Ran Azor Poker Tournament Updates

Level 13 Update: Mike Matusow Eliminated

Jun 29, '10

Blinds: 1,000-2,000

Players Remaining: 70 out 460

Average Chip Count: 98,571

Tournament Leaderboard:

1. Kevin Boudreau — 310,000
2. Men Nguyen — 245,000
3. Daniel Makowsky — 225,000
4. Javed Abrahams — 175,000
5. Matt Glantz — 175,000
6. Jose Nacho Barbero — 160,000
7. Ran Azor — 160,000
8. Kyle Bowker — 160,000
9. Alex Freiberg — 155,000
10. Michael Piper — 135,000

Notable Eliminations:

Mike Matusow

Player Twitter Accounts:

Annette Obrestad
Matt Glantz
Mike Watson
Jonathan Little
Phil Hellmuth
Eugene Todd
Justin Smith

Big Hands:

David Colclough Eliminated

David Colclough was all in preflop. Ran Azor and Ali Aljenabi had a side pot. The flop came 522 and Azor bet. Aljenabi folded. Colclough tabled the KQJ9 and Azor exposed the AAQ8. The 5 on the turn and A on the river were no help. Azor was up to 160,000 after the hand.

Mike Matusow Eliminated

Matt Glantz bet 5,000. Benny Spindler called. Mike Matusow raised to 21,000. Glantz called and Spindler folded. The flop came 1072 and Matusow moved all in for 52,000. Glantz called. Matusow tabled the AAK9 while Glantz exposed the Q987. The J on the turn was disaster for Matusow. The 5 on the river ended the hand and Matusow was gone. Glantz is up to 175,000.

Player Tags: Mike Matusow,   Matthew Glantz,   Ran Azor

Level 4 Update: Chris Moneymaker Hurting

Jun 28, '10

Blinds: 75-150

Players Remaining: 449 out 460

Average Chip Count: Not Available

Tournament Leaderboard:

1. Michael Mizrachi — 35,000
2. Ted Forrest — 34,000
3. Lex Veldhuis — 28,000
4. Ayaz Mahmood — 28,000
5. Greg Raymer — 26,000
6. Kevin Schaffel — 26,000
7. Chris Moneymaker — 26,000
8. Mike Matusow — 25,500
9. Joe Serock — 24,000
10. Bruno Fitoussi — 24,000

Notable Eliminations:

Ludovic Lacay
Mike Sowers
Kirk Morrison
Adam Junglen

Big Hands:

Annette Obrestad Looking Strong

Annette Obrestad bet from the button. Dave Ulliott called from the big blind so did the under-the-gun player who limped. The flop came AK2 and action was checked to Obrestad. She bet 1,100. Both her opponents called. The 6 fell on the turn and action was checked to Obrestad. She bet 3,300. Ulliott folded and the other player tanked. He eventually folded and Obrestad was at 18,000 after the hand. She still has two rebuy chips.

Chris Moneymaker Loses One

Five players saw a flop of Q53. Both blinds checked. A player in early position bet 1,050. Ran Azor raised to 6,000. Chris Moneymaker called. The blinds and the original bettor folded. The J hit the turn and Azor shoved for just 800. Moneymaker called. Azor tabled the Q842 for top pair, a flush draw, and an open-ended straight draw. Moneymaker exposed the Q965 for two pair. The A on the river gave Azor the hand and doubled him up. Moneymaker was at 15,500 with no rebuy chips left.

Shaun Deeb Doubles Up

Shaun Deeb was all in preflop with the KK57 versus the AKJJ. The board ran out 108692 and Deeb doubled to 12,500.

Left in the Deck:

Players are now on a 60-minute dinner break and will return at 10:30 p.m. PDT.

Player Tags: Chris Moneymaker,   Annette Obrestad,   Shaun Deeb,   Ran Azor

Level 13 Update: Mike Matusow Eliminated

Jun 29, '10

Blinds: 1,000-2,000

Players Remaining: 70 out 460

Average Chip Count: 98,571

Tournament Leaderboard:

1. Kevin Boudreau — 310,000
2. Men Nguyen — 245,000
3. Daniel Makowsky — 225,000
4. Javed Abrahams — 175,000
5. Matt Glantz — 175,000
6. Jose Nacho Barbero — 160,000
7. Ran Azor — 160,000
8. Kyle Bowker — 160,000
9. Alex Freiberg — 155,000
10. Michael Piper — 135,000

Notable Eliminations:

Mike Matusow

Player Twitter Accounts:

Annette Obrestad
Matt Glantz
Mike Watson
Jonathan Little
Phil Hellmuth
Eugene Todd
Justin Smith

Big Hands:

David Colclough Eliminated

David Colclough was all in preflop. Ran Azor and Ali Aljenabi had a side pot. The flop came 522 and Azor bet. Aljenabi folded. Colclough tabled the KQJ9 and Azor exposed the AAQ8. The 5 on the turn and A on the river were no help. Azor was up to 160,000 after the hand.

Mike Matusow Eliminated

Matt Glantz bet 5,000. Benny Spindler called. Mike Matusow raised to 21,000. Glantz called and Spindler folded. The flop came 1072 and Matusow moved all in for 52,000. Glantz called. Matusow tabled the AAK9 while Glantz exposed the Q987. The J on the turn was disaster for Matusow. The 5 on the river ended the hand and Matusow was gone. Glantz is up to 175,000.

Player Tags: Mike Matusow,   Matthew Glantz,   Ran Azor

Level 4 Update: Chris Moneymaker Hurting

Jun 28, '10

Blinds: 75-150

Players Remaining: 449 out 460

Average Chip Count: Not Available

Tournament Leaderboard:

1. Michael Mizrachi — 35,000
2. Ted Forrest — 34,000
3. Lex Veldhuis — 28,000
4. Ayaz Mahmood — 28,000
5. Greg Raymer — 26,000
6. Kevin Schaffel — 26,000
7. Chris Moneymaker — 26,000
8. Mike Matusow — 25,500
9. Joe Serock — 24,000
10. Bruno Fitoussi — 24,000

Notable Eliminations:

Ludovic Lacay
Mike Sowers
Kirk Morrison
Adam Junglen

Big Hands:

Annette Obrestad Looking Strong

Annette Obrestad bet from the button. Dave Ulliott called from the big blind so did the under-the-gun player who limped. The flop came AK2 and action was checked to Obrestad. She bet 1,100. Both her opponents called. The 6 fell on the turn and action was checked to Obrestad. She bet 3,300. Ulliott folded and the other player tanked. He eventually folded and Obrestad was at 18,000 after the hand. She still has two rebuy chips.

Chris Moneymaker Loses One

Five players saw a flop of Q53. Both blinds checked. A player in early position bet 1,050. Ran Azor raised to 6,000. Chris Moneymaker called. The blinds and the original bettor folded. The J hit the turn and Azor shoved for just 800. Moneymaker called. Azor tabled the Q842 for top pair, a flush draw, and an open-ended straight draw. Moneymaker exposed the Q965 for two pair. The A on the river gave Azor the hand and doubled him up. Moneymaker was at 15,500 with no rebuy chips left.

Shaun Deeb Doubles Up

Shaun Deeb was all in preflop with the KK57 versus the AKJJ. The board ran out 108692 and Deeb doubled to 12,500.

Left in the Deck:

Players are now on a 60-minute dinner break and will return at 10:30 p.m. PDT.

Player Tags: Chris Moneymaker,   Annette Obrestad,   Shaun Deeb,   Ran Azor

Ran Azor Eliminated in 2nd Place ($1,446,265)

Apr 25, '09

On the very first hand back from the break, Ran Azor raised to 800,000 and Yevgeniy Timoshenko moved all in. Azor quickly called with Q 10 and Timoshenko showed a superior A 3.

The flop rolled out Q J 7 and the audience groaned, knowing Azor was now a favorite to double up. The turn was the K, giving Timoshenko some outs to the straight.

The river was the 10 and Timoshenko hit his Broadway straight on the river, taking down the pot and the tournament. Azor finished in second place and earned $1,446,265.

 

 

 

 

Player Tags: Yevgeniy Timoshenko,   Ran Azor

Timoshenko Takes Some Back

Apr 25, '09

Yevgeniy Timoshenko raised to 600,000 and Ran Azor called. Both players checked a board of K 10 3 5 and then Azor bet 425,000.

Timoshenko called and the river was the 10. Azor checked and Timoshenko bet 1.5 million. Azor made the call and Timoshenko showed 10-2 for trips to take the pot.

Timoshenko moved up to 28,700,000 while Azor dropped to 5,125,000.

Player Tags: Yevgeniy Timoshenko,   Ran Azor

Ran Azor Doubles Through Yevgeniy Timoshenko

Apr 25, '09

Yevgeniy Timoshenko moved all in and Ran Azor immediately called, waking up with pocket kings. Timoshenko showed pocket deuces, but they failed to hit, doubling up Azor to 5,950,000.

Timoshenko still has 27,875,000.

 

 

 

 

Player Tags: Yevgeniy Timoshenko,   Ran Azor

Timoshenko Wins Biggest Pot of Heads Up Play

Apr 25, '09

Ran Azor raised to 650,000 on the button and Yevgeniy Timoshenko made the call. The flop came 10 7 4 and Azor bet 700,000. Timoshenko raised to 2.1 million and Azor called.

The turn was the K and both players checked. The river was the 10 and Timoshenko checked. Azor bet 1.6 million and Timoshenko put in a raise to 7 million. Azor folded and Timoshenko took down the huge pot, opening up his chip lead to 26,525.

Azor is now down to about 7 million.

Player Tags: Yevgeniy Timoshenko,   Ran Azor

Christian Harder Eliminated in 4th Place ($571,965) Bertrand Grospellier Eliminated in 3rd Place ($776,245)

Apr 25, '09

Christian Harder moved all in from the button for 1.9 million and Ran Azor called from the small blind. Bertrand Grospellier moved all in over the top from the big blind for 2,790,000 and Azor called that as well.

Grospellier showed the best hand with A J, Harder had the next best hand with A 8 and Azor showed the worst hand with A 7.

The board came K 7 3 Q 2, however, and Azor's pair of sevens eliminated both Harder and Grospellier. Harder finished in fourth place and earned $571,965 because he had the shorter stack. Grospellier finished in third place and earned $776,245.

There will now be a short break for the money presentation.

 

 

Player Tags: Bertrand Grospellier,   Christian Harder,   Ran Azor

Eugene Katchalov Eliminated in 9th Place ($130,735)

Apr 24, '09

Eugene Katchalov moved all in for 1,185,000 and Ran Azor called from the cutoff for A K. Katchalov showed J 7 and needed help to survive.

The flop came Q 10 5, killing Katchavlov's outs to a pair of jacks. The turn was the J and Azor made a Broadway straight. The inconsequential river was the 3 and Azor increased his stack to 3,550,000.

Katchalov earned $130,735 for his ninth place finish.

 

 

 

 

Player Tags: Eugene Katchalov,   Ran Azor

Does He Know Who Charder30 Is?

Apr 24, '09

Christian Harder raised in middle positioin to 225,000 and Ran Azor reraised to 675,000. Harder moved all in, having Azor remaining 2.5 million covered.

Azor tanked for a few minutes and then folded pocket kings face up, stunning the rest of the table.

Player Tags: Christian Harder,   Ran Azor

Ran Azor Doubles Up

Apr 24, '09

Shannon Shorr raised to 220,000 from the cutoff and Christian Harder called from the small blind. Ran Azor moved all in from the big blind to 1,325,000. Shorr then moved all in over the top of Azor and Harder mucked. The final two players then flipped up their cards:

Shorr: KK
Azor: AJ

Board: 10829Q

Azor doubled up on the hand to survive and he now holds 3.1 million. Shorr was down to 3 million after the hand.






 

Player Tags: Shannon Shorr,   Christian Harder,   Ran Azor

Bruno Fitoussi Doubles Up

Apr 24, '09

Bruno Fitoussi raised under the gun to 225,000 and Ran Azor made the call on the button. The flop fell A105 and both players checked. The turn fell 4 and Fitoussi checked. Azor bet 450,000 and Fitoussi reraised all in for 1,195,000. Azor made the call and turned up pocket fours. Fitoussi flipped up pocket aces and he won the pot after the 9 fell on the river. Fitoussi won the hand to double up and he now holds 3,060,000. Azor fell down to 1.4 million.











 

Player Tags: Bruno Fitoussi,   Ran Azor

Andy Miller Eliminated in 22nd Place ($49,025)

Apr 23, '09

Andy Miller had quite the first level of the day, but it ended up being his last level of the tournament. Miller doubled up Ran Azor and was left with less than eight big blinds. He got the rest of his stack in with 10 2 against Shannon Shorr's A J.

The board offered no help to Miller and he was eliminated in 22nd place, earning $49,025.











 

Player Tags: Andy Miller,   Shannon Shorr,   Ran Azor

Ran Azor Eliminated in 2nd Place ($1,446,265)

Apr 25, '09

On the very first hand back from the break, Ran Azor raised to 800,000 and Yevgeniy Timoshenko moved all in. Azor quickly called with Q 10 and Timoshenko showed a superior A 3.

The flop rolled out Q J 7 and the audience groaned, knowing Azor was now a favorite to double up. The turn was the K, giving Timoshenko some outs to the straight.

The river was the 10 and Timoshenko hit his Broadway straight on the river, taking down the pot and the tournament. Azor finished in second place and earned $1,446,265.

 

 

 

 

Player Tags: Yevgeniy Timoshenko,   Ran Azor

Timoshenko Takes Some Back

Apr 25, '09

Yevgeniy Timoshenko raised to 600,000 and Ran Azor called. Both players checked a board of K 10 3 5 and then Azor bet 425,000.

Timoshenko called and the river was the 10. Azor checked and Timoshenko bet 1.5 million. Azor made the call and Timoshenko showed 10-2 for trips to take the pot.

Timoshenko moved up to 28,700,000 while Azor dropped to 5,125,000.

Player Tags: Yevgeniy Timoshenko,   Ran Azor

Ran Azor Doubles Through Yevgeniy Timoshenko

Apr 25, '09

Yevgeniy Timoshenko moved all in and Ran Azor immediately called, waking up with pocket kings. Timoshenko showed pocket deuces, but they failed to hit, doubling up Azor to 5,950,000.

Timoshenko still has 27,875,000.

 

 

 

 

Player Tags: Yevgeniy Timoshenko,   Ran Azor

Timoshenko Wins Biggest Pot of Heads Up Play

Apr 25, '09

Ran Azor raised to 650,000 on the button and Yevgeniy Timoshenko made the call. The flop came 10 7 4 and Azor bet 700,000. Timoshenko raised to 2.1 million and Azor called.

The turn was the K and both players checked. The river was the 10 and Timoshenko checked. Azor bet 1.6 million and Timoshenko put in a raise to 7 million. Azor folded and Timoshenko took down the huge pot, opening up his chip lead to 26,525.

Azor is now down to about 7 million.

Player Tags: Yevgeniy Timoshenko,   Ran Azor

Christian Harder Eliminated in 4th Place ($571,965) Bertrand Grospellier Eliminated in 3rd Place ($776,245)

Apr 25, '09

Christian Harder moved all in from the button for 1.9 million and Ran Azor called from the small blind. Bertrand Grospellier moved all in over the top from the big blind for 2,790,000 and Azor called that as well.

Grospellier showed the best hand with A J, Harder had the next best hand with A 8 and Azor showed the worst hand with A 7.

The board came K 7 3 Q 2, however, and Azor's pair of sevens eliminated both Harder and Grospellier. Harder finished in fourth place and earned $571,965 because he had the shorter stack. Grospellier finished in third place and earned $776,245.

There will now be a short break for the money presentation.

 

 

Player Tags: Bertrand Grospellier,   Christian Harder,   Ran Azor

Eugene Katchalov Eliminated in 9th Place ($130,735)

Apr 24, '09

Eugene Katchalov moved all in for 1,185,000 and Ran Azor called from the cutoff for A K. Katchalov showed J 7 and needed help to survive.

The flop came Q 10 5, killing Katchavlov's outs to a pair of jacks. The turn was the J and Azor made a Broadway straight. The inconsequential river was the 3 and Azor increased his stack to 3,550,000.

Katchalov earned $130,735 for his ninth place finish.

 

 

 

 

Player Tags: Eugene Katchalov,   Ran Azor

Does He Know Who Charder30 Is?

Apr 24, '09

Christian Harder raised in middle positioin to 225,000 and Ran Azor reraised to 675,000. Harder moved all in, having Azor remaining 2.5 million covered.

Azor tanked for a few minutes and then folded pocket kings face up, stunning the rest of the table.

Player Tags: Christian Harder,   Ran Azor

Ran Azor Doubles Up

Apr 24, '09

Shannon Shorr raised to 220,000 from the cutoff and Christian Harder called from the small blind. Ran Azor moved all in from the big blind to 1,325,000. Shorr then moved all in over the top of Azor and Harder mucked. The final two players then flipped up their cards:

Shorr: KK
Azor: AJ

Board: 10829Q

Azor doubled up on the hand to survive and he now holds 3.1 million. Shorr was down to 3 million after the hand.






 

Player Tags: Shannon Shorr,   Christian Harder,   Ran Azor

Bruno Fitoussi Doubles Up

Apr 24, '09

Bruno Fitoussi raised under the gun to 225,000 and Ran Azor made the call on the button. The flop fell A105 and both players checked. The turn fell 4 and Fitoussi checked. Azor bet 450,000 and Fitoussi reraised all in for 1,195,000. Azor made the call and turned up pocket fours. Fitoussi flipped up pocket aces and he won the pot after the 9 fell on the river. Fitoussi won the hand to double up and he now holds 3,060,000. Azor fell down to 1.4 million.











 

Player Tags: Bruno Fitoussi,   Ran Azor

Andy Miller Eliminated in 22nd Place ($49,025)

Apr 23, '09

Andy Miller had quite the first level of the day, but it ended up being his last level of the tournament. Miller doubled up Ran Azor and was left with less than eight big blinds. He got the rest of his stack in with 10 2 against Shannon Shorr's A J.

The board offered no help to Miller and he was eliminated in 22nd place, earning $49,025.











 

Player Tags: Andy Miller,   Shannon Shorr,   Ran Azor

Ran Azor Eliminated in 2nd Place ($1,446,265)

Apr 25, '09

On the very first hand back from the break, Ran Azor raised to 800,000 and Yevgeniy Timoshenko moved all in. Azor quickly called with Q 10 and Timoshenko showed a superior A 3.

The flop rolled out Q J 7 and the audience groaned, knowing Azor was now a favorite to double up. The turn was the K, giving Timoshenko some outs to the straight.

The river was the 10 and Timoshenko hit his Broadway straight on the river, taking down the pot and the tournament. Azor finished in second place and earned $1,446,265.

 

 

 

 

Player Tags: Yevgeniy Timoshenko,   Ran Azor

Timoshenko Takes Some Back

Apr 25, '09

Yevgeniy Timoshenko raised to 600,000 and Ran Azor called. Both players checked a board of K 10 3 5 and then Azor bet 425,000.

Timoshenko called and the river was the 10. Azor checked and Timoshenko bet 1.5 million. Azor made the call and Timoshenko showed 10-2 for trips to take the pot.

Timoshenko moved up to 28,700,000 while Azor dropped to 5,125,000.

Player Tags: Yevgeniy Timoshenko,   Ran Azor

Ran Azor Doubles Through Yevgeniy Timoshenko

Apr 25, '09

Yevgeniy Timoshenko moved all in and Ran Azor immediately called, waking up with pocket kings. Timoshenko showed pocket deuces, but they failed to hit, doubling up Azor to 5,950,000.

Timoshenko still has 27,875,000.

 

 

 

 

Player Tags: Yevgeniy Timoshenko,   Ran Azor

Timoshenko Wins Biggest Pot of Heads Up Play

Apr 25, '09

Ran Azor raised to 650,000 on the button and Yevgeniy Timoshenko made the call. The flop came 10 7 4 and Azor bet 700,000. Timoshenko raised to 2.1 million and Azor called.

The turn was the K and both players checked. The river was the 10 and Timoshenko checked. Azor bet 1.6 million and Timoshenko put in a raise to 7 million. Azor folded and Timoshenko took down the huge pot, opening up his chip lead to 26,525.

Azor is now down to about 7 million.

Player Tags: Yevgeniy Timoshenko,   Ran Azor

Christian Harder Eliminated in 4th Place ($571,965) Bertrand Grospellier Eliminated in 3rd Place ($776,245)

Apr 25, '09

Christian Harder moved all in from the button for 1.9 million and Ran Azor called from the small blind. Bertrand Grospellier moved all in over the top from the big blind for 2,790,000 and Azor called that as well.

Grospellier showed the best hand with A J, Harder had the next best hand with A 8 and Azor showed the worst hand with A 7.

The board came K 7 3 Q 2, however, and Azor's pair of sevens eliminated both Harder and Grospellier. Harder finished in fourth place and earned $571,965 because he had the shorter stack. Grospellier finished in third place and earned $776,245.

There will now be a short break for the money presentation.

 

 

Player Tags: Bertrand Grospellier,   Christian Harder,   Ran Azor

Eugene Katchalov Eliminated in 9th Place ($130,735)

Apr 24, '09

Eugene Katchalov moved all in for 1,185,000 and Ran Azor called from the cutoff for A K. Katchalov showed J 7 and needed help to survive.

The flop came Q 10 5, killing Katchavlov's outs to a pair of jacks. The turn was the J and Azor made a Broadway straight. The inconsequential river was the 3 and Azor increased his stack to 3,550,000.

Katchalov earned $130,735 for his ninth place finish.

 

 

 

 

Player Tags: Eugene Katchalov,   Ran Azor

Does He Know Who Charder30 Is?

Apr 24, '09

Christian Harder raised in middle positioin to 225,000 and Ran Azor reraised to 675,000. Harder moved all in, having Azor remaining 2.5 million covered.

Azor tanked for a few minutes and then folded pocket kings face up, stunning the rest of the table.

Player Tags: Christian Harder,   Ran Azor

Ran Azor Doubles Up

Apr 24, '09

Shannon Shorr raised to 220,000 from the cutoff and Christian Harder called from the small blind. Ran Azor moved all in from the big blind to 1,325,000. Shorr then moved all in over the top of Azor and Harder mucked. The final two players then flipped up their cards:

Shorr: KK
Azor: AJ

Board: 10829Q

Azor doubled up on the hand to survive and he now holds 3.1 million. Shorr was down to 3 million after the hand.






 

Player Tags: Shannon Shorr,   Christian Harder,   Ran Azor

Bruno Fitoussi Doubles Up

Apr 24, '09

Bruno Fitoussi raised under the gun to 225,000 and Ran Azor made the call on the button. The flop fell A105 and both players checked. The turn fell 4 and Fitoussi checked. Azor bet 450,000 and Fitoussi reraised all in for 1,195,000. Azor made the call and turned up pocket fours. Fitoussi flipped up pocket aces and he won the pot after the 9 fell on the river. Fitoussi won the hand to double up and he now holds 3,060,000. Azor fell down to 1.4 million.











 

Player Tags: Bruno Fitoussi,   Ran Azor

Andy Miller Eliminated in 22nd Place ($49,025)

Apr 23, '09

Andy Miller had quite the first level of the day, but it ended up being his last level of the tournament. Miller doubled up Ran Azor and was left with less than eight big blinds. He got the rest of his stack in with 10 2 against Shannon Shorr's A J.

The board offered no help to Miller and he was eliminated in 22nd place, earning $49,025.











 

Player Tags: Andy Miller,   Shannon Shorr,   Ran Azor