Jean Gaspard Poker Tournament Updates

Level 10: Mueller Chips Up, Ellis Ailing

Jun 04, '10

Blinds: Bring-in 500, ante 500, Limits 2,000-4,000

Players Remaining: 74 out of 150

Average Chip Count: 60,810

Tournament Leaderboard:

1. Michael Mizrachi – 185,000
2. Doyle Brunson – 183,000
3. Men Nguyen – 160,000
4. Edouard Mignot Bonnefous – 160,000
5. Vladimir Schmelev – 150,000
6. Eric Buchman – 135,000
7. Brett Richey – 133,000
8. John D’Agostino – 130,000
9. Yuval Bronshtein – 125,000
10. Max Pescatori – 124,000

Notable Eliminations:

Big Hands:

Mueller Takes One Off Gaspard And Ellis

We caught up with this hand on fifth street. Greg Mueller led out with 4,000 after he was dealth the K to pair up with the K he got on fourth street.

Freddie Eliis mucked his hand and the action was on Jean Gaspard. He paired jacks on fifth but thought better of going up against Mueller’s kings and also mucked.

Mueller improved to 112,000 after the pot while Gaspard was down to 73,000. Ellis, the defending champion of this event, was at 26,000.

Ferguson’s Ladies Scare Off Habib

We caught up with the action on fifth street. Chris Ferguson paired his Q with the Q and led out with 4,000. Hasan Habib was unconvinced and made the call.

Sixth street gave Ferguson the Q and he led out with 4,000 again. The three ladies were too much for Habib as he mucked his hand. Ferguson was at 22,800 while Habib was at 41,400.

Jennifer Harman Takes A Pot

Jean Gaspard and Jennifer Harman tangled in a pot. Gaspard bet 2,000 on fourth street and 4,000 on fifth street. Harman tagged along both times and then she led out for 4,000 when she paired queens on sixth street.

Gaspard made the call and then Harman bet 4,000 on seventh street. Gaspard thought about it for a few moments before releasing his hand.

Harman took the pot and was at 43,500 after the hand. Gaspard was down to 60,000.

Player Tags: Chris Ferguson,   Hasan Habib,   Greg Mueller,   Jennifer Harman,   Freddie Ellis,   Jean Gaspard

Level 4 Update: Mizzi Shows Cernuto Queens

Jun 03, '10

Limits: Bring-in 200, Ante 100, Limits 500-1,000

Players Remaining: 148 out of 148

Average Chip Count: 30,000

Notable Eliminations:

none

Big Hands:

Mizzi Shows Hidden Ladies

Sorel Mizzi bet on every street and was called in a heads up duel with John Cernuto. On the last card Cernuto called and Mizzi showed him the bad news.
Cernuto: (X-X)-KA10Q-(X)
Mizzi: (QQ8)-44103

Mizzi had queens in the hole, giving him two pair to take down the pot. Mizzi had around 32,000 after the hand while Cernuto has dropped to 17,000.

Kelly Fills Up on Phan

Entering the action late, Dan Kelly called Tim Phan’s bet on fourth street and check-raised him on fifth. Kelly then led out on 6th and 7th street, getting calls from Phan.

Kelly: (108)-K10910-(8)
Phan: (X-X)-A274-(MUCK)

Kelly’s full house took down a solid pot, increasing his stack to 46,000.

Black’s Kings Hold

Andy Black completed showing the 4 and was called by the player to his left and Alexander Kostritsyn. Black bet every street except for the river and was called by Kostritsyn the whole way down. The player to his left folded on fifth street.

The boards on the river looked like this.

Kostritysn: (X-X)-K-4-9-J-(X)
Black: (X-X)-4-10-6-A-(X)

Both players checked the river and Black showed concealed kings for a pair of kings and Kostritsyn mucked.

Gaspard Bests Seidel

Picking up the action on sixth street, Jean Gaspard was heads-up with Erik Seidel. Seidel bet and was raised by Gaspard and Seidel made the call. Seidel was showing (X-X)-6-Q-6-J and Gaspard was showing (X-X)-3-6-8-Q.

Both players checked the river and Gaspard showed concealed eights, giving him trips and the pot.

Player Tags: John Cernuto,   Tim Phan,   Sorel Mizzi,   Alexander Kostritsyn,   Jean Gaspard

Level 10: Mueller Chips Up, Ellis Ailing

Jun 04, '10

Blinds: Bring-in 500, ante 500, Limits 2,000-4,000

Players Remaining: 74 out of 150

Average Chip Count: 60,810

Tournament Leaderboard:

1. Michael Mizrachi – 185,000
2. Doyle Brunson – 183,000
3. Men Nguyen – 160,000
4. Edouard Mignot Bonnefous – 160,000
5. Vladimir Schmelev – 150,000
6. Eric Buchman – 135,000
7. Brett Richey – 133,000
8. John D’Agostino – 130,000
9. Yuval Bronshtein – 125,000
10. Max Pescatori – 124,000

Notable Eliminations:

Big Hands:

Mueller Takes One Off Gaspard And Ellis

We caught up with this hand on fifth street. Greg Mueller led out with 4,000 after he was dealth the K to pair up with the K he got on fourth street.

Freddie Eliis mucked his hand and the action was on Jean Gaspard. He paired jacks on fifth but thought better of going up against Mueller’s kings and also mucked.

Mueller improved to 112,000 after the pot while Gaspard was down to 73,000. Ellis, the defending champion of this event, was at 26,000.

Ferguson’s Ladies Scare Off Habib

We caught up with the action on fifth street. Chris Ferguson paired his Q with the Q and led out with 4,000. Hasan Habib was unconvinced and made the call.

Sixth street gave Ferguson the Q and he led out with 4,000 again. The three ladies were too much for Habib as he mucked his hand. Ferguson was at 22,800 while Habib was at 41,400.

Jennifer Harman Takes A Pot

Jean Gaspard and Jennifer Harman tangled in a pot. Gaspard bet 2,000 on fourth street and 4,000 on fifth street. Harman tagged along both times and then she led out for 4,000 when she paired queens on sixth street.

Gaspard made the call and then Harman bet 4,000 on seventh street. Gaspard thought about it for a few moments before releasing his hand.

Harman took the pot and was at 43,500 after the hand. Gaspard was down to 60,000.

Player Tags: Chris Ferguson,   Hasan Habib,   Greg Mueller,   Jennifer Harman,   Freddie Ellis,   Jean Gaspard

Level 4 Update: Mizzi Shows Cernuto Queens

Jun 03, '10

Limits: Bring-in 200, Ante 100, Limits 500-1,000

Players Remaining: 148 out of 148

Average Chip Count: 30,000

Notable Eliminations:

none

Big Hands:

Mizzi Shows Hidden Ladies

Sorel Mizzi bet on every street and was called in a heads up duel with John Cernuto. On the last card Cernuto called and Mizzi showed him the bad news.
Cernuto: (X-X)-KA10Q-(X)
Mizzi: (QQ8)-44103

Mizzi had queens in the hole, giving him two pair to take down the pot. Mizzi had around 32,000 after the hand while Cernuto has dropped to 17,000.

Kelly Fills Up on Phan

Entering the action late, Dan Kelly called Tim Phan’s bet on fourth street and check-raised him on fifth. Kelly then led out on 6th and 7th street, getting calls from Phan.

Kelly: (108)-K10910-(8)
Phan: (X-X)-A274-(MUCK)

Kelly’s full house took down a solid pot, increasing his stack to 46,000.

Black’s Kings Hold

Andy Black completed showing the 4 and was called by the player to his left and Alexander Kostritsyn. Black bet every street except for the river and was called by Kostritsyn the whole way down. The player to his left folded on fifth street.

The boards on the river looked like this.

Kostritysn: (X-X)-K-4-9-J-(X)
Black: (X-X)-4-10-6-A-(X)

Both players checked the river and Black showed concealed kings for a pair of kings and Kostritsyn mucked.

Gaspard Bests Seidel

Picking up the action on sixth street, Jean Gaspard was heads-up with Erik Seidel. Seidel bet and was raised by Gaspard and Seidel made the call. Seidel was showing (X-X)-6-Q-6-J and Gaspard was showing (X-X)-3-6-8-Q.

Both players checked the river and Gaspard showed concealed eights, giving him trips and the pot.

Player Tags: John Cernuto,   Tim Phan,   Sorel Mizzi,   Alexander Kostritsyn,   Jean Gaspard

Level 4 Hour 1 Update: Alec Torelli, Jeff Madsen, Mark Seif, Lynette Chan Eliminated

Jul 06, '09

Blinds: 150-300 with a 25 ante

Players Remaining: 2,371 out of 2,809

Chip Counts:

1. Dutch Boyd – 133,000
2. Blair Hinkle – 120,800
3. Chad Brown – 105,000
4. Adam Schoenfeld – 103,200
5. Prahlad Friedman – 92,000
6. Josh Arieh – 82,500
7. Thomas Keller – 80,500
8. Matthew Hilger – 68,000
9. Jeff Shulman – 62,000
10. Kenny Tran – 61,000

Card Player Chip Counts:

Jeff Shulman – 62,000
Matthew Hilger – 68,000

Average Chip Count: 35,541

Notable Eliminations:

Mark Seif
Jeff Madsen
Alec Torelli
Lynette Chan
Christian Harder
Svetlana Gromenkova

Big Hands:

Jean Gaspard Wins a Pot

The player from under the gun raises to 1,200 and Jean Gaspard calls from the big blind. The flop comes 964, the UTG player bets 3,500 and Gaspard quickly calls. The turn (4) pairs the board and both players check. The river is the 10, and once gain both players check. Gaspard turns over 96 for two pair and his opponent mucks his cards. Gaspard is back up to 35,000 in chips after this hand.

Josh Arieh Folds Ace-King

A player in middle position bet 1,200 and a player in the cutoff just called. Arieh reraised from the small blind 3,100 on top. The initial raiser threw out another raise, making it 5,300 more. The cutoff went into the tank with the 98 but eventually mucked. Arieh contemplated briefly before mucking the AK face up. Arieh made a good fold as his opponent held the KK. Arieh is at 82,500

Scott Clements Wins Small Pot With K-high

Scotty Clements raised preflop with the KQ and was called be an opponent in the small blind with the KJ. Both players checked down a board that was all small cards. Clements raked in the small pot but is still at just 12,025.

Lynette Chan Eliminated

Lynette Chan gets it all in preflop against one opponent.

Chan: 109
Opponent: AK

Board: 85263

Chan gets it in behind, but turns a flush draw and a straight draw to pick up some outs. The river bricks and Lynette Chan is sent to the rail.

Johnny Bax Cracks Kings

On a flop of 1052, there is a bet of 1,800 followed by a raise to 7,000. Cliff Josephy calls the raise and the original bettor folds. The turn is the A and both players check around. The river is the Q, Josephy bets 13,500 and his opponent calls. Josephy turns over A3 for the nut flush on the river. His opponent looks sick as he tosses kings into the mucks. Bax is up to almost 100,000 in chips after this hand.

Player Tags: Josh Arieh,   Cliff Josephy,   Lynette Chan,   Jean Gaspard

$10,000 Main Event - Day 1d - So Much for the Phan Club

Jul 06, '08

Blinds/Antes: 150-300 with a 25 ante

Players Left: 1,746 of 2,461

Chip Leaders:

Mohmad Koowwssarie: 118,000
Aaron Kanter: 112,000
Brad Tisdale: 112,000
Tom Ly: 111,000
Shawn Conix: 110,000
Victor Ramdin: 98,500
Jaason Katsutani: 93,500
Paul Loh: 90,000
David Oppenheim: 87,000
David Saab: 84,000

CP Chip Counts:

Jeff Shulman: 32,000

Eliminations: Jean Gaspard, Tim Phan, John Phan

Big Hands:

Tim Phan Crippled, Then Busts

On a board J9335, the player in seat 2 bet 5,000 and Tim Phan went into the tank. There was a lot of money in the pot and Phan decided to make the call, leaving himself with only 2,900 behind. Seat 2 then showed down QQ and Phan mucked.

On the next hand, Phan was in the big blind and the player in seat 6 raised to 1,500. Ross Larry made the call from the cutoff in seat 1 and Phan moved all in for 1,400 more. Both players called and the flop came down A42. Seat 6 fired 3,000 into the side pot and Larry made the call. The turn was the 7 and seat 6 fired another bet, this one 5,000. Larry called again and the river was the 8. Seat 6 slowed down and checked. Larry pounced and moved all in. Seat 6 quickly called. "So long buddy. Nice playing with you," a player at the table said to Phan. Phan showed AK for top pair, the same as seat 6 who showed AK. But Larry turned over QJ for a flush on the river and he knocked out two players, including Phan.

Green Light for Action

As small as the Green section of the room might be, Table 11 now plays host to Teddy "Iceman" Monroe is seat 1, followed by Noah Schwartz in Seat 3, Jean-Robert Bellande in Seat 4, and Nick Binger in Seat 6.

Jean-Robert Bellande Takes Small Pot Off Nick Binger

Jean-Robert Bellande raised to 900 from middle position and Nick Binger made the call from the cutoff. The flop came A93, and Bellande bet out 1,400. Binger thought for a minute before folding his hand. Bellande raked another small pot as he flashed the A. After the hand Bellande moved up to just iver 60,000 in chips while Binger fell to 14,200.

Schwartz Defends Blind, Check-Raises Bellande Off of Hand

Jean-Robert Bellande raised to 800 from under the gun and Noah Schwartz called from the big blind. The flop came 433, and both players checked. The turn was the 7, and Schwartz checked to Bellande who bet out 1,000. Schwartz raised (check-raise) to 2,300 and after a few minutes in the tank, Bellande folded the hand. Schwartz raked the pot, briniging his chip count back up to 13,000 while Bellande fell slightly down to 52,000 after the hand.

The Razor Cut From The Field

John Phan has won 2 bracelets in the 2008 WSOP, but his quest for the grandest prize of them all has come to an end.
He was crippled late in level 4 when after much thought he called his opponent's all in bet of 9,000 on a board of K55A10. His opponent showed AA for aces full and Phan mucked, having lost most of his stack in the hand.
The following hand, Phan moved his remaining 3,400 all in preflop and was called by Colleen Caitlin. Phan confidently showed QQ and asked, "You have pocket tens?" But Caitlin shook her head and flipped over AK. The board ran A9549 and Phan was eliminated.

Danneman Gets Check-Raised off a Big Hand

Steve Danneman raised to 1,300 from late position and and the player in the big blind reraised to 3,300. Dannemen smooth called the raise and the flop came 10103, and both players checked around. The turn was 10 and the big blind checked to Danneman who bet 2,500. The big blind raised (check-raise) to 5,000 and Dannenman went into the tank. After a few minutes, Dannemam elected to fold his hand, his chip count falling down to 43,000.

Oppenheim Makes The Call

On a flop of K42, the player in seat 9 checked over to David Oppenheim, who fired a bet of 1,400 into the 2,200 pot. His opponent then check-raised to a total of 4,000. Oppenheim made the call, and the dealer dealt out the turn card, the 2. Both players checked to the river, which brought the Q. Seat 9 took another stab at the pot, firing out 8,000. Oppenheim leaned back in his chair, continuing to enjoy his massage as he stared down his opponent. After only a short period of deliberation, Oppenheim haphazardly tossed in his call, one chip at a time. His opponent shoved his hand into the muck, and Oppenheim raked the pot in without a showdown. He is up to 87,000.

For an exclusive look at Oppenheim's cards and his thought process during the hand, be sure to check out his Pro Analysis interview.

Jean Gaspard Goes Broke

A few hands earlier at the same table, Jean Gaspard was all in on the turn of a board reading AQ89 against the same player in seat 9. Gaspard held only 86, and was in poor shape against his opponent's AK. Gaspard improved to a straight draw on the river, which brought the 7, but was eliminated without the help of a sixth communal card.

Player Tags: John Phan,   David Oppenheim,   Tim Phan,   Jean-Robert Bellande,   Steve Dannenmann,   Noah Schwartz,   Jean Gaspard

Event 2 - $1,500 NLH - Day 2 - Hour 1

Jun 02, '08

Blinds: 500-1,000 with a 100 ante (Moving to 600-1,200 with a 100 ante)

Players Left: 414 of 3,929

Chip Counts:

David Bach: 120,000
Allan Puzontyan: 111,400
Ryan D'Angelo: 105,800
Frank Sinopoli: 103,900
Pat White: 92,300
Shane Schleger: 89,000
Henry Tran: 80,300
John Carlson: 80,200
Grant Hinkle: 77,800

Average Chip Stack: 28,300

Big Hands:

Gaspard Takes Out Another One

Jean Gaspard raised to 4,000 and Ylon Schwartz called all in. Schwartz showed AJ, Gaspard turned over AK. The board ran 8321010 and Schwartz was eliminated.

Quad Fours Beats Two Queens

Charles Ambrogi hit quad 4s on the flop against Parimal Parmar's Q-Q. Ambrogi doubled up to over 28,000 while Parmar still had well over 40,000.

Nguyen Takes a Pot

Minh Nguyen won an early three-way pot when the board showed Q63J and he bet 2,000 into the pot and he got no callers.

Erica Schoenberg and Ryan Daut Tangle

Schoenberg called Daut's preflop raise and the flop came AQ3. Schoenberg led out with 4,000 and Daut thought for a moment then folded. 

Player Tags: Minh Nguyen,   Ylon Schwartz,   Parimal Parmar,   Erica Schoenberg,   Charles Ambrogi,   Ryan Daut,   Jean Gaspard,   European Report

No Limit Holdem - Day 1B Hour 2

Jun 01, '08

Note: Players are now on a 20 minute break

Blinds: 50-100, moving up to 100-200

Eliminations: Victor Ramdin, Scotty Nguyen, Doug Lee

Big Hands:

Lindgren Takes a Nice Pot

With 6 players in a limped pot, seat 7 bet out 300 on a Q63 flop. Erick Lindgren raised to 850 and action folded around to VIctor Ramdin. Ramdin thought for a while and folded along with everyone else. Lindgren saw his stack grow to around 3,800.

Singer Eliminates Ramdin on the River

Two hands later, on a KQ10 flop, Ramdin got all in with his final 1,600. David Singer thought briefly before calling and showing AA only to see that he trailed Ramdin's KQ. The 5 didn't help Singer, but the J fell on the river, giving Singer the broadway straight and eliminating Ramdin early in level 2. Singer now sits around 5,500 in chips.

Doug Lee Gone

Doug Lee busted out after his opponent's ace paired on the turn. Lee didn't show his cards.

Pfeiffer Folds After Turn Raise

In a five way limped pot, Mekhi Phifer led out in late position for 350 on a board of 755. The small blind called and the rest of the players folded. The small blind checked the K on the turn and Phifer again bet out, 800 this time. The small blind considered briefly before moving all in for his last 1300, and Phifer folded. The actor is down to only a little more than 2,000 in chips.

Hayden Takes a Hit

Melissa Hayden raised to 300 preflop. Amateur Christian Dunn repopped it to 1,200 and Hayden called. The flop came AJ9 was checked by both players. The 2 came on the turn and Hayden bet 1,300 and Dunn called. The river brought the 3 and both players checked. Dunn showed KK and Hayden mucked.

Watkinson Mucks

The board showed A45 and was checked. The Q came on the turn and Lee Watkinson bet 300 into a pot of 650 and was called by Ray Muzyka. The river was the Q. Muzyka bet 300 and Watkinson mucked and Muzyka showed QJ. Watkinson now sits around 2,800.

"Easy Kid!" - Scotty Nguyen Gets Crippled Then Busts

Nguyen raised to 325 and was called by one player. The flop came JJ3 and Nguyen checked. His opponent bet 600 and Nguyen checkraised all in for a little over 2,000. His opponent called all in and showed JK and Nguyen was behind with the QQ. The turn brought 9 and the river was the 7 and Nguyen was left with around 600.

Nguyen limped under the gun for 100. Seat 10 called in late position, seat 1 called from the cutoff, the small blind completed the bet and the big blind checked. The flop came J97, seat 1 bet 200 and Nguyen yelled, "easy kid!" The small blind called, the big blind folded and Nguyen raised all in to 225 total. Both seat 1 and the small blind called. The turn was the K and seat 1 bet 500. The small blind called. Both players checked the 9 on the river and seat 1 turned over K8 for the flopped flush and the small blind showed the 108 for the flopped straight. Nguyen mucked A-A face up and was eliminated as the flush took the entire pot.

Andrew Black Eliminates a Player

Black limped under the gun and the button raised to 300. Black called and the flop came K97. Black checked and the button bet 600. Black check-raised the player all in and the player called with JQ and was behind Black's 1010. The board didn't improve and Black eliminated the player.

Gaspard Chippin' Up

Jean Gaspard raised to 375 preflop and had one caller. The flop brought the 649 and his opponent checked. Gaspard bet 550 and his opponent folded. Gaspard's stack is now around 5,000.

Story Lines:

Eli Elezra fresh off his bustout in the PLH championship arrived halfway through level 2 of the tournament and was seated next to Toto Leonidas.

Player Tags: Lee Watkinson,   Scotty Nguyen,   Erick Lindgren,   Victor Ramdin,   David Singer,   Melissa Hayden,   Doug Lee,   Andy Black,   Jean Gaspard,   European Report

Event 2 - $1,500 NLH - Day 2 - Hour 1

Jun 02, '08

Blinds: 500-1,000 with a 100 ante (Moving to 600-1,200 with a 100 ante)

Players Left: 414 of 3,929

Chip Counts:

David Bach: 120,000
Allan Puzontyan: 111,400
Ryan D'Angelo: 105,800
Frank Sinopoli: 103,900
Pat White: 92,300
Shane Schleger: 89,000
Henry Tran: 80,300
John Carlson: 80,200
Grant Hinkle: 77,800

Average Chip Stack: 28,300

Big Hands:

Gaspard Takes Out Another One

Jean Gaspard raised to 4,000 and Ylon Schwartz called all in. Schwartz showed AJ, Gaspard turned over AK. The board ran 8321010 and Schwartz was eliminated.

Quad Fours Beats Two Queens

Charles Ambrogi hit quad 4s on the flop against Parimal Parmar's Q-Q. Ambrogi doubled up to over 28,000 while Parmar still had well over 40,000.

Nguyen Takes a Pot

Minh Nguyen won an early three-way pot when the board showed Q63J and he bet 2,000 into the pot and he got no callers.

Erica Schoenberg and Ryan Daut Tangle

Schoenberg called Daut's preflop raise and the flop came AQ3. Schoenberg led out with 4,000 and Daut thought for a moment then folded. 

Player Tags: Minh Nguyen,   Ylon Schwartz,   Parimal Parmar,   Erica Schoenberg,   Charles Ambrogi,   Ryan Daut,   Jean Gaspard,   European Report

No Limit Holdem - Day 1B Hour 2

Jun 01, '08

Note: Players are now on a 20 minute break

Blinds: 50-100, moving up to 100-200

Eliminations: Victor Ramdin, Scotty Nguyen, Doug Lee

Big Hands:

Lindgren Takes a Nice Pot

With 6 players in a limped pot, seat 7 bet out 300 on a Q63 flop. Erick Lindgren raised to 850 and action folded around to VIctor Ramdin. Ramdin thought for a while and folded along with everyone else. Lindgren saw his stack grow to around 3,800.

Singer Eliminates Ramdin on the River

Two hands later, on a KQ10 flop, Ramdin got all in with his final 1,600. David Singer thought briefly before calling and showing AA only to see that he trailed Ramdin's KQ. The 5 didn't help Singer, but the J fell on the river, giving Singer the broadway straight and eliminating Ramdin early in level 2. Singer now sits around 5,500 in chips.

Doug Lee Gone

Doug Lee busted out after his opponent's ace paired on the turn. Lee didn't show his cards.

Pfeiffer Folds After Turn Raise

In a five way limped pot, Mekhi Phifer led out in late position for 350 on a board of 755. The small blind called and the rest of the players folded. The small blind checked the K on the turn and Phifer again bet out, 800 this time. The small blind considered briefly before moving all in for his last 1300, and Phifer folded. The actor is down to only a little more than 2,000 in chips.

Hayden Takes a Hit

Melissa Hayden raised to 300 preflop. Amateur Christian Dunn repopped it to 1,200 and Hayden called. The flop came AJ9 was checked by both players. The 2 came on the turn and Hayden bet 1,300 and Dunn called. The river brought the 3 and both players checked. Dunn showed KK and Hayden mucked.

Watkinson Mucks

The board showed A45 and was checked. The Q came on the turn and Lee Watkinson bet 300 into a pot of 650 and was called by Ray Muzyka. The river was the Q. Muzyka bet 300 and Watkinson mucked and Muzyka showed QJ. Watkinson now sits around 2,800.

"Easy Kid!" - Scotty Nguyen Gets Crippled Then Busts

Nguyen raised to 325 and was called by one player. The flop came JJ3 and Nguyen checked. His opponent bet 600 and Nguyen checkraised all in for a little over 2,000. His opponent called all in and showed JK and Nguyen was behind with the QQ. The turn brought 9 and the river was the 7 and Nguyen was left with around 600.

Nguyen limped under the gun for 100. Seat 10 called in late position, seat 1 called from the cutoff, the small blind completed the bet and the big blind checked. The flop came J97, seat 1 bet 200 and Nguyen yelled, "easy kid!" The small blind called, the big blind folded and Nguyen raised all in to 225 total. Both seat 1 and the small blind called. The turn was the K and seat 1 bet 500. The small blind called. Both players checked the 9 on the river and seat 1 turned over K8 for the flopped flush and the small blind showed the 108 for the flopped straight. Nguyen mucked A-A face up and was eliminated as the flush took the entire pot.

Andrew Black Eliminates a Player

Black limped under the gun and the button raised to 300. Black called and the flop came K97. Black checked and the button bet 600. Black check-raised the player all in and the player called with JQ and was behind Black's 1010. The board didn't improve and Black eliminated the player.

Gaspard Chippin' Up

Jean Gaspard raised to 375 preflop and had one caller. The flop brought the 649 and his opponent checked. Gaspard bet 550 and his opponent folded. Gaspard's stack is now around 5,000.

Story Lines:

Eli Elezra fresh off his bustout in the PLH championship arrived halfway through level 2 of the tournament and was seated next to Toto Leonidas.

Player Tags: Lee Watkinson,   Scotty Nguyen,   Erick Lindgren,   Victor Ramdin,   David Singer,   Melissa Hayden,   Doug Lee,   Andy Black,   Jean Gaspard,   European Report

Jean Gaspard Eliminated in 12th Place ($13,195)

Apr 18, '08

David "Bakes" Baker just won a massive pot to take out Jean Gaspard.

Jean Gaspard limps and David Benefield calls on the button. David Baker raises to 36,000 in the small blind. Gaspard is the only caller and the flop comes AQ3 and Baker bets 45,000. Gaspard calls and the turn is the 4. Baker bets 75,000 and Gaspard goes all in for another 65,000 or so. Baker calls and turns over AJ and is relieved to see Gaspard show A6. The river is the 5 and Baker breathes a sigh of relief.

Gaspard is eliminated in 12th place, earning $13,195 and Baker takes an even more impressive chip lead, thanks mostly to his table image.

Gaspard would like the world to know that he was not born and raised in West Philadelphia.

Player Tags: David Baker,   Jean Gaspard

Noah Jefferson Doubles Through Jean Gaspard

Apr 15, '08

On a flop of A-8-3, Noah Jefferson bets and Jean Gaspard puts him all in. Jefferson makes the call and shows A-8. Gaspard says, "What a cooler," before turning over A-3. The turn and river offer no help to Gaspard and he is crippled down to about 9,000. Jefferson doubles up to nearly 70,000.

Player Tags: Noah Jefferson,   Jean Gaspard