| Jun 02, '10 |
2010 41st Annual World Series of Poker |
Event 3 - $1,000 No-Limit Hold'em |
5 |
+ |
Level 31 Update: Gabe Costner Eliminated
Jun 02, '10
Blinds: 80,000-160,000 with a 20,000 ante
Players Remaining: 2 out of 4,345
Average Chip Count: 6,517,500
Tournament Leaderboard:
1. Aadam Daya – 7,700,000
2. Deepak Bhatti – 5,300,000
Notable Eliminations:
Gabe Costner – $279,327
Big Hands:
 Costner Loses Three Big Pots, Eliminated in Third Place ($279,327)
In what seemed like a flash after the dinner break, Gabe Costner was eliminated in third place after losing three big pots.
In the third hand back from dinner break, Costner raised to 475,000 and called a shove from Aadam Daya. Daya showed K Q and Costner showed 66 . The board ran out Q3Q 2K and gave the pot to Daya.
Just minutes later Costner raised from the button to 375,000 and was three-bet by Deepak Bhatti to 1,275,000 and Costner called. The flop was A66 and after Bhatti checked, Costner fired 850,000. Bhatti moved the rest of his stack in, which although was not much more, caused Costner to muck.
Finally, Aadam Daya raised to 400,000 from the button and Costner moved all-in. Daya called and saw the good shape he was in when he turned over AK and Costner showed AQ. Costner couldn’t find a queen and was eliminated in third place, leaving Aadam Daya and Deepak Bhatti to play heads-up for the bracelet.
Player Tags: Deepak Bhatti, Gabe Costner, Aadam Daya
Level 26 Update: A Few Double Ups
Jun 02, '10
Blinds: 25,000-50,000 with a 5,000 ante
Players Remaining: 9 out of 4,345
Average Chip Count: 1,448,333
Tournament Leaderboard:
1. Aadam Daya – 2,855,000
2. Gabe Costner – 1,830,000
3. Cory Brown – 1,355,000
4. Bart Davis – 1,355,000
5. Nicholas Mitchell – 1,280,000
6. Dash Dudley – 1,258,000
7. Isaac Settle – 970,000
8. Rich Rice – 690,000
9. Deepak Bhatti – 400,000
Notable Eliminations:
none
Big Hands:
 Costner Picks Up First Big Pot of Day
Dash Dudley raised to 110,000 from the hijack and was called by Gabe Costner called from the big blind. The flop came A23 and Costner checked and Dudley made a bet of 140,000 and was called by Costner.
The turn was the 7 and both players checked. After the 7, Costner then put out a bet of 350,000 and was called fairly quickly by Dudley. Costner rolled over the KJ and took the pot. Dudley is down to 350,000.
Bhatti Doubles Up
Deepak Bhatti moved all in for 270,000 with KQ and was then Cory Brown moved all in over the top with AK. Everybody got out of there where and the flop came 910A, giving Bhatti plenty of outs against Brown’s top pair.
The turn was the 2, but the J on the river gave the pot to Bhatti, doubling him up to over 500,000.
Dudley Doubles
Dash Dudley moved in for his last 550,000 and was called by Bart Davis. It was a race situation when Dudley showed AQ and Davis showed 88.
The board ran out QK256, pairing Dudley’s queen and doubling him up to 1,200,000.
Left in the Deck:
Sasquatch Makes an Appearance
They are shooting a commercial for Jack’s Link beef jerky in the amazon room and just an ear shot away from the tables, we can see Sasquatch sitting at a poker table.
Player Tags: Deepak Bhatti, Gabe Costner
Level 22 Update: Former Chip Leader Vanquished
Jun 01, '10
Blinds: 10,000-20,000 with a 3,000 ante
Players Remaining: 18 out of 4,345
Average Chip Count: 724,166
Tournament Leaderboard:
1. Samuel Paolini – 1,600,000
2. Cory Brown – 1,360,000
3. Dash Dudley – 1,345,000
4. Aadam Daya – 1,100,000
5. Nicholas Mitchell – 1,100,000
6. Eric Baldwin – 740,000
7. Dmitry Gromov – 680,000
8. Irving Rice – 650,000
9. Bart Davis – 580,000
10. Rich Rice – 560,000
Notable Eliminations:
23. Drew Crawford – $19,591
Big Hands:
Dash Dudley Doubles Up
On a flop of 1023, Dash Dudley bet 155,000 from the small blind. Gabe Costner raised all in, having Dudley covered. Dudley made the 366,000 chip call and exposed the AA. He was in great shape against the pocket sixes of Costner. The board ran safe for Dudley and he doubled to almost 800,000.
Ashira Lavine Doubles Up
Ashira Lavine open shipped for 251,000 and was called by Sam Paolini. Paolini tabled the 88 and Lavine flipped over the AQ. The turn gave Lavine a pair of queens and they held to double her up to over 500,000.
Drew Crawford Eliminated
Former chip leader Drew Crawford shoved from the button with 350,000 with the J8. He was called by Irving Rice’s A-Q. Crawford failed to beat the over cards and he was eliminated.
Sanjay Pandya Eliminated
Sam Paolini bet 50,000 preflop with pocket queens and Sanjay Pandya moved all in for about 150,000 total. Paolini made the quick call and Pandya tabled A10. The board failed to offer any help and he was eliminated.
Left in the Deck:
Players are now on a 60 minute dinner break.
Player Tags: Sam Paolini, Eric Baldwin, Dash Dudley, Irving Rice, Gabe Costner, Ashira Lavine
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| Jun 01, '10 |
2010 41st Annual World Series of Poker |
Event 3 - $1,000 No-Limit Hold'em |
4 |
+ |
Level 31 Update: Gabe Costner Eliminated
Jun 02, '10
Blinds: 80,000-160,000 with a 20,000 ante
Players Remaining: 2 out of 4,345
Average Chip Count: 6,517,500
Tournament Leaderboard:
1. Aadam Daya – 7,700,000
2. Deepak Bhatti – 5,300,000
Notable Eliminations:
Gabe Costner – $279,327
Big Hands:
Costner Loses Three Big Pots, Eliminated in Third Place ($279,327)
In what seemed like a flash after the dinner break, Gabe Costner was eliminated in third place after losing three big pots.
In the third hand back from dinner break, Costner raised to 475,000 and called a shove from Aadam Daya. Daya showed KQ and Costner showed 66. The board ran out Q3Q2K and gave the pot to Daya.
Just minutes later Costner raised from the button to 375,000 and was three-bet by Deepak Bhatti to 1,275,000 and Costner called. The flop was A66 and after Bhatti checked, Costner fired 850,000. Bhatti moved the rest of his stack in, which although was not much more, caused Costner to muck.
Finally, Aadam Daya raised to 400,000 from the button and Costner moved all-in. Daya called and saw the good shape he was in when he turned over AK and Costner showed AQ. Costner couldn’t find a queen and was eliminated in third place, leaving Aadam Daya and Deepak Bhatti to play heads-up for the bracelet.
Player Tags: Deepak Bhatti, Gabe Costner, Aadam Daya
Level 26 Update: A Few Double Ups
Jun 02, '10
Blinds: 25,000-50,000 with a 5,000 ante
Players Remaining: 9 out of 4,345
Average Chip Count: 1,448,333
Tournament Leaderboard:
1. Aadam Daya – 2,855,000
2. Gabe Costner – 1,830,000
3. Cory Brown – 1,355,000
4. Bart Davis – 1,355,000
5. Nicholas Mitchell – 1,280,000
6. Dash Dudley – 1,258,000
7. Isaac Settle – 970,000
8. Rich Rice – 690,000
9. Deepak Bhatti – 400,000
Notable Eliminations:
none
Big Hands:
Costner Picks Up First Big Pot of Day
Dash Dudley raised to 110,000 from the hijack and was called by Gabe Costner called from the big blind. The flop came A23 and Costner checked and Dudley made a bet of 140,000 and was called by Costner.
The turn was the 7 and both players checked. After the 7, Costner then put out a bet of 350,000 and was called fairly quickly by Dudley. Costner rolled over the KJ and took the pot. Dudley is down to 350,000.
Bhatti Doubles Up
Deepak Bhatti moved all in for 270,000 with KQ and was then Cory Brown moved all in over the top with AK. Everybody got out of there where and the flop came 910A, giving Bhatti plenty of outs against Brown’s top pair.
The turn was the 2, but the J on the river gave the pot to Bhatti, doubling him up to over 500,000.
Dudley Doubles
Dash Dudley moved in for his last 550,000 and was called by Bart Davis. It was a race situation when Dudley showed AQ and Davis showed 88.
The board ran out QK256, pairing Dudley’s queen and doubling him up to 1,200,000.
Left in the Deck:
Sasquatch Makes an Appearance
They are shooting a commercial for Jack’s Link beef jerky in the amazon room and just an ear shot away from the tables, we can see Sasquatch sitting at a poker table.
Player Tags: Deepak Bhatti, Gabe Costner
Level 22 Update: Former Chip Leader Vanquished
Jun 01, '10
Blinds: 10,000-20,000 with a 3,000 ante
Players Remaining: 18 out of 4,345
Average Chip Count: 724,166
Tournament Leaderboard:
1. Samuel Paolini – 1,600,000
2. Cory Brown – 1,360,000
3. Dash Dudley – 1,345,000
4. Aadam Daya – 1,100,000
5. Nicholas Mitchell – 1,100,000
6. Eric Baldwin – 740,000
7. Dmitry Gromov – 680,000
8. Irving Rice – 650,000
9. Bart Davis – 580,000
10. Rich Rice – 560,000
Notable Eliminations:
23. Drew Crawford – $19,591
Big Hands:
Dash Dudley Doubles Up
On a flop of 1023, Dash Dudley bet 155,000 from the small blind. Gabe Costner raised all in, having Dudley covered. Dudley made the 366,000 chip call and exposed the AA. He was in great shape against the pocket sixes of Costner. The board ran safe for Dudley and he doubled to almost 800,000.
Ashira Lavine Doubles Up
Ashira Lavine open shipped for 251,000 and was called by Sam Paolini. Paolini tabled the 88 and Lavine flipped over the AQ. The turn gave Lavine a pair of queens and they held to double her up to over 500,000.
Drew Crawford Eliminated
Former chip leader Drew Crawford shoved from the button with 350,000 with the J8. He was called by Irving Rice’s A-Q. Crawford failed to beat the over cards and he was eliminated.
Sanjay Pandya Eliminated
Sam Paolini bet 50,000 preflop with pocket queens and Sanjay Pandya moved all in for about 150,000 total. Paolini made the quick call and Pandya tabled A10. The board failed to offer any help and he was eliminated.
Left in the Deck:
Players are now on a 60 minute dinner break.
Player Tags: Sam Paolini, Eric Baldwin, Dash Dudley, Irving Rice, Gabe Costner, Ashira Lavine
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| Jun 29, '08 |
2008 39th Annual World Series of Poker |
Event 48 - No-Limit Hold'em |
3 |
+ |
$2,000 NLHE - Costner 8th ($103,315) / Sundbo 7th ($134,942) / Gerasimov 6th ($177,111)
Jun 29, '08
Blinds/Antes: 30,000-60,000 with a 5,000 ante
Players Left: 5
Chip Counts:
Ryan D’Angelo: 2,250,000
Alan Cutler: 1,875,000
Marco Johnson: 1.800,000
Robert Brewer: 1,500,000
Alexandre Gomes: 1.050,000
Eliminations:
Gabe Costner Eliminated in 8th Place ($103,315)
Sverre Sundbo Eliminated in 7th Place ($134,942)
Kirill Gerasimov Eliminated in 6th Place ($177,111)
Big hands:
 Gabe Costner Eliminated in 8th Place ($103,315)
Robert Brewer came in for a raise of 175,000 and a short stacked Gabe Costner called all in.
Brewer: A10
Costner: A9
Board: K8685
Costner was dominated before the flop and needed some help from the board to stay alive. That help never came and Gabe Costner was eliminated in 8th place ($103,315).
Sverre Sundbo Eliminated in 7th Place ($134,942)
Ryan D’Angelo raised to 125,000 before the flop and Sverre Sundbo reraised all in for just under 950,000. D’Angelo insta-called the raise.
Sundbo: Q6
D’Angelo: AQ
Board: A54105
D’Angelo had Sundbo dominated before the flop and with an ace on board, Sundbo was drawing dead on the turn. D’Angelo gets another strike in the kill column as Sverre Sundbo was eliminated in 7th place ($134,942).
Kirill Gerasimov Eliminated in 6th Place ($177,111)
Ryan D’Angelo raised to 150,000 and Gerasimov came over the top and shoved all in. D’Angelo called.
Gerasimov: JJ
D’Angelo: AQ
Board: 6557A
Gerasimov certainly got it all in with the best hand, holding up until the river where D’Angelo spiked an ace. Kirill Gerasimov was eliminated in 6th place ($177,111) as Ryan D’Angelo gets his third konck-out of the night.
Player Tags: Kirill Gerasimov, Sverre Sundbo, Ryan D'Angelo, Gabe Costner, Robert Brewer
$2,000 NLHE - Dan Rome Eliminated in 9th Place ($71,687)
Jun 29, '08
Note: Players have taken their first twenty-minute break at the completion of Level 24 and should return at 5:20 pm to begin Level 25.
Blinds/Antes: 25,000-50,000 with a 5,000 ante
Players Left: 8
Chip Counts:
Alan Cutler: 1,850,000
Marco Johnson: 1,550,000
Ryan D'Angelo: 1275,000
Robert Brewer: 1,100,000
Kirill Gerasimov: 975,000
Sverre Sundbo: 850,000
Alexandre Gomes: 825,000
Gabe Costner: 270,000
Eliminations:
Dan Rome Eliminated in 9th Place ($71,687)
Big hands:
Dan Rome Eliminated in 9th Place ($71,687)
Without any action in front of him, Dan Rome moved all in from the small blind for 475,000 and Ryan D’Angelo called from the big blind.
Rome: 54
D’Angelo: AA
Board: KKQ42
What a spot for Ryan D’Angelo to wake up with aces. Dan Rome was drastically behind D’Angelo heading to the flop, and without any help from the board Dan Rome was the first to fall, eliminated in 9th place ($71,687).
D’Angelo Takes a Big Pot Off of Costner
Ryan D’Angelo completed from the small blind and Gabe Costner checked his option from the big blind. The flop came 762, D’Angelo bet 80,000 and Costner called. The turn was the Q and this time both players checked. The river was the K, and D’Angelo bet 200,000. Costener tanked for a minute or so before calling. D’Angelo turned over 109 for the flopped flush while Costner showed K6 for two pair on the river. D’Angelo moved up to 1.3 million after this hand while Costner fell down to just over 300,000.
Player Tags: Ryan D'Angelo, Gabe Costner, Dan Rome
$2,000 NLHE - Final Table - Hour One
Jun 29, '08
Blinds/Antes: 20,000-40,000 with a 5,000 ante
Players Left: 9
Chip Counts:
Marco Johnson: 2,135,000
Alan Cutler: 1,350,000
Robert Brewer: 1,350,000
Kirill Gerasimov: 850,000
Gabe Costner: 750,000
Sverre Sundbo: 750,000
Alexandre Gomes: 680,000
Dan Rome: 650,000
Ryan D’Angelo: 520,000
Big hands:
Sverre Sundbo Doubles Through Gabe Costner
Gabe Costner raised to 110,000 before the flop from late position and Alexandre Gomes called from the button as did Sverre Sundbo from the small blind. The flop came K64, and all three players checked around. The turn was the 7 and Costner bet 180,000. Gomes called and Sundbo raised (check-raise) all in for just about 350,000 more. Costner insta-called the all in raise from Sundbo while Gomes folded after just a few seconds in the tank.
Sundbo: 66
Costner: K8
Costner flopped top pair and turned an inside straight draw while Sundbo flopped middle set. The river was the A and Sundbo more than doubled up to 1.6 million in chips while Costner fell down to just 750,000.
 Alan Cutler Doubles Through Sverre Sundbo
Alan Cutler raised to 140,000 from the cutoff and Sverre Sundbo reraised from the small blind for 400,000 more. Cutler reraised all in and Sundbo called.
Cutler: 77
Sundbo: AQ
Board: 106248
Although it was a virtual coin flip, Cutler got it in with the best hand and Sundbo just couldn’t catch up. After the hand Cutler had doubled up to about 1.4 million in chips while Sundbo fell back down to 750,000.
Player Tags: Sverre Sundbo, Alan Cutler, Gabe Costner, Alexandre Gomes
Shuffle Up and Deal - Final Table
Jun 29, '08
Cards are now in the air for event no. 48 ($2,000 NLHE). Play will begin in Level 23 with blinds of 20,000-40,000 with a 5,000 ante. Marco Johnson leads the pack with 2,135,000, followed by Gabe Costner with 1,475,000, and Kirill Gerasimov with 1,145,000. The blinds are still fairly low in relation to the amount of chips in play, and even the shortest stack has over 500,000, which is still above the critical 10 big blind mark.
There will be plenty of action here tonight, so be sure to check back with CardPlayer.com every hour, on the hour for all of your WSOP coverage needs.
Player Tags: Kirill Gerasimov, Marco Johnson, Gabe Costner
$2,000 NLH - Level 19 - Final Two Tables
Jun 28, '08
Blinds: 8,000-16,000 with a 2,000 ante
Players Remaining: 18 of 2,317
Average Stack: 514,899
Chip Counts:
Gabe Costner: 912,000
Ryan D'Angelo: 850,000
Alexandre Gomes: 850,000
Sunny Chattha: 630,000
Denys Drobyna: 600,000
Marco Johnson: 580,000
Eric Crain: 510,000
Sverre Sundbo: 500,000
Sergey Rybachenko: 480,000
Alan Cutler: 430,000
Eliminations:
Guy Gorelik, Jim Downend, Ray Foley
Big Hands:
What the...? Gorelik Gone in 20th Place ($20,241)
Facing a raise from the player in seat 7, Guy Gorelik moved all in after much thought. Gabe Costner, acting right after Gorelik, asked for a chip count from the dealer and decided to move all in over the top of Gorelik. Seat 7 got out of the way and he had a shocked look on his face when he saw the hands in play. He wasn't alone, as the rail let out some expressions of amazement. Gorelik showed A7, but Costner had amazed and confused spectators around the table, because even against a raise and a reraise he had moved all in with A5. Gorelik looked to be in good shape to get back in contention, bu tthe flop brought a dagger, running K53 to pair Costner's 5. The turn K and river 4 sent a disgusted Gorelik to the rail in 20th place. Costner shot up into the chip lead with 912,000.
Back-to-Back Big Pots
In a three-way pot, a flop of K85 was checked to Ryan D'Angelo, who bet 56,000. Sergey Rybachenko immediately made the call and Denys Drobyna got out of the way. The turn was the 8 and Rybachenko quickly checked to D'Angelo who fired 125,000. Rybachenko made the call again. The river was the A and Rybachenko checked a final time to D'Angelo, who didn't stop firing. He bet 240,000 and Rybachenko tanked. He finally made the call and D'Angelo announced, "kings full of eights," then flipped over KK for the monstrous full house. Rybachenko slid his cards into the muck and passed a massive pot to young D'Angelo.
The following hand D'Angelo and Rybachenko were heads up again. D'Angelo again led the betting on every street with Rybachenko calling him down. After the river on a Q10255 board, D'Angelo fired out 120,000 and Rybachenko made the call without much thought. "You get some of them back," D'Angelo said and showed K-9 for a missed straight draw. Rybachenko showed J10 for two pair and got many of his chips back.
D'Angelo ended the level with around 850,000 in chips. Rybachenko had around 480,000 in chips.
Player Tags: Ryan D'Angelo, Sergey Rybachenko, Gabe Costner, European Report
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| Jun 28, '08 |
2008 39th Annual World Series of Poker |
Event 48 - No-Limit Hold'em |
2 |
+ |
$2,000 NLHE - Costner 8th ($103,315) / Sundbo 7th ($134,942) / Gerasimov 6th ($177,111)
Jun 29, '08
Blinds/Antes: 30,000-60,000 with a 5,000 ante
Players Left: 5
Chip Counts:
Ryan D’Angelo: 2,250,000
Alan Cutler: 1,875,000
Marco Johnson: 1.800,000
Robert Brewer: 1,500,000
Alexandre Gomes: 1.050,000
Eliminations:
Gabe Costner Eliminated in 8th Place ($103,315)
Sverre Sundbo Eliminated in 7th Place ($134,942)
Kirill Gerasimov Eliminated in 6th Place ($177,111)
Big hands:
Gabe Costner Eliminated in 8th Place ($103,315)
Robert Brewer came in for a raise of 175,000 and a short stacked Gabe Costner called all in.
Brewer: A10
Costner: A9
Board: K8685
Costner was dominated before the flop and needed some help from the board to stay alive. That help never came and Gabe Costner was eliminated in 8th place ($103,315).
Sverre Sundbo Eliminated in 7th Place ($134,942)
Ryan D’Angelo raised to 125,000 before the flop and Sverre Sundbo reraised all in for just under 950,000. D’Angelo insta-called the raise.
Sundbo: Q6
D’Angelo: AQ
Board: A54105
D’Angelo had Sundbo dominated before the flop and with an ace on board, Sundbo was drawing dead on the turn. D’Angelo gets another strike in the kill column as Sverre Sundbo was eliminated in 7th place ($134,942).
Kirill Gerasimov Eliminated in 6th Place ($177,111)
Ryan D’Angelo raised to 150,000 and Gerasimov came over the top and shoved all in. D’Angelo called.
Gerasimov: JJ
D’Angelo: AQ
Board: 6557A
Gerasimov certainly got it all in with the best hand, holding up until the river where D’Angelo spiked an ace. Kirill Gerasimov was eliminated in 6th place ($177,111) as Ryan D’Angelo gets his third konck-out of the night.
Player Tags: Kirill Gerasimov, Sverre Sundbo, Ryan D'Angelo, Gabe Costner, Robert Brewer
$2,000 NLHE - Dan Rome Eliminated in 9th Place ($71,687)
Jun 29, '08
Note: Players have taken their first twenty-minute break at the completion of Level 24 and should return at 5:20 pm to begin Level 25.
Blinds/Antes: 25,000-50,000 with a 5,000 ante
Players Left: 8
Chip Counts:
Alan Cutler: 1,850,000
Marco Johnson: 1,550,000
Ryan D'Angelo: 1275,000
Robert Brewer: 1,100,000
Kirill Gerasimov: 975,000
Sverre Sundbo: 850,000
Alexandre Gomes: 825,000
Gabe Costner: 270,000
Eliminations:
Dan Rome Eliminated in 9th Place ($71,687)
Big hands:
Dan Rome Eliminated in 9th Place ($71,687)
Without any action in front of him, Dan Rome moved all in from the small blind for 475,000 and Ryan D’Angelo called from the big blind.
Rome: 54
D’Angelo: AA
Board: KKQ42
What a spot for Ryan D’Angelo to wake up with aces. Dan Rome was drastically behind D’Angelo heading to the flop, and without any help from the board Dan Rome was the first to fall, eliminated in 9th place ($71,687).
D’Angelo Takes a Big Pot Off of Costner
Ryan D’Angelo completed from the small blind and Gabe Costner checked his option from the big blind. The flop came 762, D’Angelo bet 80,000 and Costner called. The turn was the Q and this time both players checked. The river was the K, and D’Angelo bet 200,000. Costener tanked for a minute or so before calling. D’Angelo turned over 109 for the flopped flush while Costner showed K6 for two pair on the river. D’Angelo moved up to 1.3 million after this hand while Costner fell down to just over 300,000.
Player Tags: Ryan D'Angelo, Gabe Costner, Dan Rome
$2,000 NLHE - Final Table - Hour One
Jun 29, '08
Blinds/Antes: 20,000-40,000 with a 5,000 ante
Players Left: 9
Chip Counts:
Marco Johnson: 2,135,000
Alan Cutler: 1,350,000
Robert Brewer: 1,350,000
Kirill Gerasimov: 850,000
Gabe Costner: 750,000
Sverre Sundbo: 750,000
Alexandre Gomes: 680,000
Dan Rome: 650,000
Ryan D’Angelo: 520,000
Big hands:
Sverre Sundbo Doubles Through Gabe Costner
Gabe Costner raised to 110,000 before the flop from late position and Alexandre Gomes called from the button as did Sverre Sundbo from the small blind. The flop came K64, and all three players checked around. The turn was the 7 and Costner bet 180,000. Gomes called and Sundbo raised (check-raise) all in for just about 350,000 more. Costner insta-called the all in raise from Sundbo while Gomes folded after just a few seconds in the tank.
Sundbo: 66
Costner: K8
Costner flopped top pair and turned an inside straight draw while Sundbo flopped middle set. The river was the A and Sundbo more than doubled up to 1.6 million in chips while Costner fell down to just 750,000.
Alan Cutler Doubles Through Sverre Sundbo
Alan Cutler raised to 140,000 from the cutoff and Sverre Sundbo reraised from the small blind for 400,000 more. Cutler reraised all in and Sundbo called.
Cutler: 77
Sundbo: AQ
Board: 106248
Although it was a virtual coin flip, Cutler got it in with the best hand and Sundbo just couldn’t catch up. After the hand Cutler had doubled up to about 1.4 million in chips while Sundbo fell back down to 750,000.
Player Tags: Sverre Sundbo, Alan Cutler, Gabe Costner, Alexandre Gomes
Shuffle Up and Deal - Final Table
Jun 29, '08
Cards are now in the air for event no. 48 ($2,000 NLHE). Play will begin in Level 23 with blinds of 20,000-40,000 with a 5,000 ante. Marco Johnson leads the pack with 2,135,000, followed by Gabe Costner with 1,475,000, and Kirill Gerasimov with 1,145,000. The blinds are still fairly low in relation to the amount of chips in play, and even the shortest stack has over 500,000, which is still above the critical 10 big blind mark.
There will be plenty of action here tonight, so be sure to check back with CardPlayer.com every hour, on the hour for all of your WSOP coverage needs.
Player Tags: Kirill Gerasimov, Marco Johnson, Gabe Costner
$2,000 NLH - Level 19 - Final Two Tables
Jun 28, '08
Blinds: 8,000-16,000 with a 2,000 ante
Players Remaining: 18 of 2,317
Average Stack: 514,899
Chip Counts:
Gabe Costner: 912,000
Ryan D'Angelo: 850,000
Alexandre Gomes: 850,000
Sunny Chattha: 630,000
Denys Drobyna: 600,000
Marco Johnson: 580,000
Eric Crain: 510,000
Sverre Sundbo: 500,000
Sergey Rybachenko: 480,000
Alan Cutler: 430,000
Eliminations:
Guy Gorelik, Jim Downend, Ray Foley
Big Hands:
What the...? Gorelik Gone in 20th Place ($20,241)
Facing a raise from the player in seat 7, Guy Gorelik moved all in after much thought. Gabe Costner, acting right after Gorelik, asked for a chip count from the dealer and decided to move all in over the top of Gorelik. Seat 7 got out of the way and he had a shocked look on his face when he saw the hands in play. He wasn't alone, as the rail let out some expressions of amazement. Gorelik showed A7, but Costner had amazed and confused spectators around the table, because even against a raise and a reraise he had moved all in with A5. Gorelik looked to be in good shape to get back in contention, bu tthe flop brought a dagger, running K53 to pair Costner's 5. The turn K and river 4 sent a disgusted Gorelik to the rail in 20th place. Costner shot up into the chip lead with 912,000.
Back-to-Back Big Pots
In a three-way pot, a flop of K85 was checked to Ryan D'Angelo, who bet 56,000. Sergey Rybachenko immediately made the call and Denys Drobyna got out of the way. The turn was the 8 and Rybachenko quickly checked to D'Angelo who fired 125,000. Rybachenko made the call again. The river was the A and Rybachenko checked a final time to D'Angelo, who didn't stop firing. He bet 240,000 and Rybachenko tanked. He finally made the call and D'Angelo announced, "kings full of eights," then flipped over KK for the monstrous full house. Rybachenko slid his cards into the muck and passed a massive pot to young D'Angelo.
The following hand D'Angelo and Rybachenko were heads up again. D'Angelo again led the betting on every street with Rybachenko calling him down. After the river on a Q10255 board, D'Angelo fired out 120,000 and Rybachenko made the call without much thought. "You get some of them back," D'Angelo said and showed K-9 for a missed straight draw. Rybachenko showed J10 for two pair and got many of his chips back.
D'Angelo ended the level with around 850,000 in chips. Rybachenko had around 480,000 in chips.
Player Tags: Ryan D'Angelo, Sergey Rybachenko, Gabe Costner, European Report
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| Jun 25, '08 |
2008 39th Annual World Series of Poker |
Event 43 - Pot-Limit Omaha High-Low Split 8 or Better |
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$1,500 Pot-Limit Omaha High-Low - Day 2 - Level 11 Recap
Jun 25, '08
Blinds: 800-1,600
Players Left: 68 of 720
Chip Leaders:
Martin Klaser - 132,000
Ed Smith - 119,500
Shannon Shorr - 86,900
Damon Singer - 80,400
Larry Wright - 75,300
Sam Khoueis - 73,000
Bryan Jolly - 63,300
Erik Seidel - 58,900
Jack Rosenfeldt - 57,700
Joe Hachem - 50,000
Average Stack: 31,750
Eliminations:
Greg Hurst
Lou Piccioni
Big Hands and Storylines:
Kläser Accosts Costner
Martin Kläser just raked in the biggest hand of the tournament, doubling through Gabe Costner. Action was raised pre-flop and the two saw a flop of K95. Costner led out for a bet of 6,400 which Kläser raised to 21,000. Kläser sat still, confidently, hands clasped, while Costner studied the board and weighed his options. The Alabamian re-potted, effectively putting the German all-in for... a good deal of chips. Kläser, having lost a bit of the confidence he was sporting just moments earlier, made the call and tentatively turned over Q994. His middle set was in fantastic shape against Costner’s K1095. The turn and river rolled out A and 3 and, neither player qualifying for a low, Kläser scooped the entire pot with his set of nines.
Then came the difficult part: counting out exactly how much Costner owed Kläser. The dealer counted the two stacks of chips over and over, making sure he had the right amounts, and convincing Costner that the amounts were indeed accurate. When the chips were tallied, it was determined that Costner needed to ship 65,300 to the young German. Kläser now has a stack of over 130,000 while Costner is on life-support with 5,000.
 Pass The Sugar
Joe Hachem just eliminated two short-stacked (micro-stacked might be more appropriate, as both had less than one small blind remaining) opponents. The three got all-in pre-flop with the following holdings:
Joe Hachem: AA63
Greg Hurst: A1062
Lou Piccioni: 9522
The board rolled out just the way Hachem needed – Q104J5 – and the former main event champ knocked out two adversaries. Hachem celebrated with a quite understated, barely audible, “Pass the sugar,” appropriate for winning a pot of approximately 3 big blinds. Hachem is now up to 50,000.
Practice Makes Perfect
Hachem may be the most recognizable player at his table, but he still isn’t above the rules. A floorperson just came over to him and informed him that he wasn’t allowed to listen to music (as is standard once players make the money). Hachem politely removed his earbuds, smiled, and quipped, “I haven’t made the money yet. I’m a bit out of practice.”
Player Tags: Erik Seidel, Lou Piccioni, Joe Hachem, Shannon Shorr, Greg Hurst, Sam Khouiss, Gabe Costner, Bryan Jolly, Damon Singer, Martin Klaser
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| Jun 06, '08 |
2008 39th Annual World Series of Poker |
Event 11 - No-Limit Hold'em Shootout |
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No Limit Hold 'Em Shootout - Level 6
Jun 06, '08
Blinds: 300-600 ante 75
Eliminations: Alexander Kravchenko, Marco Traniello, Phil Hellmuth, Chad Brown
Some Notable Matchups:
By now most tables have consolidated to just two or three players, although the blinds are still small enough--300-600, with 100,000 in total chips at each table--to ensure heads up matches that could last well through the evening.
Issaac Haxton vs. Will Purkey
Joe Sebok vs. Quinn Do
Erik Seidel vs. Heltge Kalaznokov
Greg Mueller vs. Johnny Kincaid
John Juands vs. the Doc
Big Hands:
Murphy to the Next Round
John Murphy advanced to the next round when he and his opponent got all the chips in on a board of 753. Murphy held AQ, his opponent 42. The 9 on the turn sealed the deal.
Cooler for Hellmuth
After Juanda and the "Doc" needled a short-stacked Phil Hellmuth for a solid hour about his tight play, Hellmuth finally got his 10,000 in with two black kings--only to find out he was drawing slim against Juanda's AA. "I let them run over me all day, and then I had him set up..." lamented Hellmuth. His kings never improved and he was eliminated from the tournament. Juanda, meanwhile, has a commanding chip lead moving into heads up play.
Costner, Jacob, Tong G Move On
Gabe Costner eliminated Chad Brown when a flop of J108 had both players pushing all in. The short stacked Brown held 53 and Costner K9. Two blanks fell on the turn and river and Brown was eliminated.
Alex Jacob triumphed over Todd Barlow in heads up play to advance to the next round.
Tony G's paired nine held up to best David Steicke. G will continue tomorrow with the rest of the day's winners in the second round.
Player Tags: John Murphy, Alex Jacob, Gabe Costner
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