Paul Wasicka - Live Updates

Level 17 Update

Mar 19, '09

Big Hands:

Paul Wasicka Takes a Big Hit

Gary Tighe raised preflop and Paul Wasicka called from the big blind. The flop was dealt 1083 and Wasicka checked. Tighe bet 20,000 and Wasicka made the call. The turn fell Q, Wasicka checked, Tighe bet 100,000, and Wasicka moved all in. Tighe called and they flipped up their cards:

Wasicka: J8
Tighe: AA

River: Q

Wasicka was knocked down to 9,500 after the hand while Tighe soared to 550,000.

Paul Wasicka Eliminated in 35th Place ($15,000)

Paul Wasicka moved all in from the cutoff for 7,000 and Michael Kamran raised from the small blind to 32,000. Gary Tighe called Kamran down from the big blind and both live players checked a board of 8322J. Kamran flipped up AQ and both opponents mucked. Kamran eliminated Wasicka and took home the $5,000 bounty. Kamran was up to 595,000 after the hand.

Joe Sebok Doubles Up

Joe Sebok moved all in preflop and Tyler Cornell called him down. Their cards:

Sebok: AQ
Cornell: A10

Board: 9883J

Sebok doubled up on the hand to survive and he now holds 205,000.

Vivek Rajkumar Doubles Up

Vivek Rajkumar moved all in preflop for 48,000 and Matt Lessinger called him down. Their cards:

Lessinger: A3
Rajkumar: 10-2

Board: J87J9

Rajkumar doubled up with a straight on the river and he now holds 100,000.

 

Player Tags: Paul Wasicka,   Gary Tighe,   Michael Kamran

Level 12 Update

Mar 18, '09

Big Hands:

T.J. Cloutier Eliminated

T.J. Cloutier moved alll in on a flop of J53 with KJ in the hole and Chris Moore called him down with AA. The turn and river fell 49 and Cloutier was knocked out of the event. Moore collected the $5,000 bounty.

Joe Sebok Doubles Up

Joe Sebok moved all in preflop with A-K and one opponent called him down with pocket queens. The board rattled off K-J-2-4-7 and Sebok doubled up to survive with 120,000.

Allen Cunningham Eliminated

Allen Cunningham moved all in on a board of A10769 and Kent Washington called him down. Their cards:

Washington: K2
Cunningham: muck

Cunningham left the tournament area and Washington collected the $5,000 bounty.

Jennifer Harman Eliminated by Paul Wasicka

Early position raised to 3,500 and Jennifer Harman moved all in from late position preflop. Paul Wasicka reraised all in over the top of Harman and early position folded. The final two players then flipped up their cards:

Harman: A6
Wasicka: AQ

Board: 107535

Harman was eliminated on the hand and Wasicka collected the $5,000 bounty.

Player Tags: T.J. Cloutier,   Allen Cunningham,   Jennifer Harman,   Paul Wasicka,   Joe Sebok

Level 17 Update

Mar 19, '09

Big Hands:

Paul Wasicka Takes a Big Hit

Gary Tighe raised preflop and Paul Wasicka called from the big blind. The flop was dealt 1083 and Wasicka checked. Tighe bet 20,000 and Wasicka made the call. The turn fell Q, Wasicka checked, Tighe bet 100,000, and Wasicka moved all in. Tighe called and they flipped up their cards:

Wasicka: J8
Tighe: AA

River: Q

Wasicka was knocked down to 9,500 after the hand while Tighe soared to 550,000.

Paul Wasicka Eliminated in 35th Place ($15,000)

Paul Wasicka moved all in from the cutoff for 7,000 and Michael Kamran raised from the small blind to 32,000. Gary Tighe called Kamran down from the big blind and both live players checked a board of 8322J. Kamran flipped up AQ and both opponents mucked. Kamran eliminated Wasicka and took home the $5,000 bounty. Kamran was up to 595,000 after the hand.

Joe Sebok Doubles Up

Joe Sebok moved all in preflop and Tyler Cornell called him down. Their cards:

Sebok: AQ
Cornell: A10

Board: 9883J

Sebok doubled up on the hand to survive and he now holds 205,000.

Vivek Rajkumar Doubles Up

Vivek Rajkumar moved all in preflop for 48,000 and Matt Lessinger called him down. Their cards:

Lessinger: A3
Rajkumar: 10-2

Board: J87J9

Rajkumar doubled up with a straight on the river and he now holds 100,000.

 

Player Tags: Paul Wasicka,   Gary Tighe,   Michael Kamran

Level 12 Update

Mar 18, '09

Big Hands:

T.J. Cloutier Eliminated

T.J. Cloutier moved alll in on a flop of J53 with KJ in the hole and Chris Moore called him down with AA. The turn and river fell 49 and Cloutier was knocked out of the event. Moore collected the $5,000 bounty.

Joe Sebok Doubles Up

Joe Sebok moved all in preflop with A-K and one opponent called him down with pocket queens. The board rattled off K-J-2-4-7 and Sebok doubled up to survive with 120,000.

Allen Cunningham Eliminated

Allen Cunningham moved all in on a board of A10769 and Kent Washington called him down. Their cards:

Washington: K2
Cunningham: muck

Cunningham left the tournament area and Washington collected the $5,000 bounty.

Jennifer Harman Eliminated by Paul Wasicka

Early position raised to 3,500 and Jennifer Harman moved all in from late position preflop. Paul Wasicka reraised all in over the top of Harman and early position folded. The final two players then flipped up their cards:

Harman: A6
Wasicka: AQ

Board: 107535

Harman was eliminated on the hand and Wasicka collected the $5,000 bounty.

Player Tags: T.J. Cloutier,   Allen Cunningham,   Jennifer Harman,   Paul Wasicka,   Joe Sebok

Vanessa Rousso Defeats Paul Wasicka

Mar 07, '09

Vanessa Rousso was short stacked in her match against Paul Wasicka, but her A-5 held against Wasicka's K-2 to double up and take the lead.

On the final hand, Wasicka flopped top pair of Kings with K-10, but Rousso had turned two pair, Kings and Sixes. The river was a Jack and the former Champion Wasicka was eliminated, earning $25,000.

Rousso will now play Daniel Negreanu in the Elite Eight.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Player Tags: Paul Wasicka,   Vanessa Rousso

Paul Wasicka Defeats Don Cheadle

Mar 07, '09

Paul Wasicka and Don Cheadle played a huge pot on a flop of J-10-2. Cheadle had the lead but was behind in the hand with J-9 against Wasicka's pocket queens.

The turn was a 7, giving Cheadle more outs to advance, but the river was a K, giving the double up to Wasicka.

Cheadle was left with 3,000 in chips and got them all in shortly afterwards with Q-J. Wasicka had pocket fours and they held when the board came A-10-7-9-5.

Wasicka will now play the winner between Phil Ivey and Vanessa Rousso.

 

 

 

 

Player Tags: Paul Wasicka,   Don Cheadle

Paul Wasicka Defeats Nicholas Joy

Mar 06, '09

Both Nicholas Joy and Paul Wasicka got it all in on a board reading Q-9-2. Wasicka showed Q-J but he was behind to Joy's Q-9 for two pair.

Joy was covered and looking to avoid a jack or a running high pair. The turn was a jack, however, and Wasicka took control of the hand. The river was a six and Wasicka advanced to play the winner of Don Cheadle and David Pham.

Joy, despite having the best hand with twice in the match, is eliminated from the tournament.


 

Player Tags: Paul Wasicka,   Nicholas Joy

Vanessa Rousso Defeats Paul Wasicka

Mar 07, '09

Vanessa Rousso was short stacked in her match against Paul Wasicka, but her A-5 held against Wasicka's K-2 to double up and take the lead.

On the final hand, Wasicka flopped top pair of Kings with K-10, but Rousso had turned two pair, Kings and Sixes. The river was a Jack and the former Champion Wasicka was eliminated, earning $25,000.

Rousso will now play Daniel Negreanu in the Elite Eight.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Player Tags: Paul Wasicka,   Vanessa Rousso

Paul Wasicka Defeats Don Cheadle

Mar 07, '09

Paul Wasicka and Don Cheadle played a huge pot on a flop of J-10-2. Cheadle had the lead but was behind in the hand with J-9 against Wasicka's pocket queens.

The turn was a 7, giving Cheadle more outs to advance, but the river was a K, giving the double up to Wasicka.

Cheadle was left with 3,000 in chips and got them all in shortly afterwards with Q-J. Wasicka had pocket fours and they held when the board came A-10-7-9-5.

Wasicka will now play the winner between Phil Ivey and Vanessa Rousso.

 

 

 

 

Player Tags: Paul Wasicka,   Don Cheadle

Paul Wasicka Defeats Nicholas Joy

Mar 06, '09

Both Nicholas Joy and Paul Wasicka got it all in on a board reading Q-9-2. Wasicka showed Q-J but he was behind to Joy's Q-9 for two pair.

Joy was covered and looking to avoid a jack or a running high pair. The turn was a jack, however, and Wasicka took control of the hand. The river was a six and Wasicka advanced to play the winner of Don Cheadle and David Pham.

Joy, despite having the best hand with twice in the match, is eliminated from the tournament.


 

Player Tags: Paul Wasicka,   Nicholas Joy

Paul Wasicka Eliminated in 28th ($38,035)

Feb 24, '09

Payman Arjang raised to 24,000 and Paul Wasicka moved all in behind him for 235,000. Donal D'Auria tanked for several minutes in the big blind before folding what he later claimed was pocket nines.

Arjang snap called with KK and Wasicka showed down A10. The board came out nine high and Wasicka was eliminated in 28th place, earning $38,035.

The remaining 27 players are now redrawing for the final three tables.

 

 

 

 

 

Player Tags: Paul Wasicka,   Payman Arjang,   Donald D'Auria

Paul Wasicka Doubles Up

Feb 24, '09

Paul Wasicka moved all in preflop from the big blind and Nancy Todd Tyner called him down from the small blind. Their cards:

Wasicka: AJ
Tyner: 1010

Board: A6394

Wasicka doubled up on the hand to 390,000 and Tyner was knocked down to 220,000.








 

Player Tags: Paul Wasicka,   Nancy Todd Tyner

Paul Wasicka Wins Huge Pot

Feb 24, '09

Paul Wasicka raised preflop and was called by Kofi Farkye on the button and Payman Arjang in the big blind.

The flop came 743 and Arjang bet 20,000. Wasicka called and so did Farkye.

The turn was the 8 and Arjang checked. Wasicka also checked and then Farkye bet 45,000. Arjang called and Wasicka called.

The river was the 3 and Arjang check once again. This time, Wasicka bet 100,000. Farkye went into the tank for about 3 minutes before folding and Arjang made the call.

Wasicka showed AA and Arjang mucked his hand. Wasicka now has 510,000 in chips.

 

Player Tags: Paul Wasicka,   Payman Arjang,   Kofi Farkye

Erica Schoenberg Doubles Up

Feb 24, '09

Paul Wasicka raised to 15,000 and Erica Schoenberg reraised all in for 22,000 more on the button. Wasicka made the call and showed pocket sixes. Schoenberg was way ahead with pocket jacks.

The board came Q1042A and Schoenberg doubled up to 90,000.

 

 

 

 

Player Tags: Paul Wasicka,   Erica Schoenberg

Level 16 Update

Feb 23, '09

Level: 16

Blinds: 1,500-3,000 with a 500 ante.

Players Left: 64 out of 696

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Score Board

Notable Chip Counts:

Kofi Farkye - 730,000
Dan O'Brien - 537,000
Mike Sowers - 532,000
Chris Karagulleyan - 497,000
Jason Dewitt - 475,000
Anthony Venturnini - 450,000
Don D'Auria - 427,000
Matt Woodward - 400,000
Blake Cahail - 320,000
Chris Ferguson - 312,000

Average:167,711

Notable Eliminations:

Adam Geyer
Ryan Young
Rodeen Talebi
Toto Leonidas
Jonathan Plens
Young Phan
Ross Boatman
Tom Dobrilovic
Mark Zajdner
David Chiu
Shannon Shorr
Paul Darden
Jimmy Fricke
Antonio Esfandiari

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Featured Table

It took some time today, but a featured table has finally stood out above the rest.

Table 33

Seat 1: Paul Wasicka
Seat 2: Nick Schulman
Seat 3: Dan O'Brien
Seat 4: Antonio Esfandiari - David Pham moved in
Seat 6: Mike Sowers
Seat 8: Hoyt Corkins
Seat 9: Erica Schoenberg

Esfandiari Takes a Large Preflop Hit

Paul Wasicka bet 8,000 and Dan O'Brien raised to 23,000. Esfandiari reraised to 71,000 total, and Wasicka mucked. O'Brien then shoved all in and put Esfandiari on a decision for his tournament life. He eventually mucked and O'Brien took down the huge hand preflop. "Was that the right play, you're the expert," asked Esfandiari of Hoyt Corkins after the hand. This was the latest hand in a series of pots that have played out aggressively between O'Brien and Esfandiari. O'Brien has the upper hand so far, after leading for much of the day Esfadiari has been knocked down to 175,000. 

Esfandiari Eliminated

Antonio Esfandiari moved all in preflop and Mike Sowers called him down. Esfandiari held A-K and Sowers A-Q. The board was dealt A-J-J-Q-3. Esfandiari was eliminated just short of the money after holding the chip lead for most of the tournament. This is a similar fate that he suffered at WPT Festa al Lago in late 2008.

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Big Hands:

David Chiu Eliminated by Greg Mueller

On a flop of Q-J-8 David Chiu moved all in and Greg Mueller called him down. Chiu held A-10 and Mueller held Q-9. The turn and river bricked out and Chiu was knocked out of the tournament to start the last level of the night.

The Dragon Shows his Bluff

David Pham raised to 30,000 preflop after a series of players limped and then called a small raise to join a pot preflop. Three players mucked their hands and then Pham flipped up J4 as he collected the pot.

Maria Ho Eliminates One

Maria Ho just knocked out a player with two kings in the hole. Her opponent held A-K but Ho's hand held to win the pot. Ho held 90,000 after the hand.

Dan Shak Eliminates One

Dan Shak moved all in preflop for 65,000 and seat 2 called all in against him. Shak had pocket jacks and seat 2 held pocket queens. A jack hit on the flop, and then a fourth came on the river to make quads for Shak and eliminate his opponent.

Slaubaugh vs. Grospellier

On a flop of Q96 Cody Slaubaugh bet 15,500 from middle position and Bertrand Grospellier made the call from late position. The K fell on the turn and Slaubaugh bet 16,500. Grospellier made the call again and the 9 was dealt on the river. Both players checked and Slaubaugh turned up a bluff (42). Grospellier showed down AJ and won the hand to increase his stack.

Money Bubble

As time expired during day 3 the tournament was stuck on the money bubble. Play went to hand-for-hand with 64 players remaining and it actually continued past the end of level 16. Day 3 will end when one more player busts out.
 

Player Tags: David Pham,   Antonio Esfandiari,   Greg Mueller,   David Chiu,   Daniel Shak,   Paul Wasicka,   Bertrand Grospellier,   Daniel O'Brien,   Cody Slaubaugh,   Mike Sowers

Level 4 Update

Feb 21, '09

Level: 4

Blinds: 100-200
 

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Score Board

Players Left: 540 of 696

Notable Chip Counts

Bertrand Grospellier - 75,000
Daniel Negreanu - 63,000
Jeff Madsen - 54,000
Kofi Farkye - 54,000
Arthur Azen - 50,000
Amir Vahedi - 50,000

Average: 25,000
 

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Big Hands:

The Suckout, Resuckout, Resuckout

Arthur Azen was all in holding top set of jacks against his opponent who held pocket kings. The turn brings a king which leaves Azen only one out in the deck and he gets it on the river, giving him quads and a stack of over 50,000 in chips.

Paul Wasicka Picks Up Chips

One-time LAPC Main Event final tablist Paul Wasicka is already off to a good start with a stack of over 45,000 in chips. Wasicka took most of his chips from Ralph Perry who held top pair, top kicker on a jack-high board. Wasicka held a set of sevens and they were good enough to take a very large pot and put him near the top of the leaderboard.

ElKy Coming On Strong

Though he was absent for most of the series, Bertrand "ElKy" Grospellier is off to a fine start here in the main event with a stack of 75,000. We haven't scanned the entire room, but that's good for the overall chip lead, at least among the notables.

Player Tags: Paul Wasicka,   Arthur Azen,   Bertrand Grospellier

Paul Wasicka Eliminated in 28th ($38,035)

Feb 24, '09

Payman Arjang raised to 24,000 and Paul Wasicka moved all in behind him for 235,000. Donal D'Auria tanked for several minutes in the big blind before folding what he later claimed was pocket nines.

Arjang snap called with KK and Wasicka showed down A10. The board came out nine high and Wasicka was eliminated in 28th place, earning $38,035.

The remaining 27 players are now redrawing for the final three tables.

 

 

 

 

 

Player Tags: Paul Wasicka,   Payman Arjang,   Donald D'Auria

Paul Wasicka Doubles Up

Feb 24, '09

Paul Wasicka moved all in preflop from the big blind and Nancy Todd Tyner called him down from the small blind. Their cards:

Wasicka: AJ
Tyner: 1010

Board: A6394

Wasicka doubled up on the hand to 390,000 and Tyner was knocked down to 220,000.








 

Player Tags: Paul Wasicka,   Nancy Todd Tyner

Paul Wasicka Wins Huge Pot

Feb 24, '09

Paul Wasicka raised preflop and was called by Kofi Farkye on the button and Payman Arjang in the big blind.

The flop came 743 and Arjang bet 20,000. Wasicka called and so did Farkye.

The turn was the 8 and Arjang checked. Wasicka also checked and then Farkye bet 45,000. Arjang called and Wasicka called.

The river was the 3 and Arjang check once again. This time, Wasicka bet 100,000. Farkye went into the tank for about 3 minutes before folding and Arjang made the call.

Wasicka showed AA and Arjang mucked his hand. Wasicka now has 510,000 in chips.

 

Player Tags: Paul Wasicka,   Payman Arjang,   Kofi Farkye

Erica Schoenberg Doubles Up

Feb 24, '09

Paul Wasicka raised to 15,000 and Erica Schoenberg reraised all in for 22,000 more on the button. Wasicka made the call and showed pocket sixes. Schoenberg was way ahead with pocket jacks.

The board came Q1042A and Schoenberg doubled up to 90,000.

 

 

 

 

Player Tags: Paul Wasicka,   Erica Schoenberg

Level 16 Update

Feb 23, '09

Level: 16

Blinds: 1,500-3,000 with a 500 ante.

Players Left: 64 out of 696

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Score Board

Notable Chip Counts:

Kofi Farkye - 730,000
Dan O'Brien - 537,000
Mike Sowers - 532,000
Chris Karagulleyan - 497,000
Jason Dewitt - 475,000
Anthony Venturnini - 450,000
Don D'Auria - 427,000
Matt Woodward - 400,000
Blake Cahail - 320,000
Chris Ferguson - 312,000

Average:167,711

Notable Eliminations:

Adam Geyer
Ryan Young
Rodeen Talebi
Toto Leonidas
Jonathan Plens
Young Phan
Ross Boatman
Tom Dobrilovic
Mark Zajdner
David Chiu
Shannon Shorr
Paul Darden
Jimmy Fricke
Antonio Esfandiari

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Featured Table

It took some time today, but a featured table has finally stood out above the rest.

Table 33

Seat 1: Paul Wasicka
Seat 2: Nick Schulman
Seat 3: Dan O'Brien
Seat 4: Antonio Esfandiari - David Pham moved in
Seat 6: Mike Sowers
Seat 8: Hoyt Corkins
Seat 9: Erica Schoenberg

Esfandiari Takes a Large Preflop Hit

Paul Wasicka bet 8,000 and Dan O'Brien raised to 23,000. Esfandiari reraised to 71,000 total, and Wasicka mucked. O'Brien then shoved all in and put Esfandiari on a decision for his tournament life. He eventually mucked and O'Brien took down the huge hand preflop. "Was that the right play, you're the expert," asked Esfandiari of Hoyt Corkins after the hand. This was the latest hand in a series of pots that have played out aggressively between O'Brien and Esfandiari. O'Brien has the upper hand so far, after leading for much of the day Esfadiari has been knocked down to 175,000. 

Esfandiari Eliminated

Antonio Esfandiari moved all in preflop and Mike Sowers called him down. Esfandiari held A-K and Sowers A-Q. The board was dealt A-J-J-Q-3. Esfandiari was eliminated just short of the money after holding the chip lead for most of the tournament. This is a similar fate that he suffered at WPT Festa al Lago in late 2008.

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Big Hands:

David Chiu Eliminated by Greg Mueller

On a flop of Q-J-8 David Chiu moved all in and Greg Mueller called him down. Chiu held A-10 and Mueller held Q-9. The turn and river bricked out and Chiu was knocked out of the tournament to start the last level of the night.

The Dragon Shows his Bluff

David Pham raised to 30,000 preflop after a series of players limped and then called a small raise to join a pot preflop. Three players mucked their hands and then Pham flipped up J4 as he collected the pot.

Maria Ho Eliminates One

Maria Ho just knocked out a player with two kings in the hole. Her opponent held A-K but Ho's hand held to win the pot. Ho held 90,000 after the hand.

Dan Shak Eliminates One

Dan Shak moved all in preflop for 65,000 and seat 2 called all in against him. Shak had pocket jacks and seat 2 held pocket queens. A jack hit on the flop, and then a fourth came on the river to make quads for Shak and eliminate his opponent.

Slaubaugh vs. Grospellier

On a flop of Q96 Cody Slaubaugh bet 15,500 from middle position and Bertrand Grospellier made the call from late position. The K fell on the turn and Slaubaugh bet 16,500. Grospellier made the call again and the 9 was dealt on the river. Both players checked and Slaubaugh turned up a bluff (42). Grospellier showed down AJ and won the hand to increase his stack.

Money Bubble

As time expired during day 3 the tournament was stuck on the money bubble. Play went to hand-for-hand with 64 players remaining and it actually continued past the end of level 16. Day 3 will end when one more player busts out.
 

Player Tags: David Pham,   Antonio Esfandiari,   Greg Mueller,   David Chiu,   Daniel Shak,   Paul Wasicka,   Bertrand Grospellier,   Daniel O'Brien,   Cody Slaubaugh,   Mike Sowers

Level 4 Update

Feb 21, '09

Level: 4

Blinds: 100-200
 

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Score Board

Players Left: 540 of 696

Notable Chip Counts

Bertrand Grospellier - 75,000
Daniel Negreanu - 63,000
Jeff Madsen - 54,000
Kofi Farkye - 54,000
Arthur Azen - 50,000
Amir Vahedi - 50,000

Average: 25,000
 

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Big Hands:

The Suckout, Resuckout, Resuckout

Arthur Azen was all in holding top set of jacks against his opponent who held pocket kings. The turn brings a king which leaves Azen only one out in the deck and he gets it on the river, giving him quads and a stack of over 50,000 in chips.

Paul Wasicka Picks Up Chips

One-time LAPC Main Event final tablist Paul Wasicka is already off to a good start with a stack of over 45,000 in chips. Wasicka took most of his chips from Ralph Perry who held top pair, top kicker on a jack-high board. Wasicka held a set of sevens and they were good enough to take a very large pot and put him near the top of the leaderboard.

ElKy Coming On Strong

Though he was absent for most of the series, Bertrand "ElKy" Grospellier is off to a fine start here in the main event with a stack of 75,000. We haven't scanned the entire room, but that's good for the overall chip lead, at least among the notables.

Player Tags: Paul Wasicka,   Arthur Azen,   Bertrand Grospellier

Paul Wasicka Eliminated in 28th ($38,035)

Feb 24, '09

Payman Arjang raised to 24,000 and Paul Wasicka moved all in behind him for 235,000. Donal D'Auria tanked for several minutes in the big blind before folding what he later claimed was pocket nines.

Arjang snap called with KK and Wasicka showed down A10. The board came out nine high and Wasicka was eliminated in 28th place, earning $38,035.

The remaining 27 players are now redrawing for the final three tables.

 

 

 

 

 

Player Tags: Paul Wasicka,   Payman Arjang,   Donald D'Auria

Paul Wasicka Doubles Up

Feb 24, '09

Paul Wasicka moved all in preflop from the big blind and Nancy Todd Tyner called him down from the small blind. Their cards:

Wasicka: AJ
Tyner: 1010

Board: A6394

Wasicka doubled up on the hand to 390,000 and Tyner was knocked down to 220,000.








 

Player Tags: Paul Wasicka,   Nancy Todd Tyner

Paul Wasicka Wins Huge Pot

Feb 24, '09

Paul Wasicka raised preflop and was called by Kofi Farkye on the button and Payman Arjang in the big blind.

The flop came 743 and Arjang bet 20,000. Wasicka called and so did Farkye.

The turn was the 8 and Arjang checked. Wasicka also checked and then Farkye bet 45,000. Arjang called and Wasicka called.

The river was the 3 and Arjang check once again. This time, Wasicka bet 100,000. Farkye went into the tank for about 3 minutes before folding and Arjang made the call.

Wasicka showed AA and Arjang mucked his hand. Wasicka now has 510,000 in chips.

 

Player Tags: Paul Wasicka,   Payman Arjang,   Kofi Farkye

Erica Schoenberg Doubles Up

Feb 24, '09

Paul Wasicka raised to 15,000 and Erica Schoenberg reraised all in for 22,000 more on the button. Wasicka made the call and showed pocket sixes. Schoenberg was way ahead with pocket jacks.

The board came Q1042A and Schoenberg doubled up to 90,000.

 

 

 

 

Player Tags: Paul Wasicka,   Erica Schoenberg

Level 16 Update

Feb 23, '09

Level: 16

Blinds: 1,500-3,000 with a 500 ante.

Players Left: 64 out of 696

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Score Board

Notable Chip Counts:

Kofi Farkye - 730,000
Dan O'Brien - 537,000
Mike Sowers - 532,000
Chris Karagulleyan - 497,000
Jason Dewitt - 475,000
Anthony Venturnini - 450,000
Don D'Auria - 427,000
Matt Woodward - 400,000
Blake Cahail - 320,000
Chris Ferguson - 312,000

Average:167,711

Notable Eliminations:

Adam Geyer
Ryan Young
Rodeen Talebi
Toto Leonidas
Jonathan Plens
Young Phan
Ross Boatman
Tom Dobrilovic
Mark Zajdner
David Chiu
Shannon Shorr
Paul Darden
Jimmy Fricke
Antonio Esfandiari

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Featured Table

It took some time today, but a featured table has finally stood out above the rest.

Table 33

Seat 1: Paul Wasicka
Seat 2: Nick Schulman
Seat 3: Dan O'Brien
Seat 4: Antonio Esfandiari - David Pham moved in
Seat 6: Mike Sowers
Seat 8: Hoyt Corkins
Seat 9: Erica Schoenberg

Esfandiari Takes a Large Preflop Hit

Paul Wasicka bet 8,000 and Dan O'Brien raised to 23,000. Esfandiari reraised to 71,000 total, and Wasicka mucked. O'Brien then shoved all in and put Esfandiari on a decision for his tournament life. He eventually mucked and O'Brien took down the huge hand preflop. "Was that the right play, you're the expert," asked Esfandiari of Hoyt Corkins after the hand. This was the latest hand in a series of pots that have played out aggressively between O'Brien and Esfandiari. O'Brien has the upper hand so far, after leading for much of the day Esfadiari has been knocked down to 175,000. 

Esfandiari Eliminated

Antonio Esfandiari moved all in preflop and Mike Sowers called him down. Esfandiari held A-K and Sowers A-Q. The board was dealt A-J-J-Q-3. Esfandiari was eliminated just short of the money after holding the chip lead for most of the tournament. This is a similar fate that he suffered at WPT Festa al Lago in late 2008.

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Big Hands:

David Chiu Eliminated by Greg Mueller

On a flop of Q-J-8 David Chiu moved all in and Greg Mueller called him down. Chiu held A-10 and Mueller held Q-9. The turn and river bricked out and Chiu was knocked out of the tournament to start the last level of the night.

The Dragon Shows his Bluff

David Pham raised to 30,000 preflop after a series of players limped and then called a small raise to join a pot preflop. Three players mucked their hands and then Pham flipped up J4 as he collected the pot.

Maria Ho Eliminates One

Maria Ho just knocked out a player with two kings in the hole. Her opponent held A-K but Ho's hand held to win the pot. Ho held 90,000 after the hand.

Dan Shak Eliminates One

Dan Shak moved all in preflop for 65,000 and seat 2 called all in against him. Shak had pocket jacks and seat 2 held pocket queens. A jack hit on the flop, and then a fourth came on the river to make quads for Shak and eliminate his opponent.

Slaubaugh vs. Grospellier

On a flop of Q96 Cody Slaubaugh bet 15,500 from middle position and Bertrand Grospellier made the call from late position. The K fell on the turn and Slaubaugh bet 16,500. Grospellier made the call again and the 9 was dealt on the river. Both players checked and Slaubaugh turned up a bluff (42). Grospellier showed down AJ and won the hand to increase his stack.

Money Bubble

As time expired during day 3 the tournament was stuck on the money bubble. Play went to hand-for-hand with 64 players remaining and it actually continued past the end of level 16. Day 3 will end when one more player busts out.
 

Player Tags: David Pham,   Antonio Esfandiari,   Greg Mueller,   David Chiu,   Daniel Shak,   Paul Wasicka,   Bertrand Grospellier,   Daniel O'Brien,   Cody Slaubaugh,   Mike Sowers

Level 4 Update

Feb 21, '09

Level: 4

Blinds: 100-200
 

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Score Board

Players Left: 540 of 696

Notable Chip Counts

Bertrand Grospellier - 75,000
Daniel Negreanu - 63,000
Jeff Madsen - 54,000
Kofi Farkye - 54,000
Arthur Azen - 50,000
Amir Vahedi - 50,000

Average: 25,000
 

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Big Hands:

The Suckout, Resuckout, Resuckout

Arthur Azen was all in holding top set of jacks against his opponent who held pocket kings. The turn brings a king which leaves Azen only one out in the deck and he gets it on the river, giving him quads and a stack of over 50,000 in chips.

Paul Wasicka Picks Up Chips

One-time LAPC Main Event final tablist Paul Wasicka is already off to a good start with a stack of over 45,000 in chips. Wasicka took most of his chips from Ralph Perry who held top pair, top kicker on a jack-high board. Wasicka held a set of sevens and they were good enough to take a very large pot and put him near the top of the leaderboard.

ElKy Coming On Strong

Though he was absent for most of the series, Bertrand "ElKy" Grospellier is off to a fine start here in the main event with a stack of 75,000. We haven't scanned the entire room, but that's good for the overall chip lead, at least among the notables.

Player Tags: Paul Wasicka,   Arthur Azen,   Bertrand Grospellier

Level One Update

Dec 13, '08

Level: 1

Blinds/Antes: 50-100

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Score Board

Players Left (Unofficial): 192 of 195

Notable Chip Counts

Brent Hanks: 93,000
Ryan Young: 85,000
Doyle Brunson: 60,000
POY Leader John Phan: 45,000
POY Contender Bertrand Grospellier: 45,000

Average: 45,703

Eliminations: Will "The Thrill" Failla

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Big Hands:

Paul Wasicka Chips Up

We caught this hand on the turn as Paul Wasicka faced off against Brett Richey. The board read A657 and Wasicka checked. Richey bet 1,800 and Wasicka took some time before raising to 6,600. Richey made the call and the river was the 5. Wasicka bet 13,000 and Richey quickly mucked, presumably on a draw.

After the hand, Wasicka was up to 56,000 in chips, the largest stack at his table.
 

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Featured Table Breakdown:

Table 2 in the Bellagio Poker Room

Seat 2: Martin De Knijff
Seat 3: Ozzie Sheikh
Seat 4: Greg Mueller
Seat 5: Greg Raymer
Seat 6: Mike McClain
Seat 7: Jennifer Tilly
Seat 8: Amit Makhija
Seat 9: Adam Geyer

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Left in the Deck

Table Talk

Over at table 4, the low blinds and long levels have allowed Mike Matusow and his tablemates to do anything but play cards. A heated discussion about the current NFL season kicked off, with Matusow taking strong opinions on everything from new Baltimore Ravens coach John Harbaugh to the lack of separation between today's top kickers. Matusow is joined at the table by Scott Seiver, Steve Billirakis, Markus Gonzalves and Chris Bush.
 

Player Tags: Mike Matusow,   Paul Wasicka

$10,000 Main Event - Day 2A - Level 6 (Hour 2)

Jul 08, '08

Blinds: 250-500, 50 ante

Chip Leaders:
Hunter Fry - 210,000
Kellen Hunter - 194,000
Jeremiah Smith - 190,000
Mark Garner - 182,000
Robert Mizrachi - 175,000
Brandon Adams - 170,000
Stefan Mattsson - 169,500
David Rheem - 167,000
Brian Schaedlich - 157,000
Bryan Colin - 151,000

Other Notables:
Hasan Habib – 100,000
Erick Lindgren – 86,000
Alexander Kravchenko – 83,000
Jon Turner – 82,000
Hoyt Corkins – 82,000
Darrel Dicken – 79,000
Nick Schulman – 79,000
Julian Gardner – 78,000
Toto Leonidas – 77,000
Victoria Coren – 72,000
Barny Boatman – 66,000
John Hennigan – 65,000
Thor Hansen – 62,000
John Duthie – 58,000
Jason Marquis – 55,000
Voitto Rintala – 53,000
Vince Van Patten – 53,000
Dario Alioto – 52,000
Erik Seidel – 51,000
David Grey – 46,000
Shaun Deeb – 40,000
Mickey Appleman – 38,000
Michael Guzzardi – 36,000
Robert Varkonyi – 27,000
Bill Gazes – 26,000
Patrik Antonius – 10,000
Barry Greenstein – 5,000
Scotty Nguyen – 5,000

Eliminations:

Stuart Paterson
Harry Demetriou
Perry Friedman
John Myung

Big Hands and Storylines:

Nick’s Tricks Net Nix Chips

Nick Schulman raised to 1,200 from the cut-off in an open pot.  The action folded to the player in the big blind who made the call.  The flop came J85, and both players checked.  The 6 generated a bet of 3,000 from the player in the big blind, and Schulman instantly jettisoned his hand into the muck.  Schulman finished the hand with 80,000 in chips.

Wasicka Watches Worries Wash Away with Aces

Paul Wasicka successfully doubled up and survived elimination yet again, this time courtesy of pocket aces.  The action folded to Wasicka, who pushed all in pre-flop for his remaining 4,500 from the cut-off.  The button and small blind folded, and the big blind instantly called and turned over AJ.  Wasicka revealed his AA, and the board ran 88762.  Wasicka finished the hand with slightly less than 20,000 in chips.

Pat’s Jacks Axe Stacks

Patrick Antonius raised to 1,600 from middle position, and the next player to act reraised to a total of 4,500.  The action folded back to Antonius who moved all in for his remaining additional 9,000.  His opponent made the call and turned over 88, the underdog to Antonius’ JJ.  The board ran K6664, and Antonius finished the hand with 25,000.

Demetriou runs into aces and is out

Harry Demetriou raised to 2,100 from early position and was reraised to 6,200 total. He made the call and the two players saw a 8-6-4 flop with two spades. After Demetriou checked his opponent bet 12,000. After a minute Demetriou raised all in for 24,225 more. His opponent took a couple minutes before calling with pocket aces. Demetriou had pocket tens and the turn and river didn't help him.

Shulman Forced to Fold

Barry Shulman was in the big blind and called a preflop raise to 1600 from a player in middle position. The flop came QQ8, and both players checked. The 2 followed on the turn, and after Shulman checked, he called a bet of 5000. A third queen hit the river with the Q appearing, and after Shulman checked his opponent bet 10,000. Shulman, with about 50,000 in chips, laid his hand down.

Vos Adds to Stack

Mark Vos raised from early position to 1300 and drew two calls including one from the player in the cut-off. The Q109 flop brought two checks, and the cut-off bet 3000, which Vos called. The two were heads-up to see the 5 come on the turn, and both players checked. The A was the scare card on the river and now Vos led out for 7000. His opponent folded. Vos is at the same table as television/movie actor Ray Romano, though playing in the red section of the Amazon room means the table will be among the next to be broken.

Myung Survives All-in

John Myung was in the small blind for 250, and saw a player in late position raise to 2000. Myung, with only 8500 in chips remaining, used this opportunity to move all-in. Play folded to the raiser, who needed to call 6500 to force a showdown. But with just over 21,000 in chips, he elected to lay his hand down.

Bill Continues to Drill

On a board of 10942, Bill Gazes fired a bet of 6,500, causing his two opponents to fold their cards. Gazes finished the hand with 25,000 in chips.

Paul Pushes

Paul Wasicka successfully doubled up, but still remains at fewer than 25,000 in chips. After the player on the button limped into the pot, Wasicka raised and the big blind folded. The button made the call, and the flop came queen high with two clubs. Wasicka pushed in his remaining 6,000 and the button made the call. Wasicka held K-Q, while his opponent held K8. The K on the turn was effectively a blank for Wasicka, reducing his opponent’s outs by one (the Q). The river was a heart, and Wasicka won the pot.

Friedman loses big chunk of his stack

On a AKJ flop Perry Friedman bet 3,600 and was called by one player. The turn was the A and Friedman bet 4,500. He was again called, and then the T came on the river. This time Friedman checked, and his opponent bet 11,000. Friedman was not happy with his stuation but eventually made the call. His opponent flipped over pocket jacks for a full house to beat Friedman's A-Q for trips. After the hand Friedman had less than 30,000 chips.

Player Tags: John Myung,   Bill Gazes,   Barry Shulman,   Harry Demetriou,   Perry Friedman,   Paul Wasicka,   Mark Vos,   European Report

$10,000 Main Event - Dinner Break

Jul 03, '08

Note: Players took a ninety-minute dinner break and will return at roughly 8:45 pm to begin Level 3 with increased blinds of 150-300 with a 25 ante.

Blinds/Antes: 150-300

Chip Counts:
Christopher Kero: 118,700
Patrick Fortin: 110,000
David Rheem: 98,000
Max Greenwood: 90,000
Nate eaton: 90,000
Kido Pham: 86,000
Svetlana Gromenkova: 86,000
Yan Chen: 84,000
Barry Shulman: 27,500
Shannon Shorr: 26,700

Eliminations: Young Phan, Ralph Perry, Gavin Smith, Eric Froehlich, Phil Galfond, Chad Brown

Big Hands:

Jack Haley With the Double-Double

On a flop of KQ2, former NBA ball player Jack Haley got it all in with top pair (AK) against the player in seat 3's middle pair (Q3). The turn was the K, giving haley the check mark, his opponent was drawing dead on the river (7). After the hand, Haley doubled up to just over 8,000 in chips.

The Ups and Downs of Paul Wasicka

On a board of A524, the player in seat 1 bet 1,000 and Wasicka made the call. Another player in the hand mucked his cards the the two players were heads up heading to the river. It came down with the 9 and seat 1 bet 2,000. Wasicka called again and seat 1 asked, "you got a straight?" Wasicka nodded and turned over 33 for the wheel and he scooped a pot to get his stack back over 20,000.

A few hands later, the player in seat 6 raised to 1,050. Wasicka made the call from the big blind and the flop came 932. Wasicka checked and seat 6 bet 1,325. Wasicka made the call and the turn was the 4. Both players checked and they did the same when the J came on the river. Wasicka showed 77 and his opponent showed 98 for top pair and the pot. Wasicka was at 15,000 after the hand.

Galfond Out

Phil Galfond moved all in for his last couple of thousand against the player in seat 8 preflop. Galfond showed 88 while his opponent showed 1010. The board ran out 946K2 and Galfond's main event was done.

Turner Busts One

The player in seat 8 raised to 800 from middle position and Jon "PearlJammer" Turner made the call from the button. The flop rolled out Q98 and seat 8 led out with 1,150. Turner raised an additional 2,100 and seat 8 pushed all in. Turner called instantly and showed J10 while seat 8 showed AQ. The turn was the 3 and the river was the 3. Turner eliminated seat 8 and was around 50,000.

Morgan Involved in Two Big Hands

Jordan Morgan raised to 1,800 preflop and both seat 2 and seat 7 made the call. The flop came 963 and Morgan fired 3,500. Seat 2 folded but seat 7 stuck around, making the call. The turn was the 9 and both players checked. The river brought the 9 and Morgan fired 9,750. Seat 7 went into the tank for almost five minutes. He finally called and Morgan tabled JJ. Seat 7 mucked and Morgan took the huge pot.

A few hands later, the board read 976K, seat 1 and seat 4 both moved all in before the action even got to Morgan. Morgan made the call, having both men covered. Seat 1 showed 66 for a set. Seat 2 showed Q10 for a made flush along with a gutshot straight flush draw. Morgan turned over 87 for a lower flush, as well as a straight flush draw. The river brought the J, giving seat 4 his straight flush, not that he needed it. Seat 1 was eliminated and Morgan was around 60,000.

Anna Wroblewski Doubles Up, Eliminates Lenny Cortelino

On a flop of Q43, Lenny Cortellino checked to Anna Wroblewski who bet 6,100. Cortellino raised (check-raised) to 12,100 and Wroblewski moved all in. Cortellino insta-called and turned over QQ for top set while Wroblewski showed AA for the overpair and the nut flush draw. Wroblewski had Cortellino slightly covered. The turn was the 9, giving Wroblewski her flush and reducing Coretllino to pairing the board to stay alive. The river was the 2, no pair and Cortellino hit the rail. After the hand, Wroblewski nearly doubled up to just over 60,000 in chips.

Shulman Keeps Rolling

Action folded around to the button who raised to 900. Barry Shulman made the call from the small blind and the flop came A43 and Shulman checked. The player on the button fired a continuation bet of 1,500 and Shulman made the call. The turn was the 2 and Shulman led out for 2,000. The button looked confused and mucked his hand. Shulman flashed an ace and took the pot.

 

Player Tags: Paul Wasicka,   Jon Turner,   Jordan Morgan,   Jack Haley,   Phil Galfond

$10,000 Main Event - The Early Going

Jul 03, '08

Blinds/Antes: 50-100

Big Hands:

Jason Alexander on Broadway?

Jason Alexander limped into a pot from late position and the player in the cutoff raised to 400. Action folded back around to Alexander who made the call. The flop came KQJ, and both players checked. The turn was the 10, and Alexander fired 500 into the pot. The player in the cutoff folded his hand and Alexander raked the pot.

Eric Froehlich Caught Lying

With plenty of money in the pot on a board of A75J5, Eric Froehlich fired out a 3,300 bet on the river. His opponent in seat 4 tanked for a few minutes before making the call. Froehlich instantly threw his cards into the muck, conceding the hand as a confused seat 4 raked the pot. There was a little banter over whether or not seat 4 had to show his hand considering that Froehlich mucked, but in the end seat 4 briefly flashed his cards before the floor person could get there to make an official ruling.

Wasicka With An Early Pot

On a board reading 8829, Paul Wasicka bet 600 and his opponent in seat 8 called. The river was the A and both players decided to check. Wasicka then showed down 66 for two pair and his opponent threw his hand in the muck. Wasicka took a nice sized pot and was up around 24,000.

Galfond Moved Off His Hand

After a flop came down 863, the player in seat 1 bet 450. Phil Galfond raised to 1,175 and his opponent repopped it for 3,000 more. Galfond went in the tank and decided to lay his hand down. He was down to around 19,000 after the hand.

The Girl Next Door

In a huge field like this one, it is rare to look around and find a familiar face. But that is not the case for David Benyamine. He is sitting in seat 1 at table 39 in the orange section of the Amazon Room. One table over at table 38, his fiance Erica Schoenberg was sitting in seat 2. The same is true for Barry Shulman over in the blue section as his wife Allyn Jaffrey Shulman is sitting one table over.

Player Tags: Allyn Jaffrey Shulman,   David Benyamine,   Barry Shulman,   Paul Wasicka,   Eric Froehlich,   Phil Galfond,   Jason Alexander,   Erica Schoenberg

$10,000 Main Event - Day 2A - Level 6 (Hour 2)

Jul 08, '08

Blinds: 250-500, 50 ante

Chip Leaders:
Hunter Fry - 210,000
Kellen Hunter - 194,000
Jeremiah Smith - 190,000
Mark Garner - 182,000
Robert Mizrachi - 175,000
Brandon Adams - 170,000
Stefan Mattsson - 169,500
David Rheem - 167,000
Brian Schaedlich - 157,000
Bryan Colin - 151,000

Other Notables:
Hasan Habib – 100,000
Erick Lindgren – 86,000
Alexander Kravchenko – 83,000
Jon Turner – 82,000
Hoyt Corkins – 82,000
Darrel Dicken – 79,000
Nick Schulman – 79,000
Julian Gardner – 78,000
Toto Leonidas – 77,000
Victoria Coren – 72,000
Barny Boatman – 66,000
John Hennigan – 65,000
Thor Hansen – 62,000
John Duthie – 58,000
Jason Marquis – 55,000
Voitto Rintala – 53,000
Vince Van Patten – 53,000
Dario Alioto – 52,000
Erik Seidel – 51,000
David Grey – 46,000
Shaun Deeb – 40,000
Mickey Appleman – 38,000
Michael Guzzardi – 36,000
Robert Varkonyi – 27,000
Bill Gazes – 26,000
Patrik Antonius – 10,000
Barry Greenstein – 5,000
Scotty Nguyen – 5,000

Eliminations:

Stuart Paterson
Harry Demetriou
Perry Friedman
John Myung

Big Hands and Storylines:

Nick’s Tricks Net Nix Chips

Nick Schulman raised to 1,200 from the cut-off in an open pot.  The action folded to the player in the big blind who made the call.  The flop came J85, and both players checked.  The 6 generated a bet of 3,000 from the player in the big blind, and Schulman instantly jettisoned his hand into the muck.  Schulman finished the hand with 80,000 in chips.

Wasicka Watches Worries Wash Away with Aces

Paul Wasicka successfully doubled up and survived elimination yet again, this time courtesy of pocket aces.  The action folded to Wasicka, who pushed all in pre-flop for his remaining 4,500 from the cut-off.  The button and small blind folded, and the big blind instantly called and turned over AJ.  Wasicka revealed his AA, and the board ran 88762.  Wasicka finished the hand with slightly less than 20,000 in chips.

Pat’s Jacks Axe Stacks

Patrick Antonius raised to 1,600 from middle position, and the next player to act reraised to a total of 4,500.  The action folded back to Antonius who moved all in for his remaining additional 9,000.  His opponent made the call and turned over 88, the underdog to Antonius’ JJ.  The board ran K6664, and Antonius finished the hand with 25,000.

Demetriou runs into aces and is out

Harry Demetriou raised to 2,100 from early position and was reraised to 6,200 total. He made the call and the two players saw a 8-6-4 flop with two spades. After Demetriou checked his opponent bet 12,000. After a minute Demetriou raised all in for 24,225 more. His opponent took a couple minutes before calling with pocket aces. Demetriou had pocket tens and the turn and river didn't help him.

Shulman Forced to Fold

Barry Shulman was in the big blind and called a preflop raise to 1600 from a player in middle position. The flop came QQ8, and both players checked. The 2 followed on the turn, and after Shulman checked, he called a bet of 5000. A third queen hit the river with the Q appearing, and after Shulman checked his opponent bet 10,000. Shulman, with about 50,000 in chips, laid his hand down.

Vos Adds to Stack

Mark Vos raised from early position to 1300 and drew two calls including one from the player in the cut-off. The Q109 flop brought two checks, and the cut-off bet 3000, which Vos called. The two were heads-up to see the 5 come on the turn, and both players checked. The A was the scare card on the river and now Vos led out for 7000. His opponent folded. Vos is at the same table as television/movie actor Ray Romano, though playing in the red section of the Amazon room means the table will be among the next to be broken.

Myung Survives All-in

John Myung was in the small blind for 250, and saw a player in late position raise to 2000. Myung, with only 8500 in chips remaining, used this opportunity to move all-in. Play folded to the raiser, who needed to call 6500 to force a showdown. But with just over 21,000 in chips, he elected to lay his hand down.

Bill Continues to Drill

On a board of 10942, Bill Gazes fired a bet of 6,500, causing his two opponents to fold their cards. Gazes finished the hand with 25,000 in chips.

Paul Pushes

Paul Wasicka successfully doubled up, but still remains at fewer than 25,000 in chips. After the player on the button limped into the pot, Wasicka raised and the big blind folded. The button made the call, and the flop came queen high with two clubs. Wasicka pushed in his remaining 6,000 and the button made the call. Wasicka held K-Q, while his opponent held K8. The K on the turn was effectively a blank for Wasicka, reducing his opponent’s outs by one (the Q). The river was a heart, and Wasicka won the pot.

Friedman loses big chunk of his stack

On a AKJ flop Perry Friedman bet 3,600 and was called by one player. The turn was the A and Friedman bet 4,500. He was again called, and then the T came on the river. This time Friedman checked, and his opponent bet 11,000. Friedman was not happy with his stuation but eventually made the call. His opponent flipped over pocket jacks for a full house to beat Friedman's A-Q for trips. After the hand Friedman had less than 30,000 chips.

Player Tags: John Myung,   Bill Gazes,   Barry Shulman,   Harry Demetriou,   Perry Friedman,   Paul Wasicka,   Mark Vos,   European Report

$10,000 Main Event - Dinner Break

Jul 03, '08

Note: Players took a ninety-minute dinner break and will return at roughly 8:45 pm to begin Level 3 with increased blinds of 150-300 with a 25 ante.

Blinds/Antes: 150-300

Chip Counts:
Christopher Kero: 118,700
Patrick Fortin: 110,000
David Rheem: 98,000
Max Greenwood: 90,000
Nate eaton: 90,000
Kido Pham: 86,000
Svetlana Gromenkova: 86,000
Yan Chen: 84,000
Barry Shulman: 27,500
Shannon Shorr: 26,700

Eliminations: Young Phan, Ralph Perry, Gavin Smith, Eric Froehlich, Phil Galfond, Chad Brown

Big Hands:

Jack Haley With the Double-Double

On a flop of KQ2, former NBA ball player Jack Haley got it all in with top pair (AK) against the player in seat 3's middle pair (Q3). The turn was the K, giving haley the check mark, his opponent was drawing dead on the river (7). After the hand, Haley doubled up to just over 8,000 in chips.

The Ups and Downs of Paul Wasicka

On a board of A524, the player in seat 1 bet 1,000 and Wasicka made the call. Another player in the hand mucked his cards the the two players were heads up heading to the river. It came down with the 9 and seat 1 bet 2,000. Wasicka called again and seat 1 asked, "you got a straight?" Wasicka nodded and turned over 33 for the wheel and he scooped a pot to get his stack back over 20,000.

A few hands later, the player in seat 6 raised to 1,050. Wasicka made the call from the big blind and the flop came 932. Wasicka checked and seat 6 bet 1,325. Wasicka made the call and the turn was the 4. Both players checked and they did the same when the J came on the river. Wasicka showed 77 and his opponent showed 98 for top pair and the pot. Wasicka was at 15,000 after the hand.

Galfond Out

Phil Galfond moved all in for his last couple of thousand against the player in seat 8 preflop. Galfond showed 88 while his opponent showed 1010. The board ran out 946K2 and Galfond's main event was done.

Turner Busts One

The player in seat 8 raised to 800 from middle position and Jon "PearlJammer" Turner made the call from the button. The flop rolled out Q98 and seat 8 led out with 1,150. Turner raised an additional 2,100 and seat 8 pushed all in. Turner called instantly and showed J10 while seat 8 showed AQ. The turn was the 3 and the river was the 3. Turner eliminated seat 8 and was around 50,000.

Morgan Involved in Two Big Hands

Jordan Morgan raised to 1,800 preflop and both seat 2 and seat 7 made the call. The flop came 963 and Morgan fired 3,500. Seat 2 folded but seat 7 stuck around, making the call. The turn was the 9 and both players checked. The river brought the 9 and Morgan fired 9,750. Seat 7 went into the tank for almost five minutes. He finally called and Morgan tabled JJ. Seat 7 mucked and Morgan took the huge pot.

A few hands later, the board read 976K, seat 1 and seat 4 both moved all in before the action even got to Morgan. Morgan made the call, having both men covered. Seat 1 showed 66 for a set. Seat 2 showed Q10 for a made flush along with a gutshot straight flush draw. Morgan turned over 87 for a lower flush, as well as a straight flush draw. The river brought the J, giving seat 4 his straight flush, not that he needed it. Seat 1 was eliminated and Morgan was around 60,000.

Anna Wroblewski Doubles Up, Eliminates Lenny Cortelino

On a flop of Q43, Lenny Cortellino checked to Anna Wroblewski who bet 6,100. Cortellino raised (check-raised) to 12,100 and Wroblewski moved all in. Cortellino insta-called and turned over QQ for top set while Wroblewski showed AA for the overpair and the nut flush draw. Wroblewski had Cortellino slightly covered. The turn was the 9, giving Wroblewski her flush and reducing Coretllino to pairing the board to stay alive. The river was the 2, no pair and Cortellino hit the rail. After the hand, Wroblewski nearly doubled up to just over 60,000 in chips.

Shulman Keeps Rolling

Action folded around to the button who raised to 900. Barry Shulman made the call from the small blind and the flop came A43 and Shulman checked. The player on the button fired a continuation bet of 1,500 and Shulman made the call. The turn was the 2 and Shulman led out for 2,000. The button looked confused and mucked his hand. Shulman flashed an ace and took the pot.

 

Player Tags: Paul Wasicka,   Jon Turner,   Jordan Morgan,   Jack Haley,   Phil Galfond

$10,000 Main Event - The Early Going

Jul 03, '08

Blinds/Antes: 50-100

Big Hands:

Jason Alexander on Broadway?

Jason Alexander limped into a pot from late position and the player in the cutoff raised to 400. Action folded back around to Alexander who made the call. The flop came KQJ, and both players checked. The turn was the 10, and Alexander fired 500 into the pot. The player in the cutoff folded his hand and Alexander raked the pot.

Eric Froehlich Caught Lying

With plenty of money in the pot on a board of A75J5, Eric Froehlich fired out a 3,300 bet on the river. His opponent in seat 4 tanked for a few minutes before making the call. Froehlich instantly threw his cards into the muck, conceding the hand as a confused seat 4 raked the pot. There was a little banter over whether or not seat 4 had to show his hand considering that Froehlich mucked, but in the end seat 4 briefly flashed his cards before the floor person could get there to make an official ruling.

Wasicka With An Early Pot

On a board reading 8829, Paul Wasicka bet 600 and his opponent in seat 8 called. The river was the A and both players decided to check. Wasicka then showed down 66 for two pair and his opponent threw his hand in the muck. Wasicka took a nice sized pot and was up around 24,000.

Galfond Moved Off His Hand

After a flop came down 863, the player in seat 1 bet 450. Phil Galfond raised to 1,175 and his opponent repopped it for 3,000 more. Galfond went in the tank and decided to lay his hand down. He was down to around 19,000 after the hand.

The Girl Next Door

In a huge field like this one, it is rare to look around and find a familiar face. But that is not the case for David Benyamine. He is sitting in seat 1 at table 39 in the orange section of the Amazon Room. One table over at table 38, his fiance Erica Schoenberg was sitting in seat 2. The same is true for Barry Shulman over in the blue section as his wife Allyn Jaffrey Shulman is sitting one table over.

Player Tags: Allyn Jaffrey Shulman,   David Benyamine,   Barry Shulman,   Paul Wasicka,   Eric Froehlich,   Phil Galfond,   Jason Alexander,   Erica Schoenberg