Faraz Jaka Poker Tournament Updates

Level Five Update: Last Level of the Night

Jul 07, '11

NOTE: Day 1A has come to close with roughly 585 players remaining from the 897 who entered the main event on the first day possible. Stay tuned for a recap of the day’s events and official chip counts once they are released by the WSOP staff. Day 1B will begin at noon tomorrow and Card Player will bring you more live coverage from the biggest poker tournament of the year when cards get into the air.

NOTE: Levels are two hours in length and players are starting with 30,000 in chips.

Players on Day 1A: 585 of 897

Blinds: 150-300 with a 25 ante

Notables in Field:

Jani Sointula
Scott Montgomery
Johhny Lodden
Brian Hastings
TJ Cloutier
Eli Elezra
Filippo Candio
Matt Glantz
Faraz Jaka
Tatjana Pasalic
Jason Alexander
Nam Le
Lex Veldhuis
Dutch Boyd
Olivier Busquet
Soi Nguyen
George Danzer
Billy Baxter
Maria Ho
Raymond Rahme

Card Player Chip Counts:

Barry Shulman — 70,000
Josh Brikis — 90,000

Notable Eliminations:

Isaac Haxton
Jude Ainsworth
Chris Klodnicki
Chris Oliver
Brett Richey
Faraz Jaka
Scott Montgomery
Chip Jett

Hands:

Maria Ho is Good with Queens

Maria Ho moved all in preflop and one opponent made the call. Their cards:

Ho: Q Q
Opponent: J J

Board: 9 8 6 10 K

Ho doubled up to 28,000 to survive heading into the last level of the night.

Scott Montgomery Eliminated by the New Chip Leader

The board read 8 6 2 J J when Fred Berger moved all in UTG+1 and Scott Montgomery went into the tank in late position. He eventually decided to make the call and the cards were flipped over.

Berger showed down J 9 and Montgomery held 8 7. They counted out the chips and Montgomery was covered. He headed toward the rail while Berger stacked up his huge amount of chips.

Berger held more than 200,000 after the hand and he should end the night as the chip leader.

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Italian November Niner Doubles Up

Filippo Candio moved all in on a 10 9 7 4 for 32,900 and one opponent called him down. Their cards:

Candio: 7 7
Opponent: K J

River: 4

Candio doubled up close to 70,000 after the hand.

Judah Doubles up an Opponent

Mel Judah raised to 1,000 preflop from middle position and the button raised all in for a mere 2,775. Judah made the call and they flipped over their cards:

Judah: A Q
Button: K J

Board: K K 10 6 10

Judah doubled up his opponent but is still close to his starting stack of 30,000 near the end of the day 1A.

Johnny Lodden Lays it Down

Johhny Lodden was in the hi-jack and and he paid the price of admission preflop against the button. The flop fell 10 5 3 and Lodden bet 1,600. His opponent made the call and the turn fell 3.

Both players checked and the river fell 8. Lodden checked and his opponent fired out 2,400. Lodden went into the tank for a minute and then mucked his hand.

A Tough Table for Late in the Day

A tough table has come together late in the day in the Amazon Room. The table comprises the talents of Jeff Williams, John Cernuto, Florian Langmann, and Eli Elezra.

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Player Tags: Mel Judah,   Maria Ho,   Bill Chen,   Johnny Lodden,   Faraz Jaka,   Scott Montgomery,   Filippo Candio

Faraz Jaka Eliminated

Feb 26, '11

Faraz Jaka was all in preflop on the cutoff and Amit Makhija had him covered in late position. Their cards:

Jaka: 4 4
Makhija: A Q

Board: Q 7 5 10 9

Makhija won the hand and Jaka was eliminated early in the day.

Player Tags: Amit Makhija,   Faraz Jaka

Poker Tweet

Feb 25, '11

Here is a poker tweet from Faraz Jaka:

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Faraz vs. Prahlad

Feb 25, '11

Faraz Jaka bet 600 on a K 9 3 flop and Prahlad Friedman made the call. The turn fell 8 and Jaka checked. Friedman bet 1,500 and Jaka made the call.

The river fell 10 and Friedman bet 10,000. Jaka thought for a moment but he eventually mucked his cards. Jaka fell to 20,000 after the hand and Friedman is a little bit above the starting stack.

Player Tags: Prahlad Friedman,   Faraz Jaka

Faraz Jaka Eliminated

Feb 26, '11

Faraz Jaka was all in preflop on the cutoff and Amit Makhija had him covered in late position. Their cards:

Jaka: 4 4
Makhija: A Q

Board: Q 7 5 10 9

Makhija won the hand and Jaka was eliminated early in the day.

Player Tags: Amit Makhija,   Faraz Jaka

Poker Tweet

Feb 25, '11

Here is a poker tweet from Faraz Jaka:

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Faraz vs. Prahlad

Feb 25, '11

Faraz Jaka bet 600 on a K 9 3 flop and Prahlad Friedman made the call. The turn fell 8 and Jaka checked. Friedman bet 1,500 and Jaka made the call.

The river fell 10 and Friedman bet 10,000. Jaka thought for a moment but he eventually mucked his cards. Jaka fell to 20,000 after the hand and Friedman is a little bit above the starting stack.

Player Tags: Prahlad Friedman,   Faraz Jaka

Fara Jaka Hits The Rail

Dec 05, '10

The chip leader curse continues. Faraz Jaka was at one time in this tournament, the far and away chip leader. Now he is out after getting it all in preflop with pocket sixes against Vanessa Rousso’s pocket tens.

The board came JJ947 and Jaka was eliminated. Rousso is now in fourth place with 430,000.

Player Tags: Vanessa Rousso,   Faraz Jaka

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Dec 04, '10

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Jaka vs. D'Angelo

Dec 04, '10

Faraz Jaka raised to 2,000 from middle position and Ryan D’Angelo made the call from the small blind. The flop fell 7 4 2 and D’Angelo check-called a 2,700 bet from Jaka. The turn fell 10 and D’Angelo check-called again, this time for 7,800.

The river fell 3 and D’Angelo check-called a third time. This time for 38,000. D’Angelo flipped over 10 10 and Jaka revealed A 8.

Jaka was up to 245,000 after the hand and D’Angelo held 97,000.

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Fara Jaka Hits The Rail

Dec 05, '10

The chip leader curse continues. Faraz Jaka was at one time in this tournament, the far and away chip leader. Now he is out after getting it all in preflop with pocket sixes against Vanessa Rousso’s pocket tens.

The board came JJ947 and Jaka was eliminated. Rousso is now in fourth place with 430,000.

Player Tags: Vanessa Rousso,   Faraz Jaka

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Dec 04, '10

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Jaka vs. D'Angelo

Dec 04, '10

Faraz Jaka raised to 2,000 from middle position and Ryan D’Angelo made the call from the small blind. The flop fell 7 4 2 and D’Angelo check-called a 2,700 bet from Jaka. The turn fell 10 and D’Angelo check-called again, this time for 7,800.

The river fell 3 and D’Angelo check-called a third time. This time for 38,000. D’Angelo flipped over 10 10 and Jaka revealed A 8.

Jaka was up to 245,000 after the hand and D’Angelo held 97,000.

Player Tags: Ryan D'Angelo,   Faraz Jaka

Poker Tweets -- Faraz Jaka

Nov 14, '10

Check out this poker tweet from Faraz Jaka.

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Level 6 Update: Shannon Elizabeth Moving on Up

Nov 13, '10

Blinds: 200-400 with a 50 ante

Players Remaining: 266 (Approximate)

Eliminations:

Victor Ramdin

Big Hands

Shannon Elizabeth Makes a Nice River Bet

There was 3,500 in the pot and a board of 10 10 2 3 sitting on the table when Shannon Elizabeth bet 2,500 from the cutoff. The big blind went into the tank and then raised to 6,100. Elizabeth thought for a little bit and then made the call. The river fell 10 and Elizabeth put in a bet that big enough to put her opponent all in. He decided to muck and Elizabeth won the pot to grow her stack above 40,000.

Victor Ramdin Eliminated

Victor Ramdin and Jamie Rosen have been battling for most of the day, but Rosen just had the last laugh. Ramdin got the last of his chips into the middle on the turn, but he quickly found out that it was all over for him when the two players flipped over their cards:

Ramdin: A 8
Rosen: A 10

Board: A A 10 8 8

Ramdin was eliminated after the hand.

Faraz Jaka Takes a Hit

The hijack bet 1,000 and Faraz Jaka made the call from the big blind. The flop fell 6 3 3 and the hijack bet 1,500. Jaka made the call and then both players checked the K on the turn. The A followed on the river and Jaka bet 3,200. The hijack raised to 12,100 and Jaka went into the tank for a few minutes. He eventually made the call but his opponent flipped over K 8 for the flush. Jaka was knocked down to 32,000 after the hand.

Poker Tweets

Player Tags: Victor Ramdin,   Shannon Elizabeth,   Faraz Jaka,   Jamie Rosen

Level 1 Update: Some Tables Tougher than Others

Nov 13, '10

Blinds: 50-100

Players Remaining: 349 (Approximate)

Eliminations:

NONE

Big Hands:

Early Tussles at Table 35

Table 35 has been a favorite haunting spot for tournament reporters early in the day here with four well-known players mixing things up. Here are a few of the early pots:

Maria Ho limped under the gun and Isaac Baron raised to 400 UTG+1. Faraz Jaka reraised to 1,200 and Ho reraised again to 3,300. The flop fell K 7 6 and Ho fired out 2,600. Jaka went into the tank and reraised to 5,900. Ho thought for a moment bu decided to muck.

In the next battle between Ho and Jaka, the board read K 10 7 when Ho bet 400 from the cutoff and Jaka made the call from the big blind. The 5 fell on the turn and Ho bet 525. Jaka thought for a quick moment but decided to muck.

Three players paid a 200 price of admission preflop and then checked down the 10 10 9 Q 5 board before Maria Ho bet 450 UTG+1. The small blind made the call and Jose Barbero mucked on the big blind. Ho flipped over Q J, which was good enough to make the small blind muck.

Medic vs. Rousso

There was 2,350 in the pot and a flop of 9 7 4 sitting on the table when the cutoff bet 2,000. Nenad Medic made the call under the gun and Vanessa Rousso then raised to 6,000 UTG+1. The cutoff mucked and Medic made the call after spending some time in the tank. The turn fell Q and Medic moved all in for 10,875. Rousso took her turn thinking things over with a little over 20,000 behind and eventually decided to muck.

Daniel Negreanu Makes a Big Laydown

Daniel Negreanu bet 1,000 from the small blind and the cutoff made the call. The flop fell 10 5 4 and Negreanu bet 1,200. His opponent made the call and the K fell on the turn. Negreanu bet 3,000 and the cutoff went into the tank. He decided to raise to 8,600 and Negreanu made the call after spending some time in the tank himself. The Q fell on the river and Negreanu checked. The cutoff bet 12,000 and after some more time in the tank Negreanu decided to muck.

Left In The Deck:

Tough on the Draw

Here are some of the tough table pairings today:

Table 37: Matt Stout, Vanessa Rousso, Nenad Medic

Table 35: Maria Ho, Isaac Baron, Faraz Jaka, Jose Barbero

Table 28: Jason Senti, Daniel Negreanu, Michael Kamran

Table 24: Mike Leah, Kristy Gazes, Matt Brady

Table 19: Victor Ramdin, Jamie Rosen, Christina Lindley, Jason Koon

Player Tags: Daniel Negreanu,   Nenad Medic,   Maria Ho,   Vanessa Rousso,   Jose Ignacio Barbero,   Faraz Jaka

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Nov 14, '10

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Level 6 Update: Shannon Elizabeth Moving on Up

Nov 13, '10

Blinds: 200-400 with a 50 ante

Players Remaining: 266 (Approximate)

Eliminations:

Victor Ramdin

Big Hands

Shannon Elizabeth Makes a Nice River Bet

There was 3,500 in the pot and a board of 10 10 2 3 sitting on the table when Shannon Elizabeth bet 2,500 from the cutoff. The big blind went into the tank and then raised to 6,100. Elizabeth thought for a little bit and then made the call. The river fell 10 and Elizabeth put in a bet that big enough to put her opponent all in. He decided to muck and Elizabeth won the pot to grow her stack above 40,000.

Victor Ramdin Eliminated

Victor Ramdin and Jamie Rosen have been battling for most of the day, but Rosen just had the last laugh. Ramdin got the last of his chips into the middle on the turn, but he quickly found out that it was all over for him when the two players flipped over their cards:

Ramdin: A 8
Rosen: A 10

Board: A A 10 8 8

Ramdin was eliminated after the hand.

Faraz Jaka Takes a Hit

The hijack bet 1,000 and Faraz Jaka made the call from the big blind. The flop fell 6 3 3 and the hijack bet 1,500. Jaka made the call and then both players checked the K on the turn. The A followed on the river and Jaka bet 3,200. The hijack raised to 12,100 and Jaka went into the tank for a few minutes. He eventually made the call but his opponent flipped over K 8 for the flush. Jaka was knocked down to 32,000 after the hand.

Poker Tweets

Player Tags: Victor Ramdin,   Shannon Elizabeth,   Faraz Jaka,   Jamie Rosen

Level 1 Update: Some Tables Tougher than Others

Nov 13, '10

Blinds: 50-100

Players Remaining: 349 (Approximate)

Eliminations:

NONE

Big Hands:

Early Tussles at Table 35

Table 35 has been a favorite haunting spot for tournament reporters early in the day here with four well-known players mixing things up. Here are a few of the early pots:

Maria Ho limped under the gun and Isaac Baron raised to 400 UTG+1. Faraz Jaka reraised to 1,200 and Ho reraised again to 3,300. The flop fell K 7 6 and Ho fired out 2,600. Jaka went into the tank and reraised to 5,900. Ho thought for a moment bu decided to muck.

In the next battle between Ho and Jaka, the board read K 10 7 when Ho bet 400 from the cutoff and Jaka made the call from the big blind. The 5 fell on the turn and Ho bet 525. Jaka thought for a quick moment but decided to muck.

Three players paid a 200 price of admission preflop and then checked down the 10 10 9 Q 5 board before Maria Ho bet 450 UTG+1. The small blind made the call and Jose Barbero mucked on the big blind. Ho flipped over Q J, which was good enough to make the small blind muck.

Medic vs. Rousso

There was 2,350 in the pot and a flop of 9 7 4 sitting on the table when the cutoff bet 2,000. Nenad Medic made the call under the gun and Vanessa Rousso then raised to 6,000 UTG+1. The cutoff mucked and Medic made the call after spending some time in the tank. The turn fell Q and Medic moved all in for 10,875. Rousso took her turn thinking things over with a little over 20,000 behind and eventually decided to muck.

Daniel Negreanu Makes a Big Laydown

Daniel Negreanu bet 1,000 from the small blind and the cutoff made the call. The flop fell 10 5 4 and Negreanu bet 1,200. His opponent made the call and the K fell on the turn. Negreanu bet 3,000 and the cutoff went into the tank. He decided to raise to 8,600 and Negreanu made the call after spending some time in the tank himself. The Q fell on the river and Negreanu checked. The cutoff bet 12,000 and after some more time in the tank Negreanu decided to muck.

Left In The Deck:

Tough on the Draw

Here are some of the tough table pairings today:

Table 37: Matt Stout, Vanessa Rousso, Nenad Medic

Table 35: Maria Ho, Isaac Baron, Faraz Jaka, Jose Barbero

Table 28: Jason Senti, Daniel Negreanu, Michael Kamran

Table 24: Mike Leah, Kristy Gazes, Matt Brady

Table 19: Victor Ramdin, Jamie Rosen, Christina Lindley, Jason Koon

Player Tags: Daniel Negreanu,   Nenad Medic,   Maria Ho,   Vanessa Rousso,   Jose Ignacio Barbero,   Faraz Jaka

Level 8 Update: Annette Obrestad Moves Into Chip Lead

Oct 16, '10

Blinds: 500-1,000 with a 100 ante

Players Remaining: 150 out of 328 (Unofficial)

Chip Counts:

1. Annette Obrestad — 380,000
2. Barry Greenstein — 215,000
3. Gavin Smith — 200,000
4. Sorel Mizzi — 195,000
5. Peter Braglia — 190,000
6. Noah Schwartz — 185,000
7. David Peters — 180,000
8. Matt Affleck — 175,000
9. Payman Arjang — 170,000
10. Andreas Hoivold — 165,000

Card Player Chip Counts

Jeff Shulman — 113,000

Average Chip Count: 87,466

Notable Eliminations:

Arnaud Mattern
Jonathan Aguiar
Steve Sung
Faraz Jaka
Allen Carter

Big Hands:

Gavin Smith Takes Out Arnaud Mattern On Bad Beat

A unknown player raised and Nancy Todd Tyner called from the cutoff. Gavin Smith then called out of the small blind as did Arnaud Mattern in the big blind.

The flop came down 1042 and Smith checked. Mattern bet 8,000 and the preflop raiser called. Tyner folded and Smith check-raised to 37,000.

Mattern then moved all in for 46,000 and the initial raiser folded. Smith made the automatic call and showed KJ, but was in terrible shape against Mattern’s A10.

The turn and river fell 7K and Smith paired his king to chip up to 200,000. Mattern was eliminated.

John Juanda Chips Up Against Michael Kamran

MIchael Kamran raised to 2,400 from early position and John Juanda made the call from the big blind. The flop came down J43 and both players checked.

The turn was the 9 and Juanda bet 4,500. Kamran called and the 6 hit the river. Juanda then bet 8,800 and Kamran thought it over for a few minutes before deciding on a fold.

Kamran now has 35,000 and Juanda chipped up to 65,000.

Nick Grippo Eliminates Steve Sung

In a battle of the extreme short stacks, Steve Sung moved all in and Nick Grippo called, as did another player. Grippo and his opponent checked down a board of J8107 and Grippo’s KQ was enough to take the pot.

Sung was eliminated and Grippo chipped up to 30,000, still way below the average stack in the room.

Maria Ho Takes Out Faraz Jaka

A preflop confrontation saw Maria Ho’s pocket nines hold up against Faraz Jaka’s A-10 to end his tournament run. Ho now has over 90,000 in chips.

Jonathan Aguiar Hits The Rail

Jonathan Aguiar raised to 2,300 from under the gun and his opponent in the big blind made the call. The flop came down 764 and the big blind bet 3,000.

Aguiar moved all in for 19,000 and was called by his opponents pocket threes. Aguiar showed KQ for two overs and a flush draw, but bricked on the turn and river, busting from the tournament.

Poker Tweets

Player Tags: John Juanda,   Gavin Smith,   Maria Ho,   Jonathan Aguiar,   Arnaud Mattern,   Michael Kamran,   Faraz Jaka

Level 4 Update: Frank Calo Scores Double Knockout

Oct 15, '10

Blinds: 150-300 with a 25 ante

Players Remaining: 234 out of 291

Chip Counts:

1. David Peters — 125,000
2. Michael Benvenuti — 110,000
3. Frank Calo — 95,000
4. Carter Phillips — 87,000
5. Nick Grippo — 87,000
6. Daniel Negreanu — 85,000
7. Frank Calo — 85,000
8. Amit Makhija — 85,000
9. Jeff Shulman — 82,000
10. David Sands — 80,000

Card Player Chip Counts

Barry Shulman — 48,000
Tony Dunst — 39,000
Jennifer Harman — 36,000

Average Chip Count: 49,743

Notable Eliminations:

Nick Mitchell
Paul Magriel
Shannon Shorr
Andrew Flaherty

Big Hands:

Michael Binger Applies Some Preflop Pressure

Michael Binger raised to 750 from the cutoff and was called by Christian Harder on the button. Scott Clements then reraised to 2,375 from the big blind and Binger took some time before reraising to 6,250.

Both Harder and Clements quickly folded and Binger chipped up to 72,000. Clements is still going strong with about 60,000.

Frank Calo Gets Double Knockout

On a flop of 1092, Andrew Flaherty checked and Frank Calo bet 3,200. Shannon Shorr then moved all in for 17,675 and Flaherty moved all in behind him for a little more.

Calo instantly called both all ins, showing pocket deuces for bottom set. Flaherty showed pocket kings and Shorr showed QJ for the open-ended straight draw.

The turn and river fell 43 and both Shorr and Flaherty hit the rail. Calo now has 95,000 in chips.

Tony Dunst Loses Chips

Tony Dunst raised to 800 from under the gun and was called by Justin Young in the cutoff and Men Nguyen in the small blind. The flop came down AJJ and Dunst continued with a bet of 1,700.

Young called and Nguyen folded, producing the 6 on the turn. Both players checked and the river was the 5. Young bet 3,800 and Dunst folded. Dunst is now down to 28,000 while Young is up to 27,000.

Faraz Jaka Calls All In To Double Up

On a board reading 842Q7, a player bets 15,000, enough to put Faraz Jaka all in for his last 12,825. After five minutes of thought, Jaka makes the call with pocket tens and his opponent showed pocket threes.

Jaka is now up to 43,000 in chips.

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Player Tags: Justin Young,   Scott Clements,   Michael Binger,   Shannon Shorr,   Faraz Jaka,   Tony Dunst,   Frank Calo

Level 8 Update: Annette Obrestad Moves Into Chip Lead

Oct 16, '10

Blinds: 500-1,000 with a 100 ante

Players Remaining: 150 out of 328 (Unofficial)

Chip Counts:

1. Annette Obrestad — 380,000
2. Barry Greenstein — 215,000
3. Gavin Smith — 200,000
4. Sorel Mizzi — 195,000
5. Peter Braglia — 190,000
6. Noah Schwartz — 185,000
7. David Peters — 180,000
8. Matt Affleck — 175,000
9. Payman Arjang — 170,000
10. Andreas Hoivold — 165,000

Card Player Chip Counts

Jeff Shulman — 113,000

Average Chip Count: 87,466

Notable Eliminations:

Arnaud Mattern
Jonathan Aguiar
Steve Sung
Faraz Jaka
Allen Carter

Big Hands:

Gavin Smith Takes Out Arnaud Mattern On Bad Beat

A unknown player raised and Nancy Todd Tyner called from the cutoff. Gavin Smith then called out of the small blind as did Arnaud Mattern in the big blind.

The flop came down 1042 and Smith checked. Mattern bet 8,000 and the preflop raiser called. Tyner folded and Smith check-raised to 37,000.

Mattern then moved all in for 46,000 and the initial raiser folded. Smith made the automatic call and showed KJ, but was in terrible shape against Mattern’s A10.

The turn and river fell 7K and Smith paired his king to chip up to 200,000. Mattern was eliminated.

John Juanda Chips Up Against Michael Kamran

MIchael Kamran raised to 2,400 from early position and John Juanda made the call from the big blind. The flop came down J43 and both players checked.

The turn was the 9 and Juanda bet 4,500. Kamran called and the 6 hit the river. Juanda then bet 8,800 and Kamran thought it over for a few minutes before deciding on a fold.

Kamran now has 35,000 and Juanda chipped up to 65,000.

Nick Grippo Eliminates Steve Sung

In a battle of the extreme short stacks, Steve Sung moved all in and Nick Grippo called, as did another player. Grippo and his opponent checked down a board of J8107 and Grippo’s KQ was enough to take the pot.

Sung was eliminated and Grippo chipped up to 30,000, still way below the average stack in the room.

Maria Ho Takes Out Faraz Jaka

A preflop confrontation saw Maria Ho’s pocket nines hold up against Faraz Jaka’s A-10 to end his tournament run. Ho now has over 90,000 in chips.

Jonathan Aguiar Hits The Rail

Jonathan Aguiar raised to 2,300 from under the gun and his opponent in the big blind made the call. The flop came down 764 and the big blind bet 3,000.

Aguiar moved all in for 19,000 and was called by his opponents pocket threes. Aguiar showed KQ for two overs and a flush draw, but bricked on the turn and river, busting from the tournament.

Poker Tweets

Player Tags: John Juanda,   Gavin Smith,   Maria Ho,   Jonathan Aguiar,   Arnaud Mattern,   Michael Kamran,   Faraz Jaka

Level 4 Update: Frank Calo Scores Double Knockout

Oct 15, '10

Blinds: 150-300 with a 25 ante

Players Remaining: 234 out of 291

Chip Counts:

1. David Peters — 125,000
2. Michael Benvenuti — 110,000
3. Frank Calo — 95,000
4. Carter Phillips — 87,000
5. Nick Grippo — 87,000
6. Daniel Negreanu — 85,000
7. Frank Calo — 85,000
8. Amit Makhija — 85,000
9. Jeff Shulman — 82,000
10. David Sands — 80,000

Card Player Chip Counts

Barry Shulman — 48,000
Tony Dunst — 39,000
Jennifer Harman — 36,000

Average Chip Count: 49,743

Notable Eliminations:

Nick Mitchell
Paul Magriel
Shannon Shorr
Andrew Flaherty

Big Hands:

Michael Binger Applies Some Preflop Pressure

Michael Binger raised to 750 from the cutoff and was called by Christian Harder on the button. Scott Clements then reraised to 2,375 from the big blind and Binger took some time before reraising to 6,250.

Both Harder and Clements quickly folded and Binger chipped up to 72,000. Clements is still going strong with about 60,000.

Frank Calo Gets Double Knockout

On a flop of 1092, Andrew Flaherty checked and Frank Calo bet 3,200. Shannon Shorr then moved all in for 17,675 and Flaherty moved all in behind him for a little more.

Calo instantly called both all ins, showing pocket deuces for bottom set. Flaherty showed pocket kings and Shorr showed QJ for the open-ended straight draw.

The turn and river fell 43 and both Shorr and Flaherty hit the rail. Calo now has 95,000 in chips.

Tony Dunst Loses Chips

Tony Dunst raised to 800 from under the gun and was called by Justin Young in the cutoff and Men Nguyen in the small blind. The flop came down AJJ and Dunst continued with a bet of 1,700.

Young called and Nguyen folded, producing the 6 on the turn. Both players checked and the river was the 5. Young bet 3,800 and Dunst folded. Dunst is now down to 28,000 while Young is up to 27,000.

Faraz Jaka Calls All In To Double Up

On a board reading 842Q7, a player bets 15,000, enough to put Faraz Jaka all in for his last 12,825. After five minutes of thought, Jaka makes the call with pocket tens and his opponent showed pocket threes.

Jaka is now up to 43,000 in chips.

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Faraz Jaka Eliminated

Sep 29, '10

Faraz Jaka has busted out of the tournament during level eight.

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