Nenad Medic - Live Updates

Level 9 Hour 2 Update: Wayans, Violette, Medic, Rajkumar Eliminated

Jul 08, '09

Blinds: 500-1,000 with a 100 ante

Players Remaining: 1,486 out of 6,494

Chip Counts:

1. Amir Lehavot — 610,000
2. Troy Weber — 453,200
3. Dan Bilzerian — 439,500
4. Gabe Walls — 417,900
5. Franklin Grigsby — 369,000
6. John Hammer — 363,000
7. Phil Ivey — 325,000
8. Adam Latimer — 322,000
9. Andreas Altmeyer — 318,000
10. Mike Lesle — 305,000

Card Player Chip Counts:

Jeff Shulman – 220,000
Phil Hellmuth – 135,000
Lee Watkinson – 55,000
Adam Schoenfeld – 125,000
Matthew Hilger – did not report
Steve Zolotow – 28,000
Thomas Keller – 120,000
Max Pescatori – 47,300
Justin Rollo – did not report

Notable Eliminations:

Marlon Wayans
Alex Kamberis
Nenad Medic
Cyndy Violette
Vivek Rajkumar

Big Hands:

Marlon Wayans Eliminated; Gets One-Outed

Marlon Wayans gets it all in before the flop and is called in one spot. Wayans has pocket kings, his opponent has pocket queens. The flop comes rags with two hearts. The turn is the A, and because Wayans holds the K, he only has one card to fade to double up and stay alive. The river is the Q, and unbelievably, his opponent gets there. Marlon Wayans is eliminated from the main event.

Alex Kamberis Eliminated

Alex Kamberis gets it all in before the flop and gets called by Leo Kam.

Kamberis: K10
Kam: KK

Board: Q107A5

Kamberis was dominated before the flop but managed to pair up his live card. The turn and river failed to help, and Alex Kamberis is eliminated from the tournament.

Cyndy Violette Eliminated

Cyndy Violette got all of her money in on the flop with two pair (queens and nines) against her opponent’s pocket kings. Her opponent spiked a third king on the turn, sending Violette home early in the last level of the night.

Kevin Saul Flops a Monster, Almost Doubles Up

A player at the table comes in for a raise and gets two callers Kevin Saul (button) and the big blind. The flop comes A75, and the original raiser shoves for 116,700. Saul has him covered by 8,000, and tanks for several minutes before making the call. Saul shows J3 for the made flush while his opponent turns over QQ for a pair, no draw. The turn and river are the 6 and the 2, no help for pocket queens as Saul nearly doubles up to just under 250,000 in chips.

Nenad Medic Eliminated

Nenad Medic got it all in for 7,000 on a flop of J84, and got called in two spots. The turn was the 10, the big blind moves all in for the side pot and is called by the third opponent.

Medic: 92
Big Blind: 104
Opponent: QQ

Medic turns an open-ended straight draw (minus two outs) and is up against two pair, a better flush draw and the nut gutshot. The river is the K and Nenad Medic hits the rail.

Noah Boeken Gets Doubled Through

The UTG player open-shoves with the short stack and Noah Boeken looks him up.

Boeken: A10
UTG: J9

Board: Q6697

Boeken gets a good flop, but his opponent pairs on the turn, and doubles through Boeken at the end of the night. Boeken is left with just over 150,000 after this hand.

Eastgate Makes A Strong Late-Night Run

Peter Eastgate was down to just 8 big blinds at one point this level, and now sits in six-figure territory thanks to a late-night fun for the defending champion.

Peter Eastgate gets it all in with 65 on a board of 10526 and is called by J10. The 6 hits the river and Eastgate doubles up here with a full house.

A few hands later and Eastgate covers an all in player with AK against his opponent’s KQ. The board comes A5368, giving Eastgate top pair on the flop and a flush on the turn.

Eastgate is up now to 100,000 in chips after this late-night run.

Vivek Rajkumar Eliminated; Aces Cracked

On a flop of J82, Vivek Rajkumar moves all in and gets one caller.

Rajkumar: AA
Opponent: J2

Rajkumar is out-flopped and will need some help to stay alive. The turn (7) and river (Q) offer no help to Rajkumar who is eliminated in the final minutes of the night.

Player Tags: Cyndy Violette,   Nenad Medic,   Kevin Saul,   Vivek Rajkumar,   Peter Eastgate,   Alexander Kamberis

Level 12 Update: Defending Champ Ousted, Rheem Doubles Again

Jun 24, '09

Blinds: 1,500-3,000

Players Remaining: 62 out of 275

Chip Counts:

1. Michiel Brummelhuis – 400,000
2. Darryll Fish – 290,000
3. Jordan Smith – 246,000
4. Toto Leonidas – 218,000
5. Masaaki Kagawa – 216,000
6. Kirill Gerasimov – 205,000
7. Nam Le – 198,000
8. Davidi Kitai – 190,000
9. Isaac Haxton – 190,000
10. Michael Kamran – 185,000

Average Chip Count: 116,917

Notable Eliminations:

Nenad Medic
Juha Helppi
Carlos Mortensen

Big Hands:

Haxton Takes Monster Pot Off Toto

With the board showing K863 and already over 60,000 in the pot, Isaac Haxton checked to Toto Leonidas who bet out 22,000. Haxton thought briefly before pushing a long tower of “1,000” chips into the middle to make the call, building the pot to well over 100,000.

The river was the 5 and Haxton checked again. Leonidas eyed Haxton’s stack for awhile and then decided to check as well. Haxton then turned over QQ and Leonidas simply mucked his hand. Haxton took the huge pot and his stack improved to well over 200,000 in chips. Leonidas was down to 120,000.

Another Double Up For Rheem

The player on the button raised to 8,000 preflop. Action was next on Chino Rheem in the small blind and he immediately announced he was all in. The big blind folded and the button called. Rheem then turned over KJ and was trailing his opponent’s AQ. That all changed on the flop as it came down K87, giving Rheem top pair. He wasn’t in the clear yet though as his opponent had the nut flush draw. The turn was the J giving Rheem two pair but giving his opponent a Broadway draw. The river was the 3 and Rheem survived another all in and was around 80,000.

Medic Takes One Off Jacob, Then Goes Bust

Alex Jacob raised to 7,200 preflop from the button and Nenad Medic made the call from the big blind. The flop came down AQ2 and Medic checked. Jacob fired 11,000 and Medic made the call. The turn was the 7 and both players checked. The river was the 10 and Medic led out this time, betting 21,900. Jacob tanked for a long time and then announced a call. Medic turned over A10 and Jacob quietly mucked. He was down to just 50,000 while Medic was around 110,000.

A few moments later, Medic lost the majority of his stack when he ran into the pocket kings of his opponent. On the next hand, Medic moved his short stack into the middle and was called by J.C. Alvarado. Medic showed A-J and Alvarado turned over K-Q. Unfortunately for Medic, the flop came down J-10-9, giving Alvarado the straight. Medic failed to improve on the following streets and the defending champion of this event was eliminated.

Player Tags: Toto Leonidas,   Nenad Medic,   Chino Rheem,   Alex Jacob,   Juan Carlos Alvarado,   Isaac Haxton

Level 5 Update: Greenstein Eliminated, Nenad Knocks Out Opponent

Jun 23, '09

Blinds: 300-600

Players Remaining: 189 out of 276

Notable Eliminations:

Barry Greenstein, Sandra Naujoks, Antonio Esfandiari

Big Hands:

Medic Limps a Big Hand, Knocks Out Opponent

Nenad Medic limped in from late position and after a couple limpers, the player in the big blind raised the size of the pot, to 4200.

Medic then decided to raise to 9600 and it folded back to the big blind who shrugged his shoulders and moved all in for his last 15,000. Medic made the call and showed QQ and was up against AQ.

The board ran out 108J42 and Medic’s queens held up to win the pot and knock out an opponent.

Antonio Esfandiari Eliminated

After a raise to middle position and a call from the button, Antonio Esfandiari put in another raise to 3,000. The original raiser folded and the button decided to put Esfandiari all in, for just another 3,000. Esfandiari made the call and tabled the A9, which was well behind the AJ of his opponent.

The flop was 789 which gave Esfandiari the lead and he stayed in the lead when the 3 fell on the turn. The J on the river, however, sent the magician to the rail.

Brandon Adams Calls Flop Bet, Folds Turn

Brandon Adams raised to 1500 from late position and was called on the button. The big blind then decided to raise to 4500 and Adams made the call and they took the flop heads up.

After a flop of AQ8, the big blind bet 8000 and Adams called. The Q fell on the turn and the player in the big blind pondered his option. He waited so long that Adams asked if there was a check. The big blind eventually bet 8000 and Adams studied for a while before folding.

Player Tags: Antonio Esfandiari,   Nenad Medic,   Brandon Adams

Event No. 45 Begins at Noon on Tuesday

Jun 23, '09

Event No. 45 ($10,000 pot-limit hold’em world championship) will begin at noon PDT on Tuesday, June 23. Players will begin with 30,000 in tournament chips. Blinds will begin at 100-200. Levels will be 60-minutes long and there will be a 20-minute break after every two levels. There will be a 90-minute dinner break after level 6 on day 1. Here is a look at the schedule for the event:

Tuesday, June 23, noon: Day 1 (play 10 levels)
Wednesday, June 24, 2 p.m.: Day 2 (play down to final table)
Thursday, June 25, 2 p.m.: Final Table

In 2008 this event attracted 352 players and the champion was Nenad Medic, who took home $794,112 in prize money. CardPlayer.com will bring you full live updates, top-ten chip counts, and results each day from this marquee event.

Player Tags: Nenad Medic

Level 12 Update: Defending Champ Ousted, Rheem Doubles Again

Jun 24, '09

Blinds: 1,500-3,000

Players Remaining: 62 out of 275

Chip Counts:

1. Michiel Brummelhuis – 400,000
2. Darryll Fish – 290,000
3. Jordan Smith – 246,000
4. Toto Leonidas – 218,000
5. Masaaki Kagawa – 216,000
6. Kirill Gerasimov – 205,000
7. Nam Le – 198,000
8. Davidi Kitai – 190,000
9. Isaac Haxton – 190,000
10. Michael Kamran – 185,000

Average Chip Count: 116,917

Notable Eliminations:

Nenad Medic
Juha Helppi
Carlos Mortensen

Big Hands:

Haxton Takes Monster Pot Off Toto

With the board showing K863 and already over 60,000 in the pot, Isaac Haxton checked to Toto Leonidas who bet out 22,000. Haxton thought briefly before pushing a long tower of “1,000” chips into the middle to make the call, building the pot to well over 100,000.

The river was the 5 and Haxton checked again. Leonidas eyed Haxton’s stack for awhile and then decided to check as well. Haxton then turned over QQ and Leonidas simply mucked his hand. Haxton took the huge pot and his stack improved to well over 200,000 in chips. Leonidas was down to 120,000.

Another Double Up For Rheem

The player on the button raised to 8,000 preflop. Action was next on Chino Rheem in the small blind and he immediately announced he was all in. The big blind folded and the button called. Rheem then turned over KJ and was trailing his opponent’s AQ. That all changed on the flop as it came down K87, giving Rheem top pair. He wasn’t in the clear yet though as his opponent had the nut flush draw. The turn was the J giving Rheem two pair but giving his opponent a Broadway draw. The river was the 3 and Rheem survived another all in and was around 80,000.

Medic Takes One Off Jacob, Then Goes Bust

Alex Jacob raised to 7,200 preflop from the button and Nenad Medic made the call from the big blind. The flop came down AQ2 and Medic checked. Jacob fired 11,000 and Medic made the call. The turn was the 7 and both players checked. The river was the 10 and Medic led out this time, betting 21,900. Jacob tanked for a long time and then announced a call. Medic turned over A10 and Jacob quietly mucked. He was down to just 50,000 while Medic was around 110,000.

A few moments later, Medic lost the majority of his stack when he ran into the pocket kings of his opponent. On the next hand, Medic moved his short stack into the middle and was called by J.C. Alvarado. Medic showed A-J and Alvarado turned over K-Q. Unfortunately for Medic, the flop came down J-10-9, giving Alvarado the straight. Medic failed to improve on the following streets and the defending champion of this event was eliminated.

Player Tags: Toto Leonidas,   Nenad Medic,   Chino Rheem,   Alex Jacob,   Juan Carlos Alvarado,   Isaac Haxton

Level 5 Update: Greenstein Eliminated, Nenad Knocks Out Opponent

Jun 23, '09

Blinds: 300-600

Players Remaining: 189 out of 276

Notable Eliminations:

Barry Greenstein, Sandra Naujoks, Antonio Esfandiari

Big Hands:

Medic Limps a Big Hand, Knocks Out Opponent

Nenad Medic limped in from late position and after a couple limpers, the player in the big blind raised the size of the pot, to 4200.

Medic then decided to raise to 9600 and it folded back to the big blind who shrugged his shoulders and moved all in for his last 15,000. Medic made the call and showed QQ and was up against AQ.

The board ran out 108J42 and Medic’s queens held up to win the pot and knock out an opponent.

Antonio Esfandiari Eliminated

After a raise to middle position and a call from the button, Antonio Esfandiari put in another raise to 3,000. The original raiser folded and the button decided to put Esfandiari all in, for just another 3,000. Esfandiari made the call and tabled the A9, which was well behind the AJ of his opponent.

The flop was 789 which gave Esfandiari the lead and he stayed in the lead when the 3 fell on the turn. The J on the river, however, sent the magician to the rail.

Brandon Adams Calls Flop Bet, Folds Turn

Brandon Adams raised to 1500 from late position and was called on the button. The big blind then decided to raise to 4500 and Adams made the call and they took the flop heads up.

After a flop of AQ8, the big blind bet 8000 and Adams called. The Q fell on the turn and the player in the big blind pondered his option. He waited so long that Adams asked if there was a check. The big blind eventually bet 8000 and Adams studied for a while before folding.

Player Tags: Antonio Esfandiari,   Nenad Medic,   Brandon Adams

Event No. 45 Begins at Noon on Tuesday

Jun 23, '09

Event No. 45 ($10,000 pot-limit hold’em world championship) will begin at noon PDT on Tuesday, June 23. Players will begin with 30,000 in tournament chips. Blinds will begin at 100-200. Levels will be 60-minutes long and there will be a 20-minute break after every two levels. There will be a 90-minute dinner break after level 6 on day 1. Here is a look at the schedule for the event:

Tuesday, June 23, noon: Day 1 (play 10 levels)
Wednesday, June 24, 2 p.m.: Day 2 (play down to final table)
Thursday, June 25, 2 p.m.: Final Table

In 2008 this event attracted 352 players and the champion was Nenad Medic, who took home $794,112 in prize money. CardPlayer.com will bring you full live updates, top-ten chip counts, and results each day from this marquee event.

Player Tags: Nenad Medic

Level 13 Update: Justin Smith, Rodeen Talebi Eliminated

Jun 21, '09

Blinds: 1,500-3,000

Players Remaining: 49 out of 295

Chip Counts:

1. Ferit Gabriellson — 695,000
2. Noah Schwartz — 435,000
3. Ilari Sahamies — 391,000
4. Jonas Entin — 380,000
5. Matt Graham — 350,000
6. William Thorson — 332,000
7. Todd Barlow — 260,000
8. Nathan Doudney — 255,000
9. David Podgurski — 245,000
10. Van Marcus — 245,000

Average Chip Count: 180,612

Notable Eliminations:

Shawn Buchanan
Justin Smith
Erik Seidel
Rodeen Talebi
Michael Binger
Steve Zolotow

Big Hands

Nenad Medic Knocks One Out

Nenad Medic raises to 9,000 from the cutoff and Van Marcus calls from the button. Glenn Cozen reraises to 30,000 from the small blind, Medic calls and Marcus folds.

The flop comes 1054, Cozen moves all in and Medic calls.

Cozen: KKQ3
Medic: 10987

Cozen got it in good with an overpair against Medic’s top par, but the 7 gave Medic two pair on the turn and the 6 on the river gave Medic a straight, eliminating Glenn Cozen from the tournament.

Justin Smith Eliminated

On a flop of 652, Justin Smith gets it all in against Piergiorgio D’Ancona.

Smith: AA98
Piergirogio: 8743

Smith shows a pair of aces and few slim draws while Piergiorgio turns over the made straight. The turn and river are the 8 and the 4, no help to Smith who is eliminated from the tournament.

Rodeen Talibi Eliminated

Rodeen Talebi was involved in a three-way, all in pot with Matt Graham and Joshua Ladines. Graham had both players covered, Talebi was second in chips and alive in the side pot, Ladines was all in and covered in two spots for the main pot.

Talebi: J10109
Graham: AAQ2
Ladines: KJ102

Board: J537A

Ladines makes a flush to triple up with the main pot while Graham wins the side pot with a set of aces. Rodeen Talebi is eliminated from the tournament this hand.

Player Tags: Nenad Medic,   Rodeen Talebi

Level 12 Update: Grundy Eliminated, Gives Gabriellson Chip Lead

Jun 21, '09

Blinds: 1200-2400

Players Remaining: 58 out of 295

Chip Counts: 152,586

1. Ferit Gabriellson — 510,000
2. Ilari Sahamies — 347,000
3. Matt Graham — 330,000
4. Noah Schwartz — 310,000
5. Nenad Medic — 300,000
6. William Thorson — 265,000
7. Erick Lindgren — 235,000
8. Howard Lederer — 225,000
9. Barry Greenstein — 214,000
10. Ernst Schmejkal — 214,000

Average Chip Count:

Notable Eliminations:

Ben Grundy, Yevgeniy Timoshenko

Big Hands:

Medic Loses Minimum With Top Set

After a preflop raise, David Williams, Nenad Medic and a third player saw a flop of A29. David Williams led out for 6500 and was called by Nenad Medic. The third player got out of the way and they saw the turn heads-up.

The turn card was the 8 and both players checked. The river card was the 10 and both players checked again. Williams showed J1044, which meant he had flopped a flush, and Medic mucked his hand, but not before revealing two aces in his hand, showing that he had flopped top set.

Ferit Gabriellson Eliminates Ben Grundy

The biggest pot of the tournament thus far took place on a board of K7105 between Ben Grundy and Ferit Gabriellson. All of the money got in and Grundy said “If you’ve got a set, you’ve got me.”

Gabriellson tabled KKA3, which was ahead of Grundy’s KQQ10. Grundy needed to hit a diamond to stay alive, but the 8 on the river sent Grundy home.

Gabriellson now has over 500,000 in chips.

Lederer Flops Two Pair, Wins Small Pot

Howard Lederer is heads-up with his opponent on a flop of K65. Lederer opted to call 9500 on the flop and they see the 9 fall on the turn.

Both players checked to see a free river card, which was the 7. Both players checked again and Howard announced that he had two pair. His opponent then turned over K5 from his hand, but Howard turned over K6AQ, good for a better two pair and the pot.

Left In The Deck:

Players are now going on a one hour dinner break.

Player Tags: Howard Lederer,   Nenad Medic,   Ferit Gabriellson,   Ben Grundy

Nenad Medic Takes a Hit

Apr 30, '09

Nenad Medic bets 6,300 from the hi-jack on a flop of Q104 and the cutoff raises to 15,500 in seat 3. Medic thinks things over for a minute and then makes the call. The turn falls Q and both players check. The river falls 4 and both players check again. Seat 3 flips over pocket aces and Medic mucks. His stack stands at 86,000 after the hand.













 

Player Tags: Nenad Medic

Nenad Medic Eliminated in 27th Place ($49,025)

Apr 22, '09

On a board of Q Q 2 J 8 Nenad Medic is all in holding 10 9 for a straight. Unfortunately, the river gave Yevgeniy Timoshenko a full house with his pocket eights to send Medic home in 27th place.

Timoshenko now has 1,900,000.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Player Tags: Nenad Medic,   Yevgeniy Timoshenko

Level 2 Update

Mar 17, '09

Big Hands:

Van Nguyen Eliminated

Van Nguyen was among the first players of the day to be eliminated when she was knocked out of the tournament Jason Mercier. Mercier now holds 32,000.

Nenad Medic Eliminated

An opponent of Nenad Medic moved all in on a board of J755 and Medic called him down. Medic turned up J7 for two pair but his opponent showed down J5 for the full house. The river brought the 9 and Medic was knocked down to 2,500. He was forced to move this small amount all in a few hands later and he was the first shooting star to be eliminated from the event.

Jennifer Tilly Eliminated

Jennifer Tilly was just knocked out of the tournament when her poacket aces were all in against the pocket fives of an opponent. A third five fell on the river though, and Tilly was knocked out of the Shooting Star event once again on a bad beat.

Jamie Rosen Wins a Nice Pot

Jamie Rosen got it all in with pocket jacks and Shane Schleger called him down with A-K. The board ran out Q-7-6-5-5 and Rosen doubled up. Schleger was knocked down to 4,500 after the hand.

 

Player Tags: Van Nguyen,   Nenad Medic,   Shane Schleger,   Jennifer Tilly,   Jamie Rosen

Nenad Medic Eliminated in 42nd Place ($32,740)

Feb 24, '09

Nenad Medic has been eliminated in 42nd place and he will take home $32,740 in prize money.















 

Player Tags: Nenad Medic

Day 3 Ends - Bubble Bursts

Feb 23, '09

The money bubble has burst and day 3 has come to an end. Patrick Stemper was all in for his ante and the small blind with Q-7 in the hole. One player at the table called him down and busted him with pocket sevens. On another table David Daneshgar was all in for his ante with Q-3 while Dan the Lu and Nenda Medic played in the side pot. Lu won the side pot with ace-high, but Daneshgar slowly peeled out his cards and he saw a three to make trips with the two out on the board. Stemper was the bubble boy and Daneshgar survived with 3,500.

There were 63 players remaining after the hand and the day came to an end with just under one hour and eight minutes left in level 17. The field will return tomorrow at noon for day 4 and play five more levels of poker. Stay tuned for official chip counts and a recap of the day's events.

Player Tags: David Daneshgar,   Nenad Medic,   Dan Lu,   Patrick Stemper

Level 15 Update

Feb 23, '09

Level: 15

Blinds: 1,200-2,400 with a 400 ante.

Players Left: 83 out of 696

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Score Board

Notable Chip Counts:

Kofi Farkye - 543,000
Mike Sowers - 435,000
Dan O'Brien - 405,000
Don D'Auria - 377,000
Jason Dewitt - 360,000
Anthony Venturnini - 342,000
Dan the Lu - 312,000
Peter Feldman - 310,000

Average:167,711

Notable Eliminations:

Mike Glick
Stan Jablonski
Phil Ivey
John Phan

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Big Hands:

Shawn "sprstoner" Glines Takes Out Mike Glick

Shawn Glines raised and Mike Glick reraised. After surveying the situation and his opponent's stack, Glines put Glick all in. Glick made the call and his A-Q was far behind Glines and his pocket aces. Glines now has 175,000 in chips, a far cry from the 20,000 he had just a few levels ago.

Will Failla Holds On

Nenad Medic raised from under the gun to 7,000 and Will Failla moved all in for 28,400. Medic folded after a bit and Failla let him off the hook by showing pocket aces.

Phil Ivey Eliminated by Imhpounh Bongbone

The defending champion has been eliminated from the tournament. In a battle of the blinds, Imhpounh Bongbone raised to 10,400 and Phil Ivey moved all in for about 50,000. Bongbone snap called with pocket sixes and Ivey showed two overs with A-8.

The board came K-Q-2-K-2 and Ivey was eliminated from the tournament.

Stan Jablonski Eliminated by Mike Sowers

Stan Jablonski and Mike Sowers found themselves all in preflop. Jablonski had A-Q but was dominated by Sowers and his A-K. The board brought an aces but Sowers and his kicker played to send Jablonski from one of the toughest tables in the room. Sowers now has 502,000.

Jeff Garza Puts Maria Ho to the Test

On a board of KJ45 Jeff Garza bets 18,000 from the big blind and Maria Ho made the call from the button after thinking it over. The K fell on the river and Garza bet 25,000. Ho went into the tank again, but this time she mucked after thinking it over for a minute. This was a minor setback for Ho who has pulled off a nice comeback during the last two levels.

Daniel Negreanu Doubles Up

Danie Negreanu moved all in preflop from the cutoff and Blake Cahail made the call from the hi-jack. Their cards:

Negreanu: 99
Cahail: A8

Board: Q9546

Negreanu doubled up on the hand to survive.

Farkye Continues the Aggression

Kofi Farkye raised to 5,500 preflop under the gun and Men Nguyen went into the tank on the button. He mucked and then the small blind called in seat 1. The flop was dealt AJ10 and both players checked. The 9 fell on the turn and Farkye bet 6,500. Seat 1 called and the river fell Q. Farkye checked and flipped up J9. Seat 1 did not bet, but mucked his hand and gave Farkye the pot.

Daniel Negreanu Eliminated by Blake Cahail

We caught up with the action on the river, with the board reading J1098K. The pot has about 50,000 in the middle and Blake Cahail has put Daniel Negreanu to the test for his last 30,000 or so.

Negreanu states that he is only beat by one hand and Cahail immediately shoots back with, "So you're saying you have a king-high flush?" Negreanu laughs and says, "You don't have a flush."

After about five minutes in the tank, Negreanu decides to call and Cahail immediately turns over AQ for the Broadway straight. Negreanu shows KK for a rivered set and gets up from the table as the level clock counts down to zero. Cahail now has 190,000 in chips.

Player Tags: Phil Ivey,   Stan Jablonski,   Nenad Medic,   Michael Glick,   Shawn Glines,   Will Failla,   Mike Sowers

Nenad Medic Eliminated in 42nd Place ($32,740)

Feb 24, '09

Nenad Medic has been eliminated in 42nd place and he will take home $32,740 in prize money.















 

Player Tags: Nenad Medic

Day 3 Ends - Bubble Bursts

Feb 23, '09

The money bubble has burst and day 3 has come to an end. Patrick Stemper was all in for his ante and the small blind with Q-7 in the hole. One player at the table called him down and busted him with pocket sevens. On another table David Daneshgar was all in for his ante with Q-3 while Dan the Lu and Nenda Medic played in the side pot. Lu won the side pot with ace-high, but Daneshgar slowly peeled out his cards and he saw a three to make trips with the two out on the board. Stemper was the bubble boy and Daneshgar survived with 3,500.

There were 63 players remaining after the hand and the day came to an end with just under one hour and eight minutes left in level 17. The field will return tomorrow at noon for day 4 and play five more levels of poker. Stay tuned for official chip counts and a recap of the day's events.

Player Tags: David Daneshgar,   Nenad Medic,   Dan Lu,   Patrick Stemper

Level 15 Update

Feb 23, '09

Level: 15

Blinds: 1,200-2,400 with a 400 ante.

Players Left: 83 out of 696

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Score Board

Notable Chip Counts:

Kofi Farkye - 543,000
Mike Sowers - 435,000
Dan O'Brien - 405,000
Don D'Auria - 377,000
Jason Dewitt - 360,000
Anthony Venturnini - 342,000
Dan the Lu - 312,000
Peter Feldman - 310,000

Average:167,711

Notable Eliminations:

Mike Glick
Stan Jablonski
Phil Ivey
John Phan

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Big Hands:

Shawn "sprstoner" Glines Takes Out Mike Glick

Shawn Glines raised and Mike Glick reraised. After surveying the situation and his opponent's stack, Glines put Glick all in. Glick made the call and his A-Q was far behind Glines and his pocket aces. Glines now has 175,000 in chips, a far cry from the 20,000 he had just a few levels ago.

Will Failla Holds On

Nenad Medic raised from under the gun to 7,000 and Will Failla moved all in for 28,400. Medic folded after a bit and Failla let him off the hook by showing pocket aces.

Phil Ivey Eliminated by Imhpounh Bongbone

The defending champion has been eliminated from the tournament. In a battle of the blinds, Imhpounh Bongbone raised to 10,400 and Phil Ivey moved all in for about 50,000. Bongbone snap called with pocket sixes and Ivey showed two overs with A-8.

The board came K-Q-2-K-2 and Ivey was eliminated from the tournament.

Stan Jablonski Eliminated by Mike Sowers

Stan Jablonski and Mike Sowers found themselves all in preflop. Jablonski had A-Q but was dominated by Sowers and his A-K. The board brought an aces but Sowers and his kicker played to send Jablonski from one of the toughest tables in the room. Sowers now has 502,000.

Jeff Garza Puts Maria Ho to the Test

On a board of KJ45 Jeff Garza bets 18,000 from the big blind and Maria Ho made the call from the button after thinking it over. The K fell on the river and Garza bet 25,000. Ho went into the tank again, but this time she mucked after thinking it over for a minute. This was a minor setback for Ho who has pulled off a nice comeback during the last two levels.

Daniel Negreanu Doubles Up

Danie Negreanu moved all in preflop from the cutoff and Blake Cahail made the call from the hi-jack. Their cards:

Negreanu: 99
Cahail: A8

Board: Q9546

Negreanu doubled up on the hand to survive.

Farkye Continues the Aggression

Kofi Farkye raised to 5,500 preflop under the gun and Men Nguyen went into the tank on the button. He mucked and then the small blind called in seat 1. The flop was dealt AJ10 and both players checked. The 9 fell on the turn and Farkye bet 6,500. Seat 1 called and the river fell Q. Farkye checked and flipped up J9. Seat 1 did not bet, but mucked his hand and gave Farkye the pot.

Daniel Negreanu Eliminated by Blake Cahail

We caught up with the action on the river, with the board reading J1098K. The pot has about 50,000 in the middle and Blake Cahail has put Daniel Negreanu to the test for his last 30,000 or so.

Negreanu states that he is only beat by one hand and Cahail immediately shoots back with, "So you're saying you have a king-high flush?" Negreanu laughs and says, "You don't have a flush."

After about five minutes in the tank, Negreanu decides to call and Cahail immediately turns over AQ for the Broadway straight. Negreanu shows KK for a rivered set and gets up from the table as the level clock counts down to zero. Cahail now has 190,000 in chips.

Player Tags: Phil Ivey,   Stan Jablonski,   Nenad Medic,   Michael Glick,   Shawn Glines,   Will Failla,   Mike Sowers

Hand of the Tournament

Feb 15, '09

Eli Elezra moved all in from the big blind on a flop of 864 and Nenad Medic raised to 10,000 UTG+1. Jimmy Fricke reraised all in for 30,100 from the hi-jack and Frank Kassella made the call on the button. Medic then reraised all in and Kassela made the call, covering all three of his opponents for their tournament lives. The players flipped up their cards and Elezra quickly mucked his cards and left the table when he saw what he was up against:

Kassela: 66A4
Medic: A4J8
Fricke: 7587

Turn and River: K6

Kassela hit quad sixes on the river and knocked out three opponents in one fell swoop. He is a huge chip leader now with over 200,000.


 

Player Tags: Frank Kassela,   Eli Elezra,   Nenad Medic,   Jimmy Fricke

Chino Rheem Crippled, Then Eliminated

Feb 15, '09

On a flop of J 8 3, Chino Rheem is check-raised all in by Nenad Medic, who is covered by only 1,000 in chips. Rheem tanks for a long while, saying, "You have to have the last two jacks. If I'm right, then I still have a gutshot to the nuts and a back-door flush draw.

After a little more time in the tank, Rheem calls, showing J 9 8 Q for top two pair. Medic indeed shows J J 8 7 and it holds when the turn and river comes 4 Q. Medic doubles up to 39,000 and Rheem is left with 1,200.

 

 

Player Tags: Nenad Medic,   Chino Rheem