Jerrod Ankenman Poker Tournament Updates

Event No. 48 ($2,500 mixed event) Begins at 5 p.m. on Saturday

Jun 26, '10

Event No. 48 ($2,500 mixed event) at the 2010 World Series of Poker will begin at 5 p.m. PDT on Saturday, June 26. Players will begin with 7,500 in tournament chips. Levels will be 60-minutes long and there will be a 20-minute break after every two levels. There will be a 60-minute dinner break after level 4 on day 1. Here is a look at the schedule for the event:

Saturday, June 26, 5 p.m.: Day 1 (play 8 levels)
Sunday, June 27, 3 p.m.: Day 2 (play down to final table or through 10 levels)
Monday, June 28, 3 p.m.: Final Table

The following games will be spread in this event:

NOTE: Games will change every eight hands.

- deuce-to-seven triple draw
- limit hold’em
- Omaha eight-or-better
- Razz
- seven-card stud
- seven-card stud eight-or-better
- no-limit hold’em
- pot-limit Omaha

In 2009 this event attracted 412 players and the tournament was won by Jerrod Ankenman, who took home $241,637 in prize money. CardPlayer.com will bring you a summary of the action at the dinner break and end of play from day 1 for this event.

Players Twitter Accounts

Dani Stern
Daniel Negreanu
Jeff Shulman
Justin Smith

Player Tags: Jerrod Ankenman

Jerrod Ankenman Wins Event No. 42 ($241,637)

Jun 24, '09

NLHE

Sergey Altbregin limped from the button and Jerrod Ankenman checked. The flop was dealt 643 and Ankenmn bet 50,000. Altbregin raised all in for 400,000 and Ankenman made the call. Their cards:

Ankenman: 65
Altbregin: J4

Turn and River: 79

Ankenman won the hand and the tournament with a straight. Altbregin was eliminated in second place and awarded $149,342. Ankenman takes home a gold bracelet and $241,367.

Player Tags: Jerrod Ankenman,   Sergey Altbregin

Final Table Update: Down to Heads Up

Jun 23, '09

Players Remaining: 2 out of 412

Chip Counts:

1. Jerrod Ankenman — 1,650,000
2. Sergey Altbregin — 720,000

Average Chip Count: 1,545,000

Notable Eliminations:

4. Jeff Tims – $67,848
3. Chris Klodnicki – $97,897

Elimination Hands:

Jeff Tims Eliminated in Fourth Place ($67,848)

NLHE

Chris Klodnicki raised to 30,000 from the button preflop and Jeff Tims reraised all in for 75,000. Klodnicki made the call and they flipped over their cards:

Tims: A5
Klodnicki: A6

Board: KQ749

Tims was eliminated in fourth place.

Chris Klodnicki Eliminated in Third Place ($97,897)

PLO

Chris Klodnicki raised to 30,000 from the button preflop and Jerrod Ankenman made the call from the small blind. The flop was dealt 943 and Ankenman checked. Klodnicki bet 72,000 and Ankenman reraised the pot, for 288,000 total. Klodnicki reraised all in for 375,000 and Ankenman called their cards:

Klodnicki: A963
Ankenman: AKK2

Turn and River: 105

Ankenman made a flush and Klodnicki was eliminated in third place.

Player Tags: Chris Klodnicki,   Jerrod Ankenman,   Jeff Tims

Final Table Update: Jon Turner Eliminated in Fifth Place

Jun 23, '09

Players Remaining: 4 out of 412

Chip Counts:

1. Jerrod Ankenman — 1,650,000
2. Sergey Altbregin — 720,000
3. Jeff Tims — 370,000
4. Chris Klodnicki — 240,000

Average Chip Count: 772,500

Notable Eliminations:

5. Jon Turner – $49,569

Elimination Hands:

Jon Turner Eliminated in Fifth Place ($49,569)

Limit Hold’em

Jerrod Ankenman raised under the gun enough to put Jon Turner all in and Turner made the call. Sergey Altbregin and Chris Klodnicki made the call as well.

The flop was dealt 987 and all three live players checked. The 8 fell on the turn and Altbregin checked, Klodnicki bet, and Ankeman called. Altbregin mucked and the river fell 6. Klodnicki and Ankenman checked.

Turner flipped over AJ, Ankenman revealed K9, and Klodnicki turned up 76. Ankenman won the hand to grow his chip lead and Turner was eliminated in fifth place.

Player Tags: Jon Turner,   Chris Klodnicki,   Jerrod Ankenman,   Sergey Altbregin

Final Table Update: Down to Five

Jun 23, '09

Players Remaining: 5 out of 412

Chip Counts:

1. Jerrod Ankenman — 1,570,000
2. Sergey Altbregin — 650,000
3. Chris Klodnicki — 350,000
4. Jeff Tims — 215,000
5. Jon Turner — 210,000

Average Chip Count: 618,000

Notable Eliminations:

8. Dario Alioto – $25,860
7. Layne Flack – $30,674
6. Eric Crain – $38,075

Elimination Hands:

Dario Alioto Eliminated in Eighth Place ($25,860)

Stud

Dario Alioto and Jon Turner had a pretty set regimen on a stud hand, where Alioto led out and Turner called his bets through fifth street. Turner then check-raised Alioto on sixth street, which forced Alioto to make an all-in call. Their cards:

Turner: (77)6552
Alioto: (99)69JQ

Alioto picked up the J and he was eliminated on the hand in eighth place, courtesy of the trip nines of Turner.

Layne Flack Eliminated in Seventh Place ($30,674)

Stud

Layne Flack got the last of his chips in on fifth street and Eric Crain made the call. Their cards:

Flack: (87)8K5
Crain: (109)934

Flack picked up 78 to make eights up, but Crain received 4Q to make nines up. Flack was eliminated in seventh place.

Eric Crain Eliminated in Sixth Place

NLHE

Jerrod Ankenman raised to 30,000 preflop and Eric Crain reraised all in for 158,000. Ankenman made the call. Their cards:

Crain: KQ
Ankenman: 88

Board: A108K9

Crain was eliminated in sixth place while Ankenman charged to the chip lead with more than 1.5 million.

Player Tags: Layne Flack,   Eric Crain,   Jon Turner,   Dario Alioto,   Jerrod Ankenman

$1,500 Pot-Limit Omaha w/ Rebuys - Day 2 - Level 16 Recap

Jun 19, '08

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

Blinds: 5,000-10,000

Players Left:  12 of 320

Chip Leaders:
Kyle Kloeckner - 865,000
Michael Guzzardi - 810,000
Jacobo Fernandez - 450,000
Frank Vizza - 395,000
Ted Forrest - 380,000
Dario Alioto - 375,000
Tim West - 340,000
Kevin O'Donnell - 300,000
Daniel Makowsky - 274,000
Layne Flack - 265,000

Average Stack: 417,500

Eliminations:
13^th – Francisco Azares
14^th – Thomas Wahlroos
15^th – Tino Lechich
16^th – Nathan Doudney
17^th – Jerrod Ankenman
18^th – Steve Saris

Big Hands and Storylines:

Kyle Kloeckner Eliminates Nathan Doudney

Tim West Raised to 35,000 pre-flop and was called by Kyle Kloeckner, Nathan Hagens, and Nathan Doudney. On a flop of 633, West checked, Kloeckner checked, and Hagens checked. When action came around to Doudney, he didn’t think for too long before betting 100,000. West quickly folded, but Klockner, perhaps suspecting Doudney of a steal, raised to 300,000. Hagens folded and Doudney quickly moved all-in for his final 60,000. Kloeckner, priced in, made the call with KJJ9. Doudney turned over a full house: 6375. Kloeckner, drawing to only a jack, had scarcely asked his tablemates if any of them had folded a jack when the dealer flipped up the turn: J! Things had turned upside-down for Doudney and now he was looking for the last trey in the deck to win the pot. Not only was the river not the case trey to save Doudney, but it was the case jack.

I guess that answers Kloeckner’s question.

After raking in the pot and stacking his chips, it appears that Kloeckner is our new chip leader with 865,000.

Thomas Wahlroos Eliminates Tino Lechich

Thomas Wahlroos raised to 35,000 pre-flop and Francisco Azares made it 110,000. Tino Lechich said, “Alright. You’ve got one.” Before moving his final 50,000 all-in. Wahlroos chimed in, “You’ve got two,” and, covered by Azares’s bet, moved all-in. The three revealed their hands:

Azares: KK52
Lechich: AKJJ
Wahlroos: AA102

The flop was a very safe one for Wahlroos: 993. The turn 6 was nearly as innocuous, though it gave Azares a gutshot straight-draw. When the river blanked, Wahlroos was jolted up to 190,000 while Azares was left with only 90,000; Azares would be eliminated only a short time later.

Michael Guzzardi Eliminates Thomas Wahlroos

Michael Guzzardi raised to 25,000 from early position and was called by three players: Thomas Wahlroos in late position, and Layne Flack and Kevin O’Donnell in the blinds. The flop came Q106 and the blinds checked. Guzzardi bet 65,000 and Wahlroos almost instantly moved his stack of 163,000 into the pot. Flack insta-folded but O’Donnell had a much tougher decision to make. “I wish I knew the math like you guys. I should have gone to school,” said O’Donnell. Eventually O’Donnell folded, and that decision turned out to be the right one as Guzzardi called and showed  AJ87 for the nut flush. Wahlroos showed QQ77 for top set, and was hoping to fill up on a later street. Unfortunately for Wahlroos the turn and river came 8 and 2 and, not long after his double-up, he was eliminated. Guzzardi now has 810,000 in chips.

Player Tags: Tino Lechich,   Ted Forrest,   Layne Flack,   Kevin O'Donnell,   Thomas Wahlroos,   Nathan Doudney,   Dario Alioto,   Tim West,   Jacobo Fernandez,   Daniel Makowsky,   Jerrod Ankenman,   Kyle Kloeckner,   Steven Saris,   Michael Guzzardi,   Francisco Azares

More Action From Omaha

Jun 19, '08

Note: Players are now on a 20 minute break.

Blinds: 1,500-3,000

Players Left: 38 of 320

Chip Leaders:

Kyle Kloeckner: 395,000
Daniel Makowsky: 370,000
Loren Klein: 290,000
Frank Vizza: 265,000
Jerrod Ankenman: 250,000
Ted Forrest: 240,000
Nathan Doudney: 220,000
Layne Flack: 200,000
Kevin O'Donnell: 185,000

Average Stack: 128,462

Eliminations: Jeff Shulman

Big Hands:

Kloeckner Takes a Hit

On a flop of Q46, Kyle Kloeckner pushed 21,000 into the pot. Django Young raised all in and Kloeckner made the call. Both players then turned up their hands.

Kloeckner: AA710
Young: QQA6

Young flopped a set of ladies, turning Kloeckner's bullets. Young also had one of Kloeckner's outs in the A. The turn was the 6 and the river brought the case 6, doubling up Young with his queens full house. Kloeckner was down to 280,000.

Ankenmann Sends One Packing

Jerrod Ankenman called Varahram Vardjavand's all in bet and the players turned over their hands.

Ankenman: AA98
Vardjavand: AA62

Both players showed aces, so their other cards would likely decide the pot. The flop came J87, giving Ankenman a gutshot straight draw. The turn made his straight when the 10 showed up. The river was the 8 and Akenman knocked out a player and improved his stack to 270,000.

Fernandez Takes a Pot

The player in seat 5 raised to 10,000 and Jacobo Fernandez made the call. The flop came down A73. Seat 5 checked and Fernandez bet 5,000. His opponent called and the turn was the Q. Both players checked and the river brought the 6. Both players checked again and then they turned their hands.

Fernandez: QQ88
Seat 5: 1010AJ

Fernandez turned a set of queens and took down the pot.

Player Tags: Jacobo Fernandez,   Jerrod Ankenman,   Kyle Kloeckner

$1,500 Pot-Limit Omaha with Rebuys - Level Ten Update

Jun 18, '08

Note: Play has ended for the day and will resume at 2 p.m. tomorrow.

Blinds: 800-1,600

Players Remaining: 49 of 320

Average Chip Stack: 102,245

Chip Counts:

Daniel Makowsky - 397,000
Frank Vizza - 394,000
Kyle Kloeckner - 325,000
Kevin O'Donnell - 250,000
Thomas Wahlroos - 230,000
Jerrod Ankenman - 191,000
Layne Flack - 160,000
Ted Forrest - 158,000
Tim West - 155,000
Tino Lechich - 145,000

Eliminations:

Sorel Mizzi
Scott Clements
J.C. Tran
Gavin Griffin

Big Hands and Storylines:

Tournament director to table 5, again

To say that some of the players at table 5 are angry with one another would be an understatement. Early in the level, with Rami Boukai already all in, Sorel Mizzi bet enough on the river to put Nikolay Evdakov all in. The board was 10-8-5-J-K, and Evdakov took, according to players at his table, over 15 minutes before Mizzi called the clock. Boukai had already stormed out of the Amazon Room when the director ruled Evdakov's hand dead. At that point Mizzi said to call Boukai and tell him the main pot is his. Mizzi showed two nines and a missed draw and took the substantially larger side pot while people around him called him a sicko.

The rest of the level tensions were high at the table. Mizzi and other players called the clock often on Evdakov and another player. At one point players wanted to see a player's hole cards to know if he truly had a decision or was stalling. To end the day's play, a huge pot developed between Mizzi, Evdakov and Faniel Makowsky after a QJ9 flop. Mizzi bet, Makowsky raised pot, and after Evdakov folded he immediately called the clock on Mizzi out of spite. Mizzi then moved all in and Makowsky called.

Mizzi: JJQ8
Makowsky: AKT4
Board: QJ9AT

Makowsky's straight took down the pot and gave him the chip lead, while Mizzi headed to the rail, though not before saying something to Evdakov.

Shulman doubles up through Forrest

On a board of 10936, Jeff Shulman moved all in for just 2,200 and was called by Ted Forrest. Shulman held two nines for a set, while Forrest held K-Q-9-4 and needed a jack to catch a straight. The river was the 2 and Shulman doubled up to 35,000 chips. Forrest finished the day with about 160,000 chips.

Griffin loses to quads, eliminated soon after

In the blinds, Gavin Griffin and Jerrod Ankenman ended up playing a huge pot. With the board J-8-5-5, Ankenman check-raised and then moved all in when a nine came on the river. Griffin called and lost out to Ankenman's pocket fives for four of a kind. The blow didn't quite knock Griffin out, but soon afterward he was heading for the exit.

Flack gets revenge

After Steve Ware doubled up through Layne Flack with a set against two pair, the two were at it again. With the board showing Q424, Ware bet 33,000 and was called, and then bet a similar amount again when the 7 came on the turn. Flack called again and Ware showed A-Q. Flack held K-K-A-J and took down the pot.

Player Tags: Jeff Shulman,   Ted Forrest,   Layne Flack,   Rami Boukai,   Gavin Griffin,   Sorel Mizzi,   Jerrod Ankenman

$1,500 Pot-Limit Omaha w/ Rebuys - Day 2 - Level 16 Recap

Jun 19, '08

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

Blinds: 5,000-10,000

Players Left:  12 of 320

Chip Leaders:
Kyle Kloeckner - 865,000
Michael Guzzardi - 810,000
Jacobo Fernandez - 450,000
Frank Vizza - 395,000
Ted Forrest - 380,000
Dario Alioto - 375,000
Tim West - 340,000
Kevin O'Donnell - 300,000
Daniel Makowsky - 274,000
Layne Flack - 265,000

Average Stack: 417,500

Eliminations:
13^th – Francisco Azares
14^th – Thomas Wahlroos
15^th – Tino Lechich
16^th – Nathan Doudney
17^th – Jerrod Ankenman
18^th – Steve Saris

Big Hands and Storylines:

Kyle Kloeckner Eliminates Nathan Doudney

Tim West Raised to 35,000 pre-flop and was called by Kyle Kloeckner, Nathan Hagens, and Nathan Doudney. On a flop of 633, West checked, Kloeckner checked, and Hagens checked. When action came around to Doudney, he didn’t think for too long before betting 100,000. West quickly folded, but Klockner, perhaps suspecting Doudney of a steal, raised to 300,000. Hagens folded and Doudney quickly moved all-in for his final 60,000. Kloeckner, priced in, made the call with KJJ9. Doudney turned over a full house: 6375. Kloeckner, drawing to only a jack, had scarcely asked his tablemates if any of them had folded a jack when the dealer flipped up the turn: J! Things had turned upside-down for Doudney and now he was looking for the last trey in the deck to win the pot. Not only was the river not the case trey to save Doudney, but it was the case jack.

I guess that answers Kloeckner’s question.

After raking in the pot and stacking his chips, it appears that Kloeckner is our new chip leader with 865,000.

Thomas Wahlroos Eliminates Tino Lechich

Thomas Wahlroos raised to 35,000 pre-flop and Francisco Azares made it 110,000. Tino Lechich said, “Alright. You’ve got one.” Before moving his final 50,000 all-in. Wahlroos chimed in, “You’ve got two,” and, covered by Azares’s bet, moved all-in. The three revealed their hands:

Azares: KK52
Lechich: AKJJ
Wahlroos: AA102

The flop was a very safe one for Wahlroos: 993. The turn 6 was nearly as innocuous, though it gave Azares a gutshot straight-draw. When the river blanked, Wahlroos was jolted up to 190,000 while Azares was left with only 90,000; Azares would be eliminated only a short time later.

Michael Guzzardi Eliminates Thomas Wahlroos

Michael Guzzardi raised to 25,000 from early position and was called by three players: Thomas Wahlroos in late position, and Layne Flack and Kevin O’Donnell in the blinds. The flop came Q106 and the blinds checked. Guzzardi bet 65,000 and Wahlroos almost instantly moved his stack of 163,000 into the pot. Flack insta-folded but O’Donnell had a much tougher decision to make. “I wish I knew the math like you guys. I should have gone to school,” said O’Donnell. Eventually O’Donnell folded, and that decision turned out to be the right one as Guzzardi called and showed  AJ87 for the nut flush. Wahlroos showed QQ77 for top set, and was hoping to fill up on a later street. Unfortunately for Wahlroos the turn and river came 8 and 2 and, not long after his double-up, he was eliminated. Guzzardi now has 810,000 in chips.

Player Tags: Tino Lechich,   Ted Forrest,   Layne Flack,   Kevin O'Donnell,   Thomas Wahlroos,   Nathan Doudney,   Dario Alioto,   Tim West,   Jacobo Fernandez,   Daniel Makowsky,   Jerrod Ankenman,   Kyle Kloeckner,   Steven Saris,   Michael Guzzardi,   Francisco Azares

More Action From Omaha

Jun 19, '08

Note: Players are now on a 20 minute break.

Blinds: 1,500-3,000

Players Left: 38 of 320

Chip Leaders:

Kyle Kloeckner: 395,000
Daniel Makowsky: 370,000
Loren Klein: 290,000
Frank Vizza: 265,000
Jerrod Ankenman: 250,000
Ted Forrest: 240,000
Nathan Doudney: 220,000
Layne Flack: 200,000
Kevin O'Donnell: 185,000

Average Stack: 128,462

Eliminations: Jeff Shulman

Big Hands:

Kloeckner Takes a Hit

On a flop of Q46, Kyle Kloeckner pushed 21,000 into the pot. Django Young raised all in and Kloeckner made the call. Both players then turned up their hands.

Kloeckner: AA710
Young: QQA6

Young flopped a set of ladies, turning Kloeckner's bullets. Young also had one of Kloeckner's outs in the A. The turn was the 6 and the river brought the case 6, doubling up Young with his queens full house. Kloeckner was down to 280,000.

Ankenmann Sends One Packing

Jerrod Ankenman called Varahram Vardjavand's all in bet and the players turned over their hands.

Ankenman: AA98
Vardjavand: AA62

Both players showed aces, so their other cards would likely decide the pot. The flop came J87, giving Ankenman a gutshot straight draw. The turn made his straight when the 10 showed up. The river was the 8 and Akenman knocked out a player and improved his stack to 270,000.

Fernandez Takes a Pot

The player in seat 5 raised to 10,000 and Jacobo Fernandez made the call. The flop came down A73. Seat 5 checked and Fernandez bet 5,000. His opponent called and the turn was the Q. Both players checked and the river brought the 6. Both players checked again and then they turned their hands.

Fernandez: QQ88
Seat 5: 1010AJ

Fernandez turned a set of queens and took down the pot.

Player Tags: Jacobo Fernandez,   Jerrod Ankenman,   Kyle Kloeckner

$1,500 Pot-Limit Omaha with Rebuys - Level Ten Update

Jun 18, '08

Note: Play has ended for the day and will resume at 2 p.m. tomorrow.

Blinds: 800-1,600

Players Remaining: 49 of 320

Average Chip Stack: 102,245

Chip Counts:

Daniel Makowsky - 397,000
Frank Vizza - 394,000
Kyle Kloeckner - 325,000
Kevin O'Donnell - 250,000
Thomas Wahlroos - 230,000
Jerrod Ankenman - 191,000
Layne Flack - 160,000
Ted Forrest - 158,000
Tim West - 155,000
Tino Lechich - 145,000

Eliminations:

Sorel Mizzi
Scott Clements
J.C. Tran
Gavin Griffin

Big Hands and Storylines:

Tournament director to table 5, again

To say that some of the players at table 5 are angry with one another would be an understatement. Early in the level, with Rami Boukai already all in, Sorel Mizzi bet enough on the river to put Nikolay Evdakov all in. The board was 10-8-5-J-K, and Evdakov took, according to players at his table, over 15 minutes before Mizzi called the clock. Boukai had already stormed out of the Amazon Room when the director ruled Evdakov's hand dead. At that point Mizzi said to call Boukai and tell him the main pot is his. Mizzi showed two nines and a missed draw and took the substantially larger side pot while people around him called him a sicko.

The rest of the level tensions were high at the table. Mizzi and other players called the clock often on Evdakov and another player. At one point players wanted to see a player's hole cards to know if he truly had a decision or was stalling. To end the day's play, a huge pot developed between Mizzi, Evdakov and Faniel Makowsky after a QJ9 flop. Mizzi bet, Makowsky raised pot, and after Evdakov folded he immediately called the clock on Mizzi out of spite. Mizzi then moved all in and Makowsky called.

Mizzi: JJQ8
Makowsky: AKT4
Board: QJ9AT

Makowsky's straight took down the pot and gave him the chip lead, while Mizzi headed to the rail, though not before saying something to Evdakov.

Shulman doubles up through Forrest

On a board of 10936, Jeff Shulman moved all in for just 2,200 and was called by Ted Forrest. Shulman held two nines for a set, while Forrest held K-Q-9-4 and needed a jack to catch a straight. The river was the 2 and Shulman doubled up to 35,000 chips. Forrest finished the day with about 160,000 chips.

Griffin loses to quads, eliminated soon after

In the blinds, Gavin Griffin and Jerrod Ankenman ended up playing a huge pot. With the board J-8-5-5, Ankenman check-raised and then moved all in when a nine came on the river. Griffin called and lost out to Ankenman's pocket fives for four of a kind. The blow didn't quite knock Griffin out, but soon afterward he was heading for the exit.

Flack gets revenge

After Steve Ware doubled up through Layne Flack with a set against two pair, the two were at it again. With the board showing Q424, Ware bet 33,000 and was called, and then bet a similar amount again when the 7 came on the turn. Flack called again and Ware showed A-Q. Flack held K-K-A-J and took down the pot.

Player Tags: Jeff Shulman,   Ted Forrest,   Layne Flack,   Rami Boukai,   Gavin Griffin,   Sorel Mizzi,   Jerrod Ankenman

Rob Hollink Wins Event No. 30 ($496,931)

Jun 17, '08

Jerrod Ankenman raised and Rob Hollink reraised preflop. Ankenman made the all-in call and they turned up their hands:

Hollink: A5
Ankenman: 107

Board: A543Q

Hollink won the hand with aces up and he is the champion of the $10,000 limit hold'em world championship. He was awarded $496,931 and his first gold bracelet. Ankenman was awarded $307,380 for the runner-up finish.







 

Player Tags: Rob Hollink,   Jerrod Ankenman,   European Report

WC Limit HE - Final Table - Tommy Hang Eliminated in 3rd Place

Jun 17, '08

Blinds: 25,000-50,000
Stakes: 50,000-100,000

Players Left: 2 of 218

Chip Counts:

Rob Hollink: 3,500,000
Jerrod Ankenman: 1,000,000

Eliminations:

Tommy Hang: 3rd Place ($194,674)

Big Hands and Storylines:

Tommy Hang Doubles Up Again

Tommy Hang and Rob Hollink capped the preflop betting round before the first three cards were dealt J105. Hang raised Hollink's initial bet on the flop to move all in and Hollink made the call. Hollink held pocket twos, while Hang held AK. The turn was the Q which gave Hang a straight to survive.

Tommy Hang Eliminated in Third Place ($194,674)

Rob Hollink raised preflop and Tommy Hang made the all-in call. Their cards:

Hang: 98
Hollink: KQ

Board: 873QJ

Hang was eliminated in third place, and he took home $194,674 in prize money.

 

 

 

 

 

Player Tags: Tommy Hang,   Rob Hollink,   Jerrod Ankenman,   European Report

WC Limit HE - Final Table - Aaron Katz Eliminated in 4th Place

Jun 17, '08

Blinds: 20,000-40,000
Stakes: 40,000-80,000

Players Left: 3 of 218

Chip Counts:

Jerrod Ankenman: 2,100,000
Rob Hollink: 1,480,000
Tommy Hang: 550,000

Eliminations:

Aaron Katz: 4th Place ($158,813)

Big Hands and Storylines:

Aaron Katz Eliminated in Fourth Place ($158,813)

Jerrod Ankenman raised preflop and Aaron Katz made an all-in call. Hollink also made the call and the two live players checked down a board of A1045J. Ankenman flipped over a queen on the end, which was enough to take down the pot against his opponents' meager holdings. Katz was eliminated in fourth place, and he took home $158,813 in prize money.

Tommy Hang Doubles Up

Ankenman raised preflop and Tommy Hang reraised. Ankenman made the call and the flop was dealt A93. Hang bet and Ankenman called. The turn brought the 6 and Hang check raised Ankenman's bet. Ankenman reraised and Hang made the all-in call. Hang held A-9 to dominate Ankenman's A-3 and the river brought the 4. Hang doubled up to survive the hand.

Player Tags: Tommy Hang,   Aaron Katz,   Rob Hollink,   Jerrod Ankenman,   European Report

WC Limit HE - Final Table - Brock Parker out in 6th Place

Jun 17, '08

Blinds: 13,000-25,000
Stakes: 25,000-50,000

Players Left: 5 of 218

Chip Counts:

Rob Hollink: 1,800,000
Jerrod Ankenman: 1,250,000
Tommy Hang: 510,000
Aaron Katz: 500,000
J.C. Tran: 300,000

Eliminations:

Brock Parker: 6th Place ($102,460)

Big Hands and Storylines:

Brock Parker Eliminated in Sixth Place ($102,460)

Brock Parker moved all in preflop for three bets when action got to him and Jerrod Ankenman made the call. Their cards:

Parker: Q8
Ankenman: A9

Board: 105574

Parker was eliminated in sixth place, and he took home $102,460 in prize money.

Player Tags: Brock Parker,   Jerrod Ankenman

$10K WC Limit Hold'em - Cy Jassinowsky Eliminated in 8th place ($66,599)

Jun 17, '08

Blinds: 8,000-15,000
Stakes: 15,000-30,000

Players Left: 7
Chip Counts:
Aaron Katz: 1,100,000
Rob Hollink: 890,000
Tommy Hang: 720,000
Andy Bloch: 480,000
J.C. Tran: 440,000
Brock Parker: 254,000
Jerrod Ankenman: 100,000

Eliminations:
Cy Jassinowsky Eliminated in 8th place ($66,599)

Big Hands:

Cy Jassinowsky Doubles Up

Tommy Hang raised and both Cy Jassinowsky and Jerrod Ankenman made the call. The flop came JJ7, and Hang bet. Jassinowsky and Ankenman both called. The turn was 5, and Hang bet out. Jassinowsky raised and Ankenman reraised (three bets). Hang folded and Jassinowsky reraied (four bets), Ankenman called. Down to his last couple of thousand chips, Jassinowsky moved all in dark. The river was the 8 and Ankenman called the all in dark bet. Jassinowsky turned over A-J while Ankenman showed K-J. Jassinowsky doubeld up this hand.

Cy Jassinowsky Wins 200K + Pot With Aces

Brock Parker raised and Aaron Katz reraised. Cy Jassinowsky three-bet, Parker folded and Katz called. The flop came J88. Jassinowsky bet and Katz called. The turn was the 5, and once again Jassinowsky bet and Katz called. The river was the 5, and still Jassinowsky bet and Katz called. Jassinowsky turned over pocket aces and Katz threw his hand into the muck. Jassinowsky wins a big pot for over 200,000 shortly after doubling up a few hands prior.

Broc Parker Doubles Through Cy Jassinowsky

Brock Parker raised and Cy Jassinowsky reraised. Parker made it three-bets to go and Jassinowsky just called. The flop came J102, and Jassinowsky checked to Parker who bet. Jassinowsky raised (check-raise) and Parker moved all in. Jassinowsky called and the players turned over their hands.

Parker: A10
Jassinowsky: AK

Jassinowsky started with the best hand while Parker outflopped him with a pair of tens. The turn and river were the 3 and the 5. Parker doubled through Jassinowsky.

Jerrod Ankenman Triples Up

Rob Hollink raised and Cy Jassinowsky reraised. Jerrod Ankenman reraised all in, and Hollink tanked for a few minutes before completing Ankenman's all in and then capping the bet. Jassinowsky went into the tank himself,  he eventually called. The flop came AK3, and Hollink bet, Jassinowsky folded.

Ankenman: QQ
Hollink: 1010

Ankenman was in a good spot with queens against tens and the turn and river brought the 9 and the 8, giving Ankenman the check mark and allowing him to triple up.

Cy Jassinowsky Eliminated in 8th place ($66,599)

Andy Bloch raised from the button and Rob Hollink reraied from the small blind. Tommy Hang made it four bets and Cy Jassinowsky called all in. Bloch folded while Hollink made the call. The flop came K96, and Hang bet and Hollink folded. Hang and Jassinowsky turned over their cards.

Jassinowsky: A-2
Hollink: Q-Q

The turn and river brought the 5 and the 7, no help to Cy Jassinowsky who was eliminated in 8th place ($66,599).

Player Tags: Tommy Hang,   Aaron Katz,   Cy Jassinowsky,   Brock Parker,   Rob Hollink,   Jerrod Ankenman

$10,000 World Championship Limit Hold'em - Day 2 - Level 17 Recap

Jun 16, '08

Blinds: 5,000-10,000

Players Left:  14 of 218

Chip Leaders:
Rob Hollink - 620,000
Andy Bloch - 570,000
J.C. Tran - 515,000
Aaron Katz - 420,000
Jerrod Ankenman - 340,000
Eric Buchman - 270,000
Rich Chase - 260,000
Tam "Tommy" Hang - 240,000
Eric Froehlich - 230,000
Chris Vitch - 205,000

Average Stack: 311,450

Eliminations:
15^th – Michael Mizrachi
16^th – Matt Woodward
17^th – Tex Barch
18^th – Kieu Duong

Big Hands and Storylines:

Bloch Wins Monster Pot; Duong Eliminated

Rob Hollink made it 20,000 to go from middle position. Brock “t soprano” Parker, on Hollink’s left, upped it to 30,000. Then, to Parker’s left, Kieu Duong moved in for 34,000. As if this wasn’t enough action, Andy Bloch popped it up to 40,000. Both Hollink and Parker called. The flop was 1074; Hollink checked, Parker checked, Bloch bet, and the other two called. The action followed the same pattern on the J turn. Bloch bet the 5 on the river and this time both Hollink and Parker folded. Bloch’s pocket kings were enough to take down the massive pot and Duong was eliminated.

Tex is Toast

Tex Barch was eliminated in 17^th place when his AQ failed to hold against Jerrod Ankenman’s AT. The board rolled out 102284 and Barch unhappily called down to the river, giving away the last of his chips. Though Barch's night is through, Ankenman is very much in contention with his 330,000.

Matt Woodward Eliminated in 16^thPlace

Matt Woodward was all-in pre-flop against J.C. Tran. Tran, on the button, showed an understandably weak 87 and was chasing against Woodward’s AQ. Woodward remained stoic on the J53 flop, but his demeanor changed to reflect the 8 on the turn; he rolled his eyes and nodded his head in a resigned fashion. The K on the river sealed Woodward’s exit and he was eliminated in 16^th place, taking home $25,615.

Player Tags: J.C. Tran,   Kieu Duong,   Andy Bloch,   Tommy Hang,   Eric Buchman,   Michael Mizrachi,   Aaron Katz,   John Barch,   Brock Parker,   Rob Hollink,   Matt Woodward,   Eric Froehlich,   Chris Vitch,   Jerrod Ankenman,   European Report

$10,000 World Championship Limit Hold'em - Day 2 - Level 16 Recap

Jun 16, '08

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

Blinds: 4,000-8,000

Players Left:  18 of 218

Chip Leaders:
Aaron Katz - 530,000
Andy Bloch - 395,000
Brock Parker - 380,000
Michael Mizrachi - 325,000
Tam "Tommy" Hang - 270,000
Rich Chase - 260,000
Chris Vitch - 260,000
Eric Froehlich - 250,000
Rob Hollink - 250,000
Matt Woodward -240,000

Average Stack: 242,200

Eliminations:

19^th place – Todd “Dan Druff” Witteles
20^th place – Thomas Johnston
21^st place – Hoyt Corkins
22^nd place – Spencer Lawrence

Big Hands and Storylines:

Corkins Eliminated in 21^st Place

Apparently Aaron Katz doesn’t have premium hands all the time. Hoyt Corkins found this out the hard way when his QQ was cracked by Katz’s 65 on a JT63K board. Katz, who won a $1,500 limit hold’em event in 2004, is on an excellent track to claim his second bracelet. He is currently the chip leader with 530,000.

Thomas Johnston Eliminated in 20^th Place

Thomas Johnston declared his “pot-committedness” before the hand as almost his entire stack would be consumed by the big blind. He was still in good spirits as he saw Jerrod Ankenman and Tex Barch cap the betting pre-flop. The flop was AJ5 and both Barch and Ankenman checked. Barch bet the J turn and Ankenman folded. The river was the 5c. When Barch showed AA Johnston, having not looked at his cards claimed, “I could have pocket jacks.” He flipped his cards one at a time. The first was the 5, eliciting a roar from the table. Unfortunately for Johnston, his second card was the 10 and he had to go, eliminated in 20^th place.

Hollink Continues to Straighten Out

Eric Froehlich raised from middle position and the only caller was Rob Hollink in the big blind. The flop was 1087 and Hollink check-called a bet from Froehlich. The turn was a 6 and Hollink checked. “EFro” bet and the man from Groningen put out a raise. Froehlich called and the pair saw the 4 river. Hollink bet and Froehlich called.  The two showed:

Hollink: A9
Froehlich: AA

Hollink’s second straight in as many levels has him up to 250,000, coincidentally, the same amount as Froehlich.

Player Tags: Hoyt Corkins,   Andy Bloch,   Tommy Hang,   Michael Mizrachi,   Rich Chase,   Aaron Katz,   John Barch,   Brock Parker,   Rob Hollink,   Matt Woodward,   Spencer Lawrence,   Todd Witteles,   Eric Froehlich,   Chris Vitch,   Jerrod Ankenman,   European Report,   Thomas Johnston

$10,000 World Championship Limit Hold'em - Day 2 - Level 15 Recap

Jun 16, '08

Blinds: 3,000-6,000

Players Left:  22 of 218

Chip Leaders:
Andy Bloch - 350,000
Michael Mizrachi - 340,000
Brock "t soprano" Parker - 325,000
Aaron Katz - 322,000
Matt Woodward - 295,000
Shunjiro Uchida - 288,000
Jerrod Ankenman - 250,000
Eric Froehlich - 245,000
Tommy Hang – 180,000
J.C. Tran - 175,000
Hoyt Corkins - 170,000
Rob Hollink – 165,000

Average Stack: 198,200

Eliminations:
23^rd – Dewey Tomko
24^th – Greg Debora
25^th – Terrence Chan
26^th – Patrick Bueno

Big Hands and Storylines:

Katz True To His Word

Aaron Katz has been talking constantly about how he has yet to show down a bad hand, and, in a pot against Jerrod Ankenman, he backed up his banter. Ankenman raised from middle position and Katz re-raised on his left to 1,800. Action folded back around to Ankenman who made the call. Ankenman check-raised the AJ3 flop and Katz called. Ankenman bet the J turn and Katz cagily raised, drawing a call from Ankenman. The dealer put out the 3 on the river and Ankenman check-called. Katz tabled AK and took down the pot. Maybe next time someone at the table will respect Katz’s raise. Until then, Katz will be sitting behind a stack of 320,000 chips. Ankenman still has 250,000.

Hanging Around

Andy Bloch raised from the small blind and Tommy Hang in the big blind called. Hang raised Bloch’s bet on the Q52 flop and Bloch called. Action on the turn and river – K and 3 – went check-bet-call, and Hang won the pot with two pair, showing KQ. Hang has now climbed to 180,000 while Bloch, still the chip leader, is down to 350,000

River Dagger Cripples Lawrence

Rob Hollink raised from late position and the only caller was Spencer Lawrence in the big blind. The flop came Q95 and Lawrence bet out. Hollink raised, Lawrence 3-bet, and Hollink just called. The A on the turn was followed by a bet by Lawrence and another call by Hollink. Lawrence bet the river  and the Dutchman raised him. After a minute of thought, Lawrence made the call. Hollink tabled the nuts: JT. After the hand Lawrence was left with only 20,000 while Hollink grew his stack to 165,000.

Player Tags: Hoyt Corkins,   J.C. Tran,   Andy Bloch,   Tommy Hang,   Dewey Tomko,   Michael Mizrachi,   Aaron Katz,   Shunjiro Uchida,   Brock Parker,   Rob Hollink,   Terrence Chan,   Greg DeBora,   Matt Woodward,   Spencer Lawrence,   Eric Froehlich,   Patrick Bueno,   Jerrod Ankenman,   European Report

$10,000 World Championship Limit Hold'em - Day 2 - Level 14 Recap

Jun 16, '08

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

Blinds: 2,500-5,000

Players Left:  26 of 218

Chip Leaders:
Andy Bloch - 340,000
Michael Mizrachi - 340,000
Jerrod Ankenman - 330,000
Brock "t soprano" Parker - 325,000
Steve Sung - 303,500
Matt Woodward - 295,000
Eric Froehlich - 245,000
J.C. Tran - 225,000
Aaron Katz - 180,000
Hoyt Corkins - 155,000

Average Stack: 167,700

Eliminations:
Alex Kravchenko - 27th
Tim Kasparoff - 28th
Zachary Hyman - 29th

Big Hands and Storylines:

They’re In The Money

The bubble burst after only 5 hands of hand-for-hand play and the unfortunate bubble boy was Tim Kasparoff. Kasparoff got his money all-in against Tommy Hang in a race-situation: Kasparoff’s 88 against Hang’s A10. The flop was 432, opening up 4 more outs for Hang, but he wouldn’t need them, as he spiked the 10 on the turn. The river blanked and Kasparoff busted one out of the money.

This was welcome news to both Patrick Bueno and Alex Kravchenko who, seated at the same table, had been blinded down to critical levels. In one hand, Bueno committed 15,000 preflop against Michael Mizrachi and folded to a single bet from “the Grinder” on the flop, leaving himself a paltry 9,000.

Kravchenko too was spendthrift during hand-for-hand play. Folding both his small blind and big blind to raises, the Russian was left clutching a stack of only 6,000 when the bubble burst. Not surprisingly, he was eliminated in 27^th place, but I’m sure the $20,492 will be consolation enough after coming so close to busting empty-handed.

Not everybody was trying to crawl into the money. Aaron Katz and Matt Woodward tangled in a big pot a few minutes before hand-for-hand play began. Woodward raised to 10,000 from middle position and Katz called in the big blind. Katz check-raised the J33 flop and Woodward paid to see the turn. It was the K and Katz bet out, though Woodward raised, Katz was not deterred, putting in a third bet. Woodward called, then called another bet on the river 7. He was dismayed when Katz showed A3 and dragged the massive pot.

Woodward would make a bit of that money back later when the flop nailed his Q8. Zachary Hyman, holding JJ, could not lay down his holding on a board of QQ9 and was eliminated in 29^th place.

Player Tags: Hoyt Corkins,   J.C. Tran,   Andy Bloch,   Tommy Hang,   Michael Mizrachi,   Aaron Katz,   Brock Parker,   Alexander Kravchenko,   Matt Woodward,   Eric Froehlich,   Steve Sung,   Patrick Bueno,   Tim Kasparoff,   Zachary Hyman,   Jerrod Ankenman,   European Report

$10,000 World Championship Limit Hold'em - Day 2 - Level 13 Recap

Jun 16, '08

Blinds: 2,000-4,000

Players Left:  31 of 218

Chip Leaders:
Eric Froehlich - 320,000
Michael Mizrachi - 280,000
Matt Woodward - 278,000
J.C. Tran - 270,000
Tex Barch - 270,000
Steve Sung - 265,000
Hoyt Corkins - 260,000
Brock “t soprano” Parker - 230,000
Jerrod Ankenman - 179,100
Andy Bloch - 146,000
Greg DeBora - 145,000

Average Stack: 140,650

Eliminations:
Erick Lindgren
Justin Bonomo
Thomas Wahlroos

Big Hands and Storylines:

Parker Busts Bonomo

Despite doubling up a few hands earlier against Eric Froehlich, Justin Bonomo would see all of his chips disappear against Brock “t soprano” Parker. Rob Hollink raised from the cutoff and Bonomo, with only 15,000 total chips, raised it up. Parker 4-bet from the big blind, Hollink called, and Bonomo tossed his final few chips in. Hollink called Parker’s bet on the J62 flop, but folded to a second-barrel on the 2 turn. With that, Parker took down the small side pot, but he still needed to best Bonomo’s holding in order to claim the sizeable main pot. Parker showed AK, and ace-king high was well ahead of Bonomo’s A9. The river was the 7 and Bonomo found himself out 10 places before the money.

Spencer Lawrence Giveth, and Spencer Lawrence Taketh Away

Thomas Wahlroos was all-in for his final 11,500 against Spencer Lawrence. Lawrence had a meager Q7, but was racing against the Finn’s 55. The board was a safe one for Wahlroos – K629K – and he raked in a pot of 27,000. That relief was short-lived however. Although their table was broken when they reached 36 players, the duo found themselves seated together once again at a new table. It was here that Lawrence’s pocket nines would hold up against Wahlroos’s pocket sevens. Wahlroos, who had earlier been commiserating with Rob Hollink about bubbling in tournaments, has a new story to add to his collection.

Musical Chairs

Another significant result of having a table break was that Brock Parker took a seat to J.C. Tran’s left. The duo have 500,000 chips between them, with Tran holding a 270k to 230k advantage over Parker. Despite having Parker outchipped, Tran can not be happy with this recent turn of events.

Muy Bueno

Patrick Bueno, chip leader at the start of the day, had seen his stack dwindle to a measly 20,000 before he found himself all-in on the A77 flop. Both he and his opponent had an ace, but Bueno’s queen kicker nipped his opponent’s ten. The turn and river blanked and Bueno found himself smiling again, brandishing a stack of 50,000.

Player Tags: Hoyt Corkins,   J.C. Tran,   Erick Lindgren,   Andy Bloch,   Michael Mizrachi,   John Barch,   Brock Parker,   Rob Hollink,   Greg DeBora,   Justin Bonomo,   Matt Woodward,   Spencer Lawrence,   Eric Froehlich,   Steve Sung,   Patrick Bueno,   Thomas Wahlroos,   Jerrod Ankenman,   European Report

Rob Hollink Wins Event No. 30 ($496,931)

Jun 17, '08

Jerrod Ankenman raised and Rob Hollink reraised preflop. Ankenman made the all-in call and they turned up their hands:

Hollink: A5
Ankenman: 107

Board: A543Q

Hollink won the hand with aces up and he is the champion of the $10,000 limit hold'em world championship. He was awarded $496,931 and his first gold bracelet. Ankenman was awarded $307,380 for the runner-up finish.







 

Player Tags: Rob Hollink,   Jerrod Ankenman,   European Report

WC Limit HE - Final Table - Tommy Hang Eliminated in 3rd Place

Jun 17, '08

Blinds: 25,000-50,000
Stakes: 50,000-100,000

Players Left: 2 of 218

Chip Counts:

Rob Hollink: 3,500,000
Jerrod Ankenman: 1,000,000

Eliminations:

Tommy Hang: 3rd Place ($194,674)

Big Hands and Storylines:

Tommy Hang Doubles Up Again

Tommy Hang and Rob Hollink capped the preflop betting round before the first three cards were dealt J105. Hang raised Hollink's initial bet on the flop to move all in and Hollink made the call. Hollink held pocket twos, while Hang held AK. The turn was the Q which gave Hang a straight to survive.

Tommy Hang Eliminated in Third Place ($194,674)

Rob Hollink raised preflop and Tommy Hang made the all-in call. Their cards:

Hang: 98
Hollink: KQ

Board: 873QJ

Hang was eliminated in third place, and he took home $194,674 in prize money.

 

 

 

 

 

Player Tags: Tommy Hang,   Rob Hollink,   Jerrod Ankenman,   European Report

WC Limit HE - Final Table - Aaron Katz Eliminated in 4th Place

Jun 17, '08

Blinds: 20,000-40,000
Stakes: 40,000-80,000

Players Left: 3 of 218

Chip Counts:

Jerrod Ankenman: 2,100,000
Rob Hollink: 1,480,000
Tommy Hang: 550,000

Eliminations:

Aaron Katz: 4th Place ($158,813)

Big Hands and Storylines:

Aaron Katz Eliminated in Fourth Place ($158,813)

Jerrod Ankenman raised preflop and Aaron Katz made an all-in call. Hollink also made the call and the two live players checked down a board of A1045J. Ankenman flipped over a queen on the end, which was enough to take down the pot against his opponents' meager holdings. Katz was eliminated in fourth place, and he took home $158,813 in prize money.

Tommy Hang Doubles Up

Ankenman raised preflop and Tommy Hang reraised. Ankenman made the call and the flop was dealt A93. Hang bet and Ankenman called. The turn brought the 6 and Hang check raised Ankenman's bet. Ankenman reraised and Hang made the all-in call. Hang held A-9 to dominate Ankenman's A-3 and the river brought the 4. Hang doubled up to survive the hand.

Player Tags: Tommy Hang,   Aaron Katz,   Rob Hollink,   Jerrod Ankenman,   European Report

WC Limit HE - Final Table - Brock Parker out in 6th Place

Jun 17, '08

Blinds: 13,000-25,000
Stakes: 25,000-50,000

Players Left: 5 of 218

Chip Counts:

Rob Hollink: 1,800,000
Jerrod Ankenman: 1,250,000
Tommy Hang: 510,000
Aaron Katz: 500,000
J.C. Tran: 300,000

Eliminations:

Brock Parker: 6th Place ($102,460)

Big Hands and Storylines:

Brock Parker Eliminated in Sixth Place ($102,460)

Brock Parker moved all in preflop for three bets when action got to him and Jerrod Ankenman made the call. Their cards:

Parker: Q8
Ankenman: A9

Board: 105574

Parker was eliminated in sixth place, and he took home $102,460 in prize money.

Player Tags: Brock Parker,   Jerrod Ankenman

$10K WC Limit Hold'em - Cy Jassinowsky Eliminated in 8th place ($66,599)

Jun 17, '08

Blinds: 8,000-15,000
Stakes: 15,000-30,000

Players Left: 7
Chip Counts:
Aaron Katz: 1,100,000
Rob Hollink: 890,000
Tommy Hang: 720,000
Andy Bloch: 480,000
J.C. Tran: 440,000
Brock Parker: 254,000
Jerrod Ankenman: 100,000

Eliminations:
Cy Jassinowsky Eliminated in 8th place ($66,599)

Big Hands:

Cy Jassinowsky Doubles Up

Tommy Hang raised and both Cy Jassinowsky and Jerrod Ankenman made the call. The flop came JJ7, and Hang bet. Jassinowsky and Ankenman both called. The turn was 5, and Hang bet out. Jassinowsky raised and Ankenman reraised (three bets). Hang folded and Jassinowsky reraied (four bets), Ankenman called. Down to his last couple of thousand chips, Jassinowsky moved all in dark. The river was the 8 and Ankenman called the all in dark bet. Jassinowsky turned over A-J while Ankenman showed K-J. Jassinowsky doubeld up this hand.

Cy Jassinowsky Wins 200K + Pot With Aces

Brock Parker raised and Aaron Katz reraised. Cy Jassinowsky three-bet, Parker folded and Katz called. The flop came J88. Jassinowsky bet and Katz called. The turn was the 5, and once again Jassinowsky bet and Katz called. The river was the 5, and still Jassinowsky bet and Katz called. Jassinowsky turned over pocket aces and Katz threw his hand into the muck. Jassinowsky wins a big pot for over 200,000 shortly after doubling up a few hands prior.

Broc Parker Doubles Through Cy Jassinowsky

Brock Parker raised and Cy Jassinowsky reraised. Parker made it three-bets to go and Jassinowsky just called. The flop came J102, and Jassinowsky checked to Parker who bet. Jassinowsky raised (check-raise) and Parker moved all in. Jassinowsky called and the players turned over their hands.

Parker: A10
Jassinowsky: AK

Jassinowsky started with the best hand while Parker outflopped him with a pair of tens. The turn and river were the 3 and the 5. Parker doubled through Jassinowsky.

Jerrod Ankenman Triples Up

Rob Hollink raised and Cy Jassinowsky reraised. Jerrod Ankenman reraised all in, and Hollink tanked for a few minutes before completing Ankenman's all in and then capping the bet. Jassinowsky went into the tank himself,  he eventually called. The flop came AK3, and Hollink bet, Jassinowsky folded.

Ankenman: QQ
Hollink: 1010

Ankenman was in a good spot with queens against tens and the turn and river brought the 9 and the 8, giving Ankenman the check mark and allowing him to triple up.

Cy Jassinowsky Eliminated in 8th place ($66,599)

Andy Bloch raised from the button and Rob Hollink reraied from the small blind. Tommy Hang made it four bets and Cy Jassinowsky called all in. Bloch folded while Hollink made the call. The flop came K96, and Hang bet and Hollink folded. Hang and Jassinowsky turned over their cards.

Jassinowsky: A-2
Hollink: Q-Q

The turn and river brought the 5 and the 7, no help to Cy Jassinowsky who was eliminated in 8th place ($66,599).

Player Tags: Tommy Hang,   Aaron Katz,   Cy Jassinowsky,   Brock Parker,   Rob Hollink,   Jerrod Ankenman

$10,000 World Championship Limit Hold'em - Day 2 - Level 17 Recap

Jun 16, '08

Blinds: 5,000-10,000

Players Left:  14 of 218

Chip Leaders:
Rob Hollink - 620,000
Andy Bloch - 570,000
J.C. Tran - 515,000
Aaron Katz - 420,000
Jerrod Ankenman - 340,000
Eric Buchman - 270,000
Rich Chase - 260,000
Tam "Tommy" Hang - 240,000
Eric Froehlich - 230,000
Chris Vitch - 205,000

Average Stack: 311,450

Eliminations:
15^th – Michael Mizrachi
16^th – Matt Woodward
17^th – Tex Barch
18^th – Kieu Duong

Big Hands and Storylines:

Bloch Wins Monster Pot; Duong Eliminated

Rob Hollink made it 20,000 to go from middle position. Brock “t soprano” Parker, on Hollink’s left, upped it to 30,000. Then, to Parker’s left, Kieu Duong moved in for 34,000. As if this wasn’t enough action, Andy Bloch popped it up to 40,000. Both Hollink and Parker called. The flop was 1074; Hollink checked, Parker checked, Bloch bet, and the other two called. The action followed the same pattern on the J turn. Bloch bet the 5 on the river and this time both Hollink and Parker folded. Bloch’s pocket kings were enough to take down the massive pot and Duong was eliminated.

Tex is Toast

Tex Barch was eliminated in 17^th place when his AQ failed to hold against Jerrod Ankenman’s AT. The board rolled out 102284 and Barch unhappily called down to the river, giving away the last of his chips. Though Barch's night is through, Ankenman is very much in contention with his 330,000.

Matt Woodward Eliminated in 16^thPlace

Matt Woodward was all-in pre-flop against J.C. Tran. Tran, on the button, showed an understandably weak 87 and was chasing against Woodward’s AQ. Woodward remained stoic on the J53 flop, but his demeanor changed to reflect the 8 on the turn; he rolled his eyes and nodded his head in a resigned fashion. The K on the river sealed Woodward’s exit and he was eliminated in 16^th place, taking home $25,615.

Player Tags: J.C. Tran,   Kieu Duong,   Andy Bloch,   Tommy Hang,   Eric Buchman,   Michael Mizrachi,   Aaron Katz,   John Barch,   Brock Parker,   Rob Hollink,   Matt Woodward,   Eric Froehlich,   Chris Vitch,   Jerrod Ankenman,   European Report

$10,000 World Championship Limit Hold'em - Day 2 - Level 16 Recap

Jun 16, '08

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

Blinds: 4,000-8,000

Players Left:  18 of 218

Chip Leaders:
Aaron Katz - 530,000
Andy Bloch - 395,000
Brock Parker - 380,000
Michael Mizrachi - 325,000
Tam "Tommy" Hang - 270,000
Rich Chase - 260,000
Chris Vitch - 260,000
Eric Froehlich - 250,000
Rob Hollink - 250,000
Matt Woodward -240,000

Average Stack: 242,200

Eliminations:

19^th place – Todd “Dan Druff” Witteles
20^th place – Thomas Johnston
21^st place – Hoyt Corkins
22^nd place – Spencer Lawrence

Big Hands and Storylines:

Corkins Eliminated in 21^st Place

Apparently Aaron Katz doesn’t have premium hands all the time. Hoyt Corkins found this out the hard way when his QQ was cracked by Katz’s 65 on a JT63K board. Katz, who won a $1,500 limit hold’em event in 2004, is on an excellent track to claim his second bracelet. He is currently the chip leader with 530,000.

Thomas Johnston Eliminated in 20^th Place

Thomas Johnston declared his “pot-committedness” before the hand as almost his entire stack would be consumed by the big blind. He was still in good spirits as he saw Jerrod Ankenman and Tex Barch cap the betting pre-flop. The flop was AJ5 and both Barch and Ankenman checked. Barch bet the J turn and Ankenman folded. The river was the 5c. When Barch showed AA Johnston, having not looked at his cards claimed, “I could have pocket jacks.” He flipped his cards one at a time. The first was the 5, eliciting a roar from the table. Unfortunately for Johnston, his second card was the 10 and he had to go, eliminated in 20^th place.

Hollink Continues to Straighten Out

Eric Froehlich raised from middle position and the only caller was Rob Hollink in the big blind. The flop was 1087 and Hollink check-called a bet from Froehlich. The turn was a 6 and Hollink checked. “EFro” bet and the man from Groningen put out a raise. Froehlich called and the pair saw the 4 river. Hollink bet and Froehlich called.  The two showed:

Hollink: A9
Froehlich: AA

Hollink’s second straight in as many levels has him up to 250,000, coincidentally, the same amount as Froehlich.

Player Tags: Hoyt Corkins,   Andy Bloch,   Tommy Hang,   Michael Mizrachi,   Rich Chase,   Aaron Katz,   John Barch,   Brock Parker,   Rob Hollink,   Matt Woodward,   Spencer Lawrence,   Todd Witteles,   Eric Froehlich,   Chris Vitch,   Jerrod Ankenman,   European Report,   Thomas Johnston

$10,000 World Championship Limit Hold'em - Day 2 - Level 15 Recap

Jun 16, '08

Blinds: 3,000-6,000

Players Left:  22 of 218

Chip Leaders:
Andy Bloch - 350,000
Michael Mizrachi - 340,000
Brock "t soprano" Parker - 325,000
Aaron Katz - 322,000
Matt Woodward - 295,000
Shunjiro Uchida - 288,000
Jerrod Ankenman - 250,000
Eric Froehlich - 245,000
Tommy Hang – 180,000
J.C. Tran - 175,000
Hoyt Corkins - 170,000
Rob Hollink – 165,000

Average Stack: 198,200

Eliminations:
23^rd – Dewey Tomko
24^th – Greg Debora
25^th – Terrence Chan
26^th – Patrick Bueno

Big Hands and Storylines:

Katz True To His Word

Aaron Katz has been talking constantly about how he has yet to show down a bad hand, and, in a pot against Jerrod Ankenman, he backed up his banter. Ankenman raised from middle position and Katz re-raised on his left to 1,800. Action folded back around to Ankenman who made the call. Ankenman check-raised the AJ3 flop and Katz called. Ankenman bet the J turn and Katz cagily raised, drawing a call from Ankenman. The dealer put out the 3 on the river and Ankenman check-called. Katz tabled AK and took down the pot. Maybe next time someone at the table will respect Katz’s raise. Until then, Katz will be sitting behind a stack of 320,000 chips. Ankenman still has 250,000.

Hanging Around

Andy Bloch raised from the small blind and Tommy Hang in the big blind called. Hang raised Bloch’s bet on the Q52 flop and Bloch called. Action on the turn and river – K and 3 – went check-bet-call, and Hang won the pot with two pair, showing KQ. Hang has now climbed to 180,000 while Bloch, still the chip leader, is down to 350,000

River Dagger Cripples Lawrence

Rob Hollink raised from late position and the only caller was Spencer Lawrence in the big blind. The flop came Q95 and Lawrence bet out. Hollink raised, Lawrence 3-bet, and Hollink just called. The A on the turn was followed by a bet by Lawrence and another call by Hollink. Lawrence bet the river  and the Dutchman raised him. After a minute of thought, Lawrence made the call. Hollink tabled the nuts: JT. After the hand Lawrence was left with only 20,000 while Hollink grew his stack to 165,000.

Player Tags: Hoyt Corkins,   J.C. Tran,   Andy Bloch,   Tommy Hang,   Dewey Tomko,   Michael Mizrachi,   Aaron Katz,   Shunjiro Uchida,   Brock Parker,   Rob Hollink,   Terrence Chan,   Greg DeBora,   Matt Woodward,   Spencer Lawrence,   Eric Froehlich,   Patrick Bueno,   Jerrod Ankenman,   European Report

$10,000 World Championship Limit Hold'em - Day 2 - Level 14 Recap

Jun 16, '08

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

Blinds: 2,500-5,000

Players Left:  26 of 218

Chip Leaders:
Andy Bloch - 340,000
Michael Mizrachi - 340,000
Jerrod Ankenman - 330,000
Brock "t soprano" Parker - 325,000
Steve Sung - 303,500
Matt Woodward - 295,000
Eric Froehlich - 245,000
J.C. Tran - 225,000
Aaron Katz - 180,000
Hoyt Corkins - 155,000

Average Stack: 167,700

Eliminations:
Alex Kravchenko - 27th
Tim Kasparoff - 28th
Zachary Hyman - 29th

Big Hands and Storylines:

They’re In The Money

The bubble burst after only 5 hands of hand-for-hand play and the unfortunate bubble boy was Tim Kasparoff. Kasparoff got his money all-in against Tommy Hang in a race-situation: Kasparoff’s 88 against Hang’s A10. The flop was 432, opening up 4 more outs for Hang, but he wouldn’t need them, as he spiked the 10 on the turn. The river blanked and Kasparoff busted one out of the money.

This was welcome news to both Patrick Bueno and Alex Kravchenko who, seated at the same table, had been blinded down to critical levels. In one hand, Bueno committed 15,000 preflop against Michael Mizrachi and folded to a single bet from “the Grinder” on the flop, leaving himself a paltry 9,000.

Kravchenko too was spendthrift during hand-for-hand play. Folding both his small blind and big blind to raises, the Russian was left clutching a stack of only 6,000 when the bubble burst. Not surprisingly, he was eliminated in 27^th place, but I’m sure the $20,492 will be consolation enough after coming so close to busting empty-handed.

Not everybody was trying to crawl into the money. Aaron Katz and Matt Woodward tangled in a big pot a few minutes before hand-for-hand play began. Woodward raised to 10,000 from middle position and Katz called in the big blind. Katz check-raised the J33 flop and Woodward paid to see the turn. It was the K and Katz bet out, though Woodward raised, Katz was not deterred, putting in a third bet. Woodward called, then called another bet on the river 7. He was dismayed when Katz showed A3 and dragged the massive pot.

Woodward would make a bit of that money back later when the flop nailed his Q8. Zachary Hyman, holding JJ, could not lay down his holding on a board of QQ9 and was eliminated in 29^th place.

Player Tags: Hoyt Corkins,   J.C. Tran,   Andy Bloch,   Tommy Hang,   Michael Mizrachi,   Aaron Katz,   Brock Parker,   Alexander Kravchenko,   Matt Woodward,   Eric Froehlich,   Steve Sung,   Patrick Bueno,   Tim Kasparoff,   Zachary Hyman,   Jerrod Ankenman,   European Report

$10,000 World Championship Limit Hold'em - Day 2 - Level 13 Recap

Jun 16, '08

Blinds: 2,000-4,000

Players Left:  31 of 218

Chip Leaders:
Eric Froehlich - 320,000
Michael Mizrachi - 280,000
Matt Woodward - 278,000
J.C. Tran - 270,000
Tex Barch - 270,000
Steve Sung - 265,000
Hoyt Corkins - 260,000
Brock “t soprano” Parker - 230,000
Jerrod Ankenman - 179,100
Andy Bloch - 146,000
Greg DeBora - 145,000

Average Stack: 140,650

Eliminations:
Erick Lindgren
Justin Bonomo
Thomas Wahlroos

Big Hands and Storylines:

Parker Busts Bonomo

Despite doubling up a few hands earlier against Eric Froehlich, Justin Bonomo would see all of his chips disappear against Brock “t soprano” Parker. Rob Hollink raised from the cutoff and Bonomo, with only 15,000 total chips, raised it up. Parker 4-bet from the big blind, Hollink called, and Bonomo tossed his final few chips in. Hollink called Parker’s bet on the J62 flop, but folded to a second-barrel on the 2 turn. With that, Parker took down the small side pot, but he still needed to best Bonomo’s holding in order to claim the sizeable main pot. Parker showed AK, and ace-king high was well ahead of Bonomo’s A9. The river was the 7 and Bonomo found himself out 10 places before the money.

Spencer Lawrence Giveth, and Spencer Lawrence Taketh Away

Thomas Wahlroos was all-in for his final 11,500 against Spencer Lawrence. Lawrence had a meager Q7, but was racing against the Finn’s 55. The board was a safe one for Wahlroos – K629K – and he raked in a pot of 27,000. That relief was short-lived however. Although their table was broken when they reached 36 players, the duo found themselves seated together once again at a new table. It was here that Lawrence’s pocket nines would hold up against Wahlroos’s pocket sevens. Wahlroos, who had earlier been commiserating with Rob Hollink about bubbling in tournaments, has a new story to add to his collection.

Musical Chairs

Another significant result of having a table break was that Brock Parker took a seat to J.C. Tran’s left. The duo have 500,000 chips between them, with Tran holding a 270k to 230k advantage over Parker. Despite having Parker outchipped, Tran can not be happy with this recent turn of events.

Muy Bueno

Patrick Bueno, chip leader at the start of the day, had seen his stack dwindle to a measly 20,000 before he found himself all-in on the A77 flop. Both he and his opponent had an ace, but Bueno’s queen kicker nipped his opponent’s ten. The turn and river blanked and Bueno found himself smiling again, brandishing a stack of 50,000.

Player Tags: Hoyt Corkins,   J.C. Tran,   Erick Lindgren,   Andy Bloch,   Michael Mizrachi,   John Barch,   Brock Parker,   Rob Hollink,   Greg DeBora,   Justin Bonomo,   Matt Woodward,   Spencer Lawrence,   Eric Froehlich,   Steve Sung,   Patrick Bueno,   Thomas Wahlroos,   Jerrod Ankenman,   European Report

Hour Five

Jun 24, '07

Break Time

The players started the hour on a 15 minute break, and when they returned it was to play some more stud.

Here’s What They’re Playing For

The official number of entrants was released, and the 148 players had created a prize pool of $7,104,000. The first-place finisher will take home $2,276,832.

Two Kings

Mike Sexton bets $1,600 on fifth street with two kings exposed and T.J. Cloutier made the call. Cloutier then asked, “You only have two kings Mike?” Cloutier then called down Sexton’s bets on sixth and seventh street. Cloutier then turned up 4 4 (5 10 4 9) 6.

Blue Moon

Six players to a flop in seven card stud is rare, four players remaining at the end of the hand happens once in a blue moon. That was what happened when “Captain” Tom Franklin turned over a flush on the end of a hand with Maureen Feduniak, Jerrod Ankenman, and a player in seat one. The three players mucked and Franklin took down the hefty pot.

Quick Hits

Near the end of the hour Tim Phan and Max Pescatori tangled on a pot to the river, but Pescatori mucked when Phan flipped up jacks and fives. Rafi Amit also took a hit when his opponent turned up three of a kind threes.

Annie Duke	145,000
Mickey Appleman	145,000
Erick Lindgren	145,000
Allen Cunningham	143,300
Scotty Nguyen	140,000
Doyle Brunson	135,500
Bill Chen	135,000
Mike Matusow	135,000
Steve Zolotow	134,000
Daniel Negreanu	133,000
Phil Hellmuth Jr.	119,000
Sam Farha	118,000
Bill Gazes	117,800
Max Pescatori	109,000
Ted Forrest	108,000
Chip Reese	108,000
Freddy Deeb	108,000
Tim Phan	108,000

Player Tags: T.J. Cloutier,   Tom Franklin,   Maureen Feduniak,   Mike Sexton,   Jerrod Ankenman

Money Bubble Breaks... In Level Three

Jun 12, '07

The special format for this tournament makes it  unique in that it is one of the only tournaments with 900 entrant in which you can make the money in less than three hours.  Jerrod Ankenman took down Table 5 after only two hours and twenty minute. A few other tables have finished since, and around ten are heads up.  Many of the players going heads up for a first round victory are pros. Joe Sebok, Erik Seidel, Barry Greenstein and Amnon Filippi are all heads up, and a number of other pros are among three handed tables.

Many  other pros did not fare so well. Howard Lederer, Mark Seif, Jennifer Tilly, and recent 11-time bracelet winner Phil Hellmuth Jr. were all eliminated in the past level.

Many tables have only recently gotten short-handed, but some heads up matches have been going for quite a while. Erik Seidel has been playing heads up for around an hour and a half now. He went into two-handed play with a chip disadvantage, bought has fought back and virtually erased the deficit. He raked in a sizable pot after betting $1,500 on the end with the board showing the K J 10 A J.   After getting a call from his opponent, Seidel revealed the J J for quad jacks, and raked to pot while his opponent looked on, slightly shocked.

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Player Tags: Erik Seidel,   Barry Greenstein,   Amnon Filippi,   Joe Sebok,   Jerrod Ankenman