Padraig Parkinson Poker Tournament Updates

Padraig Parkinson Eliminated

Sep 30, '10

Padraig Parkinson has busted out of the tournament after starting the day strong, and briefly holding the chip lead.

Player Tags: Padraig Parkinson

Level 12 Update: Nam Le, Chris Ferguson Eliminated

Jun 18, '09

Blinds: 1,200-2,400

Players Remaining: 45 out of 363

Chip Counts:

1. Rifat Palevic – 380,400
2. Jesper Hougaard – 330,000
3. Sorel Mizzi – 252,000
4. Isaac Baron – 230,000
5. Ralph Perry – 140,000
6. Michael Watson – 90,000
7. Tex Barch – 90,000
8. Justin Smith – 87,000
9. Jeff Lisandro – 81,000
10. David Ulliott – 75,000

Average Chip Count: 121,000

Notable Eliminations:

Nam Le
Padraig Parkinson
Chris Ferguson

Big Hands:

Nam Le Eliminated

On a flop of 542, Nam Le called all-in for 28,000 with the A8J9. He was behind against the two pair of Rifat Palevic with the QQ52. The board bricked out with no flush cards for Le and he was eliminated still seeking his first bracelet.

Padraig Parkinson Eliminated

After a flop of K54 Padraig Parkinson and Rifat Palevic got it all-in. Parkinson held top set with the KKQ8 but was up against the flush of Palevic with the 101098. The board failed to pair for Parkinson on the turn and river and he was elimianted.

Chris Ferguson Eliminated

The short stack of Chris Ferguson went all-in preflop and was called by Jeff Lisandro and Rifat Palevic. The flop came JJ7 and Lisandro checked. Palevic checked behind and both players saw a Q fall on the turn. Lisandro bet 15,000 and Palevic made the quick call. The K fell on the river and Lisandro quickly checked to Palevic, who promptly fired out a bet of 36,000. Lisandro mucked instantly and Palevic tabled QQK10 for queens full. Ferguson mucked showing the AK in his hand. Rifat Palevic has been on a tear and is up to 380,400 after eliminated six consecutive opponents at his table (including Nam Le, Padraig Parkinson and Ferguson).

After the hand there was some verbal taunting by the dealer. She said, as Rifat Palevic raked in the large pot and Jeff Lisandro was visibly disgruntled, “that was the perfect turn card I put out.” The comment elicited a reprimand from Lisandro.

Left In The Deck:

The players are currently on a 20 minute break.

Player Tags: Chris Ferguson,   Nam Le,   Padraig Parkinson,   Rifat Palevic

$10,000 Main Event - Huck Seed Goes Broke Early

Jul 05, '08

Blinds: 50-100

Chip Leaders:
Brian Townsend: 40,000
Joe Awada: 26,600
Greice Yamaguchi: 23,500
Dominic Tremblay: 21,500
Bill Chen: 21,000
Lee Childs: 20,350

Eliminations: Shawn Buchanan, Huck Seed

Big Hands:

Huck Seed Eliminated

On a board of 773Q, the player in seat 9 bet 6,000 on the turn and Seed went into the tank. Staring at his opponent and cocking his head, Seed ultimately moved all in for just under 16,00 total. Seat 9 went into the tank and eventually made the call, showing A7 for trip sevens, ace kicker. Seed turned over 97 for trip sevens with a weaker kicker. The 2 fell on the river, eliminating the former 1996 Main event world champion just minutes into the day.

Set Over Set, Shawn Buchanan Eliminated Early

Just minutes into Day 1c of the $10,000 NL Main Event, Shawn Buchanan got it all in with a set of sevens on a board of J7652. He was beaten by a set of jacks and lost almost his entire stack this hand, leaving himself with only 300 chips left. Crippled, the next hand Buchanan got it in with K-10 against K-Q and failed to improve. It was a very, very early day for Shawn Buchanan who has been eliminated from the tournament.

Clonie Gowen Misreads Hand, Eliminates Player

On a flop of A54, Alex Jacob bet 300 and Clonie Gowen raised to 800. The player in the big blind reraised to 2,000, Jacob mucked and Gowen reraised to 4,000. The big blind quickly moved all in and Gowen insta-called.

Gowen: A3
Big Blind: 54

Gowen flopped top pair and an inside straight draw but was trailing her opponent who made two pair on the flop. The 8 came on the turn, no help to either player, but the 3 hit the river, giving Gowen a better two pair and the win. Gowen raked the pot, doubling up early to about 40,000 as she elimianted her opponent. " I didn't double check," she said. "I thought I had ace-five." She then said that if she would have double checked her cards again she wouldn't have called.

Opponent Slow-Plays Aces, Binger Gets Trapped

In a three-way limped pot, the flop came 1083. The player in the big blind bet out 400 and Michael Binger made the call as the small blind folded. The turn borught the A, and the big blind bet 1,000. Binger thought for a moment before calling. The river was the 4, and the big blind bet 2,500. Binger made the call and the big blind turned over AA for top set. Binger mucked his cards and fell down to about 16,000 after the hand.

Scharf Practice

German Eddy Scharf has set about gathering chips at his table. The two-time bracelet winner bet around the pot of 4,000 on the river with the board reading Q107Q9 and got his opponent to lay down. He is now up to almost 25,000.

Parky Poker

Irishman Padraig Parkinson has been quite active at what he described as a "passive" table. He won a succession of small pots uncontested until one player played back at him, forcing him to fold to a bet and he is currently sitting on just over his starting stack.

Player Tags: Huck Seed,   Clonie Gowen,   Shawn Buchanan,   Eduard Scharf,   Padraig Parkinson,   Michael Binger

Level 2 Update

Jul 09, '07

Level 1 ended with a twenty minute break for the players and we are now about halfway through Level 2. Phil Hellmuth finally made his big entrance today, and by the looks of his outfit it’s not quite clear whether his wife dropped him off out front or if he hopped on his dirt-bike, jumped through a burning ring of fire and was then shot out of a cannon onto the feature table.

Sniper at Work
Just like a well-trained sniper lurking on the hillside and waiting for his mark, Padraig Parkinson just flat called an $800 raise with aces. The player in seat no.8 raised the pot to $800 before the flop and made two callers out of Parkinson and the player in the big blind. The flop came Q 9 5 and seat no.8 pushed all-in. The big blind dropped out and Parkinson quickly called. Seat no.8 turned over K Q for top pair while Parkinson showed A A for the over pair. The turn and river brought the A and the 9, seat no. 8 drawing dead on the turn while Parkinson raked in a huge pot with a set of aces.

Passing Padraig Parkinson’s table later CardPlayer.com asked if things were still quiet. ‘Are you joking me?,’ he blurted out. ‘I’ve played nearly every bloody hand and could have been knocked out three times already,’ he said with a slightly stunned look on his face. He has $24,550 in chips.

Check back after the next break for the latest installment of his Pro Blog for details.

Some other notable Euro chip counts include:

Julian Thew $25,000 – seated at a table with Parkinson
Scott Gray $15,600
Ken Powell $13,025
Rene Mouritsen $21,350
George Danzer $7,375
Adrian Walsh $17,525
Paul Testud $26,700
Surindar Sunar $14,300
Don Fagan $25,325

Gavin Smith Can’t Buy A Flop
On a flop of 8 4 2, Gavin Smith bet out $1,350 only to be called by the player in seat no. 8. The turn brought the 7 and this time seat no. 8 led out with $2,600. Smith made the call and the river brought the A. Seat no.8 quickly shoved all-in for $6,175 and once again, Smith made the call. Seat no.8 turned over J 3 for the flush on the turn and Smith just shook his head and threw his hand into the muck.

Freddy Deeb Playing Small-Pot Poker…and doing well
On a flop of Q Q 8, Freddy Deeb bet out $600 and the player in seat no. 1 made the call. The turn brought the 2 and this time Deeb fired $800 at the pot. Seat no. 1 made another call and the river brought the 3. Both players check around and Deeb turned over 9 9 for two pair and the win. Deeb rakes a modest pot and brings his chip count to over $35,000 after this hand.

Oh No You Didn’t….
On a flop of K 6 4, Phil Hellmuth bet out $700 and got a quick call from the player in seat no. 2. The turn brought the Q and both players checked around. The river brought the 4 and once again, both players checked around. Hellmuth turned over 10 9 for ten-high, and seat no. 1 threw his cards into the muck. So Hellmuth wins a pot with ten-high, no big deal. What was a big deal however was that Hellmuth actually showed up to one of the feature tables wearing a custom “Phil Hellmuth” race-suit. His name was written all over it, so just incase you have a hard time spotting him in the Amazon Room today, look for the seven-foot tall guy in the skin-tight neoprene jump suit.

Wisdom Before Age
Third youngest bracelet winner and PokerStars team member, James Mackey was present in the Amazon Room today, but Level 2 didn’t bring him much action. The player in seat no. 5 moved all-in for $3,000 before the flop and Mackey made the call. Seat no. 5 turned over 8 8 while Mackey showed A Q. The board came 8 7 3 10 6, giving seat no. 5 a set and offering no help to Mackey’s over card draw. Seat no. 5 doubles through the bracelet holder while Mackey has to wait for another hand to make his next move.     

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Notable Chip Counts

Paul Magriel	63,000
Chip Reese	46,000
Chris Tsiprailidis	43,000
Layne Flack	40,000
Gus Hansen	38,000
Bill Edler	38,000
Thor Hansen	36,800
John Racener	36,700
Chris Grigorian	36,100
Freddy Deeb	34,000
Isaac Haxton	33,000
Vinnie Vinh	32,000
Maria Ho	30,500
Carlos Mortensen	27,000
Padraig Parkinson	25,500
Phil Hellmuth	25,000
David Benyamine	24,700
Michael Binger	23,000
Leif Force	23,000
Young Phan	22,000
Ed Moncada	22,000
Ted Forrest	21,800
Jamie Gold	21,600
Theo Tran	21,000
Dutch Boyd	20,500
Steve Zolotow	20,000
Shawn "Sheiky" Sheikhan	19,300
David Plastik	19,300
Sorel "Imper1um" Mizzi	19,000
Mimi Tran	19,000
Kido Pham	18,000
Doug "Rico" Carli	17,300
Gavin Smith	16,500
Robert Williamson III	16,300
Daniel Negreanu	16,000
Brett Jungblut	16,000
Prahlad Friedman	14,800
Antonio Esfandiari	14,300
Eric 'Rizen' Lynch	13,600
Jon Turner	13,000
Ron "Grumpy" Ware	12,700
Cyndy Violette	12,000
Chip Jett	11,400
Erick Lindgren	8,000
Erik Friberg	7,000
David Chiu	6,800
Erica Schoenberg	6,500
Fred Goldberg	6,000

Player Tags: Phil Hellmuth,   Gavin Smith,   James Mackey,   Padraig Parkinson,   Freddy Deeb

Almost 4 Tables

Jun 21, '07

There are currently 37 players remaining.  The players are on break while the $500 chips are being colored off the tables.

David Colclough was eliminated just before the break.  He was unable to overcome Chau Giang's Aces.  Humberto Brenes, and his shark were also sent packing courtesy of Giang's Aces.  Giang took about $40,000 off of Brenes in a previous pot, with a pot sized value bet on the river.  Both players had Kings (Brenes had a flush draw that missed), but Chau had an Ace kicker to trump Brenes's Queen.  Later on a K-8-7 board, Brenes moved-in and got called by Giang.  Brenes could only muster a pair of eights, and he was eliminated.

David Williams has managed to build his stack up a bit with some savvy plays as well.  First he picked off a bluff on the river with only a pair of tens.  Then in a pot with Michael Binger, he forced Binger to make a big fold.  Binger led out with a pot-sized bet of $31,500 on a flop of 7 3 3.  Williams then raised all in for $63,000 total.  Binger would be all in himself if he called.  Binger stewes for a while then showed A J as he mucked his hand.

Padraig Parkinson was eliminated by Gioi Luong.  Parkinson moved all in for his last $14,000 and was called by three players.  Luong pushed the other callers out on the A Q 3x flop.  Parkinson held the nut flush draw, and Luong had Aces and Queens.  The turn was the Q filling up Luong, and the river was meaningless. 

Eoghan O'Dea has dropped from $130,000 in chips to $52,000 at a tough table containing Mike Sexton and Ram Vaswani.

Julian Gardiner has $110,000 and Andreas Krause has around $100,000.

More updates to come on the hour.

Chau Giang	311,000
Van Marcus	161,000
Michael Binger	160,000
Erick Lindgren	153,000
Mike Sexton	107,000
Devilfish Ulliott	74,000
David Williams	55,000
Allen Cunningham	18,000

Player Tags: Gioi Luong,   Humberto Brenes,   Dave Colclough,   Chau Giang,   David Williams,   Padraig Parkinson,   Michael Binger