Kido Pham
Nickname: Thang "Kido" Pham
Hometown: Garland
Country of Origin: United States 
Career Titles
Career Cashes
2009 POY Rank
2
15
2123 (280 points)
Kido Pham - Live Updates
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| Oct 25, '09 | 2009 Festa al Lago Classic | WPT Festa Al Lago Championship -- No-Limit Hold'em | 5 | + |
Level 23 Update: Three Busts -- Down to SevenOct 25, '09 Blinds: 30,000-60,000 with a 5,000 ante Players Left: 7 of 275 Average Chip Count: 2,357,142 Chip Counts: 1. Shawn Cunix — 3,500,000 Notable Eliminations: 10. Chris Bjorin — $47,710 Big Hands:
Tommy Vedes raised to 190,000 under the gun and Chris Bjorin (pictured right) reraised all in from early position. Vedes made the call and they turned over their cards: Vedes: Q Board: 10 Vedes won the pot with pocket queens and Bjorin was eliminated in 10th place. Richard Sciuto Eliminated in Ninth Place ($63,610) Richard Sciuto moved all in preflop for 375,000 and Jason Lavallee made the call from the button. Their cards: Sciuto: 9 Board: J Lavallee won the hand with pocket kings and Sciuto was eliminated in ninth place.
Shawn Cunix raised to 185,000 from the button and Kido Pham reraised all in for 665,000. Cunix made the call and they flipped up their cards: Pham: A Board: 6 Cunix won the hand and Pham was eliminated in eighth place. One more player to go until the final television table is set. Player Tags: Chris Bjorin, Kido Pham, Tommy Vedes, Shawn Cunix, Jason Lavallee, Richard Sciuto Level 16 Update: Dan Shak Takes Horrible BeatOct 24, '09 Blinds: 5,000-10,000 with a 1,000 ante Players Left: 33 of 275 Average Chip Count: 500,000 Chip Counts: 1. Jonas Entin — 1,070,000 Notable Eliminations: Nestor Martinez Big Hands:
Chad “lilholdem954” Batista (pictured right) found himself all in for over 300,000 in chips holding pocket jacks and was in bad shape against chip leader Corwin Cole’s pocket queens. No problem for the online pro, however, when the board came J He now has over 630,000 while Cole took a hit down to 685,000. Dan Shak Takes Really Tough Beat Dan Shak and Tommy Vedes got into a raising war preflop that saw Shak’s A The flop came out K Shak needed help on the river, but it was the 9
Jason Lavallee raised to 25,000 and Freddy Deeb called in the cutoff. The flop came A The turn was the A Both players checked down the 5 Cliff Josephy Eliminated by Kido Pham Some more bad luck for Cliff Josephy when his pocket jacks were cracked by the A The board was safe until an ace hit the turn, giving Pham the elimination credit and a new stack of 700,000 in chips. Player Tags: Daniel Shak, Kido Pham, Cliff Josephy, Tommy Vedes, Freddy Deeb, Chad Batista, Jason Lavallee, Corwin Cole Level 11 Update: The Fat (Short Stacks) Is TrimmedOct 23, '09 Blinds: 1,200-2,400 with a 300 ante Players Left: 84 of 275 Average Chip Count: 196,000 Chip Counts: 1. Dutch Boyd — 580,000 Notable Eliminations: Scott Dorin Big Hands:
Scott “dorinvandy” Dorin was the first person eliminated on the day when his pocket eights ran into an opponent’s pocket aces. The board offered no help and Dorin was eliminated from the tournament. Dorin came into the day with 80,000 in chips. Jonathan Little Crippled, Kido Pham Wins Race Kido Pham (pictured left) raised in middle position and Jonathan Little reraised on the button. Pham moved all in for his last 74,500 and Little made the call with pocket tens. Pham showed A UPDATE Little got the rest of his money in soon after and again and again, doubling up a few times and now has over 100,000 in chips.
The ever so terrifying Phil Ivey (pictured right) is back in contention, after doubling through Jerry Humphrey and then taking a pot from Stephen Giufre to put his stack closer to the average at 155,000 in chips. Straight Flush For Clements On a flop of 6 Both players checked and the river was the Q Player Tags: Phil Ivey, Kido Pham, Scott Clements, Chino Rheem, Jonathan Little, Scott Dorin Level 7 Update -- Hellmuth ArrivesOct 22, '09 Blinds: 500-1,000 with a 100 ante Players Left: 180 of 267 (Approximately) Average Chip Count 89,000 Chip Leaders Chau Giang — 270,000 Card Player Chip Counts Mike Matusow — 210,000 Notable Eliminations: David Grey Level Summary:
Mark Seif made the largest chip gain during the level. His stack grew to 270,000 and he now shares the chip lead with Chau Giang. One of the largest hands of the level took place when Kido Pham was all in against David Baker. Pham held A Three poker-playing Davids hit the rail during the level, as Singer, Williams, and Grey all hit the rail during the level. Barry Shulman moved up to 116,000 after winning a pot off of Poorya Nazari with pocket queens in the hole. Player Tags: Chris Ferguson, Phil Hellmuth, David Singer, Barry Shulman, David Grey, David Williams, Kido Pham, David Baker |
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| Oct 24, '09 | 2009 Festa al Lago Classic | WPT Festa Al Lago Championship -- No-Limit Hold'em | 4 | + |
Level 23 Update: Three Busts -- Down to SevenOct 25, '09 Blinds: 30,000-60,000 with a 5,000 ante Players Left: 7 of 275 Average Chip Count: 2,357,142 Chip Counts: 1. Shawn Cunix — 3,500,000 Notable Eliminations: 10. Chris Bjorin — $47,710 Big Hands:
Tommy Vedes raised to 190,000 under the gun and Chris Bjorin (pictured right) reraised all in from early position. Vedes made the call and they turned over their cards: Vedes: Q Board: 10 Vedes won the pot with pocket queens and Bjorin was eliminated in 10th place. Richard Sciuto Eliminated in Ninth Place ($63,610) Richard Sciuto moved all in preflop for 375,000 and Jason Lavallee made the call from the button. Their cards: Sciuto: 9 Board: J Lavallee won the hand with pocket kings and Sciuto was eliminated in ninth place.
Shawn Cunix raised to 185,000 from the button and Kido Pham reraised all in for 665,000. Cunix made the call and they flipped up their cards: Pham: A Board: 6 Cunix won the hand and Pham was eliminated in eighth place. One more player to go until the final television table is set. Player Tags: Chris Bjorin, Kido Pham, Tommy Vedes, Shawn Cunix, Jason Lavallee, Richard Sciuto Level 16 Update: Dan Shak Takes Horrible BeatOct 24, '09 Blinds: 5,000-10,000 with a 1,000 ante Players Left: 33 of 275 Average Chip Count: 500,000 Chip Counts: 1. Jonas Entin — 1,070,000 Notable Eliminations: Nestor Martinez Big Hands:
Chad “lilholdem954” Batista (pictured right) found himself all in for over 300,000 in chips holding pocket jacks and was in bad shape against chip leader Corwin Cole’s pocket queens. No problem for the online pro, however, when the board came J He now has over 630,000 while Cole took a hit down to 685,000. Dan Shak Takes Really Tough Beat Dan Shak and Tommy Vedes got into a raising war preflop that saw Shak’s A The flop came out K Shak needed help on the river, but it was the 9
Jason Lavallee raised to 25,000 and Freddy Deeb called in the cutoff. The flop came A The turn was the A Both players checked down the 5 Cliff Josephy Eliminated by Kido Pham Some more bad luck for Cliff Josephy when his pocket jacks were cracked by the A The board was safe until an ace hit the turn, giving Pham the elimination credit and a new stack of 700,000 in chips. Player Tags: Daniel Shak, Kido Pham, Cliff Josephy, Tommy Vedes, Freddy Deeb, Chad Batista, Jason Lavallee, Corwin Cole Level 11 Update: The Fat (Short Stacks) Is TrimmedOct 23, '09 Blinds: 1,200-2,400 with a 300 ante Players Left: 84 of 275 Average Chip Count: 196,000 Chip Counts: 1. Dutch Boyd — 580,000 Notable Eliminations: Scott Dorin Big Hands:
Scott “dorinvandy” Dorin was the first person eliminated on the day when his pocket eights ran into an opponent’s pocket aces. The board offered no help and Dorin was eliminated from the tournament. Dorin came into the day with 80,000 in chips. Jonathan Little Crippled, Kido Pham Wins Race Kido Pham (pictured left) raised in middle position and Jonathan Little reraised on the button. Pham moved all in for his last 74,500 and Little made the call with pocket tens. Pham showed A UPDATE Little got the rest of his money in soon after and again and again, doubling up a few times and now has over 100,000 in chips.
The ever so terrifying Phil Ivey (pictured right) is back in contention, after doubling through Jerry Humphrey and then taking a pot from Stephen Giufre to put his stack closer to the average at 155,000 in chips. Straight Flush For Clements On a flop of 6 Both players checked and the river was the Q Player Tags: Phil Ivey, Kido Pham, Scott Clements, Chino Rheem, Jonathan Little, Scott Dorin Level 7 Update -- Hellmuth ArrivesOct 22, '09 Blinds: 500-1,000 with a 100 ante Players Left: 180 of 267 (Approximately) Average Chip Count 89,000 Chip Leaders Chau Giang — 270,000 Card Player Chip Counts Mike Matusow — 210,000 Notable Eliminations: David Grey Level Summary:
Mark Seif made the largest chip gain during the level. His stack grew to 270,000 and he now shares the chip lead with Chau Giang. One of the largest hands of the level took place when Kido Pham was all in against David Baker. Pham held A Three poker-playing Davids hit the rail during the level, as Singer, Williams, and Grey all hit the rail during the level. Barry Shulman moved up to 116,000 after winning a pot off of Poorya Nazari with pocket queens in the hole. Player Tags: Chris Ferguson, Phil Hellmuth, David Singer, Barry Shulman, David Grey, David Williams, Kido Pham, David Baker |
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| Oct 23, '09 | 2009 Festa al Lago Classic | WPT Festa Al Lago Championship -- No-Limit Hold'em | 3 | + |
Level 23 Update: Three Busts -- Down to SevenOct 25, '09 Blinds: 30,000-60,000 with a 5,000 ante Players Left: 7 of 275 Average Chip Count: 2,357,142 Chip Counts: 1. Shawn Cunix — 3,500,000 Notable Eliminations: 10. Chris Bjorin — $47,710 Big Hands:
Tommy Vedes raised to 190,000 under the gun and Chris Bjorin (pictured right) reraised all in from early position. Vedes made the call and they turned over their cards: Vedes: Q Board: 10 Vedes won the pot with pocket queens and Bjorin was eliminated in 10th place. Richard Sciuto Eliminated in Ninth Place ($63,610) Richard Sciuto moved all in preflop for 375,000 and Jason Lavallee made the call from the button. Their cards: Sciuto: 9 Board: J Lavallee won the hand with pocket kings and Sciuto was eliminated in ninth place.
Shawn Cunix raised to 185,000 from the button and Kido Pham reraised all in for 665,000. Cunix made the call and they flipped up their cards: Pham: A Board: 6 Cunix won the hand and Pham was eliminated in eighth place. One more player to go until the final television table is set. Player Tags: Chris Bjorin, Kido Pham, Tommy Vedes, Shawn Cunix, Jason Lavallee, Richard Sciuto Level 16 Update: Dan Shak Takes Horrible BeatOct 24, '09 Blinds: 5,000-10,000 with a 1,000 ante Players Left: 33 of 275 Average Chip Count: 500,000 Chip Counts: 1. Jonas Entin — 1,070,000 Notable Eliminations: Nestor Martinez Big Hands:
Chad “lilholdem954” Batista (pictured right) found himself all in for over 300,000 in chips holding pocket jacks and was in bad shape against chip leader Corwin Cole’s pocket queens. No problem for the online pro, however, when the board came J He now has over 630,000 while Cole took a hit down to 685,000. Dan Shak Takes Really Tough Beat Dan Shak and Tommy Vedes got into a raising war preflop that saw Shak’s A The flop came out K Shak needed help on the river, but it was the 9
Jason Lavallee raised to 25,000 and Freddy Deeb called in the cutoff. The flop came A The turn was the A Both players checked down the 5 Cliff Josephy Eliminated by Kido Pham Some more bad luck for Cliff Josephy when his pocket jacks were cracked by the A The board was safe until an ace hit the turn, giving Pham the elimination credit and a new stack of 700,000 in chips. Player Tags: Daniel Shak, Kido Pham, Cliff Josephy, Tommy Vedes, Freddy Deeb, Chad Batista, Jason Lavallee, Corwin Cole Level 11 Update: The Fat (Short Stacks) Is TrimmedOct 23, '09 Blinds: 1,200-2,400 with a 300 ante Players Left: 84 of 275 Average Chip Count: 196,000 Chip Counts: 1. Dutch Boyd — 580,000 Notable Eliminations: Scott Dorin Big Hands:
Scott “dorinvandy” Dorin was the first person eliminated on the day when his pocket eights ran into an opponent’s pocket aces. The board offered no help and Dorin was eliminated from the tournament. Dorin came into the day with 80,000 in chips. Jonathan Little Crippled, Kido Pham Wins Race Kido Pham (pictured left) raised in middle position and Jonathan Little reraised on the button. Pham moved all in for his last 74,500 and Little made the call with pocket tens. Pham showed A UPDATE Little got the rest of his money in soon after and again and again, doubling up a few times and now has over 100,000 in chips.
The ever so terrifying Phil Ivey (pictured right) is back in contention, after doubling through Jerry Humphrey and then taking a pot from Stephen Giufre to put his stack closer to the average at 155,000 in chips. Straight Flush For Clements On a flop of 6 Both players checked and the river was the Q Player Tags: Phil Ivey, Kido Pham, Scott Clements, Chino Rheem, Jonathan Little, Scott Dorin Level 7 Update -- Hellmuth ArrivesOct 22, '09 Blinds: 500-1,000 with a 100 ante Players Left: 180 of 267 (Approximately) Average Chip Count 89,000 Chip Leaders Chau Giang — 270,000 Card Player Chip Counts Mike Matusow — 210,000 Notable Eliminations: David Grey Level Summary:
Mark Seif made the largest chip gain during the level. His stack grew to 270,000 and he now shares the chip lead with Chau Giang. One of the largest hands of the level took place when Kido Pham was all in against David Baker. Pham held A Three poker-playing Davids hit the rail during the level, as Singer, Williams, and Grey all hit the rail during the level. Barry Shulman moved up to 116,000 after winning a pot off of Poorya Nazari with pocket queens in the hole. Player Tags: Chris Ferguson, Phil Hellmuth, David Singer, Barry Shulman, David Grey, David Williams, Kido Pham, David Baker |
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| Oct 22, '09 | 2009 Festa al Lago Classic | WPT Festa Al Lago Championship -- No-Limit Hold'em | 2 | + |
Level 23 Update: Three Busts -- Down to SevenOct 25, '09 Blinds: 30,000-60,000 with a 5,000 ante Players Left: 7 of 275 Average Chip Count: 2,357,142 Chip Counts: 1. Shawn Cunix — 3,500,000 Notable Eliminations: 10. Chris Bjorin — $47,710 Big Hands:
Tommy Vedes raised to 190,000 under the gun and Chris Bjorin (pictured right) reraised all in from early position. Vedes made the call and they turned over their cards: Vedes: Q Board: 10 Vedes won the pot with pocket queens and Bjorin was eliminated in 10th place. Richard Sciuto Eliminated in Ninth Place ($63,610) Richard Sciuto moved all in preflop for 375,000 and Jason Lavallee made the call from the button. Their cards: Sciuto: 9 Board: J Lavallee won the hand with pocket kings and Sciuto was eliminated in ninth place.
Shawn Cunix raised to 185,000 from the button and Kido Pham reraised all in for 665,000. Cunix made the call and they flipped up their cards: Pham: A Board: 6 Cunix won the hand and Pham was eliminated in eighth place. One more player to go until the final television table is set. Player Tags: Chris Bjorin, Kido Pham, Tommy Vedes, Shawn Cunix, Jason Lavallee, Richard Sciuto Level 16 Update: Dan Shak Takes Horrible BeatOct 24, '09 Blinds: 5,000-10,000 with a 1,000 ante Players Left: 33 of 275 Average Chip Count: 500,000 Chip Counts: 1. Jonas Entin — 1,070,000 Notable Eliminations: Nestor Martinez Big Hands:
Chad “lilholdem954” Batista (pictured right) found himself all in for over 300,000 in chips holding pocket jacks and was in bad shape against chip leader Corwin Cole’s pocket queens. No problem for the online pro, however, when the board came J He now has over 630,000 while Cole took a hit down to 685,000. Dan Shak Takes Really Tough Beat Dan Shak and Tommy Vedes got into a raising war preflop that saw Shak’s A The flop came out K Shak needed help on the river, but it was the 9
Jason Lavallee raised to 25,000 and Freddy Deeb called in the cutoff. The flop came A The turn was the A Both players checked down the 5 Cliff Josephy Eliminated by Kido Pham Some more bad luck for Cliff Josephy when his pocket jacks were cracked by the A The board was safe until an ace hit the turn, giving Pham the elimination credit and a new stack of 700,000 in chips. Player Tags: Daniel Shak, Kido Pham, Cliff Josephy, Tommy Vedes, Freddy Deeb, Chad Batista, Jason Lavallee, Corwin Cole Level 11 Update: The Fat (Short Stacks) Is TrimmedOct 23, '09 Blinds: 1,200-2,400 with a 300 ante Players Left: 84 of 275 Average Chip Count: 196,000 Chip Counts: 1. Dutch Boyd — 580,000 Notable Eliminations: Scott Dorin Big Hands:
Scott “dorinvandy” Dorin was the first person eliminated on the day when his pocket eights ran into an opponent’s pocket aces. The board offered no help and Dorin was eliminated from the tournament. Dorin came into the day with 80,000 in chips. Jonathan Little Crippled, Kido Pham Wins Race Kido Pham (pictured left) raised in middle position and Jonathan Little reraised on the button. Pham moved all in for his last 74,500 and Little made the call with pocket tens. Pham showed A UPDATE Little got the rest of his money in soon after and again and again, doubling up a few times and now has over 100,000 in chips.
The ever so terrifying Phil Ivey (pictured right) is back in contention, after doubling through Jerry Humphrey and then taking a pot from Stephen Giufre to put his stack closer to the average at 155,000 in chips. Straight Flush For Clements On a flop of 6 Both players checked and the river was the Q Player Tags: Phil Ivey, Kido Pham, Scott Clements, Chino Rheem, Jonathan Little, Scott Dorin Level 7 Update -- Hellmuth ArrivesOct 22, '09 Blinds: 500-1,000 with a 100 ante Players Left: 180 of 267 (Approximately) Average Chip Count 89,000 Chip Leaders Chau Giang — 270,000 Card Player Chip Counts Mike Matusow — 210,000 Notable Eliminations: David Grey Level Summary:
Mark Seif made the largest chip gain during the level. His stack grew to 270,000 and he now shares the chip lead with Chau Giang. One of the largest hands of the level took place when Kido Pham was all in against David Baker. Pham held A Three poker-playing Davids hit the rail during the level, as Singer, Williams, and Grey all hit the rail during the level. Barry Shulman moved up to 116,000 after winning a pot off of Poorya Nazari with pocket queens in the hole. Player Tags: Chris Ferguson, Phil Hellmuth, David Singer, Barry Shulman, David Grey, David Williams, Kido Pham, David Baker |
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| Jul 10, '08 | 2008 39th Annual World Series of Poker | Event 54 - World Championship No-Limit Hold'em | 7 | + |
$10,000 Main Event - Day 3 - Level 13 (Hr. 2)Jul 10, '08 Blinds/Antes: 1,200-2,400-300 Players Left: 747 of 6844 Chip Leaders: Big Hands/Storylines
Gus Hansen was getting short-stacked, but managed a significant breakthrough with about 40 minutes remaining before the dinner break. Hansen was on the button and called a preflop raise from a player one from the cut-off. The flop came 9 Kido Pham’s Stack Dwindling Preflop, Ryan Daut raised to 6,300 from early position and was called by Jeremiah Smith and the big blind. The flop came J Hellmuth moves all in, gets fold, "so sick" Phil Hellmuth was on the button and was in a pot against the big blind. The flop was A Player Tags: Gus Hansen, Phil Hellmuth, Kido Pham, Jeremiah Smith, Ryan Daut $10,000 Main Event - Costanza Sent Back to Jerry's ApartmentJul 03, '08 Blinds/Antes: 150-300 Player Tags: Barry Shulman, Kido Pham, Joe Sebok, Roy Winston, Jason Alexander |
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| Jul 03, '08 | 2008 39th Annual World Series of Poker | Event 54 - World Championship No-Limit Hold'em | 1 | + |
$10,000 Main Event - Day 3 - Level 13 (Hr. 2)Jul 10, '08 Blinds/Antes: 1,200-2,400-300 Players Left: 747 of 6844 Chip Leaders: Big Hands/Storylines
Gus Hansen was getting short-stacked, but managed a significant breakthrough with about 40 minutes remaining before the dinner break. Hansen was on the button and called a preflop raise from a player one from the cut-off. The flop came 9 Kido Pham’s Stack Dwindling Preflop, Ryan Daut raised to 6,300 from early position and was called by Jeremiah Smith and the big blind. The flop came J Hellmuth moves all in, gets fold, "so sick" Phil Hellmuth was on the button and was in a pot against the big blind. The flop was A Player Tags: Gus Hansen, Phil Hellmuth, Kido Pham, Jeremiah Smith, Ryan Daut $10,000 Main Event - Costanza Sent Back to Jerry's ApartmentJul 03, '08 Blinds/Antes: 150-300 Player Tags: Barry Shulman, Kido Pham, Joe Sebok, Roy Winston, Jason Alexander |
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| Jul 01, '08 | 2008 39th Annual World Series of Poker | Event 50 - World Championship Pot Limit Omaha | 3 | + |
$10,000 Pot-Limit Omaha Final Table - Kido Pham Eliminated in 6th Place ($170,117)Jul 01, '08 Players are on a 90-minute dinner break. Play will resume at 9:30 p.m. Blinds: 25,000-50,000 Players Remaining: 5 of 381 Average Chip Stack: 1,525,000 Chip Counts: Marty Smyth - 2,615,000 Eliminations: Kido Pham Eliminated in 6th Place ($170,117) Big Hands and Storylines: Jetten doubles through Pham Kido Pham called from the small blind and Peter Jetten checked. The two checked the flop and on the turn the board read J
After Michael Mizrachi, Billy Argyros and Richard Harroch limp into the pot, Kido Pham makes a raise from the big blind. Mizrachi calls and the others fold. The flop comes Q Pham: A River: 6 Pham needed an ace or jack on the river, but instead the board paired and Mizrachi won with a full house. He knocked out Pham, who will take home $170,117, in 6th place.
Marty Smyth raised to 125,000 and Michael Mizrachi called from the big blind. The flop was K Mizrachi: 10 River: 4 Mizrachi had two pair, a flush draw and straight draw, but Smyth had top two pair. The river didn't help Mizrachi, and Smyth doubled up to 2,580,000 chips and now has the chip lead. Player Tags: Michael Mizrachi, Kido Pham $10,000 Pot-Limit Omaha - Level 18Jun 30, '08 Players are on a 20-minute break. Blinds: 5,000-10,000 Players Remaining: 20 of 381 Average Chip Stack: 381,000 Chip Leaders: Kido Pham - 1,145,000 Eliminations: The following players received $28,651: Jamie Pickering - 27th place Hands and Storylines:
After a player raised to 30,000 Kido Pham made the called. Then Stephen Ladowsky reraised to 130,000 and only had 146,000 left. Pham asked him what what he wanted Pham to do, but he wouldn't answer. So Pham called and the two saw a K Ladowsky: A The turn was the 7 Near the end of the level he again called a big reraise, this time made by Peter Jetten. The flop came K In another hand during the level, Pham called an early position raise by Brent Hale, and then check-raised him all in after a A Williams's aces let him down, Pickering runs into aces It seems like fitting that Nikolay Evdakov was eliminated and then the action picks up. It's as if the other players -- even those at other tables -- were so angry with his stalling that it affected everyone's play. On a flop, David Williams put his remaining chips into the pot with just pocket aces, and ran into Julian Powell's flopped two pair. He didn't get the help he needed and was eliminated on the hand. Later in the level Rob Hollink moved all in preflop with A-K-T-6 and was called by Josh Arieh, who held a pair of aces. Arieh's hand held, sending Hollink to collect his money. Player Tags: Josh Arieh, David Williams, Kido Pham $10,000 Pot-Limit Omaha - Level 17 - The Stalling is OverJun 30, '08 Blinds: 4,000-8,000 Players Remaining: 27 of 381 Average Chip Stack: 282,000 Chip Leaders: Josh Arieh - 645,000 Eliminations: The following players received $25,069: Nikolay Evdakov - 28th place Hands and Storylines:
Nikolay Evdakov was again causing problems with his extremely deliberate play. Players at his table and other tables were complaining, and a tournament director told him to act more quickly or face a clock every hand. Then, after Brandon Moran had raised to 20,000, Evdakov decided to risk his remaining chips and move all in for just 32,000 more. Moran knew he wasn't in a good spot but had to call. Evdakov: A When Evdakov showed his hand, many others were incredulous, unable to understand why he'd take so long to make the obvious all in move. So when Moran sucked out, they were all ecstatic.
After a flop of A Matsson: A A five came on the turn to give Matsson a full house and the pot of over 500,000 chips. Pickering, meanwhile, dropped all the way to 130,000 chips. Pham "catches" Benefield With the board 8 Player Tags: Kido Pham, Jamie Pickering, David Benefield, Kenneth Matsson, Nikolay Evdakov, European Report $10,000 Pot-Limit Omaha - Level 15 - D'Agostino Out on BubbleJun 30, '08 Blinds: 2,500-5,000 Players Remaining: 36 of 381 Average Chip Stack: 211,700 Eliminations: John D'Agostino - 37th place Hands and Storylines:
It folded around to Magnus Petersson in the small blind and he raised to 15,000 and John D'Agostino reraised all in. Petersson called and when the two flipped over their hands D'Agostino was hoping to double up. D'Agostino: A Petersson flopped trips and knocked out D'Agostino, ending the long and painful hand-for-hand play. Evdakov extends record, but draws others' ire Nikolay Evdakov cashed in this event, giving him 10 cashes for this year's series. But he has been a short stack this entire level, and his methodical pace has irritated many others. Players were openly talking about his play just a few feet away and timing him to see how long he would take before acting. David Williams definitely doesn't consider him a contender in this event, saying he "stalls, waits for the nuts, doubles up and goes back into hiding." Big stacks take bullying to the edge On one hand during hand-for-hand play, Kido Pham announced that if the first two players folded he would raise in the dark. He already had the chips in his hand, and when it was his turn to act he raised to 12,000, just 7,000 more than the big blind. "I want to call a reraise," Pham said. But it never came to that; all the players folded. Pham quickly put his cards in the muck and collected the blinds.
Powell: A Arieh had a great chance to win, flopping a pair and a flush draw, but missed all his outs and doubled up another opponent. Clonie gone in 39th Clonie Gowen called all in with an overpair and a flush draw against Shawn Buchanan's top two pair. Buchanan turned a full house, leaving Gowen with just two outs on the river. The river was a blank, and Gowen missed out on cashing by two spots. Williams picks up chips, then drops back down David Williams was ecstatic when he knocked out Gary Benson with top two pair against top and bottom pair on the flop. He was over 100,000 chips for the first time in a long time and then won more hands to get over 150,000 chips. But during hand-for-hand play he gave many of them back when he called a 25,000 river bet with the board K
Player Tags: John D'Agostino, Clonie Gowen, David Williams, Kido Pham, Magnus Petersson, European Report $10,000 PLO - Day 2 - Hour ThreeJun 30, '08 Note: Players took a twenty-minute break at the end of Level 12 and returned back to their seats around 4:20 pm to begin Level 13. Ross Boatman and Clonie Gowen limped into a dry pot when Nick Gibson raised to 16,500 behind them. Boatman reraised all in for about 40,000, Gowen fodled and Gibson made the call. Both players turned over their cards. Player Tags: Ross Boatman, Rob Hollink, Kido Pham, Dario Alioto, Thayer Rasmussen |
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| Jun 30, '08 | 2008 39th Annual World Series of Poker | Event 50 - World Championship Pot Limit Omaha | 2 | + |
$10,000 Pot-Limit Omaha Final Table - Kido Pham Eliminated in 6th Place ($170,117)Jul 01, '08 Players are on a 90-minute dinner break. Play will resume at 9:30 p.m. Blinds: 25,000-50,000 Players Remaining: 5 of 381 Average Chip Stack: 1,525,000 Chip Counts: Marty Smyth - 2,615,000 Eliminations: Kido Pham Eliminated in 6th Place ($170,117) Big Hands and Storylines: Jetten doubles through Pham Kido Pham called from the small blind and Peter Jetten checked. The two checked the flop and on the turn the board read J
After Michael Mizrachi, Billy Argyros and Richard Harroch limp into the pot, Kido Pham makes a raise from the big blind. Mizrachi calls and the others fold. The flop comes Q Pham: A River: 6 Pham needed an ace or jack on the river, but instead the board paired and Mizrachi won with a full house. He knocked out Pham, who will take home $170,117, in 6th place.
Marty Smyth raised to 125,000 and Michael Mizrachi called from the big blind. The flop was K Mizrachi: 10 River: 4 Mizrachi had two pair, a flush draw and straight draw, but Smyth had top two pair. The river didn't help Mizrachi, and Smyth doubled up to 2,580,000 chips and now has the chip lead. Player Tags: Michael Mizrachi, Kido Pham $10,000 Pot-Limit Omaha - Level 18Jun 30, '08 Players are on a 20-minute break. Blinds: 5,000-10,000 Players Remaining: 20 of 381 Average Chip Stack: 381,000 Chip Leaders: Kido Pham - 1,145,000 Eliminations: The following players received $28,651: Jamie Pickering - 27th place Hands and Storylines:
After a player raised to 30,000 Kido Pham made the called. Then Stephen Ladowsky reraised to 130,000 and only had 146,000 left. Pham asked him what what he wanted Pham to do, but he wouldn't answer. So Pham called and the two saw a K Ladowsky: A The turn was the 7 Near the end of the level he again called a big reraise, this time made by Peter Jetten. The flop came K In another hand during the level, Pham called an early position raise by Brent Hale, and then check-raised him all in after a A Williams's aces let him down, Pickering runs into aces It seems like fitting that Nikolay Evdakov was eliminated and then the action picks up. It's as if the other players -- even those at other tables -- were so angry with his stalling that it affected everyone's play. On a flop, David Williams put his remaining chips into the pot with just pocket aces, and ran into Julian Powell's flopped two pair. He didn't get the help he needed and was eliminated on the hand. Later in the level Rob Hollink moved all in preflop with A-K-T-6 and was called by Josh Arieh, who held a pair of aces. Arieh's hand held, sending Hollink to collect his money. Player Tags: Josh Arieh, David Williams, Kido Pham $10,000 Pot-Limit Omaha - Level 17 - The Stalling is OverJun 30, '08 Blinds: 4,000-8,000 Players Remaining: 27 of 381 Average Chip Stack: 282,000 Chip Leaders: Josh Arieh - 645,000 Eliminations: The following players received $25,069: Nikolay Evdakov - 28th place Hands and Storylines:
Nikolay Evdakov was again causing problems with his extremely deliberate play. Players at his table and other tables were complaining, and a tournament director told him to act more quickly or face a clock every hand. Then, after Brandon Moran had raised to 20,000, Evdakov decided to risk his remaining chips and move all in for just 32,000 more. Moran knew he wasn't in a good spot but had to call. Evdakov: A When Evdakov showed his hand, many others were incredulous, unable to understand why he'd take so long to make the obvious all in move. So when Moran sucked out, they were all ecstatic.
After a flop of A Matsson: A A five came on the turn to give Matsson a full house and the pot of over 500,000 chips. Pickering, meanwhile, dropped all the way to 130,000 chips. Pham "catches" Benefield With the board 8 Player Tags: Kido Pham, Jamie Pickering, David Benefield, Kenneth Matsson, Nikolay Evdakov, European Report $10,000 Pot-Limit Omaha - Level 15 - D'Agostino Out on BubbleJun 30, '08 Blinds: 2,500-5,000 Players Remaining: 36 of 381 Average Chip Stack: 211,700 Eliminations: John D'Agostino - 37th place Hands and Storylines:
It folded around to Magnus Petersson in the small blind and he raised to 15,000 and John D'Agostino reraised all in. Petersson called and when the two flipped over their hands D'Agostino was hoping to double up. D'Agostino: A Petersson flopped trips and knocked out D'Agostino, ending the long and painful hand-for-hand play. Evdakov extends record, but draws others' ire Nikolay Evdakov cashed in this event, giving him 10 cashes for this year's series. But he has been a short stack this entire level, and his methodical pace has irritated many others. Players were openly talking about his play just a few feet away and timing him to see how long he would take before acting. David Williams definitely doesn't consider him a contender in this event, saying he "stalls, waits for the nuts, doubles up and goes back into hiding." Big stacks take bullying to the edge On one hand during hand-for-hand play, Kido Pham announced that if the first two players folded he would raise in the dark. He already had the chips in his hand, and when it was his turn to act he raised to 12,000, just 7,000 more than the big blind. "I want to call a reraise," Pham said. But it never came to that; all the players folded. Pham quickly put his cards in the muck and collected the blinds.
Powell: A Arieh had a great chance to win, flopping a pair and a flush draw, but missed all his outs and doubled up another opponent. Clonie gone in 39th Clonie Gowen called all in with an overpair and a flush draw against Shawn Buchanan's top two pair. Buchanan turned a full house, leaving Gowen with just two outs on the river. The river was a blank, and Gowen missed out on cashing by two spots. Williams picks up chips, then drops back down David Williams was ecstatic when he knocked out Gary Benson with top two pair against top and bottom pair on the flop. He was over 100,000 chips for the first time in a long time and then won more hands to get over 150,000 chips. But during hand-for-hand play he gave many of them back when he called a 25,000 river bet with the board K
Player Tags: John D'Agostino, Clonie Gowen, David Williams, Kido Pham, Magnus Petersson, European Report $10,000 PLO - Day 2 - Hour ThreeJun 30, '08 Note: Players took a twenty-minute break at the end of Level 12 and returned back to their seats around 4:20 pm to begin Level 13. Ross Boatman and Clonie Gowen limped into a dry pot when Nick Gibson raised to 16,500 behind them. Boatman reraised all in for about 40,000, Gowen fodled and Gibson made the call. Both players turned over their cards. Player Tags: Ross Boatman, Rob Hollink, Kido Pham, Dario Alioto, Thayer Rasmussen |
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| May 30, '08 | 2008 39th Annual World Series of Poker | Event 1 - World Championship Pot-Limit Hold'em | 1 | + |
Pot-Limit Hold'em - Tony Licastro Adds To His Chip LeadMay 30, '08 Blinds/Antes: 500/1000
Chip Leaders: Recent Eliminations:
Big Hands:
Mike Sexton, raised to 3,000 from middle position and was called by the player on the button. The small blind reraised to 13,000 total, causing Sexton to pause and count his chips before ultimately mucking. The player on the button folded instantly. Sexton is left with 85,000 in chips.
Facing a raise of 2,700 from the player in seat 6, Jennifer Harman reraised to 9,600 total. Her opponent folded, and Harman added the pot to her growing 24,000 stack. After posting his big blind, Phil Ivey called a raise of 3,000 by a middle position player. Both players checked the Q
Phil Laak increased his stack to over 80,000 in chips after taking his pocket aces against his opponent’s pocket queens. Dario Minieri put the remainder of his chips into the pot with 6 Kido Pham put 3,500 of his 3,800 into the pot from the button looking to double-up; Kevin “BeL0WaB0Ve” Saul obliged and set him all-in. Pham, claiming to only have looked at one of his cards, flipped over K
With the board 8 In a pot with three players, Tony Licastro’s misstep ended up paying off. With a short stack already all in, Licastro moved all in and was immediately called by the other player in the hand. The caller flipped over pocket kings and the short stack held pocket aces. But a ten on the river gave Licastro the gigantic pot and moved his chip stack to well over 200,000.
In late position Joe Sebok raised to 3,000 and was called by Patrik Antonius in the big blind. On a 6 Player Tags: Antonio Esfandiari, Phil Laak, Jennifer Harman, Phil Ivey, Mike Sexton, Kido Pham, Vanessa Rousso, Joe Sebok, Brian Powell, Thierry Van Den Berg, Dario Minieri, European Report |
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| Jul 10, '07 | 2007 Bellagio Cup III Tournament (WPT) | WPT No-Limit Hold'em Championship Event | 1 | + |
Kido Pham EliminatedJul 10, '07 Kido Pham has just been busted from the feature table by David Singer.Player Tags: David Singer, Kido Pham Justin Bonomo - The BullyJul 10, '07 On a flop of 8 7 7 , Kido Pham bets $4,000 and Justin Bonomo moves all in, covering Pham's last $20,000. Pham thinks for awhile and folds, annoyed.
Player Tags: Kido Pham, Justin Bonomo Battle of the ProsJul 10, '07 David Singer raises to $600 on the button and Kido Pham makes the call from the big blind. The flop comes K J 2 and Singer bets $1,000. Pham flat calls and the turn is the A. This freezes both players and they check to the river, which is the 8. Pham casually bets out $1,000 and Singer thinks for a bit before folding.
Player Tags: David Singer, Kido Pham |
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Chris Bjorin Eliminated in 10th Place ($47,710)
Kido Pham Eliminated in Eighth Place ($89,450)
Chad Batista Gets Lucky To Stay Alive
Freddy Deeb Slows Down Jason Lavallee
Scott Dorin First Out The Door
Phil Ivey Doubles Up, Wins Another
Phil Hellmuth (pictured right) finally arrived to the tournament during the second level on day 2. He is seated at a table with Card Player 
Five-Alive for Hansen
No Soup For You! Jason Alexander Eiminated
Winston Gone
Smyth doubles through Mizrachi
Kido Pham does what few would do -- twice
Evdakov stalls (again), exits on money bubble
Matsson bests Pickering's monster draw
D'Agostino's aces get cracked -- hand-for-hand ends
Arieh tried something similar, but the result was different. He raised blind, but Julian Powell reraised. Arieh called the preflop raise, and then called on the flop when Powell moved the rest of his chips in.
Dario Alioto Chips Up, Eliminates Thayer Rasmussen and Alberto Romero in Same Hand
Vanessa Rousso Getting Short
Phil Laak Chips Up