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| Jul 08, '09 | 2009 40th Annual World Series of Poker | $10,000 World Series of Poker Main Event | 2 | + |
Level 7 Hour 2 Update: Kathy Liebert EliminatedJul 08, '09 Blinds: 300-600 with a 75 ante Players Remaining: 2,862 out of 6,494 Chip Counts: 1. Troy Weber – 352,000 Card Player Chip Counts: Jeff Shulman – 75,000 Average Chip Count Day 2b: 62,052 Notable Eliminations: Howard Lederer Big Hands: Kostritsyn’s Big Bluff Failed On the river, there was over 40,000 in the pot already and the board read Q His opponent went into the tank and thought for several minutes. He tried to talk to Kostritsyn, but couldn’t get a response. Eventually he called and slammed 9
After the button raised and the small blind called, Kathy Liebert squeezed all in from the big blind. The button folded, but the small blind made the call. The small blind showed A The board came out 8 Liz Lieu Gets Lucky, Then Unlucky to Chop Liz Lieu was all in preflop for her last 27,000 and was called. Lieu had A The flop was Q
On the turn, Phil Ivey called 15,000 with the board reading 4 With four cards to a straight already on the board, Ivey bet 45,000 and sent his opponent into the tank. After thinking for a while, Ivey’s opponent decided to lay down 9 Watkinson Can’t Fire the Last Barrel On a flop of 8 The river was the 6 Brown Gets Called By Queen High Chad Brown has been getting short, but on a flop of 8 The turn was the 4 Player Tags: Lee Watkinson, Phil Ivey, Liz Lieu Level 3 Hour 2 Update: Lisandro Rolling Through Day 1Jul 05, '09 Blinds: 150-300 Chip Counts: 1. Jeff Lisandro – 125,000 Card Player Chip Counts: Matt Matros – 24,500 Notable Eliminations: Tom Dwan Sr. Big Hands:
A player under-the-gun raised to 900 and there were a few callers. The action got to Gavin Griffin in the big blind who three-bet him and the under the gun caller instantly moved in the rest of his stack for about 10,000. The action folded back to Griffin who called instantly. The two players were off to the races as Griffin showed A Alex Jacob Makes a Value Bet With the Worst Hand From early position, Alex Jacob raised to 750 and the player directly to his left made the call. Everybody else got out of the way and the flop was 2 The river was the A Senior Durrrr Eliminated Tom Dwan Sr., father of high stakes player Tom “Durrrr” Dwan, has been eliminated from the main event as his A The board bricked out for Dwan and he was sent home in the third level. Hopefully his son will have some pointers for him when he gets home.
Jeff Lisandro was a part of a six-way limped pot. The flop came down K He finally decided on 4,000 and the call was made. Lisandro then tabled 8 A little later on, the action is picked up on a flop of Q The player then goes into the tank for several minutes. He pointed to the 7 and asked Lisandro if he had a set. After three minutes or so, he begrudgingly tossed in his chips. Lisandro turned up A The turn was the J Deuce-Four Is Good Isabelle Mercier limped in preflop along with four other players. The flop then fell 7 The small blind then showed 2
After a flop of K The small blind called and Schwartz tabled A The Magic Man Takes On The Prince Scotty Nguyen raised to 900 from the button preflop and Antonio Tarver made the call from the small blind. The big blind mucked and the two players saw a flop of 7
After a flop of Q Watkinson tabled 9 Left In The Deck: The official number of entrants for day 1c has just been released. Today’s number is 1,697 players, bringing the total number of players for the main event is 3,686 so far, with one more day 1 to play. By comparison, day 1c last year brought 1,928 players to the Rio. Players will be taking a 90 minute dinner break at the end of the level and will return at 8:15 to resume play. Player Tags: Lee Watkinson, Scotty Nguyen, Jeffrey Lisandro, Gavin Griffin, Isabelle Mercier, Ylon Schwartz, Alex Jacob, Antonio Tarver Level 1 Hour 2 Update: Lederer Gets GoingJul 05, '09 Blinds: 50-100 Chip Counts: 1. Yan Chen – 85,500 CardPlayer Chip Counts: Matt Matros – 25,000 Notable Eliminations: None Big Hands:
After four players limped in preflop, the flop fell 10 Action was checked to Watkinson who bet 1,500. Seat 3 made the call and seat 6 mucked his hand. Watkinson then tabled 2 Boeree Drops Some Chips After the board ran out A After dropping the pot, Boeree was down to 21,000 in chips.
A player in late position raised to 300 preflop and action got around to Howard Lederer. He repopped it to 1,000 and the small blind called. The big blind came along as well and the original raiser followed suit, making the pot worth 4,000. The flop then came 9 McEvoy Unsuccessful In His Bluff Attempt Tom McEvoy limped in from middle position and then called a raise to 400 from the player directly to his left. They took the flop heads-up of 7 Now McEvoy leads out for 1,500 and is instantly called by his opponent. McEvoy turns up J
Liz Lieu bet 2,000 on the river into an already bloated pot on a board that read 8 While the ESPN cameras rushed over to catch a glimpse of her decision, she eventually decided to toss in enough chips to make the call. Her opponent showed her 9 Chen Puts in the Third Raise, Wins The Pot Bill Chen raised to 250 preflop and gets two callers. The flop was 10 The third party got out of the way and without any hesitation, Chen pulled his original bet back and tossed out four yellow chips, as he made it 4,000 to go. It seemed as if as soon as Chen’s chips hit the felt, his opponent’s cards hit the muck and Chen raked the pot.
The player in seat 5 raised to 300 from early position and Scotty Nguyen called from the next seat over. The player in seat 9 called from the cutoff and the three players saw a flop of 6 The cutoff mucked and Nguyen tabled K Luske Flushes One Out Picking up the action on the turn with the board reading K Luske then tabled Q Player Tags: Lee Watkinson, Scotty Nguyen, Howard Lederer, Marcel Luske, Liz Lieu, Antonio Tarver Level 1 Hour 1 Update: Juanda Gets Aces EarlyJul 05, '09 Blinds: 50-100 Chip Counts: 1. James Vanderhaar – 71,000 CardPlayer Chip Counts: Matt Matros – 30,000 Notable Eliminations: Big Hands:
After some action preflop, Gavin Griffin and his opponent saw a flop of 2 The river was the 4 Juanda Picks Up Aces Early, Wins Pot On a flop of 9 The J Bill Chen Goes Up, Bill Chen Goes Down Bill Chen raised to 225 under the gun and action folded around to the big blind, who made the call. The flop came down J A few hands later, a flop of Q
With four players in the pot, the flop came down J Action was checked to Watkinson who bet 1,600. Seat 6 called and Watkinson tabled J Allen Kessler Flops A Set After a flop of A Kessler just called and his opponent tabled A Player Tags: Lee Watkinson, John Juanda, Allen Kessler, Gavin Griffin |
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| Jul 05, '09 | 2009 40th Annual World Series of Poker | $10,000 World Series of Poker Main Event | 1 | + |
Level 7 Hour 2 Update: Kathy Liebert EliminatedJul 08, '09 Blinds: 300-600 with a 75 ante Players Remaining: 2,862 out of 6,494 Chip Counts: 1. Troy Weber – 352,000 Card Player Chip Counts: Jeff Shulman – 75,000 Average Chip Count Day 2b: 62,052 Notable Eliminations: Howard Lederer Big Hands: Kostritsyn’s Big Bluff Failed On the river, there was over 40,000 in the pot already and the board read Q His opponent went into the tank and thought for several minutes. He tried to talk to Kostritsyn, but couldn’t get a response. Eventually he called and slammed 9
After the button raised and the small blind called, Kathy Liebert squeezed all in from the big blind. The button folded, but the small blind made the call. The small blind showed A The board came out 8 Liz Lieu Gets Lucky, Then Unlucky to Chop Liz Lieu was all in preflop for her last 27,000 and was called. Lieu had A The flop was Q
On the turn, Phil Ivey called 15,000 with the board reading 4 With four cards to a straight already on the board, Ivey bet 45,000 and sent his opponent into the tank. After thinking for a while, Ivey’s opponent decided to lay down 9 Watkinson Can’t Fire the Last Barrel On a flop of 8 The river was the 6 Brown Gets Called By Queen High Chad Brown has been getting short, but on a flop of 8 The turn was the 4 Player Tags: Lee Watkinson, Phil Ivey, Liz Lieu Level 3 Hour 2 Update: Lisandro Rolling Through Day 1Jul 05, '09 Blinds: 150-300 Chip Counts: 1. Jeff Lisandro – 125,000 Card Player Chip Counts: Matt Matros – 24,500 Notable Eliminations: Tom Dwan Sr. Big Hands:
A player under-the-gun raised to 900 and there were a few callers. The action got to Gavin Griffin in the big blind who three-bet him and the under the gun caller instantly moved in the rest of his stack for about 10,000. The action folded back to Griffin who called instantly. The two players were off to the races as Griffin showed A Alex Jacob Makes a Value Bet With the Worst Hand From early position, Alex Jacob raised to 750 and the player directly to his left made the call. Everybody else got out of the way and the flop was 2 The river was the A Senior Durrrr Eliminated Tom Dwan Sr., father of high stakes player Tom “Durrrr” Dwan, has been eliminated from the main event as his A The board bricked out for Dwan and he was sent home in the third level. Hopefully his son will have some pointers for him when he gets home.
Jeff Lisandro was a part of a six-way limped pot. The flop came down K He finally decided on 4,000 and the call was made. Lisandro then tabled 8 A little later on, the action is picked up on a flop of Q The player then goes into the tank for several minutes. He pointed to the 7 and asked Lisandro if he had a set. After three minutes or so, he begrudgingly tossed in his chips. Lisandro turned up A The turn was the J Deuce-Four Is Good Isabelle Mercier limped in preflop along with four other players. The flop then fell 7 The small blind then showed 2
After a flop of K The small blind called and Schwartz tabled A The Magic Man Takes On The Prince Scotty Nguyen raised to 900 from the button preflop and Antonio Tarver made the call from the small blind. The big blind mucked and the two players saw a flop of 7
After a flop of Q Watkinson tabled 9 Left In The Deck: The official number of entrants for day 1c has just been released. Today’s number is 1,697 players, bringing the total number of players for the main event is 3,686 so far, with one more day 1 to play. By comparison, day 1c last year brought 1,928 players to the Rio. Players will be taking a 90 minute dinner break at the end of the level and will return at 8:15 to resume play. Player Tags: Lee Watkinson, Scotty Nguyen, Jeffrey Lisandro, Gavin Griffin, Isabelle Mercier, Ylon Schwartz, Alex Jacob, Antonio Tarver Level 1 Hour 2 Update: Lederer Gets GoingJul 05, '09 Blinds: 50-100 Chip Counts: 1. Yan Chen – 85,500 CardPlayer Chip Counts: Matt Matros – 25,000 Notable Eliminations: None Big Hands:
After four players limped in preflop, the flop fell 10 Action was checked to Watkinson who bet 1,500. Seat 3 made the call and seat 6 mucked his hand. Watkinson then tabled 2 Boeree Drops Some Chips After the board ran out A After dropping the pot, Boeree was down to 21,000 in chips.
A player in late position raised to 300 preflop and action got around to Howard Lederer. He repopped it to 1,000 and the small blind called. The big blind came along as well and the original raiser followed suit, making the pot worth 4,000. The flop then came 9 McEvoy Unsuccessful In His Bluff Attempt Tom McEvoy limped in from middle position and then called a raise to 400 from the player directly to his left. They took the flop heads-up of 7 Now McEvoy leads out for 1,500 and is instantly called by his opponent. McEvoy turns up J
Liz Lieu bet 2,000 on the river into an already bloated pot on a board that read 8 While the ESPN cameras rushed over to catch a glimpse of her decision, she eventually decided to toss in enough chips to make the call. Her opponent showed her 9 Chen Puts in the Third Raise, Wins The Pot Bill Chen raised to 250 preflop and gets two callers. The flop was 10 The third party got out of the way and without any hesitation, Chen pulled his original bet back and tossed out four yellow chips, as he made it 4,000 to go. It seemed as if as soon as Chen’s chips hit the felt, his opponent’s cards hit the muck and Chen raked the pot.
The player in seat 5 raised to 300 from early position and Scotty Nguyen called from the next seat over. The player in seat 9 called from the cutoff and the three players saw a flop of 6 The cutoff mucked and Nguyen tabled K Luske Flushes One Out Picking up the action on the turn with the board reading K Luske then tabled Q Player Tags: Lee Watkinson, Scotty Nguyen, Howard Lederer, Marcel Luske, Liz Lieu, Antonio Tarver Level 1 Hour 1 Update: Juanda Gets Aces EarlyJul 05, '09 Blinds: 50-100 Chip Counts: 1. James Vanderhaar – 71,000 CardPlayer Chip Counts: Matt Matros – 30,000 Notable Eliminations: Big Hands:
After some action preflop, Gavin Griffin and his opponent saw a flop of 2 The river was the 4 Juanda Picks Up Aces Early, Wins Pot On a flop of 9 The J Bill Chen Goes Up, Bill Chen Goes Down Bill Chen raised to 225 under the gun and action folded around to the big blind, who made the call. The flop came down J A few hands later, a flop of Q
With four players in the pot, the flop came down J Action was checked to Watkinson who bet 1,600. Seat 6 called and Watkinson tabled J Allen Kessler Flops A Set After a flop of A Kessler just called and his opponent tabled A Player Tags: Lee Watkinson, John Juanda, Allen Kessler, Gavin Griffin |
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| Jun 30, '09 | 2009 40th Annual World Series of Poker | Event 56 - $5,000 No-Limit Hold'em Six Handed | 1 | + |
Level 6 Update: Daniel Negreanu, Alex Kostritsyn EliminatedJun 30, '09 Blinds: 200-400 with a 50 ante Players Remaining: 384 out of 928 Chip Counts: 1. Juha Helppi – 75,000 Average Chip Count: 36,250 Notable Eliminations: Alex Kostritsyn Big Hands: Phil Hellmuth Acting As Dealer There have been a couple of dealer miscues at Phil Hellmuth’s table. In one hand the short stack at the table went all in from early position from under the gun and Hellmuth reraised. The player on the button reraised to 20,000 with the A Alex Kostritsyn Eliminated Alex Kostritsyn was short stacked when he moved in on a flop of A-K-8 with the A Lee Watkinson Adds to Stack Lee Watkinson called a under-the-gun 1,150 bet from the small blind as two players saw a flop of K
Daniel Negreanu Eliminated On the button, Daniel Negreanu called a 5,500 chip reraise from a player in the small blind. The flop came 6 Left in the Deck: The players are now on a 90 dinner break. Player Tags: Lee Watkinson, Daniel Negreanu, Alexander Kostritsyn |
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| Jun 27, '09 | 2009 40th Annual World Series of Poker | Event 48 - $1,500 Pot-Limit Omaha 8 or Better | 3 | + |
Final Table Update: Brandon Cantu Wins Event No. 48Jun 27, '09 Blinds: 25,000-50,000 Players Remaining: 1 out of 762 Chip Counts: 1. Brandon Cantu – 3,249,000 Average Chip Count: 3,249,000 Notable Eliminations: 2. Lee Watkinson – $141,873 Elimination Hands Brandon Cantu Wins Event No. 48 ($228,867), Lee Watkinson Eliminated In Second ($141,873) Brandon Cantu raised to 150,000 from the button and Lee Watkinson just called. The flop came Q Player Tags: Lee Watkinson, Brandon Cantu Final Table Update: Jacqmin Mathieu EliminatedJun 27, '09 Blinds: 20,000-40,000 Players Remaining: 2 out of 762 Chip Counts: 1. Brandon Cantu – 1,970,000 Average Chip Count: 1,714,500 Notable Eliminations: 2. Jacqmin Mathieu ($92,946) Elimination Hands
Jacqmin Mathieu Eliminated in 3rd Place ($92,946) Jacqmin Mathieu raised pot from the small blind and Lee Watkinson called from the big blind. The flop came Q Player Tags: Lee Watkinson Final Table Begins at 2 p.m.Jun 27, '09 The remaining nine players will resume action at 2.pm today. Brandon Cantu is the massive chip leader with 1,025,000 in the $1,500 pot-limit Omaha 8 or better event. Cantu is looking for his second career bracelet after a disappointing second place finish in event no. 39 ($1,500 no-limit hold’em) just five days ago. Bracelet winner Lee Watkinson is also in the running to take the title. Phil Hellmuth made a run at the final table but finished short in fourteenth place.
Here are the seat positions and chip counts: Seat 1: Lee Watkinson — 412,000 Player Tags: Lee Watkinson, Phil Hellmuth, Brandon Cantu |
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| Jun 02, '09 | 2009 40th Annual World Series of Poker | Event 4 - $1,000 No-Limit Hold'em | 4 | + |
Level 21 Update: Eric Mizrachi Eliminated and Lee Watkinson EliminatedJun 02, '09 Blinds: 8,000-16,000 with a 2,000 ante Players Remaining: 40 out of 6,021 Chip Counts: 1. Robert Comegys – 1,200,000 Average Chip Count: 454,575 Notable Eliminations: Eric Mizrachi Big Hands: Eric Mizrachi Eliminated After raising on the button with the A
Steve Sung Wins Big Pot With Ace-High On a flop of 9 Lee Watkinson Doubles Up Severely short stacked, Lee Watkinson called the all-in re-raise by an opponent who had him well covered. Watkinson turned over the A Dan Heilmiller Takes Down A Pot A player in middle position bet 52,000 pre-flop. Action was folded to Dan Heilmiller on the button, who re-raised 75,000 on top. Amanda Baker in the small blind went into the tank before finally folding. Action was then quickly folded to the initial raiser, who asked Heilmiller for a count on his chips. Heilmiller counted out 305,000 more and his opponent eventually folded. Heilillmer is now up to 474,000. Steve Sung Wins Another Pot On a board of K Lee Watkinson Eliminated As the short stack of the tournament with just 16,000 in chips, Lee Watkinson moved all-in under the gun. Jonathan Aguilar in the cut-off shoved in over the top of Watkinson’s tiny all-in bet and was called by Amanda Baker. Watkinson held the J Player Tags: Lee Watkinson, Daniel Heimiller, Eric Mizrachi Level 19 Update: Armstrong a ContenderJun 02, '09 Blinds: 5,000-10,000 Players Remaining: 81 out of 6,012 Chip Counts: 1. Danny Fuhs — 865,000 Average Chip Count: 222,667 Big Hands:
The player in seat 5 raised to 28,000 from the cutoff. The action was then on Tom Dobrilovic on the button and he repopped it to 100,000. The small blind folded, but the big blind moved all in for over 300,000, having Dobrilovic covered. Seat 5 got out of the way and Dobrilovic went into the tank. He looked back at the board and mucked his hand, perhaps not wanting to put his tournament life on the line with this amount of people remaining. His stack took a big hit as he was at 170,000 after the hand. Watkinson Makes Right Move Lee Watkinson raised to 25,000 preflop from middle position and the action folded to the big blind. He came over the top for 50,000 more. Watkinson tanked, then mucked his hand face up, 3 Armstrong Uses The Strong Hand Jaime Armstrong faced off against the player in seat 3, in a battle that ended up nearly doubling his already enormous stack. On the preflop Armstrong threw in 25,000 driving everyone at the table to fold except for the player in seat 3 who decided to throw all-in, which was a stack of 244,000. Without a flinch Armstrong called and the showdown commenced. The player in seat 3 flipped an A-10 and Armstrong threw in pocket J’s. The board fell Q Player Tags: Lee Watkinson, Tomislav Dobrilovic, Jamie Armstrong Level 13: Lee Watkinson Rises Up LeaderboardJun 01, '09 Blinds: 800-1,600 with a 200 ante Players Remaining: 395 out of 6,021 Chip Counts: 1. J.C. Tran – 218,000 Average Chip Count: 45,729 Big Hands: “Captain” Tom Franklin Doubles Up Opponent Tom Franklin and his opponent got it all in pre-flop with Franklin holding A
Lee Watkinson Finds Rhythm At New Table Riding a short stack at his previous table, the 2007 Main Event 8th place finisher has built up his chips at table 242. On a board of K
With the 3 Player Tags: Lee Watkinson, Justin Rollo Level 9 Update: Tran Keeps RollingMay 31, '09 Blinds: 300-600 with 75 ante Players Remaining: 530 out of 3,012 Notable Eliminations: Jimmy Fricke Big Hands:
The player in seat 8 raised to 1,800 from early position and Tommy Le was the only caller from the small blind. The flop dropped K Lee Gets Out of the Way The player in seat 4 called 800 from middle position, Lee Watkinson called from the small blind and the big blind checked his option. The flop came 7 Tran Forced Out of One Pot, K.O.’s A Player in Another The player in seat 4 raised to 1,600 from early position and action folded around to J.C. Tran on the button. He made the call and the two players saw a flop of K Later, Tran called an opponent’s all in and showed pocket nines. His opponent tabled big slick, A
The player in seat 9 raised to 2,500 on a flop of J Player Tags: Lee Watkinson, J.C. Tran, John Monnette, Tommy Le |
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| Jun 01, '09 | 2009 40th Annual World Series of Poker | Event 4 - $1,000 No-Limit Hold'em | 3 | + |
Level 21 Update: Eric Mizrachi Eliminated and Lee Watkinson EliminatedJun 02, '09 Blinds: 8,000-16,000 with a 2,000 ante Players Remaining: 40 out of 6,021 Chip Counts: 1. Robert Comegys – 1,200,000 Average Chip Count: 454,575 Notable Eliminations: Eric Mizrachi Big Hands: Eric Mizrachi Eliminated After raising on the button with the A
Steve Sung Wins Big Pot With Ace-High On a flop of 9 Lee Watkinson Doubles Up Severely short stacked, Lee Watkinson called the all-in re-raise by an opponent who had him well covered. Watkinson turned over the A Dan Heilmiller Takes Down A Pot A player in middle position bet 52,000 pre-flop. Action was folded to Dan Heilmiller on the button, who re-raised 75,000 on top. Amanda Baker in the small blind went into the tank before finally folding. Action was then quickly folded to the initial raiser, who asked Heilmiller for a count on his chips. Heilmiller counted out 305,000 more and his opponent eventually folded. Heilillmer is now up to 474,000. Steve Sung Wins Another Pot On a board of K Lee Watkinson Eliminated As the short stack of the tournament with just 16,000 in chips, Lee Watkinson moved all-in under the gun. Jonathan Aguilar in the cut-off shoved in over the top of Watkinson’s tiny all-in bet and was called by Amanda Baker. Watkinson held the J Player Tags: Lee Watkinson, Daniel Heimiller, Eric Mizrachi Level 19 Update: Armstrong a ContenderJun 02, '09 Blinds: 5,000-10,000 Players Remaining: 81 out of 6,012 Chip Counts: 1. Danny Fuhs — 865,000 Average Chip Count: 222,667 Big Hands:
The player in seat 5 raised to 28,000 from the cutoff. The action was then on Tom Dobrilovic on the button and he repopped it to 100,000. The small blind folded, but the big blind moved all in for over 300,000, having Dobrilovic covered. Seat 5 got out of the way and Dobrilovic went into the tank. He looked back at the board and mucked his hand, perhaps not wanting to put his tournament life on the line with this amount of people remaining. His stack took a big hit as he was at 170,000 after the hand. Watkinson Makes Right Move Lee Watkinson raised to 25,000 preflop from middle position and the action folded to the big blind. He came over the top for 50,000 more. Watkinson tanked, then mucked his hand face up, 3 Armstrong Uses The Strong Hand Jaime Armstrong faced off against the player in seat 3, in a battle that ended up nearly doubling his already enormous stack. On the preflop Armstrong threw in 25,000 driving everyone at the table to fold except for the player in seat 3 who decided to throw all-in, which was a stack of 244,000. Without a flinch Armstrong called and the showdown commenced. The player in seat 3 flipped an A-10 and Armstrong threw in pocket J’s. The board fell Q Player Tags: Lee Watkinson, Tomislav Dobrilovic, Jamie Armstrong Level 13: Lee Watkinson Rises Up LeaderboardJun 01, '09 Blinds: 800-1,600 with a 200 ante Players Remaining: 395 out of 6,021 Chip Counts: 1. J.C. Tran – 218,000 Average Chip Count: 45,729 Big Hands: “Captain” Tom Franklin Doubles Up Opponent Tom Franklin and his opponent got it all in pre-flop with Franklin holding A
Lee Watkinson Finds Rhythm At New Table Riding a short stack at his previous table, the 2007 Main Event 8th place finisher has built up his chips at table 242. On a board of K
With the 3 Player Tags: Lee Watkinson, Justin Rollo Level 9 Update: Tran Keeps RollingMay 31, '09 Blinds: 300-600 with 75 ante Players Remaining: 530 out of 3,012 Notable Eliminations: Jimmy Fricke Big Hands:
The player in seat 8 raised to 1,800 from early position and Tommy Le was the only caller from the small blind. The flop dropped K Lee Gets Out of the Way The player in seat 4 called 800 from middle position, Lee Watkinson called from the small blind and the big blind checked his option. The flop came 7 Tran Forced Out of One Pot, K.O.’s A Player in Another The player in seat 4 raised to 1,600 from early position and action folded around to J.C. Tran on the button. He made the call and the two players saw a flop of K Later, Tran called an opponent’s all in and showed pocket nines. His opponent tabled big slick, A
The player in seat 9 raised to 2,500 on a flop of J Player Tags: Lee Watkinson, J.C. Tran, John Monnette, Tommy Le |
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| May 31, '09 | 2009 40th Annual World Series of Poker | Event 4 - $1,000 No-Limit Hold'em | 2 | + |
Level 21 Update: Eric Mizrachi Eliminated and Lee Watkinson EliminatedJun 02, '09 Blinds: 8,000-16,000 with a 2,000 ante Players Remaining: 40 out of 6,021 Chip Counts: 1. Robert Comegys – 1,200,000 Average Chip Count: 454,575 Notable Eliminations: Eric Mizrachi Big Hands: Eric Mizrachi Eliminated After raising on the button with the A
Steve Sung Wins Big Pot With Ace-High On a flop of 9 Lee Watkinson Doubles Up Severely short stacked, Lee Watkinson called the all-in re-raise by an opponent who had him well covered. Watkinson turned over the A Dan Heilmiller Takes Down A Pot A player in middle position bet 52,000 pre-flop. Action was folded to Dan Heilmiller on the button, who re-raised 75,000 on top. Amanda Baker in the small blind went into the tank before finally folding. Action was then quickly folded to the initial raiser, who asked Heilmiller for a count on his chips. Heilmiller counted out 305,000 more and his opponent eventually folded. Heilillmer is now up to 474,000. Steve Sung Wins Another Pot On a board of K Lee Watkinson Eliminated As the short stack of the tournament with just 16,000 in chips, Lee Watkinson moved all-in under the gun. Jonathan Aguilar in the cut-off shoved in over the top of Watkinson’s tiny all-in bet and was called by Amanda Baker. Watkinson held the J Player Tags: Lee Watkinson, Daniel Heimiller, Eric Mizrachi Level 19 Update: Armstrong a ContenderJun 02, '09 Blinds: 5,000-10,000 Players Remaining: 81 out of 6,012 Chip Counts: 1. Danny Fuhs — 865,000 Average Chip Count: 222,667 Big Hands:
The player in seat 5 raised to 28,000 from the cutoff. The action was then on Tom Dobrilovic on the button and he repopped it to 100,000. The small blind folded, but the big blind moved all in for over 300,000, having Dobrilovic covered. Seat 5 got out of the way and Dobrilovic went into the tank. He looked back at the board and mucked his hand, perhaps not wanting to put his tournament life on the line with this amount of people remaining. His stack took a big hit as he was at 170,000 after the hand. Watkinson Makes Right Move Lee Watkinson raised to 25,000 preflop from middle position and the action folded to the big blind. He came over the top for 50,000 more. Watkinson tanked, then mucked his hand face up, 3 Armstrong Uses The Strong Hand Jaime Armstrong faced off against the player in seat 3, in a battle that ended up nearly doubling his already enormous stack. On the preflop Armstrong threw in 25,000 driving everyone at the table to fold except for the player in seat 3 who decided to throw all-in, which was a stack of 244,000. Without a flinch Armstrong called and the showdown commenced. The player in seat 3 flipped an A-10 and Armstrong threw in pocket J’s. The board fell Q Player Tags: Lee Watkinson, Tomislav Dobrilovic, Jamie Armstrong Level 13: Lee Watkinson Rises Up LeaderboardJun 01, '09 Blinds: 800-1,600 with a 200 ante Players Remaining: 395 out of 6,021 Chip Counts: 1. J.C. Tran – 218,000 Average Chip Count: 45,729 Big Hands: “Captain” Tom Franklin Doubles Up Opponent Tom Franklin and his opponent got it all in pre-flop with Franklin holding A
Lee Watkinson Finds Rhythm At New Table Riding a short stack at his previous table, the 2007 Main Event 8th place finisher has built up his chips at table 242. On a board of K
With the 3 Player Tags: Lee Watkinson, Justin Rollo Level 9 Update: Tran Keeps RollingMay 31, '09 Blinds: 300-600 with 75 ante Players Remaining: 530 out of 3,012 Notable Eliminations: Jimmy Fricke Big Hands:
The player in seat 8 raised to 1,800 from early position and Tommy Le was the only caller from the small blind. The flop dropped K Lee Gets Out of the Way The player in seat 4 called 800 from middle position, Lee Watkinson called from the small blind and the big blind checked his option. The flop came 7 Tran Forced Out of One Pot, K.O.’s A Player in Another The player in seat 4 raised to 1,600 from early position and action folded around to J.C. Tran on the button. He made the call and the two players saw a flop of K Later, Tran called an opponent’s all in and showed pocket nines. His opponent tabled big slick, A
The player in seat 9 raised to 2,500 on a flop of J Player Tags: Lee Watkinson, J.C. Tran, John Monnette, Tommy Le |
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| Mar 16, '09 | 2009 Bay 101 Shooting Star | WPT Championship - Event 2 | 1 | + |
| Aug 25, '08 | 2008 Legends of Poker (WPT) | No-Limit Hold'em Championship Event (WPT) | 3 | + |
Lee Watkinson OutAug 25, '08
Player Tags: Lee Watkinson Lee Watkinson Doubles UpAug 23, '08
Player Tags: Lee Watkinson |
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| Aug 23, '08 | 2008 Legends of Poker (WPT) | No-Limit Hold'em Championship Event (WPT) | 1 | + |
Lee Watkinson OutAug 25, '08
Player Tags: Lee Watkinson Lee Watkinson Doubles UpAug 23, '08
Player Tags: Lee Watkinson |
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