| Oct 29, '08 |
2008 Caesars Palace Classic |
No-Limit Hold'em Championship Event 17 |
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Carter Gill Eliminated in 19th Place ($17,738)
Oct 30, '08
 Carter Gill is all in with A K against Hevad Khan's 7 7.
The board runs out J87 Q3 and Khan adds another 900,000 in chips to his stack. Gill is eliminated in 19th place and hand-for-hand play is no longer required.
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Player Tags: Hevad Khan, Carter Gill
Carter Gill vs. Noah Schwartz
Oct 29, '08
 Three players saw a flop of K 107 and each contributed 32,000 for the price of admission. Noah Schwartz then opened the action by betting 50,000 from late position. Seat 9 mucked and Carter Gill made the call on the button. The turn brought the 3 and Schwartz bet 150,000. Gill went into the tank for a minute or two but mucked his hand.
Player Tags: Noah Schwartz, Carter Gill
Nick Schulman Eliminated by Carter Gill
Oct 29, '08
 Nick Schulman gets into a preflop raising war with Carter Gill and both players get it all in.
Schulman shows pocket kings and is currently ahead of Gill's A-K.
The board comes Q-10-x-x-J and Gill spikes a jack on the river to make a Broadway straight.
Player Tags: Nick Schulman, Carter Gill
Michael Mizrachi Eliminated by Carter Gill
Oct 28, '08
 Michael Mizrachi is all in with KQ and Carter Gill makes the call with A9.
 The board comes 87255 and Mizrachi is elminated. Gill now has 612,000 in chips.
Player Tags: Michael Mizrachi, Carter Gill
Roy Winston Eliminated by Carter Gill
Oct 28, '08
 According to Carter Gill, Roy Winston moved about 130,000 into a 40,000 pot on a K-K-J-J-X board.
Gil snap called with quad kings and Winston insta-mucked his way out of the tournament. We're not sure if that's exactly as it happened, but the rest of the table didn't seem to inclined to disagree.
Player Tags: Roy Winston, Carter Gill
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| Oct 28, '08 |
2008 Caesars Palace Classic |
No-Limit Hold'em Championship Event 17 |
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Carter Gill Eliminated in 19th Place ($17,738)
Oct 30, '08
Carter Gill is all in with AK against Hevad Khan's 77.
The board runs out J87Q3 and Khan adds another 900,000 in chips to his stack. Gill is eliminated in 19th place and hand-for-hand play is no longer required.
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Player Tags: Hevad Khan, Carter Gill
Carter Gill vs. Noah Schwartz
Oct 29, '08
Three players saw a flop of K107 and each contributed 32,000 for the price of admission. Noah Schwartz then opened the action by betting 50,000 from late position. Seat 9 mucked and Carter Gill made the call on the button. The turn brought the 3 and Schwartz bet 150,000. Gill went into the tank for a minute or two but mucked his hand.
Player Tags: Noah Schwartz, Carter Gill
Nick Schulman Eliminated by Carter Gill
Oct 29, '08
Nick Schulman gets into a preflop raising war with Carter Gill and both players get it all in.
Schulman shows pocket kings and is currently ahead of Gill's A-K.
The board comes Q-10-x-x-J and Gill spikes a jack on the river to make a Broadway straight.
Player Tags: Nick Schulman, Carter Gill
Michael Mizrachi Eliminated by Carter Gill
Oct 28, '08
Michael Mizrachi is all in with KQ and Carter Gill makes the call with A9.
The board comes 87255 and Mizrachi is elminated. Gill now has 612,000 in chips.
Player Tags: Michael Mizrachi, Carter Gill
Roy Winston Eliminated by Carter Gill
Oct 28, '08
According to Carter Gill, Roy Winston moved about 130,000 into a 40,000 pot on a K-K-J-J-X board.
Gil snap called with quad kings and Winston insta-mucked his way out of the tournament. We're not sure if that's exactly as it happened, but the rest of the table didn't seem to inclined to disagree.
Player Tags: Roy Winston, Carter Gill
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| Oct 26, '08 |
2008 Caesars Palace Classic |
No-Limit Hold'em Six-Handed Event 16 |
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Carter Gill Eliminated
Oct 26, '08
 Carter Gill has busted out of the tournament.
Player Tags: Carter Gill
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| Jun 11, '08 |
2008 39th Annual World Series of Poker |
Event 19 - Pot-Limit Omaha |
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1,500 Pot Limit Omaha - Level 14
Jun 11, '08
Players have begin a 20-minute break.
Blinds: 2000/4000
Players Left: 21 of 579
Chip Leaders:
Vanessa Selbst - 285,000
Jamie Pickering - 200,000
Craig Natte - 162,000
Anthony Phillips - 130,000
Stanley Statkiewicz - 130,000
Thom Schultz - 126,000
Colin York - 103,000
Mel Randolph - 91,000
Kyle Hegeman - 90,000
Trai Dang - 85,000
Eliminations: Doug Smith, Brian Sharrock, Phil Reed, Nam Le, Jesper Hougaard, Max Pescatori, Ryan Lenaghan, James Lampropoulos, Carter Gill, Randy Holland, Lawrence Cowsar.
Big Hands:
What a Way to Go
 Max Pescatori knew he had to dodge some bullets, but he couldn't have seen the end coming the way that it did. Greg Cox raised from the small blind to 14,000, and both Pescatori and Craig Natte called to see the flop which ran out Q95. From that point on, all three players went all-in, with Cox having the others covered. Pescatori, the short-stack of the three, had about 35,000 in chips and held top set with the QQ108. Cox matched the 44,000 of Natte with the AA96. Natte was reduced to bottom set with the 5522. The 4 came on the turn, which became relevant when the 3 hit the river. It was suddenly Natte, holding the 52 of clubs, who scooped the massive pot worth 168,000 in chips. Pescatori was eliminated and Cox had just 26,000 remaining in chips.
Pickering Eliminates Hougaard
Jamie Pickering raised to 14,000 preflop and Carter Gill called. Jesper Hougaard then raised for 2,000 more all-in from the small blind and both players called. The flop came A64 and Pickering bet pot, which prompted Gill to fold. Pickering showed AA108 for top set, which eliminated Hourgaard who held K-Q-J-4. The board finished 92.
Gill Runs Out of Steam
Carter Gill was active in the majority of pots at his table, but finally ran out of momentum against Vanessa Selbst. Selbst raised to 10,000 preflop and Gill went to 36,000 from the cut off. The flop came KQ7 and Selbst checked. Gill pushed his remaining 37,000 in chips and Selbst called, showing AQJ8 for middle pair. Gill held 10-10-9-7 and was eliminated in 23rd place.
Gill had earlier come up short in an attempt to eliminate Jeff Brown. Brown had 25,000 in chips and was all-in with QJ98. Gill had the AKJ8. The board ran out AQQ95 and Brown had flopped trips to stay alive.
Todd Eliminates Another
Lawrence Cowsar bet 10,000 after a flop of J74. Eugene Todd raised to put Cowsar all-in for his remaining stack. Cowsar held 7733 for middle set, while Todd had the AJ75 for top two pair with a flush draw. The 6 on the river sent Cowsar to the sideline.
Player Tags: Eugene Todd, Jamie Pickering, Vanessa Selbst, Jesper Hougaard, Carter Gill
1,500 Pot Limit Omaha - Level 13
Jun 11, '08
Blinds: 1500/3000
Players Left: 31 of 579
Chip Leaders:
Vanessa Selbst - 290,000
Jesper Hougaard - 165,000
Greg Cox - 140,000
Anthony Pilling - 110,000
Jamie Pickering - 100,000
Craig Natte - 91,000
Eugene Todd - 90,000
Jordan Morgan - 90,000
Ryan Lenaghan - 88,000
Mel Randolph - 88,000
Eliminations: Martin Smyth, Tony Cousineau, Mark Deserrano, Eric Rosenman, Ward Crane, Jason McIntosh, George Watson.
Big Hands:
Quads are Good
Six players saw the flop to create a 30,000 pot. The flop came A43. Calen McNeil led out with a 15,000 bet and Thom Schultz raised it to 41,000. It left him with just 7000 in chips. McNeil debated his decision for awhile, long enough to proclaim "call" rather than raise the final 7000. Both players then put the remaining chips in blind. Schultz held 7544 for middle set while McNeil had the KJJ3 for a flush draw. The 4 on the turn ended the drama and preserved Schultz's tournament life, giving him quads. The K finished the board.
Stanley Smiles
Stanley Statkiewicz managed a major double up when he spiked the river against Ryan Lenaghan. Lenaghan hit the flop of JJ2, holding trips with the QJ96. Statkiewicz held the KK5-4, and trailed after the A hit the turn. But the K on the river gave Statkiewicz a set to take the pot down and chip up to 72,000.
Todd Dodges Trouble
Carter Gill raised to 6500 preflop and got the call from Eugene Todd. The flop came J33. Both players checked and the 10 hit the turn. Todd checked, Gill bet 8000 and Todd folded, Gill showed him the J3 for the flopped full house.
Cowsar Runs for Two Pair
Lawrence Cowsar was all-in for 10,000 which Vanessa Selbst called. Craig Natte in the small blind then reraised, and Selbst folded, Cowsar held the A1085, while Natte had KKQJ. The flop came Q92 to give Cowsar the flush draw, but it was the running two pair of the 5 on the turn and 8 on the river that created the winning hand.
Gill Takes Another Hit
Carter Gill called 43,000 after a flop of J98. He showed the J107-5, but his opponent had flopped a straight while holding AKQ10. Gill tumbled to 33,000 in chips.
Player Tags: Craig Natte, Eugene Todd, Stanley Statkiewicz Jr., Vanessa Selbst, Ryan Lenaghan, Calen McNeil, Thomas Schultz, Carter Gill, Lawrence Cowsar
1,500 Pot Limit Omaha - Level 12
Jun 11, '08
Players are about to begin a 20-minute break.
Blinds: 1000/2000
Players Left: 38 of 579
Average Stack: 68,145
Chip Leaders:
Vanessa Selbst - 275,000
Eugene Todd - 132,000
Anthony Phillips - 100,000
Jordan Morgan - 89,000
Mel Randolph - 89,000
Jamie Robbins - 86,000
Greg Cox - 82,900
Calen McNeil - 75,000
Trai Dang - 63,000
Craig Natte - 61,000
Eliminations: Earl Odom, Emmanuel Failla, Allyn Jaffrey Shulman, Paul Magriel, Chau Giang
Big Hands:
Giang Bounced at the Break
On the last hand of the level before a 20-minute break, the flop came K88. Giang checked and Jamie Robbins bet pot for 26,000. Giang then check-raised all-in, meaning another 22,000 went into the pot. Robbins tanked, and then finally announced call. He held 9-8-7-6 for trips, while Giang had made his move holding A-K-Q-10 for top pair top kicker. The turn bricked and the river ace gave Giang two pair, but still only good for second place. Giang was eliminated in 34th place.
Stanley Steaming
 Two big hands have knocked Stanley Statkiewicz Jr. down to just 28,000 in chips. The first was a showdown with Chau Giang. The flop came AJ10 with Statkiewicz holding Q-9-8-7 for the straight wrap. Giang had flopped a set of aces. The Q came on the turn and Giang committed his final 14,500 in chips. The board paired with the Q on the river and Giang filled.
Statkiewicz then went up against Eric Rosenman. Rosenman raised pre-flop and Statkiewicz called to see the flop come Q95. Rosenman used the chance to move all-in for 11,000 and Statkiewicz called, showing two pair. Rosenman had pushed with AKJJ. The 4 on the turn gave Rosenman a flush draw, but it was the J for the rivered set that shipped him the chips.
Shulman Places 41st
Jesper Hougaard raised from the cutoff to 5100 and Shulman pushed all-in from the small blind for about 12,000. Hougaard called and showed QJ109. Shulman held AKJ6. Neither player had spades as the flop came AKQ, but the straight was enough for Hougaard when it held through the river.
Gill Takes a Hit
Tournament chip leader Vanessa Selbst called from the big blind when Carter Gill raised to 4500 preflop. The flop came KQ9 and both players checked, concerned of the straight possibility. The turn was the 2 and again both players checked. The river brought the A and Selbst checked to Gill who bet 8000. A non-believer, Selbst then raised to 31,500. Gill made the call and Selbst showed AKKQ, having flopped top set. Gill showed JJ and mucked his hand. The call was for just shy of half of his chip stack which has fallen to 34,000.
Player Tags: Allyn Jaffrey Shulman, Chau Giang, Jamie Robbins, Stanley Statkiewicz Jr., Vanessa Selbst, Eric Rosenman, Jesper Hougaard, Carter Gill
1,500 Pot Limit Omaha - Level 11
Jun 11, '08
Blinds: 800/1600
Players Left: 43 of 759
Eliminations: Jae Kim, Daniel Martin, Michael Cook.
Big Hands:
DeSerrano Doubles Through Phillips
Anthony Phillips raised to 4500 and Mark DeSerrano put in a reraise for 5200 more. Phillips raised again to put DeSerrano all-in, who called. Phillips showed KKQ10 while DeSerrano held AAJ3. The flop came 853 to give Phillips the flush draw, but he missed with the 3 on the turn and the 5 on the river. DeSerrano doubled up to 48,000 in chips.
The two came close to another battle when Phillips raised to 4100 preflop and DeSerrano, from the button, raised pot. Phillips folded and has now lost a third of his stack since the start of the day, down to 82,000.
Pescatori Remains Alive
Max Pescatori was the small stack when he raised to 5600 in late position. He had just 3000 behind, and Rob Hollink in the big blind put him all in. Pescatori showed AJ108 and was up against AK65. The flop came Q109 and Pescatori flopped a straight. The board finished 102 and Pescatori doubled up.
Schultz Takes it Down
Thom Schultz was the button and was one of four players to see the flop for 4200. The flop came A66. All four players checked and the Q came on the turn. Jae Kim in the big blind bet 10,000 and Schultz raised all-in, taking the pot down while showing AQQ6 for multiple full houses.
The next hand Schultz picked off the blinds when he raised and showed AA1010.
Magriel Forces a Fold
Paul Magriel was the button for the first hand of the level and saw Carter Gill raise to 3800 in front of him. Magriel called from the button and the flop came AJ8. Gill checked, Magriel bet 11,200 and Gill folded.
Allyn Jaffrey Shulman continues to hover around the 20,000 chip mark through the first level of the day.
Player Tags: Max Pescatori, Paul Magriel, Rob Hollink, Anthony Phillips, Carter Gill
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| Jun 06, '08 |
2008 39th Annual World Series of Poker |
Event 7 - No-Limit Hold'em |
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Hour 5 - Carter Gill Eliminated in 3rd Place ($228,897), Now Playing Heads-Up
Jun 06, '08
Blinds/Antes: 15,000-30,000 with a 4,000 ante (Level 22)
Players Left: 2
Chip Counts:
Matt Keikoan: 3,800,000
Shannon Shorr: 2,600,000
Eliminations:
Carter Gill Eliminated in 3rd Place ($228,897)
Big Hands:
Matt Keikoan Doubles Through Carter Gill
In a three-way limped pot, the flop came 963 and Matt Keikoan bet 75,000. Shannon Shorr made the call and Carter Gill raised to 225,000. Keikoan reraised to 475,000 and Shorr quickly threw his hand away. Gill came over the top for a second time and moved all in. Keikoan called all in, Gill had him covered. Gill turned over JJ for the overpair while Keiokan showed 66 for middle set. The turn and river brought the 4 and the Q, as Matt Keikoan doubled up and crippled one of his opponents at the same time.
Carter Gill Eliminated in 3rd Place ($228,897)
Carter Gill raised to 170,000 from the button and both Matt Keikoan and Shannon Shorr called from the blinds. At this point, Gill had less than one small blind behind his cards. The flop came KQ4, and Keikoan bet 100,000. Shorr called the bet while Gill called all in for his last 12,000. the dealer pushed 176,000 into the sidepot. The turn was the 2 and Keikoan bet 350,000, causing Shorr to fold his hand and winning the sidepot on the turn. The two remaining players turn up their hands.
Gill: 86
Keikoan: AK
Keikeon hit top pair on the flop while Gill made a flush draw. Any heart and Carter Gill triples up, but the river was 4 , eliminating Carter Gill in 3rd place ($228,897).
Player Tags: Matt Keikoan, Shannon Shorr, Carter Gill
Hour 4 - Theo Tran Eliminated in 4th place ($191,231)
Jun 06, '08
Blinds/Antes: 12,000-24,000 with a 3,000 ante (Level 21)
Players Left: 4
Chip Counts:
Shannon Shorr: 2,979,000
Carter Gill: 1,935,000
Matt Keikoan: 1,260,000
Eliminations:
Theo Tran Eliminated in 4th place ($191,231)
Big Hands:
 Chop Pot (Tran and Keikoan) Tran Freerolling the Turn, Can't Get There
Depending on how this final table eventually plays out, this all in chopped pot between Theo Tran and Matt Keikoan could very well prove to be a pivotal moment in the tournament.
Shannon Shorr raised to 67,000 and both Matt Keikoan and Theo Tran called from the small blind and the big blind, respectively. The flop came A43, and all three players checked around. The turn was the 2 and Tran bet 80,000. Shorr called and Keikoan raised to 405,000. Tran moved all in, Shorr folded, and Keiokoan called. Tran turned over 75 for the wheel and Keikoan showed 75 for the same hand. Tran was however freerolling to a club flush on the turn, and with Keikoan all in and $2 million pot at stake, a club on the river could all but lock this thing up for Tran against a novice Carter Gill and a short stacked Shannon Shorr. The river was the 3 and Tran failed to eliminate Keikoan as both players chopped the pot.
Shannon Shorr Playing Aggressive From the Short Stack, It Pays Off
Shannon Shorr came back from the break with just about 450,000 in chips and immediately came out firing, winning four out of the first five hands with uncontested raises. Since then, Shorr has gone on to take down eleven of the next twenty-two hands for a Level 21 win ratio of 50%. His unbridled aggression has seemingly paid off, and since the break Shorr has doubled his chip stack from just under 450,000 to now just over 900,000, playing small pot poker, and winning almost every hand he's played.
Shannon Shorr Doubles Through Theo Tran
Shannon Shorr's aggressive behavior does not end with Level 21, in fact, Shorr went on to double up through chip leader Theo Tran in the first hand of Level 22 (15,000-30,000 with a 4,000 ante).
Theo Tran raised to 70,000 beofre the flop and Shannon Shorr made the call. The flop came K74, and both players checked. The turn was the 3 and Tran bet out 105,000. Shorr raised to 275,000 and Tran called. The river brought the J and Tran checked to the raiser. Shorr moved all in for roughly 900,000 and Tran tanked for what seemed like an eternity. Tran ultimately made the call and shipped almost a million chips over to Shorr's side of the table after Shorr turned up 77 for middle set.
 Theo Tran Eliminated in 4th Place ($191,231)
Matt Keikoan raised to 75,000 and Theo Tran called from the button. Carter Gill raised to 380,000 from the big blind and Keikoan kicked it in. Tran tanked for a minute before moving all in. Gill called.
Tran: 77
Gill: JJ
Board: K42K5
With no help on the flop, Theo Tran, who held the chip lead for almost the entire event had his tournament life on the line with only two outs in the deck that could save him. No seven on the turn and river meant that Theo tran was eliminated in 4th place ($191,231).
Player Tags: Matt Keikoan, Shannon Shorr, Theo Tran, Carter Gill
Hour 3 - Chris Bjorin 6th ($123,141), Mahai Manole 5th ($155,013)
Jun 06, '08
Note: Players have just returned from break to Level 21 with increased blinds of 12,000-24,000 with a 3,000 ante.
Blinds/Antes: 10,000-20,000 with a 3,000 ante (Level 20)
Players Left: 4
Chip Counts:
Theo Tran: 2,807,000
Carter Gill: 1,395,000
Matt Keikoan: 1,085,000
Shannon Shorr: 446,000
Eliminations:
Chris Bjorin Eliminated in 6th Place ($123,141)
Mihai Manole Eliminated in 5th place ($155,013)
Big Hands:
 Chris Bjorin Eliminated in 6th place ($123,141)
A desperately short stacked Chris Bjorin moved all in from under the gun for his last 61,000. Both Mihai Manole and Carter Gill made the call. The flop came Q105, and Manole and Gill check. The turn was the 9 and both players check once again. The river brought the 8 and still there is no action. With no side pot, all three players turned up their hands.
Bjorin: K9
Manole: 64
Gill: 76
Bjorin unknowingly held the lead going into the river where Carter Gill peeled off an eight for the inside straight. Gill raked the pot while Bjorin was sent home in 6th place, earning $123,141 for his efforts.
 Mihai Manole Eliminated in 5th place ($155,013)
Theo Tran raised to 60,000 from under the gun and the action folded around to Mihai Manole who reraised to 160,000 from the small blind. Tran made the call and the flop came 853. Manole bet 150,000 and Tran raised to 350,000. Manole reraised all in and Tran made a quick call. Manole turned over A8 for top pair, top kicker while Tran showed 55 for middle set. The turn brought the 10 and Manole was drawing dead to an inconsequential river card (Q). Mihai Manole was eliminated in 5th place ($155,013) while chip leader Theo Tran raked what was surely the biggest pot of the night thus far.
Player Tags: Chris Bjorin, Theo Tran, Mihai Manole, Carter Gill
2,000 NLHE - Day 2 - Level 15
Jun 05, '08
Blinds: 3000/6000 with 500 ante
Players Left: 37 of 1592
Average Stack: 172,100
Eliminations: Brent Roberts, Fred Goldberg, Steven Etoch, Ryan Franklin, Robert Morgan, Jonathan Tare, Jason Campbell, John Chadwick, Eric Lui.
Big Hands:
 Something They Ate?
Players didn't waste any time after returning from their dinner breaks, with nine players eliminated in the first 40 minutes of the level. It began when John Phan sent Brent Edwards packing on the first hand to increase his chip stack to 165,000. Phan then stole the blinds on the next hand, but then near the end of the level he made a raise of 23,500 from the button, only to have Shawn Hattem move all in for 94,000. It would have cost Phan the majority of his stack, but after a lengthy delay he folded and now sits at 96,000. He earlier dropped 33,000 on the river when his ace-six was behind an opponents ace-four after a board of 55452.
Cruel Rivers Sink Wiggins
Once is a bad beat. Twice? It was enough to send Christopher Wiggins to the rail. He was faced by a 70,000 all-in play from Shannon Shorr in the big blind. Wiggins felt confident enough to make the call, and found his KQ in a dominating position to Shorr's QJ. The flop missed both players, coming 1064, and the 8 on the turn left Shorr with seven outs. The J on the river saved him.
Wiggins was then dealt an even crueler fate later in the level. There was one limper in the pot when Wiggins raised to 25,000. Carter Gill in seat 1 then raised to 46,000, which drew folds until play came back to Wiggins who pushed all-in for 92,000. Gill made the call and showed A10. Wiggins was again dominating, now holding ace-queen. He even hit the flop of QJ7, and the turn was the harmless 2, but the K on the river filled Gill's gutshot straight draw and a stunned Wiggins was eliminated in 38th place.
Wiggins had earlier made an impressive call to eliminate Robert Morgan, who raised all-in and forced Wiggins to call 64,000. Wiggins called with A7 and saw Morgan had pushed with three-five offsuit. Morgan flopped a gutshot straight draw with the 1074 appearing, but the AQ made Wiggins the winner.
J.C. Tran stays alive
Tran moved all-in for 48,000 after a flop of 934. Scott Montgomery made the call with two overcards, AQ, but failed to hit when the 5 came on the turn and K on the river. Phan had 109 to stay alive.
Calzadillas crippled, then eliminated
Mark Calzadillas made an 81,500 call on the river, only to see Theo Tran had flopped top two pair with ace-nine. Calzadillas was soon eliminated in 39th place.
Player Tags: John Phan, J.C. Tran, Shannon Shorr, Mark Calzadillas, Carter Gill, Scott Montgomery, Chris Wiggins
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| Jun 05, '08 |
2008 39th Annual World Series of Poker |
Event 7 - No-Limit Hold'em |
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Hour 5 - Carter Gill Eliminated in 3rd Place ($228,897), Now Playing Heads-Up
Jun 06, '08
Blinds/Antes: 15,000-30,000 with a 4,000 ante (Level 22)
Players Left: 2
Chip Counts:
Matt Keikoan: 3,800,000
Shannon Shorr: 2,600,000
Eliminations:
Carter Gill Eliminated in 3rd Place ($228,897)
Big Hands:
Matt Keikoan Doubles Through Carter Gill
In a three-way limped pot, the flop came 963 and Matt Keikoan bet 75,000. Shannon Shorr made the call and Carter Gill raised to 225,000. Keikoan reraised to 475,000 and Shorr quickly threw his hand away. Gill came over the top for a second time and moved all in. Keikoan called all in, Gill had him covered. Gill turned over JJ for the overpair while Keiokan showed 66 for middle set. The turn and river brought the 4 and the Q, as Matt Keikoan doubled up and crippled one of his opponents at the same time.
Carter Gill Eliminated in 3rd Place ($228,897)
Carter Gill raised to 170,000 from the button and both Matt Keikoan and Shannon Shorr called from the blinds. At this point, Gill had less than one small blind behind his cards. The flop came KQ4, and Keikoan bet 100,000. Shorr called the bet while Gill called all in for his last 12,000. the dealer pushed 176,000 into the sidepot. The turn was the 2 and Keikoan bet 350,000, causing Shorr to fold his hand and winning the sidepot on the turn. The two remaining players turn up their hands.
Gill: 86
Keikoan: AK
Keikeon hit top pair on the flop while Gill made a flush draw. Any heart and Carter Gill triples up, but the river was 4 , eliminating Carter Gill in 3rd place ($228,897).
Player Tags: Matt Keikoan, Shannon Shorr, Carter Gill
Hour 4 - Theo Tran Eliminated in 4th place ($191,231)
Jun 06, '08
Blinds/Antes: 12,000-24,000 with a 3,000 ante (Level 21)
Players Left: 4
Chip Counts:
Shannon Shorr: 2,979,000
Carter Gill: 1,935,000
Matt Keikoan: 1,260,000
Eliminations:
Theo Tran Eliminated in 4th place ($191,231)
Big Hands:
Chop Pot (Tran and Keikoan) Tran Freerolling the Turn, Can't Get There
Depending on how this final table eventually plays out, this all in chopped pot between Theo Tran and Matt Keikoan could very well prove to be a pivotal moment in the tournament.
Shannon Shorr raised to 67,000 and both Matt Keikoan and Theo Tran called from the small blind and the big blind, respectively. The flop came A43, and all three players checked around. The turn was the 2 and Tran bet 80,000. Shorr called and Keikoan raised to 405,000. Tran moved all in, Shorr folded, and Keiokoan called. Tran turned over 75 for the wheel and Keikoan showed 75 for the same hand. Tran was however freerolling to a club flush on the turn, and with Keikoan all in and $2 million pot at stake, a club on the river could all but lock this thing up for Tran against a novice Carter Gill and a short stacked Shannon Shorr. The river was the 3 and Tran failed to eliminate Keikoan as both players chopped the pot.
Shannon Shorr Playing Aggressive From the Short Stack, It Pays Off
Shannon Shorr came back from the break with just about 450,000 in chips and immediately came out firing, winning four out of the first five hands with uncontested raises. Since then, Shorr has gone on to take down eleven of the next twenty-two hands for a Level 21 win ratio of 50%. His unbridled aggression has seemingly paid off, and since the break Shorr has doubled his chip stack from just under 450,000 to now just over 900,000, playing small pot poker, and winning almost every hand he's played.
Shannon Shorr Doubles Through Theo Tran
Shannon Shorr's aggressive behavior does not end with Level 21, in fact, Shorr went on to double up through chip leader Theo Tran in the first hand of Level 22 (15,000-30,000 with a 4,000 ante).
Theo Tran raised to 70,000 beofre the flop and Shannon Shorr made the call. The flop came K74, and both players checked. The turn was the 3 and Tran bet out 105,000. Shorr raised to 275,000 and Tran called. The river brought the J and Tran checked to the raiser. Shorr moved all in for roughly 900,000 and Tran tanked for what seemed like an eternity. Tran ultimately made the call and shipped almost a million chips over to Shorr's side of the table after Shorr turned up 77 for middle set.
Theo Tran Eliminated in 4th Place ($191,231)
Matt Keikoan raised to 75,000 and Theo Tran called from the button. Carter Gill raised to 380,000 from the big blind and Keikoan kicked it in. Tran tanked for a minute before moving all in. Gill called.
Tran: 77
Gill: JJ
Board: K42K5
With no help on the flop, Theo Tran, who held the chip lead for almost the entire event had his tournament life on the line with only two outs in the deck that could save him. No seven on the turn and river meant that Theo tran was eliminated in 4th place ($191,231).
Player Tags: Matt Keikoan, Shannon Shorr, Theo Tran, Carter Gill
Hour 3 - Chris Bjorin 6th ($123,141), Mahai Manole 5th ($155,013)
Jun 06, '08
Note: Players have just returned from break to Level 21 with increased blinds of 12,000-24,000 with a 3,000 ante.
Blinds/Antes: 10,000-20,000 with a 3,000 ante (Level 20)
Players Left: 4
Chip Counts:
Theo Tran: 2,807,000
Carter Gill: 1,395,000
Matt Keikoan: 1,085,000
Shannon Shorr: 446,000
Eliminations:
Chris Bjorin Eliminated in 6th Place ($123,141)
Mihai Manole Eliminated in 5th place ($155,013)
Big Hands:
Chris Bjorin Eliminated in 6th place ($123,141)
A desperately short stacked Chris Bjorin moved all in from under the gun for his last 61,000. Both Mihai Manole and Carter Gill made the call. The flop came Q105, and Manole and Gill check. The turn was the 9 and both players check once again. The river brought the 8 and still there is no action. With no side pot, all three players turned up their hands.
Bjorin: K9
Manole: 64
Gill: 76
Bjorin unknowingly held the lead going into the river where Carter Gill peeled off an eight for the inside straight. Gill raked the pot while Bjorin was sent home in 6th place, earning $123,141 for his efforts.
Mihai Manole Eliminated in 5th place ($155,013)
Theo Tran raised to 60,000 from under the gun and the action folded around to Mihai Manole who reraised to 160,000 from the small blind. Tran made the call and the flop came 853. Manole bet 150,000 and Tran raised to 350,000. Manole reraised all in and Tran made a quick call. Manole turned over A8 for top pair, top kicker while Tran showed 55 for middle set. The turn brought the 10 and Manole was drawing dead to an inconsequential river card (Q). Mihai Manole was eliminated in 5th place ($155,013) while chip leader Theo Tran raked what was surely the biggest pot of the night thus far.
Player Tags: Chris Bjorin, Theo Tran, Mihai Manole, Carter Gill
2,000 NLHE - Day 2 - Level 15
Jun 05, '08
Blinds: 3000/6000 with 500 ante
Players Left: 37 of 1592
Average Stack: 172,100
Eliminations: Brent Roberts, Fred Goldberg, Steven Etoch, Ryan Franklin, Robert Morgan, Jonathan Tare, Jason Campbell, John Chadwick, Eric Lui.
Big Hands:
Something They Ate?
Players didn't waste any time after returning from their dinner breaks, with nine players eliminated in the first 40 minutes of the level. It began when John Phan sent Brent Edwards packing on the first hand to increase his chip stack to 165,000. Phan then stole the blinds on the next hand, but then near the end of the level he made a raise of 23,500 from the button, only to have Shawn Hattem move all in for 94,000. It would have cost Phan the majority of his stack, but after a lengthy delay he folded and now sits at 96,000. He earlier dropped 33,000 on the river when his ace-six was behind an opponents ace-four after a board of 55452.
Cruel Rivers Sink Wiggins
Once is a bad beat. Twice? It was enough to send Christopher Wiggins to the rail. He was faced by a 70,000 all-in play from Shannon Shorr in the big blind. Wiggins felt confident enough to make the call, and found his KQ in a dominating position to Shorr's QJ. The flop missed both players, coming 1064, and the 8 on the turn left Shorr with seven outs. The J on the river saved him.
Wiggins was then dealt an even crueler fate later in the level. There was one limper in the pot when Wiggins raised to 25,000. Carter Gill in seat 1 then raised to 46,000, which drew folds until play came back to Wiggins who pushed all-in for 92,000. Gill made the call and showed A10. Wiggins was again dominating, now holding ace-queen. He even hit the flop of QJ7, and the turn was the harmless 2, but the K on the river filled Gill's gutshot straight draw and a stunned Wiggins was eliminated in 38th place.
Wiggins had earlier made an impressive call to eliminate Robert Morgan, who raised all-in and forced Wiggins to call 64,000. Wiggins called with A7 and saw Morgan had pushed with three-five offsuit. Morgan flopped a gutshot straight draw with the 1074 appearing, but the AQ made Wiggins the winner.
J.C. Tran stays alive
Tran moved all-in for 48,000 after a flop of 934. Scott Montgomery made the call with two overcards, AQ, but failed to hit when the 5 came on the turn and K on the river. Phan had 109 to stay alive.
Calzadillas crippled, then eliminated
Mark Calzadillas made an 81,500 call on the river, only to see Theo Tran had flopped top two pair with ace-nine. Calzadillas was soon eliminated in 39th place.
Player Tags: John Phan, J.C. Tran, Shannon Shorr, Mark Calzadillas, Carter Gill, Scott Montgomery, Chris Wiggins
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