Scott Montgomery Poker Tournament Updates

Level Five Update: Last Level of the Night

Jul 07, '11

NOTE: Day 1A has come to close with roughly 585 players remaining from the 897 who entered the main event on the first day possible. Stay tuned for a recap of the day’s events and official chip counts once they are released by the WSOP staff. Day 1B will begin at noon tomorrow and Card Player will bring you more live coverage from the biggest poker tournament of the year when cards get into the air.

NOTE: Levels are two hours in length and players are starting with 30,000 in chips.

Players on Day 1A: 585 of 897

Blinds: 150-300 with a 25 ante

Notables in Field:

Jani Sointula
Scott Montgomery
Johhny Lodden
Brian Hastings
TJ Cloutier
Eli Elezra
Filippo Candio
Matt Glantz
Faraz Jaka
Tatjana Pasalic
Jason Alexander
Nam Le
Lex Veldhuis
Dutch Boyd
Olivier Busquet
Soi Nguyen
George Danzer
Billy Baxter
Maria Ho
Raymond Rahme

Card Player Chip Counts:

Barry Shulman — 70,000
Josh Brikis — 90,000

Notable Eliminations:

Isaac Haxton
Jude Ainsworth
Chris Klodnicki
Chris Oliver
Brett Richey
Faraz Jaka
Scott Montgomery
Chip Jett

Hands:

Maria Ho is Good with Queens

Maria Ho moved all in preflop and one opponent made the call. Their cards:

Ho: Q Q
Opponent: J J

Board: 9 8 6 10 K

Ho doubled up to 28,000 to survive heading into the last level of the night.

Scott Montgomery Eliminated by the New Chip Leader

The board read 8 6 2 J J when Fred Berger moved all in UTG+1 and Scott Montgomery went into the tank in late position. He eventually decided to make the call and the cards were flipped over.

Berger showed down J 9 and Montgomery held 8 7. They counted out the chips and Montgomery was covered. He headed toward the rail while Berger stacked up his huge amount of chips.

Berger held more than 200,000 after the hand and he should end the night as the chip leader.

Featured Poker Tweet — Faraz Jaka Recounts his Bustout

Italian November Niner Doubles Up

Filippo Candio moved all in on a 10 9 7 4 for 32,900 and one opponent called him down. Their cards:

Candio: 7 7
Opponent: K J

River: 4

Candio doubled up close to 70,000 after the hand.

Judah Doubles up an Opponent

Mel Judah raised to 1,000 preflop from middle position and the button raised all in for a mere 2,775. Judah made the call and they flipped over their cards:

Judah: A Q
Button: K J

Board: K K 10 6 10

Judah doubled up his opponent but is still close to his starting stack of 30,000 near the end of the day 1A.

Johnny Lodden Lays it Down

Johhny Lodden was in the hi-jack and and he paid the price of admission preflop against the button. The flop fell 10 5 3 and Lodden bet 1,600. His opponent made the call and the turn fell 3.

Both players checked and the river fell 8. Lodden checked and his opponent fired out 2,400. Lodden went into the tank for a minute and then mucked his hand.

A Tough Table for Late in the Day

A tough table has come together late in the day in the Amazon Room. The table comprises the talents of Jeff Williams, John Cernuto, Florian Langmann, and Eli Elezra.

Featured Poker Tweet — Bill Chen

Player Tags: Mel Judah,   Maria Ho,   Bill Chen,   Johnny Lodden,   Faraz Jaka,   Scott Montgomery,   Filippo Candio

Scott Montgomery Eliminated in 15th Place

Mar 29, '11

Scott Montgomery was all in on a flop of 6 4 2 on the cutoff and Ali Eslami made the call from the small blind. Their cards:

Montgomery: 8 3
Eslami: A A

Turn and River: K and 10

Eslami won the hand to grow his stack to 345,000 and Montgomery was eliminated in 15th place.

Player Tags: Ali Eslami,   Scott Montgomery

Scott Montgomery Doubles Up Dana Kellstrom

Mar 28, '11

The flop fell Q J 3 and Dana Kellstrom checked from the hi-jack. Scott Montgomery then bet 5,000 from the cutoff and Kellstrom check-raised to 15,000.

Montgomery then bet enough to put his opponent all in and Kellstrom made the all-in call for 65,100. Their cards:

Montgomery: K K
Kellstrom: Q J

Turn and River: 3 and 6

Kellstrom won the hand to double up and survive with close to 140,000. Montgomery saw his stack drop to 75,000 after the hand.

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Scott Montgomery Eliminated in 15th Place

Mar 29, '11

Scott Montgomery was all in on a flop of 6 4 2 on the cutoff and Ali Eslami made the call from the small blind. Their cards:

Montgomery: 8 3
Eslami: A A

Turn and River: K and 10

Eslami won the hand to grow his stack to 345,000 and Montgomery was eliminated in 15th place.

Player Tags: Ali Eslami,   Scott Montgomery

Scott Montgomery Doubles Up Dana Kellstrom

Mar 28, '11

The flop fell Q J 3 and Dana Kellstrom checked from the hi-jack. Scott Montgomery then bet 5,000 from the cutoff and Kellstrom check-raised to 15,000.

Montgomery then bet enough to put his opponent all in and Kellstrom made the all-in call for 65,100. Their cards:

Montgomery: K K
Kellstrom: Q J

Turn and River: 3 and 6

Kellstrom won the hand to double up and survive with close to 140,000. Montgomery saw his stack drop to 75,000 after the hand.

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Early Eliminations

Jan 25, '11

Some familiar faces have fallen early on day 2. They include Australian Grant levy and former November Niner Scott Montgomery.

Player Tags: Grant Levy,   Scott Montgomery

Scott Montgomery Chips Up

Jan 24, '11

Scott Montgomery has suffered a few setbacks during day 1B but he has never stopped fighting and he has built his chip stack to three times what he started with.

He recently took out an opponent who moved all in with A-Q preflop. Montgomery had him dominated with A-K, and after the board fell J-10-4-7-5 rainbow he grew his stack to 60,000.

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Scott Montgomery Taken Down Below the Starting Stack

Jan 24, '11

Scott Montgomery just doubled up an opponent to take his chips down to 16,375. His opponent revealed A J on a 9-5-4-K-2 board and Montgomery mucked his hand.

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Scott Montgomery Takes a Hit

Jan 23, '11

Scott Montgomery raised to 700 from the cutoff and the button raised to 1,800. The cutoff made the call. Both players checked the A 10 6 flop and the 3 on the turn as well.

The river brought the 2 and the button bet 1,550. Montgomery mucked and his chip stack fell to 13,000.

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Scott Montgomery Flops Quads

Jan 23, '11

There was 1,750 in the pot and the board read J J 3 4 7 when Scott Montgomery bet 1,300 under the gun. A player from middle position made the call and Montgomery flipped over J J for quad jacks. His opponent mucked pocket aces face up on the table.

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Early Eliminations

Jan 25, '11

Some familiar faces have fallen early on day 2. They include Australian Grant levy and former November Niner Scott Montgomery.

Player Tags: Grant Levy,   Scott Montgomery

Scott Montgomery Chips Up

Jan 24, '11

Scott Montgomery has suffered a few setbacks during day 1B but he has never stopped fighting and he has built his chip stack to three times what he started with.

He recently took out an opponent who moved all in with A-Q preflop. Montgomery had him dominated with A-K, and after the board fell J-10-4-7-5 rainbow he grew his stack to 60,000.

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Scott Montgomery Taken Down Below the Starting Stack

Jan 24, '11

Scott Montgomery just doubled up an opponent to take his chips down to 16,375. His opponent revealed A J on a 9-5-4-K-2 board and Montgomery mucked his hand.

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Scott Montgomery Takes a Hit

Jan 23, '11

Scott Montgomery raised to 700 from the cutoff and the button raised to 1,800. The cutoff made the call. Both players checked the A 10 6 flop and the 3 on the turn as well.

The river brought the 2 and the button bet 1,550. Montgomery mucked and his chip stack fell to 13,000.

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Scott Montgomery Flops Quads

Jan 23, '11

There was 1,750 in the pot and the board read J J 3 4 7 when Scott Montgomery bet 1,300 under the gun. A player from middle position made the call and Montgomery flipped over J J for quad jacks. His opponent mucked pocket aces face up on the table.

Player Tags: Scott Montgomery

Montgomery Takes Care of Richardson

Jun 23, '10

Blinds: 50,000-100,000 with a 10,000 ante

Players Remaining: 2 out of 3,102

Average Chip Count: 4,653,000

Tournament Leaderboard:

1. Scott Montgomery – 5,870,000
2. Mick Carlson – 3,436,000

Notable Eliminations:

3. Adam Richardson – $210,892

Big Hands:

Adam Richardson Eliminated in Third Place ($210,892)

Scott Montgomery had just crippled Adam Richardson when they got in four bets preflop and Montgomery’s K-7 out-flopped Richardson’s A-10 to leave Richardson with just 500,000.

He then moved all-in for his last 500,000 and was called by Scott Montgomery. Montgomery showed the Q10 and Richardson was slightly ahead with his KJ.

The dealer peeled off a 9Q8, giving Montgomery the lead and Richardson was going to need a king or a 10 to take the lead back.

The turn was the J and the river was the 6, giving the pot to Montgomery and sending Richardson home in third place. Montgomery now takes on Mick Carlson for the bracelet.

Player Tags: Adam Richardson,   Scott Montgomery

Daniel Fuhs Eliminated

Jun 23, '10

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

Players Remaining: 3 out of 3,102

Average Chip Count: 3,102,000

Tournament Leaderboard:

1. Scott Montgomery – 3,200,000
2. Adam Richardson – 3,150,000
3. Mick Carlson – 2,950,000

Notable Eliminations:

4. Daniel Fuhs – $152,655

Big Hands:

Daniel Fuhs Eliminated in Fourth Place ($152,655)

Daniel Fuhs moved all-in for his last 525,000 and Scott Montgomery called from the big blind. It was a classic race situation when Fuhs showed the K9 and Montgomery held the 66.

The dealer ran out the board A7833 and Fuhs couldn’t outrun the pocket pair of Montgomery to be eliminated in fourth place.

This leaves Montgomery with a slight chip lead three-handed, but all players have around the same count.

Player Tags: Daniel Fuhs,   Scott Montgomery

Dinner Break

Jun 04, '10

The remaining 29 players have gone on a 60-minute dinner break and will return to play at 7:55 p.m.

A total of 650 players registered for the event, amounting to a prize pool of $877,500. The remaining players are already in the money, with the next player eliminated receiving $4,808. The winner of the event will take home the bracelet and $197,470.

Notables still in contention include Scott Montgomery, Joe Serock, JJ Liu, Christian Harder and Steve O’Dwyer.

Here are the top 10 chip counts:

1. James Dempsey — 290,000
2. Joseph Williams — 190,000
3. Frank Rusnak — 180,000
4. Joe Gotlieb — 170,000
5. Julie Farkas — 140,000
6. Joe Serock — 140,000
7. Scott Montgomery — 125,000
8. James Lewis — 115,000
9. Kenneth Krouner — 112,000
10. Scott Haraden — 103,000

Stay tuned to CardPlayer.com as we bring you a recap of the day’s events.

Player Tags: Christian Harder,   Steve O'Dwyer,   Scott Montgomery

Level 1 Update: Randy Couture Almost Submitted

May 30, '10

Blinds: 25-25

Players Remaining: 1,699 out of 4,330

Notable Eliminations:

None

Card Player Chip Counts:

Stephen Murphy – 5,500
Justin Marchand – 3,025

Big Hands:

Scott Montgomery Going In the Right Direction

After a raise preflop, Scott Montgomery and three others saw a flop of K38. After a bet of 125, Montgomery decided to raise the action to 425. Eric Baldwin took close to a minute before finally letting his hand go and the other hands hit the muck much quicker.

Later on in the level, Montgomery was moved to a much softer table when this hand took happened.

Scott Montgomery raised preflop and got two callers. The flop was 298 and Montgomery followed up with a bet of 300. He was met with a raise to 700 and he fairly quickly moved his opponents remaining 1,700 into the middle. It didn’t take his opponent too long to muck his hand and Montgomery now has about 6,000.

Randy Couture Fights Back

With just 1,100 in his stack, Randy Couture and two other players called a 125 bet from the player under-the-gun. The flop came K42 and everyone checked. The turn brought the Q and the player under-the-gun checked. The next player to act bet 425 and Couture made the call, while everyone else mucked. The 10 hit the felt and Couture’s opponent checked. Couture moved all in for his last 550. His opponent made the call and Couture tabled the Q10 for two pair and dragged in the pot to get back up to 2,400 in chips.

J.C. Tran Loses Some Chips

Anyone remember the early days of last year’s $1,000 no-limit hold’em event? J.C. Tran dominated the field early on, pacing all competitors before falling late in the event. This year Tran is not faring so well, not yet at least. We caught up with the action on a board AJ522. An opponent checked to Tran on the button, who fired out 250. His opponent check-raised all in for 750 total and Tran made the call. His opponent tabled pocket fives for a set. Tran is down to 2,300.

The Winning Hand Must Show

Jason Somerville limped in for 25 from early position for 25 and then called a raise to 125. Somerville and his opponent took the flop heads up which was K73 and both players checked. The 10 fell on the turn and Somerville bet 175 and was called.

The river was the J and Somerville bet 300 which was hesitantly called. Somerville instantly mucked his cards, and was obviously bluffing. The player who called the bet then wanted to muck his hand and still get the pot. Jason Mercier, who was sitting at an adjacent table, and seemingly friends with Somerville said that the winning hand was supposed to show and that a floor should be called.

A floor was called and after the floor came over, he said that the winning hand must be turned over. Upon hearing this, The player then wanted Somerville’s hand exposed. The floor said that it was a live hand and risked losing the pot if Somerville turned over the winning hand. Somerville turned over 52 and lost to the AK of his opponent.

Player Tags: J.C. Tran,   Jason Somerville,   Scott Montgomery

Level 2 Update: Daniel Negreanu Upset

Dec 14, '09

Blinds: 100-200

Players Remaining: 236 out of 244 (unofficial)

Chip Counts:

1. John Cernuto — 135,000
2. Mike Watson — 110,000
3. Antonio Esfandiari — 105,000
4. Adam Geyer — 95,000
5. Evan McNiff — 95,000
6. Chad Batista — 95,000
7. James Mackey — 90,000
8. Jennifer Tilly — 90,000
9. Carter King — 80,000
10. Yevgeniy Timoshenko — 78,000

Card Player Chip Counts:

Barry Shulman — 68,000

Average Chip Count: 62,000

Notable Eliminations:

Jason Burt

Big Hands:

Chino Rheem’s Trips Boost Him Above Starting Stack

Mike McClain raised to 525 in early position and was called by Mohsin Charania and Chino Rheem in the blinds. The flop came down K42 and everyone checked.

The turn was the 8 and Rheem fired in a bet of 800. McClain called and Charania got out of the way. The river was the 8 and Rheem bet 2,200. McClain called and Rheem showed him 108 to scoop the pot with trips. The defending champion now has over 65,000 in chips.

Scott Montgomery Makes Sure He Gets Paid

The cutoff raised to 600 and Scott Montgomery called on the button. The flop came A89 and both players checked.

The turn was the 2 and the cutoff bet 1,000. Montgomery called and the river was the A. The cutoff checked and Montgomery put in a bet of 2,700.

His opponent thought for a few moments before making the call, however, his chips did not entirely cross the line. Montgomery paused to ask the dealer if it was an official call and once he receieved confirmation, he turned over the winning AJ for trip aces.

We’re not sure if Montgomery was afraid of an angle shoot, but either way, he now has a stack of 51,000.

Jason Mercier Headed South With His Stack

We’re not entirely sure of the preflop action, but it appeared as though Jason Mercier raised to 625 in the cutoff and Soheil Shamseddin reraised to 1,800 from the small blind. Benjamin Zamani then reraised to 5,925 and Mercier made the call.

Shamseddin folded and both players checked a flop of K103. The turn was the 6 and Zamani bet 7,000, getting a call from Mercier. The river was the 3 and both players checked.

Zamani showed A10 to take the pot and boost his stack to 68,000. Meanwhile, Mercier is down to 48,000.

Left In The Deck:

Negreanu Not Happy About Table Draw

There are currently three tables in the poker room and Daniel Negreanu is seated at one, clearly not happy about his table draw.

On his personal twitter account (RealKidPoker), Negreanu voiced his concerns.

“Wow Bellagio officially runs the worst tourney in the country now. Sign up after a guy and you get position on him at the table. Mind boggling. At my table Men and Scotty Nguyen and Elky. We all signed up together.”

Here’s a look at the rest of Negreanu’s lineup.

Seat 1: Billy Kopp
Seat 2: Men Nguyen
Seat 4: Scotty Nguyen
Seat 6: Daniel Negreanu
Seat 8: Bertrand “ElKy” Grospellier
Seat 9: Mike Leah
Seat 10: Russell Rosenblum

All three tables are pretty stacked with well-known professionals, but it doesn’t look like they will break anytime soon, thanks to the very slow structure and extremely deep stacks.

POY Watch:

Card Player TV spoke with current Player of the Year leader Eric Baldwin about his chances to take the overall crown, as well as his recent victory in the $1,000 rebuy tournament here at Bellagio.

Player Tags: Daniel Negreanu,   Michael McClain,   Chino Rheem,   Soheil Shamseddin,   Eric Baldwin,   Benjamin Zamani,   Scott Montgomery,   Jason Mercier

Level 7 Update

Aug 23, '09

Blinds: 400-800 with a 75 ante

Players Remaining: 135 out of 278

Chip Counts:

1. Steven Begleiter — 255,000
2. Bobby Suer — 160,000
3. Alex Golshanara — 153,000
4. Michael Kamran — 135,000
5. Josh Schlein — 128,000
6. Toto Leonidas — 123,000
7. Tommy Vedes — 122,000
8. Paul Lieu — 122,000
9. Ryan Hughes — 114,000
10. Nick Schulman — 112,000

Average Chip Count: 62,000

Notable Eliminations:

Vanessa Rousso
Jonathan Aguiar
Darryll Fish
Danny Wong
Phil Collins
J.J. Tavares

Hand of the Level:

Jeff Madsen Gets a Nice Hold To Double

Jeff Madsen got the rest of his stack all in on a flop of Q98 against Scott Montgomery. Madsen showed Q9 for top two pair and Montgomery showed A10 for a monster draw.

The suspense was killed quickly, however, when the Q hit the turn, giving Madsen an unbeatable full house. The inconsequential river was the 4 and Madsen moved his stack up to 95,000. Montgomery was left with just 36,000.

Level Summary:

This event has slowed no signs of slowing down, especially in level 7. Two levels are down today and we’ve already lost over 50 players. By this rate, we’ll be pushing the money bubble when things wrap up around 11:30 P.M. PDT.

It was an interesting level for the pros. Jeff Madsen took a big chunk of Scott Montgomery’s stack with a full house, but ended up giving most of that back to Sergei Veyster before the clock hit zero when Veyster made a royal flush in clubs.

Adam Geyer continued to run his stack up when his pocket aces held up against an opponent’s pocket kings to bring his count to 110,000. Other players who have cracked the six-figure mark include Dwyte Pilgrim, Ryan Hughes, Toto Leonidas, Michael Kamran and Josh Schlein.

NOTE: At the conclusion of level 7, tournament officials raced off the green (25) denomination chips.

Player Tags: Jeff Madsen,   Scott Montgomery