Bryn Kenney Poker Tournament Updates

End of Day 1

Jul 06, '11

Day 1 ended in the wee hours of the morning on Wednesday, as 465 remain out of the 3,389 who registered. A prize pool of $4,575,150 was created, and first place will walk away with $777,928

Here are a look at the unofficial over night chip counts:

1. Benjamin Volpe — 156,200
2. David Zemel — 127,700
3. David Eldridge — 118,000
4. Bryn Kenney — 113,000
5. Tyler Patterson — 109,500
6. Brett Jungblut — 100,500
7. Dan Kelly — 99,300
8. Aleksandr Mozhnyakov — 94,800
9. Brandon Meyers — 93,200
10. Simon Lam — 90,100

Player Tags: Bryn Kenney

Sam Stein Busts Bryn Kenney

Feb 27, '11

Bryn Kenney raised to 4,200 and Sam Stein reraised to 9,800. Kenny then moved all in for his last 38,000 and Stein made the quick call with pocket aces.

Kenney showed A8, but was unable to catch up on a board of A1062J. Kenney is now out and Stein is up to 260,000.

Player Tags: Bryn Kenney,   Sam Stein

Brynn Kenney Eliminated

Dec 20, '10

Brynn Kenney shoved all in on a very short stack preflop and Eli Berg reraised to isolate. It worked and the final two players revealed their cards:

Kenney: K 4
Berg: 10 7

Board: 10 9 6 6 A

Kenney was eliminated on the hand and the field inched closer to the end of play.

Player Tags: Bryn Kenney,   Eli Berg

POY Leader Tom Marchese Eliminated

Dec 05, '10

Jon Turner raised to 4,700 from the hijack and Bryn Kenney reraised to 13,500 behind him. Tom Marchese then moved all in from the big blind for his last 25,000.

Turner folded and Kenney called with KJ, which was racing against Marchese’s pocket sevens. The board fell 10556K and Marchese was eliminated. Kenney now has 138,000 in chips.

Player Tags: Jon Turner,   Bryn Kenney,   Thomas Marchese

Wow, That's Quite A Large Pot!

Nov 15, '10

Bryn Kenney raised to 25,000 and Jake Toole reraised to 67,000 behind him. Kenny then moved all in for 550,000 and Toole made the call.

Kenney showed A-K and was racing against Toole’s pocket queens for this 1.1 million chip pot. The board fell 9-6-6-A-Q and Toole’s full house took the pot while vaulting him up the leader board with 1.4 million in chips. Kenney meanwhile, has gone from chip leader to out in less than an hour.

Player Tags: Bryn Kenney,   Jake Toole

Justin Bonomo Eliminated by Bryn Kenney

Nov 14, '10

Shortly before the break, Shane Schleger raised to 6,000 and Justin Bonomo called. Bryn Kenney then raised to 20,400 from the big blind and Schleger folded.

Bonomo then moved all in for 130,000. Kenney took his time before calling and showed AQ, which had Bonomo’s AJ dominated. The dealer rolled out a board of A54Q3 and Bonomo was eliminated. Kenney now has 385,000 in chips.

Player Tags: Justin Bonomo,   Bryn Kenney

Wow, That's Quite A Large Pot!

Nov 15, '10

Bryn Kenney raised to 25,000 and Jake Toole reraised to 67,000 behind him. Kenny then moved all in for 550,000 and Toole made the call.

Kenney showed A-K and was racing against Toole’s pocket queens for this 1.1 million chip pot. The board fell 9-6-6-A-Q and Toole’s full house took the pot while vaulting him up the leader board with 1.4 million in chips. Kenney meanwhile, has gone from chip leader to out in less than an hour.

Player Tags: Bryn Kenney,   Jake Toole

Justin Bonomo Eliminated by Bryn Kenney

Nov 14, '10

Shortly before the break, Shane Schleger raised to 6,000 and Justin Bonomo called. Bryn Kenney then raised to 20,400 from the big blind and Schleger folded.

Bonomo then moved all in for 130,000. Kenney took his time before calling and showed AQ, which had Bonomo’s AJ dominated. The dealer rolled out a board of A54Q3 and Bonomo was eliminated. Kenney now has 385,000 in chips.

Player Tags: Justin Bonomo,   Bryn Kenney

Level 16 Update: Into the Dinner Break

Sep 26, '10

NOTE: The field is now on a 90-minute dinner break. Play will resume at 8:45 p.m. local time (12:45 p.m. PST).

Blinds: 2,500-5,000 with a 500 ante

Players Remaining: 28 of 346

Chip Counts:

1. Andrew Pantling — 1,300,000
2. Phil Ivey — 699,000
3. Dan Fleyshman — 695,000
4. Nicolas Levi — 634,000
5. Bojan Gledovic — 605,000
6. Daniel Steinberg — 605,000
7. Arnaud Mattern — 480,000
8. David Peters — 442,000
9. Marc Inizan — 375,000
10. Ronald Lee — 367,000

Average Chip Count: 346,000

Notable Cashes:

29	Bryn Kenney	£21,106
30	Freddy Deeb	₤21,106
31	James Mitchell	₤21,106
32	Jean Paul Seatelli	₤21,106
33	Matthew Waxman	₤21,106
34	Magnus Persson	₤21,106
35	Darren Woods	₤21,106
36	Mark Thurgood	₤21,106

Big Hands:

James Mitchell Eliminated in 31st Place (₤21,106)

James Mitchell moved all in on a flop of 7 4 2 and Marc Inizan made the call. Their cards:

Micthell: 9-9
Inizan: 10-10

Turn and River: 3 and 6

Mitchell was eliminated on the hand in 31st place and he will take home ₤21,106 in prize money.

Freddy Deeb Eliminated in 30th Place (₤21,106)

Roland de Wolfe raised preflop from the small blind and Freddy Deeb reraised all in from the big blind. De Wolfe made the call and they flipped over their cards:

De Wolfe: K 8
Deeb: 9 9

Board: Q J 10 A

De Wolfe made a Broadway straight on the turn and that brought an end to Deeb’s tournament in 30th place. He will take home ₤21,106 in prize money.

Boatman Gets Chatty

Ivey bets 12,500 from late position and Barny Boatman raises it to 37,500 from the hijack. Ivey calls and the flop comes J 10 7. Both players check and the turn is the Q. Ivey checks and Boatman bets 35,500. Ivey calls and the river is the 8. Ivey checks and Boatman moves all in. Ivey asks how much it is and the answer is 175,000. He sits back and contemplates the call. Boatman then turns to him and says, “Were you trap-checking me on the flop?” Straight away Ivey gets very animated and starts repeating the question – “Was I trap-checking you on the flop?” He’s almost laughing as he stares at Boatman to figure out if he’s playing mind games. After a few minutes he decides to pass and Boatman adds a good few more chips to his stack.

Bryn Kenney Eliminated in 29th Place (£21,106)

Bryn Kenney bets 13,000 from the cut-off and Phil Ivey makes it 40,000 from the small blind. Kenny pops it to 80,000 and after about 30 seconds Ivey quietly says, “I’m all in.” Kenney insta-calls and flips over K K. Ivey shows A 8 and the board is dealt 10 10 9 J A. Not only did Ivey hit his ace but it was a club giving him a flush. He adds about 170,000 to his stack.

De Wolfe and Blom at it Again

Coming in preflop but slightly late into the action. Viktor Blom bets 28,500 from the button and Roland de Wolfe makes it 65,000 from the small blind. There is about 21,000 in the middle. It comes back to Blom who takes some time to think. One of the other players then calls the clock and Blom asks, “Who called time?” The player leans forward, picks up his short stack and says, “I can’t handle the blinds going up.” “You show?” Blom says to de Wolfe. “I told you I’d show!” says de Wolfe. “Promise?” asks Blom and then folds. De Wolfe shows him pocket jacks and moves up to 245,000.

Blom bets 12,000 on a flop of 7 6 2. De Wolfe bends forward to try and see Blom’s hooded face, and then makes the call. The turn is the J and both players check. The river is the 3 and Blom bets 52,000. De Wolfe leans forward once again and takes a good hard look at him. Eventually, he calls and Blom shows 10 10. De Wolfe mucks and his stack moves back down again.

Player Tags: Barny Boatman,   Phil Ivey,   Roland de Wolfe,   Freddy Deeb,   Bryn Kenney,   James Mitchell,   Viktor Blom

Level 30 Update: Gianni Direnzo and Bryn Kenney Eliminated, Final 27 Set

Jul 16, '10

Blinds: 60,000-120,000 with a 15,000 ante

Players Remaining: 27 out of 7,319

Average Chip Count: 8,132,222

Tournament Leaderboard:

1. Joseph Cheong — 24,490,000
2. Cuong Nguyen — 23,100,000
3. Pascal LeFrancois — 15,780,000
4. Jason Senti — 13,550,000
5. Matthew Jarvis — 13,300,000
6. Matt Affleck — 12,850,000
7. Jonathan Duhamel — 10,520,000
8. John Racener — 10,490,000
9. Filippo Candio — 10,020,000
10. Benjamin Statz — 9,885,000

Notable Eliminations:

29. Gianni Direnzo — $255,242
28. Bryn Kenney — $255,242

Player Twitter Accounts

Michael Mizrachi
Adam Levy

Big Hands:

Matt Affleck Climbing

Matt Affleck bet 275,000 from under the gun. Action was folded to Michael Mizrachi in the big blind. He made the call. The flop came 722 and action went check-check. The 7 fell on the turn and Mizrachi bet 330,000. Affleck raised to 930,000. Mizrachi went into the tank before reraising to 1,630,000. Affleck tanked as well for a couple minutes. He eventually called. The J landed on the river and Mizrachi bet 920,000. Affleck made the call with the 87 and Mizrachi mucked. Mizrachi was down to 5,960,000 while Affleck was up to 12,850,000 after the hand.

Johnny Lodden Moves All In, Chops

Michiel Sijpkens bet 315,000. Jonathan Duhamel raised to 765,000 on the button. Johnny Lodden shoved from the big blind. Sijpkens folded but Duhamel called. Lodden tabled the AJ and was in horrible shape to stay alive versus the AK of his opponent. However, the board ran out Q66Q10 and Lodden remained in the tournament via a chop. He was at 1,600,000 after the hand and still the short stack.

Gianni Direnzo Eliminated

Robert Pisano opened to 280,000. Gianni Direnzo called from the small blind. The flop came Q63 and Pisano bet 410,000. Direnzo moved all in for 2,350,000 and Pisano called. Pisano tabled the AQ and was way ahead of the 86 of Direnzo. The Q on the turn had Direnzo drawing dead. The meaningless 4 on the river ended Direnzo’s tournament in 29th place.

Bryn Kenney Eliminated, Final 27 Set

Bryn Kenney bet 300,000 from under the gun. Pascal LeFrancois called from the big blind. The flop came Q85 and LeFrancois checked. Kenney bet 400,000. LeFrancois made the call. The K landed on the turn and LeFrancois checked again. Kenney bet 480,000 and LeFrancois called. The river brought the J and Kenney announced a bet of 1,300,000 verbally. However, LeFrancois thought he had moved all in. LeFrancois, as a result, instantly called with the 88 for a set. Kenney was actually left with just under 1,000,0000. Kenney showed the KJ for top two pair and fortunately was still in the event.

However, the next hand LeFrancois got the rest of the chips. He opened to 300,000 and Kenney shoved for 850,000. LeFrancois snap-called and exposed the AA. Kenney tabled the 22 and needed help. No assistance came as the board ran out A6498. Kenney was eliminated in 28th place as day 7 came to and end.

Player Tags: Michael Mizrachi,   Johnny Lodden,   Bryn Kenney,   Matt Affleck,   Robert Pisano,   Gianni Direnzo

Level 29 Hour Two Update: Flurry of Bustouts in Final Four Tables

Jul 16, '10

Blinds: 50,000-100,000 with a 10,000 ante

Players Remaining: 29 out of 7,319

Average Chip Count: 7,571,379

Tournament Leaderboard:

1. Cuong Nguyen – 22,600,000
2. Joseph Cheong – 20,000,000
3. Jonathan Duhamel – 12,800,000
4. Filippo Candio – 11,500,000
5. Pascal LeFrancois – 11,500,000
6. Jason Senti – 11,200,000
7. Benjamin Statz – 10,400,000
8. Matt Affleck – 9,400,000
9. Scott Clements – 9,300,000
10. Michael Mizrachi – 9,100,000

Notable Eliminations:

37. Dags Palovic – $206,395
36. Michael Wywrot – $255,242
35. Gabe Costner – $252,242
34. Edward Ochanda – $252,242
33. Corey Emery – $255,242
32. Eduardo Parra – $255,242
31. Michael Skender – $255,242
30. Theo Jorgensen – $255,242

Player Twitter Accounts

Michael Mizrachi
Adam Levy

Big Hands:

Michal Wywrot Eliminated

Michal Wywrot moved all-in for his 1,840,000 from the cutoff and Michiel Sijpkens woke up with a big hand in the big blind and made the call.

Wywrot showed A3 and needed help against Sijpkens’ AK. The board didn’t improve as it came out J7689 and Wywrot was sent home while Sijpkens improves to 8,200,000 in chips.

Statz Adds to Stack

After multiple raises preflop, Bryn Kenney (big blind) and Benjamin Statz (button) saw a fop of Q23 and Kenney led out for 640,000 and was called by Statz.

The turn brought the 8 and Kenney fired again, this time with 1.06 million. Statz moved all-in and Kenney pretty quickly got out of the way.

Palovic Busto

Dag Palovic shoved all-in with his short stack and John Dolan reshoved all-in to isolate. Everybody else folded and their hands were turned up.

Palovic showed A4 and Dolan tabled AQ. The board came Jh6c2h3d2c and Palovic hit the rail in 37th place.

Costner Eliminated

After being crippled last hour, Gabe Costner moved all-in for his last 1,175,000 and was called by Scott Clements.

Costner tabled 1010 and Clements showed A9. Costner looked good to double up until the dealer dealt the fop of A86. The 4 on the turn and the 6 sealed the fate of Costner and he was eliminated. Clements is right around six million after the pot.

Ochana Gone

Edward Ochana raised to 240,000 from middle position and Jason Senti three-bet it to 615,000. When action got back to Ochana, he moved all-in for 2,500,000 and Senti called.

Ochana showed AQ and was in trouble against Senti’s AK. The flop was K26 and Senti was in some serious trouble.

The turn was the A and Ochana was drawing dead. Senti now sits on 11,200,000 in chips and Ochana is on his way to the payout line.

Grinder Coolers Emery, Eliminated

We picked up the action on the turn with the board reading 36710 and Corey Emery fired 460,000 from the button. He was met with a check-raise from Michael Mizrachi to 1,300,000.

Emery instantly moved all-in for 2,415,000 and Mizrachi beat him into the pot.

Emery showed 66, good for a set, but was going to need the board to pair against the 98 of Mizrachi. The river was a harmless 5 and Mizrachi’s straight held up and he climbed to 7,500,000 in chips.

Skender Sent to the Rail

Michael Skender raised to 200,000 from middle position and Jason Senti made it 505,000. Action folded back to Skender and he pushed all-in and was called by Senti.

Skender showed KQ and was flipping against Senti’s 99.

The flop came Q36 and Skender looked to be in good shape to double up. The turn was the 3, but the river was the 9, giving Senti a full house to eliminated Skender and improve his stack to 13,250,000.

Mizrachi Takes One Off Thorson

William Thorson raised to 250,000 from the hijack and Michael Mizrachi made the call from the cutoff.

The flop came A109 and Thorson checked and called 400,000 from Mizrachi. The turn was the 8 and both players checked to see the 10 fall on the river.

Thorson now led out for 875,000 and Mizrachi raised to 2,300,000. Thorson sat in the tank for over four minutes before folding AK face up. Mizrachi showed his 99 and moved to 9,100,000 in chips.

“Baby, why you bet so much?” yelled Mrs. Grinder from the audience.

Jorgensen Eliminated

Theo Jorgensen raised to 200,000 under-the-gun and John Racener and Duy Le made the call. The htree ofthem saw a flop of A64 and Jorgensen bet out 1,000,000.

Racener made it 2,000,000 to go and forced folds from Baker and Le before Jorgensen committed his last 2,220,000 and Racener made the call.

Racener tabled AQ and was up againstthe AK of Jorgensen. Jorgensen was in the lead, but needed to dodge some cards in order to stay alive. The turn was the Q and Racener was a big favorite to win the hand.

The river was the 9 and Jorgensen went from chip leader to out all in one day. Racener is around the 9,000,000 mark with that hand.

Player Tags: Michael Mizrachi,   Theo Jorgensen,   William Thorson,   Scott Clements,   Bryn Kenney,   Dag Palovic,   Jason Senti,   Michael Skender

Level 27 Hour One Update: Eric Baldwin and David Benyamine Eliminated

Jul 16, '10

Blinds: 30,000-60,000 with a 10,000 ante ante

Players Remaining: 59 out of 7,319

Average Chip Count: 3,721,525

Tournament Leaderboard:

1. John Racener — 10,210,000
2. Theo Jorgensen — 9,500,000
3. Filippo Candio — 9,300,000
4. Patrick Eskandar — 8,600,000
5. Joseph Cheong — 8,500,000
6. Gabe Costner — 8,400,000
7. William Thorson — 7,300,000
8. Matthew Bucaric — 7,000,000
9. David Assouline — 6,280,000
10. Brandon Steven — 6,000,000

Card Player Chip Counts:

Tony Dunst – 2,030,000
Josh Brikis – 780,000

Player Twitter Accounts

Josh Brikis
Michael Mizrachi
Adam Levy

Notable Eliminations:

61. Rudy Miller — $138,285
60. Bill Melvin — $138,285
59. Eric Baldwin — $138,285
58. David Benyamine — $138,285
57. Matt Harris — $138,285

Big Hands:

Tony Dunst Doubles Up

Hasan Habib bet 155,000 from early position. Action was folded to Tony Dunst and he elected to move all in for 930,000. Action was folded to Habib and he called to put Dunst at risk. Habib exposed the AK and was flipping against the QQ of Dunst. The flop was ugly for Dunst as it came K54. The 3 on the turn was no help to Dunst. However, the Q on the river gave Dunst the hand and the double up. He was at 2,030,000 while Habib fell to 985,000.

Jason Senti Doubles Up

Jason Senti shoved for 545,000 with the A5. David Assouline called with the 77. The board ran out A4299 and Senti doubled up. He was up to 1,260,000 after the hand. Assouline was down to 2,095,000.

Josh Brikis Doubles Up

David Assouline bet 125,000. Josh Brikis moved all in for 285,000 with the 77. Assouline called with the A4. The board ran out KQ975 and Brikis doubled up to about 800,000.

Bryn Kenney Loses a Pot to Alexander Kostritsyn

Alexander Kostritsyn bet 150,000 from under the gun. Bryn Kenney raised to 400,000. Kostritsyn called and the flop came Q99. Kostritsyn checked. Kenney bet 520,000. Kostritsyn check-raised 1,500,000 more. Kenney folded. Kenney was at 3,300,000 after the hand while Kostritsyn was up to 5,160,000.

Joseph Cheong Doubles Up

One a flop of K85 Cuong Nguyen bet 650,000. Joseph Cheong moved all in 2,620,000. Nguyen called. Cheong tabled the AK and was way ahead of the JJ of his opponent. The 2 on the turn and 6 on the river were safe for Cheong. He doubled up to 7,850,000. Nguyen was down to 2,950,000 after the hand.

Alexander Kostritsyn Gets Value

Rudy Miller bet 175,000 from early position. Redmond Lee called from the small blind. Alexander Kostritsyn called from the big blind. The flop came JJ5. It was checked around and the 2 fell on the turn. Lee checked. Kostritsyn bet 300,000. Miller called. Lee folded. The 7 landed on the river and Kostritsyn bet 225,000. Miller called. Kostritsyn exposed the 33 and was good. He was at 5,900,000 after the hand. Miller was at about 800,000 after the hand.

Denis Pisarev Eliminated

Denis Pisarev bet 155,000. Duy Le raised to 350,000. Pisarev moved all in for 1,120,000. Le made the call and exposed the AK. Pisarev tabled the KK. Pisarev was in good shape to double up but the flop brought an ace for Le. The rest of the board failed to offer any help and he was gone. Le was up to 4,300,000 after the hand.

Eric Baldwin Doubles Up a Player, Eliminated Shortly Thereafter

Theo Jorgensen bet 135,000 from under the gun. Sergey Rybachenko moved all in for 925,000 in late position. Eric Baldwin reraised all in from the big blind. Jorgensen folded. Baldwin tabled the 99 and was dominated by the K-K of Rybachenko. The board ran out 652A6 and Rybachenko doubled to 2,000,000. Baldwin was down to just 310,000 after the hand. He was eliminated a little bit later.

Scott Clements Knocks off a Player

Bill Melvin had all his chips in the middle preflop with the KK and was called by the A9 of Scott Clements. The board ran out Q874A and Clements won the pot. He was at 3,300,000 after the hand.

Matt Harris Eliminated

Corey Emery bet 140,000 from under the gun. Matt Harris raised to 350,000. Action was folded to John Racener. He four-bet to 785,000. Action was folded to Emery and he mucked. Harris moved all in for 2,020,000. Racener went into the tank before making the call to put Harris at risk of elimination. Racener tabled the AK and was in bad shape versus the KK of Harris. However, the board ran out Q73JA and Racener took the pot. He was the chip leader with 10,210,000 after the hand.

Check out a CardPlayer TV video from earlier in the day!

Player Tags: Scott Clements,   Bryn Kenney,   Tony Dunst,   Alexander Kostritsyn,   Josh Brikis,   David Assouline

Level 25, Hour One: Eric Baldwin Doubles Up, Jorgensen Takes Chip Lead

Jul 15, '10

Blinds: 20,000-40,000 with a 5,000 ante

Players Remaining: 85 out of 7,319

Average Chip Count: 2,587,882

Card Player Chip Counts:

Tony Dunst – 2,360,000
Josh Brikis – 1,290,000

Tournament Leaderboard:

1. Theo Jorgensen – 8,060,000
2. John Racener – 7,550,000
3. Matt Affleck – 6,940,000
4. Alexander Kostritsyn – 6,420,000
5. Michael Mizrachi – 5,825,000
6. Joseph Cheong – 5,750,000
7. Damien Luis – 5,660,000
8. William Thorson – 5,250,000
9. Jonathan Driscoll – 4,920,000
10. Michal Wywrot – 4,700,000

Notable Eliminations:

86. Juha Helppi — $79,806
87. Andrew Brokos — $79,806

Player Twitter Accounts

Jean-Robert Bellande
Josh Brikis
Michael Mizrachi

Big Hands:

Kenney Can’t Finish The Kill

Jeff Banghart moved all in for 435,000 from the cutoff and Bryn Kenney made the call from the button. The blinds mucked and the hands were turned.

Kenney: AK
Banghard: A6

Kenney was dominating but the board ran out 1033710, giving both players two pair with an ace kicker and Banghart survived with a chop. Kenney was at 2.8 million.

Carroll Busts

James Carroll moved all in and Evgeny Shnayder made the call, turning over AK. Carroll was dominated with his K8.

The board ran out 102K99 giving Shnayder the nut flush and Carroll was out.

Baldwin Returns To The Bank Of Brokos

Eric Baldwin doubled through Andrew Brokos at the end of the previous level and he just did it again.

Brokos raised to 80,000 from the button and Eric Baldwin moved in for 780,000 from the small blind. Brokos made the call and the hands were shown.

Brokos: A8
Baldwin: J10

The flop came J64 and Baldwin jumped in front. The turn was the 10 and Baldwin nailed two pair to leave Brokos drawing dead. The river was the 9 and Baldwin doubled up to 1.4 million while Brokos was down to 780,000.

Clements Has Aces Cracked

Scott Clements raised to 95,000 preflop and Brian Jensen moved all in for 680,000. Clements snapped him off with pocket aces.

Jensen held pocket tens and the flop fell K83. But the turn was the 10 and Jensen went ahead with a set. The river was the 9 and Jensen doubled up to about 1.3 million. Clements slipped to 2.1 million.

Boom

Picking up the action on the turn, the board read 763K and Fokke Beukers moved all in for about 2 million chips.

Theo Jorgensen snap-called and turned over K6 for turned two pair. Beukers tabled AK for top pair on the turn and he was in trouble.

The river was the 4 and Beukers was eliminated. Jorgensen soared to the chip lead after that massive pot, holding 8 million.

Left In The Deck

Last Level Of The Night

The players were originally scheduled to play five complete levels today. However, Jack Effel has announced that this will be the last level of the night, meaning the field will exit one hour earlier than expected.

Furthermore, if the players begin to bust at an accelerated rate, play may be stopped even earlier. The word around the Amazon Room is that the target number of players to start Day 7 on Friday is 81, which was about 15 eliminations away at the start of the level.

Player Tags: James Carroll,   Theo Jorgensen,   Scott Clements,   Andrew Brokos,   Eric Baldwin,   Bryn Kenney

Level 24, Hour One: Theo Tran Triples Up, But Busts Later

Jul 15, '10

Note: Players have gone on a 90-minute dinner break and will return at 8:30 p.m.

Blinds: 15,000-30,000 with a 4,000 ante

Players Remaining: 103 out of 7,319

Average Chip Count: 2,131,747

Card Player Chip Counts:

Andrew Brokos – 2,300,000
Tony Dunst – 1,460,000
Josh Brikis – 3,100,000

Tournament Leaderboard:

1. Michael Mizrachi – 5,650,000
2. John Racener – 5,530,000
3. Joseph Cheong – 5,400,000
4. Mattew Jarvis – 5,150,000
5. Edward Ochana – 4,900,000
6. Jonathan Driscoll – 4,900,000
7. Theo Jorgensen – 4,850,000
8. James Fennell – 4,800,000
9. Bryn Kenney – 4,300,000
10. Alexander Kostritsyn – 4,080,000

Notable Eliminations:

105. Theo Tran — $57,102
108. Jesper Hougaard — $57,102
111. JP Kelly — $57,102
112. Jimmy Tran — $57,102
113. Tristan Wade — $57,102

Player Twitter Accounts

Jean-Robert Bellande
Josh Brikis
Christian Harder
Michael Mizrachi

Big Hands:

Jimmy Tran Out

Jimmy Tran was all in preflop against Todd Witteles. Tran tabled QJ while Witteles was dominating with AJ.

The flop fell A97 and Witteles jumped further ahead. The board finished off J and 7 and Tran was eliminated.

Witteles took the pot and he was at 1 million in chips.

Jarvis Busts Nadal

Jose Nadal moved all in preflop against Matthew Jarvis. Nadal tabled AQ but was dominated by Jarvis’ AK.

The flop fell K87 and Jarvis expanded his lead. The turn was the 9 and Nadal was left drawing dead. The river was meaningless and Jarvis scored the knockout. He was at 5.05 million.

Theo Tran Triples Up, Busts Later

Theo Tran and Benjamin Straate were both all in preflop and Robert Pisano decided to put them both at risk. Here were the hands:

Tran: AJ
Straate: 99
Pisano: 87

Straate was ahead but Tran was racing against him. The flop was 643 and the nines stayed in the lead. But the turn was the A and Tran took the lead. The 8 fell on the river and Tran tripled up to 1.13 million. Pisano fell to 4.02 million and Straate made his way to the payout desk.

Tran would bust out later in the level.

Bardah Takes One Down

Ronnie Bardah raised to 80,000 preflop and Gabriel Alarie made the call from the small blind. The two players saw the flop come down K97 and they both checked.

The turn was the 7 and Bardah bet 105,000. It was enough to take it down as Alarie mucked and Bardah was up to 1.27 million.

Beckman Out

Picking up the action on the turn, the board read Q928 and Garrett Beckman moved all in for 550,000. Evgeny Shnayder quickly snapped him off.

Beckman: 82
Shnayder: J10

Beckman hit two pair but Schnayder turned the straight. The river was the 6 and Beckman was eliminated. Shnayder was around 4 million.

Kenney Gets Caught

Picking up the action on the flop of 532, Mattew Berkey bet 95,000 and Bryn Kenney made the call.

The turn was the J and both players checked. The river was the 10 and Kenney took a stab with 350,000. Berkey made the call and Kenney just tapped the table as Berkey tabled AQ.

Mizrachi Knocks Out Schreiber

Michael Mizrachi raised to 80,000 from the hijack and Matthew Schreiber moved in for 374,000 from the big blind. Mizrachi made the call and Schreiber was officially at risk.

Schreiber: A7
Mizrachi: J10

Mizrachi had two live cards and the flop gave him the lead when it fell 1076. The turn was the 5 and the river was the 5 and Mizrachi chipped up to 5.6 million with the knockout.

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Level 22, Hour One: Robert Mizrachi Doubles Up, Johnny Chan Eliminated

Jul 15, '10

Blinds: 10,000-20,000 with a 3,000 ante

Players Remaining: 154 out of 7,319

Average Chip Count: 1,425,779

Card Player Chip Counts:

Andrew Brokos – 1,265,000
Tony Dunst – 915,000
Josh Brikis – 2,800,000

Tournament Leaderboard:

1. Robert Pisano – 5,600,000
2. John Racener – 4,500,000
3. Damien Luis – 4,450,000
4. Michael Mizrachi – 3,900,000
5. Joseph Cheong – 3,830,000
6. Theo Jorgensen – 3,800,000
7. Michael Skender – 3,300,000
8. Matt Affleck – 3,120,000
9. Sebastian Panny – 3,100,000
10. Fokke Beukers – 3,050,000

Notable Eliminations:

156. Johnny Chan — $57,102
181. Jameson Singer — $47,847
183. Dragan Galic — $47,847

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Big Hands:

Robert Betters Robert

Robert Mizrachi moved all in for 239,000 from the big blind and he was called by Robert Pisando from the small blind. Here were their cards.

Mizrachi: AQ
Pisano: A3

Mizrachi was dominating and the flop left him freerolling when it fell KJ10, giving Mizrachi Broadway. Pisano could only tie but the board finished off K and 3 and Mizrachi doubled to about 500,000. Pisano was at 4.05 million.

Chamberlain Surrenders The Double

Daniel Chamberlain raised to 44,000 from the cutoff and Gabriel Nassif moved in for 456,000 from the button. Chamberlain looked him up and the cards were turned over.

Chamberlain: A9
Nassif: AQ

Chamberlain was dominated and needed some help with a nine or some spades. The flop board ran out with all black cards, but they were the wrong suit for Chamberlain as it ran Q1044K. Nassif scored the double up and he was up to 969,000.

Kostritsyn Drops A Pot

Picking up the action after the board had run out 752KJ, Alexander Kostritsyn fired 325,000 into a pot of about 470,000.

Mozheng Guan made the call and turned over 76 for top pair on the flop. It was good as Kostritsyn mucked and Guan took the pot.

Guan was up to 1.4 million while Kostritsyn slipped to 2.4 million.

Bracy Gets Jacked Up

Tony Bracy moved all in for 97,000 preflop and Redmond Lee decided to raise to 200,000. The isolation play worked as everyone else mucked and the hands were turned over.

Bracy: 66
Lee: JJ

Lee was dominating and the flop fell QJ8, giving Lee a set. Bracy needed some runners to a flush or quads but the K on the turn left him drawing dead. The river was the 4 and Lee scored the knockout. He was up to 1.33 million.

Lodden Breaches Two Million

Johnny Lodden raised to 50,000 from late position and Denis Pisarev made the call from the button. The flop fell A102 and Lodden checked.

Pisarev fired 65,000 and Lodden made the call. The turn was the 2 and both players checked. The river was the 7 and Lodden led out with 205,000. Pisarev made a quick call but Lodden turned over A7 for two pair and Pisarev mucked.

Lodden took down a nice pot and he was at 2 million in chips.

Affleck And Harder Tangle

Matt Affleck raised to 48,000 from the cutoff and Christian Harder made the call from the button next door. The two saw a flop of 985 and Affleck led for 65,000.

Harder made the call and the turn was the A. Affleck fired another 115,000 into the pot and it was enough to take it down as Harder mucked.

Affleck took the pot and he was at 3.1 million. Harder slipped to 1.11 million.

Singer Blasted Away

Jameson Singer moved all in for 150,000 preflop and Derek Gibb decided to look him up. Here were their cards:

Singer: 75
Gibb: AK

Singer had two live cards but they were as good as dead when the flop fell AA4. Singer needed running cards but his running shoes were shot off his feet when the A on the turn gave Gibb quads and left Singer drawing dead.

The meaningless river was the 4 and Singer was eliminated.

Jorgensen With The Knockout

Diogo Borges was all in for 520,000 preflop against Theo Jorgensen preflop. Here were their cards.

Jorgensen: AQ
Borges: KQ

Borges was dominated and the board ran out AK7QQ10, giving both players two pair but Jorgensen the better end of it. Borges was out and Jorgensen was at 3.8 million.

Kenney Doing The Killing Around Here

Picking up the action on the flop, the board read Q105 and there was about 500,000 already in the pot.

Paulo Figueiredo moved all in for 498,000 and Bryn Kenney made the call to put him at risk.

Kenney: KQ
Figueiredo: AA

Kenney flopped top pair but was up against the pocket aces of his opponent. But the turn was the Q, giving Kenney trips and leaving Figueiredo one step closer to the door. The river was the 7 and Kenney scored the improbable knockout. He was up to 3.38 million.

Binette Goes Boom

Francois Binette and Michal Wywrot each put in three-bets before they saw a J102 flop.

Wywrot fired 162,000 and Binette shoved for 750,000. Wywrot made the call and he turned over AA. Binette was drawing to a straight with KQ.

But the turn was the Q and the river was the J, giving Binette little help and he was out. Wywrot was up to 1.7 million.

Tran Takes A Pot, But Takes Penalty For It

Jonathan Driscoll raised it up to 44,000 from the hijack and Theo Tran made the call from the big blind. He then turned over his A-5, thinking he was all in.

The floor was called and Tran’s hand was ruled live. The flop then came down A54 and Driscoll mucked immediately. Tran took the pot and was at 170,000.

However, since Tran exposed his hand, he was given a one-round penalty.

Siegel Eliminated

Jordan Siegel moved all in for 268,000 and he was looked up by Jared Ingles in the hijack. Siegel turned over A9 but was trailing Ingles’ QQ.

The board ran out K53103 and Siegel was eliminated.

David Benyamine Doubles Up

Evan Lamprea raised from the cutoff and David Benyamine put in another raise from the button. Lamprea moved enough chips into the middle to put Benyamine all in and he made the call.

Benyamine: KK
Lamprea: J7

Benyamine was dominating and the flop fell Q94, giving Benyamine four to a flush. It also took away a few of Lamprea’s outs and he was left drawing dead when the 9 came on the turn.

The river was the Q and Benyamine doubled to 800,000 while Lamprea slipped to 2.58 million.

Levy Drops A Pot

Gualter Salles raised to 50,000 preflop and Adam Levy made it 142,000 to go from the small blind. Salles called and the flop fell A53.

Salles fired 100,000 and Levy made the call. The turn was the 10 and Salles bet 300,000. Levy released his hand and dropped to 945,000.

Johnny Chan Eliminated

Johnny Chan and pocket aces did not get along today. He lost a huge pot when he ran his kings into Robert Pisano’s aces during the first level and had a similar situation when he busted out.

Chan open-shoved for 550,000 from the cutoff and Jonathan Driscoll snapped him off from the button. The blinds folded and the cards were turned over.

Chan: JJ
Driscoll: AA

Chan fell victim to the aces again and the board ran out 76357 and Chan was eliminated.

Grinder Making The Charge

Duy Le raised to 40,000 preflop and Getty Mattingsley popped it to 105,000. Mizrachi made the call from the small blind and Le also tagged along.

The flop fell 1084 and everyone checked. The turn was the K and Mattingsley fired 176,000. Both opponents called and the river was the 5.

Le bet 500,000 this time and Mattigsley fled. Mizrachi decided to look him up after a session in the tank and Le tabled J9 for a whole lot of nothing. Mizrachi showed 77 for just sevens, but it was good for the pot and he was at 3.9 million.

Player Tags: Robert Mizrachi,   David Benyamine,   Michael Mizrachi,   Johnny Chan,   Jordan Siegel,   Gabriel Nassif,   Theo Tran,   Duy Le,   Johnny Lodden,   Bryn Kenney,   Adam Levy,   Alexander Kostritsyn,   Robert Pisano,   Mozheng Guan,   Daniel Chamberlain

Level 20 Hour One Update: Will Failla Eliminated

Jul 14, '10

Blinds: 6,000-12,000 with a 2,000 ante

Players Remaining: 268 out of 7,319

Average Chip Count: 819,291

Card Player Chip Counts:

Andrew Brokos — 780,000
Josh Brikis — 1,200,000
Tony Dunst — 1,060,000

Tournament Leaderboard:

1. Theo Jorgensen — 3,200,000
2. Sanghyon Cheong — 2,870,000
3. Duy Le — 2,700,000
4. Matt Affleck — 2,450,000
5. Michael Skender — 2,450,000
6. Bryn Kenney — 2,220,000
7. Fokke Beukers — 2,015,000
8. Robert Pisano — 2,010,000
9. Alexander Kostritsyn — 1,990,000
10. Cuong Nguyen — 1,900,000

Notable Eliminations:

Will Failla
Shane Rose
Brent Hanks
Paul Varano

Big Hands:

Jean-Robert Bellande Doubles Up a Player

On a flop of 542, Jean-Robert Bellande checked. Larry Karambis bet 100,000. Bellande moved all in and Karambis called all in for 483,000. Karambis exposed the 99 while Bellande tabled the AJ. The turn and river bricked for Bellande and he doubled up his opponent. Bellande was down to 1,100,000 after the hand.

Paul Varano Eliminated

Paul Varano got his stack of 148,000 into the middle with the 109 and was up against Garrett Adelstein’s JJ. The board ran out J102410 and Adelstein busted his opponent. He was at 1,220,000 after the hand.

Bryn Kenney Eliminates a Player

Kenney bet 30,000 from the cutoff and Kelly Johnson raised to 60,000 from the small blind. Kenney made the call. The flop came K93 and Johnson bet 60,000. Kenney raised to 120,000. Johnson moved all in for 380,000 and Kenney called with the 99. Johnson tabled the KQ. The turn brought the 2 and the 3 fell on the river. Kenney took the hand and was at over 2,000,000 a couple hands later.

Shane Rose Eliminated

Shane Rose moved all in for 100,000 from early position and Javed Abrahams called. Rose tabled the 76 and Abrahams exposed the A10. The board ran out K52K2 and Rose was out. Abrahams was up to 750,000 after the hand.

Garrett Beckman Doubles Up

On a 9955 Garrett Beckman moved all in for 302,000. Ryan Dodge called with the QQ but was behind the AA of Beckman. The 9 on the river was safe for Beckman and he doubled to 1,480,000. Dodge was down to just 35,000.

Jean-Robert Bellande Eliminates a Player

Jean-Robert Bellande opened and Alper Sar shoved for 205,000. Bellande called with the K7. Sar exposed the AQ. The board ran out KJ98J and Bellande won the hand. Bellande was up to 1,360,000 after the hand.

Brent Hanks Eliminated

Brent Hanks five-bet shoved for 800,000 and John Racener called. Racener tabled the AA and was way ahead of the JJ of Hanks. The board ran out 8652K and Hanks was gone. Racener was up to 1,700,000 after the hand.

Will Failla Eliminated

Will Failla moved all in from the cutoff for 245,000 with the A10 and was called by the pocket aces of Jeffrey Chu. The board ran out 74299 and Failla was gone.

Elia Ahmadian Doubles Up

Elia Ahmadian was all in on a flop of A83 with the QQ for for 43,000. Dalton Mills called with the J8. The turn brought the 10 and the 9 fell on the river, giving Ahmadian the double up to 140,000.

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Player Tags: Elia Ahmadian,   Jean-Robert Bellande,   Garrett Beckman,   Brent Hanks,   Will Failla,   Bryn Kenney,   Paul Varano,   Josh Brikis,   Shane Rose

Level 16, Hour One: Dunst Takes Massive Pot

Jul 13, '10

Note: With 751 players remaining, the players have been sent off on an early 90-minute dinner break. The players will return at 8:30 p.m. and will be in hand-for-hand mode until the money bubble bursts at the 747 players mark.

Blinds: 2,500-5,000 with a 500 ante

Players Remaining: 751 out of 7,319

Average Chip Count: 292,370

Card Player Chip Counts

Adam Schoenfeld — 360,000
Jon Freidberg — 92,000
Shannon Shorr — 355,000
Matt Matros — 375,000
Andrew Brokos — 465,000

Tournament Leaderboard:

1. Theo Jorgensen – 1,325,000
2. Duy Le – 1,320,000
3. Marijn Schirp – 1,275,000
4. Matt Affleck – 1,260,000
5. Josh Brikis – 1,200,000
6. Tony Dunst – 1,179,000
7. Bartolome Gomilaromero – 1,070,000
8. Matthew Brown – 1,060,000
9. Phil Galfond – 1,050,000
10. Ben Statz – 1,010,000

Notable Eliminations:

Joe Awada
Dan Harrington

Big Hands:

Back To The Grind

Picking up the action on the turn, the board read J755 and a player bet 25,000 into a pot of about 45,000.

Michael Mizrachi raised to about 65,000. The action was back on his opponent and he eventually mucked his hand. Mizrachi scored a nice pot and he was up to 180,000.

Joe Awada Eliminated

Joe Awada moved all in preflop and one player decided to look him up. Here were their cards:

Awada: 95
Opponent: A9

Awada was dominated but the flop looked promising as it came J87. Awada flopped a double gutter along with a flush draw. But the board offered no help on the turn or river as it came A and 9 respectively and Awada was out.

Harder Takes One

A player raised to 12,000 preflop and Christian Harder repopped to 36,500. His opponent called and the flop came down 653.

Both players checked and the turn was the 9. They checked again and they did the same when the Q fell on the river.

Harder then tabled 86 for top pair on the flop, which bettered his opponent’s AK. Harder took in the pot and he was up to 420,000.

Kenney Lets The Chips Fly

Bryn Kenney raised to 13,000 preflop and the player in the cutoff reraised to 37,500. Kenney made the call and the flop came down J109.

Kenney led out with 85,500 and his opponent mucked. Kenney then rubbed some salt in the wound as he tabled A5 for the stone-cold bluff.

Kenney raked in the pot and he was at 640,000.

Get Out Of His Way

Tony Dunst raised to 13,500 from the small blind and Isaac Krantz made the call from the big blind. The flop came down 1062 and Dunst led for 18,000.

Krantz raised to 41,000 and Dunst made the call. The turn was the 3 and Dunst checked. Krantz bet 100,000 and Dunst made the call. The river was the K and Dunst checked one more time.

Krantz moved all in, having Dunst covered. Dunst made the call and turned over K-10 for two pair and Krantz mucked. Dunst scored a massive pot and he was up with the big boys, holding a stack of 1.12 million.

Habib Finds Aces

Hasan Habib moved all in preflop and was called by one player. Here were their hands:

Habib: AA
Opponent: QQ

Habib was ahead and the flop increased his lead when it fell A97, giving him a set. The turn was the K to lock up the hand for Habib and the 6 completed the board on the river. Habib doubled to 295,000.

Shorr Drops One

Picking up the action after the flop fell 1087, a player fired 20,000 and Shannon Shorr made the call.

The turn was the 4 and Shorr checked. His opponent bet 40,000 and Shorr stuck around again. The river was the 4 and both players checked.

Shorr mucked when his opponent tabled pocket aces and his stack dropped to 355,000.

Player Tags: Hasan Habib,   Michael Mizrachi,   Joe Awada,   Shannon Shorr,   Bryn Kenney,   Christian Harder,   Tony Dunst

Level 30 Update: Gianni Direnzo and Bryn Kenney Eliminated, Final 27 Set

Jul 16, '10

Blinds: 60,000-120,000 with a 15,000 ante

Players Remaining: 27 out of 7,319

Average Chip Count: 8,132,222

Tournament Leaderboard:

1. Joseph Cheong — 24,490,000
2. Cuong Nguyen — 23,100,000
3. Pascal LeFrancois — 15,780,000
4. Jason Senti — 13,550,000
5. Matthew Jarvis — 13,300,000
6. Matt Affleck — 12,850,000
7. Jonathan Duhamel — 10,520,000
8. John Racener — 10,490,000
9. Filippo Candio — 10,020,000
10. Benjamin Statz — 9,885,000

Notable Eliminations:

29. Gianni Direnzo — $255,242
28. Bryn Kenney — $255,242

Player Twitter Accounts

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Big Hands:

Matt Affleck Climbing

Matt Affleck bet 275,000 from under the gun. Action was folded to Michael Mizrachi in the big blind. He made the call. The flop came 722 and action went check-check. The 7 fell on the turn and Mizrachi bet 330,000. Affleck raised to 930,000. Mizrachi went into the tank before reraising to 1,630,000. Affleck tanked as well for a couple minutes. He eventually called. The J landed on the river and Mizrachi bet 920,000. Affleck made the call with the 87 and Mizrachi mucked. Mizrachi was down to 5,960,000 while Affleck was up to 12,850,000 after the hand.

Johnny Lodden Moves All In, Chops

Michiel Sijpkens bet 315,000. Jonathan Duhamel raised to 765,000 on the button. Johnny Lodden shoved from the big blind. Sijpkens folded but Duhamel called. Lodden tabled the AJ and was in horrible shape to stay alive versus the AK of his opponent. However, the board ran out Q66Q10 and Lodden remained in the tournament via a chop. He was at 1,600,000 after the hand and still the short stack.

Gianni Direnzo Eliminated

Robert Pisano opened to 280,000. Gianni Direnzo called from the small blind. The flop came Q63 and Pisano bet 410,000. Direnzo moved all in for 2,350,000 and Pisano called. Pisano tabled the AQ and was way ahead of the 86 of Direnzo. The Q on the turn had Direnzo drawing dead. The meaningless 4 on the river ended Direnzo’s tournament in 29th place.

Bryn Kenney Eliminated, Final 27 Set

Bryn Kenney bet 300,000 from under the gun. Pascal LeFrancois called from the big blind. The flop came Q85 and LeFrancois checked. Kenney bet 400,000. LeFrancois made the call. The K landed on the turn and LeFrancois checked again. Kenney bet 480,000 and LeFrancois called. The river brought the J and Kenney announced a bet of 1,300,000 verbally. However, LeFrancois thought he had moved all in. LeFrancois, as a result, instantly called with the 88 for a set. Kenney was actually left with just under 1,000,0000. Kenney showed the KJ for top two pair and fortunately was still in the event.

However, the next hand LeFrancois got the rest of the chips. He opened to 300,000 and Kenney shoved for 850,000. LeFrancois snap-called and exposed the AA. Kenney tabled the 22 and needed help. No assistance came as the board ran out A6498. Kenney was eliminated in 28th place as day 7 came to and end.

Player Tags: Michael Mizrachi,   Johnny Lodden,   Bryn Kenney,   Matt Affleck,   Robert Pisano,   Gianni Direnzo

Level 29 Hour Two Update: Flurry of Bustouts in Final Four Tables

Jul 16, '10

Blinds: 50,000-100,000 with a 10,000 ante

Players Remaining: 29 out of 7,319

Average Chip Count: 7,571,379

Tournament Leaderboard:

1. Cuong Nguyen – 22,600,000
2. Joseph Cheong – 20,000,000
3. Jonathan Duhamel – 12,800,000
4. Filippo Candio – 11,500,000
5. Pascal LeFrancois – 11,500,000
6. Jason Senti – 11,200,000
7. Benjamin Statz – 10,400,000
8. Matt Affleck – 9,400,000
9. Scott Clements – 9,300,000
10. Michael Mizrachi – 9,100,000

Notable Eliminations:

37. Dags Palovic – $206,395
36. Michael Wywrot – $255,242
35. Gabe Costner – $252,242
34. Edward Ochanda – $252,242
33. Corey Emery – $255,242
32. Eduardo Parra – $255,242
31. Michael Skender – $255,242
30. Theo Jorgensen – $255,242

Player Twitter Accounts

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Big Hands:

Michal Wywrot Eliminated

Michal Wywrot moved all-in for his 1,840,000 from the cutoff and Michiel Sijpkens woke up with a big hand in the big blind and made the call.

Wywrot showed A3 and needed help against Sijpkens’ AK. The board didn’t improve as it came out J7689 and Wywrot was sent home while Sijpkens improves to 8,200,000 in chips.

Statz Adds to Stack

After multiple raises preflop, Bryn Kenney (big blind) and Benjamin Statz (button) saw a fop of Q23 and Kenney led out for 640,000 and was called by Statz.

The turn brought the 8 and Kenney fired again, this time with 1.06 million. Statz moved all-in and Kenney pretty quickly got out of the way.

Palovic Busto

Dag Palovic shoved all-in with his short stack and John Dolan reshoved all-in to isolate. Everybody else folded and their hands were turned up.

Palovic showed A4 and Dolan tabled AQ. The board came Jh6c2h3d2c and Palovic hit the rail in 37th place.

Costner Eliminated

After being crippled last hour, Gabe Costner moved all-in for his last 1,175,000 and was called by Scott Clements.

Costner tabled 1010 and Clements showed A9. Costner looked good to double up until the dealer dealt the fop of A86. The 4 on the turn and the 6 sealed the fate of Costner and he was eliminated. Clements is right around six million after the pot.

Ochana Gone

Edward Ochana raised to 240,000 from middle position and Jason Senti three-bet it to 615,000. When action got back to Ochana, he moved all-in for 2,500,000 and Senti called.

Ochana showed AQ and was in trouble against Senti’s AK. The flop was K26 and Senti was in some serious trouble.

The turn was the A and Ochana was drawing dead. Senti now sits on 11,200,000 in chips and Ochana is on his way to the payout line.

Grinder Coolers Emery, Eliminated

We picked up the action on the turn with the board reading 36710 and Corey Emery fired 460,000 from the button. He was met with a check-raise from Michael Mizrachi to 1,300,000.

Emery instantly moved all-in for 2,415,000 and Mizrachi beat him into the pot.

Emery showed 66, good for a set, but was going to need the board to pair against the 98 of Mizrachi. The river was a harmless 5 and Mizrachi’s straight held up and he climbed to 7,500,000 in chips.

Skender Sent to the Rail

Michael Skender raised to 200,000 from middle position and Jason Senti made it 505,000. Action folded back to Skender and he pushed all-in and was called by Senti.

Skender showed KQ and was flipping against Senti’s 99.

The flop came Q36 and Skender looked to be in good shape to double up. The turn was the 3, but the river was the 9, giving Senti a full house to eliminated Skender and improve his stack to 13,250,000.

Mizrachi Takes One Off Thorson

William Thorson raised to 250,000 from the hijack and Michael Mizrachi made the call from the cutoff.

The flop came A109 and Thorson checked and called 400,000 from Mizrachi. The turn was the 8 and both players checked to see the 10 fall on the river.

Thorson now led out for 875,000 and Mizrachi raised to 2,300,000. Thorson sat in the tank for over four minutes before folding AK face up. Mizrachi showed his 99 and moved to 9,100,000 in chips.

“Baby, why you bet so much?” yelled Mrs. Grinder from the audience.

Jorgensen Eliminated

Theo Jorgensen raised to 200,000 under-the-gun and John Racener and Duy Le made the call. The htree ofthem saw a flop of A64 and Jorgensen bet out 1,000,000.

Racener made it 2,000,000 to go and forced folds from Baker and Le before Jorgensen committed his last 2,220,000 and Racener made the call.

Racener tabled AQ and was up againstthe AK of Jorgensen. Jorgensen was in the lead, but needed to dodge some cards in order to stay alive. The turn was the Q and Racener was a big favorite to win the hand.

The river was the 9 and Jorgensen went from chip leader to out all in one day. Racener is around the 9,000,000 mark with that hand.

Player Tags: Michael Mizrachi,   Theo Jorgensen,   William Thorson,   Scott Clements,   Bryn Kenney,   Dag Palovic,   Jason Senti,   Michael Skender

Level 27 Hour One Update: Eric Baldwin and David Benyamine Eliminated

Jul 16, '10

Blinds: 30,000-60,000 with a 10,000 ante ante

Players Remaining: 59 out of 7,319

Average Chip Count: 3,721,525

Tournament Leaderboard:

1. John Racener — 10,210,000
2. Theo Jorgensen — 9,500,000
3. Filippo Candio — 9,300,000
4. Patrick Eskandar — 8,600,000
5. Joseph Cheong — 8,500,000
6. Gabe Costner — 8,400,000
7. William Thorson — 7,300,000
8. Matthew Bucaric — 7,000,000
9. David Assouline — 6,280,000
10. Brandon Steven — 6,000,000

Card Player Chip Counts:

Tony Dunst – 2,030,000
Josh Brikis – 780,000

Player Twitter Accounts

Josh Brikis
Michael Mizrachi
Adam Levy

Notable Eliminations:

61. Rudy Miller — $138,285
60. Bill Melvin — $138,285
59. Eric Baldwin — $138,285
58. David Benyamine — $138,285
57. Matt Harris — $138,285

Big Hands:

Tony Dunst Doubles Up

Hasan Habib bet 155,000 from early position. Action was folded to Tony Dunst and he elected to move all in for 930,000. Action was folded to Habib and he called to put Dunst at risk. Habib exposed the AK and was flipping against the QQ of Dunst. The flop was ugly for Dunst as it came K54. The 3 on the turn was no help to Dunst. However, the Q on the river gave Dunst the hand and the double up. He was at 2,030,000 while Habib fell to 985,000.

Jason Senti Doubles Up

Jason Senti shoved for 545,000 with the A5. David Assouline called with the 77. The board ran out A4299 and Senti doubled up. He was up to 1,260,000 after the hand. Assouline was down to 2,095,000.

Josh Brikis Doubles Up

David Assouline bet 125,000. Josh Brikis moved all in for 285,000 with the 77. Assouline called with the A4. The board ran out KQ975 and Brikis doubled up to about 800,000.

Bryn Kenney Loses a Pot to Alexander Kostritsyn

Alexander Kostritsyn bet 150,000 from under the gun. Bryn Kenney raised to 400,000. Kostritsyn called and the flop came Q99. Kostritsyn checked. Kenney bet 520,000. Kostritsyn check-raised 1,500,000 more. Kenney folded. Kenney was at 3,300,000 after the hand while Kostritsyn was up to 5,160,000.

Joseph Cheong Doubles Up

One a flop of K85 Cuong Nguyen bet 650,000. Joseph Cheong moved all in 2,620,000. Nguyen called. Cheong tabled the AK and was way ahead of the JJ of his opponent. The 2 on the turn and 6 on the river were safe for Cheong. He doubled up to 7,850,000. Nguyen was down to 2,950,000 after the hand.

Alexander Kostritsyn Gets Value

Rudy Miller bet 175,000 from early position. Redmond Lee called from the small blind. Alexander Kostritsyn called from the big blind. The flop came JJ5. It was checked around and the 2 fell on the turn. Lee checked. Kostritsyn bet 300,000. Miller called. Lee folded. The 7 landed on the river and Kostritsyn bet 225,000. Miller called. Kostritsyn exposed the 33 and was good. He was at 5,900,000 after the hand. Miller was at about 800,000 after the hand.

Denis Pisarev Eliminated

Denis Pisarev bet 155,000. Duy Le raised to 350,000. Pisarev moved all in for 1,120,000. Le made the call and exposed the AK. Pisarev tabled the KK. Pisarev was in good shape to double up but the flop brought an ace for Le. The rest of the board failed to offer any help and he was gone. Le was up to 4,300,000 after the hand.

Eric Baldwin Doubles Up a Player, Eliminated Shortly Thereafter

Theo Jorgensen bet 135,000 from under the gun. Sergey Rybachenko moved all in for 925,000 in late position. Eric Baldwin reraised all in from the big blind. Jorgensen folded. Baldwin tabled the 99 and was dominated by the K-K of Rybachenko. The board ran out 652A6 and Rybachenko doubled to 2,000,000. Baldwin was down to just 310,000 after the hand. He was eliminated a little bit later.

Scott Clements Knocks off a Player

Bill Melvin had all his chips in the middle preflop with the KK and was called by the A9 of Scott Clements. The board ran out Q874A and Clements won the pot. He was at 3,300,000 after the hand.

Matt Harris Eliminated

Corey Emery bet 140,000 from under the gun. Matt Harris raised to 350,000. Action was folded to John Racener. He four-bet to 785,000. Action was folded to Emery and he mucked. Harris moved all in for 2,020,000. Racener went into the tank before making the call to put Harris at risk of elimination. Racener tabled the AK and was in bad shape versus the KK of Harris. However, the board ran out Q73JA and Racener took the pot. He was the chip leader with 10,210,000 after the hand.

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Player Tags: Scott Clements,   Bryn Kenney,   Tony Dunst,   Alexander Kostritsyn,   Josh Brikis,   David Assouline

Level 25, Hour One: Eric Baldwin Doubles Up, Jorgensen Takes Chip Lead

Jul 15, '10

Blinds: 20,000-40,000 with a 5,000 ante

Players Remaining: 85 out of 7,319

Average Chip Count: 2,587,882

Card Player Chip Counts:

Tony Dunst – 2,360,000
Josh Brikis – 1,290,000

Tournament Leaderboard:

1. Theo Jorgensen – 8,060,000
2. John Racener – 7,550,000
3. Matt Affleck – 6,940,000
4. Alexander Kostritsyn – 6,420,000
5. Michael Mizrachi – 5,825,000
6. Joseph Cheong – 5,750,000
7. Damien Luis – 5,660,000
8. William Thorson – 5,250,000
9. Jonathan Driscoll – 4,920,000
10. Michal Wywrot – 4,700,000

Notable Eliminations:

86. Juha Helppi — $79,806
87. Andrew Brokos — $79,806

Player Twitter Accounts

Jean-Robert Bellande
Josh Brikis
Michael Mizrachi

Big Hands:

Kenney Can’t Finish The Kill

Jeff Banghart moved all in for 435,000 from the cutoff and Bryn Kenney made the call from the button. The blinds mucked and the hands were turned.

Kenney: AK
Banghard: A6

Kenney was dominating but the board ran out 1033710, giving both players two pair with an ace kicker and Banghart survived with a chop. Kenney was at 2.8 million.

Carroll Busts

James Carroll moved all in and Evgeny Shnayder made the call, turning over AK. Carroll was dominated with his K8.

The board ran out 102K99 giving Shnayder the nut flush and Carroll was out.

Baldwin Returns To The Bank Of Brokos

Eric Baldwin doubled through Andrew Brokos at the end of the previous level and he just did it again.

Brokos raised to 80,000 from the button and Eric Baldwin moved in for 780,000 from the small blind. Brokos made the call and the hands were shown.

Brokos: A8
Baldwin: J10

The flop came J64 and Baldwin jumped in front. The turn was the 10 and Baldwin nailed two pair to leave Brokos drawing dead. The river was the 9 and Baldwin doubled up to 1.4 million while Brokos was down to 780,000.

Clements Has Aces Cracked

Scott Clements raised to 95,000 preflop and Brian Jensen moved all in for 680,000. Clements snapped him off with pocket aces.

Jensen held pocket tens and the flop fell K83. But the turn was the 10 and Jensen went ahead with a set. The river was the 9 and Jensen doubled up to about 1.3 million. Clements slipped to 2.1 million.

Boom

Picking up the action on the turn, the board read 763K and Fokke Beukers moved all in for about 2 million chips.

Theo Jorgensen snap-called and turned over K6 for turned two pair. Beukers tabled AK for top pair on the turn and he was in trouble.

The river was the 4 and Beukers was eliminated. Jorgensen soared to the chip lead after that massive pot, holding 8 million.

Left In The Deck

Last Level Of The Night

The players were originally scheduled to play five complete levels today. However, Jack Effel has announced that this will be the last level of the night, meaning the field will exit one hour earlier than expected.

Furthermore, if the players begin to bust at an accelerated rate, play may be stopped even earlier. The word around the Amazon Room is that the target number of players to start Day 7 on Friday is 81, which was about 15 eliminations away at the start of the level.

Player Tags: James Carroll,   Theo Jorgensen,   Scott Clements,   Andrew Brokos,   Eric Baldwin,   Bryn Kenney

Level 24, Hour One: Theo Tran Triples Up, But Busts Later

Jul 15, '10

Note: Players have gone on a 90-minute dinner break and will return at 8:30 p.m.

Blinds: 15,000-30,000 with a 4,000 ante

Players Remaining: 103 out of 7,319

Average Chip Count: 2,131,747

Card Player Chip Counts:

Andrew Brokos – 2,300,000
Tony Dunst – 1,460,000
Josh Brikis – 3,100,000

Tournament Leaderboard:

1. Michael Mizrachi – 5,650,000
2. John Racener – 5,530,000
3. Joseph Cheong – 5,400,000
4. Mattew Jarvis – 5,150,000
5. Edward Ochana – 4,900,000
6. Jonathan Driscoll – 4,900,000
7. Theo Jorgensen – 4,850,000
8. James Fennell – 4,800,000
9. Bryn Kenney – 4,300,000
10. Alexander Kostritsyn – 4,080,000

Notable Eliminations:

105. Theo Tran — $57,102
108. Jesper Hougaard — $57,102
111. JP Kelly — $57,102
112. Jimmy Tran — $57,102
113. Tristan Wade — $57,102

Player Twitter Accounts

Jean-Robert Bellande
Josh Brikis
Christian Harder
Michael Mizrachi

Big Hands:

Jimmy Tran Out

Jimmy Tran was all in preflop against Todd Witteles. Tran tabled QJ while Witteles was dominating with AJ.

The flop fell A97 and Witteles jumped further ahead. The board finished off J and 7 and Tran was eliminated.

Witteles took the pot and he was at 1 million in chips.

Jarvis Busts Nadal

Jose Nadal moved all in preflop against Matthew Jarvis. Nadal tabled AQ but was dominated by Jarvis’ AK.

The flop fell K87 and Jarvis expanded his lead. The turn was the 9 and Nadal was left drawing dead. The river was meaningless and Jarvis scored the knockout. He was at 5.05 million.

Theo Tran Triples Up, Busts Later

Theo Tran and Benjamin Straate were both all in preflop and Robert Pisano decided to put them both at risk. Here were the hands:

Tran: AJ
Straate: 99
Pisano: 87

Straate was ahead but Tran was racing against him. The flop was 643 and the nines stayed in the lead. But the turn was the A and Tran took the lead. The 8 fell on the river and Tran tripled up to 1.13 million. Pisano fell to 4.02 million and Straate made his way to the payout desk.

Tran would bust out later in the level.

Bardah Takes One Down

Ronnie Bardah raised to 80,000 preflop and Gabriel Alarie made the call from the small blind. The two players saw the flop come down K97 and they both checked.

The turn was the 7 and Bardah bet 105,000. It was enough to take it down as Alarie mucked and Bardah was up to 1.27 million.

Beckman Out

Picking up the action on the turn, the board read Q928 and Garrett Beckman moved all in for 550,000. Evgeny Shnayder quickly snapped him off.

Beckman: 82
Shnayder: J10

Beckman hit two pair but Schnayder turned the straight. The river was the 6 and Beckman was eliminated. Shnayder was around 4 million.

Kenney Gets Caught

Picking up the action on the flop of 532, Mattew Berkey bet 95,000 and Bryn Kenney made the call.

The turn was the J and both players checked. The river was the 10 and Kenney took a stab with 350,000. Berkey made the call and Kenney just tapped the table as Berkey tabled AQ.

Mizrachi Knocks Out Schreiber

Michael Mizrachi raised to 80,000 from the hijack and Matthew Schreiber moved in for 374,000 from the big blind. Mizrachi made the call and Schreiber was officially at risk.

Schreiber: A7
Mizrachi: J10

Mizrachi had two live cards and the flop gave him the lead when it fell 1076. The turn was the 5 and the river was the 5 and Mizrachi chipped up to 5.6 million with the knockout.

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Player Tags: Jimmy Tran,   Michael Mizrachi,   Todd Witteles,   Garrett Beckman,   Theo Tran,   Matthew Berkey,   Bryn Kenney,   Ben Straate,   Robert Pisano,   Jose Nadal,   Evgeny Shnayder

Level 22, Hour One: Robert Mizrachi Doubles Up, Johnny Chan Eliminated

Jul 15, '10

Blinds: 10,000-20,000 with a 3,000 ante

Players Remaining: 154 out of 7,319

Average Chip Count: 1,425,779

Card Player Chip Counts:

Andrew Brokos – 1,265,000
Tony Dunst – 915,000
Josh Brikis – 2,800,000

Tournament Leaderboard:

1. Robert Pisano – 5,600,000
2. John Racener – 4,500,000
3. Damien Luis – 4,450,000
4. Michael Mizrachi – 3,900,000
5. Joseph Cheong – 3,830,000
6. Theo Jorgensen – 3,800,000
7. Michael Skender – 3,300,000
8. Matt Affleck – 3,120,000
9. Sebastian Panny – 3,100,000
10. Fokke Beukers – 3,050,000

Notable Eliminations:

156. Johnny Chan — $57,102
181. Jameson Singer — $47,847
183. Dragan Galic — $47,847

Player Twitter Accounts

Jean-Robert Bellande
Tristan Wade
Josh Brikis
Christian Harder
Michael Mizrachi

Big Hands:

Robert Betters Robert

Robert Mizrachi moved all in for 239,000 from the big blind and he was called by Robert Pisando from the small blind. Here were their cards.

Mizrachi: AQ
Pisano: A3

Mizrachi was dominating and the flop left him freerolling when it fell KJ10, giving Mizrachi Broadway. Pisano could only tie but the board finished off K and 3 and Mizrachi doubled to about 500,000. Pisano was at 4.05 million.

Chamberlain Surrenders The Double

Daniel Chamberlain raised to 44,000 from the cutoff and Gabriel Nassif moved in for 456,000 from the button. Chamberlain looked him up and the cards were turned over.

Chamberlain: A9
Nassif: AQ

Chamberlain was dominated and needed some help with a nine or some spades. The flop board ran out with all black cards, but they were the wrong suit for Chamberlain as it ran Q1044K. Nassif scored the double up and he was up to 969,000.

Kostritsyn Drops A Pot

Picking up the action after the board had run out 752KJ, Alexander Kostritsyn fired 325,000 into a pot of about 470,000.

Mozheng Guan made the call and turned over 76 for top pair on the flop. It was good as Kostritsyn mucked and Guan took the pot.

Guan was up to 1.4 million while Kostritsyn slipped to 2.4 million.

Bracy Gets Jacked Up

Tony Bracy moved all in for 97,000 preflop and Redmond Lee decided to raise to 200,000. The isolation play worked as everyone else mucked and the hands were turned over.

Bracy: 66
Lee: JJ

Lee was dominating and the flop fell QJ8, giving Lee a set. Bracy needed some runners to a flush or quads but the K on the turn left him drawing dead. The river was the 4 and Lee scored the knockout. He was up to 1.33 million.

Lodden Breaches Two Million

Johnny Lodden raised to 50,000 from late position and Denis Pisarev made the call from the button. The flop fell A102 and Lodden checked.

Pisarev fired 65,000 and Lodden made the call. The turn was the 2 and both players checked. The river was the 7 and Lodden led out with 205,000. Pisarev made a quick call but Lodden turned over A7 for two pair and Pisarev mucked.

Lodden took down a nice pot and he was at 2 million in chips.

Affleck And Harder Tangle

Matt Affleck raised to 48,000 from the cutoff and Christian Harder made the call from the button next door. The two saw a flop of 985 and Affleck led for 65,000.

Harder made the call and the turn was the A. Affleck fired another 115,000 into the pot and it was enough to take it down as Harder mucked.

Affleck took the pot and he was at 3.1 million. Harder slipped to 1.11 million.

Singer Blasted Away

Jameson Singer moved all in for 150,000 preflop and Derek Gibb decided to look him up. Here were their cards:

Singer: 75
Gibb: AK

Singer had two live cards but they were as good as dead when the flop fell AA4. Singer needed running cards but his running shoes were shot off his feet when the A on the turn gave Gibb quads and left Singer drawing dead.

The meaningless river was the 4 and Singer was eliminated.

Jorgensen With The Knockout

Diogo Borges was all in for 520,000 preflop against Theo Jorgensen preflop. Here were their cards.

Jorgensen: AQ
Borges: KQ

Borges was dominated and the board ran out AK7QQ10, giving both players two pair but Jorgensen the better end of it. Borges was out and Jorgensen was at 3.8 million.

Kenney Doing The Killing Around Here

Picking up the action on the flop, the board read Q105 and there was about 500,000 already in the pot.

Paulo Figueiredo moved all in for 498,000 and Bryn Kenney made the call to put him at risk.

Kenney: KQ
Figueiredo: AA

Kenney flopped top pair but was up against the pocket aces of his opponent. But the turn was the Q, giving Kenney trips and leaving Figueiredo one step closer to the door. The river was the 7 and Kenney scored the improbable knockout. He was up to 3.38 million.

Binette Goes Boom

Francois Binette and Michal Wywrot each put in three-bets before they saw a J102 flop.

Wywrot fired 162,000 and Binette shoved for 750,000. Wywrot made the call and he turned over AA. Binette was drawing to a straight with KQ.

But the turn was the Q and the river was the J, giving Binette little help and he was out. Wywrot was up to 1.7 million.

Tran Takes A Pot, But Takes Penalty For It

Jonathan Driscoll raised it up to 44,000 from the hijack and Theo Tran made the call from the big blind. He then turned over his A-5, thinking he was all in.

The floor was called and Tran’s hand was ruled live. The flop then came down A54 and Driscoll mucked immediately. Tran took the pot and was at 170,000.

However, since Tran exposed his hand, he was given a one-round penalty.

Siegel Eliminated

Jordan Siegel moved all in for 268,000 and he was looked up by Jared Ingles in the hijack. Siegel turned over A9 but was trailing Ingles’ QQ.

The board ran out K53103 and Siegel was eliminated.

David Benyamine Doubles Up

Evan Lamprea raised from the cutoff and David Benyamine put in another raise from the button. Lamprea moved enough chips into the middle to put Benyamine all in and he made the call.

Benyamine: KK
Lamprea: J7

Benyamine was dominating and the flop fell Q94, giving Benyamine four to a flush. It also took away a few of Lamprea’s outs and he was left drawing dead when the 9 came on the turn.

The river was the Q and Benyamine doubled to 800,000 while Lamprea slipped to 2.58 million.

Levy Drops A Pot

Gualter Salles raised to 50,000 preflop and Adam Levy made it 142,000 to go from the small blind. Salles called and the flop fell A53.

Salles fired 100,000 and Levy made the call. The turn was the 10 and Salles bet 300,000. Levy released his hand and dropped to 945,000.

Johnny Chan Eliminated

Johnny Chan and pocket aces did not get along today. He lost a huge pot when he ran his kings into Robert Pisano’s aces during the first level and had a similar situation when he busted out.

Chan open-shoved for 550,000 from the cutoff and Jonathan Driscoll snapped him off from the button. The blinds folded and the cards were turned over.

Chan: JJ
Driscoll: AA

Chan fell victim to the aces again and the board ran out 76357 and Chan was eliminated.

Grinder Making The Charge

Duy Le raised to 40,000 preflop and Getty Mattingsley popped it to 105,000. Mizrachi made the call from the small blind and Le also tagged along.

The flop fell 1084 and everyone checked. The turn was the K and Mattingsley fired 176,000. Both opponents called and the river was the 5.

Le bet 500,000 this time and Mattigsley fled. Mizrachi decided to look him up after a session in the tank and Le tabled J9 for a whole lot of nothing. Mizrachi showed 77 for just sevens, but it was good for the pot and he was at 3.9 million.

Player Tags: Robert Mizrachi,   David Benyamine,   Michael Mizrachi,   Johnny Chan,   Jordan Siegel,   Gabriel Nassif,   Theo Tran,   Duy Le,   Johnny Lodden,   Bryn Kenney,   Adam Levy,   Alexander Kostritsyn,   Robert Pisano,   Mozheng Guan,   Daniel Chamberlain

Level 20 Hour One Update: Will Failla Eliminated

Jul 14, '10

Blinds: 6,000-12,000 with a 2,000 ante

Players Remaining: 268 out of 7,319

Average Chip Count: 819,291

Card Player Chip Counts:

Andrew Brokos — 780,000
Josh Brikis — 1,200,000
Tony Dunst — 1,060,000

Tournament Leaderboard:

1. Theo Jorgensen — 3,200,000
2. Sanghyon Cheong — 2,870,000
3. Duy Le — 2,700,000
4. Matt Affleck — 2,450,000
5. Michael Skender — 2,450,000
6. Bryn Kenney — 2,220,000
7. Fokke Beukers — 2,015,000
8. Robert Pisano — 2,010,000
9. Alexander Kostritsyn — 1,990,000
10. Cuong Nguyen — 1,900,000

Notable Eliminations:

Will Failla
Shane Rose
Brent Hanks
Paul Varano

Big Hands:

Jean-Robert Bellande Doubles Up a Player

On a flop of 542, Jean-Robert Bellande checked. Larry Karambis bet 100,000. Bellande moved all in and Karambis called all in for 483,000. Karambis exposed the 99 while Bellande tabled the AJ. The turn and river bricked for Bellande and he doubled up his opponent. Bellande was down to 1,100,000 after the hand.

Paul Varano Eliminated

Paul Varano got his stack of 148,000 into the middle with the 109 and was up against Garrett Adelstein’s JJ. The board ran out J102410 and Adelstein busted his opponent. He was at 1,220,000 after the hand.

Bryn Kenney Eliminates a Player

Kenney bet 30,000 from the cutoff and Kelly Johnson raised to 60,000 from the small blind. Kenney made the call. The flop came K93 and Johnson bet 60,000. Kenney raised to 120,000. Johnson moved all in for 380,000 and Kenney called with the 99. Johnson tabled the KQ. The turn brought the 2 and the 3 fell on the river. Kenney took the hand and was at over 2,000,000 a couple hands later.

Shane Rose Eliminated

Shane Rose moved all in for 100,000 from early position and Javed Abrahams called. Rose tabled the 76 and Abrahams exposed the A10. The board ran out K52K2 and Rose was out. Abrahams was up to 750,000 after the hand.

Garrett Beckman Doubles Up

On a 9955 Garrett Beckman moved all in for 302,000. Ryan Dodge called with the QQ but was behind the AA of Beckman. The 9 on the river was safe for Beckman and he doubled to 1,480,000. Dodge was down to just 35,000.

Jean-Robert Bellande Eliminates a Player

Jean-Robert Bellande opened and Alper Sar shoved for 205,000. Bellande called with the K7. Sar exposed the AQ. The board ran out KJ98J and Bellande won the hand. Bellande was up to 1,360,000 after the hand.

Brent Hanks Eliminated

Brent Hanks five-bet shoved for 800,000 and John Racener called. Racener tabled the AA and was way ahead of the JJ of Hanks. The board ran out 8652K and Hanks was gone. Racener was up to 1,700,000 after the hand.

Will Failla Eliminated

Will Failla moved all in from the cutoff for 245,000 with the A10 and was called by the pocket aces of Jeffrey Chu. The board ran out 74299 and Failla was gone.

Elia Ahmadian Doubles Up

Elia Ahmadian was all in on a flop of A83 with the QQ for for 43,000. Dalton Mills called with the J8. The turn brought the 10 and the 9 fell on the river, giving Ahmadian the double up to 140,000.

Player Twitter Accounts

Jean-Robert Bellande
Scotty Nguyen
Tristan Wade
Josh Brikis

CardPlayer TV recently caught up with Josh Brikis for an interview. Check it out!

Player Tags: Elia Ahmadian,   Jean-Robert Bellande,   Garrett Beckman,   Brent Hanks,   Will Failla,   Bryn Kenney,   Paul Varano,   Josh Brikis,   Shane Rose

Level 16, Hour One: Dunst Takes Massive Pot

Jul 13, '10

Note: With 751 players remaining, the players have been sent off on an early 90-minute dinner break. The players will return at 8:30 p.m. and will be in hand-for-hand mode until the money bubble bursts at the 747 players mark.

Blinds: 2,500-5,000 with a 500 ante

Players Remaining: 751 out of 7,319

Average Chip Count: 292,370

Card Player Chip Counts

Adam Schoenfeld — 360,000
Jon Freidberg — 92,000
Shannon Shorr — 355,000
Matt Matros — 375,000
Andrew Brokos — 465,000

Tournament Leaderboard:

1. Theo Jorgensen – 1,325,000
2. Duy Le – 1,320,000
3. Marijn Schirp – 1,275,000
4. Matt Affleck – 1,260,000
5. Josh Brikis – 1,200,000
6. Tony Dunst – 1,179,000
7. Bartolome Gomilaromero – 1,070,000
8. Matthew Brown – 1,060,000
9. Phil Galfond – 1,050,000
10. Ben Statz – 1,010,000

Notable Eliminations:

Joe Awada
Dan Harrington

Big Hands:

Back To The Grind

Picking up the action on the turn, the board read J755 and a player bet 25,000 into a pot of about 45,000.

Michael Mizrachi raised to about 65,000. The action was back on his opponent and he eventually mucked his hand. Mizrachi scored a nice pot and he was up to 180,000.

Joe Awada Eliminated

Joe Awada moved all in preflop and one player decided to look him up. Here were their cards:

Awada: 95
Opponent: A9

Awada was dominated but the flop looked promising as it came J87. Awada flopped a double gutter along with a flush draw. But the board offered no help on the turn or river as it came A and 9 respectively and Awada was out.

Harder Takes One

A player raised to 12,000 preflop and Christian Harder repopped to 36,500. His opponent called and the flop came down 653.

Both players checked and the turn was the 9. They checked again and they did the same when the Q fell on the river.

Harder then tabled 86 for top pair on the flop, which bettered his opponent’s AK. Harder took in the pot and he was up to 420,000.

Kenney Lets The Chips Fly

Bryn Kenney raised to 13,000 preflop and the player in the cutoff reraised to 37,500. Kenney made the call and the flop came down J109.

Kenney led out with 85,500 and his opponent mucked. Kenney then rubbed some salt in the wound as he tabled A5 for the stone-cold bluff.

Kenney raked in the pot and he was at 640,000.

Get Out Of His Way

Tony Dunst raised to 13,500 from the small blind and Isaac Krantz made the call from the big blind. The flop came down 1062 and Dunst led for 18,000.

Krantz raised to 41,000 and Dunst made the call. The turn was the 3 and Dunst checked. Krantz bet 100,000 and Dunst made the call. The river was the K and Dunst checked one more time.

Krantz moved all in, having Dunst covered. Dunst made the call and turned over K-10 for two pair and Krantz mucked. Dunst scored a massive pot and he was up with the big boys, holding a stack of 1.12 million.

Habib Finds Aces

Hasan Habib moved all in preflop and was called by one player. Here were their hands:

Habib: AA
Opponent: QQ

Habib was ahead and the flop increased his lead when it fell A97, giving him a set. The turn was the K to lock up the hand for Habib and the 6 completed the board on the river. Habib doubled to 295,000.

Shorr Drops One

Picking up the action after the flop fell 1087, a player fired 20,000 and Shannon Shorr made the call.

The turn was the 4 and Shorr checked. His opponent bet 40,000 and Shorr stuck around again. The river was the 4 and both players checked.

Shorr mucked when his opponent tabled pocket aces and his stack dropped to 355,000.

Player Tags: Hasan Habib,   Michael Mizrachi,   Joe Awada,   Shannon Shorr,   Bryn Kenney,   Christian Harder,   Tony Dunst

Level 30 Update: Gianni Direnzo and Bryn Kenney Eliminated, Final 27 Set

Jul 16, '10

Blinds: 60,000-120,000 with a 15,000 ante

Players Remaining: 27 out of 7,319

Average Chip Count: 8,132,222

Tournament Leaderboard:

1. Joseph Cheong — 24,490,000
2. Cuong Nguyen — 23,100,000
3. Pascal LeFrancois — 15,780,000
4. Jason Senti — 13,550,000
5. Matthew Jarvis — 13,300,000
6. Matt Affleck — 12,850,000
7. Jonathan Duhamel — 10,520,000
8. John Racener — 10,490,000
9. Filippo Candio — 10,020,000
10. Benjamin Statz — 9,885,000

Notable Eliminations:

29. Gianni Direnzo — $255,242
28. Bryn Kenney — $255,242

Player Twitter Accounts

Michael Mizrachi
Adam Levy

Big Hands:

Matt Affleck Climbing

Matt Affleck bet 275,000 from under the gun. Action was folded to Michael Mizrachi in the big blind. He made the call. The flop came 722 and action went check-check. The 7 fell on the turn and Mizrachi bet 330,000. Affleck raised to 930,000. Mizrachi went into the tank before reraising to 1,630,000. Affleck tanked as well for a couple minutes. He eventually called. The J landed on the river and Mizrachi bet 920,000. Affleck made the call with the 87 and Mizrachi mucked. Mizrachi was down to 5,960,000 while Affleck was up to 12,850,000 after the hand.

Johnny Lodden Moves All In, Chops

Michiel Sijpkens bet 315,000. Jonathan Duhamel raised to 765,000 on the button. Johnny Lodden shoved from the big blind. Sijpkens folded but Duhamel called. Lodden tabled the AJ and was in horrible shape to stay alive versus the AK of his opponent. However, the board ran out Q66Q10 and Lodden remained in the tournament via a chop. He was at 1,600,000 after the hand and still the short stack.

Gianni Direnzo Eliminated

Robert Pisano opened to 280,000. Gianni Direnzo called from the small blind. The flop came Q63 and Pisano bet 410,000. Direnzo moved all in for 2,350,000 and Pisano called. Pisano tabled the AQ and was way ahead of the 86 of Direnzo. The Q on the turn had Direnzo drawing dead. The meaningless 4 on the river ended Direnzo’s tournament in 29th place.

Bryn Kenney Eliminated, Final 27 Set

Bryn Kenney bet 300,000 from under the gun. Pascal LeFrancois called from the big blind. The flop came Q85 and LeFrancois checked. Kenney bet 400,000. LeFrancois made the call. The K landed on the turn and LeFrancois checked again. Kenney bet 480,000 and LeFrancois called. The river brought the J and Kenney announced a bet of 1,300,000 verbally. However, LeFrancois thought he had moved all in. LeFrancois, as a result, instantly called with the 88 for a set. Kenney was actually left with just under 1,000,0000. Kenney showed the KJ for top two pair and fortunately was still in the event.

However, the next hand LeFrancois got the rest of the chips. He opened to 300,000 and Kenney shoved for 850,000. LeFrancois snap-called and exposed the AA. Kenney tabled the 22 and needed help. No assistance came as the board ran out A6498. Kenney was eliminated in 28th place as day 7 came to and end.

Player Tags: Michael Mizrachi,   Johnny Lodden,   Bryn Kenney,   Matt Affleck,   Robert Pisano,   Gianni Direnzo

Level 29 Hour Two Update: Flurry of Bustouts in Final Four Tables

Jul 16, '10

Blinds: 50,000-100,000 with a 10,000 ante

Players Remaining: 29 out of 7,319

Average Chip Count: 7,571,379

Tournament Leaderboard:

1. Cuong Nguyen – 22,600,000
2. Joseph Cheong – 20,000,000
3. Jonathan Duhamel – 12,800,000
4. Filippo Candio – 11,500,000
5. Pascal LeFrancois – 11,500,000
6. Jason Senti – 11,200,000
7. Benjamin Statz – 10,400,000
8. Matt Affleck – 9,400,000
9. Scott Clements – 9,300,000
10. Michael Mizrachi – 9,100,000

Notable Eliminations:

37. Dags Palovic – $206,395
36. Michael Wywrot – $255,242
35. Gabe Costner – $252,242
34. Edward Ochanda – $252,242
33. Corey Emery – $255,242
32. Eduardo Parra – $255,242
31. Michael Skender – $255,242
30. Theo Jorgensen – $255,242

Player Twitter Accounts

Michael Mizrachi
Adam Levy

Big Hands:

Michal Wywrot Eliminated

Michal Wywrot moved all-in for his 1,840,000 from the cutoff and Michiel Sijpkens woke up with a big hand in the big blind and made the call.

Wywrot showed A3 and needed help against Sijpkens’ AK. The board didn’t improve as it came out J7689 and Wywrot was sent home while Sijpkens improves to 8,200,000 in chips.

Statz Adds to Stack

After multiple raises preflop, Bryn Kenney (big blind) and Benjamin Statz (button) saw a fop of Q23 and Kenney led out for 640,000 and was called by Statz.

The turn brought the 8 and Kenney fired again, this time with 1.06 million. Statz moved all-in and Kenney pretty quickly got out of the way.

Palovic Busto

Dag Palovic shoved all-in with his short stack and John Dolan reshoved all-in to isolate. Everybody else folded and their hands were turned up.

Palovic showed A4 and Dolan tabled AQ. The board came Jh6c2h3d2c and Palovic hit the rail in 37th place.

Costner Eliminated

After being crippled last hour, Gabe Costner moved all-in for his last 1,175,000 and was called by Scott Clements.

Costner tabled 1010 and Clements showed A9. Costner looked good to double up until the dealer dealt the fop of A86. The 4 on the turn and the 6 sealed the fate of Costner and he was eliminated. Clements is right around six million after the pot.

Ochana Gone

Edward Ochana raised to 240,000 from middle position and Jason Senti three-bet it to 615,000. When action got back to Ochana, he moved all-in for 2,500,000 and Senti called.

Ochana showed AQ and was in trouble against Senti’s AK. The flop was K26 and Senti was in some serious trouble.

The turn was the A and Ochana was drawing dead. Senti now sits on 11,200,000 in chips and Ochana is on his way to the payout line.

Grinder Coolers Emery, Eliminated

We picked up the action on the turn with the board reading 36710 and Corey Emery fired 460,000 from the button. He was met with a check-raise from Michael Mizrachi to 1,300,000.

Emery instantly moved all-in for 2,415,000 and Mizrachi beat him into the pot.

Emery showed 66, good for a set, but was going to need the board to pair against the 98 of Mizrachi. The river was a harmless 5 and Mizrachi’s straight held up and he climbed to 7,500,000 in chips.

Skender Sent to the Rail

Michael Skender raised to 200,000 from middle position and Jason Senti made it 505,000. Action folded back to Skender and he pushed all-in and was called by Senti.

Skender showed KQ and was flipping against Senti’s 99.

The flop came Q36 and Skender looked to be in good shape to double up. The turn was the 3, but the river was the 9, giving Senti a full house to eliminated Skender and improve his stack to 13,250,000.

Mizrachi Takes One Off Thorson

William Thorson raised to 250,000 from the hijack and Michael Mizrachi made the call from the cutoff.

The flop came A109 and Thorson checked and called 400,000 from Mizrachi. The turn was the 8 and both players checked to see the 10 fall on the river.

Thorson now led out for 875,000 and Mizrachi raised to 2,300,000. Thorson sat in the tank for over four minutes before folding AK face up. Mizrachi showed his 99 and moved to 9,100,000 in chips.

“Baby, why you bet so much?” yelled Mrs. Grinder from the audience.

Jorgensen Eliminated

Theo Jorgensen raised to 200,000 under-the-gun and John Racener and Duy Le made the call. The htree ofthem saw a flop of A64 and Jorgensen bet out 1,000,000.

Racener made it 2,000,000 to go and forced folds from Baker and Le before Jorgensen committed his last 2,220,000 and Racener made the call.

Racener tabled AQ and was up againstthe AK of Jorgensen. Jorgensen was in the lead, but needed to dodge some cards in order to stay alive. The turn was the Q and Racener was a big favorite to win the hand.

The river was the 9 and Jorgensen went from chip leader to out all in one day. Racener is around the 9,000,000 mark with that hand.

Player Tags: Michael Mizrachi,   Theo Jorgensen,   William Thorson,   Scott Clements,   Bryn Kenney,   Dag Palovic,   Jason Senti,   Michael Skender

Level 27 Hour One Update: Eric Baldwin and David Benyamine Eliminated

Jul 16, '10

Blinds: 30,000-60,000 with a 10,000 ante ante

Players Remaining: 59 out of 7,319

Average Chip Count: 3,721,525

Tournament Leaderboard:

1. John Racener — 10,210,000
2. Theo Jorgensen — 9,500,000
3. Filippo Candio — 9,300,000
4. Patrick Eskandar — 8,600,000
5. Joseph Cheong — 8,500,000
6. Gabe Costner — 8,400,000
7. William Thorson — 7,300,000
8. Matthew Bucaric — 7,000,000
9. David Assouline — 6,280,000
10. Brandon Steven — 6,000,000

Card Player Chip Counts:

Tony Dunst – 2,030,000
Josh Brikis – 780,000

Player Twitter Accounts

Josh Brikis
Michael Mizrachi
Adam Levy

Notable Eliminations:

61. Rudy Miller — $138,285
60. Bill Melvin — $138,285
59. Eric Baldwin — $138,285
58. David Benyamine — $138,285
57. Matt Harris — $138,285

Big Hands:

Tony Dunst Doubles Up

Hasan Habib bet 155,000 from early position. Action was folded to Tony Dunst and he elected to move all in for 930,000. Action was folded to Habib and he called to put Dunst at risk. Habib exposed the AK and was flipping against the QQ of Dunst. The flop was ugly for Dunst as it came K54. The 3 on the turn was no help to Dunst. However, the Q on the river gave Dunst the hand and the double up. He was at 2,030,000 while Habib fell to 985,000.

Jason Senti Doubles Up

Jason Senti shoved for 545,000 with the A5. David Assouline called with the 77. The board ran out A4299 and Senti doubled up. He was up to 1,260,000 after the hand. Assouline was down to 2,095,000.

Josh Brikis Doubles Up

David Assouline bet 125,000. Josh Brikis moved all in for 285,000 with the 77. Assouline called with the A4. The board ran out KQ975 and Brikis doubled up to about 800,000.

Bryn Kenney Loses a Pot to Alexander Kostritsyn

Alexander Kostritsyn bet 150,000 from under the gun. Bryn Kenney raised to 400,000. Kostritsyn called and the flop came Q99. Kostritsyn checked. Kenney bet 520,000. Kostritsyn check-raised 1,500,000 more. Kenney folded. Kenney was at 3,300,000 after the hand while Kostritsyn was up to 5,160,000.

Joseph Cheong Doubles Up

One a flop of K85 Cuong Nguyen bet 650,000. Joseph Cheong moved all in 2,620,000. Nguyen called. Cheong tabled the AK and was way ahead of the JJ of his opponent. The 2 on the turn and 6 on the river were safe for Cheong. He doubled up to 7,850,000. Nguyen was down to 2,950,000 after the hand.

Alexander Kostritsyn Gets Value

Rudy Miller bet 175,000 from early position. Redmond Lee called from the small blind. Alexander Kostritsyn called from the big blind. The flop came JJ5. It was checked around and the 2 fell on the turn. Lee checked. Kostritsyn bet 300,000. Miller called. Lee folded. The 7 landed on the river and Kostritsyn bet 225,000. Miller called. Kostritsyn exposed the 33 and was good. He was at 5,900,000 after the hand. Miller was at about 800,000 after the hand.

Denis Pisarev Eliminated

Denis Pisarev bet 155,000. Duy Le raised to 350,000. Pisarev moved all in for 1,120,000. Le made the call and exposed the AK. Pisarev tabled the KK. Pisarev was in good shape to double up but the flop brought an ace for Le. The rest of the board failed to offer any help and he was gone. Le was up to 4,300,000 after the hand.

Eric Baldwin Doubles Up a Player, Eliminated Shortly Thereafter

Theo Jorgensen bet 135,000 from under the gun. Sergey Rybachenko moved all in for 925,000 in late position. Eric Baldwin reraised all in from the big blind. Jorgensen folded. Baldwin tabled the 99 and was dominated by the K-K of Rybachenko. The board ran out 652A6 and Rybachenko doubled to 2,000,000. Baldwin was down to just 310,000 after the hand. He was eliminated a little bit later.

Scott Clements Knocks off a Player

Bill Melvin had all his chips in the middle preflop with the KK and was called by the A9 of Scott Clements. The board ran out Q874A and Clements won the pot. He was at 3,300,000 after the hand.

Matt Harris Eliminated

Corey Emery bet 140,000 from under the gun. Matt Harris raised to 350,000. Action was folded to John Racener. He four-bet to 785,000. Action was folded to Emery and he mucked. Harris moved all in for 2,020,000. Racener went into the tank before making the call to put Harris at risk of elimination. Racener tabled the AK and was in bad shape versus the KK of Harris. However, the board ran out Q73JA and Racener took the pot. He was the chip leader with 10,210,000 after the hand.

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Player Tags: Scott Clements,   Bryn Kenney,   Tony Dunst,   Alexander Kostritsyn,   Josh Brikis,   David Assouline

Level 25, Hour One: Eric Baldwin Doubles Up, Jorgensen Takes Chip Lead

Jul 15, '10

Blinds: 20,000-40,000 with a 5,000 ante

Players Remaining: 85 out of 7,319

Average Chip Count: 2,587,882

Card Player Chip Counts:

Tony Dunst – 2,360,000
Josh Brikis – 1,290,000

Tournament Leaderboard:

1. Theo Jorgensen – 8,060,000
2. John Racener – 7,550,000
3. Matt Affleck – 6,940,000
4. Alexander Kostritsyn – 6,420,000
5. Michael Mizrachi – 5,825,000
6. Joseph Cheong – 5,750,000
7. Damien Luis – 5,660,000
8. William Thorson – 5,250,000
9. Jonathan Driscoll – 4,920,000
10. Michal Wywrot – 4,700,000

Notable Eliminations:

86. Juha Helppi — $79,806
87. Andrew Brokos — $79,806

Player Twitter Accounts

Jean-Robert Bellande
Josh Brikis
Michael Mizrachi

Big Hands:

Kenney Can’t Finish The Kill

Jeff Banghart moved all in for 435,000 from the cutoff and Bryn Kenney made the call from the button. The blinds mucked and the hands were turned.

Kenney: AK
Banghard: A6

Kenney was dominating but the board ran out 1033710, giving both players two pair with an ace kicker and Banghart survived with a chop. Kenney was at 2.8 million.

Carroll Busts

James Carroll moved all in and Evgeny Shnayder made the call, turning over AK. Carroll was dominated with his K8.

The board ran out 102K99 giving Shnayder the nut flush and Carroll was out.

Baldwin Returns To The Bank Of Brokos

Eric Baldwin doubled through Andrew Brokos at the end of the previous level and he just did it again.

Brokos raised to 80,000 from the button and Eric Baldwin moved in for 780,000 from the small blind. Brokos made the call and the hands were shown.

Brokos: A8
Baldwin: J10

The flop came J64 and Baldwin jumped in front. The turn was the 10 and Baldwin nailed two pair to leave Brokos drawing dead. The river was the 9 and Baldwin doubled up to 1.4 million while Brokos was down to 780,000.

Clements Has Aces Cracked

Scott Clements raised to 95,000 preflop and Brian Jensen moved all in for 680,000. Clements snapped him off with pocket aces.

Jensen held pocket tens and the flop fell K83. But the turn was the 10 and Jensen went ahead with a set. The river was the 9 and Jensen doubled up to about 1.3 million. Clements slipped to 2.1 million.

Boom

Picking up the action on the turn, the board read 763K and Fokke Beukers moved all in for about 2 million chips.

Theo Jorgensen snap-called and turned over K6 for turned two pair. Beukers tabled AK for top pair on the turn and he was in trouble.

The river was the 4 and Beukers was eliminated. Jorgensen soared to the chip lead after that massive pot, holding 8 million.

Left In The Deck

Last Level Of The Night

The players were originally scheduled to play five complete levels today. However, Jack Effel has announced that this will be the last level of the night, meaning the field will exit one hour earlier than expected.

Furthermore, if the players begin to bust at an accelerated rate, play may be stopped even earlier. The word around the Amazon Room is that the target number of players to start Day 7 on Friday is 81, which was about 15 eliminations away at the start of the level.

Player Tags: James Carroll,   Theo Jorgensen,   Scott Clements,   Andrew Brokos,   Eric Baldwin,   Bryn Kenney

Level 24, Hour One: Theo Tran Triples Up, But Busts Later

Jul 15, '10

Note: Players have gone on a 90-minute dinner break and will return at 8:30 p.m.

Blinds: 15,000-30,000 with a 4,000 ante

Players Remaining: 103 out of 7,319

Average Chip Count: 2,131,747

Card Player Chip Counts:

Andrew Brokos – 2,300,000
Tony Dunst – 1,460,000
Josh Brikis – 3,100,000

Tournament Leaderboard:

1. Michael Mizrachi – 5,650,000
2. John Racener – 5,530,000
3. Joseph Cheong – 5,400,000
4. Mattew Jarvis – 5,150,000
5. Edward Ochana – 4,900,000
6. Jonathan Driscoll – 4,900,000
7. Theo Jorgensen – 4,850,000
8. James Fennell – 4,800,000
9. Bryn Kenney – 4,300,000
10. Alexander Kostritsyn – 4,080,000

Notable Eliminations:

105. Theo Tran — $57,102
108. Jesper Hougaard — $57,102
111. JP Kelly — $57,102
112. Jimmy Tran — $57,102
113. Tristan Wade — $57,102

Player Twitter Accounts

Jean-Robert Bellande
Josh Brikis
Christian Harder
Michael Mizrachi

Big Hands:

Jimmy Tran Out

Jimmy Tran was all in preflop against Todd Witteles. Tran tabled QJ while Witteles was dominating with AJ.

The flop fell A97 and Witteles jumped further ahead. The board finished off J and 7 and Tran was eliminated.

Witteles took the pot and he was at 1 million in chips.

Jarvis Busts Nadal

Jose Nadal moved all in preflop against Matthew Jarvis. Nadal tabled AQ but was dominated by Jarvis’ AK.

The flop fell K87 and Jarvis expanded his lead. The turn was the 9 and Nadal was left drawing dead. The river was meaningless and Jarvis scored the knockout. He was at 5.05 million.

Theo Tran Triples Up, Busts Later

Theo Tran and Benjamin Straate were both all in preflop and Robert Pisano decided to put them both at risk. Here were the hands:

Tran: AJ
Straate: 99
Pisano: 87

Straate was ahead but Tran was racing against him. The flop was 643 and the nines stayed in the lead. But the turn was the A and Tran took the lead. The 8 fell on the river and Tran tripled up to 1.13 million. Pisano fell to 4.02 million and Straate made his way to the payout desk.

Tran would bust out later in the level.

Bardah Takes One Down

Ronnie Bardah raised to 80,000 preflop and Gabriel Alarie made the call from the small blind. The two players saw the flop come down K97 and they both checked.

The turn was the 7 and Bardah bet 105,000. It was enough to take it down as Alarie mucked and Bardah was up to 1.27 million.

Beckman Out

Picking up the action on the turn, the board read Q928 and Garrett Beckman moved all in for 550,000. Evgeny Shnayder quickly snapped him off.

Beckman: 82
Shnayder: J10

Beckman hit two pair but Schnayder turned the straight. The river was the 6 and Beckman was eliminated. Shnayder was around 4 million.

Kenney Gets Caught

Picking up the action on the flop of 532, Mattew Berkey bet 95,000 and Bryn Kenney made the call.

The turn was the J and both players checked. The river was the 10 and Kenney took a stab with 350,000. Berkey made the call and Kenney just tapped the table as Berkey tabled AQ.

Mizrachi Knocks Out Schreiber

Michael Mizrachi raised to 80,000 from the hijack and Matthew Schreiber moved in for 374,000 from the big blind. Mizrachi made the call and Schreiber was officially at risk.

Schreiber: A7
Mizrachi: J10

Mizrachi had two live cards and the flop gave him the lead when it fell 1076. The turn was the 5 and the river was the 5 and Mizrachi chipped up to 5.6 million with the knockout.

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Player Tags: Jimmy Tran,   Michael Mizrachi,   Todd Witteles,   Garrett Beckman,   Theo Tran,   Matthew Berkey,   Bryn Kenney,   Ben Straate,   Robert Pisano,   Jose Nadal,   Evgeny Shnayder

Level 22, Hour One: Robert Mizrachi Doubles Up, Johnny Chan Eliminated

Jul 15, '10

Blinds: 10,000-20,000 with a 3,000 ante

Players Remaining: 154 out of 7,319

Average Chip Count: 1,425,779

Card Player Chip Counts:

Andrew Brokos – 1,265,000
Tony Dunst – 915,000
Josh Brikis – 2,800,000

Tournament Leaderboard:

1. Robert Pisano – 5,600,000
2. John Racener – 4,500,000
3. Damien Luis – 4,450,000
4. Michael Mizrachi – 3,900,000
5. Joseph Cheong – 3,830,000
6. Theo Jorgensen – 3,800,000
7. Michael Skender – 3,300,000
8. Matt Affleck – 3,120,000
9. Sebastian Panny – 3,100,000
10. Fokke Beukers – 3,050,000

Notable Eliminations:

156. Johnny Chan — $57,102
181. Jameson Singer — $47,847
183. Dragan Galic — $47,847

Player Twitter Accounts

Jean-Robert Bellande
Tristan Wade
Josh Brikis
Christian Harder
Michael Mizrachi

Big Hands:

Robert Betters Robert

Robert Mizrachi moved all in for 239,000 from the big blind and he was called by Robert Pisando from the small blind. Here were their cards.

Mizrachi: AQ
Pisano: A3

Mizrachi was dominating and the flop left him freerolling when it fell KJ10, giving Mizrachi Broadway. Pisano could only tie but the board finished off K and 3 and Mizrachi doubled to about 500,000. Pisano was at 4.05 million.

Chamberlain Surrenders The Double

Daniel Chamberlain raised to 44,000 from the cutoff and Gabriel Nassif moved in for 456,000 from the button. Chamberlain looked him up and the cards were turned over.

Chamberlain: A9
Nassif: AQ

Chamberlain was dominated and needed some help with a nine or some spades. The flop board ran out with all black cards, but they were the wrong suit for Chamberlain as it ran Q1044K. Nassif scored the double up and he was up to 969,000.

Kostritsyn Drops A Pot

Picking up the action after the board had run out 752KJ, Alexander Kostritsyn fired 325,000 into a pot of about 470,000.

Mozheng Guan made the call and turned over 76 for top pair on the flop. It was good as Kostritsyn mucked and Guan took the pot.

Guan was up to 1.4 million while Kostritsyn slipped to 2.4 million.

Bracy Gets Jacked Up

Tony Bracy moved all in for 97,000 preflop and Redmond Lee decided to raise to 200,000. The isolation play worked as everyone else mucked and the hands were turned over.

Bracy: 66
Lee: JJ

Lee was dominating and the flop fell QJ8, giving Lee a set. Bracy needed some runners to a flush or quads but the K on the turn left him drawing dead. The river was the 4 and Lee scored the knockout. He was up to 1.33 million.

Lodden Breaches Two Million

Johnny Lodden raised to 50,000 from late position and Denis Pisarev made the call from the button. The flop fell A102 and Lodden checked.

Pisarev fired 65,000 and Lodden made the call. The turn was the 2 and both players checked. The river was the 7 and Lodden led out with 205,000. Pisarev made a quick call but Lodden turned over A7 for two pair and Pisarev mucked.

Lodden took down a nice pot and he was at 2 million in chips.

Affleck And Harder Tangle

Matt Affleck raised to 48,000 from the cutoff and Christian Harder made the call from the button next door. The two saw a flop of 985 and Affleck led for 65,000.

Harder made the call and the turn was the A. Affleck fired another 115,000 into the pot and it was enough to take it down as Harder mucked.

Affleck took the pot and he was at 3.1 million. Harder slipped to 1.11 million.

Singer Blasted Away

Jameson Singer moved all in for 150,000 preflop and Derek Gibb decided to look him up. Here were their cards:

Singer: 75
Gibb: AK

Singer had two live cards but they were as good as dead when the flop fell AA4. Singer needed running cards but his running shoes were shot off his feet when the A on the turn gave Gibb quads and left Singer drawing dead.

The meaningless river was the 4 and Singer was eliminated.

Jorgensen With The Knockout

Diogo Borges was all in for 520,000 preflop against Theo Jorgensen preflop. Here were their cards.

Jorgensen: AQ
Borges: KQ

Borges was dominated and the board ran out AK7QQ10, giving both players two pair but Jorgensen the better end of it. Borges was out and Jorgensen was at 3.8 million.

Kenney Doing The Killing Around Here

Picking up the action on the flop, the board read Q105 and there was about 500,000 already in the pot.

Paulo Figueiredo moved all in for 498,000 and Bryn Kenney made the call to put him at risk.

Kenney: KQ
Figueiredo: AA

Kenney flopped top pair but was up against the pocket aces of his opponent. But the turn was the Q, giving Kenney trips and leaving Figueiredo one step closer to the door. The river was the 7 and Kenney scored the improbable knockout. He was up to 3.38 million.

Binette Goes Boom

Francois Binette and Michal Wywrot each put in three-bets before they saw a J102 flop.

Wywrot fired 162,000 and Binette shoved for 750,000. Wywrot made the call and he turned over AA. Binette was drawing to a straight with KQ.

But the turn was the Q and the river was the J, giving Binette little help and he was out. Wywrot was up to 1.7 million.

Tran Takes A Pot, But Takes Penalty For It

Jonathan Driscoll raised it up to 44,000 from the hijack and Theo Tran made the call from the big blind. He then turned over his A-5, thinking he was all in.

The floor was called and Tran’s hand was ruled live. The flop then came down A54 and Driscoll mucked immediately. Tran took the pot and was at 170,000.

However, since Tran exposed his hand, he was given a one-round penalty.

Siegel Eliminated

Jordan Siegel moved all in for 268,000 and he was looked up by Jared Ingles in the hijack. Siegel turned over A9 but was trailing Ingles’ QQ.

The board ran out K53103 and Siegel was eliminated.

David Benyamine Doubles Up

Evan Lamprea raised from the cutoff and David Benyamine put in another raise from the button. Lamprea moved enough chips into the middle to put Benyamine all in and he made the call.

Benyamine: KK
Lamprea: J7

Benyamine was dominating and the flop fell Q94, giving Benyamine four to a flush. It also took away a few of Lamprea’s outs and he was left drawing dead when the 9 came on the turn.

The river was the Q and Benyamine doubled to 800,000 while Lamprea slipped to 2.58 million.

Levy Drops A Pot

Gualter Salles raised to 50,000 preflop and Adam Levy made it 142,000 to go from the small blind. Salles called and the flop fell A53.

Salles fired 100,000 and Levy made the call. The turn was the 10 and Salles bet 300,000. Levy released his hand and dropped to 945,000.

Johnny Chan Eliminated

Johnny Chan and pocket aces did not get along today. He lost a huge pot when he ran his kings into Robert Pisano’s aces during the first level and had a similar situation when he busted out.

Chan open-shoved for 550,000 from the cutoff and Jonathan Driscoll snapped him off from the button. The blinds folded and the cards were turned over.

Chan: JJ
Driscoll: AA

Chan fell victim to the aces again and the board ran out 76357 and Chan was eliminated.

Grinder Making The Charge

Duy Le raised to 40,000 preflop and Getty Mattingsley popped it to 105,000. Mizrachi made the call from the small blind and Le also tagged along.

The flop fell 1084 and everyone checked. The turn was the K and Mattingsley fired 176,000. Both opponents called and the river was the 5.

Le bet 500,000 this time and Mattigsley fled. Mizrachi decided to look him up after a session in the tank and Le tabled J9 for a whole lot of nothing. Mizrachi showed 77 for just sevens, but it was good for the pot and he was at 3.9 million.

Player Tags: Robert Mizrachi,   David Benyamine,   Michael Mizrachi,   Johnny Chan,   Jordan Siegel,   Gabriel Nassif,   Theo Tran,   Duy Le,   Johnny Lodden,   Bryn Kenney,   Adam Levy,   Alexander Kostritsyn,   Robert Pisano,   Mozheng Guan,   Daniel Chamberlain

Level 20 Hour One Update: Will Failla Eliminated

Jul 14, '10

Blinds: 6,000-12,000 with a 2,000 ante

Players Remaining: 268 out of 7,319

Average Chip Count: 819,291

Card Player Chip Counts:

Andrew Brokos — 780,000
Josh Brikis — 1,200,000
Tony Dunst — 1,060,000

Tournament Leaderboard:

1. Theo Jorgensen — 3,200,000
2. Sanghyon Cheong — 2,870,000
3. Duy Le — 2,700,000
4. Matt Affleck — 2,450,000
5. Michael Skender — 2,450,000
6. Bryn Kenney — 2,220,000
7. Fokke Beukers — 2,015,000
8. Robert Pisano — 2,010,000
9. Alexander Kostritsyn — 1,990,000
10. Cuong Nguyen — 1,900,000

Notable Eliminations:

Will Failla
Shane Rose
Brent Hanks
Paul Varano

Big Hands:

Jean-Robert Bellande Doubles Up a Player

On a flop of 542, Jean-Robert Bellande checked. Larry Karambis bet 100,000. Bellande moved all in and Karambis called all in for 483,000. Karambis exposed the 99 while Bellande tabled the AJ. The turn and river bricked for Bellande and he doubled up his opponent. Bellande was down to 1,100,000 after the hand.

Paul Varano Eliminated

Paul Varano got his stack of 148,000 into the middle with the 109 and was up against Garrett Adelstein’s JJ. The board ran out J102410 and Adelstein busted his opponent. He was at 1,220,000 after the hand.

Bryn Kenney Eliminates a Player

Kenney bet 30,000 from the cutoff and Kelly Johnson raised to 60,000 from the small blind. Kenney made the call. The flop came K93 and Johnson bet 60,000. Kenney raised to 120,000. Johnson moved all in for 380,000 and Kenney called with the 99. Johnson tabled the KQ. The turn brought the 2 and the 3 fell on the river. Kenney took the hand and was at over 2,000,000 a couple hands later.

Shane Rose Eliminated

Shane Rose moved all in for 100,000 from early position and Javed Abrahams called. Rose tabled the 76 and Abrahams exposed the A10. The board ran out K52K2 and Rose was out. Abrahams was up to 750,000 after the hand.

Garrett Beckman Doubles Up

On a 9955 Garrett Beckman moved all in for 302,000. Ryan Dodge called with the QQ but was behind the AA of Beckman. The 9 on the river was safe for Beckman and he doubled to 1,480,000. Dodge was down to just 35,000.

Jean-Robert Bellande Eliminates a Player

Jean-Robert Bellande opened and Alper Sar shoved for 205,000. Bellande called with the K7. Sar exposed the AQ. The board ran out KJ98J and Bellande won the hand. Bellande was up to 1,360,000 after the hand.

Brent Hanks Eliminated

Brent Hanks five-bet shoved for 800,000 and John Racener called. Racener tabled the AA and was way ahead of the JJ of Hanks. The board ran out 8652K and Hanks was gone. Racener was up to 1,700,000 after the hand.

Will Failla Eliminated

Will Failla moved all in from the cutoff for 245,000 with the A10 and was called by the pocket aces of Jeffrey Chu. The board ran out 74299 and Failla was gone.

Elia Ahmadian Doubles Up

Elia Ahmadian was all in on a flop of A83 with the QQ for for 43,000. Dalton Mills called with the J8. The turn brought the 10 and the 9 fell on the river, giving Ahmadian the double up to 140,000.

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Level 16, Hour One: Dunst Takes Massive Pot

Jul 13, '10

Note: With 751 players remaining, the players have been sent off on an early 90-minute dinner break. The players will return at 8:30 p.m. and will be in hand-for-hand mode until the money bubble bursts at the 747 players mark.

Blinds: 2,500-5,000 with a 500 ante

Players Remaining: 751 out of 7,319

Average Chip Count: 292,370

Card Player Chip Counts

Adam Schoenfeld — 360,000
Jon Freidberg — 92,000
Shannon Shorr — 355,000
Matt Matros — 375,000
Andrew Brokos — 465,000

Tournament Leaderboard:

1. Theo Jorgensen – 1,325,000
2. Duy Le – 1,320,000
3. Marijn Schirp – 1,275,000
4. Matt Affleck – 1,260,000
5. Josh Brikis – 1,200,000
6. Tony Dunst – 1,179,000
7. Bartolome Gomilaromero – 1,070,000
8. Matthew Brown – 1,060,000
9. Phil Galfond – 1,050,000
10. Ben Statz – 1,010,000

Notable Eliminations:

Joe Awada
Dan Harrington

Big Hands:

Back To The Grind

Picking up the action on the turn, the board read J755 and a player bet 25,000 into a pot of about 45,000.

Michael Mizrachi raised to about 65,000. The action was back on his opponent and he eventually mucked his hand. Mizrachi scored a nice pot and he was up to 180,000.

Joe Awada Eliminated

Joe Awada moved all in preflop and one player decided to look him up. Here were their cards:

Awada: 95
Opponent: A9

Awada was dominated but the flop looked promising as it came J87. Awada flopped a double gutter along with a flush draw. But the board offered no help on the turn or river as it came A and 9 respectively and Awada was out.

Harder Takes One

A player raised to 12,000 preflop and Christian Harder repopped to 36,500. His opponent called and the flop came down 653.

Both players checked and the turn was the 9. They checked again and they did the same when the Q fell on the river.

Harder then tabled 86 for top pair on the flop, which bettered his opponent’s AK. Harder took in the pot and he was up to 420,000.

Kenney Lets The Chips Fly

Bryn Kenney raised to 13,000 preflop and the player in the cutoff reraised to 37,500. Kenney made the call and the flop came down J109.

Kenney led out with 85,500 and his opponent mucked. Kenney then rubbed some salt in the wound as he tabled A5 for the stone-cold bluff.

Kenney raked in the pot and he was at 640,000.

Get Out Of His Way

Tony Dunst raised to 13,500 from the small blind and Isaac Krantz made the call from the big blind. The flop came down 1062 and Dunst led for 18,000.

Krantz raised to 41,000 and Dunst made the call. The turn was the 3 and Dunst checked. Krantz bet 100,000 and Dunst made the call. The river was the K and Dunst checked one more time.

Krantz moved all in, having Dunst covered. Dunst made the call and turned over K-10 for two pair and Krantz mucked. Dunst scored a massive pot and he was up with the big boys, holding a stack of 1.12 million.

Habib Finds Aces

Hasan Habib moved all in preflop and was called by one player. Here were their hands:

Habib: AA
Opponent: QQ

Habib was ahead and the flop increased his lead when it fell A97, giving him a set. The turn was the K to lock up the hand for Habib and the 6 completed the board on the river. Habib doubled to 295,000.

Shorr Drops One

Picking up the action after the flop fell 1087, a player fired 20,000 and Shannon Shorr made the call.

The turn was the 4 and Shorr checked. His opponent bet 40,000 and Shorr stuck around again. The river was the 4 and both players checked.

Shorr mucked when his opponent tabled pocket aces and his stack dropped to 355,000.

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