Jeffrey Papola Poker Tournament Updates

Day 1 Begins at Noon

Jun 23, '11

The $5,000 no-limit hold’em six-handed event at the 2011 World Series of Poker will kick off action at noon local time. The event should bring out many of the game’s most aggressive players, each looking to compete in the high buy-in shorthanded format.

Last year 568 turned out for the event, as Jeffrey Papola beat Men Nguyen for $667,433 and his first career bracelet. Stay tuned to Card Player for more updates from the action!

Player Tags: Jeffrey Papola

Level 26: Blumenthal Leads Klein Heads-Up; Papola 3rd

Jun 08, '11

Blinds: 20,000-40,000 with a 5,000 ante

Players Remaining: 2 out of 1,920

Average Chip Count: 2,880,000

Chip Counts:

1. Nicholas Blumenthal – 7,850,000
2. Geffrey Klein – 800,000

Eliminations:

3rd. Jeffrey Papola – $214,410

Jeffrey Papola Eliminated in 3rd Place ($214,410)

Jeffrey Papola opened the pot from the small blind for 110,000 and Nicholas Blumenthal called from the big blind.

The flop came K 9 4, Papola bet 140,000, Blumenthal raised to 565,000 Papola moved all in and Blumenthal called.

Paopla turned over K Q for top pair while Blumenthal showed A 3 for one overcard and the nut flush draw.

The turn was the 9 and the river was the 5, giving Blumenthal his flush and eliminating Jeffrey Papola in 3rd place ($214,440).

NOTE: With the elimination of Jeffrey Papola in 3rd place ($214,440), Nicholas Blumenthal went into heads-up play with a commanding chip lead of 7,850,000 to Geffrey Klein’s 800,000.

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

Player Tags: Geffrey Klein,   Jeffrey Papola,   Nicholas Blumenthal

Level 25: Three Remain; Vamplew 4th, Colin 5th

Jun 08, '11

Blinds: 15,000-30,000 with a 5,000 ante

Players Remaining: 3 out of 1,920

Average Chip Count: 1,920,000

Chip Counts:

1. Nicholas Blumenthal – 4,200,000
2. Jeffrey Papola – 3,430,000
3. Geffrey Klein – 860,000

Eliminations:

4th. David Vamplew – $141,030
5th. Bryan Colin – $95,333

Bryan Colin Eliminated in 5th Place ($95,333)

Bryan Colin opened for 60,000 from the cutoff, Jeffrey Papola reraised to 150,000 from the button, Colin reraised to 430,000, Papola five-bet shoved and Colin called all in.

Colin turned over 10 10 for the lead while Papola showed A Q for the draw.

The board came 9 5 3 K 2, giving Papola a flush on the turn. Jeffrey Papola took the chip lead with 4 million this hand while Bryan Colin was eliminated in 5th place ($95,33).

David Vamplew Eliminated in 4th Place ($141,030)

Down to the short stack, David Vamplew open-shoved for 240,000 from under the gun, Jeffrey Papola called from the small blind and Nicholas Blumenthal called from the big blind.

The flop came A 7 6, and both players checked the side pot.

The turn was the was the 5, Papola bet 150,000 and Blumenthal called.

The river was the 8, Papola checked, Blumenthal bet 360,000 and Papola called. Vamplew showed A J for top pair while Papola showed A 5 for two pair. Blumenthal turned over K Q for the nut flush, and scooped both the side and main pots. David Vamplew was eliminated in 4th place ($141,030).

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

Player Tags: Bryan Colin,   Jeffrey Papola,   Nicholas Blumenthal,   David Vamplew

Level 24: Final Five on Dinner Break; Spinella 6th

Jun 08, '11

Blinds: 12,000-24,000 with a 4,000 ante

NOTE: The remaining five players took a seventy-five minute dinner break at the completion of Level 24 and will return at approximately 8:45pm to resume play.

Players Remaining: 5 out of 1,920

Average Chip Count: 1,152,000

Chip Counts:

1. Jeffrey Papola – 3,450,000
2. David Vamplew – 2,480,000
3. Bryan Colin – 1,275,000
4. Nicholas Bluemthal – 760,000
5. Geffrey Klein – 695,000

Eliminations:

6th. Anthony Spinella – $66,199

Anthony Spinella Eliminated in 6th Place ($66,199)

Anthony Spinella raised to 55,000 from the button, Bryan Colin reraised to 150,000 from the small blind, Jeffrey Papola shoved from the big blind, Spinella called all in and Colin folded.

Papola showed 10 10 for a pair but Spinella turned over Q Q for a higher pair.

The board came 10 7 2 5 K, giving Papola top set on the flop. Anthony Spinella was eliminated in 6th place ($66,199).

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

Player Tags: Bryan Colin,   Anthony Spinella,   Jeffrey Papola,   Nicholas Blumenthal

Level 23: Jalkotzy Eliminated 7th, Final Table Now Underway

Jun 08, '11

NOTE: Play ended last night with 15 players and resumed today at 2:30pm. With the elimination of George Jalkotzy in 7th place ($47,174), the official six-handed final table is now underway.

Blinds: 10,000-20,000 with a 3,000 ante

Players Remaining: 6 out of 1,920

Average Chip Count: 960,000

Chip Counts:

1. David Vamplew – 2,450,000
2. Nicholas Blumenthal – 1,850,000
3. Anthony Spinella – 1,700,000
4. Jeffrey Papola – 1,105,000
5. Bryan Colin – 820,000
6. Geffrey Klein – 650,000

Payouts:

1st. $544,388
2nd. $334,756
3rd. $214,410
4th. $141,030
5th. $95,333
6th. $66,199

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

Player Tags: Bryan Colin,   Geffrey Klein,   Anthony Spinella,   Jeffrey Papola,   Nicholas Blumenthal,   David Vamplew

Men Nguyen Eliminated, Jeffrey Papola Wins

Jun 20, '10

Blinds: 80,000-160,000 with a 20,000 ante

Players Remaining: 1 out of 568

Notable Eliminations:

2. Men Nguyen — $412,746

Big Hands:

Jeffrey Papola made it 320,000 from the button and Men Nguyen moved all-in for just over 2,000,000 and was snap called by Papola. Papola showed JJ and was ahead of Nguyen’s K10.

The board ran out 7759A, keeping Papola’s jacks in the lead and giving him the bracelet.

Nguyen will take home $412,746 for second place and Papola takes the bracelet, along with $667,443

Player Tags: Men Nguyen,   Jeffrey Papola

Mark Radoja Eliminated

Jun 20, '10

Blinds: 40,000-80,000 with a 10,000 ante

Players Remaining: 2 out of 568

Average Chip Count: 4,260,000

Tournament Leaderboard:

1. Jeffrey Papola — 6,500,000
2. Men Nguyen — 1,980,000

Notable Eliminations:

3. Mark Radoja — $262,902

Big Hands:

Mark Radoja Eliminated in Third Place ($262,902)

Mark Radoja raised to 175,000 on the buttton and Jeffrey Papola called from the big blind.

The flop was 549 and Papola checked over to Radoja, who fired out 225,000. Papola made a raised to 575,000 and Radoja moved all-in and was called by Papola.

Papola showed the 109 and Radoja had a flush draw with the Q8.

The turn gave Radoja more outs when the 8 peeled off, but the river was the K, giving the pot to Papola and sending Radoja home with $262,902 in his pocket.

The elimination sent Men Nguyen into a frenzied celebration that upset some of the supporters of Radoja supporters on the rail. There were some things shouted at Nguyen before the tournament director asked them to leave.

Player Tags: Mark Radoja,   Jeffrey Papola

Haydon Wins Event No. 26

Jun 17, '10

Baldwin’s Kings Cracked in Third Place ($248,265)

William Haydon moved all in from the small blind and Joe Baldwin had to be pleased to look down and see KK. He called, and Haydon showed A7 and was calling for an ace.

He got one. The flop came AQ3 and he took the lead. He never lost it.

The turn was the 8 and the river brought the 9, and Baldwin was the third-place finisher, winning $248,265.

With that, they were down to two players — Haydon and Jeffrey Papola. Haydon had around 7.3 million chips to Papola’s 1.9 million.

Papola Meets Broadway, Out in 2nd Place ($391,068)

Not long into their heads up battle, Jeffrey Papola moved all in and William Haydon made the call. Their cards:

Haydon: AJ
Papola: A6

Papola was in bad shape and the KQ4 flop didn’t help. The board finished with the 9 and the 10, giving Haydon the unnecessary broadway straight and his first WSOP title. He earned $630,031 for the win.

Papola took second place and $391,068.

Player Tags: Joe Baldwin,   Will Haydon,   Jeffrey Papola

Down To 3

Jun 17, '10

Solomon Busts in 5th Place ($110,903)

Play was 5-handed for nearly four hours before another player was lost. That player was Jarred Solomon.

Solomon moved all in for just over 1 million from the button and Joe Baldwin took a moment to think it over, then called. Their hands:

Solomon: K10
Baldwin: AQ

The board ran AJ642 and Solomon missed everything, busting in 5th place and winning $110,903.

Baldwin was the new chip leader with 3.7 million in chips.

Scharf Runs Into Aces, Out in 4th ($163,649)

Eddy Scharf was the short stack at the table when he pushed all in from under the gun. Unfortunately for him, Jeffrey Papola woke up with a monster. Papola re-raised all in over the top and everyone folded. Their hands:

Scharf: QJ
Papola: AA

On a flop of 84J Scharf had some outs, and the 9 turn gave him some more. But the river blanked with a 5 and Scharf was the 4th-place finisher, winning $163,649.

Action was down to 3-handed. Papola exploded to 3.3 million in chips, which was good for second place, just behind Joe Baldwin’s 3.8 million and well ahead of William Haydon’s 1.9 million.

Player Tags: Joe Baldwin,   Jeffrey Papola,   Jarred Solomon,   Eddy Scharf

Update 11

Oct 04, '08

Blinds 40,000 - 80,000 with a 20,000 ante.

Matt Brady Doubles Through Johan Storakers

Johan Storakers raises in the small blind and Matt Brady makes the call in the big blind. The flop comes K-Q-10 and both players get it all in.

Storakers shows K-7 but Brady has the made straight with J-9. The turn and river brick and suddenly Brady takes the chip lead.
 

Jeff Papola Eliminated in 3rd Place ($250,000)

On a flop of 1064, Jeff Papola is all in against Matt Brady. Papola shows KK but Brady shows a flopped flush with 97. The turn and river come 24 and Papola is eliminated.

Chip Counts:

Johan Storakers - 1,600,000
Matt Brady - 6,100,000

Player Tags: Johan Storakers,   Matt Brady,   Jeffrey Papola

Update 10

Oct 04, '08

Blinds: 30,000 - 60,000 with a 10,000 ante.

Johan Storakers Doubles Through Jeff Papola

On a flop of 1073 Johan Storakers is put all in by the J9 of Jeff Papola. Storakers calls with the Q10 and both players are virtually flip a coin on this one.

Thanks to the CardPlayer.com Odds Calculator, we can see that Papola has a 54.95% chance of winning the pot thanks to his gutshot straight draw, flush draw and overcard.

However, the turn and river brick when they come A6 and for the first time since the day began, Johan Storakers is back in the chip lead.

Chip Counts:

Jeff Papola - 2,700,000
Johan Storakers - 3,800,000
Matt Brady - 1,450,000

Player Tags: Johan Storakers,   Jeffrey Papola

Update 7

Oct 04, '08

Blinds: 20,000 - 40,000 with a 5,000 ante.

Brandon Terry Back on the Ropes

Jeff Papola raises to 105,000 from under the gun and is called by both Matt Brady and Brandon Terry in the blinds.

The flop comes 833 and everyone checks. The turn is the 3 and Terry bets 150,000. Papola calls and Brady mucks. The river is the 2 and Terry bets 300,000. Papola calls and his pocket fives beat Terry's nut flush to scoop the pot. Terry is left with just over 400,000.
 

Chip Counts:

Jeff Papola - 3,300,000
Brandon Terry - 450,000
Matt Brady - 1,950,000
Allie Prescott - 1,150,000
Johan Storakers - 1,050,000

Player Tags: Brandon Terry,   Jeffrey Papola

Update 6

Oct 04, '08

Blinds: 15,000 - 30,000 with a 5,000 ante.

Allie Prescott Doubles Through Jeff Papola

Matt Brady raises to 80,000 from under the gun and Jeff Papola calls on the button. Allie Prescott then moves all in from the big blind for 725,000. Brady folds and Papola calls, showing 99. Prescott shows JJ and it holds when the board comes A82Q5.

Prescott now has nearly 1,600,000.

Chip Counts:

Jeff Papola - 2,780,000
Matt Brady - 1,610,000
Brandon Terry - 320,000
Allie Prescott - 1,585,000
Johan Storakers - 1,580,000

Player Tags: Allie Prescott,   Jeffrey Papola

Update 2

Oct 04, '08

Blinds: 6,000 - 12,000 with a 2,000 ante

Matt Brady Keeps Applying Pressure

Brian Malczewski raises to 33,000 and Matt Brady makes the call on the button. The flop comes A95 and Malczewski checks.

Brady bets 55,000 and gets called. The turn is the 4 and Malczewski checks again. Brady fires in 150,000 and Malczewski tanks. He only has 380,000 behind and after a few minutes decides to save them for later.

 

Jason Pohl Eliminated in 7th Place ($58,500)

On a flop of 643, Jason Pohl is all in holding 109 with a flush draw and two overcards. Jeff Papola is holding bottom set with 33.

The turn and river brick when they come Q5 and Pohl is eliminated in 7th place, vaulting Papola over 2.5 million in chips.

 

The chip counts tab has been updated.

 

 

 

 

Player Tags: Brian Malczewski,   Matt Brady,   Jeffrey Papola,   Jason Pohl

Update 1

Oct 04, '08

Blinds: 6,000 - 12,000 with a 2,000 ante

Jeffrey Papola Doubles Through Johan Storakers

Johan Storakers raises from under the gun to 35,000 and Jeffrey Papola reraises from the big blind. Storakers tanks for a moment before repopping it once again. Papola moves all in for 687,000 more and Storakers thinks it over. After a few minutes he says, "I hate calling with this hand," before moving his chips forward and showing AK.

Papola shows AA and it holds when the board comes 63282 giving him the double up and the chip lead with nearly 2 million in chips.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Player Tags: Johan Storakers,   Jeffrey Papola

Joe Serock Eliminated in 15th Place

Oct 03, '08

Joe Serock is all in with A8 against Jeff Papola and his pocket aces.

The board runs out J5586 and Serock is eliminated in 15th place.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Player Tags: Joseph Serock,   Jeffrey Papola

Aditya Agarwal Eliminated in 21st Place

Oct 03, '08

After taking a few hits to his stack, Aditya Agarwal was all in with AK against Jeff Papola's A9.

The flop brough a nine but also two hearts. Unfortunately for "Intervention" Agarwal, his heart never came and he was eliminated in 21st place.

Player Tags: Aditya Agarwal,   Jeffrey Papola

Update 11

Oct 04, '08

Blinds 40,000 - 80,000 with a 20,000 ante.

Matt Brady Doubles Through Johan Storakers

Johan Storakers raises in the small blind and Matt Brady makes the call in the big blind. The flop comes K-Q-10 and both players get it all in.

Storakers shows K-7 but Brady has the made straight with J-9. The turn and river brick and suddenly Brady takes the chip lead.
 

Jeff Papola Eliminated in 3rd Place ($250,000)

On a flop of 1064, Jeff Papola is all in against Matt Brady. Papola shows KK but Brady shows a flopped flush with 97. The turn and river come 24 and Papola is eliminated.

Chip Counts:

Johan Storakers - 1,600,000
Matt Brady - 6,100,000

Player Tags: Johan Storakers,   Matt Brady,   Jeffrey Papola

Update 10

Oct 04, '08

Blinds: 30,000 - 60,000 with a 10,000 ante.

Johan Storakers Doubles Through Jeff Papola

On a flop of 1073 Johan Storakers is put all in by the J9 of Jeff Papola. Storakers calls with the Q10 and both players are virtually flip a coin on this one.

Thanks to the CardPlayer.com Odds Calculator, we can see that Papola has a 54.95% chance of winning the pot thanks to his gutshot straight draw, flush draw and overcard.

However, the turn and river brick when they come A6 and for the first time since the day began, Johan Storakers is back in the chip lead.

Chip Counts:

Jeff Papola - 2,700,000
Johan Storakers - 3,800,000
Matt Brady - 1,450,000

Player Tags: Johan Storakers,   Jeffrey Papola

Update 7

Oct 04, '08

Blinds: 20,000 - 40,000 with a 5,000 ante.

Brandon Terry Back on the Ropes

Jeff Papola raises to 105,000 from under the gun and is called by both Matt Brady and Brandon Terry in the blinds.

The flop comes 833 and everyone checks. The turn is the 3 and Terry bets 150,000. Papola calls and Brady mucks. The river is the 2 and Terry bets 300,000. Papola calls and his pocket fives beat Terry's nut flush to scoop the pot. Terry is left with just over 400,000.
 

Chip Counts:

Jeff Papola - 3,300,000
Brandon Terry - 450,000
Matt Brady - 1,950,000
Allie Prescott - 1,150,000
Johan Storakers - 1,050,000

Player Tags: Brandon Terry,   Jeffrey Papola

Update 6

Oct 04, '08

Blinds: 15,000 - 30,000 with a 5,000 ante.

Allie Prescott Doubles Through Jeff Papola

Matt Brady raises to 80,000 from under the gun and Jeff Papola calls on the button. Allie Prescott then moves all in from the big blind for 725,000. Brady folds and Papola calls, showing 99. Prescott shows JJ and it holds when the board comes A82Q5.

Prescott now has nearly 1,600,000.

Chip Counts:

Jeff Papola - 2,780,000
Matt Brady - 1,610,000
Brandon Terry - 320,000
Allie Prescott - 1,585,000
Johan Storakers - 1,580,000

Player Tags: Allie Prescott,   Jeffrey Papola

Update 2

Oct 04, '08

Blinds: 6,000 - 12,000 with a 2,000 ante

Matt Brady Keeps Applying Pressure

Brian Malczewski raises to 33,000 and Matt Brady makes the call on the button. The flop comes A95 and Malczewski checks.

Brady bets 55,000 and gets called. The turn is the 4 and Malczewski checks again. Brady fires in 150,000 and Malczewski tanks. He only has 380,000 behind and after a few minutes decides to save them for later.

 

Jason Pohl Eliminated in 7th Place ($58,500)

On a flop of 643, Jason Pohl is all in holding 109 with a flush draw and two overcards. Jeff Papola is holding bottom set with 33.

The turn and river brick when they come Q5 and Pohl is eliminated in 7th place, vaulting Papola over 2.5 million in chips.

 

The chip counts tab has been updated.

 

 

 

 

Player Tags: Brian Malczewski,   Matt Brady,   Jeffrey Papola,   Jason Pohl

Update 1

Oct 04, '08

Blinds: 6,000 - 12,000 with a 2,000 ante

Jeffrey Papola Doubles Through Johan Storakers

Johan Storakers raises from under the gun to 35,000 and Jeffrey Papola reraises from the big blind. Storakers tanks for a moment before repopping it once again. Papola moves all in for 687,000 more and Storakers thinks it over. After a few minutes he says, "I hate calling with this hand," before moving his chips forward and showing AK.

Papola shows AA and it holds when the board comes 63282 giving him the double up and the chip lead with nearly 2 million in chips.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Player Tags: Johan Storakers,   Jeffrey Papola

Joe Serock Eliminated in 15th Place

Oct 03, '08

Joe Serock is all in with A8 against Jeff Papola and his pocket aces.

The board runs out J5586 and Serock is eliminated in 15th place.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Player Tags: Joseph Serock,   Jeffrey Papola

Aditya Agarwal Eliminated in 21st Place

Oct 03, '08

After taking a few hits to his stack, Aditya Agarwal was all in with AK against Jeff Papola's A9.

The flop brough a nine but also two hearts. Unfortunately for "Intervention" Agarwal, his heart never came and he was eliminated in 21st place.

Player Tags: Aditya Agarwal,   Jeffrey Papola

$10,000 Main Event - The Mouth Fights Back

Jul 12, '08

Blinds/Antes: 12,000-24,000 with a 3,000 ante

Players Left: 86 of 6,844

Chip Leaders:

Mark Ketterinham: 5,100,000
Jamal Kunbuz: 3,600,000
Nikolay Losev: 3,500,000
Tiffany Michelle: 3,300,000
Alfred Fernandez: 3,250,000
Brandon Cantu: 3,200,000
Aaron Gordon: 3,200,000
James McManus: 3,200,000
Judet Cristian: 3,000,000

Average Stack: 1,610,353

Eliminations:
87th Place - Skip Wilson (64,334)
88th Place - Santeri Valikoski ($64,334)
89th Place - Jose Barbero ($64,334)
90th Place - Jeffrey Papola ($64,334)
91st Place - Tim Taylor ($51,467)
92nd Place - Geoffrey Herzog ( $51,467)

Big Hands:

"Mikey! Mikey! Mikey!" Chants Fill The Area, Matusow Doubles

Facing a raise to 75,000 from Sean Davis, Mike Matusow pushed all in for 545,000. Action folded back to Davis who made the call. Matusow showed 105 and said, "I found the ten-five, ladies and gentleman." Davis showed AK and was the favorite in the hand, but certainly not among the railbirds. The flop brought J75, giving Matusow a pair to take the lead. "Mikey! Mikey! Mikey!" chants filled the area as the 8 hit on the turn. They continued as the 6 hit on the river, giving Matusow the pot to double up to around 1,100,000 in chips.
Shortly after the big hand, Phil Hellmuth joined Matusow at the feature table. Can't wait for that ESPN broadcast.

Gould Climbs Leaderboard, Taylor Gone in 91st Place ($51,467)

Tim Taylor raised to 60,000 from late position, only to have Alan Gould reraise to 210,000 from the big blind. Taylor moved all in for 731,000 and Gould made the call. Taylor showed a big hand AK but was in a race situation against Gould's big hand - QQ. The flop came KQ5, pairing Taylor but giving Gould top set. Taylor needed running cards to win the hand but the 9 turn left him drawing dead, and the 5 hit on the river. Taylor was eliminated and Gould chipped up to around 2,300,000.

Kostritsyn Rivered, Takes Big Hit

Moscow's Alexander Kostritsyn, winner of the 2008 Aussie Millions, bet 250,000 when action was checked to him on a board of A629. Judet Cristian check-raised to 575,000 and Kostritsyn moved all in for 906,000. Cristian called and showed A9 for top two pair and the flush draw. Kostritsyn showed 22 for a set of deuces and was in the lead. But the 8 on the river gave Cristian the flush and the pot. Kostritsyn dropped to 820,000 after the hand, while Cristian doubled to nearly 3,000,000.

Kunbuz Flops Set, Busts Papola in 90th Place ($64,333)

After reraising Jamal Kunbuz preflop, Jeffrey Papola moved all in on a flop of KQ3 and was called by Kunbuz. Papola showed JJ but was in bad shape against Kunbuz's QQ, giving him a flopped set. The turn brought the A, making Papola's only out a 10 for a straight. But the 4 completed the board and Papola was eliminated. Kunbuz had around 3,700,000 after the hand.

Legendary

On a board of Q93, Jason Riesenberg fired a bet of 60,000 and Tommy "Legend" Le fired 120,000 and Riesenberg agonized his move. "I fold you show me?" Riesenberg asked. "Legend" agreed to the terms and Riesenberg announced that he was folding. "Legend" then showed QJ and Riesenberg lost it. "God%*#@ it!" Riesenberg shouted as he turned over his dead AQ. "Legend" took the pot and was around 1 million in chips.

Ketteringham Busts Barbero, Takes Chip Lead

Jose Barbero moved all in preflop and Mark Ketteringham made the call. Barbero was racing with his AQ against Ketteringham's 99. Barbero took the lead when the flop came A4K. The turn brought the 5 and Barbero was one card away from doubling up. Instead, the 9 showed up on the river to spoil Barbero's double up party as it gave Ketteringham a set and sent Barbero to the rail. Ketteringham took the chip lead as he stood with a little over 5 million in chips.

Player Tags: Sean Davis,   Mike Matusow,   Tommy Le,   Jeffrey Papola,   Alexander Kostritsyn,   European Report,   Jamal Kunbuz