Toto Leonidas - Live Updates

Toto Leonidas Eliminated

Oct 28, '09

Toto Leonidas maved all in preflop for 72,000 under the gun. Mark Ketteringham made the call UTG+1 and everyone else folded. Their cards:

Leonidas: AQ
Ketteringham: AK

Board: 10924K

Leonidas was eliminated on the hand and Ketteringham grew his stack to 370,000.

Player Tags: Toto Leonidas,   Mark Ketteringham

Toto Leonidas Doubles Up

Oct 28, '09

Toto Leonidas moved all in preflop from the cutoff and Christian Harder made the call from middle position. Their cards:

Leonidas: QQ
Harder: AK

Board: 842J7

Leonidas doubled up on the hand to survive.

Player Tags: Toto Leonidas

Toto Leonidas Doubles Up

Oct 27, '09

On a board of 4325 Toto Leonidas moved all in for 29,375 and David Singer went into the tank. He eventually made the call and Leonidas flipped over J10. Singer showed down AJ and the river was dealt 4. Leonidas doubled up on the hand and Singer took a hit down to 4,700.

Player Tags: Toto Leonidas,   David Singer

Toto Leonidas Eliminated

Oct 28, '09

Toto Leonidas maved all in preflop for 72,000 under the gun. Mark Ketteringham made the call UTG+1 and everyone else folded. Their cards:

Leonidas: AQ
Ketteringham: AK

Board: 10924K

Leonidas was eliminated on the hand and Ketteringham grew his stack to 370,000.

Player Tags: Toto Leonidas,   Mark Ketteringham

Toto Leonidas Doubles Up

Oct 28, '09

Toto Leonidas moved all in preflop from the cutoff and Christian Harder made the call from middle position. Their cards:

Leonidas: QQ
Harder: AK

Board: 842J7

Leonidas doubled up on the hand to survive.

Player Tags: Toto Leonidas

Toto Leonidas Doubles Up

Oct 27, '09

On a board of 4325 Toto Leonidas moved all in for 29,375 and David Singer went into the tank. He eventually made the call and Leonidas flipped over J10. Singer showed down AJ and the river was dealt 4. Leonidas doubled up on the hand and Singer took a hit down to 4,700.

Player Tags: Toto Leonidas,   David Singer

Toto Leonidas Eliminated in Fourth Place ($144,600)

Aug 26, '09

Prahlad Friedman raised to 200,000 under the gun preflop and Toto Leonidas made the call from the button. The flop was dealt K62 and Friedman bet 350,000. Leonidas thought for a moment and then moved all in for 1,390,000. Friedman made the call and they flipped up their cards:

Friedman: AK
Leonidas: A9

Turn and River: J2

Leonidas was eliminated on the hand in fourth place and he will take home $144,600 in prize money. Friedman grew his chip stack to 4,445,000 and took the chip lead.

Player Tags: Toto Leonidas,   Prahlad Friedman

Toto Leonidas Doubles Up

Aug 26, '09

Kevin Schaffel raised on the button to 200,000 and Toto Leonidas moved all in from the big blind. Schaffel quickly called with AJ and Leonidas was dominated with A5.

The board ran out J98KJ and Leonidas spiked a diamond-flush to double up to 2,040,000 and Schaffel took a hit down to 2,650,000.

Player Tags: Toto Leonidas,   Kevin Schaffel

Toto Leonidas Doubles Up

Aug 26, '09

Because of Stein’s elimination, there was no small blind on this hand. Kevin Schaffel raised to 150,000 from under the gun and Toto Leonidas mvoed all in from the button. Schaffel made the call with pocket tens and Leonidas was ahead with pocket kings.

The board came J3244 and Leonidas doubled up to over 1.5 million, putting himself back into contention.

Player Tags: Toto Leonidas,   Kevin Schaffel

Toto Leonidas Doubles Up

Aug 25, '09

Toto Leonidas got all of his chips into the middle preflop and Steven Begleiter made the call. Their cards:

Leonidas: AQ
Begleiter: 88

Board: A4363

Leonidas won the hand to survive and 10 players still remain.

Player Tags: Toto Leonidas,   Steven Begleiter

Carter King Eliminated in 19th Place ($18,285)

Aug 25, '09

Carter King raised from middle position and Toto Leonidas reraised all in from the big blind. King made the all-in call for the rest of his short stack and reveled JJ. Leonidas showed AK and a classic race situation ensued.

The board ran out Q888K and Leonidas paired his king on the river to take down the pot with a higher full house, eights full of kings.

King had been on the short stack for nearly two days, but the online pro persevered to make the money and add a WPT cash to his resume.

Player Tags: Toto Leonidas

Toto Leonidas Eliminated in Fourth Place ($144,600)

Aug 26, '09

Prahlad Friedman raised to 200,000 under the gun preflop and Toto Leonidas made the call from the button. The flop was dealt K62 and Friedman bet 350,000. Leonidas thought for a moment and then moved all in for 1,390,000. Friedman made the call and they flipped up their cards:

Friedman: AK
Leonidas: A9

Turn and River: J2

Leonidas was eliminated on the hand in fourth place and he will take home $144,600 in prize money. Friedman grew his chip stack to 4,445,000 and took the chip lead.

Player Tags: Toto Leonidas,   Prahlad Friedman

Toto Leonidas Doubles Up

Aug 26, '09

Kevin Schaffel raised on the button to 200,000 and Toto Leonidas moved all in from the big blind. Schaffel quickly called with AJ and Leonidas was dominated with A5.

The board ran out J98KJ and Leonidas spiked a diamond-flush to double up to 2,040,000 and Schaffel took a hit down to 2,650,000.

Player Tags: Toto Leonidas,   Kevin Schaffel

Toto Leonidas Doubles Up

Aug 26, '09

Because of Stein’s elimination, there was no small blind on this hand. Kevin Schaffel raised to 150,000 from under the gun and Toto Leonidas mvoed all in from the button. Schaffel made the call with pocket tens and Leonidas was ahead with pocket kings.

The board came J3244 and Leonidas doubled up to over 1.5 million, putting himself back into contention.

Player Tags: Toto Leonidas,   Kevin Schaffel

Toto Leonidas Doubles Up

Aug 25, '09

Toto Leonidas got all of his chips into the middle preflop and Steven Begleiter made the call. Their cards:

Leonidas: AQ
Begleiter: 88

Board: A4363

Leonidas won the hand to survive and 10 players still remain.

Player Tags: Toto Leonidas,   Steven Begleiter

Carter King Eliminated in 19th Place ($18,285)

Aug 25, '09

Carter King raised from middle position and Toto Leonidas reraised all in from the big blind. King made the all-in call for the rest of his short stack and reveled JJ. Leonidas showed AK and a classic race situation ensued.

The board ran out Q888K and Leonidas paired his king on the river to take down the pot with a higher full house, eights full of kings.

King had been on the short stack for nearly two days, but the online pro persevered to make the money and add a WPT cash to his resume.

Player Tags: Toto Leonidas

Level 15 Update: Grospellier Eliminated, Haxton Knocks Another Out

Jun 24, '09

Blinds: 3,000-6,000

Players Remaining: 36 out of 275

Chip Counts:

1. Michiel Brummelhuis – 570,000
2. Isaac Haxton – 450,000
3. Darryll Fish – 400,000
4. Ken Lennaard – 390,000
5. Davidi Kitai – 320,000
6. Keven Stammen – 320,000
7. Vanessa Rousso – 310,000
8. Kirill Gerasimov – 295,000
9. Thomas Peterson – 295,000
10. Bryn Kenney – 270,000

Average Chip Count: 217,565

Notable Eliminations:

Bertrand Grospellier
Matt Brady
Nam Le

Big Hands:

Elky Toast

The player in seat 5 raised to 16,000 and Bertrand Grospellier was next to act. He called his remaining 10,000 into the middle and everyone else mucked. In a situation that could have seen both players holding marginal hands. Instead, we got the classic race situation as Grospellier tabled QQ and seat 5 showed AK. The flop then came down A57 and Grospellier was all but out the door. The 8 turn and 9 river sealed his fate and he was eliminated.

Leonidas Hammered Down By Set

After the board had run out K928A, Toto Leonidas bet 20,000. Eugene Todd made the call and Leonidas showed down AJ but Todd turned over 88 for a set and the pot. Leonidas was around 95,000 while Todd was at 260,000.

Haxton With The Knockout

Isaac Haxton raised the pot from the under the gun and Bobby Firestone moved in from the button. Haxton made the call and both players showed down their hands.

Haxton: 1010
Firestone: 99

The board ran out A7463 and Firestone was eliminated. Haxton took the pot and was around 400,000.

Player Tags: Toto Leonidas,   Eugene Todd,   Robert Firestone,   Bertrand Grospellier,   Isaac Haxton

Level 12 Update: Defending Champ Ousted, Rheem Doubles Again

Jun 24, '09

Blinds: 1,500-3,000

Players Remaining: 62 out of 275

Chip Counts:

1. Michiel Brummelhuis – 400,000
2. Darryll Fish – 290,000
3. Jordan Smith – 246,000
4. Toto Leonidas – 218,000
5. Masaaki Kagawa – 216,000
6. Kirill Gerasimov – 205,000
7. Nam Le – 198,000
8. Davidi Kitai – 190,000
9. Isaac Haxton – 190,000
10. Michael Kamran – 185,000

Average Chip Count: 116,917

Notable Eliminations:

Nenad Medic
Juha Helppi
Carlos Mortensen

Big Hands:

Haxton Takes Monster Pot Off Toto

With the board showing K863 and already over 60,000 in the pot, Isaac Haxton checked to Toto Leonidas who bet out 22,000. Haxton thought briefly before pushing a long tower of “1,000” chips into the middle to make the call, building the pot to well over 100,000.

The river was the 5 and Haxton checked again. Leonidas eyed Haxton’s stack for awhile and then decided to check as well. Haxton then turned over QQ and Leonidas simply mucked his hand. Haxton took the huge pot and his stack improved to well over 200,000 in chips. Leonidas was down to 120,000.

Another Double Up For Rheem

The player on the button raised to 8,000 preflop. Action was next on Chino Rheem in the small blind and he immediately announced he was all in. The big blind folded and the button called. Rheem then turned over KJ and was trailing his opponent’s AQ. That all changed on the flop as it came down K87, giving Rheem top pair. He wasn’t in the clear yet though as his opponent had the nut flush draw. The turn was the J giving Rheem two pair but giving his opponent a Broadway draw. The river was the 3 and Rheem survived another all in and was around 80,000.

Medic Takes One Off Jacob, Then Goes Bust

Alex Jacob raised to 7,200 preflop from the button and Nenad Medic made the call from the big blind. The flop came down AQ2 and Medic checked. Jacob fired 11,000 and Medic made the call. The turn was the 7 and both players checked. The river was the 10 and Medic led out this time, betting 21,900. Jacob tanked for a long time and then announced a call. Medic turned over A10 and Jacob quietly mucked. He was down to just 50,000 while Medic was around 110,000.

A few moments later, Medic lost the majority of his stack when he ran into the pocket kings of his opponent. On the next hand, Medic moved his short stack into the middle and was called by J.C. Alvarado. Medic showed A-J and Alvarado turned over K-Q. Unfortunately for Medic, the flop came down J-10-9, giving Alvarado the straight. Medic failed to improve on the following streets and the defending champion of this event was eliminated.

Player Tags: Toto Leonidas,   Nenad Medic,   Chino Rheem,   Alex Jacob,   Juan Carlos Alvarado,   Isaac Haxton

Level 19 Update: Money Bubble Bursts

Jun 09, '09

Blinds: 8,000-15,000

Players Remaining: 17 out of 179

Chip Counts:

1. John Monnette – 1,141,000
2. Ben Boyd 663,000
3. Scott Clements – 477,000
4. Daniel Alaei- 297,000
5. Alex Kravchenko – 145,000
6. Toto Leonidas – 133,000
7. Annie Duke – 133,000
8. Daniel Negreanu – 113,000
9. Ted Lawson – 110,000
10. Patt Pezzin – 105,000

Average Chip Count: 315,882

Notable Eliminations:

Steve Zolotow
Chris Bjorin

Big Hands:

Toto Leonidas Doubles Up

With the majority of play slowing down to a crawl for the night, the short stack of Toto Leonidas caught a six on the river to make a better two pair than Annie Duke. Leonidas took the whole pot with aces and sixes to double up.

John Monnette Adds To Top Stack

On a board of A10210K, Monnette bet 30,000 into Scott Clements and Alex Kravchenko. Clements folded quickly and Kravchenko went into the tank for a couple minutes before folding to the overwhelming chip leader. Monnette is now up to 1,141,000, almost double the next largest stack.

Left In The Deck:

The players are now in the money and are guaranteed just under $27,000.

Some of the remaining players were complaining to the tournament officials about tomorrow’s noon start. The action ended at 3 a.m. and play will resume in nine hours in order to have the final table broadcast on ESPN360.

Player Tags: Toto Leonidas,   John Monnette,   Alexander Kravchenko,   Scott Clements

Level 16 Update: Phil Ivey Doubles Up

Jun 08, '09

Blinds: 4000-8000

Players Remaining: 27 out of 179

Chip Counts:

1. Sam Khouiss – 500,000
2. Annie Duke – 337,000
3. John Monnette – 330,000
4. Phil Ivey – 300,000
5. Scott Clements – 270,000
6. Alex Kravchenko – 260,000
7. Jacobo Fernandez – 260,000
8. Daniel Alaei – 235,000
9. Phil Hellmuth – 175,000
10. Daniel Negreanu – 142,000

Average Chip Count: 198,889

Notable Eliminations:

John Guth
Justin Smith

Big Hands:

Phil Ivey Doubles Up

On flop of 47K, Phil Ivey checked to Chris Bjorin who bet 8,000. Ivey quickly called and the J hit the turn. Ivey checked again and Bjorin bet again. Ivey re-raised all-in for just 4,000 more and Bjorin made the call.

Their Hands:

Ivey: KJJ10

Bjorin: A3A6

Ivey held a set of jacks with a flush draw, and was in great shape to scoop the pot. The Q hit the river and Ivey doubled to 112,000. Still short on chips, Ivey has a shot at back-to-back bracelets.

Justin Smith Eliminated

On a board of A778, Pat Pezzin bet from the button. Justin Smith in the small blind re-raised, and Phil Ivey threw in the third bet. Pezzin contemplated briefly before folding, and Smith called, leaving very little behind. The 3 hit the river and Smith checked. Ivey bet and Smith contemplated momentarily before calling all-in. Ivey turned over 8823 for a full house and 2-3 for the nut low. Smith mucked and was eliminated. Ivey is now back up to 300,000.

Toto Leonidas All-in, Splits Pot

Toto Leonidas got all his chips into the middle on a board of J58. Scott Clements and Jacobo Fernandez called and all three players saw a K hit the turn. Clements bet 15,000 and Fernandez called. The A fell on the river and Clements and Fernandez both checked. Leonidas turned over the 2346 to take the low, as Fernandez tabled aces and kings to take the high. Leonidas is at just 62,000.

Left In The Deck:

There is tension at table 77, where Ted Lawson and Daniel Negreanu have butted heads. Negreanu called the clock on Lawson while in the middle of a hand he wasn’t in.

The players are now on a short 20 minute break and will likely play until 3 a.m. instead of reaching the final 9 tonight.

Player Tags: Toto Leonidas,   Daniel Negreanu,   Ted Lawson,   Phil Ivey,   Scott Clements

Leven 10 Update: Players Starting to Drop

Jun 08, '09

Level 10 Update:

Blinds: 1000-2000

Players Remaining: 105 out of 179

Chip Counts:

1. Scott Clements — 136,000
2. Chris Bjorin — 134,400
3. Phil Hellmuth — 125,000
4. Tom Koral — 120,000
5. Matt Savage — 110,000
6. Phil Ivey — 101,000
7. Patrick Bueno — 98,400
8. David Benyamine — 94,800
9. Cameron McKinley — 91,000
10. Pat Rao — 89,800

Average Chip Count: 51,142

Notable Eliminations:

Perry Friedman, John Juanda, Max Pescatori, Brandon Cantu, Doyle Brunson, Nick Schulman, Lee Markholt

Big Hands:

Lawson Takes 3/4 After Flopping the Nuts

Ted Lawson raised from late position and was re-raised by the small blind. Lawson made the call and they took the flop heads up. The flop was Q89 and they got in four bets. The turn was the 7 and Lawson called a bet. The river was the 4 and Lawson called the last bet and said “I think we have the same hand, I have a straight.”

Lawson turned over the A 3 J 10 and his opponent turned over the A A J 10. Lawson’s A 3 was good enough for the low half of the pot and they split the high half.

Jamie Pickering Scoops One off Josh Arieh

We pick up the action five-handed on a flop of 876. Josh Arieh leads out for 2000 from the blind and is called by Jamie Pickering. The turn is the 6 and Arieh bets 4000 and is again called by Pickering. Arieh fires the river, which was the 5 and Pickering calls one last time.

Pickering shows the A853, good for a rivered flush and the second nut low. Arieh mucks his hand.

Leonidas and Ivey Chop One Up

After a raise and three calls preflop, we pick up the action on a four-handed flop of J98.

Josh Arieh bet out 2000 and was raised by Toto Leonidas. Leonidas was then raised to 6000 by Phil Ivey. Arieh got out of the way and Leonidas made the call. The turn was the 6 and the river was the 3 and Leonidas checked and called 4000 on each street.

Ivey showed the KQJ10, which was good for runner-runner flush after flopping the nut straight. Leonidas showed the 88A4, which was good for a set of eights and qualifying low hand, which got him half of the pot.

Player Tags: Toto Leonidas,   Josh Arieh,   Ted Lawson,   Jamie Pickering

Level 8 Update: Matusow and Ivey Eliminated

Jun 05, '09

Level Structure:

2-7 triple draw, limit hold’em, and Omaha 8OB: 600-1,200 blinds and 1,200-2,400 limits

7-card stud, razz, and 7-card stud 8OB: 300 ante, 300 bring-in, with a 1,200 completion and 1,200-2,400 limits

no-limit hold’em and pot-limit Omaha: 300-600 blinds with a 150 ante

NOTES: Games change every eight hands. Two players will be forced to sit out during 2-7 triple draw each hand.

Players Remaining: 144 out of 194

Chip Counts:

1. Daniel Negreanu – 110,000
2. Jimmy Fricke – 86,000
3. Vanessa Rousso – 85,000
4. Nick Schulman – 78,000
5. Steve Sung – 74,000
6. David Singer – 74,000
7. James Van Alstyne – 70,000
8. Dario Minieri – 68,000
9. Andy Bloch – 62,000
10. Brandon Adams – 61,000

Average Chip Count: 40,138

Notable Eliminations:

Phil Ivey
Mike Matusow
Noah Schwartz

Big Hands:

Stud

No Justice For Mikey, Matusow One Outed And Is Eliminated

David Pham: X-X-J8
Mike Matusow: X-X-QA

Matusow bet 1,200 and Pham made the call.

David Pham: X-X-J88
Mike Matusow: X-X-QA6

Pham checked after pairing up and Matusow fired 2,400. Pham made the call.

David Pham: X-X-J88K
Mike Matusow: X-X-QA69

Matusow fired another bet of 2,400 and Pham pounced, raising to 4,800. Matusow thought for a while before calling himself all in. “You got three eights David?” Matusow asked. Pham did not as he turned over K9 for kings up, much to the delight of Matusow who showed AQ for aces up. Matusow needed to dodge the K, the last king left as someone folded the K at the start of the hand. Pham glanced at his card and announced that it had paint. Sure enough, he showed the case king and Matusow was in shock. “I just got one outed after playing for nine hours,” Matusow said as he turned over the 5 and he made his exit.

Omaha 8

Singer Drops One

On a board showing Q82J, David Singer fired 2,400 and the player in seat 6 made the call. The river brought the 8 and Singer fired another 2,400. His opponent made the call and Singer showed J932 for Jacks up, but his opponent tabled KJ1010 for the same hand but with a higher kicker. He raked in the pot and Singer was down to 58,000.

Triple Draw

Toto Picks Up A Pot

Toto Leonidas three bet the action to 3,600 before the second draw and Chau Giang made the call along with seat 6. On the second draw, each player drew one card and Leonidas bet 2,400. Both opponents made the call. On the third draw, Leonidas stood pat while his opponents each took one card. Everyone checked after the final draw and Leonidas tabled 85432 for an eight-low. Giang and seat 6 mucked and Leonidas was around 16,000 while Giang was down to 30,000.

King High Good Enough, Madsen Takes One Off Sung

Prior to the first draw, Jeff Madsen three-bet to 3,600 and Steve Sung made the call. Both players drew two cards on the first draw and then they both checked. Sung then took one card on the second draw while Madsen elected to take two cards. Sung then fired 2,400 before Madsen even got his cards. Madsen called and then both players took one card on the final draw. They both checked and Madsen flashed the K expecting Sung to show something better. Sung then flashed the A and mucked his hand after Madsen revealed the rest of his hand, 8743. He took down the pot with king-high and he was at 22,000 while Sung was doing just fine with 63,000.

Player Tags: David Pham,   Toto Leonidas,   Mike Matusow,   David Singer,   Chau Giang,   Jeff Madsen

Toto Leonidas Grabs a Nice Pot

Oct 28, '08

With 11,000 in the pot, and a flop of 662 on the board, the small blind, Erik Seidel, and Toto Leonidas all check. The turn brought the 8 and the small blind bet 16,000. Seidel mucked in middle position and Leonidas pondered the call on the button. He eventually raised to 35,000 and the small blind went into the tank. He eventually made the call and the J fell on the river. The small blind checked and Leonidas bet 50,000. The small blind went into the tank again, but he decided to muck his hand. Leonidas took down the pot and now holds 182,000.









 

Player Tags: Erik Seidel,   Toto Leonidas

Toto Leonidas Eliminated

Aug 26, '08

Toto Leonidas has busted out of the tournament on day 3.

















 

Player Tags: Toto Leonidas

$10,000 Main Event - Day 2a Concludes

Jul 08, '08

Day 2a has officially come to a close with 469 players advancing to play day 3 on Thursday. The survivors from days 1c and 1d will take their seats at noon today to play Day 2b.

Blinds/Antes: 600-1,200 with a 200 ante

Players Left: 469

Chip Leaders:
Brian Schaedlich: 760,000
Jeremiah Smith; 416,000
Hunter Frey: 400,000
Ron Adams: 365,000
Brandon Adams: 340,000
David Rheem: 340,000
Farhad Sinaei: 312,000
Patrick Fortin: 298,000
Kellen Hunter: 282,000
Markus Golser: 280,000

Eliminations: Haralabos Voulgaris, Julian Gardner, Jordan Morgan, Victoria Coren, Joe Beevers

Big Hands:

Big-Stacked Crain Takes Huge Hit

Eric Crain was sitting comfortably toward the top of the leaderboard with 350,000 in chips when a raise-fest led to him putting in more than 100,000 to call Eric Bremond's all in. Crain's AK was in bad shape against Bremond's AA. The flop left Crain dead to running cards - coming out JJ9. The 8 turn left Crain drawing dead and the J fell on the river to give Bremond a full house and the pot. After the double up, Bremond (220,000) was nearly even in chips with Crain (225,000).

Seidel Picks Up Jacks, Doubles

Erik Seidel moved all in before the flop and was called by his opponent in seat 6. Seidel turned over JJ while his opponent showed AJ. The board ran KK3K7, giving Seidel the pot to double up to around 80,000.

A Turn For The Worse

With the board showing J7A5, the player in seat 3 fired a medium sized bet into the pot. Brandon Adams came over the top for 30,000 total. Seat 3 announced he was all in and Adams instantly called. Seat 3 showed 55 for a set on the turn and thought he was ahead. It took him a while to see that Adams had flipped over 77 for a better set on the flop. The river was the 6 and seat 3 was eliminated. Adams collected the huge pot and saw his chip count soar to 340,000 - good enough to crack the top 10.

Rousso Loves Cowboys

The player in seat 3 raised 3,600 preflop from middle position. Action folded to Vanessa Rousso in the big blind, who made the call. The flop came KK4 and both players checked. The 8 came on the turn and both players checked again. The passive play ended on the river as the A fell and Rousso fired 5,000. Seat 3 reached for his orange 5,000 chip and announced A-J just as he threw the chip into the middle. Rousso turned over K6 for trip kings on the flop. She raked the pot and climbed to 73,000.

Steve Zolotow Doubles Again

The player in seat 6 raised preflop and Steve Zolotow moved all in for roughly 25,000 more. After a moment of thought, seat 6 made the call. Zolotow showed 1010 and seat 6 showed AQ. The board came KJ3K5 and Zolotow doubled to 50,000.
On the turn, Zolotow told the dealer, "Pleaes, no trips," as he snagged the "lucky iPod" from Erik Seidel. After the hand he returned to Seidel and said that he might invest in one of those iPods.

Reslock Doubles

On a flop of 1053 Chris Reslock got all in against one player. His opponent showed Q10 for top pair but Reslock had A10 for top pair with a better kicker. The turn and river were the 8 and the 3 adn Reslock doubled to over 50,000.

Leonidas Runs Into Big Slick

Toto Leonidas raised from the button to 4,200. The player in the big blind called and checked the flop of AJ2. Leonidas bet 5,000 and the big blind called. The 4 fell on the turn and the big blind led out with a bet of 10,000. Leonidas called and the river brought the 8. The big blind fired 10,000 again and Leonidas again called. Seat 9 showed AK and Leonidas mucked, dropping to 74,000 in chips.

This Is How Corkins Plays The Flush Draw

Hoyt Corkins limped under the gun and Mark Vos limped as well. The cutoff, the button and the blinds also jumped in. The flop came 1033. The small blind let out with a bet of 3,300 and only Corkins made the call. The turn was the 6 and the small blind bet out 4,500. Corkins again called and the river brought the 7. The small blind slowed down and checked. Corkins fired out 10,000 and the small blind made the call. Corkins showed 86 for the flush and the small blind mucked his hand. Corkins had 107,000 after the hand.

Boeken Fills Up On River

The player on the button raised to 3,000 and Noah Boeken called from the small blind. The flop came 986 and both players checked. The turn was the 6 and again both players checked. The river was the 7 and both players checked again. Boeken showed 77 for a full house and raked the pot. He had 56,000 after the hand.

Player Tags: Hoyt Corkins,   Toto Leonidas,   Steve Zolotow,   Noah Boeken,   Chris Reslock,   Vanessa Rousso,   Eric Crain,   Brandon Adams,   European Report

$10,000 Main Event - Level 4

Jul 03, '08

Blinds: 150-300, 25 ante

Eliminations:

Juha Helppi
Mike Sowers

Big Hands and Storylines:

 

Vince Van Patten Squeezes a Value Bet on the River

A player in early position made it 900 to go, and Vince Van Patten made the call from the cut-off. After Van Patten had a chance to put on his sunglasses, the flop came down KK10. The other player checked, and Van Patten made a bet of 1,500. His opponent called and the J peeled off on the turn. Both players checked, and the 6 fell on the river. Again the early position player checked, and Van Patten fired a bet of 3,000. After his opponent called, Van Patten turned over AJ. Van Patten’s opponent mucked his cards.

Ray Romano Shows Too Much

The player in the hijack seat (one to the right of the cut-off) raised to a total of 900, and Ray Romano called as the player next to act. All other players folded, and the dealer put down a flop of 864. The hijack seat bet 1,400, and Romano raised to 6,000 total. His opponent folded, and Romano turned over 88 for top set. “I show too much,” Romano remarked as he dragged the pot. His opponent told him that he folded pocket queens to Romano’s raise.

Chau Giang Eliminates Opponent and Adds to Stack

On a flop of 986, Chau Giang faced an all in bet of 17,200 from his opponent. After deliberating for several moments, Giang finally made a decision based on the size of the pot. “There’s just too much money out there. I call,” Giang said and turned over 77. Giang’s opponent revealed Q10 for two overcards and a two-way inside straight draw. The 5 on the turn completed Giang’s straight, and the meaningless 10 on the river only improved Giang’s straight. Giang finished the hand with over 75,000 in chips.

Mike Sowers Eliminated

Mike “sowerss” Sowers raised to 800 in early position and was called by the two players to his left. Action was then on Jonathan Little in the cutoff who raised to 3,400. Action folded around to Sowers who moved all-in for about 22,000. The two callers folded and Little called. Sowers showed KQ and Little had AA. The board ran out J8228 and Sowers, who had Little covered, was crippled.

Only a few hands later Sowers would get his remaining 1,175 chips in with A4 against an opponent’s QQ. The board ran out 852K8 and Sowers’ day came to an abrupt close.

Shulman's knocks out player

Following a J-10-x flop, a player short on chips moved all in and Barry Shulman called. Shulman held K-Q for a straight draw with over cards, and his opponent held just K-9. An ace came on the river to give Shulman a straight and the pot. After the hand Shulman was up to 54,000 chips.

Hennigan gets back to starting stack with flush

With the board 9542 John Hennigan bet 5,300 from the big blind and was called by a player in middle position. The river was the 7 and both players checked. Hennigan flipped over J8 for a flush and took down the pot. Hennigan was up to 22,000 chips after the hand.

Toto caught, forced to fold

Three players saw a A96 flop and a player bet out 600. Toto Leonidas raised to 1,800, and then a player in the big blind raised to 5,300. The initial bettor folded and Leonidas laughed and laid down his hand as well.

Two Bullets and a Dagger

On a K94 flop, Richard Roop bet 2,400 into two opponents. Dario Alioto called and the third player folded. The 5 came on the turn and the small blind again bet, 3,200 this time. Alioto made a quick call and the pair saw the river. The river was the J and Roop quickly bet 10,000. Alioto made the call and Roop showed Q10 for a gutshot straight. Roop’s aggression, firing two bullets with only a gutshot straight draw, paid off, and he now has 45,000. Alioto is back down to his starting stack size.

 

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