Jason Sanders Poker Tournament Updates

Thomas Love Advances

Oct 24, '08

Jason Sanders was just eliminated by Thomas Love. Love held KQ on a board of 9325Q to vanquish his foe. Love advanced to the elite eight tomorrow at 2 p.m.















 

Player Tags: Jason Sanders

Jason Sanders Eliminated in Fourth Place ($17,669)

Oct 23, '08

Jason Sanders was just eliminated when his pair of kings ran into the 7-5 of Brandon Garrity that made two pair. Sanders was eliminated in fourth place and he took home $17,669 in prize money. Garrity now holds a massive chip lead heading into three-handed play.













 

Player Tags: Brandon Garrity,   Jason Sanders

Carl Landrum Eliminated in Fifth Place ($15,460)

Oct 23, '08

Carl Landrum moved all in preflop and Jason Sanders called him down. Their cards:

Landrum: KQ
Sanders: KK

Board: 107510J

Landrum was eliminated in fifth place and received $15,460 in prize money. Sanders was up to 610,000 after the hand.








 

Player Tags: Carl Landrum,   Jason Sanders

Another Double Up

Oct 23, '08

Justin Kramer moved all in preflop for 101,000 and Jason Sanders called him down. Their cards:

Sanders: A2
Kramer: KK

Board: J746Q

Kramer doubled up on the hand to survive.

Player Tags: Jason Sanders,   Justin Kramer

Bob Wyndle Eliminated in Eighth Place ($8,834)

Oct 23, '08

Bob Wyndle was able to double up yet again when his pocket twos made a set on a 7-5-2-8-5 board against Jason Sanders, who held Q-J, but a few hands later Wyndle would not be so lucky. This time, Wyndle was all in holding K10 against Sander's AK. The board ran out 7425K and Wyndle was eliminated in eighth place. He took home $8,834 in prize money.












 

Player Tags: Jason Sanders,   Bob Wyndle

Jason Sanders Doubles Up

Oct 23, '08

Bob Wyndle raised to 40,000 preflop from the big blind and Jason Sanders reraised all in. Wyndle made the call. Their cards:

Sanders: QQ
Wyndle: 98

Board: 83293

Sanders doubled up on the hand to survive.









 

Player Tags: Jason Sanders,   Bob Wyndle

First Big Pot

Oct 23, '08

Jason Sanders bet 40,000 on a flop of Q96 from the big blind and Brandon Garrity made the call on the button. Both players checked the 4 on the turn and the 4 followed on the river. Sanders bet 100,000 and Garrity made the call. They turned up their cards and Sanders showed down A10. Garrity flipped over J9 and took down the pot to take the chip lead.












 

Player Tags: Brandon Garrity,   Jason Sanders

Day 1 Ends

Oct 22, '08

The final hand of the night is in the books. Jason Sanders eliminated his opponent when his pocket kings made a full house on a K-8-5-5-A board to defeat pocket 10s. Chip counts and a seating chart for tomorrow's final table will be posted soon.














 

Player Tags: Jason Sanders

Jason Sanders Eliminated in Fourth Place ($17,669)

Oct 23, '08

Jason Sanders was just eliminated when his pair of kings ran into the 7-5 of Brandon Garrity that made two pair. Sanders was eliminated in fourth place and he took home $17,669 in prize money. Garrity now holds a massive chip lead heading into three-handed play.













 

Player Tags: Brandon Garrity,   Jason Sanders

Carl Landrum Eliminated in Fifth Place ($15,460)

Oct 23, '08

Carl Landrum moved all in preflop and Jason Sanders called him down. Their cards:

Landrum: KQ
Sanders: KK

Board: 107510J

Landrum was eliminated in fifth place and received $15,460 in prize money. Sanders was up to 610,000 after the hand.








 

Player Tags: Carl Landrum,   Jason Sanders

Another Double Up

Oct 23, '08

Justin Kramer moved all in preflop for 101,000 and Jason Sanders called him down. Their cards:

Sanders: A2
Kramer: KK

Board: J746Q

Kramer doubled up on the hand to survive.

Player Tags: Jason Sanders,   Justin Kramer

Bob Wyndle Eliminated in Eighth Place ($8,834)

Oct 23, '08

Bob Wyndle was able to double up yet again when his pocket twos made a set on a 7-5-2-8-5 board against Jason Sanders, who held Q-J, but a few hands later Wyndle would not be so lucky. This time, Wyndle was all in holding K10 against Sander's AK. The board ran out 7425K and Wyndle was eliminated in eighth place. He took home $8,834 in prize money.












 

Player Tags: Jason Sanders,   Bob Wyndle

Jason Sanders Doubles Up

Oct 23, '08

Bob Wyndle raised to 40,000 preflop from the big blind and Jason Sanders reraised all in. Wyndle made the call. Their cards:

Sanders: QQ
Wyndle: 98

Board: 83293

Sanders doubled up on the hand to survive.









 

Player Tags: Jason Sanders,   Bob Wyndle

First Big Pot

Oct 23, '08

Jason Sanders bet 40,000 on a flop of Q96 from the big blind and Brandon Garrity made the call on the button. Both players checked the 4 on the turn and the 4 followed on the river. Sanders bet 100,000 and Garrity made the call. They turned up their cards and Sanders showed down A10. Garrity flipped over J9 and took down the pot to take the chip lead.












 

Player Tags: Brandon Garrity,   Jason Sanders

Day 1 Ends

Oct 22, '08

The final hand of the night is in the books. Jason Sanders eliminated his opponent when his pocket kings made a full house on a K-8-5-5-A board to defeat pocket 10s. Chip counts and a seating chart for tomorrow's final table will be posted soon.














 

Player Tags: Jason Sanders

$2,000 No Limit Hold'em - Day Two - Level 13

Jun 28, '08

Blinds/Antes: 1500/3000/400

Players Remaining: 116 of 2,317

Average Stack:  80,000

Chip Counts:
Jose Severino - 360,000
Eric Crain - 320,000
Sergey Rybachenko - 290,000
Sean McCabe - 228,000
Vincent Dulac - 200,000
Gabe Costner - 190,000
Alexandre Gomes - 190,000
Denis Limon - 178,000
Mathias Olsson - 170,000
Adam Katz - 166,000

Recent Eliminations:
Jason Sanders

Big Hands/Storylines:

Jason Sanders Falls Victim to Pocket Sevens

Jason Sanders moved all in from under-the-gun for a total of 14,000 and the action folded to his opponent in the big blind.  The big blind took a peek at his hole cards and instantly called his Sanders’ bet.  His opponent turned over 77, and it was revealed to be yet another coin flip when Sanders turned over AQ.  The flop came KJ9, with no help for Sanders.  The 6 on the turn was another brick, and the 4 on the river was the final nail in the coffin.  Sanders exited the tournament area to collect his prize money.

Limp-Reraise a Successful Play for Vijayn Nagarajan

From under-the-gun, Vijayn Nagarajan limped into the pot and the action folded to a player in late position.  The player came in for a raise, and the action folded back to Nagarajan who reraised all in.  His opponent made the call and Nagarajan turned over AA, a strong favorite over his opponent’s KQ.  The flop came 1084.  The A on the turn gave Nagarajan a set of aces but also gave his opponent four outs to an inside straight.  The 8 on the river missed, and Nagarajan doubled up.

Khamar Xaythavone Doubles Up

Khamar Xaythavone moved all in for 33,400 from under-the-gun, and the action folded to his opponent on the button.  After counting his chips and deliberating, the button made the call and the other players folded.  Xaythavone revealed AQ, almost even money against his opponent’s 33.    Xaythavone spiked top two pair on the AQ9 flop, and the 6 turn and 8 river failed to improve his opponent’s hand.

Player Tags: Sean McCabe,   Khamar Xaythauone,   European Report,   Jason Sanders

$2,500 No-Limit Hold'em - Short Stacks Go Home

Jun 09, '08

Blinds: 15,000 - 30,000 with a 4,000 ante

Chip Leaders:

Eliminations: Nicolas Levi (9th Place), Brent Ditzik (8th Place), Ariel Soffer (7th Place), Jason Sanders (6th Place)

Big Hands and Storylines:

Nicolas Levi Eliminated in 9th Place ($59,442)

Nicolas Levi was all in for 225,000 and Steve Merrifield made the call. Levi showed down pocket sevens and he was racing against the A10 of Merrifield. The board ran out 1066810 and Levi exited the table in ninth place just two hands into play.

Brent Ditzik Eliminated in 8th Place ($83,541)

Duncan Bell raised to 90,000 and Brent Ditzik moved all in. Bell quickly called showing pocket jacks and was up against Ditzik's AQ. The flop brought a queen for Ditzik, but it also came with a jack. There were no runner-runner miracles for Ditzik and he was eliminated in eighth place.

Ariel Soffer Eliminated in 7th Place ($107,639)

On just the eleventh hand of play, Duncan Bell raised to 110,000 and Ariel Soffer moved all in for his last 184,000 with pocket sixes. Bell had J10 and turned a king high straight to eliminate Soffer in seventh place.

Brent "Bhanks11" Hanks Doubles Up, Jason Sanders Crippled

Brent Hanks raised to 85,000 and Jason Sanders made the call. The flop came KJ10 and Sanders moved all in, having Hanks slightly covered. Hanks instantly called and flipped up KK for top set. Sanders sheepishly turned over Q2 for an open-ended straight draw and a backdoor flush draw. The turn ended things quickly when the K gave the young online pro quads and a new stack of 1.4 million. Sanders was left with just over a round of blinds.

Jason Sanders Eliminated in 6th Place ($139,770)

Duncan Bell raised to 100,000 and Jason Sanders called all in with 107. Bell showed 22 and both players were off to the races. The flop of 966 gave Sanders many more outs, but the 2 on the turn ended the hand, and his tournament. Sanders finished in sixth place.

NOTE: Players then went on a 20-minute break while coloring up the 1,000 denomination chips.

Player Tags: Duncan Bell,   Brent Hanks,   Nicolas Levi,   Steven Merrifield,   Brent Ditzik,   Ariel Soffer,   Jason Sanders

$2,500 No-Limit Hold'em - Final Table Today

Jun 09, '08

The final table for event no. 13 will begin today at 2 p.m. The final 9 players will be vying for a first-prize of $666,777 and a World Series of Poker bracelet. If there is a theme for today’s final table it would have to be inexperience: four of the players today have never made a final table before, and three of the players are making their first ever money-finish in a tournament. Here is a rundown of the players at the final table:

Duncan Bell of Vancouver will be making his first ever final table, but his nerves might be tempered a bit by the massive stack of chips sitting in front of him. Bell comes into the final table as the big chipleader. With 1,966,000 chips he will be coming into the final day with nearly twice that of his second-place rival.

British Columbia is sure to be represented well today: Shawn Buchanan, second in chips, is from Abbotsford, BC. Buchanan has 4 World Series of Poker cashes to his name, but his greatest accomplishment is taking down a World Poker Tour title at the 2007 Mandalay Bay Poker Championship. After taking home over $750,000 in that event, he should be more at ease at today’s final table.

Steven Merrifield has been slowly building his way toward this day. The Fairmont, West Virginia native has cashed in 3 World Series of Poker Circuit events this year, each score bigger than the last. Then last week, he made his first World Series cash, finishing 53^rd in the $1,000 no-limit hold’em with rebuys event.

Jason Sanders will begin the day with 1,099,000 in chips, but regardless of where he finishes this is guaranteed to be his biggest score ever. Sanders has no major cashes to his name, but a final table at the World Series of Poker is quite a way to start the list. Sanders hails from Simi Valley, California.

You might not consider Brent Hanks a major threat going into this final table if you were to look solely at his live numbers. The Filmore, NY resident has only two lifetime live cashes totaling $8,000. The online tournament world knows full well the talent of Hanks however . "BHanks11" is currently 7th in Card Player's Online Player of the Year ranking, having won both the PokerStars Sunday Million and Nightly Hundred Grand this year. Hanks will hope to carry over his online success to the brick and mortar world with a win today.

Brent Ditzik of Phoenix, Arizona commences our group of players who will be starting with a short stack. With blinds starting at 12,000/24,000 and a 3,000 ante, Ditzik’s stack of 384,000 leaves him with only 16 big blinds to start the day. This is Ditzik’s first ever final table.

Nicolas Levi from France has only 4 major cashes in his career, but they are quite the collection. He has, to his credit: a European Poker Tour final table, finishing 7^th in Dortmund; a World Series of Poker cash in a 6-handed event; a World Series of Poker Europe cash, finishing 27^th in the Main Event in London; and just earlier this year he made his first ever money appearance in a World Poker Tour event at the Five-Star World Poker Classic. A 6^th place finish today will surpass Levi’s best tournament cash of $112,667.

Hollywood’s Ariel Soffer has the odds stacked against him today. Not only has he never had a major tournament cash, but he is also coming into today’s event as a short-stack. A win today by Soffer would be a true underdog tale. Soffer will begin today’s event with 191,000.

Nathan Doudney will enter today’s event with less than 10 big blinds, but this event already has to be considered a success for. Until this tournament, despite three cashes, Doudney had never finished higher than 33^rd in a World Series of Poker event. The man from Bend, Texas will need quite a bit of help from the poker gods today to go deep at the final table.

Player Tags: Shawn Buchanan,   Duncan Bell,   Nathan Doudney,   Brent Hanks,   Nicolas Levi,   Steven Merrifield,   Brent Ditzik,   Ariel Soffer,   Jason Sanders