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Cliff Josephy

Hometown: Syosset

Country of Origin: United States

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Date	Series	Event	Day

Oct 24, '09	2009 Festa al Lago Classic	WPT Festa Al Lago Championship -- No-Limit Hold'em	4	+
Level 16 Update: Dan Shak Takes Horrible Beat Oct 24, '09 Blinds: 5,000-10,000 with a 1,000 ante Players Left: 33 of 275 Average Chip Count: 500,000 Chip Counts: 1. Jonas Entin — 1,070,000 2. Jason Lavallee — 1,030,000 3. Tommy Vedes — 1,010,000 4. Dee Luong — 735,000 5. Mark Seif — 715,000 6. Kido Pham — 700,000 7. Chad Batista — 650,000 8. Jason Burt — 600,000 9. Jason Somerville — 590,000 10. Shawn Cunix — 575,000 Notable Eliminations: Nestor Martinez Dan Shak Mike Chiappetta Cliff Josephy Big Hands: Chad Batista Gets Lucky To Stay Alive Chad “lilholdem954” Batista (pictured right) found himself all in for over 300,000 in chips holding pocket jacks and was in bad shape against chip leader Corwin Cole’s pocket queens. No problem for the online pro, however, when the board came J972A, giving him the winning set. He now has over 630,000 while Cole took a hit down to 685,000. Dan Shak Takes Really Tough Beat Dan Shak and Tommy Vedes got into a raising war preflop that saw Shak’s AK go up against Vedes and his AQ. The flop came out KK10 giving Shak trips, but the turn was the J, giving Vedes the Broadway straight. Shak needed help on the river, but it was the 9 that ended his tournament, giving Vedes a huge pot and a stack of over 1 million. Freddy Deeb Slows Down Jason Lavallee Jason Lavallee raised to 25,000 and Freddy Deeb called in the cutoff. The flop came A76 and both players checked. The turn was the A and Lavallee bet 41,000. Deeb minraised to 82,000 and Lavallee just called. Both players checked down the 5 on the river and Lavallee showed AQ to win the pot and cross the million dollar mark. Cliff Josephy Eliminated by Kido Pham Some more bad luck for Cliff Josephy when his pocket jacks were cracked by the AJ of Kido Pham. The board was safe until an ace hit the turn, giving Pham the elimination credit and a new stack of 700,000 in chips. Player Tags: Daniel Shak, Kido Pham, Cliff Josephy, Tommy Vedes, Freddy Deeb, Chad Batista, Jason Lavallee, Corwin Cole View All Live Updates From This Event
Jul 06, '09	2009 40th Annual World Series of Poker	$10,000 World Series of Poker Main Event	1	+
Level 4 Hour 1 Update: Alec Torelli, Jeff Madsen, Mark Seif, Lynette Chan Eliminated Jul 06, '09 Blinds: 150-300 with a 25 ante Players Remaining: 2,371 out of 2,809 Chip Counts: 1. Dutch Boyd – 133,000 2. Blair Hinkle – 120,800 3. Chad Brown – 105,000 4. Adam Schoenfeld – 103,200 5. Prahlad Friedman – 92,000 6. Josh Arieh – 82,500 7. Thomas Keller – 80,500 8. Matthew Hilger – 68,000 9. Jeff Shulman – 62,000 10. Kenny Tran – 61,000 Card Player Chip Counts: Jeff Shulman – 62,000 Matthew Hilger – 68,000 Average Chip Count: 35,541 Notable Eliminations: Mark Seif Jeff Madsen Alec Torelli Lynette Chan Christian Harder Svetlana Gromenkova Big Hands: *Jean Gaspard Wins a Pot* The player from under the gun raises to 1,200 and Jean Gaspard calls from the big blind. The flop comes 964, the UTG player bets 3,500 and Gaspard quickly calls. The turn (4) pairs the board and both players check. The river is the 10, and once gain both players check. Gaspard turns over 96 for two pair and his opponent mucks his cards. Gaspard is back up to 35,000 in chips after this hand. Josh Arieh Folds Ace-King A player in middle position bet 1,200 and a player in the cutoff just called. Arieh reraised from the small blind 3,100 on top. The initial raiser threw out another raise, making it 5,300 more. The cutoff went into the tank with the 98 but eventually mucked. Arieh contemplated briefly before mucking the AK face up. Arieh made a good fold as his opponent held the KK. Arieh is at 82,500 Scott Clements Wins Small Pot With K-high Scotty Clements raised preflop with the KQ and was called be an opponent in the small blind with the KJ. Both players checked down a board that was all small cards. Clements raked in the small pot but is still at just 12,025. *Lynette Chan Eliminated* Lynette Chan gets it all in preflop against one opponent. Chan: 109 Opponent: AK Board: 85263 Chan gets it in behind, but turns a flush draw and a straight draw to pick up some outs. The river bricks and Lynette Chan is sent to the rail. *Johnny Bax Cracks Kings* On a flop of 1052, there is a bet of 1,800 followed by a raise to 7,000. Cliff Josephy calls the raise and the original bettor folds. The turn is the A and both players check around. The river is the Q, Josephy bets 13,500 and his opponent calls. Josephy turns over A3 for the nut flush on the river. His opponent looks sick as he tosses kings into the mucks. Bax is up to almost 100,000 in chips after this hand. Player Tags: Josh Arieh, Cliff Josephy, Lynette Chan, Jean Gaspard View All Live Updates From This Event
Jun 19, '09	2009 40th Annual World Series of Poker	Event 35 - $5,000 Pot-Limit Omaha	3	+
Double Elimination! Richard Austin Wins Event No. 35 ($409,484) Jun 19, '09 Richard Austin Wins Event No. 35 ($409,484) Cliff Josephy Eliminated in Third Place ($166,771) Sorel Mizzi Eliminated in Second Place ($253,048) What an ending! Richard Austin called on the button, Sorel Mizzi completed from the small blind and Cliff Josephy raised to 150,000 from the big blind. Austin called and Mizzi reraised the size of the pot to 750,000. Josephy called all in for his last 195,000 and Austin called. The flop came out K93 and Mizzi moved all in for his last 680,000. Austin called and all three players showed their hands. Mizzi — AA53 Josephy — AKK8 Austin — QJ85 The turn was the 8, helping no one. Mizzi was still in the lead for the side pot and Josephy had the overall lead with a set of kings, but the river was the 7 and Austin made his flush to take the tournament. Austin earned $409,484 for the victory, claiming his first WSOP bracelet. Player Tags: Cliff Josephy, Richard Austin, Sorel Mizzi Final Table Update: Peter Jetten (8th) and Van Marcus (7th) Eliminated Jun 19, '09 Blinds: 12,000-24,000 Players Remaining: 6 out of 363 Chip Counts: 1. Rifat Palevic — 1,124,000 2. Cliff Josephy — 1,065,000 3. Dan Hindin — 900,000 4. Sorel Mizzi — 685,000 5. Felipe Ramos — 590,000 6. Richard Austin — 467,000 Average Chip Count: 907,500 Notable Eliminations: 8. Peter Jetten – $48,112 7. Van Marcus – $55,687 Big Hands *Peter Jetten Eliminated in Eighth Place ($48,112)* On a board of K8510 Peter Jetten bet 100,000 from the small blind and Richard Austin raised to 350,000. Dan Hindin and Van Marcus both mucked and Jetten moved all in. Austin made the call and they turned up their cards: Austin: 101098 Jetten: AJ104 River: 9 Austin won the hand with top set and Jetten was eliminated in eighth place. *Van Marcus Eliminated in Seventh Place ($55,687)* After a series of bets and raises preflop Cliff Josephy raised the pot, which was enough to put Van Marcus all in. Marcus made the call for his tournament life, everyone else mucked, and they turned up their cards: Josephy: AA39 Marcus: KK104 Board: 8852A Marcus was eliminated in seventh place. Player Tags: Cliff Josephy, Richard Austin, Van Marcus, Peter Jetten Level 21 Update: Down to 10 Players Jun 19, '09 Blinds: 10,000-20,000 Players Remaining: 10 out of 363 Chip Counts: 1. Sorel Mizzi — 969,000 2. Rifat Palevic — 949,000 3. Cliff Josephy — 905,000 4. Van Marcus — 482,000 5. Felipe Ramos — 372,000 6. Peter Jetten — 370,000 7. Dan Hindin — 342,000 8. Isaac Baron — 245,000 9. Richard Austin — 227,000 10. Samuel Ngai — 207,000 Average Chip Count: 544,500 Notable Eliminations: 11. Jeppe Nielsen – $32,330 Big Hands *Jeppe Nielsen Eliminaed in 11th Place* Jeppe Nielsen raised to 70,000 from the cutoff and Cliff Josephy reraised to 200,000 from the small blind. Nielsen made the all-in call. Their cards: Nielsen: AK32 Josephy: AAK3 Board: 1010859 Josephy won the hand with aces up and Nielsen was eliminated in 11th place. Player Tags: Cliff Josephy, Jeppe Nielsen Level 20 Update: Richard Tatalovich Eliminated and 11 Left at End of Day Jun 19, '09 Blinds: 8,000-16,000 Players Remaining: 11 out of 363 Chip Counts: 1. Sorel Mizzi — 969,000 2. Rifat Palevic — 949,000 3. Cliff Josephy — 805,000 4. Richard Austin — 537,000 5. Van Marcus — 428,000 6. Peter Jetten — 370,000 7. Dan Hindin — 342,000 8. Felipe Ramos — 323,000 9. Jeppe Nielsen — 242,000 10. Samuel Ngai — 204,000 Average Chip Count: 495,000 Notable Eliminations: Richard Tatalovich Big Hands: Jetten Doubles Through Josephy Peter Jetten raised to 45,000 and then Cliff Josephy raised pot from the small blind. Jetten then decided to move all in and Josephy made the call. Josephy showed AK1010 and Jetten turned over KKA5 The flop was K76 and Josephy was in bad shape. The turn card was the 5 and that meant that the river was meaningless and Jetten would double up. With that pot, Jetten increases his stack to 486,000. Richard Tatalovich Eliminated Richard Tatalovich raised to 56,000 and Rifat Palevic put in a pot-sized three-bet, which was enough to make Tatalovich commit the rest of his chips. Tatalovich made the call and the two hands were exposed. Tatalovich showed Q1092, which was up against the A862 of Palevic. The board ran out J93K7 which gave Palevic a flush and sent Tatalovich home in 12th place. Hindin Cracks Aces and Doubles Through Ramos Rifat Palevic raised to 44,000 in middle position and was met with a three-bet to 90,000 from Dan Hindin. Felipe Ramos woke up in the small blind and made it 310,000. Palevic’s cards hit the muck and Hindin called and put his tournament life on the line. Hindin showed KJ108, but was up against Ramos’ AAJ10. Unfortunately for Ramos, Hindin was able to flop a flush and double up. Player Tags: Richard Tatalovich, Cliff Josephy, Peter Jetten, Rifat Palevic Level 17 Update: Action Starting to Pick Up Jun 18, '09 Blinds: 4,000-8,000 Players Remaining: 17 out of 363 Chip Counts: 1. Sorel Mizzi — 700,000 2. Cliff Josephy — 690,000 3. Isaac Baron — 510,000 4. Rifat Palevic — 475,000 5. Ralph Perry — 470,000 6. Felipe Ramos — 395,000 7. Matt Gianetti — 310,000 8. Peter Jetten — 240,000 9. Samuel Ngai — 235,000 10. Van Marcus — 222,000 Average Chip Count: 320,294 Notable Eliminations: Jesper Hougaard, Fabrice Soulier, Mike Watson Big Hands: Mizzi Doubles Through Jesper Hougaard to Vault into the Chip Lead After taking a flop of Q810, Sorel Mizzi led out for 30,000. After a fold, Jesper Hougaard raised to 100,000. After a few moments, Mizzi raised all in and Hougaard made the call. The cards were turned up and Hougaard showed the 9 10 J Q, good for top two pair and the nut straight, while Mizzi showed the Q89A, good for top and bottom two pair and the nut flush draw. The turn card was the A and Mizzi picked up a few extra outs, but the J on the river made Mizzi’s flush and gave him the pot. This pot put Mizzi well over the 500,000 mark. Watson Folds to Palevic’s River Bet After a short stacked player in early position raised to 25,000, Rifat Palevic called, and then Mike Watson min-raised to 42,000. Both players called and they took the flop three-handed. The flop was A39 and both players checked to Watson, who bet 52,000. The short stacked player folded and Palevic called. The 7 was the turn card and both players checked. The 3 was the river card and Palevic then wanted to know how much Watson had left. After getting an answer, he thought for a few moments before just tossing in a pile of chips that was approximately 60,000 and Watson folded as soon as the chips hit the felt. Ralph Perry Runs a Big Bluff After a player in late position came in for a raise, Ralph Perry three-bet for the size of the pot. They took the flop heads up and it came KK4. Perry then fired out 75,000 and his opponent went into the tank before showing two aces and folding. “Do you want to see,” said Perry before showing the J1079 which completely missed the flop. Player Tags: Cliff Josephy, Ralph Perry, Jesper Hougaard Level 16 Update: Three Tables Left Jun 18, '09 Level 16 Update Blinds: 3,000-6,000 Players Remaining: 27 out of 363 Chip Counts: 1. Jesper Hougaard — 500,000 2. Rifat Pelevic — 390,000 3. Sorel Mizzi — 350,000 4. Isaac Baron — 320,000 5. Evan Sofer — 280,000 6. Richard Austin — 240,000 7. Matt Gianetti — 235,000 8. Van Marcus — 200,000 9. Cliff “JohnnyBax” Josephy — 195,000 10. Ralph Perry — 177,000 Average Chip Count: 201,666 Notable Eliminations: Jeff Lisandro Big Hands: Baron’s Big Draw Bricks, Doubles up Van Marcus After taking a three-handed flop of 257, Van Marcus leads out or 27,000. Sorel Mizzi gets out of the way and Isaac Baron asks him how much he has left. After a moment of contemplation, Baron raised to 80,000 and Marcus moves all in and was instantly called by Baron. Van Marcus turns over 22Q5, good for bottom set and had to fade the big draw that Baron showed when he exposed the 64K7. The board bricked off for Baron is it came 10K and Van Marcus doubled up. Ralph Perry Punishes Limpers to Take Down Pot After five players limped in, it was up to Ralph Perry in the big blind. Perry took his option and decided to make it 30,000. Sorel Mizzi, after limping in under the gun, tanked for a few moments before making the call. Isaac Baron mucked, as did Fabrice Soulier, and the small blind decided to make the call. The flop came down K37 and the small blind checked. Perry cut out some chips and bet out 75,000. Sorel Mizzi pondered his options for a minute or so before finally releasing his hand, and the small blind quickly mucked, allowing Perry to rake the pot. Cliff Josephy Tangles With Jesper Hougaard Cliff Josephy and Jesper Hougaard seem to be mixing it up a fair amount. On a flop of A103, Hougaard bet out and is called by Josephy. The turn is the 5 and Hougaard bet 35,000, which is once again called by Josephy. The river is the J and Hougaard fired one last bullet, this time 85,000. Josephy thought for a few moments before calling. Hougaard announced “aces up” and Josephy said “No good, I have a straight,” as he tabled the QJK2, which ironically was good for a flush. A few hands later, on a flop of K109, after Hougaard checked, Josephy bet 35,000. Hougaard called and the third party got out of the way. The 9 fell on the turn and both players checked. The 2 was the river card and Hougaard checked again. Josephy bet 40,000 and was called by Hougaard. Josephy just mucked his cards when he was called and Hougaard tabled the QJK2, which was good for a straight. Left In The Deck: During the color-up period, David “Devilfish” Ulliott took the microphone that the tournament directors use and began singing “All Shook Up.” Player Tags: Cliff Josephy, Isaac Baron, Sorel Mizzi, Jesper Hougaard Level 13 Update: Dario Alioto, Marcel Luske Eliminated Jun 18, '09 Blinds: 1,500-3,000 Players Remaining: 40 out of 363 Chip Counts: 1. Jesper Hougaard – 410,000 2. Rifat Palevic – 360,400 3. Ralph Perry – 265,000 4. Sorel Mizzi – 252,000 5. Isaac Baron – 230,000 6. Michael Watson – 90,000 7. Tex Barch – 90,000 8. Justin Smith – 87,000 9. Jeff Lisandro – 81,000 10. David Ulliott – 75,000 Average Chip Count: 132,804 Notable Eliminations: Dario Alioto Marcel Luske Hoyt Corkins Bruno Fitoussi Big Hands: Dario Alioto Eliminated On a flop of 876, Dario Alioto bet 20,000 and Ralph Perry made it 60,000. Alioto went all-in and Perry made the call. Alioto exposed the QQ109 for the nut straight and a flush draw. However, Perry tabled one of the ugliest hands Alioto could have seen with the KJ109, for the same nut straight, but with a higher flush draw and outs to make a higher straight. The 10 hit the turn and Perry hit a higher straight and put Aliotto on the brink. The 7 fell on the river and Alioto was eliminated. Perry is up to 265,000 in chips. Hoyt Corkins Eliminated The short stack of Hoyt Corkins got all his chips into the middle with the AAKJ against Jeff Lisandro. Lisandro tabled the AJ99 and was a significant underdog. The board ran out 88259, as Lisandro hit his two outer on the river to make nines full and eliminate Corkins just short of the money. Lisandro is up to 81,000. Marcel Luske Elimianted On a board of 94210, Marcel Luske went all-in for just 10,000 and was called by Cliff Josephy. Josephy exposed QQ42 for two pair and a flush draw. Lusked tabled the KJ74 for 19 outs to double up to a modest stack. None of the draws for a flush, a straight or a higher two pair came for Luske and he was eliminated. Left In The Deck: For the first time in the tournament, action has slowed down considerably. The players are only 4 spots away from the money. Player Tags: Hoyt Corkins, Jeffrey Lisandro, Marcel Luske, Cliff Josephy, Dario Alioto View All Live Updates From This Event
Jun 18, '09	2009 40th Annual World Series of Poker	Event 35 - $5,000 Pot-Limit Omaha	2	+
Double Elimination! Richard Austin Wins Event No. 35 ($409,484) Jun 19, '09 Richard Austin Wins Event No. 35 ($409,484) Cliff Josephy Eliminated in Third Place ($166,771) Sorel Mizzi Eliminated in Second Place ($253,048) What an ending! Richard Austin called on the button, Sorel Mizzi completed from the small blind and Cliff Josephy raised to 150,000 from the big blind. Austin called and Mizzi reraised the size of the pot to 750,000. Josephy called all in for his last 195,000 and Austin called. The flop came out K93 and Mizzi moved all in for his last 680,000. Austin called and all three players showed their hands. Mizzi — AA53 Josephy — AKK8 Austin — QJ85 The turn was the 8, helping no one. Mizzi was still in the lead for the side pot and Josephy had the overall lead with a set of kings, but the river was the 7 and Austin made his flush to take the tournament. Austin earned $409,484 for the victory, claiming his first WSOP bracelet. Player Tags: Cliff Josephy, Richard Austin, Sorel Mizzi Final Table Update: Peter Jetten (8th) and Van Marcus (7th) Eliminated Jun 19, '09 Blinds: 12,000-24,000 Players Remaining: 6 out of 363 Chip Counts: 1. Rifat Palevic — 1,124,000 2. Cliff Josephy — 1,065,000 3. Dan Hindin — 900,000 4. Sorel Mizzi — 685,000 5. Felipe Ramos — 590,000 6. Richard Austin — 467,000 Average Chip Count: 907,500 Notable Eliminations: 8. Peter Jetten – $48,112 7. Van Marcus – $55,687 Big Hands *Peter Jetten Eliminated in Eighth Place ($48,112)* On a board of K8510 Peter Jetten bet 100,000 from the small blind and Richard Austin raised to 350,000. Dan Hindin and Van Marcus both mucked and Jetten moved all in. Austin made the call and they turned up their cards: Austin: 101098 Jetten: AJ104 River: 9 Austin won the hand with top set and Jetten was eliminated in eighth place. *Van Marcus Eliminated in Seventh Place ($55,687)* After a series of bets and raises preflop Cliff Josephy raised the pot, which was enough to put Van Marcus all in. Marcus made the call for his tournament life, everyone else mucked, and they turned up their cards: Josephy: AA39 Marcus: KK104 Board: 8852A Marcus was eliminated in seventh place. Player Tags: Cliff Josephy, Richard Austin, Van Marcus, Peter Jetten Level 21 Update: Down to 10 Players Jun 19, '09 Blinds: 10,000-20,000 Players Remaining: 10 out of 363 Chip Counts: 1. Sorel Mizzi — 969,000 2. Rifat Palevic — 949,000 3. Cliff Josephy — 905,000 4. Van Marcus — 482,000 5. Felipe Ramos — 372,000 6. Peter Jetten — 370,000 7. Dan Hindin — 342,000 8. Isaac Baron — 245,000 9. Richard Austin — 227,000 10. Samuel Ngai — 207,000 Average Chip Count: 544,500 Notable Eliminations: 11. Jeppe Nielsen – $32,330 Big Hands *Jeppe Nielsen Eliminaed in 11th Place* Jeppe Nielsen raised to 70,000 from the cutoff and Cliff Josephy reraised to 200,000 from the small blind. Nielsen made the all-in call. Their cards: Nielsen: AK32 Josephy: AAK3 Board: 1010859 Josephy won the hand with aces up and Nielsen was eliminated in 11th place. Player Tags: Cliff Josephy, Jeppe Nielsen Level 20 Update: Richard Tatalovich Eliminated and 11 Left at End of Day Jun 19, '09 Blinds: 8,000-16,000 Players Remaining: 11 out of 363 Chip Counts: 1. Sorel Mizzi — 969,000 2. Rifat Palevic — 949,000 3. Cliff Josephy — 805,000 4. Richard Austin — 537,000 5. Van Marcus — 428,000 6. Peter Jetten — 370,000 7. Dan Hindin — 342,000 8. Felipe Ramos — 323,000 9. Jeppe Nielsen — 242,000 10. Samuel Ngai — 204,000 Average Chip Count: 495,000 Notable Eliminations: Richard Tatalovich Big Hands: Jetten Doubles Through Josephy Peter Jetten raised to 45,000 and then Cliff Josephy raised pot from the small blind. Jetten then decided to move all in and Josephy made the call. Josephy showed AK1010 and Jetten turned over KKA5 The flop was K76 and Josephy was in bad shape. The turn card was the 5 and that meant that the river was meaningless and Jetten would double up. With that pot, Jetten increases his stack to 486,000. Richard Tatalovich Eliminated Richard Tatalovich raised to 56,000 and Rifat Palevic put in a pot-sized three-bet, which was enough to make Tatalovich commit the rest of his chips. Tatalovich made the call and the two hands were exposed. Tatalovich showed Q1092, which was up against the A862 of Palevic. The board ran out J93K7 which gave Palevic a flush and sent Tatalovich home in 12th place. Hindin Cracks Aces and Doubles Through Ramos Rifat Palevic raised to 44,000 in middle position and was met with a three-bet to 90,000 from Dan Hindin. Felipe Ramos woke up in the small blind and made it 310,000. Palevic’s cards hit the muck and Hindin called and put his tournament life on the line. Hindin showed KJ108, but was up against Ramos’ AAJ10. Unfortunately for Ramos, Hindin was able to flop a flush and double up. Player Tags: Richard Tatalovich, Cliff Josephy, Peter Jetten, Rifat Palevic Level 17 Update: Action Starting to Pick Up Jun 18, '09 Blinds: 4,000-8,000 Players Remaining: 17 out of 363 Chip Counts: 1. Sorel Mizzi — 700,000 2. Cliff Josephy — 690,000 3. Isaac Baron — 510,000 4. Rifat Palevic — 475,000 5. Ralph Perry — 470,000 6. Felipe Ramos — 395,000 7. Matt Gianetti — 310,000 8. Peter Jetten — 240,000 9. Samuel Ngai — 235,000 10. Van Marcus — 222,000 Average Chip Count: 320,294 Notable Eliminations: Jesper Hougaard, Fabrice Soulier, Mike Watson Big Hands: Mizzi Doubles Through Jesper Hougaard to Vault into the Chip Lead After taking a flop of Q810, Sorel Mizzi led out for 30,000. After a fold, Jesper Hougaard raised to 100,000. After a few moments, Mizzi raised all in and Hougaard made the call. The cards were turned up and Hougaard showed the 9 10 J Q, good for top two pair and the nut straight, while Mizzi showed the Q89A, good for top and bottom two pair and the nut flush draw. The turn card was the A and Mizzi picked up a few extra outs, but the J on the river made Mizzi’s flush and gave him the pot. This pot put Mizzi well over the 500,000 mark. Watson Folds to Palevic’s River Bet After a short stacked player in early position raised to 25,000, Rifat Palevic called, and then Mike Watson min-raised to 42,000. Both players called and they took the flop three-handed. The flop was A39 and both players checked to Watson, who bet 52,000. The short stacked player folded and Palevic called. The 7 was the turn card and both players checked. The 3 was the river card and Palevic then wanted to know how much Watson had left. After getting an answer, he thought for a few moments before just tossing in a pile of chips that was approximately 60,000 and Watson folded as soon as the chips hit the felt. Ralph Perry Runs a Big Bluff After a player in late position came in for a raise, Ralph Perry three-bet for the size of the pot. They took the flop heads up and it came KK4. Perry then fired out 75,000 and his opponent went into the tank before showing two aces and folding. “Do you want to see,” said Perry before showing the J1079 which completely missed the flop. Player Tags: Cliff Josephy, Ralph Perry, Jesper Hougaard Level 16 Update: Three Tables Left Jun 18, '09 Level 16 Update Blinds: 3,000-6,000 Players Remaining: 27 out of 363 Chip Counts: 1. Jesper Hougaard — 500,000 2. Rifat Pelevic — 390,000 3. Sorel Mizzi — 350,000 4. Isaac Baron — 320,000 5. Evan Sofer — 280,000 6. Richard Austin — 240,000 7. Matt Gianetti — 235,000 8. Van Marcus — 200,000 9. Cliff “JohnnyBax” Josephy — 195,000 10. Ralph Perry — 177,000 Average Chip Count: 201,666 Notable Eliminations: Jeff Lisandro Big Hands: Baron’s Big Draw Bricks, Doubles up Van Marcus After taking a three-handed flop of 257, Van Marcus leads out or 27,000. Sorel Mizzi gets out of the way and Isaac Baron asks him how much he has left. After a moment of contemplation, Baron raised to 80,000 and Marcus moves all in and was instantly called by Baron. Van Marcus turns over 22Q5, good for bottom set and had to fade the big draw that Baron showed when he exposed the 64K7. The board bricked off for Baron is it came 10K and Van Marcus doubled up. Ralph Perry Punishes Limpers to Take Down Pot After five players limped in, it was up to Ralph Perry in the big blind. Perry took his option and decided to make it 30,000. Sorel Mizzi, after limping in under the gun, tanked for a few moments before making the call. Isaac Baron mucked, as did Fabrice Soulier, and the small blind decided to make the call. The flop came down K37 and the small blind checked. Perry cut out some chips and bet out 75,000. Sorel Mizzi pondered his options for a minute or so before finally releasing his hand, and the small blind quickly mucked, allowing Perry to rake the pot. Cliff Josephy Tangles With Jesper Hougaard Cliff Josephy and Jesper Hougaard seem to be mixing it up a fair amount. On a flop of A103, Hougaard bet out and is called by Josephy. The turn is the 5 and Hougaard bet 35,000, which is once again called by Josephy. The river is the J and Hougaard fired one last bullet, this time 85,000. Josephy thought for a few moments before calling. Hougaard announced “aces up” and Josephy said “No good, I have a straight,” as he tabled the QJK2, which ironically was good for a flush. A few hands later, on a flop of K109, after Hougaard checked, Josephy bet 35,000. Hougaard called and the third party got out of the way. The 9 fell on the turn and both players checked. The 2 was the river card and Hougaard checked again. Josephy bet 40,000 and was called by Hougaard. Josephy just mucked his cards when he was called and Hougaard tabled the QJK2, which was good for a straight. Left In The Deck: During the color-up period, David “Devilfish” Ulliott took the microphone that the tournament directors use and began singing “All Shook Up.” Player Tags: Cliff Josephy, Isaac Baron, Sorel Mizzi, Jesper Hougaard Level 13 Update: Dario Alioto, Marcel Luske Eliminated Jun 18, '09 Blinds: 1,500-3,000 Players Remaining: 40 out of 363 Chip Counts: 1. Jesper Hougaard – 410,000 2. Rifat Palevic – 360,400 3. Ralph Perry – 265,000 4. Sorel Mizzi – 252,000 5. Isaac Baron – 230,000 6. Michael Watson – 90,000 7. Tex Barch – 90,000 8. Justin Smith – 87,000 9. Jeff Lisandro – 81,000 10. David Ulliott – 75,000 Average Chip Count: 132,804 Notable Eliminations: Dario Alioto Marcel Luske Hoyt Corkins Bruno Fitoussi Big Hands: Dario Alioto Eliminated On a flop of 876, Dario Alioto bet 20,000 and Ralph Perry made it 60,000. Alioto went all-in and Perry made the call. Alioto exposed the QQ109 for the nut straight and a flush draw. However, Perry tabled one of the ugliest hands Alioto could have seen with the KJ109, for the same nut straight, but with a higher flush draw and outs to make a higher straight. The 10 hit the turn and Perry hit a higher straight and put Aliotto on the brink. The 7 fell on the river and Alioto was eliminated. Perry is up to 265,000 in chips. Hoyt Corkins Eliminated The short stack of Hoyt Corkins got all his chips into the middle with the AAKJ against Jeff Lisandro. Lisandro tabled the AJ99 and was a significant underdog. The board ran out 88259, as Lisandro hit his two outer on the river to make nines full and eliminate Corkins just short of the money. Lisandro is up to 81,000. Marcel Luske Elimianted On a board of 94210, Marcel Luske went all-in for just 10,000 and was called by Cliff Josephy. Josephy exposed QQ42 for two pair and a flush draw. Lusked tabled the KJ74 for 19 outs to double up to a modest stack. None of the draws for a flush, a straight or a higher two pair came for Luske and he was eliminated. Left In The Deck: For the first time in the tournament, action has slowed down considerably. The players are only 4 spots away from the money. Player Tags: Hoyt Corkins, Jeffrey Lisandro, Marcel Luske, Cliff Josephy, Dario Alioto View All Live Updates From This Event
Apr 20, '09	2009 Five-Star World Poker Classic	WPT Championship - Event 16	3	+
Level 10 Update -- Tuan Le Eliminated Apr 20, '09 Level: 10 Blinds: 1.000-2,000 with a 300 ante. Players Left: 169 out of 338 Average Chip Count: 199,408 Notable Chip Counts: Jean Noel Thorel -- 760,000 Justin Young -- 710,000 Dan Heimiller -- 650,000 Bertrand Grospellier -- 610,000 Joseph Parker -- 530,000 Notable Eliminations: Tuan Le Mark Teltscher Cliff Josephy Vanessa Rousso Key Hands: Tuan Le Eliminated Joseph Parker bet 50,000 on the turn with 764K sitting on the board and Tuan Le moved all in. Parker called with A5 and Le turned up 77. The river fell 3 and Le was eliminated by the straight of Parker. Joe Sebok Doubles Up Joe Sebok faced an all-in decision on a flop of 766 and he decided to call all in. He and his opponent then flipped up their hands: Sebok: JJ Opponent: 99 Turn and River: Q5 Sebok doubled up on the hand and he holds 280,000. Vanessa Rousso Eliminated Mike Matusow bet 8,500 on a board of K558 with 20,000 in the pot. Vanessa Rousso moved all in for 40,500 and Matusow called her down. Their cards: Matusow: A8 Rousso: 33 River: 10 Rousso was eliminated on the hand and Matusow held 200,000. Cliff Josephy Eliminated J.C. Tran raised preflop under the gun to 5,500 and Cliff Josephy moved all in. Tran made the call and they flipped up their cards: Tran: AK Josephy: 88 Board: 995A4 Josephy was eliminated on the hand Tran was up to 220,000. Player Tags: Tuan Le, Mike Matusow, Cliff Josephy, Vanessa Rousso, Joe Sebok Level 2 Update -- Cliff Josephy Hits Quads Apr 18, '09 Level: 2 Blinds: 100-200 Notable Chip Counts: Vadim Trincher -- 215,000 Andy Bloch -- 189,000 Bertrand Grospellier -- 181,000 Shane Schleger -- 155,000 David Benyamine -- 145,000 Notable Eliminations: Dan "Wretchy" Martin Key Hands: Cliff "JohnnyBax" Josephy Hits Quads On a board of Q 9 7 4 9, Cliff Josephy showed down 9 9 for quads against Tuan Le. Josephy was able to get about 11,000 from Le on the turn, but was obviously frustrated that he didn't win more on the river. Vadim Trincher Takes Out Dan "Wretchy" Martin The details are unknown, but Vadim Trincher took out Dan Martin during the level to pick up a huge pot and bring his stack to over 200,000. Card Player TV: Card Player TV talks to Andy Bloch and Tony "muckthenuts" Dunst on the first break of the day. In the video, Bloch goes into detail about the hand that gave him the chip lead early on. Player Tags: Tuan Le, Cliff Josephy View All Live Updates From This Event
Apr 18, '09	2009 Five-Star World Poker Classic	WPT Championship - Event 16	1	+
Level 10 Update -- Tuan Le Eliminated Apr 20, '09 Level: 10 Blinds: 1.000-2,000 with a 300 ante. Players Left: 169 out of 338 Average Chip Count: 199,408 Notable Chip Counts: Jean Noel Thorel -- 760,000 Justin Young -- 710,000 Dan Heimiller -- 650,000 Bertrand Grospellier -- 610,000 Joseph Parker -- 530,000 Notable Eliminations: Tuan Le Mark Teltscher Cliff Josephy Vanessa Rousso Key Hands: Tuan Le Eliminated Joseph Parker bet 50,000 on the turn with 764K sitting on the board and Tuan Le moved all in. Parker called with A5 and Le turned up 77. The river fell 3 and Le was eliminated by the straight of Parker. Joe Sebok Doubles Up Joe Sebok faced an all-in decision on a flop of 766 and he decided to call all in. He and his opponent then flipped up their hands: Sebok: JJ Opponent: 99 Turn and River: Q5 Sebok doubled up on the hand and he holds 280,000. Vanessa Rousso Eliminated Mike Matusow bet 8,500 on a board of K558 with 20,000 in the pot. Vanessa Rousso moved all in for 40,500 and Matusow called her down. Their cards: Matusow: A8 Rousso: 33 River: 10 Rousso was eliminated on the hand and Matusow held 200,000. Cliff Josephy Eliminated J.C. Tran raised preflop under the gun to 5,500 and Cliff Josephy moved all in. Tran made the call and they flipped up their cards: Tran: AK Josephy: 88 Board: 995A4 Josephy was eliminated on the hand Tran was up to 220,000. Player Tags: Tuan Le, Mike Matusow, Cliff Josephy, Vanessa Rousso, Joe Sebok Level 2 Update -- Cliff Josephy Hits Quads Apr 18, '09 Level: 2 Blinds: 100-200 Notable Chip Counts: Vadim Trincher -- 215,000 Andy Bloch -- 189,000 Bertrand Grospellier -- 181,000 Shane Schleger -- 155,000 David Benyamine -- 145,000 Notable Eliminations: Dan "Wretchy" Martin Key Hands: Cliff "JohnnyBax" Josephy Hits Quads On a board of Q 9 7 4 9, Cliff Josephy showed down 9 9 for quads against Tuan Le. Josephy was able to get about 11,000 from Le on the turn, but was obviously frustrated that he didn't win more on the river. Vadim Trincher Takes Out Dan "Wretchy" Martin The details are unknown, but Vadim Trincher took out Dan Martin during the level to pick up a huge pot and bring his stack to over 200,000. Card Player TV: Card Player TV talks to Andy Bloch and Tony "muckthenuts" Dunst on the first break of the day. In the video, Bloch goes into detail about the hand that gave him the chip lead early on. Player Tags: Tuan Le, Cliff Josephy View All Live Updates From This Event
Oct 01, '08	2008 Ultimate Bet Aruba Poker Classic	No-Limit Hold'em Championship	3	+
Cliff "JohnnyBax" Josephy Eliminated Oct 01, '08 We're lacking in details, but Cliff "JohnnyBax" Josephy has been eliminated from the tournament. Josephy made the final table here two years ago, but wasn't able to get much going this year. Player Tags: Cliff Josephy JohnnyBax Wins a Pot... Wait... No He Doesn't Sep 30, '08 The betting details are scarce but the board reads K10882 and Cliff "JohnnyBax" Josephy is in a showdown with the opponent on his right. Josephy says he has two pair and tables his 55. Unfortunately, his opponent has mucked her hand. Her cards have not quite hit the muck yet and she realizes that her 77 are good. The floor is called over and rules that because the cards did not touch the muck, her hand is considered live. She was awarded the modest pot and Josephy mucked his cards. Player Tags: Cliff Josephy View All Live Updates From This Event
Sep 30, '08	2008 Ultimate Bet Aruba Poker Classic	No-Limit Hold'em Championship	2	+
Cliff "JohnnyBax" Josephy Eliminated Oct 01, '08 We're lacking in details, but Cliff "JohnnyBax" Josephy has been eliminated from the tournament. Josephy made the final table here two years ago, but wasn't able to get much going this year. Player Tags: Cliff Josephy JohnnyBax Wins a Pot... Wait... No He Doesn't Sep 30, '08 The betting details are scarce but the board reads K10882 and Cliff "JohnnyBax" Josephy is in a showdown with the opponent on his right. Josephy says he has two pair and tables his 55. Unfortunately, his opponent has mucked her hand. Her cards have not quite hit the muck yet and she realizes that her 77 are good. The floor is called over and rules that because the cards did not touch the muck, her hand is considered live. She was awarded the modest pot and Josephy mucked his cards. Player Tags: Cliff Josephy View All Live Updates From This Event
Sep 16, '08	2008 Borgata Poker Open (WPT)	No-Limit Hold'em Championship (WPT) - Event 15	3	+
Cliff Josephy Eliminated Sep 16, '08 Cliff "Johnny Bax" Josephy was just eliminated from the tournament. Player Tags: Cliff Josephy View All Live Updates From This Event
Jul 11, '08	2008 39th Annual World Series of Poker	Event 54 - World Championship No-Limit Hold'em	8	+
Main Event - Day 4 - Level 16 - Hour 2 Jul 11, '08 Blinds/Antes: 2,500-5,000-500 Players Remaining: 363 of 6,844 Chip Leaders: Jeremy Joseph - 2,000,000 Jeremiah Smith - 1,500,000 Allen Cunningham - 1,200,000 Owen Crowe - 1,200,000 Matthew Matros - 1,200,000 Mark Ketteringham - 1,050,000 Cristian Dragomir - 990,000 William Soffin - 980,000 Phi Nguyen - 960,000 Jon Turner - 960,000 Other Notables Gus Hansen – 775,000 Hevad Khan – 540,000 Hoyt Corkins – 500,000 Mike Matusow – 385,000 Dag Mikkelsen – 385,000 Craig Marquis – 345,000 Johnny Chan – 300,000 Chris Klodnicki – 290,000 Thomas Keller – 285,000 Maya Antonius – 260,000 Kido Pham – 240,000 David Bakes – 140,000 Thayer Rasmussen – 105,000 Average Chip Stack: 377,860 Eliminations: Adam Schoenfeld Bertrand Grospellier Devin Porter Kirill Gersimov Robert Mizrachi Jamie Rosen Kenneth Lee Big Hands and Storylines: McManus Making Moves James McManus just pulled a bold, aggressive move to take down a pot pre-flop. As reported by Alan Jaffray, David Saab raised to 15,000 from the cutoff and Matt Matros re-raised to 50,000. Action folded to James McManus in the big blind who slid a stack of 30 orange chips into the middle of the table, making it 150,000 total. Both Saab and Matros folded, and McManus showed 8-4 offsuit for an audacious bluff. With that pot, McManus is at 820,000 on the day. Robert Mizrachi Eliminated Here are the details of the Robert Mizrachi elimination we mentioned in the prior update: William Soffin raised from early position to 12,500 and was called by Robert Mizrachi in middle position. The flop came down J94 and Sofin moved all-in for more than three times the pot. Mizrachi made the call and they turned up their hands: Soffin: QJ Mizrachi: KJ Mizrachi’s king kicker had him well in the lead. The turn was the 7, leaving Soffin only three outs on the river. Soffin spiked one of those outs however – the Q – and Mizrachi was eliminated. Soffin’s aggressive play and good fortune have helped him run his stack up to 460,000. Cliff Josephy Doubles, but runs into bad luck and is out Just one hand after Mizrachi had been eliminated, the action continued at table Orange 28. Salomon Sutton raised to 16,000 from the button and was met by a quick all-in by Cliff “JohnnyBax” Josephy. The raise was for 40,000 more and Sutton made the call. It was a race situation: Josephy showed 1010 and Sutton had AK. The flop was 1076 and Josephy took a giant lead in the hand. When the turn 10 gave Josephy quads, he exclaimed, “That is a lot of tens.” The river was meaningless and Josephy doubled up to 120,000. Sutton would be eliminated later in the level. Later on in the level, a player was all in on a 9-8-6 flop and Josephy made the call with pocket jacks. He was up against J-10, meaning he needed to avoid a queen or seven. A queen came on the turn, and the river was a blank. Josephy had to give his opponent 174,000 chips in the hand, and was left witht just 60,000 left. He later moved all in with K-J and was up against A-K of Dag Martin Mikkelsen. Josephy flopped an open-ended straight draw, but didn't get it and was eliminated. Kirill Gerasimov Eliminated Gus Hansen raised from under-the-gun and action folded around to Danny Mitnick in middle position. Mitnick tossed in a raise to 46,000. Without too much hesitation, Kirill Gerasimov moved all-in from the small blind for 130,000 total. Hansen folded his hand, leaving the table to dictate his thoughts into his voice recorder, and Mitnick made the call. The two turned up their hands: Gerasimov: KK Mitnick: AK Gerasimov asked Hansen if he had folded an ace, but Hansen claimed to have a pocket pair. That was reinforced when the dealer laid out the flop: AA10. Gerasimov needed runner-runner kings to survive, but the turn and river were the 2 and 5 and he was eliminated. The hand takes Mitnick up to 350,000. Can Kings Hold One Time for Mark Vos? After getting it all in pre-flop for his last 65,000 in chips with KQ, Andy Goetsch found himself dominated by Mark Vos’ KK. As the camera crews came over to capture the moment, Vos had something to say. “I just want it to be known that someone folded the A and Q,” Vos jokingly mentioned, already fearing that he would be outdrawn. The Q102 flop was a start, and Vos was quick to note that only the case queen remained in the deck. The A on the turn brought jabs from Vos’ tablemates that his opponent could now catch any of the remaining jacks to make a straight and chop the pot. Fortunately for Vos, a miracle occurred and the 3 fell on the river. Vos finished the hand with almost 500,000 in chips. Schoenfeld gets set on river and is knocked out Adam Schoenfeld made a reraise and then called all in with pocket tens. He later said he knew his opponent, Sigurd Eskeland, was weak when he moved all in. But his KJ was still more or less a coinflip. But it was looking good when the flop was 8-7-6, and great after a nine came on the turn to give him a straight. He said "no set" over and over, and then the dealer went ahead and gave him a set. The ten on the river gave Eskeland a better straight and the pot. Cantu makes call and knocks out player Brandon Cantu called an all in reraise with pocket fours and found himself up against A-J. The board came 10-7-2-5-7 and Cantu's big stack -- he started the day with 710,000 -- got a bit bigger. Joseph Busts Another Chip leader Jeremy Joseph sent another player to the rails with a fortunate turn card. He raised from early position to 15,000, then Kenneth Lee announced all-in from the next seat. Lee had 70,500 in chips that went to the center of the table. Play was folded back to Joseph, who was able to call with Q10 thanks to his massive chip stack. Lee held 77 and led after the flop of 542, but the 10 on the turn vaulted Joseph into the lead, and he stayed there when the 6 came on the river. Rosen Eliminated Jamie Rosen, who suffered a major blow to his chip stack earlier in the day, was eliminated when his AQ went all-in against an opponent’s KK and couldn’t improve. The board ran out J9462. Player Tags: Robert Mizrachi, Adam Schoenfeld, Kirill Gerasimov, Cliff Josephy, Mark Vos, Brandon Cantu, Jeremy Joseph, Jamie Rosen, James McManus, European Report View All Live Updates From This Event