Joanne Liu - Live Updates

Level 5 Hour 2 Update: Lisandro Finishes Strong

Jul 06, '09

Blinds: 200-400 with a 50 ante

Chip Counts:

1. Joe Cada — 187,000
2. Tyler Patterson — 165,000
3. Sebastian Stier — 150,000
4. Chance Kornuth — 148,000
5. Ariel Schneller — 146,000
6. Jeff Lisandro — 145,000
7. Marc Naalden — 135,000
8. Igor Borukhov — 129,000
9. Matthew Palmucci — 125,000
10. Martin El-Kher — 118,000

Notable Eliminations:

Frank Kassela
J.J. Liu
Marcel Luske
Brett Richey
Allen Bari
Matt Savage
Matt Matros

Big Hands

J.J. Liu Eliminated

On a flop of K74, J.J. Liu gets it all in against a single opponent.

Liu: K8
Opponent: K10

Both players flop top pair, Liu is in kicker trouble. The turn and river brick as Liu fails to improve and is subsequently eliminated from the vent.

Gavin Griffin Doubles Up

Gavin griffin gets it all in pre-flop for 12,700 and is called in one spot.

Griffin: 1010
Opponent: QQ

Board: KQ2AJ

Griffin gets it in behind, and his opponent flops top set to boot. The turn gives Griffin a guts-shot, and amazingly he gets there on the river. Gavin griffin doubels up to 25,000+ this hand.

Allen Bari Eliminated

The small blind comes in for a raise and Allen Bari calls from the big blind. The flop comes 942, and Bari gets it all in.

Bari: 1010
Opponent: KK

Both players flop an overpair, Bari is way behind. The turn and river are the 3 and the 2, no help to Allen Bari who is eliminated from the tournament.

Kevin Saul Knocks One Out

Kevin Saul raises to 1,000 from the button, the player in the small blind calls, the player in the big bind raises to 4,200, Saul calls and the small blind folds. The flop comes J810, the big blind leads out for 5,100 and Saul raises to 20,000 (enough to put him all in). The big blind calls and both players turn over their cards.

Saul: Q9
Big Blind: A10

Saul flops the nut straight while his opponent flops top pair with the ace. The turn and river are the 5 and the 6. Saul eliminates his opponent this hand and brings his stack to just under 100,000.

Jeff Lisandro Catches Bluff

On a flop of 732, action was checked to Jeff Lisandro. Lisandro threw out a bet of 3,400 which was called by one of the two players in the hand. The 7 hit the turn and Lisandro’s opponent checked once again. Lisandro checked behind and the 8 fell on the river. Lisdandro’s opponent quickly threw out a bet of 10,000 and Lisandro immediately called. His opponent insta-mucked and Lisandro mucked as well after contemplating briefly whether or not to show his cards. Lisandro is now at 145,000.

Player Tags: Jeffrey Lisandro,   Gavin Griffin,   Allen Bari,   Joanne Liu,   Kevin Saul

J.J. Liu Grabs a Pot

Oct 26, '08

J.J. Liu bet 200 under the gun on a board of QQ42A and her opponent in seat 2 made the call in the small blind. The river fell A and Liu bet 400. Her opponent mande the call again, but he mucked when Liu turned up A10.

Player Tags: Joanne Liu

J.J Liu Eliminated in 34th Place ($26,645)

Oct 24, '08

Coming into the day with just two big blinds and an ante, J.J. Liu has predictably been eliminated in 34th place.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Player Tags: Joanne Liu

$1,500 No-Limit Hold'em - Level Five Recap

Jun 28, '08

Blinds/Antes: 100-200-25

Players Remaining: 840 of 2,718

Average Chip Stack: 9,160

Hands and Storylines:

Awada doubles up through Liu

With the board J-J-3-8-9 and roughly 8,000 chips already in the pot, Joe Awada moved all in for 6,525. J.J. Liu thought for a few minutes. She separated the chips from her stack and counted out how many chips she would have remaining if she lost multiple times. Finally, she made the call and Joe Awada flipped over J-9 for a full house. After the hand Awada has 21,000 chips, while Liu was down to 12,000 chips.

Boeken doubles with flush

When Noah Boeken reraised all in and was called, he was understandably worried. But then he saw that his K10 was in a race against pocket nines, and though he didn't take the lead on the flop, he was optimistic when the flop came AQ3. He then took the pot when the 6 came on the turn and doubled up to 9,000 chips, just less than the average.

Rajkumar chips up

Vivek Rajkumar raised to 800 from late position and was called by the big blind. After the flop came K-J-10, Rajkumar bet 1,200 after his opponent checked. He took down the pot with the bet and was up to 14,000 chips after the hand. Earlier in the level he was given a warning when a player was upset he pulled his cards up and allowed others to see them when a player moved all in and another player had yet to act. On that hand Rajkumar folded queens and a player with pocket jacks doubled up through A-K on an A-J-x flop.

Player Tags: Joe Awada,   Noah Boeken,   Joanne Liu,   Vivek Rajkumar

Event 46 - $5000 6-handed NLHE - Jacobs Chips Up

Jun 27, '08

Blinds: 5,000-10,000

Ante: 1,000

Players Remaining: 15

Average Stack: 536,667

Chip Leaders:

Edward Ochana: 1,340,000
Tom Lutz: 920,000
Alex Jacob: 750,000
Steve Ware: 625,000
Joe Commisso: 600,000
Samuel Trickett: 600,000
Davidi Kitai: 570,000
Richard Lyndaker: 400,000
Jesper Petersen: 400,000
Jason Gray: 390,000

Eliminations:

21st: Riku Koivurione - $26,106
20th: Ferif Gabrellson - $26,106
19th: Jan Forsman - $26,106
18th: J.J. Liu - $31,781
17th: Martin Wiklund - $31,781
16th: Bertrand Grospellier - $31,781

Notable Hands:

So much for the passive and cautionary play that dominated the last level. As soon as the blinds moved up, a slew of eliminations ensued, and a number of large pots were shipped across the felt.

Forsman Forsaken

Jan Forsman moved all in before the flop and was called by Davidi Kitai. Forsman held A5 and was dominated by Kitai's AK. Forsman improved to trips by the turn, the board reading QQ2Q10, but Kitai's hand held up to win him the pot and send Forsman to the rail.

So Long Liu

J.J. Liu, the last woman standing, was all in preflop holding A2 against Steve Ware's 77. Ware had a bit of a sweat on the flop, which came 1074, giving Liu a flush draw to go with her overcard. The turn and river, however, were harmless, bringing 56, sending Liu home to hang up her hat.


Alex Jacob Gets Chips

After riding a short stack for much of the day, Alex Jacob just caught a few hands that have given him some ammunition to work with for the rest of the evening. First, he doubled up through Paul Foltyn holding 33, getting everything in before the flop against Foltyn's AK. The board ran out 106457, and Jacob's pair backdoored into a straight to secure his first double up.

A few hands later, Jacob was all in against big slick once again, this time holding 77 against Martin Wiklund's AK. This time, he managed to do one better than a rivered straight, flopping a full house on a board that showed 766103. Wiklund was eliminated, and Jacob's stack expanded to nearly 700,000.


ElkY Goes Up, ElkY Comes Down, ElkY Goes Home

Bertrand Grospellier raised to 25,000 from the button, and was called by both of the blinds. The flop came J73, and action checked around to ElkY, who bet 46,000. He was called only by Jason Gray. Both players checked the turn, the A, and Jason Gray checked again on the river, which brought the 3. Grospellier fired out a big bet of 127,000, and after some deliberation Gray called, only to muck his hand in disgust when ElkY rolled over 36.

ElkY lost many of those chips before the end of the level, many of them to Tom Lutz. Lutz raised to 25,000 from the button, and Grospellier called from the big blind. Grospellier check-called Lutz's flop bet of 36,000 on a board of A32. He then also check-called Lutz's bet on the turn, 7, for 75,000. The river brought the K, and ElkY made one last check-call, this time for 183,000, only to muck his hand when Lutz rolled over the 84. Grospellier dropped below 400,000 after the hand.

Grospellier lost the rest of his stack near the end of the round. He raised from the button to 27,000 and was called by both of the blinds. When checked to on the flop of J84, he bet again, this time for 42,000. Only Richard Lyndaker called. Lyndaker check called ElkY's bet of 50,000 on the turn, 7, and also check called on the river, 8, after Grospellier shoved for his last 100,000. Lyndaker showed AA, and his passive play earned him a massive pot against Grospellier's AJ, which sent him to the rail in 16th place.

Players are on a 20 minute break.

Player Tags: Joanne Liu,   Alex Jacob,   Bertrand Grospellier

Event 46 - $5000 6-handed NLHE - Justice for J.J.

Jun 27, '08

Blinds: 2,000-4,000

Ante: 500

Players Remaining: 34

Average Stack: 236,764

Eliminations: Tony Hachem, Nikolay Evdakov

Notable Hands:

Hachem Hits The Hay

Tony Hachem reraised Martin Wiklund's opening bet of 10,000 to a total of 30,000, only to have Wiklund move all in. Hachem went into the tank for some time before calling all-in. Hachem showed 1010, and was in a classic coinflip against Wiklund's AK. It seems that Hachem may have been flipping with a weighted coin, however, as the board ran out AJ9J5, sending him to the cashier's table to collect his 39th place winnings. Apparently Hachem had held A-K on five different occasions throughout the day, and had been unable to win with it on any of those occasions. He seemed quite displeased that he met his end at the wrong end of the same hand.

No Dice For Nikolay

After moving all in preflop several times during the previous orbit, Nikolay Evdakov shoved his stack of 91,000 in from under the gun once again. Jason Gray looked down at his cards, and found enough to look up his aggressive opponent. Gray held AQ, and was pleased to discover that he was in good shape against Evdakov's KJ. Evdakov failed to improve, the board running out 87355, and he shipped his not-especially-short stack across the felt to Gray before taking his leave of the tournament area.

Justice for J.J.

David Farber raised from second position to 11,000, and J.J. Liu flat called from the button. The blinds folded, and the flop ran out 862. Farber checked, and Liu bet out a meager looking 10,000. Farber then raised to a total of 25,000, and Liu shoved all in for an additional 31,000. Farber called instantly, showing 22 and crushing Liu's AA. By the turn, the Q, Liu had picked up her purse and looked ready to leave, but the river brought the A, giving her and her hat a full house to win the hand. Liu doubled up, and isn't going anywhere just yet.

Player Tags: Joanne Liu,   Tony Hachem,   Nikolay Evdakov

$5,000 NL Hold'em Six-Handed - Level 11

Jun 27, '08

Blinds: 800/1600 with 200 ante

Players Left: 89 of 805

Chip Leaders:

Bertrand Grospellier - 260,000
Jesper Petersen - 204,000
Aaron Wilt - 181,300
Michael Goldberg - 176,400
Davidi Kitai - 176,200
Joe Commisso - 170,800
Maurizio Biasini - 167,800
Paul Foltyn - 167,300
Bryan Pope - 165,200

Storylines/Big Hands

Short stacks have had short shelf-lives as six players busted out in the first 15 minutes when play resumed for the day. That brings us within a dozen of the money.

Grospellier Cashes In

Bertrand Grospellier apparently wasn't very convincing, and it paid off for him.  After a flop of 1094, the board paired with the 10 on the turn. Grospellier bet 7000 and was called by Philip Sparta. The 4 double-paired the board on the river and Grospellier stepped out for 14,400. Sparta again called, and Grospellier showed K9 to take down the pot.

Hamnett Scores Big

Ben Hamnett bet 6000 after the flop came out AQ6. Jason Lester, who had checked, then raised things to 20,000 and Hamnett called. The turn brought the 3, and Lester tanked before eventually sliding all of his chips to the middle, about 38,000 worth. Hamnett snap-called and showed 66 for the flopped set. Lester held AJ and was sent to the rail.

Einiger Donates Early

Ken Einiger bet 7000 and drew a lone call from Chris McCormack after the flop came QJ6. The 4 completed the flush draw on the turn and both players checked. Then the board paired with the Q on the river. Einiger attempted to take the pot down with a 16,000 bet, but McCormack then pushed all-in and Einiger mucked his hand.

Liu Lays it Down

J.J. Liu was in the cut-off and raised to 4000 preflop. Play was folded to Jason Dewitt in the big blind, who elected to move all-in for his final 26,100. Liu made the fold.

Evdakov Gets No Action

Nikolay Evdakov went all-in on the second hand of the session and wasn't called, He showed the A. On the next hand he pushed again, and everyone folded. Evdakov then showed QQ.


 

Player Tags: Joanne Liu,   Ken Einiger,   Bertrand Grospellier,   Benjamin Hamnett,   Nikolay Evdakov

$1,000 NL Hold'em w/Rebuys - Level 6

Jun 25, '08

Players are now beginning their dinner break.

Blinds: 200/400 with 50 ante

Players Left: 320 of 879 (with 2508 rebuys and add-ons combined)

Average Stack: 21,180

Chip Leaders:

Mark Seif - 75,000
Jamie Rosen - 70,000
Jason Mercier - 68,400
John Phan - 51,500
Brandon Cantu - 51,000
Roland de Wolfe - 49,200
Jerrod Ankenman - 43,000
Terrence Chan - 41,000
J.C. Tran - 40,800
Scott Clements - 38,700

Eliminations: Kathy Liebert.

Big Hands

Liu Eliminates Liebert

The player under the gun started a trend by limping for 400, and two others followed before play came to Kathy Liebert on the button. Liebert sensed weakness and pushed all-in for 4700, but J.J. Liu to her immediate left in the small blind then raised over the top all-in. Everyone folded and Liebert showed A7. Liu held 1010. The flop came Q76, and the 4 on the turn gave Liebert a flush possibility. However the 9 on the river meant the chips were shipped to Liu.

Men Traverses Dangerous Board

Men Nguyen was on the button and called a late position raise to 1100. Mark Seif, a chip leader in the tournament and in the big blind, also called to see the flop and it was three-way action. The flop came AA4, Seif checked and the original raiser bet 1650. Nguyen called and Seif folded. The turn brought the A, and the original raiser bet another 3100. Nguyen wasn't to be deterred and called again. The J came on the river, and after the original raiser checked, Nguyen fired out for 5000. He took the monster pot uncontested.

Tehan Makes Recovery

After getting shortstacked in the early going, Joe Tehan has bounced back to have over 20,000 in chips. From the cutoff he open raised to 1050 and had the small blind call. The flop came K85 and both players checked. The 9 followed on the turn and after the small blind checked, Tehan bet 1600. The small blind folded and Tehan showed him the A before he mucked his hand.

Tran Continues to Dominate

Few players want to mess with a deepstacked J.C. Tran at his table. Tran raised from early position to 1200 and had two callers, including the big blind. After the KQ3 hit the board, Tran bet another 3500 and both opponents folded.

Dannenmann Takes in Pot

Steve Dannenmann was in the small blind and called a preflop raise. After the board came A85, he check-called a bet of 1800 from his heads-up opponent. After the Q appeared on the turn, Dannenmann led out for 3000 and his opponent folded.
 

Player Tags: J.C. Tran,   Kathy Liebert,   Joanne Liu,   Joe Tehan,   Steve Dannenmann

Joanne "JJ" Liu Eliminated by Men "The Master" Nguyen

Mar 10, '08

Shooting Star JJ Liu gets her last 8,000 in the pot before the flop with KK against Men Nguyen's A3. The board comes A1097A, giving Nguyen trip aces and the $5,000 bounty on Liu's head.

Player Tags: Men Nguyen,   Joanne Liu

Shooting Star Elimination: J.J. Liu

Mar 10, '08

J.J. Liu, who was the runner-up at last year's event, has busted out of the tournament. Stay tuned for the hand.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Player Tags: Joanne Liu

Little vs. Liu

Mar 10, '08

J.J. Liu raises 125 and Jonathan Little makes the call. The big blind also calls and the flop rolls out AQ10. Liu bets 400 and Little makes the call. The big blind folds and the 4 falls on the turn. Both players check and the river brings the 3. Liu checks, Little bets 1,000, and Liu makes the call. Little opens up his hand to reveal AK. Last years runner-up, Liu, mucks and takes a hit early.

Player Tags: Joanne Liu,   Jonathan Little

J.J. Liu Makes A Nice Call

Jul 11, '07

On a flop of 10 7 2, J. J. Liu bets $400.  John Magill, last year's main event 12th place finisher, makes the call.  The turn is the 8, and now Magill bets $1,500.  Liu studies for awhile before making the call.  The river is the 3, and Magill now bets $3,000.  Liu ponders the call, shuffles her chips around, and then finally throws them in the pot.  Magill turns over A 9 for a busted straight draw, and Liu shows Q 7 for third pair and takes the pot.  

Player Tags: Joanne Liu,   John Magill

Night Train

Jul 07, '07

Sam Simon Doubles

Accomplished television writer, producer and developer Sam Simon got involved in a big pot with poker pro J.J. Liu.  Simon was down to $12,000 and moved all of his chips in preflop.  After a few moments deliberation Liu decided to call with A10.  Simon's AK had Liu dominated preflop, and after the board came down 765K7 Simon doubled to around $25,000 while his friend Norm MacDonald looked cheered him on from the sidelines.

The Schoenfeld Split

Cardplayer and PokerStars's own Adam Schoenfeld called a raise to $2,000 from the big blind, and he and his opponent saw a flop of K Q 10.  His opponent bet $4,000 and Schoenfeld raised to $12,000.  His opponent thought for a moment before throwing in six orange chips, a raise to $30,000.  Schoenfeld stacked his schips into one tall tower and pushed it into the middle.  His opponent called the all-in, which was only $1,500 more than his original bet.  Schoenfeld revealed the Q 10 for bottom two, and his opponent looked surprised before revealing the Q10 for the same two pair.  Schoenfeld was on a freeroll for running spades, but when the K fell on  the turn the pot was a guaranteed chop.  Both players merely split the small blind and the chips of any limpers.


Montel?
A player in seat three limps, seat four raises to $2,000, Montel Williams and the three seat call.  The flop comes 532, Montel leads for $4,500, seat three folds and seat four moves all in for $23,200.  Montel quickly calls and tables A4 while his opponent shows down AK.  The turn is the 2, giving Montel a miracle straight.  It doesn't hold however when the river brings the 10.

Break and Color Up
Floor staff is currently coloring up the green $25 chips.  When they are finished Players will be on a 20 minute break.

Player Tags: Adam Schoenfeld,   Joanne Liu,   Montel Williams

Hour Three Recap

Jul 07, '07

The remaining players fought through a crowd of spectators lined up to get into the Amazon room as they returned from their half hour break following the completion of level one. The blinds had increased to $100-$200 as the third hour of play got underway.

New Chip Leader

Joe Sebok has emerged as the chip leader in the last hour, having built his stack up to $56,000 as a result of his solid play. With four limpers into the pot, Sebok checked in the big blind. The flop came 10 9 6 and the player in the small blind checked. Sebok bet out $700 and the player in seat four raised to $1,500. The small blind instantly called and Sebok reraised to $5,500. Seat four folded and the small blind called. The turn was the 4 and both players checked. The river brought the A and the player in the small blind pushed all in for $11,000. Sebok thought for just a moment before making the call. The small blind showed A J for top pair with a busted flush draw. Sebok turned over 10 9 for two pair and took down the large pot.

Rollin' On the River

Doug Lee is across the Amazon room but with $50,000 in chips, is right on Sebok's tail. Lee chipped up in the last hour and did so with a little luck. The player second to act raised to $600 and action folded to the blinds. The player in the small blind called and Doug Lee called from the big blind. The flop came 8 5 3 and the small blind checked. Lee bet out $1,500 and the other player in the hand folded. The player in the small blind raised to $4,000 and Lee made the call. The turn was the 4 and the player in the small blind bet out $10,000. Lee waited for a moment before coming back over the top all in. The small blind called and showed 3 3 for bottom set. Lee turned over 8 5 for just top two. Sensing his tournament life was over, Lee looked defeated. The river brought the miracle 5 for Lee, filling his boat and giving him the huge pot. Lee's opponent was eliminated and Lee climbed the leaderboard.

Mercier Builds Her Stack

Isabelle Mercier, member of Team Pokerstars (www.pokerstars.com), has also enjoyed some good fortune in the early hours and now sits with a healthy chip stack herself. Mercier raised to $600 second to act and was called by both the blinds. The flop was 10 7 2 and all three players checked. The turn was the 10 and the player in the small blind bet out $10,000. The big blind folded and Mercier made the call. The river was the K and the small blind led out with $2,000. Mercier called again and her opponent said, "ace high." Mercier flipped over K 5 for top two pair and raked in her chips.

Gone Fischin'

In a heads up pot with an unknown player, Scott Fischman made a $12,000 bet on the river with the board showing K 10 3 10 9. Fischman's opponent called, putting him all in, and was holding A K. Fischman showed Q 10 and sent his opponent to the rail while building his stack to $35,000.

No Easy Task

A player by the name of Jason Halbrook is playing in today's event and he's sitting at table 229 with David Oppenheim and J.J. Liu. Sitting at the table with two great poker players is the least of Halbrook's worries today as he has another hurdle to overcome. Halbrook is seated with an aide that views his cards and relays the information to him because Halbrook is blind. With a difficult task ahead of him, we would like to wish Jason the best of luck.

Shallow In Deep

Englishman Dave 'Dubai' Shallow, seated at a table with former World Champion Tom McEvoy and recent bracelet winner Alexander Kravchenko put his tournament life on the line when he got his remaining $3,700 chips in the middle when the flop came 562. He got two callers who checked down the 9 turn and 3 river.

Shallow flipped over 2-2 and scooped the pot to bring him back to $15,500 in chips.

'Aces' Gets Cracked
Simon 'Aces' Trumper is somewhat fortunate to be alive in this game. His top full house was bested by quad Jacks. This left him with just one-tenth of his starting stack.

He is fighting back though and looks very focused. He has $3,800

Some Euro Chip Counts
Marc Goodwin is in ebullient form and has $45,000, Donnacha O'Dea looks relaxed with $30,200, and the ever-smiling Praz Banzi has $14,050. Isabel Mercier has been moved to Eoghan O'Dea's table. Eoghan has $19,800 while Ben Grundy has $35,000.


Notable Chip Counts

Joe Sebok	56,000
Scotty Nguyen	46,800
Justin Bonomo	41,000
Ylon Schwartz	38,000
Kirk Morrison	38,000
Scott Fischman	35,000
Jane Gold	34,000
Alan Smurfit	34,000
Kathy Liebert	32,200
Doug Kim	32,000
Barry Shulman	31,000
Alexander Kravchenko	31,000
Roland De Wolfe	30,200
Evelyn Ng	28,500
Hoyt Corkins	27,000
Berry Johnston	26,900
Kido Pham	26,800
Joe Hachem	26,800
Tony G	24,000
David 'The Dragon' Pham	24,000
Jordan Morgan	23,000
Isabelle Mercier	22,700
Norm MacDonald	22,000
'Miami John' Cernuto	22,000
Max Pescatori	22,000
Rhett Butler	21,500
Paul Wasicka	21,500
Sammy Farha	21,000
Robert Cheung	21,000
Patrik Antonius	21,000
Erik Seidel	21,000
Dan Harrington	21,000
Allyn Jaffrey Shulman	20,100
Scott Clements	20,000
Robert Mizrachi	20,000
J.J. Liu	20,000
Noah Boeken	19,000
Sabyl Cohen	18,900
Steve Sung	18,400
Bill Chen	17,500
Tom McEvoy	17,000
David Singer	16,000
Jeffrey Lisandro	15,100
Juha Helppi	14,600
Mark Seif	14,500
Captain Tom Franklin	13,300
Howard Lederer	13,000
Davidson Matthew	12,500
Jennifer Harman	12,000
Annie Duke	12,000
Young Phan	11,000
Aaron Kanter	7,500
Dan Shak	7,400
David Williams	6,000

Player Tags: Scott Fischman,   David Oppenheim,   Doug Lee,   Isabelle Mercier,   Joanne Liu,   Joe Sebok

Final Table Bubble About To Burst

Jun 21, '07

With the elimination of Greg Mueller in 20th place ($7,761) and Dean Tran in 19th ($7,761), the final two tables of The $3,000 limit hold'em event were set.  Table 66 would play host to JJ Liu and Chad Brown, while Table 72 housed David "The Dragon" Pham and Max Pescatori.    JJ Liu would only outlast three more players before busting in 15th place.  Max Pescatori was later all-in on a board of 6 5 5 J with A 8 against his opponents 10 10.  Pescatori wanted a heart, but made sure to clarify that he didn't want the ten of hearts.  A second later, the 10 hit the board, and Max was eliminated by his opponent's full house. Two other short stacked players followed quickly on Pescatori's heels, leaving only the eleven deeper stacks at the end of level 15.  Play will continue until two more players hit the rail and the final table is set, so make sure to check back for more updates here at Cardplayer.com.

Player Tags: David Pham,   Max Pescatori,   Greg Mueller,   Joanne Liu

Down to 50

Jun 21, '07

Six tables are left in the limit event today.

Thor Hansen was the most recent pro to succumb to a short stack, falling in 51st place. 

J.J. Liu took a pot off of Bryan Devonshire.  With a board 10 6 4 K Q, Devonshire called Lieu down and folded when she showed him A10.

Mueller also lost a decent-sized pot to Ted Forrest.  The betting was capped pre-flop.  Mueller check called Forrest all the way to the river with the board showing 10 8 4 Q 8.  Forrest revealed his K K and Mueller mucked his hand.

Phil Hellmuth is still alive and well, much to the delight of the railbirds, and Harrahs.

Ted Forrest	59,000
Greg "FBT" Mueller	56,000
Kenna James	44,000
Max Pescatori	42,000
David "The Dragon" Pham	39,000
Chad Brown	39,000
J.C. Tran	33,800
David Levi	23,000
J.J. Liu	17,000
Phil Hellmuth	15,000

Player Tags: Ted Forrest,   Greg Mueller,   Phil Hellmuth,   Joanne Liu,   Bryan Devonshire