WPT WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP
April 18-25 | Bellagio | Las Vegas, Nevada
Hand #20: Shannon Shorr
Level 27: 80,000-160,000, 15,000 ante
Shannon Shorr raises from the button for 415,000, winning the blinds and antes.
Seat 1 - Elky Grospellier - 4,135,000
Seat 2 - Scotty Nguyen - 385,000
Seat 3 - Shannon Shorr - 5,185,000
Seat 4 - Yevgeniy Timoshenko - 14,630,000
Seat 5 - Christian Harder - 6,980,000
Seat 6 - Ran Azor - 2,495,000
Hand #19: Shannon Shorr Doubles Through Scotty Nguyen
Level 27: 80,000-160,000, 15,000 ante
Ran Azor raises from middle position to 420,000, Scotty Nguyen calls from the button, and Shannon Shorr moves all in from the small blind for 2,080,000. Azor thinks for about a minute before he folds,and Nguyen thinks for another two minutes before he calls.
Nguyen shows 66, but he's dominated by Shorr's 1010. The board comes AK37Q, and Shorr's friends in the stands cheer loudly as he wins the pot to double up into third place in the chip counts.
Pot Size - 4,870,000
Seat 1 - Elky Grospellier - 4,140,000
Seat 2 - Scotty Nguyen - 400,000
Seat 3 - Shannon Shorr - 4,870,000
Seat 4 - Yevgeniy Timoshenko - 14,725,000
Seat 5 - Christian Harder - 7,155,000
Seat 6 - Ran Azor - 2,510,000
Hand #18: Shannon Shorr
Level 27: 80,000-160,000, 15,000 ante
Everyone folds to Shannon Shorr, giving him a walk in the big blind.
Seat 1 - Elky Grospellier - 4,165,000
Seat 2 - Scotty Nguyen - 2,515,000
Seat 3 - Shannon Shorr - 2,120,000
Seat 4 - Yevgeniy Timoshenko - 14,895,000
Seat 5 - Christian Harder - 7,170,000
Seat 6 - Ran Azor - 2,945,000
Hand #17: Yevgeniy Timoshenko
Level 27: 80,000-160,000, 15,000 ante
Yevgeniy Timoshenko raises from middle position to 400,000, winning the blinds and antes twice in a row.
Seat 1 - Elky Grospellier - 4,180,000
Seat 2 - Scotty Nguyen - 2,615,000
Seat 3 - Shannon Shorr - 1,965,000
Seat 4 - Yevgeniy Timoshenko - 14,910,000
Seat 5 - Christian Harder - 7,185,000
Seat 6 - Ran Azor - 2,955,000
Hand #16: Yevgeniy Timoshenko
Level 27: 80,000-160,000, 15,000 ante
Yevgeniy Timoshenko raises from the cutoff to 400,000, winning the blinds and antes.
Seat 1 - Elky Grospellier - 4,275,000
Seat 2 - Scotty Nguyen - 2,790,000
Seat 3 - Shannon Shorr - 1,980,000
Seat 4 - Yevgeniy Timoshenko - 14,595,000
Seat 5 - Christian Harder - 7,200,000
Seat 6 - Ran Azor - 2,970,000
Hand #15: Ran Azor
Level 27: 80,000-160,000, 15,000 ante
Christian Harder completes the small blind to 160,000, Ran Azor raises to 520,000, and Harder folds. Azor shows AJ as he collects the pot.
Seat 1 - Elky Grospellier - 4,450,000
Seat 2 - Scotty Nguyen - 2,805,000
Seat 3 - Shannon Shorr - 1,995,000
Seat 4 - Yevgeniy Timoshenko - 14,285,000
Seat 5 - Christian Harder - 7,210,000
Seat 6 - Ran Azor - 3,065,000
Hand #14: Christian Harder
Level 27: 80,000-160,000, 15,000 ante
Elky Grospellier raises from middle position to 375,000, and Christian Harder calls from the big blind. They check to the river on a board of K97A2, Harder bets 530,000, and Grospellier folds. Christian Harder takes the pot.
Seat 1 - Elky Grospellier - 4,485,000
Seat 2 - Scotty Nguyen - 2,835,000
Seat 3 - Shannon Shorr - 2,065,000
Seat 4 - Yevgeniy Timoshenko - 14,280,000
Seat 5 - Christian Harder - 7,370,000
Seat 6 - Ran Azor - 2,775,000
Hand #13: Yevgeniy Timoshenko
Level 27: 80,000-160,000, 15,000 ante
Everyone folds to Yevgeniy Timoshenko, giving him a walk in the big blind.
Seat 1 - Elky Grospellier - 4,875,000
Seat 2 - Scotty Nguyen - 2,850,000
Seat 3 - Shannon Shorr - 2,080,000
Seat 4 - Yevgeniy Timoshenko - 14,355,000
Seat 5 - Christian Harder - 6,860,000
Seat 6 - Ran Azor - 2,790,000
Hand #12: Ran Azor
Level 27: 80,000-160,000, 15,000 ante
Christian Harder raises from middle position to 400,000, Ron Azor moves all in from the cutoff for 2,135,000, and Harder quickly folds. Azor shows QQ as he collects the pot.
Seat 1 - Elky Grospellier - 4,890,000
Seat 2 - Scotty Nguyen - 2,865,000
Seat 3 - Shannon Shorr - 2,155,000
Seat 4 - Yevgeniy Timoshenko - 14,220,000
Seat 5 - Christian Harder - 6,875,000
Seat 6 - Ran Azor - 2,805,000
Hand #11: Yevgeniy Timoshenko
Level 27: 80,000-160,000, 15,000 ante
Yevgeniy Timoshenko min-raises from middle position to 320,000, and Scotty Nguyen calls from the big blind. The flop comes A53, Nguyen checks, Timoshenko bets 420,000, and Nguyen folds. Yevgeniy Timoshenko takes the pot.
Seat 1 - Elky Grospellier - 4,905,000
Seat 2 - Scotty Nguyen - 2,940,000
Seat 3 - Shannon Shorr - 2,290,000
Seat 4 - Yevgeniy Timoshenko - 14,235,000
Seat 5 - Christian Harder - 7,290,000
Seat 6 - Ran Azor - 2,150,000
Level 27 Begins
Level 27: 80,000-160,000, 15,000 ante
Level 27 begins, with increased blinds of 80,000-160,000 and a 15,000 ante. Play continues without a break.
Hand #10: Yevgeniy Timoshenko
Level 26: 60,000-120,000, 15,000 ante
Yevgeniy Timoshenko raises from the cutoff to 300,000, and Elky Grospellier calls from the big blind. The flop comes 962, Grospellier checks, Timoshenko bets 380,000, and Grospellier folds. Yevgeniy Timoshenko takes the pot.
Seat 1 - Elky Grospellier - 4,980,000
Seat 2 - Scotty Nguyen - 3,275,000
Seat 3 - Shannon Shorr - 2,305,000
Seat 4 - Yevgeniy Timoshenko - 13,780,000
Seat 5 - Christian Harder - 7,305,000
Seat 6 - Ran Azor - 2,165,000
Hand #9: Yevgeniy Timoshenko
Level 26: 60,000-120,000, 15,000 ante
Yevgeniy Timoshenko raises from the button to 300,000, winning the blinds and antes.
Seat 1 - Elky Grospellier - 5,295,000
Seat 2 - Scotty Nguyen - 3,290,000
Seat 3 - Shannon Shorr - 2,320,000
Seat 4 - Yevgeniy Timoshenko - 13,345,000
Seat 5 - Christian Harder - 7,320,000
Seat 6 - Ran Azor - 2,240,000
Hand #8: Shannon Shorr
Level 26: 60,000-120,000, 15,000 ante
Elky Grospellier raises from middle position for 285,000, and Shannon Shorr moves all in from the button for 1,780,000. Grospellier folds, and Shorr takes the pot.
Seat 1 - Elky Grospellier - 5,310,000
Seat 2 - Scotty Nguyen - 3,305,000
Seat 3 - Shannon Shorr - 2,335,000
Seat 4 - Yevgeniy Timoshenko - 13,090,000
Seat 5 - Christian Harder - 7,395,000
Seat 6 - Ran Azor - 2,375,000
Hand #7: Shannon Shorr
Level 26: 60,000-120,000, 15,000 ante
Shannon Shorr moves all in from the small blind for 1,585,000, winning the blinds and antes.
Seat 1 - Elky Grospellier - 5,610,000
Seat 2 - Scotty Nguyen - 3,320,000
Seat 3 - Shannon Shorr - 1,795,000
Seat 4 - Yevgeniy Timoshenko - 13,165,000
Seat 5 - Christian Harder - 7,530,000
Seat 6 - Ran Azor - 2,390,000
Hand #6: Yevgeniy Timoshenko
Level 26: 60,000-120,000, 15,000 ante
Yevgeniy Timoshenko raises under the gun to 300,000, winning the blinds and antes.
Seat 1 - Elky Grospellier - 5,625,000
Seat 2 - Scotty Nguyen - 3,335,000
Seat 3 - Shannon Shorr - 1,600,000
Seat 4 - Yevgeniy Timoshenko - 13,300,000
Seat 5 - Christian Harder - 7,545,000
Seat 6 - Ran Azor - 2,405,000
Hand #5: Scotty Nguyen
Level 26: 60,000-120,000, 15,000 ante
Elky Grospellier completes the small blind to 120,000, and Scotty Nguyen checks his option in the big blind. The flop comes K65, Grospellier checks, Nguyen bets 200,000, and Grospellier folds. Scotty Nguyen takes the pot.
Seat 1 - Elky Grospellier - 5,640,000
Seat 2 - Scotty Nguyen - 3,410,000
Seat 3 - Shannon Shorr - 1,735,000
Seat 4 - Yevgeniy Timoshenko - 13,045,000
Seat 5 - Christian Harder - 7,560,000
Seat 6 - Ran Azor - 2,420,000
Hand #4: Shannon Shorr
Level 26: 60,000-120,000, 15,000 ante
Shannon Shorr moves all in from middle position for 1,480,000, winning the blinds and antes for the second straight hand.
Seat 1 - Elky Grospellier - 5,775,000
Seat 2 - Scotty Nguyen - 3,215,000
Seat 3 - Shannon Shorr - 1,750,000
Seat 4 - Yevgeniy Timoshenko - 13,060,000
Seat 5 - Christian Harder - 7,575,000
Seat 6 - Ran Azor - 2,435,000
Hand #3: Shannon Shorr
Level 26: 60,000-120,000, 15,000 ante
Shannon Shorr moves all in from the cutoff for 1,225,000, winning the blinds and antes.
Seat 1 - Elky Grospellier - 5,910,000
Seat 2 - Scotty Nguyen - 3,230,000
Seat 3 - Shannon Shorr - 1,495,000
Seat 4 - Yevgeniy Timoshenko - 13,075,000
Seat 5 - Christian Harder - 7,590,000
Seat 6 - Ran Azor - 2,510,000
Hand #1: Ran Azor
Level 26: 60,000-120,000, 15,000 ante
Ran Azor raises from middle position to 375,000, winning the blinds and antes.
Seat 1 - Elky Grospellier - 5,940,000
Seat 2 - Scotty Nguyen - 3,260,000
Seat 3 - Shannon Shorr - 1,255,000
Seat 4 - Yevgeniy Timoshenko - 13,165,000
Seat 5 - Christian Harder - 7,410,000
Seat 6 - Ran Azor - 2,780,000
Shuffle Up & Deal!
Level 26: 60,000-120,000, 15,000 ante
There are 16 minutes left in Level 26, with blinds at 60,000-120,000 and a 15,000 ante. The players are seated and ready to go, so it's time to shuffle up and deal!
Hand #103: Brian Rast Eliminated in 7th Place ($204,275)
Level 26: 60,000-120,000, 15,000 ante
Hand #103 - Yevgeniy Timoshenko raises under the gun to 300,000, Christian Harder reraises from early position to 850,000, and Brian Rast moves all in from the small blind
Yevgeniy Timoshenko takes the chip lead with more than 13 million, and the final six players verify their chip counts and fill out their WPT bio sheets.
Yevgeniy Timoshenko - 13,300,000
Brian Rast - Out in 7th Place ($204,275)
Seat 1 - Justin Young - 1,500,000
Seat 2 - Elky Grospellier - 5,400,000
Seat 3 -
Seat 4 - Scotty Nguyen - 4,300,000
Seat 5 - Brian Rast - 2,800,000
Seat 6 -
Seat 7 - Shannon Shorr - 1,550,000
Seat 8 - Yevgeniy Timoshenko - 7,000,000
Seat 9 - Christian Harder - 8,350,000
Seat 10 - Ran Azor - 3,400,000
Final 8 Players: Hands #76-81
Level 26: 60,000-120,000,
15,000 ante
Hand #76 -
Scotty Nguyen raises from middle position
to an unknown amount, winning the blinds and
antes.
Hand #77
- Justin Young moves all in from the
button for 1.2 million, winning the blinds and
antes.
Hand #78
- Yevgeniy Timoshenko raises from
middle position to 300,000, winning the blinds
and antes.
Hand
#79 - Brian Rast moves all
in from the small blind for 1.1 million, winning
the blinds and antes.
Hand
#80 - Ran Azor raises from
early position to 360,000, and Elky Grospellier
calls from middle position. The flop comes 1062,
Azor bets 445,000, and Grospellier folds. Ran
Azor takes the pot.
Hand
#81 -
Elky Grospellier raises from middle
position to 285,000, winning the blinds and
antes. Updated Chip Counts
Level 26:
60,000-120,000, 15,000 ante
Seat 1 - Justin
Young - 1,220,000
Seat 2 - Elky
Grospellier - 6,000,000
Seat 3 -
Seat 4 - Scotty
Nguyen - 4,740,000
Seat 5 - Brian
Rast - 1,110,000
Seat 6 -
Seat 7 -
Shannon Shorr - 3,200,000
Seat 8 -
Yevgeniy Timoshenko -
3,530,000
Seat 9
- Christian Harder -
8,800,000
Seat 10
- Ran Azor -
3,550,000
Final 8 Players: Hands
#74-75
Level
26: 60,000-120,000, 15,000 ante
Hand #74 -
Elky Grospellier raises from early
position to 285,000, Christian Harder reraises
from the small blind to 925,000, and Grospellier
calls. The flop comes 553, Harder checks,
Grospellier bets 1.11 million, and Harder folds.
Grospellier takes the pot.
Hand #75 -
Scotty Nguyen raises from early position
to 400,000, and Christian Harder calls from the
button. They check to the turn on a board of
855A, Nguyen checks, Harder bets 530,000, and
Nguyen calls. The river card is the 8, Nguyen
checks, Harder bets 1 million, and Nguyen folds.
Christian Harder takes the pot.
Final 8 Players: Hands
#70-73
Level
26: 60,000-120,000, 15,000 ante
Hand #70 -
Shannon Shorr raises under the gun to
300,000, winning the blinds and antes.
Hand #71 -
Elky Grospellier raises from the cutoff to
285,000, winning the blinds and antes.
Hand #72 -
Christian Harder raises under the gun to
300,000, winning the blinds and antes.
Hand #73 -
Justin Young moves all in from middle
position, winning the blinds and antes.
Hands #68-69: Eugene Katchalov Eliminated in 9th
Place ($130,735) Level 26: 60,000-120,000,
15,000 ante Hand #68 - Yevgeniy Timoshenko
raises from late position to 300,000, winning
the blinds and antes. Hand #69 - Eugene
Katchalov moves all in from early position for
1,185,000, and Ron Azor calls from the cutoff
with AK. Katchalov shows J7, and he'll need to
improve to stay alive. The board comes Q105J3,
and Azor wins the pot with an ace-high straight
on the turn. Eugene Katchalov is eliminated in
ninth place. Ron Azor - 3,550,000 Eugene
Katchalov - Out in 9th Place ($130,735)
Level 26 Begins
Level
26: 60,000-120,000, 15,000 ante
The players return from
break to begin Level 26, with increased blinds
of 60,000-120,000 and a 15,000 ante. Play will
continue today until there are six players left
for tomorrow's televised WPT Final
Table:
Seat 1 - Justin
Young - 1,350,000
Seat 2 - Elky
Grospellier - 4,800,000
Seat 3 -
Seat 4 - Scotty
Nguyen - 4,700,000
Seat 5 - Brian
Rast - 1,650,000
Seat 6 - Eugene
Katchalov - 1,250,000
Seat 7 -
Shannon Shorr - 2,100,000
Seat 8 -
Yevgeniy Timoshenko -
5,500,000
Seat 9
- Christian Harder -
9,750,000
Seat 10
- Ran Azor - 2,300,000
Final 9 Players: Hands #60-64 Level 25:
50,000-100,000, 10,000 ante Hand #60 - Yevgeniy
Timoshenko raises form middle position to
250,000, winning the blinds and antes. Hand #61
- Everyone folds to Brian Rast, giving him a
walk in the big blind. Hand #62 - Ran Azor
raises from middle position to 270,000, Justin
Young moves all in from late position, and Azor
folds. Young takes the pot. Hand #63 - Christian
Harder raises from early position to 260,000,
winning the blinds and antes. Hand #64 - Shannon
Shorr moves all in from the small blind, winning
the blinds and antes
Hands #57-59: Elky
Grospellier vs. Justin Young
Level
25: 50,000-100,000, 10,000 ante
Hand #57 -
Justin Young raises under the gun to
275,000, winning the blinds and antes.
Hand #58 -
Shannon Shorr raises from late position to
260,000, Yevgeniy Timoshenko calls from the
cutoff, and Christian Harder reraises from the
button to 900,000. Shorr and Timoshenko both
fold.
Hand #59 -
Justin Young raises from the small blind
to 300,000, and Elky Grospellier calls from the
big blind. The flop comes J72, Young checks,
Grospellier bets 330,000, Young check-raises to
830,000, and Grospellier reraises to 2,130,000.
Young folds, and Grospellier takes the
pot.
Elky Grospellier -
4,850,000
Justin
Young - 1,650,000
Hands #53-56: Bruno
Fitoussi Eliminated in 10th Place ($98,050)
Level 25: 50,000-100,000,
10,000 ante
Bruno Fitoussi is
eliminated in 10th place, earning $98,050.
Yevgeniy Timoshenko - 4,700,000 Bruno Fitoussi -
Out in 10th Place ($98,050)
Updated Chip
Counts
Level
25: 50,000-100,000, 10,000 ante
Seat 1 -
Justin Young - 2,750,000
Seat 2 - Elky
Grospellier - 3,150,000
Seat 3 - Bruno
Fitoussi - 2,400,000
Seat 4 - Scotty
Nguyen - 5,000,000
Seat 5 - Brian
Rast - 1,350,000
Seat 6 - Eugene
Katchalov - 1,200,000
Seat 7 -
Shannon Shorr - 3,000,000
Seat 8 -
Yevgeniy Timoshenko -
2,600,000
Seat 9
- Christian Harder -
9,400,000
Seat 10
- Ron Azor -
2,300,000
Final 10 Players: Hands
#49-52
Level 25:
50,000-100,000, 10,000 ante
Hand #49 - Shannon Shorr
raises from middle position to 260,000, winning
the blinds and antes. Hand #50 - Shannon Shorr
raises from middle position to 270,000, winning
the blinds and antes. Hand #51 - Christian
Harder raises from middle position to 260,000,
winning the blinds and antes. Hand #52 -
Yevgeniy Timoshenko raises from middle position
to 250,000, Ron Azor calls from middle position,
Scotty Nguyen reraises form the small blind to
950,000, Timoshenko folds, and Azor calls. The
flop comes J83, Nguyen bets 600,000, and Azor
tanks for a while before he folds 10-10 face up.
Nguyen shows A-K (ace high) as he collects the
pot
Final 10 Players: Hands #43-48
Level 25: 50,000-100,000,
10,000 ante
Hand #43 - Christian Harder
raises from middle position to 270,000, winning
the blinds and antes. Hand #44 - Christian
Harder raises from early position to 260,000,
winning the blinds and antes. Hand #45 - Ron
Azor limps from early position for 100,000,
Shannon Shorr completes the small blind, and
Yevgeniy Timoshenko checks his option in the big
blind. The flop comes Q65, the blinds check,
Azor bets 340,000, and the others fold. Azor
shows one card -- the Q -- as he takes the pot.
Hand #46 - Justin Young raises from middle
position to 275,000, winning the blinds and
antes. Hand #47 - Elky Grospellier raises from
early position to 225,000, winning the blinds
and antes. Hand #48 - Yevgeniy Timoshenko raises
from the cutoff to 250,000, winning the blinds
and antes.
Final 10 Players: Hands
#37-42
Level
25: 50,000-100,000, 10,000 ante
Hand #37 -
Eugene Katchalov raises from late position
to 250,000, winning the blinds and
antes.
Hand #38 -
Shannon Shorr raises from late position to
250,000, winning the blinds and antes.
Hand #39 -
Brian Rast raises from middle position to
220,000, winning the blinds and antes.
Hand #40 -
Ran Azor limps from the cutoff for
100,000, Justin Young limps from the button, and
Elky Grospellier raises from the small blind to
475,000, Azor folds, and Young calls. The flop
comes 10 9 7 ,
Grospellier bets 550,000, and everyone folds.
Elky Grospellier takes the pot.
Hand #41 -
Shannon Shorr raises from middle position
to 270,000, Yevgeniy Timoshenko moves all in for
about 2.6 million, and Shorr folds. Timoshenko
takes the pot.
Hand #42 -
Ran Azor raises from late position to
320,000, winning the blinds and antes.
Final 10 Players: Hands
#32-36
Level
25: 50,000-100,000, 10,000 ante
Hand #32 -
Christian Harder raises from middle
position to 260,000, winning the blinds and
antes.
Hand #33 -
Ran Azor raises from middle position to
270,000, and Brian Rast moves all in for 1.2
million. Azor folds, showing one card -- the
A. Rast
takes the pot.
Hand #34 -
Justin Young raises from middle position
to 275,000, winning the blinds and
antes.
Hand #35 -
Shannon Shorr raises from the small blind
to 295,000, winning the blinds and
antes.
Hand #36 -
Ran Azor raises under the gun to 260,000,
winning the blinds and antes.
Level 25 Begins
Level
25: 50,000-100,000, 10,000 ante
The players return from
break to begin Level 25, with increased blinds
of 50,000-100,000 and a 10,000 ante. Here are
the official chip counts:
Seat 1 - Justin
Young - 3,110,000
Seat 2 - Elky
Grospellier - 2,050,000
Seat 3 - Bruno
Fitoussi - 2,095,000
Seat 4 - Scotty
Nguyen - 4,415,000
Seat 5 - Brian
Rast - 1,340,000
Seat 6 - Eugene
Katchalov - 1,605,000
Seat 7 -
Shannon Shorr - 3,000,000
Seat 8 -
Yevgeniy Timoshenko -
2,230,000
Seat 9
- Christian Harder -
8,670,000
Seat 10
- Ran Azor -
3,000,000
Hand #23 - Would You
Fold Kings Here?
Level
24: 40,000-80,000, 10,000 ante
Hand #23 -
Christian Harder raises from middle
position to 225,000, Ran Azor reraises from
middle position to 675,000, and Christian Harder
moves all in, covering Azor. Azor tanks for a
while and then folds K-K face up, shocking the
rest of the table
Four Bellagio
Millionaires Still Alive Level 24:
40,000-80,000, 10,000 ante There are four
players among the remaining ten who have earned
over $1 million in Bellagio tournaments in their
career. Eugene Katchalov won the 2007 WPT
Bellagio Five Diamond Classic, earning $2.48
million, and has a Bellagio career total of
about $2.8 million. Shannon Shorr won the 2006
Bellagio Cup II (a non-WPT event) for $960,000,
and he also won a $1,000 no-limit event in that
same tournament. He also made two final tables
in the 2008 Bellagio Cup IV, with a first and a
third. His total Bellagio earnings are about
$1.9 million. Bertrand "Elky" Grospellier won
the 2008 WPT Festa al Lago, earning $1.4
million, and his career Bellagio earnings are
around $1.5 million. Justin Young finished
second in the 2008 WPT Bellagio Five Diamond
Classic, earning $936,000, and he also has a
victory in a $2,500 no-limit event in the 2006
Fest al Lago. His career Bellagio earnings are
around $1.4 million. It's also worth noting that
Yevgeniy Timoshenko is playing in his first-ever
Bellagio tournament, because he just turned 21 a
few months ago.
Hands #17-18: Ran Azor
Doubles Through Shannon Shorr
Level 24: 40,000-80,000,
10,000 ante
Hand #17 - Scotty Nguyen
raises from late position to 230,000, winning
the blinds and antes. Hand #18 - Shannon Shorr
raises from the cutoff to 220,000, Christian
Harder calls from the small blind, and Ran Azor
moves all in from the big blind for 1,325,000.
Shorr moves all in over the top, and Harder
folds. Azor shows AJ, but he'll need to improve
to survive against Shorr's KK. The board comes
10829Q, and Azor catches a runner-runner
queen-high straight to win the pot and double up
in chips. Ran Azor - 3,100,000 Shannon Shorr -
3,000,000
Double-Checking the
Chip Counts
Level
24: 40,000-80,000, 10,000 ante
Our chip counts have
been a little inconsistent today, with the
introduction of a new chip denomination --
100,000s are now in play. We've solved our
problem, and our counts should be much more
accurate going forward.
(We've updated Christian
Harder's count in the last hand to be
accurate.)
Updated Chip
Counts
Level
24: 40,000-80,000, 10,000 ante
Seat 1 -
Justin Young - 4,100,000
Seat 2 - Elky
Grospellier - 2,900,000
Seat 3 - Bruno
Fitoussi - 3,150,000
Seat 4 - Scotty
Nguyen - 5,750,000
Seat 5 - Brian
Rast - 1,450,000
Seat 6 - Eugene
Katchalov - 2,000,000
Seat 7 -
Shannon Shorr - 3,730,000
Seat 8 -
Yevgeniy Timoshenko -
3,700,000
Seat 9
- Christian Harder -
6,400,000
Seat 10
- Ran Azor -
1,350,000
Final 10 Players: Hands
#11-13
Level
24: 40,000-80,000, 10,000 ante
Hand #11 -
Eugene Katchalov limps from early position
for 80,000, Christian Harder reraises from late
position to 305,000, and Katchalov folds. Harder
takes the pot.
Hand #12 -
Justin Young raises from the cutoff to an
unknown amount, winning the blinds and
antes.
Hand #13 -
Elky Grospellier raises from the cutoff to
an unknown amount, winning the blinds and
antes.
Updated Chip
Counts
Level
24: 40,000-80,000, 10,000 ante
Seat 1 -
Justin Young - 4,100,000
Seat 2 - Elky
Grospellier - 2,250,000
Seat 3 - Bruno
Fitoussi - 1,300,000
Seat 4 - Scotty
Nguyen - 6,000,000
Seat 5 - Brian
Rast - 1,800,000
Seat 6 - Eugene
Katchalov - 2,100,000
Seat 7 -
Shannon Shorr - 3,850,000
Seat 8 -
Yevgeniy Timoshenko -
4,600,000
Seat 9
- Christian Harder -
5,800,000
Seat 10
- Ran Azor -
1,600,000
Final 10 Players: Hands
#4-5 Level 24: 40,000-80,000, 10,000 ante Hand
#4 - Shannon Shorr raises under the gun to
215,000, Brian Rast calls from the small blind,
and Eugene Katchalov calls from the big blind.
All three players check to the turn on a board
of K884, Rast and Katchalov both check, Shorr
bets 405,000, and the others fold. Shannon Shorr
takes the pot. Hand #5 - Christian Harder raises
from early position to 225,000, Ran Azor calls
from early position, Justin Young calls from
middle position, and Brian Rast calls from the
button. The flop comes JJJ, Harder bets 480,000,
Azor and Young both fold, and Rast calls. The
turn card is the 8, Harder bets 655,000, and
Rast folds. Christian Harder takes the pot
Final 10 Players: Hands
#1-3
Level 24:
40,000-80,000, 10,000 ante
Hand #1 - Ran Azor raises
from the cutoff to 135,000, Justin Young
reraises from the button to 420,000, and Azor
folds, showing an ace. Young takes the first pot
of the day. That first hand was the last hand at
Level 23. At this point, the blinds increase to
40,000-80,000 with a 10,000 ante -- there is
220,000 in the pot before anyone acts. Also,
Yevgeniy Timoshenko shows up and takes his seat
at this point. Hand #2 - Christian Harder raises
from late position to 225,000, winning the
blinds and antes. Hand #3 - Justin Young raises
from late position to 220,000, Scotty Nguyen
reraises from the small blind to 770,000, and
Young folds. Scotty Nguyen takes the pot
Shuffle Up & Deal!
Level 23: 30,000-60,000,
5,000 ante
Day 6 begins with the final
10 players battling for six seats at tomorrow's
televised WPT Final Table. There are a few
interesting storylines still in play, in
addition to crowing a new WPT World Champion:
Scotty Nguyen (currently first in chips) is
attempting to become the second player in
history (after Carlos Mortensen) to win both the
WSOP Main Event and the WPT World Championship.
A victory here would also move him past Jamie
Gold into the #1 spot on the all-time money
list. Justin Young and Bertrand "Elky"
Grospellier are attempting to catch John Phan in
the Season VII WPT Player of the Year race.
Young needs a second-place finish to tie, and a
first-place finish to win. Grospellier can tie
with a fifth-place finish, and win with a
fourth-place finish. Of course, if they both
make the final table, the calculation gets a
little more complicated as they'll be jockeying
for the top spot. Everyone is seated and ready
to go, so it's time to shuffle up and deal!
Today begins with Level 24, and blinds at
40,000-80,000 with a 10,000 ante
Jennifer Harman
Eliminated in 11th Place ($81,710)
Freddy Deeb Eliminated in
12th Place ($81,710)
Level
23: 30,000-60,000, 5,000 ante
Andrew Lichtenberger
Eliminated in 13th Place ($81,710)
Level
23: 30,000-60,000, 5,000 ante
Yevgeniy Timoshenko
- 4,800,000
Andrew Lichtenberger
- Out in 13th Place ($81,710)
Sinan Yoyen Eliminated in
14th Place ($81,710)
Level
23: 30,000-60,000, 5,000 ante
Justin Young -
4,400,000
Sinan
Yoyen - Out in 14th Place
($81,710)
Scotty Nguyen Doubles Into
the Chip Lead Through Justin Young
Level 23: 30,000-60,000,
5,000 ante
Scotty Nguyen raises from
early position to 170,000, and Justin Young
calls from middle position. The flop comes J 9 2 , Nguyen bets 175,000, and
Young calls. The turn card is the Q , Nguyen checks, Young bets
450,000, Nguyen raises to 1,050,000, and Young
moves all in. Nguyen calls all in with 99 (set
of nines), and Young shows Q9 for two pair.
Young needs a queen on the river, but the last
card pairs the board with the 2, and Scotty
Nguyen wins the pot with a full house, nines
full of deuces. Scotty Nguyen - 6,200,000 Justin
Young - 3,500,000 With that pot, Scotty Nguyen
takes the chip lead.
Ross Boatman Eliminated in
15th Place ($81,710)
Level
23: 30,000-60,000, 5,000 ante
Justin Young raises from
late position to 155,000, Ross Boatman moves all
in from the button for 700,000, Christian Harder
calls from the big blind, and Young folds
Blake Cahail Eliminated in
16th Place ($65,370)
Level 23: 30,000-60,000,
5,000 ante
Blake Cahail is all in
preflop with A 9, but he's dominated by
Yevgeniy Timoshenko's A K. The board comes K 3 2 8 4, and Timoshenko wins the
pot with a pair of kings. Blake Cahail is
eliminated in 16th place. Yevgeniy Timoshenko -
2,700,000 Blake Cahail - Out in 16th Place
($65,370) The remaining 15 players are
guaranteed at least $81,710.
Owen Crowe
Eliminated in 17th Place ($65,370)
Level 23: 30,000-60,000,
5,000 ante
Owen Crowe limps under the
gun for 60,000, Justin Young limps from the
cutoff, Ross Boatman completes the small blind,
and Sinan Yoyen checks his option in the big
blind. The flop comes 9 3 3, the blinds check, Crowe
bets, and Young raises to 480,000. Boatman and
Yoyen both fold, and Crowe moves all in for
1,350,000. Young calls with 7 3 for trip threes, and Crowe
shows AA. About this time, Crowe is really
wishing he hadn't limped with those aces. The
turn is the 7, the river is the 4, and Justin
Young wins the pot with a full house, threes
full of sevens. Owen Crowe is eliminated in 17th
place as Justin Young builds up a huge chip
lead. Justin Young - 6,525,000 Owen Crowe - Out
in 17th Place ($65,370)
Level 23 Begins
Level
23: 30,000-60,000, 5,000 ante
The final 17 players
return from break to begin Level 23, with
increased blinds of 30,000-60,000 and a 5,000
ante.
The average chip count is
just under 2 million, and play will continue
today until there are 10 players left.
Scotty Nguyen vs. Ross
Boatman
Level
22: 20,000-40,000, 5,000 ante
Scotty Nguyen raises
under the gun to 110,000, Ross Boatman reraises
from middle position to 330,000, and Nguyen
moves all in. Boatman folds, leaving himself
about 790,000, and Scotty shows A2 as he takes
the pot.
Scotty Nguyen -
2,980,000
Ross
Boatman - 790,000
Jeff Madsen Eliminated in
18th Place ($65,370)
Level
22: 20,000-40,000, 5,000 ante
Scotty Nguyen vs. Eugene
Katchalov
Level 22:
20,000-40,000, 5,000 ante
Eugene Katchalov raises
from late position to 100,000, and Scotty Nguyen
calls from the cutoff. Both players check to the
turn on a board of K Q 10 J, Katchalov bets 160,000,
and Nguyen calls. The river card is the 8 , Katchalov bets 100,000,
Nguyen raises to 300,000, and Katchalov folds.
Scotty Nguyen takes the pot. Scotty Nguyen -
2,345,000 Eugene Katchalov - 2,255,000
Jeff Madsen Staying Alive
With 530,000
Level
22: 20,000-40,000, 5,000 ante
Jeff Madsen moves all in
from the button for 425,000, winning the blinds
and antes. Madsen is short stacked but staying
alive.
Jeff Madsen -
530,000
Sinan Yoyen vs. Shannon
Shorr
Level 22:
20,000-40,000, 5,000 ante
Shannon Shorr raises from
early position to 110,000, Sinan Yoyen moves all
in from the button for 895,000, and Shorr folds.
Sinan Yoyen takes the pot. Sinan Yoyen -
1,110,000 Shannon Shorr - 2,475,000
Final Two Tables
Level
22: 20,000-40,000, 5,000 ante
TABLE 1
Seat 1 - Ran
Azor - 2,100,000
Seat 2 -
Christian Harder -
4,000,000
Seat 3
- Bruno Fitoussi -
750,000
Seat 4
- Freddy Deeb -
1,650,000
Seat 5
- Blake Cahail -
450,000
Seat 6
- Jennifer Harman -
1,050,000
Seat 7
- Brian Rast -
2,700,000
Seat 8
- Yevgeniy Timoshenko -
1,450,000
Seat 9
- Andrew Lichtenberger -
1,300,000
TABLE 2
Seat 1 - Justin
Young - 4,700,000
Seat 2 - Elky
Grospellier - 950,000
Seat 3 - Ross
Boatman - 1,400,000
Seat 4 - Sinan
Yoyen - 900,000
Seat 5 - Owen
Crowe - 1,500,000
Seat 6 - Jeff
Madsen - 500,000
Seat 7 - Eugene
Katchalov - 3,000,000
Seat 8 -
Shannon Shorr - 2,200,000
Seat 9 - Scotty
Nguyen - 2,400,000
Eric Liu Eliminated in 19th
Place ($65,370)
Level
22: 20,000-40,000, 5,000 ante
Christian Harder raises
from the button to 400,000, which is a large
raise relative to the 40,000 big blind, but the
two blinds are both short-stacked. Blake Cahail
folds the small blind, but Eric Liu moves all in
from the big blind with 655,000.
Eric Liu is eliminated in
19th place, earning $65,370.
Christian Harder -
3,400,000
Eric Liu
- Out in
19th Place ($65,370
CrazyMarco" Johnson
Eliminated in 20th Place ($65,370)
Level
22: 20,000-40,000, 5,000 ante
Matt Hyman Eliminated in
21st Place ($49,025)
Level
22: 20,000-40,000, 5,000 ante
Level 22 Begins
Level
22: 20,000-40,000, 5,000 ante
The final 21 players
return from break to begin Level 22, with
increased blinds of 20,000-40,000 and a 5,000
ante. The average chip count is about 1.6
million.
Jen Harman Doubles Through
Andrew Lichtenberger
Level 21: 15,000-30,000,
4,000 ante
Jennifer Harman is all in
preflop with A K against Andrew
Lichtenberger's K K. Harman will need to
improve to stay alive. The board comes A 10 7 A 7, and Harman wins the pot
with trip aces to double up.
Jennifer Harman - 1,235,000
Andrew Lichtenberger -
1,391,000
Andy Miller Eliminated in
22nd Place ($49,025)
Level
21: 15,000-30,000, 4,000 ante
Lichtenberger vs. Crowe
Level 21: 15,000-30,000,
4,000 ante
Andrew Lichtenberger raises
to 75,000 from late position and Owen Crowe
calls from the cut off. The flop comes J 96 and Lichtenberger leads
out for 175,000. Crowe calls. The turn is the
7 and Lichtenberger bets
335,000. Crowe flat calls again. The river is
the 7 and both players check. Lichtenberger
shows J J for a full house and takes
down the pot. Andrew Lichtenberger - 2,300,000
Owen Crowe - 1,250,000
David Grey Eliminated in 23rd Place ($49,025)
Level 21:
15,000-30,000, 4,000 ante
David Grey moves all in
from middle position for 233,000, and Brian Rast
calls from the cutoff with A A. Grey shows K 5, and he'll need to improve
to stay alive. The board comes Q 8 3 5 9, and and Grey pairs his
five on the turn, but doesn't improve futher.
Rast wins the pot with his pocket aces. David
Grey is eliminated in 23rd place, earning
$49,025.
Brian Rast - 1,900,000
David Grey - Out in 23rd
Place ($49,025)
Nick Binger Eliminated in 24th Place ($49,025)
Level 21:
15,000-30,000, 4,000 ante
Scotty Nguyen raises, Nick
Binger moves all in, and Nguyen calls with A 3. Binger shows J 4, and he'll need to improve
to stay alive. The board comes K 9 7 A 7, and Nguyen pairs his ace
on the turn to win the pot. Nick Binger is
eliminated in 24th place. Scotty Nguyen -
2,300,000 Nick Binger - Out in 24th Place
($49,025)
Shuffle Up &
Deal!
Level
20: 12,000-24,000, 3,000 ante
The final 24 players are
seated and ready to go, so it's time to shuffle
up and deal!
The blinds are starting
today in Level 21, at 15,000-30,000 with a 4,000
ante. Play will continue today for five levels,
or until we reach the final 10 players. They
can't play further than that, because the WPT
crew will be showing up tomorrow to tape the
play down to the televised final table.
Hyon Kim Eliminated in 25th
Place ($49,025)
Level
20: 12,000-24,000, 3,000 ante
Steve Billirakis Eliminated
in 26th Place ($49,025)
Level
20: 12,000-24,000, 3,000 ante
Nenad Medic Eliminated in
27th Place ($49,025)
Level
20: 12,000-24,000, 3,000 ante
Nick Binger vs. Shannon
Shorr
Level
20: 12,000-24,000, 3,000 ante
Shannon Shorr raises,
Nick Binger moves all in for 334,000, and Shorr
folds. Binger shows J-J as he takes the
pot.
Nick Binger -
456,000
Shannon
Shorr - 850,000
Redraw For Final Three
Tables
Level
20: 12,000-24,000, 3,000 ante
There was a redraw for
the final three tables. Here are the new seating
assignments:
TABLE 53
Seat 1 -
Bruno Fitoussi - 320,000
Seat 2 - David
Grey - 425,000
Seat 3 - Sinan
Yoyen - 1,100,000
Seat 4 -
Yevgeniy Timoshenko -
700,000
Seat 5
- Matt Hyman -
450,000
Seat 6
- Ran Azor - 850,000
Seat 7 - Hyon
Kim - 500,000
Seat 8 - Jeff
Madsen - 1,600,000
Seat 9 - Nenad
Medic - 800,000
TABLE 55
Seat 1 -
Steve Billirakis -
1,700,000
Seat 2
- Blake Cahail -
1,150,000
Seat 3
- Justin Young -
1,100,000
Seat 4
- Christian Harder -
2,400,000
Seat 5
- Shannon Shorr -
840,000
Seat 6
- Andy Miller -
700,000
Seat 7
- Jennifer Harman -
850,000
Seat 8
- Scotty Nguyen -
2,500,000
Seat 9
- Nick Binger -
350,000
TABLE 62
Seat 1 -
Freddy Deeb - 1,500,000
Seat 2 - Owen
Crowe - 1,250,000
Seat 3 - Elky
Grospellier - 1,050,000
Seat 4 - Brian
Rast - 1,400,000
Seat 5 - Eric
Liu - 1,000,000
Seat 6 - Marco
Johnson - 1,100,000
Seat 7 - Andrew
Lichtenberg - 1,500,000
Seat 8 - Ross
Boatman - 1,650,000
Seat 9
- Eugene Katchalov -
3,900,000
Chris "Jesus" Ferguson
Eliminated in 28th Place ($49,025)
David Baker Eliminated in
29th Place ($49,025)
Level
20: 12,000-24,000, 3,000 ante
Chris Bell Eliminated in
31st Place ($40,855) Level 19: 10,000-20,000,
3,000 ante Chris Bell is all in preflop with K-J
against Freddy Deeb's Q-Q. Bell flopped a pair
of jacks, but couldn't improve any further, and
Deeb won the pot. Chris Bell is eliminated in
31st place, earning $40,855.
Ulises Roman Eliminated in
32nd Place ($40,855)
Level
19: 10,000-20,000, 3,000 ante
Barny Boatman Eliminated in
33rd Place ($40,855)
Level
19: 10,000-20,000, 3,000 ante
Phil Ivey Eliminated in
34th Place ($40,855)
Level 19: 10,000-20,000,
3,000 ante
Scotty Nguyen raises from
the cutoff to 55,000, Phil Ivey reraises from
the small blind to 125,000, Nguyen reraises to
325,000, and Ivey moves all in for 480,000.
Nguyen calls with A 9, but he's dominated by
Ivey's AK. The board comes 9 7 5 7 8, and Nguyen pairs his
kicker on the flop to win the pot. Phil Ivey is
eliminated in 34th place, earning $40,855. Ivey
was trying to become the first player in WPT
history to make the Championship final table
three times, but he is still tied with Hasan
Habib with two each. Scotty Nguyen - 2,075,000
Phil Ivey - Out in 34th Place ($40,855
Steve Sung Eliminated in
35th Place ($40,855)
Level 19:
10,000-20,000, 3,000 ante
After a flop of 9-9-3,
Shannon Shorr moves all in, and Steve Sung calls
with 2-2. Shorr shows 3-x for a pair of threes,
and the board bricks out for Sung, who is
eliminated in 35th place.
Shannon Shorr -
1,480,000
Steve
Sung - Out
in 35th Place ($40,855)
Level 19 Begins
Level
19: 10,000-20,000, 3,000 ante
The remaining 35 players
return from break to begin Level 19, with
increased blinds of 10,000-20,000 and a 3,000
ante. The average chip stack is about
965,000.
Update on Liv Boeree's
Final Hand
Level
18: 8,000-16,000, 2,000 ante
When Liv Boeree busted
in 37th place, we wrote that she was all in with
KK against Justin Young's 43 after he had
flopped a flush draw and a gutshot straight
draw.
Liv just dropped by to
correct us -- they were all in preflop, making
it a much worse bad beat.
We've corrected the
original post to reflect this, and we apologize
for the error
Ross Boatman Doubles
Through Marco Johnson
Level
18: 8,000-16,000, 2,000 ante
Ross Boatman just
doubled up with K-K against "CrazyMarco"
Johnson's J-J.
Ross Boatman -
920,000
Marco
Johnson - 280,000
Chris Ferguson
Doubles Through Eric Liu
Level 18: 8,000-16,000,
2,000 ante
Chris "Jesus" Ferguson just
doubled up with A 10 against Eric Liu's J 3 on a board of A 9 6 2 6 -- Ferguson won with two
pair, aces and sixes. Chris Ferguson - 510,000
Eric Liu - 900,000
Liv Boeree Eliminated
in 38th Place ($40,855)
Level
18: 8,000-16,000, 2,000 ante
Liv Boeree was just
eliminated in 38th place when her KK was cracked
by Justin Young's 43 on a board of
976105.
They were all in before the
turn, as Young flopped a flush draw with a
gutshot straight draw, and hit both, winning the
pot with a heart flush.
Justin Young -
535,000
Liv Boeree
- Out in
38th Place ($40,855)
Liv Boeree had a strong
month here at Bellagio, making two final tables
and winning her seat into this even via
satellite. Congratulations, Liv!
Mark Seif Eliminated in
39th Place ($40,855)
Level 18: 8,000-16,000,
2,000 ante
After a flop of K J 6, Mark Seif is all in with
a diamond flush draw (unknown cards) against
David Grey's A K (pair of kings). The turn
is the 9, the river is the 7, and Grey wins the
pot with a pair of kings. David Grey - 620,000
Mark Seif - 155,000 A few minutes later, Seif
was eliminated in 39th place by Bruno Fitoussi.
Mark Seif - Out in 39th place ($40,855)
Will Failla Eliminated
in 40th Place ($40,855)
Level 18: 8,000-16,000,
2,000 ante
Will Failla is all in
preflop with 9 9 against Jeff Madsen's
A Q. The board comes Q 6 2 7 2, and Madsen pairs his
queen on the flop to win the pot. Will Failla is
eliminated in 40th place, earning $40,855. Jeff
Madsen - 1,200,000 Will "The Thrill" Failla -
Out in 40th place ($40,855)
Two Unlikely Chopped
Pots
Level
18: 8,000-16,000, 2,000 ante
Boris Becker is all in
preflop with K-K, and he dominates Sinan Yoyen's
J-J. But the board comes A-Q-Q-A-Q, putting a
full house on the board that beats both of their
hands -- it's a chopped pot.
Less than a minute later,
at another table, Eric Liu moves all in under
the gun with AK, and Steve Billirakis calls with
99. Liu takes the lead with two pair on a flop
of AKQ, but the turn is the 10, the river is the
J, and both players chop the pot with an
ace-high straight on the board.
Two very unlikely chopped
pots happening almost simultaneously at
neighboring tables -- the odds of that are
extremely slim.
David Singer Eliminated in
41st Place ($32,685)
Level
18: 8,000-16,000, 2,000 ante
David Singer was just
eliminated in 41st place, earning
$32,685.
Recent
Eliminations
Level
18: 8,000-16,000, 2,000 ante
Here's a list of the
money finishers so far, all of whom have earned
$32,685:
50th: Cody
Slaubaugh
49th:
Matt Glantz
48th:
Nick Salem
47th:
Freddy Bonyadi
46th: Javed
Abrahams
45th:
David Benyamine
44th: Jimmy Trna
43rd: Evan McNiff
42nd: Steven Fung
Steven Fung Eliminated in
42nd Place ($32,685)
Level
18: 8,000-16,000, 2,000 ante
Freddy Deeb 1,160,000
Evan McNiff Eliminated in 43rd Place ($32,685)
Level 18: 8,000-16,000,
2,000 ante
After a flop of 6 5 3, Owen Crowe checks the big
blind, Evan McNiff bets, Crowe raises, McNiff
moves all in, and Crowe calls with 8 7 (open-ended straight draw
with a heart flush draw). McNiff shows 7 6 for top pair with a dead
gutshot straight draw. (If McNiff makes his
straight, Crowe would win with a higher
straight.) The turn is the 3, the river is the 8, and Crowe misses his big
draws but pairs his eight on the river to win
the pot. Evan McNiff is eliminated in 43rd
place, earning $32,685. Evan McNiff had been in
the running to catch John Phan in the WPT Player
of the Year race. There are six players left
with a shot at the title. Owen Crowe - 1,080,000
Evan McNiff - Out in 43rd Place ($32,685)
Freddy Bonyadi Eliminated
in 47th Place ($32,685)
Level
18: 8,000-16,000, 2,000 ante
Sinan Yoyen raises under
the gun, Freddy Bonyadi moves all in from the
button for 222,000, and Yoyen calls with 10-10.
Bonyadi shows A-K, and he'll need to improve to
stay alive.Yoyen wins the pot with a set of
tens.
Freddy Bonyadi is
eliminated in 47th place, earning
$32,685.
Chris Ferguson Doubles
Through Phil Ivey
Level
18: 8,000-16,000, 2,000 ante
Phil Ivey raises under the
gun to 41,000, Chris Ferguson moves all in from
the cutoff for 201,000, and Ivey calls with
A J. Ferguson dominates him
with A Q. The board comes 10 8 4 7 3, and Ferguson wins the pot
with his queen kicker to double up.
Chris Ferguson - 420,000
Phil Ivey -
725,000
David Singer Doubles
Through Yevgeniy Timoshenko
Level 17: 6,000-12,000,
2,000 ante
Yevgeniy Timoshenko raises
from late position to 40,000, David Singer moves
all in from the cutoff for 157,000, and
Timoshenko calls with Q 7. Singer shows K K, and he's poised to double
up. The board comes J 10 9 7 4, and Singer wins the pot
with his pocket kings to double up. David Singer
- 354,000 Yevgeniy Timoshenko - 2,110,000
Matt Glantz Eliminated in
48th Place ($32,685)
Level
17: 6,000-12,000, 2,000 ante
Level 18 Begins
Level
18: 8,000-16,000, 2,000 ante
The players return from
break to begin Level 18, with increased blinds
of 8,000-16,000 and a 2,000 ante.
Cody Slaubaugh Eliminated
in 50th Place ($32,685)
Level
17: 6,000-12,000, 2,000 ante
Jennifer Harman
Doubles Through David Baker
Level 17: 6,000-12,000,
2,000 ante
David Baker raises from
early position, Ran Azor calls from late
position, Justin Young calls from the button,
and Jennifer Harman moves all in from one of the
blinds for 273,000 more. Baker calls, and the
others fold. Baker shows J J, but he's behind Harman's
K K. The board comes 8 6 5 7 2, and Harman's pocket kings
hold up to win the pot, and she doubles up.
Jennifer Harman - 650,000 David Baker - 302,000
David Benyamine Doubles
Through Freddy Deeb
Level
17: 6,000-12,000, 2,000 ante
With the board showing
K544 on the turn and about 100,000 already in
the pot, David Benyamine bets 83,000, Freddy
Deeb moves all in, and Benyamine tanks for a
while before he calls with KJ (two pair, kings
and fours). Deeb shows [Ah5h) for a lower two
pair (fives and fours).
The river card is the 10,
and David Benyamine wins the pot to double
up.
David Benyamine -
660,000
Freddy
Deeb - 470,000
David Benyamine Doubles
Through Steven Fung
Level
17: 6,000-12,000, 2,000 ante
David Benyamine just
doubled up by flopping a set of nines to crack
Steven Fung's pocket aces.
David Benyamine -
355,000
Steven
Fung - 265,000
WPT Player of the Year Race
- Season VII
Level 17: 6,000-12,000,
2,000 ante
With 52 players
remaining, there are seven with a shot at
catching John Phan in the WPT Player of the
Year race. In prior seasons, it has never been
this close at the end, so this looks to be the
most exciting POY race yet.
Here are the current
standings for the players still in contention,
starting with current points-leader John Phan.
He has already busted, so his total is the mark
to tie/beat:
Steve Brecher Eliminated by
Hyon Kim
Level 17: 6,000-12,000,
2,000 ante
Steve Brecher moves all in
from the button with KJ, but he's called by Hyon
Kim in the small blind with AA. The board comes
774J7, and Hyon Kim wins the pot with a full
house, sevens full of aces.
Steve Brecher, who had a
shot at catching John Phan in the
WPT Player of the Year race, is eliminated
from the tournament.
Hyon Kim -
1,190,000
Steve
Brecher - Out in 53rd
place
Markus Gonsalves
Eliminated by Freddy Deeb
Level 17: 6,000-12,000,
2,000 ante
After a flop of 744, Freddy
Deeb checks from the big blind, Markus Gonsalves
bets 40,000 from the button, and Deeb moves all
in. Gonsalves calls with 8-7 for two pair,
sevens and fours. Deeb shows QJ for two
overcards. The turn is the 10, the river is the
Q, and Freddy Deeb wins the pot by pairing his
queen on the river. Markus Gonsalves is
eliminated from the tournament a few spots shy
of the money bubble.
Freddy Deeb - 835,000
Markus Gonsalves - Out in
54th place
Level 17 Begins
Level
17: 6,000-12,000, 2,000 ante
The players return from
break to begin Level 17, with increased
blinds of 6,000-12,000 and a 2,000 ante. With 54
players remaining, they redrew seating
assignments for the final six tables, and the
average stack is about 625,000.
Dutch Boyd Eliminated by
David Singer
Level
16: 5,000-10,000, 1,000 ante
David Singer wins the pot
with his pocket tens. Dutch Boyd is eliminated
from the tournament.
David Singer -
1,250,000
Dutch
Boyd - Out
in 55th place
Tennis Pro Boris Becker
Doubles Through Steve Billirakis
Boris Becker - 380,000
Steve Billirakis -
1,500,000
Mike Matusow
Eliminated by Justin Young
Level 16: 5,000-10,000,
1,000 ante
Mike Matusow raises from
the cutoff to 36,000, Matt Hyman calls from the
button, Justin Young reraises from the small
blind to 146,000, and Matusow moves all in for
238,000. Hyman tanks for a while before he
folds, and Young calls. Matusow shows Q Q, but he's up against
Young's A A. The board bricks out for
Matusow, and Young wins the pot with his pocket
aces. Mike Matusow is eliminated from the
tournament. Justin Young - 1,000,000 Mike
Matusow - Out in 56th place
Michael DeMichele
Eliminated by Christian Harder
Level 16: 5,000-10,000,
1,000 ante
After a flop of J 9 3, Christian Harder bets,
Phil Ivey folds, and Michael DeMichele calls.
The turn card is the 4, Harder checks, DeMichele
bets, Harder check-raises, DeMichele reraises,
and Harder moves all in. DeMichelle calls with
4-4 for a turned set of fours , but Harder shows
J-J for a flopped set of jacks. The river card
is a 10, and Christian Harder wins the pot.
Michael DeMichele is eliminated from the
tournament.
Christian Harder -
1,760,000
Michael
DeMichele - Out in 59th place
Chad Batista
Eliminated by Marco Johnson
Level 16: 5,000-10,000,
1,000 ante
Nick Binger raises to
28,000, Bruno Fitoussi calls from the cutoff,
Chad Batista moves all in from the button for
390,000, and Marco Johnson moves all in over the
top from the small blind for more than 500,000.
Binger and Fitoussi both fold. Batista shows
Q Q, but he'll need it to hold
up against Johnson's A K. The board comes K J 5 10 2, and Johnson pairs his
king on the flop to win the pot. Chad Batista is
eliminated from the tournament.
"Crazy Marco" Johnson -
1,000,000
Chad Batista -
Out in 60th Place
Kathy Liebert Eliminated by
Scotty Nguyen
Level 16:
5,000-10,000, 1,000 ante
After a low flop
with two spades, Kathy Liebert is all in with
A J for two overcards with a
flush draw, and she's up against Scotty Nguyen's
9-9 (no spade). The board bricks out for
Liebert, and she is eliminated from the
tournament. Scotty Nguyen - 1,320,000
Kathy Liebert -
Eliminated
Nick Salem Doubles
Through Chris Ferguson
Level 16: 5,000-10,000,
1,000 ante
Nick Salem (big blind) is
all in preflop with 6 6 against Chris "Jesus"
Ferguson's A 10 in the small blind. Freddy
Bonyadi tells Salem that he folded a six. The
board comes Q 10 7 6 4, and Ferguson flops a pair
of tens, only to see Salem turn a set of sixes
to win the pot and double up.
Nick Salem - 285,000 Chris
Ferguson - 296,000
Sammy Farha
Eliminated by David Singer
Level 16: 5,000-10,000,
1,000 ante
Sammy Farha was just
eliminated when his K 2 couldn't overcome David
Singer's 7 7. David Singer - 1,140,000
Sammy Farha - Eliminated
Owen Crowe Doubles Through
Blake Cahail
Level 16: 5,000-10,000,
1,000 ante
Blake Cahail raises form
late position, Owen Crowe moves all in from the
big blind, and Cahail calls with K-J. Crowe
shows 7-7, and he faces elimination.
The board bricks out, and
Crowe wins the pot with his pocket
sevens.
Owen Crowe -
290,000
Blake
Cahail - 900,000
Jimmy Fricke Eliminated
by Christian Harder
Level 16: 5,000-10,000,
1,000 ante
Jimmy Fricke is all in
preflop for his last 60,000 or so with Q-8
against Christian Harder's 2-2. There is a 2 on
the flop, and Harder wins the pot with a set of
deuces. Jimmy Fricke is eliminated from the
tournament.
Christian Harder -
1,020,000
Jimmy Fricke -
Eliminated
Short Stacks Winning
Early
Level
16: 5,000-10,000, 1,000 ante
There have already been
at least five all-in situations (that we know
of), and the short stack has come out on top
every time. There are still 62 players
remaining.
Scotty Nguyen Doubles
Through Matt Hyman
Level 16: 5,000-10,000,
1,000 ante
Scotty Nguyen just
doubled through Matt Hyman, winning the pot with
a set of sixes.
Scotty Nguyen -
1,100,000
Matt Hyman -
1,100,000
Jimmy Tran Doubles
Through Nenad Medic
Level 16: 5,000-10,000,
1,000 ante
Jimmy Tran is all in
preflop with A 9 against Nenad Medic's
J J. The board comes 8 7 5 3 A, and Tran pairs his ace on
the river to win the pot and double up in chips.
Jimmy Tran - 370,000 Nenad Medic - 1,120,000
Chris Ferguson vs.
Naseem Salem
Level 16:
5,000-10,000, 1,000 ante
Chris "Jesus" Ferguson raises to 28,000, Naseem
Salem reraises to 88,000, and Ferguson calls.
Both players check all the way down on a board
of K J 8 A K. Salem shows Q-Q, but
Ferguson shows A-J to win the pot with a higher
two pair, aces and kings. Chris Ferguson -
440,000 Naseem Salem - 205,000
Shuffle Up &
Deal!
Level 15:
4,000-8,000, 1,000 ante
The final 62 players are
seated and ready to go, so it's time to shuffle
up and deal! The opening blinds are 5,000-10,000
with a 1,000 ante. The average chip stack is
about 545,000.
Day 3 Ends With 62
Players
Level
15: 4,000-8,000, 1,000 ante
Day 3 comes to an end
with 62 players remaining. The official chip
counts and seating assignments will be released
by the casino later tonight, but here are the
top five on the leaderboard:
1.
Steve Billirakis -
1,722,000
2.
Matt Hyman - 1,663,000
3. Mark Seif
- 1,315,000
4. Nenad Medic
- 1,306,000
5. David Singer
- 1,116,000
J.J. Liu Eliminated by Chad
Batista
Level 15:
4,000-8,000, 1,000 ante
J.J. Liu is all in preflop
wtih K K against Chad Batista's
A 3. The board comes Q 10 6 A 7, and Batista wins the pot
with a pair of aces on the turn. J.J. Liu is
eliminated from the tournament.
Chad Batista - 425,000 J
.J. Liu - Eliminated
Jeff King
Eliminated
Level 15:
4,000-8,000, 1,000 ante
Jeff King, the last
remaining player from last year's event, was
just eliminated when his 8-8 failed to hold up
against another player's A-J -- there was a jack
on the turn.
Jeff King - Eliminated
Liv Boeree Doubles Up; Mimi
Tran Eliminated
Level
15: 4,000-8,000, 1,000 ante
This hand actually took
place about 30 minutes ago. Michael DeMichele
raises from middle position to an unknown
amount, Liv Boeree moves all in for another
88,000, and Mimi Tran calls with a nearly
identical stack. DeMichele folds.
Mimi Tran - Eliminated
Rodeen Talebi
Eliminated by Nenad Medic
Level 15: 4,000-8,000,
1,000 ante
After a flop of J-5-5,
Rodeen Talebi moves all in with A-K, but he runs
into Nenad Medic's Q-Q. The pocket queens hold
up, and Medic wins the pot with two pair, queens
and fives. Rodeen Talebi is eliminated. Nenad
Medic - 1,080,000 Rodeen Talebi - Eliminated
Danny Fuhs Eliminated by
Jeff Madsen
Level 15: 4,000-8,000,
1,000 ante
Danny Fuhs was just
eliminated by Jeff Madsen, who is on a hot run
here late in the day.
Jeff Madsen -
800,000
Danny Fuhs
- Eliminated
Dutch Boyd Doubles Through
Steve Sung
Level 15: 4,000-8,000,
1,000 ante
Dutch Boyd just doubled
up with K-K against Steve Sung's A-K. Sung was
chipleader a few hours ago, but he has been
getting hammered recently.
Dutch Boyd -
320,000
Steve Sung
- 450,000
Phil Ivey Wins a
Three-Way Pot With Quads
Level 15: 4,000-8,000,
1,000 ante
With the board showing
9 4 4 3 on the turn, Sinan Yoyen
bets 110,000, Phil Ivey calls, and Elky
Grospellier calls. The river card is the 2, and all three players
check. Ivey shows 4 4 for quad fours to win the
pot, building his stack close to a million in
chips. Phil Ivey - 1,000,000
The Boatman
Brothers
Level 15:
4,000-8,000, 1,000 ante
Ross and Barny Boatman are
both members of the Hendon Mob, and they are
both still in the WPT World Championship. No two
family members have ever made the same WPT Final
Table, so the Boatmans are striving to be the
first.
Martin de Knijff Eliminated
by Freddy Deeb
Level
15: 4,000-8,000, 1,000 ante
Martin de Knijff raises to
25,000, Freddy Deeb calls, and Chad Batista
calls. The flop comes 9-9-5, de Knijff and Deeb
both check, Batista bets 40,000, de Knijff moves
all in, Deeb calls, and Batista folds. De Knijff
shows K-K for an overpair, but Deeb shows 5-5
for a full house, fives full of nines. De Knijff
needs a king to stay alive, but the turn and
river are both blanks. Freddy Deeb wins the pot
with his full house. Martin de Knijff, the last
former WPT World Champion left in the field, has
been eliminated.
Freddy Deeb - 990,000
Martin de Knijff -
Eliminated
Level 15 Begins
Level
15: 4,000-8,000, 1,000 ante
The remaining 79 players
return from break to begin Level 15, with
increased blinds of 4,000-8,000 and a 1,000
ante. The average chip stack is about 427,000.
Jared Hamby Eliminated by
Evan McNiff
Level
14: 3,000-6,000, 500 ante
Jared Hamby was just
eliminated by Evan McNiff.
Evan McNiff -
280,000
Jared
Hamby - Eliminated
Jennifer Harman Nearly Doubles Up
Level 14: 3,000-6,000, 500
ante
After a flop of K 8 7, Jennifer Harman checks
the small blind, the under-the-gun player bets
21,000, Harman check-raises to 61,000, and her
opponent moves all in for 250,000. Harman calls,
covering him by about 25,000 or so. Harman shows
A K (pair of kings), and she
dominates her opponent's K J (pair of kings, lower
kicker). The turn is the 5 , the river is the 10, and Jennifer Harman wins
the pot to bust her opponent and nearly double
up in chips. Jennifer Harman - 550,000
Shaniac Schleger Eliminated
by Quinn Do
Level 14: 3,000-6,000, 500
ante
Shane "Shaniac" Schleger
was all in after the flop with A-A against Quinn
Do's flush draw, and Quinn caught the card he
needed to make his flush. Schleger is out of the
tournament.
Quinn Do -
340,000
Shane
Schleger - Eliminated
Annie Duke
Eliminated
Level 14: 3,000-6,000, 500
ante
Annie Duke, the
love-her-or-hate-her star of Donald Trump's
"Celebrity Apprentice," has been eliminated from
the tournament. The poker Twitterverse just got
a little more quiet.
Phil Ivey Chipping Up
Level 14: 3,000-6,000,
500 ante
Phil Ivey raises
from middle position to 15,000, Kenny Tran calls
from the small blind, and J.J. Liu calls from
the big blind. The flop comes 10 8 4, both players check to
Ivey who bets 30,000, Tran folds, and Liu calls.
The turn card is the K, Liu checks, Ivey bets
50,000, and Liu folds. Phil Ivey takes the pot,
increasing his stack yet again. Level 14 is
about half over, and Ivey has been steadily
pulling in a lot of small pots. He started the
level down near the 200,000 mark, but he has
more than doubled it.
Jimmy Tran Doubles Through Elky Grospellier
Level 14: 3,000-6,000, 500
ante
Jimmy Tran is all
in preflop with Q Q against Elky Grospellier's
A Q. Grospellier never
improves, and Jimmy Tran wins the pot with his
pocket pair to double up in chips.
Jimmy Tran - 245,000
Elky Grospellier -
375,000
Dan Heimiller Eliminated by
Nick Binger
Level 14:
3,000-6,000, 500 ante
Nick Binger -
945,000
Dan
Heimiller - Eliminated
Level 14 Begins
Level 14: 3,000-6,000, 500
ante
The remaining 95 players
return from break to begin Level 14, with
increased blinds of 3,000-6,000 and a 500 ante.
The average chip stack is about
355,000.
Johnny Chan Eliminated by
Michael DeMichele
Level 13: 2,000-4,000, 500
ante
After an ace-high flop,
Johnny Chan is all in with A-K (pair of aces),
but he runs into Michael DeMichele's A-A (set of
aces).
Michael DeMichele -
765,000
Johnny
Chan - Eliminated
Kathy Liebert vs. Nenad
Medic
Level 13:
2,000-4,000, 500 ante
Nenad Medic raises to
12,000, and Kathy Liebert calls from the big
blind. The flop comes 6 4 2, Liebert checks, Medic
bets 21,500, and Liebert calls. The turn card is
the 8, and both players check.
The river card is the 10, Liebert bets 40,000,
Medic raises to 110,500, and Liebert calls.
Medic shows K-K for an overpair, but Liebert
shows 4 4 to win the pot with a set
of fours.
Kathy Liebert
- 320,000
Nenad Medic -
415,000
Matt Brady
Eliminated
Level 13: 2,000-4,000, 500
ante
Matt Brady was just
eliminated when his 10-10 failed to improve
against another player's K-K.
Matt Brady -
Eliminated
Mark Seif Nearly
Doubles Up
Level 13:
2,000-4,000, 500 ante
Mark Seif just won a huge
pot with 6-6 on a board of K-8-6-8-x for a full
house. His opponent had K-2 for two pair, kings
and eights. Mark Seif - 920,000
Joe Sebok Eliminated by
Steve Sung
Level 13: 2,000-4,000, 500
ante
Joe Sebok was just
eliminated when his A-J couldn't catch up to the
A-Q of chipleader Steve Sung.
Steve Sung -
1,165,000
Joe
Sebok - Eliminated
Nam Le Eliminated by Jeff
Madsen
Level
13: 2,000-4,000, 500 ante
Nam Le was just
eliminated by Jeff Madsen.
Jeff Madsen -
235,000
Nam Le
- Eliminated
Ted Lawson Eliminated
Level 13: 2,000-4,000, 500
ante
Ted Lawson was just
eliminated by Javed Abrahams.
Berry Johnston Eliminated
by Dan Heimiller
Level 13: 2,000-4,000, 500
ante
Berry Johnston is all in
preflop with K-J against Dan Heimiller's A-5.
Heimiller flops a pair of fives to win the pot,
and former WSOP Main Event champion Berry
Johnston is eliminated from the
tournament.
Dan Heimiller -
207,000
Berry
Johnston - Eliminated
Adam "Roothlus" Levy on a
Hot Streak
Level
13: 2,000-4,000, 500 ante
Adam Levy has had a good
day so far, starting with 62,000, and building
his stack up to 280,000. Along the way, he won a
big race with A-K offsuit against Q-Q.
Adam "Roothlus" Levy
- 280,000
Phil Ivey vs. Tennis
Pro Boris Becker
Level
13: 2,000-4,000, 500 ante
This hand went down late in
the last level ... With the final board showing
A A 5 7 7 and about 56,000 already
in the pot, Boris Becker bets 50,000 from middle
position, and Phil Ivey tanks for a couple of
minutes before he calls. Becker shows A 6 to win the pot with a full
house, aces full of sevens, and Ivey mucks.
Boris Becker - 365,000 Phil Ivey - 280,000
Justin Bonomo
Eliminated
Level
13: 2,000-4,000, 500 ante
Justin Bonomo was just
eliminated when his A-Q failed to improve
against another player's 10-10.
Kenny Tran Doubles
Through Dutch Boyd
Level 12: 1,500-3,000, 400
ante
With the final board
showing 10 6 2 7 J and about 75,000 already
in the pot, Kenny Tran moves all in from the
cutoff for 75,000, and Dutch Boyd calls. Tran
shows J 2 to win the pot with two
pair, jacks and deuces, and Boyd mucks. Kenny
Tran - 225,000 Dutch Boyd - 258,000
Jon Friedberg Eliminated by
Phil Ivey
Level 12:
1,500-3,000, 400 ante
Jon Friedberg is all in
preflop for about 80,000 with J-J against Phil
Ivey's 9-9. But Ivey turns a set of nines to win
the pot, and Friedberg is eliminated from the
tournament.
Phil Ivey -
355,000
Jon
Friedberg - Eliminated
Redistribution of Chips at Table
#56
Level 12: 1,500-3,000, 400
ante
There were some big
stacks at Table #56 at the start of the day, but
during these first two levels, there has been a
lot of chip redistribution. Take a look
--
Name - Chip
Count (Starting Stack)
Nick Binger
- 550,000 (110,700)
Mark Seif -
370,000 (113,100)
David Baker -
370,000 (154,600)
Joseph Parker -
360,000 (505,500)
Dan Heimiller -
255,000 (655,700)
As
you can see, the current counts are in reverse
order from the starting counts -- the short
stacks have become big stacks, and the big
stacks have become short stacks
Daniel Negreanu
Eliminated
Level 12:
1,500-3,000, 400 ante
Eugene Katchalov raises
under the gun to 7,500, David Benyamine calls,
Daniel Negreanu moves all in from late position
for 66,600, and the big blind calls. Katchalov
and Benyamine both fold. Negreanu shows A K, but he'll need to improve
against the K K of the big blind. The
board comes Q 4 4 10 8, and Negreanu is
eliminated from the tournament.
Daniel Negreanu -
Eliminated
Daniel Negreanu
Doubles Through David Benyamine
Level 12: 1,500-3,000, 400
ante
Daniel Negreanu is all in
preflop for 31,000 with 10 10 against David Benyamine's
A 7. The board comes Q 9 3 J 8, and Negreanu wins the pot
with a queen-high straight to double up. Daniel
Negreanu - 70,000 David Benyamine - 285,000
Matt Graham Eliminated by
Shane Schleger
Level 12: 1,500-3,000, 400
ante
Matt Graham was just
eliminated by Shane "Shaniac" Schleger.
Shane Schleger -
575,000
Matt
Graham - Eliminated
Johnny Chan vs. Justin
Young
Level 12:
1,500-3,000, 400 ante
Four players see a flop of
J 3 2. Jennifer Harman (small
blind) checks, Mimi Tran (big blind) checks, and
Johnny Chan bets 20,000 from late position.
Justin Young calls from the cutoff, Harman
calls, and Tran folds. The turn card pairs the
board with the 2, Harman checks, Chan bets
45,000, Young calls, and Harman folds. The river
card is the 10, Chan bets 55,000, and
Young calls with K K for two pair, kings and
deuces. Johnny Chan mucks, and Justin Young wins
the pot. Justin Young - 575,000 Johnny Chan -
365,000
Allen Kessler
Eliminated by Vadim Trincher
Level 12: 1,500-3,000, 400
ante
Allen Kessler moves all in
from middle position for 31,500, and Vadim
Trincher calls from the small blind with 9 9. Kessler shows A Q, and he'll need to improve
to stay alive. There is a queen in the window,
but the board comes Q 9 3 A 4, and Trincher wins the pot
with a set of nines. Kessler actually seemed
annoyed that the board teased him with two pair
on the turn, giving him four outs headed to the
river. Vadim Trincher - 370,000 Allen Kessler -
Eliminated
Chau Giang
Eliminated by Will Failla
Level 11: 1,200-2,400, 300
ante
After a flop of 10 9 8, Chau Giang is all in for
100,000, and Will Failla tanks for a while
before he calls with 7 6 -- the low end of the
straight. Giang shows 8 8 for bottom set, and he'll
need the board to pair (or counterfeit Failla's
straight) to stay alive. The turn is the A, the river is the 3, and Failla wins the pot
with his straight. Will "The Thrill" Failla -
240,000 Chau Giang - Eliminated
Steve Sung: First to a
Million in Chips
Level
11: 1,200-2,400, 300 ante
Steve Sung limps form
the cutoff for 2,400, Francois Safieddine limps
from the button, and the small blind moves all
in for 68,000. Sung calls, but then Safieddine
moves all in over the top for a few hundred
thousand more.
Sung calls with J-J, but
Safieddine dominates him with K-K. (We didn't
even notice the small blind's cards, but as
you'll see they were rather irrelevant.)
The board comes J-8-8-J-x,
and Steve Sung flops a set of jacks and turns
quads to win the pot, bust two players, and
become the first player to cross the
million-chip mark.
Steve Sung -
1,160,000
Francois
Safieddine - Eliminated
Steve Billirakis Busts a
Player to Cross 800,000
Level 11: 1,200-2,400, 300
ante
Steve Billirakis
eliminates a player when his A-K defeats 7-7 on
a board of K-9-3-9-8.
Steve "MrSmokey1"
Billirakis - 800,000
Adam Levy Doubles Through
Beth Shak
Level 11:
1,200-2,400, 300 ante
Beth Shak raises to 10,000,
Adam "Roothlus" Levy moves all in from the small
blind for 39,600, and Shak calls with A 10. Levy shows A K, and he's a dominant
favorite to double up here. The board comes
J 3 2 Q 5, and Levy wins the pot
with his king kicker to double up. Adam
"Roothlus" Levy - 80,000 Beth Shak - 85,000
Howard Lederer
Eliminated by Elky Grospellier
Level 11: 1,200-2,400, 300
ante
Howard Lederer is all in
preflop for his last 10,000 or so with Q 7, but he's dominated by the
A7 of Bertrand "Elky"
Grospellier. The board bricks out, and
Grospellier wins the pot with his ace kicker.
Elky Grospellier - 665,000 Howard Lederer -
Eliminated
Crazy Marco Johnson
Takes a Pot Against Freddy Deeb
Level 11: 1,200-2,400, 300
ante
Freddy Deeb raises from
late position to 7,000, Marco Johnson reraises
from the big blind to 22,200, and Deeb calls.
The flop comes K J 5, Johnson checks, Deeb bets
30,000, Johnson raises to 82,200, and Deeb
folds. Johnson takes the pot. "CrazyMarco"
Johnson - 433,000 Freddy Deeb - 285,000
Elky Grospellier
Takes an Early Hit With Queens
Level 11: 1,200-2,400, 300
ante
Bertrand "Elky" Grospellier
raises from late position to 5,700, and the
small blind calls. The flop comes 10 7 4, the small blind checks,
Grospellier bets 7,700, and the small blind
calls. The turn card is the 8, and both players check.
The river card is the A, the small blind checks,
Grospellier bets 17,700, and his opponent calls.
Grospellier shows Q Q, but the small blind shows
A 9 to win the pot with a pair
of aces on the river. Bertrand "Elky"
Grospellier - 647,000
Shuffle Up and Deal
Level 10: 1,000-2,000,
300 ante
Day Three action of the WPT
World Champioinship is under way. Action starts
at Level 11 with blinds of 1,200 - 2,400 with a
300 chip ante. Shuffle up and deal!
Day 2 Finishes With ~168
Players
Level
10: 1,000-2,000, 300 ante
Day 2 of the
WPT World Championship is in the books, and
we are waiting on the full list of official chip
counts. In the meantime, here's a look at the
probable Top 10:
1.
Jean Noel Thorel - ~760,000
2. Steve "MrSmokey1"
Billirakis - 672,400
3. Dan Heimiller
- 655,700
4.
Justin Young - 621,800
5. Bertrand "ElkY"
Grospellier - 618,300
6. Fred Berger
- 598,500
7.
Jimmy "Gobboboy" Fricke -
583,800
8.
Steve Sung - 529,300
9. Joseph Parker
- 505,500
10. Jeff Madsen
- 479,200
Mike Matusow Doubles
Through Hafiz Khan
Level 10: 1,000-2,000, 300
ante
After a series of preflop
raises, Mike Matusow is all in preflop with
A K against Hafiz Khan's 9 9. The flop comes Q 10 5, and Matusow flops a heart
flush draw with a gutshot straight draw and two
overcards. The turn is the 7 , but the K on the river gives Matusow
a pair of kings to win the pot and double up.
Mike Matusow - 350,000 Hafiz Khan - 210,000
Seven More Hands
Level 10: 1,000-2,000,
300 ante
A card is drawn with 20
minutes remaining, and each table will play
seven more hands before finishing for the day
Vanessa Rousso
Eliminated By Mike Matusow
Level 10: 1,000-2,000, 300
ante
With the board showing
K 5 5 8 on the turn with about
20,000 already in the pot, Mike Matusow bets
8,500, Vanessa Rousso moves all in for 40,500,
and Matusow tanks for a while before he calls
with A 8 (two pair, eights and
fives). Rousso shows 3 3 for a lower two pair, and
she'll need to catch a three on the river to
stay alive. The river card is the 10, and Matusow wins the pot
with his higher two pair. Vanessa Rousso is
eliminated from the tournament. Mike Matusow -
200,000 Vanessa Rousso - Eliminated
Season III WPT
Champion Tuan Le Eliminated
Level 10: 1,000-2,000, 300
ante
With the board showing
7 6 4 K on the turn, Joseph Parker
bets 50,000, Tuan Le moves all in, and Parker
calls with A 5 -- an open-ended straight
draw with a heart flush draw. Tuan Le shows 77
for a set of sevens, but he'll need to dodge a
lot of outs to stay alive. The river card is the
3, and Parker says, "Yeah!"
with a fist pump as he wins the pot with a
seven-high straight. Tuan Le, who won the WPT
World Championship back in Season III, is
eliminated from the tournament. Joseph Parker -
560,000 Tuan Le - Eliminated
Adam "Roothlus" Levy
Doubles Up
Level 10: 1,000-2,000, 300
ante
Adam Levy is sitting
near our media table, and has alerted us several
times today whenever a big hand is going down.
Ironically, he himself was just in a big hand,
and he forgot all about us.
He
filled us in on the details after the fact. In a
battle of the blinds, he was all in preflop with
8-8 against another player's A-Q. The eights
held up for Roothlus, and he doubled
up.
Adam "Roothlus" Levy
- 110,000
Level 10 Begins
Level 10: 1,000-2,000, 300
ante
The remaining 191
players return from their last break of the day
to begin Level 10, with increased blinds of
1,000-2,000 and a 300 ante. The average chip
stack is about 177,000.
Kristy Gazes Eliminated
by Quinn Do
Level 9:
800-1,600, 200 ante
Kristy Gazes was just
eliminated when her 10-10 ran into Quinn Do's
A-A.
Barry Greenstein Eliminated
by Francois Safieddine
Level 9: 800-1,600, 200
ante
Francois Safieddine
raises under the gun, two players call, and
Barry Greenstein reraises from the big blind.
Safieddine reraises enough to put Greenstein all
in, and the other two players fold.
Greenstein calls with A-K,
and Safieddine shows Q-Q. Safieddine flops quad
queens to win the pot, and Barry Greenstein is
eliminated.
Francois Safieddine -
335,000
Barry
Greenstein - Eliminated
Brian Powell
Eliminated by Jennifer Harman
Level 9: 800-1,600, 200
ante
After a flop of Q Q 3, Jennifer Harman bets
8,500 from the small blind, the big blind raises
to 25,000, Brian Powell calls from under the
gun, and Harman calls. The turn card is the
7, Harman and the big blind
both check, and Powell moves all in for 87,700.
Harman calls, and the big blind folds. Powell
shows Q 10 for trip queens, but
Harman has him outkicked with K Q. The river card is the
2, and Harman wins the pot
with her king kicker and Powell is eliminated
from the tournament. Jennifer Harman - 280,000
Brian Powell -
Eliminated
Annie Duke Not on Such a
Rush After All
Level 9: 800-1,600, 200
ante
Annie Duke has about
180,000, but she didn't start this level with
28,000. That was her brother,
Howard Lederer. We apologize for the
error.
With 180,000, Annie has a
little bit more than the average stack of
165,000.
Boris Becker Doubles Up
Level 9: 800-1,600, 200
ante
After a flop of 4 3 2, Boris Becker is all in
for 50,700 with 69,000 already in the pot. His
opponent calls with A K (ace high, gutshot
straight draw). Becker shows A3 for a pair of
threes with an identical straight draw. The turn
is the 7, the river is the 6, and Becker wins the pot
with his pair of threes to double up. Boris
Becker - 170,000
Erik Seidel Eliminated by
Phil Ivey
Level 9: 800-1,600, 200
ante
Erik Seidel was sitting
on a short stack when he was just eliminated by
Phil Ivey.
In other news, Tom "Durrr"
Dwan just showed up to check out the action, and
had a brief chat with Brian Powell, sitting at
the same table as Ivey.
Phil Ivey -
73,000
Erik Seidel
- Eliminated
Mike "SirWatts" Watson
Eliminated by Jennifer Harman
Level 9: 800-1,600, 200
ante
Jennifer Harman raises from
early position to 4,000, Mike "SirWatts" Watson
moves all in from middle position for 38,300,
and Harman calls with A A. Watson shows Q Q. The board bricks out, and
Harman's pocket aces hold up to win the pot.
Mike Watson, who earned his entry into this
event by winning the Bellagio Cup at the
beginning of this season, is eliminated.
Jennifer Harman - 162,000 Mike "SirWatts" Watson
- Eliminated
Annie Duke Kicks Off Level
9 With a Bang
Level 9: 800-1,600, 200
ante
Annie Duke was down to
28,000 at the most recent break, and in the
first 15 minutes, she's had a nice run.
She capped it off by
getting it all in with Q-Q against another
player's K-K. A queen on the flop was all it
took for her to crack kings. Annie Duke has
sextupled her stack so far this level.
Annie Duke -
180,000
Jonathan Little Eliminated
Level 9: 800-1,600, 200
ante
Jonathan Little was just
eliminated after a flop of K. His A-K was
drawing extremely thin against his opponent's
K-K, and he never caught up. Jonathan Little -
Eliminated
Level 9 Begins
Level 9: 800-1,600, 200
ante
The players return from
break to begin Level 9, with increased blinds of
800-1,600 and a 200 ante. With 225 players
remaining, the average stack is about
150,000.
David Pham
Eliminated
Level 8:
600-1,200, 200 ante
David "The Dragon" Pham
was just eliminated when his A-Q ran into
another player's K-K.
David Pham -
Eliminated
Adam Junglen Eliminated on
a Bad Beat
Level 8: 600-1,200, 200
ante
Adam Junglen was all in
with the best hand, only to see his opponent
make a flush on the river to win the pot.
Junglen is out of the tournament.
Adam Junglen -
Eliminated
Gavin Smith Eliminated
by Chipleader Justin Young
Level 8: 600-1,200, 200
ante
With the final board
showing 10 10 5 6 A and about 50,000 already
in the pot, chipleader Justin Young bets enough
to put Gavin Smith all in. Gavin thinks for a
while before he calls, and Young shows 10 8 for trip tens. Gavin
mucks. Justin Young wins the pot to extend his
lead, and Gavin Smith is eliminated from the
tournament. Justin Young - 523,000 Gavin Smith -
Eliminated
Field Adjustment: 338
Entrants
Level 8: 600-1,200, 200
ante
Overnight, the
tournament staff discovered that they actually
had 338 entrants into this event, one more than
they announced yesterday. So they've recomputed
the prizepool, and every money finisher will
receive a little more than we listed
yesterday.
We will update the
prizepool information here soon.
Rhynie Campbell
Eliminated
Level 8: 600-1,200, 200
ante
Rhynie Campbell just
flopped a set of eights, but his opponent turned
a straight. Just like that, Campbell is out
of the tournament.
Rhynie Campbell -
Eliminated
David Peat Eliminated
Level 8: 600-1,200, 200
ante
David Peat has spent
most of today in Bobby's Room playing
high-stakes cash games, but he just returned to
spend some time (not a lot) in the
WPT World Championship.
Peat's first hand back, he
is in the big blind, and gets a walk. (No more
stealing his blind uncontested, guys!)
In
his second hand, Jonathan Aguiar raises from the
button to 2,400, and Peat moves all in from the
small blind to 75,000. Aguiar snap-calls with
A-8 offsuit, and Peat shows 6-5
offsuit.
The board bricks out, and
Jonathan Aguiar wins the pot. David Peat is
eliminated from the tournament, and can now
return to his cash game.
Jonathan Aguiar -
191,000
David Peat
- Eliminated
Nick Schulman Stays Alive
Level 8: 600-1,200, 200 ante On a board of K 10 6 A 9 and with 42,000 in the pot
Nick Schulman moves all in against John Magill.
Magill tanks for a minute before giving up his
hand. Nick Schulman - 79,600
Level 8 Begins
Level 8:
600-1,200, 200 ante
The players return from
break to begin Level 8, with increased blinds of
600-1,200 and a 200 ante. With 253 players left
in the field, the average stack is about
132,000.
Joe Sebok vs. Sorel Mizzi
Level 7: 500-1,000, 100
ante
With the board showing
8 6 4 J on the turn and about
38,000 in the pot, Joe Sebok bets 12,600, and
Sorel Mizzi tanks long enough for someone to
call the clock on him. Mizzi eventually calls.
The river card is the Q, and Sebok moves all in
for 42,000. Mizzi folds, and Sebok takes the
pot. Joe Sebok - 105,000 Sorel Mizzi - 93,000
Isaac Haxton
Eliminated by Tennis Pro Boris Becker
Level 7: 500-1,000, 100
ante
Isaac Haxton was recently
eliminated by retired tennis pro (and Olympic
Gold Medalist) Boris Becker. Boris Becker -
145,000 Isaac Haxton - Eliminated
Justin Young Busts Amnon
Filippi; Leads With 505,000
Level 7: 500-1,000, 100
ante
Amnon Filippi was just
eliminated by Justin Young in a
straight-over-straight situation on a board of
K-5-4-6-2. Filippi held 3-2 for bottom straight
on the turn, while Young had 8-7 for top
straight on the turn.
Both players started the
hand with a ton of chips, but they all ended up
in Young's stack as Amnon Filippi was eliminated
from the tournament. Justin Young is the new
chipleader by a large margin.
Justin Young -
505,000
Amnon
Filippi - Eliminated
Level 7 Begins
Level 7: 500-1,000, 100
ante
The players return from
break to begin Level 7, with increased blinds of
500-1,000 and a 100 ante. The average chip stack
is about 121,000.
Robert Mizrachi
Eliminated
Level 6: 400-800, 100
ante
Robert Mizrachi was just
eliminated when he moved all in with A-Q on a
short stack and ran into another player's
A-A.
Robert Mizrachi -
Eliminated
Alec Torelli Eliminated by
Steve Sung
Level 6: 400-800, 100
ante
After this hand, Alec
Torelli walked away from the table silently
mouthing the word, "Wow."
A
player in early position raised to 2,200, and
after a handful of players called, Alec Torelli
reraised to 22,000. Steve Sung is the only one
who calls.
After a 10-high flop,
Torelli moves all in, and Sung calls with 8-8.
Torelli shows A-K offsuit, and he'll need
to improve to stay alive. But the board bricks
out, and Steve Sung wins the pot with his pocket
eights to eliminate Alec Torelli.
Steve Sung -
170,000
Alec
Torelli - Eliminated
Bruno Fitoussi Busts a
Player; Takes the Chip Lead
Level 6: 400-800, 100
ante
After a flop of Q J 6, a player is all in with
A Q (top pair, top kicker)
against Bruno Fitoussi's 6 6 (set of sixes). The turn
is the 4 , the river is the J, and Bruno Fitoussi wins
the pot with a full house, sixes full of jacks
to take the tournament chip lead and bust his
opponent. Bruno Fitoussi - 375,000
Phil Laak Doubles
Through Glen Witmer
Level 6: 400-800, 100
ante
After a flop of A Q 10 with about 29,000 already
in the pot, Phil Laak bets 10,300 from the small
blind, WPT winner Glen Witmer raises from middle
position to 25,000, and Laak calls. The turn
card is the K, and both players check.
The river card is the 6 , Laak bets 25,500, Witmer
moves all in, and Laak calls for a total of
52,500. Witmer shows Q-Q for a set of queens,
but Laak shows A A to win the pot with a set
of aces. Phil Laak - 184,000 Glen Witmer -
18,500
Layne Flack Calls Annie
Duke "Hitler"
Level 6: 400-800, 100
ante
Annie Duke was moved
into the Fontana Lounge, and as she was walking
around checking in on a few friends, Layne Flack
smiled and loudly called her,
"Hitler! Hitler!"
Those of you who watch
"Celebrity Apprentice" probably get the joke.
Annie has been clashing on the show with Joan
Rivers, who actually compared Annie to Hitler on
last night's episode.
Getting the joke, Annie
broke into a big smile when Layne jokingly
called her Hitler.
Joe Tehan Doubles Through
Freddy Bonyadi
Level 6:
400-800, 100 ante
After a flop of 8 6 2 with about 5,000 already
in the pot, Joe Tehan is all in under the gun
for 51,800 with 8 8 (set of eights) against
Freddy Bonyadi's A 2 (pair of deuces, flush
draw). The turn is the 3, the river is the 4, and Tehan wins the pot
with his set of eights to double up. Joe Tehan -
108,500 Freddy Bonyadi - 50,000
Steve Zolotow vs.
Matt Hyman
Level 6:
400-800, 100 ante
After a flop of 10 9 8, Matt Hyman checks from
middle position, Steve Zolotow bets 6,000 from
middle position, and Hyman calls. The turn card
is the Q , and Hyman check-calls a
7,500 bet from Zolotow. The river card is the
A, and Hyman check-calls a
10,600 bet from Zolotow. Zolotow shows A J to win the pot with a
queen-high straight on the turn, and Hyman
mucks. Steve Zolotow - 105,000 Matt Hyman -
165,000
David "Devilfish" Ulliott
Eliminated
Level 6: 400-800, 100
ante
David "Devilfish"
Ulliott was just eliminated when his 7-7 ran
into Brian Rast's A-A.
Brian Rast -
250,000
David
Ulliott - Eliminated
Andy Bloch vs. Johnny
Chan
Level 6: 400-800,
100 ante
A player raises from middle
position to 2,200, Andy Bloch calls from middle
position, and Johnny Chan reraises from the
cutoff to 17,200. The first player folds, and
Bloch calls. The flop comes K 5 2, Bloch checks, Chan bets
12,000, and Bloch calls. The turn card is the
3, and both players check.
The river card is the K, and they check again.
Chan shows J-J, but Bloch shows A-K to win the
pot with trip kings. Andy Bloch - 242,500 Johnny
Chan - 262,500
Shuffle Up &
Deal!
Level 6: 400-800,
100 ante
The players are seated and
ready to go, and the opening blinds are 400-800
with a 100 ante. Shuffle up and deal!
A Moment of Silence
at the Start of Day 2
Level 6: 400-800, 100
ante
Gavin Smith took the
microphone on stage and made a very somber
announcement. Justin Shronk, a friend to many in
the poker world and a behind-the-scenes producer
at PokerRoad.com, passed away a few days ago at
the too-young age of 27. Gavin said some nice
words, and asked everyone to observe a moment of
silence, which they did. Rest in peace, Justin
Shronk.
Day 2 About to
Begin
Level 6: 400-800,
100 ante
There are 301 players still
alive (from a total of 337) here on Day 2 of the
WPT World Championship. The field is split
between the Fontana Lounge (25 tables, 225
players) and the poker room (everyone else).
We'll do our best to provide as much coverage as
we can from this deep, deep field with plenty of
the best players in the world still alive and
competing. The players are currently opening
their bags and racing off the green (25) chips.
Play should be starting in the next 10 minutes
or so.
Recent Eliminations
Level 5: 300-600, 75
ante
>
Recent eliminations include Allen Cunningham,
Clonie Gowen and Lyle Berman.
Allen Cunningham on
the Wrong End of a 172,000 Pot
Level 4: 200-400, 50
ante
In an already large pot of
72,000 Allen Cunningham and Francois Safieddine
both check the turn on a board of K 4 3 3. The river brings the
9. Cunningham checks and
Safieddine bets 50,000. Cunningham makes the
call and Safieddine turns over the nuts with
quad threes. He takes down the huge 172,000 pot
and is now over 200,000. Allen Cunningham -
22,000 Francois Safieddine - 210,000
Level 5 Begins
Level 5: 300-600, 75
ante
The players return from
break to begin Level 5, with increased blinds of
300-600 and a 75 ante.
Shannon Shorr Makes
A Nice Call with Ace High
Level 4: 200-400, 50
ante
Shannon Shorr raises to
1,300 and is called by Erik Cajelais. Victor
Ramdin reraises to 4,500 from late position and
both players call. The flop comes 10 8 3 and action is checked
around. The turn brings the 2. Shorr checks,
Cajelais bets 10,000, Ramdin folds, and Shorr
makes the call. The river is the 10. Shorr checks and Cajelais
bets 15,000. Shorr pauses for about 30 seconds
before making the call. He turns over A K for ace high. Cajelais
shows the K and mucks his hand. Shorr
picks up the 63,000 pot thanks to a nice call
with ace high. Shannon Shorr - 86,000 Erik
Cajelais - 94,000
Jason Strochak vs.
Robert Mizrachi: Flush Over Flush
Level 4: 200-400, 50
ante
Jason Strochak just doubled
through Robert Mizrachi on a board of 10 5 4 3 A. Both players flopped club
flushes, but Strochak's Q J won the pot over
Mizrachi's 9 7. Jason Strochak - 150,000
Robert Mizrachi - 30,000
Soheil Shamseddin
Eliminated by Freddy Deeb
Level 4: 200-400, 50
ante
We missed the action,
but Soheil Shamseddin was just eliminated from
the tournament by WPT Celebrity
Invitational winner Freddy Deeb.
Freddy Deeb -
170,000
Soheil
Shamseddin - Eliminated
Carlos Mortensen vs. Jimmy
Tran
Level 4: 200-400,
50 ante
With the board showing
K J 4 4 on the turn and about
8,000 already in the pot, the big blind checks,
Jimmy Tran bets 6,200 from middle position, and
Carlos Mortensen min-raises from the cutoff to
12,400. The big blind folds, and Tran calls. The
river card double-pairs the board with the J, and both players check.
Mortensen shows KQ for a higher two pair,
kings and jacks, and Tran mucks. Mortensen wins
the pot. Both players went deep in this event
two years ago, with Jimmy Tran finishing 10th
and Carlos Mortensen going all the way to become
the only player in history to win the two most
prestigious poker tournaments -- the WSOP Main
Event and the WPT World Championship. Carlos
Mortensen - 143,000 Jimmy Tran - 65,000
Over-Under on Allen
Kessler's End-of-Day Stack: 85,000
Level 4:
200-400, 50 ante
We just found out that
there is a large group of players with a prop
bet going based on Allen Kessler's end-of-day
chip count. Each player began with 100,000 in
chips, and at the start of play the line was set
at 85,000.
Barry Greenstein asked
Allen how many chips he had right now, and
Kessler said, "129,000." Barry, knowing
what a tight player Allen is, laughed and said,
"The unders are drawing dead."
Kathy Liebert is one of the
players who took the over.
Level 4 begins
Level 4: 200-400, 50
ante
The players return from
break to begin Level 4, with increased blinds of
200-400 and a 50 ante.
Official Number: 337
Players
Level 3:
100-200, 25 ante
The official numbers for
the WPT World Championship have just been
announced, and the combined field from Days 1a
and 1b is 337 players. The top 50 players will
finish in the money, and first prize is worth
$2,143,655. We'll post the full list of
prizepool payouts soon.
Allen Carter Takes
One Down
Level 3:
100-200, 25 ante
Sammy Farha opens the pot
for a 700 chip raise from early position and is
reraised to 2,000 by WPT Southern Poker
Championship winner Allen Carter. Joe Tehan
smooth calls the reraise from the cut off as
does Farha. The flop comes 10 10 5. Farha checks and Carter
makes a continuation bet of 3,500. Tehan calls
and Farha gets out of the way. The turn is the
Q. Carter bets 7,000 and
takes down the pot. Allen Carter - 104,000
Magriel Pushes
Esfandiari Out
Level 3:
100-200, 25 ante
On a board of K Q 2 6 and with about 30,000 in
the pot Paul Magriel bets 12,000 from the small
blind and Antonio Esfandari calls from late
position. The river is the A and Magriel moves all in.
He has Antonio covered. Antonio thinks for about
a minute before releasing his hand. Paul Magrill
130,000 Antonio Esfandiari - 39,000
Jon Kalmar Eliminated Level 3: 100-200, 25 ante
Jon Kalmar was relatively short stacked with
less than 10,000 in chips, but got it all in
with K-K during a preflop reraising battle
against another player's A-K. Unfortunately, an
ace on the turn was enough to seal his face, and
Jon Kalmar is out of the tournament.
Level 3 Begins
Level 3: 100-200, 25
ante
The players return from
break to begin Level 3, with increased blinds of
100-200 and a 25 ante.
All in Dark at Table 57?
Level 1: 50-100,
ante
Sammy Farha may have just a
little too much gamble in him... Farha is in the
nine seat at table 57 in the small blind. He
tells everyone that he wants it to be folded
around so he can move all in blind against Chau
Giang. Giang seems more than ready to gamble
with him and moves his chips past the bet line
in front of him. With 100,000 stacks you might
think that they're joking, but from the look of
things, they're dead serious. Most players at
the table agree that they will fold their hands
if Sammy and Chau really want to do this. It
actually looks like it might happen until a
player under the gun (who had remained silent
during this conversation at the table) limps
into the pot. All bets are off after he enters
the action and Nick Binger makes a raise to 750.
Sammy decides not to move all in and instead
calls the raise. Chau, no longer interested in
the pot now that Sammy's not all in, folds his
hand. The player under the gun reraises and
Binger and Farha both call. The UTG player makes
a large continuation bet after the flop and
takes the hand. We'll keep a close watch on the
table to see if this all in blind scenario with
Sammy and Chau actually goes down. Table 57 Seat
1: Chau Giang Seat 3: Allen Carter Seat 4: Joe
Tehan Seat 6: Nick Binger Seat 8: David
Daneshgar Seat 9: Sammy Farha
Boris Becker's Aces Cracked Level 1: 50-100,
ante Action folds around to the button who
raises to 600. Justin "Boosted J" Smith calls
from the small blind and Boris Becker calls from
the big blind. The flop comes 10 7 2. Smith checks, Becker bets
1,550. The button folds and Smith calls. The
turn is the 5 and Smith checks it over
to Becker who bets 3,500. Smith calls again. The
river brings the 2 and Smith checks for a
third time. Becker makes a large bet of 11,000.
Smith takes his time before raising to 37,000.
Becker makes the call. Becker turns over A A but they're no good
against the 10 10 of Smith for top full
house. Justin "Boosted J" Smith - 143,900 Boris
Becker - 54,000
Level 2
Level 1: 50-100,
ante
Players return from
break to increased blinds of 100-200.
Table 44 - J.C. Tran Joins
the Mix
Level 1:
50-100, ante
J.C. Tran joins table
44, making for a super stacked table that
features two former WPT Players of the Year
(J.C. Tran and Erick Lindgrin), the youngest
WPT winner ever (Nick Schulman) and Season
II WPT World Championship winner Martin de
Knijff.
Victor Ramdin vs. Curt
Kholberg Level 1: 50-100, ante
After a flop of 9 7 3 Mike Vela and Curt
Kholberg check action over to Victor Ramdin on
the button. Ramdin bets 700, Mike Vela calls and
Kholberg makes a large check raise to 3,700.
Ramdin calls and Vela gets out of the way. The
turn brings the K and Kholberg fires out
8,000. Ramdin makes a quick call. The river is
the 3 , pairing the board.
Kholberg checks and Ramdin bets 11,000. Kholberg
calls and Ramdin turns over 7 7 for a full house. Kholberg
mucks his cards and Ramdin takes it down. Victor
Ramdin - 116,000 Curt Kholberg - 55,000
Brain Rast Takes A
Big Pot From Jon Kalmar Level 1: 50-100, ante
With over 50,000 in the pot
on a board of J 9 5 6 2 Brain Rast bets 45,000
from the small blind. Jon Kalmar is in the big
blind and tanks for several minutes before
making the call. Rast shows 8 7 for the nut straight and
takes down the pot. Brian Rast - 170,000 Jon
Kalmar 23,000
Early Tables Of Interest:
Table 44
Level 1:
50-100, ante
Seat 2: Erick
Lindgrin
Seat
3: Chris "Jesus" Ferguson
Seat 5: Steven Levy
Seat 6: Nick Schulman
Seat 7: Jason Young
Seat 9: Martin de Knijff
Early Tables Of
Interest: Table 64
Level 1: 50-100, ante
Seat 4: Clonie Gowen
Seat 6: Daniel Negreanu
Seat 7: Jason Lester
Seat 8: Barry Greenstein
Seat 9: Matt Brady
Day 1b: Shuffle Up
& Deal!
Level 1:
50-100, ante
The players are still filtering into the Fontana
Lounge for Day 1b of the WPT World Championship,
and we are expecting a much larger turnout than
yesterday. The tournament clock currently shows
303 total players in the tournament (126
yesterday and 177 so far today), but that number
hasn't changed in at least 20 minutes as players
continue to register. With 100,000 in starting
chips and opening blinds at 50-100, it's time to
shuffle up and deal!
A Quick Ending to Day
1
Level 5:
300-600, 75 ante
With 20 minutes left in
the last level of the day, the tournament clock
is stopped and a player draws a card from a deck
of 1-9 to determine how many more hands each
table will play.
The player draws an ace, so
each table will play just one more hand before
bagging and tagging their chips. The players
then have the option of a complimentary meal at
Bellagio's buffet.
We
will be scouring the field for official chip
counts of the chip leaders, along with some of
the bigger names. But the full list of chip
counts won't be available until the casino
releases them later tonight.
Sergey Rybachenko Eliminated by Tuan Le Level 5:
300-600, 75 ante Sergey Rybachenko was just
eliminated by Season III WPT World Champion Tuan
Le. Rybachenko won a prelim event ($2,000
no-limit hold'em) here at Bellagio back in
December. Tuan Le - 155,000 Sergey Rybachenko -
Eliminated
Eli Elezra Busts a Player Level 5: 300-600, 75
ante With the final board showing 9 4 4 5 J and about 40,000 already
in the pot, Eli Elezra moves all in, covering
his opponent's last 33,000 in chips. His
opponent tanks for about two minutes before he
calls, and Elezra quickly turns over A 4 to win the pot with trip
fours. His opponent mucks his cards as he is
eliminated from the tournament. Eli Elezra -
131,000
Tuan Le Doubles Up Level 5: 300-600, 75 ante On
a board of 10 8 7 5 Tuan Le is all in with
A 3 and has his opponent
drawing dead with 9 8. Tuan doubles up and is
now at 140,000.
Level 5 Begins
Level 5: 300-600, 75
ante
There
were 126 players in today's field, and there are
107 remaining at the start of Level 5. The
blinds have increased to 300-600 with a 75 ante.
Kevin Saul Eliminated by Rhynie Campbell Level
4: 200-400, 50 ante After a flop of J 10 9, Kevin Saul is all in for
37,025 wth 109 (two pair) against Rhynie
Campbell's 9 9 (set of nines). The turn
is the 6, the river is the 2, and Campbell wins the pot
with his set of nines. Kevin Saul is eliminated
from the tournament. Rhynie Campbell - 140,000
Kevin Saul - Eliminated
Shaun Deeb Bluffs Kevin Saul Level 4: 200-400,
50 ante In a heads up pot, Shaun Deeb and Kevin
Saul see a flop of 8 7 5 . Deeb is first to act and
bets 12,600 into the 15,000 pot. Saul raises to
32,000 and Deeb makes a large reraise that would
put Saul all in. Saul tanks for a few minutes,
trying to engage Deeb in conversation. He
references an hand from earlier today where Deeb
bluffed with no pair, no draw to take down a
pot. Deeb does not respond. Saul finally gives
up the hand and Deeb shows J 10. Nothing but two over
cards and an inside straight draw. Shaun Deeb -
178,000
Andy Bloch Gets Paid Off with Spade Flush Level
4: 200-400, 50 ante On a board of Q 5 3 7 A and with 15,000 in the
pot, Andy Bloch bets 10,000 into Erik Seidel.
Seidel pauses for a few moments before making a
reluctant call. Bloch shows Q 6 for a flush and takes down
the 35,000 pot. Andy Bloch - 209.000 Erik Seidel
- 90,000
Level 4: 200-400, 50
ante
The players return from
break to begin Level 4, with increased blinds of
200-400 and a 50 ante.
Level 3: 100-200, 25 ante
Phil Hellmuth
Eliminated by Amnon Filippi Level 3: 100-200, 25
ante Table 54 was filled with late arrivals, and
they just started at the beginning of this
level. About 25 minutes into the action, a huge
hand went down -- Layne Flack raises to 700,
Amnon Filippi calls, Phil Hellmuth raises to
3,000, Flack folds, and Filippi calls. The flop
comes 10 6 3, Filippi checks, Hellmuth
bets 5,000, and Filippi calls. The turn card is
the 2?, Filippi check-calls another 10,000 from
Hellmuth. The river card is the Q, Filippi checks, Hellmuth
bets 22,000, and Filippi moves all in. Hellmuth
tanks for a very long time before he calls his
last 30,000 or so with 10-3 (two pair, tens and
threes). Filippi shows Q-Q for a rivered set of
queens to win the pot. Phil Hellmuth arrived
shortly before 4:00 pm, with 500 big blinds in
his stack. By 4:15 pm, he was eliminated from
the WPT World Championship. Meanwhile, Amnon
Filippi is contending for the early chip lead.
Amnon Filippi - 210,000 Phil Hellmuth -
Eliminated
Level 3: 100-200,
25 ante
Phil Hellmuth Arrives and
Quickly Loses 50K to Amnon Filippi Level 3:
100-200, 25 ante Action at table 54 started with
some fireworks... Phil Hellmuth raises to 700
from early position and Layne Flack calls from
the button. Amnon Filippi raises to 2,100 from
the small blind and Hellmuth then four bets,
making it 10,000 to go. Flack folds and Amnon
smooth calls. The flop comes 9 9 2 and both players check.
The turn is the 6 and Amnon leads out for
8,500 into the 20,900 pot. Hellmuth quickly
raises to 30,000 and Amnon calls. The river
brings the K and Amnon immediatly moves
all in. Helmuth is forced to fold. He tells
Amnon to show him pocket kings. Amnon obliges
and says "Of course I have kings." Hellmuth
claims to have folded aces. Phil Hellmuth -
60,000 Amnon Filippi - 140,900
Level 3 Begins
Level 3: 100-200, 25 ante
The players
return from break to begin Level 3, with
increased blinds of 100-200 and a 25 ante.
Registration has closed for Day 1a, and there
were 126 players who started today. There are
100 pre-registered for Day 1b, but that number
will increase a lot by the time play rolls
around tomorrow.
Level 2:
100-200
Benyamine vs. Outhred -
Benyamine Check Raises All In Level 2: 100-200,
ante On a board of 9 7 5 2 7 David Benyamine checks
from the small blind and Alex Outhred bets
25,000. Benyamine check raises all in for a
total of 77,850. Outhred folds his hand and
Benyamine takes down the pot. David Benyamine -
145,500 Alex Outhred - 60,000
Level 2: 100-200
Andy Bloch Check Raises
Haxton Level 2: 100-200, ante On a board of
J 6 2 7 Andy Bloch checks and
Isaac Haxton bets 6,800 into the 7,000 pot.
Bloch fires out a check raise of 16,800. Haxton
tanks for about two minutes before mucking his
hand. Isaac Haxton - 75,000 Andy Bloch - 190,000
Johnny Chan Vs. Cimpan Level 2: 100-200, ante
After a flop of K 5 3 Johnny Chan checks from
the big blind and Cornel Andrew Cimpan bets
5,000 from late position. Chan makes the call.
The turn brings the 4 and Chan checks again.
Cimpan bets 20,000 and Chan calls. The river is
the 4. Both players check it
down; Chan shows AK and takes down the 57,000
pot. Johnny Chan - 130,000 Cornel Andrew Cimpan
- 84,000
Level 2 Begins
Level 2: 100-200, ante
0
The players
return from break to begin Level 2, with
increased blinds of 100-200.
Level 1: 50-100,
ante 0
Andy Bloch Nearly Doubles
With a Straight Flush Level 1: 50-100, ante Andy
Bloch just won a huge pot with a straight flush
-- he held 3 2 on a final board of 6 4 4 2 5. Bloch now has about
185,000 in chips to take the early lead.
Level 1: 50-100,
ante
Pocket Kings Give
Medic A Good Start Level 1: 50-100, ante On a
board of 10 5 K 2 Nenad Medic bets 6,875
into Abe Mosserri. Mosserri makes the call and
Medic shows K K for the full house.
Joining Medic at Table 56 is the following line
up:
Shuffle Up &
Deal!
Level 1:
50-100, ante
The players are seated
and ready to go, and the opening blinds are
50-100. The players are starting with 100,000 in
chips -- 1,000 big blinds. I'd still bet even
money that somebody busts in the first
level.
Time to shuffle up and
deal!
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