansen showed (AA) for cracked aces. Billirakis’ board finished out 5(8x) and Hansen needed an ace on the final two streets to stay alive. He received a 3 on sixth and looked down at his river card to try and pull out a miracle. Instead, he threw it in the muck and Billirakis took the pot, eliminating Hansen.

Stud/8

Lunkin Steps On Seed

Huck Seed, Vitaly Lunkin and Frank Kassela were each involved in a hand. Kassela brought in for 5,000 and Seed completed to 18,000. Kassela and Lunkin both called. Here is how their boards looked entering fourth street.

Seed: X-X-84
Lunkin: X-X-25
Kassela: X-X-29

Action was checked to Seed who fired 18,000. Both opponents called.

Seed: X-X-84J
Lunkin: X-X-252
Kassela: X-X-29J

Action was checked to Seed again and he fired 36,000. Lunkin made the call but Kassela had enough and mucked.

Seed: X-X-84JK
Lunkin: X-X-2525

Lunkin made two pair on sixth street and led out with 36,000. Seed made the call. The river was dealt and both players checked. Lunkin then tabled (8610), nothing to add to his two pair on the board. Seed could not beat it however and mucked. Lunkin was at 980,000 while Seed was at 655,000.

Matt Glantz Busts

Picking up the action on fourth street, Steve Billirakis, David Chiu and Matt Glantz were involved in a hand.

Billirakis: X-X-A7
Chiu: X-X-QK
Glantz: X-X-23

Billirakis bet 18,000 and both opponents called.

Billirakis: X-X-A7Q
Chiu: X-X-QK7
Glantz: X-X-239

Billirakis bet 36,000 and Chiu called. Glantz called the remainder of his stack and he was all in.

Billirakis: X-X-A7QA
Chiu: X-X-QK78
Glantz: X-X-239Q

Billirakis bet 36,000 and Chiu called. The river was dealt and Billirakis checked. Chiu fired 36,000 and Billirakis let his hand go. Chiu then tabled (A58) for the nut flush and Glantz mucked his hand and exited the tournament area.

Seidel’s Yacht Sinks Tulchinskiy In His Rowboat

Mikhail Tulchinskiy found himself all in against Erik Seidel. Here is how their boards ran out.

Tulchinskiy: (33)432K(K)
Seidel: (88)8645(6)

Seidel was rolled up with three eights but Tulchinskiy got something to fight back with when he received a third three on fourth street. They drew blanks until the river where Tulchinskiy scored a full boat. Unfortunately, Seidel also hit a boat and his was bigger. Tulchinskiy got up and made his exit from the tournament.

Player Tags: Thor Hansen,   Frank Kassela,   Erik Seidel,   Huck Seed,   David Bach,   John Hennigan,   David Chiu,   Ray Dehkharghani,   Steve Billirakis,   Freddy Deeb,   Vitaly Lunkin

Level 11 Update: End of Day 2; Gus Hansen Leads

Jun 28, '09

Day 2 of the $50,000 World Championship of H.O.R.S.E. has come to an end and just 53 players remain out of the 91 that started the day. Hasan Habib came into the day as the overnight chipleader, maintaining that lead almost the entire day until finally relinquishing it to Gus Hansen right before the closing bell.

Both Scotty Nguyen and Freddy Deeb have the survived the day and will return at 2:00 pm PDT to defend their titles. Day 3 is sure to bring a lot of action, so be sure to check back with CardPlayer.com as we bring you live updates, chip counts and eliminations from this marquee event.

Flop Games: Blinds – 3,000-6,000, Limits – 6,000-12,000
Stud Games: Ante — 1,500, Bring-In — 2,000, Completion — 6,000, Limits — 6,000-12,000

Players Remaining: 53 out of 95

Chip Counts:

1. Ray Dehkharghani — 643,000
2. Gus Hansen — 540,000
3. Erik Sagstrom — 500,000
4. Matt Glantz — 475,000
5. Hasan Habib — 440,000
6. David Bach — 405,000
7. John Monnette — 402,000
8. Frank Kassela — 400,000
9. Jani Sointula — 390,000
10. Todd Brunson — 380,000

Average Chip Count: 268,867

Notable Eliminations:

Allen Kessler
Howard Lederer
Michael Saltzburg
Matthew Grapenthien
Abe Mosseri
Nikolay Evdakov
Andy Black
Farzad Bonyadi
Annie Duke
Big Hands:

HOLD’EM

Bonyadi Doubles Through Lederer, Leaves Him Crippled

Farzad Bontadi and Howard Lederer each get four bets in before the flop.

The flop comes Q99, Bonyadi gets it all in, Lederer calls and has him covered.

Bonyadi: AQ
Lederer: AK

Bonyadi flops a queen to take the lead. The turn and river are the 7 and the 9 as Bonyadi doubles up to 80,000 in chips while Lederer is left with just over 30,000 this hand.

Bonyadi Finishes the Job; Howard Lederer Eliminated

A few hands later and Howard Lederer raises before the flop and Farzad Bonyadi calls.

The flop comes KJ6, Lederer bets out and Bonyadi calls.

The turn is the 2, Lederer gets it all in and Bonyadi calls.

Lederer: 99
Bonyadi: 97

Lederer only has a pair on the turn while Bonyadi has already made a flush. Lederer is drawing dead on the river (10) and is eliminated from the tournament.

RAZZ

Abe Mosseri Eliminated by Hasan Habib

Abe Mosseri is all in on fourth street against Hasan Habib.

Mosseri: 3-2-4-7-7-7-K
Habib: A-7-8-2-2-4-J

Mosseri started off good on fourth street wen his money went in, but then tripped up on fifth and sixth streets, making a a king-low on the river. Habib makes a jack-low, adding even more chips to his stack as he eliminates Abe Mosseri right before the end of the play.

Dehkharghani Doubles Through Lindgren; Steals late-Night Chiplead

Ray Dehkharghani took control of the pot early with Erick Lindgren calling to a showdown.

Dehkharghani: 6-J-2-A-5-7-7
Lindgren: X-X-4-8-9-4-X

Dehkharghani makes a 7-low and Lindgren mucks his hand. Dehkharghani steals the chiplead with just under 650,000 this hand while Lindgren drops to 100,000 in chips.

Player Tags: Fred Bonyadi,   Erick Lindgren,   Hasan Habib,   Gus Hansen,   Howard Lederer,   Abe Mosseri,   Ray Dehkharghani,   Erik Sagstrom

Level 9 Update: Zeidman, Chan, Cassidy Eliminated

Jun 27, '09

Flop Games: Blinds – 2,000-4,000, Limits – 4,000-8,000
Stud Games: Ante — 1,000, Bring-In — 1,000, Completion — 3,000, Limits — 4,000-8,000

Players Remaining: 73 out of 95

Chip Counts:

1. Hasan Habib — 555,000
2. David Bach — 480,000
3. Scotty Nguyen — 410,000
4. John Kabbaj — 355,000
5. Mikhail Tulchiniskiy — 355,000
6. Chris Ferguson — 334,000
7. Matt Glantz — 325,000
8. Ray Dehkharghani — 310,000
9. Annie Duke — 307,000
10. Frank Kassela — 304,000

Average Chip Count: 195,205

Notable Eliminations:

Cory Zeidman
Johnny Chan
Joe Cassidy
Yuval Bronshtein

Big Hands

STUD/8

Cory Zeidman Eliminated

Cory Zeidman was all in on third street against both Annie Duke and Patrik Antonius.

Ziedman: X-X-A6J6
Duke: X-X-QKQ2
Antonius: X-X-3Q68

Duke turned over Q2 for a full house, winning the high hand while Antonius showed 754 for a 7-6 low, winning the low hand. Cory Zeidman mucks his hand and is eliminated from the tournament.

Big Pot; Hansen and Betchel Come Out on Top

Four players get involved in this huge pot.

Hansen: 789J
Betchel: 883K
Buss: K743
Bueno: J526

Pat Bueno takes his turn betting out on fourth street and Jerry Buss leads out on fifth street. All four players check around on sixth street and Gus Hansen leads out on the river. Jim Betchel raises and Jerry Buss and Patrik Bueno both fold. Hansen three-bets, Betchel four-bets and Hansen calls.

Betchel turns over 822 for a full house, winning the high pot while Hansen shows A32 for the low hand. Hansen and Betchel both break the 200,000 chip mark this hand as they split the pot.

Johnny Chan Eliminated by Chau Giang

Johnny Chan was all in on fourth street against Chau Giang.

Chan: X-X-8979
Giang: X-X-2KK-2

Chan made just a pair of nines while Giang made two pair on the river . Chau Giang rakes the pot, eliminating Johnny Chan from the tournament.

HOLD’EM

Negrenau Moving Backwards

On a flop of 932, Ray Dehkharghani bets and Daniel Negreanu raises, Dehkharghani calls.

The turn is the 9, and this time Dehkharghani checks to Negreanu who bets, Dehkharghani calls.

The river is the 2 and both players check. First to act, Dehkharghani shows 44 for two pair and Negreanu folds. Dehkharghani breaks 300,000 his hand while Negreanu falls down to just about half of that.

OMAHA/8

Jerry Buss Scoops a Pot

Pat Bueno raises from early position and both Jerry Buss and Jim Betchel calls from the blinds.

The flop comes 543, and it is checked to Bueno. Bueno bets and both opponents call.

The turn is the 4 and everyone checks around.

The river is the Q, and this time Buss bets out. Both opponents calls and Buss turns over AK87 to scoop the pot. Buss is back to just under 100,000 in chips this hand.

Player Tags: Annie Duke,   Jerry Buss,   Gus Hansen,   Daniel Negreanu,   Johnny Chan,   Chau Giang,   Cory Zeidman,   Ray Dehkharghani,   Patrik Antonius,   Patrick Bueno,   Jim Betchel

Level 20 Update: Final Table Set

Jun 29, '09

Flop Games: Blinds — 20,000-40,000 Limits — 40,000-80,000
Stud Games: Ante – 10,000, Bring-In – 10,000, Completion – 40,000, Limits – 40,000-80,000

Players Remaining: 8 out of 95

Chip Counts:

1. Erik Sagstrom – 3,675,000
2. Vitaly Lunkin – 2,490,000
3. David Bach – 2,345,000
4. John Hanson – 1,70,000
5. Huck Seed – 1,380,000
6. Chau Giang – 1,075,000
7. Erik Seidel – 965,000
8. Ville Wahlbeck – 645,000

Average Chip Count: 1,781,250

Notable Eliminations:

12. David Chiu – $99,590
11. Ray Dehkharghani – $99,590
10. Mike Wattel – $123,895
9. Gus Hansen – $123,895

Big Hands:

Omaha 8/b

David Chiu Eliminated in 12th Place ($99,590)

John Hanson raised from the button and David Chiu called and was al in from the small blind. Ville Wahlbeck also called from the big blind.

Hanson and Wahlbeck checked it all the way down and the board fell J1047J and Chiu turned up the K832, good for a flush, but Wahlbeck showed the 77X-X, rivering a full house and sending Chiu to the rail in 12th place.

Ray Dehkharghani Eliminated in 11th Place ($99,590)

Vitaly Lunkin raised from the button and Ray Dehkharghani three-bet all in from the small blind. Huck Seed called from the big blind and Lunkin also came along.

Seed and Lunkin checked all the way down as the board fell AJ339. Lunkin showed the KKQ6, Dehkharghani tabled the A755 and Seed showed the A1076.

Seed took the whole pot as he made aces and threes with a ten kicker, which eliminated Dehkharghani in 11th place.

Mike Wattel Eliminated in 10th Place ($123,895)

Chau Giang raised from middle position and Mike Wattel called in the big blind. The flop was AQ10 and Wattel moved in for his last 30,000 which was called by Giang.

Giang showed the AQK10 and Watted showed the A862.

Giang had flopped two pair and had Wattel on the ropes. The J on the turn and the 2 on the river proved to be the knockout blow, sending Wattel home, which meant the remaining nine will combine to one table.

Gus Hansen Eliminated in Ninth Place ($123,895)

Vitaly Lunkin raised from middle position and was called by Chau Giang, Gus Hansen, Ville Wahlbeck, and Erik Sagstrom.

More than half the table saw the flop of K8K. Everybody checked to Giang and bet and after Wahlbeck and Sagstrom folded, hansen made the call for his last 30,000 and Lunkin came along for the turn card.

The J fell on the turn and Giang bet after Lunkin checked. Lunkin folded and Giang showed AKQ2, which was miles ahead of Hansen’s 3328. The A was the river card and Hansen comes up one spot short of the final table.

Player Tags: Gus Hansen,   Michael Wattel,   David Chiu,   Ray Dehkharghani

Level 16 Update: Defending Champ Nguyen Eliminated

Jun 29, '09

Flop Games: Blinds – 9,000-18,000, Limits – 18,000-36,000
Stud Games: Ante — 4,000, Bring-In — 5,000, Completion — 18,000, Limits — 18,000-36,000

Players Remaining: 20 out of 95

Chip Counts:

1. Vitaly Lunkin – 1,527,000
2. Erik Sagstrom – 1,315,000
3. Freddy Deeb – 1,300,000
4. David Bach – 1,265,000
5. Ville Wahlbeck – 842,000
6. John Hanson – 815,000
7. Gus Hansen – 801,000
8. Mike Wattel – 779,000
9. John Kabbaj – 678,000
10. Huck Seed – 672,000

Average Chip Count: 750,000

Notable Eliminations:

John Hennigan
Scotty Nguyen
Bill Chen
Mikhail Tulchinskiy
Matt Glantz
Thor Hansen

Big Hands:

Hold’em

The World Needs A Hero

David Bach raised to 36,000 preflop and Freddy Deeb made the call. The flop came down J96 and Bach bet 18,000. Deeb raised to 36,000 and Bach called. The turn was the 7 and Bach check-called a 36,000 bet from Deeb. The river brought the 7 and Bach check-called another bet of 36,000 from Deeb.

Deeb showed down KQ for a whole lot of nothing and Bach showed 55 for the best hand. Bach made two hero calls and was rewarded with the pot, improving his stack to 600,000.

Omaha/8

The End Of The World As We Know It

David Bach raised to 36,000 from the cutoff and the action was on John Hennigan in the small blind. He three-bet to 54,000 and action was back on Bach after the big blind folded. Bach added another bet to 72,000 and Hennigan called. The flop then came down J82 and Hennigan checked. Bach fired 18,000 and Hennigan made the call. Both players checked the 7 on the turn and Hennigan fired 36,000 on the K river.

Bach made the call and Hennigan tabled AJ82 for two pair. Bach then turned over AK102 for a better two pair and Hennigan was left crippled with just 43,000 in chips. A few hands later, Hennigan would be eliminated by Mike Wattel’s nut flush.

And The New $50,000 H.O.R.S.E Champion Is…

Scotty Nguyen made his last stand just before day 3 came to an end. He was all in for his last 28,000 preflop against Frank Kassela. Here is how their boards looked.

Nguyen: AQ76
Kassela: QQ107

Board: 5225J

The flop gave Nguyen four cards to a low but the following two streets did refused to help the defending champion and he was eliminated.

Razz

Bill Chen Fades Away

Bill Chen was short on chips and found himself at risk on third street against Ray Dehkharghani. Here is how their boards ran out.

Chen: (A-8)9-10-K-5(8)
Dehkharghani: (J-5)7-3-10-7-(6)

Chen was only able to make a king-low and Dehkharghani made a 10-low to knock Chen out just a few spots shy of the money. Dehkharghani took the pot and was at 400,000 after the knockout.

Stud High

The Fall Of Thor

Steve Billirakis completed to 18,000 and Thor Hansen raised to 36,000. Billirakis made the call and here is how their boards looked heading into fourth street.

Billirakis: X-X-QA
Hansen: X-X-92

Billirakis led out with 18,000 and Hansen raised to 36,000. Billirakis made the call.

Billirakis: X-X-QA10
Hansen: X-X-926

Billirakis bet 36,000 and Hansen raised all in. Billirakis made the call and turned over (1010) from his hole cards for a set. Hansen showed (AA) for cracked aces. Billirakis’ board finished out 5(8x) and Hansen needed an ace on the final two streets to stay alive. He received a 3 on sixth and looked down at his river card to try and pull out a miracle. Instead, he threw it in the muck and Billirakis took the pot, eliminating Hansen.

Stud/8

Lunkin Steps On Seed

Huck Seed, Vitaly Lunkin and Frank Kassela were each involved in a hand. Kassela brought in for 5,000 and Seed completed to 18,000. Kassela and Lunkin both called. Here is how their boards looked entering fourth street.

Seed: X-X-84
Lunkin: X-X-25
Kassela: X-X-29

Action was checked to Seed who fired 18,000. Both opponents called.

Seed: X-X-84J
Lunkin: X-X-252
Kassela: X-X-29J

Action was checked to Seed again and he fired 36,000. Lunkin made the call but Kassela had enough and mucked.

Seed: X-X-84JK
Lunkin: X-X-2525

Lunkin made two pair on sixth street and led out with 36,000. Seed made the call. The river was dealt and both players checked. Lunkin then tabled (8610), nothing to add to his two pair on the board. Seed could not beat it however and mucked. Lunkin was at 980,000 while Seed was at 655,000.

Matt Glantz Busts

Picking up the action on fourth street, Steve Billirakis, David Chiu and Matt Glantz were involved in a hand.

Billirakis: X-X-A7
Chiu: X-X-QK
Glantz: X-X-23

Billirakis bet 18,000 and both opponents called.

Billirakis: X-X-A7Q
Chiu: X-X-QK7
Glantz: X-X-239

Billirakis bet 36,000 and Chiu called. Glantz called the remainder of his stack and he was all in.

Billirakis: X-X-A7QA
Chiu: X-X-QK78
Glantz: X-X-239Q

Billirakis bet 36,000 and Chiu called. The river was dealt and Billirakis checked. Chiu fired 36,000 and Billirakis let his hand go. Chiu then tabled (A58) for the nut flush and Glantz mucked his hand and exited the tournament area.

Seidel’s Yacht Sinks Tulchinskiy In His Rowboat

Mikhail Tulchinskiy found himself all in against Erik Seidel. Here is how their boards ran out.

Tulchinskiy: (33)432K(K)
Seidel: (88)8645(6)

Seidel was rolled up with three eights but Tulchinskiy got something to fight back with when he received a third three on fourth street. They drew blanks until the river where Tulchinskiy scored a full boat. Unfortunately, Seidel also hit a boat and his was bigger. Tulchinskiy got up and made his exit from the tournament.

Player Tags: Thor Hansen,   Frank Kassela,   Erik Seidel,   Huck Seed,   David Bach,   John Hennigan,   David Chiu,   Ray Dehkharghani,   Steve Billirakis,   Freddy Deeb,   Vitaly Lunkin

Level 11 Update: End of Day 2; Gus Hansen Leads

Jun 28, '09

Day 2 of the $50,000 World Championship of H.O.R.S.E. has come to an end and just 53 players remain out of the 91 that started the day. Hasan Habib came into the day as the overnight chipleader, maintaining that lead almost the entire day until finally relinquishing it to Gus Hansen right before the closing bell.

Both Scotty Nguyen and Freddy Deeb have the survived the day and will return at 2:00 pm PDT to defend their titles. Day 3 is sure to bring a lot of action, so be sure to check back with CardPlayer.com as we bring you live updates, chip counts and eliminations from this marquee event.

Flop Games: Blinds – 3,000-6,000, Limits – 6,000-12,000
Stud Games: Ante — 1,500, Bring-In — 2,000, Completion — 6,000, Limits — 6,000-12,000

Players Remaining: 53 out of 95

Chip Counts:

1. Ray Dehkharghani — 643,000
2. Gus Hansen — 540,000
3. Erik Sagstrom — 500,000
4. Matt Glantz — 475,000
5. Hasan Habib — 440,000
6. David Bach — 405,000
7. John Monnette — 402,000
8. Frank Kassela — 400,000
9. Jani Sointula — 390,000
10. Todd Brunson — 380,000

Average Chip Count: 268,867

Notable Eliminations:

Allen Kessler
Howard Lederer
Michael Saltzburg
Matthew Grapenthien
Abe Mosseri
Nikolay Evdakov
Andy Black
Farzad Bonyadi
Annie Duke
Big Hands:

HOLD’EM

Bonyadi Doubles Through Lederer, Leaves Him Crippled

Farzad Bontadi and Howard Lederer each get four bets in before the flop.

The flop comes Q99, Bonyadi gets it all in, Lederer calls and has him covered.

Bonyadi: AQ
Lederer: AK

Bonyadi flops a queen to take the lead. The turn and river are the 7 and the 9 as Bonyadi doubles up to 80,000 in chips while Lederer is left with just over 30,000 this hand.

Bonyadi Finishes the Job; Howard Lederer Eliminated

A few hands later and Howard Lederer raises before the flop and Farzad Bonyadi calls.

The flop comes KJ6, Lederer bets out and Bonyadi calls.

The turn is the 2, Lederer gets it all in and Bonyadi calls.

Lederer: 99
Bonyadi: 97

Lederer only has a pair on the turn while Bonyadi has already made a flush. Lederer is drawing dead on the river (10) and is eliminated from the tournament.

RAZZ

Abe Mosseri Eliminated by Hasan Habib

Abe Mosseri is all in on fourth street against Hasan Habib.

Mosseri: 3-2-4-7-7-7-K
Habib: A-7-8-2-2-4-J

Mosseri started off good on fourth street wen his money went in, but then tripped up on fifth and sixth streets, making a a king-low on the river. Habib makes a jack-low, adding even more chips to his stack as he eliminates Abe Mosseri right before the end of the play.

Dehkharghani Doubles Through Lindgren; Steals late-Night Chiplead

Ray Dehkharghani took control of the pot early with Erick Lindgren calling to a showdown.

Dehkharghani: 6-J-2-A-5-7-7
Lindgren: X-X-4-8-9-4-X

Dehkharghani makes a 7-low and Lindgren mucks his hand. Dehkharghani steals the chiplead with just under 650,000 this hand while Lindgren drops to 100,000 in chips.

Player Tags: Fred Bonyadi,   Erick Lindgren,   Hasan Habib,   Gus Hansen,   Howard Lederer,   Abe Mosseri,   Ray Dehkharghani,   Erik Sagstrom

Level 9 Update: Zeidman, Chan, Cassidy Eliminated

Jun 27, '09

Flop Games: Blinds – 2,000-4,000, Limits – 4,000-8,000
Stud Games: Ante — 1,000, Bring-In — 1,000, Completion — 3,000, Limits — 4,000-8,000

Players Remaining: 73 out of 95

Chip Counts:

1. Hasan Habib — 555,000
2. David Bach — 480,000
3. Scotty Nguyen — 410,000
4. John Kabbaj — 355,000
5. Mikhail Tulchiniskiy — 355,000
6. Chris Ferguson — 334,000
7. Matt Glantz — 325,000
8. Ray Dehkharghani — 310,000
9. Annie Duke — 307,000
10. Frank Kassela — 304,000

Average Chip Count: 195,205

Notable Eliminations:

Cory Zeidman
Johnny Chan
Joe Cassidy
Yuval Bronshtein

Big Hands

STUD/8

Cory Zeidman Eliminated

Cory Zeidman was all in on third street against both Annie Duke and Patrik Antonius.

Ziedman: X-X-A6J6
Duke: X-X-QKQ2
Antonius: X-X-3Q68

Duke turned over Q2 for a full house, winning the high hand while Antonius showed 754 for a 7-6 low, winning the low hand. Cory Zeidman mucks his hand and is eliminated from the tournament.

Big Pot; Hansen and Betchel Come Out on Top

Four players get involved in this huge pot.

Hansen: 789J
Betchel: 883K
Buss: K743
Bueno: J526

Pat Bueno takes his turn betting out on fourth street and Jerry Buss leads out on fifth street. All four players check around on sixth street and Gus Hansen leads out on the river. Jim Betchel raises and Jerry Buss and Patrik Bueno both fold. Hansen three-bets, Betchel four-bets and Hansen calls.

Betchel turns over 822 for a full house, winning the high pot while Hansen shows A32 for the low hand. Hansen and Betchel both break the 200,000 chip mark this hand as they split the pot.

Johnny Chan Eliminated by Chau Giang

Johnny Chan was all in on fourth street against Chau Giang.

Chan: X-X-8979
Giang: X-X-2KK-2

Chan made just a pair of nines while Giang made two pair on the river . Chau Giang rakes the pot, eliminating Johnny Chan from the tournament.

HOLD’EM

Negrenau Moving Backwards

On a flop of 932, Ray Dehkharghani bets and Daniel Negreanu raises, Dehkharghani calls.

The turn is the 9, and this time Dehkharghani checks to Negreanu who bets, Dehkharghani calls.

The river is the 2 and both players check. First to act, Dehkharghani shows 44 for two pair and Negreanu folds. Dehkharghani breaks 300,000 his hand while Negreanu falls down to just about half of that.

OMAHA/8

Jerry Buss Scoops a Pot

Pat Bueno raises from early position and both Jerry Buss and Jim Betchel calls from the blinds.

The flop comes 543, and it is checked to Bueno. Bueno bets and both opponents call.

The turn is the 4 and everyone checks around.

The river is the Q, and this time Buss bets out. Both opponents calls and Buss turns over AK87 to scoop the pot. Buss is back to just under 100,000 in chips this hand.

Player Tags: Annie Duke,   Jerry Buss,   Gus Hansen,   Daniel Negreanu,   Johnny Chan,   Chau Giang,   Cory Zeidman,   Ray Dehkharghani,   Patrik Antonius,   Patrick Bueno,   Jim Betchel

Level 19 Update: Daniel Negreanu Eliminated

Jun 03, '09

Ante: 3,000
Low Card: 3,000
Completion: 12,000
Limits: 12,000-24,000

Players Remaining: 9 out of 142

Final Table Seating Chart with Chip Counts:

NOTE: It is standard practice for a seven-card stud final table to be eight-handed, but for some reason the final table is going to be seated with nine players to start.

Seat 1: Freddie Ellis — 569,000
Seat 2: Eric Drache — 847,000
Seat 3: Jeff Lisandro — 392,000
Seat 4: Hasan Habib — 593,000
Seat 5: Ivan Schertzer — 337,000
Seat 6: Max Pescatori — 536,000
Seat 7: Greg Mueller — 222,000
Seat 8: Ville Wahlbeck — 613,000
Seat 9: Tim Phan — 167,000

Average Chip Count: 473,333

Notable Eliminations:

11. Ray Dehkhargani — $29,152
10. Daniel Negreanu — $36,267

Big Hands:

Ray Dehkhargani Eliminated in 11th Place ($29,152)

Max Pescatori: X-X-3
Ray Dehkhargani: X-X-5

Max Pescatori completed to 12,000 and Ray Dehkhargani raised it to 24,000. Pescatori called.

Max Pescatori: X-X-36
Ray Dehkhargani: X-X-53

Pescatori checked and Dehkhargani bet 12,000. Pescatori check-raised to 24,000 and Dehkhargani made the call.

Max Pescatori: X-X-365
Ray Dehkhargani: X-X-538

Dehkhargani checked and Pescatori bet 24,000. Dehkhargani called.

Max Pescatori: X-X-3654
Ray Dehkhargani: X-X-538-unknown card

Dehkhargani bet 24,000 and Pescatori raised to 48,000. Dehkhargani put in a third raise to move all in and Pescatori made the call. Pescatori turned up KJ in the hole for a flush and Dehkhargani showed AJ for a pair of fives and a busted flush draw. Dehkhargani was eliminated in 11th place on the hand and he will take home $29,152 in prize money.

Daniel Negreanu Eliminated on 10th Place ($36,267)

Daniel Negreanu tangled in a large hand with Eric Drache that knocked him down to his last 40,000 before the final blow came a few hands later. With the 7 showing Negreanu was forced to move all in for 29,000 after Tim Phan completed. Negreanu’s hand ran out (1010)7JQ4(8) but it was not good enough to top the three kings that Phan held at the end of the hand. Negreanu was eliminated on the final-table bubble in 10th place and he will take home $36,267 in prize money.

Player Tags: Daniel Negreanu,   Max Pescatori,   Tim Phan,   Ray Dehkharghani

Level 19: Negreanu Tries To Climb Back

Jun 03, '09

Ante: 3,000
Low Card: 3,000
Completion: 12,000
Limits: 12,000-24,000

Players Remaining: 11 out of 142

Chip Counts:

1. Eric Drache – 755,000
2. Hasan Habib – 593,000
3. Freddie Ellis – 580,000
4. Jeff Lisandro – 524,000
5. Ville Wahlbeck – 472,000
6. Max Pescatori – 401,000
7. Ivan Schertzer – 368,000
8. Greg Mueller – 208,000
9. Daniel Negreanu – 191,000
10. Ray Dehkharghani – 141,000
11. Tim Phan – 45,000

Average Chip Count: 250,588

Big Hands:

Negreanu Breathes A Sigh Of Relief

Daniel Negreanu: X-X-J
Max Pescatori: X-X-K

Negreanu completed to 12,000 and Pescatori raised it to 24,000. Negreanu made the call.

Daniel Negreanu: X-X-J7
Max Pescatori: X-X-K

Pescatori led out with 12,000 and Negreanu called.

Daniel Negreanu: X-X-J73
Max Pescatori: X-X-K6

Pescatori bet 24,000 and Negreanu stuck around.

Daniel Negreanu: X-X-J73A
Max Pescatori: X-X-K965

Both players checked and saw the river. They checked again and Negreanu announced that he had a pair of tens, showing 1010. Pescatori confirmed that it was good, showing 77 and Negreanu raked in the pot. He was around 140,000 after the hand while Pescatori had around 320,000.

Schertzer Cripples Ray Dehkharghani

Ivan Schertzer: X-X-2
Dehkharghani: X-X-J

Dehkharghani fired 12,000 and Schertzer popped it to 24,000. He was called.

Ivan Schertzer: X-X-27
Dehkharghani: X-X-J9

Dehkharghani bet another 12,000 and Schertzer called.

Ivan Schertzer: X-X-273
Dehkharghani: X-X-J98

Both players checked.

Ivan Schertzer: X-X-2734
Dehkharghani: X-X-J98K

Dehkharghani fired 24,000 and was called. On the river, he did the same and Schertzer called, showing QQ7 in the hole for two pair. Dehkharghani mucked and was crippled. Schertzer was at

Player Tags: Daniel Negreanu,   Max Pescatori,   Ray Dehkharghani,   Ivan Schertzer

Level 19 Update: Daniel Negreanu Eliminated

Jun 03, '09

Ante: 3,000
Low Card: 3,000
Completion: 12,000
Limits: 12,000-24,000

Players Remaining: 9 out of 142

Final Table Seating Chart with Chip Counts:

NOTE: It is standard practice for a seven-card stud final table to be eight-handed, but for some reason the final table is going to be seated with nine players to start.

Seat 1: Freddie Ellis — 569,000
Seat 2: Eric Drache — 847,000
Seat 3: Jeff Lisandro — 392,000
Seat 4: Hasan Habib — 593,000
Seat 5: Ivan Schertzer — 337,000
Seat 6: Max Pescatori — 536,000
Seat 7: Greg Mueller — 222,000
Seat 8: Ville Wahlbeck — 613,000
Seat 9: Tim Phan — 167,000

Average Chip Count: 473,333

Notable Eliminations:

11. Ray Dehkhargani — $29,152
10. Daniel Negreanu — $36,267

Big Hands:

Ray Dehkhargani Eliminated in 11th Place ($29,152)

Max Pescatori: X-X-3
Ray Dehkhargani: X-X-5

Max Pescatori completed to 12,000 and Ray Dehkhargani raised it to 24,000. Pescatori called.

Max Pescatori: X-X-36
Ray Dehkhargani: X-X-53

Pescatori checked and Dehkhargani bet 12,000. Pescatori check-raised to 24,000 and Dehkhargani made the call.

Max Pescatori: X-X-365
Ray Dehkhargani: X-X-538

Dehkhargani checked and Pescatori bet 24,000. Dehkhargani called.

Max Pescatori: X-X-3654
Ray Dehkhargani: X-X-538-unknown card

Dehkhargani bet 24,000 and Pescatori raised to 48,000. Dehkhargani put in a third raise to move all in and Pescatori made the call. Pescatori turned up KJ in the hole for a flush and Dehkhargani showed AJ for a pair of fives and a busted flush draw. Dehkhargani was eliminated in 11th place on the hand and he will take home $29,152 in prize money.

Daniel Negreanu Eliminated on 10th Place ($36,267)

Daniel Negreanu tangled in a large hand with Eric Drache that knocked him down to his last 40,000 before the final blow came a few hands later. With the 7 showing Negreanu was forced to move all in for 29,000 after Tim Phan completed. Negreanu’s hand ran out (1010)7JQ4(8) but it was not good enough to top the three kings that Phan held at the end of the hand. Negreanu was eliminated on the final-table bubble in 10th place and he will take home $36,267 in prize money.

Player Tags: Daniel Negreanu,   Max Pescatori,   Tim Phan,   Ray Dehkharghani

Level 19: Negreanu Tries To Climb Back

Jun 03, '09

Ante: 3,000
Low Card: 3,000
Completion: 12,000
Limits: 12,000-24,000

Players Remaining: 11 out of 142

Chip Counts:

1. Eric Drache – 755,000
2. Hasan Habib – 593,000
3. Freddie Ellis – 580,000
4. Jeff Lisandro – 524,000
5. Ville Wahlbeck – 472,000
6. Max Pescatori – 401,000
7. Ivan Schertzer – 368,000
8. Greg Mueller – 208,000
9. Daniel Negreanu – 191,000
10. Ray Dehkharghani – 141,000
11. Tim Phan – 45,000

Average Chip Count: 250,588

Big Hands:

Negreanu Breathes A Sigh Of Relief

Daniel Negreanu: X-X-J
Max Pescatori: X-X-K

Negreanu completed to 12,000 and Pescatori raised it to 24,000. Negreanu made the call.

Daniel Negreanu: X-X-J7
Max Pescatori: X-X-K

Pescatori led out with 12,000 and Negreanu called.

Daniel Negreanu: X-X-J73
Max Pescatori: X-X-K6

Pescatori bet 24,000 and Negreanu stuck around.

Daniel Negreanu: X-X-J73A
Max Pescatori: X-X-K965

Both players checked and saw the river. They checked again and Negreanu announced that he had a pair of tens, showing 1010. Pescatori confirmed that it was good, showing 77 and Negreanu raked in the pot. He was around 140,000 after the hand while Pescatori had around 320,000.

Schertzer Cripples Ray Dehkharghani

Ivan Schertzer: X-X-2
Dehkharghani: X-X-J

Dehkharghani fired 12,000 and Schertzer popped it to 24,000. He was called.

Ivan Schertzer: X-X-27
Dehkharghani: X-X-J9

Dehkharghani bet another 12,000 and Schertzer called.

Ivan Schertzer: X-X-273
Dehkharghani: X-X-J98

Both players checked.

Ivan Schertzer: X-X-2734
Dehkharghani: X-X-J98K

Dehkharghani fired 24,000 and was called. On the river, he did the same and Schertzer called, showing QQ7 in the hole for two pair. Dehkharghani mucked and was crippled. Schertzer was at

Player Tags: Daniel Negreanu,   Max Pescatori,   Ray Dehkharghani,   Ivan Schertzer

$50,000 World Championship H.O.R.S.E - Day 2 - Level 7 Recap

Jun 26, '08

Stakes:
Hold’em/Omaha:  1,000-2,000 blinds
Stud/Razz/Stud8:  500 ante, 500 bring in, 2,000-4,000 stakes

Players Left: 122 of 148

Chip Leaders:
Steve Wolff - 285,000
Tom Dwan - 280,000
Isabelle Mercier - 280,000
Abraham "Abe" Mosseri - 260,000
Joe Cassidy - 257,000
Ray Dehkharghani - 245,000
Doug Ganger - 230,000
William Chen - 225,000
Minh Ly - 200,000
Pat Pezzin - 196,500

Average Stack: 121,300

Eliminations:
Andrew Black
David Grey
Antanas “Tony G” Guoga

Big Hands and Storylines:

Hold’em

Ivey Climbing

Robert Mizrachi raised from early position and was met by a re-raise from Phil Ivey on the button. Mizrachi called and the two saw a AK7 flop. Mizrachi check-raised Ivey’s continuation bet and Ivey made the call. Mizrachi bet 4,000 on the 7 turn and Ivey made a quick call. The river was the 6. Mizrachi checked and Ivey bet. Mizrachi mulled it over his decision for a minute or so before announcing a call. Ivey turned over AJ. His pair of aces was good enough to take down the pot and grow his stack to 130,000. Mizrachi now has about 12 big bets left with 50,000.

Razz

Chipping Up Off The Old Bloch

Hawrilenko: 85JA
Bloch: 42109

Matt “Hoss_TBF” Hawrilenko completed with the 8 and was raised by Andy Bloch on his left. Johnny Chan and Mike Wattel both called, as did Hawrilenko, and the 4 each drew a fourth card. Hawrilenko caught a 5, Bloch a 2, Chan a J, and Wattel the K. Bloch led out with his 4-low, Chan and Wattel called, but Hawrilenko put in a raise and then Bloch 3-bet, squeezing Chan and Wattel out of the pot, much to their consternation. On 5^th street, Bloch bet and Hawrilenko called. The tables turned on 6^th street and Bloch check-called a bet from Hawrilenko. Both players checked the river and Hawrilenko’s (A-6-4) gave him an 8-low. Bloch briefly showed (9-7-3) and mucked his 9-low. With the pot Hawrilenko moved up to 90,000.

Stud

David Grey Eliminated

Andy Bloch completed with the T and was raised by David Grey with the Q up. Grey admitted that, with about 13,000 chips to start the hand, he was almost certainly going to end up all-in on the hand. That is indeed what ended up happening, with he and Bloch all-in on 6^th street:

Grey: (Q)(6)Q478
Bloch: (K)(J)1025A

Grey’s pair of queens was ahead of Bloch going to the final card, but Bloch had a slew of outs: any diamond, ace, king, or queen would give him the lead in the hand. Bloch flipped over his final card like it was hot: Q. Grey could only laugh as Bloch made a straight with the card that he so desperately needed.

Bloch now has an impressive 180,000 chips.

Stud/8b

Gus’ Flush Trips Up Kravchenko

With boards of:

Hansen: 8355
Kravchenko: 76KK

Hansen was the aggressor on all streets, betting when checked to and leading out when acting first. On 7^th street, Kravchenko timidly check-called Hansen’s river bet and was not happy to see Gus table (Q)(J)(7) for a flush. Kravchenko could not produce a low and the pot was shipped to the Dane. Hansen now has  60,000.

Player Tags: Robert Mizrachi,   Antanas Guoga,   Andy Bloch,   Minh Ly,   Gus Hansen,   Joe Cassidy,   David Grey,   Phil Ivey,   Abe Mosseri,   Pat Pezzin,   Alexander Kravchenko,   Ray Dehkharghani,   Isabelle Mercier,   Steve Wolff,   Andy Black,   Matt Hawrilenko,   William Chen,   Tom Dwan,   Doug Ganger

$50,000 World Championship H.O.R.S.E - Day 2 - Level 6 Recap

Jun 26, '08

Stakes:
Hold’em/Omaha:  900-1,800 blinds
Stud/Razz/Stud8:  400 ante, 500 bring in, 1,800-3,600 stakes

Players Left: 136 of 148

Chip Leaders:
Ray Dehkharghani - 220,000
William Chen - 215,000
Steve Wolff - 204,000
Erick Lindgren - 202,000
Abraham "Abe" Mosseri - 196,000
Chris Reslock - 195,000
Steve Sung - 194,000
Patrik Antonius - 190,000
Doug Ganger - 190,000
Farzad "Fred" Bonyadi - 185,000

Average Stack: 108,825

Big Hands and Storylines:

Hold’em

Good Start For Forrest

Erick Lindgren raised from middle position and action folded around to Ted Forrest in the big blind who made the call. The flop was J1010 and Forrest check-called a bet from Lindgren. The turn was the 7. Again Forrest checked and Lindgren bet. Forrest then raised and Lindgren called. Forrest bet the 4 river and Lindgren made the call. Forrest showed down KJ and took down a nice sized pot. Forrest is now just below the starting stack of 100,000. Lindgren is among the chip leaders with 200,000.

Horse Does Start With An “H”

Having been questioned about the situation by a few players, Jack Effel brought up the issue of whether the first game of each day should be hold’em or, instead, a game chosen by random draw. Effel asked for a show of hands from those who were in favor of a random game to start off each day. His request was met by only a meager show of hands, indicative more perhaps of the players ambivalence toward the situation than any real opinion. With such a lackluster show of hands, it appears that hold’em will be the game to start each of the days of this tournament. Mickey Appleman said it best, “Why complicate things?”

Omaha/8b

Fitoussi Gets Cut Out

Hasan Habib limped from early position and was joined on the flop by David Singer, Patrick Bueno, Michael Binger, and Bruno Fitoussi. The flop came AK2. Fitoussi checked, Habib bet, Singer and Bueno folded, Binger raised, and Fitoussi and Habib called. On the J turn, Fitoussi checked, Habib bet, Binger raised again, and Fitoussi and Habib called. The river was the 6. Again Fitoussi checked, Habib bet, and Binger and Fitoussi called. Habib showed A422 for the nut flush while Binger tabled 10543 for the nut low. Fitoussi showed... nothing. He mucked his hand quietly and shuffled his remaining 40,000 in chips. Habib has a more stable 80,000, and Binger has an even better 115,000.

Stud

“I Can’t Believe I Laid It Down!”

With boards reading:

Eli Elezra: Q10K2
Annie Duke: 3896

Elezra after leading out on 5^th street, checked his hand on 6^th street. Duke bet and Elezra went into the tank. After about 90 seconds of thinking, he flipped his upcards over and the conceded the pot to Duke. Apparently Elezra wasn’t too crushed by the lost pot, as he joked, “I can’t believe I laid that down. Two fours!” Elezra has about 85,000. Even with that pot Duke finds herself with only 30,000 in chips.

Stud/8b

Kaplan and Corkins Split Galfond’s Chips

Corkins: 7452
Kaplan: JQ104
Galfond: AK68

Hoyt Corkins completed with the 7 up, Gabe Kaplan called with the J, Phil Galfond raised with an A, and the two others called. Galfond led into his two elder statesmen on 4^th street and was called by both. 5^th street and 6^th street shared the same action: Galfond checked, Corkins bet, and Kaplan and Galfond both called. Corkins bet 7^th street and was raised by Kaplan, this put Galfond in a difficult position and he was forced to lay down his hand. A bit overeager, Kaplan flipped over his hand before Corkins made his decision. Corkins saw his opponent’s JJT  for a full house and made the call, showing A43 for a wheel. Corkins took down half of the pot, but was unlucky not to scoop it. After the hand, Corkins had 45,000, Kaplan 85,000, and Galfond 95,000.

Player Tags: Hoyt Corkins,   Fred Bonyadi,   Annie Duke,   Erick Lindgren,   Hasan Habib,   Ted Forrest,   Eli Elezra,   Gabe Kaplan,   Bruno Fitoussi,   Abe Mosseri,   Ray Dehkharghani,   Chris Reslock,   Steve Wolff,   William Chen,   Steve Sung,   Michael Binger,   Phil Galfond,   Doug Ganger

$10,000 Omaha 8/b World Championship - Hour One

Jun 21, '08

Blinds: 6,000-12,000
Stakes: 12,000-24,000

Players Left: 16

Chip Leaders:
Chau Giang: 480,000
Ram Vaswani: 452,000
Mike Matusow: 442,000
Jason Gray: 400,000
Toto Leonidas: 400,000
Tony Ma: 398,000
David Chiu: 380,000
David Benyamine: 300,000
Gerg Jamison: 254,000
Berry Johnston: 218,000

Eliminations:
Ray Dehkharghani Eliminated in 18th Place ($27,612)
William McMahan Eliminated in  17th Place ($27,612)

Big Hands:

Ray Dehkharghani Eliminated in 18th Place ($27,612)

Tony Ma raised from early position and Ray Dehkhargani reraised from middle position. Ma called and the flop came 1065. Ma checked to Dehkhargani who bet, Ma raised (check-raise), and Dehkhargani called all in. 

Tony Ma: AK84
Dehkhargani: AA75

Ma flopped an inside straight draw and an 8-4 low draw while Dehkhargani flopped the best hand with pocket aces for the overpair and a 7-A low. The turn was the Q, no help to either player, but the river was the 7, giving Ma the straight (high) and counterfeiting Dehkhargani's low hand. Ma scooped the pot while Dehkhargani was eliminated in 18th place ($27,612).

William McMahan Eliminated in  17th Place ($27,612)

Tony Ma raised from the small blind and William McMahan called from the big blind. The flop came 987, and Ma bet out, McMahan called. The turn was the K, and once again Ma bet out and McMahan called. The river was the 2, and Ma bet out (the bet being enough to put McMahan all in), McMahan called. McMahan turned over AJ82 for two pair (high) no low, while Ma showed 10653 for the flopped straight (high) and an 8-7-6-5-3 low. Ma scooped another pot and eliminated another player, this time it was William McMahan in 17th place ($27,612).
 

Player Tags: Tony Ma,   Ray Dehkharghani,   William McMahan

$10,000 World Championship Omaha Hi-Low Split-8 or Better - Day 2 - Level 16 Recap

Jun 20, '08

Note: The players are now on a 20-minute break

Blinds: 4,000-8,000

Players Left: 26 of 235

Chip Leaders:
Ram Vaswani - 385,000
Chau Giang - 360,000
David Benyamine - 320,000
David Chiu - 285,000
Berry Johnston – 250,000
Mike Matusow - 235,000
Greg Jamison - 215,000
Eugene Katchalov - 185,000
Toto Leonidas - 180,000
Jason Gray - 160,000
James Grove - 160,000

Average Stack:

Eliminations:
26^th – Tony Ma
27^th – Alexander Kostritsyn
Doyle Brunson
Erick Lindgren
Max Pescatori

Big Hands and Storylines:

They’re In The Money

The bubble has just burst and the players remaining are all now guaranteed to walk away from this tournament a bit richer than when they started (prop bets and cross-booking aside). Those who finish in places 19-27 will take home $22,090.

Whichever Comes First

According to the higher-ups here at the Rio, tonight’s event will play until the end of level 18 or until we reach the final table, whichever comes first. The former is looking far more likely with 26 players still remaining. If all goes according to plan, we should be out of here by about 3:30 tonight.

Katch Him If You Can

Eugene Katchalov just won a nice pot off of Toto Leonidas when Leonidas, after raising pre-flop from under-the-gun, check-called on every street against the Ukraine-born New Yorker. The final board was Q87Q4 and Katchalov showed A842 His two-pair, queens and eights, and nut low scooped him the pot, taking him up to 185,000. Leonidas is right on his tail with 180,000.

Dehkharghani Doubles

Ray Dehkharghani bet into two players on a flop of Q62, Danny Smith folded and Mike Matusow called. With only 26,000 left going into the turn, Dehkharghani committed himself by firing at Matusow when an 8 landed. Matusow set his opponent all-in and they revealed their hands:

Matusow: AJ62
Dehkharghani: KQJ10

The river was the Q and Dehkharghani scooped the pot, more than doubling him up to 80,000. The hand only took a sliver out of Matusow’s stack, which now sits at 220,000.

Berry Bests Brunson, Brad Booth

 Brad Booth raised from middle position and got calls from Berry Johnston in middle position and Doyle Brunson in the small blind. The flop came K106 and Brunson led out, Booth raised, and Johnston raised him. Both Brunson and Booth called the bet and the turn was the 10. Brunson and Booth checked to Berry who, predictably, bet. This time Brunson and Booth bowed out of the hand and allowed Johnston to take down the pot. Berry Johnston now has 250,000 in chips. Booth is sitting with 100,000. Brunson was eliminated not too long after this hand, right on the bubble.

Player Tags: Toto Leonidas,   Erick Lindgren,   Tony Ma,   Max Pescatori,   David Benyamine,   Mike Matusow,   Doyle Brunson,   Greg Jamison,   David Chiu,   Jason Gray,   Ram Vaswani,   Chau Giang,   Berry Johnston,   Ray Dehkharghani,   Eugene Katchalov,   Brad Booth,   Alexander Kostritsyn

$10,000 Omaha 8/b World Championship - Hour One

Jun 21, '08

Blinds: 6,000-12,000
Stakes: 12,000-24,000

Players Left: 16

Chip Leaders:
Chau Giang: 480,000
Ram Vaswani: 452,000
Mike Matusow: 442,000
Jason Gray: 400,000
Toto Leonidas: 400,000
Tony Ma: 398,000
David Chiu: 380,000
David Benyamine: 300,000
Gerg Jamison: 254,000
Berry Johnston: 218,000

Eliminations:
Ray Dehkharghani Eliminated in 18th Place ($27,612)
William McMahan Eliminated in  17th Place ($27,612)

Big Hands:

Ray Dehkharghani Eliminated in 18th Place ($27,612)

Tony Ma raised from early position and Ray Dehkhargani reraised from middle position. Ma called and the flop came 1065. Ma checked to Dehkhargani who bet, Ma raised (check-raise), and Dehkhargani called all in. 

Tony Ma: AK84
Dehkhargani: AA75

Ma flopped an inside straight draw and an 8-4 low draw while Dehkhargani flopped the best hand with pocket aces for the overpair and a 7-A low. The turn was the Q, no help to either player, but the river was the 7, giving Ma the straight (high) and counterfeiting Dehkhargani's low hand. Ma scooped the pot while Dehkhargani was eliminated in 18th place ($27,612).

William McMahan Eliminated in  17th Place ($27,612)

Tony Ma raised from the small blind and William McMahan called from the big blind. The flop came 987, and Ma bet out, McMahan called. The turn was the K, and once again Ma bet out and McMahan called. The river was the 2, and Ma bet out (the bet being enough to put McMahan all in), McMahan called. McMahan turned over AJ82 for two pair (high) no low, while Ma showed 10653 for the flopped straight (high) and an 8-7-6-5-3 low. Ma scooped another pot and eliminated another player, this time it was William McMahan in 17th place ($27,612).
 

Player Tags: Tony Ma,   Ray Dehkharghani,   William McMahan

$10,000 World Championship Omaha Hi-Low Split-8 or Better - Day 2 - Level 16 Recap

Jun 20, '08

Note: The players are now on a 20-minute break

Blinds: 4,000-8,000

Players Left: 26 of 235

Chip Leaders:
Ram Vaswani - 385,000
Chau Giang - 360,000
David Benyamine - 320,000
David Chiu - 285,000
Berry Johnston – 250,000
Mike Matusow - 235,000
Greg Jamison - 215,000
Eugene Katchalov - 185,000
Toto Leonidas - 180,000
Jason Gray - 160,000
James Grove - 160,000

Average Stack:

Eliminations:
26^th – Tony Ma
27^th – Alexander Kostritsyn
Doyle Brunson
Erick Lindgren
Max Pescatori

Big Hands and Storylines:

They’re In The Money

The bubble has just burst and the players remaining are all now guaranteed to walk away from this tournament a bit richer than when they started (prop bets and cross-booking aside). Those who finish in places 19-27 will take home $22,090.

Whichever Comes First

According to the higher-ups here at the Rio, tonight’s event will play until the end of level 18 or until we reach the final table, whichever comes first. The former is looking far more likely with 26 players still remaining. If all goes according to plan, we should be out of here by about 3:30 tonight.

Katch Him If You Can

Eugene Katchalov just won a nice pot off of Toto Leonidas when Leonidas, after raising pre-flop from under-the-gun, check-called on every street against the Ukraine-born New Yorker. The final board was Q87Q4 and Katchalov showed A842 His two-pair, queens and eights, and nut low scooped him the pot, taking him up to 185,000. Leonidas is right on his tail with 180,000.

Dehkharghani Doubles

Ray Dehkharghani bet into two players on a flop of Q62, Danny Smith folded and Mike Matusow called. With only 26,000 left going into the turn, Dehkharghani committed himself by firing at Matusow when an 8 landed. Matusow set his opponent all-in and they revealed their hands:

Matusow: AJ62
Dehkharghani: KQJ10

The river was the Q and Dehkharghani scooped the pot, more than doubling him up to 80,000. The hand only took a sliver out of Matusow’s stack, which now sits at 220,000.

Berry Bests Brunson, Brad Booth

 Brad Booth raised from middle position and got calls from Berry Johnston in middle position and Doyle Brunson in the small blind. The flop came K106 and Brunson led out, Booth raised, and Johnston raised him. Both Brunson and Booth called the bet and the turn was the 10. Brunson and Booth checked to Berry who, predictably, bet. This time Brunson and Booth bowed out of the hand and allowed Johnston to take down the pot. Berry Johnston now has 250,000 in chips. Booth is sitting with 100,000. Brunson was eliminated not too long after this hand, right on the bubble.

Player Tags: Toto Leonidas,   Erick Lindgren,   Tony Ma,   Max Pescatori,   David Benyamine,   Mike Matusow,   Doyle Brunson,   Greg Jamison,   David Chiu,   Jason Gray,   Ram Vaswani,   Chau Giang,   Berry Johnston,   Ray Dehkharghani,   Eugene Katchalov,   Brad Booth,   Alexander Kostritsyn

Hour One Log

Jun 12, '07

Gabriel Nassif Eliminated in 9^th Place ($21,742)

The flop was dealt K10 2 and Gabriel Nassif raised. Geoff Sanford and Nassif then reraised each other until all of Nassif’s chips were in the pot. Sanford flipped over A K and Nassif turned over K 9. The turn and river brought the A 5 to give Sanford the pot. Nassif was eliminated in ninth place and he took home $21,742.

Don Todd Eliminated in 8^th Place ($30,198)

Geoff Sanford bet $30,000 and Don Todd reraised from the big blind. Sanford called and the flop was dealt 8 6 3. Todd was all in after a series of raising took place. Todd flipped over A K. Sanford turned over pocket threes. An ace was peeled off the deck on the turn, but it was not enough for Todd, who was eliminated in eighth place when no help came on the river either. He took home $30,198 in pirze money.

Ray Dehkharghani Eliminated in 7^th Place ($41,069)

Ray Dehkharghani had been crippled on the hand before when his pocket aces got cracked. Dehkharghani then raised a bet from William Thorsson in the small blind. Dehkharghani bet in the dark and the flop was dealt J 5 3 and Thorsson called. The 6 was dealt on the turn and Dehkhargani moved all in. Thorsson made the call. He flipped over K Q and Dehkharghani showed down K 9. The river card was no help and Dehkharghani was eliminated in seventh place. He took home $41,069 in prize money.

The players were then sent on a fifteen minute break.

Player Tags: Don Todd,   Ray Dehkharghani,   William Thorson,   Gabriel Nassif,   Geoff Sanford