Kathy Liebert - Live Updates

Kathy Liebert Eliminated in 12th Place ($120,000)

Jan 09, '09

Kathy Liebert moved all in on the short stack with pocket five and was called by Kevin Saul's K8.

The board ran out QQJJ3 and Liebert was eliminated in 12th place. She takes home $120,000 for her effort.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Player Tags: Kathy Liebert,   Kevin Saul

Mike Rowe Crippled, Jan Collado Doubles Up

Jan 09, '09

Mike Rowe is all in holding AQ and is up against Jan Collado Y Fernandez and his AK.

The board gives both players a pair of aces and Rowe is crippled down to his final 50,000 in chips.

A few hands later, Rowe is all in holding 43 against Kathy Liebert's K8. Rowe fails to hit his hole cards and is eliminated from the tournament in 31st place.

Player Tags: Kathy Liebert,   Jan Collado,   Mike Rowe

Daniel Kratz Eliminated in 32nd Place

Jan 09, '09

Kathy Liebert raised to 46,000 and was called by Jan Collado Y Fernandez. It was folded back around to Daniel Kratz in the small blind and he moved all in for about 400,000.

Liebert called and Collado Y Fernandez reluctantly folded. Kratz showed JJ and Liebert revealed KK.

The board ran out 8336A and Kratz was eliminated in 32nd place. Liebert now has over 900,000 in chips.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Player Tags: Kathy Liebert,   Daniel Kratz

Kathy Liebert Doubles Up

Jan 07, '09

Kathy Liebert was put all in for her last 50,000 or so and she made the call with pocket kings. Her opponent's A-10 suited failed to catch up when Liebert hit a set.

She now has over 100,000 in chips.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Player Tags: Kathy Liebert

Level Two Update

Dec 14, '08

Level: 2

Blinds/Antes: 100-200

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Scoreboard

Players Left: 285 of 291
Average: 46,000

Notable Chip Counts

Ben Palmer - 88,000
Kathy Liebert - 79,000
Mark Teltscher - 79,000
Alan Goehring - 76,000
Steven Merrifield - 75,000

Notable Eliminations

None

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Big Hands:

Steven Merrifield Takes Out Loose Cannon

Breakout tournament pro Steven Merrifield caught a break early in the tournament when the one amateur at his table decided to donate to his cause. According to Merrifield, the unknown tried a four-bet squeeze from the cutoff with pocket fours. Merrifield moved in with pocket queens and they held to give him a stack of 75,000.

Kathy Liebert Trips Up

Kathy Liebert, who has had a big year both on the World Poker Tour and at the World Series of Poker, made a set of tens work for her in the second level to increase her stack to 79,000.

Ben "ShankingYou" Palmer Wins Big With Set

Ben Palmer saw a flop of K-J-4 with three limpers. One limper bet 1,000 and was called. Palmer then raised to 3,500 and was called in both spots. The turn was a deuce and Palmer bet 8,700, again getting called in both spots. The river was a five and Palmer bet 18,000. He got one caller and took the pot with his set of fours. He now has 88,000 in chips.

Player Tags: Kathy Liebert,   Benjamin Palmer,   Steven Merrifield

Eliminations

Nov 05, '08

Kathy Liebert and Thayer Rasmussen have both been eliminated from the tournament.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Player Tags: Kathy Liebert,   Thayer Rasmussen

Kathy Liebert Eliminated in 27th Place ($17,738)

Oct 29, '08

Kathy Liebert was the first player to bust in the money. She took home $17,738 in prize money.















 

Player Tags: Kathy Liebert

Kathy Liebert Eliminated

Oct 22, '08

Kathy Liebert's quest for back-to-back final tables has ended. Liebert was all in with pocket sevens, but couldn't catch up to her opponent's pocket queens.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Player Tags: Kathy Liebert

Before the Bubble Blow Outs

Oct 03, '08

Tony Cascarino went all-in with A-7 against pocket sixes and the board came down 10-9-8-8-K.  And with that there is no longer any sports stars in this year's main event.

Kathy Liebert went up against Sorel Mizzi two before the bubble. Liebert was all-in with 22,400, Mizzi calls and reveals A Q and Liebert shows jacks. The board fell A 6 3 K Q  and Liebert hit the rail. Mizzi chipped back up and seems in form this evening.

Hafiz Khan was very unlucky. First he was crippled holding fives by Joe Elpayaa with aces, and then he went out on the bubble holding jacks versus kings. Despite the fact the one spanish player left, Javier Dominguez in the tournament only had one big blind left.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Player Tags: Kathy Liebert,   Sorel Mizzi,   Hafiz Khan

Kathy Liebert Eliminated

Aug 26, '08

After a series of raises preflop seat 1 moved all in from the small blind and Kathy Liebert called all in from the big blind. They then turned up their hands:

Liebert: KK
Seat 1: AK

Board: A3283

Liebert was eliminated after the hand, which leaves just two women remaining in the tournament, Van Tuyet Nguyen and Maria Ho.








 

Player Tags: Kathy Liebert

$10,000 Main Event - Liebert Out

Jul 08, '08

Blinds/Antes: 500-1,000 with a 100 ante

Players Left: 612

Chip Leaders:

Brian Schaedlich: 500,000
Hunter Frey: 378,000
David Rheem: 367,000
Jeremiah Smith: 246,000
Robert Mizrachi: 242,000
Jason Risenberg: 242,000
Keith Hawkins: 240,000
Patrick Fortin: 235,000
Sinai Farhad: 235,000
Jeff Bryan: 231,000

Eliminations: Kathy Liebert, Shaun Deeb, Erick Lindgren

Big Hands:

Beware of the Smith and Wesson

Despite being seated at the same table with two world-class pros in Barry Greenstein and Stefan Mattsson, at the moment Jeremiah Smith seems to have complete control of his table.

Jeremiah Smith raised to 2,500 before the flop and the player in seat 8 made the call. The flop came 1053, and Smith let out with 3,000. Seat 8 called and the turn was the 2. Both players checked and the river was the 7. Once again both players checked and Smith turned over AQ for the queen-high flush. Smith raked the pot, breaking the 200,000 chip mark this hand.

The very next hand and Jeremiah Smith opened the pot with a raise to 2,500 from middle position and Stefan Mattsson defended his big blind with a call. The flop came 995, and Mattsson checked to smith who bet 3,000. Mattsson folded and Smith raked another pot.

The next hand after that, the player from under the gun limped into the pot for 1,000 followed by Jeremiah Smith from early position and seat 8 from middle position. Walter Hall raised to 7,000 from late position and the action folded around back to Smith who made the call. The flop came 1062, and Smith checked to Hall who bet 6,000. Smith raised (check-raise) to 16,000 and Hall made the call. The turn was the 6 and Smith led out first, sliding a stack of orange chips (85,000) into the pot. Hall tanked for about four or five minutes, counting and recounting his stack until he finally mucked pocket jacks face-up. Smith raked his third consectutive pot, letting his table know who's boss as he brought his chip count up to 230,000 after the hand.

A Gorgeous Flop for Gazes

Bill Gazes and the player in seat 7 saw a flop of QJ2. Gazes checked and seat 7 fired 10,000 into the pot. Gazes smooth called and the turn came with the 5. Seat 7 moved all in after Gazes checked. Gazes made the call and turned over 65 for a flopped diamond flush. Seat 7 showed AQ and was drawing dead when the J fell on the river. Gazes doubled up to 50,000.

Adams Forced Out

With four players in the hand, a flop of J106 hit the felt. Brandon Adams fired 4,000 into the pot. The players in seat 7 and seat 8 got out of the way, but the player in seat 1 stuck around as he made the call. The turn was the 8 and seat 1 checked to Adams. Adams fired another shot, this one for 10,000. Seat 1 moved into action as he raised 25,000 more. Adams went into the tank for several minutes before mucking his hand. He was around 196,000 after surrendering the pot.

Poker Kat Scratched, Then Put Down

Kathy Liebert was in the big blind and the player in seat 2 was in the small blind as the two players saw a flop of J42. Liebert fired out a bet and was called by seat 2. The turn was the 3 and Liebert bet 6,000. Seat 2 made the call and the river was the 9. Seat 2 led out this time, betting 13,000 into the pot. Liebert studied her opponent, looking at his stack and then at him directly. After much thought, she laid down her hand and was down to about 40,000.

Later, Liebert moved all in for her final 11,100 on a board showing QQ2JA. Her opponent wasted little time calling, showing K10 for a broadway straight on the river. Liebert showed Q10 for a set of queens on the flop and she made her way toward the exit.

Boatman Loses One

Barny Boatman raised to 2,500 from late position and two players called. The flop came 932 and Boatman fired 3,500 after the action was checked to him. One player folded but the player in seat 6 hung around and the turn was the A. Both players checked and the 10 fell on the river. Boatman checked and seat 6 took control of the hand, firing 7,000. Boatman mucked his hand and he was down to around 60,000.

Player Tags: Kathy Liebert,   Barry Greenstein,   Bill Gazes,   Brandon Adams,   Jeremiah Smith,   Stefan Mattsson,   European Report

$10,000 Main Event - Day 2A - Level 7 (Hour 2)

Jul 08, '08

Players are being given a 40-minute break at the end of this level as tournament officials begin the race-off to eliminate the green 25 chips from all tournament tables.

Blinds: 300-600, 75 ante

Chip Leaders:
Hunter Frey - 241,600
Jeremiah Smith - 230,000
Brian Schaedlich - 230,000
Robert Mizrachi - 204,000
Kellen Hunter - 204,000
Hornet Stephanie - 200,000
Michael Johnson - 198,000
Wayne Brown - 170,000
Hasan Habib - 165,000
Mark Vos - 160,000

Other Notables:
Brandon Adams – 150,000
Voitto Rintala – 117,000
Craig Marquis – 111,000
Alexander Kravchenko – 103,000
Maya Antonius – 86,000
Patrik Antonius – 85,000
Julian Gardner – 84,000
Erick Lindgren – 78,000
Toto Leonidas – 71,000
Kathy Liebert – 70,000
Shaun Deeb – 61,000
Barny Boatman – 60,000
Thor Hansen – 57,000
Nick Schulman – 46,000
John Hennigan – 46,000
Jon Turner – 42,000
Tom Franklin – 41,000
Vince Van Patten – 36,000
Bill Gazes – 33,000
Ted Lawson – 21,000
Vicky Coren – 21,000
Jeff Williams – 18,000
Michael Guzzardi – 14,000

Eliminations:
David Grey
Greg Mueller
Robert Varkonyi

Big Hands and Storylines:

Everybody Loves Trite Headlines

For the second time in the 2008 WSOP main event, television/movie actor Ray Romano has drawn a seat at table 1 in the orange section of the Amazon room. It is good news for the fans, as that table is up against the ropes. They are also getting a good look at the actor, as he is down to just 9,000 in chips.

Jeff Williams Doubles Up

From middle position, Jeff Williams moved all-in for his final 8,800. After the dealer had counted down his stack, the player seated two seats to Williams’ left made the call. The two showed their hands:

Williams: AK
Opponent: 1010

Williams took the lead on a AJ9 flop and it would hold up through the J turn and 6 river. The double up takes the former EPT Grand Final champion up to 19,000.

No Showdown Needed For Liebert

Action folded around to the player on the button who raised to 1,700. Kathy Liebert, in the small blind, raised it up to 4,900. The big blind folded and the woman on the button made the call with 12,000 behind. The flop came down QQ4 and Liebert led out for 5,000. Her opponent, after a bit of thought, made the call. On the 8 turn, Liebert threw out a pair of orange T5,000 chips, effectively setting the button all-in. The button quickly folded, leaving herself 7,000, and Liebert picked up the pot. That hand brings Liebert up to about 60,000.

Lindgren Loving Life’s Little Lifts

A player in middle position raised to 1,600 and the player to his immediate left made the call. The action folded to Erick Lindgren on the button, who made the call. The big blind called as well, and the four players saw a flop of 532. The big blind checked, as did the original aggressor. The player to his left made a bet of 4,200 and Lindgren paused for a moment before raising to a total of 14,000. All players folded and Lindgren took down the pot, bringing his stack to over 80,000 in chips.

Lindgren Can’t Pull Trigger

A few hands later, Lindgren faced a huge decision. There was an early position raiser to 2100, and Lindgren made the call immediately behind him. The next player also called, then play was folded to Brandon Adams in the big blind. Adams, one of the tournament chip leaders, grabbed his stack of orange 5000 chips and sent them to the center of the table. The original raiser thought for about a minute, then folded. Lindgren, who had just recently been moved to the table, asked for a count, and was told the bill came to 105,000. Lindgren tanked, seemingly on the verge of making a huge call. He had about 120,000 in front of him, and eventually even asked his masseuse to hold off. Lindgren eventually made the reluctant lay down, and appeared visibly disturbed when, after the next player called for his remaining 16,000 in chips, Adams showed the A9. He was up against 76, and took a minor hit to his stack when the board ran out 107263.

Rob Melnyk Out-Flushes Opponent, Improves Stack

A player in the cut-off raised to 1,800 and the player on the button called. Rob Melnyk called from the small blind, as did the player in the big blind. The flop came 1076, and the action checked to the cut-off who made a bet of 2,500. The button folded, and Melnyk made the call. After the big blind folded, the dealer put out the 8 on the turn. Melnyk checked, giving his opponent the opportunity to fire a bet of 8,000 into the pot. Melnyk made the call and the 3 fell on the river. Before Melnyk had the opportunity to act, his opponent fired a bet of 12,000. The dealer told Melnyk he would have an option, and Melnyk elected to check. His opponent’s 12,000 bet stayed in the pot, and Melnyk went into the tank. “I just call,” Melnyk announced and turned over KJ for a king-high flush. His opponent nodded and turned over 109 for a ten-high flush. The dealer pushed the pot to Melnyk, who finished the hand with 88,000 in chips.

Mueller Eliminated

Greg Mueller was eliminated when his flopped set of queens was run down by a straight on the river.

Player Tags: Kathy Liebert,   Erick Lindgren,   Brandon Adams,   Jeff Williams

$10,000 Main Event - Day 1B - Level 4 (Hr. 2)

Jul 04, '08

Blinds: 150/300 with 25 ante

Chip Leaders:
Brian Schaedlich - 107,000
Anders Berg - 98,500
Michael “SirWatts” Watson - 98,000
Alexander Meidinger - 89,000
Ron Adams - 88,000
Patrik Antonius - 82,000
Jason Young - 82,000
Robert Eckstut - 77,500
Markus Golser - 74,000
Andrew Goetsch - 70,000

Other Notables:
Ylon Schwartz – 55,000
Chris Bell – 51,000
Erik Seidel – 46,000
Vanessa Rousso – 41,000
Shaun Deeb – 34,000
Thor Hansen – 31,000
Bill Edler – 30,000
Kristy Gazes – 17,000
Stuart “The Donator” Patterson – 13,000
Theo Tran – 6,000

Eliminations:
Patrick Bueno
Ross Boatman
Todd "Dan Druff" Witteles

Storylines/Big Hands:

Rousso Raises, Reconsiders, Releases

The player under-the-gun limped and so did the player to his left. Action folded around to Vanessa Rousso in the small blind who completed. The big blind checked and they saw a 4-way flop. The flop rolled out 863 and the first three players checked. The player in seat 8 bet 1,600 and was quickly raised by Rousso to 4,100 total. Action folded back around to the player in seat 9, who, after some deliberation, made the call. Rousso checked the 10 on the turn and her opponent bet 4,000. Rousso went into the tank. Shuffling, spinning and stacking her chips, “Lady Maverick” considered making a move. She thought better of it however, and laid the hand down. Despite losing the hand she still sits behind a stack of 41,000.

Bjorin Bouncing Back

Chris Bjorin has made a nice comeback in the latter stages of level four. Once down below 10,000 in chips, Bjorin now sits at just over 40,000, thanks in part to one recent hand. A player from early position raised to 900 and Bjorin called. The flop came A65, and after a check, Bjorin bet 1500. His opponent called. The turn was the 2 and both players checked. The board paired with the 6 on the river, and Bjorin led out for 2500. His opponent made the call and Bjorin showed AK. His opponent mucked.

Main Event a Loss for Hendon’s Ross

Noted Hendon Mob player Ross Boatman took his stand by getting all his chips into the pot pre-flop with A3. To Boatman’s disappointment, his opponent had him dominated with AQ. “Any three will do,” Boatman requested of the dealer as the flop was dealt. Boatman’s disappointment intensified as he gazed at a flop of K72. The J on the turn offered no help, and Boatman headed for the rail at the sight of the 10 on the river giving his opponent a needless straight.

Golser Getting it Done

Few players want to mess with Marcus Golser at his table, but at least one player survived an all-in battle with the pro from Austria. Golser has about 90,000 to dominate his table, and he’s been putting on a clinic. In one series of hands, he limped from under the gun for 300, and was then the lone caller after a raise to 1100 from middle position. The flop came 932, and after Golser checked, his opponent bet 1100 and Golser called. That brought checks from both players when the 4 came on the turn. When the 6 came on the river, Golser led out for 3000 and his shortstacked opponent folded.

The next hand as the big blind, play was folded to the small blind who limped to see the flop come J108. After the small blind checked, Golser bet 400 and won the pot.

Then as the small blind, Golser saw one limper call for 300. He raised to 1700 and took it down uncontested.

It was only as the button that Golser hit a minor speed bump. A player from middle position raised to 900, and Golser went to 1700. His opponent reraised all-in for 9,925 and Golser called. The other player held JJ, while Golser showed AK. The board finished 109873 and Golser’s big stack took a minor hit.

Check and Raise Doesn’t Faze Kathy Liebert

While the Independence Day fireworks could be heard booming outside the Rio, Kathy Liebert saw fireworks of her own at table No. 17 in the orange section of the Amazon Room. Liebert raised to a total of 900 from under-the-gun and the action folded to the blinds. Both the small blind and the big blind called, and the dealer put down a flop of 643. The action checked to Liebert, who continued her aggression by making a bet of 2,000. The small blind check-raised to a total of 5,000 and the big blind folded. After contemplating for a moment, Liebert reraised an additional 5,000. The small blind quickly mucked his cards with a highly frustrated sigh. Liebert’s stack stood at over 40,000 after the hand.

Kravchenko Flops a Five, Stays Alive

Alex Kravchenko flopped a set of fives and collected bets from his opponent on every street. The pot put Kravchenko’s stack above 25,000 for the first time this level.

 

Player Tags: Chris Bjorin,   Kathy Liebert,   Ross Boatman,   Markus Golser,   Alexander Kravchenko,   Vanessa Rousso,   European Report

$10,000 Main Event - Liebert Out

Jul 08, '08

Blinds/Antes: 500-1,000 with a 100 ante

Players Left: 612

Chip Leaders:

Brian Schaedlich: 500,000
Hunter Frey: 378,000
David Rheem: 367,000
Jeremiah Smith: 246,000
Robert Mizrachi: 242,000
Jason Risenberg: 242,000
Keith Hawkins: 240,000
Patrick Fortin: 235,000
Sinai Farhad: 235,000
Jeff Bryan: 231,000

Eliminations: Kathy Liebert, Shaun Deeb, Erick Lindgren

Big Hands:

Beware of the Smith and Wesson

Despite being seated at the same table with two world-class pros in Barry Greenstein and Stefan Mattsson, at the moment Jeremiah Smith seems to have complete control of his table.

Jeremiah Smith raised to 2,500 before the flop and the player in seat 8 made the call. The flop came 1053, and Smith let out with 3,000. Seat 8 called and the turn was the 2. Both players checked and the river was the 7. Once again both players checked and Smith turned over AQ for the queen-high flush. Smith raked the pot, breaking the 200,000 chip mark this hand.

The very next hand and Jeremiah Smith opened the pot with a raise to 2,500 from middle position and Stefan Mattsson defended his big blind with a call. The flop came 995, and Mattsson checked to smith who bet 3,000. Mattsson folded and Smith raked another pot.

The next hand after that, the player from under the gun limped into the pot for 1,000 followed by Jeremiah Smith from early position and seat 8 from middle position. Walter Hall raised to 7,000 from late position and the action folded around back to Smith who made the call. The flop came 1062, and Smith checked to Hall who bet 6,000. Smith raised (check-raise) to 16,000 and Hall made the call. The turn was the 6 and Smith led out first, sliding a stack of orange chips (85,000) into the pot. Hall tanked for about four or five minutes, counting and recounting his stack until he finally mucked pocket jacks face-up. Smith raked his third consectutive pot, letting his table know who's boss as he brought his chip count up to 230,000 after the hand.

A Gorgeous Flop for Gazes

Bill Gazes and the player in seat 7 saw a flop of QJ2. Gazes checked and seat 7 fired 10,000 into the pot. Gazes smooth called and the turn came with the 5. Seat 7 moved all in after Gazes checked. Gazes made the call and turned over 65 for a flopped diamond flush. Seat 7 showed AQ and was drawing dead when the J fell on the river. Gazes doubled up to 50,000.

Adams Forced Out

With four players in the hand, a flop of J106 hit the felt. Brandon Adams fired 4,000 into the pot. The players in seat 7 and seat 8 got out of the way, but the player in seat 1 stuck around as he made the call. The turn was the 8 and seat 1 checked to Adams. Adams fired another shot, this one for 10,000. Seat 1 moved into action as he raised 25,000 more. Adams went into the tank for several minutes before mucking his hand. He was around 196,000 after surrendering the pot.

Poker Kat Scratched, Then Put Down

Kathy Liebert was in the big blind and the player in seat 2 was in the small blind as the two players saw a flop of J42. Liebert fired out a bet and was called by seat 2. The turn was the 3 and Liebert bet 6,000. Seat 2 made the call and the river was the 9. Seat 2 led out this time, betting 13,000 into the pot. Liebert studied her opponent, looking at his stack and then at him directly. After much thought, she laid down her hand and was down to about 40,000.

Later, Liebert moved all in for her final 11,100 on a board showing QQ2JA. Her opponent wasted little time calling, showing K10 for a broadway straight on the river. Liebert showed Q10 for a set of queens on the flop and she made her way toward the exit.

Boatman Loses One

Barny Boatman raised to 2,500 from late position and two players called. The flop came 932 and Boatman fired 3,500 after the action was checked to him. One player folded but the player in seat 6 hung around and the turn was the A. Both players checked and the 10 fell on the river. Boatman checked and seat 6 took control of the hand, firing 7,000. Boatman mucked his hand and he was down to around 60,000.

Player Tags: Kathy Liebert,   Barry Greenstein,   Bill Gazes,   Brandon Adams,   Jeremiah Smith,   Stefan Mattsson,   European Report

$10,000 Main Event - Day 2A - Level 7 (Hour 2)

Jul 08, '08

Players are being given a 40-minute break at the end of this level as tournament officials begin the race-off to eliminate the green 25 chips from all tournament tables.

Blinds: 300-600, 75 ante

Chip Leaders:
Hunter Frey - 241,600
Jeremiah Smith - 230,000
Brian Schaedlich - 230,000
Robert Mizrachi - 204,000
Kellen Hunter - 204,000
Hornet Stephanie - 200,000
Michael Johnson - 198,000
Wayne Brown - 170,000
Hasan Habib - 165,000
Mark Vos - 160,000

Other Notables:
Brandon Adams – 150,000
Voitto Rintala – 117,000
Craig Marquis – 111,000
Alexander Kravchenko – 103,000
Maya Antonius – 86,000
Patrik Antonius – 85,000
Julian Gardner – 84,000
Erick Lindgren – 78,000
Toto Leonidas – 71,000
Kathy Liebert – 70,000
Shaun Deeb – 61,000
Barny Boatman – 60,000
Thor Hansen – 57,000
Nick Schulman – 46,000
John Hennigan – 46,000
Jon Turner – 42,000
Tom Franklin – 41,000
Vince Van Patten – 36,000
Bill Gazes – 33,000
Ted Lawson – 21,000
Vicky Coren – 21,000
Jeff Williams – 18,000
Michael Guzzardi – 14,000

Eliminations:
David Grey
Greg Mueller
Robert Varkonyi

Big Hands and Storylines:

Everybody Loves Trite Headlines

For the second time in the 2008 WSOP main event, television/movie actor Ray Romano has drawn a seat at table 1 in the orange section of the Amazon room. It is good news for the fans, as that table is up against the ropes. They are also getting a good look at the actor, as he is down to just 9,000 in chips.

Jeff Williams Doubles Up

From middle position, Jeff Williams moved all-in for his final 8,800. After the dealer had counted down his stack, the player seated two seats to Williams’ left made the call. The two showed their hands:

Williams: AK
Opponent: 1010

Williams took the lead on a AJ9 flop and it would hold up through the J turn and 6 river. The double up takes the former EPT Grand Final champion up to 19,000.

No Showdown Needed For Liebert

Action folded around to the player on the button who raised to 1,700. Kathy Liebert, in the small blind, raised it up to 4,900. The big blind folded and the woman on the button made the call with 12,000 behind. The flop came down QQ4 and Liebert led out for 5,000. Her opponent, after a bit of thought, made the call. On the 8 turn, Liebert threw out a pair of orange T5,000 chips, effectively setting the button all-in. The button quickly folded, leaving herself 7,000, and Liebert picked up the pot. That hand brings Liebert up to about 60,000.

Lindgren Loving Life’s Little Lifts

A player in middle position raised to 1,600 and the player to his immediate left made the call. The action folded to Erick Lindgren on the button, who made the call. The big blind called as well, and the four players saw a flop of 532. The big blind checked, as did the original aggressor. The player to his left made a bet of 4,200 and Lindgren paused for a moment before raising to a total of 14,000. All players folded and Lindgren took down the pot, bringing his stack to over 80,000 in chips.

Lindgren Can’t Pull Trigger

A few hands later, Lindgren faced a huge decision. There was an early position raiser to 2100, and Lindgren made the call immediately behind him. The next player also called, then play was folded to Brandon Adams in the big blind. Adams, one of the tournament chip leaders, grabbed his stack of orange 5000 chips and sent them to the center of the table. The original raiser thought for about a minute, then folded. Lindgren, who had just recently been moved to the table, asked for a count, and was told the bill came to 105,000. Lindgren tanked, seemingly on the verge of making a huge call. He had about 120,000 in front of him, and eventually even asked his masseuse to hold off. Lindgren eventually made the reluctant lay down, and appeared visibly disturbed when, after the next player called for his remaining 16,000 in chips, Adams showed the A9. He was up against 76, and took a minor hit to his stack when the board ran out 107263.

Rob Melnyk Out-Flushes Opponent, Improves Stack

A player in the cut-off raised to 1,800 and the player on the button called. Rob Melnyk called from the small blind, as did the player in the big blind. The flop came 1076, and the action checked to the cut-off who made a bet of 2,500. The button folded, and Melnyk made the call. After the big blind folded, the dealer put out the 8 on the turn. Melnyk checked, giving his opponent the opportunity to fire a bet of 8,000 into the pot. Melnyk made the call and the 3 fell on the river. Before Melnyk had the opportunity to act, his opponent fired a bet of 12,000. The dealer told Melnyk he would have an option, and Melnyk elected to check. His opponent’s 12,000 bet stayed in the pot, and Melnyk went into the tank. “I just call,” Melnyk announced and turned over KJ for a king-high flush. His opponent nodded and turned over 109 for a ten-high flush. The dealer pushed the pot to Melnyk, who finished the hand with 88,000 in chips.

Mueller Eliminated

Greg Mueller was eliminated when his flopped set of queens was run down by a straight on the river.

Player Tags: Kathy Liebert,   Erick Lindgren,   Brandon Adams,   Jeff Williams

$10,000 Main Event - Day 1B - Level 4 (Hr. 2)

Jul 04, '08

Blinds: 150/300 with 25 ante

Chip Leaders:
Brian Schaedlich - 107,000
Anders Berg - 98,500
Michael “SirWatts” Watson - 98,000
Alexander Meidinger - 89,000
Ron Adams - 88,000
Patrik Antonius - 82,000
Jason Young - 82,000
Robert Eckstut - 77,500
Markus Golser - 74,000
Andrew Goetsch - 70,000

Other Notables:
Ylon Schwartz – 55,000
Chris Bell – 51,000
Erik Seidel – 46,000
Vanessa Rousso – 41,000
Shaun Deeb – 34,000
Thor Hansen – 31,000
Bill Edler – 30,000
Kristy Gazes – 17,000
Stuart “The Donator” Patterson – 13,000
Theo Tran – 6,000

Eliminations:
Patrick Bueno
Ross Boatman
Todd "Dan Druff" Witteles

Storylines/Big Hands:

Rousso Raises, Reconsiders, Releases

The player under-the-gun limped and so did the player to his left. Action folded around to Vanessa Rousso in the small blind who completed. The big blind checked and they saw a 4-way flop. The flop rolled out 863 and the first three players checked. The player in seat 8 bet 1,600 and was quickly raised by Rousso to 4,100 total. Action folded back around to the player in seat 9, who, after some deliberation, made the call. Rousso checked the 10 on the turn and her opponent bet 4,000. Rousso went into the tank. Shuffling, spinning and stacking her chips, “Lady Maverick” considered making a move. She thought better of it however, and laid the hand down. Despite losing the hand she still sits behind a stack of 41,000.

Bjorin Bouncing Back

Chris Bjorin has made a nice comeback in the latter stages of level four. Once down below 10,000 in chips, Bjorin now sits at just over 40,000, thanks in part to one recent hand. A player from early position raised to 900 and Bjorin called. The flop came A65, and after a check, Bjorin bet 1500. His opponent called. The turn was the 2 and both players checked. The board paired with the 6 on the river, and Bjorin led out for 2500. His opponent made the call and Bjorin showed AK. His opponent mucked.

Main Event a Loss for Hendon’s Ross

Noted Hendon Mob player Ross Boatman took his stand by getting all his chips into the pot pre-flop with A3. To Boatman’s disappointment, his opponent had him dominated with AQ. “Any three will do,” Boatman requested of the dealer as the flop was dealt. Boatman’s disappointment intensified as he gazed at a flop of K72. The J on the turn offered no help, and Boatman headed for the rail at the sight of the 10 on the river giving his opponent a needless straight.

Golser Getting it Done

Few players want to mess with Marcus Golser at his table, but at least one player survived an all-in battle with the pro from Austria. Golser has about 90,000 to dominate his table, and he’s been putting on a clinic. In one series of hands, he limped from under the gun for 300, and was then the lone caller after a raise to 1100 from middle position. The flop came 932, and after Golser checked, his opponent bet 1100 and Golser called. That brought checks from both players when the 4 came on the turn. When the 6 came on the river, Golser led out for 3000 and his shortstacked opponent folded.

The next hand as the big blind, play was folded to the small blind who limped to see the flop come J108. After the small blind checked, Golser bet 400 and won the pot.

Then as the small blind, Golser saw one limper call for 300. He raised to 1700 and took it down uncontested.

It was only as the button that Golser hit a minor speed bump. A player from middle position raised to 900, and Golser went to 1700. His opponent reraised all-in for 9,925 and Golser called. The other player held JJ, while Golser showed AK. The board finished 109873 and Golser’s big stack took a minor hit.

Check and Raise Doesn’t Faze Kathy Liebert

While the Independence Day fireworks could be heard booming outside the Rio, Kathy Liebert saw fireworks of her own at table No. 17 in the orange section of the Amazon Room. Liebert raised to a total of 900 from under-the-gun and the action folded to the blinds. Both the small blind and the big blind called, and the dealer put down a flop of 643. The action checked to Liebert, who continued her aggression by making a bet of 2,000. The small blind check-raised to a total of 5,000 and the big blind folded. After contemplating for a moment, Liebert reraised an additional 5,000. The small blind quickly mucked his cards with a highly frustrated sigh. Liebert’s stack stood at over 40,000 after the hand.

Kravchenko Flops a Five, Stays Alive

Alex Kravchenko flopped a set of fives and collected bets from his opponent on every street. The pot put Kravchenko’s stack above 25,000 for the first time this level.

 

Player Tags: Chris Bjorin,   Kathy Liebert,   Ross Boatman,   Markus Golser,   Alexander Kravchenko,   Vanessa Rousso,   European Report

$5,000 No-Limit Hold'em / Six Handed - Level Two Recap

Jun 26, '08

Blinds: 50-100

Entrants So Far: 802

Eliminations:

Vanessa Selbst
Marco Traniello
Jordan Morgan

Chip Counts:

Ayaz Mahmood - 21,300
Jimmy Fricke - 20,000
Eric Cajelais - 18,700
Hevad Khan - 17,000
Roland de Wolfe - 16,500
Ryan Daut - 14,000
Antonio Esfandiari - 13,900
Eugene Todd - 13,500
Shane Schleger - 13,500
Alex Jacob - 13,000
Vanessa Rousso - 13,000

Hands and Storylines: 

Fricke gobbles up more chips

With the board J-T-7-8-K, Jimme Fricke made a large bet of 3,050. His opponent thought about whether to make the call for over. He kept looking at Fricke hoping for any clues, but Fricke was enjoying his massage and not offering any help. Finally he made the call and Fricke showed Q-9 for a king-high straight. After the hand Fricke had about 20,000 chips.

Antonio wins battle of blinds

Antonio Esfandiari, in the big blind, raised the small blinds bet of 425 to 1,050 on a flop a of 8-7-7. A six came on the turn, and Esfandiari made a bet of 1,700 after the small blind checked. He eventually folded, and Esfandiari was up to about 14,000 chips to end the level.

A Pro Play

A pair of preflop raises left play heads-up between the big blind and Mark Vos. The flop came A53, and when the Q hit the turn, the big blind checked again and Vos bet 1500. The blind called, to see the K on the river. The big blind checked, and Vos, listening to some sort of sixth sense, checked as well. He showed pocket queens for a set hit on the turn, but learned the big blind had pocket kings and rivered a better set.

Liebert Dodges Big Trouble

Kathy Liebert made the initial raise to 300, and the button called. The big blind then reraised to 1000 and Liebert folded while the button called. After a flop of 986, the big blind bet 1000 and was raised to 2000 by the button. The big blind bet 2000 when the A hit the turn, and was then raised all-in by the button, who showed pocket eights for a set. The big blind held pocket jacks and went broke on the hand.

Player Tags: Kathy Liebert,   Antonio Esfandiari,   Mark Vos,   Jimmy Fricke