WSOP UPDATES

I thought maybe I would start a thread for Updates for the WSOP events. I'm getting the info off of PokerWire and Cardplayer.

// Chip Leaders - 2006 Tournament Of Champions (Day 2)
Place Name ChipCount
1st Mike Sexton 1,000,000

// Chip Leaders - [Event 2] $1500 No Limit Hold'em (Day 3)
Place Name ChipCount
1st Brandon Cantu 757,839

// Chip Leaders - [Event 3] $1500 Pot Limit Hold'em (Final Day)
Place Name Chip Count
1st Rafe Furst 345,984

[Event 4] $1500 Limit Hold'em (Day 2)
Final Table Seating & Chips
Limit Hold'em 2006-07-01 00:51:00 EDT

The final nine players will return to play the final table tomorrow at 2:00 pm.


Vipul Kothari -132,000
Matthew Ellsby-51,000
Josh Schlein-243,000
Michelle Lewis-225,000
Eric Buchman-213,000
Kianoush Abolfathi-75,000
Lars Hansen-156,000
Hank Sparks-243,000
Patrick Maloney-260,000

Event 5] $2500 Short Handed NL Hold'em (Day 1) End of Day 1 No Limit Hold'em Jul 01, 2006 / 03:30:00 EDT

Day 1 comes to a close with 39 players surviving. They'll return tomorrow (Saturday) at 2:00 pm to play down to the final table.

// Chip Leaders - [Event 5] $2500 Short Handed NL Hold'em (Day 1)

1-Daniel Negreanu-140,000
1-Mirza Nagji-140,000
2-Gavin Smith-120,000
3-Russ Boyd-88,800
4-Peter Hassett-85,000
5-Craig Gray-82,000
6-Gioi Luong-80,000
6-Zach Sanders-80,000
7-David Shallow-78,000
8-Gavin Griffin-64,000

I'm sure someone can clear this up for me. The schedule shows a no limt and limit event every other day. Why?



...I think I figured it out. . . They run for 3 days, the only difference is that they differ in buy-in amount?

Damn... I'm surprised pros like Brunson, Hellmuth...etc. don't have more bracelets....they get more than 30 shots per year.

Wsorbust,, its not as easy as you may think to win one of these,,, Tina, Great thread, keep us updated, i love it,>>>>>>>>>>>>> buck

THANKS for take your time to do this

Of course it's not...but it's hard to believe a pro hasn't won more. Hellmuth's played what? For 16 years ? That's around 480 hold'em tournaments...(I'm probably wrong about this, since they surely added more tournaments through the years...) I would think Stuey Ungar, Brunson, or SOMEONE would have won more bracelets, if they played every event, every year...than what's the record? 10 by Brunson?

Johnny Chan set the record last year with 10. Doyle Brunson went on to tie Johhny Chan just shortly after. Phil Helmuth has 9

I think Stu Ungar would be up ahead of brunson and chan if he didn't pass away.

Well they are adding more and more bracelet events each year. This year it's 45. Some overlap, so it's difficult to play both at the same time, although Michael "The Grinder" Mizrachi was doing well in the pot limit and played the first hour of the limit tourney hoping to double up or bust, but he busted.

Stu Unger won the Main Event 3 times, but someone said he only played in like 30 tournaments ever and won 10 of them. Some kind of crazy percentage. He probably would be up there with more bracelets if he hadn't died.

But buckster made a good comment. It's not that easy. Look at Hellmuth. He has 9 bracelets and tied Men "The Master" for most cashes at 49.

I also predict that Hellmuth won't win a bracelet this year.

I know at one point yesterday Phil Ivey was Multitabling 2 tournaments(or was supposed to anyway) I think he was in event 4 and 5.

Event 6 About to Begin No Limit Hold'em Jul 01, 2006 / 15:02:00 EDT

The $2,000 No Limit event is about to begin. There are approximately 1,720 players.

Noah Boeken Busted in First Hand

No Limit Hold'em Jul 01, 2006 / 15:09:00 EDT

Noah Boeken's AK lost to pocket Q's.

Jeff Shulman hit the rail when his opponent's A's held up against his K's.
Also out already are Evelyn Ng, Vinny Vinh, Chip Jett, Men 'The Master', Doyle Brunson, Shawn Sheikhan & David 'The Dragon' Pham.

(not sure what time this was but I thought I post this also)

// Chip Leaders - [Event 6] $2000 No Limit Hold'em (Day 1)

Place-Name-Chip Count

1-Cyndy Violette-13,000
2-John D'Agostino-11,500
3-Napoleon Ta-11,400
4-Carlos Mortensen-8,250
5-John Phan-7,500
6-Jared Woodin-7,000
7-Aaron Bartley-6,400
8-Joe Sebok-6,200
9-Tim Phan-6,025
10-Jennifer Harman-5,900
11-Layne Flack-5,500

I'll post more when more updates come in.

[Event 5] $2500 Short Handed NL Hold'em (Day 2) Dinner Break No Limit Hold'em Jul 01, 2006 / 22:29:00 EDT

The final 11 players take an 80-minute dinner break. The average chip stack is about 187,272.

// Chip Leaders - [Event 5] $2500 Short Handed NL Hold'em (Day 2)

Place-Name-Chip Count

1-Jeff Knight-360,000
2-Michael Goodman-295,000
3-Russ Boyd-275,000
4-Peter Hassett-268,000
5-Zegard Nygaard-235,000
6-Daniel Negreanu-212,000
7-Zach Sanders-162,000
8-Mirza Nagji-150,000
9-Joseph Hachem-76,000
10-David Soloman-58,000


[Event 4] $1500 Limit Hold'em (Final Day)
Dinner Break Limit Hold'em Jul 01, 2006 / 21:19:00 EDT

The final three players take a dinner break, and they will return at 7:30 pm PST.
// Chip Leaders - [Event 4] $1500 Limit Hold'em (Final Day)

Place-Name-Chip Count

1-Kianoush Abolfathi-675,000
2-Josh Schlein-505,000
3-Eric Buchman-450,000


Event 6] $2000 No Limit Hold'em (Day 1)

Dinner Break No Limit Hold'em Jul 01, 2006 / 21:44:00 EDT

There are approximately 400 players remaining from a field of 1,919 players as they head to their one-hour dinner break.


The total prizepool is $3,492,580, with $803,274 for first place

// Chip Leaders - [Event 6] $2000 No Limit Hold'em (Day 1)

Place-Name-Chip Count

1-David Benyamine-41,700
2-Ryan Krall-39,000
3-Napoleon Ta-38,300
4-Mo Socarraf-35,000
5-Alfredo Leonidas-30,000
5-Carlos Mortensen-30,000
6-Hieu Ma-25,300
7-Brandon Adams-25,000
8-Johnny Chan-18,000
9-Mimi Tran-16,800

Good morning/afternoon Cardschat!
Here is what happened overnight at the WSOP thanks to Poker Wire! I figured I would post for each tournament instead of trying to cram it all into one so it may be easier to read. I am also including some highlighed hands at the bottom.

[Event 6] $2000 No Limit Hold'em (Day 1)
Day One Comes to an End
No Limit Hold'em Jul 02, 2006 / 04:18:00 EDT

Day one finally ends after level 10 with about 123 players remaining in the field. They will return tomorrow at 2:00 pm PST to continue playing to the final table.

Assaui Fisher leads the pack with 126K, followed by Max Pescatori with 106K. Carlos Mortensen and Toto Leonidas are within striking distance.

Recent Eliminations
No Limit Hold'em Jul 02, 2006 / 04:05:00 EDT
The following players all cashed for $3,493

[124] Willie Tann
[125] Gary Lent
[126] Assaui Fisher
[127] Jonathon Hart
[128] Kendall Copp
[129] Jerry Dixson
[130] Gary Bensea
[131] Barry Wethmann
[132] Justin Marchand
[133] Bruno Fiorenza
[134] Kenneth Fitzgerald
[135] Michel Bittan
[136] Jerri Thomas
[137] Alvin Zeidenfeld
[138] John Minor
[139] Gregg Turk
[140] Michele Zimbric
[141] Kent Lindblom
[142] Samuel Eden
[143] ?
[144] William Meinhofen
[145] Blair Rodman
[146] Ville Wahlbeck
[147] John D'Agostino

// Chip Leaders - [Event 6] $2000 No Limit Hold'em (Day 1)
Place-Name-Chip Count

1-Assaui Fisher-126,000
2-Max Pescatori-106,000
3-Carlos Zambrano-85,000
3-Dwayne Boring85,000
5-Thomas Hunt III-83,000
6-Eng Tay-82,900
7-Randy Lowery-82,000
8-Keith Wintermans-69,900
9-Kevin Petersen-68,000
10-Carlos Mortensen-67,000

Highlights of this tournament:
Toto Leonidas takes a pot No Limit Hold'em Jul 02, 2006 / 02:05:00 EDT
Humberto Brenes from the late position raised to 2.6k, Toto Leonidas reraised to 4.2, the blinds folded, Brenes moved all in for 7.2k. Leonidas folded K10 and Brenes mucked. After the hand, Toto Leonidas had approximately 53.2k and Humberto Brenes had 22k.

Carlos Mortensen Back-to-Back
No Limit Hold'em Jul 02, 2006 / 02:11:00 EDT

The hand after cracking pocket kings, Carlos Mortensen flopped a K-high flush to win again, and he now has 60K in chips

Kings Hold Up for Jean Robert Bellande No Limit Hold'em Jul 02, 2006 / 02:48:00 EDT

Jean Robert Bellande won a 17K pot with pocket KK against another player's pocket QQ.

Chris Ferguson eliminated
No Limit Hold'em Jul 02, 2006 / 02:50:00 EDT

Chris Ferguson AK was knocked out of the tournament by his opponent's pocket AA.

Scott Fischman's Flush Trumps Lowery's Set
No Limit Hold'emJul 02, 2006 / 03:10:00 EDT

Scott Fischman pushed all in for 30k with the board showing AK5A and Randy Lowery called. Both players turned over their hands and showed:

Randy Lowery A9
Scott Fischman 96

Fischman with a club flush draw needed a club to overcome Lowery's set. The river came 7 and Fischman catches the club he needed to double up through Lowery. After the hand Fischman went up to 75k and Lowery went down to 32.5k.

John D'Agostino eliminated
No Limit Hold'em Jul 02, 2006 / 03:31:00 EDT

John D'Agostino has been eliminated from the tournament. He finished in 147th place and received $3,493

Close to the end of of the Day,
Bill Baxter Wins a Pot Against Jean Robert Bellande
No Limit Hold'em Jul 02, 2006 / 04:00:00 EDT

With the board showing AJ109J on the river and 31K already in the pot, Bill Baxter bet 17K, and Jean Robert Bellande called. The players showed:

Bill Baxter 84
Jean Robert Bellande J?

Baxter beat Bellande's trip jacks with his 8-high flush to take the pot.

[Event 5] $2500 Short Handed NL Hold'em (Day 2)
Official Chip Counts & Seating Positions
No Limit Hold'em Jul 02, 2006 / 03:06:00 EDT

// Chip Leaders - [Event 5] $2500 Short Handed NL Hold'em (Day 2)

Place-Name-Chip Count

1-Dutch Boyd-909,000
2-Michael Goodman-573,000
3-Joseph Hachem-297,000
4-Peter Hassett-150,000
5-David Soloman-93,000
6-Jeff Knight-62,000

Highlights of the evening:

Blinds Increase No Limit Hold'em Jul 02, 2006 / 00:47:00 EDT
The blinds are 3k-6k with a 1k ante.

Mirza Nagji increases his stack No Limit Hold'em Jul 02, 2006 / 00:54:00 EDT
Peter Hassett under the gun raised to 18k, Mirza Nagji reraised all in for 93k in total, Joseph Hachem called all in, and Hassett folded. The players showed:

Joseph Hachem JJ
Mirza Nagji A8

The board came Q7288 and Nagji took the pot with trip eights. After the hand, Mirza Nagji had 215k, and Joseph Hachem had 160k.

Dutch Boyd's full house takes the pot
No Limit Hold'emJul 02, 2006 / 01:03:00 EDT

Dutch Boyd from the button raised to 18k and Vegard Nygaard called. The flop came AA7, Nygaard checked, Boyd made it 18k, and Nygaard called. The turn came 10, Nygaard raised to 45k and Boyd called. The river came 10 and the two players checked. The players showed:

Dutch Boyd 77
Vegard Nygaard 66

Dutch Boyd takes the pot with a full boat. After the hand, Boyd had 410k

Daniel Negreanu increases his stack
No Limit Hold'emJul 02, 2006 / 01:30:00 EDT

The board came K2210A, Daniel Negreanu bet 50k and Dutch Boyd called. Negreanu showed QJ and Boyd mucked. After the hand, Negreanu increased his stack to over 500k

Vegard Nygaard Busted in 9th by Dutch Boyd No Limit Hold'emJul 02, 2006 / 01:54:00 EDT



Dutch Boyd and Vegard Nygaard both limped in for 6k and Daniel Negreanu, in the big blind, checked his option.
The flop came Q108, Nygaard bet 18k and is called by both Negreanu and Boyd. The turn came 2, Nygaard fired out 50k, Negreanu folds, and Boyd called. The river came 9, Nygaard checked it over to Boyd who bet 100k, enough to put Nygaard all in. Nygaard called and Boyd flipped over A8 giving him the nut flush. Nygaard was eliminated in 9th place taking home $35,061.


Blinds IncreaseNo Limit Hold'emJul 02, 2006 / 02:08:00 EDT
The blinds have increased to 4k-8k and the ante is 1k. There are 8 players remaining, with an average chip stack of 258,875.

Daniel Negreanu is Eliminated No Limit Hold'em Jul 02, 2006 / 02:18:00 EDT
From under the gun Daniel Negreanu raised to 20k and Dutch Boyd called. The flop came 732, Negreanu fired out 28k and Boyd called. The turn came 6, Negreanu check raised 100k to Boyd who called. The river came J, Negreanu pushed all in with his last 260k and Boyd called. Both players revealed their hands and showed:

Daniel Negreanu AA
Dutch Boyd 77

Boyd knocked out Negreanu with a set and sends him home in 8th place taking home $38,852. After the hand Boyd now has a huge chip count of 820k.

The Final 7-Handed Table No Limit Hold'em Jul 02, 2006 / 02:26:00 EDT
The final seven players redrew for seats at the final table. Play will continue tonight until one more player is eliminated.

Michael Goodman Doubles Through Mirza Nagji No Limit Hold'em Jul 02, 2006 / 02:41:00 EDT
Mirza Nagji raised to 26K from the cutoff, and Michael Goodman called from the small blind. The flop came A52, Nagji bet 38K, Goodman moved all in for 222K, and Nagji called. The players showed:

Mirza Nagji AQ
Michael Goodman 55

The last two cards were 48, and Goodman won with a set of fives to double up to 527K. Mirza Nagji was crippled down to just 7K.
Mirza Nagji Doubles Up Twice No Limit Hold'em Jul 02, 2006 / 02:48:00 EDT

Mirza Nagji has just doubled up on back-to-back hands, and he now has 44K.

Mirza Nagji Eliminated in 7th Place No Limit Hold'em Jul 02, 2006 / 02:57:00 EDT

Joe Hachem moved all in, and Mirza Nagji called for his last 44K from the big blind. The players showed:

Joe Hachem A9
Mirza Nagji K9

The board came Q754J, and Hachem took the pot with ace high. Mirza Nagji is eliminated in 7th place, earning $42,642.

Official chip counts and seating positions for tomorrow's final table will be posted soon. (The chip counts available at the link below are late approximates.)

End of day 2

[Event 4] $1500 Limit Hold'em (Final Day)

// Chip Leaders - [Event 4] $1500 Limit Hold'em (Final Day)

Place-Name-Chip Count

1-Kianoush Abolfathi-Winner


Highlights of the day:

Play Resumes Limit Hold'em Jul 01, 2006 / 22:37:00 EDT
The final three players are back from dinner, and the blinds have increased to 10K-15K, with stakes at 15K-30K.

The Rise and Fall of Josh Schlein Limit Hold'em Jul 01, 2006 / 23:04:00 EDT
Josh Schlein won a big pot against Eric Buchman, but Buchman retaliated by winning a larger pot against Schlein on the next hand with two pair. Josh Schlein dropped to about 270K in chips. A few hands later, he was down to 235K.

Kianoush Abolfathi Takes Command Limit Hold'em Jul 01, 2006 / 23:22:00 EDT
Kianoush Abolfathi has steadily increased his lead to about 810K, and he now holds all the black 10,000 chips that are in play.

Kianoush Abolfathi is Up; Josh Schlein is DownLimit Hold'emJul 01, 2006 / 23:25:00 EDT
Kianoush Abolfathi has increased his lead, while Josh Schlein has dropped to a critical level, with just two big bets in his stack.

Josh Schlein Out in 3rd Limit Hold'em Jul 01, 2006 / 23:28:00 EDT
Josh Schlein raised to 30K, and Kianoush Abolfathi and Eric Buchman both called. The flop came Q92, and everyone checked. The turn card was the K, Buchman checked, Abolfathi bet 30K, and Schlein called all in. Buchman folded, and the players showed:

Josh Schlein K5
Kianoush Abolfathi 22

Schlein was drawing dead to Abolfathi's set, and he was knocked out in 3rd place, earning $101,318.

Kianoush Abolfathi Dominates Heads-Up Play Limit Hold'em Jul 01, 2006 / 23:50:00 EDT
Kianoush Abolfathi has steadily increased his lead, and now has a 10-to-1 chip lead over Eric Buchman.

Eric Buchman Doubles Through Kianoush Abolfathi Limit Hold'em Jul 01, 2006 / 23:57:00 EDT
Eric Buchman was all in preflop for 85K. The players showed:

Eric Buchman AJ
Kianoush Abolfathi 66

The board came QQ34A, and Buchman made a pair of aces on the river to stay alive and double up to 170K.

Eric Buchman Starts a Comeback Before Dropping Down Again Limit Hold'em Jul 02, 2006 / 00:05:00 EDT
Eric Buchman bounced back to over 300K in chips before losing a big pot where Kianoush Abolfathi flopped a set of threes. Buchman is now back down to 185K.

15-Minute BreakLimit Hold'emJul 02, 2006 / 00:16:00 EDT
The final two players take a 15-minute break. Kianoush Abolfathi has a 7.5-to-1 chip lead over Eric Buchman.

Play Resumes Limit Hold'em Jul 02, 2006 / 00:33:00 EDT
Heads-up play resumes with the blinds increased to 10K-20K, and stakes at 20K-40K.

Eric Buchman in TroubleLimit Hold'emJul 02, 2006 / 00:39:00 EDT
Kianoush Abolfathi limped, Eric Buchman raised to 40K, and Abolfathi called. The flop came 873, Buchman bet, Abolfathi raised, Buchman reraised to 60K, and Abolfathi called. The turn card was the J, Buchman bet 40K, and Abolfathi called. The river card was the 2, and both players checked. Abolfathi showed 85 for a pair of eights, and Buchman mucked.

Eric Buchman has dropped down to just 35K in chips.

Eric Buchman Doubles Through Kianoush AbolfathiLimit Hold'emJul 02, 2006 / 00:42:00 EDT
Eric Buchman just doubled up when his J8 held up against Kianoush Abolfathi's J6, and Buchman now has about 70K in chips.

Kianoush Abolfathi Wins!!! Limit Hold'em Jul 02, 2006 / 00:57:00 EDT

Eric Buchman was all in preflop, and the twoplayers showed:

Kianoush Abolfathi 106
Eric Buchman 98

The board came K10447, and Abolfathi won the hand -- and the bracelet -- with a two pair, tens and fours. Eric Buchman was eliminated in 2nd place, earning $174,938.

Kianoush Abolfathi won $335,289 and the coveted WSOP bracelet.

A guy I play poker with knows Dutch Boyd, so I'm pulling for him to get a bracelet today.

Event 5] $2500 Short Handed NL Hold'em (Final Day)

Player IntroductionsNo Limit Hold'emJul 02, 2006 / 17:51:00 EDT
The final table announcer has taken the microphone and is currently introducing the players to the crowd. Play should begin momentarily.

Shuffle Up & Deal! No Limit Hold'em Jul 02, 2006 / 17:56:00 EDT
There are 54 minutes left at the current level, with blinds at 3,000-6,000 and a 1,000 ante. Shuffle up and deal!

Jeff Knight Pushes EarlyNo Limit Hold'emJul 02, 2006 / 17:58:00 EDT
Jeff Knight is the short stack, and he moved in on the very first hand. Nobody called, and he now has 75K.

[Event 7] $3000 Limit Hold'em (Day 1)

Shuffle Up & Deal Limit Hold'em Jul 02, 2006 / 15:04:00 EDT
Event #7 $3,000 Limit Hold'em has started. The blinds are at 25-50 with limits set at 25-50.


// Chip Leaders - [Event 7] $3000 Limit Hold'em (Day 1)

Place-Name-Chip Count
1-Greg Mueller-5,300
2-David Grey-4,700
3-Gavin Griffin-4,650
4-Phil Hellmuth Jr.-4,350
5-Joe Awada-4,150
6-John D'Agostino-4,100
7-Michael Mizrachi-4,075
8-Erick Lindgren-4,000
8-Theo Tran-4,000
10-John Bonetti-3,950

Hightlights so far:

Amir Vahedi Building his Stack Limit Hold'em Jul 02, 2006 / 15:38:00 EDT
Amir Vehedi had one opponent when the board showed K62JA. Vehedi showed AQ and his flush took the 400 pot.

Isabelle Mercier rakes a pot from Phil Ivey Limit Hold'em Jul 02, 2006 / 15:43:00 EDT

Phil Ivey called from the button, the small blind called and Isabelle Mercier checked. The board came K88. Both players checked to Ivey and he bet 50. Mercier called and the small blind mucked. The turn came 9. Mercier bet 50 and Ivey folded. After the hand Mercier had 3k in chips.

Barry Shulman catches a boat Limit Hold'em Jul 02, 2006 / 15:48:00 EDT
The board came 762KK. Barry Shulman showed a full house with pocket 2's and his opponent mucked his cards. After the hand Shulman had 3.3k in chips.

David Williams takes a hit Limit Hold'em Jul 02, 2006 / 15:52:00 EDT
David William's big slick ran into a set of deuces. He was left with 1.675

John D'Agostino takes a pot from David Sklansky Limit Hold'em Jul 02, 2006 / 15:59:00 EDT
David Sklansky called from the cutoff after John D'Agostino raised 75. The flop came 653. D'Agostino bet 25 and Skalansky called. The turn came 10 and Skalansky called D'Agostino's bet of 50. The river came Q and D'Agostino bet 50. Skalansky called. D'Agostino showed QJ and Sklansky mucked his cards. After the hand D'Agostino had 3.4k and Sklansky had 2.3k in chips.

Blinds Increase Limit Hold'em Jul 02, 2006 / 16:09:00 EDT
The blinds are 25-50 and the limits are 50-100.

Phil Hellmuth takes a pot from Jim Meehan Limit Hold'em Jul 02, 2006 / 16:20:00 EDT
'Minneapolis' Jim Meehan called from under the gun, the small blind limped and Phil Hellmuth checked from the big blind. The flop came AK6. The small blind checked, Hellmuth checked and Meehan bet 50. The small blind rasied to 100, Meehan and Hellmuth called. The turn came 9 and the small blind checked. Hellmuth bet 100, Meehan called and the small blind mucked. The river showed 10 and both players checked. Hellmuth showed A5 and Meehan folded. After the hand Hellmuth had 3.8k in chips.

David Williams takes a hit Limit Hold'em Jul 02, 2006 / 16:29:00 EDT
David Williams raised to 100 from middle position and the big blind called. The flop came QQ8, the big blind bet 100, and Williams called. The turn came the 3, the big blind fired out again, and Williams called. The river came the J, the big blind bet 100 again, and Williams called. The big blind showed 109 for a Q-high straight and Williams mucked. After the hand, Williams had 700.

David Williams and Hung La Busted Limit Hold'em Jul 02, 2006 / 16:41:00 EDT
David Williams pushed all in from middle position for 75 and four players called. The flop came K106. Players checked around. The turn came 8, seat 2 player bet 100 and the three opponents called. The river came 4, player from seat 2 bet 100 and was called by all three. Seat 2 showed his pair of 8's for a set. Two opponents mucked and Williams was eliminated. He showed his K10 for two pair before he left. At a table nearby, Hung La was also eliminated.

Clonie Gowen increases her stack Limit Hold'em Jul 02, 2006 / 17:03:00 EDT
Clonie Gowen flopped quad dueces and now has 3.5k

Players on Break Limit Hold'em Jul 02, 2006 / 17:05:00 EDT
Play will resume in 20 minutes.

Blinds Increase Limit Hold'em Jul 02, 2006 / 17:24:00 EDT
The blinds have increased to 50-100 with limits of 100-200

Tournament Update Limit Hold'em Jul 02, 2006 / 17:29:00 EDT
We don't have official numbers on the number of entrants, but the field is already down to 415 players. The average chip stack is 3,036.

Thomas 'Thunder' Keller Eliminated Limit Hold'em Jul 02, 2006 / 17:32:00 EDT

Barry Shulman takes a Hit Limit Hold'em Jul 02, 2006 / 17:38:00 EDT
Barry Shulman was up against one opponent when the board came A10662. The opponent had 62 which gave him a full house. After the hand Shulman was down to 2.5k in chips.

Noah Boeken improves through Mark Seif Limit Hold'em Jul 02, 2006 / 17:50:00 EDT
After the flop, the board showed AJ10. Mark Seif checked from the small blind, Noah Boeken bet 200 from the button, and Seif called. The turn came J,Boeken bet 200 and Seif called. The river came 2 and Boeken bet 200. Seif mucked his cards and Boeken took the pot. After the hand Boeken had 1.9k in chips.

Erick Lindgren takes a Pot Limit Hold'em Jul 02, 2006 / 18:01:00 EDT
After a flop of 942 Erick Lindgren bet 100 and the player on the button called. The turn came 7. Lindgren bet 200 and was called. The river came 8. Lindgren bet 200 and his opponent called. Lindgren showed A4 and his opponent mucked his cards.

Annie Duke Eliminated Limit Hold'em Jul 02, 2006 / 18:15:00 EDT

Jennifer 'Jennicide' Leigh Doubles Up Limit Hold'em Jul 02, 2006 / 18:19:00 EDT
Jennifer 'Jennicide' Leigh was all in against another player, and they showed:

Jennifer Leigh A9
Opponent 33

The final board was J2292, and Leigh paired her 9 on the turn to double up to 700 in chips.

Chris "Jesus" Ferguson Eliminated Limit Hold'em Jul 02, 2006 / 18:21:00 EDT

Erick Lindgren on a Roll Limit Hold'em Jul 02, 2006 / 18:24:00 EDT

On a board that showed AQ108Q, Erick Lindgren flipped over AJ for two pair to win the pot. After the hand he had 4.8k in chips.

Will Ivey come back from this? Wow, what a hand!

Day 2 Begins; Shuffle Up & Deal! No Limit Hold'em Jul 02, 2006 / 17:06:00 EDT
Day two of Event #6 ($2,000 No-Limit Hold'em) has begun with 123 players remaining from yesterday's field. The blinds start today at 800-1,600, with a 200 ante. Shuffle up and deal!

Highlights so far:

Avi Freedman Eliminated by Carlos Zambrano No Limit Hold'em Jul 02, 2006 / 17:18:00 EDT
Avi Freedman was all in preflop against Carlos Zambrano. The players showed:

Avi Freedman Q10
Carlos Zambrano AQ

The board came 9767A, and Zambrano makes a pair of aces on the river to bust Avi Freedman

Dana Diephouse Eliminated by Mark Vos No Limit Hold'em Jul 02, 2006 / 17:21:00 EDT
Dana Diephouse moved all in from the small blind for 4.2K, and Mark Vos called from the big blind. The players showed:

Dana Diephouse 44
Mark Vos 66

The better hand held up for Vos, and Dana Diephouse was eliminated.

Jennifer Harman Increases her Stack No Limit Hold'em Jul 02, 2006 / 17:25:00 EDT
Jennifer Harman tripled up when runner runner came and gave her a flush.

Paul Noldes Eliminated; Takatoshi Uei Nearly Triples Up No Limit Hold'em Jul 02, 2006 / 17:30:00 EDT
Paul Noldes moved all in for 8.6K, Takatoshi Uei came over-the-top all in for 13K, and Hung Doan called from the big blind. The players showed:

Paul Noldes K9
Takatoshi Uei A4
Hung Doan 66

The board came AK73Q, and Takatoshi Uei flopped a pair of aces to win the pot and eliminate Paul Noldes. Uei now has about 36K in chips.

Recent Eliminations No Limit Hold'em Jul 02, 2006 / 17:37:00 EDT
[108] Lucio Procopio
[109] Joshua McDroom
[110] Paul Noldes
[111] Charly Culp
[112] Dave Morrison
[113] Alon Doitch
[114] Dana Diephouse
[115] Todd Colpatrick
[116] Kent Washington
[117] Marsello Cabrara
[118] Darius Zolnor
[119] Jon Turley
[120] J.J. Lin
[121] Avi Freedman
[122] Mahmond Mostafa
[123] John Tsai
[124] Mark Stinson

Each of these players has earned $3,493.

Tim Davis Eliminated by Moshe Elavah No Limit Hold'em Jul 02, 2006 / 17:57:00 EDT
Tim Davis moved all in from the button for 5.6K, and Moshe Elavah called. The players showed:

Tim Davis KQ
Moshe Elavah AA

The board came 975J7, and Elavah's aces held up to eliminate Tim Davis.


Humberto Brenes Eliminated by Toto Leonidas No Limit Hold'em Jul 02, 2006 / 18:21:00 EDT


Humberto Brenes moved all for 21.9K from the button, and Toto Leonidas called from the small blind. The players showed:

Humberto Brenes J5
Toto Leonidas Q3

The other players at the table react with surprise, because they were expecting to see stronger hands. The board came K424A, and Leonidas won the hand with queen high to eliminate Humberto Brenes.

Blinds Increase No Limit Hold'em Jul 02, 2006 / 18:25:00 EDT
The blinds are now 1.2k-2.4k with a 300 ante

Event 5 update:

// Chip Leaders - [Event 5] $2500 Short Handed NL Hold'em (Final Day)

Place-Name-Chip Count

1-Dutch Boyd-1,100,000
2-Michael Goodman-493,000
3-Joseph Hachem-240,000
4-Peter Hassett-165,000
5-Jeff Knight-130,000

Dutch Boyd Increases His Lead No Limit Hold'em Jul 02, 2006 / 18:19:00 EDT
Dutch Boyd has won more than his share of the early pots to increase his chip lead.

Dutch Boyd v. Joe Hachem No Limit Hold'em Jul 02, 2006 / 18:27:00 EDT
Dutch Boyd, Joe Hachem, and Mike Goodman checked a flop of Q32. The turn card was the 6, Hachem bet 25K, Goodman folded, and Boyd called. The river card was the 3, Hachem bet 25K, and Boyd called. The players showed:

Joe Hachem Q10
Dutch Boyd 54

Boyd's six-high straight beat Hachem's two pair to win the pot

David Solomon Out in 6th by Mike Goodman No Limit Hold'em Jul 02, 2006 / 18:38:00 EDT
David Solomon moved all in for 25K, and Mike Goodman called from the big blind. The players showed:

David Solomon K6
Mike Goodman KQ

The board came JJ398, and Goodman's hand held up to eliminate David Solomon. Solomon earned $68,227 for his 6th-place finish.

Event 5] $2500 Short Handed NL Hold'em (Final Day)


Highlights:

Jeff Knight Doubles Through Mike Goodman No Limit Hold'em Jul 02, 2006 / 19:27:00 EDT
Mike Goodman raised to 25K, Jeff Knight moved all in for 97K, and Goodman called. The players showed:

Mike Goodman A3
Jeff Knight Q7

The board came K4273, and Knight turned a pair of sevens to win the pot and double up in chips
Dutch Boyd v. Mike Goodman No Limit Hold'em Jul 02, 2006 / 19:33:00 EDT
Mike Goodman raised to 30K, and Dutch Boyd called from the button. The flop came 992, and both players checked. The turn card was the 4, Goodman bet 50K, and Boyd called. The river card was the Q, Goodman checked, Boyd bet 100K, and Goodman called. The players showed:

Mike Goodman KK
Dutch Boyd K9

Boyd's trip nines beat Goodman's pocket kings

Joe Hachem Doubles Through Dutch Boyd No Limit Hold'em Jul 02, 2006 / 19:49:00 EDT
Joe Hachem raised under the gun to 22K, and Dutch Boyd called from the big blind. The flop came AQ3, Boyd checked, Hachem bet 45K, Boyd raised to 165K, Hachem moved all in, and Boyd called. The players showed:

Joe Hachem A8
Dutch Boyd A5

The last two cards were 46, and Hachem doubled up with his 8 kicker.

Joe Hachem Doubles Through Dutch Boyd -- Again No Limit Hold'em Jul 02, 2006 / 19:53:00 EDTDutch Boyd raised preflop, Joe Hachem moved all in, and Boyd called. The players showed:

Dutch Boyd KQ
Joe Hachem AQ

The board came 964JA, and Hachem paired his ace on the river to win the pot and double up in chips. With this pot, Joe Hachem is the new chip leader.

Mike Goodman Doubles Through Joe Hachem No Limit Hold'em Jul 02, 2006 / 20:06:00 EDT
Dutch Boyd raised, Joe Hachem called, and Mike Goodman moved all in from the big blind. Boyd folded, and Hachem called. The players showed:

Joe Hachem K9
Mike Goodman A9

The board came J428A, and Goodman hit a pair of aces on the river to double up in chips

Dutch Boyd v. Joe Hachem No Limit Hold'em Jul 02, 2006 / 20:14:00 EDT
Dutch Boyd raised to 36K from the small blind, and Joe Hachem called from the big blind. The flop came 963, Boyd bet 36K, and Hachem called. The turn card was the J, and both players checked. The river card was the 7, Boyd bet 40K, and Hachem called. Boyd showed AJ to win the pot with a pair of jacks.

Jeff Knight Doubles Through Mike Goodman No Limit Hold'em Jul 02, 2006 / 20:21:00 EDT
With the board showing J983 on the turn, Mike Goodman checked, Jeff Knight bet 30K, Goodman moved all in, and Knight called. The players showed:

Mike Goodman 109
Jeff Knight J10

The last card was the K, and Knight doubled up with a pair of jacks. Mike Goodman is crippled down to just 25K in chips.

Dutch Boyd Eliminates Mike Goodman in 4th Place No Limit Hold'em Jul 02, 2006 / 20:30:00 EDT
Mike Goodman moved all in for 50K from the button, Jeff Knight called from the small blind, Dutch Boyd raised to 125K from the big blind, and Knight folded. The players showed:

Mike Goodman 75
Dutch Boyd QJ

The board came A1054K, givign Boyd an ace-high straight to win the hand. Mike Goodman was eliminated in 4th place, earning $115,607.

15-Minute Break No Limit Hold'em Jul 02, 2006 / 20:48:00 EDT
The final three players take a 15-minute break before the blinds increase
Play Resumes No Limit Hold'em Jul 02, 2006 / 21:10:00 EDT
The final three players have returned to play with increased blinds of 6,000-12,000 (2,000 ante).

Jeff Knight Out in 3rd No Limit Hold'em Jul 02, 2006 / 21:25:00 EDT
Dutch Boyd raised to 24K, and Jeff Knight called. The flop came J108, Knight checked, Boyd bet 24K, Knight moved all in, and Boyd called. The players showed:

Dutch Boyd J5
Jeff Knight 43

The last two cards were J6, and Boyd's top pair held up against Knight's failed bluff. Jeff Knight was eliminated in 2nd place, earning $153,511.

Short Break Before Heads-Up Play BeginsNo Limit Hold'emJul 02, 2006 / 21:28:00 EDT
Dutch Boyd and Joe Hachem take a short break before heads-up play begins.
Play Resumes No Limit Hold'em Jul 02, 2006 / 21:54:00 EDT
Dutch Boyd and Joe Hachem have returned to the final table to play for the bracelet and a first prize of $475,712.

Dutch Boyd Takes a Pot Worth 650K+ No Limit Hold'em Jul 02, 2006 / 22:03:00 EDT
Joe Hachem and Dutch Boyd both checked a flop of J107. The turn card was the 3, Hachem bet 40K, Boyd raised to 120K, and Hachem called. The river card was the 5, Boyd bet 200K, and Hachem called. Boyd showed KJ to win the pot with top pair (king kicker), and Hachem mucked.

Dutch Boyd now has about a 5.5-to-1 chip lead over Joe Hachem

Joe Hachem Takes a Pot No Limit Hold'em Jul 02, 2006 / 22:23:00 EDT
After a flop of KQ3, Joe Hachem checked, Dutch Boyd bet 35K, and Hachem called. The turn card was the 3, Hachem bet 75K, and Dutch Boyd folded. Hachem takes the pot.

Dutch Boyd Takes a Pot No Limit Hold'em Jul 02, 2006 / 22:31:00 EDT
Joe Hachem raised to 35K, and Dutch Boyd called. The flop came A76, Boyd checked, Hachem bet 60K, and Boyd called. The turn card was the 10, and both players checked. The river card was the J, and they checked again. Boyd showed Q6 to win the pot with a pair of sixes, and Hachem mucked.

Joe Hachem Doubles Through Dutch Boyd No Limit Hold'em Jul 02, 2006 / 22:43:00 EDT
Dutch Boyd raised, Joe Hachem moved all in, and Boyd called. The players showed:

Dutch Boyd K3
Joe Hachem AQ

The board came JJ31010, and Boyd's flopped pair of threes were counterfeited by two higher pair. Hachem took the pot with his ace kicker, and doubled up to 600K.

Dutch Boyd Wins!!! No Limit Hold'em Jul 02, 2006 / 22:50:00 EDT

Joe Hachem raised to 60K, Dutch Boyd moved all in, and Hachem called. The players showed:

Joe Hachem AQ
Dutch Boyd A5

The board came AK9J5, and Boyd hit his kicker on the river to win the hand -- and the bracelet -- with two pair. Reigning World Champion Joe Hachem claims $256,800 for his 2nd place finish.

Russ 'Dutch' Boyd wins Event #5 ($2,500 Short-Handed No-Limit Hold'em), earning $475,712 and the coveted WSOP bracelet.

Event 6 update(most from Pokerwire except one excerp from Cardplayer)

// Chip Leaders - [Event 6] $2000 No Limit Hold'em (Day 2)

Place-Name-Chip Count
1-Carlos Mortensen-408,000
2-Vanessa Selbst-315,000
3-Kevin Peterson-275,000
4-Jimmy Stoitsiades-230,000
5-Thomas Hunt III-220,000
5-Raymond Millard-220,000
7-Randy Lowery-206,000
8-David Wells-176,000
9-Jack Ward-143,000
10-Minh Nguyen-135,000

Highlights:

Carlos Mortensen Doubles Through Drew Porter No Limit Hold'em Jul 02, 2006 / 20:26:00 EDT
Carlos Mortensen raised from the button, Drew Porter reraised from the small blind, and Mortensen called all in. The players showed:

Carlos Mortensen 99
Drew Porter 66

The board came AKJJ10, and Mortensen's higher pocket pair held up to win the pot and double up in chips. Carlos Mortensen now has about 78K.

Recent Eliminations No Limit Hold'em Jul 02, 2006 / 20:42:00 EDT
Here's a compilation of the latest official eliminations.
Earning $8,731:
[51] Alon Guttman
[52] San Kim
[53] Jose Rosenkrantz
[54] Mo Salara

Earning $6,985:
[55] Francois Safieddine
[56] Michael Abdoula
[57] Evan Brown
[58] Cyndy Violette
[59] Mike Addy
[60] Josh Sysak
[61] Steve Cowley
[62] Moshe Elezar
[63] Lonnie Helmowitz
[64] Ben Lin
[65] Jason Stern
[66] Hung Doan
[67] Eric Vogelstein
[68] Michael Simpson

Sun Jul 02 17:53:00 PDT 2006(Cardplayer update)
Harman Eliminated
From the button Jennifer Harman pushes all-in for $30,000, Vanessa Selbst in the big blind says to Harman, "You know what? I like you, i'm going to try to double you up." Selbst does call and shows a pair of 2's. Harman AA. The flop comes K102. The turn comes the J and the river is the 10. Harman's aces get cracked by Selbst's set of 2's. Harman is eliminated. (even though it was really a fullhouse, Cardplayer boo boo )

Recent EliminationsNo Limit Hold'emJul 02, 2006 / 21:01:00 EDT
[46] Brian Lindsay
[47] Jennifer Harman
[48] Douglas White
[49] Joshua Vanduyn
[50] Takatoshi Uei

These players have each earned $8,731

Carlos Mortensen's Quads No Limit Hold'em Jul 02, 2006 / 21:16:00 EDT
Carlos Mortensen just won a 20K pot with K-10 -- he made quad kings.

Blinds Increase No Limit Hold'em Jul 02, 2006 / 21:20:00 EDTThe blinds increase to 2,000-4,000, with a 500 ante

Drew Porter Eliminated by Carlos Mortensen No Limit Hold'em Jul 02, 2006 / 21:33:00 EDT
After some preflop raising, Carlos Mortensen moved all in, and Drew Porter called. The players showed:

Carlos Mortensen 77
Drew Porter A8

Mortensen's pocket pair held up, and Drew Porter was eliminated. After the hand Carlos Mortensen had over 200k.

Dinner Break No Limit Hold'em Jul 02, 2006 / 21:46:00 EDT
Play will resume about 8:15 pm. There are 40 players remaining
Blinds Increase No Limit Hold'em Jul 02, 2006 / 23:14:00 EDT
The blinds are now 2k-4k with a 500 ante

Recent Eliminations No Limit Hold'em Jul 02, 2006 / 23:44:00 EDT
The following player earned $12,274:
[36] David Gregory

The following players earned $10,478:
[37] Grospellier Bertrand
[38] Matt Lefkowitz
[39] Tom Antonucci
[40] James Gauley
[41] Dwayne Boring
[42] Luis Gonzalez
[43] Drew Porter
[44] Peter Dalhuijsen

Pierce Shaad & Tony Ma Eliminated No Limit Hold'em Jul 02, 2006 / 23:52:00 EDT

Tony Ma Eliminated by David Wells No Limit Hold'em Jul 02, 2006 / 23:54:00 EDT
Tony Ma was all in preflop against Keith Wintermans and David Wells. The players showed:

Tony Ma AK
Keith Wintermans QQ
David Wells AA

The board came 873106, giving Wells an A-high flush to win the pot. Tony Ma was eliminated in 35th place, earning $12,224.

Wow very detaled,Oh just wanted too say thanks for the updates.

Event 7 Update
[Event 7] $3000 Limit Hold'em (Day 1)

Chip Leaders - [Event 7] $3000 Limit Hold'em (Day 1)

Place-Name-Chip Count
1-Karlo Lopez-36,000
2-John Phan-31,000
3-Mimi Tran-26,000
4-Mike Schneider-21,000
5-Ernie Scherer-20,000
6-Hilbert Shirey-19,000
7-Thomas Koral-16,800
8-Phil Hellmuth Jr.-16,500
8-Rob Hollink-16,500
10-Eric Froehlich-16,000


Highlights:

Huckleyberry Seed Doubles Up Limit Hold'em Jul 02, 2006 / 20:22:00 EDT
The board showed KQ885. Huckleyberry Seed had pocket Q's and his opponent had pocket A's. Seed won the hand and doubled up with his set of Q's.

Clonie Gowen and Liz Lieu Eliminated Limit Hold'em Jul 02, 2006 / 20:34:00 EDT
Layne Flack Eliminated by John Phan Limit Hold'em Jul 02, 2006 / 20:55:00 EDT

Blinds Increase Limit Hold'em Jul 02, 2006 / 20:56:00 EDT
The blinds are now 200-300 and the limits are 300-600. There are less than 210 players remaining

John Juanda Eliminated Limit Hold'em Jul 02, 2006 / 20:59:00 EDT
John Juanda pushed all in for 200. One player called. The players showed:

John Juanda A10
Opponent JJ

The board came KQ594 and the opponents pocket J's held up. John Juanda was eliminated.

Also eliminated: Jul 02, 2006 / 21:04:00 EDTDave Coclough
Anahit Galajian
Andy Miller
Huckleyberry Seed Eliminated Limit Hold'em Jul 02, 2006 / 21:23:00 EDT

Joe Sebok takes a pot from Phil Ivey Limit Hold'em Jul 02, 2006 / 21:30:00 EDT
The board showed Q647 and Joe Sebok bet 600. Phil Ivey called. The river came J. Sebok bet 600 and Ivey called. Sebok turned over pocket 4's for a set and Ivey mucked his cards. After the hand Sebok had 7.6k in chips.

Recent Eliminations Limit Hold'em Jul 02, 2006 / 21:39:00 EDT
Mike Wattel, Peter Feldman, and Marco Traniello have all been eliminated. There are fewer than 170 players remaining in the field.

John Hennigan Eliminated by John Phan Limit Hold'em Jul 02, 2006 / 21:43:00 EDT
John Phan just hit a set of fives to eliminate John Hennigan. Phan added 2.5K to his stack, and is among the chip leaders with about 25K.

Dinner Break Limit Hold'em Jul 02, 2006 / 21:51:00 EDT
Play will resume in 75 minutes, shortly after 8 pm. There are 16 tables remaining.
Blinds Increase Limit Hold'em Jul 02, 2006 / 23:04:00 EDT
The blinds are now 200-400 and the limits are 400-800. There are 15 tables remaining.

Mizrachi Triples Up Limit Hold'em Jul 02, 2006 / 23:16:00 EDT
On a flop of J85Michael Mizrachi pushed all in for 400, and was called by 3 players. The turn came J and the players checked. The river came 8 and all the players checked. Mizrachi showed QJ and took the pot.

Michael 'The Grinder' Mizrachi Eliminated Limit Hold'em Jul 02, 2006 / 23:23:00 EDT

Raise Controversy; F-Bomb Penalty Limit Hold'em Jul 02, 2006 / 23:43:00 EDT
At one of the tables, a player tried to raise, but didn't verbally declare his action, and only put two chips in the pot. The dealer ruled it a call, because it wasn't large enough to constitute a raise.

A floorperson was called over for a ruling, and most of the players at the table voiced their opinions. A tournament director showed up, and ultimately confirmed that it was a call, not a raise.

When the decision was made, the player who originally tried to raise realized his cards were missing -- the dealer mucked them. The player yelled at the dealer, using the F-Bomb in front of everyone as he knocked over his chair. He was immediately issued the mandatory 10-minute penalty.

The tournament director stood by the dealers action, saying "She did everything she was supposed to do."

Eng Tay Eliminates Roy Thung Limit Hold'em Jul 03, 2006 / 00:12:00 EDT

Roy Thung pushed all in under the gun for 12K and Eng Tay called. The players showed:

Roy Thung 66
Eng Tay AK

The board came AJ97J and Eng's A's took the pot and eliminated Thung. After the hand Tay had 53K in chips.

Mickey Appleman Eliminated Limit Hold'em Jul 03, 2006 / 00:20:00
EDT

Blinds Increase Limit Hold'em Jul 03, 2006 / 00:34:00 EDT
The blinds increase to 300-600, with stakes of 600-1,200. Play will continue without a break, and there are 95 players left in the field.

Josh Schein Eliminated Limit Hold'em Jul 03, 2006 / 00:35:00 EDT

Good morning/afternoon Cardschatters!
Here are the overnight updates from Pokerwire!

[Event 6] $2000 No Limit Hold'em (Day 2)

// Chip Leaders - [Event 6] $2000 No Limit Hold'em (Day 2)

Place-Name-Chip Count
1-Kevin 'Bleu' Petersen-1,130,000
2-Mark Vos-528,000
3-Vanessa Selbst-492,000
4-Thomas Hunt III-468,000
5-Nam Le-323,000
6-David Wells-275,000
7-J.R. Reiss-222,000
8-Willard Chang-219,000
9-Carlos Mortensen-213,000

The final nine players will return tomorrow at 2:00 pm to play for the bracelet and a first prize of $803,274. Kevin Petersen leads the pack with 1,130,000. Return to Pokerwire.com for complete live coverage of all the action.

Hightlights:

Chuck Thompson Doubles Through Ryan Krall No Limit Hold'em Jul 03, 2006 / 03:00:00 EDT
Ryan Krall and Chuck Thompson were all in preflop. The players showed:

Ryan Krall AK
Chuck Thompson AJ

The flop came J76K8, and Krall won the pot to build his stack to 315K. Thompson is down to 132K

Jimmy Stoisiades Eliminated in 18th by Kevin Petersen No Limit Hold'em Jul 03, 2006 / 03:10:00 EDT
After a flop of 764, Jimmy Stoisiades moved all in, and both Carlos Mortensen and Kevin Petersen called. The turn card was the 3, Mortensen moved all in, and Petersen called. The players showed:

Jimmy Stoisiades 1010
Carlos Mortensen AA
Kevin Petersen 75

Petersen already had a seven-high straight, and Mortensen and Stoisiades needed a five on the river to tie with an equal straight. But the last card was the 8, and Petersen won the hand with an eight-high straight. Kevin Petersen grew his stack to 520K, while Carlos Mortensen drops down to 300K.

Ryan Krall Eliminated in 17th by Kevin Petersen No Limit Hold'em Jul 03, 2006 / 03:22:00 EDT
After a flop of 10102 with about 90K in the pot, Ryan Krall bet 125K, Kevin Petersen moved all in, and Krall called. The players showed:

Ryan Krall 99
Kevin Petersen JJ

The last two cards were 45, and Petersen's higher pocket pair held up, and he now has 814K. Ryan Krall is eliminated in 17th place, earning $34,926.

Blinds increase No Limit Hold'em Jul 03, 2006 / 03:38:00 EDT
The blinds are now at 6k and 12k with a 2k ante

Toto Leonidas Doubles Through J.R. Reiss with Quads -- And Vice Versa No Limit Hold'em Jul 03, 2006 / 03:43:00 EDT
J.R. Reiss moved all in under the gun, and Toto Leonidas called all in. The players showed:

J.R. Reiss KQ
Toto Leonidas 1010

The board came J841010, giving Reiss a flush on the turn, but Leonidas quads on the river. Leonidas doubled up to 225K, and Reiss was knocked down to 48K.

Two hands later, Reiss moved all in from the small blind for 35K, and Leonidas called from the big blind. The players showed:

J.R. Reiss Q7
Toto Leonidas A6

The board came 72277, giving Reiss quad sevens to win the pot and double up to 70K. Leonidas was knocked down to 190K

Yarom Limor Eliminated in 16th by J.R. Reiss No Limit Hold'em Jul 03, 2006 / 03:46:00 EDT
Yarom Limor moved all in for 35K, and J.R. Reiss called. The players showed:

Yarom Limor AJ
J.R. Reiss Q5

J.R. Reiss went on to win the hand, and Yarom Limor was eliminated in 16th place, earning $38,418. J.R. Reiss moved up to 140K in chips

Mark Vos Doubles Through Carlos Mortensen No Limit Hold'em Jul 03, 2006 / 03:47:00 EDT

Carlos Mortensen raised under the gun to 35K, Mark Vos moved all in for 165K from the cutoff, and Mortensen called. The players showed:

Carlos Mortensen 1010
Mark Vos QQ

The board came J335A, and Vos's higher pocket pair held up, and he doubled to 350K in chips. Carlos Mortensen is knocked down to 93K.

Ray Foley Eliminated in 15th by J.R. Reiss No Limit Hold'em Jul 03, 2006 / 03:53:00 EDT
J.R. Reiss raised from early position to 40K, Ray Foley moved all in for 130K, and Reiss called. The players showed:

J.R. Reiss AK
Ray Foley Q10

The board came JJ462, and big slick holds up for Reiss, who increased his stack to 285K. Ray Foley was eliminated in 15th place, earning $41,911.

Chuck Thompson Eliminated in 14th Place No Limit Hold'em Jul 03, 2006 / 03:57:00 EDT
Chuck Thompson was all in preflop against one other player. They showed:

Chuck Thompson A6
Opponent AK

The board came J43108, and Chuck Thompson was eliminated in 14th place, earning $45,404.

Carlos Mortensen Doubles Through Raymond Miller No Limit Hold'em Jul 03, 2006 / 03:58:00 EDT
Carlos Mortensen moved all in for 84K, and Raymond Miller called. The players showed:

Carlos Mortensen K9
Raymond Miller AQ

The board came 983KQ, and Mortensen turned two pair to win the pot and double up to 175K. Miller was knocked down to 160K

Jack Ward Eliminated in 13th by Vanessa Selbst No Limit Hold'em Jul 03, 2006 / 04:03:00 EDT
Jack Ward is all in preflop against Vanessa Selbst. The players showed:

Jack Ward AJ
Vanessa Selbst 97

The board came J8710A, and Selbst turned a jack-high straight to win the hand, building her stack to 690K. Jack Ward was eliminated in 13th place, earning $48,896


Mark Vos takes out Raymond Millard No Limit Hold'em Jul 03, 2006 / 04:12:00 EDT
Raymond Millard raised to 30k from the button, Mark Vos reraised to 130k from the small blind, Millard pushed all in for 308k total, and Vos called. The players showed:

Raymond Millard A7
Mark Vos 66

The board came AQ682 and Vos took down the pot with a set of sixes. Raymond Millard went home in 12th place with $52,389.

Blinds Increase No Limit Hold'em Jul 03, 2006 / 04:40:00 EDT
The blinds have increased to 8,000-16,000, with a 2,000 ante. Play will continue without a break.

Nam Le sends Steve Conigliaro home No Limit Hold'em Jul 03, 2006 / 04:58:00 EDT
Steve Conigliaro pushed all in for 100k from under the gun and Nam Le called from middle position. The players showed:

Steve Conigliaro A10
Nam Le AJ

The board came K643J and Le took down the pot with a pair of jacks. After the hand, Le had 335k. Steve Conigliaro went home with $55,881.

The remaining ten players have combined to one table and play will continue until one more player is eliminated

Kevin 'Bleu' Petersen busts Toto Leonidas No Limit Hold'em Jul 03, 2006 / 05:04:00 EDT
On the first hand of ten-handed play, Toto Leonidas raised to 198k from the cutoff, Kevin Petersen pushed all in from the big blind, and Leonidas called all in for 78k. The players showed:

Kevin Petersen AQ
Toto Leonidas AK

The board came K103810 and Petersen took doen the pot with a flush

End of Day 2

[Event 7] $3000 Limit Hold'em (Day 1)

Play completed for the night Limit Hold'em Jul 03, 2006 / 04:39:14 EDT
There are 44 players remaining for an average stack of 28.3k. The chip leader is Karlo Lopez with 89k.

Play will resume tomorrow at 2pm PT.

// Chip Leaders - [Event 7] $3000 Limit Hold'em (Day 1)

Place-Name-Chip Count
1-Karlo Lopez-89,000
2-Ernie Scherer-71,000
3-Jason Heidema-61,500
4-Phil Hellmuth Jr.-55,000
5-Larry Thomas-47,500
6-Pat Pezzin-47,000
7-Danny Ciasamella-45,500
8-Henry Nguyen-44,000
9-Ray Dehkharghani-42,500
10-Matt Woodward-39,500

Highlights:

15-Minute Break Limit Hold'em Jul 03, 2006 / 01:18:00 EDT
Play will resume after a 15-minute break

Daniel Negreanu goes home Limit Hold'em Jul 03, 2006 / 01:31:00 EDT

Andy Bloch and Quinn Do Out Limit Hold'em Jul 03, 2006 / 01:41:00 EDT
Before the flop Andy Bloch pushed all in with a call from both Quinn Do and Ernie Scherer. The flop came 985, Do moved all in, and Scherer called. Scherer showed 88 for a set, and caught the case 8 on the turn to win the hand with quads.

Eric 'E Fro' Froehlich Eliminated Limit Hold'em Jul 03, 2006 / 01:45:00 EDT

15-Minute Break Limit Hold'em Jul 03, 2006 / 02:17:00 EDT
The field is down to 60 players at six tables. As more players are eliminated, the tables will play nine-handed. The floor staff will race off the black chips (100s) during the break.


Noah Boeken Knocked Out Limit Hold'em Jul 03, 2006 / 02:46:00 EDT

Jasen Andel Eliminated by Karlo Lopez Limit Hold'em Jul 03, 2006 / 02:59:00 EDT
Jasen Andel moved all in from the cutoff for 1.5K, and Karlo Lopez called from the button. The players showed:

Jasen Andel 22
Karlo Lopez AQ

The board came A74K7, and Lopez paired his A on the flop to win the hand and eliminate Jasen Andel.

Tournament Update Limit Hold'em Jul 03, 2006 / 03:06:00 EDT
There are 50 players left in the field, but only the top 45 players will finish in the money. When there are 47 players left, play will switch to round-for-round.

Barry Shulman Takes a Pot Limit Hold'em Jul 03, 2006 / 03:09:00 EDT
Phil Hellmuth raised from late position, Barry Shulman reraised to 3K from the button, and Hellmuth called. Hellmuth checked in the dark before the flop came 632, Shulman bet 1K, and Hellmuth folded. Shulman picked up a 5,500 pot.

Barry Shulman takes down a large pot Limit Hold'em Jul 03, 2006 / 03:24:00 EDT
Barry Shulman gets all in preflop against another player. They showed:

Barry Shulman AK
Opponent A7

The board came AK31010which was not helpful to Shulman's opponent. Shulman won the pot and doubled his chips to 12k.


Phil Ivey eliminated by Ernie Scherer Limit Hold'em Jul 03, 2006 / 03:30:00 EDT
After a flop of K94, Phil Ivey moved all in, and Ernie Scherer called. The players showed:

Phil Ivey K8
Ernie Scherer KQ

The turn and river showed 310which was of no help to Ivey and he is now eliminated.

Joe Sebok Eliminated Limit Hold'em Jul 03, 2006 / 03:34:00 EDT
A player in middle position raised, Joe Sebok moved all in, the big blind and the original raiser both called. The flop came 1052, and both players checked the side pot. The turn card was the Jh, the big blind checked, the other player bet, and the big blind folded. The players showed:

Joe Sebok 44
Opponent KJ

The river card was the A, and Joe Sebok was eliminated.

Round-for-Round Play on the Bubble Limit Hold'em Jul 03, 2006 / 03:37:00 EDT
With 46 players remaining, round-for-round play begins. The current level of blinds is scheduled to end in one minute, but the blinds will hold constant until the money bubble bursts with the next elimination.

We are in the money! Limit Hold'em Jul 03, 2006 / 03:47:00 EDT
Sarah Bilney and Michele Lewis were eliminated during round-for-round play. Each player went home with $1,718 for their shared 45th place.

J.C. Tran took out Michele Lewis when he made a straight against her pocket jacks.

End of Day 1

[Event 8] $2000 Omaha Hi/Lo Split (Day 1)

Shuffle Up and Deal Omaha Hi/Lo Split Jul 03, 2006 / 15:00:00 EDT
Event #8 is under way. The blinds are 25-25 and the limits are 25-50.

Chip Leaders - [Event 8] $2000 Omaha Hi/Lo Split (Day 1)
Place-Name-Chip Count
1-Steven Dannenmann-2,025
1-David Sklansky-2,025
1-Chau Giang-2,025
1-Fabrice Soulier-2,025
1-Jennifer Harman-2,025
1-Paul Darden Jr.-2,025
1-Jim Meehan-2,025
1-David Chiu-2,025
1-Marlon Santos-2,025
1-Marsha Waggoner-2,025
1-Mike Sexton-2,025
1-Tex Barch-2,025
1-Marcel Luske-2,025
1-Stuart Paterson-2,025
1-Joe Tehan-2,025
1-Aaron Bartley-2,025
1-Dustin Woolf-2,025
1-Jean Gluck-2,025
1-David Williams-2,025
1-Robert Varkonyi-2,025
1-John Murphy-2,025
1-Greg Raymer-2,025
1-Mike Matusow-2,025
1-Shahram Sheikhan-2,025
1-Barry Greenstein-2,025
1-Annie Duke-2,025
1-Chris 'Jesus' Ferguson-2,025
1-Josh Arieh-2,025
1-Erik Seidel-2,025
1-Minh Nguyen-2,025
1-John Bonetti-2,025
1-Scotty Nguyen-2,025
1-Sam Grizzle-2,025
1-Robert Mizrachi-2,025
1-Mickey Appleman-2,025
1-John Juanda-2,025
1-Daniel Negreanu-2,025
1-Huck Seed-2,025
1-Chip Jett-2,025
1-Mel Judah-2,025
1-Greg Mascio-2,025
1-Scott Fischman-2,025
1-Allen Cunningham-2,025
1-Men Nguyen-2,025
1-Chad Brown-2,025
1-Andrew Bloch-2,025

Highlights:

Jennifer Harman takes a pot from Michael 'The Grinder' Mizrachi
Omaha Hi/Lo Split Jul 03, 2006 / 15:29:00 EDT

After the flop came AKK Jennifer Harman bet 25. Robert Mizarchi called. The turn came 3. Mizrachi bet, Harman raised and Mizrachi called. The river came 5. Mizrachi checked, Harman bet 50 and Mizrachi called. Harman showed AKJ6. Mizrachi mucked and Harman's full house won the pot. After the hand Harman had 2,250 in chips.


Josh Arieh increases his Stack Omaha Hi/Lo Split Jul 03, 2006 / 15:45:00 EDT
Josh Arieh had two opponents when the board came AAJ310. Arieh showed A542 for a flush. His two opponents folded. After the hand Arieh had 2.3K in chips

Michael 'Grinder' Mizrachi Gets a Full Boat Omaha Hi/Lo Split Jul 03, 2006 / 15:54:00 EDT
Michael 'Grinder' Mizrachi flopped over Q998 on a board of A109QQ and won the pot with a full boat. After the hand Mizrachi had about 2.5k in chips.

Prize Pool Estimate Omaha Hi/Lo Split Jul 03, 2006 / 16:02:00 EDT
There are approximately 630 players in todays event, for an estimated prize pool of $1 million.

Blinds Increase Omaha Hi/Lo Split Jul 03, 2006 / 16:09:00 EDT
The blinds are now 25-50 with limits of 50-100.

[Event 8] $2000 Omaha Hi/Lo Split (Day 1)
Update:


// Chip Leaders - [Event 8] $2000 Omaha Hi/Lo Split (Day 1)

Place-Name-Chip Count
1-Vanessa Rousso-8,000
2-Annie Duke-6,300
3-David Williams-6,200
4-Allen Kessler-5,900
5-Al Ardebili-5,100
6-Andrew Bloch-4,800
7-Allen Cunningham-4,700
8-Brett Jungblut-4,600
9-Minh Nguyen-4,200
10-Ted Lawson-3,750

John Murphy Eliminated Omaha Hi/Lo Split Jul 03, 2006 / 16:34:00 EDT

20-minute break Omaha Hi/Lo Split Jul 03, 2006 / 17:04:00 EDT
Play will resume after a 20 minute break

Clonie Gowen goes home Omaha Hi/Lo Split Jul 03, 2006 / 17:30:00 EDT
Jennifer Harman EliminatedOmaha Hi/Lo SplitJul 03, 2006 / 17:32:00 EDT

Michael 'The Grinder' Mizrachi Hits a Straight Omaha Hi/Lo Split Jul 03, 2006 / 17:52:00 EDT
With the board showing 4867?, Michael 'The Grinder' Mizrachi had 597A and made a 9-high straight which took half of the pot.

Mel Judah goes home Omaha Hi/Lo Split Jul 03, 2006 / 18:12:00 EDT

Max Pescatori Eliminated Omaha Hi/Lo Split Jul 03, 2006 / 18:13:00 EDT
Max Pescatori bet 300 preflop from the big blind. One player called. The board came Q8710K. The players showed:

Max Pescatori 3755
Opponent AAK2

The opponent won the hand and sent Pescatori home.

Tex Barch doubles through Opponent Omaha Hi/Lo Split Jul 03, 2006 / 18:22:00 EDT
With the board showing 654K, Tex Barch went all in and one player called. The players showed:

Tex Barch 7432
Opponent A662

With the river showing A Tex Barch made a wheel to scoop the pot and double up. After the hand, Barch had 1.1k.

Blinds increase Omaha Hi/Lo Split Jul 03, 2006 / 18:33:00 EDT
Blinds increase to 75-150 and limits at 150-300 at the beginning of level 4.

[Event 7] $3000 Limit Hold'em (Day 2) Update

// Chip Leaders - [Event 7] $3000 Limit Hold'em (Day 2)


Place-Name-Chip Count
1-Karlo Lopez-104,000
2-Henry Nguyen-92,000
3-Larry Thomas-78,000
4-Rich Zhu-68,000
5-Barry Shulman-58,500
6-Allan Puzantyan-57,000
7-Tim Drews-56,000
7-Kevin Steed-56,000
9-William Chen-50,000
10-Danny Ciaramella-50,000

Highlights:
Play to begin shortly Limit Hold'em Jul 03, 2006 / 16:50:00 EDT
The players are unbagging their chips and play will begin shortly. Karlo Lopez is in first place with $89,000. The blinds are at 1k-1.5k with limits at 1.5k-3k

Harmon Doubled Up Through Grinder Limit Hold'em Jul 03, 2006 / 17:00:00 EDT
Michael "Grinder" Mizrachi with a full boat doubled up through Robert 'Grinder' Mizrachi. After the hand Harmon's chip stack is now at 800.

Keui Chang eliminated in 42nd place Limit Hold'em Jul 03, 2006 / 17:15:00 EDT
Keui Chang pushed all in for 500 with J6 which was good enough to triple her up to 2k. The very next hand Chang got eliminated by Barry Shulman when she went all in withK4 and was defeated by Shulman's J10 on a board of K9103J. Chang was eliminated in 42nd place.

Blinds Increase Limit Hold'em Jul 03, 2006 / 17:21:00 EDT
The blinds have increased to 50-100 with limits of 100-200

Henry Nguyen Eliminates Mimi Tran in 37th Place Limit Hold'em Jul 03, 2006 / 17:34:00 EDT
Mimi Tran ran into the pocket queens of Henry Nguyen, and was sent home in 37th place, earning $3,436.

Recent Eliminations Limit Hold'em Jul 03, 2006 / 17:35:00 EDT
The following players all earned $3,436:

[37] Mimi Tran
[38] Jordan Rich
[39] Eric Young
[40] Andrew Kelsall
[41] Mike Angel
[42] Kuei Chang
[43] Bill Seber
[44] Pat White




Jim Bechtel Eliminated Limit Hold'em Jul 03, 2006 / 17:45:00 EDT
With a flop of Q74 the betting was capped between Jim Bechtel and Robert Tanniru. The turn came 8, Bechtel pushed all in and Tanniru quickly called. Both players flipped over their hands and showed:

Jim Bechtel A7
Robert Tanniru KK

The river came 9 which was no help for Bechtel who fell to pocket cowboys. Bechtel was eliminated in 35th place and Tanniru's chip stack increased to 33.5k.

Edler and Steffens Battle it Out Limit Hold'em Jul 03, 2006 / 17:58:00 EDT
Bill Edler doubled up through Shane Steffens with a set of 3's, but on the next hand Steffens doubled up through Edler with a flush on the river. After the hands Steffen's chip count is at 26k and Edler at 22.5k.

Players take a Break Limit Hold'em Jul 03, 2006 / 18:08:00 EDT
Play will resume in 15 minutes

Blinds Increase Limit Hold'em Jul 03, 2006 / 18:29:00 EDT
The players have returned from break. The blinds are now at 1k-2k and the limits are 2k-4k.

Recent Eliminations Limit Hold'em Jul 03, 2006 / 18:30:00 EDT
The following players each earned $4,582:

[31] Pat Pettin
[32] Alex Jacob
[33] Martin Feijo
[34] Jeff Norman
[35] Jim Bechtel
[36] Michael Bittan

[Event 6] $2000 No Limit Hold'em (Final Day) Update

// Chip Leaders - [Event 6] $2000 No Limit Hold'em (Final Day)

Place-Name-Chip Count
1-Kevin Peterson-946,000
2-Vanessa Selbst-780,000
3-John Reiss Jr-558,000
4-Mark Vos-526,000
5-Thomas Hunt III-382,000
6-Nam Le-273,000
7-Willard Chang-211,000
8-David Wells-181,000

Final Table Preparations Underway No Limit Hold'em Jul 03, 2006 / 17:11:00 EDT
The final table for Event #6 is about to begin. Kevin Petersen leads the pack with 1.13 million. Carlos Mortensen is off to a hot start at this year's WSOP, appearing at his second final table in a week.

Last night's post (below this one) shows the seating assignments and chip counts.

Shuffle Up & Deal! No Limit Hold'em Jul 03, 2006 / 17:37:00 EDT
The final table is ready to go, so it's time to shuffle up and deal. There are 38 minutes left at the current level, with blinds at 8K-16K, with a 2K ante.

J.R. Reiss Doubles Through David Wells No Limit Hold'em Jul 03, 2006 / 18:02:00 EDT
J.R. Reiss limped under the gun, David Wells moved all in from the big blind, and Reiss called. The players showed:

J.R. Reiss JJ
David Wells AK

The board came 997810, giving Reiss a J-high striaght to win the hand and double up to about 350K in chips. Wells was knocked down to 70K, and is now the short stack at the table.

David Wells Doubles Through Kevin Petersen No Limit Hold'em Jul 03, 2006 / 18:11:00 EDT
David Wells moved all in for 52K, and Kevin Petersen called from the big blind. The players showed:

David Wells K6
Kevin Petersen A4

The board came K97310, and Wells flopped a pair of kings to win the pot and double up to 145K. Kevin Petersen is still comfortably in the lead, although down to about a million in chips.

15-Minute Break No Limit Hold'em Jul 03, 2006 / 18:21:00 EDT
The final nine players take a 15-minute break before the blinds increase. Kevin Petersen is still in the lead with 963K.

Play Resumes No Limit Hold'em Jul 03, 2006 / 18:38:00 EDT
The final table is back in action with increased blinds of 10K-20K, with a 3K ante.
Vanessa Selbst Eliminates Carlos Mortensen in 9th Place No Limit Hold'em Jul 03, 2006 / 18:45:00 EDT
Vanessa Selbst raised to 60K, Carlos Mortensen moved all in for 259K, and Selbst called. The players showed:

Vanessa Selbst A9
Carlos Mortensen 77

The board came A101055, and Selbst paired her ace to win the hand and eliminate Carlos Mortensen in 9th place. Mortensen earned $73,344 for his second 9th place finish in three days.

[Event 8] $2000 Omaha Hi/Lo Split (Day 1)

Day One Comes to an End Omaha Hi/Lo Split Jul 04, 2006 / 04:21:00 EDT
Day One ended with 61 players surviving after the money bubble burst. Play will resume tomorrow (Tuesday) at 2:00 pm.

// Chip Leaders - [Event 8] $2000 Omaha Hi/Lo Split (Day 1)

Place-Name-Chip Count
1-Cong Do-66,500
2-Herb Beck-53,500
2-Alan Mittelman-53,500
4-Russel Salzer-47,000
5-Niels Roch-46,000
6-Morris Klevansky-45,000
7-Valentino Morella-44,500
8-Robert Mangino-42,000
9-Hany Sukkary-40,500
10-Andrew Bloch-39,000

Recap of the remainder of the day:

Annie Duke Eliminated Omaha Hi/Lo Split Jul 04, 2006 / 00:07:00
EDT

Blinds Increase Omaha Hi/Lo Split Jul 04, 2006 / 00:20:00 EDT
The blinds have increased to 300-600, with the stakes at 600-1,200.

Brett Jungblutt Takes Out Two Players Omaha Hi/Lo Split Jul 04, 2006 / 00:23:00 EDT
Brett Jungblutt increased his stack to 9,200 by busting two players.

Mike 'The Mouth' Matusow Triples his Stack Omaha Hi/Lo Split Jul 04, 2006 / 00:34:00 EDT
Mike 'The Mouth' Matusow pushed all in against two opponents and won the pot. After the hand he had tripled up to 3.6k in chips.

Mike 'The Mouth' Matusow Eliminated Omaha Hi/Lo Split Jul 04, 2006 / 00:42:00 EDT

Tournament Update Omaha Hi/Lo Split Jul 04, 2006 / 00:44:00 EDT
There are approximately 130 players remaining in the field and the top 63 will finish in the money. First place pays $341,426

Miami John Cernuto Hits Quad Aces Omaha Hi/Lo Split Jul 04, 2006 / 01:03:00 EDT
The board showed AA952. Miami John Cernuto was all in against Andy bloch and three other players who had chips in a side pot. The winners of the side pot showed:

Andy Bloch 6542
Opponent QQJ10

Bloch took half the side pot with a 6 low and the other player took the high side with a flush. Then Cernuto showed his cards for the main pot:

Miami John Cernuto AA103

Cernuto had quad A's to win the high and Bloch picked up the low. Cernuto doubled up in chips.


Players take a Break Omaha Hi/Lo Split Jul 04, 2006 / 01:19:00 EDT
Play will resume in 15 minutes

Blinds Increase Omaha Hi/Lo Split Jul 04, 2006 / 01:35:00 EDT
The players have returned from break. The blinds are now at 400-800 and the limits are 800-1,600.

Chris 'Jesus' Ferguson Eliminated Omaha Hi/Lo Split Jul 04, 2006 / 01:42:00 EDT

Playing Down to 63 Tonight Omaha Hi/Lo Split Jul 04, 2006 / 01:57:00 EDT
It has been decided that play will continue tonight until there are 63 players left. So once the money bubble bursts, Day 1 will come to an end

Official Numbers Omaha Hi/Lo Split Jul 04, 2006 / 02:01:00 EDT
Event #8 began with 670 players, creating a prizepool worth $1,219,400. The top 63 players will get paid, and first prize is worth $341,426.

There are 92 players left in the field.

Mickey Appleman Picks Up Chips Omaha Hi/Lo Split Jul 04, 2006 / 02:25:00 EDT
With the board showing Q5432, Mickey Appleman was nearly all in against another player. They showed:

Mickey Appleman A993
Opponent AQJ3

They tied for the low, but Appleman won the high with the A-high flush. That gave Appleman 75% of the pot, taking him up to 11K in chips.

Marcel Luske Eliminated Omaha Hi/Lo Split Jul 04, 2006 / 02:27:00 EDT

15-Minute Break Omaha Hi/Lo Split Jul 04, 2006 / 02:39:00 EDT
The players take a 15-minute break before the blinds increase. The black chips (100s) will be raced off the tables during the break.

Blinds Increase Omaha Hi/Lo Split Jul 04, 2006 / 02:48:00 EDT
The players have returned from the break to increased blinds of 500-1,000, and limits of 1,000-2,000.

Kirill Gerasimov Eliminated Omaha Hi/Lo Split Jul 04, 2006 / 03:10:00 EDT

Scotty Nguyen Eliminated in 67th Place Omaha Hi/Lo Split Jul 04, 2006 / 03:24:00 EDT
Scotty Nguyen is eliminated three spots away from the money bubble.

Andy Bloch Eliminates Bernd Stadlbauer Omaha Hi/Lo Split Jul 04, 2006 / 03:24:00 EDT
Bernd Stadlbauer was all in against Andy Bloch, but didn't qualify for a low and couldn't beat Bloch's nut flush for the high. Bernd Stadlbauer was eliminated outside of the money

Day One Comes to an End Omaha Hi/Lo Split Jul 04, 2006 / 04:21:00 EDT

[Event 7] $3000 Limit Hold'em (Day 2) Update

Final Table Chip Counts & Seating Positions Limit Hold'em Jul 03, 2006 / 23:41:00 EDT
The final table will resume on Tuesday at 2:00 pm


// Chip Leaders - [Event 7] $3000 Limit Hold'em (Day 2)

Place-Name-Chip Count
1-Karlo Lopez-227,000
2-Rich Zhu-221,000
3-Henry Nguyen-189,000
4-Jeffrey Lisandro-153,000
5-Allan Puzantyan-144,000
6-William Chen-122,000
7-Ernie Scherer-118,000
8-Larry Thomas-59,000
9-Danny Ciaramella-38,000

Recap of the day:

Players on Break Limit Hold'em Jul 03, 2006 / 20:39:00 EDT
Players go on a 20 minute break

Marcel Luske Stack Decreases Limit Hold'em Jul 03, 2006 / 20:45:00 EDT
The player on the button and Marcel Luske, in the small blind both limped in. The flop came QJ6. Luske checked and the big blind fired out 400. The button folded and Luske made the call. The turn came J, Luske bet 400 and the big blind made the call putting him all in. Both players turned over their cards and showed

Marcel Luske [ Q 10 10 5]
Big Blind [ A K K 8]

Rich Zhu ousts Matt Woodward Limit Hold'em Jul 03, 2006 / 20:55:00 EDT
Rich Zhu from the middle position raised, Matt Woodward called, the blinds folded. The flop came A74, Zhu raised, Woodward reraised, Zhu put Woodward all in, and Woodward called. The players showed:

Rich Zhu A5
Matt Woodward 1010

Rich Zhu took the pot with a pair of aces. After the hand, Zhu boosts his stack to 135k eliminating Matt Woodward in 15th place

Blinds Increase Limit Hold'em Jul 03, 2006 / 20:59:00 EDT
The blinds have increased to 2k-4k with limits of 4k-8k.


Phil Hellmuth Nearly Doubles Through Allan Puzantyan Limit Hold'em Jul 03, 2006 / 21:04:00 EDT
After a flop of Q64, Phil Hellmuth bet 4K, and Allan Puzantyan called. They both check the 5 on the turn. The river card was the 5, Hellmuth bet 8K, and Puzantyan called.

Hellmuth showed AQ to win the pot, nearly doubling his stack to 60K.

Greg DeBora Doubles through Danny Ciaramella Limit Hold'em Jul 03, 2006 / 21:07:00 EDT
Greg Debora raised preflop from the small blind and Danny Ciaramella called. The flop came 223. Debora bet and Ciaramella called. The turn came J. Debora pushed all in and Ciaramella called. The players showed:

Greg Debora KJ
Danny Ciaramella A8

The river came 10 and Debora doubled up with his pair of J's. After the hand Debora had 38k in chips.

Barry Shulman Cripples Phil Hellmuth Limit Hold'em Jul 03, 2006 / 21:14:00 EDT
Barry Shulman raised from the button to 8k and Phil Hellmuth called from the big blind. The flop came 678. Hellmuth bet and Shulman called. The turn came Q. Hellmuth bet and Shulman called. Hellmuth bet in the dark. The river came 10. The players showed:

Barry Shulman A9
Phil Hellmuth KK

To Hellmuth's dismay, Shulman's straight won the pot

Recent Eliminations Limit Hold'em Jul 03, 2006 / 21:19:00 EDT
The following players earned $5,727:
[19] Shane Steffens
[20] Ray Dehkarghani
[21] Darrell 'Gigabet' Dicken
[22] Kevin Steed
[23] John Phan
[24] Don Todd
[25] Andrew Hallenbeck
[26] Michael Ma
[27] J.C. Tran

Recent Eliminations Limit Hold'em Jul 03, 2006 / 21:22:00 EDT
The following players each received $8,018:

[16] Bill Edler
[17] Tim Drews
[18] Jeff Freedman


Phil Helmuth Doubles Up Limit Hold'em Jul 03, 2006 / 21:22:00 EDT
Phil Hellmuth doubled up through Henry Nguyen with pocket K's just a few hands after losing a huge portion of his stack to Barry Shulman with the same hand.

Ernie Scherer eliminates Greg Debora in 14th place Limit Hold'em Jul 03, 2006 / 21:23:00 EDT
Greg DeBora raised from mid position and Ernie Scherer called from the big blind. The flop came AAQ. Scherer checked, DeBora raised. Scherer reraised, DeBora pushed all in and Scherer called. The players showed:

Greg DeBora KJ
Ernie Scherer A10

The turn and the river came 102 and Ernie Scherer busted DeBora with a full house. After the hand, Scherer boosted his stack to 140k and Greg Debora was eliminated in 14th place.

Final Two Tables: Seating Assignments Limit Hold'em Jul 03, 2006 / 21:29:00 EDT

Hellmuth Doubles Up Again Limit Hold'em Jul 03, 2006 / 21:37:00 EDT
The flop came 875, Phil Hellmuth and William Chen bet and raised the pot to 32k. Hellmuth bet his last 6k in the dark prior to the turn. The turn came 3 and Chen took a moment to call the all in. Chen asks, "What do you got Queen-Jack?" Chen finally made the call and flipped over QJ which was not good enough to defeat Hellmuth. Hellmuth doubled up to 50k and Chen's stack decreased to 70k.

Phil Hellmuth Eliminated in 13th Place Limit Hold'em Jul 03, 2006 / 21:43:00 EDT
Phil Hellmuth raised from the cutoff, Larry Thomas reraised from the small blind, and Hellmuth called. The flop came KKJ, Thomas bet, and Hellmuth called. The turn came 9, Thomas bet, and Hellmuth called. The river came 10, Thomas bet, and Hellmuth called. The players showed:

Phil Hellmuth AA
Larry Thomas QQ

Larry Thomas made a K-high straight to crack Hellmuth's aces and win the pot.

Two hands later, Phil Hellmuth moved all in for 8k, and four players called. The board came 554Q5. William Chen showed QQ for a full house (queens full of fives), and Hellmuth showed one card as he mucked -- an A. Phil Hellmuth ws eliminated in 13th place, earning $10,309.

Dinner Break Limit Hold'em Jul 03, 2006 / 21:58:00 EDT
The players leave for an 80-minute dinner break, and play should resume about 8:20 pm.

Blinds Increase Limit Hold'em Jul 03, 2006 / 23:05:00 EDT

Play has resumed. The blinds are now 3k-5k and the limits are 5k-10k.

Brooks Wiley Eliminated by Rich Zhu in 12th Place Limit Hold'em Jul 03, 2006 / 23:23:00 EDT
Brooks 'BDaddy' Wiley raised from the button. Rich Zhu reraised from the big blind and Wiley called. The flop came 765. Zhu bet and Wiley pushed all in. Zhu called. The players showed:

Brooks Wiley 99
Rich Zhu KQ

The turn and the river came A4 and Zhu's flush sent Wiley home in 12th place with $12,599.

Rich Zhu Eliminates Jason Mann in 12th Place Limit Hold'em Jul 03, 2006 / 23:31:00 EDT

Allan Puzantyan Eliminates Barry Shulman in 10th Place Limit Hold'em Jul 03, 2006 / 23:34:00 EDT
Barry Shulman was all in preflop against Allan Puzantyan. The players showed:

Barry Shulman 109
Allan Puzantyan QQ

The board came Q877?, and Puzantyan turned a full house (queens full of sevens) to win the hand and eliminate Barry Shulman in 10th place. Shulman received $12,599 for his finish.

Final Table Chip Counts & Seating Positions Limit Hold'em Jul 03, 2006 / 23:41:00 EDT
The final table will resume on Tuesday at 2:00 pm.

[Event 6] $2000 No Limit Hold'em (Final Day) Update

// Chip Leaders - [Event 6] $2000 No Limit Hold'em (Final Day)

Place-Name-Chip Count
1-Mark Vos-Winner

Recap of the day:

Dinner Break No Limit Hold'em Jul 03, 2006 / 22:05:00 EDT
The final six players take their dinner break, and they will return to action at 8:20 pm.

Play Resumes No Limit Hold'em Jul 03, 2006 / 23:25:00 EDT
Play resumes at the final table with blinds at 15K-30K, with a 5K ante. Nam Le has a strong lead over the other five players with 1.5 million in chips.

Mark Vos Doubles Through Thomas Hunt No Limit Hold'em Jul 03, 2006 / 23:41:00 EDT
Mark Vos moved all in from the small blind, and Thomas Hunt called from the big blind. The players showed:

Mark Vos Q8
Thomas Hunt K10

The board came Q9584, and Vos turned two pair to win the hand and double up to about 580K.

J.R. Reiss Eliminates Kevin Petersen in 6th Place No Limit Hold'em Jul 03, 2006 / 23:52:00 EDT
J.R. Reiss raised from the button, Kevin Petersen reraised nearly all in (he had 5K left behind), and Reiss called. The flop came K95, Petersen checked, Reiss bet 5K, and Petersen called. The players showed:

J.R. Reiss 33
Kevin Petersen Q10

The last two cards were K2, and J.R. Reiss won the hand with his pocket pair. Kevin Petersen was eliminated in 6th place, earning $115,255.

Nam Le Eliminates Williard Chang in 5th Place No Limit Hold'em Jul 03, 2006 / 23:57:00 EDT
Williard Chang moved all in for 370K, and Nam Le called from the big blind. The players showed:

Williard Chang K3
Nam Le KQThe board came K101039, and both players made two pair (kings and tens), but Nam Le won the hand with his Q kicker. William Chang was eliminated in 5th place, earning $136,211.

Mark Vos Doubles Through Thomas Hunt No Limit Hold'em Jul 04, 2006 / 00:18:00 EDT
Mark Vos moved all in from the small blind, and Thomas Hunt called from the big blind. The players showed:

Mark Vos J6
Thomas Hunt A3

The board came K66Q5, and Vos flopped trip sixes to win the pot and double up in chips. Thomas Hunt is crippled down to just 25K.

J.R. Reiss Eliminates Thomas Hunt in 4th Place No Limit Hold'em Jul 04, 2006 / 00:24:00 EDT
Nam Le and Mark Vos both limped for 30K, Thomas Hunt moved all in for 25K from the small blind. and J.R. Reiss check from the big blind. Everyone checked down the side pot as the board came

AK52KReiss showed A? to win the pot with two pair (aces and kings), and everyone else mucked. Thomas Hunt was eliminated in 4th place, earning $160,659.

Nam Le Eliminates J.R. Reiss in 3rd Place No Limit Hold'em Jul 04, 2006 / 00:29:00 EDT
With the board showing 1084J, J.R. Reiss moved all in, and Nam Le called. The players showed:

J.R. Reiss AJ
Nam Le 97

Reiss had top pair, top kicker, but Nam Le had a made J-high straight. The meaningless river card was the 6, and Nam Le won the pot. J.R. Reiss was eliminated in 3rd place, earning $209,555.


Short Break at the Final Table No Limit Hold'em Jul 04, 2006 / 00:47:00 EDT
There is a short break at the final table before heads-up play begins. Nam Le has a 2.6-to-1 chip lead over Mark Vos.

Play Resumes No Limit Hold'em Jul 04, 2006 / 00:51:00 EDT
Final table play has resumed between Nam Le and Mark Vos. First place pays $803,274, while second place pays $401,647.


Mark Vos Takes a 470K pot No Limit Hold'em Jul 04, 2006 / 01:00:00 EDT
Mark Vos raised to 85K, and Nam Le called. The flop came J74, Le checked, Vos bet 150K, and Le called. The turn card was the 6, Le checked, Vos bet 300K, and Le folded. Mark Vos picked up a 470K pot.

Mark Vos Doubles Through Nam Le No Limit Hold'em Jul 04, 2006 / 01:13:00 EDT
Nam Le raised to 70K, and Mark Vos called. The flop came Q106, Vos checked, Le bet 80K, Vos raised to 190K, and Le called. The turn card was the A, Vos bet 275K, and Le called. The river card was the 5, Vos bet 300K, Le moved all in, and Vos called. The players showed:

Nam Le QJ
Mark Vos K8

Nam Le's pair of queens was no match for Vos's K-high flush. Mark Vos doubled up to 2.3 million, while Nam Le was knocked down to 1.5 million

Nam Le Nearly Doubles Through Mark Vos No Limit Hold'em Jul 04, 2006 / 01:17:00 EDT
Nam Le raised to 80K, and Mark Vos called. The flop came QJ4, and both players checked. The turn card was the 4, Le checked, Vos bet 80K, Le raised to 200K, and Vos called. The river card was the 2, Le bet 600K, and Vos called. The players showed:

Nam Le J4
Mark Vos ??

Nam Le turned a full house (fours full of jacks) to win the pot worth 1.76 million. Mark Vos mucked his hand as Nam Le regained the chip lead.

Nam Le Takes a Pot Worth 820K No Limit Hold'em Jul 04, 2006 / 01:26:00 EDT
After a flop of 952, Mark Vos checked, Nam Le bet 60K, and Vos called. The turn card was the 8, Vos checked, Le bet 100K, Vos raised to 350K, Le moved all in, and Vos folded. Nam Le picked up the pot worth over 820K.

Mark Vos Doubles Through Nam Le No Limit Hold'em Jul 04, 2006 / 01:30:00 EDT
Mark Vos raised to 100K, Nam Le moved all in, and Vos called. The players showed:

Mark Vos 77
Nam Le QJ

The board came AK296, and Vos's pocket pair held up to win the hand, and he doubled up to regain the chip lead with about 2 million in chips.

15-Minute Break No Limit Hold'em Jul 04, 2006 / 01:37:00 EDT
The final two players take a 15-minute break before the blinds increase

Play Resumes; Blinds Increase No Limit Hold'em Jul 04, 2006 / 01:55:00 EDT
The players returned from their break to resume play, and the blinds have increased to 20K-40K, with a 5K ante.

Mark Vos Calls Nam Le's Bluff with King High for 560K No Limit Hold'em Jul 04, 2006 / 01:59:00 EDT
Mark Vos raised to 80K, and Nam Le called. The flop came J32, and both players checked. The turn was the J, Le bet 60K, and Vos called. The river was the J, Le bet 140K, and Vos called. The players showed:

Mark Vos K4
Nam Le 96

Le tried to take the pot with a bluff, but Vos called him with K high to win a pot worth 560K.

Mark Vos Takes Another Pot No Limit Hold'em Jul 04, 2006 / 02:02:00 EDT
Mark Vos raised to 100K, and Nam Le called. The flop came J72, Le checked, Vos bet 200K, and Le called. The turn was the A, Le checked, Vos bet 300K, and Le folded. Mark Vos picked up the pot worth 600K.
Mark Vos Wins!!! No Limit Hold'em Jul 04, 2006 / 02:08:00 EDT

Mark Vos raised to 90K, and Nam Le called. The flop came Q83, Le checked, Vos bet 150K, and Le called. The turn was the 2, Le checked, Vos bet 250K, and Le called. The river was the Q, Le checked, Vos moved all in, and Le called. The players shows:

Mark Vos Q10
Nam Le 66

Vos won the hand -- and the bracelet -- with trip queens. Nam Le takes $401,647 for second place.

Mark Vos takes home $803,274 and a coveted WSOP bracelet.

You're welcome, I also failed to say that to Buck, polingpower and everyone else

I am enjoying doing it since I do have the extra time for the most part on my hands. Only snag I have come across with it so far is if PokerWire and Cardplayer can keep things straight. Yesterday on PokerWire they had event 7 posted as event 8 which I caught it in time before I posted everything in the afternoon. They finally got that fixed. Oh and getting something posted and then have to update the update