Nenad Medic Poker Tournament Updates

Level 5 Update: Rousso and Mizrachi Bust

Nov 13, '10

Blinds: 150-300 with a 25 ante

Players Remaining: 288 (Approximate)

Eliminations:

Vanessa Rousso
Jimmy Tran
Charlie Hook
Michael Mizrachi
Allen Bari
John Hennigan

Big Hands

Nenad Exits a Big Pot

There was a pot worth 11,000 sitting on the table alongside a board that read J J 9 3 when the big blind bet 5,500 and Nenad Medic reraised to 15,000 from the small blind. The big blind reraised all in for 24,500 more and Medic went into the tank. He eventually mucked and his stack was brought back down close to its starting level.

Dwyte Pilgrim Makes a Straight

The board read Q 10 3 K A and 6,000 sat in the pot when Dwyte Pilgrim checked in late position. Isaac Baron checked as well and Pilgrim turned over K J. Pilgrim has had a good day at a tough table and he has been able to build his stack close to the chip lead. He is approaching six figures in chips.

Poker Tweets

Card Player TV

Here is a look at the videos that have been posted today from CardPlayer TV:

Player Tags: Nenad Medic,   Vanessa Rousso,   Isaac Baron,   Matt Stout,   Dwyte Pilgrim,   Tom Marchese

Level 1 Update: Some Tables Tougher than Others

Nov 13, '10

Blinds: 50-100

Players Remaining: 349 (Approximate)

Eliminations:

NONE

Big Hands:

Early Tussles at Table 35

Table 35 has been a favorite haunting spot for tournament reporters early in the day here with four well-known players mixing things up. Here are a few of the early pots:

Maria Ho limped under the gun and Isaac Baron raised to 400 UTG+1. Faraz Jaka reraised to 1,200 and Ho reraised again to 3,300. The flop fell K 7 6 and Ho fired out 2,600. Jaka went into the tank and reraised to 5,900. Ho thought for a moment bu decided to muck.

In the next battle between Ho and Jaka, the board read K 10 7 when Ho bet 400 from the cutoff and Jaka made the call from the big blind. The 5 fell on the turn and Ho bet 525. Jaka thought for a quick moment but decided to muck.

Three players paid a 200 price of admission preflop and then checked down the 10 10 9 Q 5 board before Maria Ho bet 450 UTG+1. The small blind made the call and Jose Barbero mucked on the big blind. Ho flipped over Q J, which was good enough to make the small blind muck.

Medic vs. Rousso

There was 2,350 in the pot and a flop of 9 7 4 sitting on the table when the cutoff bet 2,000. Nenad Medic made the call under the gun and Vanessa Rousso then raised to 6,000 UTG+1. The cutoff mucked and Medic made the call after spending some time in the tank. The turn fell Q and Medic moved all in for 10,875. Rousso took her turn thinking things over with a little over 20,000 behind and eventually decided to muck.

Daniel Negreanu Makes a Big Laydown

Daniel Negreanu bet 1,000 from the small blind and the cutoff made the call. The flop fell 10 5 4 and Negreanu bet 1,200. His opponent made the call and the K fell on the turn. Negreanu bet 3,000 and the cutoff went into the tank. He decided to raise to 8,600 and Negreanu made the call after spending some time in the tank himself. The Q fell on the river and Negreanu checked. The cutoff bet 12,000 and after some more time in the tank Negreanu decided to muck.

Left In The Deck:

Tough on the Draw

Here are some of the tough table pairings today:

Table 37: Matt Stout, Vanessa Rousso, Nenad Medic

Table 35: Maria Ho, Isaac Baron, Faraz Jaka, Jose Barbero

Table 28: Jason Senti, Daniel Negreanu, Michael Kamran

Table 24: Mike Leah, Kristy Gazes, Matt Brady

Table 19: Victor Ramdin, Jamie Rosen, Christina Lindley, Jason Koon

Player Tags: Daniel Negreanu,   Nenad Medic,   Maria Ho,   Vanessa Rousso,   Jose Barbero,   Faraz Jaka

Level 10: Benyamine Doubles Up

Jul 02, '10

Blinds: 500-1,000

Players Remaining: 147 out of 346

Average Chip Count: 70,612

Tournament Leaderboard:

1. Dmitry Stelmak – 270,000
2. Tom Dwan – 246,000
3. James Akenhead – 233,000
4. Antonio Piano – 227,000
5. Jordan Smith – 180,000
6. Felix Gubitz – 178,600
7. Vivek Rajkumar – 175,000
8. Mikhail Smirnov – 168,000
9. John Racener – 163,000
10. Fabrice Soulier – 151,200

Notable Eliminations:

Jeffrey Lisandro
Greg Raymer
John Kabbaj

Big Hands:

David Benyamine Doubles Up

Picking up the action on the flop of 873, the action was checked to David Benyamine. He bet 7,000 and Eli Elezra called, as did the player in seat 9. The turn was the 2 and action checked to Benyamine again.

He potted to 29,000 and Elezra mucked. Seat 9 then asked for a count on the remainder of Benyamine’s stack. He then raised to put Benyamine all in and Benyamine made the call for his last 58,000.

Benyamine turned over 10633 for a set of threes while seat 9 showed AAQ7 for pocket aces.

The river was the 9 and Benyamine doubled up to 118,000

Medic Drops One

Picking up the action on the flop of Q109, the player in seat 9 bet 6,500 and the action was on Nenad Medic. He potted and seat 9 called with the rest of his chips.

Medic: 9877
Seat 9: AQJ9

Medic had a pair of nines to go with his straight flush draw while seat 9 held two pair and an open ended straight draw.

The turn was the 8, making the straight for seat 9 and the river was the J to give him the nut-flush. Medic dropped to 90,000.

Hellmuth Wins A Pot

Picking up the action after the turn, the board read K86Q and the player in seat 2 bet 10,100. Phil Hellmuth made the call and the river was the K.

Seat 2 checked to Hellmuth and he fired 7,500 into the pot. Seat 2 tanked before throwing in the call.

“Full house,” Hellmuth said. “A small one.”

He turned over AJ66 for sixes full. Seat 2 mucked and Hellmuth improved to 75,000 with the pot.

Obrestad Takes One

After the flop came down QJ5, Annette Obrestad led out with 5,100 and her opponent in seat 3 made the call.

The turn was the 7 and Obrestad continued with 15,000. Seat 3 decided to muck his hand and Obrestad took down the pot. She was up to 95,000 after the hand.

Lisandro Eliminated

Tom Dwan raised from middle position and action folded to Jeffrey Lisandro in the small blind. He moved all in for 18,000 and Dwan made the call.

Dwan: KJ108
Lisandro: AA92

Lisandro’s aces were ahead but the board ran out J97A4 and Dwan flopped a straight to eliminated Lisandro. Dwan was at 246,000.

Player Tags: David Benyamine,   Phil Hellmuth,   Eli Elezra,   Jeffrey Lisandro,   Nenad Medic,   Tom Dwan,   Annette Obrestad

Boom Boom Boom, Barch Wins!

Jun 12, '10

Medic Falls in 4th Place $74,946)

Nenad Medic entered the final table as a near 3-1 chip leader over his opponents. Unfortunately for him, things did not go his way today as he gradually lost chips and was ultimately eliminated in 4th place.

Medic raised to 140,000, putting nearly half of his chips in the pot in the process. Tex Barch re-raised the pot, and Medic called all in.

Barch: AQ76
Medic: Q1094

The flop came KJJ, giving Medic straight draws, but the board finished K and J, not helping the former chip leader and eliminating him in 4th place. He took $74,946 for performance.

Dang Hanged in 3rd Place ($102,306)

One hand after Medic busted Trai Dang found himself all in, also against Barch.

On a flop of Qc4sJh Barch bet 250,000 and Dang moved all in. He was called and saw that he was in trouble.

Barch: AKK3
Dang: KQ107

The turn was the 6 and the river was no help either, sending dang out in 3rd place with $102,306.

This hand left a huge mountain in front of Klinghammer Thibaut. Barch held 3.5 million of the chips, compared to Thibaut’s 410,000.

Tex Wins Omaha! Thibaut Finishes Runner-Up ($158,698)

After hours of no eliminations, it took three hands for the final three eliminations to take place and the winner to be crowned.

In a limped pot the flop came JA7 and Tex Barch fired out 60,000. Klinghammer Thibaut called and the turn brought the 10. Barch put Thibaut all in for his last 200,000 or so and was called. Their hands:

Barch: J872
Thibaut: 10872

Barch held two pair and a straight draw while Thibaut showed a smaller two pair and straight draw. The river was the Q and Barch’s hand held, eliminating Thibaut in second place. Thibaut won $158,698 for his runner-up finish.

Barch finished 3rd in the WSOP Main Event back in 2005, winning $2.5 million. With tonight’s win he collected the second largest tournament prize of his career, $256,919 and collected his very own WSOP bracelet.

Player Tags: John Barch,   Nenad Medic,   Klinghammer Thibaut

Four Eliminations So Far

Jun 12, '10

When the final table began Nenad Medic sat with a near 3-1 chip lead over the next nearest player, Tex Barch. Medic quietly remained the chip leader as the first four victims were eliminated from the final table.

Denton Pfister First To Go, Finishes in 9th Place ($19,259)

John “Tex” Barch raised to 40,000 and Denton Pfister re-popped it to 120,000.

Barch called and the flop came 62A. With Pfister holding just 37,000 behind, he went all in and Barch made the call.

Pfister: QQ106
Barch: AK28

Barch already had the lead with two pair and the K turn gave him an event stronger two pair. The K river changed nothing and Pfister was the first elimination of the day, winning $19,259.

Patterson Out in 8th Place ($24,695)

Several raises back and forth between Tyler Patterson and Blair Rodman left Patterson all in preflop. Their hands:

Rodman: AA85
Patterson: AQ106

Patterson’s hand was never ahead on a board that ran 8103A9. Patterson was out in 9th place, taking $24,695.

Rodman Booted By Thibaut in 7th Place ($32,007)

Blair Rodman made it 26,000 to go and Klinghammer Thibaut made the call from the big blind.

On a flop of 964 Thibaut checked to Rodman who bet 55,000, only to have Thibaut check-raise him all in on a pot-sized bet 223,000. Rodman called and they showed their hands.

Rodman: 9875
Thibaut: AJ76

Both players were heavily drawing, but the A turn put Thibaut ahead and the K made it official — Rodman was eliminated in 7th place, winning $32,007 in prize money.

Thibaut had around 790,000 in chips after the hand.

Chang Knocked Out in 6th Place ($41,971)

A short-stacked Chris Hyong Chang raised to 42,000 pre-flop and called off the rest of his chips when Tex Barch re-raised to 150,000. Their hands:

Barch: AAK10
Chang: A974

The board ran 10462Q and Chang was gone in 6th, earning $41,971 for his efforts.

Player Tags: Blair Rodman,   John Barch,   Nenad Medic,   Klinghammer Thibaut

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,   V R,   Peter Eastgate,   Alexander Kamberis

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,   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,   Isaac Haxton

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

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