Ardavan Yazdi Poker Tournament Updates

Ardavan Yazdi Eliminated in 18th Place ($33,016)

Oct 31, '10

Ardavan Yazdi got the last of his chips in preflop and Nikolai Yakovenko made the call. Their cards:

Yazdi: K-Q
Yakovenko: A 10

Board: J 9 4 J 9

Yazdi was eliminated in 18th place and he will take home $33,016 in prize money.

Player Tags: Nikolai Yakovenko,   Ardavan Yazdi

Bryan Piccioli Eliminated in 19th Place ($33,016)

Oct 31, '10

Ardavan Yazdi rasied to 65,000 preflop from the cutoff and Bryan Piccioli made the all-in call for 46,000. Christopher Bonita reraised all in for 192,000 and Yazdi made the call. All three players then flipped over their cards:

Piccioli: 10 10
Yazdi: A K
Bonita: A A

Board: 9 8 7 4 Q

Piccioli was eliminated in 18th place and he will take home $33,016 in prize money. Bonita more than doubled up and Yazdi took a hit down to 156,000.

Player Tags: Ardavan Yazdi,   Bryan Piccioli

Ardavan Yazdi Makes a Nice Call to Double Up

Oct 31, '10

The board read 8 6 3 5 9 when Keven Stammen declared he was all in from late position. Ardavan Yazdi was then put on a decision for his tournament life.

He took his time with making the all-n call for 131,000 and then flipped over 8 8. Stammen sheepishly revealed 10 3 and Yazdi collected the pot to double up.

Player Tags: Keven Stammen,   Ardavan Yazdi

Ardavan Yazdi Eliminated in 4th Place ($95,855)

Mar 19, '08

Chris Moore raises to 55,000 on the button and Ardavan Yazdi moves all in for his last 279,000 in the small blind. Blake Cahail asks for a count and then moves all in from the big blind to isolate.

Moore exits the hand and Yazdi sighs as he turned over 33. Cahail shows QQ and the board comes JJ276 and Yazdi is eliminated in fourth place.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Player Tags: Chris Moore,   Ardavan Yazdi,   Blake Cahail

Larry Wright Eliminated in 6th Place ($53,253)

Mar 19, '08

Ardavan Yazdi calls on the button and Larry Wright raises all in for 165,000 on top of the blind from the small blind. Blake Cahail reraises all in over the top of him from the big blind and Yazdi gets out of the way. The two opponents then open up their hands:

Board: A107AA

Cahail fades multiple outs for Wright and wins the hand. Wright is eliminated in sixth place, and he will take home $53,253 in prize money.

 

 

 

 

 

Player Tags: Larry Wright,   Ardavan Yazdi,   Blake Cahail

No Action For Ricky Chow

Mar 19, '08

Ricky Chow limps under the gun and Ardavan Yazdi calls on the button. Alemu Tesema completes from the small blind and Larry Wright checks his option.

Everyone checks the 55494 board until the river, where Chow bets 46,000. Wright thinks it over for awhile before mucking, and Chow turns over 54 for a flopped full house.

Player Tags: Larry Wright,   Alemu Tesema,   Ardavan Yazdi,   Ricky Chow

Chip Count Update

Mar 19, '08

The chip counts tabe has been fully updated. Here are the chip counts:

The average chip stack is currently 467,500.

Player Tags: Chris Moore,   Ardavan Yazdi

Ardavan Yazdi Doubles Up Through Ryan Young

Mar 19, '08

Ardavan Yazdi is all in with 76 on a flop of 754 against Ryan Young's pocket jacks. The turn and river come 98 and Yazdi hits a straight on the river to double up to 230,000. Young takes another hit to his stack and is hovering at around 390,000.

 

 

 

Player Tags: Ryan Young,   Ardavan Yazdi

Ryan Young Taking Over

Mar 19, '08

Ryan Young raises to 26,000 on the button and Chris Moore and Ardavan Yazdi call in the blinds. The flop comes QJ6 and everyone checks. The turn is the 9 and Young bets 125,000 to take it down. Young turns over the 2 as he collects the pot.

Player Tags: Ryan Young,   Chris Moore,   Ardavan Yazdi

Alemu Tesema Doubles Through Ardavan Yazdi

Mar 18, '08

Ardavan Yazdi raised to 17,000 preflop and Alemu Tesema pushed all in for 66,500 total. It folded to Yazdi, who eventually called, showing A J. Tesema turned over pocket kings for the lead. The flop brought a jack and a queen, no help to either, but the turn was an ace to give Yazdi the lead. The river, however, brought a 10 to put Tesema back ahead with a Broadway straight. He doubled up in the hand and how sits with almost 140,000.

Player Tags: Alemu Tesema,   Ardavan Yazdi

Larry Wright Doubles Up

Mar 18, '08

With a flop of 1053 on the table, Larry Wright bets 30,000, and Ardavan Yazdi raises all in. Wright immediately makes the call and turns up AA. Yazdi shows down A10 and the turn and river fall 2Q. Wright doubles up on the hand and survives.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Player Tags: Larry Wright,   Ardavan Yazdi

Table 23: Andrew Robl Eliminated in 19th (Money Bubble)

Mar 18, '08

On a board of K 4 2 10 A, Ardavan Yazdi bets 50,000 into a pot of about 90,000. Andrew Robl raises all in with barely less than Ardavan. Ardavan quickly calls and shows Q J for a flush-draw turned Broadway straight. Robl mucks and is eliminated in 19th place. Allen Kessler took the liberty of retrieving what he thought was Robl's hand in the muck during the commotion after Robl was eliminated on the money bubble, and Kessler said that he saw pocket fours for what would have been a flopped set.

 

 

 

 

 

Player Tags: Andrew Robl,   Ardavan Yazdi

Ardavan Yazdi Eliminated in 4th Place ($95,855)

Mar 19, '08

Chris Moore raises to 55,000 on the button and Ardavan Yazdi moves all in for his last 279,000 in the small blind. Blake Cahail asks for a count and then moves all in from the big blind to isolate.

Moore exits the hand and Yazdi sighs as he turned over 33. Cahail shows QQ and the board comes JJ276 and Yazdi is eliminated in fourth place.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Player Tags: Chris Moore,   Ardavan Yazdi,   Blake Cahail

Larry Wright Eliminated in 6th Place ($53,253)

Mar 19, '08

Ardavan Yazdi calls on the button and Larry Wright raises all in for 165,000 on top of the blind from the small blind. Blake Cahail reraises all in over the top of him from the big blind and Yazdi gets out of the way. The two opponents then open up their hands:

Board: A107AA

Cahail fades multiple outs for Wright and wins the hand. Wright is eliminated in sixth place, and he will take home $53,253 in prize money.

 

 

 

 

 

Player Tags: Larry Wright,   Ardavan Yazdi,   Blake Cahail

No Action For Ricky Chow

Mar 19, '08

Ricky Chow limps under the gun and Ardavan Yazdi calls on the button. Alemu Tesema completes from the small blind and Larry Wright checks his option.

Everyone checks the 55494 board until the river, where Chow bets 46,000. Wright thinks it over for awhile before mucking, and Chow turns over 54 for a flopped full house.

Player Tags: Larry Wright,   Alemu Tesema,   Ardavan Yazdi,   Ricky Chow

Chip Count Update

Mar 19, '08

The chip counts tabe has been fully updated. Here are the chip counts:

The average chip stack is currently 467,500.

Player Tags: Chris Moore,   Ardavan Yazdi

Ardavan Yazdi Doubles Up Through Ryan Young

Mar 19, '08

Ardavan Yazdi is all in with 76 on a flop of 754 against Ryan Young's pocket jacks. The turn and river come 98 and Yazdi hits a straight on the river to double up to 230,000. Young takes another hit to his stack and is hovering at around 390,000.

 

 

 

Player Tags: Ryan Young,   Ardavan Yazdi

Ryan Young Taking Over

Mar 19, '08

Ryan Young raises to 26,000 on the button and Chris Moore and Ardavan Yazdi call in the blinds. The flop comes QJ6 and everyone checks. The turn is the 9 and Young bets 125,000 to take it down. Young turns over the 2 as he collects the pot.

Player Tags: Ryan Young,   Chris Moore,   Ardavan Yazdi

Alemu Tesema Doubles Through Ardavan Yazdi

Mar 18, '08

Ardavan Yazdi raised to 17,000 preflop and Alemu Tesema pushed all in for 66,500 total. It folded to Yazdi, who eventually called, showing A J. Tesema turned over pocket kings for the lead. The flop brought a jack and a queen, no help to either, but the turn was an ace to give Yazdi the lead. The river, however, brought a 10 to put Tesema back ahead with a Broadway straight. He doubled up in the hand and how sits with almost 140,000.

Player Tags: Alemu Tesema,   Ardavan Yazdi

Larry Wright Doubles Up

Mar 18, '08

With a flop of 1053 on the table, Larry Wright bets 30,000, and Ardavan Yazdi raises all in. Wright immediately makes the call and turns up AA. Yazdi shows down A10 and the turn and river fall 2Q. Wright doubles up on the hand and survives.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Player Tags: Larry Wright,   Ardavan Yazdi

Table 23: Andrew Robl Eliminated in 19th (Money Bubble)

Mar 18, '08

On a board of K 4 2 10 A, Ardavan Yazdi bets 50,000 into a pot of about 90,000. Andrew Robl raises all in with barely less than Ardavan. Ardavan quickly calls and shows Q J for a flush-draw turned Broadway straight. Robl mucks and is eliminated in 19th place. Allen Kessler took the liberty of retrieving what he thought was Robl's hand in the muck during the commotion after Robl was eliminated on the money bubble, and Kessler said that he saw pocket fours for what would have been a flopped set.

 

 

 

 

 

Player Tags: Andrew Robl,   Ardavan Yazdi