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Marcus Obser

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Marcus Obser

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Marcus Obser Poker Tournament Updates

Date	Series	Event	Day

Jun 13, '07	2007 38th Annual World Series of Poker	Event 19 - No-Limit Hold'em	3	+
Hour Five - Francois Safieddine Wins Event #19 ($521,785) Jun 13, '07 Marcus Obser Eliminated in 3rd Place ($212,021) Marcus Obser was all in with 8 6 and Francois Safiedinne had him covered with A Q. The board was dealt A 9 8 4 J and Obser was eliminated in third place. He took home $212,021 in prize money. Action was now down to heads-up and the chip stacks were as follows: Francois Safieddine: $3,600,000 John Phan: $1,400,000 Sharpening the Razor After fifteen minutes of inactivity John Phan moved all in and the crowd came to life. Safiedinne mucked his hand and the crowd broke into applause. Phan was extremely focused at this point and he had placed all his energy on the task at hand. He had begun to make some inroads and now held $2.1 million to Safiedinne’s $3 million. Stop Watch Safieddine was quick on the trigger to call the clock throughout their heads-up match. On one hand he called it after only fifteen seconds, tournament director Chris Spears then explained to him that you have to give your opponent a reasonable amount of time before you call the clock on him. Phan eventually mucked the A face up on the table and action continued. Here we go Again Safieddine moved all in yet again and Phan went into the tank on a flop of 6 4 3. Safieddine called the clock again and Phan used every second of his allotted time before he mucked his hand. Rolling on the River On a board of Q 2 2 9 Safiedinne bet $200,000 and Phan made the call. The river brought the 10 and both players checked. Phan turned over 9-7 and Safiedinne showed J-10. He took down the pot with the 10 on the river and now held $3,900,000. Phan was down to $1,150,000. All-In-A-Thon Safieddine then moved all in on the next three hands, each time Phan folded. He moved all in again a few hands later and Phan took a moment to take a swig of his drink before he folded. Safiedinne now had above $4,000,000. Francois Safieddine Wins Event #19 ($521,785) Francois Safieddine moved all in and John Phan made the call. Safieddine flipped over pocket fours and Phan turned over pocket aces. The crowd began to cheer as the board was dealt J 8 2 5. Those cheers quickly turned into gasps of terror when the 4 was dealt on the turn. Safieddine won the gold bracelet and $521,785 when that four hit the board. Phan took home $330,486 for second place in the $2,500 no-limit hold’em event. Player Tags: John Phan, Francois Safieddine, Marcus Obser Marcus Obser Eliminated in 3rd Place ($212,021) Jun 13, '07 Marcus Obser was all in with 8 6 and Francois Safiedinne had him covered with A Q. The board was dealt A 9 8 4 J and Obser was eliminated in third place. He took home $212,021 in prize money. Player Tags: Francois Safieddine, Marcus Obser Hour Four Jun 13, '07 Lucky! Devin porter raised to $480,000 after Marcus Obser made it $200,000 to play. Porter then moved all in for $340,000 on a flop of 10 7 3 and Obser made the call. Porter flipped over 10 3 and Obser flipped over K J. The turn and river cards are dealt 7 7 and Porter doubled up. This vaulted him into the chip lead. Score Board Devin Porter: $1,600,000 John Phan: $1,350,000 Francois Safieddine: $1,200,000 Marcus Obser: $815,000 Devin Porter Eliminated in 4^th Place ($139,794) Devin Porter made an all-in call when Francois Safieddine raised to $775,000. Porter flipped over A J and Safieddine turned over pocket sevens. The board was dealt 9 7 4 5 Q. Porter was eliminated in fourth place and took home a cool $139,794. The players then went on a fifteen minute break. The Doldrums Part II Action or the lack thereof continued on for the next half hour. The chip counts after the period of inactivity were as follows: Francois Sfieddine: $2,180,000 Marcus Obser: $1,550,000 John Phan: $1,300,00 Player Tags: Francois Safieddine, Devin Porter, Marcus Obser Hour Three Jun 13, '07 Un-Tranquil Chaos Devin Porter moved all in and Marcus Obser made the call. Porter flipped over pocket threes and Obser showed down A 7. The board was dealt 5 4 2 5 3 and Porter not only survived, he doubled up on the river. Break Time The players then went on a short break. The Doldrums All the players at the table now had chips to work with and the action was little to none for the next 30 minutes. Francois the Double up Machine On a flop of K 6 5 Francois Safieddine moved all in and John Phan made the call. Safieddine flipped over A 3 and Phan turned over pocket nines. The turn and river cards were dealt Q A and Safieddine doubles up yet again. This time it gave him the chip lead. Chip Counts: Francois Safieddine: $1,600,000 Marcus Osber: $1,300,000 John Phan: $1,050,000 Devin Porter: $945,000 Player Tags: John Phan, Francois Safieddine, Devin Porter, Marcus Obser Hour Two Jun 13, '07 Alex Bolotin Eliminated in 8th Place ($40,773) Alex Bolotin moved all in and Marcus Obser reraised all in over the top of him. Bolotin showed down 7 5 and Obser flipped over pocket eights. The board was dealt J 2 2 5 8. Bolotin was eliminated in eighth place and took home $40,773 in prize money. John Phan Doubled Up Devin Porter moved all in with the chip lead and John Phan made the call. The Razor flipped over K J and Porter showed down 10 8. The board was dealt A 10 8 Q 2 and Phan doubled up on the hand. Humberto Brenes Eliminated in 7th Place ($55,918) On the next hand, Humberto Brenes moved all in and Porter made the call. Porter showed pocket nines and Brenes turned over A K. The board was dealt 7 3 2 8 6 and Brenes was eliminated in seventh place. He took home $55,918 in prize money. “Sharks don’t swim on the land,” said Phan as Brenes made his gracious exit even in defeat. Brenes has now made three final table at this years WSOP. More than any other player. Lars Bonding Eliminated in 6th Place ($74,557) Lars Bonding moved all in and Phan made the call. He flipped over pocket sevens, while Bonding turned over K Q. The board was dealt 9 7 4 4 6 and Bonding hit the rail in sixth place. He took home $74,557 in prize money. Francois Does Double Duty Francois Safieddine then doubled up two times in a row with Big Slick and a jack high. This brought him back from the dead and gave him a fighting chance with over $600,000. Shawn Hattem Eliminated in 5th Place ($97,856) The turbo pace of play continued when Shawn Hattem moved all in and Porter, Phan, and Safieddine all called. The three players checked down the side pot until Safieddine fired out $65,000 on the river. Both Phan and Porter folded and Safieddine turned over A-10. The board read K Q 6 A A at this point and Hattem mucked his hand. He was elminated in fifth place and took home $97,856 in prize money. After the mayhem the leader board looked like this: John Phan: $1,600,000 Devin Porter: $1,500,000 Marcus Obser: $1,450,000 Francois Safieddine: $650,000 Player Tags: John Phan, Humberto Brenes, Francois Safieddine, Lars Bonding, Devin Porter, Shawn Hattem, Alex Bolotin, Marcus Obser Alex Bolotin Eliminated in 8th Place ($40,773) Jun 13, '07 Alex Bolotin moved all in and Marcus Obser reraised all in over the top of him. Bolotin showed down 7 5 and Obser flipped over pocket eights. The board was dealt J 2 2 5 8. Bolotin was eliminated in eighth place and took home $40,773 in prize money. Player Tags: Alex Bolotin, Marcus Obser Final Table Jun 12, '07 The final table is now set, and here are the players and their respective chip counts. Lars Bonding -- $882,000 Devin Porter -- $819,000 Shawn Hattem -- $787,000 Marcus Obser -- $679,000 John Phan -- $445,000 Bertrand Grospellier -- $416,000 Alex Bolotin -- $382,000 Humberto Brenes -- $343,000 Francois Safieddine -- $302,000 Finishing in 10^th place and earning $21,435 was James Gilsdorf. Gilsdorf moved all-in from late position and was called by Marcus Obser. Gilsdorf shows A 10 while Obser flips over Q Q, the same hand he eliminated Alex Outhred with less than an hour ago. The board came J 7 3 7 7, giving Obser a full house and eliminating Gilsdorf in tenth place. The final table will begin tomorrow at 2 p.m., so be sure to check back with CardPlayer.com for all of your WSOP coverage needs. Player Tags: John Phan, Humberto Brenes, Francois Safieddine, Lars Bonding, Devin Porter, Shawn Hattem, Bertrand Grospellier, Alex Bolotin, Marcus Obser, James Gilsdorf Unofficial Final Table Jun 12, '07 The unofficial final table has been set as ten players now remain. We’re looking to lose one more player before we call it a day and reconvene tomorrow at 2 p.m. for the official final table. Play has slowed down tremendously this level as everyone is trying to make it to Day 3. Alex Outhred was eliminated last level after a series of missed flops and tough breaks. At the beginning of the level, Marcus Obser moved all-in for $115,000 when Alex Outhred re-raised all-in for $199,000. The rest of the table folded around to him and he pulled back his surplus in chips after calling Obser's $115,000 all-in. Obser shows Q Q while Outhred flips over A 7. The board comes K J 8 10 6, no help to Outhred as Obser doubles up and Outhred is left with a very short stack. A few hands later Outhred picked his final spot when Alex Bolotin raises the pot $75,000 before the flop. Outhred called all-in and turned over J 9 while Bolotin shows Q 8. The board comes 10 7 4 7 6, no help to Outhred once again, who this time is eliminated in 12^th place. Alex Outhred will take home $21,435. The next person to be eliminated was Mike Matusow, finishing in 11^th place and earning $21,435. Mike Matusow raises to $60,000 from the button and Devin Porter quickly re-raises all-in from the small blind ( Porter has Matusow covered). Matusow calls and flips over J J while Porter shows K K. The board comes 6 3 4 A 10, no help to Matusow as Porter’s kings hold up and give him the chip lead. Keep your browsers locked on CardPlayer.com for more updates and your favorite Pro Blogs. Player Tags: Mike Matusow, Alex Outhred, Alex Bolotin, Marcus Obser View All Live Updates From This Event
Jun 12, '07	2007 38th Annual World Series of Poker	Event 19 - No-Limit Hold'em	2	+
Hour Five - Francois Safieddine Wins Event #19 ($521,785) Jun 13, '07 Marcus Obser Eliminated in 3rd Place ($212,021) Marcus Obser was all in with 8 6 and Francois Safiedinne had him covered with A Q. The board was dealt A 9 8 4 J and Obser was eliminated in third place. He took home $212,021 in prize money. Action was now down to heads-up and the chip stacks were as follows: Francois Safieddine: $3,600,000 John Phan: $1,400,000 Sharpening the Razor After fifteen minutes of inactivity John Phan moved all in and the crowd came to life. Safiedinne mucked his hand and the crowd broke into applause. Phan was extremely focused at this point and he had placed all his energy on the task at hand. He had begun to make some inroads and now held $2.1 million to Safiedinne’s $3 million. Stop Watch Safieddine was quick on the trigger to call the clock throughout their heads-up match. On one hand he called it after only fifteen seconds, tournament director Chris Spears then explained to him that you have to give your opponent a reasonable amount of time before you call the clock on him. Phan eventually mucked the A face up on the table and action continued. Here we go Again Safieddine moved all in yet again and Phan went into the tank on a flop of 6 4 3. Safieddine called the clock again and Phan used every second of his allotted time before he mucked his hand. Rolling on the River On a board of Q 2 2 9 Safiedinne bet $200,000 and Phan made the call. The river brought the 10 and both players checked. Phan turned over 9-7 and Safiedinne showed J-10. He took down the pot with the 10 on the river and now held $3,900,000. Phan was down to $1,150,000. All-In-A-Thon Safieddine then moved all in on the next three hands, each time Phan folded. He moved all in again a few hands later and Phan took a moment to take a swig of his drink before he folded. Safiedinne now had above $4,000,000. Francois Safieddine Wins Event #19 ($521,785) Francois Safieddine moved all in and John Phan made the call. Safieddine flipped over pocket fours and Phan turned over pocket aces. The crowd began to cheer as the board was dealt J 8 2 5. Those cheers quickly turned into gasps of terror when the 4 was dealt on the turn. Safieddine won the gold bracelet and $521,785 when that four hit the board. Phan took home $330,486 for second place in the $2,500 no-limit hold’em event. Player Tags: John Phan, Francois Safieddine, Marcus Obser Marcus Obser Eliminated in 3rd Place ($212,021) Jun 13, '07 Marcus Obser was all in with 8 6 and Francois Safiedinne had him covered with A Q. The board was dealt A 9 8 4 J and Obser was eliminated in third place. He took home $212,021 in prize money. Player Tags: Francois Safieddine, Marcus Obser Hour Four Jun 13, '07 Lucky! Devin porter raised to $480,000 after Marcus Obser made it $200,000 to play. Porter then moved all in for $340,000 on a flop of 10 7 3 and Obser made the call. Porter flipped over 10 3 and Obser flipped over K J. The turn and river cards are dealt 7 7 and Porter doubled up. This vaulted him into the chip lead. Score Board Devin Porter: $1,600,000 John Phan: $1,350,000 Francois Safieddine: $1,200,000 Marcus Obser: $815,000 Devin Porter Eliminated in 4^th Place ($139,794) Devin Porter made an all-in call when Francois Safieddine raised to $775,000. Porter flipped over A J and Safieddine turned over pocket sevens. The board was dealt 9 7 4 5 Q. Porter was eliminated in fourth place and took home a cool $139,794. The players then went on a fifteen minute break. The Doldrums Part II Action or the lack thereof continued on for the next half hour. The chip counts after the period of inactivity were as follows: Francois Sfieddine: $2,180,000 Marcus Obser: $1,550,000 John Phan: $1,300,00 Player Tags: Francois Safieddine, Devin Porter, Marcus Obser Hour Three Jun 13, '07 Un-Tranquil Chaos Devin Porter moved all in and Marcus Obser made the call. Porter flipped over pocket threes and Obser showed down A 7. The board was dealt 5 4 2 5 3 and Porter not only survived, he doubled up on the river. Break Time The players then went on a short break. The Doldrums All the players at the table now had chips to work with and the action was little to none for the next 30 minutes. Francois the Double up Machine On a flop of K 6 5 Francois Safieddine moved all in and John Phan made the call. Safieddine flipped over A 3 and Phan turned over pocket nines. The turn and river cards were dealt Q A and Safieddine doubles up yet again. This time it gave him the chip lead. Chip Counts: Francois Safieddine: $1,600,000 Marcus Osber: $1,300,000 John Phan: $1,050,000 Devin Porter: $945,000 Player Tags: John Phan, Francois Safieddine, Devin Porter, Marcus Obser Hour Two Jun 13, '07 Alex Bolotin Eliminated in 8th Place ($40,773) Alex Bolotin moved all in and Marcus Obser reraised all in over the top of him. Bolotin showed down 7 5 and Obser flipped over pocket eights. The board was dealt J 2 2 5 8. Bolotin was eliminated in eighth place and took home $40,773 in prize money. John Phan Doubled Up Devin Porter moved all in with the chip lead and John Phan made the call. The Razor flipped over K J and Porter showed down 10 8. The board was dealt A 10 8 Q 2 and Phan doubled up on the hand. Humberto Brenes Eliminated in 7th Place ($55,918) On the next hand, Humberto Brenes moved all in and Porter made the call. Porter showed pocket nines and Brenes turned over A K. The board was dealt 7 3 2 8 6 and Brenes was eliminated in seventh place. He took home $55,918 in prize money. “Sharks don’t swim on the land,” said Phan as Brenes made his gracious exit even in defeat. Brenes has now made three final table at this years WSOP. More than any other player. Lars Bonding Eliminated in 6th Place ($74,557) Lars Bonding moved all in and Phan made the call. He flipped over pocket sevens, while Bonding turned over K Q. The board was dealt 9 7 4 4 6 and Bonding hit the rail in sixth place. He took home $74,557 in prize money. Francois Does Double Duty Francois Safieddine then doubled up two times in a row with Big Slick and a jack high. This brought him back from the dead and gave him a fighting chance with over $600,000. Shawn Hattem Eliminated in 5th Place ($97,856) The turbo pace of play continued when Shawn Hattem moved all in and Porter, Phan, and Safieddine all called. The three players checked down the side pot until Safieddine fired out $65,000 on the river. Both Phan and Porter folded and Safieddine turned over A-10. The board read K Q 6 A A at this point and Hattem mucked his hand. He was elminated in fifth place and took home $97,856 in prize money. After the mayhem the leader board looked like this: John Phan: $1,600,000 Devin Porter: $1,500,000 Marcus Obser: $1,450,000 Francois Safieddine: $650,000 Player Tags: John Phan, Humberto Brenes, Francois Safieddine, Lars Bonding, Devin Porter, Shawn Hattem, Alex Bolotin, Marcus Obser Alex Bolotin Eliminated in 8th Place ($40,773) Jun 13, '07 Alex Bolotin moved all in and Marcus Obser reraised all in over the top of him. Bolotin showed down 7 5 and Obser flipped over pocket eights. The board was dealt J 2 2 5 8. Bolotin was eliminated in eighth place and took home $40,773 in prize money. Player Tags: Alex Bolotin, Marcus Obser Final Table Jun 12, '07 The final table is now set, and here are the players and their respective chip counts. Lars Bonding -- $882,000 Devin Porter -- $819,000 Shawn Hattem -- $787,000 Marcus Obser -- $679,000 John Phan -- $445,000 Bertrand Grospellier -- $416,000 Alex Bolotin -- $382,000 Humberto Brenes -- $343,000 Francois Safieddine -- $302,000 Finishing in 10^th place and earning $21,435 was James Gilsdorf. Gilsdorf moved all-in from late position and was called by Marcus Obser. Gilsdorf shows A 10 while Obser flips over Q Q, the same hand he eliminated Alex Outhred with less than an hour ago. The board came J 7 3 7 7, giving Obser a full house and eliminating Gilsdorf in tenth place. The final table will begin tomorrow at 2 p.m., so be sure to check back with CardPlayer.com for all of your WSOP coverage needs. Player Tags: John Phan, Humberto Brenes, Francois Safieddine, Lars Bonding, Devin Porter, Shawn Hattem, Bertrand Grospellier, Alex Bolotin, Marcus Obser, James Gilsdorf Unofficial Final Table Jun 12, '07 The unofficial final table has been set as ten players now remain. We’re looking to lose one more player before we call it a day and reconvene tomorrow at 2 p.m. for the official final table. Play has slowed down tremendously this level as everyone is trying to make it to Day 3. Alex Outhred was eliminated last level after a series of missed flops and tough breaks. At the beginning of the level, Marcus Obser moved all-in for $115,000 when Alex Outhred re-raised all-in for $199,000. The rest of the table folded around to him and he pulled back his surplus in chips after calling Obser's $115,000 all-in. Obser shows Q Q while Outhred flips over A 7. The board comes K J 8 10 6, no help to Outhred as Obser doubles up and Outhred is left with a very short stack. A few hands later Outhred picked his final spot when Alex Bolotin raises the pot $75,000 before the flop. Outhred called all-in and turned over J 9 while Bolotin shows Q 8. The board comes 10 7 4 7 6, no help to Outhred once again, who this time is eliminated in 12^th place. Alex Outhred will take home $21,435. The next person to be eliminated was Mike Matusow, finishing in 11^th place and earning $21,435. Mike Matusow raises to $60,000 from the button and Devin Porter quickly re-raises all-in from the small blind ( Porter has Matusow covered). Matusow calls and flips over J J while Porter shows K K. The board comes 6 3 4 A 10, no help to Matusow as Porter’s kings hold up and give him the chip lead. Keep your browsers locked on CardPlayer.com for more updates and your favorite Pro Blogs. Player Tags: Mike Matusow, Alex Outhred, Alex Bolotin, Marcus Obser View All Live Updates From This Event

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