Erick Lindgren - Live Updates

Level 2 Update: Chino Rheem Eliminated

Jun 30, '09

Blinds: 75-150

Players Remaining: XXX out of XXX

Chip Counts:

1. Dennis Phillips – 46,000
2. Shaun Deeb – 30,000
3. Alexander Kostritsyn – 30,000
4. Daniel Alaei – 29,000
5. David Saab – 26,000
6. Ivan Demidov – 20,000
7. Justin Bonomo – 18,000
8. Gavin Griffin – 15,000
9. Erick Lindgren – 13,000
10. Tony Dunst – 13,000

Average Chip Count: 15,000

Notable Eliminations:

David “Chino” Rheem

Big Hands:

Ivan Demidov Catches a Bluff

On a board of KJ5K, last year’s main event runner-up bet 425. His opponent raised to 1,100 and Demidov called. The 10 hit on the river and Demidov checked. His opponent bet 2,025 and Demidov went into the tank. He eventually made the call and exposed the QQ, which was good against the A8 bluff of the other player. Demidov is now at 20,000 in chips.

Chino Rheem Eliminated

David Rheem bet 350 from the cutoff and Erick Lindgren raised to 1,000 from the button. Rheem called and the players were heads up. The flop came QQJ and the member of last year’s November Nine checked. Lindgren bet 1,000 and Rheem made the call. The J hit the turn and action was checked to a 4 on the river. Rheem checked and Lindgren bet 1,000. Rheem check raised to 3,100 and Lindgren bet enough to put Rheem all in. Rheem made the call and Lindgren exposed the AQ for queens full of jacks. Rheem mucked and was eliminated. Lindgren is still below the starting amount with 13,000 in chips.

Left in the Deck:

The players are now on a 20 minute break.

Player Tags: Erick Lindgren,   Chino Rheem,   Ivan Demidov

Level 12 Update: Phil Ivey, Nick Schulman Eliminated

Jun 28, '09

Flop Games: Blinds – 4,000-8,000, Limits – 8,000-16,000
Stud Games: Ante — 2,000, Bring-In — 2,000, Completion — 8,000, Limits — 8,000-16,000

Players Remaining: 44 out of 95

Chip Counts:

1. Ray Dehkharghani — 900,000
2. Erik Sagstrom — 770,000
3. Gus Hansen – 740,000
4. Todd Brunson — 549,000
5. Hasan Habib — 490,000
6. Jani Sointula – 470,500
7. Scotty Nguyen – 463,000
8. Frank Cremen – 457,000
9. Jim Bechtel – 455,000
10. Antanas Guoga – 433,000

Average Chip Count: 285,000

Notable Eliminations:

Nick Schulman
Alex Kravchenko
Phil Ivey
Jason Gray
Barry Greenstein
David Benyamine
Daniel Alaei

Big Hands:

OMAHA/8

Nick Schulman Eliminated

Nick Schulman was down to just 40,000 when he got the last of his chips into the middle in Omaha 8OB. Schulman raised under the gun and Erick Lindgren made the call from the cutoff. Gus Hansen reraised from the button. Schulman and Lindgren both quickly called.

The flop came Q105 and everyone checked. Schulman fired out when the 8 hit the turn. Lindgren raised, Hansen called, and Schulman threw in another raise that put the rest of his stack at risk. Lindgren and Hansen both called the 21,000 all-in from Schulman. The A fell on the river and Lindgren bet. Hansen quickly called.

Their cards:

Schulman: AK53
Lindgren: AQ64
Hansen: A642

The high went to Lindgren with the nut flush while Hansen won the low with 8542A. Schulman couldn’t beat either and was eliminated early on day three.

Phil Ivey Eliminated

With a severe short stack, Phil Ivey was all in for just 5,000 on a board of K84A10 against Hasan Habib and Erik Sagstrom.

Their cards:

Sagstrom: AA86
Ivey: J973
Habib: A1043

Sagstrom scooped the whole side pot and got half the main pot with a set of aces. Ivey received the half of the main pot with a 8743A low. Ivey was still down to almost nothing and was eliminated immediately after in Razz by Hasan Habib who made the nuts.

STUD HIGH

Barry Greenstein Eliminated

The only man to cash in the $50K H.O.R.S.E ever year since its creation has been eliminated. Barry Greenstein was all in along with Justin Smith, versus Erick Lindgren.

Their cards:

Greenstein: (AA)75KQ(7)
Smith: (AQ)J4K6(10)
Lindgren: (77)528A-(X)

Greenstein made aces up on the end, but Justin Smith made a straight on seventh street, sending Greenstein home without a fourth consecutive deep finish in the event.

Left in the Deck:

The players are currently on a 20 minute break.

Player Tags: Erick Lindgren,   Barry Greenstein,   Hasan Habib,   Gus Hansen,   Phil Ivey,   Nick Schulman

Level 11 Update: End of Day 2; Gus Hansen Leads

Jun 28, '09

Day 2 of the $50,000 World Championship of H.O.R.S.E. has come to an end and just 53 players remain out of the 91 that started the day. Hasan Habib came into the day as the overnight chipleader, maintaining that lead almost the entire day until finally relinquishing it to Gus Hansen right before the closing bell.

Both Scotty Nguyen and Freddy Deeb have the survived the day and will return at 2:00 pm PDT to defend their titles. Day 3 is sure to bring a lot of action, so be sure to check back with CardPlayer.com as we bring you live updates, chip counts and eliminations from this marquee event.

Flop Games: Blinds – 3,000-6,000, Limits – 6,000-12,000
Stud Games: Ante — 1,500, Bring-In — 2,000, Completion — 6,000, Limits — 6,000-12,000

Players Remaining: 53 out of 95

Chip Counts:

1. Ray Dehkharghani — 643,000
2. Gus Hansen — 540,000
3. Erik Sagstrom — 500,000
4. Matt Glantz — 475,000
5. Hasan Habib — 440,000
6. David Bach — 405,000
7. John Monnette — 402,000
8. Frank Kassela — 400,000
9. Jani Sointula — 390,000
10. Todd Brunson — 380,000

Average Chip Count: 268,867

Notable Eliminations:

Allen Kessler
Howard Lederer
Michael Saltzburg
Matthew Grapenthien
Abe Mosseri
Nikolay Evdakov
Andy Black
Farzad Bonyadi
Annie Duke
Big Hands:

HOLD’EM

Bonyadi Doubles Through Lederer, Leaves Him Crippled

Farzad Bontadi and Howard Lederer each get four bets in before the flop.

The flop comes Q99, Bonyadi gets it all in, Lederer calls and has him covered.

Bonyadi: AQ
Lederer: AK

Bonyadi flops a queen to take the lead. The turn and river are the 7 and the 9 as Bonyadi doubles up to 80,000 in chips while Lederer is left with just over 30,000 this hand.

Bonyadi Finishes the Job; Howard Lederer Eliminated

A few hands later and Howard Lederer raises before the flop and Farzad Bonyadi calls.

The flop comes KJ6, Lederer bets out and Bonyadi calls.

The turn is the 2, Lederer gets it all in and Bonyadi calls.

Lederer: 99
Bonyadi: 97

Lederer only has a pair on the turn while Bonyadi has already made a flush. Lederer is drawing dead on the river (10) and is eliminated from the tournament.

RAZZ

Abe Mosseri Eliminated by Hasan Habib

Abe Mosseri is all in on fourth street against Hasan Habib.

Mosseri: 3-2-4-7-7-7-K
Habib: A-7-8-2-2-4-J

Mosseri started off good on fourth street wen his money went in, but then tripped up on fifth and sixth streets, making a a king-low on the river. Habib makes a jack-low, adding even more chips to his stack as he eliminates Abe Mosseri right before the end of the play.

Dehkharghani Doubles Through Lindgren; Steals late-Night Chiplead

Ray Dehkharghani took control of the pot early with Erick Lindgren calling to a showdown.

Dehkharghani: 6-J-2-A-5-7-7
Lindgren: X-X-4-8-9-4-X

Dehkharghani makes a 7-low and Lindgren mucks his hand. Dehkharghani steals the chiplead with just under 650,000 this hand while Lindgren drops to 100,000 in chips.

Player Tags: Fred Bonyadi,   Erick Lindgren,   Hasan Habib,   Gus Hansen,   Howard Lederer,   Abe Mosseri,   Ray Dehkharghani,   Erik Sagstrom

Level 2 Update: A Few Big Names Stroll in Late

Jun 26, '09

Flop Games: 500-1000
Stud Games: Ante — 200, Bring-In — 300, Completion — 1,000, Stakes — 1,000-2,000

Players Remaining: 93 out of 93

Big Hands:

Hold’Em

Bill Chen’s Pocket Kings Run into Pocket Kings

Bill Chen and his opponent got in four bets preflop and took a flop heads-up. The flop was A92 and Chen bet 1000 after his opponent checked. The bet was called and the turn was the Q. Now Chen’s opponent bets 2,000 and Chen called.

The river was the 4 and both players check. Chen shows the KK, while his opponent shows the KK and they chop the pot.

David Chiu Smacked Down By Three Ladies

Jani Sointula and David Chiu crossed paths in a pot. The flop came down QQJ and Sointula bet 1,000. Chiu made the call and the turn was the 2. Sointula quickly threw in 2,000 and Chiu called just as quickly. The river was the 7 and another 2,000 went into the middle courtesy of Sointula. Chiu made the call and Sointula tabled AQ for a set and Chiu mucked his hand. After dropping that hand, Chiu was down to 130,000.

Omaha/8

Benyamine Scoops Tulchinskiy

David Benyamine and Mikhail Tulchinskiy were involved in a hand that saw more than 14,000 in chips enter the middle by the turn.

The board showed A595 and Tulchinskiy fired 2,000. Benyamine raised to 4,000 and was called. The river was the A and Benyamine checked again to Tulchinskiy. He fired another 2,000 and Benyamine looked disgusted. His head turned away from the felt, he threw in the call and Tulchinskiy showed 8342 for a bunch of busted draws. Benyamine showed K654 for a pair and an 8-low and scooped the pot. Benyamine was around 180,000 after winning the hand.

Scotty Nguyen Makes Quads, But Gets No Action

There was a bet and a raise on a flop of KJQ between Scotty Nguyen, Daniel Alaei, and Fabrice Soulier. All three of them saw the turn which was the J.

Nguyen leads out for 2,000 and gets two pretty quick folds. Disgusted with himself he shows the JJ.

“I only bet because I thought there were kings and queens full out there,” said Nguyen.

After the hand, the defending H.O.R.S.E champion’s stack improved to around 163,000 in chips.

Justin Smith Takes One

Four players called Annie Duke’s big blind of 1,000 and she checked her option. The flop came down J96 and Eli Elezra led out with 1,000. Duke mucked and David Chiu made the call. Alexander Kostritsyn also called and the action was lastly on Justin Smith. He raised to 2,000 and everyone called.

The turn brought the 10 and the action was checked around to Smith. He bet 2,000 and Elezra called. Chiu got out of the way and Kostritsyn made the call. The river was the J and the action was checked to Smith again. He bet another 2,000 and his opponents mucked, sending the pot his way. Smith was around 180,000 after the hand.

Razz

Justin Smith Tangles With Huck Seed in Weird Hand

Justin Smith and Huck Seed are heads up in a pot with on fourth street with their boards looking like this.

Seed: X-X-7-K
Smith: X-X-K-3

Smith checked called a 1,000 bet from Seed.

Seed: X-X-7-K-3
Smith: X-X-K-3-K

Even though Smith hit the worst card in the deck for his hand, he still called 2,000 from Seed.

Seed: X-X-7-K-3-4
Smith: X-X-K-3-K-5

Out of turn, Smith led out for 2,000. “You are betting now, you want to check?” said Seed. Since Smith’s action was out of turn, they both check and they go to the river. Seed bet 2,000 on the river and was called by Smith.

Seed announced “King-nine” as he showed the K-9-4 as he three down cards. Smith mucked and Seed took the pot.

John Hanson Rakes a Big Pot

John Hanson completed the bet on third street showing the 3 and was immediately raised by Ali Eslami, who was showing the 4. Joe Cassidy called two bets cold showing the 7 and John Hanson called the extra 1000.

Hanson: 3-6
Cassidy: 7-J
Eslami: 4-10

On fourth street, Hanson bet 1000 and was called in both spots.

Hanson: 3-6-6
Cassidy: 7-J-Q
Eslami: 4-10-K

Eslami checked fifth street, Hanson bet and got a fold from Cassidy, but Eslami stuck around for another card.

Hanson: 3-6-6-3
Eslami: 4-10-K-8

Eslami now bets and gets raised by Hanson. Eslami instantly calls and on the river Eslami checks and calls a bet from Hanson who shows the (A-4-8) as his down cards, good for an 8-6-4-3-A and the pot.

Stud High

Justin Bonomo Jacks Up Billirakis

Picking up the action on fourth street, Steve Billirakis and Justin Bonomo were tangled up in a hand.

Billirakis: X-X-K9
Bonomo: X-X-53

Billirakis bets 1,000 and Bonomo makes the call.

Billirakis: X-X-K96
Bonomo: X-X-533

Bonomo paired up and led out with 2,000. Billirakis made the call.

Billirakis: X-X-K96Q
Bonomo: X-X-533Q

Both players received a queen and both players checked. The river was dealt and both players checked again. Bonomo then showed down (JJK) and Billirakis mucked. Bonomo raked in the pot and was around 145,000 while Billiarakis was around 190,000.

Freedy Deeb Gets Best of Steve Sung

Freddy Deeb bet fourth street and got three callers. He bet fifth street and was only called by Steve Sung. They went to sixth street heads up.

Deeb: X-X-K-Q-10-3
Sung: X-X-A-10-K-8

Sung checked and called 2000 from Deeb on sixth street and the river was dealt face down. Sung checked the river and Deeb bet again. After a few moments, Sung turned his up-cards face down and mucked his hand, giving Deeb the pot.

Stud/8

“These No Limit Players”

Picking up the action on sixth street, Phil Ivey and Erick Lindgren were involved in a hand.

Ivey: X-X-2348
Lindgren: X-X-3102A

Erick Lindgren fired out 2,000 and Phil Ivey raised it to 4,000. Lindgren made the call and the river was dealt. Ivey bet another 2,000 on the river and Lindgren called after some thought. “No pair,” Ivey said as he showed (75-X) for 7-low. Lindgren tabled (AQ-X) and the players chopped the pot.

“I hate playing with these people that only play no-limit,” Ivey joked after the hand. Lindgren gave a grin and Ivey followed suit.

Player Tags: Scotty Nguyen,   Erick Lindgren,   David Benyamine,   Eli Elezra,   David Chiu,   Phil Ivey,   Steve Billirakis,   Jani Sointula,   Justin Bonomo,   John Hanson,   Alexander Kostritsyn,   Justin Smith,   Mikhail Tulchinskiy

Level 12 Update: Phil Ivey, Nick Schulman Eliminated

Jun 28, '09

Flop Games: Blinds – 4,000-8,000, Limits – 8,000-16,000
Stud Games: Ante — 2,000, Bring-In — 2,000, Completion — 8,000, Limits — 8,000-16,000

Players Remaining: 44 out of 95

Chip Counts:

1. Ray Dehkharghani — 900,000
2. Erik Sagstrom — 770,000
3. Gus Hansen – 740,000
4. Todd Brunson — 549,000
5. Hasan Habib — 490,000
6. Jani Sointula – 470,500
7. Scotty Nguyen – 463,000
8. Frank Cremen – 457,000
9. Jim Bechtel – 455,000
10. Antanas Guoga – 433,000

Average Chip Count: 285,000

Notable Eliminations:

Nick Schulman
Alex Kravchenko
Phil Ivey
Jason Gray
Barry Greenstein
David Benyamine
Daniel Alaei

Big Hands:

OMAHA/8

Nick Schulman Eliminated

Nick Schulman was down to just 40,000 when he got the last of his chips into the middle in Omaha 8OB. Schulman raised under the gun and Erick Lindgren made the call from the cutoff. Gus Hansen reraised from the button. Schulman and Lindgren both quickly called.

The flop came Q105 and everyone checked. Schulman fired out when the 8 hit the turn. Lindgren raised, Hansen called, and Schulman threw in another raise that put the rest of his stack at risk. Lindgren and Hansen both called the 21,000 all-in from Schulman. The A fell on the river and Lindgren bet. Hansen quickly called.

Their cards:

Schulman: AK53
Lindgren: AQ64
Hansen: A642

The high went to Lindgren with the nut flush while Hansen won the low with 8542A. Schulman couldn’t beat either and was eliminated early on day three.

Phil Ivey Eliminated

With a severe short stack, Phil Ivey was all in for just 5,000 on a board of K84A10 against Hasan Habib and Erik Sagstrom.

Their cards:

Sagstrom: AA86
Ivey: J973
Habib: A1043

Sagstrom scooped the whole side pot and got half the main pot with a set of aces. Ivey received the half of the main pot with a 8743A low. Ivey was still down to almost nothing and was eliminated immediately after in Razz by Hasan Habib who made the nuts.

STUD HIGH

Barry Greenstein Eliminated

The only man to cash in the $50K H.O.R.S.E ever year since its creation has been eliminated. Barry Greenstein was all in along with Justin Smith, versus Erick Lindgren.

Their cards:

Greenstein: (AA)75KQ(7)
Smith: (AQ)J4K6(10)
Lindgren: (77)528A-(X)

Greenstein made aces up on the end, but Justin Smith made a straight on seventh street, sending Greenstein home without a fourth consecutive deep finish in the event.

Left in the Deck:

The players are currently on a 20 minute break.

Player Tags: Erick Lindgren,   Barry Greenstein,   Hasan Habib,   Gus Hansen,   Phil Ivey,   Nick Schulman

Level 11 Update: End of Day 2; Gus Hansen Leads

Jun 28, '09

Day 2 of the $50,000 World Championship of H.O.R.S.E. has come to an end and just 53 players remain out of the 91 that started the day. Hasan Habib came into the day as the overnight chipleader, maintaining that lead almost the entire day until finally relinquishing it to Gus Hansen right before the closing bell.

Both Scotty Nguyen and Freddy Deeb have the survived the day and will return at 2:00 pm PDT to defend their titles. Day 3 is sure to bring a lot of action, so be sure to check back with CardPlayer.com as we bring you live updates, chip counts and eliminations from this marquee event.

Flop Games: Blinds – 3,000-6,000, Limits – 6,000-12,000
Stud Games: Ante — 1,500, Bring-In — 2,000, Completion — 6,000, Limits — 6,000-12,000

Players Remaining: 53 out of 95

Chip Counts:

1. Ray Dehkharghani — 643,000
2. Gus Hansen — 540,000
3. Erik Sagstrom — 500,000
4. Matt Glantz — 475,000
5. Hasan Habib — 440,000
6. David Bach — 405,000
7. John Monnette — 402,000
8. Frank Kassela — 400,000
9. Jani Sointula — 390,000
10. Todd Brunson — 380,000

Average Chip Count: 268,867

Notable Eliminations:

Allen Kessler
Howard Lederer
Michael Saltzburg
Matthew Grapenthien
Abe Mosseri
Nikolay Evdakov
Andy Black
Farzad Bonyadi
Annie Duke
Big Hands:

HOLD’EM

Bonyadi Doubles Through Lederer, Leaves Him Crippled

Farzad Bontadi and Howard Lederer each get four bets in before the flop.

The flop comes Q99, Bonyadi gets it all in, Lederer calls and has him covered.

Bonyadi: AQ
Lederer: AK

Bonyadi flops a queen to take the lead. The turn and river are the 7 and the 9 as Bonyadi doubles up to 80,000 in chips while Lederer is left with just over 30,000 this hand.

Bonyadi Finishes the Job; Howard Lederer Eliminated

A few hands later and Howard Lederer raises before the flop and Farzad Bonyadi calls.

The flop comes KJ6, Lederer bets out and Bonyadi calls.

The turn is the 2, Lederer gets it all in and Bonyadi calls.

Lederer: 99
Bonyadi: 97

Lederer only has a pair on the turn while Bonyadi has already made a flush. Lederer is drawing dead on the river (10) and is eliminated from the tournament.

RAZZ

Abe Mosseri Eliminated by Hasan Habib

Abe Mosseri is all in on fourth street against Hasan Habib.

Mosseri: 3-2-4-7-7-7-K
Habib: A-7-8-2-2-4-J

Mosseri started off good on fourth street wen his money went in, but then tripped up on fifth and sixth streets, making a a king-low on the river. Habib makes a jack-low, adding even more chips to his stack as he eliminates Abe Mosseri right before the end of the play.

Dehkharghani Doubles Through Lindgren; Steals late-Night Chiplead

Ray Dehkharghani took control of the pot early with Erick Lindgren calling to a showdown.

Dehkharghani: 6-J-2-A-5-7-7
Lindgren: X-X-4-8-9-4-X

Dehkharghani makes a 7-low and Lindgren mucks his hand. Dehkharghani steals the chiplead with just under 650,000 this hand while Lindgren drops to 100,000 in chips.

Player Tags: Fred Bonyadi,   Erick Lindgren,   Hasan Habib,   Gus Hansen,   Howard Lederer,   Abe Mosseri,   Ray Dehkharghani,   Erik Sagstrom

Level 2 Update: A Few Big Names Stroll in Late

Jun 26, '09

Flop Games: 500-1000
Stud Games: Ante — 200, Bring-In — 300, Completion — 1,000, Stakes — 1,000-2,000

Players Remaining: 93 out of 93

Big Hands:

Hold’Em

Bill Chen’s Pocket Kings Run into Pocket Kings

Bill Chen and his opponent got in four bets preflop and took a flop heads-up. The flop was A92 and Chen bet 1000 after his opponent checked. The bet was called and the turn was the Q. Now Chen’s opponent bets 2,000 and Chen called.

The river was the 4 and both players check. Chen shows the KK, while his opponent shows the KK and they chop the pot.

David Chiu Smacked Down By Three Ladies

Jani Sointula and David Chiu crossed paths in a pot. The flop came down QQJ and Sointula bet 1,000. Chiu made the call and the turn was the 2. Sointula quickly threw in 2,000 and Chiu called just as quickly. The river was the 7 and another 2,000 went into the middle courtesy of Sointula. Chiu made the call and Sointula tabled AQ for a set and Chiu mucked his hand. After dropping that hand, Chiu was down to 130,000.

Omaha/8

Benyamine Scoops Tulchinskiy

David Benyamine and Mikhail Tulchinskiy were involved in a hand that saw more than 14,000 in chips enter the middle by the turn.

The board showed A595 and Tulchinskiy fired 2,000. Benyamine raised to 4,000 and was called. The river was the A and Benyamine checked again to Tulchinskiy. He fired another 2,000 and Benyamine looked disgusted. His head turned away from the felt, he threw in the call and Tulchinskiy showed 8342 for a bunch of busted draws. Benyamine showed K654 for a pair and an 8-low and scooped the pot. Benyamine was around 180,000 after winning the hand.

Scotty Nguyen Makes Quads, But Gets No Action

There was a bet and a raise on a flop of KJQ between Scotty Nguyen, Daniel Alaei, and Fabrice Soulier. All three of them saw the turn which was the J.

Nguyen leads out for 2,000 and gets two pretty quick folds. Disgusted with himself he shows the JJ.

“I only bet because I thought there were kings and queens full out there,” said Nguyen.

After the hand, the defending H.O.R.S.E champion’s stack improved to around 163,000 in chips.

Justin Smith Takes One

Four players called Annie Duke’s big blind of 1,000 and she checked her option. The flop came down J96 and Eli Elezra led out with 1,000. Duke mucked and David Chiu made the call. Alexander Kostritsyn also called and the action was lastly on Justin Smith. He raised to 2,000 and everyone called.

The turn brought the 10 and the action was checked around to Smith. He bet 2,000 and Elezra called. Chiu got out of the way and Kostritsyn made the call. The river was the J and the action was checked to Smith again. He bet another 2,000 and his opponents mucked, sending the pot his way. Smith was around 180,000 after the hand.

Razz

Justin Smith Tangles With Huck Seed in Weird Hand

Justin Smith and Huck Seed are heads up in a pot with on fourth street with their boards looking like this.

Seed: X-X-7-K
Smith: X-X-K-3

Smith checked called a 1,000 bet from Seed.

Seed: X-X-7-K-3
Smith: X-X-K-3-K

Even though Smith hit the worst card in the deck for his hand, he still called 2,000 from Seed.

Seed: X-X-7-K-3-4
Smith: X-X-K-3-K-5

Out of turn, Smith led out for 2,000. “You are betting now, you want to check?” said Seed. Since Smith’s action was out of turn, they both check and they go to the river. Seed bet 2,000 on the river and was called by Smith.

Seed announced “King-nine” as he showed the K-9-4 as he three down cards. Smith mucked and Seed took the pot.

John Hanson Rakes a Big Pot

John Hanson completed the bet on third street showing the 3 and was immediately raised by Ali Eslami, who was showing the 4. Joe Cassidy called two bets cold showing the 7 and John Hanson called the extra 1000.

Hanson: 3-6
Cassidy: 7-J
Eslami: 4-10

On fourth street, Hanson bet 1000 and was called in both spots.

Hanson: 3-6-6
Cassidy: 7-J-Q
Eslami: 4-10-K

Eslami checked fifth street, Hanson bet and got a fold from Cassidy, but Eslami stuck around for another card.

Hanson: 3-6-6-3
Eslami: 4-10-K-8

Eslami now bets and gets raised by Hanson. Eslami instantly calls and on the river Eslami checks and calls a bet from Hanson who shows the (A-4-8) as his down cards, good for an 8-6-4-3-A and the pot.

Stud High

Justin Bonomo Jacks Up Billirakis

Picking up the action on fourth street, Steve Billirakis and Justin Bonomo were tangled up in a hand.

Billirakis: X-X-K9
Bonomo: X-X-53

Billirakis bets 1,000 and Bonomo makes the call.

Billirakis: X-X-K96
Bonomo: X-X-533

Bonomo paired up and led out with 2,000. Billirakis made the call.

Billirakis: X-X-K96Q
Bonomo: X-X-533Q

Both players received a queen and both players checked. The river was dealt and both players checked again. Bonomo then showed down (JJK) and Billirakis mucked. Bonomo raked in the pot and was around 145,000 while Billiarakis was around 190,000.

Freedy Deeb Gets Best of Steve Sung

Freddy Deeb bet fourth street and got three callers. He bet fifth street and was only called by Steve Sung. They went to sixth street heads up.

Deeb: X-X-K-Q-10-3
Sung: X-X-A-10-K-8

Sung checked and called 2000 from Deeb on sixth street and the river was dealt face down. Sung checked the river and Deeb bet again. After a few moments, Sung turned his up-cards face down and mucked his hand, giving Deeb the pot.

Stud/8

“These No Limit Players”

Picking up the action on sixth street, Phil Ivey and Erick Lindgren were involved in a hand.

Ivey: X-X-2348
Lindgren: X-X-3102A

Erick Lindgren fired out 2,000 and Phil Ivey raised it to 4,000. Lindgren made the call and the river was dealt. Ivey bet another 2,000 on the river and Lindgren called after some thought. “No pair,” Ivey said as he showed (75-X) for 7-low. Lindgren tabled (AQ-X) and the players chopped the pot.

“I hate playing with these people that only play no-limit,” Ivey joked after the hand. Lindgren gave a grin and Ivey followed suit.

Player Tags: Scotty Nguyen,   Erick Lindgren,   David Benyamine,   Eli Elezra,   David Chiu,   Phil Ivey,   Steve Billirakis,   Jani Sointula,   Justin Bonomo,   John Hanson,   Alexander Kostritsyn,   Justin Smith,   Mikhail Tulchinskiy

Level 12 Update: Phil Ivey, Nick Schulman Eliminated

Jun 28, '09

Flop Games: Blinds – 4,000-8,000, Limits – 8,000-16,000
Stud Games: Ante — 2,000, Bring-In — 2,000, Completion — 8,000, Limits — 8,000-16,000

Players Remaining: 44 out of 95

Chip Counts:

1. Ray Dehkharghani — 900,000
2. Erik Sagstrom — 770,000
3. Gus Hansen – 740,000
4. Todd Brunson — 549,000
5. Hasan Habib — 490,000
6. Jani Sointula – 470,500
7. Scotty Nguyen – 463,000
8. Frank Cremen – 457,000
9. Jim Bechtel – 455,000
10. Antanas Guoga – 433,000

Average Chip Count: 285,000

Notable Eliminations:

Nick Schulman
Alex Kravchenko
Phil Ivey
Jason Gray
Barry Greenstein
David Benyamine
Daniel Alaei

Big Hands:

OMAHA/8

Nick Schulman Eliminated

Nick Schulman was down to just 40,000 when he got the last of his chips into the middle in Omaha 8OB. Schulman raised under the gun and Erick Lindgren made the call from the cutoff. Gus Hansen reraised from the button. Schulman and Lindgren both quickly called.

The flop came Q105 and everyone checked. Schulman fired out when the 8 hit the turn. Lindgren raised, Hansen called, and Schulman threw in another raise that put the rest of his stack at risk. Lindgren and Hansen both called the 21,000 all-in from Schulman. The A fell on the river and Lindgren bet. Hansen quickly called.

Their cards:

Schulman: AK53
Lindgren: AQ64
Hansen: A642

The high went to Lindgren with the nut flush while Hansen won the low with 8542A. Schulman couldn’t beat either and was eliminated early on day three.

Phil Ivey Eliminated

With a severe short stack, Phil Ivey was all in for just 5,000 on a board of K84A10 against Hasan Habib and Erik Sagstrom.

Their cards:

Sagstrom: AA86
Ivey: J973
Habib: A1043

Sagstrom scooped the whole side pot and got half the main pot with a set of aces. Ivey received the half of the main pot with a 8743A low. Ivey was still down to almost nothing and was eliminated immediately after in Razz by Hasan Habib who made the nuts.

STUD HIGH

Barry Greenstein Eliminated

The only man to cash in the $50K H.O.R.S.E ever year since its creation has been eliminated. Barry Greenstein was all in along with Justin Smith, versus Erick Lindgren.

Their cards:

Greenstein: (AA)75KQ(7)
Smith: (AQ)J4K6(10)
Lindgren: (77)528A-(X)

Greenstein made aces up on the end, but Justin Smith made a straight on seventh street, sending Greenstein home without a fourth consecutive deep finish in the event.

Left in the Deck:

The players are currently on a 20 minute break.

Player Tags: Erick Lindgren,   Barry Greenstein,   Hasan Habib,   Gus Hansen,   Phil Ivey,   Nick Schulman

Level 11 Update: End of Day 2; Gus Hansen Leads

Jun 28, '09

Day 2 of the $50,000 World Championship of H.O.R.S.E. has come to an end and just 53 players remain out of the 91 that started the day. Hasan Habib came into the day as the overnight chipleader, maintaining that lead almost the entire day until finally relinquishing it to Gus Hansen right before the closing bell.

Both Scotty Nguyen and Freddy Deeb have the survived the day and will return at 2:00 pm PDT to defend their titles. Day 3 is sure to bring a lot of action, so be sure to check back with CardPlayer.com as we bring you live updates, chip counts and eliminations from this marquee event.

Flop Games: Blinds – 3,000-6,000, Limits – 6,000-12,000
Stud Games: Ante — 1,500, Bring-In — 2,000, Completion — 6,000, Limits — 6,000-12,000

Players Remaining: 53 out of 95

Chip Counts:

1. Ray Dehkharghani — 643,000
2. Gus Hansen — 540,000
3. Erik Sagstrom — 500,000
4. Matt Glantz — 475,000
5. Hasan Habib — 440,000
6. David Bach — 405,000
7. John Monnette — 402,000
8. Frank Kassela — 400,000
9. Jani Sointula — 390,000
10. Todd Brunson — 380,000

Average Chip Count: 268,867

Notable Eliminations:

Allen Kessler
Howard Lederer
Michael Saltzburg
Matthew Grapenthien
Abe Mosseri
Nikolay Evdakov
Andy Black
Farzad Bonyadi
Annie Duke
Big Hands:

HOLD’EM

Bonyadi Doubles Through Lederer, Leaves Him Crippled

Farzad Bontadi and Howard Lederer each get four bets in before the flop.

The flop comes Q99, Bonyadi gets it all in, Lederer calls and has him covered.

Bonyadi: AQ
Lederer: AK

Bonyadi flops a queen to take the lead. The turn and river are the 7 and the 9 as Bonyadi doubles up to 80,000 in chips while Lederer is left with just over 30,000 this hand.

Bonyadi Finishes the Job; Howard Lederer Eliminated

A few hands later and Howard Lederer raises before the flop and Farzad Bonyadi calls.

The flop comes KJ6, Lederer bets out and Bonyadi calls.

The turn is the 2, Lederer gets it all in and Bonyadi calls.

Lederer: 99
Bonyadi: 97

Lederer only has a pair on the turn while Bonyadi has already made a flush. Lederer is drawing dead on the river (10) and is eliminated from the tournament.

RAZZ

Abe Mosseri Eliminated by Hasan Habib

Abe Mosseri is all in on fourth street against Hasan Habib.

Mosseri: 3-2-4-7-7-7-K
Habib: A-7-8-2-2-4-J

Mosseri started off good on fourth street wen his money went in, but then tripped up on fifth and sixth streets, making a a king-low on the river. Habib makes a jack-low, adding even more chips to his stack as he eliminates Abe Mosseri right before the end of the play.

Dehkharghani Doubles Through Lindgren; Steals late-Night Chiplead

Ray Dehkharghani took control of the pot early with Erick Lindgren calling to a showdown.

Dehkharghani: 6-J-2-A-5-7-7
Lindgren: X-X-4-8-9-4-X

Dehkharghani makes a 7-low and Lindgren mucks his hand. Dehkharghani steals the chiplead with just under 650,000 this hand while Lindgren drops to 100,000 in chips.

Player Tags: Fred Bonyadi,   Erick Lindgren,   Hasan Habib,   Gus Hansen,   Howard Lederer,   Abe Mosseri,   Ray Dehkharghani,   Erik Sagstrom

Level 2 Update: A Few Big Names Stroll in Late

Jun 26, '09

Flop Games: 500-1000
Stud Games: Ante — 200, Bring-In — 300, Completion — 1,000, Stakes — 1,000-2,000

Players Remaining: 93 out of 93

Big Hands:

Hold’Em

Bill Chen’s Pocket Kings Run into Pocket Kings

Bill Chen and his opponent got in four bets preflop and took a flop heads-up. The flop was A92 and Chen bet 1000 after his opponent checked. The bet was called and the turn was the Q. Now Chen’s opponent bets 2,000 and Chen called.

The river was the 4 and both players check. Chen shows the KK, while his opponent shows the KK and they chop the pot.

David Chiu Smacked Down By Three Ladies

Jani Sointula and David Chiu crossed paths in a pot. The flop came down QQJ and Sointula bet 1,000. Chiu made the call and the turn was the 2. Sointula quickly threw in 2,000 and Chiu called just as quickly. The river was the 7 and another 2,000 went into the middle courtesy of Sointula. Chiu made the call and Sointula tabled AQ for a set and Chiu mucked his hand. After dropping that hand, Chiu was down to 130,000.

Omaha/8

Benyamine Scoops Tulchinskiy

David Benyamine and Mikhail Tulchinskiy were involved in a hand that saw more than 14,000 in chips enter the middle by the turn.

The board showed A595 and Tulchinskiy fired 2,000. Benyamine raised to 4,000 and was called. The river was the A and Benyamine checked again to Tulchinskiy. He fired another 2,000 and Benyamine looked disgusted. His head turned away from the felt, he threw in the call and Tulchinskiy showed 8342 for a bunch of busted draws. Benyamine showed K654 for a pair and an 8-low and scooped the pot. Benyamine was around 180,000 after winning the hand.

Scotty Nguyen Makes Quads, But Gets No Action

There was a bet and a raise on a flop of KJQ between Scotty Nguyen, Daniel Alaei, and Fabrice Soulier. All three of them saw the turn which was the J.

Nguyen leads out for 2,000 and gets two pretty quick folds. Disgusted with himself he shows the JJ.

“I only bet because I thought there were kings and queens full out there,” said Nguyen.

After the hand, the defending H.O.R.S.E champion’s stack improved to around 163,000 in chips.

Justin Smith Takes One

Four players called Annie Duke’s big blind of 1,000 and she checked her option. The flop came down J96 and Eli Elezra led out with 1,000. Duke mucked and David Chiu made the call. Alexander Kostritsyn also called and the action was lastly on Justin Smith. He raised to 2,000 and everyone called.

The turn brought the 10 and the action was checked around to Smith. He bet 2,000 and Elezra called. Chiu got out of the way and Kostritsyn made the call. The river was the J and the action was checked to Smith again. He bet another 2,000 and his opponents mucked, sending the pot his way. Smith was around 180,000 after the hand.

Razz

Justin Smith Tangles With Huck Seed in Weird Hand

Justin Smith and Huck Seed are heads up in a pot with on fourth street with their boards looking like this.

Seed: X-X-7-K
Smith: X-X-K-3

Smith checked called a 1,000 bet from Seed.

Seed: X-X-7-K-3
Smith: X-X-K-3-K

Even though Smith hit the worst card in the deck for his hand, he still called 2,000 from Seed.

Seed: X-X-7-K-3-4
Smith: X-X-K-3-K-5

Out of turn, Smith led out for 2,000. “You are betting now, you want to check?” said Seed. Since Smith’s action was out of turn, they both check and they go to the river. Seed bet 2,000 on the river and was called by Smith.

Seed announced “King-nine” as he showed the K-9-4 as he three down cards. Smith mucked and Seed took the pot.

John Hanson Rakes a Big Pot

John Hanson completed the bet on third street showing the 3 and was immediately raised by Ali Eslami, who was showing the 4. Joe Cassidy called two bets cold showing the 7 and John Hanson called the extra 1000.

Hanson: 3-6
Cassidy: 7-J
Eslami: 4-10

On fourth street, Hanson bet 1000 and was called in both spots.

Hanson: 3-6-6
Cassidy: 7-J-Q
Eslami: 4-10-K

Eslami checked fifth street, Hanson bet and got a fold from Cassidy, but Eslami stuck around for another card.

Hanson: 3-6-6-3
Eslami: 4-10-K-8

Eslami now bets and gets raised by Hanson. Eslami instantly calls and on the river Eslami checks and calls a bet from Hanson who shows the (A-4-8) as his down cards, good for an 8-6-4-3-A and the pot.

Stud High

Justin Bonomo Jacks Up Billirakis

Picking up the action on fourth street, Steve Billirakis and Justin Bonomo were tangled up in a hand.

Billirakis: X-X-K9
Bonomo: X-X-53

Billirakis bets 1,000 and Bonomo makes the call.

Billirakis: X-X-K96
Bonomo: X-X-533

Bonomo paired up and led out with 2,000. Billirakis made the call.

Billirakis: X-X-K96Q
Bonomo: X-X-533Q

Both players received a queen and both players checked. The river was dealt and both players checked again. Bonomo then showed down (JJK) and Billirakis mucked. Bonomo raked in the pot and was around 145,000 while Billiarakis was around 190,000.

Freedy Deeb Gets Best of Steve Sung

Freddy Deeb bet fourth street and got three callers. He bet fifth street and was only called by Steve Sung. They went to sixth street heads up.

Deeb: X-X-K-Q-10-3
Sung: X-X-A-10-K-8

Sung checked and called 2000 from Deeb on sixth street and the river was dealt face down. Sung checked the river and Deeb bet again. After a few moments, Sung turned his up-cards face down and mucked his hand, giving Deeb the pot.

Stud/8

“These No Limit Players”

Picking up the action on sixth street, Phil Ivey and Erick Lindgren were involved in a hand.

Ivey: X-X-2348
Lindgren: X-X-3102A

Erick Lindgren fired out 2,000 and Phil Ivey raised it to 4,000. Lindgren made the call and the river was dealt. Ivey bet another 2,000 on the river and Lindgren called after some thought. “No pair,” Ivey said as he showed (75-X) for 7-low. Lindgren tabled (AQ-X) and the players chopped the pot.

“I hate playing with these people that only play no-limit,” Ivey joked after the hand. Lindgren gave a grin and Ivey followed suit.

Player Tags: Scotty Nguyen,   Erick Lindgren,   David Benyamine,   Eli Elezra,   David Chiu,   Phil Ivey,   Steve Billirakis,   Jani Sointula,   Justin Bonomo,   John Hanson,   Alexander Kostritsyn,   Justin Smith,   Mikhail Tulchinskiy

End of Day 2: Noah Schwartz Out In Front

Jun 22, '09

Day 2 has come to an end and the remaining 25 players will return at 1:00 pm PDT and play down to a winner. Be sure to check back with CardPlayer.com for all of the action.

Players Remaining: 25 out of 295

Chip Counts:

Noah Schwartz — 1,220,000
Marcus Golser — 621,000
Robin Keston — 606,000
Matt Graham — 586,000
Natha Doudney — 585,000
Freit Gabreillson — 547,000
Steffan Mattsson — 484,000
Barry Greenstein — 467,000
Matt Vengrin — 389,000
Josh Arieh — 356,000
Richard Austin — 331,000
Howard Lederer — 326,000
David Podgurski — 261,000
Padraig Parkinson — 259,000
James Taylor — 254,000
Van Marcus — 246,000
Vitaly Lunkin — 220,000
Rodrigo dos Santos — 204,000
David Williams — 198,000
Nate Lindsay — 171,000
Chau Giang — 129,000
Nenad Medic — 128,000
Henri Kettunen — 100,000
Tony Cousineau — 100,000
Todd Barlow — 97,000
Average Chip Count: 354,000

Notable Eliminations:

28. Nam Le — $0.00
27. Erick Lindgren — $25,817
26. Jonas Entin — $25,817

Big Hands

Nam Le Bubbles

Stefan Mattsson raises to 25,000 before the flop and Nam Le moves all in from the big blind.

Nam Le: K1096
Mattsson: AA84

Board: JJ5710

Mattsson’s aces hold up and Nam Le is eliminated on the bubble. The remaing 27 players are all in the money and guaranteed to cash for at least $25,817.

Erick Lindgren Eliminated in 27th place ($25,817)

On a flop of AQ8, Erick Lindgren gets it all in against Josh Arieh.

Lindgren: QJ108
Arieh: AAJ8

Lindgren got it in with two pair and a straight draw while Arieh flopped top set. The turn and river are 9 and the Q, filling Arieh and eliminating Erick Lindgren in 27th place ($25,817).

Player Tags: Josh Arieh,   Erick Lindgren,   Nam Le,   Noah Schwartz,   Stefan Mattsson

Level 4 Udate: Pham Chips Up

Jun 15, '09

Blinds: 250-500

Players Remaining: 178 out of 185

Chip Counts

1. Shaun Deeb – 85,000
2. Dario Minieri – 63,000
3. Greg Mueller – 60,000
4. Lex Veldhuis – 60,000
5. Markus Golser – 56,000
6. David Oppenheim – 50,600
7. Michiel Brummelhuis – 50,000
8. Daniel Negreanu – 49,500
9. Maria Ho – 49,000
10. David Benyamine – 45,000

Average Stack: 30,833

Notable Eliminations:

Andy Bloch
Brett Richey
Jeff Lisandro

Big Hands:

The Dragon’s Fire

Five players including Sam Grizzle, Doyle Brunson, Chad Brown and David Pham, all called 500 preflop. The flop came down Q94 and the big blind fired 500 after David Pham checked from the small bling. Grizzle, Brunson and Brown all called and then Pham check-raised to 1,000. Everyone except Brunson called and the turn was the 2. Pham led out with 1,000 and everyone called. The river brought the 7 and Pham led out again with 1,000. Only Chad Brown looked him up and Pham turned over KQ for top pair and Brown mucked. Pham took the pot and he was over 40,000 while Brown was at 32,000.

Perry Doesn’t Care For Mad Geniuses

Action folded around to Mike Caro in the small blind and he raised to 1,000. Ralph Perry made the call from the big blind and the players saw a flop of JJ5. Caro checked and Perry bet 500. Caro made the call and the turn was the 3. Caro then led out for 1,000 but Perry would have none of that nonsense and raised to 2,000. Caro then gave up and mucked his hand. He was at 16,000 while Perry was at 33,000.

Rheem Leaks Chips

Chino Rheem raised to 1,000 preflop and Bill Edler three-bet to 1,500. Rheem made the call and the flop came A55. Rheem checked and Edler fired 500. Rheem check-raised to 1,000 and Edler called. The turn was the 2 and both players checked. The river was the 7 and Rheem checked again. Edler bet 1,000 and Rheem mucked his hand. He was down to just 17,000 while Edler was around 34,000.

Kaplan Pushes Ho and Lindgren Away

On a flop of K103, Gabe Kaplan bet 500 into a 2,500 pot and Mario Ho made the call. Erick Lindgren came along as well and the turn was the 8. Kaplan fired another bet, this one 1,000 and Ho mucked her hand. Lindgren followed suit and Kaplan took in the pot. He was around 40,000 while Ho was down to 45,000 and Lindgren was at 31,000.

Left In The Deck:

It was announced that 18 players will be paid. The final survivor of this tournament will earn $460,841 and a bracelet. Players have also gone on a one hour dinner break and will return around 10:40 p.m.

Player Tags: David Pham,   Erick Lindgren,   Chad Brown,   Doyle Brunson,   Mike Caro,   Gabe Kaplan,   Maria Ho,   Chino Rheem,   Ralph Perry

Level 1 Update: Rousso Takes A Big Pot Early

Jun 10, '09

Blinds: 50-100 with a 25 ante

Entrants: 62

Chip Counts:

1. Huck Seed – 32,000
2. Vanessa Rousso – 31,000
3. Sam Grizzle – 30,000
4. Mike Matusow – 30,000
5. Jeff Lisandro – 30,000
6. Amnon Filippi – 30,000
7. Archie Karas – 30,000
8. Tim Phan – 30,000
9. Johnny Chan – 30,000
10. Erick Lindgren – 30,000

Average Chip Count: 30,000

Notable Eliminations:

None

Big Hands:

Lady Maverick Takes A Nice Pot Early

Vanessa Rousso raised to 300 from the cutoff and the player in seat 2 was next to act on the button. He repopped it to 4,300 more and Rousso made the call. It was then time to draw.

Draw: Rousso Stands Pat, Seat 2 Stands Pat

Rousso showed down 9-7-4-3-2 and her opponent flashed a 10, then he mucked his hand. Rousso scored a nice sized pot early on and she was up to almost 20,000, her two reload chips still intact.

Chan And Lindgren Tangle

After both players had drawn their cards, Johnny Chan fired 800 into the pot and Lindgren thought for a few moments before making the call. Chan showed a 10-low and Lindgren mucked his hand. Chan took in the pot and was around 13,000 in the early going. Lindgren dropped to 9,200 but would get some back in later hands.

Erick Lindgren Involved Early And Often

The player in seat 5 min-raised to 200 and Lindgren made the call.

Draw: Seat 5 draws 1 card, Lindgren draws 1 card

Erick Lindgren led out for 600 after the draw and his opponent mucked his hand, giving the pot to Lindgren. But Lindgren was not done.

A few hands later, the player in seat 6 drew two cards while Lindgren took one card. Seat 6 then checked to Lindgren who fired 700 into the pot. Seat 6 mucked his hand and Lindgren took down another pot. Lindgren was up to 16,000 with his two reload chips still intact.

Seed Pushes Grizzle Out

Sam Grizzle raised to 600 from early position and action folded around to Huck Seed in the big blind. Seed then raised it 2,600 total and action was back on Grizzle. Grizzle tanked for a bit and then threw his cards into the muck. Seed took in the pot and he was up to 32,000 after he used his two reload chips.

Left In The Deck:

Bartender, I’ll Take A Double Shot

As the tournament began, it was explained to Sam Grizzle that the two red chips in front of him were to rebuy his chips. Grizzle needed clarification from Huck Seed and Mike Matusow that these chips were just reload chips and that they would not cost anything extra. This was a relief to Grizzle, who said “If this is a rebuy tournament I am not playing.”

After this was explained, Grizzle elected to take his reload immediately and Huck Seed followed suit. Players can use their reload at any time during the first three levels. If they do not use it by the end of level 3, the players are forced to take the 20,000 in chips.

Player Tags: Sam Grizzle,   Erick Lindgren,   Huck Seed,   Mike Matusow,   Johnny Chan,   Vanessa Rousso

Level 16 Update: Mizrachi Rakes In A Pot

Jun 05, '09

Level Structure:

2-7 triple draw, limit hold’em, and Omaha 8OB: 4,000-8,000 blinds and 8,000-16,000 limits

7-card stud, razz, and 7-card stud 8OB: 2,000 ante, 2,000 bring-in, with a 8,000 completion and 8,000-16,000 limits

no-limit hold’em and pot-limit Omaha: 2,000-4,000 blinds with a 1,000 ante

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

Players Remaining: 33 out of 194

Chip Counts:

1. Soheil Shamseddin – 338,000
2. Ville Wahlbeck – 320,000
3. Adam Friedman – 305,000
4. Eric Froehlich – 290,000
5. Steve Sung – 278,000
6. Todd Brunson – 256,000
7. Brian Powell – 243,000
8. Brian Mizok – 240,000
9. Doyle Brunson – 237,000
10. Huck Seed – 234,000

Average Chip Count: 166,256

Notable Eliminations:

Erick Lindgren

Big Hands:

PLO

Mizrachi Gets The Best Of Adams

Robert Mizrachi bet the pot preflop and Brandon Adams made the call. The flop came down J54 and both players checked. The turn was the 3 and Mizrachi checked again. Adams had enough checking and fired the pot, 22,000. Mizrachi called and the river brought the 2. Both players checked and Mizrachi showed down J4107 for two pair, jacks and fours. Adams mucked his cards and his stack was down to 40,000 while Mizrachi improved to 150,000.

NLHE

Sung Wounded By Bullets

Preflop, the player in seat 1 raised to 11,500 and the action was on Steve Sung. He made the call and everyone else got out of the way. The flop came Q10J and both players played it cautiously electing to check. The turn was the 3 and both players checked again. The river brought the 6 and seat 1 finally led out with a bet, firing 15,000. Sung thought for a few moments and made the call. Seat 1 then showed down AA and Sung mucked his hand. Sung was around 170,000 after the hand.

2-7 Triple Draw

Lindgren Drops Some Chips, Busts Later

The player in seat 5 raised to 12,000 before the first draw. The player in seat 7 called from the small blind and Erick Lindgren followed suit in the big blind.

First Draw: Seat 7 draws 2 cards, Lindgren draws 2 cards, seat 5 draws 1 card.

Seat 5 fired another 6,000 into the pot and seat 7 called, as did Lindgren.

Second Draw: Seat 7 draws 2 cards, Lindgren draws 2 cards, seat 5 stands pat.

Seat 5 fired 12,000 into the pot and seat 7 folded. Lindgren followed suit and his stack was down to 30,400. He was eliminated by David Chiu moments later.

Lunkin Doubles His Opponent’s Stack

Prior to the first draw, the player in seat 8 moved all in for his last 24,000. Vitaly Lunkin made the call and Michael Binger took a long tank session before he mucked his hand. Mark Gregorich followed suit and the first draw was on.

First Draw: Lunkin draws 1 card, seat 8 draws 1 card

Second Draw: Lunkin draws 1 card, seat 8 draws 1 card

Third Draw: Lunkin stands pat, seat 8 draws 1 card

After seat 8 requested his card, Lunkin showed down 106542 for a 10 low. Seat 8 turned over his four cards, 5432 and needed something lower than a 10 without pairing up to double up. He flipped over the 8 and he took down the pot. Lunkin was down to 120,000 after the hand.

Player Tags: Robert Mizrachi,   Erick Lindgren,   Steve Sung,   Brandon Adams,   Vitaly Lunkin

Level 12 Update: Negreanu Eliminated, Players on Dinner Break

Jun 05, '09

Level Structure:

2-7 triple draw, limit hold’em, and Omaha 8OB: 1,500-3,000 blinds and 3,000-6,000 limits

7-card stud, razz, and 7-card stud 8OB: 700 ante, 1,000 bring-in, with a 3,000 completion and 3,000-6,000 limits

no-limit hold’em and pot-limit Omaha: 800-1,6000 blinds with a 400 ante

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

Players Remaining: 54 out of 194
Chip Counts:

1. Soheil Shamseddin — 280,000
2. John Hanson — 255,000
3. Allie Prescott — 184,000
4. Robert Mizrachi — 160,000
5. Ville Wahlbeck — 160,000
6. Aurangzeb Sheikh — 156,00
7. Steve Sung — 141,000
8. Anthony Lellouche — 140,000
9. Adam Friedman — 136,000
10. David Oppenheim — 135,000

Average Chip Count: 107,777

Notable Eliminations:

Chris Bjorn
Daniel Negreanu
Gavin Smith
Macro Traniello
John Hennigan
Steve Billirakis
Jeff Madsen

Big Hands:

2-7 TRIPLE DRAW

Jonathan Tare Stands Pat, Wins Pot

Jonathan Tare raises to 6,000 from middle position and Mikael Thuritz calls from the small blind as does Scotty Nguyen from the big blind.

First Draw: Thuritz draws 2 cards, Nguyen draws 2 cards and Tare stands pat.

Tare bets 3,000 and both opponents call.

Second Draw: Thuritz draws 2 cards, Nguyen draws 2 cards and Tare stands pat.

Tare bets 6,000 and this time both Thuritz and Nguyen fold.

Tare is up to 105,000 after this hand while Thuritz is down to 70,000 and Nguyen now with 50,000 in chips.

PLO

Negreanu Can’t Hit a Flop, Not Feeling PLO

Action folds around to James van Alstyne who raises to 4,800 from the small blind. Daniel Negreanu pots it to 18,400 from the big blind and Van Alstyne calls the 9,600 raise.

The flop comes K87 and Van Alstyne bets 20,000. Negreanu folds AAQ6 face-up as Van Alstyne rakes the pot. After this hand Van Alstyne is up to 180,000 while Negreanu is down to 40,000 in chips.

A few hands later and Negreanu moves to another table just beginning their round of PLO while Negreanu had just finished that round at his last table. He laughs as he promises himself and the other players that he wouldn’t lose any more money in this game. Unfortunately for Negreanu, he was lying.

Chad Brown raises to 1,600 from under the gun and the player in seat 8 calls from middle position. Daniel Negreanu calls from the small blind, as does the player in the big blind. The flop comes QJ9, and Brown bets 5,500. Seat 8raises to 18,000 and everyone folds, including Negreanu who is now down to 36,000 after this hand.

LIMIT HOLD’EM

Lindgren Steals a Pot From R. Mizrachi

Robert Mizrachi raises to 3,000 from late position and Erick Lindgren calls from the big blind. The flop comes AQ9, and Lindgren checks to Mizrachi who bets 3,000, Lindgren calls. The turn is the 5 and this time both players check. The river is the 4 and Lindgren bets 6,000. Mizrachi mucks and is down to 155,000 this hand while Lindgren is up to 52,000 in chips.

George Danzer All-In, Splits Pot to Stay Alive

Miami John Cernuto raises to 6,000 from middle position and Hasan Habib reraises to 9,000 from the cutoff. The player in seat 5 three-bets to 12,000 from the small blind and George Danzer calls all in from the big blind for a total of 10,900. Both Cernuto and Habib call the raise.

The flop comes Q95, and Cernuto bets 3,000. Habib folds and the small blind calls. The turn is the K, and this time the small blind leads out for 6,000, Cernuto folds. The small blind rakes the side pot as he and Danzer turn over their cards.

Small Blind: J10
Danzer: J10

Both players have the same hand (nut straight), and with no one free-rolling on a flush draw, George Danzer has just split the pot to stay alive. The rive river the Q and Danzer is still alive. After the hand, Danzer is up to 20,000 in chips while Habib falls down to 110,000 and Cernuto at 50,000.

Left In The Deck:

The remaining 54 players are now on a sixty-minute dinner break and will return to Level 13 at approximately 7:35 pm PDT.

Player Tags: John Cernuto,   Robert Mizrachi,   Scotty Nguyen,   Erick Lindgren,   Hasan Habib,   Chad Brown,   Daniel Negreanu,   James Van Alstyne,   Jonathan Tare,   Mikael Thuritz,   George Danzer

End of Day 1

Jun 03, '09

The $2,500 No-Limit Deuce to Seven Draw tournament attracted a field of 147 and somehow played itself down to a ridiculously small field size of 35. Keep in mind that this tournament is scheduled for three days, so it’s possible that the players will have a short run towards the final table on Wednesday.

Notables still in contention include Phil Hellmuth, John Monette, Erick Lindgren, Phil Ivey, John Juanda and Barry Greenstein and Layne Flack. Six-time bracelet winner Layne Flack is the chip leader going into today with 75,125.

Join us when the action resumes at 2 p.m. as we bring you hourly chip count updates all the way to the final table.

Player Tags: Erick Lindgren,   Barry Greenstein,   John Juanda,   Layne Flack,   Phil Hellmuth,   Phil Ivey

Level 6 Update: Tony G Gets The Best Of Chan

Jun 01, '09

Ante: 100
Low Card: 200
Completion: 600
Limits: 600-1,200

Players Remaining: 138 out of 142

Chip Counts:

1. Matt Glantz – 76,000
2. John Cernuto – 65,000
3. Yuval Bronshtein – 60,000
4. Keith Sexton – 58,000
5. Andy Bloch – 58,000
6. Tim Phan – 56,000
7. David Oppenheim – 55,000
8. Chris Amaral – 55,000
9. Nikolay Evdakov – 51,000
10. Jeff Lisandro – 47,000

Average Chip Count: 30,870

Big Hands:

Tony G Stows Away On The Orient Express

Tony G: X-X-29
Johnny Chan: X-X-QK

Johnny Chan fired a bet of 600 and Tony G made the call.

Tony G: X-X-296
Johnny Chan: X-X-QK3

Chan fired another round of 1,200 and Tony G called.

Tony G: X-X-2964
Johnny Chan: X-X-QK38

Chan slowed down and checked and Tony G bet 1,200. Chan made the call and the players saw the river. On the river, Tony G kept the gas pedal down and fired 1,200 more into the pot and Chan mucked his hand. After the hand Tony G was at 48,000 while Chan was at 22,000.

The Chainsaw Gets Bluffed

Allen Kessler: X-X-4
Seat 7: X-X-A

Kessler’s opponent threw an orange 1,000 chip into the pot to complete the bet. Kessler thought it was a raise and argued with the table about it. After that was over, he called 600 and the players saw the next card.

Allen Kessler: X-X-4Q
Seat 7: X-X-AQ

Seat 7 bet 600 and Kessler called.

Allen Kessler: X-X-4QJ
Seat 7: X-X-AQ9

Seat 7 bet 1,200 and Kessler raised to 2,400. His opponent made the call.

Allen Kessler: X-X-4QJK
Seat 7: X-X-AQ94

Seat 7 bet 1,200 and Kessler tagged along with the call.

Allen Kessler: X-X-4QJK-(2)
Seat 7: (K27)-AQ94

Seat 7 fired 1,200 and Kessler flashed the 2 he received on the river and mucked. His opponent then revealed his hand, showing that he had absoloutely nothing. After the hand, Kessler was down to just 13,500.

Erick Lindgren Takes a Pot

Lindgren: X-X-86K
Seat 8: X-X-743

Picking up the action on fifth street, Lindgren bet 1,200 and his opponent called.

Lindgren: X-X-86KQ
Seat 8: X-X-743A

The betting shifted over to seat 8 with the ace-high. He checked and Lindgren fired another 1,200 bet that was called. On the river, Lindgren fired one more bullet and seat 8 finally had enough, mucking his hand.

Traniello and Levi Tangle Again

Marco Traniello: X-X-43
David Levi: X-X-Q7

Traniello bet 600 and Levi made the call

Marco Traniello: X-X-43A
David Levi: X-X-Q78

Traniello bet 1,200 and Levi called.

Marco Traniello: X-X-43A4
David Levi: X-X-Q782

Traniello fired another 1,200 and Levi stuck around.

Marco Traniello: (KK6)43A4
David Levi: (X-X-10)-Q782

Both players checked the river and Traniello showed his two pair, good enough to take down the pot as Levi flashed his 10. Traniello was over 50,000 while Levi was down to 24,000.

Left In The Deck:

The prize pool for this tournament has been announced. It is $1,334,800. There will be 16 places paid and the winner will be awarded $373,744.

Player Tags: Antanas Guoga,   Erick Lindgren,   David Levi,   Allen Kessler,   Marco Traniello,   Johnny Chan