| Dec 16, '08 |
2008 Five Diamond World Poker Classic (WPT) |
WPT Doyle Brunson Classic Championship - Event 13 |
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Level 14 Update
Dec 16, '08
Scoreboard
Level: 14
Blinds/Antes: 3,000-6,000 with a 500 ante
Players Left: 67 of 497
Average: 334,000
Notable Chip Counts
Chino Rheem - 920,000
Evan McNiff - 850,000
Justin Young - 705,000
Scott Bohlman - 685,000
Jack Wu - 640,000
In the Money Eliminations
Steve "MrSmokey1" Billirakis ($21,620)
Annie Duke ($21,620)
Jon "PearlJammed" Turner ($21,620)
Minh Ly ($21,620)
Roy Winston ($21,620)
Amit "amak316" Makhija ($21,620)
Humberto Brenes ($21,620)
Haralabos Voulgaris ($21,620)
Andy "BKice" Seth ($21,620)
Kristy Gazes ($22,520)
Shane "Anbessa" Pacheco - ($23,420)
Rene Angelil - ($23,420)
Big Hands:
 Humberto Brenes Is Fish Food
Humberto Brenes moved all in with pocket nines on a Q-J-10 flop only to get snap called by Steve Sung with A-K for a Broadway straight. The turn and river failed to help THE CHARK! and Brenes was eliminated from the tournament.
Annie Duke Gets Runner-Runnered
Annie Duke was all in and called by Mike Matusow on a flop of K 9 6 . Duke showed A K and Matusow turned over.... Q10. The turn and river ran out A4 and Matusow's flush took down Duke's two pair, eliminating her from the tournament.
 Barry G Takes Out Two
Barry Greenstein has Jon Turner and Minh Ly all in and covered with the best hand. Greenstein showed pocket aces, Ly showed pocket kings and Turner was way behind with A-K. The board ran out 7534J and Turner and Ly were eliminated. Greenstein now has 430,000.
Antonio Esfandiari Takes a Massive Hit
Robert Mizrachi raised to 15,000 from the hijack and Antonio Esfandiari reraised to 48,000 from the cutoff. Jack Wu then moved all in from the button for 297,000. Mizrachi folded and Esfandiari made the call with A-K. Wu knocked the table and produced A-Q. His bad decision yielded a good result, however, as the flop came queen high to give him the large pot and double up. Esfandiari was left with 250,000 and a very noticeable scowl.
Player Tags: Humberto Brenes, Annie Duke, Barry Greenstein, Minh Ly, Antonio Esfandiari, Mike Matusow, Jon Turner, Jack Wu
Level 10 Update
Dec 15, '08
Scoreboard
Level: 10
Blinds/Antes: 1,000-2,000 with a 300 ante
Players Left: 148 of 497
Average: 151,000
Notable Chip Counts
Chuck Kelley - 418,000
Kido Pham - 400,000
Antonio Esfandiari - 389,000
Clonie Gowen - 387,000
Phil Hellmuth - 335,000
Notable Eliminations
Michael Gracz
Jennifer Harman
Bertrand Grospellier
Big Hands:
 Nenad Medic Makes a Big Call
Nenad Medic raised to 5,500 and was called by both Tuan Le and Allen Cunningham on the button. The flop came Q83 and Medic continued with a 10,500 bet. Le folded and Cunningham raised to 28,000. After about a minute of thought, Medic made the call. The turn was the K and both players checked. The river was the 4 and Cunningham gave up. Medic showed A3 for a pair of threes and Cunningham mucked.
Kristy Gazes Doubles Up on the Short Stack
Kristy Gazes was all in holding pocket jacks against her opponent's A-K. The flop brought both a king and a jack and Gazes was able to double up to 38,000 in chips.
Marco Traniello Gets Hurt With the Ladies
The Traniello-Harman family had a bad level. Jennifer was eliminated and Marco's pocket queens ran into Minh Ly's pocket kings. The board failed to help Traniello and he was crippled down to just under 8 big blinds.
Player Tags: Kristy Gazes, Minh Ly, Allen Cunningham, Marco Traniello, Nenad Medic
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| Dec 15, '08 |
2008 Five Diamond World Poker Classic (WPT) |
WPT Doyle Brunson Classic Championship - Event 13 |
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Level 14 Update
Dec 16, '08
Scoreboard
Level: 14
Blinds/Antes: 3,000-6,000 with a 500 ante
Players Left: 67 of 497
Average: 334,000
Notable Chip Counts
Chino Rheem - 920,000
Evan McNiff - 850,000
Justin Young - 705,000
Scott Bohlman - 685,000
Jack Wu - 640,000
In the Money Eliminations
Steve "MrSmokey1" Billirakis ($21,620)
Annie Duke ($21,620)
Jon "PearlJammed" Turner ($21,620)
Minh Ly ($21,620)
Roy Winston ($21,620)
Amit "amak316" Makhija ($21,620)
Humberto Brenes ($21,620)
Haralabos Voulgaris ($21,620)
Andy "BKice" Seth ($21,620)
Kristy Gazes ($22,520)
Shane "Anbessa" Pacheco - ($23,420)
Rene Angelil - ($23,420)
Big Hands:
Humberto Brenes Is Fish Food
Humberto Brenes moved all in with pocket nines on a Q-J-10 flop only to get snap called by Steve Sung with A-K for a Broadway straight. The turn and river failed to help THE CHARK! and Brenes was eliminated from the tournament.
Annie Duke Gets Runner-Runnered
Annie Duke was all in and called by Mike Matusow on a flop of K96. Duke showed AK and Matusow turned over.... Q10. The turn and river ran out A4 and Matusow's flush took down Duke's two pair, eliminating her from the tournament.
Barry G Takes Out Two
Barry Greenstein has Jon Turner and Minh Ly all in and covered with the best hand. Greenstein showed pocket aces, Ly showed pocket kings and Turner was way behind with A-K. The board ran out 7534J and Turner and Ly were eliminated. Greenstein now has 430,000.
Antonio Esfandiari Takes a Massive Hit
Robert Mizrachi raised to 15,000 from the hijack and Antonio Esfandiari reraised to 48,000 from the cutoff. Jack Wu then moved all in from the button for 297,000. Mizrachi folded and Esfandiari made the call with A-K. Wu knocked the table and produced A-Q. His bad decision yielded a good result, however, as the flop came queen high to give him the large pot and double up. Esfandiari was left with 250,000 and a very noticeable scowl.
Player Tags: Humberto Brenes, Annie Duke, Barry Greenstein, Minh Ly, Antonio Esfandiari, Mike Matusow, Jon Turner, Jack Wu
Level 10 Update
Dec 15, '08
Scoreboard
Level: 10
Blinds/Antes: 1,000-2,000 with a 300 ante
Players Left: 148 of 497
Average: 151,000
Notable Chip Counts
Chuck Kelley - 418,000
Kido Pham - 400,000
Antonio Esfandiari - 389,000
Clonie Gowen - 387,000
Phil Hellmuth - 335,000
Notable Eliminations
Michael Gracz
Jennifer Harman
Bertrand Grospellier
Big Hands:
Nenad Medic Makes a Big Call
Nenad Medic raised to 5,500 and was called by both Tuan Le and Allen Cunningham on the button. The flop came Q83 and Medic continued with a 10,500 bet. Le folded and Cunningham raised to 28,000. After about a minute of thought, Medic made the call. The turn was the K and both players checked. The river was the 4 and Cunningham gave up. Medic showed A3 for a pair of threes and Cunningham mucked.
Kristy Gazes Doubles Up on the Short Stack
Kristy Gazes was all in holding pocket jacks against her opponent's A-K. The flop brought both a king and a jack and Gazes was able to double up to 38,000 in chips.
Marco Traniello Gets Hurt With the Ladies
The Traniello-Harman family had a bad level. Jennifer was eliminated and Marco's pocket queens ran into Minh Ly's pocket kings. The board failed to help Traniello and he was crippled down to just under 8 big blinds.
Player Tags: Kristy Gazes, Minh Ly, Allen Cunningham, Marco Traniello, Nenad Medic
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| Jun 27, '08 |
2008 39th Annual World Series of Poker |
Event 45 - World Championship H.O.R.S.E. |
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$50,000 World Championship H.O.R.S.E - Day 2 - Level 13 Recap
Jun 27, '08
Stakes:
Hold’em/Omaha: 4,000-8,000 blinds
Stud/Razz/Stud8: 2,000 ante, 2,000 bring in, 8,000-16,000 stakes
Players Left: 46 of 148
Chip Leaders:
Joseph Michael - 730,000
Edwin Ting - 690,000
Barry Greenstein - 655,000
Lyle Berman - 603,000
Michael DeMichele - 590,000
Chad Brown - 550,000
Huck Seed - 525,000
James Mackey - 510,000
Farzad "Fred" Bonyadi - 480,000
David Oppenheim - 475,000
Average Stack: 321,750
Eliminations:
Dario Minieri
Greg Mueller
Isabelle Mercier
Big Hands and Storylines:
Omaha/8b
Minh Ly Doubles Up
Minh Ly raised from early position and was called by Barry Greenstein in middle position, Phil Ivey in the small blind, and Layne Flack in the big blind. The flop was Q97 and Ivey bet out and Flack folded. Ly raised, Greenstein folded, and Ivey called. On the 3 turn Ivey check-called a bet from Ly. The river was the A and Ivey checked again. Ly bet, leaving himself only 20,000 behind, and Ivey folded rather quickly. The pot brought Ly up to 150,000 and knocked Ivey down to a perilously low 100,000.
Razz
Greg Mueller Eliminated
After a raise and a re-raise, Greg Mueller was all-in on third street against Chris Reslock:
Mueller: (2)(9)4JJ109
Reslock: (3)(6)45J107
After all of the cards had been dealt, Reslock’s 7-low was good to take down the smallish pot. Mueller, unlike most players who dart from the tournament floor at light speed, lingered around his table for a few minutes before taking a leisurely walk out of the Amazon Room.
 Dario Minieri Eliminated
Having gotten all-in as a short-stack a number of times in the Omaha/8b portion of the event only to repeatedly claim a chopped pot, Dario Minieri got himself all-in on third street against Andy Bloch in razz. There would be no split pot this time; it was either double up or go home for Minieri. Unfortunately for the diminutive Italian, he would be sent packing. Despite starting with 5-2-A, he could only make a 9-8 low. Bloch’s 5-3-2 turned into an 8-5 on seventh street and the pot was his. Bloch now has about 210,000.
Stud
Isabelle Mercier Eliminated
Ralph Perry: AA93
Justin Bonomo: J974
Isabelle Mercier: 7322
On seventh street, with Isabelle Mercier all-in, Ralph Perry bet into Justin Bonomo. Bonomo mulled over a decision and opted to simply call. Perry insta-mucked, not even giving Bonomo a chance to show his cards. When Bonomo did reveal his downcards – (Q)(6)(5) – it was apparent to Mercier that he had made a flush, and that her day was over. Bonomo is now up to 170,000.
Player Tags: Fred Bonyadi, Barry Greenstein, Minh Ly, Chad Brown, Huck Seed, David Oppenheim, Greg Mueller, Lyle Berman, Phil Ivey, James Mackey, Isabelle Mercier, Justin Bonomo, Dario Minieri, Michael DeMichele, Joseph Michael, Edwin Ting, European Report
$50,000 World Championship H.O.R.S.E - Day 2 - Level 7 Recap
Jun 26, '08
Stakes:
Hold’em/Omaha: 1,000-2,000 blinds
Stud/Razz/Stud8: 500 ante, 500 bring in, 2,000-4,000 stakes
Players Left: 122 of 148
Chip Leaders:
Steve Wolff - 285,000
Tom Dwan - 280,000
Isabelle Mercier - 280,000
Abraham "Abe" Mosseri - 260,000
Joe Cassidy - 257,000
Ray Dehkharghani - 245,000
Doug Ganger - 230,000
William Chen - 225,000
Minh Ly - 200,000
Pat Pezzin - 196,500
Average Stack: 121,300
Eliminations:
Andrew Black
David Grey
Antanas “Tony G” Guoga
Big Hands and Storylines:
Hold’em
Ivey Climbing
Robert Mizrachi raised from early position and was met by a re-raise from Phil Ivey on the button. Mizrachi called and the two saw a AK7 flop. Mizrachi check-raised Ivey’s continuation bet and Ivey made the call. Mizrachi bet 4,000 on the 7 turn and Ivey made a quick call. The river was the 6. Mizrachi checked and Ivey bet. Mizrachi mulled it over his decision for a minute or so before announcing a call. Ivey turned over AJ. His pair of aces was good enough to take down the pot and grow his stack to 130,000. Mizrachi now has about 12 big bets left with 50,000.
Razz
Chipping Up Off The Old Bloch
Hawrilenko: 85JA
Bloch: 42109
Matt “Hoss_TBF” Hawrilenko completed with the 8 and was raised by Andy Bloch on his left. Johnny Chan and Mike Wattel both called, as did Hawrilenko, and the 4 each drew a fourth card. Hawrilenko caught a 5, Bloch a 2, Chan a J, and Wattel the K. Bloch led out with his 4-low, Chan and Wattel called, but Hawrilenko put in a raise and then Bloch 3-bet, squeezing Chan and Wattel out of the pot, much to their consternation. On 5th street, Bloch bet and Hawrilenko called. The tables turned on 6th street and Bloch check-called a bet from Hawrilenko. Both players checked the river and Hawrilenko’s (A-6-4) gave him an 8-low. Bloch briefly showed (9-7-3) and mucked his 9-low. With the pot Hawrilenko moved up to 90,000.
Stud
 David Grey Eliminated
Andy Bloch completed with the T and was raised by David Grey with the Q up. Grey admitted that, with about 13,000 chips to start the hand, he was almost certainly going to end up all-in on the hand. That is indeed what ended up happening, with he and Bloch all-in on 6th street:
Grey: (Q)(6)Q478
Bloch: (K)(J)1025A
Grey’s pair of queens was ahead of Bloch going to the final card, but Bloch had a slew of outs: any diamond, ace, king, or queen would give him the lead in the hand. Bloch flipped over his final card like it was hot: Q. Grey could only laugh as Bloch made a straight with the card that he so desperately needed.
Bloch now has an impressive 180,000 chips.
Stud/8b
Gus’ Flush Trips Up Kravchenko
With boards of:
Hansen: 8355
Kravchenko: 76KK
Hansen was the aggressor on all streets, betting when checked to and leading out when acting first. On 7th street, Kravchenko timidly check-called Hansen’s river bet and was not happy to see Gus table (Q)(J)(7) for a flush. Kravchenko could not produce a low and the pot was shipped to the Dane. Hansen now has 60,000.
Player Tags: Robert Mizrachi, Antanas Guoga, Andy Bloch, Minh Ly, Gus Hansen, Joe Cassidy, David Grey, Phil Ivey, Abe Mosseri, Pat Pezzin, Alexander Kravchenko, Ray Dehkharghani, Isabelle Mercier, Steve Wolff, Andy Black, Matt Hawrilenko, William Chen, Tom Dwan, Doug Ganger
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| Jun 26, '08 |
2008 39th Annual World Series of Poker |
Event 45 - World Championship H.O.R.S.E. |
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$50,000 World Championship H.O.R.S.E - Day 2 - Level 13 Recap
Jun 27, '08
Stakes:
Hold’em/Omaha: 4,000-8,000 blinds
Stud/Razz/Stud8: 2,000 ante, 2,000 bring in, 8,000-16,000 stakes
Players Left: 46 of 148
Chip Leaders:
Joseph Michael - 730,000
Edwin Ting - 690,000
Barry Greenstein - 655,000
Lyle Berman - 603,000
Michael DeMichele - 590,000
Chad Brown - 550,000
Huck Seed - 525,000
James Mackey - 510,000
Farzad "Fred" Bonyadi - 480,000
David Oppenheim - 475,000
Average Stack: 321,750
Eliminations:
Dario Minieri
Greg Mueller
Isabelle Mercier
Big Hands and Storylines:
Omaha/8b
Minh Ly Doubles Up
Minh Ly raised from early position and was called by Barry Greenstein in middle position, Phil Ivey in the small blind, and Layne Flack in the big blind. The flop was Q97 and Ivey bet out and Flack folded. Ly raised, Greenstein folded, and Ivey called. On the 3 turn Ivey check-called a bet from Ly. The river was the A and Ivey checked again. Ly bet, leaving himself only 20,000 behind, and Ivey folded rather quickly. The pot brought Ly up to 150,000 and knocked Ivey down to a perilously low 100,000.
Razz
Greg Mueller Eliminated
After a raise and a re-raise, Greg Mueller was all-in on third street against Chris Reslock:
Mueller: (2)(9)4JJ109
Reslock: (3)(6)45J107
After all of the cards had been dealt, Reslock’s 7-low was good to take down the smallish pot. Mueller, unlike most players who dart from the tournament floor at light speed, lingered around his table for a few minutes before taking a leisurely walk out of the Amazon Room.
Dario Minieri Eliminated
Having gotten all-in as a short-stack a number of times in the Omaha/8b portion of the event only to repeatedly claim a chopped pot, Dario Minieri got himself all-in on third street against Andy Bloch in razz. There would be no split pot this time; it was either double up or go home for Minieri. Unfortunately for the diminutive Italian, he would be sent packing. Despite starting with 5-2-A, he could only make a 9-8 low. Bloch’s 5-3-2 turned into an 8-5 on seventh street and the pot was his. Bloch now has about 210,000.
Stud
Isabelle Mercier Eliminated
Ralph Perry: AA93
Justin Bonomo: J974
Isabelle Mercier: 7322
On seventh street, with Isabelle Mercier all-in, Ralph Perry bet into Justin Bonomo. Bonomo mulled over a decision and opted to simply call. Perry insta-mucked, not even giving Bonomo a chance to show his cards. When Bonomo did reveal his downcards – (Q)(6)(5) – it was apparent to Mercier that he had made a flush, and that her day was over. Bonomo is now up to 170,000.
Player Tags: Fred Bonyadi, Barry Greenstein, Minh Ly, Chad Brown, Huck Seed, David Oppenheim, Greg Mueller, Lyle Berman, Phil Ivey, James Mackey, Isabelle Mercier, Justin Bonomo, Dario Minieri, Michael DeMichele, Joseph Michael, Edwin Ting, European Report
$50,000 World Championship H.O.R.S.E - Day 2 - Level 7 Recap
Jun 26, '08
Stakes:
Hold’em/Omaha: 1,000-2,000 blinds
Stud/Razz/Stud8: 500 ante, 500 bring in, 2,000-4,000 stakes
Players Left: 122 of 148
Chip Leaders:
Steve Wolff - 285,000
Tom Dwan - 280,000
Isabelle Mercier - 280,000
Abraham "Abe" Mosseri - 260,000
Joe Cassidy - 257,000
Ray Dehkharghani - 245,000
Doug Ganger - 230,000
William Chen - 225,000
Minh Ly - 200,000
Pat Pezzin - 196,500
Average Stack: 121,300
Eliminations:
Andrew Black
David Grey
Antanas “Tony G” Guoga
Big Hands and Storylines:
Hold’em
Ivey Climbing
Robert Mizrachi raised from early position and was met by a re-raise from Phil Ivey on the button. Mizrachi called and the two saw a AK7 flop. Mizrachi check-raised Ivey’s continuation bet and Ivey made the call. Mizrachi bet 4,000 on the 7 turn and Ivey made a quick call. The river was the 6. Mizrachi checked and Ivey bet. Mizrachi mulled it over his decision for a minute or so before announcing a call. Ivey turned over AJ. His pair of aces was good enough to take down the pot and grow his stack to 130,000. Mizrachi now has about 12 big bets left with 50,000.
Razz
Chipping Up Off The Old Bloch
Hawrilenko: 85JA
Bloch: 42109
Matt “Hoss_TBF” Hawrilenko completed with the 8 and was raised by Andy Bloch on his left. Johnny Chan and Mike Wattel both called, as did Hawrilenko, and the 4 each drew a fourth card. Hawrilenko caught a 5, Bloch a 2, Chan a J, and Wattel the K. Bloch led out with his 4-low, Chan and Wattel called, but Hawrilenko put in a raise and then Bloch 3-bet, squeezing Chan and Wattel out of the pot, much to their consternation. On 5th street, Bloch bet and Hawrilenko called. The tables turned on 6th street and Bloch check-called a bet from Hawrilenko. Both players checked the river and Hawrilenko’s (A-6-4) gave him an 8-low. Bloch briefly showed (9-7-3) and mucked his 9-low. With the pot Hawrilenko moved up to 90,000.
Stud
David Grey Eliminated
Andy Bloch completed with the T and was raised by David Grey with the Q up. Grey admitted that, with about 13,000 chips to start the hand, he was almost certainly going to end up all-in on the hand. That is indeed what ended up happening, with he and Bloch all-in on 6th street:
Grey: (Q)(6)Q478
Bloch: (K)(J)1025A
Grey’s pair of queens was ahead of Bloch going to the final card, but Bloch had a slew of outs: any diamond, ace, king, or queen would give him the lead in the hand. Bloch flipped over his final card like it was hot: Q. Grey could only laugh as Bloch made a straight with the card that he so desperately needed.
Bloch now has an impressive 180,000 chips.
Stud/8b
Gus’ Flush Trips Up Kravchenko
With boards of:
Hansen: 8355
Kravchenko: 76KK
Hansen was the aggressor on all streets, betting when checked to and leading out when acting first. On 7th street, Kravchenko timidly check-called Hansen’s river bet and was not happy to see Gus table (Q)(J)(7) for a flush. Kravchenko could not produce a low and the pot was shipped to the Dane. Hansen now has 60,000.
Player Tags: Robert Mizrachi, Antanas Guoga, Andy Bloch, Minh Ly, Gus Hansen, Joe Cassidy, David Grey, Phil Ivey, Abe Mosseri, Pat Pezzin, Alexander Kravchenko, Ray Dehkharghani, Isabelle Mercier, Steve Wolff, Andy Black, Matt Hawrilenko, William Chen, Tom Dwan, Doug Ganger
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| Jun 18, '08 |
2008 39th Annual World Series of Poker |
Event 34 - Pot-Limit Omaha with Rebuys |
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$1,500 PLO w/ Rebuys - Level 4
Jun 18, '08
Blinds/Antes: 150-300
Entrants: Approx. 320
Chip Counts:
Layne Flack: 134,000
J.C. Tran: 60,000
Daniel Alaei: 55,000
Sherkhan Farnood: 48,000
Phil Ivey: 47,000
David Grey: 46,000
Michael Gracz: 45,000
Jacobo Fernandez: 42,000
David Ulliot: 40,000
Peter Gould: 40,000
Big Hands and Storylines:
As expected, now that the rebuy period is overplay has tightened up considerably. But that's not stopping players from meeting their ends at the table.
Ly Plays With the Shulmans
Jeff Shulman is seated at the same table as his father, Barry Shulman. Early in the level, Jeff and Minh Ly called seat 4's all in bet on a board of 522A8. Jeff showed down AJ86 for two pair, aces and deuces, and a busted nut flush draw. Ly showed 7643 for the wheel and the player in seat 4 was eliminated.
Forrest Survives
Ted Forrest was all in preflop and called by by Noah Boeken. Forrest showed AA32 and Boeken showed A-K-Q-J. The board came out Q9X-7X-K6, giving Boeken two pair on the turn but Forrest hit the flush on the river to double up.
Haxton Lets It Go
Isaac Haxton bet 1,600 on a board of AKQ6 and the player in seat 9 made the call. The river was the 6 and Haxton led out 4,500. Seat nine reraised over the top all in and Haxton laid his hand down. Seat 9 showed A-A-Q-7 for a flopped set of aces.
Tran Chipping Up
J.C. Tran called a bet of 3,500 on a Q102Q board and all players checked the river K. Tran showed AQJ9 for the straight and scooped the pot and climbed to 60,000.
Player Tags: J.C. Tran, Jeff Shulman, Minh Ly, Ted Forrest, Barry Shulman, Noah Boeken, Isaac Haxton, European Report
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| Jun 15, '08 |
2008 39th Annual World Series of Poker |
Event 30 - World Championship Limit Hold'em |
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$10,000 World Championship Limit Hold'em - Day 1 - Level 7 Recap
Jun 15, '08
Note: The players are about to begin the final level of the day
Blinds: 500-1,000
Players Left: 118 of 218
Chip Leaders:
J.C. Tran - 84,000
Mickey Appleman - 58,000
Terrence Chan - 57,000
John Hennigan - 56,000
Michael Binger - 55,000
Eric Froehlich - 53,000
Greg Mueller - 52,000
Minh Ly - 51,000
Erick Lindgren - 51,000
Joe Sebok - 50,000
Average Stack: 36,950
Eliminations:
Daniel Negreanu
Mark “Newhizzle” Newhouse
Scotty Nguyen
Big Hands and Storylines:
 Congratulations to Barry Greenstein
An announcement was made over the public address system informing the room of Barry Greenstein’s victory in the $1,500 razz tournament. Apparently Barry did not stick around to savor his victory for very long, because as the announcement was being made he was taking his seat at table 14 in the $10,000 limit tournament while simultaneously conducting an interview. When asked by a fellow player how much the tournament win was worth, Barry seemed hesitant to answer, though he eventually said it was about $150,000. For the record, it was $158,659.
Bloch Takes One Down
Michael Binger made a raise from early position; Andy Bloch in the big blind was the only caller. On a flop of Q104, Bloch checked, Binger bet, and Bloch called. Both players checked the 5 turn. The river was the J, Bloch bet out and got a call from Binger. Bloch’s 54 made two-pair and he raked in the pot. Bloch now has 33,000, still far short of Binger’s stack of 55,000.
Sung Sunk
On a flop of KT8, Steve Sung bet from the small blind and was called by Daniel Alaei in late position. The action played out the same way, bet-call, on both the 3 turn and K river. Sung tabled A8 and Alaei showed JT for a higher two-pair. Sung, with 39,000, still has more chips than Alaei, but 21,000 is still a respectable amount at this juncture of the tournament.
Brandon Adams Hit Hard
Brandon Adams lost about 5,000 chips on a hand in which he flopped top-pair top-kicker against his opponent’s set of eights. The board was AJ8T6; Adams had AK and his opponent tabled 88. Adams is now down to 10,000 and will in all likelihood need to double up in the day’s final level to make it to day 2.
Player Tags: J.C. Tran, Scotty Nguyen, Erick Lindgren, Barry Greenstein, Mickey Appleman, Andy Bloch, Minh Ly, Daniel Negreanu, Greg Mueller, John Hennigan, Daniel Alaei, Terrence Chan, Eric Froehlich, Joe Sebok, Steve Sung, Brandon Adams, Michael Binger, Mark Newhouse
$10,000 World Championship Limit Hold'em - Day 1 - Level 5 Recap
Jun 15, '08
Blinds: 300-600
Players Left: 184 of 218
Chip Leaders:
Michael Binger - 60,000
Liz Lieu - 55,000
David Oppenheim - 55,000
Minh Ly - 42,000
Justin Bonomo - 40,000
Todd Witteles - 40,000
Mickey Appleman - 39,000
J.C. Tran - 38,000
Andy Bloch - 38,000
Richard Brodie - 37,000
Average Stack: 23,700
Eliminations:
Anna Wroblewski
Doyle Brunson
Marcel Luske
Patrik Antonius
Thor Hansen
Vivek Rajkumar
Big Hands and Storylines:
Kicker Problems for Boeken
Noah Boeken and Bill Edler tangled again, with Edler claiming his revenge on this occasion. Boeken raised from middle position and Edler re-raised him. The table folded around and Boeken made the call. The board came Q55T8 and Boeken check-called Edler on every street. Edler tabled AQ and Boeken rapped the table, flashed a queen, and mucked his cards. With that pot Edler is up to 28,500.
Duck Tales
With only four big blinds left, Vivek “psyduck” Rajkumar got all of his chips into the middle with AJ against his opponent’s A2. When the board ran out KT3K5, Rajkumar was up to 5,000 chips. Unfortunately his day would not last much longer and he busted 15 minutes later.
 So That’s Why He Wears a Suit
We here at Card Player never tire of Marcel Luske’s antics. While many players’ shenanigans can be cruel and tragic (which makes them not really shenanigans at all) Marcel’s are always good-natured and amusing. After rivering a straight against Matt Hawrilenko to stay alive in the tournament, Luske leaned close to the table, laid his necktie flat on the felt, and made a very simple request to the dealer: “Gimme da money.” The dealer – like all of the players at the table – was entertained by this turn of events and obliged the Dutchman, placing the chips on his tie. As Luske dragged the pot in a most unusual manner, Terrence Chan asked Hawrilenko, “Now wasn’t it worth it to lose that small pot?” Unfortunately for lovers of fanciful fun and dapperly-dressed Dutchman, Luske would be eliminated later in the level.
Traniello a Thorn in Arieh’s Side
Marco Traniello has just taken two pots off of Josh Arieh and increased his stack to 28,000.
In the first pot Traniello raised from the button and Arieh called in the big blind. The two checked a AJ2 flop, and Traniello took it down on the turn (4) when Arieh check-folded.
The next hand was a bit bigger: Marco raised in early position and Arieh 3-bet him in late position. Theo Tran called in the big blind, and Traniello called. The flop was 992. Tran checked, Traniello bet, Arieh called, and Tran folded. Traniello and Arieh both checked the 6c turn. The 2 seemed to be a harmless river card, so when Traniello checked, Arieh fired 1,200. Traniello called and the two showed their cards:
Arieh: 8-8
Traniello T-T
Traniello’s recent run has propelled him up into the upper-third of today’s players. Arieh is down to 18,500, and Theo Tran is lingering at 13,000.
Player Tags: J.C. Tran, Thor Hansen, Josh Arieh, Richard Brodie, Mickey Appleman, Andy Bloch, Minh Ly, David Oppenheim, Doyle Brunson, Marco Traniello, Marcel Luske, Bill Edler, Noah Boeken, Patrik Antonius, Justin Bonomo, Liz Lieu, Todd Witteles, Michael Binger, Theo Tran, Vivek Rajkumar, Anna Wroblewski, European Report
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| Jun 14, '08 |
2008 39th Annual World Series of Poker |
Event 24 - Pot-Limit Hold'em / Omaha |
3 |
+ |
$2,500 HA - Two Quickly Gone
Jun 14, '08
Players Remaining: 7
Chip Counts:
Kyle Kloeckner - 443,000
Allen Cunningham - 440,000
Jonathan Depa - 367,000
Max Pescatori - 367,000
Lennart Holtkamp - 238,000
Kyle Hegeman - 222,000
Greg Hurst - 115,000
Eliminations: John-Paul Kelly (9th Place), Minh Ly (8th Place)
Big Hands and Storylines:
 John-Paul Kelly Eliminated in 9th Place ($22,599) - Hold'em
Kyle Kloeckner raised to 25,000 and John-Paul Kelly moved all in for 64,000 on the short stack. Kloeckner called and showed A10. Kelly needed help with his KJ, but the board ran out A658Q to eliminate Kelly in ninth place.
Minh Ly Eliminated in 8th Place ($30,482) - Hold'em
Jonathan Depa raised to 25,000 and Minh Ly raised the pot behind him. The action folded around and Depa moved all in. Ly made the call and showed pocket jacks, and he was racing against Depa's AK. The board ran out K5552 and Ly was crippled down to his last 4,000. The next hand he was all in blind and couldn't catch up to Kyle Hegeman's K-Q.
Player Tags: Minh Ly, Jonathan Depa, Kyle Kloeckner, Kyle Hegeman, European Report
Event 24 - $2,500 Pot-Limit Hold 'em/Omaha - Minh Ly Making It Happen
Jun 13, '08
Blinds: 1,000-2,000 hold 'em
Players Remaining: 34
Average Chip Count: 67,206
Eliminations: Allen Kessler
 Ly Lives Large
The player in seat 5 raised to 5,500 before the flop, and was called by Minh Ly from the big blind. Ly checked the flop of K108, and seat 5 continuation bet for 7,000. Ly then check-raised an additional 12,000, only to have seat 5 re-raised all in, (technically, he re-raised the pot, but the amount was enough to put Ly all-in). Ly made the call and tabled 1010 for a flopped set, standing strong against seat 5's AA. The turn and river came 82, and Ly doubled up to stay near the top of the chip counts.
Chainsaw Cut Down
Allen Kessler was all in preflop with 1010 against his opponent's K9. Unlike Minh Ly, however, Kessler's 10's were not enough to win him the hand, as the board ran out AJK69. Kessler was eliminated from the tournament, securing his third cash of the series thus far. For more information on Allen Kessler's world series experience, visit his pro analysis blog.
Player Tags: Minh Ly, Allen Kessler
End of Day
Jun 12, '08
Day 1 has come to an end. Of the 457 players who started the day, only 85 remain.
Players will return for Day 2 on Friday at 2 p.m. and play down to the final table. Many notable players still remain, although many of them are nursing below average stacks. Joe Hachem, Johnny Chan and Allen Cunningham are all below average and have a lot of work to do if they want to make it to through Day 2.
Max Pescatori, on the other hand, has a healthy stack and is near the top of the leaderboard after Day 1.
Here is a recap of the last hour of play, as well as a final list of the chip leaders through Day 1.
Blinds/Antes:
PLHE: 300-600
PLO: 250-500
Players Left: 85 of 457
Chip Leaders:
Stephen Kinney: 85,000
Kyle Kloeckner: 64,000
Dave Penly: 63,000
Michael Pesek: 63,000
Jesse McEuen: 61,000
Lennart Holtkamp: 53,000
Dustin Sitar: 52,000
Mark Davis: 52,000
Max Pescatori: 51,000
Shawn Buchanan: 47,500
Average Stack: 26,570
Big Hands:
PLHE:
 Hard to Kill, But Not Impossible
Andrew Black moved all in before the flop and was called. Black turned over 66. His opponent showed A8 and the board ran out J2Q7J. Black's pocket pair held up and he doubled to just around 10,000. "Hard to kill," he said. It was true in that case, but once Joe Hachem arrived at the table, Black's number was up.
Andrew Black raised before the flop, essentially committing himself as he was very low on chips. Joe Hachem reraised enough to put Black all in. The call was made and Black turned over A6. Hachem flipped 88. The board offered no help to Black and he was ousted by the hands of Hachem. While Hachem was done busting people in hold'em, he was far from finished.
PLO:
Hachem Strikes Again
Before the flop, Joe Hachem raised to 1,500. Justin Bonomo reraised the pot and Hachem moved Bonomo all in. The hands were then turned over.
Hachem: KK43
Bonomo: AAKQ
Board: 865102
Hachem was dominated but rivered himself a straight to knock out Bonomo and put his stack around 25,000.
 Top Set is No Good
On a board reading J109, the player in seat 9 moved all in and caused Max Pescatori to have himself a session in the tank. After much thought, he made the call and his opponent announced that he had top set.
"That's no good," Pescatori announced as the hands were turned up.
Pescatori: 10987
Seat 9: JJ66
The turn was the 2 and the 7 on the river held Pescatori's straight and he was up to around 50,000 in chips.
No Ly
Minh Ly moved called his money all in after his opponent had bet the pot on a flop reading J104. The hands were then turned over.
Ly: K9A6
Opponent: KKQQ
The turn was the 4, threatening to send Ly to the rail. But the river brought the 5, making Ly his flush and doubling him up to around 33,000.
Player Tags: Minh Ly, Justin Bonomo, Andy Black, Joe Hachem, European Report
$2,500 PLHE/PLO - Hour Three
Jun 12, '08
Blinds/Antes:
PLHE: 75-150
PLO: 50-100
Players Left: 306 of 457
Chip Leaders:
Andy Bloch: 19,000
Sorel Mizzi: 17,900
Dario Alioto: 15,300
David Benyamine: 15,000
Tony G: 11,500
Minh Ly: 11,500
Chris Ferguson: 11,400
Gabe Costner: 11,000
Anthony Chatelain: 11,000
Allen Cunningham: 10,400
Average Stack: 7,467
Eliminations: Scott Fischman, Allyn Jaffrey Shulman, Peter Gould
Big Hands:
PLHE
 Danny Fuchs Tripples Up, Knocks One Out
Vanessa Rousso raised to 425 before the flop and and Danny Fuchs smooth called. The big blind reraised the pot and both Rousso and Fuchs re-potted until all three of them were all in. Fuchs had the big blind covered and while Rousso had them both covered.
Rousso: JJ
Fuchs: KK
Big Blind: AK
Board: J1076K
Rousso flopped top set and led to the river where Fuchs sucked out with the case king, trippling up and eliminating one opponent.
Scott Fischman Eliminated by Andy Bloch
Scott Fischman got it all in with pocket queens against Andy Bloch's pocket tens. Bloch had him covered. The board came K-Q-J-9 in some combination, giving Fischman top set and Bloch the straight to the king. Bloch sucked out and sent Fischman packing early in Level 3.
PLO
Allyn Jaffrey Shulman Eliminated
Allyn Jaffrey Shulman raised to 550 before the flop and the player in seat 1 raised to 2,000. Seat 2 made the call and Shulman called all in for 1,375 more. The flop came J84, and seat 1 moved all in for (4,500 approx.). Seat 2 folded while seat 1 took the side pot. Shulman and seat 1 turned over their cards for the main pot.
Shulman: AAK9
Seat 1: AA86
Shulman and seat 1 were looking at a chopped pot, both with the overpair on the flop, but the 6 on the turn gave seat 1 two pair. The river was the 5, and Shulman was eliminated from the tournament halfway through Level 3.
 Minh Ly Knocks Two Out in Same Hand, Peter Gould Hits the Rail
On a flop of 853, Minh Ly bet the pot (600) and just as seat 9 was about to fold, the floor person came over and told the dealer that the table would be breaking after the hand. Seat 9 made a rash decision to shove all in for 1,550 instead of taking his short stack to a new table. Peter Gould also followed that same logic calling all in for 1,100. Minh Ly made the call and had both players covered.
Minh Ly: Q882
Gould: AQ72
Seat 9: Q764
Minh Ly flopped a set of eights and seat 9 had made an open-ended straght draw. Gould was drawing dead. The turn was the 9 and the river was the 3, filling Ly and eliminating both Peter Gould and seat 9 in the same hand. The table broke immediately after the hand and Ly took an extra 3,000 or so with him to his new seat.
Player Tags: Allyn Jaffrey Shulman, Andy Bloch, Minh Ly, Scott Fischman, Vanessa Rousso, Peter Gould, Danny Fuchs
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| Jun 13, '08 |
2008 39th Annual World Series of Poker |
Event 24 - Pot-Limit Hold'em / Omaha |
2 |
+ |
$2,500 HA - Two Quickly Gone
Jun 14, '08
Players Remaining: 7
Chip Counts:
Kyle Kloeckner - 443,000
Allen Cunningham - 440,000
Jonathan Depa - 367,000
Max Pescatori - 367,000
Lennart Holtkamp - 238,000
Kyle Hegeman - 222,000
Greg Hurst - 115,000
Eliminations: John-Paul Kelly (9th Place), Minh Ly (8th Place)
Big Hands and Storylines:
John-Paul Kelly Eliminated in 9th Place ($22,599) - Hold'em
Kyle Kloeckner raised to 25,000 and John-Paul Kelly moved all in for 64,000 on the short stack. Kloeckner called and showed A10. Kelly needed help with his KJ, but the board ran out A658Q to eliminate Kelly in ninth place.
Minh Ly Eliminated in 8th Place ($30,482) - Hold'em
Jonathan Depa raised to 25,000 and Minh Ly raised the pot behind him. The action folded around and Depa moved all in. Ly made the call and showed pocket jacks, and he was racing against Depa's AK. The board ran out K5552 and Ly was crippled down to his last 4,000. The next hand he was all in blind and couldn't catch up to Kyle Hegeman's K-Q.
Player Tags: Minh Ly, Jonathan Depa, Kyle Kloeckner, Kyle Hegeman, European Report
Event 24 - $2,500 Pot-Limit Hold 'em/Omaha - Minh Ly Making It Happen
Jun 13, '08
Blinds: 1,000-2,000 hold 'em
Players Remaining: 34
Average Chip Count: 67,206
Eliminations: Allen Kessler
Ly Lives Large
The player in seat 5 raised to 5,500 before the flop, and was called by Minh Ly from the big blind. Ly checked the flop of K108, and seat 5 continuation bet for 7,000. Ly then check-raised an additional 12,000, only to have seat 5 re-raised all in, (technically, he re-raised the pot, but the amount was enough to put Ly all-in). Ly made the call and tabled 1010 for a flopped set, standing strong against seat 5's AA. The turn and river came 82, and Ly doubled up to stay near the top of the chip counts.
Chainsaw Cut Down
Allen Kessler was all in preflop with 1010 against his opponent's K9. Unlike Minh Ly, however, Kessler's 10's were not enough to win him the hand, as the board ran out AJK69. Kessler was eliminated from the tournament, securing his third cash of the series thus far. For more information on Allen Kessler's world series experience, visit his pro analysis blog.
Player Tags: Minh Ly, Allen Kessler
End of Day
Jun 12, '08
Day 1 has come to an end. Of the 457 players who started the day, only 85 remain.
Players will return for Day 2 on Friday at 2 p.m. and play down to the final table. Many notable players still remain, although many of them are nursing below average stacks. Joe Hachem, Johnny Chan and Allen Cunningham are all below average and have a lot of work to do if they want to make it to through Day 2.
Max Pescatori, on the other hand, has a healthy stack and is near the top of the leaderboard after Day 1.
Here is a recap of the last hour of play, as well as a final list of the chip leaders through Day 1.
Blinds/Antes:
PLHE: 300-600
PLO: 250-500
Players Left: 85 of 457
Chip Leaders:
Stephen Kinney: 85,000
Kyle Kloeckner: 64,000
Dave Penly: 63,000
Michael Pesek: 63,000
Jesse McEuen: 61,000
Lennart Holtkamp: 53,000
Dustin Sitar: 52,000
Mark Davis: 52,000
Max Pescatori: 51,000
Shawn Buchanan: 47,500
Average Stack: 26,570
Big Hands:
PLHE:
Hard to Kill, But Not Impossible
Andrew Black moved all in before the flop and was called. Black turned over 66. His opponent showed A8 and the board ran out J2Q7J. Black's pocket pair held up and he doubled to just around 10,000. "Hard to kill," he said. It was true in that case, but once Joe Hachem arrived at the table, Black's number was up.
Andrew Black raised before the flop, essentially committing himself as he was very low on chips. Joe Hachem reraised enough to put Black all in. The call was made and Black turned over A6. Hachem flipped 88. The board offered no help to Black and he was ousted by the hands of Hachem. While Hachem was done busting people in hold'em, he was far from finished.
PLO:
Hachem Strikes Again
Before the flop, Joe Hachem raised to 1,500. Justin Bonomo reraised the pot and Hachem moved Bonomo all in. The hands were then turned over.
Hachem: KK43
Bonomo: AAKQ
Board: 865102
Hachem was dominated but rivered himself a straight to knock out Bonomo and put his stack around 25,000.
Top Set is No Good
On a board reading J109, the player in seat 9 moved all in and caused Max Pescatori to have himself a session in the tank. After much thought, he made the call and his opponent announced that he had top set.
"That's no good," Pescatori announced as the hands were turned up.
Pescatori: 10987
Seat 9: JJ66
The turn was the 2 and the 7 on the river held Pescatori's straight and he was up to around 50,000 in chips.
No Ly
Minh Ly moved called his money all in after his opponent had bet the pot on a flop reading J104. The hands were then turned over.
Ly: K9A6
Opponent: KKQQ
The turn was the 4, threatening to send Ly to the rail. But the river brought the 5, making Ly his flush and doubling him up to around 33,000.
Player Tags: Minh Ly, Justin Bonomo, Andy Black, Joe Hachem, European Report
$2,500 PLHE/PLO - Hour Three
Jun 12, '08
Blinds/Antes:
PLHE: 75-150
PLO: 50-100
Players Left: 306 of 457
Chip Leaders:
Andy Bloch: 19,000
Sorel Mizzi: 17,900
Dario Alioto: 15,300
David Benyamine: 15,000
Tony G: 11,500
Minh Ly: 11,500
Chris Ferguson: 11,400
Gabe Costner: 11,000
Anthony Chatelain: 11,000
Allen Cunningham: 10,400
Average Stack: 7,467
Eliminations: Scott Fischman, Allyn Jaffrey Shulman, Peter Gould
Big Hands:
PLHE
Danny Fuchs Tripples Up, Knocks One Out
Vanessa Rousso raised to 425 before the flop and and Danny Fuchs smooth called. The big blind reraised the pot and both Rousso and Fuchs re-potted until all three of them were all in. Fuchs had the big blind covered and while Rousso had them both covered.
Rousso: JJ
Fuchs: KK
Big Blind: AK
Board: J1076K
Rousso flopped top set and led to the river where Fuchs sucked out with the case king, trippling up and eliminating one opponent.
Scott Fischman Eliminated by Andy Bloch
Scott Fischman got it all in with pocket queens against Andy Bloch's pocket tens. Bloch had him covered. The board came K-Q-J-9 in some combination, giving Fischman top set and Bloch the straight to the king. Bloch sucked out and sent Fischman packing early in Level 3.
PLO
Allyn Jaffrey Shulman Eliminated
Allyn Jaffrey Shulman raised to 550 before the flop and the player in seat 1 raised to 2,000. Seat 2 made the call and Shulman called all in for 1,375 more. The flop came J84, and seat 1 moved all in for (4,500 approx.). Seat 2 folded while seat 1 took the side pot. Shulman and seat 1 turned over their cards for the main pot.
Shulman: AAK9
Seat 1: AA86
Shulman and seat 1 were looking at a chopped pot, both with the overpair on the flop, but the 6 on the turn gave seat 1 two pair. The river was the 5, and Shulman was eliminated from the tournament halfway through Level 3.
Minh Ly Knocks Two Out in Same Hand, Peter Gould Hits the Rail
On a flop of 853, Minh Ly bet the pot (600) and just as seat 9 was about to fold, the floor person came over and told the dealer that the table would be breaking after the hand. Seat 9 made a rash decision to shove all in for 1,550 instead of taking his short stack to a new table. Peter Gould also followed that same logic calling all in for 1,100. Minh Ly made the call and had both players covered.
Minh Ly: Q882
Gould: AQ72
Seat 9: Q764
Minh Ly flopped a set of eights and seat 9 had made an open-ended straght draw. Gould was drawing dead. The turn was the 9 and the river was the 3, filling Ly and eliminating both Peter Gould and seat 9 in the same hand. The table broke immediately after the hand and Ly took an extra 3,000 or so with him to his new seat.
Player Tags: Allyn Jaffrey Shulman, Andy Bloch, Minh Ly, Scott Fischman, Vanessa Rousso, Peter Gould, Danny Fuchs
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| Jun 12, '08 |
2008 39th Annual World Series of Poker |
Event 24 - Pot-Limit Hold'em / Omaha |
1 |
+ |
$2,500 HA - Two Quickly Gone
Jun 14, '08
Players Remaining: 7
Chip Counts:
Kyle Kloeckner - 443,000
Allen Cunningham - 440,000
Jonathan Depa - 367,000
Max Pescatori - 367,000
Lennart Holtkamp - 238,000
Kyle Hegeman - 222,000
Greg Hurst - 115,000
Eliminations: John-Paul Kelly (9th Place), Minh Ly (8th Place)
Big Hands and Storylines:
John-Paul Kelly Eliminated in 9th Place ($22,599) - Hold'em
Kyle Kloeckner raised to 25,000 and John-Paul Kelly moved all in for 64,000 on the short stack. Kloeckner called and showed A10. Kelly needed help with his KJ, but the board ran out A658Q to eliminate Kelly in ninth place.
Minh Ly Eliminated in 8th Place ($30,482) - Hold'em
Jonathan Depa raised to 25,000 and Minh Ly raised the pot behind him. The action folded around and Depa moved all in. Ly made the call and showed pocket jacks, and he was racing against Depa's AK. The board ran out K5552 and Ly was crippled down to his last 4,000. The next hand he was all in blind and couldn't catch up to Kyle Hegeman's K-Q.
Player Tags: Minh Ly, Jonathan Depa, Kyle Kloeckner, Kyle Hegeman, European Report
Event 24 - $2,500 Pot-Limit Hold 'em/Omaha - Minh Ly Making It Happen
Jun 13, '08
Blinds: 1,000-2,000 hold 'em
Players Remaining: 34
Average Chip Count: 67,206
Eliminations: Allen Kessler
Ly Lives Large
The player in seat 5 raised to 5,500 before the flop, and was called by Minh Ly from the big blind. Ly checked the flop of K108, and seat 5 continuation bet for 7,000. Ly then check-raised an additional 12,000, only to have seat 5 re-raised all in, (technically, he re-raised the pot, but the amount was enough to put Ly all-in). Ly made the call and tabled 1010 for a flopped set, standing strong against seat 5's AA. The turn and river came 82, and Ly doubled up to stay near the top of the chip counts.
Chainsaw Cut Down
Allen Kessler was all in preflop with 1010 against his opponent's K9. Unlike Minh Ly, however, Kessler's 10's were not enough to win him the hand, as the board ran out AJK69. Kessler was eliminated from the tournament, securing his third cash of the series thus far. For more information on Allen Kessler's world series experience, visit his pro analysis blog.
Player Tags: Minh Ly, Allen Kessler
End of Day
Jun 12, '08
Day 1 has come to an end. Of the 457 players who started the day, only 85 remain.
Players will return for Day 2 on Friday at 2 p.m. and play down to the final table. Many notable players still remain, although many of them are nursing below average stacks. Joe Hachem, Johnny Chan and Allen Cunningham are all below average and have a lot of work to do if they want to make it to through Day 2.
Max Pescatori, on the other hand, has a healthy stack and is near the top of the leaderboard after Day 1.
Here is a recap of the last hour of play, as well as a final list of the chip leaders through Day 1.
Blinds/Antes:
PLHE: 300-600
PLO: 250-500
Players Left: 85 of 457
Chip Leaders:
Stephen Kinney: 85,000
Kyle Kloeckner: 64,000
Dave Penly: 63,000
Michael Pesek: 63,000
Jesse McEuen: 61,000
Lennart Holtkamp: 53,000
Dustin Sitar: 52,000
Mark Davis: 52,000
Max Pescatori: 51,000
Shawn Buchanan: 47,500
Average Stack: 26,570
Big Hands:
PLHE:
Hard to Kill, But Not Impossible
Andrew Black moved all in before the flop and was called. Black turned over 66. His opponent showed A8 and the board ran out J2Q7J. Black's pocket pair held up and he doubled to just around 10,000. "Hard to kill," he said. It was true in that case, but once Joe Hachem arrived at the table, Black's number was up.
Andrew Black raised before the flop, essentially committing himself as he was very low on chips. Joe Hachem reraised enough to put Black all in. The call was made and Black turned over A6. Hachem flipped 88. The board offered no help to Black and he was ousted by the hands of Hachem. While Hachem was done busting people in hold'em, he was far from finished.
PLO:
Hachem Strikes Again
Before the flop, Joe Hachem raised to 1,500. Justin Bonomo reraised the pot and Hachem moved Bonomo all in. The hands were then turned over.
Hachem: KK43
Bonomo: AAKQ
Board: 865102
Hachem was dominated but rivered himself a straight to knock out Bonomo and put his stack around 25,000.
Top Set is No Good
On a board reading J109, the player in seat 9 moved all in and caused Max Pescatori to have himself a session in the tank. After much thought, he made the call and his opponent announced that he had top set.
"That's no good," Pescatori announced as the hands were turned up.
Pescatori: 10987
Seat 9: JJ66
The turn was the 2 and the 7 on the river held Pescatori's straight and he was up to around 50,000 in chips.
No Ly
Minh Ly moved called his money all in after his opponent had bet the pot on a flop reading J104. The hands were then turned over.
Ly: K9A6
Opponent: KKQQ
The turn was the 4, threatening to send Ly to the rail. But the river brought the 5, making Ly his flush and doubling him up to around 33,000.
Player Tags: Minh Ly, Justin Bonomo, Andy Black, Joe Hachem, European Report
$2,500 PLHE/PLO - Hour Three
Jun 12, '08
Blinds/Antes:
PLHE: 75-150
PLO: 50-100
Players Left: 306 of 457
Chip Leaders:
Andy Bloch: 19,000
Sorel Mizzi: 17,900
Dario Alioto: 15,300
David Benyamine: 15,000
Tony G: 11,500
Minh Ly: 11,500
Chris Ferguson: 11,400
Gabe Costner: 11,000
Anthony Chatelain: 11,000
Allen Cunningham: 10,400
Average Stack: 7,467
Eliminations: Scott Fischman, Allyn Jaffrey Shulman, Peter Gould
Big Hands:
PLHE
Danny Fuchs Tripples Up, Knocks One Out
Vanessa Rousso raised to 425 before the flop and and Danny Fuchs smooth called. The big blind reraised the pot and both Rousso and Fuchs re-potted until all three of them were all in. Fuchs had the big blind covered and while Rousso had them both covered.
Rousso: JJ
Fuchs: KK
Big Blind: AK
Board: J1076K
Rousso flopped top set and led to the river where Fuchs sucked out with the case king, trippling up and eliminating one opponent.
Scott Fischman Eliminated by Andy Bloch
Scott Fischman got it all in with pocket queens against Andy Bloch's pocket tens. Bloch had him covered. The board came K-Q-J-9 in some combination, giving Fischman top set and Bloch the straight to the king. Bloch sucked out and sent Fischman packing early in Level 3.
PLO
Allyn Jaffrey Shulman Eliminated
Allyn Jaffrey Shulman raised to 550 before the flop and the player in seat 1 raised to 2,000. Seat 2 made the call and Shulman called all in for 1,375 more. The flop came J84, and seat 1 moved all in for (4,500 approx.). Seat 2 folded while seat 1 took the side pot. Shulman and seat 1 turned over their cards for the main pot.
Shulman: AAK9
Seat 1: AA86
Shulman and seat 1 were looking at a chopped pot, both with the overpair on the flop, but the 6 on the turn gave seat 1 two pair. The river was the 5, and Shulman was eliminated from the tournament halfway through Level 3.
Minh Ly Knocks Two Out in Same Hand, Peter Gould Hits the Rail
On a flop of 853, Minh Ly bet the pot (600) and just as seat 9 was about to fold, the floor person came over and told the dealer that the table would be breaking after the hand. Seat 9 made a rash decision to shove all in for 1,550 instead of taking his short stack to a new table. Peter Gould also followed that same logic calling all in for 1,100. Minh Ly made the call and had both players covered.
Minh Ly: Q882
Gould: AQ72
Seat 9: Q764
Minh Ly flopped a set of eights and seat 9 had made an open-ended straght draw. Gould was drawing dead. The turn was the 9 and the river was the 3, filling Ly and eliminating both Peter Gould and seat 9 in the same hand. The table broke immediately after the hand and Ly took an extra 3,000 or so with him to his new seat.
Player Tags: Allyn Jaffrey Shulman, Andy Bloch, Minh Ly, Scott Fischman, Vanessa Rousso, Peter Gould, Danny Fuchs
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| Jun 11, '08 |
2008 39th Annual World Series of Poker |
Event 21 - No-Limit Hold'em |
1 |
+ |
$5,000 No-Limit Hold'em - Level 5
Jun 11, '08
Blinds/Antes: 150/300/25
Players Remaining: 460 of 731
Average Stack: 15,900
 Notable Chip Counts:
Jonathan Little - 56,000
Alex Jacob - 45,000
Eli Elezra - 42,000
Eric Lynch - 37,000
Can Kim Hua - 30,200
Anthony Chatelain - 25,000
Bill Edler - 22,000
Amit Makhija - 21,000
Marco Johnson – 20,800
Recent Eliminations:
Phil Laak
Jennifer Tilly
Big Hands/Storylines:
Minh Ly Wins One Without a Flop
The player under-the-gun made it 1,000 to go by tossing a single yellow chip across the line and announcing a raise. After two folds, Minh Ly reraised to 2,400 total. The action folded to the raiser, who considered his options and folded. The pot increased Ly’s stack to over 15,000 in chips.
Phil Laak No Good at Poker?
After battling with a short stack for the last couple of levels, Phil “The Unabomber” Laak raised to 1,050 from middle position. His opponent in the big blind asked for a count of Laak’s remaining chips before putting him all in. Laak nodded, flashed the A and folded while saying, “I am no good at this game.”
During the following orbit, Laak got it all in pre-flop with two callers. The flop came J62, and one of Laak’s opponents bet 1,000, causing the other to fold. He then flipped over 77 and Laak exposed his long shot underdog Q4. The 2 on the turn and 10 on the river sent Laak to try and find Jennifer Tilly for consolation. Unfortunately, Tilly had herself already been eliminated.
Johnny Chan Crippled While Running a Bluff
Johnny Chan raised to 800 pre-flop from the cut-off and was called by his opponent on the button. On the KQ7 flop, Chan bet 1,600 and was called by his opponent. Chan fired again, this time to the tune of 3,200, when the 6 fell on the turn. Again his opponent called, and the J river was dealt. Chan bet 6,000, causing his opponent to go into the tank. He eventually made the call. “Small pair,” Chan said, hesitant to turn over his cards. His opponent turned over KJ and dragged the large pot. Chan was left with less than 3,000 after the hand.
Player Tags: Minh Ly, Phil Laak, Eli Elezra, Johnny Chan, Alex Jacob, Jonathan Little, European Report
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