| Oct 22, '08 |
2008 Festa Al Lago Classic (WPT) |
No-Limit Hold'em Championship (WPT) - Event 16 |
3 |
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John Myung Eliminated By Mike Matusow
Oct 22, '08
Shortly before the last break, Mike Matusow took out John Myung.
On a flop of Q 10 10 , Mike Matusow bet 7,500 and Myung made the call. The turn was the 7 putting a spade draw on board and Matusow bet 15,000. Myung called once again and the river was the 5 .
Matusow then moved all in, having Myung's 35,000 or so covered. Myung tanked for a few minutes before calling with K Q and Matusow showed his A 10 to eliminate Myung and boost his stack to 170,000 in chips.
Player Tags: John Myung, Mike Matusow
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| Sep 17, '08 |
2008 Borgata Poker Open (WPT) |
No-Limit Hold'em Championship (WPT) - Event 15 |
4 |
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John Myung Eliminated in 7th Place ($187,500)
Sep 17, '08
John Myung moved all in preflop and Vivek Rajkumar called him down. Their cards:
Myung: K Q
Rajkumar: Q Q
Board: 7 4 4 5 6
Myung was eliminated in seventh place, and the local legend will take home $187,500 in prize money.
Player Tags: John Myung, Vivek Rajkumar
John Myung Doubles Through Ryan Young
Sep 16, '08
Ryan Young puts John Myung all in and Myung makes the call showing A K . Young is slightly ahead with pocket jacks, but the door card was an ace, sending Young's chips in the wrong direction.
Myung now has nearly 1,000,000 in chips. Young is left with 405,000.
Player Tags: John Myung, Ryan Young
John Myung Doubles Through Ryan Young
Sep 16, '08
John Myung raised to 25,000 and Ryan Young reraised to 120,000. After some time in the tank, Myung moved all in for a total of 166,000 and Young made the call.
Myung showed A 7 and Young was ahead with 5 5 . The board came Q 9 7 6 J and Myung doubled up.
Player Tags: John Myung, Ryan Young
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| Sep 16, '08 |
2008 Borgata Poker Open (WPT) |
No-Limit Hold'em Championship (WPT) - Event 15 |
3 |
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John Myung Eliminated in 7th Place ($187,500)
Sep 17, '08
John Myung moved all in preflop and Vivek Rajkumar called him down. Their cards:
Myung: K Q
Rajkumar: Q Q
Board: 7 4 4 5 6
Myung was eliminated in seventh place, and the local legend will take home $187,500 in prize money.
Player Tags: John Myung, Vivek Rajkumar
John Myung Doubles Through Ryan Young
Sep 16, '08
Ryan Young puts John Myung all in and Myung makes the call showing A K . Young is slightly ahead with pocket jacks, but the door card was an ace, sending Young's chips in the wrong direction.
Myung now has nearly 1,000,000 in chips. Young is left with 405,000.
Player Tags: John Myung, Ryan Young
John Myung Doubles Through Ryan Young
Sep 16, '08
John Myung raised to 25,000 and Ryan Young reraised to 120,000. After some time in the tank, Myung moved all in for a total of 166,000 and Young made the call.
Myung showed A 7 and Young was ahead with 5 5 . The board came Q 9 7 6 J and Myung doubled up.
Player Tags: John Myung, Ryan Young
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| Jul 08, '08 |
2008 39th Annual World Series of Poker |
Event 54 - World Championship No-Limit Hold'em |
5 |
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$10,000 Main Event - Day 2A - Level 6 (Hour 2)
Jul 08, '08
Blinds: 250-500, 50 ante
Chip Leaders:
Hunter Fry - 210,000
Kellen Hunter - 194,000
Jeremiah Smith - 190,000
Mark Garner - 182,000
Robert Mizrachi - 175,000
Brandon Adams - 170,000
Stefan Mattsson - 169,500
David Rheem - 167,000
Brian Schaedlich - 157,000
Bryan Colin - 151,000
Other Notables:
Hasan Habib – 100,000
Erick Lindgren – 86,000
Alexander Kravchenko – 83,000
Jon Turner – 82,000
Hoyt Corkins – 82,000
Darrel Dicken – 79,000
Nick Schulman – 79,000
Julian Gardner – 78,000
Toto Leonidas – 77,000
Victoria Coren – 72,000
Barny Boatman – 66,000
John Hennigan – 65,000
Thor Hansen – 62,000
John Duthie – 58,000
Jason Marquis – 55,000
Voitto Rintala – 53,000
Vince Van Patten – 53,000
Dario Alioto – 52,000
Erik Seidel – 51,000
David Grey – 46,000
Shaun Deeb – 40,000
Mickey Appleman – 38,000
Michael Guzzardi – 36,000
Robert Varkonyi – 27,000
Bill Gazes – 26,000
Patrik Antonius – 10,000
Barry Greenstein – 5,000
Scotty Nguyen – 5,000
Eliminations:
Stuart Paterson
Harry Demetriou
Perry Friedman
John Myung
Big Hands and Storylines:
Nick’s Tricks Net Nix Chips
Nick Schulman raised to 1,200 from the cut-off in an open pot. The action folded to the player in the big blind who made the call. The flop came J 8 5 , and both players checked. The 6 generated a bet of 3,000 from the player in the big blind, and Schulman instantly jettisoned his hand into the muck. Schulman finished the hand with 80,000 in chips.
Wasicka Watches Worries Wash Away with Aces
Paul Wasicka successfully doubled up and survived elimination yet again, this time courtesy of pocket aces. The action folded to Wasicka, who pushed all in pre-flop for his remaining 4,500 from the cut-off. The button and small blind folded, and the big blind instantly called and turned over A J . Wasicka revealed his A A , and the board ran 8 8 7 6 2 . Wasicka finished the hand with slightly less than 20,000 in chips.
Pat’s Jacks Axe Stacks
Patrick Antonius raised to 1,600 from middle position, and the next player to act reraised to a total of 4,500. The action folded back to Antonius who moved all in for his remaining additional 9,000. His opponent made the call and turned over 8 8 , the underdog to Antonius’ J J . The board ran K 6 6 6 4 , and Antonius finished the hand with 25,000.
Demetriou runs into aces and is out
Harry Demetriou raised to 2,100 from early position and was reraised to 6,200 total. He made the call and the two players saw a 8-6-4 flop with two spades. After Demetriou checked his opponent bet 12,000. After a minute Demetriou raised all in for 24,225 more. His opponent took a couple minutes before calling with pocket aces. Demetriou had pocket tens and the turn and river didn't help him.
Shulman Forced to Fold
Barry Shulman was in the big blind and called a preflop raise to 1600 from a player in middle position. The flop came Q Q 8 , and both players checked. The 2 followed on the turn, and after Shulman checked, he called a bet of 5000. A third queen hit the river with the Q appearing, and after Shulman checked his opponent bet 10,000. Shulman, with about 50,000 in chips, laid his hand down.
Vos Adds to Stack
Mark Vos raised from early position to 1300 and drew two calls including one from the player in the cut-off. The Q 10 9 flop brought two checks, and the cut-off bet 3000, which Vos called. The two were heads-up to see the 5 come on the turn, and both players checked. The A was the scare card on the river and now Vos led out for 7000. His opponent folded. Vos is at the same table as television/movie actor Ray Romano, though playing in the red section of the Amazon room means the table will be among the next to be broken.
Myung Survives All-in
John Myung was in the small blind for 250, and saw a player in late position raise to 2000. Myung, with only 8500 in chips remaining, used this opportunity to move all-in. Play folded to the raiser, who needed to call 6500 to force a showdown. But with just over 21,000 in chips, he elected to lay his hand down.
Bill Continues to Drill
On a board of 10 9 4 2 , Bill Gazes fired a bet of 6,500, causing his two opponents to fold their cards. Gazes finished the hand with 25,000 in chips.
Paul Pushes
Paul Wasicka successfully doubled up, but still remains at fewer than 25,000 in chips. After the player on the button limped into the pot, Wasicka raised and the big blind folded. The button made the call, and the flop came queen high with two clubs. Wasicka pushed in his remaining 6,000 and the button made the call. Wasicka held K-Q, while his opponent held K 8 . The K on the turn was effectively a blank for Wasicka, reducing his opponent’s outs by one (the Q ). The river was a heart, and Wasicka won the pot.
Friedman loses big chunk of his stack
On a A K J flop Perry Friedman bet 3,600 and was called by one player. The turn was the A and Friedman bet 4,500. He was again called, and then the T came on the river. This time Friedman checked, and his opponent bet 11,000. Friedman was not happy with his stuation but eventually made the call. His opponent flipped over pocket jacks for a full house to beat Friedman's A-Q for trips. After the hand Friedman had less than 30,000 chips.
Player Tags: John Myung, Bill Gazes, Barry Shulman, Harry Demetriou, Perry Friedman, Paul Wasicka, Mark Vos, European Report
$10,000 Main Event - Day 1b - Level 5 (Hour 2)
Jul 04, '08
Blinds: 200/400 - 50 ante
Chip Leaders:
Ben Sarnoff - 165,000
Robert Mizrachi - 131,000
Nicholas Caltabiano - 120,000
Patrik Antonius - 116,000
Robert Eckstut - 115,000
Marc Karam - 113,000
Brian Schaedlich - 110,000
Giles Smadia - 110,000
Liya Gerasimova - 107,000
Sigurd Eskeland - 106,000
Big Hands and Storylines:
Shaun Deeb Crippled
Four players saw the raised flop of K 9 4 and all four of them checked. The turn was the 9 and after the big blind checked, the player in the 4 seat led out for 3,500. Shaun Deeb called and everybody else folded. The river was the J and bettor checked to Deeb, who bet 7,300. Within a few seconds Deeb was faced with a check-raise for an additional 18,000 chips. Deeb looked sick, but resigned himself to calling. “I suck out,” said his opponent with a thick accent, showing J J . After the hand, Deeb was down to only 7,000.
Late Blow for Myung
John Myung was cruising along until the dreaded pocket jacks got him in trouble with less than 15 minutes remaining in the final level of the night. Myung raised to 1200 from the cut-off, and drew a call from the small blind. The big blind then reraised for 3000 more. Myung responded by asking for a count from the player, who had 14,500 in chips remaining. Myung then reraised to put the player all-in. His opponent called and showed A Q . Myung held J J . The ace hit the flop, coming A 9 8 . The 7 on the turn gave Myung some additional outs for a straight, but the 5 on the river sent the chips in the other direction, and dropped Myung to 38,300 in chips.
Sam Grizzle Finally Fizzles, Snoop Dog Unavailable for Comment
Sam Grizzle took his stand with a king-high flush draw and got all of his chips into the middle against an opponent holding a wired pair. The turn and river bricked for Grizzle, and he was sent to the rail as one of the many day one victims.
McKenna Wins the Dough Without Having to Show
A player in early position made it 1,500 to go, and the action folded to Michael McKenna in middle position. McKenna reraised to a total of 4,500, and the action folded back to the original raiser, who called. The flop brought Q 9 7 and a check from the original raiser. McKenna continued his aggression with a bet of 6,000, and his opponent quickly mucked. McKenna improved his stack to just under 30,000 in chips.
Mueller Wins Small Pot
Greg Mueller limped under the gun and play was folded to the small blind who limped along. The big blind checked and the flop came K 8 5 . Both blinds checked and Mueller bet 500. The small blind folded and the big blind called. The board paired with the 5 on the turn and after the big blind checked, Mueller bet 3100. The big blind reluctantly folded, showing the K . Mueller never showed his own cards.
Nielsen Strikes Against Hilm
Rasmus Nielsen is no stranger to big hands in this WSOP. He raced to a second place finish in event 49, a $1,500 No Limit Hold’em event, and in the main event just raked in a monster against Philip Hilm, who advanced to the final table of the main event last year. After a flop of K 3 2 , the 5 came on the turn. Nielsen, in the small blind, checked and Hilm bet out 12,500. Nielsen then check-raised all-in, a move that would cost Hilm 20,000 more. Hilm tanked for several minutes, then opted to make the call. Nielsen showed him A A , two of the outs that Hilm would need, as he held 4 3 for one pair and an open-ended straight draw. The board paired with the 5 on the river and Nielsen raked in the monster pot of 91,000. Hilm is now below 40,000.
Nines Prove Troubling For Lady Maverick
The player under-the-gun raised pre-flop and Vanessa Rousso was the only caller. The raiser led out for 2,200 on a J 7 3 flop. Rousso declared a raise and tossed out one orange T5,000 chip. Her opponent made the call. Both players were quick to check the 6 on the turn. The river was the 8 and under-the-gun led out again, this time for 8,000. Rousso stared him down hoping to get some information. After a minute of thought she made the decision to call and her opponent showed J J for a flopped set. Rousso complimented him on his play and mucked 9 9 face up. After losing the hand Rousso was down to 56,000.
Player Tags: John Myung, Greg Mueller, Vanessa Rousso, Philip Hilm
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| Jul 04, '08 |
2008 39th Annual World Series of Poker |
Event 54 - World Championship No-Limit Hold'em |
2 |
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$10,000 Main Event - Day 2A - Level 6 (Hour 2)
Jul 08, '08
Blinds: 250-500, 50 ante
Chip Leaders:
Hunter Fry - 210,000
Kellen Hunter - 194,000
Jeremiah Smith - 190,000
Mark Garner - 182,000
Robert Mizrachi - 175,000
Brandon Adams - 170,000
Stefan Mattsson - 169,500
David Rheem - 167,000
Brian Schaedlich - 157,000
Bryan Colin - 151,000
Other Notables:
Hasan Habib – 100,000
Erick Lindgren – 86,000
Alexander Kravchenko – 83,000
Jon Turner – 82,000
Hoyt Corkins – 82,000
Darrel Dicken – 79,000
Nick Schulman – 79,000
Julian Gardner – 78,000
Toto Leonidas – 77,000
Victoria Coren – 72,000
Barny Boatman – 66,000
John Hennigan – 65,000
Thor Hansen – 62,000
John Duthie – 58,000
Jason Marquis – 55,000
Voitto Rintala – 53,000
Vince Van Patten – 53,000
Dario Alioto – 52,000
Erik Seidel – 51,000
David Grey – 46,000
Shaun Deeb – 40,000
Mickey Appleman – 38,000
Michael Guzzardi – 36,000
Robert Varkonyi – 27,000
Bill Gazes – 26,000
Patrik Antonius – 10,000
Barry Greenstein – 5,000
Scotty Nguyen – 5,000
Eliminations:
Stuart Paterson
Harry Demetriou
Perry Friedman
John Myung
Big Hands and Storylines:
Nick’s Tricks Net Nix Chips
Nick Schulman raised to 1,200 from the cut-off in an open pot. The action folded to the player in the big blind who made the call. The flop came J 8 5 , and both players checked. The 6 generated a bet of 3,000 from the player in the big blind, and Schulman instantly jettisoned his hand into the muck. Schulman finished the hand with 80,000 in chips.
Wasicka Watches Worries Wash Away with Aces
Paul Wasicka successfully doubled up and survived elimination yet again, this time courtesy of pocket aces. The action folded to Wasicka, who pushed all in pre-flop for his remaining 4,500 from the cut-off. The button and small blind folded, and the big blind instantly called and turned over A J . Wasicka revealed his A A , and the board ran 8 8 7 6 2 . Wasicka finished the hand with slightly less than 20,000 in chips.
Pat’s Jacks Axe Stacks
Patrick Antonius raised to 1,600 from middle position, and the next player to act reraised to a total of 4,500. The action folded back to Antonius who moved all in for his remaining additional 9,000. His opponent made the call and turned over 8 8 , the underdog to Antonius’ J J . The board ran K 6 6 6 4 , and Antonius finished the hand with 25,000.
Demetriou runs into aces and is out
Harry Demetriou raised to 2,100 from early position and was reraised to 6,200 total. He made the call and the two players saw a 8-6-4 flop with two spades. After Demetriou checked his opponent bet 12,000. After a minute Demetriou raised all in for 24,225 more. His opponent took a couple minutes before calling with pocket aces. Demetriou had pocket tens and the turn and river didn't help him.
Shulman Forced to Fold
Barry Shulman was in the big blind and called a preflop raise to 1600 from a player in middle position. The flop came Q Q 8 , and both players checked. The 2 followed on the turn, and after Shulman checked, he called a bet of 5000. A third queen hit the river with the Q appearing, and after Shulman checked his opponent bet 10,000. Shulman, with about 50,000 in chips, laid his hand down.
Vos Adds to Stack
Mark Vos raised from early position to 1300 and drew two calls including one from the player in the cut-off. The Q 10 9 flop brought two checks, and the cut-off bet 3000, which Vos called. The two were heads-up to see the 5 come on the turn, and both players checked. The A was the scare card on the river and now Vos led out for 7000. His opponent folded. Vos is at the same table as television/movie actor Ray Romano, though playing in the red section of the Amazon room means the table will be among the next to be broken.
Myung Survives All-in
John Myung was in the small blind for 250, and saw a player in late position raise to 2000. Myung, with only 8500 in chips remaining, used this opportunity to move all-in. Play folded to the raiser, who needed to call 6500 to force a showdown. But with just over 21,000 in chips, he elected to lay his hand down.
Bill Continues to Drill
On a board of 10 9 4 2 , Bill Gazes fired a bet of 6,500, causing his two opponents to fold their cards. Gazes finished the hand with 25,000 in chips.
Paul Pushes
Paul Wasicka successfully doubled up, but still remains at fewer than 25,000 in chips. After the player on the button limped into the pot, Wasicka raised and the big blind folded. The button made the call, and the flop came queen high with two clubs. Wasicka pushed in his remaining 6,000 and the button made the call. Wasicka held K-Q, while his opponent held K 8 . The K on the turn was effectively a blank for Wasicka, reducing his opponent’s outs by one (the Q ). The river was a heart, and Wasicka won the pot.
Friedman loses big chunk of his stack
On a A K J flop Perry Friedman bet 3,600 and was called by one player. The turn was the A and Friedman bet 4,500. He was again called, and then the T came on the river. This time Friedman checked, and his opponent bet 11,000. Friedman was not happy with his stuation but eventually made the call. His opponent flipped over pocket jacks for a full house to beat Friedman's A-Q for trips. After the hand Friedman had less than 30,000 chips.
Player Tags: John Myung, Bill Gazes, Barry Shulman, Harry Demetriou, Perry Friedman, Paul Wasicka, Mark Vos, European Report
$10,000 Main Event - Day 1b - Level 5 (Hour 2)
Jul 04, '08
Blinds: 200/400 - 50 ante
Chip Leaders:
Ben Sarnoff - 165,000
Robert Mizrachi - 131,000
Nicholas Caltabiano - 120,000
Patrik Antonius - 116,000
Robert Eckstut - 115,000
Marc Karam - 113,000
Brian Schaedlich - 110,000
Giles Smadia - 110,000
Liya Gerasimova - 107,000
Sigurd Eskeland - 106,000
Big Hands and Storylines:
Shaun Deeb Crippled
Four players saw the raised flop of K 9 4 and all four of them checked. The turn was the 9 and after the big blind checked, the player in the 4 seat led out for 3,500. Shaun Deeb called and everybody else folded. The river was the J and bettor checked to Deeb, who bet 7,300. Within a few seconds Deeb was faced with a check-raise for an additional 18,000 chips. Deeb looked sick, but resigned himself to calling. “I suck out,” said his opponent with a thick accent, showing J J . After the hand, Deeb was down to only 7,000.
Late Blow for Myung
John Myung was cruising along until the dreaded pocket jacks got him in trouble with less than 15 minutes remaining in the final level of the night. Myung raised to 1200 from the cut-off, and drew a call from the small blind. The big blind then reraised for 3000 more. Myung responded by asking for a count from the player, who had 14,500 in chips remaining. Myung then reraised to put the player all-in. His opponent called and showed A Q . Myung held J J . The ace hit the flop, coming A 9 8 . The 7 on the turn gave Myung some additional outs for a straight, but the 5 on the river sent the chips in the other direction, and dropped Myung to 38,300 in chips.
Sam Grizzle Finally Fizzles, Snoop Dog Unavailable for Comment
Sam Grizzle took his stand with a king-high flush draw and got all of his chips into the middle against an opponent holding a wired pair. The turn and river bricked for Grizzle, and he was sent to the rail as one of the many day one victims.
McKenna Wins the Dough Without Having to Show
A player in early position made it 1,500 to go, and the action folded to Michael McKenna in middle position. McKenna reraised to a total of 4,500, and the action folded back to the original raiser, who called. The flop brought Q 9 7 and a check from the original raiser. McKenna continued his aggression with a bet of 6,000, and his opponent quickly mucked. McKenna improved his stack to just under 30,000 in chips.
Mueller Wins Small Pot
Greg Mueller limped under the gun and play was folded to the small blind who limped along. The big blind checked and the flop came K 8 5 . Both blinds checked and Mueller bet 500. The small blind folded and the big blind called. The board paired with the 5 on the turn and after the big blind checked, Mueller bet 3100. The big blind reluctantly folded, showing the K . Mueller never showed his own cards.
Nielsen Strikes Against Hilm
Rasmus Nielsen is no stranger to big hands in this WSOP. He raced to a second place finish in event 49, a $1,500 No Limit Hold’em event, and in the main event just raked in a monster against Philip Hilm, who advanced to the final table of the main event last year. After a flop of K 3 2 , the 5 came on the turn. Nielsen, in the small blind, checked and Hilm bet out 12,500. Nielsen then check-raised all-in, a move that would cost Hilm 20,000 more. Hilm tanked for several minutes, then opted to make the call. Nielsen showed him A A , two of the outs that Hilm would need, as he held 4 3 for one pair and an open-ended straight draw. The board paired with the 5 on the river and Nielsen raked in the monster pot of 91,000. Hilm is now below 40,000.
Nines Prove Troubling For Lady Maverick
The player under-the-gun raised pre-flop and Vanessa Rousso was the only caller. The raiser led out for 2,200 on a J 7 3 flop. Rousso declared a raise and tossed out one orange T5,000 chip. Her opponent made the call. Both players were quick to check the 6 on the turn. The river was the 8 and under-the-gun led out again, this time for 8,000. Rousso stared him down hoping to get some information. After a minute of thought she made the decision to call and her opponent showed J J for a flopped set. Rousso complimented him on his play and mucked 9 9 face up. After losing the hand Rousso was down to 56,000.
Player Tags: John Myung, Greg Mueller, Vanessa Rousso, Philip Hilm
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| Jun 26, '08 |
2008 39th Annual World Series of Poker |
Event 46 - No-Limit Hold'em Six Handed |
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$5,000 No-Limit Hold'em / Six Handed - Level One Recap
Jun 26, '08
Blinds: 25-50
Entrants So Far: 780
Notable Names in Field:
Dan Harrington
Antonio Esfandiari
David Williams
Nam Le
Dave Ulliott
Jimme Fricke
Hands and Storylines:
Saul goes out just minutes in
Shortly after folding to a river bet in a pot with about 2,000 chips in it, Kevin Saul was at it again. After a J-6-3 flop with two diamonds, Saul moved all in for about 9,000 and, after thinking it over for about two minutes, was called by a player in the small blind. Saul held pocket kings but was behind his opponent's 6-3 for two pair. The turn and river were a five and deuce, respectively, and Saul's day came to a quick conclusion.
Action Dan takes down small pot
Dan Harrington plays just a few tournaments a year, and this event is one of them. It's a fact that is not lost with spectators; Harrington has had a group of people following his table the entire hour. With a board of 9 4 3 A 8 , Harrington bet 300. One player called and the other folded. Harrington flipped over A J to take down the pot.
Rousso loses chips early
After checking on the turn of a K 9 2 4 board, Vanessa Rousso faced a bet of 1,200 and after a couple minutes of deliberation made the call. The river was the 8 and both players quickly checked. Rousso's opponent showed A K and took down the pot.
Off in the Brasilia Room, late registrations continued to expand the tournament field as tables were added throughout the first level.
One of the more experienced pairings had Ted Lawson and Barry Shulman seated together. In one hand Lawson came away with a disappointing chopped pot. Lawson was the button and limped to see the flop come 9 8 6 . The big blind and player under the gun both checked, as did Lawson. The 10 came on the turn, and Lawson called a bet of 225. The river brought the 7 to complete the straight on board. His remaining opponent checked and Lawson checked as well, frustrated as he showed 10 7 for a flopped straight that wound up counterfeited. His opponent showed Q 4 for the missed flush draw, and both players split the pot.
Myung Can’t Limp to Victory
John Myung was at a table of contented limpers in the first level. When he was in the big blind, Myung checked his option and was one of five players to see the flop come 7 3 2 . The small blind bet and Myung stepped out of the way, as did the others. The next hand as small blind, Myung called and created four-way action. Again the flop came seven high, reading 7 4 4 . All four checked, and when the J hit on the turn, the big blind bet and everyone folded again.
Player Tags: John Myung, Dan Harrington, Ted Lawson, Vanessa Rousso, Kevin Saul
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| Jun 06, '08 |
2008 39th Annual World Series of Poker |
Event 12 - Limit Hold'em |
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1,500 Limit Hold'em - Level 4
Jun 06, '08
Blinds: 75/150
Players Left: 560 of 881
Chip Leaders:
Don Baruch - 10,600
Marcel Luske - 9900
Amir Vahedi - 9100
Tom Schneider - 9000
Anna Wroblewski - 8600
Woody Deck - 8000
Daniel Negreanu - 6600
Barry Shulman - 6400
Victor Ramdin - 6300
Dutch Boyd - 6300
Average Stack: 4700
Eliminations: Barry Greenstein
Big Hands:
Luske Continues to Surge
Marcel Luske is in cruise control in the early stages of Event 12. The flop came 9 5 3 . After the 3 appeared on the turn, Luske bet 300 and drew two callers. The K on the river brought another Luske bet and another pair of calls. Luske flipped over 5 5 for the full house, which prompted one player to ask the dealer "could you start giving him just one card?" Luske had over 11,000 in chips after the hand, but he fell back under 10,000 late in the level. After a flop of Q 9 2 , and a 6 on the turn, Luske drove the betting to 1200 while drawing a pair of calls including one all-in. The 4 came on the river before the small blind, all-in player showed A 8 for the nut flush, while the other player had flopped top set with the Q Q . Luske didn't show his hand.
The Force Isn't With Him
Leif Force is down to just 700 in chips after a battle between the blinds. Play was folded to the small blind who raised, before Force reraised. The small blind then raised all-in for 600 and Force called, showing 9 6 . The small blind had A Q . Force turned the flush draw but failed to connect on a board of 10 10 7 5 3 .
Bloch Suffers Blow
Andy Bloch is back below average stack, now with 2,900 in chips after a showdown with the player on the button. Bloch, in the big blind, called a raise from the cut-off, as did the button. The flop came down K Q 8 . The cut-off checked, button bet, Bloch called and the cut-off folded. The turn was the 8 and Bloch check-called another bet. The river was the J , and Bloch check-called once again. The button showed A K for top pair, top kicker, and Bloch mucked.
Schneider Flops Trips
Tom Schneider raked in a major pot to increase his chip stack to 7,600. The flop came down 10 10 2 , and Schneider had a caller the entire way before showing the 10 9 .
Now That's Respect
John Myung folded both his blinds in the face of raises and was down to 1,500 in chips. But later in the level, he was one of six limpers at 150 to see a flop of A 8 6 . Three players checked, Myung bet, and all five opponents folded.
Players have now began a 30-minute break. Blinds will be 100/200 when they return.
Player Tags: Andy Bloch, John Myung, Tom Schneider, Marcel Luske
Level 1
Jun 06, '08
Blinds/Antes: 25-50 with 50-100 limits
Entrants: Approx. 866
Big Hands:
The Ups and Downs and In-Between's of Limit Hold'em
Before the flop, Kenna James raised it to 100 and received two callers. The flop came Q 9 2 . James bet 50 and had one caller. On the turn, James bet and his opponent quickly folded. James tabled A-Q for top pair top kicker, but had no diamond.
On another hand, James made it three bet it to 150 and was called by seat 9. The flop was K K 10 . James bet 50 and seat 9 raised to 100. James made the call and the turn came 5 . James' opponent bet 100 and James folded. He was at 3,500 at that point.
On yet another hand, the board showed A 7 2 7 . A player bet 100 and James made the call. The river brought the K and was checked by the players. James showed A J while seat 7 showed A J . They each had two pair with a king kicker and they chopped the pot. James was around 3,750 after that hand.
Two Pair is Good
John Myung called a preflop raise to 100. The flop came 4 5 7 . Seat 10 bet 50 and Myung popped it to 100. Seat 10 made the call. The turn was the K and Myung bet 100. He was called again. The river was the A and both players checked. Myung showed K 7 for two pair and seat 10 mucked. Myung was around 3,900 after the hand.
Boyd Loses One Early
Dutch Boyd called a preflop raise to 100 and saw a flop of K 9 3 . Seat 8 bet 50 and Boyd raised it to 100. He was called. The turn was the 10 and both players checked. The 6 on the river was also checked and seat 8 showed 8 8 . Boyd mucked and was down to around 2,700.
Goldberg the Masseuse
Fred Goldberg is sitting at table 18. A massage threrapist walked over to him. She offered him a massage as he was getting up. "I was gonna give you a massage," Goldberg said. Goldberg then gave in, saying "alright" as he turned his chair and sat back down to get a massage.
Player Tags: John Myung, Kenna James, Fred Goldberg, Dutch Boyd
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| Jun 05, '08 |
2008 39th Annual World Series of Poker |
Event 7 - No-Limit Hold'em |
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2,000 NLHE - Day 2 - Level 13
Jun 05, '08
Note: Players are back from break
Blinds/Antes: 1,500-3,000 with a 400 Ante Moving to 2,000-4,000 with a 500 Ante
Players Left: 77 of 1,592
Chip Leaders:
Manelic Minaya: 215,000
Kai Danilo Paulsen: 195,000
Pawel Andrzejewski: 188,000
Andre De Montesquiou: 165,000
Brent Roberts: 150,000
Dustin Woolf: 146,000
John Chadwick: 133,000
Nick Romano: 130,000
David Gent: 120,000
Mihai Manole: 118,000
Average Stack: 82,700
Eliminations: Thomas Keller
Big Hands:
Hear the Thunder Roll... Out
Thomas Keller had an average sized stack coming in from the break. But he lost a huge pot when his opponent's pocket 8's held on a board that showed two queens. Keller's stack was pounded down to just over 8,000.
Moments later, Keller pushed his short stack all in. His opponent in seat 8 came over the top for all of his chips, but no one else dared to call. Keller showed K Q while his opponent showed down 9 9 . Keller was in his race car with two over cards, but his engine exploded when the flop came 9 7 5 . The 2 on the turn sealed his fate and Keller was eliminated.
Woolf Gets Rivered
On a flop showing K Q 4 , seat 5 bet 6,000 and Dustin "Neverwin" Woolf called. The 8 hit on the turn and both players checked. On the river, the J fell and Woolf checked. His opponent fired out a bet this time and Woolf quickly called. His opponent showed A 10 for a broadway straight on the river. Woolf tabled Q J for two pair. Despite the loss, Woolf was still at around 110,000.
John "The Tank" Phan
Phan is going to have to change his nickname from "Razor" to "Tank." He has been taking a lot of time making his decisions, to the amusement of the spectators and even some players at his table.
Pawel Andrzejewski raised to 8,000 preflop and Phan took ages to fold his big blind. Later, Ryan Franklin raised to 9,000 preflop and Phan again took ages to make his decision. Eventually, he decided to reraise to 28,000 total. Franklin mucked in far less time and Phan was at around 50,000.
The next time around on his big blind, Phan decided that thinking for ages was not enough. He had to add some spice to it, and what better way than to eat an apple while taking his time. Andrzejewski raised to 25,000 from the cutoff and Phan took some bites from his green apple during his tank session, and then mucked his hand.
Myung Steals
Action folded around to John Myung on the button. He raised to 7,000 and the blinds folded their hands. After stealing the blinds and antes, Myung's stack was around 55,000.
Player Tags: John Phan, John Myung, Thomas Keller, Dustin Woolf
Shuffle Up and Deal
Jun 05, '08
The cards are in the air and Day 2 of the 2,000 No Limit Hold 'em tournament is underway. The field started day 1 with a total of 1,592 and more than 90% of the field is gone.
Day 2 will start with 152 players, everyone of them in the money. They will play down until a only nine players remain to contest the final table on Friday.
Theo Tran is the chip leader going into Day 2 with 145,800 in chips. Other notables in the field include John Myung with 106,800 and John "Razor" Phan at 44,200.
Player Tags: John Phan, John Myung, Theo Tran
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| Jul 02, '07 |
2007 38th Annual World Series of Poker |
Event 51 - S.H.O.E. |
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Stud Hi/Hold'em Update
Jul 02, '07
The remaining 16 players have just finished up with Levels 29 and 30 (Stud Hi & Hold’em), and are about to enter Level 31 (Omaha eight-or-better). The average chip stack right now $91,250 and with the blinds increasing to $6,000-$12,000, we’re bound to see a plethora of eliminations in the next few rounds to come.
It’s a rolled-up rollercoaster in Level 29 (Stud Hi) for Susie Genard. Genard starts one hand off with rolled up nines against Eric Tomberlin’s 7 on 3rd street. Tomblerin goes on to catch two running sevens on both fourth and fifth street to make trip sevens, but failing to further improve gives Genard the win with trip nines. The very next hand and Genard looks down at rolled up jacks against John Myung’s 8 in the door. Myung starts the hand off with a split pair of eights and catches another 8 on fourth street and the case eight on fifth street to make quads and trump Genard’s trip jacks turned full house.
Pat Poels nearly doubled up in hold’em when a mis-raise worked out in his advantage. The player in seat no. 3 comes in for a raise and Pat Poels calls from the big blind. The flop comes K 9 7 and Poels checks to seat no. 3 who bets out. Poels raises and seat no. 3 calls. The turn brings the 10 and Poels leads out this time getting a call from his opponent in seat no. 3. The river brings the 5 and once again Poels bets and seat no. 3 makes the call. Poels turns over Q J for the nut straight and the player in seat no. 3 mucks his hand in awe. Seat no. 3 makes it apparent that he was not impressed with Poels’ gutshot raise on the flop and Poels defends himself by explaining that he mis-raised by mistake which was evident by his bet on the turn which was for twice the actual limit. All Poels can do at this point is to offer his opponent his condolences by saying, “Sorry…but not really.”
John Myung was just recently eliminated by Michael Craig when Myung got the rest of his chips in the pot with Q-J against Craig’s A-Q. The board failed to improve Myung’s dominated queen and he hit the rail in 18th place earning himself $5,514.
We’ve had plenty of eliminations in the last hour or so and here’s our most recent list…
17th Place Daniel Lown ($5,514)
18th John Myung ($5,514)
19th Michael Klarman ($5,514)
20th Gregory Koseback ($5,514)
21st Justin Thomas ($5,514)
22nd Bonnie Leinhos ($5,514)
23rd Daniel Fishell ($5,514)
Be sure to check back with CardPlayer.com for more updates and your favorite Pro Blogs. Notable Chip Counts
| Eric Tomberlin |
71,000 |
| Chip Jett |
130,000 |
Player Tags: Patrick Poels, John Myung, Susan Genard, Michael Craig, Eric Tomberlin
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