Alexander Kamberis Poker Tournament Updates

Level 22 Update -- Down to 10

Mar 09, '11

Blinds: 10,000-20,000 with a 2,000 ante

Players Remaining: 10 out of 417

Chip Counts:

Taylor von Kriegenbergh — 2,600,000
Victor Ramdin — 2,300,000
Joe Hachem — 1,500,000
Brian Leskowitz — 1,095,000
Santiago Nadal — 800,000
James Dowdy — 800,000
David Paredes — 800,000
Jeremy Ausmus — 700,000
Jose Noronha — 400,000
Govert Metaal — 400,000

Cashes:

11th: Wade Townsend — $21,000
12th: Alex Kamberis — $21,000
13th: David Peters — $17,000
14th: Joshua Field — $17,000

Big Hands:

Joe Hachem Doubles up after making a Great Call

Joe Hachem raised to 42,000 from the hi-jack and David Paredes made the call from the button preflop. The flop was dealt 6 4 3 and Hachem bet 83,000. Paredes made the call and the turn fell K.

Hachem then went into the tank before betting 173,000. Paredes then quickly raised all in, which was more than enough to put Hachem on a decision for his tournament life. He went into the tank for a while and eventually made the call. Their cards:

Hachem: K 8
Paredes: 5 5

River: 3

Hachem won the hand and he doubled up to 1.5 million. Paredes dropped to 800,000.

David Peters Eliminated in 13th Place ($17,000)

Wade Townsend moved all in preflop from the small blind for 425,000 and David Peters made an all-in call on the big blind. Their cards:

Peters: A 8
Townsend: J 2

Board: J 6 6 10 Q

Peters was eliminated on the hand in 13th place and he will take home $17,000 in prize money.

Alex Kamberis Eliminated in 12th Place ($21,000)

Alex Kamberis moved all in from the small blind for 350,000 and David Paredes quickly called from the big blind. Their cards:

Kamberis: A 7
Paredes: Q Q

Board: K 6 5 4 7

Kamberis was eliminated on the hand in 12th place and he will take home $21,000 in prize money.

Poker Tweet — Alex Kamberis

Player Tags: Joe Hachem,   David Peters,   Jeremy Ausmus,   Alexander Kamberis,   Wade Townsend,   Joshua Field

Level 19 Update -- Day 3 Ends

Mar 08, '11

NOTE: Day 3 has come to a close after a flurry of eliminations in the first six minutes of level 20. There are 22 players who have advanced to day 4, which begins tomorrow at noon PST. The final 22 will play down to a final table tomorrow and blinds will begin in level 20 (6,000-12,000 with a 1,000 ante).

Level 19 Blinds: 5,000-10,000 with a 1,000 ante

Players Remaining: 22 out of 417

Chip Counts:

Cashes:

23rd: Thomas Jensen — $11,500
24th: Tyler Cornell — $11,500
25th: Greg DeBora — $10,000
26th: Josh Prager — $10,000
27th: Phi Nguyen — $10,000
28th: Paul Chauderson — $10,000
29th: Nicholas Blumenthal — $10,000
30th: Malachy Hagan — $10,000
31st: Alan Snow — $10,000

Big Hands:

Alex Kamberis Eliminated Two Players on the Same Hand

Alex Kamberis raised to 22,000 preflop and Paul Chauderson reraised all in for 129,000. Tyler Cornell reraised and then Kamberis moved all in as well. Cornell made the call and three all-in players flipped over their cards:

Kamberis: J J
Cornell: Q Q
Chauderson: A 10

Board: 10 7 6 8 3

Chauderson was eliminated on the hand in 28th place and he took home $10,000 in prize money. Cornell was left with 170,000 and Kamberis grew his stack to 775,000 after the hand.

Josh Prager Eliminated

James Dowdy raised to 32,000 from middle position preflop and Josh Prager moved all in for 207,000. Dowdy made the call and they revealed their cards:

Dowdy: J J
Prager: A K

Board: 7 2 2 5 4

Prager was eliminated on the hand in 26th place and he will take home $10,000 in prize money.

Chris DeMaci Doubles Up

David Peters moved all in after one opponent put in an initial raised and Chris DeMaci made the call. The original raiser mucked and the two players remaining in the pot flipped over their cards:

Peters: A 6
DeMaci: Q Q

Board: 8 7 2 3 5

DeMaci won the hand to doubled up to 340,000.

Player Tags: Josh Prager,   David Peters,   Christopher DeMaci,   Alexander Kamberis

Level 18 Update -- Hitting the Wall

Mar 08, '11

Blinds: 4,000-8,000 with a 1,000 ante

Players Remaining: 31 out of 417

Chip Counts:

1. Victor Ramdin — 1,400,000
2. Taylor von Kriegenbergh — 1,300,000
3. David Parades — 900,000
4. Joe Hachem — 825,000
5. James Dowdy — 650,000
6. Wade Townsend — 600,000
7. David Peters — 600,000
8. Tyler Cornell — 500,000
9. Jamie Kaplan — 400,000
10. Chris DeMaci — 375,000

Cashes:

32nd: Payman Arjang — $10,000
33rd: Jeff Williams — $9,000
34th: Cynthia May — $9,000

Big Hands:

The Wall

The pace of play has hit the wall during the fourth level of the day. The pace of action has slowed considerably as the field plays deeper into the money, with slow action, and slow decisions when hands to come to a showdown. The mode of the tournament has definitely shifted.

David Peters Eliminates an Opponent

There was 207,000 in the pot and the big blind was all from previous action in when the board read A 9 8 10 4. David Peters had raised to 86,000 from the button and Chris DeMaci went into the tank on the small blind. He mucked and then Peters turned over J 9 after his opponent revealed K Q. Peters was up to 600,000 after the hand.

Alex Kamberis Almost Makes a Great Call

A player in late position bet 18,000 preflop and Alex Kamberis made the call from the button. The flop fell Q J 8 and Kamberis bet 33,000. Late position check-raised to 70,000 and Kamberis made the call.

Both players checked the 5 on the turn and then the 10 fell on the river. Late position moved all in for 285,000 and Kamberis went into the tank with 175,000 left behind. He was in the tank for several minutes into the break before he decided to muck. His opponent then flipped over K 4 for a bluff as he collected the pot.

Poker Tweet — Alex Kamberis

Player Tags: David Peters,   Christopher DeMaci,   Alexander Kamberis

Level 4 Update

Mar 05, '11

Blinds: 150-300

Players Remaining: 223 out of 263

Notable Chip Counts:

1. Ana Marquez — 70,000
2. David Paredes — 65,000
3. Richard Toth — 50,000
4. Shawn Busse — 45,000
5. Tom McEvoy — 45,000
6. Scott Seiver — 44,000
7. Alex Kamberis — 44,000
8. Michael Kamran — 41,000
9. Mas Kagawa — 40,000
10. Christian Harder — 40,000

Notable Eliminations:

Matt Marafioti
Darryll Fish
Chris Moorman

Big Hands:

Alex Kamberis Busts One

The board read A J 4 10 when Alex Kamberis bet 5,150 from the small blind. The button then moved all in and Kamberis made the call. Their cards:

Kamberis: K Q
Opponent: A 10

River; 6

Kamberis won the hand and bused his opponent. He now holds more than 40,000.

Timoshenko Grabs a Pot

The board read A Q 4 7 when Yevgeniy Timoshenko bet 4,200 from the hi-jack. Shane Schleger mucked on the button and the big blind made the call.

The J fell on the river and both players checked. Timoshenko revealed A 9 and he won the hand when his opponent mucked.

Poker Tweet — Randal Flowers

Player Tags: Alexander Kamberis

Level 22 Update -- Down to 10

Mar 09, '11

Blinds: 10,000-20,000 with a 2,000 ante

Players Remaining: 10 out of 417

Chip Counts:

Taylor von Kriegenbergh — 2,600,000
Victor Ramdin — 2,300,000
Joe Hachem — 1,500,000
Brian Leskowitz — 1,095,000
Santiago Nadal — 800,000
James Dowdy — 800,000
David Paredes — 800,000
Jeremy Ausmus — 700,000
Jose Noronha — 400,000
Govert Metaal — 400,000

Cashes:

11th: Wade Townsend — $21,000
12th: Alex Kamberis — $21,000
13th: David Peters — $17,000
14th: Joshua Field — $17,000

Big Hands:

Joe Hachem Doubles up after making a Great Call

Joe Hachem raised to 42,000 from the hi-jack and David Paredes made the call from the button preflop. The flop was dealt 6 4 3 and Hachem bet 83,000. Paredes made the call and the turn fell K.

Hachem then went into the tank before betting 173,000. Paredes then quickly raised all in, which was more than enough to put Hachem on a decision for his tournament life. He went into the tank for a while and eventually made the call. Their cards:

Hachem: K 8
Paredes: 5 5

River: 3

Hachem won the hand and he doubled up to 1.5 million. Paredes dropped to 800,000.

David Peters Eliminated in 13th Place ($17,000)

Wade Townsend moved all in preflop from the small blind for 425,000 and David Peters made an all-in call on the big blind. Their cards:

Peters: A 8
Townsend: J 2

Board: J 6 6 10 Q

Peters was eliminated on the hand in 13th place and he will take home $17,000 in prize money.

Alex Kamberis Eliminated in 12th Place ($21,000)

Alex Kamberis moved all in from the small blind for 350,000 and David Paredes quickly called from the big blind. Their cards:

Kamberis: A 7
Paredes: Q Q

Board: K 6 5 4 7

Kamberis was eliminated on the hand in 12th place and he will take home $21,000 in prize money.

Poker Tweet — Alex Kamberis

Player Tags: Joe Hachem,   David Peters,   Jeremy Ausmus,   Alexander Kamberis,   Wade Townsend,   Joshua Field

Level 19 Update -- Day 3 Ends

Mar 08, '11

NOTE: Day 3 has come to a close after a flurry of eliminations in the first six minutes of level 20. There are 22 players who have advanced to day 4, which begins tomorrow at noon PST. The final 22 will play down to a final table tomorrow and blinds will begin in level 20 (6,000-12,000 with a 1,000 ante).

Level 19 Blinds: 5,000-10,000 with a 1,000 ante

Players Remaining: 22 out of 417

Chip Counts:

Cashes:

23rd: Thomas Jensen — $11,500
24th: Tyler Cornell — $11,500
25th: Greg DeBora — $10,000
26th: Josh Prager — $10,000
27th: Phi Nguyen — $10,000
28th: Paul Chauderson — $10,000
29th: Nicholas Blumenthal — $10,000
30th: Malachy Hagan — $10,000
31st: Alan Snow — $10,000

Big Hands:

Alex Kamberis Eliminated Two Players on the Same Hand

Alex Kamberis raised to 22,000 preflop and Paul Chauderson reraised all in for 129,000. Tyler Cornell reraised and then Kamberis moved all in as well. Cornell made the call and three all-in players flipped over their cards:

Kamberis: J J
Cornell: Q Q
Chauderson: A 10

Board: 10 7 6 8 3

Chauderson was eliminated on the hand in 28th place and he took home $10,000 in prize money. Cornell was left with 170,000 and Kamberis grew his stack to 775,000 after the hand.

Josh Prager Eliminated

James Dowdy raised to 32,000 from middle position preflop and Josh Prager moved all in for 207,000. Dowdy made the call and they revealed their cards:

Dowdy: J J
Prager: A K

Board: 7 2 2 5 4

Prager was eliminated on the hand in 26th place and he will take home $10,000 in prize money.

Chris DeMaci Doubles Up

David Peters moved all in after one opponent put in an initial raised and Chris DeMaci made the call. The original raiser mucked and the two players remaining in the pot flipped over their cards:

Peters: A 6
DeMaci: Q Q

Board: 8 7 2 3 5

DeMaci won the hand to doubled up to 340,000.

Player Tags: Josh Prager,   David Peters,   Christopher DeMaci,   Alexander Kamberis

Level 18 Update -- Hitting the Wall

Mar 08, '11

Blinds: 4,000-8,000 with a 1,000 ante

Players Remaining: 31 out of 417

Chip Counts:

1. Victor Ramdin — 1,400,000
2. Taylor von Kriegenbergh — 1,300,000
3. David Parades — 900,000
4. Joe Hachem — 825,000
5. James Dowdy — 650,000
6. Wade Townsend — 600,000
7. David Peters — 600,000
8. Tyler Cornell — 500,000
9. Jamie Kaplan — 400,000
10. Chris DeMaci — 375,000

Cashes:

32nd: Payman Arjang — $10,000
33rd: Jeff Williams — $9,000
34th: Cynthia May — $9,000

Big Hands:

The Wall

The pace of play has hit the wall during the fourth level of the day. The pace of action has slowed considerably as the field plays deeper into the money, with slow action, and slow decisions when hands to come to a showdown. The mode of the tournament has definitely shifted.

David Peters Eliminates an Opponent

There was 207,000 in the pot and the big blind was all from previous action in when the board read A 9 8 10 4. David Peters had raised to 86,000 from the button and Chris DeMaci went into the tank on the small blind. He mucked and then Peters turned over J 9 after his opponent revealed K Q. Peters was up to 600,000 after the hand.

Alex Kamberis Almost Makes a Great Call

A player in late position bet 18,000 preflop and Alex Kamberis made the call from the button. The flop fell Q J 8 and Kamberis bet 33,000. Late position check-raised to 70,000 and Kamberis made the call.

Both players checked the 5 on the turn and then the 10 fell on the river. Late position moved all in for 285,000 and Kamberis went into the tank with 175,000 left behind. He was in the tank for several minutes into the break before he decided to muck. His opponent then flipped over K 4 for a bluff as he collected the pot.

Poker Tweet — Alex Kamberis

Player Tags: David Peters,   Christopher DeMaci,   Alexander Kamberis

Level 4 Update

Mar 05, '11

Blinds: 150-300

Players Remaining: 223 out of 263

Notable Chip Counts:

1. Ana Marquez — 70,000
2. David Paredes — 65,000
3. Richard Toth — 50,000
4. Shawn Busse — 45,000
5. Tom McEvoy — 45,000
6. Scott Seiver — 44,000
7. Alex Kamberis — 44,000
8. Michael Kamran — 41,000
9. Mas Kagawa — 40,000
10. Christian Harder — 40,000

Notable Eliminations:

Matt Marafioti
Darryll Fish
Chris Moorman

Big Hands:

Alex Kamberis Busts One

The board read A J 4 10 when Alex Kamberis bet 5,150 from the small blind. The button then moved all in and Kamberis made the call. Their cards:

Kamberis: K Q
Opponent: A 10

River; 6

Kamberis won the hand and bused his opponent. He now holds more than 40,000.

Timoshenko Grabs a Pot

The board read A Q 4 7 when Yevgeniy Timoshenko bet 4,200 from the hi-jack. Shane Schleger mucked on the button and the big blind made the call.

The J fell on the river and both players checked. Timoshenko revealed A 9 and he won the hand when his opponent mucked.

Poker Tweet — Randal Flowers

Player Tags: Alexander Kamberis

Level 22 Update -- Down to 10

Mar 09, '11

Blinds: 10,000-20,000 with a 2,000 ante

Players Remaining: 10 out of 417

Chip Counts:

Taylor von Kriegenbergh — 2,600,000
Victor Ramdin — 2,300,000
Joe Hachem — 1,500,000
Brian Leskowitz — 1,095,000
Santiago Nadal — 800,000
James Dowdy — 800,000
David Paredes — 800,000
Jeremy Ausmus — 700,000
Jose Noronha — 400,000
Govert Metaal — 400,000

Cashes:

11th: Wade Townsend — $21,000
12th: Alex Kamberis — $21,000
13th: David Peters — $17,000
14th: Joshua Field — $17,000

Big Hands:

Joe Hachem Doubles up after making a Great Call

Joe Hachem raised to 42,000 from the hi-jack and David Paredes made the call from the button preflop. The flop was dealt 6 4 3 and Hachem bet 83,000. Paredes made the call and the turn fell K.

Hachem then went into the tank before betting 173,000. Paredes then quickly raised all in, which was more than enough to put Hachem on a decision for his tournament life. He went into the tank for a while and eventually made the call. Their cards:

Hachem: K 8
Paredes: 5 5

River: 3

Hachem won the hand and he doubled up to 1.5 million. Paredes dropped to 800,000.

David Peters Eliminated in 13th Place ($17,000)

Wade Townsend moved all in preflop from the small blind for 425,000 and David Peters made an all-in call on the big blind. Their cards:

Peters: A 8
Townsend: J 2

Board: J 6 6 10 Q

Peters was eliminated on the hand in 13th place and he will take home $17,000 in prize money.

Alex Kamberis Eliminated in 12th Place ($21,000)

Alex Kamberis moved all in from the small blind for 350,000 and David Paredes quickly called from the big blind. Their cards:

Kamberis: A 7
Paredes: Q Q

Board: K 6 5 4 7

Kamberis was eliminated on the hand in 12th place and he will take home $21,000 in prize money.

Poker Tweet — Alex Kamberis

Player Tags: Joe Hachem,   David Peters,   Jeremy Ausmus,   Alexander Kamberis,   Wade Townsend,   Joshua Field

Level 19 Update -- Day 3 Ends

Mar 08, '11

NOTE: Day 3 has come to a close after a flurry of eliminations in the first six minutes of level 20. There are 22 players who have advanced to day 4, which begins tomorrow at noon PST. The final 22 will play down to a final table tomorrow and blinds will begin in level 20 (6,000-12,000 with a 1,000 ante).

Level 19 Blinds: 5,000-10,000 with a 1,000 ante

Players Remaining: 22 out of 417

Chip Counts:

Cashes:

23rd: Thomas Jensen — $11,500
24th: Tyler Cornell — $11,500
25th: Greg DeBora — $10,000
26th: Josh Prager — $10,000
27th: Phi Nguyen — $10,000
28th: Paul Chauderson — $10,000
29th: Nicholas Blumenthal — $10,000
30th: Malachy Hagan — $10,000
31st: Alan Snow — $10,000

Big Hands:

Alex Kamberis Eliminated Two Players on the Same Hand

Alex Kamberis raised to 22,000 preflop and Paul Chauderson reraised all in for 129,000. Tyler Cornell reraised and then Kamberis moved all in as well. Cornell made the call and three all-in players flipped over their cards:

Kamberis: J J
Cornell: Q Q
Chauderson: A 10

Board: 10 7 6 8 3

Chauderson was eliminated on the hand in 28th place and he took home $10,000 in prize money. Cornell was left with 170,000 and Kamberis grew his stack to 775,000 after the hand.

Josh Prager Eliminated

James Dowdy raised to 32,000 from middle position preflop and Josh Prager moved all in for 207,000. Dowdy made the call and they revealed their cards:

Dowdy: J J
Prager: A K

Board: 7 2 2 5 4

Prager was eliminated on the hand in 26th place and he will take home $10,000 in prize money.

Chris DeMaci Doubles Up

David Peters moved all in after one opponent put in an initial raised and Chris DeMaci made the call. The original raiser mucked and the two players remaining in the pot flipped over their cards:

Peters: A 6
DeMaci: Q Q

Board: 8 7 2 3 5

DeMaci won the hand to doubled up to 340,000.

Player Tags: Josh Prager,   David Peters,   Christopher DeMaci,   Alexander Kamberis

Level 18 Update -- Hitting the Wall

Mar 08, '11

Blinds: 4,000-8,000 with a 1,000 ante

Players Remaining: 31 out of 417

Chip Counts:

1. Victor Ramdin — 1,400,000
2. Taylor von Kriegenbergh — 1,300,000
3. David Parades — 900,000
4. Joe Hachem — 825,000
5. James Dowdy — 650,000
6. Wade Townsend — 600,000
7. David Peters — 600,000
8. Tyler Cornell — 500,000
9. Jamie Kaplan — 400,000
10. Chris DeMaci — 375,000

Cashes:

32nd: Payman Arjang — $10,000
33rd: Jeff Williams — $9,000
34th: Cynthia May — $9,000

Big Hands:

The Wall

The pace of play has hit the wall during the fourth level of the day. The pace of action has slowed considerably as the field plays deeper into the money, with slow action, and slow decisions when hands to come to a showdown. The mode of the tournament has definitely shifted.

David Peters Eliminates an Opponent

There was 207,000 in the pot and the big blind was all from previous action in when the board read A 9 8 10 4. David Peters had raised to 86,000 from the button and Chris DeMaci went into the tank on the small blind. He mucked and then Peters turned over J 9 after his opponent revealed K Q. Peters was up to 600,000 after the hand.

Alex Kamberis Almost Makes a Great Call

A player in late position bet 18,000 preflop and Alex Kamberis made the call from the button. The flop fell Q J 8 and Kamberis bet 33,000. Late position check-raised to 70,000 and Kamberis made the call.

Both players checked the 5 on the turn and then the 10 fell on the river. Late position moved all in for 285,000 and Kamberis went into the tank with 175,000 left behind. He was in the tank for several minutes into the break before he decided to muck. His opponent then flipped over K 4 for a bluff as he collected the pot.

Poker Tweet — Alex Kamberis

Player Tags: David Peters,   Christopher DeMaci,   Alexander Kamberis

Level 4 Update

Mar 05, '11

Blinds: 150-300

Players Remaining: 223 out of 263

Notable Chip Counts:

1. Ana Marquez — 70,000
2. David Paredes — 65,000
3. Richard Toth — 50,000
4. Shawn Busse — 45,000
5. Tom McEvoy — 45,000
6. Scott Seiver — 44,000
7. Alex Kamberis — 44,000
8. Michael Kamran — 41,000
9. Mas Kagawa — 40,000
10. Christian Harder — 40,000

Notable Eliminations:

Matt Marafioti
Darryll Fish
Chris Moorman

Big Hands:

Alex Kamberis Busts One

The board read A J 4 10 when Alex Kamberis bet 5,150 from the small blind. The button then moved all in and Kamberis made the call. Their cards:

Kamberis: K Q
Opponent: A 10

River; 6

Kamberis won the hand and bused his opponent. He now holds more than 40,000.

Timoshenko Grabs a Pot

The board read A Q 4 7 when Yevgeniy Timoshenko bet 4,200 from the hi-jack. Shane Schleger mucked on the button and the big blind made the call.

The J fell on the river and both players checked. Timoshenko revealed A 9 and he won the hand when his opponent mucked.

Poker Tweet — Randal Flowers

Player Tags: Alexander Kamberis

Poker Tweet -- Alex Kamberis

Feb 26, '11

Here is a recent tweet from Alex Kamberis:

Player Tags: Alexander Kamberis

Leve Five Hour Two Update: Phil Ivey Crippled, Eliminated

Jul 10, '10

Blinds: 200-400 with a 50 ante

Players Remaining: 1359 out of 2412

Tournament Leaderboard:

1. Steve Billirakis — 196,250
2. Khamsy Nuanmanee — 170,525
3. Robert Miller — 155,000
4. Jason DeWitt — 149,950
5. Archie Karas — 137,775
6. Alex Michaels — 135,000
7. David Benyamine — 130,800
8. Matt Keikoan — 125,000
9. Tristan Wade — 121,100
10. Hank Azaria — 120,000

Card Player Chip Counts:

Josh Brikis — 97,500
Mike Matusow — 12,700
Roy Winston — 10,000
Jennifer Harman — 29,025

Player Twitter Accounts

Tristan Wade
Dave Sands
Brandon Cantu
Jon Turner
Amit Makhija
Bryan Micon
Phil Ivey
Doyle Brunson

Notable Eliminations:

Thuy Doan
Shannon Elizabeth
Phil Ivey
Alex Kamberis

Big Hands:

Thuy Doan Eliminated

Thuy Doan moved all in preflop for 5,000 and was called by one opponent. Doan tabled the 55 but was dominated by the 1010 of her opponent. The board ran out J966Q and Doan was eliminated very early on day 2a.

One-Outer Hits

Douglas Gabriel called a 30,000 chip all-in bet on a board of Q1055 with the 55 for quads. Gabriel’s opponent exposed the 1010 for a flopped set-over-set scenario. The turn had brought the quintessential main-event one-outer. Gabriel eliminated his opponent and was up to 88,000 after the hand.

Orel Hershiser Moved In On

A player in middle position bet 1,100 and Orel Hershiser called in the small blind. The flop came K103 and action went check-check. The Q on the turn prompted another check from Hershiser. His opponent bet 1,050. Hershiser check-raised to 6,025. His opponent reraised enough to put the former professional athlete all in. Hershiser elected to fold and saved his last 9,000.

Vanessa Rousso Slipping

Vanessa Rousso and three other players were involved in a pot on a board reading 9878. A player in the small blind bet 1,300. Rousso and an opponent in the cutoff called. The river brought the 4 and action was checked to the cutoff. He bet 2,300 and Rousso was the one making the call. Her opponent tabled the AJ for the nut flush. Rousso was down to 95,000 after the hand.

Michael Martin Eliminated

Michael Martin opened to 1,000 and Robert Miller raised to 3,200. Martin four-bet to 9,000. Miller went all in and Martin called all in for 16,000. Martin exposed the KK and was in great shape against the Q9 of Miller. However, the board ran out 98310J and Martin was gone after his opponent made a straight. Miller was at 155,000 after the hand.

Brett Richey Eliminates Alex Kamberis

Alex Kamberis was all in preflop with A-K against the pocket tens of Brett Richey. The pocket pair held and Kamberis was eliminated.

Phil Ivey Crippled

A player in last position opened to 1,100. Yuji Masaki raised to 2,800. Phil Ivey went all in from the big blind and the original bettor folded. However, Masaki made the call for his tournament life. Masaki exposed the KK and was way ahead of the QQ of Ivey. The flop was safe for Masaki as it came 883. However, the Q on the turn gave Ivey top set. Masaki had two outs to stay alive. When the K hit the river, Masaki doubled up and Ivey was crippled to just 1,900.

Ivey was eliminated a few hands later and his run at back-to-back final tables won’t happen.

Player Tags: Phil Ivey,   Brett Richey,   Vanessa Rousso,   Alexander Kamberis,   Orel Hershiser,   Thuy Doan

Dinner Break

Jun 12, '10

Players are now on a dinner break and will come back at around 8:30 PST.

640 are left out of the 1,931 that entered the tournament on Day 1A.

The current chip average is 9,051.

Alex Kamberis is currrently near the top of the chip counts. Alex Jacob, David Pham, David Sklansky and Tom McEvoy are still in contention.

Player Twitter Accounts:

Alex Kamberis
Tom McEvoy

Player Tags: Tom McEvoy,   Alexander Kamberis

Amazing Hand -- Shawn Cunix Makes Quads

Apr 19, '10

After several preflop raises, Shawn Cunix, Cary Katz and Alex Kamberis found all the money in the middle of the table.

Cunix showed pocket jacks, but he was bested by Kamberis and his pocket kings. Katz did them one better by showing down pocket aces. Nonetheless, the board ran out A-J-X-K-J and both Katz and Kamberis lost with full houses to Cunix and his quad jacks.

All three players are still in, but Kamberis is now in trouble with 35,000. Katz has 110,000 and Cunix triples up to 155,000.

Player Tags: Cary Katz,   Shawn Cunix,   Alexander Kamberis

Alexander Kamberis Eliminated

Jan 08, '10

Alex Kamberis moved all in preflop with pocket sevens and Amanda Baker called with AK.

The board came AJJ49 and Kamberis was eliminated. Baker now has 1.25 million in chips.

Player Tags: Mandy Baker,   Alexander Kamberis

Alex Kamberis Knocks out an Opponent

Jan 08, '10

Seat 1 moved all in preflop under the gun and Alex Kamberis made the call in the big blind. Their cards:

Kamberis: QQ
Opponent: 1010

Board: J86109

Kamberis took out his opponent with a straight on the river and grew his stack to 385,000.

Player Tags: Alexander Kamberis

Level 9 Hour 2 Update: Wayans, Violette, Medic, Rajkumar Eliminated

Jul 08, '09

Blinds: 500-1,000 with a 100 ante

Players Remaining: 1,486 out of 6,494

Chip Counts:

1. Amir Lehavot — 610,000
2. Troy Weber — 453,200
3. Dan Bilzerian — 439,500
4. Gabe Walls — 417,900
5. Franklin Grigsby — 369,000
6. John Hammer — 363,000
7. Phil Ivey — 325,000
8. Adam Latimer — 322,000
9. Andreas Altmeyer — 318,000
10. Mike Lesle — 305,000

Card Player Chip Counts:

Jeff Shulman – 220,000
Phil Hellmuth – 135,000
Lee Watkinson – 55,000
Adam Schoenfeld – 125,000
Matthew Hilger – did not report
Steve Zolotow – 28,000
Thomas Keller – 120,000
Max Pescatori – 47,300
Justin Rollo – did not report

Notable Eliminations:

Marlon Wayans
Alex Kamberis
Nenad Medic
Cyndy Violette
Vivek Rajkumar

Big Hands:

Marlon Wayans Eliminated; Gets One-Outed

Marlon Wayans gets it all in before the flop and is called in one spot. Wayans has pocket kings, his opponent has pocket queens. The flop comes rags with two hearts. The turn is the A, and because Wayans holds the K, he only has one card to fade to double up and stay alive. The river is the Q, and unbelievably, his opponent gets there. Marlon Wayans is eliminated from the main event.

Alex Kamberis Eliminated

Alex Kamberis gets it all in before the flop and gets called by Leo Kam.

Kamberis: K10
Kam: KK

Board: Q107A5

Kamberis was dominated before the flop but managed to pair up his live card. The turn and river failed to help, and Alex Kamberis is eliminated from the tournament.

Cyndy Violette Eliminated

Cyndy Violette got all of her money in on the flop with two pair (queens and nines) against her opponent’s pocket kings. Her opponent spiked a third king on the turn, sending Violette home early in the last level of the night.

Kevin Saul Flops a Monster, Almost Doubles Up

A player at the table comes in for a raise and gets two callers Kevin Saul (button) and the big blind. The flop comes A75, and the original raiser shoves for 116,700. Saul has him covered by 8,000, and tanks for several minutes before making the call. Saul shows J3 for the made flush while his opponent turns over QQ for a pair, no draw. The turn and river are the 6 and the 2, no help for pocket queens as Saul nearly doubles up to just under 250,000 in chips.

Nenad Medic Eliminated

Nenad Medic got it all in for 7,000 on a flop of J84, and got called in two spots. The turn was the 10, the big blind moves all in for the side pot and is called by the third opponent.

Medic: 92
Big Blind: 104
Opponent: QQ

Medic turns an open-ended straight draw (minus two outs) and is up against two pair, a better flush draw and the nut gutshot. The river is the K and Nenad Medic hits the rail.

Noah Boeken Gets Doubled Through

The UTG player open-shoves with the short stack and Noah Boeken looks him up.

Boeken: A10
UTG: J9

Board: Q6697

Boeken gets a good flop, but his opponent pairs on the turn, and doubles through Boeken at the end of the night. Boeken is left with just over 150,000 after this hand.

Eastgate Makes A Strong Late-Night Run

Peter Eastgate was down to just 8 big blinds at one point this level, and now sits in six-figure territory thanks to a late-night fun for the defending champion.

Peter Eastgate gets it all in with 65 on a board of 10526 and is called by J10. The 6 hits the river and Eastgate doubles up here with a full house.

A few hands later and Eastgate covers an all in player with AK against his opponent’s KQ. The board comes A5368, giving Eastgate top pair on the flop and a flush on the turn.

Eastgate is up now to 100,000 in chips after this late-night run.

Vivek Rajkumar Eliminated; Aces Cracked

On a flop of J82, Vivek Rajkumar moves all in and gets one caller.

Rajkumar: AA
Opponent: J2

Rajkumar is out-flopped and will need some help to stay alive. The turn (7) and river (Q) offer no help to Rajkumar who is eliminated in the final minutes of the night.

Player Tags: Cyndy Violette,   Nenad Medic,   Kevin Saul,   Vivek Rajkumar,   Peter Eastgate,   Alexander Kamberis

Alex 'AJKHoosiers1' Kamberis Gets Curious

Apr 13, '08

Action folds to Alex "AJKHoosiers1" Kamberis in late position, and he raises to 500. The player in the small blind calls, and the flop comes J 10 3, and the small blind checks. Kamberis bets 725, and the small blind thinks, looks like he is about to muck, and then decides to min-raise. Kamberis calls, and the turn is the 2. The small blind checks and Kamberis checks behind. The river is the 9, and the small blind now bets 1,200. Kamberis tanks for some time before saying, "I'm curious," and calling. The small blind tables pocket sevens, and Kamberis turns over A 10 for a pair of tens to take down the pot. Kamberis now sits with 28,000.

Player Tags: Alexander Kamberis