Barry Greenstein Poker Tournament Updates

Daniel Idema Wins Event #27 ($378,642)

Jun 18, '11

Matthew Gallin Eliminated in 2nd Place ($233,944)

Daniel Idema started the final level as the chip leader and less than an hour later he was the last one standing. After taking a major hit to his stack in the previous hand, Matthew Gallin made his final stand with Q Q.

Matthew Gallin button-raised before the flop and Daniel Idema called from the big blind.

The flop came J 7 3, Idema checked, Gallin bet, Idema check-raised and Gallin called all in.

Idema turned over J 3 for two pair on the flop and was now ahead of Gallin’s queens. The turn and river were the 8 and the 5, no help to Matthew Gallin who was eliminated in 2nd place ($233,944). Daniel Idema wins the gold Bracelet for Event #27 and the $378,642 grand prize.

NOTE: With the elimination of Barry Greenstein in 3rd place ($169,512), Daniel Idema took the chip lead going into heads-up play with 3.66 million to Matthew Gallin’s 900,000.

Barry Greenstein Eliminated in 3rd Place ($169,512)

Barry Greenstein was on the serious short stack with just 3.5 BBs when he got it all in on a flop of 4 4 3 against Matthew Gallin.

Greenstein was ahead with Q 10 against Gallin’s 10 5.

The turn and river were the A and the 5, giving Gallin two pair on the river. Barry Greenstein was eliminated in 3rd place ($169,512).

Steve Landfish Eliminated in 4th Place ($125,120)

Steve Landfish was all in before the flop with A Q against Matthew Gallin’s A A.

The board came 9 7 4 5 5, no help for Steve Landfish who was eliminated in 4th place ($125,120).

Player Tags: Barry Greenstein,   Daniel Idema,   Matthew Gallin

Level 25: Landfish Makes Short Stack Comeback, Denotaristefani 5th

Jun 18, '11

Blinds: 25,000-50,000

Limits: 50,000-100l000

Players Remaining: 4 out of 152

Average Chip Count: 1,140,000

Chip Counts:

1. Daniel Idema – 2,500,000
2. Barry Greenstein – 1,350,000
3. Steve Landfish – 650,000
4. Matthew Gallin – 300,000

Eliminations:

5th. Domenico Denotaristefani – $94,029

Steve Landfish Makes Huge Comeback

Steve Landfish started the level as the short stack and lost a big pot to Barry Greenstein right after the break that left him with just 150,000 (3 BBs).

Landfish quickly doubled through Matthew Gallin after getting it all in pre-flop with Q 9 against Gallin’s K 7. Landfish flopped two pair and doubled up.

Landfish then doubled back through Barry Greenstein after getting it all in pre-flop with A 4 against Greenstein’s Q 9. The board missed both players and Landfish moved up to 230,000 with ace-high.

A bit later and Landfish got it all in on a flop of A K 7 with K 8 against Matthew Gallin’s Q Q. Gallin failed to improve and Landfish jumped up to 500,000 this hand.

Landfish let a few other players go at it for a bit and lost a few chips to the blinds, but doubled up once again through Matthew Gallin shortly after. Landfish got it in good with A – 10 against A – 8 and doubled to about 650,000 that hand.

Barry Greenstein then went on to win a huge three-way pot pot that went to a showdown with pocket aces, challenging the chip lead with over 1.3 million. That hand left Landfish with about 400,000, and he quickly used that to bust Domenico Denotaristefani in a crazy hand that saw set over set on the river.

Domenico Denotaristefani Eliminated in 5th Place ($94,029)

Domenico Denotaristefani button-raised, Steve Landfish reraised the small blind and Denotaristefani called.

The flop came 7 5 4, Landfish bet, Denotaristefani raised, Landfish three-bet and Denotaristefani called all in.

Landfish turned over 9 9 for an overpair while Denotaristefani showed 4 4 for bottom set.

Landfish was ahead before the flop but Denotaristefani spiked a four for a set. Landfish however hit the 9 on the river to make a better set and Domenico Denotaristefani was eliminated in 5th place ($94,029).

Be sure to check back hourly for level-by-level updates of this final table.

Player Tags: Barry Greenstein,   Matthew Gallin,   Domenico Denotaristefani

Level 24: Justin Smith Eliminated in 6th Place ($71,897)

Jun 17, '11

Blinds: 20,000-40,000

Limits: 40,000-80,000

Players Remaining: 5 out of 152

Average Chip Count: 912,000

Chip Counts:

1. Daniel Idema – 1,355,000
2. Matthew Gallin – 1,270,000
3. Domenico Denotaristefani – 800,000
4. Barry Greenstein – 660,000
5. Steve Landfish – 520,000

Eliminations:

6th. Justin Smith – $71,897

Justin Smith Eliminated in 6th Place ($71,897)

Justin Smith lost a lot of his chips to Barry Greenstein early in the level after Greenstein doubled through by hitting a flush on the turn. The two players essentially traded stacks that hand; Greenstein up to 300,000 and Smith left on the short stack with 120,000.

Shortly after, Smith open-shoved the small blind and Barry Greenstein called from the big blind.

Greenstein lead with A J against Smith’s 8 5.

The board came 10 7 4 10 7, no help to either player as Justin Smith was eliminated in 6th place ($71,897).

Be sure to check back hourly for level-by-level updates of this final table.

Player Tags: Barry Greenstein,   Justin Smith

Level 23: Idema Leads Final Five; Greenstein On Short Stack, Haxton 7th

Jun 17, '11

Blinds: 15,000-30,000

Limits: 30,000-60,000

Players Remaining: 6 out of 152

Average Chip Count: 760,000

Chip Counts:

1. Daniel Idema – 1,330,000
2. Steve Landfish – 825,000
3. Matthew Gallin – 725,000
4. Domenico Denotaristefani – 460,000
5. Justin Smith – 200,000
6. Barry Greenstein – 120,000

Eliminations:

7th. Isaac Haxton – $55,908

Short Stacks Continue to Double Up

Domenico Denotaristefani was the first of the short stacks to score a double up this level with A A against current chip leader Steve Landfish’s J 10. Denotaristefani was all in on the turn on a ten-high board with an overpair to Landfish’s top pair. The river bricked and Denotaristefani doubled up to 600,000 that hand.

Shortly after Mathhew Gallin got it in good pre-flop with 9 9 against Daniel Idema’s 8 5. Idema missed and Gallin doubled up to about 150,000 to stay alive.

Issac Haxton then doubled through Barry Greenstein after cracking his 10 10 with A 4 on an ace-high flop. Greenstein was ahead when the money went in before the flop, but Haxton outflopped him to double up to about 300,000.

Haxton’s ace brought Greenstein down to about the 500,000 mark when Matthew Gallin doubled through him with quad sevens shortly after. Gallin flopped middle set to Greenstein’s top pair and they got it all in after the second seven hit the turn. Greenstein showed Q – 10 on a ten-high board but Gallin turned over a pair of sevens for quads. Greenstein slipped down to around 330,000 after this hand while Gallin moved up to about 370,000.

Isaac Haxton Eliminated in 7th Place ($55,908)

Isaac Haxton started the level as one of the short stacks but managed to double through Barry Greenstein about halfway through the level to stay alive. Still short, he opened for a raise before the flop when Steve Landfish reraised and Haxton called all in.

Haxton turned over 10 10 for the lead while Landfish showed A J for the draw.

The board came Q 7 2 7 K, giving Landfish a flush on the turn. Landfish moved up to over 800,000 that hand while Isaac Haxton was eliminated in 7th place ($55,908)

Be sure to check back hourly for level-by-level updates of this final table.

Player Tags: Barry Greenstein,   Isaac Haxton,   Matthew Gallin,   Domenico Denotaristefani

Level 22: Landfish Leads On Dinner Break; Schulman 9th, Brodie 8th

Jun 17, '11

NOTE: The final seven players took a one hour dinner break at the conclusion of Level 22 and will return at approximately 9:00pm to resume play.

Blinds: 13,000-25,000

Limits: 25,000-50,000

Players Remaining: 7 out of 152

Average Chip Count: 651,428

Chip Counts:

1. Steve Landfish – 1,535,000
2. Daniel Idema – 936,000
3. Barry Greenstein – 675,000
4. Justin Smith – 575,000
5. Domenico Denotaristefani – 294,000
6. Isaac Haxton – 283,000
7. Matthew Gallin – 258,000

Eliminations:

8th. Richard Brodie – $44,207
9th. Nuck Schulman – $35,519

Nick Schulman Eliminated in 9th Place ($35,519)

Nick Schulman started the official nine-handed final table on the short stack and was the first one eliminated. He opened for a raise before the flop, Steve Landfish reraised from the button, Barry Greenstein called three-bets from the big blind and Schulman called the raise.

The flop came 8 7 4, Greenstein bet, Schulman raised, Landfish folded, Greenstein three-bet, Schulman raised all in and Greenstein called.

Schulman showed 9 9 for an overpair while Greenstein showed 7 7 for middle set.

The turn and river were the 4 and the 8, giving Greenstein a full house on the turn. Greenstein raked the pot and moved up to over 500,000 this hand while Nick Schulman was eliminated in 9th place ($35,519).

Short Stacks Double Up

Domenico Denotaristefani was getting short on chips and got it all in pre-flop for three bets against Justin Smith.

Smith was ahead with A 7 against Denotaristefani’s Q 9.

The board came K 4 2 7 9, giving Smith a pair of sevens for the lead on the turn, but Denotaristefani spiked a nine on the river to double to about 400,000 this hand.

Richard Brodie inherited the short stack when Nick Schulman was eliminated in 9th place, and he doubled through Isaac Haxton shortly after. Brodie button-raised before the flop, Haxton reraised from the small blind and Brodie called.

The flop came Q J 5, Haxton bet and Brodie called.

The turn was the 8, Haxton bet and Brodie called all in.

Brodie turned over K 10 for an open-ended straight flush draw with two live cards against Haxton’s ace-high. The river was the 10, giving Brodie a pair for the win. Brodie doubled up to about 300,000 this hand to stay alive.

Richard Brodie Eliminated in 8th Place ($44,207)

Still short after his previous double up with Isaac Haxton, Richard Brodie was all in pre-flop with Q 4 against Barry Greenstein’s A 8.

The board came 9 3 2 10 8, giving Greenstein middle pair on the river. Greenstein moved up to 700,000 this hand while Richard Brodie was eliminated in 8th place ($44,207).

Be sure to check back hourly for level-by-level updates of this final table.

Player Tags: Barry Greenstein,   Richard Brodie,   Nick Schulman,   Domenico Denotaristefani

Level 21: Corkins Eliminated 10th, Final Table Now Underway

Jun 17, '11

NOTE: Play ended last night with 14 players and resumed today at 3:00pm. The final 10 players consolidated to one table, and with the elimination of Hoyt Corkins in 10th place ($28,990), the official nine-handed final table is now underway.

Blinds: 10,000-20,000

Limits: 20,000-40,000

Players Remaining: 9 out of 152

Average Chip Count: 506,666

Chip Counts:

1. Daniel Idema – 977,000
2. Steve Landfish – 649,000
3. Matthew Gallin – 514,000
4. Justin Smith – 484,000
5. Domenico Denotaristefani – 461,000
6. Barry Greenstein – 428,000
7. Isaac Haxton – 409,000
8. Richard Brodie – 384,000
9. Nick Schulman – 252,000

Payouts:

1st. $378,642
2nd. $233,994
3rd. $169,512
4th. $125,120
5th. $94,029
6th. $71,897
7th. $55,908
8th. $44,207
9th. $35,519

Be sure to check back hourly for level-by-level updates of this final table.

Player Tags: Barry Greenstein,   Richard Brodie,   Nick Schulman,   Isaac Haxton,   Daniel Idema,   Justin Smith,   Matthew Gallin,   Domenico Denotaristefani

Level 10 Update -- Multiple Pros Fall

Mar 07, '11

Blinds: 600-1,200 with a 100 ante

Players Remaining: 153 out of 417

Chip Counts:

1. Chris DeMaci — 400,000
2. Alex Kamberis — 300,000
3. Ryan Hughes — 265,000
4. Victor Ramdin — 255,000
5. Shawn Busse — 255,000
6. Ana Marquex — 190,000
7. David Baker — 175,000
8. Jason Wheeler — 160,000
9. Rep Porter — 150,000
10. Ali Eslami — 135,000

Notable Eliminations:

Barry Greenstein
Tyler Reiman
Hasan Habib
Amnon Filippi
Thor Hansen
Joe Tehan
Tony Cousineau
Jordan Morgan
Shawn Buchanan
Vanessa Peng
Jerry Yang
Scott Seiver

Big Hands:

Negreanu Bluffs Cheong

Joseph Cheong raised to 2,500 preflop UTG+1 and Daniel Negreanu made the call from late position. The flop fell Q 10 9 and Cheong checked. Negreanu bet 3,200 and Cheong check-called.

The 9 fell on the turn and both players checked. The river fell K and Cheong checked again. Negreanu bet 8,500 and Cheong went into the tank. Cheong mucked the Q face up on the table.

Negreanu said, “Can we still be friends after this.” He then flipped over the 8 and the 6 as he collected the pot.

Victor Ramdin Grabs a Nice Pot before the Break

There was 22,000 in the pot and the flop read Q 5 5 3 when Victor Ramdin bet 8,100 from the small blind. A player in late position raised to 31,100. The hi-jack made the call after spending some time in the tank.

He made the call and Ramdin reraised to 80,000. Both of his opponents spent a long time in the tank, but they each decided to fold. Ramdin won the hand and he grew his stack to 255,000 after collecting the pot.

Poker Tweet — Barry Greenstein

Player Tags: Barry Greenstein,   Daniel Negreanu,   Victor Ramdin,   Joseph Cheong

Level 2 Update -- Late Arrivals

Mar 06, '11

Blinds: 75-150

Players Remaining: 144 out of 150

Chip Counts:

1. Allen Kessler — 60,000
2. David Baker — 40,000
3. Ali Eslami — 40,000
4. John Hennigan — 36,000
5. Men Nguyen — 35,000
6. Barry Greenstein — 34,000
7. Jerry Yang — 30,000
8. Dwyte Pilgrim — 30,000
9. Daniel Negreanu — 30,000
10. Jennifer Tilly — 30,000

Notable Eliminations:

Micah Raskin

Big Hands:

Saved by the Bell

There have been a couple of notable players who have registered during the last level of play here at The Big Event. They include John Hennigan, Eddy Sabat, Rep Porter, and Joe Tehan.

Michah Raskin Eliminated

Four players paid the 400 price of admission preflop and then the first three cards were dealt A 8 6. Micah Raskin opened the action with a 500 bet from the cutoff after action was checked around to him and then the small blind raised to 1,100. The big blind and Mel Judah mucked and Raskin reraised to 3,500.

The small blind went into the tank and eventually made the call. The turn fell 3 and Raskin bet 6,000. The small blind check-raised all in and Raksin made the all-in call. Their cards:

Raskin: A K
Opponent: 6 6

River: J

Raskin was eliminated on the hand and the small blind collected his chips.

Men Nguyen Grabs Some Chips

There was 4,275 in the pot and the board read 8 5 5 3 when Men Nguyen bet 2,500 from the big blind. One player mucked and then action was on Joe Tehan. he went into the tank for a while and he eventually mucked. Nguyen won the pot and grew his stack to 35,000.

Barry Greenstein Grabs Some Chips

There was 1,350 in the pot and the board read K J 3 2 when the small blind checked. Barry Greenstein bet 1,000 and from the big blind and the button made the call. The small blind mucked and the river fell 5. Greenstein bet 2,500 and the button mucked, giving Greenstein the pot.

Player Tags: Barry Greenstein,   Men Nguyen,   Micah Raskin

Level 10 Update -- Multiple Pros Fall

Mar 07, '11

Blinds: 600-1,200 with a 100 ante

Players Remaining: 153 out of 417

Chip Counts:

1. Chris DeMaci — 400,000
2. Alex Kamberis — 300,000
3. Ryan Hughes — 265,000
4. Victor Ramdin — 255,000
5. Shawn Busse — 255,000
6. Ana Marquex — 190,000
7. David Baker — 175,000
8. Jason Wheeler — 160,000
9. Rep Porter — 150,000
10. Ali Eslami — 135,000

Notable Eliminations:

Barry Greenstein
Tyler Reiman
Hasan Habib
Amnon Filippi
Thor Hansen
Joe Tehan
Tony Cousineau
Jordan Morgan
Shawn Buchanan
Vanessa Peng
Jerry Yang
Scott Seiver

Big Hands:

Negreanu Bluffs Cheong

Joseph Cheong raised to 2,500 preflop UTG+1 and Daniel Negreanu made the call from late position. The flop fell Q 10 9 and Cheong checked. Negreanu bet 3,200 and Cheong check-called.

The 9 fell on the turn and both players checked. The river fell K and Cheong checked again. Negreanu bet 8,500 and Cheong went into the tank. Cheong mucked the Q face up on the table.

Negreanu said, “Can we still be friends after this.” He then flipped over the 8 and the 6 as he collected the pot.

Victor Ramdin Grabs a Nice Pot before the Break

There was 22,000 in the pot and the flop read Q 5 5 3 when Victor Ramdin bet 8,100 from the small blind. A player in late position raised to 31,100. The hi-jack made the call after spending some time in the tank.

He made the call and Ramdin reraised to 80,000. Both of his opponents spent a long time in the tank, but they each decided to fold. Ramdin won the hand and he grew his stack to 255,000 after collecting the pot.

Poker Tweet — Barry Greenstein

Player Tags: Barry Greenstein,   Daniel Negreanu,   Victor Ramdin,   Joseph Cheong

Level 2 Update -- Late Arrivals

Mar 06, '11

Blinds: 75-150

Players Remaining: 144 out of 150

Chip Counts:

1. Allen Kessler — 60,000
2. David Baker — 40,000
3. Ali Eslami — 40,000
4. John Hennigan — 36,000
5. Men Nguyen — 35,000
6. Barry Greenstein — 34,000
7. Jerry Yang — 30,000
8. Dwyte Pilgrim — 30,000
9. Daniel Negreanu — 30,000
10. Jennifer Tilly — 30,000

Notable Eliminations:

Micah Raskin

Big Hands:

Saved by the Bell

There have been a couple of notable players who have registered during the last level of play here at The Big Event. They include John Hennigan, Eddy Sabat, Rep Porter, and Joe Tehan.

Michah Raskin Eliminated

Four players paid the 400 price of admission preflop and then the first three cards were dealt A 8 6. Micah Raskin opened the action with a 500 bet from the cutoff after action was checked around to him and then the small blind raised to 1,100. The big blind and Mel Judah mucked and Raskin reraised to 3,500.

The small blind went into the tank and eventually made the call. The turn fell 3 and Raskin bet 6,000. The small blind check-raised all in and Raksin made the all-in call. Their cards:

Raskin: A K
Opponent: 6 6

River: J

Raskin was eliminated on the hand and the small blind collected his chips.

Men Nguyen Grabs Some Chips

There was 4,275 in the pot and the board read 8 5 5 3 when Men Nguyen bet 2,500 from the big blind. One player mucked and then action was on Joe Tehan. he went into the tank for a while and he eventually mucked. Nguyen won the pot and grew his stack to 35,000.

Barry Greenstein Grabs Some Chips

There was 1,350 in the pot and the board read K J 3 2 when the small blind checked. Barry Greenstein bet 1,000 and from the big blind and the button made the call. The small blind mucked and the river fell 5. Greenstein bet 2,500 and the button mucked, giving Greenstein the pot.

Player Tags: Barry Greenstein,   Men Nguyen,   Micah Raskin

Ayaz Mahmood Defeats Barry Greenstein

Mar 05, '11

Barry Greenstein was all in holding 109 against hthe A9 of Ayaz Mahmood.

The board fell QJ3A6 and Greenstein was eliminated. Mahmood continues into the money and will battle Jonathan Duhamel in the Sweet 16.

Player Tags: Ayaz Mahmood,   Barry Greenstein

Barry Greenstein Defeats Scotty Nguyen

Mar 04, '11

Scotty Nguyen was several minutes late to the stage, holding up play. That won’t happen again now that he’s out.

Nguyen called all in on a flop of 1096 with K7, but his overcard draw was no good against Greenstein’s 96 for two pair.

The turn was the 6 and Greenstein made a full house to send Nguyen packing. Greenstein now moves on to face the winner between Annette Obrestad and Ayaz Mahmood.

Player Tags: Scotty Nguyen,   Barry Greenstein

Ayaz Mahmood Defeats Barry Greenstein

Mar 05, '11

Barry Greenstein was all in holding 109 against hthe A9 of Ayaz Mahmood.

The board fell QJ3A6 and Greenstein was eliminated. Mahmood continues into the money and will battle Jonathan Duhamel in the Sweet 16.

Player Tags: Ayaz Mahmood,   Barry Greenstein

Barry Greenstein Defeats Scotty Nguyen

Mar 04, '11

Scotty Nguyen was several minutes late to the stage, holding up play. That won’t happen again now that he’s out.

Nguyen called all in on a flop of 1096 with K7, but his overcard draw was no good against Greenstein’s 96 for two pair.

The turn was the 6 and Greenstein made a full house to send Nguyen packing. Greenstein now moves on to face the winner between Annette Obrestad and Ayaz Mahmood.

Player Tags: Scotty Nguyen,   Barry Greenstein

Barry Greenstein Eliminated

Dec 04, '10

Blinds: 300-600 with a 75 ante

Barry Greenstein is one of the early casualties of the day after running his pocket tens into an opponent’s pocket queens in a blind on blind situation.

Player Tags: Barry Greenstein

Level 1: Barry Greenstein Hits The Rail

Nov 12, '10

Blinds: 50-100

Players Remaining: 315 (Approximate)

Eliminations:

Barry Greenstein

Big Hands:

Barry Greenstein Has A Short Day On The Felt

We didn’t catch the action of the hand that crippled him, but we did see Team PokerStars Pro Barry Greenstein all in for his last 175 with 75 against the K2 of his opponent.

The board ran out AK5K4 and Greenstein was eliminated by a flush to end his tournament about 10 minutes before the end of the first level.

Scott Clements Gets Straightened Out By Eric Froehlich

On a board reading 8753, Eric Froehlich bet out and Scott Clements check-raised him. After some thought, Froehlich called and the 3 paired the board on the river.

Clements checked and Froehlich relunctantly checked behind. Clements showed pocket tens for the overpair, but Froehlich revealed 96 for the flopped straight. After the hand, Clements was down to 22,000 and Froehlich was up to 36,000.

George Lind Gets Paid Off

On a board reading 95556, George Lind bet 6,500 and was called by his opponent.

Lind showed pocket queens and they were more than good enough to take the pot and shoot his stack to 40,500.

Left In The Deck:

Not So Random Table Draw

If you wander over to the near side of the room, you’ll see some pretty stacked tables. One includes Scott Clements, Mandy Baker, Brent Roberts and Eric Froehlich. All three players just so happened to register together. It’s not just the good players that are the problem, it’s also the lack of satellite winners.

Some of the players have been pretty vocal about the draws, but the tournament staff has explained that while an initial number of tables were random, any added tables are not. Simply put, more players showed up today than they originally anticipated. Tough luck for the players who bought in late, but a good problem to have for PokerStars and the NAPT.

Player Tags: Barry Greenstein,   Scott Clements,   Eric Froehlich,   George Lind

Barry Greenstein Eliminated by Dan Perper

Oct 26, '10

Barry Greenstein raised to 4,000 from the hijack and Dan Perper reraised to 12,500 from the button.

Greenstein moved all in and Perper made the call with pocket queens. Greenstein showed A-Q, but failed to connect on a board reading K-7-5-7-5. Perper now has 187,000 in chips.

Player Tags: Barry Greenstein

Poker Tweets -- Barry Greenstein

Oct 26, '10

Check out this Poker Tweet from Barry Greenstein.

Player Tags: Barry Greenstein

Poker Tweets -- Barry Greenstein, Kevin Saul and Jeff Madsen

Oct 25, '10

Here are some Poker Tweets.

Player Tags: Barry Greenstein,   Kevin Saul,   Jeff Madsen

Barry Greenstein Eliminated by Dan Perper

Oct 26, '10

Barry Greenstein raised to 4,000 from the hijack and Dan Perper reraised to 12,500 from the button.

Greenstein moved all in and Perper made the call with pocket queens. Greenstein showed A-Q, but failed to connect on a board reading K-7-5-7-5. Perper now has 187,000 in chips.

Player Tags: Barry Greenstein

Poker Tweets -- Barry Greenstein

Oct 26, '10

Check out this Poker Tweet from Barry Greenstein.

Player Tags: Barry Greenstein

Poker Tweets -- Barry Greenstein, Kevin Saul and Jeff Madsen

Oct 25, '10

Here are some Poker Tweets.

Player Tags: Barry Greenstein,   Kevin Saul,   Jeff Madsen

Poker Tweets -- Barry Greenstein

Oct 18, '10

Player Tags: Barry Greenstein

Barry Greenstein Eliminated in 38th Place ($16,120)

Oct 18, '10

Barry Greenstein was all in holding AK against the pocket jacks of Lauren Kling.

The board fell 10887Q and Greenstein was eliminated. Rather than storming out of the room, Greenstein congratulated Kling on the hand and took the time to sign a copy of his book for her, as he has become accustomed to doing whenever he is eliminated from a tournament. Kling, who has had a great start to the day, now has over 500,000 in chips.

Player Tags: Barry Greenstein,   Lauren Kling

Level 12 Update: Jared Jaffee Takes The Chip Lead

Oct 17, '10

Blinds: 1,200-2,400 with a 300 ante

Players Remaining: 65 out of 335

Chip Counts:

1. Jared Jaffee — 640,000
2. Jeff Madsen — 605,000
3. Matt Affleck — 495,000
4. Annette Obrestad — 485,000
5. Owen Crowe — 470,000
6. Michael Benvenuti — 430,000
7. Andreas Hoivold — 415,000
8. Chad Batista — 385,000
9. Trevor Pope — 310,000
10. Men Nguyen — 310,000

Average Chip Count: 81,212

Notable Eliminations:

Tyler Kenney
Jeremy Menard
Cornel Cimpan
Ted Lawson
Jimmy Fricke

Big Hands:

The Maria Ho Show

On the last hand before the break, Maria Ho was all in holding A-Q on a A-J-4 flop, but unfortunately for her, Alex Melnikow had A-4.

The turn and river fell K 9 and Ho was eliminated. Or was she? It turns out, she was called back to the room when it was discovered that she still had 300 in chips remaining.

Back from break, Ho was all in for the ante and won when her 7-5 outflopped Gavin Smith’s A-10. That got her to 2,700 in chips, which were all in on the next hand when her pocket aces held up against two players ace-rags.

After folding a few hands, Ho was all in from under the gun holding K4 against the big blinds K2. The turn gave her the nut flush and all of a sudden she was up past the 23,000 mark.

An orbit later, Ho shoved for her last 17,100 from under the gun and was called by Chad Batista in the small blind. Ho’s AJ outflopped Batista’s pocket sixes and she doubled up to nearly 40,000.

She still has a lot of work to do, but she’s come a long way from having just one ante.

Jimmy Fricke Exits

We didn’t see the action, but according to Jimmy Fricke’s twitter page, he wasn’t able to outdraw Vladimir Shchemelev in an all in situation. Apparently Fricke’s pocket queens ran into pocket aces.

David Sklansky Doubles Up

Barry Greenstein raised to 6,100 from the hijack and Noah Schwartz called on the button. David Sklansky then moved all in for 35,100 in the big blind and Schwartz was the only caller.

Schwartz showed AJ, but he was dominated by Sklansky’s AK. The board rolled out 975QK and Sklansky doubled up to 85,000. Schwartz still has 185,000.

Poker Tweets:

Left In The Deck:

Gavin Smith Having Some Fun With Jeff Madsen

Gavin Smith is having a lot of fun after doubling up twice in this level at the expense of Jeff Madsen. After Madsen was forced to give up a small pot to another opponent, Smith reached over and knocked down his entire fortress of chips.

To add insult to injury, Smith then called the floor over to complain that Madsen wasn’t stacking his chips. The floor reminded Madsen that he needs to keep his chips orderly and the table laughed some more.

Player Tags: Barry Greenstein,   Gavin Smith,   David Sklansky,   Maria Ho,   Jimmy Fricke,   Jeff Madsen,   Noah Schwartz,   Alex Melnikow,   Chad Batista