Adam Levy - Live Updates

Adam Levy Eliminated in 12th Place ($12,194)

Oct 29, '09

Kathy Liebert raised to 30,000 preflop and Adam Levy reraised all in for 167,000. Liebert made the call and the two players turned over their cards:

Levy: A10
Liebert: AQ

Board: J3242

Liebert won the hand on the strength of her kicker and Levy was eliminated in 12th place. Play now sits on the final-table bubble.

Player Tags: Kathy Liebert,   Adam Levy

Steve Sung Eliminated in 16th Place ($9,146) in Two Acts

Oct 29, '09

F. Scott Fitzgerald wrote, “There are no second acts in American lives.” Contrary to that opinion, Steve Sung just experienced his tournament demise in two acts. The second was short lived, but at least it was interesting.

Act I

Adam Levy moved all in preflop for 83,000 and Steve Sung made the call. Their cards:

Levy: 10 10
Sung: A K

Board: 10 8 6 J 9

Sung was crippled after the hand with just 11,000 remaining, and he got that all in quickly…

Act II

Kathy Liebert raised to 16,000 and Alex Keating made the call from the small blind. Sung was all in for 9,000 in the big blind and the flop was dealt J 9 9. Keating checked, Liebert bet 25,000, and Keating check-raised all in for 185,000. Liebert mucked and the final two players turned up their cards:

Keating: A 9
Sung: 10 5

Turn and River: A 4

Sung needed two clubs to make his flush, which he received, but one of them was the ace that Keating needed to make a full house. Sung was eliminated from the tournament in 16th place.

Player Tags: Kathy Liebert,   Steve Sung,   Adam Levy,   Alex Keating

What's Going On Here?

Oct 28, '09

Guy Cicconi moves all in for 44,000 on the button, but somehow ends up showing his cards to some of the players at the table, including Adam Levy in the small blind.

Levy instantly calls and its unclear whether or not Erik Nomberg saw as well, when he calls from the big blind.

Levy and Nomberg check down a board reading Q53410 and both show A-J. Cicconi shows K10 for a rivered pair of tens and triples up shortly before the break.

Player Tags: Guy Cicconi,   Adam Levy,   Erik Nomberg

Oddie Dardon Eliminated by Adam Levy

Oct 28, '09

In a small blind vs. big blind battle, Adam Levy (SB) held pocket queens against Oddie Dardon (BB) and his A8.

The queens held and Dardon quickly exited the tournament room. There are now 24 players remaining.

Player Tags: Osmin Dardon,   Adam Levy

Adam Levy Knocks Out an Opponent

Oct 28, '09

On a flop of 942 seat 2 reraised to 11,500 from late position after Adam Levy opened the action with a raise from the big blind. Levy made the call and the turn fell 5. Levy checked, seat 2 bet 16,500, and Levy check-raised to 50,000, which was more than enough to put his opponent all in. Seat 2 made the call after a moments hesitation and Levy flipped over AA. Seat 2 held KK and after the 6 fell on the river seat 2 was eliminated from the tournament. Levy grew his stack to 182,000, which is currently tied for the chip lead.

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Adam Levy Wins a Pot

Oct 27, '09

Jimmy Tran, seat 9, and Gavin Smith all limped into a pot preflop and Adam Levy completed in the small blind. The flop was dealt K42 and action was checked through. The 3 fell on the turn and Levy bet 1,500. Tran mucked, and then seat 9 and Gavin made the call. The river fell A and all three players checked. Levy turned over 22 and both of his opponents mucked. Levy held 34,000 after the hand.

Player Tags: Adam Levy

Adam Levy Eliminated in 12th Place ($12,194)

Oct 29, '09

Kathy Liebert raised to 30,000 preflop and Adam Levy reraised all in for 167,000. Liebert made the call and the two players turned over their cards:

Levy: A10
Liebert: AQ

Board: J3242

Liebert won the hand on the strength of her kicker and Levy was eliminated in 12th place. Play now sits on the final-table bubble.

Player Tags: Kathy Liebert,   Adam Levy

Steve Sung Eliminated in 16th Place ($9,146) in Two Acts

Oct 29, '09

F. Scott Fitzgerald wrote, “There are no second acts in American lives.” Contrary to that opinion, Steve Sung just experienced his tournament demise in two acts. The second was short lived, but at least it was interesting.

Act I

Adam Levy moved all in preflop for 83,000 and Steve Sung made the call. Their cards:

Levy: 10 10
Sung: A K

Board: 10 8 6 J 9

Sung was crippled after the hand with just 11,000 remaining, and he got that all in quickly…

Act II

Kathy Liebert raised to 16,000 and Alex Keating made the call from the small blind. Sung was all in for 9,000 in the big blind and the flop was dealt J 9 9. Keating checked, Liebert bet 25,000, and Keating check-raised all in for 185,000. Liebert mucked and the final two players turned up their cards:

Keating: A 9
Sung: 10 5

Turn and River: A 4

Sung needed two clubs to make his flush, which he received, but one of them was the ace that Keating needed to make a full house. Sung was eliminated from the tournament in 16th place.

Player Tags: Kathy Liebert,   Steve Sung,   Adam Levy,   Alex Keating

What's Going On Here?

Oct 28, '09

Guy Cicconi moves all in for 44,000 on the button, but somehow ends up showing his cards to some of the players at the table, including Adam Levy in the small blind.

Levy instantly calls and its unclear whether or not Erik Nomberg saw as well, when he calls from the big blind.

Levy and Nomberg check down a board reading Q53410 and both show A-J. Cicconi shows K10 for a rivered pair of tens and triples up shortly before the break.

Player Tags: Guy Cicconi,   Adam Levy,   Erik Nomberg

Oddie Dardon Eliminated by Adam Levy

Oct 28, '09

In a small blind vs. big blind battle, Adam Levy (SB) held pocket queens against Oddie Dardon (BB) and his A8.

The queens held and Dardon quickly exited the tournament room. There are now 24 players remaining.

Player Tags: Osmin Dardon,   Adam Levy

Adam Levy Knocks Out an Opponent

Oct 28, '09

On a flop of 942 seat 2 reraised to 11,500 from late position after Adam Levy opened the action with a raise from the big blind. Levy made the call and the turn fell 5. Levy checked, seat 2 bet 16,500, and Levy check-raised to 50,000, which was more than enough to put his opponent all in. Seat 2 made the call after a moments hesitation and Levy flipped over AA. Seat 2 held KK and after the 6 fell on the river seat 2 was eliminated from the tournament. Levy grew his stack to 182,000, which is currently tied for the chip lead.

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Adam Levy Wins a Pot

Oct 27, '09

Jimmy Tran, seat 9, and Gavin Smith all limped into a pot preflop and Adam Levy completed in the small blind. The flop was dealt K42 and action was checked through. The 3 fell on the turn and Levy bet 1,500. Tran mucked, and then seat 9 and Gavin made the call. The river fell A and all three players checked. Levy turned over 22 and both of his opponents mucked. Levy held 34,000 after the hand.

Player Tags: Adam Levy

Level 2 Update: Joe Sebok, Antonio Esfandiari Eliminated

May 30, '09

Blinds: 25-50

Players Remaining: 2,961 out of 3,000

Notable Eliminations:

Joe Sebok
Antonio Esfandiari
Allyn Jaffrey Shulman

Big Hands:

Sebok…Out

Just minutes into the the second level of play, Joe Sebok gets it all in with A-K against an opponent’s pocket queens. Sebok fails to improve and is eliminated from the tournament.

Sorel Mizzi Folds to a Raise on the River

Sorel Mizzi opens from middle position for a raise to 50 and gets three callers behind him, including both of the blinds. The flop comes KK3, and Mizzi bets 100. The player in seat 1 calls while both the blinds fold. The turn is the 2, and both players check. The river is the 8, and Mizzi bets 200. Seat 1 raises to 700 and Mizzi goes into the tank. After a minute or so, Mizzi throws his cards into the muck. He is down to 2,000 after this hand.

Adam Levy Moves All-in

After a button raise to 150 and a small blind re-raise, Adam Levy moved all in from the big blind. The button quickly folded and the small blind contemplated briefly before releasing his hand. After this hand, Levy is up to 3,500 in chips.

Will “The Thrill” Failla Flops Straight Flush, Doubles Up

With the 56, Will Failla saw a dream flop of 978. Even with a monster hand, Failla was able to get action all the way down to the river and eventually doubled through his opponent in seat 5. Failla is now up to 6,300 in chips.

Antonio Esfandiari Eliminated; Gets Caught Lying

The Magician moved all-in with the 108 on the river with a busted open-ended straight flush draw. Esfandiari’s all-in river bluff did not work as he ran into the quad sevens of his opponent.

Marco Traniello Doubles Up

The player in seat 7 raises to 100 from middle position and Marco Traniello moves all in for a total of 1,125, also in middle position. The player in seat 1 calls behind him and the original raiser in seat 7 folds. Both players turn over their cards; Traniello has AK, his opponent has QQ. The board comes A10399, pairing Traniello’s ace on the flop, allowing to him to slightly more than double up to 2,400 in chips.

Player Tags: Antonio Esfandiari,   Marco Traniello,   Joe Sebok,   Will Failla,   Adam Levy

Adam Levy Gets Kings and then Aces

Apr 28, '09

Adam Levy wakes up with kings and bets 900. One opponent raises to 2,000 and another calls. Levy calls as well and the flop falls K-Q-10. All three players check and the turn brings a 5. Levy bets 3,700 and both opponents call. The river brings a 2 and Levy bets. Both opponents fold. It is revealed after the hand that the two opponents held A-K and A-A.

On the very next hand Levy wakes up with aces and an opponent bets 1,000. Levy raises to 2,800 and the opponent makes the call. The turn brings a 2 and Levy bets 5,600. His opponent calls again and a king falls on the river. Levy moves all in and his opponent makes the all-in call. Levy shows his aces but his opponent turns up pocket kings to win the hand and double up.







 

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Adam Levy Eliminated

Nov 07, '08

Adam Levy came over to tell us about his elimiantion hand. A player limped and Levy raised it up. He was called and the flop came down A-5-4. It went check, check, and the turn was a 10. Levy bet 10,000 and his opponent moved in. Levy made the call but saw his A-7 was drawing dead against his opponent's set of fives. 

Needless to say, Levy was a bit down and may need some cheering up tonight. Luckily, Foxwoods has so many entertainment options for its guests. The wonder of it all, indeed.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Player Tags: Adam Levy

Deja Vu - WPT Festa al Lago

Oct 28, '08

Just one day removed from their final table performance across the street at Bellagio, Osmin "Oddie" Dardon and Adam "Roothlus" Levy are seated across the table from each other.

Levy didn't have much of an option and was relegated to an all-in move, but now he can play some deep stack poker for the first time in a few days. He finished fifth while Dardon clawed his way to third.

 

 

 

 

Player Tags: Osmin Dardon,   Adam Levy

Adam Levy Eliminated in 5th Place ($266,445)

Oct 26, '08

Bertrand Grospellier raised to 265,000 from under the gun and Adam Levy moved all in for 2.4 million behind him.

The action folded around and Grospellier snap called, showing QQ. Levy showed A9 and needed help to stay alive.

The board comes K32Q7 and Grospellier set of queens sends Levy packing in fifth place. He earned $266,445 for his efforts.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Player Tags: Bertrand Grospellier,   Adam Levy

Nam Le Doubles Through Olav Sachsen

Oct 25, '08

Nam Le is all in with AA against Olav Sachsen's AQ.

The board comes A-Q-9-K-K and Le doubles up, leaving Sachsen severly short stack.

The next hand, Sachsen is all in with A2 and is called by Adam Levy's AJ.

The flop comes KQ10 and Levy flops broadway with a redraw to a royal flush. The turn helps Sachsen with the K, giving him more outs to the chop and the river is the J, stunning the table and keeping him alive.

Player Tags: Nam Le,   Adam Levy,   Olav Sachsen

Adam Levy Doubles Through Nenad Medic

Oct 25, '08

Adam Levy is all in holding A-Q against Nenad Medic's pocket nines.

The board comes out K32AJ and Levy spikes his ace on the turn to double through to 950,000.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Player Tags: Nenad Medic,   Adam Levy

Adam Levy Eliminated in 5th Place ($266,445)

Oct 26, '08

Bertrand Grospellier raised to 265,000 from under the gun and Adam Levy moved all in for 2.4 million behind him.

The action folded around and Grospellier snap called, showing QQ. Levy showed A9 and needed help to stay alive.

The board comes K32Q7 and Grospellier set of queens sends Levy packing in fifth place. He earned $266,445 for his efforts.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Player Tags: Bertrand Grospellier,   Adam Levy

Nam Le Doubles Through Olav Sachsen

Oct 25, '08

Nam Le is all in with AA against Olav Sachsen's AQ.

The board comes A-Q-9-K-K and Le doubles up, leaving Sachsen severly short stack.

The next hand, Sachsen is all in with A2 and is called by Adam Levy's AJ.

The flop comes KQ10 and Levy flops broadway with a redraw to a royal flush. The turn helps Sachsen with the K, giving him more outs to the chop and the river is the J, stunning the table and keeping him alive.

Player Tags: Nam Le,   Adam Levy,   Olav Sachsen

Adam Levy Doubles Through Nenad Medic

Oct 25, '08

Adam Levy is all in holding A-Q against Nenad Medic's pocket nines.

The board comes out K32AJ and Levy spikes his ace on the turn to double through to 950,000.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Player Tags: Nenad Medic,   Adam Levy

$10,000 Main Event - Day 4 In the Books

Jul 11, '08

Play has been stopped for the evening with 38:37 minutes still left in level 19. There are 189 players remaining and players will return Saturday at noon for Day 5. It is the home stretch now as the field will play down to 27 on Sunday and down to a final table of 9 on Monday. You can catch the live updates each day here on Cardplayer.com.

Blinds/Antes: 5,000-10,000 with a 1,000 ante

Players Left: 189 of 1,844

Chip Leaders:

Jeremy Joseph: 3,100,000
Cristian Dragomir: 2,050,000
David Rheem: 2,000,000
Nikolay Losev: 1,800,000
Andrew Rosskamm: 1,800,000
Darus Suharto: 1,700,000
Nicholas Sliwinski: 1,700,000
Mark Ketteringham: 1,600,000
Justin Sadauskas: 1,600,000
James McManus: 1,600,000

Average Stack: 724,233

Notable Eliminations:

193rd: Steve Billirakis: $38,600

Big Hands:

Chip Leader Adds to His Stack, Then Gets Tripped Up

The pot held almost 500,000 in chips. The flop had come out 988 and chip leader Jeremy Joseph was heads up against Will Brewin. Joseph unloaded a buckshot of 210,000 into the massive pot. Brewin went into the think tank for almost five minutes. If he made the call, he would be left with very few chips and be pot committed. After thinkiing for so long, Brewin mucked his hand and Joseph took the massive pot. He was almost at the 3,000,000 mark.

Later, a flop of JJ6 hit the felt and Joseph checked to Cristian Dragomir. Dragomir fired 110,000 into the pot. Joseph made the call and the turn brought the 2. Joseph checked again and Dragomir unloaded 200,000 more into the pot. Joseph called again and the river was the K. Joseph checked one more time and Dragomir blasted 345,000 into the massive pot. Joseph called again and Dragomir showed AJ for a set. Joseph mucked his hand and lost a huge pot.

Rheem's Ladies Break Billirakis' Heart

David Rheem raised to 30,000 preflop and Steve Billirakis pushed all in for about 260,000. Rheem quickly called and showed QQ. Billirakis turned over 88 and the board ran out J9372 and Billirakis was out of the main event. Rheem's stack grew to around 2 million in chips.

Hellmuth Building Back Up

Phil Hellmuth raised to 40,000 from early position and was called by the player on the button in seat 1. The flop came down 876 was checked by both players. The turn brought the 7 and Hellmuth again checked, as did his opponent. Both players checked the 9 on the river and Hellmuth announced "ace-queen," which was good enough to take the pot.

A few hands later, Hellmuth raised to 30,000 and the same player made the call from seat 1. The flop came KJ3 and both players checked. When the 2 fell on the turn, Hellmuth fired 30,000 into the pot. Seat 1 made the call and the J fell on the river. Hellmuth bet enough to put seat 1 all in, inducing a fold. Hellmuth showed 33 for a set on the flop and a full house on the river. He then carried about how he wished his opponent would have hit any piece of the board.

Then, Adam "Roothlus" Levy in seat 6 got under Hellmuth's skin by critiquing Hellmuth's play of the hand. Despite the annoyance, Hellmuth was at 570,000.

Cantu Needs No Flush

Seat 2 raised to 26,000 from late position and was called by Brandon Cantu along with the big blind. The flop came down 984 and everyone checked. The turn brought the 6 and everyone passed again. The river was the 6 and was checked one more time. Cantu turned over A4 for bottom pair, good enough to take the pot despite a four card flush showing on the board. Cantu was amongst the chip leaders with 1.6 million in chips.

Player Tags: Phil Hellmuth,   Steve Billirakis,   Chino Rheem,   Brandon Cantu,   Jeremy Joseph,   Adam Levy

$10,000 Main Event - Levy Triples

Jul 09, '08

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

Players Left: 936 of 2,378

Chip Leaders:

Raja Kattamuri: 410,000
Peter Biebel: 380,000
Alex Kostritsyn: 320,000
Alex Outhred: 320,000
Darryl Ronconi: 310,000
Victor Ramdin: 300,000
Steve Chung: 295,000
Paul Snead: 290,000
Steve Lade: 290,000
Rafael Caiaffe: 280,000

Spade Club:

David Kim: 110,000

Eliminations: Padraig Parkinson, David Sklansky, Rafe Furst, Anjela Brunson, Joe Hachem, Phil Laak, Dan Shak, Brad Booth

Big Hands:

Adam Levy Triples Up

The player in seat 5 limped in from under the gun and Adam Levy raised to 4,800 from the button. The player in the big blind raised all in, an the UTG player came over the top himslef, moving all in to isolate play. Levy callled all in and all three players turned over their cards.

Levy: KK
UTG: QQ
Big Blind: JJ

Board: K108A7

Levy got it all in with the best hand and flopped top set. The turn was a scare card for Levy, a queen or a jack on the river would give either of his opponents a straight, but Levy managed to dodge some paint as he tripled up that hand, eliminating one player and crippling the other as he brought his chip stack up to 185,000.

I Am Legend

Tommy "Legend" Le raised to 4,200 preflop from the button. Seat 5 called, as did seat 2 from the cutoff. The flop came A85 and action was checked to Le. He fired 6,000 into the pot and only the player in the cutoff made the call. The turn was the 6 and seat 2 checked to Le. The man known as "Legend" bet enough to put seat 2 all in. After much thought, seat 2 gave up his hand and Le showed A2 for top pair. He took the pot and was around 128,000.

Ramdin Takes a Pot

Victor Ramdin raised to 3,500 preflop from the cutoff and the player in seat 9 called from the big blind. The flop came 943 and seat 9 took a stab at the pot, firing 4,000. Ramdin would have none of that nonsense as he raised to 16,000. Seat 9 got the message and threw his hand in the muck. Ramdin took the pot and he was around 325,000

Grospellier Takes a Hit

Bertrand "ElKy" Grospellier bet enough to put "Hollywood" Dave Stann all in. Stann made the call and turned over AJ. Grospellier showed a dominated KJ and he needed help. The flop offered none as it came down Q43. The turn brough the 10, opening up straight possibilities for Grospellier, but he needed a non-diamond ace or nine to eliminate Stann. But the river brought the 2 and Grospellier took a hit, dropping his stack to 90,000.

Kim Taken For a Ride On Broadway

The player in seat 7 limped in from the button, David Kim completed the bet from the small blind and the player in seat 9 checked his option from the big blind. The flop came down AQJ and Kim fired 2,600. The big blind got out of the way but seat 7 hung around. The turn was the 3 and Kim checked. Seat 7 bet out 5,000 and Kim made the call. The river brought the 2 and Kim checked again. Seat 7 fired 10,000 and Kim made the call after a few moments of thought. Seat 7 turned over K10 for a flopped broadway straight. Kim showed down A2 for top pair and saw his stack go down to 110,000.

Daut Dodges A Big One

On a board of K6J, the player in seat 7 fired 3,500 and Ryan Daut raised to 9,500. Seat 7 made the call and the 6 came on the turn. Both players checked and the 7 fell on the river. Seat 7 fired 15,000 and Daut took a massive tank session. He took almost seven minutes before he finally mucked his hand. Seat 7 then showed JJ for a full house. Daut was down to 45,000 but things could have been much worse.

Player Tags: David Kim,   Victor Ramdin,   Tommy Le,   Ryan Daut,   Adam Levy,   European Report

$10,000 Main Event - Day 4 In the Books

Jul 11, '08

Play has been stopped for the evening with 38:37 minutes still left in level 19. There are 189 players remaining and players will return Saturday at noon for Day 5. It is the home stretch now as the field will play down to 27 on Sunday and down to a final table of 9 on Monday. You can catch the live updates each day here on Cardplayer.com.

Blinds/Antes: 5,000-10,000 with a 1,000 ante

Players Left: 189 of 1,844

Chip Leaders:

Jeremy Joseph: 3,100,000
Cristian Dragomir: 2,050,000
David Rheem: 2,000,000
Nikolay Losev: 1,800,000
Andrew Rosskamm: 1,800,000
Darus Suharto: 1,700,000
Nicholas Sliwinski: 1,700,000
Mark Ketteringham: 1,600,000
Justin Sadauskas: 1,600,000
James McManus: 1,600,000

Average Stack: 724,233

Notable Eliminations:

193rd: Steve Billirakis: $38,600

Big Hands:

Chip Leader Adds to His Stack, Then Gets Tripped Up

The pot held almost 500,000 in chips. The flop had come out 988 and chip leader Jeremy Joseph was heads up against Will Brewin. Joseph unloaded a buckshot of 210,000 into the massive pot. Brewin went into the think tank for almost five minutes. If he made the call, he would be left with very few chips and be pot committed. After thinkiing for so long, Brewin mucked his hand and Joseph took the massive pot. He was almost at the 3,000,000 mark.

Later, a flop of JJ6 hit the felt and Joseph checked to Cristian Dragomir. Dragomir fired 110,000 into the pot. Joseph made the call and the turn brought the 2. Joseph checked again and Dragomir unloaded 200,000 more into the pot. Joseph called again and the river was the K. Joseph checked one more time and Dragomir blasted 345,000 into the massive pot. Joseph called again and Dragomir showed AJ for a set. Joseph mucked his hand and lost a huge pot.

Rheem's Ladies Break Billirakis' Heart

David Rheem raised to 30,000 preflop and Steve Billirakis pushed all in for about 260,000. Rheem quickly called and showed QQ. Billirakis turned over 88 and the board ran out J9372 and Billirakis was out of the main event. Rheem's stack grew to around 2 million in chips.

Hellmuth Building Back Up

Phil Hellmuth raised to 40,000 from early position and was called by the player on the button in seat 1. The flop came down 876 was checked by both players. The turn brought the 7 and Hellmuth again checked, as did his opponent. Both players checked the 9 on the river and Hellmuth announced "ace-queen," which was good enough to take the pot.

A few hands later, Hellmuth raised to 30,000 and the same player made the call from seat 1. The flop came KJ3 and both players checked. When the 2 fell on the turn, Hellmuth fired 30,000 into the pot. Seat 1 made the call and the J fell on the river. Hellmuth bet enough to put seat 1 all in, inducing a fold. Hellmuth showed 33 for a set on the flop and a full house on the river. He then carried about how he wished his opponent would have hit any piece of the board.

Then, Adam "Roothlus" Levy in seat 6 got under Hellmuth's skin by critiquing Hellmuth's play of the hand. Despite the annoyance, Hellmuth was at 570,000.

Cantu Needs No Flush

Seat 2 raised to 26,000 from late position and was called by Brandon Cantu along with the big blind. The flop came down 984 and everyone checked. The turn brought the 6 and everyone passed again. The river was the 6 and was checked one more time. Cantu turned over A4 for bottom pair, good enough to take the pot despite a four card flush showing on the board. Cantu was amongst the chip leaders with 1.6 million in chips.

Player Tags: Phil Hellmuth,   Steve Billirakis,   Chino Rheem,   Brandon Cantu,   Jeremy Joseph,   Adam Levy

$10,000 Main Event - Levy Triples

Jul 09, '08

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

Players Left: 936 of 2,378

Chip Leaders:

Raja Kattamuri: 410,000
Peter Biebel: 380,000
Alex Kostritsyn: 320,000
Alex Outhred: 320,000
Darryl Ronconi: 310,000
Victor Ramdin: 300,000
Steve Chung: 295,000
Paul Snead: 290,000
Steve Lade: 290,000
Rafael Caiaffe: 280,000

Spade Club:

David Kim: 110,000

Eliminations: Padraig Parkinson, David Sklansky, Rafe Furst, Anjela Brunson, Joe Hachem, Phil Laak, Dan Shak, Brad Booth

Big Hands:

Adam Levy Triples Up

The player in seat 5 limped in from under the gun and Adam Levy raised to 4,800 from the button. The player in the big blind raised all in, an the UTG player came over the top himslef, moving all in to isolate play. Levy callled all in and all three players turned over their cards.

Levy: KK
UTG: QQ
Big Blind: JJ

Board: K108A7

Levy got it all in with the best hand and flopped top set. The turn was a scare card for Levy, a queen or a jack on the river would give either of his opponents a straight, but Levy managed to dodge some paint as he tripled up that hand, eliminating one player and crippling the other as he brought his chip stack up to 185,000.

I Am Legend

Tommy "Legend" Le raised to 4,200 preflop from the button. Seat 5 called, as did seat 2 from the cutoff. The flop came A85 and action was checked to Le. He fired 6,000 into the pot and only the player in the cutoff made the call. The turn was the 6 and seat 2 checked to Le. The man known as "Legend" bet enough to put seat 2 all in. After much thought, seat 2 gave up his hand and Le showed A2 for top pair. He took the pot and was around 128,000.

Ramdin Takes a Pot

Victor Ramdin raised to 3,500 preflop from the cutoff and the player in seat 9 called from the big blind. The flop came 943 and seat 9 took a stab at the pot, firing 4,000. Ramdin would have none of that nonsense as he raised to 16,000. Seat 9 got the message and threw his hand in the muck. Ramdin took the pot and he was around 325,000

Grospellier Takes a Hit

Bertrand "ElKy" Grospellier bet enough to put "Hollywood" Dave Stann all in. Stann made the call and turned over AJ. Grospellier showed a dominated KJ and he needed help. The flop offered none as it came down Q43. The turn brough the 10, opening up straight possibilities for Grospellier, but he needed a non-diamond ace or nine to eliminate Stann. But the river brought the 2 and Grospellier took a hit, dropping his stack to 90,000.

Kim Taken For a Ride On Broadway

The player in seat 7 limped in from the button, David Kim completed the bet from the small blind and the player in seat 9 checked his option from the big blind. The flop came down AQJ and Kim fired 2,600. The big blind got out of the way but seat 7 hung around. The turn was the 3 and Kim checked. Seat 7 bet out 5,000 and Kim made the call. The river brought the 2 and Kim checked again. Seat 7 fired 10,000 and Kim made the call after a few moments of thought. Seat 7 turned over K10 for a flopped broadway straight. Kim showed down A2 for top pair and saw his stack go down to 110,000.

Daut Dodges A Big One

On a board of K6J, the player in seat 7 fired 3,500 and Ryan Daut raised to 9,500. Seat 7 made the call and the 6 came on the turn. Both players checked and the 7 fell on the river. Seat 7 fired 15,000 and Daut took a massive tank session. He took almost seven minutes before he finally mucked his hand. Seat 7 then showed JJ for a full house. Daut was down to 45,000 but things could have been much worse.

Player Tags: David Kim,   Victor Ramdin,   Tommy Le,   Ryan Daut,   Adam Levy,   European Report