James St Hilaire Poker Tournament Updates

Level 27: Berkey Leads Final Six; St. Hilaire 7th, Monica 8th

Jun 23, '11

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

Players Remaining: 6 out of 1,734

Average Chip Count: 1,675,000

Chip Counts:

1. Matthew Berkey – 3,850,000
2. Thomas Miller – 2,800,000
3. Mikhail Lakhitov – 2,405,000
4. Eddy Sabat – 2,015,000
5. Hassan Babajane – 1,300,000
6. Thomas Middleton – 1,160,000

Eliminations:

7th. James St. Hilaire- $90,021
8th. Conrad Monica – $68,719

Conrad Monica Eliminated in 8th Place ($68,719)

Thomas Middleton button-raised to 80,000 before the flop, Conrad Monica moved all in for 525,000 and Middleton called.

Monica lead with 8 8 against Middleton’s A 9.

The board came 10 2 2 10 A, giving Middleton top pair on the river to win the pot. Conrad Monica was eliminated in 8th place ($68,719).

James St. Hilaire Eliminated in 7th Place ($90,021)

James St. Hilaire opened for 80,000 before the flop, Matthew Berkey reraised to 200,000 from the button, St. Hilaire moved all in and Berkey called.

St. Hilare lead with 10 10 against Berkey’s A 10.

The board came A 9 3 7 2, giving Berkey top pair on the flop to win the pot. James St. Hilaire was eliminated in 7th place ($90,021).

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

Player Tags: Matthew Berkey,   Conrad Monica,   James St Hilaire,   Thomas Middleton

Level 26: Zentner Eliminated 10th, Final Table Now Underway

Jun 23, '11

NOTE: Play ended last night with 39 players and resumed today at 2:30pm. The final 10 players consolidated to one table, and with the elimination of John Zentner in 10th place ($41,775), the official nine-handed final table is now underway.

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

Players Remaining: 9 out of 1,734

Average Chip Count: 1,445,000

Chip Counts:

1. Thomas Miller – 3,050,000
2. Matthew Berkey – 2,510,000
3. Mikhail Lakhitov – 2,200,000
4. James St. Hilaire – 1,460,000
5. Thomas Middleton – 1,290,000
6. Eddy Sabat – 1,235,000
7. Hassan Babajane – 929,999
8. Conrad Monica – 580,000
9. Kent Padgett – 380,000

Payouts:

1st. $749,610
2nd. $463,480
3rd. $305,015
4th. $219,885
5th. $160,949
6th. $119,528
7th. $90,021
8th. $68,719
9th. $53,137

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Player Tags: Matthew Berkey,   Conrad Monica,   James St Hilaire,   Thomas Miller,   Mikhail Lakhitov,   Thomas Middleton,   Hassan Babajane

James St. Hilaire Eliminated in 32nd Place ($16,120)

Oct 18, '10

Matt Stout raised his button and James St. Hilaire moved all in from the small blind for 70,000. Stout made the automatic call with just 108 and found himself behind to Hilaire’s Q7.

The board fell K5410A and Hilaire was eliminated. Stout now has 285,000 in chips.

Player Tags: Matt Stout,   James St Hilaire

Level 9 Update

Feb 22, '09

Level: 9

Blinds: 300-600 with a 75 ante

Players Left: 261 out of 696
 

Score Board

Notable Chip Counts

Antonio Esfandiari - 300,000
Kofi Farkye - 176,000
KJ Nam - 175,000
Mickey Mills - 151,000
Zach Hyman - 141,000
Mike Sowers - 139,000
Dan O'Brien - 129,000
Anthony Venturini - 125,000
Phil Ivey - 122,000
Young Phan - 120,000

Average:53,333

Notable Eliminations

Joe Sebok
Mike Matusow
Erik Seidel
David Tran
Roy Winston
Jason Potter
Tony Cousineau
Gavin Griffin
Vanessa Rousso
Theo Tran
Raymond Davis
Philippe Rouas
Noah Schwartz
Thayer Rasmussen
Allen Cunningham
Chad Batista
Jared Hamby
Van Nguyen

Featured Table

Table 19

Seat 1: Paul Smith
Seat 2: Nick Schulman
Seat 3: Greg Thompson
Seat 4: Eric Hershler
Seat 5: Dan O'Brien -- 87,000
Seat 7: Karga Holt
Seat 8: Isaac Haxton
Seat 9: Paul Wasicka -- 85,000

Paul Smith Takes a Hit

On a board of Q726. with 2,400 in the pot, Paul Smith bet 3,500 and Greg Thompson made the call. The 9 fell on the river and seat 3 bet 3,500. Smith thought for a moment and then mucked his hand.

Big Hands:

Joe Sebok Eliminated by Farzad Bonyadi

Joe Sebok was short stacked and all in holding A-Q against the pocket sevens of Freddy Bonyadi. The board offered no help and Sebok was eliminated from the tournament.

James "Jsizzle20" St. Hilaire Can't Get Action From Danny Wong

The betting action is unknown, but James St. Hilaire held a set of nines on a board of 9-8-3-7-K. Wong thought over his option on the river before mucking bottom set of threes, keeping himself alive in the tournament.

Erik Seidel Eliminated by Young Phan

Erik Seidel got it all in holding kings and feeling comfortable, but his outlook changed when he saw Young Phan's pocket aces. The board helped neither player and Seidel was eliminated from the tournament.

Gavin Griffin Loses Out to a Flopped Flush

Gavin Griffin was all in holding pocket nines and up against his opponent's A10. The flop brings three clubs and Griffin is drawing very slim. The turn and river bricked his runner-runner outs and Griffin was eliminated from the tournament.

Phil Hellmuth Doubles Up Through David Chiu

On a flop of K55 Phil Hellmuth checked and David Chiu bet. Hellmuth check-raised and Chiu shoved all in. Hellmuth made the all-in call and flipped over K-10. Chiu held AJ and the turn and river fell 74. Hellmuth doubled up on the hand to survive.

Shenko's Shank

With over 15,000 in the pot and K32AJ on the board, Yevgeniy Timoshenko bet 9,500 from the button and his opponent went into the tank in middle position. He eventually made the call and Timoshenko flipped over AJ to win the pot.





 

Player Tags: Young Phan,   Joe Sebok,   Danny Wong,   James St Hilaire