Jeff Shulman Poker Tournament Updates

Level 6 Update: Pros Double Up Early and are Doubled Through

Jul 12, '11

Note: Levels are two hours in length.

Players Remaining on Day 2B: 2,490

Blinds: 650-1,000 with a 100 ante

Chip Leaders:

Maynard Little: 179,450
Ben Mintz: 176,975
Andrew Hinrichsen: 176,000
Benjamin Mintz: 175,975
Raj Vohra: 167,450
Dax Mellon: 162,325
Ben Lamb: 160,000
Antony Lellouche: 155,200
Sergey Altbregin: 155,000
Alexandros Karnaos: 138,175

Card Player Chip Counts:

Jeff Shulman — 11,500
Matt Matros — 77,000
Todd Brunson — 49,000
Lee Watkinson — 44,000
Diego Cordovez — 25,000
Tony Dunst — BUSTED

Featured Poker Tweet — Jeff Shulman_

Notables Eliminated:

Todd Terry
Shannon Elizabeth
Vanessa Peng
Steven Burkholder
Cliff Josephy

Hands:

David Chiu Doubles Up

David Chiu got all of his 39,775 into the middle preflop against one opponent and they flipped over their cards:

Chiu: A K
Opponent: A-Q

Board: J J 8 J 6

Chiu doubled up on the hand and he now holds more than 80,000.

Ben Lamb Doubles up an Opponent

Ben Lamb and Rhynie Campbell pot were looking at a 10 8 5 Q 9 board and there was 25,000 in the pot. Campbell checked and Lamb bet 30,000. Campbell made the all-in call and he flipped over 10 9. Lamb mucked his hand and he was down to 160,000 after the hand. Campbell doubled up to more than 75,000 after the hand.

Featured Poker Tweet — Kevin Saul

Allen Cunningham Busts One

The small blind moved all in for 15,800 after a few raises were fired out preflop and Allen Cunningham was the only player who made the call. Their cards:

Cunningham: 8 8
Small Blind: A Q

Board: 10 9 8 5 2

Cunningham held 43,500 after the hand.

Steven Burkholder Eliminated

Janet Callaway raised to 1,600 in late position and Steven Burkholder rerasied all in on the button. Callaway made the call and they flipped over their cards:

Burkholder: K J
Callaway: Q Q

Board: Q J 7 8 9

Callaway won the hand and Burkholder was eliminated on the hand.

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Player Tags: Jeff Shulman,   Allen Cunningham,   David Chiu,   Ben Lamb,   Rhynie Campbell,   Steven Burkholder

Level Three Update: Total Prize Pool Announced

Jul 10, '11

NOTE: The field is now on a 90-minute dinner break and they will return at 8:30 p.m.

NOTE: Levels are two hours in length and players are starting with 30,000 in chips. Registration will remain open until the end of the second level.

Players on Day 1D: Approximately 2,809

Blinds: 150-300

Notables Remaining:

Card Player Chip Counts:

Jeff Shulman — 26,000
Matt Matros — 36,000

Featured Poker Tweet — Jeff Shulman

Notables Eliminated This Level:

Bertrand Grospellier
Cyndy Violette
Micah Raskin
Alexander Kostritsyn
Thomas Marchese
Abe Mosseri
Melanie Weisner

Hands:

Prize Pool Announced!

There are 2,809 players in today’s field and that brings the total size of the 2011 main event field to 6,865. The total prize pool stands at 64,531,000 and the first-place prize is $8,711,956. The top 693 players will get prize money in the event. The full payout structure will be released later this evening.

Bertrand Grospellier Eliminated

Tony McCann raised to 1,000 preflop and Bertrand Grospellier reraised all in for 10,500. McCann made the call and they flipped over their cards:

Grospellier: A K
McCann: A A

Board: 9 6 4 2 7

Grospellier was eliminated on the hand.

Featured Poker Tweet — Shannon Elizabeth

Cyndy Violette Eliminated

The flop read 10 5 2 when UTG bet 600 and Cyndy Violette made the call. The turn fell K and UTG bet 600. Violette min-raised to 1,200 and her opponent made the call.

The river fell Q and UTG moved all in. Violette made the all-in call for 2,000 and she turned over 2 2. UTG held A J and Violette was eliminated on the hand.

Player Tags: Jeff Shulman,   Cyndy Violette,   Bertrand Grospellier,   Shannon Elizabeth

Level Two Update: Joe Hachem on the Rise

Jul 10, '11

NOTE: Levels are two hours in length and players are starting with 30,000 in chips. Registration will remain open until the end of the second level.

Players on Day 1D: Approximately 2,500

Blinds: 100-200

Notables Remaining:

Card Player Chip Counts:

Jeff Shulman — 30,050
Matt Matros — 26,000

Featured Poker Tweets — Jeff Shulman

Notables Eliminated This Level:

Tom Dwan
James Mackey
Steve Zolotow
Prahlad Friedman
Frank Kassela
Chino Rheem

Hands:

Joe Hachem Knocks Out an Opponent

Middle position raised to 450 and Joe Hachem (UTG+1) reraised to 1,400 preflop. Middle position made the call and the flop fell A 7 4. The two players checked and the turn fell 2.

Hachem bet 2,725 and middle position made the call. The river fell 2 and Hachem bet 25,000. Middle position made the all-in call but he mucked and left the tournament field when Hachem revealed 7 7 for the full house.

Hachem held 50,000 after the hand.

Matt Matros Grabs Some Chips

There was 1,150 in the pot and a board of 7 4 3 K sat on the table when middle position bet 1,100. Matt Matros raised to 2,900 and he picked up an uncontested pot when his opponent mucked. Matros held 26,000.

Featured Poker Tweet — Cliff Josephy

Shawn Keller Side Steps a Straight Flush

Shawn Keller raised to 500 preflop in early position and the button made the call. The flop fell 6 3 2 and Keller bet 700. The button made the call and the turn fell 4. Both players checked and the river fell 7. Keller checked and the button bet 1,000. Keller mucked and he found out that was a good decision when his opponent revealed the 5 as he collected the pot.

Player Tags: Jeff Shulman,   Shawn Keller,   Cliff Josephy,   Joe Hachem,   Alexandre Gomes,   Matt Matros

Level One Update: Nelly Getting Low in Chips

Jul 10, '11

NOTE: Levels are two hours in length and players are starting with 30,000 in chips. Registration will remain open until the end of the second level.

Players on Day 1D: Approximately 2,500

Blinds: 50-100

Notables Remaining:

Card Player Chip Counts:

Jeff Shulman — 30,000

Featured Poker Tweets — Jeff Shulman

Notables Eliminated This Level:

NONE

Hands:

Nelly Takes a Hit Early

The board read A 6 5 7 when UTG bet 1,250 and Nelly raised to 3,400. UTG reraised all in for 13,275 and Nelly made the call. Their cards:

Nelly: A 7
UTG: 6 6

River: Q

UTG won the hand and Nelly saw his stack fall to less than 10,000 during level one.

Juanda vs. Gold

Early position raised 250 preflop and Jamie Gold in the small blind. John Juanda then raised to 1,000 and early position mucked but Gold made the call. The flop fell 9 7 6 and Gold checked. Juanda bet 1,500 and Gold made the call.

The turn fell 2 and Gold bet 2,000. Juanda made the call and the river brought a brick, which both players checked. Gold then flipped over pocket jacks but Juanda showed down pocket queens. Juanda was about 5,000 above his starting stack of 30,000 after the hand and Gold was 5,000 below.

Featured Poker Tweets — Donkey Watch with Matt Stout

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Player Tags: Jeff Shulman,   John Juanda,   Jamie Gold,   Matt Stout

Level 6 Update: Pros Double Up Early and are Doubled Through

Jul 12, '11

Note: Levels are two hours in length.

Players Remaining on Day 2B: 2,490

Blinds: 650-1,000 with a 100 ante

Chip Leaders:

Maynard Little: 179,450
Ben Mintz: 176,975
Andrew Hinrichsen: 176,000
Benjamin Mintz: 175,975
Raj Vohra: 167,450
Dax Mellon: 162,325
Ben Lamb: 160,000
Antony Lellouche: 155,200
Sergey Altbregin: 155,000
Alexandros Karnaos: 138,175

Card Player Chip Counts:

Jeff Shulman — 11,500
Matt Matros — 77,000
Todd Brunson — 49,000
Lee Watkinson — 44,000
Diego Cordovez — 25,000
Tony Dunst — BUSTED

Featured Poker Tweet — Jeff Shulman_

Notables Eliminated:

Todd Terry
Shannon Elizabeth
Vanessa Peng
Steven Burkholder
Cliff Josephy

Hands:

David Chiu Doubles Up

David Chiu got all of his 39,775 into the middle preflop against one opponent and they flipped over their cards:

Chiu: A K
Opponent: A-Q

Board: J J 8 J 6

Chiu doubled up on the hand and he now holds more than 80,000.

Ben Lamb Doubles up an Opponent

Ben Lamb and Rhynie Campbell pot were looking at a 10 8 5 Q 9 board and there was 25,000 in the pot. Campbell checked and Lamb bet 30,000. Campbell made the all-in call and he flipped over 10 9. Lamb mucked his hand and he was down to 160,000 after the hand. Campbell doubled up to more than 75,000 after the hand.

Featured Poker Tweet — Kevin Saul

Allen Cunningham Busts One

The small blind moved all in for 15,800 after a few raises were fired out preflop and Allen Cunningham was the only player who made the call. Their cards:

Cunningham: 8 8
Small Blind: A Q

Board: 10 9 8 5 2

Cunningham held 43,500 after the hand.

Steven Burkholder Eliminated

Janet Callaway raised to 1,600 in late position and Steven Burkholder rerasied all in on the button. Callaway made the call and they flipped over their cards:

Burkholder: K J
Callaway: Q Q

Board: Q J 7 8 9

Callaway won the hand and Burkholder was eliminated on the hand.

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Player Tags: Jeff Shulman,   Allen Cunningham,   David Chiu,   Ben Lamb,   Rhynie Campbell,   Steven Burkholder

Level Three Update: Total Prize Pool Announced

Jul 10, '11

NOTE: The field is now on a 90-minute dinner break and they will return at 8:30 p.m.

NOTE: Levels are two hours in length and players are starting with 30,000 in chips. Registration will remain open until the end of the second level.

Players on Day 1D: Approximately 2,809

Blinds: 150-300

Notables Remaining:

Card Player Chip Counts:

Jeff Shulman — 26,000
Matt Matros — 36,000

Featured Poker Tweet — Jeff Shulman

Notables Eliminated This Level:

Bertrand Grospellier
Cyndy Violette
Micah Raskin
Alexander Kostritsyn
Thomas Marchese
Abe Mosseri
Melanie Weisner

Hands:

Prize Pool Announced!

There are 2,809 players in today’s field and that brings the total size of the 2011 main event field to 6,865. The total prize pool stands at 64,531,000 and the first-place prize is $8,711,956. The top 693 players will get prize money in the event. The full payout structure will be released later this evening.

Bertrand Grospellier Eliminated

Tony McCann raised to 1,000 preflop and Bertrand Grospellier reraised all in for 10,500. McCann made the call and they flipped over their cards:

Grospellier: A K
McCann: A A

Board: 9 6 4 2 7

Grospellier was eliminated on the hand.

Featured Poker Tweet — Shannon Elizabeth

Cyndy Violette Eliminated

The flop read 10 5 2 when UTG bet 600 and Cyndy Violette made the call. The turn fell K and UTG bet 600. Violette min-raised to 1,200 and her opponent made the call.

The river fell Q and UTG moved all in. Violette made the all-in call for 2,000 and she turned over 2 2. UTG held A J and Violette was eliminated on the hand.

Player Tags: Jeff Shulman,   Cyndy Violette,   Bertrand Grospellier,   Shannon Elizabeth

Level Two Update: Joe Hachem on the Rise

Jul 10, '11

NOTE: Levels are two hours in length and players are starting with 30,000 in chips. Registration will remain open until the end of the second level.

Players on Day 1D: Approximately 2,500

Blinds: 100-200

Notables Remaining:

Card Player Chip Counts:

Jeff Shulman — 30,050
Matt Matros — 26,000

Featured Poker Tweets — Jeff Shulman

Notables Eliminated This Level:

Tom Dwan
James Mackey
Steve Zolotow
Prahlad Friedman
Frank Kassela
Chino Rheem

Hands:

Joe Hachem Knocks Out an Opponent

Middle position raised to 450 and Joe Hachem (UTG+1) reraised to 1,400 preflop. Middle position made the call and the flop fell A 7 4. The two players checked and the turn fell 2.

Hachem bet 2,725 and middle position made the call. The river fell 2 and Hachem bet 25,000. Middle position made the all-in call but he mucked and left the tournament field when Hachem revealed 7 7 for the full house.

Hachem held 50,000 after the hand.

Matt Matros Grabs Some Chips

There was 1,150 in the pot and a board of 7 4 3 K sat on the table when middle position bet 1,100. Matt Matros raised to 2,900 and he picked up an uncontested pot when his opponent mucked. Matros held 26,000.

Featured Poker Tweet — Cliff Josephy

Shawn Keller Side Steps a Straight Flush

Shawn Keller raised to 500 preflop in early position and the button made the call. The flop fell 6 3 2 and Keller bet 700. The button made the call and the turn fell 4. Both players checked and the river fell 7. Keller checked and the button bet 1,000. Keller mucked and he found out that was a good decision when his opponent revealed the 5 as he collected the pot.

Player Tags: Jeff Shulman,   Shawn Keller,   Cliff Josephy,   Joe Hachem,   Alexandre Gomes,   Matt Matros

Level One Update: Nelly Getting Low in Chips

Jul 10, '11

NOTE: Levels are two hours in length and players are starting with 30,000 in chips. Registration will remain open until the end of the second level.

Players on Day 1D: Approximately 2,500

Blinds: 50-100

Notables Remaining:

Card Player Chip Counts:

Jeff Shulman — 30,000

Featured Poker Tweets — Jeff Shulman

Notables Eliminated This Level:

NONE

Hands:

Nelly Takes a Hit Early

The board read A 6 5 7 when UTG bet 1,250 and Nelly raised to 3,400. UTG reraised all in for 13,275 and Nelly made the call. Their cards:

Nelly: A 7
UTG: 6 6

River: Q

UTG won the hand and Nelly saw his stack fall to less than 10,000 during level one.

Juanda vs. Gold

Early position raised 250 preflop and Jamie Gold in the small blind. John Juanda then raised to 1,000 and early position mucked but Gold made the call. The flop fell 9 7 6 and Gold checked. Juanda bet 1,500 and Gold made the call.

The turn fell 2 and Gold bet 2,000. Juanda made the call and the river brought a brick, which both players checked. Gold then flipped over pocket jacks but Juanda showed down pocket queens. Juanda was about 5,000 above his starting stack of 30,000 after the hand and Gold was 5,000 below.

Featured Poker Tweets — Donkey Watch with Matt Stout

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Player Tags: Jeff Shulman,   John Juanda,   Jamie Gold,   Matt Stout

Level 22: Jeff Shulman 9th ($18,547), Final Eight on Dinner Break

Jun 10, '11

NOTE: The remaining eight players went on a one-hour dinner break at the conclusion of Level 22 and should return at approximately 8:45pm to resume play.

Blinds: 6,000-12,000

Limits: 12,000-24,000

Players Remaining: 8 out of 337

Average Chip Count: 379,125

Chip Counts:

1. Brandon Demes – 845,000
2. Tyler Bonkowski – 480,000
3. Shawn Keller – 440,000
4. Matt Sterling – 370,000
5. Mich Schock – 290,000
6. Casey McCarrel – 290,000
7. Andrew Brongo – 240,000
8. Ron Burke – 37,000

Eliminations:

9th. Jeff Shulman – $18,547

Jeff Shulman Eliminated in 9th Place ($18,547)

Jeff Shulman opened for a raise from under the gun, Casey McCarrel three-bet from the big blind and Shulman called all in.

Shulman turned over A 7 for the lead against McCarrel’s J 8.

The board came J 8 4 5 K, giving McCarrel top pair on the flop. Jeff Shulman was eliminated in 9th place ($18,547).

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

Player Tags: Jeff Shulman,   Casey McCarrell

Level 21: Sterling and Burke Double, Shulman On The Short Stack

Jun 10, '11

Blinds: 5,000-10,000

Limits: 10,000-20,000

Players Remaining: 9 out of 337

Average Chip Count: 337,000

Chip Counts:

1. Brandon Demes – 800,000
2. Shawn Keller – 690,000
3. Tyler Bonkowski – 474,000
4. Andrew Brongo – 420,000
5. Mitch Schock – 240,000
6. Casey McCarrel – 162,000
7. Matt Sterling – 117,000
8. Ron Burke – 115,000
9. Jeff Shulman – 58,000

Matt Sterling Doubles Through Andrew Brongo

Matt Sterling raised from the cutoff and Andrew Brongo called from the big blind.

Both players checked to the river on a board of A J 7 2 6.

Brongo checked the river, Sterling moved all in and Brongo called. Sterling showed A K for top pair and Brongo was outkicked with K J. Sterling doubled up to about 150,000 this hand while Brongo dipped down below 500,000.

Ron Burke Doubles Through Casey McCarrel

Casey McCarrel raised from the cutoff and Ron Burke called from the big blind.

The flop came A Q 10, Burke checked, McCarrel bet, Burke check-raised and McCarrel called.

The turn was the 3, Burke bet, McCarrel raised and Burke called all in.

Burke showed A 10 for two pair while McCarrel showed A 9 for top pair.

The river was the 8, and Ron Burke doubled up to about 160,000 while McCarrel dropped down to just over 100,000.

Jeff Shulman on the Short Stack

Jeff Shulman hasn’t been able to get much going at this final table, despite some aggression at times. With several of the shorter stacks finding early double ups, and a few missed flops, Shulman now finds himself on the short stack.

Casey McCarrel raised from the small blind, Jeff Shulman three-bet from the big blind, McCarrel four-bet and Shulman called.

The flop came K 9 5, McCarrel bet and Shulman folded.

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

Player Tags: Jeff Shulman,   Ron Burke,   Andrew Brongo

Level 21: Jeff Shulman Makes Final Table, Labbe 10th

Jun 10, '11

NOTE: Play ended last night with 18 players and resumed today at 3:00pm. The final 10 players consolidated to one table, and with the elimination of Leo Labbe in 10th place ($14,388), the official nine-handed final table is now underway.

NOTE: Card Player blogger Victor Ramdin just missed the final table and was eliminated in 13th place ($11,288) while Card Player’s own Jeff Shulman is looking for his first WSOP gold bracelet as he heads to the final table 6th in chips with 222,000.

Blinds: 5,000-10,000

Limits: 10,000-20,000

Players Remaining: 9 out of 337

Average Chip Count: 337,000

Chip Counts:

1. Shawn Keller – 710,000
2. Andrew Brongo – 480,000
3. Tyler Bonkowski – 450,000
4. Brandon Demes – 420,000
5. Mitch Schock – 370,000
6. Jeff Shulman – 222,000
7. Ron Burke – 210,000
8. Matt Sterling – 100,000
9. Casey McCarrel – 95,000

Payouts:

1st. $220,817
2nd. $136,419
3rd. $100,198
4th. $74,171
5th. $55,338
6th. $41,621
7th. $31,547
8th. $24,095
9th. $18,547

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

Player Tags: Jeff Shulman,   Ron Burke,   Shawn Keller,   Mitch Schock,   Tyler Bonkowski,   Andrew Brongo

Final Day Begins at 3 p.m. -- Jeff Shulman Goes for First Bracelet

Jun 10, '11

Action on day 2 finished in the early morning hours on Friday, as just 18 players bagged and tagged their chips. A total of 337 players had entered the event, creating a prize pool worth $920,010 and a first-place prize worth $220,817 along with a gold bracelet will go to the eventual champion. Here are the chip counts for Friday’s restart at 3 p.m.

Stay tuned as Card Player’s own Jeff Shulman is vying for his first career World Series of Poker bracelet. He will face some tough competition in Sorel Mizzi, Alex Keating, and Victor Ramdin.

Player Tags: Jeff Shulman

Day 2 Complete

Jun 10, '11

Action on day 2 finished in the early morning hours on Friday, as just 18 players bagged and tagged their chips. A total of 337 players had entered the event.

Here are the top chip counts for Friday’s restart at 3 p.m.

1. Shawn Keller — 520,000
2. Dmitry Gromov — 368,500
3. Tyler Bonkowski — 289,000
4. Mitch Schock — 289,000
5. Victor Ramdin — 287,000
6. Jeff Shulman — 197,000
7. Ron Burke — 147,000
8. Brandon Demes — 128,000
9. Leo Labbe — 124,500
10. Mark Gryglik — 120,500

Stay tuned as Card Player’s own Jeff Shulman is vying for his first career World Series of Poker bracelet and the $220,000 first place prize.

Player Tags: Jeff Shulman

Level 22: Jeff Shulman 9th ($18,547), Final Eight on Dinner Break

Jun 10, '11

NOTE: The remaining eight players went on a one-hour dinner break at the conclusion of Level 22 and should return at approximately 8:45pm to resume play.

Blinds: 6,000-12,000

Limits: 12,000-24,000

Players Remaining: 8 out of 337

Average Chip Count: 379,125

Chip Counts:

1. Brandon Demes – 845,000
2. Tyler Bonkowski – 480,000
3. Shawn Keller – 440,000
4. Matt Sterling – 370,000
5. Mich Schock – 290,000
6. Casey McCarrel – 290,000
7. Andrew Brongo – 240,000
8. Ron Burke – 37,000

Eliminations:

9th. Jeff Shulman – $18,547

Jeff Shulman Eliminated in 9th Place ($18,547)

Jeff Shulman opened for a raise from under the gun, Casey McCarrel three-bet from the big blind and Shulman called all in.

Shulman turned over A 7 for the lead against McCarrel’s J 8.

The board came J 8 4 5 K, giving McCarrel top pair on the flop. Jeff Shulman was eliminated in 9th place ($18,547).

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

Player Tags: Jeff Shulman,   Casey McCarrell

Level 21: Sterling and Burke Double, Shulman On The Short Stack

Jun 10, '11

Blinds: 5,000-10,000

Limits: 10,000-20,000

Players Remaining: 9 out of 337

Average Chip Count: 337,000

Chip Counts:

1. Brandon Demes – 800,000
2. Shawn Keller – 690,000
3. Tyler Bonkowski – 474,000
4. Andrew Brongo – 420,000
5. Mitch Schock – 240,000
6. Casey McCarrel – 162,000
7. Matt Sterling – 117,000
8. Ron Burke – 115,000
9. Jeff Shulman – 58,000

Matt Sterling Doubles Through Andrew Brongo

Matt Sterling raised from the cutoff and Andrew Brongo called from the big blind.

Both players checked to the river on a board of A J 7 2 6.

Brongo checked the river, Sterling moved all in and Brongo called. Sterling showed A K for top pair and Brongo was outkicked with K J. Sterling doubled up to about 150,000 this hand while Brongo dipped down below 500,000.

Ron Burke Doubles Through Casey McCarrel

Casey McCarrel raised from the cutoff and Ron Burke called from the big blind.

The flop came A Q 10, Burke checked, McCarrel bet, Burke check-raised and McCarrel called.

The turn was the 3, Burke bet, McCarrel raised and Burke called all in.

Burke showed A 10 for two pair while McCarrel showed A 9 for top pair.

The river was the 8, and Ron Burke doubled up to about 160,000 while McCarrel dropped down to just over 100,000.

Jeff Shulman on the Short Stack

Jeff Shulman hasn’t been able to get much going at this final table, despite some aggression at times. With several of the shorter stacks finding early double ups, and a few missed flops, Shulman now finds himself on the short stack.

Casey McCarrel raised from the small blind, Jeff Shulman three-bet from the big blind, McCarrel four-bet and Shulman called.

The flop came K 9 5, McCarrel bet and Shulman folded.

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

Player Tags: Jeff Shulman,   Ron Burke,   Andrew Brongo

Level 21: Jeff Shulman Makes Final Table, Labbe 10th

Jun 10, '11

NOTE: Play ended last night with 18 players and resumed today at 3:00pm. The final 10 players consolidated to one table, and with the elimination of Leo Labbe in 10th place ($14,388), the official nine-handed final table is now underway.

NOTE: Card Player blogger Victor Ramdin just missed the final table and was eliminated in 13th place ($11,288) while Card Player’s own Jeff Shulman is looking for his first WSOP gold bracelet as he heads to the final table 6th in chips with 222,000.

Blinds: 5,000-10,000

Limits: 10,000-20,000

Players Remaining: 9 out of 337

Average Chip Count: 337,000

Chip Counts:

1. Shawn Keller – 710,000
2. Andrew Brongo – 480,000
3. Tyler Bonkowski – 450,000
4. Brandon Demes – 420,000
5. Mitch Schock – 370,000
6. Jeff Shulman – 222,000
7. Ron Burke – 210,000
8. Matt Sterling – 100,000
9. Casey McCarrel – 95,000

Payouts:

1st. $220,817
2nd. $136,419
3rd. $100,198
4th. $74,171
5th. $55,338
6th. $41,621
7th. $31,547
8th. $24,095
9th. $18,547

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

Player Tags: Jeff Shulman,   Ron Burke,   Shawn Keller,   Mitch Schock,   Tyler Bonkowski,   Andrew Brongo

Final Day Begins at 3 p.m. -- Jeff Shulman Goes for First Bracelet

Jun 10, '11

Action on day 2 finished in the early morning hours on Friday, as just 18 players bagged and tagged their chips. A total of 337 players had entered the event, creating a prize pool worth $920,010 and a first-place prize worth $220,817 along with a gold bracelet will go to the eventual champion. Here are the chip counts for Friday’s restart at 3 p.m.

Stay tuned as Card Player’s own Jeff Shulman is vying for his first career World Series of Poker bracelet. He will face some tough competition in Sorel Mizzi, Alex Keating, and Victor Ramdin.

Player Tags: Jeff Shulman

Day 2 Complete

Jun 10, '11

Action on day 2 finished in the early morning hours on Friday, as just 18 players bagged and tagged their chips. A total of 337 players had entered the event.

Here are the top chip counts for Friday’s restart at 3 p.m.

1. Shawn Keller — 520,000
2. Dmitry Gromov — 368,500
3. Tyler Bonkowski — 289,000
4. Mitch Schock — 289,000
5. Victor Ramdin — 287,000
6. Jeff Shulman — 197,000
7. Ron Burke — 147,000
8. Brandon Demes — 128,000
9. Leo Labbe — 124,500
10. Mark Gryglik — 120,500

Stay tuned as Card Player’s own Jeff Shulman is vying for his first career World Series of Poker bracelet and the $220,000 first place prize.

Player Tags: Jeff Shulman

Jeff Shulman Vaults Up The Leaderboard

Dec 04, '10

We didn’t see how it happened, but a recent tweet from Jeff Shulman sheds some light on his new found stack.

Apparently, Shulman won a big pot with pocket aces and now has roughly 170,000 to represent the Card Player family.

Player Tags: Jeff Shulman

Level 9 Update: Annette Obrestad Dominating

Oct 16, '10

Blinds: 600-1,200 with a 200 ante

Players Remaining: 128 out of 335 (Unofficial)

Chip Counts:

1. Annette Obrestad — 480,000
2. Matt Affleck — 456,000
3. Men Nguyen — 300,000
4. Owen Crowe — 280,000
5. Trevor Pope — 260,000
6. Barry Greenstein — 220,000
7. Mark Newhouse — 215,000
8. Thomas Marchese — 210,000
9. Jared Jaffee — 200,000
10. Sorel Mizzi — 190,000

Average Chip Count: 104,687

Notable Eliminations:

Jeff Shulman
Howard Lederer
Isabelle Mercier
Erica Schoenberg
Hafiz Khan
Kara Scott
Christian Harder
Phil Ivey

Big Hands:

Annette Obrestad Increases her Chip Lead

Dan Schiff raised to 3,000 from the button and Annette Obrestad reraised to 10,000 from the small blind. Schiff made the call and the flop fell Q 9 9. Obrestad bet 13,500 and Schiff raised to 32,000. Obrestad reraised to 68,500 and Schiff made the call.

The turn fell 7 and both players checked. The 6 fell on the river and Schiff bet 35,000. Obrestad made the call and Schiff flipped over A J. Obrestad showed down A Q and Schiff lost the hand to drop his stack to 24,000. Obrestad held 461,000 after the hand and the chip lead.

Jeff Shulman Eliminated

A player under the gun raised to 3,500 preflop and Jeff Shulman made the call right behind him. The hi-jack then reraised to 11,400 and both opponents made the call. The flop fell 6 4 2 and all three players checked. The turn fell K and Shulman bet 15,000.

UTG mucked and the hi-jack made the call. The river fell 8 and Shulman bet 25,000. His opponent raised all in and Shulman made the all-in call. The hi-jack flipped over 5 3 for the flopped straight and Shulman was eliminated on the hand.

Christian Harder Eliminated

Christian Harder was all in preflop and Jeff Madsen had him covered. Their cards:

Harder: A J
Madsen: Q Q

Board: K 6 2 8 3

Madsen won the hand to grow his stack to 265,000 and Harder was eliminated.

Phil Ivey Eliminated

Phil Ivey moved all in for 35,500 under the gun preflop and Michael Benvenuti made the call in late position. Their cards:

Ivey: J 8
Benvenuti: A 10

The board bricked out on Ivey and he was eliminated on the hand. Benvenuti was up to 85,000 after collecting the pot.

Poker Tweets

Player Tags: Jeff Shulman,   Phil Ivey,   Jeff Madsen,   Annette Obrestad,   Christian Harder,   Michael Benvenuti

Level 7 Update: Bustout Bonanza

Oct 16, '10

Blinds: 400-800 with a 100 ante

Players Remaining: 177 out of 317

Chip Counts:

1. Payman Arjang — 225,000
2. Peter Braglia — 190,000
3. Sorel Mizzi — 185,000
4. David Peters — 180,000
5. Annette Obrestad — 170,000
6. Noah Schwartz — 165,000
7. Danial Shiff — 165,000
8. Jeff Madsen — 160,000
9. Brandon Novena — 157,000
10. Randal Flowers 145,000

Card Player Chip Counts

Jeff Shulman — 72,000

Average Chip Count: 69,289

Notable Eliminations:

Keven Stammen
Justin Young
Kathy Liebert
Jose Barbero
Vanessa Peng
William Reynolds
Tim West
Doyle Brunson
Tony Dunst
Dan Smith
Brock Parker
Jonathan Little
Jen Harman

Big Hands:

David Williams Doubles Up Through Jeff Shulman

David Williams got the last of his chips into the middle preflop against Jeff Shulman and they flipped over their cards:

Williams: A K
Shulman: A J

Board: 8 2 2 3 9

Williams doubled up on the hand and he now holds 23,500. Shulman dropped slightly to 72,000.

Justin Young and David Baker Eliminated

Cornel Cimpan raised from the cutoff preflop and Justin moved all in for 17,000. David Baker reraised all in over the top. Cimpan made the call and they flipped over their cards:

Cimpan: K-K
Baker: 9-9
Young: A-10

Board: 10-7-3-J-4

Cimpan eliminated both Young and Baker on the hand and after starting the day with 23,000 and change he now holds about 70,000.

Sorel Mizzi Jumps to Third in the Counts

There was 17,000 in the pot and the board read K 9 4 Q when Josh Arieh bet 8,800 from the small blind. Sorel Mizzi made the call under the gun and Jeremy Menard made the call from early position. The river fell K and Arieh checked.

Mizzi bet 7,000 and Menard made the call. Arieh mucked and Mizzi turned over 10 6. Menard mucked and Mizzi held 170,000 after the hand.

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Left in the Deck

Best Tournament Director Quote Ever

While trying to quell the players after a controversial decision on a pot where he invoked the over-sized chip rule, Tournament Director John Nieznanski said, “I rule the same, whether it’s my ex-wife who I hate, or my daughter who I love.”

Player Tags: Cornel Andrew Cimpan,   Jeff Shulman,   Justin Young,   David Williams,   Sorel Mizzi,   David Baker

Level 3 Update: Eliminations Start to Flow

Oct 15, '10

Blinds: 100-200 with a 25 ante

Players Remaining: 255 out of 282

Chip Counts:

1. David Peters — 120,000
2. Amit Makhija — 85,000
3. Jeff Shulman — 82,000
4. Vanessa Selbst — 80,000
5. David Sands — 80,000
6. Daniel Negreanu — 77,575
7. Joe Sebok — 75,000
8. Darryll Fish — 70,000
9. Steve Sung — 68,000
10. Michael Kamran — 68,000

Card Player Chip Counts

Barry Shulman — 56,000
Tony Dunst — 39,000

Average Chip Count: 44,235

Notable Eliminations:

Kristy Gazes
Soheil Shamseddin
Raymond Dolan
Nam Le
November Niner Joseph Cheong
Layne Flack
Mike Sexton

Big Hands:

Mike Sexton Eliminated

Lauren Kling raised preflop and Jae Sik made the call. Mike Sexton reraised to 2,000 and Kling mucked. Sik reraised to 6,000 and Sexton popped it up to 14,000. Sik moved all in and Sexton made the all-in call. Their cards:

Sexton: A-A
Sik: Q-Q

Board: J-3-2-8-Q

Sik won the hand with a set of queens and Sexton was eliminated from the tournament in a bad way.

Score One for Happy

The board read K J 3 7 K when Jeff Shulman bet 2,000 and Jonathan Little made the call. Shulman turned over Q J and Little mucked. Shulman had a strong level and he now resides in the top three in chips with 82,000.

Kristy Gazes Eliminated

David Sands bet from the button to open the action with a K Q 10 flop sitting on the table and Kristy gazes made the call from middle position. The turn fell 6 and Gazes checked. Sands bet 6,250 and Gazes check-raised all in for 27,850. Sands made the call and they flipped over their cards:

Gazes: K Q
Sands: J 9

River: 5

Gazes was eliminated on the hand and Sands grew his stack to 80,000.

Nick Binger Makes a Power Move All In

A flop of 9 7 4 was sitting on the table when the button bet 2,000. Nick Binger made the call under the gun and the hi-jack made the call as well. The turn fell 9 and the button bet 6,000. Binger raised all in for 23,500 and the hi-jack mucked. The button went into the tank for a while but he mucked as well. Binger held 30,000 after the hand.

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Player Tags: Kristy Gazes,   Jeff Shulman,   Mike Sexton,   David Sands,   Nick Binger

Festa al Lago Preliminary Event Highlights

Oct 15, '10

Highlights from the preliminary events include preliminary victories by John Cernuto in a $1,000 Omaha eight-or-better event (he also cashed in fourth place in a $1,000 no-limit hold’em event), and James Van Alstyne in a $1,000 pot-limit Omaha with rebuys event (he also cashed in fourth place in a $1,000 no-limit hold’em with rebuys event).

John Phan won a $1,000 limit hold’em event, and he was joined at the final table by Card Player father and son duo of Barry Shulman, who cashed in fifth place, and Jeff Shulman, who cashed in third place.

Card Player Player of the Year contender Thomas Marchese also cashed in fifth place in a $1,000 no-limit hold’em with rebuys event to take home 120 POY points and close the gap between him and current leader, Dwyte Pilgrim. The battle for the POY lead is now just separated by just 210 points.

Scott Clements capped off an exciting preliminary week at Bellagio when he won a $1,000 no-limit hold’em with rebuys event, topping a final table that also included Van Altsyne, Jon Turner, and Gavin Smith.

The largest preliminary event of the week was a $5,000 no-limit hold’em event that attracted 90 players and created a $436,500 prize pool. November Niner Joseph Cheong won the tournament, taking home $142,635 in prize money. He topped Brock Parker in heads-up play, and a final table that included Vivek Rajkumar. The professionals fared well in the preliminary events at Bellagio as you can see, and they will out in force at the WPT main event as well.

Player Tags: John Phan,   John Cernuto,   Jeff Shulman,   Barry Shulman,   Scott Clements

Level 9 Update: Annette Obrestad Dominating

Oct 16, '10

Blinds: 600-1,200 with a 200 ante

Players Remaining: 128 out of 335 (Unofficial)

Chip Counts:

1. Annette Obrestad — 480,000
2. Matt Affleck — 456,000
3. Men Nguyen — 300,000
4. Owen Crowe — 280,000
5. Trevor Pope — 260,000
6. Barry Greenstein — 220,000
7. Mark Newhouse — 215,000
8. Thomas Marchese — 210,000
9. Jared Jaffee — 200,000
10. Sorel Mizzi — 190,000

Average Chip Count: 104,687

Notable Eliminations:

Jeff Shulman
Howard Lederer
Isabelle Mercier
Erica Schoenberg
Hafiz Khan
Kara Scott
Christian Harder
Phil Ivey

Big Hands:

Annette Obrestad Increases her Chip Lead

Dan Schiff raised to 3,000 from the button and Annette Obrestad reraised to 10,000 from the small blind. Schiff made the call and the flop fell Q 9 9. Obrestad bet 13,500 and Schiff raised to 32,000. Obrestad reraised to 68,500 and Schiff made the call.

The turn fell 7 and both players checked. The 6 fell on the river and Schiff bet 35,000. Obrestad made the call and Schiff flipped over A J. Obrestad showed down A Q and Schiff lost the hand to drop his stack to 24,000. Obrestad held 461,000 after the hand and the chip lead.

Jeff Shulman Eliminated

A player under the gun raised to 3,500 preflop and Jeff Shulman made the call right behind him. The hi-jack then reraised to 11,400 and both opponents made the call. The flop fell 6 4 2 and all three players checked. The turn fell K and Shulman bet 15,000.

UTG mucked and the hi-jack made the call. The river fell 8 and Shulman bet 25,000. His opponent raised all in and Shulman made the all-in call. The hi-jack flipped over 5 3 for the flopped straight and Shulman was eliminated on the hand.

Christian Harder Eliminated

Christian Harder was all in preflop and Jeff Madsen had him covered. Their cards:

Harder: A J
Madsen: Q Q

Board: K 6 2 8 3

Madsen won the hand to grow his stack to 265,000 and Harder was eliminated.

Phil Ivey Eliminated

Phil Ivey moved all in for 35,500 under the gun preflop and Michael Benvenuti made the call in late position. Their cards:

Ivey: J 8
Benvenuti: A 10

The board bricked out on Ivey and he was eliminated on the hand. Benvenuti was up to 85,000 after collecting the pot.

Poker Tweets

Player Tags: Jeff Shulman,   Phil Ivey,   Jeff Madsen,   Annette Obrestad,   Christian Harder,   Michael Benvenuti

Level 7 Update: Bustout Bonanza

Oct 16, '10

Blinds: 400-800 with a 100 ante

Players Remaining: 177 out of 317

Chip Counts:

1. Payman Arjang — 225,000
2. Peter Braglia — 190,000
3. Sorel Mizzi — 185,000
4. David Peters — 180,000
5. Annette Obrestad — 170,000
6. Noah Schwartz — 165,000
7. Danial Shiff — 165,000
8. Jeff Madsen — 160,000
9. Brandon Novena — 157,000
10. Randal Flowers 145,000

Card Player Chip Counts

Jeff Shulman — 72,000

Average Chip Count: 69,289

Notable Eliminations:

Keven Stammen
Justin Young
Kathy Liebert
Jose Barbero
Vanessa Peng
William Reynolds
Tim West
Doyle Brunson
Tony Dunst
Dan Smith
Brock Parker
Jonathan Little
Jen Harman

Big Hands:

David Williams Doubles Up Through Jeff Shulman

David Williams got the last of his chips into the middle preflop against Jeff Shulman and they flipped over their cards:

Williams: A K
Shulman: A J

Board: 8 2 2 3 9

Williams doubled up on the hand and he now holds 23,500. Shulman dropped slightly to 72,000.

Justin Young and David Baker Eliminated

Cornel Cimpan raised from the cutoff preflop and Justin moved all in for 17,000. David Baker reraised all in over the top. Cimpan made the call and they flipped over their cards:

Cimpan: K-K
Baker: 9-9
Young: A-10

Board: 10-7-3-J-4

Cimpan eliminated both Young and Baker on the hand and after starting the day with 23,000 and change he now holds about 70,000.

Sorel Mizzi Jumps to Third in the Counts

There was 17,000 in the pot and the board read K 9 4 Q when Josh Arieh bet 8,800 from the small blind. Sorel Mizzi made the call under the gun and Jeremy Menard made the call from early position. The river fell K and Arieh checked.

Mizzi bet 7,000 and Menard made the call. Arieh mucked and Mizzi turned over 10 6. Menard mucked and Mizzi held 170,000 after the hand.

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Left in the Deck

Best Tournament Director Quote Ever

While trying to quell the players after a controversial decision on a pot where he invoked the over-sized chip rule, Tournament Director John Nieznanski said, “I rule the same, whether it’s my ex-wife who I hate, or my daughter who I love.”

Player Tags: Cornel Andrew Cimpan,   Jeff Shulman,   Justin Young,   David Williams,   Sorel Mizzi,   David Baker

Level 3 Update: Eliminations Start to Flow

Oct 15, '10

Blinds: 100-200 with a 25 ante

Players Remaining: 255 out of 282

Chip Counts:

1. David Peters — 120,000
2. Amit Makhija — 85,000
3. Jeff Shulman — 82,000
4. Vanessa Selbst — 80,000
5. David Sands — 80,000
6. Daniel Negreanu — 77,575
7. Joe Sebok — 75,000
8. Darryll Fish — 70,000
9. Steve Sung — 68,000
10. Michael Kamran — 68,000

Card Player Chip Counts

Barry Shulman — 56,000
Tony Dunst — 39,000

Average Chip Count: 44,235

Notable Eliminations:

Kristy Gazes
Soheil Shamseddin
Raymond Dolan
Nam Le
November Niner Joseph Cheong
Layne Flack
Mike Sexton

Big Hands:

Mike Sexton Eliminated

Lauren Kling raised preflop and Jae Sik made the call. Mike Sexton reraised to 2,000 and Kling mucked. Sik reraised to 6,000 and Sexton popped it up to 14,000. Sik moved all in and Sexton made the all-in call. Their cards:

Sexton: A-A
Sik: Q-Q

Board: J-3-2-8-Q

Sik won the hand with a set of queens and Sexton was eliminated from the tournament in a bad way.

Score One for Happy

The board read K J 3 7 K when Jeff Shulman bet 2,000 and Jonathan Little made the call. Shulman turned over Q J and Little mucked. Shulman had a strong level and he now resides in the top three in chips with 82,000.

Kristy Gazes Eliminated

David Sands bet from the button to open the action with a K Q 10 flop sitting on the table and Kristy gazes made the call from middle position. The turn fell 6 and Gazes checked. Sands bet 6,250 and Gazes check-raised all in for 27,850. Sands made the call and they flipped over their cards:

Gazes: K Q
Sands: J 9

River: 5

Gazes was eliminated on the hand and Sands grew his stack to 80,000.

Nick Binger Makes a Power Move All In

A flop of 9 7 4 was sitting on the table when the button bet 2,000. Nick Binger made the call under the gun and the hi-jack made the call as well. The turn fell 9 and the button bet 6,000. Binger raised all in for 23,500 and the hi-jack mucked. The button went into the tank for a while but he mucked as well. Binger held 30,000 after the hand.

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Player Tags: Kristy Gazes,   Jeff Shulman,   Mike Sexton,   David Sands,   Nick Binger

Festa al Lago Preliminary Event Highlights

Oct 15, '10

Highlights from the preliminary events include preliminary victories by John Cernuto in a $1,000 Omaha eight-or-better event (he also cashed in fourth place in a $1,000 no-limit hold’em event), and James Van Alstyne in a $1,000 pot-limit Omaha with rebuys event (he also cashed in fourth place in a $1,000 no-limit hold’em with rebuys event).

John Phan won a $1,000 limit hold’em event, and he was joined at the final table by Card Player father and son duo of Barry Shulman, who cashed in fifth place, and Jeff Shulman, who cashed in third place.

Card Player Player of the Year contender Thomas Marchese also cashed in fifth place in a $1,000 no-limit hold’em with rebuys event to take home 120 POY points and close the gap between him and current leader, Dwyte Pilgrim. The battle for the POY lead is now just separated by just 210 points.

Scott Clements capped off an exciting preliminary week at Bellagio when he won a $1,000 no-limit hold’em with rebuys event, topping a final table that also included Van Altsyne, Jon Turner, and Gavin Smith.

The largest preliminary event of the week was a $5,000 no-limit hold’em event that attracted 90 players and created a $436,500 prize pool. November Niner Joseph Cheong won the tournament, taking home $142,635 in prize money. He topped Brock Parker in heads-up play, and a final table that included Vivek Rajkumar. The professionals fared well in the preliminary events at Bellagio as you can see, and they will out in force at the WPT main event as well.

Player Tags: John Phan,   John Cernuto,   Jeff Shulman,   Barry Shulman,   Scott Clements

Level Nine Hour One: Young Takes One From Singer

Jul 10, '10

Blinds: 500-1000 with a 100 ante

Players Remaining: 1,476 out of 7,319

Chip Counts:

1. Ricardo Fasanaro – 385,000
2. Gabriel Walls – 347,000
3. David Assouline – 341,000
4. Jim Collopy – 285,000
5. Vanessa Selbst – 280,000
6. Charles Sylvestre – 272,000
7. Marc Sander – 265,000
8. Sasha Rosewood – 263,000
9. JJ Liu – 240,000
10. Bryn Kenney – 235,000

Card Player Chip Counts:

Josh Brikis — 166,000
Jon Friedberg – 147,000
Jennifer Harman — 35,000

Notable Eliminations:

Jeff Shulman
Josh Arieh
Roy Winston

Big Hands:

Young Takes it To Singer

On a board of 74AJ David Singer checked to Ryan Young who bet 6,000.

The 10 fell on the river and Singer again checked. Young bet 10,500, sending Singer into the tank for a couple long minutes. Eventually, Singer made the call and Young announced “Ace-King.” He showed AK and Singer pushed his hand into the muck.

Young had around 160,000 after the hand. Singer was down to just around 24,000.

PearlJammer Steals One

On a board of J73, Jon Turner was faced with a 12,000 chip bet into a pot of 27,000. Turnter had about 40,000 left in his stack and opted to min-raise to 24,000. His opponent went into the tank for minutes before the dealer called the clock on him. Turner’s opponent finally decided to fold. Turner exposed the Q5 for a complete bluff. Turner had around 82,000 after the hand.

Kostritsyn Bullies Another Player

On a flop of 844 seat 6 checked to Alexander Kostritsyn who bet 2,000. Seat 6 made the quick call and the K fell on the turn. Seat 6 checked to Kostritsyn who bet 6,500 this time. Seat 6 quickly folded and the Russian chipped up to 215,000.

Jean Robert-Bellande Shows off for Cameras

Action was on Jean-Robert Belande in a three-way pot on a flop of K-5-3. Bellande called the camera crews over and squeezed his pocket kings (for top set) to be visible for the camera to see. He took his time before betting 6,000. His opponents quickly folded and Bellande won the hand to increase his stack to about 50,000.

No More Micon

Bryan Micon put in a raise to 2,500 and was called by one player. The flop ran Q95 and Micon bet 3,700. His opponent made it 10,200 to go and Micon took some time to think it over. He eventually moved all in for about 40,000 and his opponent called. Their hands:

Opponent: 78
Micon: 99

Micon had a flopped set, but his opponent was drawing to all sorts of cards. One of those outs hit on the turn, as the 6 landed to give his opponent a straight. The 8 finished the board and Micon was eliminated.

Micon cashed in two WSOP events this year for around $17,000. Check out his career results here.

Shulman Eliminated

Jeff Shulman has been eliminated from the feature table. He spent the day battling with the likes of Josh Arieh and Dan Harrington. On his final hand he ran ace-king suited into pocket aces. Both he and Josh Arieh will not be returning for day 3. Follow Shulman’s twitter here.

Kenny Tran Doubles Up

On a flop of A94 a player bet 18,000 into Kenny Tran. Tran tanked before finally calling. The Q fell on the turn and Tran’s opponent bet 40,000, enough to put Tran all in. Tran tanked again before making the call with the A8. He was good against the KQ of his opponent. The river was safe for Tran and he doubled to 150,000.

Scott Clements Doubles Up an Opponent

Scott Clements bet enough to put his opponent all in and he was called. Clements tabled A-Q and was dominated the A-K of his opponent. The board ran out 10-8-4-6-7 and Clements was down to 110,000 after the hand.

Player Tags: Jeff Shulman,   David Singer,   Kenny Tran,   Jean-Robert Bellande,   Scott Clements,   Ryan Young,   Jon Turner,   Bryan Micon

Level Four, Hour Two: Vivek Rajkumar Crippled

Jul 08, '10

Blinds: 150-300 with a 25 ante

Notable Chip Counts:

1. Michiel Sijpkens — 173,000
2. Julian Foussard — 156,500
3. Dan Springfield — 141,000
4. Khamsy Nuanmanee — 123,450
5. David Benyamine — 120,000
6. Anh Van Nguyen — 120,000
7. Paul Noriega — 112,000
8. Brett Richey — 110,000
9. Archie Karas — 110,000
10. Brent Baldrey — 101,000

Card Player Family Chip Counts

Jeff Shulman — 8,400
Steve Zolotow — 32,200
Jen Harman — 27,000

Big Hands:

Vivek Makes Good Read, Bad Call

Entering the action late, the dealer called for the floor as the clock had been called on Vivek Rajkumar. He was facing a 7,075 bet by seat 10 on a board of JKJ7A.

“You now have one minute before your hand becomes…” tablemate David Chiu said before the floor staff could. Some players at the table laughed, but Rajkumar was busy talking out the hand and saying, “You might have aces.” After some time of deliberation, Rajkumar made the call and his opponent turned over his cards, stating, “You were right.” He showed AA for the full house.

Vivek shook his head and had just around 8,000 left.

Todd Brunson Loses a Pot

Pavilion Room Coverage

A player in middle position bet 750 and Todd Brunson made the call. The flop came K-10-4 and it was checked for a 4 turn. It was checked again for a 4 turn and checked again for a Q river. Brunson’s opponent bet 1,000 and Brunson diliberated before making the fold. Brunson was down to 40,000.

Jeff Shulman Doubles Up

Jeff Shulman was all in preflop against Johannes Steindl. Shulman tabled the AK while Steindl exposed the KJ. The board ran out Q5439 and Shulman doubled to 8,400.

Allen Cunningham Eliminates a Player

Allen Cunningham bet 800 from early position and Bernard Lee called from the cutoff. The small blind moved all in for 11,300. Cunningham called and Lee folded. Cunningham exposed the AK and was in great shape versus the AJ of his opponent. The board ran out 996AK and Cunningham eliminated a player. He was at 79,800 after the hand.

Darvin Moon Wins a Pot

Darvin Moon checked from the big blind after two players limped. The flop came 863 and the small blind checked. The small blind and the big blind checked. The limper bet 475 and both Moon and the small blind called. The turn brought the 10 and it was checked around. The 4 fell on the river and the small blind bet 1,250. Moon called and the limper folded. Moon tabled the 43 and took the pot. Moon was up to 49,450 after the hand.

Greenstein Takes One

Pavilion Room Coverage

After the flop came down K108, Barry Greenstein bet 1,200. The player in seat 4 made the call and the turn was the 9.

Greenstein fired 2,500 and his opponent mucked. Greenstein took the pot and he was at 37,000.

Schwartz Takes a Major Hit

Ylon Schwartz thought for a minute when facing a bet of 5,000 from seat 3 on a board showing 23J6. He eventually called and checked when the 2 hit on the river.

Seat 3 bet 6,000 on the river and Schwartz looked pained, tanking long and hard. He finally called and seat 3 showed J10 for two pair. Schwartz quietly mucked, losing a 30,000 pot and dropping to 18,050 in chips.

Player Tags: Barry Greenstein,   Jeff Shulman,   Allen Cunningham,   Todd Brunson,   Ylon Schwartz,   Vivek Rajkumar,   Darvin Moon

Level One, Hour One: Emmitt Smith Confused

Jul 08, '10

Blinds: 50-100

Average Chip Count: 30,000

Notable Chip Counts:

1. Antoine Saout — 36,100
2. Shawn Sheikhan — 33,000
3. Phil Ivey — 30,000
4. Shannon Elizabeth — 30,000
5. Brian Townsend — 30,000
6. Barry Greenstein — 30,000
7. Ylon Schwartz — 30,000
8. Hevad Khan — 30,000
9. Kara Scott — 30,000
10. Blair Hinkle — 30,000

Card Player Family Chip Counts

Jeff Shulman — 30,000
Jennifer Harman — 30,000
Steve Zolotow — 30,000

Notable Eliminations:

None

Notables in Play

Steven Paul
Blair Hinkle
Grant Hinkle
Marco Traniello
Steve Zolotow
Antoine Saout
Allen Cunningham
Phil Ivey
David Benyamine
John Juanda
Bernard Lee
Anh Van Nguyen
Jeffrey Lisandro
Jen Harman
Jonathan Little
Humberto Brenes
Barry Greenstein
Shawn Sheikhan
Ylon Schwartz
Jack Ury
Jason Mercier
Shannon Elizabeth
Matt Brady
Joe Serock
Sorel Mizzi
Bruce Buffer
Eddy Sabat
Eric Mizrachi
Eric Blair
Vanessa Selbst
Trishelle Cannatella
Nichoel Peppe
Eric Buchman
Noah Boeken
Andy Bloch
Kelly Kim
Hevad Khan
Jeff Shulman
Allen Bari
Zach Clark
Jason Potter
Josh Arieh

Player Twitter Accounts

Phil Ivey
Doyle Brunson
Jeff Shulman
Bryan Micon
Jonathan Little
Cyndy Violette
Vanessa Rousso
Zachary Clark

Big Hands:

Happy Takes Early Hit

Entering the action late, Jeff Shulman bet 2,000 on a board of JK379 and when his opponent called Shulman quickly tapped the table and slid his cards into the muck. His opponent started to do the same, and Shulman reminded the dealer that the best hand is still supposed to be shown. The other player flashed a king, which was good enough.

How To Blow $10,000 In Five Minutes

“All in and a call!” Those were the words uttered just five minutes into the level as a player moved all in (for 300 big blinds) with AQ on a K108.

He was called by a player holding KK for top set. The board finished off 6 and 3 and the first Day 1D casualty made his way to the exits four hands into play.

Singer Gets One On the Turn

David Singer raised to 350 and was called by the player in the big blind and the player in seat 1.

The flop came 243 and action checked to Singer who fired 600. The big blind called and seat 1 folded.

The turn was the J and the big blind again check to Singer who bet 1,700 this time. The big blind called quickly again.

The K river card led to checks by both players and seat 1 announced “one pair.” Singer showed AJ for a turned pair of jacks and seat 1 tapped the table, showing 55.

Singer had about 34,000 after the hand.

Emmitt Smith Loses a Pot

Emmitt Smith and an opponent were tangled up in a flop of 1094. Smith checked and his opponent bet 500. Smith called. The Q fell on the turn and Smith checked. His opponent bet 2,000. Smith check-raised to 4,000 and his opponent called. The Q on the river prompted a check from Smith. His opponent checked behind and Smith announced that he had a straight. However, he tabled the K10 for just tens and queens. His opponent exposed the straight with the KJ and took the pot. Smith fell to 25,000 as a result of the hand.

Left in the Deck

A Tough Table

John Juanda will need a first or second-place finish in the main event to catch Frank Kassela in the player of the year race. That would be a hard task regardless, but add the fact that he is seated right next to David Benyamine and the odds are even more difficult.

A Reunion

2005 main event runner-up Steve Dannenmann has shown up and is in the field today. Interestingly enough, despite a massive field he is seated at the table right next to the table featuring the man who beat him that year, Joe Hachem.

Featured Today

The ESPN main stage is currently occupied by 2009 main event runner-up Darvin Moon. He has been hard to spot at this year’s WSOP but he is getting the bulk of the camera time today.

On the outer ESPN stage is the Godfather himself, Doyle Brunson. At one of the outer feature tables is Vanessa Rousso, so these players should get plenty of airtime once the WSOP telecast rolls around.

Player Tags: Jeff Shulman,   John Juanda,   Doyle Brunson,   David Singer,   Vanessa Rousso,   Darvin Moon

Level Nine Hour One: Young Takes One From Singer

Jul 10, '10

Blinds: 500-1000 with a 100 ante

Players Remaining: 1,476 out of 7,319

Chip Counts:

1. Ricardo Fasanaro – 385,000
2. Gabriel Walls – 347,000
3. David Assouline – 341,000
4. Jim Collopy – 285,000
5. Vanessa Selbst – 280,000
6. Charles Sylvestre – 272,000
7. Marc Sander – 265,000
8. Sasha Rosewood – 263,000
9. JJ Liu – 240,000
10. Bryn Kenney – 235,000

Card Player Chip Counts:

Josh Brikis — 166,000
Jon Friedberg – 147,000
Jennifer Harman — 35,000

Notable Eliminations:

Jeff Shulman
Josh Arieh
Roy Winston

Big Hands:

Young Takes it To Singer

On a board of 74AJ David Singer checked to Ryan Young who bet 6,000.

The 10 fell on the river and Singer again checked. Young bet 10,500, sending Singer into the tank for a couple long minutes. Eventually, Singer made the call and Young announced “Ace-King.” He showed AK and Singer pushed his hand into the muck.

Young had around 160,000 after the hand. Singer was down to just around 24,000.

PearlJammer Steals One

On a board of J73, Jon Turner was faced with a 12,000 chip bet into a pot of 27,000. Turnter had about 40,000 left in his stack and opted to min-raise to 24,000. His opponent went into the tank for minutes before the dealer called the clock on him. Turner’s opponent finally decided to fold. Turner exposed the Q5 for a complete bluff. Turner had around 82,000 after the hand.

Kostritsyn Bullies Another Player

On a flop of 844 seat 6 checked to Alexander Kostritsyn who bet 2,000. Seat 6 made the quick call and the K fell on the turn. Seat 6 checked to Kostritsyn who bet 6,500 this time. Seat 6 quickly folded and the Russian chipped up to 215,000.

Jean Robert-Bellande Shows off for Cameras

Action was on Jean-Robert Belande in a three-way pot on a flop of K-5-3. Bellande called the camera crews over and squeezed his pocket kings (for top set) to be visible for the camera to see. He took his time before betting 6,000. His opponents quickly folded and Bellande won the hand to increase his stack to about 50,000.

No More Micon

Bryan Micon put in a raise to 2,500 and was called by one player. The flop ran Q95 and Micon bet 3,700. His opponent made it 10,200 to go and Micon took some time to think it over. He eventually moved all in for about 40,000 and his opponent called. Their hands:

Opponent: 78
Micon: 99

Micon had a flopped set, but his opponent was drawing to all sorts of cards. One of those outs hit on the turn, as the 6 landed to give his opponent a straight. The 8 finished the board and Micon was eliminated.

Micon cashed in two WSOP events this year for around $17,000. Check out his career results here.

Shulman Eliminated

Jeff Shulman has been eliminated from the feature table. He spent the day battling with the likes of Josh Arieh and Dan Harrington. On his final hand he ran ace-king suited into pocket aces. Both he and Josh Arieh will not be returning for day 3. Follow Shulman’s twitter here.

Kenny Tran Doubles Up

On a flop of A94 a player bet 18,000 into Kenny Tran. Tran tanked before finally calling. The Q fell on the turn and Tran’s opponent bet 40,000, enough to put Tran all in. Tran tanked again before making the call with the A8. He was good against the KQ of his opponent. The river was safe for Tran and he doubled to 150,000.

Scott Clements Doubles Up an Opponent

Scott Clements bet enough to put his opponent all in and he was called. Clements tabled A-Q and was dominated the A-K of his opponent. The board ran out 10-8-4-6-7 and Clements was down to 110,000 after the hand.

Player Tags: Jeff Shulman,   David Singer,   Kenny Tran,   Jean-Robert Bellande,   Scott Clements,   Ryan Young,   Jon Turner,   Bryan Micon

Level Four, Hour Two: Vivek Rajkumar Crippled

Jul 08, '10

Blinds: 150-300 with a 25 ante

Notable Chip Counts:

1. Michiel Sijpkens — 173,000
2. Julian Foussard — 156,500
3. Dan Springfield — 141,000
4. Khamsy Nuanmanee — 123,450
5. David Benyamine — 120,000
6. Anh Van Nguyen — 120,000
7. Paul Noriega — 112,000
8. Brett Richey — 110,000
9. Archie Karas — 110,000
10. Brent Baldrey — 101,000

Card Player Family Chip Counts

Jeff Shulman — 8,400
Steve Zolotow — 32,200
Jen Harman — 27,000

Big Hands:

Vivek Makes Good Read, Bad Call

Entering the action late, the dealer called for the floor as the clock had been called on Vivek Rajkumar. He was facing a 7,075 bet by seat 10 on a board of JKJ7A.

“You now have one minute before your hand becomes…” tablemate David Chiu said before the floor staff could. Some players at the table laughed, but Rajkumar was busy talking out the hand and saying, “You might have aces.” After some time of deliberation, Rajkumar made the call and his opponent turned over his cards, stating, “You were right.” He showed AA for the full house.

Vivek shook his head and had just around 8,000 left.

Todd Brunson Loses a Pot

Pavilion Room Coverage

A player in middle position bet 750 and Todd Brunson made the call. The flop came K-10-4 and it was checked for a 4 turn. It was checked again for a 4 turn and checked again for a Q river. Brunson’s opponent bet 1,000 and Brunson diliberated before making the fold. Brunson was down to 40,000.

Jeff Shulman Doubles Up

Jeff Shulman was all in preflop against Johannes Steindl. Shulman tabled the AK while Steindl exposed the KJ. The board ran out Q5439 and Shulman doubled to 8,400.

Allen Cunningham Eliminates a Player

Allen Cunningham bet 800 from early position and Bernard Lee called from the cutoff. The small blind moved all in for 11,300. Cunningham called and Lee folded. Cunningham exposed the AK and was in great shape versus the AJ of his opponent. The board ran out 996AK and Cunningham eliminated a player. He was at 79,800 after the hand.

Darvin Moon Wins a Pot

Darvin Moon checked from the big blind after two players limped. The flop came 863 and the small blind checked. The small blind and the big blind checked. The limper bet 475 and both Moon and the small blind called. The turn brought the 10 and it was checked around. The 4 fell on the river and the small blind bet 1,250. Moon called and the limper folded. Moon tabled the 43 and took the pot. Moon was up to 49,450 after the hand.

Greenstein Takes One

Pavilion Room Coverage

After the flop came down K108, Barry Greenstein bet 1,200. The player in seat 4 made the call and the turn was the 9.

Greenstein fired 2,500 and his opponent mucked. Greenstein took the pot and he was at 37,000.

Schwartz Takes a Major Hit

Ylon Schwartz thought for a minute when facing a bet of 5,000 from seat 3 on a board showing 23J6. He eventually called and checked when the 2 hit on the river.

Seat 3 bet 6,000 on the river and Schwartz looked pained, tanking long and hard. He finally called and seat 3 showed J10 for two pair. Schwartz quietly mucked, losing a 30,000 pot and dropping to 18,050 in chips.

Player Tags: Barry Greenstein,   Jeff Shulman,   Allen Cunningham,   Todd Brunson,   Ylon Schwartz,   Vivek Rajkumar,   Darvin Moon

Level One, Hour One: Emmitt Smith Confused

Jul 08, '10

Blinds: 50-100

Average Chip Count: 30,000

Notable Chip Counts:

1. Antoine Saout — 36,100
2. Shawn Sheikhan — 33,000
3. Phil Ivey — 30,000
4. Shannon Elizabeth — 30,000
5. Brian Townsend — 30,000
6. Barry Greenstein — 30,000
7. Ylon Schwartz — 30,000
8. Hevad Khan — 30,000
9. Kara Scott — 30,000
10. Blair Hinkle — 30,000

Card Player Family Chip Counts

Jeff Shulman — 30,000
Jennifer Harman — 30,000
Steve Zolotow — 30,000

Notable Eliminations:

None

Notables in Play

Steven Paul
Blair Hinkle
Grant Hinkle
Marco Traniello
Steve Zolotow
Antoine Saout
Allen Cunningham
Phil Ivey
David Benyamine
John Juanda
Bernard Lee
Anh Van Nguyen
Jeffrey Lisandro
Jen Harman
Jonathan Little
Humberto Brenes
Barry Greenstein
Shawn Sheikhan
Ylon Schwartz
Jack Ury
Jason Mercier
Shannon Elizabeth
Matt Brady
Joe Serock
Sorel Mizzi
Bruce Buffer
Eddy Sabat
Eric Mizrachi
Eric Blair
Vanessa Selbst
Trishelle Cannatella
Nichoel Peppe
Eric Buchman
Noah Boeken
Andy Bloch
Kelly Kim
Hevad Khan
Jeff Shulman
Allen Bari
Zach Clark
Jason Potter
Josh Arieh

Player Twitter Accounts

Phil Ivey
Doyle Brunson
Jeff Shulman
Bryan Micon
Jonathan Little
Cyndy Violette
Vanessa Rousso
Zachary Clark

Big Hands:

Happy Takes Early Hit

Entering the action late, Jeff Shulman bet 2,000 on a board of JK379 and when his opponent called Shulman quickly tapped the table and slid his cards into the muck. His opponent started to do the same, and Shulman reminded the dealer that the best hand is still supposed to be shown. The other player flashed a king, which was good enough.

How To Blow $10,000 In Five Minutes

“All in and a call!” Those were the words uttered just five minutes into the level as a player moved all in (for 300 big blinds) with AQ on a K108.

He was called by a player holding KK for top set. The board finished off 6 and 3 and the first Day 1D casualty made his way to the exits four hands into play.

Singer Gets One On the Turn

David Singer raised to 350 and was called by the player in the big blind and the player in seat 1.

The flop came 243 and action checked to Singer who fired 600. The big blind called and seat 1 folded.

The turn was the J and the big blind again check to Singer who bet 1,700 this time. The big blind called quickly again.

The K river card led to checks by both players and seat 1 announced “one pair.” Singer showed AJ for a turned pair of jacks and seat 1 tapped the table, showing 55.

Singer had about 34,000 after the hand.

Emmitt Smith Loses a Pot

Emmitt Smith and an opponent were tangled up in a flop of 1094. Smith checked and his opponent bet 500. Smith called. The Q fell on the turn and Smith checked. His opponent bet 2,000. Smith check-raised to 4,000 and his opponent called. The Q on the river prompted a check from Smith. His opponent checked behind and Smith announced that he had a straight. However, he tabled the K10 for just tens and queens. His opponent exposed the straight with the KJ and took the pot. Smith fell to 25,000 as a result of the hand.

Left in the Deck

A Tough Table

John Juanda will need a first or second-place finish in the main event to catch Frank Kassela in the player of the year race. That would be a hard task regardless, but add the fact that he is seated right next to David Benyamine and the odds are even more difficult.

A Reunion

2005 main event runner-up Steve Dannenmann has shown up and is in the field today. Interestingly enough, despite a massive field he is seated at the table right next to the table featuring the man who beat him that year, Joe Hachem.

Featured Today

The ESPN main stage is currently occupied by 2009 main event runner-up Darvin Moon. He has been hard to spot at this year’s WSOP but he is getting the bulk of the camera time today.

On the outer ESPN stage is the Godfather himself, Doyle Brunson. At one of the outer feature tables is Vanessa Rousso, so these players should get plenty of airtime once the WSOP telecast rolls around.

Player Tags: Jeff Shulman,   John Juanda,   Doyle Brunson,   David Singer,   Vanessa Rousso,   Darvin Moon

Day 2 Begins at 2:30 PST

Jun 25, '10

70 players remain out of the 507 that registered.

The current chip average is 54,321.

The prize pool is $1,166,100. First place will walk away with $268,238. The top 54 finishers will earn a payday of at least $4,512.

Bracelet winner Eli Elezra is atop the chip counts at the moment. Other names in the field include Ray Henson, Brian Rast, Eric Froehlich, Jamie Rosen, Alexandre Gomes, Grant Hinkle, Dwyte Pilgrim, Gavin Smith, Shannon Shorr, Erica Schoenberg, John Phan and Brandon Cantu.

A couple members of the Card Player family have survived to play today. Jeff Shulman ended day one with 56,800 and Matt Matros is still alive with a similar chip stack.

Player Twitter Accounts:

Jeff Shulman
Eric Froehlich
Shannon Shorr
Jamie Rosen
Alexandre Gomes
Erica Schoenberg
Brandon Cantu

The remaining players will return to their seats today at 2:30 p.m.

Stay tuned for Card Player for updates from the Rio!

Here are the chip counts going into Day 2:

Player Tags: Jeff Shulman

End of Day 1

Jun 25, '10

70 players remain out of the 507 that registered.

The current chip average is 54,321.

The prize pool is $1,166,100. First place will walk away with $268,238. The top 54 finishers will earn a payday of at least $4,512.

Bracelet winner Eli Elezra is atop the chip counts at the moment. Other names in the field include Ray Henson, Brian Rast, Eric Froehlich, Jamie Rosen, Alexandre Gomes, Grant Hinkle, Dwyte Pilgrim, Gavin Smith, Shannon Shorr, Erica Schoenberg, John Phan and Brandon Cantu.

A couple members of the Card Player family have survived to play on day two of the event. Jeff Shulman ended the day with 56,800 and Matt Matros is still alive with a similar chip stack.

Player Twitter Accounts:

Jeff Shulman
Eric Froehlich
Shannon Shorr
Jamie Rosen
Alexandre Gomes
Erica Schoenberg
Brandon Cantu

The remaining players will return to their seats at 2:30 p.m. PST tomorrow.

Player Tags: Jeff Shulman,   Eli Elezra