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| Jun 05, '09 | 2009 40th Annual World Series of Poker | Event 12 - $10,000 World Championship Mixed Event | 2 | + |
Level 12 Update: Negreanu Eliminated, Players on Dinner BreakJun 05, '09 Level Structure: 2-7 triple draw, limit hold’em, and Omaha 8OB: 1,500-3,000 blinds and 3,000-6,000 limits 7-card stud, razz, and 7-card stud 8OB: 700 ante, 1,000 bring-in, with a 3,000 completion and 3,000-6,000 limits no-limit hold’em and pot-limit Omaha: 800-1,6000 blinds with a 400 ante NOTES: Games change every eight hands. Two players will be forced to sit out during 2-7 triple draw each hand. Players Remaining: 54 out of 194 1. Soheil Shamseddin — 280,000 Average Chip Count: 107,777 Notable Eliminations: Chris Bjorn Big Hands: 2-7 TRIPLE DRAW Jonathan Tare Stands Pat, Wins Pot Jonathan Tare raises to 6,000 from middle position and Mikael Thuritz calls from the small blind as does Scotty Nguyen from the big blind. First Draw: Thuritz draws 2 cards, Nguyen draws 2 cards and Tare stands pat. Tare bets 3,000 and both opponents call. Second Draw: Thuritz draws 2 cards, Nguyen draws 2 cards and Tare stands pat. Tare bets 6,000 and this time both Thuritz and Nguyen fold. Tare is up to 105,000 after this hand while Thuritz is down to 70,000 and Nguyen now with 50,000 in chips. PLO
Action folds around to James van Alstyne who raises to 4,800 from the small blind. Daniel Negreanu pots it to 18,400 from the big blind and Van Alstyne calls the 9,600 raise. The flop comes K A few hands later and Negreanu moves to another table just beginning their round of PLO while Negreanu had just finished that round at his last table. He laughs as he promises himself and the other players that he wouldn’t lose any more money in this game. Unfortunately for Negreanu, he was lying. Chad Brown raises to 1,600 from under the gun and the player in seat 8 calls from middle position. Daniel Negreanu calls from the small blind, as does the player in the big blind. The flop comes Q LIMIT HOLD’EM Lindgren Steals a Pot From R. Mizrachi Robert Mizrachi raises to 3,000 from late position and Erick Lindgren calls from the big blind. The flop comes A
Miami John Cernuto raises to 6,000 from middle position and Hasan Habib reraises to 9,000 from the cutoff. The player in seat 5 three-bets to 12,000 from the small blind and George Danzer calls all in from the big blind for a total of 10,900. Both Cernuto and Habib call the raise. The flop comes Q Small Blind: J Both players have the same hand (nut straight), and with no one free-rolling on a flush draw, George Danzer has just split the pot to stay alive. The rive river the Q Left In The Deck: The remaining 54 players are now on a sixty-minute dinner break and will return to Level 13 at approximately 7:35 pm PDT. Player Tags: John Cernuto, Robert Mizrachi, Scotty Nguyen, Erick Lindgren, Hasan Habib, Daniel Negreanu, James Van Alstyne, Jonathan Tare, Mikael Thuritz, George Danzer Level 10 Update: Kessler Doubles (PLO), Reslock Triples Up (PLO); Both Bust Shortly AfterJun 05, '09 Level Structure: 2-7 triple draw, limit hold’em, and Omaha 8OB: 1,000-2,000 blinds and 2,000-4,000 limits 7-card stud, razz, and 7-card stud 8OB: 500 ante, 500 bring-in, with a 2,000 completion and 2,000-4,000 limits no-limit hold’em and pot-limit Omaha: 500-1,000 blinds with a 300 ante NOTES: Games change every eight hands. Two players will be forced to sit out during 2-7 triple draw each hand. Players Remaining: 96 out of 194 Chip Counts: 1. Soheil Shamseddin — 210,000 Average Chip Count: 60,625 Notable Eliminations: Chau Giang Big Hands: PLO
Jonathan Tare raises to 800 from middle position and Allen “Chainsaw” Kessler moves all in for 8,100. Tare calls and both players turn over their cards. Kessler: K Board: Q Kessler’s pair of kings hold up as he doubles up to just under 20,000. Tare is down to 60,000 after this hand.
Marc Karam raises to 2,000 from middle position, Chris Reslock calls all in for 500 from the cutoff and Jeff Madsen calls the 2,000 raise from the small blind. The flop comes A Karam: 8 Reslock leads with a pair of aces as the turn and river bring the K 2-7 TRIPLE DRAW John Turner Gives Up Some Chips! John Turner raises to 4,000 from the button and the player in seat 6 calls from the big blind. First Draw: Seat 6 draws two cards while Turner draws only one. Turner bets 2,000 and seat 6 calls. Second Draw: Both players draw one card each. Both players check. Third Draw: Both players draw one card each. This time seat 6 leads out for 4,000 and Turner calls. Seat 6 shows Q HOLD’EM
Brett Richey raises to 4,000 from middle position and Alexandre Gomes calls from the big blind. The flop comes 8 Left In The Deck: The remaining players in the $10,000 Mixed Game Championship will take their first twenty-minute break of the day and will return at approximately 4:25 pm PDT to begin Level 11. Player Tags: Allen Kessler, John Turner, Chris Reslock, Jonathan Tare, Brett Richey, Marc Karam, Alexandre Gomes |
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| Jun 03, '09 | 2009 40th Annual World Series of Poker | Event 5 - $1,500 Pot-Limit Omaha | 3 | + |
Final Table Update: Down to Heads-Up After a Bustout BonanzaJun 03, '09 Blinds: 10,000-20,000 Players Remaining: 2 out of 809 Chip Counts: 1. Steven Burkholder — 2,040,000 Average Chip Count: 1,820,250 Notable Eliminations: 7. Dario Alioto – $29,882 Elimination Hands:
Dario Alioto Eliminated in Seventh Place ($29,882) Kevin Iacofono opened a pot for 45,000 preflop and Dariol Alioto raised the pot (151,000). Iacofano re-potted and Alioto made the all-in call. Their cards: Iacofano: A Board: 8 Iacofano won the hand with queens and Alioto was eliminated in seventh place ($29,882) when he missed his flush draw. Jonathan Tare Eliminated in Sixth Place ($37,192) Four players saw a flop of J Mercier: J Turn and River: Q Mercier took down the huge pot and Tare was eliminated in sixth place ($37,192). Chris Biondino Eliminated in Fifth Place ($48,533) Chris Biondino opened for 56,000 under the gun and Jason Mercier reraised enough to put Biondino on a decision for his tournament life. Biondino called and they turned up their hands: Biondino: 5 Board: 9-8-8-K-10 Mercier made nines up and Biondino was eliminated in fifth place ($48,533).
Matt Giannetti Eliminated in Fourth Place ($66,544) Matt Giannetti was forced to move all in preflop on a short stack and Jason Mercier made the call. Their cards: Giannetti: A Board: 7 Mercier made a ten-high straight and Giannetti was eliminated in fourth place ($66,544). Mercier had booked three eliminations in a row after the hand. Kevin Iacofano Eliminated in Third Place ($96,128) Steven Burkholder opened for 60,000 and from the button and Kevin Iacafano made the call from the big blind. The flop was dealt Q Burkholder: Q Turn and River: 6 Burkholder took down the huge pot with a set of queens and took a chip lead into the final match with more than 2 million. Iacafano was eliminated in third place and he took home $96,128 in prize money. Player Tags: Jonathan Tare, Chris Biondino, Dario Alioto, Kevin Iacofano, Jason Mercier Dinner Break SummaryJun 02, '09
The final 27 players are now on a 90-minute dinner break in Event No. 5 ($1,500 pot-limit Omaha). These players have emerged from a field of 809 players and the $237,415 first-place prize now looms on the horizon. The final three tables will need to shrink to a final table of nine before play ends for the night. Jonathan Tare leads the way with 320,000. Jason Mercier and Matt Giannetti are challenging for thier first bracelet, and Dario Alioto is looking for his second in this event. Here are the top ten chip counts: Jonathan Tare — 320,000 Here is a look at the seating chart for the final three tables: Table 76 Seat 1: Alex Michaels Table 77 Seat 1: David Halpern Table 78 Seat 1: An Tran Player Tags: Jonathan Tare, Matt Giannetti, Dario Alioto, Jason Mercier |
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| Jun 02, '09 | 2009 40th Annual World Series of Poker | Event 5 - $1,500 Pot-Limit Omaha | 2 | + |
Final Table Update: Down to Heads-Up After a Bustout BonanzaJun 03, '09 Blinds: 10,000-20,000 Players Remaining: 2 out of 809 Chip Counts: 1. Steven Burkholder — 2,040,000 Average Chip Count: 1,820,250 Notable Eliminations: 7. Dario Alioto – $29,882 Elimination Hands:
Dario Alioto Eliminated in Seventh Place ($29,882) Kevin Iacofono opened a pot for 45,000 preflop and Dariol Alioto raised the pot (151,000). Iacofano re-potted and Alioto made the all-in call. Their cards: Iacofano: A Board: 8 Iacofano won the hand with queens and Alioto was eliminated in seventh place ($29,882) when he missed his flush draw. Jonathan Tare Eliminated in Sixth Place ($37,192) Four players saw a flop of J Mercier: J Turn and River: Q Mercier took down the huge pot and Tare was eliminated in sixth place ($37,192). Chris Biondino Eliminated in Fifth Place ($48,533) Chris Biondino opened for 56,000 under the gun and Jason Mercier reraised enough to put Biondino on a decision for his tournament life. Biondino called and they turned up their hands: Biondino: 5 Board: 9-8-8-K-10 Mercier made nines up and Biondino was eliminated in fifth place ($48,533).
Matt Giannetti Eliminated in Fourth Place ($66,544) Matt Giannetti was forced to move all in preflop on a short stack and Jason Mercier made the call. Their cards: Giannetti: A Board: 7 Mercier made a ten-high straight and Giannetti was eliminated in fourth place ($66,544). Mercier had booked three eliminations in a row after the hand. Kevin Iacofano Eliminated in Third Place ($96,128) Steven Burkholder opened for 60,000 and from the button and Kevin Iacafano made the call from the big blind. The flop was dealt Q Burkholder: Q Turn and River: 6 Burkholder took down the huge pot with a set of queens and took a chip lead into the final match with more than 2 million. Iacafano was eliminated in third place and he took home $96,128 in prize money. Player Tags: Jonathan Tare, Chris Biondino, Dario Alioto, Kevin Iacofano, Jason Mercier Dinner Break SummaryJun 02, '09
The final 27 players are now on a 90-minute dinner break in Event No. 5 ($1,500 pot-limit Omaha). These players have emerged from a field of 809 players and the $237,415 first-place prize now looms on the horizon. The final three tables will need to shrink to a final table of nine before play ends for the night. Jonathan Tare leads the way with 320,000. Jason Mercier and Matt Giannetti are challenging for thier first bracelet, and Dario Alioto is looking for his second in this event. Here are the top ten chip counts: Jonathan Tare — 320,000 Here is a look at the seating chart for the final three tables: Table 76 Seat 1: Alex Michaels Table 77 Seat 1: David Halpern Table 78 Seat 1: An Tran Player Tags: Jonathan Tare, Matt Giannetti, Dario Alioto, Jason Mercier |
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| Oct 20, '08 | 2008 Festa Al Lago Classic (WPT) | No-Limit Hold'em Championship (WPT) - Event 16 | 1 | + |
Anna Wroblewski EliminatedOct 20, '08
Wroblewski showed pocket sixes for the boat, but Tare held pocket deuces for quads. Looking a little guilty, Tare said, "To be fair, 90% of the chips went in on the river when I was ahead."
Player Tags: Jonathan Tare, Anna Wroblewski |
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George Danzer All-In, Splits Pot to Stay Alive
Chainsaw Doubles Through Jonathan Tare
Brett Richey Adds to His Stack
On a board of A-6-2-K-2, Anna Wroblewski gets it all in against Jonathan Tare.