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| Jun 20, '13 | 2013 44th Annual World Series of Poker | Event 32 - $5,000 No-Limit Hold'em Six Handed | 3 | + |
Erick Lindgren Wins Event No. 32 ($606,317)Jun 21, '13 Level: 30 Blinds: 40,000-80,000 with a 10,000 ante Players Remaining: 1 out of 516 Players Eliminated: 2nd: Lee Markholt – $374,960 Live Updates:
Erick Lindgren limped preflop on the button and Lee Markholt checked his option. The flop was dealt A Lindgren: A Turn and River: 7 Lindgren won the pot and the tournament with a set of aces. Markholt was eliminated in second place and he took home $374,960. Lindgren was awarded his second gold bracelet and the top prize worth $606,317. Be sure to check back with Card Player for all of your final table action, chip counts, and prize payouts for each gold bracelet event. Player Tags: Lee Markholt, Erick Lindgren Level 29 Update: Lee Markholt Doubles Up Through Erick LindgrenJun 21, '13 Level: 29 Blinds: 30,000-60,000 with a 10,000 ante Players Remaining: 2 out of 516 Average Chip Count: 3,870,000 Chip Counts: Seat 1: Lee Markholt – 2,860,000 Players Eliminated: None
Lee Markholt Doubles Up Through Erick Lindgren Lee Markholt raised to 120,000 on the button and Erick Lindgren called on the big blind. The flop was dealt 10 Markholt: J Turn and River: 2 Markholt won the hand with a straight to double up to 2.4 million but Lindgren still held the upper hand with 5.3 million. Player Tags: Lee Markholt, Erick Lindgren Level 27 Update: Connor Drinan Eliminated in 4th PlaceJun 20, '13 Level: 27 Blinds: 20,000-40,000 with a 4,000 ante Players Remaining: 3 out of 516 Average Chip Count: 2,580,000 Chip Counts: Seat 1: Lee Markholt – 2,350,000 Players Eliminated: 4th: Connor Drinan – $157,274 Live Updates:
First, Lee Markholt doubled up when he made a straight holding a nine on a board reading J-8-8-Q-10 against the K-3 of Connor Drinan. That put Markholt up to 1.3 million and had Drinan down to 1.6 million. The next time Markholt moved all in he held pocket aces. Drinan was his opponent once again and he was behind with Q-J. The board ran out K-8-6-2-3 and Markholt doubled again, this time growing his stack to 2.6 million. Drinan was now down to 585,000. Connor Drinan Eliminated in Fourth Place ($157,274) Connor Drinan moved all in on the button for 485,000 and Jonathan Little called on the big blind. The two players then tabled their hands. Little: A Board: 5 Little won the hand with a spade flush and to grow his stack above 2.3 million and Drinan was eliminated in fourth place. Player Tags: Lee Markholt, Jonathan Little, Connor Drinan Official Final Table Begins for Event No. 32 ($5,000 Six-Handed No-Limit Hold'em)Jun 20, '13 The final table of Event No. 32 ($5,000 Six-Handed No-Limit Hold’em) has begun, and Card Player will be posting level-by-level updates with all major hands, current chip counts, and prize payouts. With the elimination of Andrew Robl in seventh place ($53,863), the official, six-handed final table is now set. Play will begin in Level 23 with blinds of 8,000-16,000 with a 2,000 ante, and action will continue until a winner is determined. Play may be extended an additional day if it takes more than 10 levels to reach a winner as noted on the official structure sheet. With cards now back in the air, here is a look at the final table and how these players stack up: Seat 1: Lee Markholt – 1,812,000 While only 6 remain, this event attracted 516 players, creating a total prize pool of $2,425,200, and the top 54 players made the money. Here is a look at the final table payouts: 1st Place: $606,317 Be sure to check back with Card Player at the conclusion of each level for regular updates with all major hands, current chip counts, and prize payouts. Player Tags: Lee Markholt, Erick Lindgren, Jonathan Little, Ryan D'Angelo |
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| Jul 07, '10 | 2010 41st Annual World Series of Poker | $10,000 World Series of Poker Main Event | 3 | + |
Level Five, Hour One: Dwan EliminatedJul 07, '10 Blinds: 200-400 with a 50 ante Players Remaining: 1,774 out of 2,314 Notable Chip Counts: 1. Barny Boatman – 152,000 Card Player Chip Counts: Stephen A. Murphy — 23,000 Notable Eliminations: Tom Dwan Twitter Accounts: Daniel Negreanu Big Hands:
A player moved all in from under the gun and the action folded around to Liz Lieu in the small blind. She made the call and they turned over their hands: Lieu: Q Lieu was dominating and the board ran out 8 Binger’s Kings Hold A player put in a raise from early position preflop and Nick Binger repopped from the cutoff. The initial raiser put in another raise and Binger moved all in. The call was made and the players turned their cards: Binger: K Binger was dominating and the board ran out 10
Picking up the action after the board had run out 10 His opponent proceeded to raise it up to 15,200. Mortensen then went into a session in the tank and asked his opponent if he would show if Mortensen folded. Mortensen did not get that luxury but he mucked his hand face up. Mortensen threw away A Williams Drops A Pot David Williams raised to 1,050 from under the gun and he was called by three players. The flop came down A One player called and the A The opponent bet 3,500 and Williams made the call. The opponent then showed A
Tom Dwan raised to 1,050 preflop and Lee Markholt made the call, as did the big blind. The flop came down 9 Markholt was the only one to call and the turn was the K Dwan took a stab with 4,850 and Markholt made a hesitant call. It turned out to be a good one, however, as Dwan tabled J Then, on one of the last hands of the night, Dwan found his demise. A player raised to 1,100 and Tom Dwan made the call from the big blind. The flop came down J Dwan moved all in for 2,000 and was called. Here were the hands: Dwan: J Dwan flopped top two but his opponent had a gutshot straight draw. The turn was the 6 The Art Of Doubli-Ng Picking up the action after the flop came down 4 Ng: 8 Ng was good with her overpair and the board finished off 3 Player Tags: Lee Markholt, Evelyn Ng, Carlos Mortensen, David Williams, Liz Lieu, Tom Dwan, Nick Binger Level Three Hour Two Update: Jeff Madsen EliminatedJul 07, '10 Note: Players are now on a 90 minute dinner break. They will return to action at 8:20. Blinds: 150-300 Average Chip Counts 30,000 Notable Chip Counts: 1. Barny Boatman – 144,000 Card Player Chip Counts: Stephen A. Murphy — 27,000 Notable Eliminations: Jeff Madsen Twitter Accounts: Daniel Negreanu Big Hands:
A player in middle position bet 600 and Jeff Madsen shoved for 3,600. A player in the small blind called. The original bettor called as well. The flop came J Heather Mercer Doubles Up an Opponent Heather Mercer bet 850 on the button. The small blind called and the big blind raised to 2,500. Mercer, she four-bet to 10,000. The small blind folded and the big blind called all in for 6,000. Mercer tabled pocket eights but was dominated by the A
Picking up the action on the flop of Q There was 3,200 in the pot and the 7 Everyone checked one last time and the player in seat 3 showed ace-high. “I can beat that,” Filippi said as two players mucked in front of him. He turned over J Veldhuis Muscles Out Opponent Picking up the action after the board had run out A The player in seat 6 went in the tank and then mucked his hand with a look of disgust on his face. Veldhuis raked in the pot and he was at 68,000.
Picking up the action on the turn, the board read 8 The river was the A Duke dropped the pot and she was down to 19,300. Markholt Triples Up To Stay Alive In a four-way pot Lee Markholt got his last 3,800 in on a flop of 2 Markholt: A Markholt trailed the pocket pairs but the best hand was about to change. The turn brought the 10
A player in early position raised to 825 and Robert Mizrachi reraised to 2,250. A third player, from the big blind, raised yet again to 4,875. The player in early position folded and Mizrachi just called. The flop came 8 Mizrachi: K Mizrachi had the better pocket pair and his kings would hold through the 9 Pavilion Room Update David Williams Slipping A player in middle position raised to 800. David Williams called from the hijack. The flop came 10 Player Tags: Robert Mizrachi, Lee Markholt, Annie Duke, Amnon Filippi, David Williams, Jeff Madsen, Lex Veldhuis |
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| May 31, '10 | 2010 41st Annual World Series of Poker | Event 3 - $1,000 No-Limit Hold'em | 3 | + |
Level 7 Update: Layne Flack GoneMay 30, '10 Blinds: 150-300 with a 25 ante Players Remaining: 450 out of 4,345 Notable Eliminations: Layne Flack Card Player Chip Counts: Stephen A. Murphy – 7,000 Big Hands: Layne Flack Runs Into Full House and Sent Packing This hand happened right before the dinner break. Layne Flack held A-5 against his opponents pocket kings on an A K Q flop. Flack raised his opponents bet and got the rest of his money in when another A fell on the turn. The river bricked off for Flack and he was sent home.
Mark Seif Finds a Four Neil Crilly raised to 900 from under-the-gun and was called by Mark Seif and the player in the small blind. The flop was J Crilly held K Seif continued his aggressive preflop play as he three-bet the very next hand and made his opponent lay his hand down. Seif is up to 25,000 in chips and seems to be very confident. The Master Chops Pot, But Eliminates Opponent There was some preflop action that led to a player being all in wit two callers, one of them being Men Nguyen. The flop was A The river was the K “You got lucky,” joked Nguyen. “You would have folded for 3,800.” The other player assured him he was calling and they moved on to the next hand. Kent Washington Eliminates a Player Kent Washington was in the small blind with about 23,000. Action was folded to a player in the cutoff who just limped in. Washington called the additional 150 and the big blind shoved for 4,400. The cutoff quickly folded and Washington went into the tank. He eventually made the call and exposed the 4
Lee Markholt Doubles Up a Player Lee Markholt (about 13,000 in chips) called a 3,000 all in from an opponent preflop. Markholt tabled the A Interesting Chop We caught up with the action on the river here, after an unknown player open shipped with the 9 If you are curious about the odds of 9 Player Tags: Mark Seif, Lee Markholt, Men Nguyen, Kent Washington Level 17 Update: Master's Stack GrowsMay 31, '10 Blinds: 3,000-6,000 with a 500 ante Players Remaining: 77 out of 4,345 Average Chip Count: 146,460 Tournament Leaderboard: 1. Drew Crawford – 640,000 Notable Eliminations: Lee Markholt – $3,988 Big Hands:
It seemed like all of a sudden, Men “The Master” Nguyen had all of his chips in the middle preflop and was called by his opponent. His opponent had A The double up came right as one of his Coronas were arriving to the table. “All you can eat baby,” said Nguyen as he was taking his drink from the waiter. Nguyen has been quite talkative since the newly acquired chips. Lee Markholt Eliminated Lee Markholt’s dwindling stack got into the middle with K The board was 3 Elpayaa Runs Into Rockets Joe Elpayaa got almost all of his chips in the middle after a raising war preflop. Elpayaa turned over Q The board was queen-less for Elpayaa and he was crippled with less than 10,000. He was eliminated a few hands later and. Chris Bjorin Eliminated Chris Bjorin open shipped for 48,500 and was called by an opponent. Bjorin tabled the A Player Tags: Chris Bjorin, Lee Markholt, Joseph Elpayaa Level 15 Update: Jordan Morgan and Jon Friedberg EliminatedMay 31, '10 Blinds: 1,500-3,000 with a 400 ante Players Remaining: 137 out of 4,345 Average Chip Count: 95,145 Card Player Chip Counts: Jon Friedberg – out Tournament Leaderboard: 1. Andrew Youngblood – 215,000 Notable Eliminations: Jon Freidberg Big Hands:
Dan Lu Drops Some Chips With 110,000 in his stack, Dan Lu and his opponent got all the chips in the middle for 17,000 apiece with Lu exposing pocket fours against the sevens of his all-in opponent. The board offered no help to Lu and he was at 93,000 after than hand. Thomas Joanides Doubles Through Lee Markholt Lee Markholt bet 6,000 on the button. Thomas Joanides moved in from the big blind for 1,300 more. Markholt made the easy call and tabled the J Kevin Stammen Doubles Up Kevin Stammen found all of his 30,800 chips in the middle preflop and showed J The board came out Q Jordan’s Kings Cracked, Eliminated Jordan Morgan raised in the cutoff and the player in the cutoff moved all-in for 60,000. Morgan quickly called with K The turn bricked but the river was the 9 Eric Baldwin Knocks Out Jon Friedberg We got to the table pretty late, but Jon Friedberg was all-in with pocket tens, but was trumped by Eric Baldwins A-Q.
Jared Hamby was dealt the A Player Tags: Lee Markholt, Thomas Joanides, Jon Friedberg, Jared Hamby, Dan Lu Level 14 Update: Corwin Cole EliminatedMay 31, '10 Blinds: 1,000-2,000 with a 300 ante Players Remaining: 188 out of 4,345 Average Chip Count: 69,335 Card Player Chip Counts: Jon Friedberg – 46,000 Tournament Leaderboard: 1. Andrew Youngblood – 215,000 Notable Eliminations: Corwin Cole — $2,463 Big Hands:
Eric Baldwin Almost Doubles Up Eric Baldwin moved all in for 35,000 with pocket nines and was called by an opponent with queens. The flop of A Corwin Cole Eliminated Corwin Cole moved all in with the A Aguiar’s Kings Cracked Jon Aguiar three-bet an opponent with the K His opponent showed J
After a raise to 11,000 and a call, Lee Markholt tossed his last 9,100 into the middle. The fop came A It seemed that as soon as Markholt turned over his pocket nines, the 9 Only a few hands later after tripling up to around 35,000 he found all his chips in the middle preflop with pocket aces against the A-Q of his opponent. His aces held and went from 9,100 to 70,000 in a matter of 10 minutes. Player Tags: Lee Markholt, Eric Baldwin, Corwin Cole Level 13 Update: Sebok Eliminated, Crawford Emerges as a ForceMay 31, '10 Blinds: 800-1,600 with a 200 ante Players Remaining: 295 out of 4,345 Average Chip Count: 44,186 Card Player Chip Counts: Jon Friedberg – 46,000 Tournament Leaderboard: 1. Drew Crawford — 220,000 Notable Eliminations: Joe Sebok — $2,150 Big Hands:
Another Player Falls Victim to Tyner, Tyner Then Takes a Huge Hit Nancy Todd Tyner picks up some more chips as she just eliminated another player. All of the chips were in the middle preflop with Tyner holding A The board ran out A Later in the level a player in early position raised to 4,300 and Nancy Todd Tyner three bet. Action was folded around to her opponent who moved all in for 53,900 total. Tyner insta-called and tabled the A Tim Phan Runs a Bluff and Sent Home On the turn, the board read K “You got me,” said Phan as he tossed his hand face down into the muck. His opponent showed 8 Lee Markholt Suffers Setback We picked up the action on the river with Lee Markholt betting 6,600 on a board of A His opponent showed A
Joe Sebok Falls, Drew Crawford Rises Joe Sebok shoved his last 8,000 into the middle from late position. The player on the button then made it 20,000 followed by a shove from Drew Crawford in the small blind. The player on the button immediately called for his 70,000 stack. Sebok tabled A The board ran out A Player Tags: Lee Markholt, Tim Phan, Joe Sebok, Nancy Todd |
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| May 30, '10 | 2010 41st Annual World Series of Poker | Event 3 - $1,000 No-Limit Hold'em | 2 | + |
Level 7 Update: Layne Flack GoneMay 30, '10 Blinds: 150-300 with a 25 ante Players Remaining: 450 out of 4,345 Notable Eliminations: Layne Flack Card Player Chip Counts: Stephen A. Murphy – 7,000 Big Hands: Layne Flack Runs Into Full House and Sent Packing This hand happened right before the dinner break. Layne Flack held A-5 against his opponents pocket kings on an A K Q flop. Flack raised his opponents bet and got the rest of his money in when another A fell on the turn. The river bricked off for Flack and he was sent home.
Mark Seif Finds a Four Neil Crilly raised to 900 from under-the-gun and was called by Mark Seif and the player in the small blind. The flop was J Crilly held K Seif continued his aggressive preflop play as he three-bet the very next hand and made his opponent lay his hand down. Seif is up to 25,000 in chips and seems to be very confident. The Master Chops Pot, But Eliminates Opponent There was some preflop action that led to a player being all in wit two callers, one of them being Men Nguyen. The flop was A The river was the K “You got lucky,” joked Nguyen. “You would have folded for 3,800.” The other player assured him he was calling and they moved on to the next hand. Kent Washington Eliminates a Player Kent Washington was in the small blind with about 23,000. Action was folded to a player in the cutoff who just limped in. Washington called the additional 150 and the big blind shoved for 4,400. The cutoff quickly folded and Washington went into the tank. He eventually made the call and exposed the 4
Lee Markholt Doubles Up a Player Lee Markholt (about 13,000 in chips) called a 3,000 all in from an opponent preflop. Markholt tabled the A Interesting Chop We caught up with the action on the river here, after an unknown player open shipped with the 9 If you are curious about the odds of 9 Player Tags: Mark Seif, Lee Markholt, Men Nguyen, Kent Washington Level 17 Update: Master's Stack GrowsMay 31, '10 Blinds: 3,000-6,000 with a 500 ante Players Remaining: 77 out of 4,345 Average Chip Count: 146,460 Tournament Leaderboard: 1. Drew Crawford – 640,000 Notable Eliminations: Lee Markholt – $3,988 Big Hands:
It seemed like all of a sudden, Men “The Master” Nguyen had all of his chips in the middle preflop and was called by his opponent. His opponent had A The double up came right as one of his Coronas were arriving to the table. “All you can eat baby,” said Nguyen as he was taking his drink from the waiter. Nguyen has been quite talkative since the newly acquired chips. Lee Markholt Eliminated Lee Markholt’s dwindling stack got into the middle with K The board was 3 Elpayaa Runs Into Rockets Joe Elpayaa got almost all of his chips in the middle after a raising war preflop. Elpayaa turned over Q The board was queen-less for Elpayaa and he was crippled with less than 10,000. He was eliminated a few hands later and. Chris Bjorin Eliminated Chris Bjorin open shipped for 48,500 and was called by an opponent. Bjorin tabled the A Player Tags: Chris Bjorin, Lee Markholt, Joseph Elpayaa Level 15 Update: Jordan Morgan and Jon Friedberg EliminatedMay 31, '10 Blinds: 1,500-3,000 with a 400 ante Players Remaining: 137 out of 4,345 Average Chip Count: 95,145 Card Player Chip Counts: Jon Friedberg – out Tournament Leaderboard: 1. Andrew Youngblood – 215,000 Notable Eliminations: Jon Freidberg Big Hands:
Dan Lu Drops Some Chips With 110,000 in his stack, Dan Lu and his opponent got all the chips in the middle for 17,000 apiece with Lu exposing pocket fours against the sevens of his all-in opponent. The board offered no help to Lu and he was at 93,000 after than hand. Thomas Joanides Doubles Through Lee Markholt Lee Markholt bet 6,000 on the button. Thomas Joanides moved in from the big blind for 1,300 more. Markholt made the easy call and tabled the J Kevin Stammen Doubles Up Kevin Stammen found all of his 30,800 chips in the middle preflop and showed J The board came out Q Jordan’s Kings Cracked, Eliminated Jordan Morgan raised in the cutoff and the player in the cutoff moved all-in for 60,000. Morgan quickly called with K The turn bricked but the river was the 9 Eric Baldwin Knocks Out Jon Friedberg We got to the table pretty late, but Jon Friedberg was all-in with pocket tens, but was trumped by Eric Baldwins A-Q.
Jared Hamby was dealt the A Player Tags: Lee Markholt, Thomas Joanides, Jon Friedberg, Jared Hamby, Dan Lu Level 14 Update: Corwin Cole EliminatedMay 31, '10 Blinds: 1,000-2,000 with a 300 ante Players Remaining: 188 out of 4,345 Average Chip Count: 69,335 Card Player Chip Counts: Jon Friedberg – 46,000 Tournament Leaderboard: 1. Andrew Youngblood – 215,000 Notable Eliminations: Corwin Cole — $2,463 Big Hands:
Eric Baldwin Almost Doubles Up Eric Baldwin moved all in for 35,000 with pocket nines and was called by an opponent with queens. The flop of A Corwin Cole Eliminated Corwin Cole moved all in with the A Aguiar’s Kings Cracked Jon Aguiar three-bet an opponent with the K His opponent showed J
After a raise to 11,000 and a call, Lee Markholt tossed his last 9,100 into the middle. The fop came A It seemed that as soon as Markholt turned over his pocket nines, the 9 Only a few hands later after tripling up to around 35,000 he found all his chips in the middle preflop with pocket aces against the A-Q of his opponent. His aces held and went from 9,100 to 70,000 in a matter of 10 minutes. Player Tags: Lee Markholt, Eric Baldwin, Corwin Cole Level 13 Update: Sebok Eliminated, Crawford Emerges as a ForceMay 31, '10 Blinds: 800-1,600 with a 200 ante Players Remaining: 295 out of 4,345 Average Chip Count: 44,186 Card Player Chip Counts: Jon Friedberg – 46,000 Tournament Leaderboard: 1. Drew Crawford — 220,000 Notable Eliminations: Joe Sebok — $2,150 Big Hands:
Another Player Falls Victim to Tyner, Tyner Then Takes a Huge Hit Nancy Todd Tyner picks up some more chips as she just eliminated another player. All of the chips were in the middle preflop with Tyner holding A The board ran out A Later in the level a player in early position raised to 4,300 and Nancy Todd Tyner three bet. Action was folded around to her opponent who moved all in for 53,900 total. Tyner insta-called and tabled the A Tim Phan Runs a Bluff and Sent Home On the turn, the board read K “You got me,” said Phan as he tossed his hand face down into the muck. His opponent showed 8 Lee Markholt Suffers Setback We picked up the action on the river with Lee Markholt betting 6,600 on a board of A His opponent showed A
Joe Sebok Falls, Drew Crawford Rises Joe Sebok shoved his last 8,000 into the middle from late position. The player on the button then made it 20,000 followed by a shove from Drew Crawford in the small blind. The player on the button immediately called for his 70,000 stack. Sebok tabled A The board ran out A Player Tags: Lee Markholt, Tim Phan, Joe Sebok, Nancy Todd |
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| Jan 11, '10 | 2010 PokerStars.com EPT Caribbean Adventure - Season VI | PokerStars Caribbean Adventure High Roller Championship | 1 | + |
Level 6 Update: Matusow Gets LuckyJan 11, '10 Blinds: 300-600 with a 75 ante Players Remaining: 58 out of 84 (Unofficial) Notable Chip Counts: Dario Minieri — 225,000 Average Chip Count: 72,413 Notable Eliminations: Christian Harder Big Hands:
Mike Matusow raised to 1,800 from under the gun and Lee Markholt reraised to 5,800 from the small blind. Matusow then asked Markholt how much he had behind and both players confirmed that they were about equal with about 55,000. Matusow moved all in and Markholt immediately called, tabling pocket aces. Matusow showed pocket kings and needed help or else he would be crippled. The board ran out 10 Jason Mercier Eliminated Bryn Kenney raised to 1,600 from under the gun and Alexander Kostritsyn called. Andrew Lichtenberger called as well and Mercier repopped it to 6,200. Kenney and Kostritsyn both folded and Lichtenberger moved all in. Mercier called off the rest of his 30,000 stack with K The board failed to help Mercier and he was eliminated, boosting Lichtenberger’s stack to 90,000. Ugly River For Haxton Lex veldhuis raised to 1,250 in the cutoff and Isaac Haxton reraised to 4,600 on the button. Paul Berended then moved all in for nearly 20,000 from the big blind and Haxton made the call. Haxton showed A Left In The Deck: $400-$800 Anyone? Many of those who were eliminated early on in the tournament have now made their way to a cash game going on in the front of the room. Scott Seiver, Justin Bonomo, Carlos Mortensen and Eugene Katchalov have joined Jean-Robert Bellande, Chris Smith and an unknown for some $400-$800 Mixed Games. Player Tags: Lee Markholt, Mike Matusow, Isaac Haxton, Andrew Lichtenberger, Jason Mercier, Paul Berende |
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| Oct 28, '09 | 2009 Caesars Palace Classic | Caesars Palace Classic -- Main Event Championship | 2 | + |
Lee Markholt EliminatedOct 28, '09
Player Tags: Lee Markholt |
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| Jun 24, '09 | 2009 40th Annual World Series of Poker | Event 45 - $10,000 World Championship Pot-Limit Hold'em | 1 | + |
End of Day 1: Michael Brummelhuis Secures Late-Night ChipleadJun 24, '09 Day 1 of Event no. 45 – $10,000 World Championship of Pot-Limit Hold’em is in the books and Michael Brummelhuis of the Netherlands leads the way with 330,200 in chips, followed not so closely by such notable players as Toto Leonidas, Luke Staudenmaier, David Pham, Eric Bladwin, Mike Kamran, Kirill Gerasimov, Chris Moore, Justin Young, Erik Seidel, Issac Haxton, Marco Johnson, Florian Langmaan and Burt Boutin, all of whom have more than 100,00 in chips the last time we checked. Defending Champion, Nenad Medic is still in the field as well, and with a healthy chip stack of just under 100,000. Notable players that would not be so lucky to advance beyond Day 1 include Chris Ferguson, Daniel Negreanu, Johnny Chan, Barry Greenstein and Peter Eastgage, to name a few. With 275 total entrants in this event, just 85 players made it through the night, and they will return to the Rio at 2:00pm PDT to begin Day 2, so be sure to check back with CardPlayer.com for all of the action from this marquee event. Blinds: 1,000-2,000 Players Remaining: 85 out of 275 Chip Counts: 1. Michael Brummelhuis — 330,200 Average Chip Count: 97,058 Notable Eliminations: David Singer Big Hands:
Singer started this hand with 79,000; Kamran with 81,000. David Singer raises to 4,400 from middle position and Mike Kamran raises to 11,500 from the button. Singer reraises the size of the pot (41,300) and Kamran moves all in; he barley has Singer covered. Singer calls and both players turn over their cards. Singer: A Board: Q Singer fails to improve as Kamran’s aces hold up. Mike Kamran eliminates David Singer from the tournament and brings his stack up to 160,000 this hand. Vanessa Rousso Quadruples Up Lee Markholt raises to 4,000 from the cutoff and gets three callers; Nam Le (button), Vanessa Rousso (small blind) and Bertrand “Elky” Grospellier (big blind). The flop comes J Rousso: 10 Rousso flops the nut straight while Nam Le flops middle set. The turn is the 7
With just about 30,000 already in the pot on a board of 10 Florian Langmaan tanks for several minutes before the clock is called. Langmaan ultimately makes the call with top pair (J The river is the 10 Player Tags: Hoyt Corkins, Lee Markholt, Nam Le, David Singer, Vanessa Rousso, Bertrand Grospellier, Michael Kamran, Florian Langmann, Michiel Brummelhuis |
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| Jun 07, '09 | 2009 40th Annual World Series of Poker | Event 18 - $10,000 World Championship Omaha 8 or Better | 1 | + |
Level 1 Update: Madsen Celebrates BirthdayJun 07, '09 Level 1 Update: Event No. 18 Begins Blinds: 100-200 Players Remaining: 141 out of 141 Chip Counts: 1. Barry Greenstein — 30,000 Average Chip Count: 30,000 Big Hands: David Benyamine Tops Jen Harman
Benyamine turns over the AK92 and scoops the pot. After the hand was over, Harman claimed that she had the AJ92 with spades. Ted Lawson Wins Without Showdown In a five way raised pot, the flop came down K The 3 Morgan’s Full House Good for the Whole Pot On a board of J Left In The Deck: Madsen Celebrates Birthday with Tournament
Player Tags: Lee Markholt, David Benyamine, Ted Lawson, Jennifer Harman, Bruno Fitoussi, Jordan Morgan, Jeff Madsen |
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| Oct 29, '08 | 2008 Caesars Palace Classic | No-Limit Hold'em Championship Event 17 | 2 | + |
Lee Markholt EliminatedOct 29, '08
Player Tags: Lee Markholt, Luke Staudenmaier |
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| Oct 02, '08 | 2008 Ultimate Bet Aruba Poker Classic | No-Limit Hold'em Championship | 4 | + |
The Rise of Lee MarkholtSep 29, '08
Player Tags: Lee Markholt Alex Bolotin Doubles Through Lee MarkholtOct 01, '08
After about a minute, Markholt tossed in the call and saw Bolotin's 9
Player Tags: Lee Markholt, Alex Bolotin Lee Markholt Eliminated in 38th Place ($6,670)Oct 02, '08
Player Tags: Lee Markholt |
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Erick Lindgren Wins Event No. 32 ($606,317) — Lee Markholt Eliminated in Second Place ($374,960)
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and Markholt bet 110,000. Lindgren raised to 275,000 and Markholt reraised all in for 915,000. Lindgren called and the two players then tabled their cards.
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Live Updates:
Lee Markholt Doubles Up Through Connor Drinan Twice
Lieu And Her Ladies Score The Knockout
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Mortensen Surrenders His Hearts
Dwan On The Brink, Then Falls
Jeff Madsen Eliminated
Filippi Beats Ace-High
Duke Hurting
Mizrachi Climbiing, KOs Opponent
The Master Finds Aces, a Voice, and a Double Up
Jared Hamby Eliminates Two Players
Markholt Goes From Zero to Hero in a Matter of Minutes
Matusow Gets Lucky to Eliminate Markholt
Lee Markholt has busted out of the tournament during the second level on day 2.
David Singer Eliminated by Mike Kamran
Corkins Eliminated by Langmaan
Luke Staudenmaier opened the action with a raise preflop, Lee Markholt moved all in, and Staudenmaier called him down feeling that he was pot committed. Markholt held K-J against Staudenmaier's 10-9, but the 10-9 prevailed on the flop and there was no come-from-behind victory in store for Markholt. He was busted out of the tournament.
Lee Markholt has been quite busy the past level, more than tripling his stack from 13,000 to 43,600. Markholt has been hiding in the corner with a great table draw all day long. It was only a matter of time before he woke up to some chips. 
We caught the action on a board of A
Lee Markholt has just been eliminated from the tournament. Only 10 minutes left in today's portion of the tournament.