Raymond Davis - Live Updates

Level 4 Hour 2 Update: Soulier Doing Well

Jul 04, '09

Blinds: 150-300 with a 25 ante

Players Left: 720 of 873

Chip Counts:

1. Nick Maimone – 129,000
2. Vadim Gruzglin – 123,500
3. Jim Bookstaff – 119,000
4. Samer Rahman – 117,000
5. Craig Hopkins – 113,000
6. Jesse Rios – 112,000
7. Carlos Oliveira – 105,000
8. Fabrice Soulier – 99,000
9. Daniel Didech – 95,000
10. Karin Lehoussing – 87,000

Card Player Chip Counts:

Todd Brunson — 35,000
Mike Matusow — 18,000

Notable Eliminations:

Dustin Woolf

Big Hands

Davis Runs Into Aces, Then Vents

Raymond Davis raised to 1,000 from under the gun and the action folded around to the big blind. He made the call and the flop came down K73. Both players decided to check and the 10 fell on the turn. The big blind bet 2,000 and Davis came along for the ride. The river was the 2 and the big blind fired 6,000. Davis made the call again and the big blind showed AA. Davis mucked and he was down to 63,900.

A few hands later, Davis was in the big blind and facing a raise to 800 from seat 3. Davis made the call and the flop came down 5-3-2 and seat 3 bet 1,200. Davis immediately raised to 3,200 and seat 3 mucked. Davis then showed 10-7 for a bluff. “I don’t miss every flop, just most of them,” Davis said. “That was a bit of frustration man,” he explained to Hoyt Corkins on his right. “I’ve been getting robbed all day.” Davis was at 65,000 after that hand.

Greenstein Back To The Beginning

Barry Greenstein raised to 800 preflop from middle position and the player on the button made the call. The flop came down 1065 and Greenstein led out with 1,200. The button quickly mucked and Greenstein took the pot, getting his stack back to the original starting stack of 30,000.

Soulier Takes One Off Hansen

After a flop of 432, Fabrice Soulier bet 1,000 and a player called. Thor Hansen then raised to 2,000 and Soulier was the only one to call. The turn was the A and both players checked. They did the same after the 8 fell on the river.

Soulier then showed A7 and Hansen mucked his hand. Soulier raked in the pot and was around 90,000 while Hansen was down to 17,150.

Yeah, That Just Happened

Dustin Woolf raised to 1,000 from the cutoff and the button mucked. The small blind then moved all in for over 15,000 and Woolf made the call, putting himself all in. The small blind showed AK while Woolf showed AK.

This being the fourth of July, the fireworks were about to drop as the flop came K98, leaving Woolf praying for two black cards on the turn and river to chop the pot. But the turn was the 4, giving the small blind the nut flush and knocking Woolf out of the main event in dramatic fashion.

Seidel Drops Some Chips

On a flop of Q22, the small blind led out with 2,000 and Erik Seidel raised to 5,000. The small blind called and the turn was the 3. The small blind checked to Seidel who bet 7,500. The small blind called and the A fell on the river.

Action was checked to Seidel again and he bet 10,000. The small blind quickly called and showed AQ for top two pair. Seidel mucked his hand and was under 25,000.

Player Tags: Erik Seidel,   Barry Greenstein,   Raymond Davis,   Fabrice Soulier,   Dustin Woolf

Level 20 Update: Raymond Davis Eliminated

Jul 02, '09

Blinds: 8,000-16,000 with a 1,000 ante

Players Remaining: 18 out of 928

Chip Counts:

1. Peter Feldman – 1,400,000
2. Matthew Waxman – 1,000,000
3. Robert Kay – 965,000
4. Rory Matthews – 960,000
5. James St. Hilaire – 925,000
6. Sean Keeton – 900,000
7. Eugene Katchalov – 785,000
8. John Konkright – 730,000
9. Faraz Jaka – 700,000
10. Jonas Wexler – 680,000

Average Chip Count: 464,000

Notable Eliminations:

21. Raymond Davis —$26,824

Big Hands

Raymond Davis Eliminated

Raymond Davis moved in for his last 195,000 and Sean Keeton made the call. These were there cards.

Davis: Q8
Keeton: AJ

Board: J54QK

Keeton expanded his lead on the flop but Davis shot ahead on the turn. The river then gave Keeton a flush and the pot, knocking Davis out.

Player Tags: Raymond Davis,   Sean Keeton

Level 18 Update: Shaun Deeb Takes A Hit

Jul 02, '09

Blinds: 5,000-10,000 with a 1,000 ante

Players Remaining: 29 out of 928

Chip Counts:

1. Robert Kay – 1,370,000
2. Matthew Waxman – 970,000
3. Sean Keeton – 910,000
4. Eugene Katchalov – 880,000
5. Rory Matthews – 780,000
6. Blair Hinkle – 700,000
7. Peter Feldman – 690,000
8. Matt Hawrilenko – 620,000
9. Alex Venovski – 520,000
10. Lee Vlastaris – 510,000

Average Chip Count: 464,000

Notable Eliminations:

Big Hands

Lars Bonding Eliminated

Lars Bonding moved all in for his last 170,000 and Robert Kay made the call. Here were their cards.

Bonding: 98
Kay: AK

Board: A4103K

Kay flopped an ace to take a commanding lead and rivered two pair just for the hell of it and Bonding was eliminated.

Deeb Takes A Big Hit

After a flop of 1056, Sean Keeton fired 37,000 into the pot. Rory Matthews then raised to 165,000 and the action was on Shaun Deeb. He moved in for over 600,000 and Keeton mucked.

Matthews then made the call and Deeb showed Q10 for top pair. Matthews tabled 65 for two pair.

The board finished out 2J and Matthews doubled through Deeb. Deeb was down to 295,000 in chips after the hand.

Raymond Davis Doubles Up

Raymond Davis moved all in preflop for 80,000 and one player made the call. Here were their cards.

Davis: AK
Opponent: A7

Board: A48510

Both players flopped an ace but Davis had a better kicker and it held up, helping Davis double to 180,000 in chips.

Pocket Aces For Hellmuth; Eruption Ensues

Phil Hellmuth raised to 25,000 preflop and Andrey Zaichenko moved in for 200,000. Hellmuth made the call and tabled AA while Zaichenko held KQ. Of course you know, the flop came down KQ5 and Hellmuth was trailing. The board finished out 4 and J and Hellmuth went on a rant.

He proceeded to say a few things to his opponent and the dealer, then culminated his rant by declaring, “I’m playing for my life here!” His life was a bit devalued after the hand, down to 150,000.

Player Tags: Raymond Davis,   Phil Hellmuth,   Lars Bonding,   Robert Kay,   Sean Keeton,   Shaun Deeb,   Rory Matthews,   Andrey Zaichenko

Level 13 Update: In The Money!

Jul 01, '09

Blinds: 1,200-2,400 with a 300 ante

Players Remaining: 89 out of 928

Chip Counts:

1. Rui Cao — 590,000
2. Sean Keeton — 355,000
3. Faraz Jaka — 325,000
4. Matthew Waxman — 312,000
5. Lars Bonding — 288,300
6. Aurelien Guiglini — 285,000
7. Shaun Deeb — 265,000
8. Rory Matthews — 256,000
9. David Peters — 237,400
10. Peter Feldman — 230,000

Average Chip Count: 156,404

Notable Eliminations:

Kenna James
Barny Boatman
David Benefield

David Benefield Eliminated

David Benefield gets it all in before the flop for 42,000 with AJ against the pocket queens of his opponent.

The board comes 962J10, no help for Benefield who is eliminated from the tournament.

Ray Davis Doubles Up

Ray Davis gets it all in for 95,800 before the flop against a single opponent.

Davis: AK
Opponent: QQ

Board: 9738J

Davis turns the nut flush and doubles up to 190,000 on the bubble.

Bubble Breaks; 3 Players Split 90th Place ($9,159)

They have finally reached the money in Event no. 54, and there were three players that were all eliminated on the same hand during hand-for-hand play. As a result, they will split the 90th place payout ($9,159), each earning $3,053 for a net loss of $1,947.

Player Tags: Raymond Davis,   David Benefield

Raymond Davis Penalty

Aug 23, '08

Raymond Davis just received a one-round penalty when acoording to him the dealer knocked his cards off of the table. He now has to sit out for one round because a player's cards can not leave the table. "Thank God it was at the begining," said Davis as he grabbed a New York Times to read on his break.

Davis also received a one-round penalty at the Bellagio Cup IV, making this the second consecutive tournament where he has had to sit out for a few minutes.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Player Tags: Raymond Davis

Um... Ray... Are You Out?

Jul 15, '08

So, Ray Davis is standing here on the ropes with us and I begin to frantically search the bust out list, seeing if he has been eliminated.

No, he's not on the list anywhere, so I ask him for the details.

"Ray, are you out or are you serving a penalty?" I said.

"I got a 20-minute penalty," said Davis.

"What for?" I said.

"I called the dealer a $@#%&$! %*$%," said Davis.

"Oh, and she didn't take that as a compliment?" I said.

Anyway, Davis served his penalty, had a few more choice words for the floor staff, and for some reason continued to smile throughout his tirade.

Player Tags: Raymond Davis

$50,000 H.O.R.S.E. - Final Table Set

Jun 28, '08

The final table for the $50,000 buy-in H.O.R.S.E event is set. After 148 of poker's elite registered for the event back on Wednesday, only eight of the world's best all around poker players will return Sunday for the final table of what has become one of poker's most prestigious events. Erick Lindgren and Scotty Nguyen lead the way while Barry Greenstein and Huck Seed loom close behind. Tune in Sunday to Cardplayer.com for all the live updates from the final table.

Blinds:

Hold'em and Omaha-8: 25,000-50,000

Razz, Stud and Eight-or-Better: 10,000 Ante, 15,000 Bring In, 50,000 Completion

Players Left: 8 of 148

The Best of the Best:

Erick Lindgren: 3,680,000
Scotty Nguyen: 3,535,000
Barry Greenstein: 1,955,000
Matt Glantz: 1,445,000
Lyle Berman: 1,430,000
Huck Seed: 1,200,000
Michael DeMichele: 905,000
Patrick Bueno: 695,000

Average Stack: 1,850,000

Eliminations:

9th: Ralph Perry: $177,600
10th: Raymond Davis: $177,600
11th: David Bach: $159,840

Big Hands:

Hold'em

Davis Crippled, Then Ousted In 10th Place

Barry Greenstein raised to 100,000 preflop from the small blind. Raymond Davis made the call from the big blind and the flop came out AK8. Greenstein led out and Davis called. The turn was the 2 and Greenstein fired 100,000, which Davis quickly called. The river brought the A and Greenstein kept the pedal to the metal with another 100,000. Davis mucked angrily and was left with just 100,000.

Two hands later, Davis moved all in from the button and Patrick Bueno made the call from the small blind. Davis turned over AK, dominating Bueno's K7. But really, domination is really just a matter of perspective, especially when the flop comes 772 like it did. Davis was disgusted and needed help on the turn to stay alive. But the 5 left Davis drawing dead and the 5 on the river was the final clump of dirt on Davis' 10th place coffin.

Omaha-8

Ralph Perry Is the Final Table Bubble Boy in 9th Place

Perry raised to 100,000 under the gun and action folded around to Huck Seed in the big blind. Seed called and the flop came AK6. Seed led out with 50,000 and Perry raised to 100,000. Seed was not amused as he repopped it to 150,000. Perry did not take that slap lightly, as he raised to 200,000. After all the madness was over, Perry was all in and both players showed their hands.

Perry: J4AJ
Seed: Q732

Seed flopped the nut flush and had Perry's 4-low draw covered with a 3-low draw. The board finished out 10 and K and Perry was out in 9th place.

Eight-or-Better

Nguyen Sends Bach to the Rail in 11th Place

Scotty Nguyen: 88107(7610)
David Bach: 94K2(A9-J)
Patrick Bueno: 3A65(mucked)

David Bach was all in on 3rd street and Nguyen contested a side pot with Bueno. After all the cards had been dealt, Nguyen turned over two pair and Bueno mucked his hand. All eyes were on Bach who needed a miracle to get any piece of the pot. But when he turned his cards, he revealed a whole lot of nothing and he made his exit in 11th place.


 

Player Tags: Scotty Nguyen,   Barry Greenstein,   Raymond Davis,   Huck Seed,   David Bach,   Ralph Perry,   European Report

$50,000 H.O.R.S.E. - Level 18

Jun 28, '08

Stud

Ante: 5000
Bring In: 5000
Limits: 20000/40000

Omaha 8/B and Hold'em

Blinds: 10000/20000

Players Left: 18 of 148

Eliminations: Edwin Ting, Brandon Adams

Storylines/Big Hands

A pair of eliminations have resulted in the tables being square. Huck Seed has joined the table featuring Daniel Negreanu, Erick Lindgren and Doyle Brunson, while chip leader Ralph Perry has been moved to the table that includes Andy Bloch, Scotty Nguyen, and day 3 leader Michael DeMichele.

Seven-Card Stud

Greenstein Picks Up Momentum

Barry Greenstein won consecutive pots to strengthen his position near the top of the leaderboard. In a battle with Mike Wattel, Greenstein opened with the J27 through fifth street, and used a check-raise at that point which Wattel called. Greenstein added the Q on sixth street and would bet again, as he did on seventh. Wattel was showing 10K35, and would call after the seventh card, but found he was second best to Greenstein who held J-8-7 in the hole for two pair.

Greenstein then padded his total with a showdown against Ralph Perry, before the latter was moved. Greenstein had the bring-in with the 3 and Perry completed with the A. Perry controlled the betting throughout, adding the J4Q. Greenstein was showing 3810, but when the 6 came on sixth street he put in a raise to 80,000. After seventh street, and another Perry call of 40,000, Greenstein flipped over queen-6-6 for trip sixes to take the pot.

Hold'em

Negreanu Trips Up, In a Good Way

It was a heads-up battle between the blinds as Daniel Negreanu and David Bach butted heads. Negreanu limped to see a flop come KQJ. Negreanu checked, then raised the 20,000 bet from Bach, who called. The 8 was the turn and Negreanu had his 40,000 bet called. The river was the K and brought another bet and call. Negreanu then announced "king" and showed his small blind special of K2 to take the pot.

Greenstein Outflops Ivey

Phil Ivey raised to 40,000 preflop, Lyle Berman called from the button, and Barry Greenstein called from the small blind. The flop came A42, Greenstein checked, and Ivey bet 20,000. Berman folded and Greenstein then raised to 40,000, which Ivey called. The J came on the turn and both players committed another 40,000, then the 8 hit the river. Greenstein bet and Ivey folded, with Greenstein showing the A.

Omaha 8/B

Davis Sweeps from Doyle

Ray Davis raised preflop and Doyle Brunson was a caller. The flop came K33 and Davis had another bet called. The A was the turn, bringing in a low draw, but the K double paired the board on the river. Davis bet 40,000 and Brunson folded. Davis showed pocket aces for the full house to sweep the pot.

Player Tags: Barry Greenstein,   Raymond Davis,   Daniel Negreanu,   David Bach,   Phil Ivey

$50,000 H.O.R.S.E. - Level 17/18

Jun 28, '08

Stud

Ante: 4000
Bring In: 5000
Limits: 18000/36000

Omaha 8/B

Blinds: 9000/18000

Players Left: 20 of 148

Chip Leaders:

Ralph Perry - 1,550,000
Michael DeMichele - 1,260,000
Scotty Nguyen - 1,120,000
Matt Glantz - 1,025,000
Daniel Negreanu - 975,000
David Bach - 890,000
Lyle Berman - 881,000
Barry Greenstein - 770,000
Patrick Bueno - 765,000
Joseph Michael - 740,000

Eliminations: Michael Mizrachi, James Mackey.

Big Hands:

Omaha 8/B

Davis Scoops Pot, Triples Up

Raymond Davis, Michael Mizrachi, and Daniel Negreanu all called a series of pre-flop raises to see the flop come down AK9. Betting was rapid again, and when the 8 hit the turn, Davis bet out again for 36,000. Negreanu called and Mizrachi then raised to 72,000. It put Davis all-in for 59,000 total, and Negreanu called as well. The Q hit the river and both Negreanu and Mizrachi checked. Negreanu had a heart-flush draw plus a low draw, and missed both. Mizrachi held pocket kings with the nut-flush spade draw, and Davis scooped the pot when his AA held up to take the high, with no low coming.

The extra ammunition proved key when Davis eliminated Mizrachi a few hands later, when the game had switched to Razz. Through fifth street Davis was showing 765, while Mizrachi had Q86. Mizrachi was all-in after sixth street, and Davis showed him his ace-three in the hole for a seven-high. Mizrachi, with ace-four-deuce, needed to improve his hand, but paired his deuce on seventh street to be eliminated.

Perry Sweeps a Monster

Ralph Perry raised to 36,000 under the gun, and Joseph Michael reraised to 54,000. Lyle Berman called, as did Farah Bonyadi in the big blind. The flop came Q86, and action was checked to Berman who bet 18,000. Perry and Michael called. The 4 came on the turn, and Perry bet 36,000. Michael stepped out of the way, and Berman called. The 5 was the river and Perry bet another 36,000. Berman reluctantly called, but he had walked into a monster. Perry held A2 for the nut low, as well as 79 for the nut straight.

Lindgren Takes From Doyle

Doyle Brunson raised to 36,000 and drew calls from Ray Davis, Erick Lindgren, and Michael Mizrachi. Both blinds folded. The flop came 1092 and Brunson led out for 18,000. Davis and Lindgren called. The board paired with the 10 on the turn and Brunson bet 36,000, which Lindgren called. The 8 on the river was followed by two checks. Lindgren flipped over KQQJ for the straight, and Brunson mucked his hand.

Seven-Card Stud

Negreanu Rakes in Monster

It was four-way action with raises through fourth street with Daniel Negreanu, David Bach, Ray Davis and Erick Lindgren, creating a massive pot.. A Bach bet of 20,000 reduced the field to just Negreanu. After sixth street, Bach was showing K994, while Negreanu had J1075. Bach bet 40,000, and Negreanu then put in a raise to 80,000. Bach called, and each received their seventh card. Bach checked and Negreanu bet another 40,000. Bach called, and Negreanu showed 5-5-10 in the hole for the full house to sweep in the chips.

Player Tags: Erick Lindgren,   Raymond Davis,   Daniel Negreanu,   Doyle Brunson,   David Bach,   Michael Mizrachi,   Ralph Perry

$50,000 H.O.R.S.E. - Level 17

Jun 28, '08

Ante: 4000
Bring In: 5000
Limits: 18000/36000

Players Left: 23 of 148

Eliminations: Chad Brown, Gabe Kaplan.

Big Hands

Seven-Card Stud

Ivey Doubles Up

He came into day 4 as the second lowest stack of the field, but one can never underestimate Phil Ivey. He had the bring-in for 5000 with the 2, and only Barry Greenstein was willing to look him up, completing the bet to 18,000 while showing the J. Ivey added the 3 on fourth street, and Greenstein the K. He was able to raise Ivey all-in at that point, and confidently showed king-jack in the hole for two pair. However, Ivey struck back with pocket deuces for three of a kind, and that held up to the end to bring Ivey back over 200,000 in chips.

Ivey added to the stack in a battle with Farah Bonyadi a few hands later. Showing J9 through fourth street, Ivey continued to bet out by adding the Q on fifth street and the 7 on sixth. Bonyadi, who paired on fifth street, showed 233J. But both players checked on seventh street and Ivey could only flip over pocket sixes for the low pair. Yet it was enough to scoop the pot.

Brown Busts Out

Chad Brown was the lone player to return with less than 100,000 in chips, and his 81,000 didn't go very far. Through sixth street Brown was showing 10-9-7-6, but beside him Patrick Bueno was showing K-Q-J-6, with three diamonds up. Sure enough, Bueno was able to flip over the 52 to complete the flush and send Brown out in 24th place.

Lindgren Chips Up

Erick Lindgren had the bring-in with the 2, and play was folded to Ray Davis who completed with the 8. David added the A on fourth street and would bet out through sixth as he added the 55. Lindgren continued to call, now showing 2KQ5. Davis finally slowed and checked after the seventh card, but Lindgren then stepped out for 36,000. Davis called, but mucked when Lindgren showed him king-queen in the hole for two pair.

Adams Stares Them Down

Huck Seed completed the bet to 18,000 with the K showing, and was called by Brandon Adams with the Q and Andy Bloch with the J. After Seed checked fourth street, Adams bet 18,000 after adding the J, and led out again when the A joined him on fifth street. Seed then tanked, apparently liking what he had to go along with his K79. He eventually folded, as did Bloch who was showing J6Q.
 

Player Tags: Erick Lindgren,   Raymond Davis,   Andy Bloch,   Chad Brown,   Huck Seed,   Phil Ivey,   Patrick Bueno,   Brandon Adams,   Farah Bonyadi

$50,000 H.O.R.S.E. - Day 3 - Level 15

Jun 27, '08

Limits and Blinds:

Hold'em and Omaha 8OB: 6,000 small blind -12,000 big blind

Stud Games: 3,000 ante - 3,000 bring-in - 12,000 completion

Players Left: 35 of 148

Chip Leaders:

Michael DeMichele - 1,280,000
Barry Greenstein - 1,010,000
Joseph Michael  - 770,000
Andy Bloch: 727,000
Farzad Bonyadi: 700,000
Daniel Negreanu: 620,000
Matthew Glantz: 590,000
Lyle Berman: 545,000
Patrick Bueno: 520,000
Huck Seed - 480,000

Average Stack: 422,857

Chip Mover:

Farzad Bonyadi shot up to 700,000 during the last level and he now sits in the top five, gaining 230,000 during the last level.

Eliminations:

"Miami" John Cernuto
Chris Reslock
Keith Sexton
Abe Mosseri
Steve Zolotow
Justin Bonomo
Greg Mascio

Big Hands and Storylines:

Hold'em

Erick Lindgren Doubles Up

Erick Lindgren raised to 24,000 preflop from the small blind and Marcel Luske made the call from the big blind. The flop rolled out J85 and Lindgren opened the action with the last of his chips. Luske made the call and they turned up their hands:

Luske: 75
Lindgren: A8

Turn and River: Q2

Lindgren doubled up on the hand to survive. Lindgren also doubled up a second time against Daniel Negreanu in the razz rotation for this level.

Stud 8OB

Ralph Perry Scoops

Ralph Perry and Raymond Davis got involved in a series of bets and raises all the way to seventh street. Their exposed cards:

Perry: A8Q3
Davis: AK6J

Perry turned up 543, which scooped the pot when Davis mucked.

Zolotow Takes the Low to Survive

On third street Katja Thater bet 12,000 and Steve Zolotow raised to 24,000. Thater made it another bet to go, and then Zolotow moved all in for the last of his chips. Thater made the call and they opened up thier hands. Full board after seventh street:

Zolotow: (74)924A(8)
Thater: (JJ)9KQA(2)

Thater took the high, while Zolotow took the low to survive. The run of luck would not conitnue for Zolotow though, and he hit the rail just a few hands later in the hold'em round.

Hold'em

Billy Argyros Triples Up - Ivey Low

Billy Argyos moved all in preflop against Phil Ivey and Jim Bechtel on a flop of 875. Both players made the call and then Ivey also moved all in against Bechtel after the 7 fell on the turn. Bechtel made the call, covering both of his opponents. Their cards:

Bechtel: AQ
Ivey: A5
Argyros: 97

River: 5

Argryos tripled up on the hand, and Ivey won the side pot with Bechtel to survive, although his chip stack was very low after the hand.

Note: The players went on a 20-minute break after the level. Cards back in the air at 11:40 p.m. Level 16 recap up at 1:10 a.m.

Player Tags: Fred Bonyadi,   Erick Lindgren,   Raymond Davis,   Steve Zolotow,   Marcel Luske,   James Bechtel Sr.,   Katja Thater,   Ralph Perry,   European Report

$50,000 H.O.R.S.E. - Final Table Set

Jun 28, '08

The final table for the $50,000 buy-in H.O.R.S.E event is set. After 148 of poker's elite registered for the event back on Wednesday, only eight of the world's best all around poker players will return Sunday for the final table of what has become one of poker's most prestigious events. Erick Lindgren and Scotty Nguyen lead the way while Barry Greenstein and Huck Seed loom close behind. Tune in Sunday to Cardplayer.com for all the live updates from the final table.

Blinds:

Hold'em and Omaha-8: 25,000-50,000

Razz, Stud and Eight-or-Better: 10,000 Ante, 15,000 Bring In, 50,000 Completion

Players Left: 8 of 148

The Best of the Best:

Erick Lindgren: 3,680,000
Scotty Nguyen: 3,535,000
Barry Greenstein: 1,955,000
Matt Glantz: 1,445,000
Lyle Berman: 1,430,000
Huck Seed: 1,200,000
Michael DeMichele: 905,000
Patrick Bueno: 695,000

Average Stack: 1,850,000

Eliminations:

9th: Ralph Perry: $177,600
10th: Raymond Davis: $177,600
11th: David Bach: $159,840

Big Hands:

Hold'em

Davis Crippled, Then Ousted In 10th Place

Barry Greenstein raised to 100,000 preflop from the small blind. Raymond Davis made the call from the big blind and the flop came out AK8. Greenstein led out and Davis called. The turn was the 2 and Greenstein fired 100,000, which Davis quickly called. The river brought the A and Greenstein kept the pedal to the metal with another 100,000. Davis mucked angrily and was left with just 100,000.

Two hands later, Davis moved all in from the button and Patrick Bueno made the call from the small blind. Davis turned over AK, dominating Bueno's K7. But really, domination is really just a matter of perspective, especially when the flop comes 772 like it did. Davis was disgusted and needed help on the turn to stay alive. But the 5 left Davis drawing dead and the 5 on the river was the final clump of dirt on Davis' 10th place coffin.

Omaha-8

Ralph Perry Is the Final Table Bubble Boy in 9th Place

Perry raised to 100,000 under the gun and action folded around to Huck Seed in the big blind. Seed called and the flop came AK6. Seed led out with 50,000 and Perry raised to 100,000. Seed was not amused as he repopped it to 150,000. Perry did not take that slap lightly, as he raised to 200,000. After all the madness was over, Perry was all in and both players showed their hands.

Perry: J4AJ
Seed: Q732

Seed flopped the nut flush and had Perry's 4-low draw covered with a 3-low draw. The board finished out 10 and K and Perry was out in 9th place.

Eight-or-Better

Nguyen Sends Bach to the Rail in 11th Place

Scotty Nguyen: 88107(7610)
David Bach: 94K2(A9-J)
Patrick Bueno: 3A65(mucked)

David Bach was all in on 3rd street and Nguyen contested a side pot with Bueno. After all the cards had been dealt, Nguyen turned over two pair and Bueno mucked his hand. All eyes were on Bach who needed a miracle to get any piece of the pot. But when he turned his cards, he revealed a whole lot of nothing and he made his exit in 11th place.


 

Player Tags: Scotty Nguyen,   Barry Greenstein,   Raymond Davis,   Huck Seed,   David Bach,   Ralph Perry,   European Report

$50,000 H.O.R.S.E. - Level 18

Jun 28, '08

Stud

Ante: 5000
Bring In: 5000
Limits: 20000/40000

Omaha 8/B and Hold'em

Blinds: 10000/20000

Players Left: 18 of 148

Eliminations: Edwin Ting, Brandon Adams

Storylines/Big Hands

A pair of eliminations have resulted in the tables being square. Huck Seed has joined the table featuring Daniel Negreanu, Erick Lindgren and Doyle Brunson, while chip leader Ralph Perry has been moved to the table that includes Andy Bloch, Scotty Nguyen, and day 3 leader Michael DeMichele.

Seven-Card Stud

Greenstein Picks Up Momentum

Barry Greenstein won consecutive pots to strengthen his position near the top of the leaderboard. In a battle with Mike Wattel, Greenstein opened with the J27 through fifth street, and used a check-raise at that point which Wattel called. Greenstein added the Q on sixth street and would bet again, as he did on seventh. Wattel was showing 10K35, and would call after the seventh card, but found he was second best to Greenstein who held J-8-7 in the hole for two pair.

Greenstein then padded his total with a showdown against Ralph Perry, before the latter was moved. Greenstein had the bring-in with the 3 and Perry completed with the A. Perry controlled the betting throughout, adding the J4Q. Greenstein was showing 3810, but when the 6 came on sixth street he put in a raise to 80,000. After seventh street, and another Perry call of 40,000, Greenstein flipped over queen-6-6 for trip sixes to take the pot.

Hold'em

Negreanu Trips Up, In a Good Way

It was a heads-up battle between the blinds as Daniel Negreanu and David Bach butted heads. Negreanu limped to see a flop come KQJ. Negreanu checked, then raised the 20,000 bet from Bach, who called. The 8 was the turn and Negreanu had his 40,000 bet called. The river was the K and brought another bet and call. Negreanu then announced "king" and showed his small blind special of K2 to take the pot.

Greenstein Outflops Ivey

Phil Ivey raised to 40,000 preflop, Lyle Berman called from the button, and Barry Greenstein called from the small blind. The flop came A42, Greenstein checked, and Ivey bet 20,000. Berman folded and Greenstein then raised to 40,000, which Ivey called. The J came on the turn and both players committed another 40,000, then the 8 hit the river. Greenstein bet and Ivey folded, with Greenstein showing the A.

Omaha 8/B

Davis Sweeps from Doyle

Ray Davis raised preflop and Doyle Brunson was a caller. The flop came K33 and Davis had another bet called. The A was the turn, bringing in a low draw, but the K double paired the board on the river. Davis bet 40,000 and Brunson folded. Davis showed pocket aces for the full house to sweep the pot.

Player Tags: Barry Greenstein,   Raymond Davis,   Daniel Negreanu,   David Bach,   Phil Ivey

$50,000 H.O.R.S.E. - Level 17/18

Jun 28, '08

Stud

Ante: 4000
Bring In: 5000
Limits: 18000/36000

Omaha 8/B

Blinds: 9000/18000

Players Left: 20 of 148

Chip Leaders:

Ralph Perry - 1,550,000
Michael DeMichele - 1,260,000
Scotty Nguyen - 1,120,000
Matt Glantz - 1,025,000
Daniel Negreanu - 975,000
David Bach - 890,000
Lyle Berman - 881,000
Barry Greenstein - 770,000
Patrick Bueno - 765,000
Joseph Michael - 740,000

Eliminations: Michael Mizrachi, James Mackey.

Big Hands:

Omaha 8/B

Davis Scoops Pot, Triples Up

Raymond Davis, Michael Mizrachi, and Daniel Negreanu all called a series of pre-flop raises to see the flop come down AK9. Betting was rapid again, and when the 8 hit the turn, Davis bet out again for 36,000. Negreanu called and Mizrachi then raised to 72,000. It put Davis all-in for 59,000 total, and Negreanu called as well. The Q hit the river and both Negreanu and Mizrachi checked. Negreanu had a heart-flush draw plus a low draw, and missed both. Mizrachi held pocket kings with the nut-flush spade draw, and Davis scooped the pot when his AA held up to take the high, with no low coming.

The extra ammunition proved key when Davis eliminated Mizrachi a few hands later, when the game had switched to Razz. Through fifth street Davis was showing 765, while Mizrachi had Q86. Mizrachi was all-in after sixth street, and Davis showed him his ace-three in the hole for a seven-high. Mizrachi, with ace-four-deuce, needed to improve his hand, but paired his deuce on seventh street to be eliminated.

Perry Sweeps a Monster

Ralph Perry raised to 36,000 under the gun, and Joseph Michael reraised to 54,000. Lyle Berman called, as did Farah Bonyadi in the big blind. The flop came Q86, and action was checked to Berman who bet 18,000. Perry and Michael called. The 4 came on the turn, and Perry bet 36,000. Michael stepped out of the way, and Berman called. The 5 was the river and Perry bet another 36,000. Berman reluctantly called, but he had walked into a monster. Perry held A2 for the nut low, as well as 79 for the nut straight.

Lindgren Takes From Doyle

Doyle Brunson raised to 36,000 and drew calls from Ray Davis, Erick Lindgren, and Michael Mizrachi. Both blinds folded. The flop came 1092 and Brunson led out for 18,000. Davis and Lindgren called. The board paired with the 10 on the turn and Brunson bet 36,000, which Lindgren called. The 8 on the river was followed by two checks. Lindgren flipped over KQQJ for the straight, and Brunson mucked his hand.

Seven-Card Stud

Negreanu Rakes in Monster

It was four-way action with raises through fourth street with Daniel Negreanu, David Bach, Ray Davis and Erick Lindgren, creating a massive pot.. A Bach bet of 20,000 reduced the field to just Negreanu. After sixth street, Bach was showing K994, while Negreanu had J1075. Bach bet 40,000, and Negreanu then put in a raise to 80,000. Bach called, and each received their seventh card. Bach checked and Negreanu bet another 40,000. Bach called, and Negreanu showed 5-5-10 in the hole for the full house to sweep in the chips.

Player Tags: Erick Lindgren,   Raymond Davis,   Daniel Negreanu,   Doyle Brunson,   David Bach,   Michael Mizrachi,   Ralph Perry

$50,000 H.O.R.S.E. - Level 17

Jun 28, '08

Ante: 4000
Bring In: 5000
Limits: 18000/36000

Players Left: 23 of 148

Eliminations: Chad Brown, Gabe Kaplan.

Big Hands

Seven-Card Stud

Ivey Doubles Up

He came into day 4 as the second lowest stack of the field, but one can never underestimate Phil Ivey. He had the bring-in for 5000 with the 2, and only Barry Greenstein was willing to look him up, completing the bet to 18,000 while showing the J. Ivey added the 3 on fourth street, and Greenstein the K. He was able to raise Ivey all-in at that point, and confidently showed king-jack in the hole for two pair. However, Ivey struck back with pocket deuces for three of a kind, and that held up to the end to bring Ivey back over 200,000 in chips.

Ivey added to the stack in a battle with Farah Bonyadi a few hands later. Showing J9 through fourth street, Ivey continued to bet out by adding the Q on fifth street and the 7 on sixth. Bonyadi, who paired on fifth street, showed 233J. But both players checked on seventh street and Ivey could only flip over pocket sixes for the low pair. Yet it was enough to scoop the pot.

Brown Busts Out

Chad Brown was the lone player to return with less than 100,000 in chips, and his 81,000 didn't go very far. Through sixth street Brown was showing 10-9-7-6, but beside him Patrick Bueno was showing K-Q-J-6, with three diamonds up. Sure enough, Bueno was able to flip over the 52 to complete the flush and send Brown out in 24th place.

Lindgren Chips Up

Erick Lindgren had the bring-in with the 2, and play was folded to Ray Davis who completed with the 8. David added the A on fourth street and would bet out through sixth as he added the 55. Lindgren continued to call, now showing 2KQ5. Davis finally slowed and checked after the seventh card, but Lindgren then stepped out for 36,000. Davis called, but mucked when Lindgren showed him king-queen in the hole for two pair.

Adams Stares Them Down

Huck Seed completed the bet to 18,000 with the K showing, and was called by Brandon Adams with the Q and Andy Bloch with the J. After Seed checked fourth street, Adams bet 18,000 after adding the J, and led out again when the A joined him on fifth street. Seed then tanked, apparently liking what he had to go along with his K79. He eventually folded, as did Bloch who was showing J6Q.
 

Player Tags: Erick Lindgren,   Raymond Davis,   Andy Bloch,   Chad Brown,   Huck Seed,   Phil Ivey,   Patrick Bueno,   Brandon Adams,   Farah Bonyadi

$50,000 H.O.R.S.E. - Day 3 - Level 15

Jun 27, '08

Limits and Blinds:

Hold'em and Omaha 8OB: 6,000 small blind -12,000 big blind

Stud Games: 3,000 ante - 3,000 bring-in - 12,000 completion

Players Left: 35 of 148

Chip Leaders:

Michael DeMichele - 1,280,000
Barry Greenstein - 1,010,000
Joseph Michael  - 770,000
Andy Bloch: 727,000
Farzad Bonyadi: 700,000
Daniel Negreanu: 620,000
Matthew Glantz: 590,000
Lyle Berman: 545,000
Patrick Bueno: 520,000
Huck Seed - 480,000

Average Stack: 422,857

Chip Mover:

Farzad Bonyadi shot up to 700,000 during the last level and he now sits in the top five, gaining 230,000 during the last level.

Eliminations:

"Miami" John Cernuto
Chris Reslock
Keith Sexton
Abe Mosseri
Steve Zolotow
Justin Bonomo
Greg Mascio

Big Hands and Storylines:

Hold'em

Erick Lindgren Doubles Up

Erick Lindgren raised to 24,000 preflop from the small blind and Marcel Luske made the call from the big blind. The flop rolled out J85 and Lindgren opened the action with the last of his chips. Luske made the call and they turned up their hands:

Luske: 75
Lindgren: A8

Turn and River: Q2

Lindgren doubled up on the hand to survive. Lindgren also doubled up a second time against Daniel Negreanu in the razz rotation for this level.

Stud 8OB

Ralph Perry Scoops

Ralph Perry and Raymond Davis got involved in a series of bets and raises all the way to seventh street. Their exposed cards:

Perry: A8Q3
Davis: AK6J

Perry turned up 543, which scooped the pot when Davis mucked.

Zolotow Takes the Low to Survive

On third street Katja Thater bet 12,000 and Steve Zolotow raised to 24,000. Thater made it another bet to go, and then Zolotow moved all in for the last of his chips. Thater made the call and they opened up thier hands. Full board after seventh street:

Zolotow: (74)924A(8)
Thater: (JJ)9KQA(2)

Thater took the high, while Zolotow took the low to survive. The run of luck would not conitnue for Zolotow though, and he hit the rail just a few hands later in the hold'em round.

Hold'em

Billy Argyros Triples Up - Ivey Low

Billy Argyos moved all in preflop against Phil Ivey and Jim Bechtel on a flop of 875. Both players made the call and then Ivey also moved all in against Bechtel after the 7 fell on the turn. Bechtel made the call, covering both of his opponents. Their cards:

Bechtel: AQ
Ivey: A5
Argyros: 97

River: 5

Argryos tripled up on the hand, and Ivey won the side pot with Bechtel to survive, although his chip stack was very low after the hand.

Note: The players went on a 20-minute break after the level. Cards back in the air at 11:40 p.m. Level 16 recap up at 1:10 a.m.

Player Tags: Fred Bonyadi,   Erick Lindgren,   Raymond Davis,   Steve Zolotow,   Marcel Luske,   James Bechtel Sr.,   Katja Thater,   Ralph Perry,   European Report

$2,500 Deuce-to-Seven Triple Draw Lowball - Day 2 - Level 12

Jun 23, '08

Note: The players are now on a 20-minute break

Blinds: 800-1,500

Players Left: 22 of 238

Chip Leaders:
Shun Uchida - 101,000
Jose Luis Velador - 78,000
Gioi Luong - 74,100
David Baker - 70,500
Ray Davis - 67,700
Michael Wattel - 67,000
James Copeland - 62,700
Billy Baxter - 58,000
Chris Vitch - 54,500
Robert Mizrachi - 52,400

Average Stack: 44,100

Eliminations:
Bill Chen
Trung Ly

Big Hands and Storylines:

Trung Is The Bubble Boy... Juuuuust Bare-Ly

Trung Ly was so low on chips that there was no trying to sneak into the money for him. Left with only 1,000 chips, Ly found himself all-in on the 1^st draw. The drama didn’t come until after the 3^rd draw however. Ly declared a jack-low... and so did Claude Cohen. Ly clarified, “Jack-seven,” and again, Cohen had the same. The third card was the deciding one, and Ly’s J-7-6 low was bested by his Cohen’s J-7-5. Ly was eliminated in 25th place.

Ray Ray Ruins Chen Check-Raise Connivance

Ray Davis raised to 3,000 on the button and was called by Bill Chen in the big blind. Chen drew 2 and Davis took 1. Chen then check-called Davis’s bet. On the next draw each player asked for 1 card and, again, Chen check-called a Davis bet. On the final draw Chen drew a single card and Davis stood pat. Chen checked and Davis fired again. Chen sprung into action for the first time in the hand with a raise which was quickly called by Davis. Chen’s check-raise was a bluff however, and his pair of deuces was soundly defeated by Davis’s 8-7-5-4-3.

This would signal the beginning of the end for Chen’s day, as he would be eliminated in 24^th place, just squeaking into the money.

Sklansky Bucks Elimination, Triples Up

David Sklansky raised from early position with a short stack and eventually got his money all-in after the final draw. Both Steve Sung and Greg Raymer folded to Sklansky’s last bet of 2,500, but John Phan made the call. Sklansky showed 9-8-5-4-3 and Phan could only claim a 10-low before folding. That hand boosted him to 24,000 and allowed him to make the money.

Raymer Celebrates a Cash

Greg Raymer has just informed his table that this is his first cash in his past 24 World Series attempts. Congratulations are in order for Greg, but don’t feel too bad for him. After all, not many players have cashed for $5 million in a single World Series event.

Player Tags: Gioi Luong,   Robert Mizrachi,   Raymond Davis,   Michael Wattel,   Trung Ly,   Shunjiro Uchida,   Claude Cohen,   Greg Raymer,   William Chen,   James Copeland,   Billy Baxter,   Chris Vitch,   Jose Luis Velador

$2,500 Deuce-to-Seven Triple Draw Lowball - Day 2 - Level 11 Recap

Jun 23, '08

Blinds: 600-1,200

Players Left: 27 of 238

Chip Leaders:
Shun Uchida - 79,200
Gioi Luong - 74,100
Ray Davis - 67,700
Robert Mizrachi – 65,000
Greg Raymer - 64,600
James Copeland - 62,700
Richard Chase - 59,200
Michael Wattel - 57,200
Chris Vitch - 54,500
Jose Luis Velador - 49,400

Average Stack: 44,100

Eliminations:
Antony Lellouche
John Roveto

Big Hands and Storylines:

“Advertise Now, Steal Later”

Those words uttered by Chris Vitch after raising from the small blind and forcing Bill Chen to lay down his hand. Vitch showed a made 8-6. Of course, one wonders if Vitch’s cunning gambit will pay off after letting Chen in on it.

The Table of Death

It appears that one table stands out above all others as one to watch during today’s early preceding. Greg Raymer is seated at a table along with Steve Sung, John Phan, Ralph Perry, David Sklansky, and Jose Luis Velador. Action started off fast as Raymer took a big pot off of Phan early in the first level of the day:

Raymer raised from the hijack and was called by Phan in the big blind. Both players drew 2 cards and Phan checked. Raymer bet and “The Razor” called. Phan drew one card and Raymer stood pat. Phan check-raised Raymer on the next betting round and Raymer called. Both players stood pat on the final draw and Phan check-called Raymer’s bet. Raymer’s no. 3 – 7-6-5-3-2 – was better than Phan’s eight low, and “Fossilman” raked in a sizeable pot. He’s now up to 65,000.

Billy Baxter Doubles Up

Lowball specialist Billy Baxter just doubled through Ray Henson to get back to more respectable 20,000 in chips. This is bad news for the rest of the players at the table. Baxter owns 5 deuce-to-seven bracelets and will be looking to add a 6^th to his collection.

Robert Mizrachi Racing To The Top

Gioi Luong, first to act, raised to 1,200, Mizrachi called in the small blind, James Copeland 3-bet from the big blind, and the other two players called. Mizrachi drew two and the others drew one card. Copeland bet and Mizarachi and Luong called. On the 2^nd draw each player took one card. On this round of betting Mizrachi and Copeland checked to Luong who bet and both players called. On the final draw Mizrachi drew one and the other players stood pat. Mizrachi led out into the two pat players, who both folded. Mizrachi claimed he had a 7-6 and raked in a large pot, taking him to 65,000.

Player Tags: John Phan,   Gioi Luong,   Robert Mizrachi,   Raymond Davis,   Michael Wattel,   Anthony Lellouche,   Shunjiro Uchida,   Greg Raymer,   Richard Chase,   James Copeland,   John Roveto,   Billy Baxter,   Chris Vitch,   Jose Luis Velador

Lowball Done For the Night

Jun 22, '08

Blinds: 500-1,000
Limits: 1,000-2,000

Players Left: 30 of 238

Chip Leaders:

Greg Raymer: 65,000
Ray Davis: 64,000
Shunjiro Uchida: 62,000
James Copeland: 60,000
Steve Sung: 47,000
Bill Chen: 44,000
Mike Wattel: 44,000
George Lind III: 42,000
Von Altizer: 34,500
John Phan: 33,000

Average Stack: 39,667

Notable Eliminations:

Freddy Deeb
Phil Hellmuth
Chad Brown
Shawn Sheikhan

Recap:

The day began with 238 players, most of which were big names. Players like Scotty Nguyen, Daniel Negreanu, Phil Hellmuth, Shawn Sheikhan and Annie Duke were just some of the names that could not cut the 2-7 mustard. They were all gone before Day 1 came to a close. But Greg Raymer not only made it to Day 2, he made it as chip leader with 65,000 in chips. Other notables returning for Day 2 include Bill Chen, David Sklansky, Chau Giang, Billy Baxter and John Phan. Players return Monday at 2 p.m. The money will be reached after six players are eliminated. The surviving players will earn at leat $5,474. Players will play down to a final table of six, where they will be guaranteed at least $20,527. For the complete rules of low ball, click here.

Big Hands:

Out in a Flash

The player in seat 4 raised to 2,000 and Ray Davis three-bet to 3,000. Shawn Sheikhan was next to act and made the call, followed by seat 4. Sheikhan took two cards on the first draw while seat 4 and Davis took one. Action was checked to Davis who bet 1,000. Both players called and Sheikhan drew one along with seat 4. Davis stood pat and bet 2,000. Sheikhan hung around while seat 4 got out of the way. Both players stood pat and Sheikhan checked.

After he checked, he flashed his hand to Davis. "Did you just show me a number two?" Davis asked. He then bet 2,000 and was immediately raised by Sheikhan. Davis called, saying that he thought it was a flush. As soon as Davis' call went into the pot, Sheikhan's hand flew into the muck.

"I thought you didn't see it," Sheikhan muttered. "Stevie Wonder would've seen that," Davis replied. He later showed Sheikhan the flashing light of the "Exit" sign as he sent "Sheiky" to the rail.

Mizrachi Takes the Three-Way

Picking up the action on the second draw, Billy Baxter asked for one card. Robert Mizrachi stood pat and Steve Sung opted to draw two cards. Mizrachi then bet 2,000. Sung and Baxter made the call. Baxter and Sung both drew one card on the final draw while Mizrachi stood pat again. Everyone checked and Mizrachi showed 8-7-6-5-2. Baxter and Sung mucked and Mizrachi was up to around 60,000.

Deeb Doubles Up, Then Double Times it Toward the Exit

Freddy Deeb was all in against the player in seat 1. Deeb took one card on the first draw while his opponent took two cards. Both players took one card on the second draw. Deeb then flipped his hand over, 10-7-6-5-2. His opponent drew one more card, but flipped over the K and threw his hand in the muck. Deeb was saved for the moment, doubling to 9,000. But he would not make it to the end of Day 1 as he busted later in the level.

It Takes a Pair

Picking up the action on the final draw, David Sklansky stood pat against his opponent in seat 3, who also stood pat. Both players refused to bet and Sklansky turned over 4-4-7-3-2 for a pair of fours. Normally, a pair is a loser in low ball, but seat 3 turned over a pair of sixes and Sklansky raked in the pot. He was around 25,000 after the hand.

Player Tags: Robert Mizrachi,   Raymond Davis,   Shawn Sheikhan,   David Sklansky,   Steve Sung,   Billy Baxter,   Freddy Deeb

Seif Gone. So is Griffin

Jun 22, '08

Note: Players are now on a 20 minute break

Blinds: 300-600
Limits: 600-1,200

Players Left: 53 of 238

Chip Leaders:

Mike Wattel: 45,500
Ray Davis: 42,000
Bill Chen: 40,000
Anthony Lellouche: 38,000
Amnon Filippi: 36,000
Trung Ly: 32,000
Chris Vitch: 29,000
George Lind III: 27,800
Thor Hansen: 27,000
Freddy Deeb: 27,000

Average Stack: 22,453

Eliminations: Mark Seif, Gavin Griffin

Big Hands:

Aw Nuts

The player in seat 4 raised to 1,200 before the first draw. Mark Seif three-bet to 1,800 and seat 4 tapped Seif for 2,175. Both players drew one card on the first draw. They did the same on the second draw. On the third draw, Seif drew one and seat 4 stood pat. "I got the nuts," seat 4 said, turning over 7-5-4-3-2. "You got the nuts?" Seif asked. "I can't beat that." He threw his hand in the muck and made his way toward the exit.

Griffin Lives, Temporarilly Anyway

Gavin Griffin put all his chips into the pot against seat 1. On the first draw, both players drew two cards. The second draw saw seat 1 take two cards while Griffin elected to draw one. Seat 1 drew one more card on the final draw while Griffin stood pat. He showed 8-7-5-4-2 and seat 1 mucked. Griffin doubled up to about 5,000 but he was later knocked out permanently by Chad Brown.

Davis Mutes Singer

Ray Davis raised to 1,200 and David Singer three-bet to 1,800. Davis repopped to 2,400 and Singer made the call. Singer drew one on the first draw and Davis stood pat. He then bet 600 and Singer called. Davis stood pat again on the second draw and Singer took one more. Davis fired 1,200 and Singer stuck around. One more card came to Singer and Davis stood pat for the last time. Both players checked and Davis turned over 8-7-5-4-2 and Singer mucked his hand. Singer was around 6,500 while Davis was up to around 42,000.

Oh the Humanity!

Table 5 saw the exit of Gavin Griffin, Mark Seif, and another player. They were replaced by some guys named David Sklansky, Phil Hellmuth and Shawn Sheikhan. There were rumors that those guys were decent card players. They were welcomed to the table by Chad Brown in seat 5. Well, all except Hellmuth who was over at the mixed hold'em event.

Player Tags: Mark Seif,   Raymond Davis,   Chad Brown,   Shawn Sheikhan,   Phil Hellmuth,   David Singer,   David Sklansky,   Gavin Griffin

Hellmuth Working Overtime

Jun 22, '08

Blinds: 300-500
Limits: 500-1,000

Players Left: 74 of 238

Chip Leaders:

George Lind III: 35,500
Ray Davis: 32,200
Amnon Filippi: 29,000
Chris Vitch: 28,700
Bill Chen: 28,700
Ben Ponzio: 24,500
Nick Schulman: 24,300
Trung Ly: 24,000
Sigi Stockinger: 23,500
Patrick Poels: 23,500

Average Stack: 16,081

Big Hands and Storylines:

Hellmuth Double Dipping

Phil Hellmuth raised to 1,000 and Robert Mizrachi three-bet to 1,500. Hellmuth made the call and both players took two cards on the first draw. Hellmuth checked dark and Mizrachi fired 500. Hellmuth called and took one card on the second draw. Mizrachi did the same and then bet 1,000 after Hellmuth checked to him. Hellmuth called and both players took one card on the last draw. Hellmuth bet 1,000 and Mizrachi came over the top for 2,000. Hellmuth called and Mizrachi showed Hellmuth the nuts, 7-5-4-3-2. Hellmuth mucked and Mizrachi took the pot.

Later, Hellmuth made it 1,000 to go and Ray Davis called along with seat 1. Lewis drew one card, Hellmuth drew two and seat 1 took three. Hellmuth then bet 1,000 and Lewis made the call. Seat 1 decided to get out of Dodge while he still had chips. Davis and Hellmuth drew two on the second draw and then both players checked. The final draw saw both players take one more card and both players checked. Davis showed 8-7-5-4-3 and Hellmuth mucked his jack-low. He was down to about 7,000 while Davis was up to around 27,000.

Moments later, Hellmuth ran over to his seat in the 1,500 mixed hold'em event, leaving his stack unattended. When he returned, Hellmuth wanted to submit something for the record. "I don't recall ever playing in two tournaments at once since a long time."

Brown Takes One Off Seif

Chad Brown raised to 1,000 and Mark Seif made the call. Brown took two cards on the first draw and Seif followed suit. Brown kept the pressure on as he bet 500. Seif made the call. Brown took one card on the second draw while Seif took another two. Brown kept his foot on the pedal as he fired another 1,000. Seif called again. On the third draw, Seif took one card while Brown stood pat. He then bet another 1,000 and Seif called again. Brown turned over 8-7-4-3-2 and Seif mucked. Brown was at around 22,000 while Seif was down to about 8,000.

Every Structure Needs A Good Foundation

Amnon Filippi built one of the most elaborate structures ever seen in a poker room with his chips. It looked like a cyclone of green and black chips. But the biggest wonder was how this cyclone manages to stay standing. It appeared that the slightest movement would send the cyclone stumbling. Well, a sneeze did the job as the player in seat 6 couldn't hold it in. He sneezed and the cyclone crumbled. "Really? That did it?" said seat 6. "A sneeze and a shake," Filippi responded. He went on to win a hand moments later and was up to around 28,000.

 

Player Tags: Mark Seif,   Robert Mizrachi,   Raymond Davis,   Chad Brown,   Phil Hellmuth,   Amnon Filippi

$2,500 Deuce-to-Seven Triple Draw Lowball - Day 2 - Level 12

Jun 23, '08

Note: The players are now on a 20-minute break

Blinds: 800-1,500

Players Left: 22 of 238

Chip Leaders:
Shun Uchida - 101,000
Jose Luis Velador - 78,000
Gioi Luong - 74,100
David Baker - 70,500
Ray Davis - 67,700
Michael Wattel - 67,000
James Copeland - 62,700
Billy Baxter - 58,000
Chris Vitch - 54,500
Robert Mizrachi - 52,400

Average Stack: 44,100

Eliminations:
Bill Chen
Trung Ly

Big Hands and Storylines:

Trung Is The Bubble Boy... Juuuuust Bare-Ly

Trung Ly was so low on chips that there was no trying to sneak into the money for him. Left with only 1,000 chips, Ly found himself all-in on the 1^st draw. The drama didn’t come until after the 3^rd draw however. Ly declared a jack-low... and so did Claude Cohen. Ly clarified, “Jack-seven,” and again, Cohen had the same. The third card was the deciding one, and Ly’s J-7-6 low was bested by his Cohen’s J-7-5. Ly was eliminated in 25th place.

Ray Ray Ruins Chen Check-Raise Connivance

Ray Davis raised to 3,000 on the button and was called by Bill Chen in the big blind. Chen drew 2 and Davis took 1. Chen then check-called Davis’s bet. On the next draw each player asked for 1 card and, again, Chen check-called a Davis bet. On the final draw Chen drew a single card and Davis stood pat. Chen checked and Davis fired again. Chen sprung into action for the first time in the hand with a raise which was quickly called by Davis. Chen’s check-raise was a bluff however, and his pair of deuces was soundly defeated by Davis’s 8-7-5-4-3.

This would signal the beginning of the end for Chen’s day, as he would be eliminated in 24^th place, just squeaking into the money.

Sklansky Bucks Elimination, Triples Up

David Sklansky raised from early position with a short stack and eventually got his money all-in after the final draw. Both Steve Sung and Greg Raymer folded to Sklansky’s last bet of 2,500, but John Phan made the call. Sklansky showed 9-8-5-4-3 and Phan could only claim a 10-low before folding. That hand boosted him to 24,000 and allowed him to make the money.

Raymer Celebrates a Cash

Greg Raymer has just informed his table that this is his first cash in his past 24 World Series attempts. Congratulations are in order for Greg, but don’t feel too bad for him. After all, not many players have cashed for $5 million in a single World Series event.

Player Tags: Gioi Luong,   Robert Mizrachi,   Raymond Davis,   Michael Wattel,   Trung Ly,   Shunjiro Uchida,   Claude Cohen,   Greg Raymer,   William Chen,   James Copeland,   Billy Baxter,   Chris Vitch,   Jose Luis Velador

$2,500 Deuce-to-Seven Triple Draw Lowball - Day 2 - Level 11 Recap

Jun 23, '08

Blinds: 600-1,200

Players Left: 27 of 238

Chip Leaders:
Shun Uchida - 79,200
Gioi Luong - 74,100
Ray Davis - 67,700
Robert Mizrachi – 65,000
Greg Raymer - 64,600
James Copeland - 62,700
Richard Chase - 59,200
Michael Wattel - 57,200
Chris Vitch - 54,500
Jose Luis Velador - 49,400

Average Stack: 44,100

Eliminations:
Antony Lellouche
John Roveto

Big Hands and Storylines:

“Advertise Now, Steal Later”

Those words uttered by Chris Vitch after raising from the small blind and forcing Bill Chen to lay down his hand. Vitch showed a made 8-6. Of course, one wonders if Vitch’s cunning gambit will pay off after letting Chen in on it.

The Table of Death

It appears that one table stands out above all others as one to watch during today’s early preceding. Greg Raymer is seated at a table along with Steve Sung, John Phan, Ralph Perry, David Sklansky, and Jose Luis Velador. Action started off fast as Raymer took a big pot off of Phan early in the first level of the day:

Raymer raised from the hijack and was called by Phan in the big blind. Both players drew 2 cards and Phan checked. Raymer bet and “The Razor” called. Phan drew one card and Raymer stood pat. Phan check-raised Raymer on the next betting round and Raymer called. Both players stood pat on the final draw and Phan check-called Raymer’s bet. Raymer’s no. 3 – 7-6-5-3-2 – was better than Phan’s eight low, and “Fossilman” raked in a sizeable pot. He’s now up to 65,000.

Billy Baxter Doubles Up

Lowball specialist Billy Baxter just doubled through Ray Henson to get back to more respectable 20,000 in chips. This is bad news for the rest of the players at the table. Baxter owns 5 deuce-to-seven bracelets and will be looking to add a 6^th to his collection.

Robert Mizrachi Racing To The Top

Gioi Luong, first to act, raised to 1,200, Mizrachi called in the small blind, James Copeland 3-bet from the big blind, and the other two players called. Mizrachi drew two and the others drew one card. Copeland bet and Mizarachi and Luong called. On the 2^nd draw each player took one card. On this round of betting Mizrachi and Copeland checked to Luong who bet and both players called. On the final draw Mizrachi drew one and the other players stood pat. Mizrachi led out into the two pat players, who both folded. Mizrachi claimed he had a 7-6 and raked in a large pot, taking him to 65,000.

Player Tags: John Phan,   Gioi Luong,   Robert Mizrachi,   Raymond Davis,   Michael Wattel,   Anthony Lellouche,   Shunjiro Uchida,   Greg Raymer,   Richard Chase,   James Copeland,   John Roveto,   Billy Baxter,   Chris Vitch,   Jose Luis Velador

Lowball Done For the Night

Jun 22, '08

Blinds: 500-1,000
Limits: 1,000-2,000

Players Left: 30 of 238

Chip Leaders:

Greg Raymer: 65,000
Ray Davis: 64,000
Shunjiro Uchida: 62,000
James Copeland: 60,000
Steve Sung: 47,000
Bill Chen: 44,000
Mike Wattel: 44,000
George Lind III: 42,000
Von Altizer: 34,500
John Phan: 33,000

Average Stack: 39,667

Notable Eliminations:

Freddy Deeb
Phil Hellmuth
Chad Brown
Shawn Sheikhan

Recap:

The day began with 238 players, most of which were big names. Players like Scotty Nguyen, Daniel Negreanu, Phil Hellmuth, Shawn Sheikhan and Annie Duke were just some of the names that could not cut the 2-7 mustard. They were all gone before Day 1 came to a close. But Greg Raymer not only made it to Day 2, he made it as chip leader with 65,000 in chips. Other notables returning for Day 2 include Bill Chen, David Sklansky, Chau Giang, Billy Baxter and John Phan. Players return Monday at 2 p.m. The money will be reached after six players are eliminated. The surviving players will earn at leat $5,474. Players will play down to a final table of six, where they will be guaranteed at least $20,527. For the complete rules of low ball, click here.

Big Hands:

Out in a Flash

The player in seat 4 raised to 2,000 and Ray Davis three-bet to 3,000. Shawn Sheikhan was next to act and made the call, followed by seat 4. Sheikhan took two cards on the first draw while seat 4 and Davis took one. Action was checked to Davis who bet 1,000. Both players called and Sheikhan drew one along with seat 4. Davis stood pat and bet 2,000. Sheikhan hung around while seat 4 got out of the way. Both players stood pat and Sheikhan checked.

After he checked, he flashed his hand to Davis. "Did you just show me a number two?" Davis asked. He then bet 2,000 and was immediately raised by Sheikhan. Davis called, saying that he thought it was a flush. As soon as Davis' call went into the pot, Sheikhan's hand flew into the muck.

"I thought you didn't see it," Sheikhan muttered. "Stevie Wonder would've seen that," Davis replied. He later showed Sheikhan the flashing light of the "Exit" sign as he sent "Sheiky" to the rail.

Mizrachi Takes the Three-Way

Picking up the action on the second draw, Billy Baxter asked for one card. Robert Mizrachi stood pat and Steve Sung opted to draw two cards. Mizrachi then bet 2,000. Sung and Baxter made the call. Baxter and Sung both drew one card on the final draw while Mizrachi stood pat again. Everyone checked and Mizrachi showed 8-7-6-5-2. Baxter and Sung mucked and Mizrachi was up to around 60,000.

Deeb Doubles Up, Then Double Times it Toward the Exit

Freddy Deeb was all in against the player in seat 1. Deeb took one card on the first draw while his opponent took two cards. Both players took one card on the second draw. Deeb then flipped his hand over, 10-7-6-5-2. His opponent drew one more card, but flipped over the K and threw his hand in the muck. Deeb was saved for the moment, doubling to 9,000. But he would not make it to the end of Day 1 as he busted later in the level.

It Takes a Pair

Picking up the action on the final draw, David Sklansky stood pat against his opponent in seat 3, who also stood pat. Both players refused to bet and Sklansky turned over 4-4-7-3-2 for a pair of fours. Normally, a pair is a loser in low ball, but seat 3 turned over a pair of sixes and Sklansky raked in the pot. He was around 25,000 after the hand.

Player Tags: Robert Mizrachi,   Raymond Davis,   Shawn Sheikhan,   David Sklansky,   Steve Sung,   Billy Baxter,   Freddy Deeb

Seif Gone. So is Griffin

Jun 22, '08

Note: Players are now on a 20 minute break

Blinds: 300-600
Limits: 600-1,200

Players Left: 53 of 238

Chip Leaders:

Mike Wattel: 45,500
Ray Davis: 42,000
Bill Chen: 40,000
Anthony Lellouche: 38,000
Amnon Filippi: 36,000
Trung Ly: 32,000
Chris Vitch: 29,000
George Lind III: 27,800
Thor Hansen: 27,000
Freddy Deeb: 27,000

Average Stack: 22,453

Eliminations: Mark Seif, Gavin Griffin

Big Hands:

Aw Nuts

The player in seat 4 raised to 1,200 before the first draw. Mark Seif three-bet to 1,800 and seat 4 tapped Seif for 2,175. Both players drew one card on the first draw. They did the same on the second draw. On the third draw, Seif drew one and seat 4 stood pat. "I got the nuts," seat 4 said, turning over 7-5-4-3-2. "You got the nuts?" Seif asked. "I can't beat that." He threw his hand in the muck and made his way toward the exit.

Griffin Lives, Temporarilly Anyway

Gavin Griffin put all his chips into the pot against seat 1. On the first draw, both players drew two cards. The second draw saw seat 1 take two cards while Griffin elected to draw one. Seat 1 drew one more card on the final draw while Griffin stood pat. He showed 8-7-5-4-2 and seat 1 mucked. Griffin doubled up to about 5,000 but he was later knocked out permanently by Chad Brown.

Davis Mutes Singer

Ray Davis raised to 1,200 and David Singer three-bet to 1,800. Davis repopped to 2,400 and Singer made the call. Singer drew one on the first draw and Davis stood pat. He then bet 600 and Singer called. Davis stood pat again on the second draw and Singer took one more. Davis fired 1,200 and Singer stuck around. One more card came to Singer and Davis stood pat for the last time. Both players checked and Davis turned over 8-7-5-4-2 and Singer mucked his hand. Singer was around 6,500 while Davis was up to around 42,000.

Oh the Humanity!

Table 5 saw the exit of Gavin Griffin, Mark Seif, and another player. They were replaced by some guys named David Sklansky, Phil Hellmuth and Shawn Sheikhan. There were rumors that those guys were decent card players. They were welcomed to the table by Chad Brown in seat 5. Well, all except Hellmuth who was over at the mixed hold'em event.

Player Tags: Mark Seif,   Raymond Davis,   Chad Brown,   Shawn Sheikhan,   Phil Hellmuth,   David Singer,   David Sklansky,   Gavin Griffin

Hellmuth Working Overtime

Jun 22, '08

Blinds: 300-500
Limits: 500-1,000

Players Left: 74 of 238

Chip Leaders:

George Lind III: 35,500
Ray Davis: 32,200
Amnon Filippi: 29,000
Chris Vitch: 28,700
Bill Chen: 28,700
Ben Ponzio: 24,500
Nick Schulman: 24,300
Trung Ly: 24,000
Sigi Stockinger: 23,500
Patrick Poels: 23,500

Average Stack: 16,081

Big Hands and Storylines:

Hellmuth Double Dipping

Phil Hellmuth raised to 1,000 and Robert Mizrachi three-bet to 1,500. Hellmuth made the call and both players took two cards on the first draw. Hellmuth checked dark and Mizrachi fired 500. Hellmuth called and took one card on the second draw. Mizrachi did the same and then bet 1,000 after Hellmuth checked to him. Hellmuth called and both players took one card on the last draw. Hellmuth bet 1,000 and Mizrachi came over the top for 2,000. Hellmuth called and Mizrachi showed Hellmuth the nuts, 7-5-4-3-2. Hellmuth mucked and Mizrachi took the pot.

Later, Hellmuth made it 1,000 to go and Ray Davis called along with seat 1. Lewis drew one card, Hellmuth drew two and seat 1 took three. Hellmuth then bet 1,000 and Lewis made the call. Seat 1 decided to get out of Dodge while he still had chips. Davis and Hellmuth drew two on the second draw and then both players checked. The final draw saw both players take one more card and both players checked. Davis showed 8-7-5-4-3 and Hellmuth mucked his jack-low. He was down to about 7,000 while Davis was up to around 27,000.

Moments later, Hellmuth ran over to his seat in the 1,500 mixed hold'em event, leaving his stack unattended. When he returned, Hellmuth wanted to submit something for the record. "I don't recall ever playing in two tournaments at once since a long time."

Brown Takes One Off Seif

Chad Brown raised to 1,000 and Mark Seif made the call. Brown took two cards on the first draw and Seif followed suit. Brown kept the pressure on as he bet 500. Seif made the call. Brown took one card on the second draw while Seif took another two. Brown kept his foot on the pedal as he fired another 1,000. Seif called again. On the third draw, Seif took one card while Brown stood pat. He then bet another 1,000 and Seif called again. Brown turned over 8-7-4-3-2 and Seif mucked. Brown was at around 22,000 while Seif was down to about 8,000.

Every Structure Needs A Good Foundation

Amnon Filippi built one of the most elaborate structures ever seen in a poker room with his chips. It looked like a cyclone of green and black chips. But the biggest wonder was how this cyclone manages to stay standing. It appeared that the slightest movement would send the cyclone stumbling. Well, a sneeze did the job as the player in seat 6 couldn't hold it in. He sneezed and the cyclone crumbled. "Really? That did it?" said seat 6. "A sneeze and a shake," Filippi responded. He went on to win a hand moments later and was up to around 28,000.

 

Player Tags: Mark Seif,   Robert Mizrachi,   Raymond Davis,   Chad Brown,   Phil Hellmuth,   Amnon Filippi

Omaha 8 / Stud 8 - Hour One

Jun 05, '08

Blinds/Antes:

Players: 218 of 373 (Approx.)

Big Hands:

Stud Hi-Low 8/OB

Bryan Devonshire Scoops a Pot off of Shannon Elizabeth

Bryan Devonshire made a final bet on seventh street and Shannon Elizabeth called. Both players turn over their hands.

Both players made two pair for the high hand, Elizabeth with jacks and deuces and Devonshire with aces and sevens. Neither player made a low hand, so Devonshire scooped the pot with aces up.

Table 36 Stacked...Ray Davis Takes a Nice Pot From Barny Boatman

Table 36 is currently home to Mark Gregorich, Barny Boatman, Ray Davis, and David Sklansky. Davis and Boatman went at it when the player in seat 4 brought it in for 50 with the 3 and Ray Davis raised to 75 with the J. Barny Boatman made the call with the 7. Davis continued to bet every round with Boatman calling down to the river. Set 4 dropped out on fifth street and both davis and Boatman checked the river. They turned over their cards.

Boatman made two pair, 10's and 7's for the high hand while Davis clinched the low hand with 8-5-3-2-A. Davis and Boatman split the pot for a little profit courtesy of seat 4.

Chris Reslock Scoops Daniel Negreanu

Negreanu made it the the river with Chris Lock, Reslock doing most of the betting, Negreanu simply check-calling.

Reslock scooped the pot with ace high and a 7-6-5-2-A.

Michael Binger Busts Out of Event 5 in 7th Place, Enters Event 10 Just Minutes Later

Michael Binger had no trouble finding his way to this event just minutes after busting out of Event 5 (NLHE/Rebuys) in 7th place. Binger took his seat at Table 15 with Robert Williamson III. Binger currently sits second in chips on the leader board.

Player Tags: Raymond Davis,   Daniel Negreanu,   Mark Gregorich,   Michael Binger,   Bryan Devonshire,   Shannon Elizabeth

Hour 2 Recap

Jul 03, '07

Players are just now returning from a 15 minute break that followed the conclusion of the Stud round. 

 

STUD EIGHT-OR-BETTER

 

Vladimir Shchemelev might have wanted to sit this round out.  After being scooped in the previous hour by Adam Geyer, Shchemelev was eliminated when he got all of his chips in with Queens and eights with both Chip Jett and Dao Bac calling.  However, Jett turned up three sevens and that spelled disaster (and elimination) for Shchemelev.

 

STUD

Raymond Davis took a sizable pot off of Imre Leibold raising him off the hand on 6^th street and showing his pocket sixes to match the one in his board once he folded.  Davis has been the life of the table so far.  He has been very talkative the whole way through, particularly discussing where he’s going to enjoy his winnings tonight.

 

Adam Geyer has pulled himself into the chip lead do in large part to his elimination of Irme Leibold.  Geyer had Leibold up against it with a made straight to Leibold’s trip Queens, and dodged Leibold’s nine outs on the river to eliminate him.  Geyer then took a nice pot off of Davis, leaving him crippled going into the break.

Player Tags: Raymond Davis,   Chip Jett,   Dao Bac,   Adam Geyer

Hour One Recap

Jul 03, '07

 

HOLDEM

Out of the four top names that began at the final table, only two remain after the first hour.  Pat Poels had an unfortunate run in with the chip leader Dao Bac during the most recent holdem level, where his pocket Aces were trumped by Bac’s set of threes. 

 

Chip Jett was able to double up early getting his money in great against Raymond Davis with A-K vs. A-Q

 

OMAHA EIGHT-OR-BETTER

 

Poker author Michael Craig was the next to go unable to catch up with Vladimir Shchemelev’s two pair.

 

Chip Jett was able to double up again this time at the expense of Dao Bac on a board of Q 8 2 6 K.  Jett got his last chips in on the river, and flipped up A-K-Q-4 to beat Bac’s Q-10-5-3.

 

STUD EIGHT-OR-BETTER

 

Shchemelev had barely time to stack his new chips before he had to send most of them to Adam Geyer.  Geyer held (A-7-6) 2 2 3 J to scoop Shchemelev’s (Q-6-3) 8 7 K 5, with a pair of twos and a better low.

 

Raymond Davis then quartered Geyer when they remarkably both made perfect 6 lows, but Davis held a Queen for high card to beat Geyer’s 10.

 

Player Tags: Raymond Davis,   Chip Jett,   Dao Bac,   Michael Craig,   Vladimir Shchemelov

Final table Set

Jul 02, '07

Hold'em Brings the Action

The seven card stud level was relatively slow, with chips mostly being passed from one player to another around the table.  The hold'em level changed all that.  Within minutes the 11th place finisher was eliminated.  David Duran raised the  blinds with K Q, Michael Craig reraised and Duran called all-in.  Craig revealed the 9 9 and after the board came down 7 4 2 4 5 Duran was sent to the rail in 11th ($7,507).  The remaining ten players were playing five handed at two tables. 

Cool YourJett-s

Chip Jett three bet it preflop and the player in the small blind called.  The flop brought the Q 10 6 and Jett bet.  After his opponent called the turn brought the 2.  Jett then checked, his opponent bet, and Jett raised.  His opponent reraised and Jett called.  The river brought the 3 and Jett check-called, only to see his opponent reveal the A A.  Jett flipped up his A Q with the frustration and his opponent raked the massive pot.

Juliano Maesano Takes 10th ($8,171)

All-in preflop with A J against K K, Maesano failed to improve and was eliminated in 10th.

Final Hand

Raymond Davis raised and short stacked Eric Tomberlin made it $24,000 from the big blind.  Davis called and the flop brought the J 9 6.  Tomberlin bet and Davis called. The turn brought the 4 and Tomberlin bet the last of his chips.  Davis called and said, "What do I have to beat?"  Tomberlin replied,"Ace high."  Davis quickly revealed his 10 9 and Tomberlin was in trouble with A 10.  The 8 on the river improved neither player and Tomberlin finished in 9th place ($8,171).

The final table is set, and with a great lineup including Chip Jett, Michael Craig and Raymond Davis, its sure to be one to watch.  Make sure to check in tomorrow for updates here at Cardplayer.com.

Player Tags: Raymond Davis,   Chip Jett,   Michael Craig,   Eric Tomberlin,   David Duran,   Juliano Maesano

Omaha/Stud Update

Jul 02, '07

Levels 27 and 28 have come and gone and the remaining 23 players have just entered Level 29; Stud Hi.

During the most recent Omaha portion of the S.H.O.E. event, Raymond Davis got involved in a big pot with Susie Genard who ended up catching the wheel on the river and scooping the pot. Everyone folds to Raymond Davis who raises on the button and Susie Genard makes the call out of the small blind, followed by a call from the player in the big blind. The flop comes A K 9 and everyone checks to Davis who bets. Gerard calls and the big blind folds. The turn brings the 5 and both players check around. The river brings the 2 and Genard bets out, getting a call from Davis. Genard turns over 4 3 Q Q for the wheel; she scoops the pot.

Surprisingly enough, it was the most recent Stud Hi/Lo portion of the event that was responsible for most of the eliminations during the last hour. Hooman Nikzad was eliminated in 26^th place ($4,849) when his pair of fours failed to improve against his opponent’s pair fives after being forced all-in from the big blind. David Allison would be eliminated in 25^th place ($4,849), followed by CardPlayer’s own Diego Cordovez in 24^th place ($4,849). Cordovez was eliminated by Raymond Davis when his two pair ran into Davis’ trip fives, failing to improve on the river.

Chip Jett was having a tough time raking a full pot in the Omaha eight-or-better round this past hour, having to settle with a small profit from a few split pots. One of those pots, Jett called a raise from the small blind and saw a flop of 10 8 5. Jett checked to seat no. 4 who bet out, Jett calls. The turn brings the Q and once again, Jett checks to seat no. 4 who bets out. This time Jett raises and seat no. 4 makes the call. It wasn’t enough to get him off of the hand but it did slow him down quite a bit. The river brings the 6 and Jett bets out, getting a call from his opponent. Jett shows A J 10 9 for the nut straight while seat no. 4 turns over A Q 7 3 for the A-7 low. Jett has to settle for another split pot, but even a nominal profit is better than any loss.

Stay tuned to CardPlayer.com for more updates and your favorite Pro Blogs.

Player Tags: Raymond Davis,   Chip Jett,   Diego Cordovez,   Hooman Nikzad,   Susan Genard,   David Allison

Dinner Break

Jul 02, '07

The remaining 32 players in the S.H.O.E. event have just gone on dinner break and will return at 10:30 p.m. to Level 27; Omaha with $1,500-$3,000 blinds and betting limits of $3,000-$6,000.

We lost quite a few players over the last few levels, and some of the most recent include Alexander Kravchenko in 43^rd place ($3,521), Brandon Leeds in 35^th place ($4,185), and Ali Eslami 34^th ($4,185).

Brandon Leeds was eliminated when his A J ran into an opponent’s 5 4 on a board of 10 9 4 9 6. Leeds got it all-in pre-flop with the best hand but couldn’t improve against his opponent’s pair on the flop.

Ali Eslami was eliminated when he was forced all-in from the small blind with 10 8 against Petros Theocharides and his Q 4. The board came A Q 10 2 5, not enough help for Eslami who hit the rail in 34^th place, right before the dinner break.  

Raymond Davis had been battling from the average stack over the last hour and managed to snap off a nice pot right before dinner. The player in seat no. 3 comes in for a raise and Raymond Davis re-raises him. Seat no. 3 makes it three bets to go and Davis makes the call. The flop comes 3 3 5, and seat no. 3 bets out and Davis calls. The turn brings the 8, and once again seat no. 3 bets and Davis calls. The river brings the A and an almost-all in Raymond Davis bets out and seat no. 3 makes a reluctant call. Davis turns over A Q and seat no. 3 mucks his hand. Davis catches the ace on the river to trump what he suspected was a pair of kings or queens in his opponent’s hand. Everyone at the table starts talking about how sick of the beat that was and Davis replies, “Call $4,000 to win $80,000, I make that call every time.”

Chip Jett was also catching some cards and stacking chips this level, finishing off the Stud round in high fashion. Jett completes the bet with the A and Petros Theocharides comes in for a raise with the A. Theocharides continues to take the betting lead down to fifth street with a board of A 3 10, while Jett continues to call with a board of A 6 J. Jett check-raises Theocharides on fifth street and peels off the 6 on sixth street. Jett continues to bet right down to the river with a board of A 6 J 6 while Theocharides calls him down with A 3 10 4. Jett shows A 6 10, and takes down the pot with aces up.

Players will return from dinner at 10:30 p.m., so be sure to check back with CardPlayer.com for more updates.    

Player Tags: Raymond Davis,   Chip Jett

Hour Three Update

Jul 02, '07

More Notables
Mike Gracz, Bradly Berman, Ali Eslami and Alex Kravchenko

Berman Busted
Limit Omaha.  Blinds are $400-$800, Ray Davis raises, Berman 3-bets, it is folded back to Davis and he caps, putting Berman all in.  Berman makes the call and shows down A752, while Davis tables AA9J.  The board comes 99710J, giving Davis the high and the pot.  There are currently 12 tables remaining.

Another Three Day Event
Another example of very poor planning by the WSOP this is a scheduled two day event that will surely go three days.  This has consistently happened this year, and maybe just maybe we can lean something from the pattern.

Player Tags: Raymond Davis,   Bradley Berman