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| Jun 01, '11 | 2011 42nd Annual World Series of Poker | $25,000 No-Limit Hold'em Heads-Up Championship | 1 | + | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Round Two: Hour Two -- Kassela and Seiver BustJun 01, '11
Players Remaining: 56 out of 128 Starting Stacks: 150,000 broken up into three chances — meaning that the players started with 50,000 and had 100,000 additional on the side that they could add on at anytime before a hand. If their additional chips were not in play when a hand begins, those chips couldn’t be used to wager with. Key Ongoing Matches: Chris Moorman vs Chris Moore Eliminations: Scott Seiver Key Hands: Steve Zolotow Doubles Up Through Ayaz Mahmood The flop read J Zolotow: J Turn and River: 2 Zolotow doubled up on the hand to survive. Frank Kassela Eliminated Frank Kassela pinned his tournament hopes on A Erik Cajelais Eliminates Scott Seiver In one of the more notable matches of the second round Erik Cajelais has topped Scott Seiver to advance to the round of 32. Player Tags: Ayaz Mahmood, Frank Kassela, Steve Zolotow, Erik Cajelais, Scott Seiver, Jake Cody |
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| Mar 04, '11 | 2011 NBC National Heads Up Poker Championship | 2011 NBC National Heads Up Poker Championship | 1 | + | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
James Bord Defeats Frank KasselaMar 04, '11
Player Tags: Frank Kassela, James Bord |
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| Nov 13, '10 | 2010 NAPT Los Angeles | NAPT L.A. Main Event | 2 | + | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Level 8 Update: Approaching 200Nov 13, '10
Players Remaining: 210 (Approximate) Eliminations: Soheil Shamseddin Big Hands Elpayaa Wins a Close One Joseph Elpayaa bet 2,000 preflop and the button made the call. The 8 Frank Kassela Misses on a Semi Bluff The hijack bet 2,300 and Frank Kassela made the call from the small blind. Both players checked the 10 Poker Tweets
Left in the Deck A Tough Table Develops As tables have broken throughout the day and redistributed top player all over the tournament field a tough table has developed. That table is number 23 and the current lineup includes Allen Kessler, Ben Klier, Eric Hershler, Hafiz Khan, and Jon Eaton. Player Tags: Frank Kassela, Daniel Negreanu, Jon Turner, Joseph Elpayaa Level 7 Update: Official Prize Pool AnnouncedNov 13, '10
Players Remaining: 231 (Approximate) Eliminations: Darus Suharto Big Hands Matt Stout Eliminated Matt Stout shipped the last of his chips into the middle with A-K in the hole and Ben Klier made the call with pocket jacks. The jacks held and Stout was eliminated from the tournament. His dinner order had the awkward timing of arriving right before this happened, but he stuck around to polish off the meal table side. Hafiz Khan Doubles Up At the same table where Stout fell a few hands later Hafiz Khan was able to stave off the same fate thanks to pocket aces in the hole. They held against the pocket queens of Jon Eaton and Khan lives to fight another day. Andrew Frankenberger Doubles Up Andrew Frankenberger just kept his tournament hopes alive with pocket jacks in the hole thanks to a third jack that fell on the flop. His stack is now up to 50,000 after the hand. Frank Kassela Confuses his Opponent Frank Kassela raised to 2,000 from the small blind preflop and the big blind made the call. The flop fell 8 Poker Tweets
Left in the Deck Payout Structure 701 Entries
Player Tags: Frank Kassela, Jon Eaton, Jennifer Tilly, Matt Stout, Hafiz Khan, Andy Frankenberger, Ben Klier |
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| Nov 08, '10 | 2010 41st Annual World Series of Poker | $10,000 World Series of Poker Main Event | 14 | + | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Poker Hall of Fame and Player of the YearNov 08, '10
Jeff Madsen won the 2006 WSOP Player of the Year award, but Harrahs felt that he wasn’t properly recognized for his achievement, winning two bracelets and scoring four top-three finishes overall. Ty Stewart took the mic and gave him his long overdue props, much to the delight of the crowd. The next player introduced was Frank Kassela, who was crowned the 2010 Player of the Year on Saturday when Michael Mizrachi was eliminated from the main event in fifth place. Kassela received $30,000 in tournament buy-ins for his accomplishment.
Doyle Brunson then came to the stage to introduce another inductee, Erik Seidel. Both were given long introductions about their poker past and then formally inducted. After each gave their acceptance speech, they were welcomed by standing ovations from the audience here in the theater. The final two heads up players will now be introduced before play resumes. Player Tags: Frank Kassela, Erik Seidel, Dan Harrington, Jeff Madsen Level 17, Hour One: Frank Kassela EliminatedJul 13, '10 Blinds: 3,000-6,000 with a 1,000 ante Players Remaining: 576 out of 7,319 Average Chip Count: 381,198 Card Player Chip Counts Adam Schoenfeld — 270,000 Tournament Leaderboard: 1. Tony Dunst – 1,546,000 Notable Eliminations: Court Harrington Big Hands:
Frank Kassela raised to 17,000 and the action folded around to the small blind. He moved all in and then the big blind came over the top of that for all his chips, having both opponents covered. Kassela made the call and tabled K The flop came down Q With his cash, Kassela locked up at least a share of the 2010 WSOP Player of the Year award. If Michael Mizrachi does not win the main event, Kassela will claim the award outright. South Gives Up The Double Picking up the action on the flop, the board read K Wade then shoved all in for 307,000 and South made the call. Wade: A South flopped two pair but had to fade Wade’s nut-flush draw. The turn gave Wade more outs as the A Wade was up to 652,000 after the double up while South was down to 186,000.
A player moved all in for 34,000 and the action folded around to Scotty Nguyen in the big blind. He made the call and turned over pocket aces, dominating his opponent’s A The board ran out J Chiu Eliminated David Chiu moved in for his last 16,000 and Theo Jorgensen made the call. Chiu: 8 Chiu was racing but he caught a flat tire when the flop fell J Player Tags: Scotty Nguyen, Frank Kassela, David Chiu, Theo Jorgensen, Cole South Level 14, Hour One: Cantu And Antonius Chipping UpJul 13, '10 Blinds: 1,500-3,000 with a 400 ante Barry Shulman
Brandon Cantu raised preflop and the button was the only caller. Both players then saw a flop of K Both players checked and the turn was the 4 Cantu fired 30,700 and his opponent eventually made the call. Cantu then turned over A The Harder They Fall Filippo Candido raised to 6,200 from under the gun and Sam Farha made the call. The action folded around to Christian Harder in the big blind and he shoved for about 90,000. Candido made the call and Farha got out of the way as Harder turned over A The board ran out J
In a battle of the blinds, Shannon Shorr raised to 6,600 from the small blind. The big blind then repopped to 16,000 and Shorr made the call. Both players saw the flop come down 9 Both players checked and Shorr tabled A Kassela Chips Up Picking up the action after the flop came down 10 The button bet 10,000 and Kassela called. The river was the Q
Patrik Antonius moved all in from the small blind and the big blind decided to put himself at risk by making the call. Antonius: A Antonius was dominating and the flop came down A Rolf Slotboom Takes Big Hit There was a flurry of raises preflop which ended up with Rolf Slotboom calling the all-in bet of his opponent for 67,000. Slotboom showed Q “There are lots of queens in that deck,” pleaded Slotboom as the dealer dealt out the A The turn was the 9
Barry Shulman committed the last of his chips on a flop of Q Shulman showed A Matt Matros Takes One We got to the table as the flop was being dealt and there was already well over 100,000 in the middle. The flop came out A Matros took the pot and cracked the 300,000 mark as his stack grew to 325,000. Full House For Bellande The board read 10 Bellande was way ahead of Brown when he showed the 3
The player in the hijack seat checked over to Alexander Kostritsyn on the button with the flop reading Q Kostritsyn bet 15,000, the hijack seat raised to 31,400 and Kostritsyn made the call. The turn was the 9 The river was the J Nguyen Scores a Double Up It was a battle of the blinds when the player in the small blind raised and Scotty Nguyen put in a three-bet from the big blind. Nguyen had put in nearly all of his chips and apparently, the small blind thought all of them were in as he made the call and tabled A-J. “I’m not all-in, baby,” said Scotty as the dealer put out a flop of 2-2-4. They got the rest of his chips in the middle and Nguyen showed pocket queens. The queen on the turn assured Nguyen’s double up and he is up to 140,000. Player Tags: Frank Kassela, Barry Shulman, Jean-Robert Bellande, Patrik Antonius, Shannon Shorr, Brandon Cantu, Rolf Slotboom, Christian Harder |
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| Oct 25, '10 | 2010 WSOP Circuit - Horseshoe Hammond | $10,000 Regional Championship | 1 | + | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Allen Bari Hits the RailOct 25, '10
Jody Rummel raised to 500 and Frank Kassela made the call. Allen Bari then moved all in for 3,000 and Rummel folded. Kassela called and showed pocket sevens, which were racing against Bari’s A The board came clean and Bari was eliminated. Player Tags: Frank Kassela, Allen Bari |
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| Aug 22, '10 | 2010 Legends of Poker | WPT Legends of Poker Main Event | 3 | + | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Level 10 Update: Into the Dinner BreakAug 22, '10 NOTE: The players are currently on a one-hour dinner break and play will resume at 8:40 p.m. Check back for the next level summary at 10:10 p.m.
Players Remaining: 116 out of 462 Notable Chip Counts: 1. Tom Braband — 353,000 Average Chip Count: 99,568 Notable Eliminations: Jeff Madsen Chip Movers and Shakers There was little change over in the top 10 during the last level but Vinnie Vinh had a strong level and ended with 290,000. Tom Braband is your new chip leader with 353,000. Amit Makhija and Micah Raskin were the two new additions at the top. Players that are getting a little too low for comfort include Steve Gross, Thomas Marchese, McLean Karr, and Phil Collins. Raymond Dolan saw his stack plummet and settle at 25,000 after he doubled up Phil Collins late in the level. Big Hands: Jeff Madsen Eliminated Jeff Madsen raised to 2,900 preflop and his opponent moved all in with an overbet. Madsen made the call with pocket eights and his opponent held pocket fours. A four in the door then ushered Madsen to the rail. David Sands Scores a Nice Pot McLean Karr raised under the gun preflop and David Sands reraised from the button. Karr reraised another 12,600 and Sands made the call. The flop fell 7 Frank Kassela Eliminated by Darryll Fish After Daryll Fish raised preflop Frank Kassela and one other player paid the price of admission to join him in the viewing of a K-6-5 flop (two clubs). Kassela checked, Fish bet 4,500, and the other player mucked. Kassela raised to 10,500 and Fish made the call. The turn fell 3 Fish: Q River: 9 (no club) Fish won the hand to grow his stack to 160,000 and Kassela was eliminated on the hand. Phil Collins Doubles Up Thanks to Raymond Dolan Phil Collins raised to 3,000 from middle position Raymond Dolan called from the hi-jack and both blinds jumped in as well. The flop was dealt J Dolan: Q Turn and River: 10 Collins grew his stack to 65,000 after the hand and after a very tough level Dolan held just 25,000. Player Tags: Frank Kassela, David Sands, Jeff Madsen, Darryll Fish, Phil Collins, Mclean Karr, Raymond Dolan |
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| Jul 13, '10 | 2010 41st Annual World Series of Poker | $10,000 World Series of Poker Main Event | 8 | + | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Poker Hall of Fame and Player of the YearNov 08, '10
Jeff Madsen won the 2006 WSOP Player of the Year award, but Harrahs felt that he wasn’t properly recognized for his achievement, winning two bracelets and scoring four top-three finishes overall. Ty Stewart took the mic and gave him his long overdue props, much to the delight of the crowd. The next player introduced was Frank Kassela, who was crowned the 2010 Player of the Year on Saturday when Michael Mizrachi was eliminated from the main event in fifth place. Kassela received $30,000 in tournament buy-ins for his accomplishment.
Doyle Brunson then came to the stage to introduce another inductee, Erik Seidel. Both were given long introductions about their poker past and then formally inducted. After each gave their acceptance speech, they were welcomed by standing ovations from the audience here in the theater. The final two heads up players will now be introduced before play resumes. Player Tags: Frank Kassela, Erik Seidel, Dan Harrington, Jeff Madsen Level 17, Hour One: Frank Kassela EliminatedJul 13, '10 Blinds: 3,000-6,000 with a 1,000 ante Players Remaining: 576 out of 7,319 Average Chip Count: 381,198 Card Player Chip Counts Adam Schoenfeld — 270,000 Tournament Leaderboard: 1. Tony Dunst – 1,546,000 Notable Eliminations: Court Harrington Big Hands:
Frank Kassela raised to 17,000 and the action folded around to the small blind. He moved all in and then the big blind came over the top of that for all his chips, having both opponents covered. Kassela made the call and tabled K The flop came down Q With his cash, Kassela locked up at least a share of the 2010 WSOP Player of the Year award. If Michael Mizrachi does not win the main event, Kassela will claim the award outright. South Gives Up The Double Picking up the action on the flop, the board read K Wade then shoved all in for 307,000 and South made the call. Wade: A South flopped two pair but had to fade Wade’s nut-flush draw. The turn gave Wade more outs as the A Wade was up to 652,000 after the double up while South was down to 186,000.
A player moved all in for 34,000 and the action folded around to Scotty Nguyen in the big blind. He made the call and turned over pocket aces, dominating his opponent’s A The board ran out J Chiu Eliminated David Chiu moved in for his last 16,000 and Theo Jorgensen made the call. Chiu: 8 Chiu was racing but he caught a flat tire when the flop fell J Player Tags: Scotty Nguyen, Frank Kassela, David Chiu, Theo Jorgensen, Cole South Level 14, Hour One: Cantu And Antonius Chipping UpJul 13, '10 Blinds: 1,500-3,000 with a 400 ante Barry Shulman
Brandon Cantu raised preflop and the button was the only caller. Both players then saw a flop of K Both players checked and the turn was the 4 Cantu fired 30,700 and his opponent eventually made the call. Cantu then turned over A The Harder They Fall Filippo Candido raised to 6,200 from under the gun and Sam Farha made the call. The action folded around to Christian Harder in the big blind and he shoved for about 90,000. Candido made the call and Farha got out of the way as Harder turned over A The board ran out J
In a battle of the blinds, Shannon Shorr raised to 6,600 from the small blind. The big blind then repopped to 16,000 and Shorr made the call. Both players saw the flop come down 9 Both players checked and Shorr tabled A Kassela Chips Up Picking up the action after the flop came down 10 The button bet 10,000 and Kassela called. The river was the Q
Patrik Antonius moved all in from the small blind and the big blind decided to put himself at risk by making the call. Antonius: A Antonius was dominating and the flop came down A Rolf Slotboom Takes Big Hit There was a flurry of raises preflop which ended up with Rolf Slotboom calling the all-in bet of his opponent for 67,000. Slotboom showed Q “There are lots of queens in that deck,” pleaded Slotboom as the dealer dealt out the A The turn was the 9
Barry Shulman committed the last of his chips on a flop of Q Shulman showed A Matt Matros Takes One We got to the table as the flop was being dealt and there was already well over 100,000 in the middle. The flop came out A Matros took the pot and cracked the 300,000 mark as his stack grew to 325,000. Full House For Bellande The board read 10 Bellande was way ahead of Brown when he showed the 3
The player in the hijack seat checked over to Alexander Kostritsyn on the button with the flop reading Q Kostritsyn bet 15,000, the hijack seat raised to 31,400 and Kostritsyn made the call. The turn was the 9 The river was the J Nguyen Scores a Double Up It was a battle of the blinds when the player in the small blind raised and Scotty Nguyen put in a three-bet from the big blind. Nguyen had put in nearly all of his chips and apparently, the small blind thought all of them were in as he made the call and tabled A-J. “I’m not all-in, baby,” said Scotty as the dealer put out a flop of 2-2-4. They got the rest of his chips in the middle and Nguyen showed pocket queens. The queen on the turn assured Nguyen’s double up and he is up to 140,000. Player Tags: Frank Kassela, Barry Shulman, Jean-Robert Bellande, Patrik Antonius, Shannon Shorr, Brandon Cantu, Rolf Slotboom, Christian Harder |
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| Jul 03, '10 | 2010 41st Annual World Series of Poker | Event 52 - $25,000 No-Limit Hold'em Six Handed | 4 | + | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Level 27 Update: Let Heads-Up Play BeginJul 03, '10 Blinds: 40,000-80,000 with a 10,000 ante Players Remaining: 2 out of 191 Average Chip Count: 4,775,000 Tournament Leaderboard: 1. Shawn Buchanan – 7,870,000 Notable Eliminations: 3. Frank Kassela – $556,053 Big Hands:
Shawn Buchanan raised to 175,000 from the button and Dan Kelly three-bet from the big blind to 480,000. Buchanan made the call and they saw a flop of 2 After a few minutes of thought, Buchanan raised to 770,000 and Kelly folded quickly with a frown. Buchanan Bluffs Kassela Frank Kassela raised to 175,000 from the button and Shawn Buchanan three-bet to 535,000 from the big blind and was called by Kassela. The flop came J Buchanan showed K
Shawn Buchanan completed the small blind and Frank Kassela checked the big blind. The flop came Q The turn was the 10 Buchanan showed 5 Buchanan is now heads-up with Dan Kelly with a slight chip lead for the bracelet and the first place money. Player Tags: Frank Kassela, Shawn Buchanan Level 22: Kelly Soars, Negreanu GoneJul 02, '10 Blinds: 15,000-3,000 with a 4,000 Ante Players Remaining: 8 out of 191 Average Chip Count: 1,432,500 Tournament Leaderboard: 1. Dan Kelly — 3,500,000 Notable Eliminations: 11th – Daniel Negreanu Big Hands:
Daniel Negreanu was short on chips and moved all in for 240,000. It took only a second for Kassela to call. Their hands: Kassela: 8 It was the classic coin flip situation, but Negreanu wasn’t able to connect on a board that ran Q Negreanu busted in 11th place, earning $77,569. Kassela had 1.4 million after the hand.
Bryn Kenney raised to 60,000 and Dan Kelly reraised to 180,000 from the small blind. Kelly made the call and the flop ran A Kenney tanked long and hard before making the call. Kelly showed A The pot put Kelly way up around 2.4 million in chips, while the day’s starting chip leader Kenney was down to just 885,000. Haxton Busts in 9th ($104,651) Sam Trickett moved all in from the small blind having Isaac Haxton covered, and Haxton called. Their hands: Trickett: A The board of J Trickett had 2,750,000 following the hand. Player Tags: Frank Kassela, Daniel Negreanu, Isaac Haxton, Bryn Kenney, Daniel Kelly, Sam Trickett Level 20: Juanda is Bubble BoyJul 02, '10 Blinds: 10,000-20,000 with a 3,000 Ante Players Remaining: 18 out of 191 Average Chip Count: 795,833 Tournament Leaderboard: 1. Bryn Kenney — 2,300,000 Big Hands:
Following Frank Kassela’s raise to 37,000 Richard Anthony shoved all in for 300,000. Kassela made the call and saw that he was crushed. Their hands: Kassela: A The flop ran K Kassela raked in the pot and had around 1.1 million.
In one hand John Juanda both bubbled payouts and lost the lead in the Player of the Year race to Frank Kassela. On that hand, an already criplled Juanda put himself all in for 40,000 when calling Brian Hodhod’s 52,000 raise along with Martins Adeniya. The flop came A Hodhod: A Juanda was eliminated one spot short of the money and in the process Frank Kassela took over in the Player of the Year race. With that, all remaining players were guaranteed a payday of at least $58,699. Player Tags: Frank Kassela, John Juanda, Richard Anthony, Brian Hodhod Level 19: Mosseri ClimbingJul 02, '10 Blinds: 9,000-18,000 with a 2,000 Ante Players Remaining: 20 out of 191 Average Chip Count: 716,250 Tournament Leaderboard: 1. Bryn Kenney — 2,150,000 Big Hands:
Sam Trickett put in a rise to 42,000 and Abe Mosseri called from the big blind. On a flop of J Trickett had around 740,000 following the hand. Kassela Loses Big Pot to Kenney Bryn Kenney raised to 38,000 and Frank Kassela repopped to 100,000. Kenney called and both players checked the flop of K The 10 Kenney: Q Kenney’s turned pair of tens gave him the pot and his stack soared to two million, while Kassela’s dropped to one million. Player Tags: Frank Kassela, Abe Mosseri, Bryn Kenney, Sam Trickett Level 17: Bye Bye BarryJul 01, '10 Blinds: 6,000-12,000 with a 2,000 Ante Players Remaining: 22 out of 191 Average Chip Count: 651,136 Tournament Leaderboard: 1. Frank Kassela — 1,300,000 Notable Eliminations: Big Hands:
Barry Greenstein was up and down throughout the day. After getting as high as third on the leaderboard he eventually fell among the low stacks, courtesy of Frank Kassela. In that hand, Kassela raised to 25,000 and Greenstein reraised to 60,000. Kassela called and the flop ran Q Greenstein fired out 85,000 and Kassela moved all in for 498,000. Greenstein called and saw that he was in the lead. Their hands: Kassela: A Kassela needed a heart or he would be eliminated. The Q Shortly after, Greenstein found himself all in preflop against Alexander Gruibem. Their hands: Greenstein: A Greenstein held the lead but the flop hit Gruibem’s hand, running 8
Daniel Negreanu called Thomas Bentham’s all in bet of 190,000 preflop and the two showed down: Negreanu: A Negreanu was in kicker-trouble after the flop of 3 Negreanu had around 1.3 million in chips following the hand. Player Tags: Frank Kassela, Barry Greenstein, Daniel Negreanu, Thomas Bentham, Alexander Gruibem Level 13: Kassela Stays AliveJul 01, '10 Blinds: 2,500-5,000, Ante: 500 Players Remaining: 51 out of 191 Average Chip Count: 275,480 Tournament Leaderboard: 1. Mikael Thuritz — 750,000 Notable Eliminations: Big Hands:
Frank Kassela put in a raise to 12,00 and was called by the blinds, Mikael Thuritz and Phil Ivey. On a flop of 8 Kassela: 9 Kassela’s overpair gave him the lead, and the board finished with a 2 Weak Kicker Hurts Sands Lisa Hamilton got all in preflop and was called by Dave Sands. Their hands: Sands: A The board ran out A Player Tags: Frank Kassela, Mikael Thuritz, David Sands, Lisa Hamilton Level 7 Update: Lee Markholt and Steve Sung EliminatedJun 30, '10 Blinds: 600-1,200 with a 200 ante Players Remaining: 108 out of 191 Average Chip Count: 132,638 Tournament Leaderboard: 1. Philippe D’Auteuil — 465,000 Notable Eliminations: Lee Markholt Player Twitter Accounts: Beth Shak Big Hands:
Daniel Negreanu bet 3,500 and Lee Markholt three-bet to 11,500. Negreanu put Markholt all-in. Markholt made the call. Negreanu tabled pocket queens and was in great shape against the pocket tens of Markholt. The board ran out K Antonio Esfandiari Eliminates a Player David Paredes was all in preflop for 70,500 and Antonio Esfandiari called with the K Frank Kassela Doubles Up Dario Minieri put Frank Kassela all in for 71,000 on a 9 Steve Sung Eliminated Antonio Esfandiari put Steve Sung all in on a K-9-5-10 board. Sung had 9-5 but was dominated by the K-5 of Esfandiari. The better two pair held and Esfandiari was up to 315,000. Player Tags: Frank Kassela, Daniel Negreanu, Antonio Esfandiari, Steve Sung |
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| Jul 02, '10 | 2010 41st Annual World Series of Poker | Event 52 - $25,000 No-Limit Hold'em Six Handed | 3 | + | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Level 27 Update: Let Heads-Up Play BeginJul 03, '10 Blinds: 40,000-80,000 with a 10,000 ante Players Remaining: 2 out of 191 Average Chip Count: 4,775,000 Tournament Leaderboard: 1. Shawn Buchanan – 7,870,000 Notable Eliminations: 3. Frank Kassela – $556,053 Big Hands:
Shawn Buchanan raised to 175,000 from the button and Dan Kelly three-bet from the big blind to 480,000. Buchanan made the call and they saw a flop of 2 After a few minutes of thought, Buchanan raised to 770,000 and Kelly folded quickly with a frown. Buchanan Bluffs Kassela Frank Kassela raised to 175,000 from the button and Shawn Buchanan three-bet to 535,000 from the big blind and was called by Kassela. The flop came J Buchanan showed K
Shawn Buchanan completed the small blind and Frank Kassela checked the big blind. The flop came Q The turn was the 10 Buchanan showed 5 Buchanan is now heads-up with Dan Kelly with a slight chip lead for the bracelet and the first place money. Player Tags: Frank Kassela, Shawn Buchanan Level 22: Kelly Soars, Negreanu GoneJul 02, '10 Blinds: 15,000-3,000 with a 4,000 Ante Players Remaining: 8 out of 191 Average Chip Count: 1,432,500 Tournament Leaderboard: 1. Dan Kelly — 3,500,000 Notable Eliminations: 11th – Daniel Negreanu Big Hands:
Daniel Negreanu was short on chips and moved all in for 240,000. It took only a second for Kassela to call. Their hands: Kassela: 8 It was the classic coin flip situation, but Negreanu wasn’t able to connect on a board that ran Q Negreanu busted in 11th place, earning $77,569. Kassela had 1.4 million after the hand.
Bryn Kenney raised to 60,000 and Dan Kelly reraised to 180,000 from the small blind. Kelly made the call and the flop ran A Kenney tanked long and hard before making the call. Kelly showed A The pot put Kelly way up around 2.4 million in chips, while the day’s starting chip leader Kenney was down to just 885,000. Haxton Busts in 9th ($104,651) Sam Trickett moved all in from the small blind having Isaac Haxton covered, and Haxton called. Their hands: Trickett: A The board of J Trickett had 2,750,000 following the hand. Player Tags: Frank Kassela, Daniel Negreanu, Isaac Haxton, Bryn Kenney, Daniel Kelly, Sam Trickett Level 20: Juanda is Bubble BoyJul 02, '10 Blinds: 10,000-20,000 with a 3,000 Ante Players Remaining: 18 out of 191 Average Chip Count: 795,833 Tournament Leaderboard: 1. Bryn Kenney — 2,300,000 Big Hands:
Following Frank Kassela’s raise to 37,000 Richard Anthony shoved all in for 300,000. Kassela made the call and saw that he was crushed. Their hands: Kassela: A The flop ran K Kassela raked in the pot and had around 1.1 million.
In one hand John Juanda both bubbled payouts and lost the lead in the Player of the Year race to Frank Kassela. On that hand, an already criplled Juanda put himself all in for 40,000 when calling Brian Hodhod’s 52,000 raise along with Martins Adeniya. The flop came A Hodhod: A Juanda was eliminated one spot short of the money and in the process Frank Kassela took over in the Player of the Year race. With that, all remaining players were guaranteed a payday of at least $58,699. Player Tags: Frank Kassela, John Juanda, Richard Anthony, Brian Hodhod Level 19: Mosseri ClimbingJul 02, '10 Blinds: 9,000-18,000 with a 2,000 Ante Players Remaining: 20 out of 191 Average Chip Count: 716,250 Tournament Leaderboard: 1. Bryn Kenney — 2,150,000 Big Hands:
Sam Trickett put in a rise to 42,000 and Abe Mosseri called from the big blind. On a flop of J Trickett had around 740,000 following the hand. Kassela Loses Big Pot to Kenney Bryn Kenney raised to 38,000 and Frank Kassela repopped to 100,000. Kenney called and both players checked the flop of K The 10 Kenney: Q Kenney’s turned pair of tens gave him the pot and his stack soared to two million, while Kassela’s dropped to one million. Player Tags: Frank Kassela, Abe Mosseri, Bryn Kenney, Sam Trickett Level 17: Bye Bye BarryJul 01, '10 Blinds: 6,000-12,000 with a 2,000 Ante Players Remaining: 22 out of 191 Average Chip Count: 651,136 Tournament Leaderboard: 1. Frank Kassela — 1,300,000 Notable Eliminations: Big Hands:
Barry Greenstein was up and down throughout the day. After getting as high as third on the leaderboard he eventually fell among the low stacks, courtesy of Frank Kassela. In that hand, Kassela raised to 25,000 and Greenstein reraised to 60,000. Kassela called and the flop ran Q Greenstein fired out 85,000 and Kassela moved all in for 498,000. Greenstein called and saw that he was in the lead. Their hands: Kassela: A Kassela needed a heart or he would be eliminated. The Q Shortly after, Greenstein found himself all in preflop against Alexander Gruibem. Their hands: Greenstein: A Greenstein held the lead but the flop hit Gruibem’s hand, running 8
Daniel Negreanu called Thomas Bentham’s all in bet of 190,000 preflop and the two showed down: Negreanu: A Negreanu was in kicker-trouble after the flop of 3 Negreanu had around 1.3 million in chips following the hand. Player Tags: Frank Kassela, Barry Greenstein, Daniel Negreanu, Thomas Bentham, Alexander Gruibem Level 13: Kassela Stays AliveJul 01, '10 Blinds: 2,500-5,000, Ante: 500 Players Remaining: 51 out of 191 Average Chip Count: 275,480 Tournament Leaderboard: 1. Mikael Thuritz — 750,000 Notable Eliminations: Big Hands:
Frank Kassela put in a raise to 12,00 and was called by the blinds, Mikael Thuritz and Phil Ivey. On a flop of 8 Kassela: 9 Kassela’s overpair gave him the lead, and the board finished with a 2 Weak Kicker Hurts Sands Lisa Hamilton got all in preflop and was called by Dave Sands. Their hands: Sands: A The board ran out A Player Tags: Frank Kassela, Mikael Thuritz, David Sands, Lisa Hamilton Level 7 Update: Lee Markholt and Steve Sung EliminatedJun 30, '10 Blinds: 600-1,200 with a 200 ante Players Remaining: 108 out of 191 Average Chip Count: 132,638 Tournament Leaderboard: 1. Philippe D’Auteuil — 465,000 Notable Eliminations: Lee Markholt Player Twitter Accounts: Beth Shak Big Hands:
Daniel Negreanu bet 3,500 and Lee Markholt three-bet to 11,500. Negreanu put Markholt all-in. Markholt made the call. Negreanu tabled pocket queens and was in great shape against the pocket tens of Markholt. The board ran out K Antonio Esfandiari Eliminates a Player David Paredes was all in preflop for 70,500 and Antonio Esfandiari called with the K Frank Kassela Doubles Up Dario Minieri put Frank Kassela all in for 71,000 on a 9 Steve Sung Eliminated Antonio Esfandiari put Steve Sung all in on a K-9-5-10 board. Sung had 9-5 but was dominated by the K-5 of Esfandiari. The better two pair held and Esfandiari was up to 315,000. Player Tags: Frank Kassela, Daniel Negreanu, Antonio Esfandiari, Steve Sung |
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Level 27 Update: Let Heads-Up Play BeginJul 03, '10 Blinds: 40,000-80,000 with a 10,000 ante Players Remaining: 2 out of 191 Average Chip Count: 4,775,000 Tournament Leaderboard: 1. Shawn Buchanan – 7,870,000 Notable Eliminations: 3. Frank Kassela – $556,053 Big Hands:
Shawn Buchanan raised to 175,000 from the button and Dan Kelly three-bet from the big blind to 480,000. Buchanan made the call and they saw a flop of 2 After a few minutes of thought, Buchanan raised to 770,000 and Kelly folded quickly with a frown. Buchanan Bluffs Kassela Frank Kassela raised to 175,000 from the button and Shawn Buchanan three-bet to 535,000 from the big blind and was called by Kassela. The flop came J Buchanan showed K
Shawn Buchanan completed the small blind and Frank Kassela checked the big blind. The flop came Q The turn was the 10 Buchanan showed 5 Buchanan is now heads-up with Dan Kelly with a slight chip lead for the bracelet and the first place money. Player Tags: Frank Kassela, Shawn Buchanan Level 22: Kelly Soars, Negreanu GoneJul 02, '10 Blinds: 15,000-3,000 with a 4,000 Ante Players Remaining: 8 out of 191 Average Chip Count: 1,432,500 Tournament Leaderboard: 1. Dan Kelly — 3,500,000 Notable Eliminations: 11th – Daniel Negreanu Big Hands:
Daniel Negreanu was short on chips and moved all in for 240,000. It took only a second for Kassela to call. Their hands: Kassela: 8 It was the classic coin flip situation, but Negreanu wasn’t able to connect on a board that ran Q Negreanu busted in 11th place, earning $77,569. Kassela had 1.4 million after the hand.
Bryn Kenney raised to 60,000 and Dan Kelly reraised to 180,000 from the small blind. Kelly made the call and the flop ran A Kenney tanked long and hard before making the call. Kelly showed A The pot put Kelly way up around 2.4 million in chips, while the day’s starting chip leader Kenney was down to just 885,000. Haxton Busts in 9th ($104,651) Sam Trickett moved all in from the small blind having Isaac Haxton covered, and Haxton called. Their hands: Trickett: A The board of J Trickett had 2,750,000 following the hand. Player Tags: Frank Kassela, Daniel Negreanu, Isaac Haxton, Bryn Kenney, Daniel Kelly, Sam Trickett Level 20: Juanda is Bubble BoyJul 02, '10 Blinds: 10,000-20,000 with a 3,000 Ante Players Remaining: 18 out of 191 Average Chip Count: 795,833 Tournament Leaderboard: 1. Bryn Kenney — 2,300,000 Big Hands:
Following Frank Kassela’s raise to 37,000 Richard Anthony shoved all in for 300,000. Kassela made the call and saw that he was crushed. Their hands: Kassela: A The flop ran K Kassela raked in the pot and had around 1.1 million.
In one hand John Juanda both bubbled payouts and lost the lead in the Player of the Year race to Frank Kassela. On that hand, an already criplled Juanda put himself all in for 40,000 when calling Brian Hodhod’s 52,000 raise along with Martins Adeniya. The flop came A Hodhod: A Juanda was eliminated one spot short of the money and in the process Frank Kassela took over in the Player of the Year race. With that, all remaining players were guaranteed a payday of at least $58,699. Player Tags: Frank Kassela, John Juanda, Richard Anthony, Brian Hodhod Level 19: Mosseri ClimbingJul 02, '10 Blinds: 9,000-18,000 with a 2,000 Ante Players Remaining: 20 out of 191 Average Chip Count: 716,250 Tournament Leaderboard: 1. Bryn Kenney — 2,150,000 Big Hands:
Sam Trickett put in a rise to 42,000 and Abe Mosseri called from the big blind. On a flop of J Trickett had around 740,000 following the hand. Kassela Loses Big Pot to Kenney Bryn Kenney raised to 38,000 and Frank Kassela repopped to 100,000. Kenney called and both players checked the flop of K The 10 Kenney: Q Kenney’s turned pair of tens gave him the pot and his stack soared to two million, while Kassela’s dropped to one million. Player Tags: Frank Kassela, Abe Mosseri, Bryn Kenney, Sam Trickett Level 17: Bye Bye BarryJul 01, '10 Blinds: 6,000-12,000 with a 2,000 Ante Players Remaining: 22 out of 191 Average Chip Count: 651,136 Tournament Leaderboard: 1. Frank Kassela — 1,300,000 Notable Eliminations: Big Hands:
Barry Greenstein was up and down throughout the day. After getting as high as third on the leaderboard he eventually fell among the low stacks, courtesy of Frank Kassela. In that hand, Kassela raised to 25,000 and Greenstein reraised to 60,000. Kassela called and the flop ran Q Greenstein fired out 85,000 and Kassela moved all in for 498,000. Greenstein called and saw that he was in the lead. Their hands: Kassela: A Kassela needed a heart or he would be eliminated. The Q Shortly after, Greenstein found himself all in preflop against Alexander Gruibem. Their hands: Greenstein: A Greenstein held the lead but the flop hit Gruibem’s hand, running 8
Daniel Negreanu called Thomas Bentham’s all in bet of 190,000 preflop and the two showed down: Negreanu: A Negreanu was in kicker-trouble after the flop of 3 Negreanu had around 1.3 million in chips following the hand. Player Tags: Frank Kassela, Barry Greenstein, Daniel Negreanu, Thomas Bentham, Alexander Gruibem Level 13: Kassela Stays AliveJul 01, '10 Blinds: 2,500-5,000, Ante: 500 Players Remaining: 51 out of 191 Average Chip Count: 275,480 Tournament Leaderboard: 1. Mikael Thuritz — 750,000 Notable Eliminations: Big Hands:
Frank Kassela put in a raise to 12,00 and was called by the blinds, Mikael Thuritz and Phil Ivey. On a flop of 8 Kassela: 9 Kassela’s overpair gave him the lead, and the board finished with a 2 Weak Kicker Hurts Sands Lisa Hamilton got all in preflop and was called by Dave Sands. Their hands: Sands: A The board ran out A Player Tags: Frank Kassela, Mikael Thuritz, David Sands, Lisa Hamilton Level 7 Update: Lee Markholt and Steve Sung EliminatedJun 30, '10 Blinds: 600-1,200 with a 200 ante Players Remaining: 108 out of 191 Average Chip Count: 132,638 Tournament Leaderboard: 1. Philippe D’Auteuil — 465,000 Notable Eliminations: Lee Markholt Player Twitter Accounts: Beth Shak Big Hands:
Daniel Negreanu bet 3,500 and Lee Markholt three-bet to 11,500. Negreanu put Markholt all-in. Markholt made the call. Negreanu tabled pocket queens and was in great shape against the pocket tens of Markholt. The board ran out K Antonio Esfandiari Eliminates a Player David Paredes was all in preflop for 70,500 and Antonio Esfandiari called with the K Frank Kassela Doubles Up Dario Minieri put Frank Kassela all in for 71,000 on a 9 Steve Sung Eliminated Antonio Esfandiari put Steve Sung all in on a K-9-5-10 board. Sung had 9-5 but was dominated by the K-5 of Esfandiari. The better two pair held and Esfandiari was up to 315,000. Player Tags: Frank Kassela, Daniel Negreanu, Antonio Esfandiari, Steve Sung |
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Note: Three blind levels will be played each hour, as each is just 20 minutes long. The only difference in round 2 is that the blinds begin at 300-600.
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Frank Kassela got it in with the best hand, but James Bord outdrew him with a flush on the river to end his tournament.
Bord moves on to play the winner between Gus Hansen and Gavin Smith.
Blinds: 400-800 with a 100 ante
Blinds: 300-600 with a 75 ante
The action has been held up here at the Penn and Teller Theater to recognize some individuals who have excelled in the game of poker.
After that, Nolan Dalla took the stage to introduce one this year’s Poker Hall of Fame inductees, Dan Harrington.
Frank Kassela Eliminated
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while the small blind showed Q
and the big blind tabled A
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Scotty Chipping Up
Cantu Takes In The Lights Of Broadway
Shorr Drops One
Antonius At A Quarter Mil
Shulman Eliminated
Kostritsyn Wins a Big Pot
Matt Stout and Allen Bari no longer have to enjoy each other’s company.
Blinds: 600-1,200 with a 200 ante
Buchanan Gets Over the Four Million Mark
Frank Kassela Eliminated in Third Place ($556,053)
Negreanu Busts in 11th ($77,569)
Dan Kelly Soars Past Kenney
Kassela Cracks Aces, Eliminates Anthony
Juanda is the Bubble Boy
Mosseri Chips Up
Greenstein Crippled, Eliminated
Negreanu Rivers Bentham
Kassela Doubles Through Thuritz
Lee Markholt Eliminated