Ten Handed play went rather slowly , with most pots being won uncontested preflop. On the fifth hand a short stack went all-in with J J and was called by A K. On the ninth hand it folded to Andrew Lee in the small blind. After asking for a count, he bet enough to essentially put Ryan Osbourne all-in. Osbourse went all-in, and Lee called the extra $20,000 with 10 7. Osbourne held the A 4, and was ahead until the board came down K 7 8 5 Q, giving Lee a pair and the hand. Osbourne received $33,369 for his tenth place finish. Erica Schoenberg, Robert Cheung, John Kranyak, Andy Lee, Suey Wong, Nicholas Goodall, Richard Murnick, Chris Bjorin and Ernie Crespo will all return tomorrow at 2 p.m. for the final table, so make sure to check in on all the action here at Cardplayer.com.
Day one of event #38, $1,500 No Limit Hold 'Em has come to an end. There are 180 players returning tomorrow and play will continue until the final table has been established. Tim Dolan is the chip leader heading into day two and returning with him are Anna Wobrewlski, Erica Schoenberg, Chris "Jesus" Ferguson, Marcel Luske, Eric "Rizen" Lynch, Men "The Master" Nguyen and Kathy Liebert.
Eric "Rizen" Lynch experienced some good fortune before the end of the day and doubled up to more than $65,000 in chips. Lynch raised to $6,000 from the button and the player in the big blind asked Lynch how much he had left. Lynch gave him a number and as soon as he did the player in the big blind pushed all in. Lynch instantly called and showed A A. The player in the big blind turned over K J. The board came J 10 3 9 8 and Lynch took down the pot. "No one gets aces on the button," Lynch said to his opponent as he raked in his chips.
Sorel Mizzi took a hit toward the end of the level. Holding pocket kings, he called an opponents all-in on a flop of Q 5 4. His opponent showed Q 9, which was way behind until the 9 came on the turn. The 6 on the river improved neither player, and Mizzi's kings were beat.
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Hand-for-hand play continued halfway through level 10. With only one elimination left, one unfortunate player found himself on the button with only one $100 chip left after anteing. He folded, hoping that someone would go out on another table that hand. After waiting for five minutes, the tournament director announced that 271 players still remained, and that hand-for-hand would continue. Down but not out, the player anted his last chip and hoped that whatever he got would hold up. A player in middle position raised, and all others folded. The player who was all-in had not yet looked at his hand, but when his opponent revealed J J, he realized that it needed to be good. Big slick or even any over card would be preferable. Instead, he flipped over 7 2 and cringed. The flop brought some hope with the 8 3 2, giving him a draw at two pair or trips, but the turn and river brought the Q and the Q, and since no other players busted during the hand, the player was eliminated on the bubble. All remaining players are guaranteed $3,223.
Post-Bubble Madness
With many players so relieved to just make the money, play has loosened considerably. This has lead to an overabundance of bust-outs, prompting the tournament directors to send the players on their fifteen minute break early to catch up with the eliminations. The break was scheduled for the end of the level, but now players will return, finish out the remaining 15 minutes of level 10 and then continue directly on through level 11until the night ends at 2 a.m.
'Imperium' Makes the Call
Alex Jacob raised to $4,500 preflop and Sorel 'Imperium' Mizzi made the call. The player in seat one reraised all in for $11,400 and Alex Jacob hesitated before folding his cards. Mizzi looked at Jacob and shrugged his shoulders before making the call. Mizzi turned up 3 3 and his opponent in the one seat showed A A. The board came J 9 5 7 6 and Mizzi paid off the player in seat one.
This past hour Anna Wroblewski won a number of gigantic pots. First she won a race with Q Q against A K. Next she reraised all-in preflop and got a call from a player holding A Q. Wroblewski's A K was in a dominant position, and it held through the flop. Noah Boeken was also sent to the rail by Wroblewski toward the end of the level.
Boutin Crippled
Burt Boutin was crippled this level when he ran 9 9 into the 10 10 of an opponent preflop and failed to improve.
Money Bubble Approaches
With 281 players remaining toward the end of the level, everyone who was not in the tournament was asked to leave the floor as the money bubble approached. With payouts beginning at 270, the floor want to ensure that the eliminations up to and on the bubble are recorded properly.
Luske Takes a Hit
Marcel Luske raised to $4,000 preflop and was called by the players in seats four and seven. The flop came Q J 7 and Luske checked. The player in seat four bet $5,000 and the player in seat seven folded. Luske made the call and the turn was the 9. Both players checked and the river was the 8. Luske bet out $15,000 and the player in seat four labored over his decision. Seat four eventually called and Luske turned over K Q for top pair. The player in seat four showed A 10 for the straight and was relieved to see he had the best hand.
One and a half levels have passed since the players returned from dinner and already there have been almost 200 eliminations. With the player count hovering around 380, this massive starting field is starting to become far less intimidating. Tournament officials are coloring up the green $25 chips and the players are on a short 15 minute break.
Sorel "Imperium" Mizzi is sitting behind a large chip stack and until just recently has been holding onto his chips tightly. The player in seat four at Mizzi's table pushed all in for $4,400 and Mizzi reraised all in to isolate. The player in seat three folded and the two were now heads up. The player in seat four turned over 5 5 and Mizzi showed A 9. Mizzi's opponent stayed in the driver seat following a Q J 5 flop and didn't look back. The turn was the 3 and the river came the 2. Mizzi took a smal hit and doubled up his opponent but still maintains a healthy chip stack.
Anna Wroblewski was enjoying being in the chip lead at her table as well, but like Mizzi, started to give a few chips back at the end of the level. With a board showing A Q 7 J the player in the small blind checked, and the player in the big blind bet out $2,000. Wroblewski called and the player in the small blind raised all in for his last $10,000. The player in the big blind got out of the way and Wroblewski took no time to make the call. Wroblewski showed J J and her opponent turned up K Q. The river was the 10 and Wroblewski's opponent made his straight.
Edward Moncada and Alex Jacob got tangled up in a hand this round, with Jacob walking away with a chunk of Moncada's chips. Moncada raised to $2,300 preflop and the player in seat seven pushed all in for $9,000. Jacob made the call and so did Moncada. The flop came 7 7 6 and Moncada and Jacob both checked. The turn was the K and again both players checked. The river was the K and Moncada checked. Jacob thought for a second, and then checked himself. Moncada turned over A Q, the player in seat seven showed 5 5 and Jacob took down the pot with 9 9.
Erica Schoenberg went on a tear in the last few minutes of the level and managed to accumulate a very healthy chip stack as a result. The player in seat five raised from under the gun and the player in seat six reraised all in for $6,250. The player in seat seven called for about $5,000. The action folded around to Schoenberg who reraised all in, having both players covered. The initial raiser in seat five laughed and folded pocket jacks. The player in seat six turned over A K, seat seven had Q Q and Schoenberg showed K K. The board came 7 7 3 10 6 and Schoenberg held on to take down the large pot. On the very next hand, the player in seat nine raised to $2,300 and Schoenberg reraised to $10,000. The player in seat nine came back over the top all in and Schoenberg instantly called. The player in seat nine showed A-K and Schoenberg flipped up Q Q while still raking in chips from the last hand. The board came J J 4 10 6 and Schoenberg was able to dodge another over card and pick up chips. Schoenberg now has almost $75,000 heading into the next level.
There are 510 players currently returning from the dinner break. There are a little over 30 minutes left in level seven and the cards are just now getting back in the air. Stick with CardPlayer.com to follow all the action and hear from your favorite players in our Pro Blogs.
Notable Chip Counts
C.K. Hua
49,000
Alex Jacob
43,000
Marcel Luske
38,000
J.C. Tran
32,500
Jon "Pearljammer" Turner
31,500
Noah Boeken
28,600
Kathy Liebert
26,575
Minh Nguyen
25,000
Men "The Master" Nguyen
24,400
Sorel Mizzi
18,000
"Miami" John Cernuto
17,400
Rafe Furst
17,000
Juha Helppi
13,000
Eric "Rizen" Lynch
9,300
Ron "Grumpy" Ware
9,000
Chris "Jesus" Ferguson
8,500
Scott Clements
6,500
Rene Angelil
5,750
Erica Schoenberg
4,100
Young Pham
1,500
Sat Jun 23 19:26:00 -0700 2007
Hour Six/Seven Update
There are approximately 580 players remaining in the field, heading into the dinner break.
Table 14 has a nice little selection of familar faces; its the current home to Erica Schoenberg, Rafe Furst, and Men Nguyen. Furst and Schoenberg have witnessed Nguyen double up two short stacks at their table in succession. First Nguyen raised to $1,700 from early position, the player in seat 7 called, the player in seat 10 moved all in on the button, and Nguyen called. Seat 10 showed A K, and Nguyen showed 10 7. The board ran out Q 5 3 5 9 and Nguyen couldn't catch up. Two hands later, Nguyen called an all in raise from the big blind with K Q, only to find he was dominated by his opponent's A K. The board read K 6 3 J 6, and Nguyen shipped some more chips.
Anna Wroblewski had some fun with her opponent in Seat 1 in a couple of back to back hands. Wroblewski raised to $1,675 from under-the-gun and was called by Seat 1. The flop came A 4 2, Wroblewski checked, Seat 1 bet $4,000 and Wroblewski folded. Wroblewski jokingly asked the dealer to check the deck, saying, "Always an Ace, there must be 50 in there" On the very next hand Wroblewski and Seat 1 knocked heads again. On the river with the board reading 10-6-2-6-6, Wroblewski bet $2,500, Seat 1 raised to $5,000 and Wroblewski called. Seat 1 showed 2-2, but Wroblewski had caught up to him with 10-3.
Shannon Shorr and Jennifer Tilly both had to push all in when their chips got short, and couldn't catch up to their opponents.
The tournament directors have consolidated all but seven of the active tables out in the Players Pavillion, as well almost all of tournament tables in the satellite area of the Amazon room are broken as well. All in all there are approximately 70 tables remaining representing the 700 remaining players. Those still in the hunt for the bracelet have outlast nearly three quarters of the starting field, but as always only the top ten percent get coin.
J.C. Tran has maintained his chip dominance. Marcel Luske has also built his chipstack among the leaders as well, giving him reason to sing again.
Padraig Parkinson was gone when his A7 didn't hold up against Q-9. When asked what his plans for the evening were he quipped 'My plan was for that guy to fold his hand.' Read his Pro Blog at CardPlayer.com.
Vicky Coren is also gone. Here Kings were not strong enough for 10-3!
Rolf Slotboom is out and was spotted shrugging his shoulders with a smile saying 'I played well today.' while Neil Channing appears to have busted.
Several other big name Europeans are more than holding their own. Chris Bjorin from Sweden who finished fourth in yesterday's $1,500 pot-limit hold'em championship, has $14,700 though he looks tired.
Noah Boeken has $21,200, Dave Colclough has $21,675 and Marcel Luske has $40,200.
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There was a flurry of action just before the players went on their second 15 minute break of the day.
Shane "Shaniac" Schleger moved all in for his last $2,500 on a flop of 864, and was called by the player in Seat 10. Schleger showed AJ and his opponent showed 85. The turn 5s left Schleger drawing dead, and the meaningless Q hit on the river.
Melissa Hayden took a hit to her chip stack as everyone was getting up for the break. After he bet $1,000 on the 8 6 5flop, her opponent moved all in and she called. Hayden showed 1010, and her opponent rapped the table and showed 108. The 8 on the turn provided a reversal of fortunes, and the 7 hit on the river. After its was counted, Hayden lost over $5,000 in that pot.
The last table playing in the room showed a hand involving Kathy Liebert and the player in seat 8. On a flop of J 10 6, Seat 8 moved all in, and Liebert made the call. Liebert showed 9 9 and Seat 8 held AK. The turn 4 and the river 8 missed her opponent and Liebert scooped the pot.
Bryan Devonshire, and Michael Mizrachi were recent eliminated, and J.C. Tran is steamrolling his table, climbing among the chip leaders.
Neil Channing from London took a player out when his AK butted heads with 55. A flop of 276 was of little help to Channing but two hearts on the turn and rive gave him a flush and he is now on $13,800 in chips.
Marcel Luske has $27,500 in chips while Vicky Coren has $3,000 and Padraig Parkinson has $4,800. Follow his Pro Blog at CardPlayer.com.
The full breakdown of payouts is now listed in the Payout Structure section.
Marcel Luske is being confounded at his table by none other than Karen Thomas. Thomas, playing hyper aggressive has built a chip stack of nearly 15,000 very early. In one particular hand, Luske raised preflop to $600 from the button, and Thomas called from the big blind. The flop came Q 7 4, Thomas bet $600, and Luske called. The turn was the 7, and both players checked. The river was the 4, Thomas checked and Luske bet $1,500. Thomas called,showed only the 4 and Luske folded. Luske, who was singing earlier today, seems to now be a much surlier mood.
Noah Boeken has been very active in the last level. He tripled up with quad sevens in one pot, and doubled with pocket Kings a few hands later.
Anna Wroblewksi has built her chips up over $10,000 early on in the tournament. It seems some of her opponents are not giving her credit for having any hands. On a flop of K 6 5, Wroblewski bet $400 and was called by the player on the button. After the turn 8, she bet $600 and was again called. The Q came on the river, Wroblewski bet $600, the player on the button raised $600, Wroblewski called and showed K J, which prompted her opponent to muck.
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