Barry Greenstein - Live Updates

Level 12 Update: Mike Matusow, Phil Ivey, and Barry Greenstein Eliminated

Oct 23, '09

Blinds: 1,500-3,000 with a 400 ante

Players Left: 68 of 275

Average Chip Count: 242,647

Chip Counts:

1. Jason Somerville — 775,000
2. Jonas Entin — 725,000
3. Jason Lavallee — 575,000
4. Richard Sciuto — 457,000
5. Dutch Boyd — 450,000
6. Gary Gibbs — 400,000
7: Matt Glantz — 380,000
7. Dan Shak — 380,000
9. Lee Markholt — 360,000
10. Scott Clements — 340,000

Notable Eliminations:

Mike Matusow
Russell Rosenblum
Joseph Elpayaa
Eugene Katchalov
Barry Greenstein
Phil Ivey

Big Hands:

Mike Matusow Eliminated

Mike Matusow (pictured right) opened the action with a raise preflop from early position. Jonas Entin called from the big blind and the flop fell K77. Entin checked and Matusow bet 15,000. Entin check-raised to 36,000 and Matusow moved all in. Entin made the call and the two players flipped over their cards:

Entin: 87
Matusow: AK

Turn and River: J9

Entin won the hand to grow his stack to 450,000 and Matusow was eliminated on the hand.

Russell Rosenblum Eliminated by the Quads of Jonas Entin

James Mackey raised to 8,000 and Jonas Entin made the call preflop. Russell Rosenblum reraised to 33,000 and Mackey mucked. Entin made the call and the flop was dealt A82. Both players checked and the turn fell 8. Rosenblum checked again and Entin bet 40,000. Rosenblum raised all in and Entin made the call. Their cards:

Entin: KK
Rosenblum: 88

Rosenblum won the hand with quad eights to grow his stack to 580,000 and Rosenlbum was eliminated.

Barry Greenstein Eliminated

Barry Greenstein (pictured left) moved all in preflop on a short stack and James Mackey called him down. Their cards:

Mackey: 55
Greenstein: KJ

Board: 53364

Greenstein was eliminated on the hand and Mackey moved up to 280,000.

Kathy Liebert Doubles up and Cripples Phil Ivey

Kathy Liebert moved all in from the cutoff for 42,700 and Phil Ivey made the call from the button. Thier cards:

Ivey: AJ
Liebert: A9

Board: KQ967

Ivey was crippled on the hand, holding only 3,000. He moved that all in two hands later and an opponent knocked him out of the tournament with a pair of deuces.

Player Tags: Kathy Liebert,   Barry Greenstein,   Mike Matusow,   Phil Ivey,   James Mackey,   Jonas Entin

Barry Greenstein Hits the Rail

Sep 30, '09

Team PokerStars Pro Barry Greenstein had a bad day at the poker table. Just minutes into the start of the level, he was finally put out of his misery.

The action is unknown, but he entered the level with less than 10 big blinds.

Player Tags: Barry Greenstein

Level 6 Hour 2 Update: Erik Seidel Doubles, Barry Greenstein Doesn't

Jul 07, '09

Blinds: 250-500 with a 50 ante

Day 2A Field: 1,476

Chip Counts:

1. Samer Rahman – 235,000
2. Coba Cao – 175,000
3. Andy Black – 160,000
4. Redmond Lee – 160,000
5. Chris Ferguson – 145,000
6. Fabrice Soulier – 143,000
7. Jim Bookstaff – 137,000
8. Nick Maimone – 130,000
9. Tom Schneider – 125,000
10. Craig Hopkins – 121,000

CardPlayer Chip Counts:

Todd Brunson – 38,000
Ciaran O’Leary – 33,400
Mike Matusow – 28,000

Notable Eliminations:

Raymond Davis
Barry Greenstein
Mark Newhouse

Big Hands:

The Ladies Hooked By Seidel

The player under the gun raised preflop and the action was on Erik Seidel. He moved all in for around 12,000 and he was called by the player under the gun.

Seidel: JJ
Opponent: QQ

Seidel was dominated, but the flop changed that rather quickly as it fell K6J. Seidel had the set and the lead. The turn was the 2 and the river was the A and Seidel doubled up to 25,000.

The Real Amarillo Slim Standing Tall

Amarillo Slim Preston was involved in a hand with one opponent and the flop came down KJ10. Both players checked and the turn was the K. Preston raised to almost 10,000 after his opponent had led out for 2,800. The raise was called and the river was 2.

Both players checked and Preston showed 1010 for a flopped set of tens. His opponent mucked and Preston was around 80,000.

Robin Hood Sent Packing

Barry Greenstein moved in for his last 10,000 preflop and Eric Tomberlin made the call. Greenstein showed down JJ, but was dominated by Tomberlin’s KK.

The board ran out 106410Q and Greenstein was shown the door.

Grant Levy Scores The K.O.

Grant Levy called his opponent’s all in bet and turned over AK. His opponent tabled QQ and the race was on. The flop came J74, giving both players a club draw with Levy’s being superior. The turn was the 3 and Levy locked up the hand. The river was the meaningless 3 and Levy was at 70,000.

Tom Schneider Folds To Rockets

The player in seat 5 raised to 1,200 and Tom Schneider made the call from the button. The big blind also came along and they all saw a flop of 1044. The big blind checked and seat 5 bet 2,500. Schneider called and the big blind mucked. The turn was the Q and seat 5 led out with 6,000. Schneider called again just in time for the ESPN cameras to arrive.

The river was the 2 and seat 5 fired 11,000. Schneider thought about it and then mucked his hand. “Come on, show the bluff,” Pamela Brunson said. “The cameras are all here to see it,” Schneider added. Seat 5 obliged to showing his hand, but it was no bluff as he turned over AA. Schneider was at 125,000.

Brad Garrett Takes A Pot

A player raised to 1,300 and Brad Garrett made the call from middle position. The button also called and the small blind did the same. The four players saw a flop of Q73 and the small blind bet 2,400. The original raiser folded and Garrett made it 5,000 to go. The small blind was the only caller and the turn was the 9. The small blind checked to Garrett who fired out 5,000. The small blind mucked and Garrett was at 44,000.

Shaun Deeb In A Gamblin’ Mood

Vitaly Lunkin raised to 1,400 preflop and two players called. The action was then on Shaun Deeb on the button and he raised to 6,200. The big blind then moved all in for 25,000. The action folded around to Deeb and he made the call. He tabled KJ, trailing the big blind’s A10.

The flop then fell J76 and Deeb was out in front. The turn was the Q giving the big blind a straight draw, but the river was the Q and Deeb got the knockout. He was at 75,000.

Player Tags: Erik Seidel,   Barry Greenstein,   Tom Schneider,   Brad Garrett,   Shaun Deeb,   Grant Levy,   Amarillo Slim

Level 4 Hour 2 Update: Soulier Doing Well

Jul 04, '09

Blinds: 150-300 with a 25 ante

Players Left: 720 of 873

Chip Counts:

1. Nick Maimone – 129,000
2. Vadim Gruzglin – 123,500
3. Jim Bookstaff – 119,000
4. Samer Rahman – 117,000
5. Craig Hopkins – 113,000
6. Jesse Rios – 112,000
7. Carlos Oliveira – 105,000
8. Fabrice Soulier – 99,000
9. Daniel Didech – 95,000
10. Karin Lehoussing – 87,000

Card Player Chip Counts:

Todd Brunson — 35,000
Mike Matusow — 18,000

Notable Eliminations:

Dustin Woolf

Big Hands

Davis Runs Into Aces, Then Vents

Raymond Davis raised to 1,000 from under the gun and the action folded around to the big blind. He made the call and the flop came down K73. Both players decided to check and the 10 fell on the turn. The big blind bet 2,000 and Davis came along for the ride. The river was the 2 and the big blind fired 6,000. Davis made the call again and the big blind showed AA. Davis mucked and he was down to 63,900.

A few hands later, Davis was in the big blind and facing a raise to 800 from seat 3. Davis made the call and the flop came down 5-3-2 and seat 3 bet 1,200. Davis immediately raised to 3,200 and seat 3 mucked. Davis then showed 10-7 for a bluff. “I don’t miss every flop, just most of them,” Davis said. “That was a bit of frustration man,” he explained to Hoyt Corkins on his right. “I’ve been getting robbed all day.” Davis was at 65,000 after that hand.

Greenstein Back To The Beginning

Barry Greenstein raised to 800 preflop from middle position and the player on the button made the call. The flop came down 1065 and Greenstein led out with 1,200. The button quickly mucked and Greenstein took the pot, getting his stack back to the original starting stack of 30,000.

Soulier Takes One Off Hansen

After a flop of 432, Fabrice Soulier bet 1,000 and a player called. Thor Hansen then raised to 2,000 and Soulier was the only one to call. The turn was the A and both players checked. They did the same after the 8 fell on the river.

Soulier then showed A7 and Hansen mucked his hand. Soulier raked in the pot and was around 90,000 while Hansen was down to 17,150.

Yeah, That Just Happened

Dustin Woolf raised to 1,000 from the cutoff and the button mucked. The small blind then moved all in for over 15,000 and Woolf made the call, putting himself all in. The small blind showed AK while Woolf showed AK.

This being the fourth of July, the fireworks were about to drop as the flop came K98, leaving Woolf praying for two black cards on the turn and river to chop the pot. But the turn was the 4, giving the small blind the nut flush and knocking Woolf out of the main event in dramatic fashion.

Seidel Drops Some Chips

On a flop of Q22, the small blind led out with 2,000 and Erik Seidel raised to 5,000. The small blind called and the turn was the 3. The small blind checked to Seidel who bet 7,500. The small blind called and the A fell on the river.

Action was checked to Seidel again and he bet 10,000. The small blind quickly called and showed AQ for top two pair. Seidel mucked his hand and was under 25,000.

Player Tags: Erik Seidel,   Barry Greenstein,   Raymond Davis,   Fabrice Soulier,   Dustin Woolf

Level 3 Hour 1 Update: David Pham Goes Bust

Jul 04, '09

Blinds: 150-300

Chip Counts:

1. Vadim Gruzglin – 125,000
2. Jim Bookstaff – 114,000
3. Jesse Rios – 112,000
4. Sam Khouiss – 80,500
5. Dave D’Alesandro – 68,000
6. Catherine Hearn – 62,000
7. Grant Levy – 60,200
8. Angelo Ricci – 57,500
9. Paris Heard – 57,000
10. Raymond Davis – 55,000

Card Player Chip Counts:

Todd Brunson — 50,000
Mike Matusow — 31,000
Stephen Murphy – 6,500

Notable Eliminations:

Jeremiah Smith
David Pham

Big Hands

Brunson Drops A Pot

The player in seat 4 raised to 800 preflop from middle position and the small blind called. Todd Brunson was in the big blind and he decided to come along as well. The flop then fell A83. The action was checked to seat 4 who fired 1,700 into the pot. The small blind mucked but Brunson called.

The turn was the 6 and both players checked. They did the same on the 4 river and seat 4 showed A9 for top pair. Brunson showed the losing 1010 and he was down to 55,000.

King Raymer

Greg Raymer and his opponent in seat 3 tangled in a hand where the pot was over 4,000 preflop. The flop then fell 1074. Seat 3 checked to Raymer who fired 3,500 into the pot. Seat 3 then mucked his hand, surrendering the pot to Raymer.

Raymer then tabled KK. “Every time I reraise you I have two kings,” Raymer said. Seat 3 grinned and Raymer was at 44,000.

The Red Queens

After a flop of Q84, Shaun Deeb’s opponent moved all in for 14,500. Deeb then made the call and the players showed their hands.

Deeb: AQ
Opponent: QQ

Deeb flopped top pair but his opponent made a set of ladies. The turn was the 7 and the river was the 9 and Deeb was down to 25,000 after dropping that pot.

Greenstein Takes One

Barry Greenstein raised to800 preflop from under the gun and the action folded around to the big blind. He made the call and the players saw a flop of A8K. The big blind checked and Greenstein fired 1,000. The big blind made the quick call and the 2 came on the turn. Action was checked to Greenstein again and he bet 3,000. The big blind mucked and Greenstein took the pot, getting his stack to 34,000.

Dragon Slayed

David Pham was nursing a short stack and moved it into the middle against the big blind. The big blind called and tabled AK. Pham showed AA, having his opponent dominated. The flop came K85, giving the big blind a pair but Pham still held the lead.

That all changed on the turn when the K showed up and ruined Pham’s good time. Pham needed the case A to make a full house and double up, but the 6 fell on the river instead and Pham was gone from the main event.

Jeremiah Smith Gone

Jeremiah Smith doubled up very early in day 1, but just a few hours later he went bust. On a board showing A937, Smith moved all in and was called by his opponent. Smith tabled pocket threes for a set, but his opponent showed pocket aces for top set. Smith needed the case three to drop on the river but instead the 9 fell, filling up both players but Smith got the sucker’s end and he was eliminated.

Hoyt Corkins Doubles Up

Hoyt Corkins called 300 preflop and another player raised to 950. Action folded around back to Corkins who shoved for his entire stack of 19,875. The other player made the call and tabled AJ. Corkins was in great shape as he was dominating his opponent with AK.

The flop then came K109, giving Corkins top pair but also giving his opponent a Broadway draw. The turn was the 6 and the river paired the board with the 10 and Corkins doubled up to just over 40,000.

Player Tags: Hoyt Corkins,   David Pham,   Barry Greenstein,   Todd Brunson,   Greg Raymer,   Shaun Deeb

Level 2 - Hour 2 Update: Chris Moneymaker Eliminated

Jul 04, '09

Blinds: 100-200

Chip Counts:

1. Vadim Gruzglin — 123,000
2. Jesse Rios — 105,000
3. Sam Khouiss — 79,000
4. Shaun Deeb — 67,000
5. Grant Levy — 65,000
6. Angelo Ricci — 62,000
7. Catherine Hearn — 62,000
8. Save D’Alesandro — 59,000
9. Jeremiah Smith — 58,900
10. Paris heard — 57,000

Card Player Chip Counts:

Todd Brunson — 26,100
Mike Matusow — 28,600
Stephen Murphy – 18,100

Notable Eliminations:

Chris Moneymaker
David Steicke
Ralph Perry

Big Hands

Moneymaker Eliminated; Runs Tens Into Aces

After battling from the short stock for most of the day, Chris Moneymaker finally gets it all in (8,000) before the flop against Joe Villacci.

Moneymaker: 1010
Villacci: AA

Board: Q976Q

Moneymaker gets it in behind and fails to improve, he is eliminated from the tournament.

Vadim Trincher Gets Rivered

The player in seat 7 raises to 600 from middle position, Vadim Trincher reraises to 1,800 from the button and seat 7 calls. The flop comes 943, and both players check around. The turn is the 10, Trincher bets 2,000 and seat 7 calls. The river is the 4 and both players check. Seat 7 turns over A4 for trips on the river and Trincher throws his hand into the muck. Trincher is down to 23,000 after this hand.

Greenstein Rivers A Set

On a board of 642AJ, the player in seat 7 bets 2,100 and Barry Greenstein raises 5,000 more. Seat 7 calls and Greenstein turns over JJ for a set on the river. Greenstein rakes the pot and is up to 27,000 in chips after this hand.

Greg Raymer vs. Alex Kravchenko

On a board of A655, Alex Kravchenko bets 300 on the turn, Raymer raises to 1,300 and Kravchenko calls. The river is the 10, and Kravchenko checks. Raymer bets 2,000 and Kravchenko calls. Raymer turns over J5 for trip fives on the turn and rakes the pot. Raymer is up to 24,000 this hand while Kravchenko drops to 28,000 in chips.

David Pham Bluffed

After an under the gun player raised preflop, another player reraised. David Pham put in another raise, making it 3,500. The initial raiser folded and the second raiser called. Pham and his opponent saw a flop of K65. Pham’s opponent bet 6,700 which was almost enough to put him all in. Pham went into the tank before finally making. His opponent exposed the 98 for a gut shot straight flush draw. Pham is at just 6,800.

Alexander Kravchenko Rivers Full House

On a board of K103104, the small blind bet 1,000 and Alexander Kravchenko raised to 3,000. The small blind went into the tank and eventually made the call. Kravchenko exposed the 44 for a rivered full house. Kravchenko is around the starting amount of 30,000.

Player Tags: Barry Greenstein,   Chris Moneymaker,   Greg Raymer,   Alexander Kravchenko,   Vadim Trincher

Level 6 Hour 2 Update: Erik Seidel Doubles, Barry Greenstein Doesn't

Jul 07, '09

Blinds: 250-500 with a 50 ante

Day 2A Field: 1,476

Chip Counts:

1. Samer Rahman – 235,000
2. Coba Cao – 175,000
3. Andy Black – 160,000
4. Redmond Lee – 160,000
5. Chris Ferguson – 145,000
6. Fabrice Soulier – 143,000
7. Jim Bookstaff – 137,000
8. Nick Maimone – 130,000
9. Tom Schneider – 125,000
10. Craig Hopkins – 121,000

CardPlayer Chip Counts:

Todd Brunson – 38,000
Ciaran O’Leary – 33,400
Mike Matusow – 28,000

Notable Eliminations:

Raymond Davis
Barry Greenstein
Mark Newhouse

Big Hands:

The Ladies Hooked By Seidel

The player under the gun raised preflop and the action was on Erik Seidel. He moved all in for around 12,000 and he was called by the player under the gun.

Seidel: JJ
Opponent: QQ

Seidel was dominated, but the flop changed that rather quickly as it fell K6J. Seidel had the set and the lead. The turn was the 2 and the river was the A and Seidel doubled up to 25,000.

The Real Amarillo Slim Standing Tall

Amarillo Slim Preston was involved in a hand with one opponent and the flop came down KJ10. Both players checked and the turn was the K. Preston raised to almost 10,000 after his opponent had led out for 2,800. The raise was called and the river was 2.

Both players checked and Preston showed 1010 for a flopped set of tens. His opponent mucked and Preston was around 80,000.

Robin Hood Sent Packing

Barry Greenstein moved in for his last 10,000 preflop and Eric Tomberlin made the call. Greenstein showed down JJ, but was dominated by Tomberlin’s KK.

The board ran out 106410Q and Greenstein was shown the door.

Grant Levy Scores The K.O.

Grant Levy called his opponent’s all in bet and turned over AK. His opponent tabled QQ and the race was on. The flop came J74, giving both players a club draw with Levy’s being superior. The turn was the 3 and Levy locked up the hand. The river was the meaningless 3 and Levy was at 70,000.

Tom Schneider Folds To Rockets

The player in seat 5 raised to 1,200 and Tom Schneider made the call from the button. The big blind also came along and they all saw a flop of 1044. The big blind checked and seat 5 bet 2,500. Schneider called and the big blind mucked. The turn was the Q and seat 5 led out with 6,000. Schneider called again just in time for the ESPN cameras to arrive.

The river was the 2 and seat 5 fired 11,000. Schneider thought about it and then mucked his hand. “Come on, show the bluff,” Pamela Brunson said. “The cameras are all here to see it,” Schneider added. Seat 5 obliged to showing his hand, but it was no bluff as he turned over AA. Schneider was at 125,000.

Brad Garrett Takes A Pot

A player raised to 1,300 and Brad Garrett made the call from middle position. The button also called and the small blind did the same. The four players saw a flop of Q73 and the small blind bet 2,400. The original raiser folded and Garrett made it 5,000 to go. The small blind was the only caller and the turn was the 9. The small blind checked to Garrett who fired out 5,000. The small blind mucked and Garrett was at 44,000.

Shaun Deeb In A Gamblin’ Mood

Vitaly Lunkin raised to 1,400 preflop and two players called. The action was then on Shaun Deeb on the button and he raised to 6,200. The big blind then moved all in for 25,000. The action folded around to Deeb and he made the call. He tabled KJ, trailing the big blind’s A10.

The flop then fell J76 and Deeb was out in front. The turn was the Q giving the big blind a straight draw, but the river was the Q and Deeb got the knockout. He was at 75,000.

Player Tags: Erik Seidel,   Barry Greenstein,   Tom Schneider,   Brad Garrett,   Shaun Deeb,   Grant Levy,   Amarillo Slim

Level 4 Hour 2 Update: Soulier Doing Well

Jul 04, '09

Blinds: 150-300 with a 25 ante

Players Left: 720 of 873

Chip Counts:

1. Nick Maimone – 129,000
2. Vadim Gruzglin – 123,500
3. Jim Bookstaff – 119,000
4. Samer Rahman – 117,000
5. Craig Hopkins – 113,000
6. Jesse Rios – 112,000
7. Carlos Oliveira – 105,000
8. Fabrice Soulier – 99,000
9. Daniel Didech – 95,000
10. Karin Lehoussing – 87,000

Card Player Chip Counts:

Todd Brunson — 35,000
Mike Matusow — 18,000

Notable Eliminations:

Dustin Woolf

Big Hands

Davis Runs Into Aces, Then Vents

Raymond Davis raised to 1,000 from under the gun and the action folded around to the big blind. He made the call and the flop came down K73. Both players decided to check and the 10 fell on the turn. The big blind bet 2,000 and Davis came along for the ride. The river was the 2 and the big blind fired 6,000. Davis made the call again and the big blind showed AA. Davis mucked and he was down to 63,900.

A few hands later, Davis was in the big blind and facing a raise to 800 from seat 3. Davis made the call and the flop came down 5-3-2 and seat 3 bet 1,200. Davis immediately raised to 3,200 and seat 3 mucked. Davis then showed 10-7 for a bluff. “I don’t miss every flop, just most of them,” Davis said. “That was a bit of frustration man,” he explained to Hoyt Corkins on his right. “I’ve been getting robbed all day.” Davis was at 65,000 after that hand.

Greenstein Back To The Beginning

Barry Greenstein raised to 800 preflop from middle position and the player on the button made the call. The flop came down 1065 and Greenstein led out with 1,200. The button quickly mucked and Greenstein took the pot, getting his stack back to the original starting stack of 30,000.

Soulier Takes One Off Hansen

After a flop of 432, Fabrice Soulier bet 1,000 and a player called. Thor Hansen then raised to 2,000 and Soulier was the only one to call. The turn was the A and both players checked. They did the same after the 8 fell on the river.

Soulier then showed A7 and Hansen mucked his hand. Soulier raked in the pot and was around 90,000 while Hansen was down to 17,150.

Yeah, That Just Happened

Dustin Woolf raised to 1,000 from the cutoff and the button mucked. The small blind then moved all in for over 15,000 and Woolf made the call, putting himself all in. The small blind showed AK while Woolf showed AK.

This being the fourth of July, the fireworks were about to drop as the flop came K98, leaving Woolf praying for two black cards on the turn and river to chop the pot. But the turn was the 4, giving the small blind the nut flush and knocking Woolf out of the main event in dramatic fashion.

Seidel Drops Some Chips

On a flop of Q22, the small blind led out with 2,000 and Erik Seidel raised to 5,000. The small blind called and the turn was the 3. The small blind checked to Seidel who bet 7,500. The small blind called and the A fell on the river.

Action was checked to Seidel again and he bet 10,000. The small blind quickly called and showed AQ for top two pair. Seidel mucked his hand and was under 25,000.

Player Tags: Erik Seidel,   Barry Greenstein,   Raymond Davis,   Fabrice Soulier,   Dustin Woolf

Level 3 Hour 1 Update: David Pham Goes Bust

Jul 04, '09

Blinds: 150-300

Chip Counts:

1. Vadim Gruzglin – 125,000
2. Jim Bookstaff – 114,000
3. Jesse Rios – 112,000
4. Sam Khouiss – 80,500
5. Dave D’Alesandro – 68,000
6. Catherine Hearn – 62,000
7. Grant Levy – 60,200
8. Angelo Ricci – 57,500
9. Paris Heard – 57,000
10. Raymond Davis – 55,000

Card Player Chip Counts:

Todd Brunson — 50,000
Mike Matusow — 31,000
Stephen Murphy – 6,500

Notable Eliminations:

Jeremiah Smith
David Pham

Big Hands

Brunson Drops A Pot

The player in seat 4 raised to 800 preflop from middle position and the small blind called. Todd Brunson was in the big blind and he decided to come along as well. The flop then fell A83. The action was checked to seat 4 who fired 1,700 into the pot. The small blind mucked but Brunson called.

The turn was the 6 and both players checked. They did the same on the 4 river and seat 4 showed A9 for top pair. Brunson showed the losing 1010 and he was down to 55,000.

King Raymer

Greg Raymer and his opponent in seat 3 tangled in a hand where the pot was over 4,000 preflop. The flop then fell 1074. Seat 3 checked to Raymer who fired 3,500 into the pot. Seat 3 then mucked his hand, surrendering the pot to Raymer.

Raymer then tabled KK. “Every time I reraise you I have two kings,” Raymer said. Seat 3 grinned and Raymer was at 44,000.

The Red Queens

After a flop of Q84, Shaun Deeb’s opponent moved all in for 14,500. Deeb then made the call and the players showed their hands.

Deeb: AQ
Opponent: QQ

Deeb flopped top pair but his opponent made a set of ladies. The turn was the 7 and the river was the 9 and Deeb was down to 25,000 after dropping that pot.

Greenstein Takes One

Barry Greenstein raised to800 preflop from under the gun and the action folded around to the big blind. He made the call and the players saw a flop of A8K. The big blind checked and Greenstein fired 1,000. The big blind made the quick call and the 2 came on the turn. Action was checked to Greenstein again and he bet 3,000. The big blind mucked and Greenstein took the pot, getting his stack to 34,000.

Dragon Slayed

David Pham was nursing a short stack and moved it into the middle against the big blind. The big blind called and tabled AK. Pham showed AA, having his opponent dominated. The flop came K85, giving the big blind a pair but Pham still held the lead.

That all changed on the turn when the K showed up and ruined Pham’s good time. Pham needed the case A to make a full house and double up, but the 6 fell on the river instead and Pham was gone from the main event.

Jeremiah Smith Gone

Jeremiah Smith doubled up very early in day 1, but just a few hours later he went bust. On a board showing A937, Smith moved all in and was called by his opponent. Smith tabled pocket threes for a set, but his opponent showed pocket aces for top set. Smith needed the case three to drop on the river but instead the 9 fell, filling up both players but Smith got the sucker’s end and he was eliminated.

Hoyt Corkins Doubles Up

Hoyt Corkins called 300 preflop and another player raised to 950. Action folded around back to Corkins who shoved for his entire stack of 19,875. The other player made the call and tabled AJ. Corkins was in great shape as he was dominating his opponent with AK.

The flop then came K109, giving Corkins top pair but also giving his opponent a Broadway draw. The turn was the 6 and the river paired the board with the 10 and Corkins doubled up to just over 40,000.

Player Tags: Hoyt Corkins,   David Pham,   Barry Greenstein,   Todd Brunson,   Greg Raymer,   Shaun Deeb

Level 2 - Hour 2 Update: Chris Moneymaker Eliminated

Jul 04, '09

Blinds: 100-200

Chip Counts:

1. Vadim Gruzglin — 123,000
2. Jesse Rios — 105,000
3. Sam Khouiss — 79,000
4. Shaun Deeb — 67,000
5. Grant Levy — 65,000
6. Angelo Ricci — 62,000
7. Catherine Hearn — 62,000
8. Save D’Alesandro — 59,000
9. Jeremiah Smith — 58,900
10. Paris heard — 57,000

Card Player Chip Counts:

Todd Brunson — 26,100
Mike Matusow — 28,600
Stephen Murphy – 18,100

Notable Eliminations:

Chris Moneymaker
David Steicke
Ralph Perry

Big Hands

Moneymaker Eliminated; Runs Tens Into Aces

After battling from the short stock for most of the day, Chris Moneymaker finally gets it all in (8,000) before the flop against Joe Villacci.

Moneymaker: 1010
Villacci: AA

Board: Q976Q

Moneymaker gets it in behind and fails to improve, he is eliminated from the tournament.

Vadim Trincher Gets Rivered

The player in seat 7 raises to 600 from middle position, Vadim Trincher reraises to 1,800 from the button and seat 7 calls. The flop comes 943, and both players check around. The turn is the 10, Trincher bets 2,000 and seat 7 calls. The river is the 4 and both players check. Seat 7 turns over A4 for trips on the river and Trincher throws his hand into the muck. Trincher is down to 23,000 after this hand.

Greenstein Rivers A Set

On a board of 642AJ, the player in seat 7 bets 2,100 and Barry Greenstein raises 5,000 more. Seat 7 calls and Greenstein turns over JJ for a set on the river. Greenstein rakes the pot and is up to 27,000 in chips after this hand.

Greg Raymer vs. Alex Kravchenko

On a board of A655, Alex Kravchenko bets 300 on the turn, Raymer raises to 1,300 and Kravchenko calls. The river is the 10, and Kravchenko checks. Raymer bets 2,000 and Kravchenko calls. Raymer turns over J5 for trip fives on the turn and rakes the pot. Raymer is up to 24,000 this hand while Kravchenko drops to 28,000 in chips.

David Pham Bluffed

After an under the gun player raised preflop, another player reraised. David Pham put in another raise, making it 3,500. The initial raiser folded and the second raiser called. Pham and his opponent saw a flop of K65. Pham’s opponent bet 6,700 which was almost enough to put him all in. Pham went into the tank before finally making. His opponent exposed the 98 for a gut shot straight flush draw. Pham is at just 6,800.

Alexander Kravchenko Rivers Full House

On a board of K103104, the small blind bet 1,000 and Alexander Kravchenko raised to 3,000. The small blind went into the tank and eventually made the call. Kravchenko exposed the 44 for a rivered full house. Kravchenko is around the starting amount of 30,000.

Player Tags: Barry Greenstein,   Chris Moneymaker,   Greg Raymer,   Alexander Kravchenko,   Vadim Trincher

Level 4 Update: Barry Greenstein Eliminated

Jun 30, '09

Blinds: 100-200 with a 25 ante

Players Remaining: XXX out of XXX

Chip Counts:

1. John Duthie – 50,000
2. Dennis Phillips – 46,000
3. Shaun Deeb – 30,000
4. Alexander Kostritsyn – 30,000
5. Chad Batista – 30,000
6. Daniel Alaei – 29,000
7. Ivan Demidov – 20,000
8. David Pham – 19,200
9. Scotty Nguyen – 18,500
10. Justin Bonomo – 18,000

Average Chip Count: 15,000

Notable Eliminations:

Barry Greenstein
Jeff Madsen
Adam Junglen
Brock Parker
Dutch Boyd
Jason Mercier
Matt Graham
Jamie Gold

Big Hands:

Barry Greenstein Eliminated

Barry Greenstein went all in for 10,375 preflop from the button against an opponent in the small blind. The player went into the tank before finally making the call. Greenstein tabled the 99 while his opponent exposed the 1010. The board offered no help to the three-time bracelet winner, as it came KJ5QJ.

Dario Minieri Busts a Player

On a board of Q106, bracelet winner Dario Minieri bet 1,000 and his opponent moved all in for about 5,500 more. Minieri thought about it for a split second before making the call. He tabled the AQ while his opponent exposed the KJ for an open ended straight draw and an over card. The 8 hit the turn and Minieri added a flush draw to boot. The 7 fell on the river and Minieri is up to around the starting amount.

Mimi Tran Doubles Up

Mimi Tran and Chad Batista got all the money in with Tran holding the 1010 and Batista tabling the AQ. The board ran out 822K8 and Tran doubled up. After the hand there was some verbal sparring between the two players. Tran is up to just under the starting amount with 14,000 while Batista is healthy with 30,000.

Left in the Deck:

The players are now on a 20 minute break.

Player Tags: Barry Greenstein,   Mimi Tran,   Dario Minieri,   Chad Batista

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

Final Table Update: Down to Three

Jun 26, '09

Blinds:

No-Limit: 15,000-30,000 with a 4,000 ante

Limit: 25,000-50,000 with 50,000-100,000 limits

Note: Players have gone on a one hour dinner break.

Players Remaining: 3 out of 527

Chip Counts:

1. Ylon Schwartz — 2,000,000
2. John McGuiness — 1,200,000
3. Bahador Ahmadi — 750,000

Average Chip Count: 1,317,500

Notable Eliminations:

5. Barry Greenstein – $57,761
4. Karlo Lopez – $78,628

Elimination Hands:

Barry Greenstein Eliminated in Fifth Place ($57,761)

Ylon Schwartz raised to 80,000 preflop and Barry Greenstein made the call. The flop was dealt K22 and Greenstein raised all in. Schwartz made the call. Their cards:

Schwartz: QQ
Greenstein: 86

Turn and River: 109

Greenstein was eliminated in fifth place.

Karlo Lopez Eliminated in Fourth Place ($78,628)

Ylon Schwartz raised to 80,000 preflop and Karlo Lopez reraised to 120,000. John McGuiness reraised it to 160,000 and both Schwartz and Lopez made the call. The flop was dealt 632 and McGuiness bet 40,000. Schwartz made the call and Lopez called all in.

The turn fell Q and McGuiness bet 80,000. Schwartz mucked and McGuinnes turned over pocket sixes. Lopez turned over K-9 and after the 3 fell on the river he was eliminated in fifth place.

Player Tags: Barry Greenstein,   Karlo Lopez,   Ylon Schwartz,   John McGuinness

Final Table Update: Down to Five

Jun 26, '09

Blinds:

No-Limit: 10,000-20,000 with a 3,000 ante

Limit: 15,000-30,000 with 30,000-60,000 limits

Players Remaining: 5 out of 527

Chip Counts:

1. Bahador Ahmadi — 708,000
2. Barry Greenstein — 700,000
3. John McGuiness — 650,000
3. Karlo Lopez — 500,000
5. Ylon Schwartz — 425,000

Average Chip Count: 439,166

Notable Eliminations:

9. Zachary Humphrey – $27,199
8. Hasan Habib – $30,641
7. Randy Haddox – $36,084
6. Matt Woodward – $44,520

Elimination Hands:

Zachary Humphrey Eliminated in Ninth Place ($27,199)

Zachary Humphrey raised all in preflop for just 10,000 and Randy Haddox made the call. Their cards:

Humphrey: K7
Haddox: 108

Board: KQJ7A

Humphrey was eliminated in ninth place on the hand by the flush of Haddox.

Hasan Habib Eliminated in Eighth Place ($30,641)

Barry Greenstein raised to 50,000 and Hasan Habib reraised to 75,000. Greenstein made the call and the flop was dealt J83. Greenstein bet, forcing Habib to make an all-in call. Their cards:

Habib: A10

Greenstein: J9

Turn and River: 38

Habib was eliminated in eightth place by the jacks of Greenstein.

Randy Haddox Eliminated In 7th Place($36,084)

Barry Greenstein raised to 55,000 from middle position and the action was on Randy Haddox. He moved all in for 144,000 and Greenstein looked him up. Greenstein showed KJ while Haddox was dominating with AK. The flop was harmless for Haddox as it came 955. The turn was another story as the J hit the board, pairing Greenstein. The 7 completed the board and Haddox was gone in 7th place.

Matt Woodward Eliminated In 6th Place($44,520)

Action folded around to Matt Woodward on the button. He shoved all in for 324,000 and was immediately called by Bahador Ahmadi in the small blind. Barry Greenstein folded in the big blind and Woodward tabled A10 while Ahmadi showed AA.

The board ran out KA27J, failing to help Woodward and he was eliminated in 6th place.

Player Tags: Barry Greenstein,   Hasan Habib,   Matt Woodward,   Randy Haddox,   Bahador Ahmadi

Level 24 Update: Barry Greenstein, Richard Austin, Josh Arieh Eliminated

Jun 22, '09

Blinds: 20,000-40,000

Players Remaining: 6 out of 295

Chip Counts:

1. Vitaly Lunkin — 2,660,000
2. Matt Graham — 1,650,000
3. Stefan Mattsson — 1,550,000
4. Ferit Gabriellson — 1,200,000
5. Robin Keston — 1,020,000
6. Van Marcus — 580,000

Average Chip Count: 1,475,000

Eliminations:

9. Barry Greenstein – $82,746
8. Richard Austin – $88,681
7. Josh Arieh – $99,856

Big Hands:

Barry Greenstein Eliminated in 9th Place ($82,746)

Vitaly Lunkin raised to 120,000 with Barry Greenstein and Josh Arieh calling from the blinds. The flop came 962. Greenstein and Arieh both checked to Lunkin, who fired out a bet of 200,000. Greenstein check raised to 800,000 and Arieh quickly folded. Lunkin went into the tank for a few minutes before finally announcing all-in, having Greenstein covered. Greenstein made the quick call and exposed the 9785 for a wrap and a flush draw. Lunkin exposed the AA87, for the best hand at the moment. Lunkin had only a 25 percent chance to win however, against the massive drawing hand of Greenstein. The turn was the Q, offering Greenstein no help. The 3 fell on the river and the 3-time bracelet winner missed all of his draws, going to the rail first at the final table. Lunkin is now up to 2,660,000 in chips and looks poised to become a double bracelet winner this year.

Richard Austin Eliminated In 8th Place ($88,681)

Vitaly Lunkin raised in early position to 120,000 and Richard Austin made the call from the big blind. The flop came A65 and Austin bet out 120,000. Lunkin quickly raised enough to put the recent PLO bracelet winner all-in. Austin made the call and exposed the 9875 for a pair of fives and a wrap. Lunkin tabled the KK42 for a pair of kings, the nut flush draw and a straight draw to boot. Lunkin was a 2-1 favorite to win the hand as the J hit the turn. The dealer pealed off the 8 on the river, nailing Austin’s straight but giving the Event No. 2 ($40,000 no-limit hold’em) champion a flush. Austin was sent home early after another strong showing in PLO.

Josh Arieh Eliminated In 7th Place ($99,856)

Josh Arieh got the rest of his shorter stack in the middle with the AA49. He was called by Ferit Gabriellson who tabled the KK310. The flop came KQ10, giving Gabriellson a set and putting Arieh on the brink. The J hit the turn, giving Arieh some light with a flush draw, but unfortunately his opponent also held two clubs in his hand. The K fell on the river, making quads for Gabriellson and eliminating Arieh. Gabriellson is now up to 1,200,000.

Player Tags: Josh Arieh,   Barry Greenstein,   Ferit Gabriellson,   Richard Austin,   Vitaly Lunkin

Final Table Update: Action Somewhat Slow Early On

Jun 22, '09

Blinds: 12,000-24,000

Players Remaining: 9 out of 295

Chip Counts:

1. Matt Graham — 1,540,000
2. Ferit Gabriellson — 1,100,000
3. Richard Austin — 1,100,00
4. Josh Arieh — 1,050,000
5. Robin Keston — 1,000,000
6. Stefan Mattsson — 850,000
7. Vitaly Lunkin — 850,000
8. Barry Greenstein — 780,000
9. Van Marcus — 500,000

Average Chip Count: 983,333

Big Hands:

Graham Extends His Lead

Van Marcus limped in from middle position and Ferit Gabriellson completed from the small blind. Matt Graham checked his option in the big blind and the three players saw a flop of 398.

All three players checked and watched the 4 fall on the turn. Gabriellson led out for 50,000 and Graham raised to 206,000. Marcus quickly mucked his hand, but Gabriellson went into the tank for a while before finally releasing his cards.

Greenstein Punishes Limpers, Wins Pot

After Josh Arieh, Stefan Mattsson, Ferit Gabriellson, and Matt Graham all limp for 24,000, Barry Greenstein decides to raise to 120,000.

He gets called by Mattsson and Gabriellson and they see a flop of KQJ and Greenstein bets 200,000. Both players folded and Greenstein wins the pot.

Player Tags: Barry Greenstein,   Matt Graham

Level 17 Update: Hand-For-Hand; Action Slows On Bubble

Jun 22, '09

Blinds: 4,000-8,000

Players Remaining: 29 out of 295

Chip Counts:

1. Noah Schwartz — 1,080,000
2. Stefan Mattsson — 700,000
3. Ferit Gabriellson — 594,000
4. Marcus Golser — 540,000
5. Matt Vengrin — 490,000
6. Matt Graham — 460,000
7. Nathan Doudney — 458,000
8. Vitaly Lunkin — 425,000
9. Henri Kettunen — 385,000
10. Robin Keston — 362,000

Average Chip Count: 305,172

Big Hands

Barry Greenstein Makes a Big Laydown on the Bubble

Van Marcus raises the the size of the pot from the cutoff and Barry Greenstein calls from the button. Chau Giang moves all in for 100,000 from the button and Marcus moves all in behind him. Greenstein mucks his cards face-up, showing a pair of kings (KK).

Both Giang (AA) and Marcus (AA) turn over aces and split the pot on a 64358 board.

Schwartz Eliminates Ochana; Back On Top

On a flop of A103, Noah Schwartz bets the pot and Edward Ochana calls.

The turn is the 4 and Schwartz bets the pot again, enough to put Ochana all in. Ochana calls and both players turn over their cards.

Scwartz: AA86
Ochana: AQJ10

Ochana flopped top two pair while Schwartz flopped top set. Ochana is drawing dead to the river (9) as Schwartz breaks the 1,000,000 mark and regains the chiplead this hand.

Player Tags: Barry Greenstein,   Chau Giang,   Noah Schwartz,   Edward Ochana

Level 9 Update: Greenstein Doubles Up Early

Jun 21, '09

Blinds: 600-1200

Players Remaining: 105 out of 295

Chip Counts:

1. Noah Schwartz — 292,600
2. Barry Greenstein — 290,000
3. Ilari Sahamies — 229,400
4. David Williams — 223,000
5. Josh Arieh — 220,600
6. Steve Zolotow — 220,200
7. Matt Graham — 191,400
8. Ben Grundy — 191,000
9. Nathan Doudney — 171,000
10. Len Ashby — 167,100

Average Chip Count: 84,285

Notable Eliminations:

Vanessa Selbst, Tony G

Big Hands:

Greenstein Doubles Up

On a flop of 945, Greenstein found himself all in against Jonas Entin for a big pot. With 290,000 in the middle, the two hands were exposed. Greenstein showed the A44K, which was up against the big draw of Entin, who showed the 6788.

Luckily for Greenstein, he didn’t have to sweat very much as the turn was the 5, which paired the board and left Entin drawing dead.

Freddy Deeb Eliminates a Short Stack

A short stacked player moves his last chips into the pot on a flop of AQ9 and Freddy Deeb quickly tossed in a call.

The short stacked player showed K2K5 and Deeb showed the Q10108. “You got me in bad shape,” said Deeb as the J fell on the turn, which filled Deeb’s straight draw.

“That’s omaha,” added Deeb as he eliminated a player early in day 2.

Mike Watson Eliminates Vanessa Selbst

Vanessa Selbst moved all in for her last 23,000 on a flop of 764 and Mike Watson opted to make the call. Selbst showed the A1093 and Watson was ahead with his AKJJ.

The turn card was the 5 and the river was the K, which meant that Watson would scoop the pot and send Selbst home early.

Player Tags: Barry Greenstein,   Michael Watson,   Vanessa Selbst,   Freddy Deeb

Level 24 Update: Barry Greenstein, Richard Austin, Josh Arieh Eliminated

Jun 22, '09

Blinds: 20,000-40,000

Players Remaining: 6 out of 295

Chip Counts:

1. Vitaly Lunkin — 2,660,000
2. Matt Graham — 1,650,000
3. Stefan Mattsson — 1,550,000
4. Ferit Gabriellson — 1,200,000
5. Robin Keston — 1,020,000
6. Van Marcus — 580,000

Average Chip Count: 1,475,000

Eliminations:

9. Barry Greenstein – $82,746
8. Richard Austin – $88,681
7. Josh Arieh – $99,856

Big Hands:

Barry Greenstein Eliminated in 9th Place ($82,746)

Vitaly Lunkin raised to 120,000 with Barry Greenstein and Josh Arieh calling from the blinds. The flop came 962. Greenstein and Arieh both checked to Lunkin, who fired out a bet of 200,000. Greenstein check raised to 800,000 and Arieh quickly folded. Lunkin went into the tank for a few minutes before finally announcing all-in, having Greenstein covered. Greenstein made the quick call and exposed the 9785 for a wrap and a flush draw. Lunkin exposed the AA87, for the best hand at the moment. Lunkin had only a 25 percent chance to win however, against the massive drawing hand of Greenstein. The turn was the Q, offering Greenstein no help. The 3 fell on the river and the 3-time bracelet winner missed all of his draws, going to the rail first at the final table. Lunkin is now up to 2,660,000 in chips and looks poised to become a double bracelet winner this year.

Richard Austin Eliminated In 8th Place ($88,681)

Vitaly Lunkin raised in early position to 120,000 and Richard Austin made the call from the big blind. The flop came A65 and Austin bet out 120,000. Lunkin quickly raised enough to put the recent PLO bracelet winner all-in. Austin made the call and exposed the 9875 for a pair of fives and a wrap. Lunkin tabled the KK42 for a pair of kings, the nut flush draw and a straight draw to boot. Lunkin was a 2-1 favorite to win the hand as the J hit the turn. The dealer pealed off the 8 on the river, nailing Austin’s straight but giving the Event No. 2 ($40,000 no-limit hold’em) champion a flush. Austin was sent home early after another strong showing in PLO.

Josh Arieh Eliminated In 7th Place ($99,856)

Josh Arieh got the rest of his shorter stack in the middle with the AA49. He was called by Ferit Gabriellson who tabled the KK310. The flop came KQ10, giving Gabriellson a set and putting Arieh on the brink. The J hit the turn, giving Arieh some light with a flush draw, but unfortunately his opponent also held two clubs in his hand. The K fell on the river, making quads for Gabriellson and eliminating Arieh. Gabriellson is now up to 1,200,000.

Player Tags: Josh Arieh,   Barry Greenstein,   Ferit Gabriellson,   Richard Austin,   Vitaly Lunkin

Final Table Update: Action Somewhat Slow Early On

Jun 22, '09

Blinds: 12,000-24,000

Players Remaining: 9 out of 295

Chip Counts:

1. Matt Graham — 1,540,000
2. Ferit Gabriellson — 1,100,000
3. Richard Austin — 1,100,00
4. Josh Arieh — 1,050,000
5. Robin Keston — 1,000,000
6. Stefan Mattsson — 850,000
7. Vitaly Lunkin — 850,000
8. Barry Greenstein — 780,000
9. Van Marcus — 500,000

Average Chip Count: 983,333

Big Hands:

Graham Extends His Lead

Van Marcus limped in from middle position and Ferit Gabriellson completed from the small blind. Matt Graham checked his option in the big blind and the three players saw a flop of 398.

All three players checked and watched the 4 fall on the turn. Gabriellson led out for 50,000 and Graham raised to 206,000. Marcus quickly mucked his hand, but Gabriellson went into the tank for a while before finally releasing his cards.

Greenstein Punishes Limpers, Wins Pot

After Josh Arieh, Stefan Mattsson, Ferit Gabriellson, and Matt Graham all limp for 24,000, Barry Greenstein decides to raise to 120,000.

He gets called by Mattsson and Gabriellson and they see a flop of KQJ and Greenstein bets 200,000. Both players folded and Greenstein wins the pot.

Player Tags: Barry Greenstein,   Matt Graham

Level 17 Update: Hand-For-Hand; Action Slows On Bubble

Jun 22, '09

Blinds: 4,000-8,000

Players Remaining: 29 out of 295

Chip Counts:

1. Noah Schwartz — 1,080,000
2. Stefan Mattsson — 700,000
3. Ferit Gabriellson — 594,000
4. Marcus Golser — 540,000
5. Matt Vengrin — 490,000
6. Matt Graham — 460,000
7. Nathan Doudney — 458,000
8. Vitaly Lunkin — 425,000
9. Henri Kettunen — 385,000
10. Robin Keston — 362,000

Average Chip Count: 305,172

Big Hands

Barry Greenstein Makes a Big Laydown on the Bubble

Van Marcus raises the the size of the pot from the cutoff and Barry Greenstein calls from the button. Chau Giang moves all in for 100,000 from the button and Marcus moves all in behind him. Greenstein mucks his cards face-up, showing a pair of kings (KK).

Both Giang (AA) and Marcus (AA) turn over aces and split the pot on a 64358 board.

Schwartz Eliminates Ochana; Back On Top

On a flop of A103, Noah Schwartz bets the pot and Edward Ochana calls.

The turn is the 4 and Schwartz bets the pot again, enough to put Ochana all in. Ochana calls and both players turn over their cards.

Scwartz: AA86
Ochana: AQJ10

Ochana flopped top two pair while Schwartz flopped top set. Ochana is drawing dead to the river (9) as Schwartz breaks the 1,000,000 mark and regains the chiplead this hand.

Player Tags: Barry Greenstein,   Chau Giang,   Noah Schwartz,   Edward Ochana

Level 9 Update: Greenstein Doubles Up Early

Jun 21, '09

Blinds: 600-1200

Players Remaining: 105 out of 295

Chip Counts:

1. Noah Schwartz — 292,600
2. Barry Greenstein — 290,000
3. Ilari Sahamies — 229,400
4. David Williams — 223,000
5. Josh Arieh — 220,600
6. Steve Zolotow — 220,200
7. Matt Graham — 191,400
8. Ben Grundy — 191,000
9. Nathan Doudney — 171,000
10. Len Ashby — 167,100

Average Chip Count: 84,285

Notable Eliminations:

Vanessa Selbst, Tony G

Big Hands:

Greenstein Doubles Up

On a flop of 945, Greenstein found himself all in against Jonas Entin for a big pot. With 290,000 in the middle, the two hands were exposed. Greenstein showed the A44K, which was up against the big draw of Entin, who showed the 6788.

Luckily for Greenstein, he didn’t have to sweat very much as the turn was the 5, which paired the board and left Entin drawing dead.

Freddy Deeb Eliminates a Short Stack

A short stacked player moves his last chips into the pot on a flop of AQ9 and Freddy Deeb quickly tossed in a call.

The short stacked player showed K2K5 and Deeb showed the Q10108. “You got me in bad shape,” said Deeb as the J fell on the turn, which filled Deeb’s straight draw.

“That’s omaha,” added Deeb as he eliminated a player early in day 2.

Mike Watson Eliminates Vanessa Selbst

Vanessa Selbst moved all in for her last 23,000 on a flop of 764 and Mike Watson opted to make the call. Selbst showed the A1093 and Watson was ahead with his AKJJ.

The turn card was the 5 and the river was the K, which meant that Watson would scoop the pot and send Selbst home early.

Player Tags: Barry Greenstein,   Michael Watson,   Vanessa Selbst,   Freddy Deeb

Level 2 Update: 144 And Counting, Field Still Growing

Jun 18, '09

Ante: 75
Low Card: 100
Completion: 300
Limits: 300-600

Players Remaining: 144 out of 144

Chip Counts:

1. Scotty Nguyen — 49,000
2. Daniel Alaei — 44,700
3. Tuan Le — 41,200
4. Soheil Shamdseddin — 41,000
5. Alessio Isaia — 39,000
6. Brett Richey — 39,000
7. Josh Arieh — 38,000
8. Ted Forrest — 37,000
9. Toto Leonidas — 36,200
10. Bill Chen — 36,000

Average Chip Count: 30,000

Big Hands:

Mike Wattel vs. Miami John

The player in seat 1 opens for 100 with the 7, Mike Wattel completes the bet to 300 with the 7, Miami John Cernuto calls with the 8 and the original opener calls the raise as well.

Seat 1: X-X-710
Wattel: X-X-72
Cernuto: X-X-810

Cernuto bets 300 and both opponents call.

Seat 1: X-X-7108
Wattel: X-X-727
Cernuto: X-X-8106

Wattel bets 600, Cernuto raises to 1,200, Seat 1 calls, Wattel reraises to 1,800 and both Cernuto and seat 1 call the three-bets.

Seat 1: X-X-7108K
Wattel: X-X-7278
Cernuto: X-X-8106Q

Wattel bets 600 on sixth street, Cernuto calls and seat 1 folds. Wattel bets 600 on the river as well, this time Cernuto gives up the hand. Wattel rakes the pot, bringing his chip count up to 38,000 this hand while Cernuto falls back down to even (30,000).

Barry Greenstein vs. Soheil Shamseddin

Soheil Shamseddin opens the pot for 100 with the 4, Barry Greenstein completes the bet to 300 with the 7 and Shamseddin calls.

Greenstein: X-X-7K
Shamseddin: X-X-47

Greenstein bets 300 and Shamseddin calls.

Greenstein: X-X-7K9
Shamseddin: X-X-479

This time Shamseddin bets 600 and Greenstein calls.

Greenstein: X-X-7K92
Shamseddin: X-X-47910

Greenstein bets 600 on sixth street and Shamseddin folds. “I’m afraid of hearts. I have no hearts in my hand”, says Shamseddin as he throws his cards away. “Either do I”, says Greenstein as he rakes the pot, bringing himself back up to even (30,000) while Shamseddin stills has just about 40,000 in chips after this hand.

Left in the Deck

Players will take a twenty-minute break at the end of Level 2 and return at approximately 7:45 pm PDT to begin Level 3.

Player Tags: John Cernuto,   Barry Greenstein,   Michael Wattel,   Soheil Shamseddin