Eugene Katchalov Poker Tournament Updates

Justin Pechie Wins Event #41 ($167,060)

Jun 26, '11

Dale Eberle Eliminated in 2nd Place ($103,454)

Dale Eberle entered heads-up play outchipped by more than 2:1, and Pechie took nearly two-thirds of his stack just minutes into the final heads-up match. Pechie flopped top set and Eberle rivered top pair in a big pot that went to showdown.

That hand put Pechie up to about 4 million and left Eberle on the short stack with just 500,000. On the next hand, Eberle got it all in before the flop with Q J against Pechie’s K 4.

The board came A K 3 5 7, giving Pechie middle pair on the flop to win the pot. Dale Eberle was eliminated in 2nd place ($103,454) while Justin Pechie wins the gold bracelet for Event #41 and the $167,060 grand prize.

NOTE: With the elimination of Mathieu Jacqmin in 3rd place, Justin Pechie took the chip lead going into heads-up play with 3,200,000 to Dale Eberle’s 1,300,000.

Mathieu Jacqmin Eliminated in 3rd Place ($68,715)

Mathieu Jacqmin had the chip lead going into three-handed play but quickly lost momentum and saw his stack dissipate. On his final hand of the night, Justin Pechie raised from the small blind and Mathieu Jacqmin called from the big blind.

The flop came K 7 4, Pechie bet, Jacqmin raised, Pechie three-bet and Jacqmin called.

The turn was the 2, Pechie bet and Jacqmin called.

The river was the J, Pechie bet and Jacqmin called all in. Pechie turned over K 2 for two pair and Jacqmin threw a smaller two pair (jacks and sevens) into the muck. Mathieu Jacqmin was eliminated in 3rd place ($68,715) while Justin Pechie took the chip lead going into heads-up play.

Eugene Katchalov Eliminated in 4th Place ($50,993)

Eugene Katchalov was doubled through by Dale Eberle at the beginning of Level 25 after Eberle sucked out with A – 9 against A – K on an A – 9 – 5 flop, leaving Katchalov with just 250,000.

Shortly after, Katchalov got it all in before the flop with
K 10 against Eberle’s 9 9.

The board came J 7 2 A 4, no help to Eugene Katchalov who was eliminated in 4th place ($50,993).

Player Tags: Eugene Katchalov,   Justin Pechie,   Mathieu Jacqmin,   Dale Eberle

Level 5: Pechie Jumps Up The Leaderboard

Jun 26, '11

NOTE: The remaining six players returned from the dinner break at approximately 8:00pm to resume play.

Blinds: 10,000-20,000

Limits: 20,000-40,000

Players Remaining: 6 out of 538

Average Chip Count: 750,000

Chip Counts:

1. Justin Pechie – 1,480,000
2. Jordan Rich – 1,080,000
3. Eugene Katchalov – 950,000
4. Mathieu Jacqmin – 950,000
5. Stephen Bass – 200,000
6. Dale Eberle – 150,000

Justin Pechie Takes the Chip lead

Eugene Katchalov came back from the dinner break with the chip lead, but lost a decent sized pot to Justin Pechie who made a full house with A J. That hand dropped Katchalov down to 850,000 and moved Pechie up to 775,000.

Pechie first stole the chip lead and broke the million-mark after raking a pot with Q – 10 against Dale Eberle’s J – 10 on a ten-high board. That hand and a few other prior ones left Eberle under 500,000 and Pechie the new chip leader with 1.3 million.

Pechie won a big three-way pot towards the end of the level with pocket queens after flopping top set and turning a full house. That hand put Pechie way out in front with about 1.6 million and left both Stephen Bass and Dale Eberle on the short stacks with about 200,000 each.

Be sure to check back hourly for level-by-level updates of this final table.

Player Tags: Eugene Katchalov,   Justin Pechie,   Dale Eberle

$1,500 Limit Shootout Final Table Begins Now

Jun 26, '11

NOTE: The shootout formula is different than most in that it plays more like a series of single-table sit-n-go’s than a conventional tournament. Each of the remaining ten players had to win two tables to get here, one on each of the first two days of this event.

Blinds: 4,000-8,000

Limits: 8,000-16,000

Players Remaining: 10 out of 538

Average Chip Count: 450,000

Chip Counts:

1. Adam Tyburski – 450,000
2. Domenico Denotaristefani – 450,000
3. Stephen Bass – 450,000
4. Justin Pechie – 450,000
5. Jordan Rich – 450,000
6. Mathieu Jacqmin – 450,000
7. Christoph Kwon – 450,000
8. Dale Eberle – 450,000
9. Eugene Katchalov – 450,000
10. Ari Engel – 450,000

Payouts:

1st. $167,060
2nd. $103,454
3rd. $68,715
4th. $50,933
5th. $38,368
6th. $29,001
7th. $22,173
8th. $17,089
9th. $13,269
10th. $10,378

Be sure to check back hourly for level-by-level updates of this final table.

Player Tags: Jordan Rich,   Eugene Katchalov,   Justin Pechie,   Mathieu Jacqmin,   Dale Eberle,   Adam Tyburski,   Stephen Bass,   Christoph Kwon,   Domenico Denotaristefani

Final Ten Set

Jun 25, '11

A total of 60 players returned to the $1,500 limit hold’em event to battle down to the final ten. After nine hours of play, those winners are now set, headlined by 2011 WSOP bracelet winner Eugene Katchalov.

Other notables still in the hunt include Justin Pechie, Jordan Rich and Ari Engel.

The action starts at 2:30 p.m. on Sunday and Card Player will be providing level-by-level updates from the final table until a bracelet and the $167,060 first-place prize is awarded.

Player Tags: Eugene Katchalov

Justin Pechie Wins Event #41 ($167,060)

Jun 26, '11

Dale Eberle Eliminated in 2nd Place ($103,454)

Dale Eberle entered heads-up play outchipped by more than 2:1, and Pechie took nearly two-thirds of his stack just minutes into the final heads-up match. Pechie flopped top set and Eberle rivered top pair in a big pot that went to showdown.

That hand put Pechie up to about 4 million and left Eberle on the short stack with just 500,000. On the next hand, Eberle got it all in before the flop with Q J against Pechie’s K 4.

The board came A K 3 5 7, giving Pechie middle pair on the flop to win the pot. Dale Eberle was eliminated in 2nd place ($103,454) while Justin Pechie wins the gold bracelet for Event #41 and the $167,060 grand prize.

NOTE: With the elimination of Mathieu Jacqmin in 3rd place, Justin Pechie took the chip lead going into heads-up play with 3,200,000 to Dale Eberle’s 1,300,000.

Mathieu Jacqmin Eliminated in 3rd Place ($68,715)

Mathieu Jacqmin had the chip lead going into three-handed play but quickly lost momentum and saw his stack dissipate. On his final hand of the night, Justin Pechie raised from the small blind and Mathieu Jacqmin called from the big blind.

The flop came K 7 4, Pechie bet, Jacqmin raised, Pechie three-bet and Jacqmin called.

The turn was the 2, Pechie bet and Jacqmin called.

The river was the J, Pechie bet and Jacqmin called all in. Pechie turned over K 2 for two pair and Jacqmin threw a smaller two pair (jacks and sevens) into the muck. Mathieu Jacqmin was eliminated in 3rd place ($68,715) while Justin Pechie took the chip lead going into heads-up play.

Eugene Katchalov Eliminated in 4th Place ($50,993)

Eugene Katchalov was doubled through by Dale Eberle at the beginning of Level 25 after Eberle sucked out with A – 9 against A – K on an A – 9 – 5 flop, leaving Katchalov with just 250,000.

Shortly after, Katchalov got it all in before the flop with
K 10 against Eberle’s 9 9.

The board came J 7 2 A 4, no help to Eugene Katchalov who was eliminated in 4th place ($50,993).

Player Tags: Eugene Katchalov,   Justin Pechie,   Mathieu Jacqmin,   Dale Eberle

Level 5: Pechie Jumps Up The Leaderboard

Jun 26, '11

NOTE: The remaining six players returned from the dinner break at approximately 8:00pm to resume play.

Blinds: 10,000-20,000

Limits: 20,000-40,000

Players Remaining: 6 out of 538

Average Chip Count: 750,000

Chip Counts:

1. Justin Pechie – 1,480,000
2. Jordan Rich – 1,080,000
3. Eugene Katchalov – 950,000
4. Mathieu Jacqmin – 950,000
5. Stephen Bass – 200,000
6. Dale Eberle – 150,000

Justin Pechie Takes the Chip lead

Eugene Katchalov came back from the dinner break with the chip lead, but lost a decent sized pot to Justin Pechie who made a full house with A J. That hand dropped Katchalov down to 850,000 and moved Pechie up to 775,000.

Pechie first stole the chip lead and broke the million-mark after raking a pot with Q – 10 against Dale Eberle’s J – 10 on a ten-high board. That hand and a few other prior ones left Eberle under 500,000 and Pechie the new chip leader with 1.3 million.

Pechie won a big three-way pot towards the end of the level with pocket queens after flopping top set and turning a full house. That hand put Pechie way out in front with about 1.6 million and left both Stephen Bass and Dale Eberle on the short stacks with about 200,000 each.

Be sure to check back hourly for level-by-level updates of this final table.

Player Tags: Eugene Katchalov,   Justin Pechie,   Dale Eberle

$1,500 Limit Shootout Final Table Begins Now

Jun 26, '11

NOTE: The shootout formula is different than most in that it plays more like a series of single-table sit-n-go’s than a conventional tournament. Each of the remaining ten players had to win two tables to get here, one on each of the first two days of this event.

Blinds: 4,000-8,000

Limits: 8,000-16,000

Players Remaining: 10 out of 538

Average Chip Count: 450,000

Chip Counts:

1. Adam Tyburski – 450,000
2. Domenico Denotaristefani – 450,000
3. Stephen Bass – 450,000
4. Justin Pechie – 450,000
5. Jordan Rich – 450,000
6. Mathieu Jacqmin – 450,000
7. Christoph Kwon – 450,000
8. Dale Eberle – 450,000
9. Eugene Katchalov – 450,000
10. Ari Engel – 450,000

Payouts:

1st. $167,060
2nd. $103,454
3rd. $68,715
4th. $50,933
5th. $38,368
6th. $29,001
7th. $22,173
8th. $17,089
9th. $13,269
10th. $10,378

Be sure to check back hourly for level-by-level updates of this final table.

Player Tags: Jordan Rich,   Eugene Katchalov,   Justin Pechie,   Mathieu Jacqmin,   Dale Eberle,   Adam Tyburski,   Stephen Bass,   Christoph Kwon,   Domenico Denotaristefani

Final Ten Set

Jun 25, '11

A total of 60 players returned to the $1,500 limit hold’em event to battle down to the final ten. After nine hours of play, those winners are now set, headlined by 2011 WSOP bracelet winner Eugene Katchalov.

Other notables still in the hunt include Justin Pechie, Jordan Rich and Ari Engel.

The action starts at 2:30 p.m. on Sunday and Card Player will be providing level-by-level updates from the final table until a bracelet and the $167,060 first-place prize is awarded.

Player Tags: Eugene Katchalov

Eugene Katchalov Wins Event #5 ($122,909)

Jun 04, '11

Alessio Isaia Eliminated in 2nd Place ($75,911)

Alessio Isaia started heads-up play with a huge chip advantage over Eugene Katchalov, but after slowly chipping and putting his way to the chip lead, Katchalov had eventually chiseled Isaia’ stack down to just 30,000 after winning a big pot with two pair against Isaia’s smaller two pair.

On the final hand, Alessio Isaia was all in on third street with (K 8) J against Katchalov’s (A 3) 9.

The final cards were dealt and Katchalov rivered two pair to beat Isaia’s pair of kings and a bunch of missed draws.

Katchalov: A 3 9 8 5 9 A
Isaia: K 8 J 10 K 9

Alessio Isaia was eliminated in 2nd place ($75,911) while Eugene Katchalov clawed his was back from the short stack to win Event #5 ($122,909) and his first gold bracelet.

Player Tags: Eugene Katchalov,   Alessio Isaia

Level 24: Katchalov Takes Chip Lead

Jun 04, '11

NOTE: Players will break for twenty minutes at the conclusion of this level and will return at approximately 11:30pm to resume play in Level 25.

Ante: 5,000
Low Card: 5,000
Completion: 20,000
Limits: 20,000-40,000

Players Remaining: 2 out of 357

Average Chip Count: 803,250

Chip Counts:

1. Eugene Katchalov – 1,000,000
2. Alessio Isaia – 600,000

Katchalov Chipping Up

Eugene Katchalov started off heads-up play severely outchipped by more than five to one, but managed to double up early and win a few small pots to gain some footing.

After chipping his way back up a bit, Katchalov opened with the 7, Isaia completed the bet with the 10, Katchalov raised and Isaia called.

Fourth Street: Katchalov bet out with 7 K and Isaia called with 10 J.

Fifth Street: Isaia made an ace on fifth street and bet out with 10 J A, Katchalov raised with 7 K 5 and Isaia called.

Sixth Street: Isaia paired his jack and checked to Katchalov who paired his seven. Katchalov bet, Isaia check-raised, Katchalov three-bet and Isaia called.

River: Isaia checked, Katchalov bet and Isaia called.

Isaia: 10 J A J
Katchalov: 7 K 5 7 (K 9 7)

Katchalov turned over a full house and brought himself right back in the game with just under 700,000 to Isaia’s 900,000.

Katchalov Takes Chip Lead

Severely narrowing the chip deficit in the hand before, Eugene Katchalov completed the bet with the J after Alessio Isaia opened with the 7. Isaia then raised and Katchalov called.

Fourth Street: Katchalov checked J 3, Isaia bet 7 2 and Katchalov called.

Fifth Street: Katchalov checked J 3 Q, Isaia bet 7 2 Q, Katchalov check-raised and Isaia called.

Sixth Street: Isaia paired his deuce and bet out, Katchalov raised and Isaia called.

River: Isaia checked with 7 2 Q 2, Katchalov bet and Isaia called. Katchalov showed J 3 Q 6 (A J 5) for a flush and took the chip lead this hand with just under one million to Isaia’s 600,000.

Be sure to check back hourly for level-by-level updates of this final table.

Player Tags: Eugene Katchalov,   Alessio Isaia

Level 23: Heads-Up; Buchman 3rd, Spinks 4th

Jun 04, '11

Ante: 3,000
Low Card: 5,000
Completion: 15,000
Limits: 15,000-30,000

Players Remaining: 2 out of 357

Average Chip Count: 803,250

Chip Counts:

1. Alessio Isaia – 1,350,000
2. Eugene Katchalov – 250,000

Eliminations:

3rd. Eric Buchman – $48,961
4th. Jonathan Spinks – $35,476

Jonathan Spinks Eliminated in 4th Place ($35,476)

Third Street: Eric Buchman opened with the 6, Alessio Isaia completed the bet with the 7, Jonathan Spinks raised with the K, Buchman reraised, Isaia folded and Spinks called.

Fourth Street: Spinks checked K 4, Buchman bet 6 J and Spinks called.

Fifth Street: Spinks paired his king and and got it all in against Buchman’s jack-high.

Spinks: (10 10) K 4 K 9
Buchman: (8 6) 6 J 9 6

Spinks was ahead with two pair on fifth street when the money went in, but Buchman made trip sixes on sixth street. Spinks failed to improve on the river and was eliminated in 4th place ($35,476), while Buchman grabbed the chip lead with just under 900,000.

Eric Buchman Eliminated in 3rd Place ($48,961)

Eric Buchman and Alessio Isaia have been getting involved in a lot of big pots this past level. Early in the level Isaia took the chip lead for just under one million after catching a straight on the river.

Buchman continued to lose some pretty big showdowns to Isaia until finally getting the last of his chips in the middle on fifth street with (K Q) 4 5 8 against Alessio Isaia’s (Q J) 8 J 9.

Isaia made a straight on sixth street and Eric Buchman was eliminated in 3rd place ($48,961).

The final hands were…

Buchman: (K Q) 4 5 8 7 10
Isaia: (Q J) 8 J 9 10 Q

Be sure to check back hourly for level-by-level updates of this final table.

Player Tags: Eric Buchman,   Eugene Katchalov,   Alessio Isaia

Level 21: Short Stacks Stay Alive

Jun 04, '11

Ante: 2,000
Low Card: 3,000
Completion: 10,000
Limits: 10,000-20,000

Players Remaining: 6 out of 357

Average Chip Count: 267,750

Chip Counts:

1. Eric Buchman – 550,000
2. Eugene Katchalov – 390,000
3. Alessio Isaia – 365,000
4. Jonathan Spinks – 175,000
5. Kai Landry – 100,000
6. Dennis Parker – 70,000

Kai Landry Doubles Through Jonathan Spinks

Down to the short stack with just a few big bets left, Kai Landry got it all against Jonathan Spinks after completing with the 2 and calling Spink’s raise with the Q.

Spinks was ahead with a pair of fours, but Landry double paired aces up on sixth and seventh street to double up to 75,000.

Landry: 2 8 J A (A K 8)
Spinks: Q 5 K 9 (4 4 K)

Kai Landry Doubles Through Dennis Parker

Third Street: Kai Landry completed with the K and Dennis Parker called with the J.

Fourth Street: Landry bet with K 10 and Parker called with J 6.

Fifth Street: Parker paired sixes and bet with J 6 6. Landry raised with K 10 Q and Parker called.

Sixth Street: Landry hit the J and got it all in against Parker’s 9. Landry turned over two pair and Parker showed a smaller two pair.

Landry: K 10 Q J (Q J)
Parker: J 6 6 9 (J 7)

River: Parker bricked and Landry doubled up to 140,000 with queens and jacks while Parker slipped down to just over 70,000 in chips.

Dennis Parker Doubles Through Eugene Katchalov

Dennis Parker was down to just over three big bets after doubling up Kai Landry, but got most of that back when he doubled through Eugene Katchalov shortly thereafter. Parker was all in with a pair of aces against Katchalov’s jacks and caught a third ace on fifth street to double up to 125,000.

Be sure to check back hourly for level-by-level updates of this final table.

Player Tags: Eugene Katchalov,   Dennis Parker,   Kai Landry

Level 20: Six Remain; Eslami 7th, Lazarou 8th

Jun 04, '11

Ante: 2,000
Low Card: 2,000
Completion: 8,000
Limits: 8,000-16,000

Players Remaining: 6 out of 357

Average Chip Count: 267,750

Chip Counts:

1. Eugene Katchalov – 525,000
2. Eric Buchman – 455,000
3. Jonathan Spinks – 320,000
4. Alessio Isaia – 151,000
5. Dennis Parker – 125,000
6. Kai Landry – 40,000

Eliminations:

7th. Ali Eslami – $14,723
8th. Vasili Lazarou – $11,301

Eslami Doubles Through Isaia

Eslami had dropped down to the short stack with less than two full big bets at one point before he managed to double through the former chip leader, Alessio Isaia in this hand.

Third Street: Alessio Isaia completed with the K, Ali Eslami raised with the A and Isaia called.

Fourth Street: Isaia paired his door card (K K) and got it all in against Eslami’s A 4.

Eslami: A 4 5 7 (A 3 A)
Isaia: K K 8 3 (K 9 7)

Isaia was ahead with trip kings, but Eslmai nailed a third ace on the river (trip aces) to double up to 80,000. Isaia was down to 140,000 after this hand.

Vasili Lazarou Eliminated in 8th Place ($11,301)

Vasili Lazarou was eliminated by Eugene Katchalov in a two-part series, with Lazarou losing all of his chips except for one single bet on the hand right before his elimination.

Lazarou went all the way to seventh street with 10 J 2 8 against Katchalov’s A 5 J A, but folded to a blind bet by Katchalov on the river.

On the very next hand, Lazarou got it all in on third street with the 4 against Katchalov’s A.

Lazarou ended up with a pair of threes 4 9 6 A (3 5 3) while Katchalov double-paired and made a flush on the river with A A 2 2 7 6 K. Katchalov secured the chip lead after these hands with over 500,000 while Vasili Lazarou was eliminated in 8th place ($11,301).

Ali Eslami Eliminated in 7th Place ($14,723)

Third Street: Jonathan Spinks came in with the low card (3), Ali Eslami completed with the Q, Eugene Katchalov called with the 7 and Spinks called the raise.

Fourth Street: Eslami bet with Q J, Katchalov called with 7 6 and Spinks folded 3 2.

Fifth Street: Eslami bet Q J A, Katchalov raised 7 6 10 and Eslami called all in.

Eslami showed Q 5 for split queens and Katchalov showed 8 7 for split eights.

Sixth Street: Katchalov made two pair with the 8 and Eslami fell behind with the 7.

River: Katchalov makes a final board of 7 6 10 8 (8 7 5) for two pair while Eslami bricks with Q J A 7 (Q 5 K) for one pair. Ali Eslami is eliminated in 7th place ($14,723).

Be sure to check back hourly for level-by-level updates of this final table.

Player Tags: Ali Eslami,   Eugene Katchalov,   Vasili Lazarou,   Alessio Isaia

Ausmus Eliminated 9th; Final Table Now Underway

Jun 04, '11

NOTE: The final nine players consolidated down to one table, and with the elimination of Jeremy Ausmus in 9th place ($8,800), the official eight-handed final table began at around 4:20pm.

Level: 19
Ante: 1,500
Low Card: 1,500
Completion: 6,000
Limits: 6,000-12,000

Players Remaining: 8 out of 357

Average Chip Count: 200,812

Chip Counts:

1. Eric Buchman – 386,500
2. Jonathan Spinks – 263,500
3. Alessio Isaia – 228,000
4. Eugene Katchalov – 195,000
5. Kai Landry – 153,000
6. Vasili Lazarou – 140,000
7. Dennis Parker – 94,000
8. Ali Eslami – 80,000

Payouts:

1st. $122,909
2nd. $75,911
3rd. $48,961
4th. $35,476
5th. $26,083
6th. $19,546
7th. $14,723
8th. $11,301

Be sure to check back hourly for level-by-level updates of this final table.

Player Tags: Eric Buchman,   Ali Eslami,   Eugene Katchalov,   Dennis Parker,   Vasili Lazarou,   Alessio Isaia,   Kai Landry

David Oppenheim Defeats Eugene Katchalov

Mar 05, '11

Eugene Katchalov was all in preflop holding A8. David Oppenheim made the call with A6.

The board came down K64QJ and Oppenheim came from behind to take the pot and the match.

Oppenheim will advance to the Elite Eight to battle with Chris Moneymaker.

Player Tags: David Oppenheim,   Eugene Katchalov

Eugene Katchalov Defeats Patrik Antonius

Mar 05, '11

Eugene Katchalov had Patrik Antonius on the ropes when Antonius committed the rest of his stack with top pair, top kicker.

The only problem was that Katchalov had flopped top two pair and it held when the board brought blanks on the turn and river. Katchalov is now in the money and will play the winner between Carlos Mortensen and David Oppenheim later today.

Player Tags: Eugene Katchalov,   Patrik Antonius

Eugene Katchalov Defeats Faraz Jaka

Mar 04, '11

Well that was fast. The first match was decided on a cooler when Faraz Jaka ran his two pair into the flopped set of eights for Eugene Katchalov.

Katchalov’s hand held and he now moves on to face the winner of the match between Sorel Mizzi and Patrik Antonius.

Player Tags: Eugene Katchalov,   Sorel Mizzi

David Oppenheim Defeats Eugene Katchalov

Mar 05, '11

Eugene Katchalov was all in preflop holding A8. David Oppenheim made the call with A6.

The board came down K64QJ and Oppenheim came from behind to take the pot and the match.

Oppenheim will advance to the Elite Eight to battle with Chris Moneymaker.

Player Tags: David Oppenheim,   Eugene Katchalov

Eugene Katchalov Defeats Patrik Antonius

Mar 05, '11

Eugene Katchalov had Patrik Antonius on the ropes when Antonius committed the rest of his stack with top pair, top kicker.

The only problem was that Katchalov had flopped top two pair and it held when the board brought blanks on the turn and river. Katchalov is now in the money and will play the winner between Carlos Mortensen and David Oppenheim later today.

Player Tags: Eugene Katchalov,   Patrik Antonius

Eugene Katchalov Defeats Faraz Jaka

Mar 04, '11

Well that was fast. The first match was decided on a cooler when Faraz Jaka ran his two pair into the flopped set of eights for Eugene Katchalov.

Katchalov’s hand held and he now moves on to face the winner of the match between Sorel Mizzi and Patrik Antonius.

Player Tags: Eugene Katchalov,   Sorel Mizzi

Eugene Katchalov Eliminated

Jan 26, '11

Eugene Katchalov got the last of his chips into the middle preflop from the button and Paul Phua had him covered on the cutoff. Their cards:

Katchalov: K Q
Phua: A Q

Board: 7 7 4 J J

Katchalov was eliminated on the hand and we are down to 13 players. Phua grew his stack back above 650,000.

Player Tags: Eugene Katchalov,   Paul Phua

Eugene Katchalov Decides to Pass

Jan 25, '11

When we arrived at the table the button had just raised to 6,200 and Eugene Katchalov had reraised to 16,000 from the big blind preflop. A player in late position then decided to move all in for an additional 25,400.

The button mucked and Katchalov went into the tank. he eventually decided to muck and his stack took a hit to end the first level of the day. He still has a fair amount of chips with just under 50,000.

Player Tags: Eugene Katchalov

Eugene Katchalov Eliminated in 15th Place ($21,600)

Dec 21, '10

Micah Raskin raised to 11,500 from the cutoff and Eugene Katchalov reraised all in for 105,000 from middle position. Raskin made the call and they flipped over their cards:

Raskin: A J
Katchalov: 10 8

Board: 10 9 2 7 A

Katchalov was eliminated in 15th place and he will take home $21,600 in prize money. Raskin now holds close to the chip lead with 545,000.

Player Tags: Eugene Katchalov,   Micah Raskin

David Sands Eliminated

Dec 21, '10

David Sands has met his end in the tournament. After Eugene Katchalov raised to 7,000 and Todd Terry called, Sands moved all in for 80,500. Katchalov made the call and Terry though for a moment before mucking pocket jacks. Their cards:

Katchalov: 9 9
Sands: 6 6

Board: A 10 3 K 5

Sands was eliminated on the hand and Katchalov grew his stack close to 350,000.

Player Tags: Eugene Katchalov,   Todd Terry,   David Sands

Katchalov Takes a Hit

Dec 20, '10

There was 10,000 in the pot and the flop read 7 3 2 when both Eugene Katchalov (middle position) and the cutoff checked. The Q fell on the turn and Kathalov checked.

The cutoff bet 7,000 and Katchalov made the call after multiple minutes of deliberation. The river fell Q and Katchalov checked again. The cutoff fired out 17,500 and Katchalov went back into the tank. This time he decided to muck though.

Player Tags: Eugene Katchalov

Eugene Katchalov Eliminated in 15th Place ($21,600)

Dec 21, '10

Micah Raskin raised to 11,500 from the cutoff and Eugene Katchalov reraised all in for 105,000 from middle position. Raskin made the call and they flipped over their cards:

Raskin: A J
Katchalov: 10 8

Board: 10 9 2 7 A

Katchalov was eliminated in 15th place and he will take home $21,600 in prize money. Raskin now holds close to the chip lead with 545,000.

Player Tags: Eugene Katchalov,   Micah Raskin

David Sands Eliminated

Dec 21, '10

David Sands has met his end in the tournament. After Eugene Katchalov raised to 7,000 and Todd Terry called, Sands moved all in for 80,500. Katchalov made the call and Terry though for a moment before mucking pocket jacks. Their cards:

Katchalov: 9 9
Sands: 6 6

Board: A 10 3 K 5

Sands was eliminated on the hand and Katchalov grew his stack close to 350,000.

Player Tags: Eugene Katchalov,   Todd Terry,   David Sands

Katchalov Takes a Hit

Dec 20, '10

There was 10,000 in the pot and the flop read 7 3 2 when both Eugene Katchalov (middle position) and the cutoff checked. The Q fell on the turn and Kathalov checked.

The cutoff bet 7,000 and Katchalov made the call after multiple minutes of deliberation. The river fell Q and Katchalov checked again. The cutoff fired out 17,500 and Katchalov went back into the tank. This time he decided to muck though.

Player Tags: Eugene Katchalov

Ted Lawson Doubles Up

Dec 06, '10

Ted Lawson got the last of his chips into the middle preflop and Eugene Katchalov made the call. Their cards:

Lawson: 10 10
Katchalov: 7 6

Board: K 10 8 2 J

Lawson doubled up to 260,000 after the hand and Katchalov fell to 461,000.

Player Tags: Ted Lawson,   Eugene Katchalov