Vadim Trincher Poker Tournament Updates

Level 13 Update: Eric Baldwin Clinches 2009 POY Award

Dec 16, '09

Blinds: 2,500-4,000 with a 500 ante

Players Remaining: 61 out of 329

Chip Counts:

1. Joseph Elpayaa — 740,000
2. Steven Landfish — 710,000
3. Curt Kohlberg — 657,000
4. Brent Hanks — 555,000
5. Chad Batista — 550,000
6. Michael McClain — 540,000
7. Matt Stout — 530,000
8. Soheil Shamseddin — 510,000
9. Faraz Jaka — 485,000
10. Scotty Nguyen — 470,000

Average Chip Count: 323,606

Notable Eliminations:

Yevgeniy Timoshenko
Doyle Brunson
John Phan
Vivek Rajkumar
James Mackey
Vadim Trincher

POY Watch — We Have a Winner — Eric Baldwin Wins 2009 Card Player POY!

Yevgeniy Timoshenko was eliminated during level 13 and Eric Baldwin (pictured right) has clinched the 2009 Card Player Player of the Year award. Baldwin will receive a $10,0000 seat in the 2010 World Series of Poker main event and a trophy in recognition of his accomplishment. Baldwin racked up a total of 6,994 points to win the award. He made a very impressive 17 final tables in 2009 and he won four tournament titles, including a win in a $1,000 no-limit hold’em with rebuys at Bellagio this past weekend that served as an exclamation point on his victory. Congratulations to Eric Baldwin!

Baldwin takes over the title from the 2008 POY, John Phan, who scored 6,704 points to win last year’s award. Phan was also eliminated during the 13th level of the tournament today.

One player in the POY top 10 is still active in today’s field and it is Soheil Shamseddin, who holds 510,000. Shamseddin won’t be able to catch Badlwin in the point standings but if he makes the final table in this event he will jump to fourth place, and if he wins he will finish in second place behind Baldwin.

Big Hands:

Vivek Rajkumar Eliminated

Vivek Rajkumar was all in on a board of 975 with pocket tens in the hole and Brent Hanks had him covered in chips with J8 in the hole. The turn brought the 5 and the river fell A to give Hanks a flush and eliminate Rajkumar.

Vadim Trincher Eliminated

Vadim Trincher (pictured left) moved all in preflop from the small blind and seat three made the call from the cutoff. Their cards:

Trincher: 1010
Seat 3: AK

Board: Q73JK

Trincher was eliminated on the hand.

John Phan Eliminated

David Pham raised to 10,500 from middle position preflop and John Phan reraised all in for 40,000 behind him. Kenna James then reraised all in over the top of Phan, which induced the big blind and Pham to fold. The two live players then flipped over their cards:

Phan: 77
James: 99

Board: 982J3

James won the hand with a set of nines to grow his stack to 160,000 and Phan was eliminated on the hand.

Player Tags: John Phan,   Cornel Andrew Cimpan,   Kenna James,   Vadim Trincher,   Soheil Shamseddin,   Eric Baldwin,   Vivek Rajkumar,   Brent Hanks,   Yevgeniy Timoshenko

Level 3 Update: Daniel Negreanu Eliminated

Dec 14, '09

Blinds: 100-200 with a 25 ante

Players Remaining: 261 out of 284 (unofficial)

Chip Counts:

1. Jon Turner — 180,000
2. Billy Kopp — 170,000
3. John Cernuto — 135,000
4. Cory Caroll — 125,000
5. David Benyamine — 119,000
6. James Mackey — 110,000
7. Antonio Esfandiari — 110,000
8. Isaac Baron — 105,000
9. Lee Markholt — 105,000
10. Faraz Jaka — 95,000

Card Player Chip Counts:

Barry Shulman — 74,000

Average Chip Count: 65,287

Notable Eliminations:

Daniel Negreanu
Chino Rheem

Big Hands:

Daniel Negreanu Eliminated

Daniel Negreanu (pictured left) and Billy Kopp got into a raising war preflop with one other opponent and two of the players found themselves all in. Their cards:

Negreanu: 10-10
Kopp: J-J
Opponent: K-K

Board: J-9-8

Kopp flopped a set and that was enough in the end to win the hand and grow his stack to 170,000. Negreanu was eliminated on the hand.

Barry Greenstein Makes a Full Boat

The board read Q8548 and 7,600 sat in the pot when Vadim Trincher bet out 7,000 and Barry Greenstein raised to 24,500 from early position. Greenstein held 1,300 after the raise and Trincher went into the tank before making the call. Greenstein turned over pocket fives and won the hand to grow his stack to 56,500. Trincher held a little less than 50,000 after the hand.

Chino Rheem Eliminated

Chino Rheem (pictured right) was all in for 50,000 on a flop of 753 and Darryl Fish had him covered. Their cards:

Rheem: 64
Fish: 33

Turn and River: 7 and 8

Rheem was eliminated on the hand and Fish now holds 150,000.

POY Watch

Card Player TV caught up with Cornel Cimpan earlier in the day and chatted with him about the 2009 POY race. Check out the video below.

Player Tags: Barry Greenstein,   Daniel Negreanu,   Vadim Trincher,   Chino Rheem,   Billy Kopp

Level 13 Update: Eric Baldwin Clinches 2009 POY Award

Dec 16, '09

Blinds: 2,500-4,000 with a 500 ante

Players Remaining: 61 out of 329

Chip Counts:

1. Joseph Elpayaa — 740,000
2. Steven Landfish — 710,000
3. Curt Kohlberg — 657,000
4. Brent Hanks — 555,000
5. Chad Batista — 550,000
6. Michael McClain — 540,000
7. Matt Stout — 530,000
8. Soheil Shamseddin — 510,000
9. Faraz Jaka — 485,000
10. Scotty Nguyen — 470,000

Average Chip Count: 323,606

Notable Eliminations:

Yevgeniy Timoshenko
Doyle Brunson
John Phan
Vivek Rajkumar
James Mackey
Vadim Trincher

POY Watch — We Have a Winner — Eric Baldwin Wins 2009 Card Player POY!

Yevgeniy Timoshenko was eliminated during level 13 and Eric Baldwin (pictured right) has clinched the 2009 Card Player Player of the Year award. Baldwin will receive a $10,0000 seat in the 2010 World Series of Poker main event and a trophy in recognition of his accomplishment. Baldwin racked up a total of 6,994 points to win the award. He made a very impressive 17 final tables in 2009 and he won four tournament titles, including a win in a $1,000 no-limit hold’em with rebuys at Bellagio this past weekend that served as an exclamation point on his victory. Congratulations to Eric Baldwin!

Baldwin takes over the title from the 2008 POY, John Phan, who scored 6,704 points to win last year’s award. Phan was also eliminated during the 13th level of the tournament today.

One player in the POY top 10 is still active in today’s field and it is Soheil Shamseddin, who holds 510,000. Shamseddin won’t be able to catch Badlwin in the point standings but if he makes the final table in this event he will jump to fourth place, and if he wins he will finish in second place behind Baldwin.

Big Hands:

Vivek Rajkumar Eliminated

Vivek Rajkumar was all in on a board of 975 with pocket tens in the hole and Brent Hanks had him covered in chips with J8 in the hole. The turn brought the 5 and the river fell A to give Hanks a flush and eliminate Rajkumar.

Vadim Trincher Eliminated

Vadim Trincher (pictured left) moved all in preflop from the small blind and seat three made the call from the cutoff. Their cards:

Trincher: 1010
Seat 3: AK

Board: Q73JK

Trincher was eliminated on the hand.

John Phan Eliminated

David Pham raised to 10,500 from middle position preflop and John Phan reraised all in for 40,000 behind him. Kenna James then reraised all in over the top of Phan, which induced the big blind and Pham to fold. The two live players then flipped over their cards:

Phan: 77
James: 99

Board: 982J3

James won the hand with a set of nines to grow his stack to 160,000 and Phan was eliminated on the hand.

Player Tags: John Phan,   Cornel Andrew Cimpan,   Kenna James,   Vadim Trincher,   Soheil Shamseddin,   Eric Baldwin,   Vivek Rajkumar,   Brent Hanks,   Yevgeniy Timoshenko

Level 3 Update: Daniel Negreanu Eliminated

Dec 14, '09

Blinds: 100-200 with a 25 ante

Players Remaining: 261 out of 284 (unofficial)

Chip Counts:

1. Jon Turner — 180,000
2. Billy Kopp — 170,000
3. John Cernuto — 135,000
4. Cory Caroll — 125,000
5. David Benyamine — 119,000
6. James Mackey — 110,000
7. Antonio Esfandiari — 110,000
8. Isaac Baron — 105,000
9. Lee Markholt — 105,000
10. Faraz Jaka — 95,000

Card Player Chip Counts:

Barry Shulman — 74,000

Average Chip Count: 65,287

Notable Eliminations:

Daniel Negreanu
Chino Rheem

Big Hands:

Daniel Negreanu Eliminated

Daniel Negreanu (pictured left) and Billy Kopp got into a raising war preflop with one other opponent and two of the players found themselves all in. Their cards:

Negreanu: 10-10
Kopp: J-J
Opponent: K-K

Board: J-9-8

Kopp flopped a set and that was enough in the end to win the hand and grow his stack to 170,000. Negreanu was eliminated on the hand.

Barry Greenstein Makes a Full Boat

The board read Q8548 and 7,600 sat in the pot when Vadim Trincher bet out 7,000 and Barry Greenstein raised to 24,500 from early position. Greenstein held 1,300 after the raise and Trincher went into the tank before making the call. Greenstein turned over pocket fives and won the hand to grow his stack to 56,500. Trincher held a little less than 50,000 after the hand.

Chino Rheem Eliminated

Chino Rheem (pictured right) was all in for 50,000 on a flop of 753 and Darryl Fish had him covered. Their cards:

Rheem: 64
Fish: 33

Turn and River: 7 and 8

Rheem was eliminated on the hand and Fish now holds 150,000.

POY Watch

Card Player TV caught up with Cornel Cimpan earlier in the day and chatted with him about the 2009 POY race. Check out the video below.

Player Tags: Barry Greenstein,   Daniel Negreanu,   Vadim Trincher,   Chino Rheem,   Billy Kopp

Level 2 - Hour 2 Update: Chris Moneymaker Eliminated

Jul 04, '09

Blinds: 100-200

Chip Counts:

1. Vadim Gruzglin — 123,000
2. Jesse Rios — 105,000
3. Sam Khouiss — 79,000
4. Shaun Deeb — 67,000
5. Grant Levy — 65,000
6. Angelo Ricci — 62,000
7. Catherine Hearn — 62,000
8. Save D’Alesandro — 59,000
9. Jeremiah Smith — 58,900
10. Paris heard — 57,000

Card Player Chip Counts:

Todd Brunson — 26,100
Mike Matusow — 28,600
Stephen Murphy – 18,100

Notable Eliminations:

Chris Moneymaker
David Steicke
Ralph Perry

Big Hands

Moneymaker Eliminated; Runs Tens Into Aces

After battling from the short stock for most of the day, Chris Moneymaker finally gets it all in (8,000) before the flop against Joe Villacci.

Moneymaker: 1010
Villacci: AA

Board: Q976Q

Moneymaker gets it in behind and fails to improve, he is eliminated from the tournament.

Vadim Trincher Gets Rivered

The player in seat 7 raises to 600 from middle position, Vadim Trincher reraises to 1,800 from the button and seat 7 calls. The flop comes 943, and both players check around. The turn is the 10, Trincher bets 2,000 and seat 7 calls. The river is the 4 and both players check. Seat 7 turns over A4 for trips on the river and Trincher throws his hand into the muck. Trincher is down to 23,000 after this hand.

Greenstein Rivers A Set

On a board of 642AJ, the player in seat 7 bets 2,100 and Barry Greenstein raises 5,000 more. Seat 7 calls and Greenstein turns over JJ for a set on the river. Greenstein rakes the pot and is up to 27,000 in chips after this hand.

Greg Raymer vs. Alex Kravchenko

On a board of A655, Alex Kravchenko bets 300 on the turn, Raymer raises to 1,300 and Kravchenko calls. The river is the 10, and Kravchenko checks. Raymer bets 2,000 and Kravchenko calls. Raymer turns over J5 for trip fives on the turn and rakes the pot. Raymer is up to 24,000 this hand while Kravchenko drops to 28,000 in chips.

David Pham Bluffed

After an under the gun player raised preflop, another player reraised. David Pham put in another raise, making it 3,500. The initial raiser folded and the second raiser called. Pham and his opponent saw a flop of K65. Pham’s opponent bet 6,700 which was almost enough to put him all in. Pham went into the tank before finally making. His opponent exposed the 98 for a gut shot straight flush draw. Pham is at just 6,800.

Alexander Kravchenko Rivers Full House

On a board of K103104, the small blind bet 1,000 and Alexander Kravchenko raised to 3,000. The small blind went into the tank and eventually made the call. Kravchenko exposed the 44 for a rivered full house. Kravchenko is around the starting amount of 30,000.

Player Tags: Barry Greenstein,   Chris Moneymaker,   Greg Raymer,   Alexander Kravchenko,   Vadim Trincher

Level 1- Hour 1 Update: Jeremiah Smith Doubles Early

Jul 04, '09

Blinds: 50-100

Chip Counts:

1. Dave D’Alesandro — 64,000
2. Jeremiah Smith — 63,000
3. Angelo Ricci — 62,000
4. Sam Khouiss — 52,000
5. Allan Vrooman — 40,000
6. Carlos Mortensen — 39,000
7. Kara Scott — 33,600
8. Eddie Sabat — 32,000
9. Alan Smurfit — 30,000
10. Alexander Jung — 30,000

Notable Eliminations:

None

Big Hands:

Greg Raymer Gets Sneaky With Aces

With a few limpers already in the pot before him, Greg Raymer checks his option in the big blind to a flop of J84. Raymer bets 400 and the player in seat 6 calls. The turn is the 6, and this time Raymer bets 700, seat 6 calls. The river is the 10, and Raymer bets 2,000. Seat 6 tanks for a while before mucking his cards. “It’s a bad hand to try and win the rock with”, says seat 6. Raymer laughs and turns over AA as he rakes the pot, bringing his chip count up to 32,000 this hand.

Thor Hansen Rivers Vadim Trincher

On a board of Q83J, Vadim Trincher bets 500 on the turn and Thor Hansen calls. The river is the A, Trincher checks and Hansen bets 1,000. Trincher thinks for a minute before calling. Hansen turns over K10 for the Broadway straight on the river. Hansen climbs to 35,000 this hand while Trincher slips back down to even.

Two Players All In

On one of the tables deep in the sea of players, two were all in and another was faced with a tough decision. On a board of 4435, one player held the 54 another held the 54 and the third man had pockets threes. The guy with pockets threes flopped a full house but was massacred when the other two opponents in the hand filled up as well when their trip fours hit their kicker. In the first hour of the day, the player with the pocket threes made the good, yet annoying fold.

Barry Greenstein Loses Small Pot

Barry Greenstein raised under the gun to 300 and got three callers. The flop came 644 and Greenstein led out with 800. Only one opponent called and the 4 hit the turn. Greenstein elected to bet 2,000 and his opponent quickly called. The river brought the Q and Greenstein bet another 2,000 which was quickly called once again. Greenstein tabled two nines but his opponent flipped up two kings. Greenstein is at 24,900.

Jeremiah Smith Doubles Up Early

Jeremiah Smith gets it all in pre-flop with aces against his opponent’s pair of kings. Smith’s aces hold up as he takes an early chiplead here in Level 1 with 60,000+ in chips.

Player Tags: Thor Hansen,   Greg Raymer,   Vadim Trincher,   Jeremiah Smith

Hour 1 Update: Hoyt Corkins First to Advance

Jun 13, '09

Hour 1 Update

Players Remaining: 250 out of 256

Completed Matches (Winner in Bold):

1. Jason Mercier vs. David Daneshgarr
2. Hoyt Corkins vs. Vadim Trincher
3. Vivek Rajkumar vs. Evelyn Ng

Notable Eliminations:

Vadmim Tricher, David Chiu, David Daneshgar, Vivek Rajkumar, Erick Lindgren

Big Hands:

Ng’s Aces Take Big Chunk out of Rajkumar

Vivek Rajkumar raises to 600 on the button and Evelyn Ng re-raises to 1700. After some thought, Rajkumar four-bets to 5200 and Ng made the call. They see a flop of 1054 and Ng leads out for 4500. Rajkumar made the call and the K fell on the turn.

Ng checked and Rajkumar fired out 10,500 and Ng instantly check-raised all in. Rajkumar made the call and showed 54, which was ahead of Ng’s AA. That is, until the A fell on the river and Rajkumar was left with 7000.

Tom Dwan Takes Chunk out of Nam Le

On a board of 495J, Nam Le checked and called 2800 from Tom “Durrrr” Dwan and the Q fell on the river.

Le checked again and this time Dwan bet 7600. After a couple minutes of deliberation, Le decided to make the call. Dwan turned over the J5, good for two pair, and Le mucked his hand.

Hellmuth Explodes After Ace on the River

After a preflop raise, Phil Hellmuth and his opponent see a flop of K76. After his opponent checked, Hellmuth bet 3000, and his opponent called. The turn was the 9 and the river was the A.

Both streets were checked down and Hellmuth’s opponent turns up A 6. Hellmuth jumped out of his seat, momentarily halting his massage as he began one of his trademarked rants. “You hit your miracle on the river and you checked it. Well played,” said Hellmuth.

His opponent didn’t say a word.

Left in the Deck:

Hoyt Corkins First Winner

Just 17 minutes into the day, Vadmin Trincher lost to Hoyt Corkins, making him the first player to be eliminated in the tournament.

Player Tags: Chris Ferguson,   Evelyn Ng,   Gavin Smith,   Kenny Tran,   Greg Raymer,   David Daneshgar,   Vadim Trincher,   Chris Moore,   Tom Dwan,   Jeff Garza,   Vivek Rajkumar,   Isaac Haxton

Level 12 Update -- Daniel Negreanu Eliminated

Apr 21, '09

Level: 12

Blinds: 1,500-3,000 with a 400 ante

Players Left: 128 out of 338

Average Chip Count: 264,062

Notable Chip Counts:

Steve Sung -- 1,190,000
Bertrand Grospellier -- 997,000
Steve Billirakis -- 860,000
Jimmy Fricke -- 760,000
Jean-Noel Thorel -- 725,000

Notable Eliminations:

Luke Staudenmaeir
Allen Kessler
Matt Graham
Daniel Negreanu
Jon Friedberg

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Key Hands:

Allen Kessler Eliminated

Allen Kessler moved all in from middle position for 31,500 and Vadim Trincher made the call from the small blind. Their cards:

Kessler: AQ
Trincher: 99

Board: Q93A4

Kessler was eliminated on the hand and Trincher now holds 370,000.

Daniel Negreanu Eliminated

Eugene Kathalov raised to 7,500 under the gun and David Benyamine made the call. Daniel Negreanu moved all in from late position for 66,600 and the big blind made the call. Katchalov and Benyamine both mucked and the two final players flipped up their cards:

Negreanu: 1010
Big Blind: KK

Board: Q44108

Negreanu was eliminated on the hand.

Erica Schoenberg Doubles Up

Hafiz Khan raised under the gun to 85,000 and Erica Schoenberg made the all-in call. Their cards:

Schoenberg: JJ
Khan: AJ

Board: K6527

Schoenberg doubled up to 130,000 and Khan was down to 300,000 after the hand.

Player Tags: Daniel Negreanu,   Allen Kessler,   Vadim Trincher,   Erica Schoenberg,   Hafiz Khan

Level 5 Update -- Vadim Trincher Up to 300,000

Apr 18, '09

Level: 5

Blinds: 200-400 with a 50 ante

Notable Chip Counts:

Vadim Trincher -- 300,000
Johnny Chan -- 285,000
Burt Boutin -- 280,000
Shaun Deeb -- 275,000
Shane Schleger -- 221,000
Andy Bloch -- 203,000

Notable Eliminations:

John Gale
Sergey Rybachenko

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Key Hands:

Burt Boutin Wins a Huge Pot

Remy Biechel was all in on a flop of AK4 against Burt Boutin. Their cards:

Biechel: A-Q
Boutin: 76

The turn and river bricked out and Boutin grew his stack to 275,000.

Vadim Trincher Defeats John Phan with Set over Set

John Phan bet 18,000 on a board of 1083KJ and Vadim Trincher raised to 43,000. Phan called him down and flipped up 88. Trincher prevailed when he turned up KK for a better set and took down the pot to grow his stack to 300,000 for the chip lead. Phan was knocked down to 20,000 after the hand.
 

Player Tags: John Phan,   Burt Boutin,   Vadim Trincher

Level 12 Update -- Daniel Negreanu Eliminated

Apr 21, '09

Level: 12

Blinds: 1,500-3,000 with a 400 ante

Players Left: 128 out of 338

Average Chip Count: 264,062

Notable Chip Counts:

Steve Sung -- 1,190,000
Bertrand Grospellier -- 997,000
Steve Billirakis -- 860,000
Jimmy Fricke -- 760,000
Jean-Noel Thorel -- 725,000

Notable Eliminations:

Luke Staudenmaeir
Allen Kessler
Matt Graham
Daniel Negreanu
Jon Friedberg

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Key Hands:

Allen Kessler Eliminated

Allen Kessler moved all in from middle position for 31,500 and Vadim Trincher made the call from the small blind. Their cards:

Kessler: AQ
Trincher: 99

Board: Q93A4

Kessler was eliminated on the hand and Trincher now holds 370,000.

Daniel Negreanu Eliminated

Eugene Kathalov raised to 7,500 under the gun and David Benyamine made the call. Daniel Negreanu moved all in from late position for 66,600 and the big blind made the call. Katchalov and Benyamine both mucked and the two final players flipped up their cards:

Negreanu: 1010
Big Blind: KK

Board: Q44108

Negreanu was eliminated on the hand.

Erica Schoenberg Doubles Up

Hafiz Khan raised under the gun to 85,000 and Erica Schoenberg made the all-in call. Their cards:

Schoenberg: JJ
Khan: AJ

Board: K6527

Schoenberg doubled up to 130,000 and Khan was down to 300,000 after the hand.

Player Tags: Daniel Negreanu,   Allen Kessler,   Vadim Trincher,   Erica Schoenberg,   Hafiz Khan

Level 5 Update -- Vadim Trincher Up to 300,000

Apr 18, '09

Level: 5

Blinds: 200-400 with a 50 ante

Notable Chip Counts:

Vadim Trincher -- 300,000
Johnny Chan -- 285,000
Burt Boutin -- 280,000
Shaun Deeb -- 275,000
Shane Schleger -- 221,000
Andy Bloch -- 203,000

Notable Eliminations:

John Gale
Sergey Rybachenko

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Key Hands:

Burt Boutin Wins a Huge Pot

Remy Biechel was all in on a flop of AK4 against Burt Boutin. Their cards:

Biechel: A-Q
Boutin: 76

The turn and river bricked out and Boutin grew his stack to 275,000.

Vadim Trincher Defeats John Phan with Set over Set

John Phan bet 18,000 on a board of 1083KJ and Vadim Trincher raised to 43,000. Phan called him down and flipped up 88. Trincher prevailed when he turned up KK for a better set and took down the pot to grow his stack to 300,000 for the chip lead. Phan was knocked down to 20,000 after the hand.
 

Player Tags: John Phan,   Burt Boutin,   Vadim Trincher

Steve Fiorentini Eliminated by Vadim Trincher

Nov 07, '08

Just after busting, Steve Fiorentini came over to talk about the hand that did him in.

Fiorentini reraised a preflop raise from Vadim Trincher and the two saw a flop of 1092. Both players got it all in and Fiorentini revealed his pocket aces. Trincher showed his big draw with Q10.

The turn was the A giving Fiorentini a set and leaving Trincher drawing to the flush. The river was the 3 eliminating Fiorentini and boosting Trincher to the chip lead with 220,000 in chips.

Player Tags: Vadim Trincher,   Steven Fiorentini

Vadim Trincher Eliminated in 28th Place ($79,145)

Apr 23, '08

Vadim Trincher and John Roveto get it all in with a preflop raising war. Trincher shows KJ but is up against Roveto's AA.

The board comes 4322J and Trincher is crippled down to 19,000. Roveto now has 795,000.

 

After the hand, Tom Dwan wants action that Trincher will somehow survive to win the tournament. Dwan gets 1,000-1 from David Grey on $100. Dwan throws the bill towards Grey, but on the very next hand, his hopes for a $100,000 pay day are gone.

Trincher is all in against Amir Vahedi. Vahedi shows KK and Trincher shows 92. The board comes 43329 and Trincher is eliminated in 28th place.

 

 

Player Tags: Amir Vahedi,   Vadim Trincher,   John Roveto

TJ Cloutier Doubles Up

Apr 23, '08

Vadim Trincher raises to 36,000 and T.J. Cloutier reraises all in for 110,000. Trincher calls and shows A10 and he is racing against Cloutier's 99.

The board comes 98468 and Cloutier doubles up with his full house.

Player Tags: T.J. Cloutier,   Vadim Trincher

Level 12 Recap

Jul 13, '07

The day started with an hour left in level 12 and 337 players. In just one short hour that number has decreased to 297 and the players are now on a 20 minute break.

It's a Small World After All
During the last level tournament official Nolan Dolla announced that today's field was one of the most diverse in the history of the World Series of Poker. There were 74 players that came from outside the borders of the United States and 27 different nations were being represented.

Brutal
Sylvester Geoghegan got all his chips into the middle thinking he had the best hand. His opponent, Vadim Trincher made the call with the same mindset. Both players turned over pocket nines, 9 9 for Geoghegan and 9 9 for Trincher. The flop came A A 6 and Geoghegan yelled out, "come on dealer, boat us up for fun." The turn was the 3 and Trincher realized he could be in trouble. The river was the J and Geoghegan won the pot with a four card flush, doubling up to over $150,000 and taking a large chunk out his opponent's stack.

The Quiet Storm
The ever quiet Daniel Alaei got off to a hot start on day four, building his chip stack to over $577,000. The player in seat eight at Alaei's table had over $500,000 and had gotten into the habit of making several preflop raises. Following one of his preflop raises, Alaei reraised all in. The player in seat eight had a decision to make for around $260,000. Alaei's opponent eventually called and showed the table A K. Alaei exposed A A with his tournament life on the line. The board came 7 6 4 J 7 and Alaei's aces held up. As Alaei collected his chips from the massive pot, a player at his table leaned over to another player and whispered, "Great, that's the last guy we need with chips."

Pro Blogs
Three of the biggest and most promising names in the field have agreed to share their day four experience with CardPlayer.com. You can hear from Chad Brown, Team PokerStars Member Humberto Brenes and internet phenom Sorel "Imperium" Mizzi.

Player Tags: Humberto Brenes,   Daniel Alaei,   Vadim Trincher,   Sorel Mizzi,   Sylvester Geoghegan