Chris Moorman Poker Tournament Updates

Joe Ebanks Wins Event #46 ($1,158,481)

Jun 30, '11

Chris Moorman Eliminated in 2nd Place ($716,282)

Joe Ebanks came into the unscheduled fourth day of this event with a commanding chip lead of 11,015,000 to Chris Moorman’s 3,215,000. Ebanks began the day as the aggressor and quickly went to work chipping away at Moorman’s stack.

After losing a few small pots to the chip leader, Moorman button-raised to 240,000 before the flop in the final hand of the tournament and Joe Ebanks called from the big blind.

The flop came Q 10 3 and both players checked.

The turn was the K, Ebanks bet 250,000, Moorman moved all in and Ebanks called.

Ebanks was ahead with top pair and a flush draw against Moorman’s straight draw.

The river was the 9, giving Ebanks a flush to win the pot.

Chris Moorman was eliminated in 2nd place ($716,282) while Joe Ebanks won the gold bracelt for Event #46 and the $1,158,481 grand prize.

Player Tags: Joe Ebanks,   Chris Moorman

Level 31: Day 4 Begins; Ebanks Leads Moorman Heads-Up

Jun 30, '11

NOTE: Play ended last night at just past 3:00am in accordance with the ten-level rule. The final two players returned at approximately 2:30pm this afternoon to resume play. Action will continue today until a winner is determined.

Blinds: 60,000-120,000 with a 15,000 ante

Players Remaining: 2 out of 474

Average Chip Count: 7,110,000

Chip Counts:

1. Joe Ebanks – 11,015,000
2. Chris Moorman – 3,215,000

Payouts:

1st. $1,158,481
2nd. $716,282

Eliminations:

3rd. Bertrand Grospellier – $447,074
4th. Tristan Wade – $292,866
5th. Taylor Paur – $198,140
6th. Mike Sowers – $138,301

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

Player Tags: Joe Ebanks,   Chris Moorman

Level 30: End of Day 3; Ebanks Leads Moorman Heads-Up

Jun 30, '11

NOTE: Play has ended for the night in accordance with the ten-level rule. The final two players will return at 2:30pm to resume play and will continue until a winner is determined.

Blinds: 50,000-100,000 with a 10,000 ante

Players Remaining: 2 out of 474

Average Chip Count: 7,110,000

Chip Counts:

1. Joe Ebanks – 11,015,000
2. Chris Moorman – 3,215,000

Eliminations:

3rd. Bertrand Grospellier – $447,074

Bertrand Grospellier Eliminated in 3rd Place ($447,074)

Bertrand Grospellier button-shoved before the flop for about 1.7 million, Joe Ebanks re-shoved from the small blind and Chris Moorman folded the big blind.

Ebanks had 8 8 against Grospellier’s K 10.

The board came 9 9 5 3 Q, no help for Bertrand Grosppelier who was eliminated in 3rd place ($447,074).

NOTE: With the elimination of Bertrand Grospellier in 3rd place, Chris Moorman took the chip lead going into heads-up play with roughly 7,400,000 to Joe Ebanks’ 6,800,000.

Be sure to check back at 2:30pm for level-by-level updates of this final table.

Player Tags: Bertrand Grospellier,   Joe Ebanks,   Chris Moorman

Level 28: Ebanks Leads Final Three; Wade 4th, Paur 5th

Jun 30, '11

Blinds: 30,000-60,000 with a 10,000 ante

Players Remaining: 3 out of 474

Average Chip Count: 4,740,000

Chip Counts:

1. Joe Ebanks – 4,935,000
2. Bertrand Grospellier – 4,740,000
3. Chris Moorman – 4,555,000

Eliminations:

4th. Tristan Wade – $292,866
5th. Taylor Paur – $198,140

Taylor Paur Eliminated in 5th Place ($198,140)

Taylor Paur button-raised to 130,000 before the flop, Joe Ebanks reriased to 295,000 from the big blind, Paur moved all in for about 1.7 million and Ebanks called.

Paur had 5 5 against Ebanks’ A Q.

The board came Q 4 4 6 8, giving Ebanks top two pair on the flop to win the pot. Taylor Paur was eliminated in 5th place ($198,140).

Tristan Wade Eliminated in 4th Place ($292,866)

Tristan Wade raised to 155,000 from the small blind, Chris Moorman reraised to 335,000 from the big blind, Wade moved all in and Moorman called.

Moorman lead with A J against Wade’s A 9.

The board came A Q 7 8 Q, giving both players two pair (aces and queens), but Moorman’s jack-kicker played and he won the pot. Tristan Wade was eliminated in 4th place ($292,866).

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

Player Tags: Tristan Wade,   Joe Ebanks,   Taylor Paur,   Chris Moorman

Level 26: Tollerene Eliminated 7th, Final Now Table Underway

Jun 29, '11

NOTE: Play ended last night with 22 players and resumed today at 2:30pm. With the elimination of Ben Tollerene in 7th place ($99,493), the official six-handed final table is now underway.

Blinds: 20,000-40,000 with a 5,000 ante

Players Remaining: 8 out of 474

Average Chip Count: 2,370,000

Chip Counts:

1. Chris Moorman – 3,955,000
2. Joe Ebanks – 3,100,000
3. Tristan Wade – 2,465,000
4. Bertrand Grospellier – 2,435,000
5. Mike Sowers – 1,445,000
6. Taylor Paur – 830,000

Payouts:

1st. $1,158,481
2nd. $716,282
3rd. $447,074
4th. $292,866
5th. $198,140
6th. $138,301

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

Player Tags: Tristan Wade,   Joe Ebanks,   Mike Sowers,   Taylor Paur,   Chris Moorman

Level 27: Ionel Leads Kovalchuk Heads-Up; Moorman 3rd

Jun 18, '11

Blinds: 20,000-40,000 with a 5,000 ante

Players Remaining: 2 out of 1,378

Average Chip Count: 5,167,500

Chip Counts:

1. Anton Ionel – 6,425,000
2. Oleksii Kovalchuk – 3,875,000

Eliminations:

3rd. Chris Moorman – $271,800

Chris Moorman Eliminated in 3rd Place ($271,800)

With Dan O’Brien eliminated in 4th place, Chris Moorman entered the level as the short stack and quickly got it all in before the flop with K J against Oleksii Kovalchuk’s K 9,

The board came Q 10 5 7 J, giving Kovalchuk a straight on the river. Chris Mooorman was eliminated in 3rd place ($271,800) while Oleksii Kovalchuk took the chip lead going into heads-up play.

NOTE: With the elimination of Chris Moorman in 3rd place, Oleksii Kovalchuk took the chip lead going into heads-up play with 8 million to Anton Ionel’s 2.3 million.

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Ionel Doubles Up, Takes Chip Lead

Anton Ionel doubled up early heads-up play after getting it all in pre-flop with pocket eights against Oleksii Kovalchuk’s K – J. Kovalchuck bricked and Ionel ended up making a four card flush to double up to over 5.6 million, taking the chip lead for the first time this match.

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

Player Tags: Chris Moorman,   Anton Ionel,   Oleksii Kovalchuk

Level 25: Failla Eliminated 7th, Final Table Now Underway

Jun 17, '11

NOTE: Play ended last night with 22 players and resumed today at 2:30pm. With the elimination of Will Failla in 7th place ($60,473), the official six-handed final table is now underway.

Blinds: 12,000-24,000 with a 4,000 ante

Players Remaining: 6 out of 1,378

Average Chip Count: 1,722,500

Chip Counts:

1. Oleksii Kovalchuk – 4,700,000
2. Anton Ionel – 2,500,000
3. Dan O’Brien – 1,700,000
4. Chris Moorman – 1,150,000
5. Mazin Khoury – 520,000
6. Anthony Ruberto – 518,000

Payouts:

1st. $689,739
2nd. $428,140
3rd. $271,800
4th. $179,162
5th. $121,416
6th. $84,549

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

Player Tags: Chris Moorman,   Dan O'Brien,   Anton Ionel,   Anthony Ruberto Jr,   Mazin Khoury,   Oleksii Kovalchuk

Chris Moorman Eliminated in Seventh Place ($175,000 AUD)

Jan 28, '11

We have lost another big name here at the final table. A few minutes after he doubled up Chris Moorman was all in once again. This time he held 8 4 in the hole, with a 10 10 7 sitting on the table. David Gorr was his adversary and he held K 10 in the hole for the lead.

The turn and river fell 5 and 2 and Moorman was eliminated in seventh place. He took home $175,000 AUD in prize money. Gorr is now the chip leader with close to 5 million.

Player Tags: David Gorr,   Chris Moorman

Chris Moorman Doubles Up

Jan 28, '11

Chris Moorman was all in preflop for 625,000 from the hi-jack and James Keys had him covered on the button. Their cards:

Moorman: 10 10
Keys: A 7

Board: 9 9 8 3 9

Moorman doubled up on the hand to survive and he grew his stack to 1.4 million.

Player Tags: James Keys,   Chris Moorman

Chris Moorman Doubles Up

Jan 28, '11

Chris Moorman was all in preflop and James Keys was pitted against him. Their cards:

Moorman: 5 5
Keys: A Q

Board: 8 2 2 3 4

Moorman doubled up on the hand to survive and he now holds a million in chips, saving him from short stack status.

Player Tags: James Keys,   Chris Moorman

Gorr Doubles Again

Jan 27, '11

Gorr had survived elimination for a third time today. His most recent reincarnation took place when he held pocket kings against the pocket queens of Chris Moorman. The board ran out 10 8 4 7 8 and Gorr grew his stack to 2.2 million. Moorman fell down to about 1.2 million.

Player Tags: David Gorr,   Chris Moorman

Randy Lew Eliminated in 10th Place ($100,000 AUD)

Jan 27, '11

Randy Lew got the last of his chips into the middle preflop against Chris Moorman and they flipped over their cards:

Lew: A Q
Moorman: 10 10

Board: 9 6 4 8 J

Lew was eliminated in 10th place and he will take home $100,000 AUD in prize money.

Player Tags: Chris Moorman

David Gorr Doubles Up Twice

Jan 27, '11

David Gorr has doubled up twice and he has gone from the short stack to 2 million in a short time.

Hand 1:

Gorr was all in the first time preflop against James Keys. Their cards:

Keys: A 5
Gorr: Q 10

Board: Q 3 3 3 7

Gorr doubled up to survive.

Hand 2:

On the second hand Gorr was all in preflop once again, this time against Chris Moorman. Their cards:

Gorr: A K
Moorman: Q Q

Board: K K 5 5 4

Gorr doubled up once again and that second pot shot his chip stack soaring.

Player Tags: David Gorr,   James Keys,   Chris Moorman

Shane Sigsbee Eliminated in 11th Place ($100,000 AUD)

Jan 27, '11

Shane Sigsbee was all in preflop on the small blind and he was up against Chris Moorman in the big blind. Their cards:

Sigsbee: K Q
Moorman: A Q

Board: A 10 9 6 Q

Sigsbee was eliminated on the hand in 11th place and he will take home $100,000 AUD in prize money.

Player Tags: Shane Sigsbee,   Chris Moorman

Day 3 Summary Update

Jan 26, '11

The main event has continued its speedy pace of play and there are just 36 players still in the hunt for day 4. Big names are still fairing well in the event with Patrik Antonius, Howard Lederer, and Sorel Mizzi all still in the mix. Here is a look at the tournament statistics from the main event:

Top Day 3 Chip Counts:

Randy Dorfman: 1,060,000
Eli Heath: 983,000
Chris Moorman: 785,000
Michael Healy: 710,000
Patrik Antonius: 695,000

Notable Day 3 Cashes:

NOTE: Prize money is in AUD.

40: Mike Sowers — $25,000

Player Tags: Chris Moorman

Chris Moorman Eliminated in Seventh Place ($175,000 AUD)

Jan 28, '11

We have lost another big name here at the final table. A few minutes after he doubled up Chris Moorman was all in once again. This time he held 8 4 in the hole, with a 10 10 7 sitting on the table. David Gorr was his adversary and he held K 10 in the hole for the lead.

The turn and river fell 5 and 2 and Moorman was eliminated in seventh place. He took home $175,000 AUD in prize money. Gorr is now the chip leader with close to 5 million.

Player Tags: David Gorr,   Chris Moorman

Chris Moorman Doubles Up

Jan 28, '11

Chris Moorman was all in preflop for 625,000 from the hi-jack and James Keys had him covered on the button. Their cards:

Moorman: 10 10
Keys: A 7

Board: 9 9 8 3 9

Moorman doubled up on the hand to survive and he grew his stack to 1.4 million.

Player Tags: James Keys,   Chris Moorman

Chris Moorman Doubles Up

Jan 28, '11

Chris Moorman was all in preflop and James Keys was pitted against him. Their cards:

Moorman: 5 5
Keys: A Q

Board: 8 2 2 3 4

Moorman doubled up on the hand to survive and he now holds a million in chips, saving him from short stack status.

Player Tags: James Keys,   Chris Moorman

Gorr Doubles Again

Jan 27, '11

Gorr had survived elimination for a third time today. His most recent reincarnation took place when he held pocket kings against the pocket queens of Chris Moorman. The board ran out 10 8 4 7 8 and Gorr grew his stack to 2.2 million. Moorman fell down to about 1.2 million.

Player Tags: David Gorr,   Chris Moorman

Randy Lew Eliminated in 10th Place ($100,000 AUD)

Jan 27, '11

Randy Lew got the last of his chips into the middle preflop against Chris Moorman and they flipped over their cards:

Lew: A Q
Moorman: 10 10

Board: 9 6 4 8 J

Lew was eliminated in 10th place and he will take home $100,000 AUD in prize money.

Player Tags: Chris Moorman

David Gorr Doubles Up Twice

Jan 27, '11

David Gorr has doubled up twice and he has gone from the short stack to 2 million in a short time.

Hand 1:

Gorr was all in the first time preflop against James Keys. Their cards:

Keys: A 5
Gorr: Q 10

Board: Q 3 3 3 7

Gorr doubled up to survive.

Hand 2:

On the second hand Gorr was all in preflop once again, this time against Chris Moorman. Their cards:

Gorr: A K
Moorman: Q Q

Board: K K 5 5 4

Gorr doubled up once again and that second pot shot his chip stack soaring.

Player Tags: David Gorr,   James Keys,   Chris Moorman

Shane Sigsbee Eliminated in 11th Place ($100,000 AUD)

Jan 27, '11

Shane Sigsbee was all in preflop on the small blind and he was up against Chris Moorman in the big blind. Their cards:

Sigsbee: K Q
Moorman: A Q

Board: A 10 9 6 Q

Sigsbee was eliminated on the hand in 11th place and he will take home $100,000 AUD in prize money.

Player Tags: Shane Sigsbee,   Chris Moorman

Day 3 Summary Update

Jan 26, '11

The main event has continued its speedy pace of play and there are just 36 players still in the hunt for day 4. Big names are still fairing well in the event with Patrik Antonius, Howard Lederer, and Sorel Mizzi all still in the mix. Here is a look at the tournament statistics from the main event:

Top Day 3 Chip Counts:

Randy Dorfman: 1,060,000
Eli Heath: 983,000
Chris Moorman: 785,000
Michael Healy: 710,000
Patrik Antonius: 695,000

Notable Day 3 Cashes:

NOTE: Prize money is in AUD.

40: Mike Sowers — $25,000

Player Tags: Chris Moorman

Chris Moorman Eliminated in Seventh Place ($175,000 AUD)

Jan 28, '11

We have lost another big name here at the final table. A few minutes after he doubled up Chris Moorman was all in once again. This time he held 8 4 in the hole, with a 10 10 7 sitting on the table. David Gorr was his adversary and he held K 10 in the hole for the lead.

The turn and river fell 5 and 2 and Moorman was eliminated in seventh place. He took home $175,000 AUD in prize money. Gorr is now the chip leader with close to 5 million.

Player Tags: David Gorr,   Chris Moorman

Chris Moorman Doubles Up

Jan 28, '11

Chris Moorman was all in preflop for 625,000 from the hi-jack and James Keys had him covered on the button. Their cards:

Moorman: 10 10
Keys: A 7

Board: 9 9 8 3 9

Moorman doubled up on the hand to survive and he grew his stack to 1.4 million.

Player Tags: James Keys,   Chris Moorman

Chris Moorman Doubles Up

Jan 28, '11

Chris Moorman was all in preflop and James Keys was pitted against him. Their cards:

Moorman: 5 5
Keys: A Q

Board: 8 2 2 3 4

Moorman doubled up on the hand to survive and he now holds a million in chips, saving him from short stack status.

Player Tags: James Keys,   Chris Moorman

Gorr Doubles Again

Jan 27, '11

Gorr had survived elimination for a third time today. His most recent reincarnation took place when he held pocket kings against the pocket queens of Chris Moorman. The board ran out 10 8 4 7 8 and Gorr grew his stack to 2.2 million. Moorman fell down to about 1.2 million.

Player Tags: David Gorr,   Chris Moorman

Randy Lew Eliminated in 10th Place ($100,000 AUD)

Jan 27, '11

Randy Lew got the last of his chips into the middle preflop against Chris Moorman and they flipped over their cards:

Lew: A Q
Moorman: 10 10

Board: 9 6 4 8 J

Lew was eliminated in 10th place and he will take home $100,000 AUD in prize money.

Player Tags: Chris Moorman

David Gorr Doubles Up Twice

Jan 27, '11

David Gorr has doubled up twice and he has gone from the short stack to 2 million in a short time.

Hand 1:

Gorr was all in the first time preflop against James Keys. Their cards:

Keys: A 5
Gorr: Q 10

Board: Q 3 3 3 7

Gorr doubled up to survive.

Hand 2:

On the second hand Gorr was all in preflop once again, this time against Chris Moorman. Their cards:

Gorr: A K
Moorman: Q Q

Board: K K 5 5 4

Gorr doubled up once again and that second pot shot his chip stack soaring.

Player Tags: David Gorr,   James Keys,   Chris Moorman

Shane Sigsbee Eliminated in 11th Place ($100,000 AUD)

Jan 27, '11

Shane Sigsbee was all in preflop on the small blind and he was up against Chris Moorman in the big blind. Their cards:

Sigsbee: K Q
Moorman: A Q

Board: A 10 9 6 Q

Sigsbee was eliminated on the hand in 11th place and he will take home $100,000 AUD in prize money.

Player Tags: Shane Sigsbee,   Chris Moorman

Day 3 Summary Update

Jan 26, '11

The main event has continued its speedy pace of play and there are just 36 players still in the hunt for day 4. Big names are still fairing well in the event with Patrik Antonius, Howard Lederer, and Sorel Mizzi all still in the mix. Here is a look at the tournament statistics from the main event:

Top Day 3 Chip Counts:

Randy Dorfman: 1,060,000
Eli Heath: 983,000
Chris Moorman: 785,000
Michael Healy: 710,000
Patrik Antonius: 695,000

Notable Day 3 Cashes:

NOTE: Prize money is in AUD.

40: Mike Sowers — $25,000

Player Tags: Chris Moorman

Two More Busts

Sep 29, '10

Team PokerStars pro Luca Pagano and Chris Moorman have busted out of the tournament.

Player Tags: Luca Pagano,   Chris Moorman

Level 5 Update: Chris Moorman and David Benyamine Eliminated

Jun 30, '10

Blinds: 400-800 with a 100 ante

Players Remaining: 176 out of 191

Average Chip Count: 81,392

Tournament Leaderboard:

1. Dave Sands — 220,000
2. Heather Sue Mercer — 220,000
3. Alex Roumeliotis — 220,000
4. Daniel Negreanu — 218,000
5. McLean Karr — 215,000
6. Dan Kelly — 205,000
7. Dario Minieri — 205,000
8. Scott Montgomery — 190,000
9. David Baker — 190,000
10. Scott Seiver — 165,000

Notable Eliminations:

Chris Moorman
David Benyamine
Ville Wahlbeck

Player Twitter Accounts:

Beth Shak
Daniel Kelly
Kevin Saul
David Williams
Gavin Smith
Dani Stern
Christian Harder
Justin Bonomo
Daniel Negreanu
David Sands

Big Hands:

David Benyamine Eliminated

Eugene Katchalov bet 1,500, Aaron Jones raised to 4,200 and David Benyamine four-bet all in for 32,000. Katchalov reshoved and Jones folded. Katchalov exposed pocket kings and had Benyamine’s pocket queens dominated. The board ran out K83J2 and Benyamine was gone. Katchalov was up to 115,000.

Phil Galfond Wins One

Juha Helppi checked on a 1074A board. Phil Galfond bet 12,000. Helppi called. The river brought the 8 and Helppi check-called a 27,000 bet from Galfond. Galfond tabled the J9 for a straight and was up to 108,000 after Helppi mucked. Helppi was down to just 29,000.

Chris Moorman Eliminated

Martins Adeniya put Chris Moorman all in for 43,000 on a K9564 board. Moorman tanked and eventually made the call. Moorman tabled the 54 for two pair and Adeniya exposed the 64 for a superior two pair. Moorman was eliminated and Adeniya was up to 151,000.

Ville Wahlbeck Eliminated

Heather Sue Mercer had Ville Wahlbeck all in on a J32 flop. Wahlbeck tabled the KK but was out flopped by Mercer’s JJ. The turn and river bricked for Wahlbeck and he was out. Mercer was up to 220,000.

Player Tags: David Benyamine,   Ville Wahlbeck,   Phil Galfond,   Chris Moorman

Level 3 Update: Tom Dwan Eliminated

Jun 30, '10

Blinds: 250-500 with a 50 ante

Players Remaining: 185 out of 191

Average Chip Count: 77,432

Tournament Leaderboard:

1. Alex Roumeliotis — 195,000
2. Sorel Mizzi — 165,000
3. Dave Sands — 158,000
4. Phil Ivey — 155,725
5. Daniel Negreanu — 136,275
6. Dan Shak — 127,000
7. John Duthie — 125,000
8. Dmitry Stelmak — 123,000
9. Sandor Demjan — 120,000
10. Jonathan Jaffe — 115,000

Notable Eliminations:

Tom Dwan

Player Twitter Accounts:

Beth Shak
Daniel Kelly
Kevin Saul
David Williams
Gavin Smith
Dani Stern
Christian Harder
Justin Bonomo
Daniel Negreanu
David Sands

Big Hands:

Tom Dwan Eliminated

Mike Degilio bet 1,025 from under the gun. Alex Roumeliotis called on the button. Chris Moorman raised to 4,100 from the small blind. Tom Dwan called from the big blind. Degilio and Roumeliotis called also. The flop came A104 and Moorman bet 8,500. Dwan raised to 19,825. Degilio folded and Roumeliotis moved all-in for 90,000. Moorman folded and Dwan went into the tank. Dwan eventually called all in for his last 56,000. Dwan exposed the AQ and was way ahead of the 108 of Roumeliotis. The 9 on the turn was safe for Dwan, however the 8 on the river gave Roumeliotis trip eights. Dwan was gone and Roumeliotis was up to 215,000 after the hand.

John Juanda Loses One

There was 20,000 chips in the middle when McLean Karr bet 13,800. The board read K845A. John Juanda called and mucked when Karr exposed the A4 for two pair. Karr was at 180,000 while Juanda dropped to 82,000 after the hand.

Jennifer Tilly Eliminates a Player

Doninykas Karmazinas bet 1,200. Jennifer Tilly called and Stuart Rutter raised to 4,500. Karmazinas folded. Tilly raised enough to put Rutter all in for a few thousand more. Rutter made the call with A-J but was dominated by the A-Q of Tilly. The board ran out K7610J and Rutter was gone.

Player Tags: John Juanda,   Jennifer Tilly,   Tom Dwan,   Chris Moorman

Hour 1 Update: Vladimir Shchemelev and Phil Ivey Eliminated

Jun 19, '10

Blinds: 600-1,200

Players Remaining: 59 out of 256

Round Three Starting Chip Stack: 120,000

Notable Eliminations:

Phil Ivey
Vladimir Shchemelev

Notable Advancements to Round Four:

Kido Pham
Chris Moorman

Player Twitter Accounts:

Johnathan Little
Faraz Jaka
Amit Makhija
Kevin Saul
Mike Sowers
Steve Sung
David Williams
Ludovic Lacay

Big Hands:

Vladimir Shchemelev Eliminated by One Outer

Vladimir Shchemelev opened to 3,000 and Chris Moorman called. The flop came J93 and Moorman checked. Shchemelev bet 4,000. Moorman check-raised to 11,000 and Shchemelev called. The 10 landed on the turn and Moorman led out for 17,200, putting his opponent all in. Shchemelev called and exposed the 1010 while Moorman tabled pocket threes for set over set. Moorman had just one out to eliminate his opponent. That miracle came as the 3 pealed off the deck. Moorman is now in the money and guaranteed at least $17,987.

Phil Ivey Eliminated

Phil Ivey is stationary today. With his chip stack still remaining in event No. 33, Ivey asked the tournament staff if he could play his match before everyone else began round three. The floor approved and Kido Pham agreed to play early. Unfortunately for Ivey he was eliminated by Pham, but now has a much simpler today.

Vivek Rajkumar Advances

Vivek Rajkumar raised with A-J from the button and Eric Cloutier called. The flop came K-Q-7 and both players checked. A ten fell on the turn and Cloutier fired into the pot. Rajkumar raised and Cloutier shoved. Rajkumar made the insta-call and exposed the nut straight while Cloutier exposed 10-10 for a set. The straight held and Rajkumar is on to the next round with a cash. Rajkumar has been dominant in the heads-up format recently. In 2009 he won the LAPC heads-up championship and this year almost defended his title by finishing runner-up. Amazingly, Chris Moore was Rajkumar’s opponent both times.

Player Tags: Phil Ivey,   Kido Pham,   Vivek Rajkumar,   Vladimir Shchemelev,   Chris Moorman

Eliminations For Hedlund and Moorman

Oct 04, '09

In the last few minutes we’ve lost Peter Hedlund and Chris Moorman.

Hedlund ran A-10 into A-Q and Moorman ran pocket deuces into pocket aces. Neither got help and both finish just outside the money.

Player Tags: Peter Hedlund,   Chris Moorman

Level 5 Update -- Moorman Has Work To Do

Oct 02, '09

Blinds: 150-300 with a 25 ante

Players Remaining: 255 out of 305 (Unofficial)

Average Chip Count:

36,000

Notable Eliminations:

Joep van den Bijgaart
Ludovic Lacay

Hand of the Level:

A Tense Situation For Moorman

Chris “Moorman1” Moorman played a tough hand against a very deep stacked opponent to close out the level. Moorman raised to 900 and the aforementioned player on the button reraised to 3,000.

Moorman thought for a bit before making the call and the flop came out 662. Moorman checked, his opponent bet 6,250 and Moorman called.

The turn was the K and his opponent bet 12,300. Moorman thought for a long while before calling and the river was the A.

Moorman checked and his opponent picked up a big stack of yellows, asking the young online superstar how much he had left.

Moorman announced a stack of 28,000 and the button decided to check behind, showing K10. Moorman could only shake his head in disgust, flashing the 10, implying he had pocket tens and was three-outered on the turn.

Left In The Deck:

Carter Phillips Sits With Tough Company

The most recent EPT Champion, Carter Phillips is having a rough day. Perhaps he’s a bit hampered by the two pros on his immediate left, not allowing to take advantage of the weaker players at the table.

To his left is Johan “busto soon” Van Til and then Erik Seidel. Thing has better change soon for the young pro, because he’s already lost half of his starting stack, putting his bid for back-to-back wins in jeopardy.

Player Tags: Chris Moorman,   Carter Phillips

Eliminations For Hedlund and Moorman

Oct 04, '09

In the last few minutes we’ve lost Peter Hedlund and Chris Moorman.

Hedlund ran A-10 into A-Q and Moorman ran pocket deuces into pocket aces. Neither got help and both finish just outside the money.

Player Tags: Peter Hedlund,   Chris Moorman

Level 5 Update -- Moorman Has Work To Do

Oct 02, '09

Blinds: 150-300 with a 25 ante

Players Remaining: 255 out of 305 (Unofficial)

Average Chip Count:

36,000

Notable Eliminations:

Joep van den Bijgaart
Ludovic Lacay

Hand of the Level:

A Tense Situation For Moorman

Chris “Moorman1” Moorman played a tough hand against a very deep stacked opponent to close out the level. Moorman raised to 900 and the aforementioned player on the button reraised to 3,000.

Moorman thought for a bit before making the call and the flop came out 662. Moorman checked, his opponent bet 6,250 and Moorman called.

The turn was the K and his opponent bet 12,300. Moorman thought for a long while before calling and the river was the A.

Moorman checked and his opponent picked up a big stack of yellows, asking the young online superstar how much he had left.

Moorman announced a stack of 28,000 and the button decided to check behind, showing K10. Moorman could only shake his head in disgust, flashing the 10, implying he had pocket tens and was three-outered on the turn.

Left In The Deck:

Carter Phillips Sits With Tough Company

The most recent EPT Champion, Carter Phillips is having a rough day. Perhaps he’s a bit hampered by the two pros on his immediate left, not allowing to take advantage of the weaker players at the table.

To his left is Johan “busto soon” Van Til and then Erik Seidel. Thing has better change soon for the young pro, because he’s already lost half of his starting stack, putting his bid for back-to-back wins in jeopardy.

Player Tags: Chris Moorman,   Carter Phillips