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

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[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 A

K

Chuck Thompson A

J

The flop came J

7

6

K

8

, 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 7

6

4

, 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 10

10

Carlos Mortensen A

A

Kevin Petersen 7

5

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 10

10

2

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 J

J

The last two cards were 4

5

, 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 K

Q

Toto Leonidas 10

10

The board came J

8

4

10

10

, 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 Q

7

Toto Leonidas A

6

The board came 7

2

2

7

7

, 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 A

J

J.R. Reiss Q

5

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 10

10

Mark Vos Q

Q

The board came J

3

3

5

A

, 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 A

K

Ray Foley Q

10

The board came J

J

4

6

2

, 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 A

6

Opponent A

K

The board came J

4

3

10

8

, 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 K

9

Raymond Miller A

Q

The board came 9

8

3

K

Q

, 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 A

J

Vanessa Selbst 9

7

The board came J

8

7

10

A

, 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 A

7

Mark Vos 6

6

The board came A

Q

6

8

2

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 A

10

Nam Le A

J

The board came K

6

4

3

J

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 A

Q

Toto Leonidas A

K

The board came K

10

3

8

10

and Petersen took doen the pot with a

flush

End of Day 2

 

[DESSERTLADY]

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

[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 9

8

5

, Do moved all in, and Scherer called. Scherer showed 8

8

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 2

2

Karlo Lopez A

Q

The board came A

7

4

K

7

, 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 6

3

2

, 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 A

K

Opponent A

7

The board came A

K

3

10

10

which 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 K

9

4

, Phil Ivey moved all in, and Ernie Scherer called. The players showed:

Phil Ivey K

8

Ernie Scherer K

Q

The turn and river showed 3

10

which 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 10

5

2

, 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 4

4

Opponent K

J

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

 

[DESSERTLADY]

[Event 8] $2000 Omaha Hi/Lo Split (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 A

K

K

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 A

K

J

6

. 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 A

A

J

3

10

. Arieh showed A

5

4

2

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 A

10

9

Q

Q

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.

 

[DESSERTLADY]

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

[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 4

8

6

7

?, Michael 'The Grinder' Mizrachi had 5

9

7

A

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 Q

8

7

10

K

. The players showed:

Max Pescatori 3

7

5

5

Opponent A

A

K

2

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 6

5

4

K

, Tex Barch went all in and one player called. The players showed:

Tex Barch 7

4

3

2

Opponent A

6

6

2

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.

 

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

[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 J

6

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 withK

4

and was defeated by Shulman's J

10

on a board of K

9

10

3

J

. 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 Q

7

4

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 A

7

Robert Tanniru K

K

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

 

[DESSERTLADY]

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

[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 J

J

David Wells A

K

The board came 9

9

7

8

10

, 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 K

6

Kevin Petersen A

4

The board came K

9

7

3

10

, 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 A

9

Carlos Mortensen 7

7

The board came A

10

10

5

5

, 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.

 

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

[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 A

A

9

5

2

. 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 6

5

4

2

Opponent Q

Q

J

10

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 A

A

10

3

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 Q

5

4

3

2

, Mickey Appleman was nearly all in against another player. They showed:

Mickey Appleman A

9

9

3

Opponent A

Q

J

3

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

 

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

[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 Q

J

6

. 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 A

7

4

, 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 Q

6

4

, 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 2

2

3

. Debora bet and Ciaramella called. The turn came J

. Debora pushed all in and Ciaramella called. The players showed:

Greg Debora K

J

Danny Ciaramella A

8

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 6

7

8

. 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 A

A

Q

. Scherer checked, DeBora raised. Scherer reraised, DeBora pushed all in and Scherer called. The players showed:

Greg DeBora K

J

Ernie Scherer A

10

The turn and the river came 10

2

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 8

7

5

, 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 K

K

J

, 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 7

6

5

. Zhu bet and Wiley pushed all in. Zhu called. The players showed:

Brooks Wiley 9

9

Rich Zhu K

Q

The turn and the river came A

4

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.

 

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

[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 Q

8

Thomas Hunt K

10

The board came Q

9

5

8

4

, 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 K

9

5

, Petersen checked, Reiss bet 5K, and Petersen called. The players showed:

J.R. Reiss 3

3

Kevin Petersen Q

10

The last two cards were K

2

, 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 K

3

Nam Le K

Q

The board came K

10

10

3

9

, 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 J

6

Thomas Hunt A

3

The board came K

6

6

Q

5

, 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

A

K

5

2

K

Reiss 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 10

8

4

J

, J.R. Reiss moved all in, and Nam Le called. The players showed:

J.R. Reiss A

J

Nam Le 9

7

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 J

7

4

, 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 Q

10

6

, 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 Q

J

Mark Vos K

8

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 Q

J

4

, 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 J

4

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 9

5

2

, 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 7

7

Nam Le Q

J

The board came A

K

2

9

6

, 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 J

3

2

, 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 K

4

Nam Le 9

6

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 J

7

2

, 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 Q

8

3

, 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 Q

10

Nam Le 6

6

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.

 

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

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

 

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BIG THANK YOU AGIAN:hello:

 

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[Event 9] $5000 No Limit Hold'em (Day 1)

Good morning/afternoon. With yesterday being our Indepencdence Day I spent the remainder of the day with family and not home so these earlier updates are from Tournament start times till the end of the tournament day. I'm sorry you only got one update yesterday here.
Again these are a mix of CardPlayer and Pokerwire updates. Pokerwire updates are in EDT time and CardPlayer are in PDT time.

[Event 9] $5000 No Limit Hold'em (Day 1)

// Chip Leaders - [Event 9] $5000 No Limit Hold'em (Day 1)

Place-Name-Chip Count

1-Erik Cajelais-137,900
2-Steven Prentky-131,600
3-Phil Hellmuth Jr.-126,300
4-Dang Trinh-124,700
5-Richard Freire-109,200
6-Jeff Cabanillas-100,800
7-Dustin Woolf-100,500
8-Steve Crockett-93,600
9-Mike McNeil-92,900
10-Richard Tatalovich-88,800

Recap of day 1:

Tue Jul 04 12:02:00 PDT 2006
Shuffle Up and Deal
The $5,000 No Limit Event is beginning at Level 1 with blinds at $25-50. Tables are 9-handed instead of the usual 10-handed.

Tue Jul 04 12:08:00 PDT 2006
Lining Up to Play
Cards are in the air, but players are still out the door. The line for registration is very long as players register late for the tournament and take their seats

Tue Jul 04 12:10:00 PDT 2006
Raymer Off to a Good Start
2004 Main Event Champion Greg Raymer took down the first pot he entered, bumping his stack from $5,000 to $7,000.

Tue Jul 04 12:16:00 PDT 2006
Raymer Doubles
Greg Raymer doubles his stack to over $13,000 less than 20 minutes into the tournament. On a flop of J

T

6

, Raymer and his opponent go all-in. Raymer shows A

A

, but his opponent shows T

T

. Raymer turns the A

for a better set and the river is the 5

. Raymer wins the pot and becomes the early chipleader in the tournament.

Tue Jul 04 12:20:00 PDT 2006
Packed Tables
Kathy Liebert (1 bracelet), Allen Cunningham (3 bracelets), and Scotty Nguyen (4 bracelets) are all at the same table.

Tue Jul 04 12:24:00 PDT 2006
The Grinder Starting Strong
Michael "The Grinder" Mizrachi is raising the blinds to $175 and stealing aggressively. Mike "The Mouth" Matusow still engaged The Grinder in some friendly banter from his nearby table and called Mizrachi "a donk."

Tue Jul 04 12:28:00 PDT 2006
Smith Returns
Gavin Smith earned a 10-minute penalty for dropping an F-bomb in the first minute of play. He's just returned to his table.

Tue Jul 04 12:31:00 PDT 2006
Mizrachi Scores
Michael "The Grinder" Mizrachi calls the big blind from middle position. Seat 8 raises to $275. The small blind and the Grinder call. The flop falls 5

3

2

. The small blind bets out 750 and the Grinder raises to $1,750 total. Seat 8 folds and the small blind calls. The A

comes off the turn and the small blind goes all-in. The Grinder calls. The small blind shows 2

2

and the Grinder shows 4

6

for a flopped straight. The 4

comes on the river, giving the small blind a straight as well, but Mizrachi not only has a higher straight, he now has a straight flush and eliminates his opponent. Mizrachi doubles up to $11,600.

Tue Jul 04 12:43:00 PDT 2006
Some Things are Just More Important
Amir Vahedi took about 15 minutes out of his tournament to watch part of the World Cup soccer match on television (Italy v. germany, tied at 0 so far).

Tue Jul 04 12:47:00 PDT 2006
First Table Breaking
A table is already breaking down in this event as players are eliminated very early.

Tue Jul 04 12:52:00 PDT 2006
Cloutier Down
On a board of 8-7-5, seat 6 goes all-in and T.J. Cloutier calls. Cloutier shows J-J, but seat six shows K-K. The board does not improve Cloutier and he goes down to $1,350.

Tue Jul 04 12:55:00 PDT 2006
Peace and Quiet
Mike "The Mouth" Matusow jokingly offers one of his opponents ear plugs. "You need ear plugs? Anything you need, I'm there for you."

Tue Jul 04 13:04:00 PDT 2006
Foreseeing the Future
At 40 minutes into the tournament, Mike "The Mouth" Matusow asks Greg Raymer, "Greg, you picked up aces yet?" Raymer says, "No, but by the time the clock says 50 I should knock another one out." Raymer has already knocked several people out of the tournament.

Tue Jul 04 13:06:00 PDT 2006
Level 2 Begins
Level 2 begins with blinds at $50-100 and less than 540 players remaining

Tue Jul 04 13:22:00 PDT 2006
D'Agostino Eliminated
John D'Agostino is eliminated when his flopped set of Eights is beaten by his opponent's turned flush.

Tue Jul 04 13:22:00 PDT 2006
Kenna James Busted
Kenna James has been eliminated from the tournament.

Tue Jul 04 13:25:00 PDT 2006
Phil Hellmuth Has Entered the Room
Phil Hellmuth has made his appearance at today's event, almost 90 minutes into play.

Tue Jul 04 13:27:00 PDT 2006
Ferguson Eliminated
Chris Ferguson is eliminated from the tournament.

Tue Jul 04 13:30:00 PDT 2006
Hellmuth Gets Back His Blinds and Then Some
Phil Hellmuth, Jr., who just arrived at the tournament, is already up to $8,400, starting off strong and making back his missed blinds.

Tue Jul 04 13:40:00 PDT 2006
Barry Shulman Eliminated

Tue Jul 04 13:42:00 PDT 2006
Deeb Doubles
Kassem "Freddy" Deeb goes all-in on a board of T

T

8

A

6

. His opponent calls, but mucks after Deeb shows 6

6

for a full house. Deeb doubles to nearly $8,000.

Tue Jul 04 13:46:00 PDT 2006
Boeken Triples
Noah Boeken triples up to around $14,000 and celebrates by blinding off for a while so he can watch the Italy-Germany World Cup soccer game. Boeken is rooting for Italy to win, but the game is still tied.

Tue Jul 04 13:50:00 PDT 2006
Prizes Announced
Prizes will pay out to 63rd place. 63rd place pays $5,487 and 1st place pays $818,546. The tournament began with 622 players.

Tue Jul 04 13:55:00 PDT 2006
Mortensen Axes Bax
2001 Main Event Champion Juan Carlos Mortensen, who's made two final tables this Series so far, eliminates Cliff "JohnnyBax" Josephy. Mortensen is at $13,000.

Tue Jul 04 13:57:00 PDT 2006
Gordon Eliminated
Phil Gordon is eliminated from the tournament

Tue Jul 04 13:58:00 PDT 2006
Players on Break
Play resumes in 20 minutes. Many players are converging aroung televisions to see the final minutes of the Italy-Germany World Cup game. Less than 460 players remain out of the original 622, which means more than one player busted per minute of the tournament so far. The average stack is $6,027.

Tue Jul 04 14:22:00 PDT 2006
Play Resumes
Play resumes at level 3 with blinds at $100-200.

Tue Jul 04 14:26:00 PDT 2006
Italy Scores
Cheers erupt after Italy scores in the World Cup game during stoppage time. Many players stood up and clapped as they strained to see the television screens. The tournament director announced the goal over the public address system. Noah Boeken, who put money on Italy, is very happy. Italy scores another goal minutes later and is again greeted by cheers

Tue Jul 04 14:30:00 PDT 2006
Matusow Sings the Blues
On a board of A

2

2

7

, Mike "The Mouth" Matusow bets $1,600. A player in seat 10, who Matusow nicknamed "Smiley," re-raises all-in. Matusow thinks for a bit and breaks into song, singing the name "Smiley" over and over. Soon the Mouth sings more verses: "Smiley, Smiley, I got Ace-King." Matusow thinks again. "Smiley, Smiley, am I going to fold for half the pot?" Matusow thinks some more. "Smiley, Smiley, nice hand." Matusow mucks and Smiley takes the pot. Matusow is at $2,575.

Tue Jul 04 14:52:00 PDT 2006
Hachem Eliminated by Awada
2005 Main Event champion Joseph Hachem is eliminated by Joe Awada.

Tue Jul 04 14:53:00 PDT 2006
Gavin Smith Tries for the Bluff
Five players limp in to see a flop of A

8

3

. All five check and the turn is the J

. Gavin Smith bets $500 and all the players but seat 3 fold. The river is the 6

and Smith bets $1,750. Seat 3 takes several minutes to think about his decision. Smith's opponent calls and he turns over the bluff hand of 4

2

. His opponent has K

J

for a pair. Smith drops to around $13,000.

Tue Jul 04 14:58:00 PDT 2006
Danneman and Raymer Sparring
Greg Raymer raises to $525 in middle position, and Steve Danneman reraises to $1525. Raymer asks him for a total chip count, then makes the call. Raymer starts the hand with $15,000 and Danneman $5,650. After a flop of 9

7

3

. Raymer places a stack of twenty pink $500 chips into the middle of the table, enough to put Danneman all in. Danneman says, "You totally missed...you totally missed!" Raymer responds with, "Yeah, but so did you," as Danneman mucks his A

K

face up.

Tue Jul 04 15:02:00 PDT 2006
Doyle Brunson Busted
Doyle Brunson has been eliminated from today's event.

Tue Jul 04 15:18:00 PDT 2006
Lederer Doubles
On a flop of Q

T

T

, Howard Lederer gets all-in. His opponent has K

J

and Lederer has A

T

. The turn comes the 9

giving his opponent the straight, but the river is the Q

and Lederer doubles with a full house. Lederer has $7,700.

Tue Jul 04 15:22:00 PDT 2006
Level 4 Begins
Blinds are now $100-200 with a $25 ante. Under 420 players remain.

Tue Jul 04 15:30:00 PDT 2006
Luske Doubles Up
On a board of T

7

5

A

, seat 8 bets $4,000 and Marcel Luske raises all-in for another $3,300. Seat 8 held K

9

for a flush draw and Marcel turned over A

T

for two pair. The 2

on the river did not improve seat 8 and Marcel Doubles to $19,500.

Tue Jul 04 15:46:00 PDT 2006
Aces for Scotty
Scotty Nguyen re-raises his opponent to $1,700 after seat 8 bet $600. The player calls and the flop comes 9

7

5

. Both players check. The turn is the 9

. Nguyen bets $1,625, and seat 8 calls. The river is the 9

. Nguyen bets even more, $4,000, and seat 8 calls again. Scotty shows A

A

and his opponent mucks. Nguyen now has $19,700 and is one of the tournament's chipleaders.

Tue Jul 04 15:54:00 PDT 2006
Bonetti Eliminated
John Bonetti is eliminated.
Tue Jul 04 15:58:00 PDT 2006
Josh Schlein Busts
Josh Schlein is eliminated from the tournament.

Tue Jul 04 16:03:00 PDT 2006
Mueller Eliminated
On a board of 9

3

2

2

5

Mueller's opponent shows K

K

, which is enough to eliminate Mueller

Tue Jul 04 16:10:00 PDT 2006
Vos 2-Outered from the Tournament
Seat 5 bets 700 from middle position and seat 7 goes all-in for $4,500 more. Mark Vos goes all in for $4,900 total. Seat 5 shows A

K

, seat 7 shows A

Q

, and Mark Vos shows the best hand of Q

Q

. Unfortunately for Mark, the flop dropped the A

followed by 7

4

J

8

. Mark Vos is eliminated.

Tue Jul 04 16:23:00 PDT 2006
Break Time
Play will resume in 20 minutes
Tue Jul 04 16:37:00 PDT 2006
Play Resumes
Play resumes after a short break. Level 5 begins with blinds at $150-300 and a $25 ante with 320 remaining players.

Tue Jul 04 16:52:00 PDT 2006
Singer Busts
David Singer is eliminated from the tournament. Less than 310 players remain.

Tue Jul 04 17:05:00 PDT 2006
Barch Busts
On a flop of 9

6

5

, seat 9 raises and John "Tex" Barch goes all-in. Seat 9 calls and shows 6

6

for a set. Barch has a flush draw with A

J

, but the turn (J

) and river (Q

) don't improve him. "Tex" Barch is eliminated.

Tue Jul 04 17:09:00 PDT 2006
Nguyen Ups the Ante
Scotty Nguyen bets $925 pre-flop and one player calls him. The flop is A

9

4

. Scotty checks, the other player bets $1,500, and Scotty check-raises him another $2,000. After some thought, the other player folds and Scotty takes down another pot. Scotty is now at $28,000, very close to the chip lead.

Tue Jul 04 17:15:00 PDT 2006
The Mouth is Out
Mike "The Mouth" Matusow calls his opponent's bet with his last $3,150. Matusow's opponent has 7

7

. Matusow has A

K

. The board comes J

8

3

3

3

and Matusow busts.

Tue Jul 04 17:26:00 PDT 2006
McManus Out
Jim McManus, author of "Positively Fifth Street," is eliminated from the tournament. His A

J

was outkicked by his opponent's A

K

.

Tue Jul 04 17:27:00 PDT 2006
Mortensen Busts
Juan Carlos Mortensen, trying for his third final table this year at the WSOP, fell short and is eliminated from the tournament.

Tue Jul 04 17:37:00 PDT 2006
Greenstein Doubles
On a board of J

8

7

8

, Barry Greenstein goes all-in for his last $1,675 into a pot of almost $4,000. Seat 10 calls and Barry shows 3

3

. Seat 10 shows Q

9

. The river does not complete seat 10's hand (6

), so Barry Greenstein doubles up to $8,250.

Tue Jul 04 17:42:00 PDT 2006
Level 6 Begins
Level 6 begins with blinds at $200-400 and $50 antes.

Tue Jul 04 17:54:00 PDT 2006
Jett Grounds American Airlines
Chip Jett wins a large pot when his A-Q cracks two red Aces. Jett and Richard Brodie were all-in pre-flop. The board comes J-10-9 with two spades and, after a baby spade on the turn, the K

on the river gives Jett the straight. Brodie busts while Jett builds his stack

Tue Jul 04 17:57:00 PDT 2006
Devil Fish Takes the Bait and the Pot
David "Devil Fish" Ulliot and his opponent go all-in pre-flop. Ulliot shows A

T

and his opponent shows A

J

. Ulliot is behind on the flop of Q

5

3

and even more behind when the turn is the J

, but the river gives Ulliot the gutshot straight when the K

hits. Devil Fish is up to $10,500.

Tue Jul 04 18:04:00 PDT 2006
Raymer Goes to War
After a good start, Greg Raymer lost a lot of chips, but is making a comeback. He raises all-in pre-flop from the button. The small blind folds, but the big blind thinks for a while. The big blind finally folds and Raymer shows the K

in his hand. "Let's go to war," Raymer says. "Even if I have a deuce, I want action." Raymer has around $8,000.

 

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[Event 9] $5000 No Limit Hold'em (Day 1) Part 2

Recap continued:

Tue Jul 04 18:07:00 PDT 2006
Jett Takes the Lead
Chip Jett takes down several large pots to take the chip lead and cripples Phil Ivey along the way. Sam Farha, Phil Ivey, and Richard Tatalovich try to limp pre-flop. Jett bets $2,000 from the button. Farha and Ivey call while Tatalovich folds. The flop is 5

2

2

. The players check around. The turn is 6

. They check around again. The river is the A

. Farha and Ivey check, but Jett bets $1,500. Farha calls and Ivey folds. Farha mucks after Jett shows A

J

. Ivey is down to a mere $700, Farha has $10,500, and Jett has $46,000.

Tue Jul 04 18:18:00 PDT 2006
Phil Ivey Busts
Sam Farha bets $1,400 under the gun. Phil Ivey calls all-in for his last $700 from middle position. Richard Tatalovich raises $3,100 and Farha folds. Tatalovich shows J

J

, dominating Ivey's K

J

. The board does not bring a King and Phil Ivey is out.

Tue Jul 04 18:23:00 PDT 2006
Mimi Tran Busts
Mimi Tran is eliminated from the tournament when her A

9

doesn't improve against her opponent's A

T

.

Tue Jul 04 18:29:00 PDT 2006
Napkin, Anyone?
Marcel Luske was seen at his table signing autographs on napkins and offering them to fellow players.

Tue Jul 04 18:30:00 PDT 2006
Caro Busts Cloutier
With pocket aces Mike Caro busts T.J. Cloutier's pocket 8's with 7 minutes remaining before the dinner break.

Tue Jul 04 18:32:00 PDT 2006
Annie, You're Okay
Annie Duke bets $1,200 pre-flop and seat 10 puts Duke all-in. Duke calls with A

K

. Her opponent shows K

K

. The flop brings no help for Duke (9

4

2

) and neither does the turn (9

). But the A

spikes on the river and Duke doubles to just under $11,000.

Tue Jul 04 18:36:00 PDT 2006
Rousso Eliminated
Tue Jul 04 18:39:00 PDT 2006
Tim "Crankyman" Ramsey Eliminated

Tue Jul 04 18:40:00 PDT 2006
Hellmuth Scores Before Dinner
Phil Hellmuth, Russ "Dutch" Boyd, Eric Froehlich, and 3 other people limp pre-flop. The flop is J

9

8

. Two people check and Hellmuth bets $900. One player calls and everyone else folds. The turn is the 9

. Hellmuth checks and the other player bets $1,000. Hellmuth calls. The river is the 5

. Hellmuth checks. The other player bets $4,000. Hellmuth thinks for a while before saying, "I can beat Aces. I can beat a lot of hands here." Hellmuth calls. Phil shows Q

9

and his opponent mucks. Phil picks up about $12,000 from the pot and is at $56,475

Tue Jul 04 18:43:00 PDT 2006
A Pre-Break Appetizer
On the final hand before the dinner break, Michael "The Grinder" Mizarchi picks up another large pot and sends one more opponent to the rail. He had his opponent's all-in covered pre-flop with Q

J

against K

8

. The board came 8

7

5

Q

7

and Mizarchi rolls into the dinner break with $37,500.

Tue Jul 04 18:44:00 PDT 2006
Play Ends for Dinner
Play will continue in 80 minutes. Less than 200 players remain out of the original 622. The cutoff for prizes is 63rd place.
Tue Jul 04 19:57:00 PDT 2006
$5,000 No-Limit Event Back From Break
The remaining players have resumed action with $300-$600 with $75 antes.

Tue Jul 04 20:29:00 PDT 2006
Brenes Catches River Miracle Eliminating Lee
Humberto Brenes and Bernard Lee are all-in preflop. Brenes has Lee covered. Lee is way ahead with J

J

while Brenes has 5

5

. The flop comes K

7

6

. The turn is the 10

and Brenes needs a five to eliminate Lee. The river is the 5

, giving Brenes a set, and Lee a story that he didn't want to tell. Brenes has $24,000.

Tue Jul 04 20:44:00 PDT 2006
Dannenmann, Raymer Eliminated by Baxter
With Billy Baxter raising plenty of pots preflop, Greg Raymer and Steve Dannenmann decide to take a stand at the wrong time. Baxter raises to $2,000 and Raymer moves all-in for $14,900. Dannenmann, being short-stacked, calls for his remaining $3,600. Baxter thinks for a while and then makes the call with A

K

. Raymer shows A

10

and Dannenmann shows 7

6

. The board comes K

8

5

2

8

and Baxter eliminates both players. He's now at $37,000 in chips.

Tue Jul 04 21:12:00 PDT 2006
No-Limit Players on Break
The players have raced off their green, $25 chips and are now on a 15-minute break. There are 180 players remaining.
Tue Jul 04 21:16:00 PDT 2006
Action Resumes in the No-Limit Event
The 180 remaining players have come back from break. Blinds are at $400-$800 with $100 antes.

Tue Jul 04 21:20:00 PDT 2006
Hellmuth and Another Player Suspect Missing Chips
As the players returned from the break, a couple of them suspected thievery. Phil Hellmuth as well as another player, claimed that they were missing chips from their stack. Hellmuth even went as far as saying there should be cameras set up near the tables while the players are away.

Tue Jul 04 21:27:00 PDT 2006
Evelyn Ng Exits, Thaler Does the Escorting
Evelyn Ng is all-in for her last $400 in chips with 10

9

and Gabriel Thaler's A

K

knocked her out when the board comes Q

J

3

6

10

.

Tue Jul 04 21:34:00 PDT 2006
Dutch Boyd Eliminated
Russ "Dutch" Boyd is all-in with A

8

and Steve Giufre calls with A

9

. When the board comes 6

4

3

J

K

, Boyd is eliminated. Giufre is now at $32,500 in chips.

Tue Jul 04 21:37:00 PDT 2006
The Grinder Cripples Brenes
Michael "The Grinder" Mizrachi cripples Humberto Brenes down to his last $2,400. Brenes raises, and The Grinder re-raises over the top. Brenes moves all-in with A

Q

, and The Grinder quickly calls flipping over A

A

. A rag board of 8

3

3

10

4

, does not improve Brenes' hand and Mizrachi wins a monster pot.

Tue Jul 04 21:40:00 PDT 2006
Brenes Eliminated
Humberto Brenes has been eliminated from the $5,000 No-Limit event

Tue Jul 04 21:49:00 PDT 2006
Bellande Knocks Out Chip Jett
Jean-Robert Bellande limps into the pot. Chip Jett raises to $4,000 from the small blind. Bellande moves over the top and puts Jett all-in. Jett quickly calls and flips over pocket 8's. Bellande shows pocket Jacks, and the board brings no help to either player. Bellande's Jacks hold up and his current chip count is now at $81,000.

Tue Jul 04 21:53:00 PDT 2006
Paul Darden Eliminated

Tue Jul 04 21:59:00 PDT 2006
Luske Continues to Build Stack
An opponent raises all-in from middle position to $6,600. Marcel Luske calls from the big blind with Q

J

. His opponent flips over K

K

. The board comes J

10

2

J

6

and Luske wins the $14,000 pot with a set of Jacks. He's now at $25,000 in chips.

Tue Jul 04 22:08:00 PDT 2006
Vinnie Vinh Gets $24,000 Chips Along With A New Book
Vinnie Vinh ($55,000) and Barry Greenstein ($11,000) are all-in before the flop. Vinh is way ahead with A

10

versus Greenstein's A

3

. The flop comes J

9

4

. The turn is the J

giving Greenstein needing a three to win the pot, and a nine or four to split it. But the river is a blank (7

) giving Vinh $24,000. After the hand, Greenstein signed his book, "Ace On The River" and gave it to Vinh. Along with his new book, Vinh has $68,000.

Tue Jul 04 22:18:00 PDT 2006
15 Minute Break
The players are now on a 15 minute break. When they return, the blinds will be $600-$1200 with a $200 ante.
Tue Jul 04 22:37:00 PDT 2006
The No-Limit Players are Back From Break
The 118 remaining players have resumed action in the $5,000 No-Limit Event. Blinds are at $600-$1,200 with $200 antes.

Tue Jul 04 23:02:00 PDT 2006
Anastasyadis...Say That 5 Times Fast
Phil Hellmuth raises to $3,600. Kostantin Anastasyadis moves all-in for $7,100 more. The player behind him also goes all-in for $7,400 total. As Hellmuth tries to decide his next action he says, "I got to do the math.". He finally makes the call and says, "I got nothin'." as he flips over the A

5

. Anastasyadis shows Q

Q

and their opponent has A

K

. The board comes Q

8

2

4

10

and Anastasyadis triples up and now sits at $36,000 in chips. Following the hand Hellmuth announces to the table, "I wanted to fold so badly.".

Tue Jul 04 23:14:00 PDT 2006
Hellmuth Takes Out Another Player
A player moves all-in under-the-gun for $5,800. Phil Hellmuth re-raises from the small blind to isolate and the big blind folds. Hellmuth shows 10

10

and his opponent flips over 3

3

. The board comes J

J

6

4

Q

and gives Hellmuth the pot. He's now at $75,000 in chips.

Tue Jul 04 23:24:00 PDT 2006
Bellande is Movin' on up
On a flop of A

J

2

and a player all-in preflop, Jean-Robert Bellande and another player continue betting. Bellande bets $1,200 into a $6,800 pot and his opponent makes the call. Both players check the turn when the 3

falls. The river is the 4

and Bellande bets $5,000. The other player makes the call and Bellande shows A

Q

. The player mucks, the all-in player shows Q

Q

and Bellande takes down a solid pot. He's now at $128,000 in chips.

Tue Jul 04 23:25:00 PDT 2006
Blinds Increase
The blinds are now $800-$1,600 with a $200 ante
Tue Jul 04 23:31:00 PDT 2006
Annie Duke Eliminated
Tue Jul 04 23:41:00 PDT 2006
Jeff Shulman Eliminated

Tue Jul 04 23:59:00 PDT 2006
What a Brat...
Phil Hellmuth is wearing a jersey with 'Poker Brat' written on the back.

Wed Jul 05 00:35:00 PDT 2006
Players On Break
Play has been put on hold for fifteen minutes. When players return, the blinds will raise to $12,000-$24,000 with a $300 ante for the 11th level.
Wed Jul 05 00:47:00 PDT 2006
Players Back From Break
The 71 players remaining have resumed action. Once they get down to 65 players they'll begin round-for-round until they reach the money at 63 players.
Wed Jul 05 01:14:00 PDT 2006
Marcel Luske Bursts Bubble
Marcel Luske ($28,000) and John Roveto ($10,000) are all-in before the flop. It's a race as Luske shows 4

4

, and Roveto flips A

K

. The flop brings more intrigue, as the Q

9

8

hits, giving Roveto a flush draw. The 4

on the turn takes away eight outs for Roveto, and he'll now need a heart that isn't a Queen or a four to survive. The turn is red, but it's a diamond (9

) and not a heart, and Roveto heads to the rail, hoping someone else busts this round, so he'll share the money for coming in 63rd place. If no one else gets eliminated during this round, Roveto will not receive any money. Luske has $40,000.

Wed Jul 05 01:16:00 PDT 2006
Bellande, Hellmuth Continue to Duel
Phil Hellmuth raises to $8,000 from the cut-off and both Jean-Robert Bellande(on the button) and the big blind call. The flop comes 7

4

2

and it checks around. The turn brings the 6

and Hellmuth bets $9,000. Bellande looks at his cards and makes the call. The big blind gets out of the hand as we go to the river. The river is the 8

and Hellmuth bets $15,000. Bellande calls and Hellmuth shows 8

5

for the straight. Bellande mucks his cards and now is at $70,000 in chips after the monster pot. Hellmuth has now made his presence felt in this tournament as he sits at $131,000 in chips.
Wed Jul 05 01:37:00 PDT 2006
Three More Eliminations
In the final round of play, three more players have busted, which means that four players, including John Roveto (64th) will split the prize money attributed to four spots. The players are Eric Ford (63rd), Michael "The Grinder" Mizrachi (62nd), and Brian Lesser (61st).
"The Grinder" went broke when his A-Q failed to improve against his opponent's J-J.

Wed Jul 05 01:39:00 PDT 2006
Hellmuth Vs. Bellande Round Three
Phil Hellmuth ($90,000) raises $6,000 preflop and Jean-Robert Bellande ($72,000) calls. Hellmuth turns to Bellande and says, "Round Three Bobby." Hellmuth is giddy and tells the dealer to hold up. "Ahhh, I was gonna check in the dark, but go ahead." The flop comes K

7

3

. Hellmuth checks as does Bellande. The 7

falls on the turn and Hellmuth checks. Bellande fires $10,000 and Hellmuth quickly calls. The river is the Q

and Hellmuth fires $14,000 into the pot. Bellande mucks and Hellmuth wins around $20,000.

Wed Jul 05 02:01:00 PDT 2006
The No-Limit Event is Done for the Night
There are 60 players remaining in today's $5,000 No-Limit event as the day ends. Day 2 will begin tomorrow at 2 p.m. (Wed)

 

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[Event 8] $2000 Omaha Hi/Lo Split (Day 2)

[Event 8] $2000 Omaha Hi/Lo Split (Day 2)

// Chip Leaders - [Event 8] $2000 Omaha Hi/Lo Split (Day 2)

Place-Name-Chip Count
1-Jeff Madsen-225,000
2-Jack Zwerner-189,000
3-Daniel Negreanu-166,000
4-Bob Mangino-165,000
5-Florante Mandap-156,000
5-Robert Collins-156,000
7-Russ Salzer-142,000
8-Cong Do-99,000
9-Steve Lustig-31,000


Recap of the Day 2:

Tue Jul 04 13:55:00 PDT 2006
Day 2 Ready to Begin
Day 2 of event #8 $2,000 Omaha 8 Hi-Lo is about to start as players are taking their seats. All 61 players have made the money and will resume play in 5 minutes.
Tue Jul 04 14:06:00 PDT 2006
Day 2 Starts
Blinds are $1,000-$1,500 with limits set at $1,500-$3,000.

Tue Jul 04 14:14:00 PDT 2006
First 2 Eliminated
61-Colin Wickerehen
60-Susie Genard
Both players have been eliminated and go home with $2,439
Tue Jul 04 14:22:00 PDT 2006
More Eliminations
The following have busted out of the tournament and recieve $2,439:
59-Allen Kim
58-Jim Meehan
57-Jimmy Cha

Tue Jul 04 14:40:00 PDT 2006
Sheikhan Gets Scooped
With the board showing 9

8

7

, the small blind bets $1,500, Sheikhan raises to $3,000, and the small blind calls. The flop comes A

, the small blind checks, Sheikhan bets $3,000 and the small blind calls. The river brings the 9

, small blind bets $3,000 and the Sheek calls. The small blind shows nines full and the nut low taking the whole pot. Sheikhan is down to $11,000.

Tue Jul 04 14:54:00 PDT 2006
Up In Money
The following players have been eliminated and recieve $3,049:
54-Scott Clements
53-Allen Kessler
52-Al Morris
51-Richard Joel
50-Shelia Gralak
49-Keith Ohara
48-Richard Toker

Tue Jul 04 14:56:00 PDT 2006
Negreanu Takes Some More From Sheikhan
Daniel Negreanu just hit aces full of 9's and Sheikhan mucks his hand. Negreanu stack is now at $28,000.

Tue Jul 04 15:09:00 PDT 2006
Level Up
With 42 Players left blinds have been increased to $1,000-$2,000 with limits of $2,000-$4,000

Tue Jul 04 15:12:00 PDT 2006
$3,658
The following players have been eliminated taking home $3,658:
45-Ralph Porter
44-W. Mark Mahan
43-Martin Corpuz

Tue Jul 04 15:14:00 PDT 2006
Sheikhan Building His Stack
After winning a couple pots, Sheikhan proclaims to the table "I am loaded, loaded with chips, and I'm confident." He has $48,000.

Tue Jul 04 15:31:00 PDT 2006
Negreanu Folds On the River
Again Sheikhan and Negreanu are battling back and forth between pots and verbal jabs. With the board showing K

K

8

J

8

, Sheikhan raises after the river card causing Daniel Negreanu to fold. Sheikhan turns over 9-7-3-2 for the bluff and Negreanu asked him what he was even doing in the hand. Sheikhan stack is at $52,000 and just told the table "Look at Kid Poker. Look at his face."

Tue Jul 04 15:33:00 PDT 2006
Four More Gone
The latest eliminations are as follows:
42. Nick Polydoros ($3,658)
41. Jesse Petrakis ($3,658)
40.Brett Jungblut ($3,658)
39. Artie Cobb ($3,658)

Tue Jul 04 15:51:00 PDT 2006
More Bust Outs
Farhad Alladin and Herb Beck go out 37th and 36th collecting $3,658.
The following players have also been eliminated and are up a pay level to $4,268:
36-Allen Thorpe
35-Steve Ontl
34-Terry Young

Tue Jul 04 15:58:00 PDT 2006
Mangino Scoops One From Bloch
Sean Sheikhan raises from middle position to $4,000, Bob Mangino calls from the button, and Andy Bloch calls from the small blind. The flop comes J

10

6

, Bloch and Sheikhan check to Mangino who bets $2,000. Sheikhan folds and Bloch calls. The turn is the A

, Bloch checks, Mangino bets $4,000, and Bloch calls. The river is the 7

, Bloch checks then calls Mangino's river $4,000. Mangino shows A

K

Q

2

, good for a Broadway straight, and Bloch mucks. Bloch now has $60,500 while Mangino has $105,000.

Tue Jul 04 16:18:00 PDT 2006
Players On Break
Players are now on a 20 minute break. When they return the blinds will be $2,000 and $3,000 with limits of $3,000 and $6,000

Tue Jul 04 16:31:00 PDT 2006
3 More Gone
The following players have been elimnated before the break:
33. Vince Oliver ($4,268)
32. Jay Heimowitz ($4,268)
31. Shahram "Sean" Sheikhan ($4,268)

Tue Jul 04 16:39:00 PDT 2006
Keeter makes Aces hold; Brian Nadell Finishes 30th ($4,268)
Brian Nadell is all in preflop with K

8

7

3

, but he's called by Mike Keeter who holds A

A

5

3

and is ahead. The only improvement Nadell can manage is a King on the flop, and he is eliminated from the tournament by Keeter's Aces

Tue Jul 04 16:42:00 PDT 2006
Juanda Eliminated
Juanda is all-in for his last $6,000 in chips and turns over Q

10

5

4

and does not improve his hand when the board comes out J

10

3

A

9

. His opponent holds A

K

J

7

. Juanda has been eliminated and takes home $4,268 for his efforts.

Tue Jul 04 16:48:00 PDT 2006
Down to Three Tables
The following players have been eliminated allowing the remaining players to be consolidated to three tables:
29. Ron Ware ($4,268)
28. John Juanda ($4,268)
27. Rafi Amit ($6,097)

Tue Jul 04 17:04:00 PDT 2006
Levi Eliminated
David Levi is all in with two callers with a board of A

8

7

. The turn and the river come 10

and Q

as both players check it all the way down. Levi shows A

K

4

7

for two pair and no qualifying low, but his oppnents chop the pot as they show A

Q

4

3

for a 8-7-4-3-A and half the low, and 10

10

4

3

for an identical low and trip 10s to take the high. Levi goes out in 25th place.

Tue Jul 04 17:28:00 PDT 2006
Bloch Eliminated, Tehan Soon To Follow
On a board of A

A

3

Andy Bloch checks to Joe Tehan who bets $3,000; both Cuong Do and Bloch call. The turn is the J

, Bloch checks, Tehan raises to $6,000, Do raises all in, Bloch calls, Tehan raises, and Bloch calls all in. The river is the 3

. Bloch shows 6

5

4

2

, Tehan A

Q

7

2

, and Do A

K

5

2

. Do wins the main pot with three Aces with a King kicker, and Tehan wins the side pot. Bloch is eliminated in 23rd place earning $6,097. Tehan now only has $10,000 remaining.

Tue Jul 04 17:38:00 PDT 2006
Mandap Knocks Out Two
"Rusty" Mandap has just eliminated two players. On a board of K

3

2

A

5

Mandap shows A

6

6

3

good for Aces and Sixes and a 6-5-3-2-A low. Bob Feduniak shows K

10

10

3

and Valentino Morella shows A

Q

7

2

. Mandap now has $120,000 after that double knockout.

Tue Jul 04 17:48:00 PDT 2006
Blinds Increase
The blinds are now $2,000 and $4,000 with limits of $4,000 and $8,000, and the 18 remaining players have now been consolidated into the final two tables
Tue Jul 04 17:51:00 PDT 2006
Players Eliminated
The following players have been eliminated and collect $6,097:
26-Morris Vilevansky
25-David Levi
24-Mike Keeter
23-Andrew Block
22-Joseph Tarabochia
21-Valentino Morella
20-Bob Feduniak
19-Joe Tehan

Tue Jul 04 18:31:00 PDT 2006
Do Delivers Double Knockout
Jesse Jones raises all in for his last $7500 under the gun, Cuong Do calls from the cutoff, and James Bates calls all in from the big blind. Jones shows A

J

10

5

, Do shows A

6

4

4

, and Bates shows 10

9

5

2

. Do maintains the lead on the flop of 3

3

2

. The turn 6

gives Do the nut low, and K

on the river offers no help to the all in players. Bates and Jones will both go out in 18th place, each earning $8,536.

Tue Jul 04 18:37:00 PDT 2006
Players On Dinner Break
The 16 players still remaining have just gone on an hour dinner break with 20 minutes left in the current level. The $500 have just been raced off the tables.
Tue Jul 04 19:39:00 PDT 2006
Play Has Resumed
Play has resumed after the dinner break at level 14, with $2000-$4000 blinds and stakes at $4000-$8000.

Tue Jul 04 20:11:00 PDT 2006
Sukkary Eliminated in 16th
Hany Sukkary is eliminated by Jeff Madsen in 16th place, receiving $8,536.
Tue Jul 04 20:14:00 PDT 2006
Blinds Up
Blinds are up in the $2,000 buy in omaha hi-lo event, increasing to $3,000-$5,000 blinds and stakes at $5,000-$10,000 for level 15.

Tue Jul 04 20:18:00 PDT 2006
Adams Out in 15th
Brandon Adams receives $10,975 for being eliminated in 15th place from the Omaha 8/OB event.

Tue Jul 04 20:22:00 PDT 2006
Green Eliminated in 14th
Jeff Green was eliminated by Daniel Negreanu in 14th place. He will recieve $10,975 for his efforts.
Tue Jul 04 20:25:00 PDT 2006
Turner Busted in 13th
Robert Turner, eliminated in 13th, makes $10,975.
Tue Jul 04 20:35:00 PDT 2006

Rock Eliminated in 12th
Niels Rock rolls out of the Omaha 8/OB tournament in 12th place, $13,413 dollars richer.

Tue Jul 04 20:40:00 PDT 2006
Seed Eliminated in 11th Place
Sent to the rail in 11th place by Bob Mangino, Huck Seed receives $13,413 for his efforts. Mangino, with 10k, limps under the gun. Seed raises all in for 12k from the cut off. Steve Lustig calls from the small blind, and Mangino calls as well. The flop came 10

9

4

, and both players check on the side. The turn brings the 5

, and it is again checked around. The A

on the river incites Mangino into a 10k bet, which pushes Lustig out of the pot. Mangino shows Q

8

3

2

, for the wheel. Seed mucks, and quietly exits the tournament area after receiving numerous handshakes.

Tue Jul 04 21:08:00 PDT 2006
Taken to the Next Level
The blinds are increased for level 16 to $3,000-$6,000, with the stakes raised to $6,000-$12,000.

Tue Jul 04 21:53:00 PDT 2006
Mittelman Eliminated in 10th, Final Table Decided
Alan Mittelman was eliminated in 10th place, when his missed nut low draw and lower full house lost to Bob Mangino's higher full house. He received $13,413 for his efforts. The final table for the $2,000 Omaha Hi-Lo event is now decided.

The final nine players will advance to the final table, which is scheduled for 2:00 pm tomorrow.

 

[DESSERTLADY]

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

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

Recap:
Tue Jul 04 14:10:00 PDT 2006
Final Table Set To Begin
The final table of the $3,000 Limit Hold'em Event is about to get underway. Players are currently unbagging their chips and preparing for the action.

Tue Jul 04 14:30:00 PDT 2006
Starting Chip Counts
The starting chip stacks for the final table are:
Karlo LopezSan Juan, PR$227,000
Yueqi "Rich" ZhuRowland Heights, CA, US$221,000
Henry NguyenSan Jose, CA, US$189,000
Jeffrey LisandroSalerno, IT$153,000
Allan PuzantyanMontreal, canada$144,000
William ChenLayfayette Hill, PA, US$122,000
Ernie Scherer IIITorrance, CA, US$118,000
Larry ThomasVacaville, CA, US$59,000
Danny CiasamellaGrays Landing, PA, US$38,000

Tue Jul 04 14:49:00 PDT 2006
Play Begins
There are 33 minutes left in the current level.

The blinds are $3,000-$5,000 and the stakes are $5,000-$10,000.

Tue Jul 04 15:14:00 PDT 2006
Ernie Scherer Cracks Aces
Ernie Scherer limps preflop and Allan Puzantyan makes it two bets. William Chen and Scherer both call. The flop comes 10

8

3

and Scherer bets. Chen folds and Puzantyan makes it two bets. Scherer makes the call and the turn is the 3

. Scherer checks and Puzantyan bets out. Scherer calls again and the river is the 9

. Scherer bets out and Puzantyan makes it two bets. Scherer just calls and shows 7

6

for a straight. Puzantyan flips his two black aces over and tosses them in the muck.

Tue Jul 04 16:12:00 PDT 2006
Jeffrey Lisandro Eliminated 9th ($22,908)
On a board of 10

7

3

Q

9

, Jeffrey Lisandro gets his last few chips in the pot against Rich Zhu. Lisandro shows pocket threes for a set but Zhu flips over A

K

for the nut flush. Jeffrey Lisandro has been eliminated in 9th place.

Tue Jul 04 16:25:00 PDT 2006
Quick Break
The players are taking a quick 5-minute break.

Tue Jul 04 16:30:00 PDT 2006
Updated Chip Counts
The updated chip counts are:
Henry NguyenSan Jose, CA, US$320,000
Karlo LopezSan Juan, PR$305,000
Yueqi "Rich" ZhuRowland Heights, CA, US$270,000
Allan PuzantyanMontreal, Canada$95,000
William ChenLayfayette Hill, PA, US$85,000
Danny CiasamellaGrays Landing, PA, US$81,000
Larry ThomasVacaville, CA, US$45,000
Ernie Scherer IIITorrance, CA, US$35,000

Tue Jul 04 16:35:00 PDT 2006
Play Resumes
Play has resumed. There are 42 minutes remaining in the current level.

Tue Jul 04 16:39:00 PDT 2006
Ernie Scherer Triples Up
In a three way pot with a board of A

4

3

7

, Ernie Scherer gets his last $11,000 in the middle against William Chen and Karlo Lopez. The river brings the K

and Chen and Lopez check. Scherer turns over A-9 for a pair of aces and both Lopez and Chen muck their hands.

Tue Jul 04 16:54:00 PDT 2006
Ernie Scherer Doubles Up Again
After losing some chips, Ernie Scherer has doubled up when his K

7

outdrew Henry Nguyen's A

J

on a board of K

3

3

4

5

. He is back up to around $60,000 chips.

Tue Jul 04 17:04:00 PDT 2006
Ernie Scherer Eliminated 8th ($34,362)
After battling a short stack for most of the day, Ernie Scherer has been eliminated from the tournament by Allan Puzantyan.

Tue Jul 04 17:09:00 PDT 2006
William Chen Doubles Up
On a board of Q

7

4

8

, William Chen gets his last $12,000 chips in the middle with K

K

against the A

7

of Karlo Lopez. The river brings the 5

and Chen has doubled up to around $90,000.

Tue Jul 04 17:13:00 PDT 2006
Allan Puzantyan Eliminated 7th ($45,816)
On a board of A

Q

3

J

8

and almost $400,000 in the pot. Allan Puzantyan puts his last chips in the middle against Rich Zhu. Puzantyan shows A

3

for two pair but Zhu flips over K

10

for a straight. Zhu rakes the biggest pot of the tournament and eliminates Puzantyan in 7th place.

Tue Jul 04 17:16:00 PDT 2006
Larry Thomas Eliminated 6th ($57,270)
With a board of 6

4

3

2

3

, Larry Thomas's A

J

is no match for the 4

4

of Henry Nguyen. Thomas has been eliminated from the tournament in 6th place.

Tue Jul 04 17:18:00 PDT 2006
Quick Break
The players are currently on a 15-minute break.

Tue Jul 04 17:23:00 PDT 2006
Updated Chip Counts
The updated chip counts with 5 players remaining are:
Yueqi "Rich" ZhuRowland Heights, CA, US$480,000
Karlo LopezSan Juan, PR$300,000
Henry NguyenSan Jose, CA, US$278,000
William ChenLayfayette Hill, PA, US$144,000
Danny CiasamellaGrays Landing, PA, US$84,000

Tue Jul 04 17:35:00 PDT 2006
Blind Increase
The blinds have been increased to $4,000-$8,000 and the stakes are now $8,000-$16,000.

Tue Jul 04 17:50:00 PDT 2006
Danny Ciasamella Eliminated 5th ($68,724)
On a flop of 10

8

5

3

, William Chen bets and Danny Ciasamella makes it two bets. Karlo Lopez makes the ball and Chen three bets the pot. Ciasamella puts in his last $12,000 chips and Lopez calls. The river is the Q

and Chen bets into the side pot. Lopez folds and Chen shows 10

8

for two pair. Ciasamella mucks his hand and is eliminated from the tournament in 5th place.

Tue Jul 04 18:17:00 PDT 2006
Four Remaining Players
The four remaining players have all had the chip lead at some point today.
Tue Jul 04 18:19:00 PDT 2006
Karlo Lopez Short Stacked
After losing a large pot to Henry Nguyen, Karlo Lopez is down to around $50,000 chips.

Tue Jul 04 18:23:00 PDT 2006
Karlo Lopez Crippled
Karlo Lopez just ran into the pocket aces of William Chen and is now down to around $20,000 chips.

Tue Jul 04 18:27:00 PDT 2006
Karlo Lopez Eliminated 4th ($80,178)
With his last $5000 chips in the pot, Karlo Lopez is all in with Q

4

against the K

7

of William Chen. The board comes K

J

7

9

J

and Karlo Lopez has been eliminated from the tournament in 4th place.

Tue Jul 04 18:52:00 PDT 2006
Henry Nguyen Eliminated 3rd ($91,632)
Henry Nguyen is all in for his last $5,000 chips against both opponents. However, William Chen makes a straight and sends Nguyen to the rail in 3rd place.

Tue Jul 04 18:55:00 PDT 2006
Updated Chip Count
The updated chip count is:
Yueqi "Rich" ZhuRowland Heights, CA, US$700,000William ChenLayfayette Hill, PA, US$545,000

Tue Jul 04 18:56:00 PDT 2006
Heads-Up Play
Heads-up play between William Chen and Rich Zhu has begun.

Tue Jul 04 19:05:00 PDT 2006
Dinner Break
The players are currently on dinner break until 8:20 pm.

Tue Jul 04 19:13:00 PDT 2006
Updated Chip Count
The updated chip count is:
William ChenLayfayette Hill, PA, US$740,000
Yueqi "Rich" ZhuRowland Heights, CA, US$540,000


Tue Jul 04 20:26:00 PDT 2006
Blind Increase
The blinds have been increased to $5,000-$10,000 and the stakes are now $10,000-$20,000.

Tue Jul 04 20:41:00 PDT 2006
Trading Pots
Since returning from the dinner break, Rich Zhu and William Chen have been trading small pots back and forth.


Tue Jul 04 20:42:00 PDT 2006
Updated Chip Count
The updated chip count is:
William ChenLayfayette Hill, PA, US$720,000Yueqi "Rich" ZhuRowland Heights, CA, US$560,000


Tue Jul 04 20:45:00 PDT 2006
William Chen Pulls a Big Pot
On a board of 3

3

2

7

, William Chen and Rich Zhu four bet the pot. The river is the 4

and both players check. Chen shows A

3

for trip threes and Zhu mucks his hand.

Tue Jul 04 21:01:00 PDT 2006
William Chen Takes Control
Through a series of blind steal and raking small pots, William Chen has whittled Rich Zhu's chip stack down to around $225,000.


Tue Jul 04 21:23:00 PDT 2006
Rich Zhu Maintains His Stack
Despite not being able to significantly build up his stack, Rich Zhu has managed to maintain it at around the $300,000 mark.


Tue Jul 04 21:37:00 PDT 2006
Updated Chip Count
The updated chip count is:
William ChenLayfayette Hill, PA, US$900,000
Yueqi "Rich" ZhuRowland Heights, CA, US$380,000


Tue Jul 04 21:39:00 PDT 2006
Rich Zhu Rakes a Big Pot
On a board of Q

8

4

2

3

, Rich Zhu and William Chen four bet the pot and Zhu flips over 6

5

for the nut straight and rakes a pot of over $200,000.


Tue Jul 04 21:49:00 PDT 2006
Updated Chip Count
The updated chip count is:
William ChenLayfayette Hill, PA, US$1,150,000
Yueqi "Rich" ZhuRowland Heights, CA, US$100,000


Tue Jul 04 21:57:00 PDT 2006
Quick Break
The players are currently on a 15-minute break.

Tue Jul 04 21:58:00 PDT 2006
Updated Chip Count
The updated chip count is:
William ChenLayfayette Hill, PA, US$1,110,000
Yueqi "Rich" ZhuRowland Heights, CA, US$140,000


Tue Jul 04 22:15:00 PDT 2006
Blind Increase
The blinds have been increased to $10,000-$15,000 with stakes of $15,000-$30,000.


Tue Jul 04 22:16:00 PDT 2006
William Chen Wins the $3,000 Limit Hold'em Event ($343,618)
On a board of 7

4

3

, William Chen bets and Rich Zhu calls. The turn is the Q

and Chen bets again. Zhu calls all in and shows 10

5

. Chen shows A

4

and is in the lead with a pair of fours. The river brings the Q

and Chen wins the pot and eliminates Rich Zhu.

Rich Zhu finishes the tournament in 2nd place and earns $184,409.

 

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

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


Recap:

Wed Jul 05 14:08:00 PDT 2006
Play Set To Begin
The final table of the $2,000 Omaha High-Low 8/OB is about to begin.
Players are currently unbagging and counting their chips.
Blind Level
The blinds are currently $3,000-$6,000 and the stakes are $6,000-$12,000.
Wed Jul 05 14:29:00 PDT 2006
Shuffle Up and Deal!!!

Wed Jul 05 14:36:00 PDT 2006
Jeff Madsen Rakes the First Big Pot
On a board of 9

9

4

7

K

and almost $100,000 already in the pot, Jeff Madsen bets the $12,000 and Russ Salzer makes the call. Madsen shows A

A

9

4

for a full house. Salzer shows the 9

and mucks his hand. Madsen is now up to around $320,000 and Salzer is down to near $50,000 chips.

Wed Jul 05 14:43:00 PDT 2006
Steve Lustig Eliminated 9th ($24,388)
On a board of 9

8

7

7

, Steve Lustig gets all his last chips in against Jack Zwerner. Lustig turns over A

5

3

2

but Zwerner shows A

10

10

5

for two pair. The river is the 7

, giving Zwerner a full house and denying Lustig his low. Lustig has been eliminated from the tournament in 9th place.

Wed Jul 05 14:57:00 PDT 2006
Quick Break
The players are currently on a 10-minute break.

Wed Jul 05 15:08:00 PDT 2006
Blind Increase
The blinds have been increased to $4,000-$8,000 and the stakes have been increased to $8,000-$16,000.

Wed Jul 05 15:13:00 PDT 2006
Jack Zwerner Pulls Down a Big Pot
Jack Zwerner has just raked a large pot off of Jeff Madsen. Zwerner had been betting the whole way and Madsen calling. The board showed A

3

2

7

9

and two of Zwerner's hole card were nines for a set. Madsen tossed out an ace and a duece and announce low, but had misread his hand and Zwerner scooped the entire pot, worth over $100,000.

Wed Jul 05 15:21:00 PDT 2006
Russ Salzer Eliminated 8th ($36,582)
Russ Salzer is all in preflop against three opponents. The flop comes A

8

5

and Daniel Negreanu bets. Rusty Mandap makes it two bets and Bob Mangino makes it three bets. Negreanu and Mandap both call and the turn is the 9

. Negreanu checks and and Mandap bets the $16,000. Mangino makes it two bets and Negreanu folds. Mandap makes the call and the river is the K

. Both players check and Mandap shows A

A

K

8

for trip aces. Mangino flips over 9

5

4

2

for the A-2-4-5-8 low. They chop the pot and Salzer mucks his hand. Salzer has been eliminated in 8th place.

Wed Jul 05 15:36:00 PDT 2006
Daniel Negreanu Takes a Hit
Jeff Madsen raises preflop and Daniel Negreanu calls from the big blind. The flop comes 9

8

4

and Negreanu bets. Madsen makes it two bets and Negreanu calls. The turn is the 6

and Negreanu checks. Madsen bets and Negreanu calls. The river is the 5

and Negreanu checks. Madsen bets again and Negreanu makes the call. Madsen shows A

Q

10

2

for a queen high flush and the nut low. Negreanu mucks his hand and is down to $44,000 chips.


Wed Jul 05 15:46:00 PDT 2006
Robert "PencilGeek" Collins Loses a Big Pot
Robert "PencilGeek" Collins just lost a large pot to Jack Zwerner when Zwerner made a full house with no low draw on the board. Collins is left with only $39,000 chips.

Wed Jul 05 15:52:00 PDT 2006
Daniel Negreanu Crippled
After calling a raise preflop and then mucking post flop, Daniel Negreanu is left with only $10,000 chips.

Wed Jul 05 16:29:00 PDT 2006
Daniel Negreanu Eliminated 7th ($48,776)
Daniel Negreanu has been eliminated from the tournament in 7th place when his opponent rivered a straight against Negreanu's two pair.

Wed Jul 05 16:31:00 PDT 2006
Robert "PencilGeek" Collins Eliminated 6th ($60,970)
Robert "PencilGeek" Collins has been eliminated from the tournament in 6th place.

Wed Jul 05 16:32:00 PDT 2006
Robert Mangino Eliminated 5th ($73,164)
Robert Mangino has been eliminated from the tournament in 5th place.

Wed Jul 05 16:39:00 PDT 2006
Quick Break
The players are currently on a 15-minute break.

Wed Jul 05 16:43:00 PDT 2006
Updated Chip Counts
The updated chip counts with 4 players remaining are:
Jack Zwerner Las Vegas, NV, United States$594,000
Jeff Madsen Los Angeles, CA, United States$418,000
Florante "Rusty" Mandap Norwalk, CA, US$162,000
Cong Do United States$147,000

Wed Jul 05 17:08:00 PDT 2006
Blind Increase
The blinds have been increased to $5,000-$10,000 with stakes of $10,000-$20,000.

Wed Jul 05 17:13:00 PDT 2006
Jeff Madsen Picks on the Shorter Stacks
Jeff Madsen just took down a pot of near $200,000 from the two short stacked players, Rusty Mandap and Cong Do.

Wed Jul 05 17:18:00 PDT 2006
Cong Do Eliminated 4th ($85,358)
On a flop of A

Q

2

, Cong Do bets the $10,000 and Jack Zwerner makes it two bets. Do three bets and Zwerner makes the call. The turn is the 3

and Do bets. Zwerner raises Do all in and Do makes the call. Do shows A

Q

10

10

but Zwerner flips over Q

Q

J

9

for trip queens. The river is the 5

and Cong Do has been eliminated in 4th place.

Wed Jul 05 17:28:00 PDT 2006
Jack Zwerner Scoops a Big Pot
On board of A

Q

5

4

6

and over $120,000 already in the pot, Rusty Mandap checks and Jack Zwerner bets the $20,000. Mandap makes the call and Zwerner flips over A

A

8

3

for trip aces and a A-3-4-5-6 low. Mandap mucks his hand and Zwerner scoops the pot.

Wed Jul 05 17:45:00 PDT 2006
Rusty Mandap Increases His Stack
After coming into three handed play shortstacked, Rusty Mandap has been able to pull down a number of small pots and build his stack up to around $350,000.

Wed Jul 05 17:57:00 PDT 2006
Updated Chip Counts
The updated chip counts are:
Jack ZwernerLas Vegas, NV, United States$605,000
Florante "Rusty" MandapNorwalk, CA, US$420,000
Jeff MadsenLos Angeles, CA, United States$315,000

Wed Jul 05 18:11:00 PDT 2006
Rusty Mandap Increases His Stack
On a board of 10

8

4

J

K

and over $180,000 in the pot, Rusty Mandap shows 8

4

3

2

for two pair. Jeff Madsen mucks his hand is down to under $200,000.

Wed Jul 05 18:14:00 PDT 2006
Jeff Madsen Gets Some Back
On the next hand, Jeff Madsen wins a big pot back off of Rusty Mandap and puts his stack back up around $325,000.

Wed Jul 05 18:29:00 PDT 2006
Updated Chip Counts
The updated chip counts are:
Jack Zwerner $650,000
Rusty Mandap $560,000
Jeff Madsen $130,000

Wed Jul 05 18:34:00 PDT 2006
Rusty Mandap Takes the Lead
Rusty Mandap has taken the chip lead just before the dinner break.

Wed Jul 05 18:37:00 PDT 2006
Dinner Break
The players are currently on dinner break until 8 pm.

 

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[Event 9] $5000 No Limit Hold'em (Day 2) Update

[Event 9] $5000 No Limit Hold'em (Day 2) Update

Chip Leaders - [Event 9] $5000 No Limit Hold'em (Day 2)

Place-Name-Chip Count
1-Quoc Al Vinh-355,000
2-Eugene Todd-243,000
3-Jeff Cabanillas-227,000
4-Marcel Luske-194,000
5-Tommy Vedes-189,000
6-Keith Tilston-180,000
7-Dan Smith-165,000
8-Hung La-160,000
9-Dang Trinh-145,000
9-Phil Hellmuth Jr.145,000

Recap:

Wed Jul 05 14:07:00 PDT 2006
Shuffle Up And Deal
The cards are in the air at Day 2 of the $5000 No-Limit Texas Hold'em event.


Wed Jul 05 14:13:00 PDT 2006
Isabelle Mercier Doubles Up
Isabelle Mercier's A

5

holds up against K

J

and she doubles up to $49,000.


Wed Jul 05 14:19:00 PDT 2006
Level 12 Begins
The level has been increased, antes are at $400 and the blinds are $1,500-$3,000.


Wed Jul 05 14:21:00 PDT 2006
Recent Eliminations
The following players have been eliminated in the first few hands of Day 2, each player collecting $5,847 for their efforts:

60 - Robert Fox
59 - Scott Bohlman
58 - Stan Goldstein
57 - Richard Murnick
56 - Feming Chan


Wed Jul 05 14:28:00 PDT 2006
Esposito Puts Pressure on Bellande
Jean-Robert Bellande ($53,000) makes a raise to $10,000. John Esposito Jr. (56,400) goes all-in from the big blind. Bellande goes into the tank for several minutes before folding


Wed Jul 05 14:35:00 PDT 2006
More Eliminations
Fast and furious action induces three more eliminations:
55 - Ray Joll ($5,847)
54 - Tom Roupe ($7,309)
53 - Dewey Tomko ($7,309)


Wed Jul 05 14:50:00 PDT 2006
Luske Eliminates McCormick
With a pre-flop raise to $12,000 by Marcel Luske, and a call by Tom McCormick, McCormick puts all his chips on the line with A

4

. Luske flips over his 6

6

and the board spares no help for McCormick. McCormick is eliminated and Luske climbs to $77,000.


Wed Jul 05 14:53:00 PDT 2006
Hellmuth Holds His Ground
Pre-flop, Phil Hellmuth raises to $9,000. Michael McNeil then comes over the top and makes it another $14,500 to go. Phil then re-raises him to $100,000. After a long debate, and a clear display of anxiety, McNeil folds his hand and Hellmuth takes down the pot. Phil now sits on $179,000.


Wed Jul 05 15:01:00 PDT 2006
Isabelle Doubles Up Again
Starting the hand with $46,000, Mercier pushes all in with K-Q and Richard Freire calls her with A-4. Isabelle flops a King and doubles up to $92,000.


Wed Jul 05 15:09:00 PDT 2006
Chau Giang Eliminated
Chau Giang has been eliminated in 50th place, taking home $7,309.


Wed Jul 05 15:11:00 PDT 2006
Tilston Semi-Bluffs A Big Pot
Dan Fuhs raises in early position to $10,000. Chad Brown makes the call on the button as do Erik Cajelais and Keith Tilston in the blinds. On a flop of (9

5

3

) Cajelais checks and Tilston immediately pushes his remaining $40,000 into the middle of the table. Fuhs thinks for a few minutes and mucks and as do the other two players. Fuhs talks him into showing a bluff, but Tilston actually is on a semi-bluff with 4

2

for the open-ended straight draw.


Wed Jul 05 15:14:00 PDT 2006
Table Break
One of the 6 tables have been broken and the number of players is down to 46.


Wed Jul 05 15:21:00 PDT 2006
Isabelle Keeps On Rolling
Under the gun Carl Olson raises to $11,000 and from the cut-off, Mercier calls. The flop comes 10

4

3

and Mercier pumps $20,000 into the pot. After a short debate, Olson folds and Mercier rakes in her chips. She now sits comfortably at $96,000.


Wed Jul 05 15:21:00 PDT 2006
Isabelle Keeps On Rolling
Under the gun Carl Olson raises to $11,000 and from the cut-off, Mercier calls. The flop comes 10

4

3

and Mercier pumps $20,000 into the pot. After a short debate, Olson folds and Mercier rakes in her chips. She now sits comfortably at $96,000.


Wed Jul 05 15:29:00 PDT 2006
Recent Eliminations
52- Tom McCormick
51- Randy Haddox
50- Chau Giang
49- Renee Angelil
48- Brian Fleming
47- Brian Wilson
46- Marco Traniello
45- Nick Gibson
44- Jeff Freedman
43- Robert Hume
42- Scott Numato


Wed Jul 05 15:30:00 PDT 2006
Players Going on Break
We are entering level 13 with blinds at and a $2,500-$5,000 with a $500 ante. Tournament officials are currently racing off the black $100 chips. Play will resume at 3:50 PM.


Wed Jul 05 16:28:00 PDT 2006
Freire Eliminated
Under the gun, Richard Freire pushed all-in for his remaining $41,000 with A

5

. From the big blind Eugene Todd calls the all-in with A

K

. Freire's hand does not improve, and he is eliminated from the tournament in 36th place.


Wed Jul 05 16:34:00 PDT 2006
Recent Eliminations
41- Konstantin Anastasyadis
40- Elton Beebe
39- Shawn Chawnes
38- Steve Prentky
37- John Esposito
36- Richard Freire
35- Gabriel Thaler


Wed Jul 05 16:41:00 PDT 2006
Belande Flexing Muscles
Belande has been raising somewhat frequently when Hellmuth has been the big blind. This is a sign of strength and power at the table. Belande followed his action with, "Excellent lay-down boys," as it was folded around.


Wed Jul 05 16:45:00 PDT 2006
Chad Brown Eliminated
Chad Brown has been eliminated in 34th place in the $5000 No-Limit Hold'em event


Wed Jul 05 16:47:00 PDT 2006
Fuhs Doubles Up
Danny Fuhs spiked a 3 on the river and doubled up through Rob Hollink. Rob called his pre-flop $35,000 all-in with pocket 9's.


Wed Jul 05 16:49:00 PDT 2006
Wolf Doubles Up
Steve Crockett raises to $10,000 pre-flop, and Matt Wolf re-raises him all-in $46,000. Crockett shows K

Q

and Wolf shows A

K

. The flop comes 8

K

4

the turn is the 5

and the A

on the river solidifies Wolf's ascension towards the top. He now sits comfortably at $73,500.


Wed Jul 05 17:00:00 PDT 2006
Koo Eliminated In 32nd
Tommy Vedes eliminated Thomas Koo in 32nd place. Vedes now sits at $225,000


Wed Jul 05 17:05:00 PDT 2006
Increase To Level 14
The blinds have increased to $2500-$5000 with $500 antes.


Wed Jul 05 17:07:00 PDT 2006
Chop Chop
From the cut-off position, Jeff Cabanillas pushes all-in for $84,000, Phil Hellmuth Jr. calls the all-in from the small blind. Quoc Al "Vinnie" Vinh from late position asks phil to count out the $84,000 because he is thinking about calling as well. He eventually folds and Cabanillas turns over A-10 while Hellmuth has A-K. The board comes Q

6

6

Q

7

for a split.
Hellmuth looks at Cabanillas and says "All in on A-10? Marcel (Marcel Luske is at the table right next to Hellmuth's) I should have over $300,000 in chips if it wasn't for this last hand and the K-4 hand earlier over there." Jean-Robert Bellande chimes in with, "Phil, I wish he would bring his chips back over to his table." Eugene Todd, who is sitting to Hellmuth's direct right told him at least he had the best hand. Hellmuth told him, "Of course I had the best hand. I'm a ten-time Hold-Em champion." Vinh tells the table that he folded Jacks.


Wed Jul 05 17:31:00 PDT 2006
Jean-Robert Bellande Livens Up The Tournament
Hoots, hollers and cheers can be heard throughout the day coming from Robert's direction. His excitement and energy has been a great boost to this event.


Wed Jul 05 17:40:00 PDT 2006
Color-Up & Re-Draw
Currently the Rio staff is coloring up the $500 chips and are re-drawing for seats as they are down to their final three tables.


Wed Jul 05 17:47:00 PDT 2006
Recent Eliminations
33-Chad Olson
32- Thomas Koo
31- Joe Monro
30- Dustin Woolf
29- Richard Tatalovich
28- Casey Kastle


Wed Jul 05 17:56:00 PDT 2006
Fuhs Eliminated
Danny Fuhs has been eliminated from this event in 27th place.


Wed Jul 05 17:56:00 PDT 2006
Phil Hellmuth and Vinh Trading Verbal Blows
Phil Hellmuth raises $13,000 from mid position. Vinnie Vinh from the small blind reraises $33,500. Hellmuth looks at Vinh and says, "You've been stealing my blinds all day. I'm not stealing here. You're a terrorist, I'm a counter terrorist. You're gonna blow up some blinds. I'm gonna catch you. I'm gonna catch you." Vinh responds, "Please. Call me whatever you want, but don't call me a terrorist. I'm an American." Hellmuth agrees.


Wed Jul 05 18:06:00 PDT 2006
Big Pot For Todd
With $104,000 in the pot and the board showing Q

5

4

Eugene Todd pushed all-in for $179,000. This bet pushed Steve Crockett out of the pot and Todd raked in the chips.


Wed Jul 05 18:16:00 PDT 2006
Dinner Break
The players are currently on dinner break. Play will resume around 8:00. There are currently 25 players remaining in the field.


Wed Jul 05 18:20:00 PDT 2006
Matt Woolf Eliminated in 26th Place


Wed Jul 05 19:42:00 PDT 2006
Play Resumes for $5,000 No-limit
Players return from their dinner break and resume play at level 15, with blinds of $3,000-$6,000 with a $1,000 ante.


Wed Jul 05 19:55:00 PDT 2006
Kester Eliminated in 24th Place
Galen Kester eliminated in 24th place, for which he will receive $14,617.


Wed Jul 05 19:58:00 PDT 2006
Crockett Eliminated in 23rd
Steve Crockett eliminated in 23rd place, for which he will receive $14,617.


Wed Jul 05 20:02:00 PDT 2006
McNeil Eliminated in 22nd Place
Michael McNeil eliminated in 22nd place, garnering $14,617 for his efforts


Wed Jul 05 20:07:00 PDT 2006
Bellande Eliminated in 21st by Runner Straight
Jean-Robert Bellande is eliminated from the $5,000 no-limit event by Dang Trinh. Trinh limps from the button, Bellande calls from the small blind and the big blind checks. The flop brings the A

K

4

. Bellande and the big blind check. Trinh goes all in, and is called by Bellande, who shows A-10. Trinh shows 3-3. The turn brings the 2

, leaving Trinh needing to make trips or his gut-shot straight draw. The 5

hits the river, filling Trinh's straight and busting Bellande in 21st place, for which he receives $14,617.


Wed Jul 05 20:21:00 PDT 2006
McDonald Eliminated in 20th
Michael McDonald eliminated in 20th place, receiving $14,617 for his efforts.


Wed Jul 05 20:23:00 PDT 2006
Cajelais Eliminated in 19th Place
Erik Cajelais, eliminated in 19th place, receives $14,617.


Wed Jul 05 20:27:00 PDT 2006
Toth Eliminated in 18th Place
Joe Toth receives $20,464 for being eliminated in 18th place in a big three way pot. All players were all in preflop. Douglas Carli has the A

A

, Isabelle Mercier shows the J

J

and Joe Toth shows the K

Q

. The board does briing a king for Toth, but his and Mercier's hands do not improve any more and they triple Carli up.


Wed Jul 05 20:48:00 PDT 2006
Hellmuth Doubles, Eliminates La in 17th
Hung La raises to 25,000 from the button, Phil Hellmuth makes it 75,000 to go and and La re-raises all in. Hellmuth beats La into the pot and rolls over A

A

and he has La's Q

Q

in trouble. The board brings no help, and La walks away with $20,464 for his 17th place finish.

Wed Jul 05 20:51:00 PDT 2006
Blinds Up
Blinds raise to $4,000-$8,000 with a $1,000 ante for level 16.

Wed Jul 05 20:52:00 PDT 2006
Mercier Doubles at Trinh's Expense
Isabelle Mercier is all-in preflop with A

7

and Dang Trinh calls with K

K

. The board comes J

7

4

7

A

and Mercier hits a set on the turn and fills up on the river to double through Trinh. Mercier is now at $216,000 in chips and Trinh is at $200,000

Wed Jul 05 21:08:00 PDT 2006
Hollink Eliminated in 16th
Rob Hollink receives $20,464 for being eliminated in 16th place by "Vinnie" Vinh.

Wed Jul 05 21:24:00 PDT 2006
Tate Eliminated in 15th Place
For making it to 15th place in the $5,000 buy in No-limit event, Conor Tate recieves $26,311.

 

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[Event 10] $1500 Seven Card Stud (Day 1) Update

[Event 10] $1500 Seven Card Stud (Day 1) Update

Chip Leaders - [Event 10] $1500 Seven Card Stud (Day 1)

Place-Name-Chip Count
1-John D'Agostino-15,000
1-David Williams-15,0003-Josh Arieh-13,000
4-Kevin Song-12,000
5-Greg Mueller-11,500
6-Al Adler-10,000
7-Carlos Mortensen-8,200
8-Sam Grizzle-7,800
9-Paul Clark-7,700
10-Max Pescatori7,000


Recap:

Wed Jul 05 11:18:00 PDT 2006
Event #10 Begins
The 10th event, Seven Card Stud, begins today at noon. Omaha High-Low and the $5000 No-Limit event continue today at 2:00 as well.

Wed Jul 05 12:13:00 PDT 2006
The Field
Currently there are approximately 480 players in the field.

Wed Jul 05 12:23:00 PDT 2006
Minh Nguyen Hits Quads
Minh Nguyen hits quad nines early in here in this young stud tournament and takes down a $200 pot.

Wed Jul 05 12:54:00 PDT 2006
Doyle Brunson Loses Pot
With a J

exposed on the table, and the J

in the hole, The Texas Dolly ran into Kings in the hole, and the player took down the $500 pot.

Wed Jul 05 12:57:00 PDT 2006
Levi Increases Stack
A player in seat 7 comes in with the 6

showing brings it in for $5, Annie Duke completes it for $10 with the 10

, and David Levi re-raises to $20 with the J

showing, both players call. Fourth street gives Levi the 7

, seat 7 the 3

, and Duke the K

. Duke checks, Levi bets and seat 7 call. Fifth street brings Levi 4

, seat 7 Q

, and Duke 3

. Duke checks, Levi bets, seat 7 folds, Duke calls. After the river card, Levi flips over a pair of Jacks for the win.

Wed Jul 05 13:00:00 PDT 2006
Raymer's 4 Queens Take Down Kessler
Allen Kessler's quad 5's came at the wrong time. Raymer's four Queens beats Kessler's four 5's and The Fossilman takes down the $450 pot.

Wed Jul 05 13:04:00 PDT 2006
Level 2 Begins
The stakes have been raised: Ante- $5, Bring In- $5, Completion - $10, Limits - $10-$20

Wed Jul 05 13:19:00 PDT 2006
Ted Forrest Rivers Flush
With Aces already in the hole, 7th street brings Forrest the A

giving him the nut flush. Allen Kessler's two pair, Queens and 3's, did not hold up, and Ted Forrest took down the $500 pot.

Wed Jul 05 13:28:00 PDT 2006
Father and Son
What are the odds? Doyle and Todd Brunson are seated right next to each other at Table 151.

Wed Jul 05 13:32:00 PDT 2006
Humberto Wins with Quads
Jim McManus completed the bet to $25. Humberto Brenes and the player in seat 10 call. McManus bets with a board of K

9

, Humberto calls with Q

3

and seat 10 calls with 8

10

. On third street Humberto bets with Q

3

3

, seat 10 raises with 8

10

6

. McManus folds with 3 hearts, Humberto raises, then is re-raised and Humberto calls. On 4th street Humberto receives a 5

, bets, and then is raised by the player in seat 10. Humberto calls. After the final card is dealt Humberto bets and is called by seat 10. Humberto show flips over quad 3's to beat his opponents trip 6's to take the large pot.

Wed Jul 05 14:05:00 PDT 2006
Break Time
The players are on a short break.

Wed Jul 05 14:23:00 PDT 2006
Level Three Begins
The players have returned from break and Level three has begun. The ante is now $5 with $30-$60 limits. The low card bet is $10.

Wed Jul 05 14:33:00 PDT 2006
TJ Takes a Hit
TJ Cloutier has 2

5

7

showing and his opponent in seat five has A

8

9

. Another opponent held J

5

10

in seat seven. TJ checks and the five seat bets, seat seven calls and TJ calls. On sixth street TJ gets dealt the 2

, seat five 7

, seat seven 9

. TJ checks, seat five bets, seat seven calls and TJ call. On the river TJ checks ,seat five checks and seat seven bets $60. TJ folds, seat five calls and seat seven flips over Q

3

for the flush. Seat five mucks.

Wed Jul 05 14:55:00 PDT 2006
Chip Bouncing
Perry Friedman is throwing chips at Chris Ferguson's hat in an attempt to repeat the amazing feat of bouncing the first one off the hat and perfectly back into his chip stack. Ferguson looks indifferent to the nuisance.

Wed Jul 05 15:03:00 PDT 2006
Todd Brunson out in Front
Todd Brunson has a slight edge on his father Doyle in chips. The count is currently $1,700 for Todd and $1,400 for Doyle. We'll keep a close eye out for any head's up action between the two.

Wed Jul 05 15:12:00 PDT 2006
A Cunning Hand
Seat one brings it in and Scott Fischman calls with 9

showing, seat three showing A

raises to the complete bet. Cunningham calls with Q

showing. Seat seven calls with the 9

showing and Fischman calls. On fourth street Fischman is dealt the 6

seat three the 4

and raises. Cunningham calls after receiving the K

, the 5

falls for seat seven and he calls, Fischman also calls. Fifth street brings the 4

for Fischman and he checks, seat three raises after receiving the K

, Cunningham re-raises with 5

. Both Fischman and seat seven fold. Seat three calls. Seat three gets the 6

on sixth street and Cunningham raises after getting the J

. Seat three calls and the last card is dealt. Seat three checks and Cunningham bets. Seat three calls and Cunningham shows Q

Q

8

for the set of Queens. His opponent mucks.

Wed Jul 05 15:34:00 PDT 2006
TJ Busts
TJ Cloutier has busted out of the tournament.
Wed Jul 05 15:39:00 PDT 2006
Bloch Busts
Andrew Bloch has busted out of the tournament.

Wed Jul 05 15:43:00 PDT 2006
Chris Ferguson Doubles Up
Seat seven raises with a J

and Chris Ferguson re-raises with the 9

, seat seven calls. Seat seven is dealt the Q

and Ferguson receives the 3

on fourth street. Seat seven checks and Ferguson bets, seven re-raises and Ferguson calls. Fifth street comes the 9

for Ferguson and 7

for seat seven. Ferguson bets, which puts him all-in. Seven calls and Ferguson receives Q

and a 4

is dealt to seat seven. Ferguson wins the pot with a set of nines after revealing an additional nine from his hole cards.

Wed Jul 05 16:29:00 PDT 2006
Players on a 15 Minute Break

Wed Jul 05 16:45:00 PDT 2006
Two More Fall
Phil Laak and Joe Awada have busted out of the tournament.

Wed Jul 05 16:46:00 PDT 2006
Level Five Begins
Level Five play has begun. The limits have increased to $75-$150 with a $15 ante and $25 low card bet.

Wed Jul 05 17:01:00 PDT 2006
Erik Seidel Has Been Eliminated
Erik Seidel went all-in on fifth street with a pair of Queens against an opponent with two pair, nines and twos. Sixth street and the river were no help to either player and Seidel was eliminated on the hand.

Wed Jul 05 17:08:00 PDT 2006
Paul Darden Triples Up
Paul Darden tripled up with a set with 4

7

5

4

showing and hole cards of K

10

4

. His opponent held J

6

Q

6

and hole cards of A

Q

J

.

Wed Jul 05 17:18:00 PDT 2006
Slowly but Surely
The tournament field has been shrinking slowy with small blinds and limits. There are still 325 players left in the tournament field.

Wed Jul 05 17:31:00 PDT 2006
Todd Brunson Down A Little
Todd Brunson calls down a short stack with a pair of sevens. The short stack shows a set of twos and takes Todd down to $1,400.

Wed Jul 05 17:37:00 PDT 2006
The Master Busts
Men "The Master" Nguyen has busted out of the tournament.
Wed Jul 05 17:39:00 PDT 2006
Cyndy Violette Busts
Cyndy Violette has busted out of the tournament.
Wed Jul 05 17:46:00 PDT 2006
Two More Busts
Michael "The Grinder" Mizrachi and Cliff Josephy have busted out of the tournament.

Wed Jul 05 18:07:00 PDT 2006
Syracuse Chris Doubles Up
"Syracuse" Chris Tsiprailidis wins a pot with a pair of seven's and moves up to $1,300. Raul Paez is caught bluffing with an Ace High.

Wed Jul 05 18:14:00 PDT 2006
Clonie Doubles up with A Little Help on Seventh Street
Clonie Gowen goes all-in with a four card flush draw on fourth street. She hits the nine high flush on seventh street and doubles up to $1800.

Wed Jul 05 18:14:00 PDT 2006
Darden Busts
Paul Darden has busted out of the tournament.

Wed Jul 05 18:18:00 PDT 2006
Mark Vos Busts
Mark Vos has busted out of the tournament.

Wed Jul 05 18:21:00 PDT 2006
Field Update
The tournament has 240 players remaining.

Wed Jul 05 18:22:00 PDT 2006
Harman Busts
Jennifer Harman has busted out of the tournament.

Wed Jul 05 18:34:00 PDT 2006
Dinner Break
The players are now on dinner break. Play will resume in one hour and twenty minutes. Level seven will begin after the break with $150-$300 limits with a $25 ante and a $50 low card bet.

Wed Jul 05 19:52:00 PDT 2006
Play Resumes for Stud Event
Players are making their way back to their seats after the dinner break. Play will resume shortly.

Wed Jul 05 20:06:00 PDT 2006
Chris Ferguson Doubles Up
Chris Ferguson just doubled up through his opponent with Kings and Nines. His stack is back up to $1825.

 

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

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


Recap of Final Table and Headsup Play:

Wed Jul 05 20:01:00 PDT 2006
Updated Chip Counts
The updated chip counts are:
Rusty Mandap $655,000
Jack Zwerner $625,000
Jeff Madsen $60,000

Wed Jul 05 20:05:00 PDT 2006
Blind Increase
The blinds have been increased to $10,000-$15,000 and the stakes are now $15,000-$30,000.

Wed Jul 05 20:06:00 PDT 2006
Jeff Madsen Doubles Up
Jeff Madsen gets the last of his chips in against Rusty Mandap. Madsen shows A

K

Q

J

and Mandap flips over A

8

6

2

. The board comes K

5

4

K

4

and Madsen has doubled up.

Wed Jul 05 20:12:00 PDT 2006
Jeff Madsen Doubles Up Again
Jeff Madsen is all in preflop again, this time against Jack Zwerner. Madsen shows A

Q

10

3

and Zwerner turns over A

9

9

4

. The board comes A

K

10

Q

A

and Madsen has doubled up to just over $100,000.

Wed Jul 05 20:20:00 PDT 2006
Updated Chip Counts
The updated chip counts are:
Jack Zwerner $770,000
Rusty Mandap $470,000
Jeff Madsen $100,000

Wed Jul 05 20:24:00 PDT 2006
Jeff Madsen Eliminated 3rd ($97,552)
All three players limp in preflop and the flop comes K

10

8

. Jeff Madsen bets and both Jack Zwerner and Rusty Mandap call. The turn is the 3

and Rusty bets the $30,000. Madsen moves all in for an additional $15,000 and both Zwerner and Mandap make the call. The river is the 4

and both players check it down. Zwerner shows J

J

8

5

for a flush and Mandap turns over 7

6

4

2

for the low. Madsen mucks his hand and finishes the tournament in 3rd place.

Wed Jul 05 20:25:00 PDT 2006
Updated Chip Count
The updated chip count is:
Jack Zwerner $800,000
Rusty Mandap $540,000

Wed Jul 05 20:30:00 PDT 2006
Heads-Up Play Begins
Heads-up play between Rusty Mandap and Jack Zwerner is now underway.
T.J. Cloutier has come onstage to do some play by play announcing.

Wed Jul 05 20:31:00 PDT 2006
Updated Chip Count
The updated chip count is:
Jack Zwerner: $1,000,000
Rusty Mandap: $340,000

Wed Jul 05 20:41:00 PDT 2006
Jack Zwerner Takes Command
Through a series of small pot, Jack Zwerner has whittled Rusty Mandap stack to around $100,000.

Wed Jul 05 20:43:00 PDT 2006
Updated Chip Count
The updated chip count is:
Jack Zwerner $1,200,000
Rusty Mandap $140,000

Wed Jul 05 20:48:00 PDT 2006
Rusty Mandap Doubles Up...Twice
After being down to his last $20,000, Rusty Mandap has doubled up on two consecutive hands and now has $80,000 in chips.

Wed Jul 05 20:58:00 PDT 2006
Jack Zwerner Wins the $2,000 Omaha High-Low 8/OB Event ($341,426)
After battling all in after all in and surviving each time. Rusty Mandap finally lost all of his chips when his A

A

10

3

failed to hold up against the A

8

7

4

on a board of 6

5

3

7

2

.

Rusty Mandap finishes the tournament in second place and earns $176,813.

Jack Zwerner wins the gold bracelet and earns $341,426.

 

[DESSERTLADY]

[Event 9] $5000 No Limit Hold'em (Day 2) Update

[Event 9] $5000 No Limit Hold'em (Day 2) Update


Highlights from Overnight:


Wed Jul 05 21:27:00 PDT 2006
Hellmuth, Vinh Keep Things Interesting
With Vinnie Vinh and Phil Hellmuth side-by-side at the same table, there's bound to be some action. There's one hand without action, however, that had Hellmuth steaming. "Put this in the blog," Hellmuth says, "Phil Hellmuth has lost his mind." Vinh has been the aggressor at the table and Hellmuth mucked A-J preflop(according to Phil) after Vinh had once again raised. After Vinh took down the hand on a board of Jack-high, Hellmuth vocalized his frustration.

Wed Jul 05 21:36:00 PDT 2006
Luske Doubles Up
Marcel Luske raises all in preflop for around $42,000 and is called by Keith Tilston. Tilston reveals the A

J

, and Luske shows his dominated J

7

. The flop brings the J

8

2

, pairing both players jacks but leaving Luske still far behind Tilston. The 10

on the turn leaves Luske looking for a 7 or a 9 for the river, which obliges Luske's request and delivers the 9

, filling his straight and doubling him to approximately $92,000.

Wed Jul 05 21:48:00 PDT 2006
Wasicka Eliminated in 14th
Paul Wasicka earns $26,311 for making it to 14th place. His KhQh made top pair and a flush draw on the flop, but Thomas Fuller's pocket kings remained in the lead as no heart and no queen came on the turn or river and he was eliminated.

Wed Jul 05 21:54:00 PDT 2006
Players Break, Will Return to Raised Blinds
Players are on a fifteen minute break, but when they return for level 17, blinds will increase to $6,000-$12,000, with a $2,000 ante.

Wed Jul 05 22:09:00 PDT 2006
Vedes Eliminated in 13th Place
Tommy Vedes has been eliminated in 13th place, when his Q

9

ran into Dan Smith's A

Q

. Though he picked up a spade draw, it did not hit and he was sent to the rail. For his efforts he will receive $26,311. Dan Smith ended the hand with approximately $174,000.

Wed Jul 05 22:19:00 PDT 2006
Tilston Keeps on Choppin'
Keith Tilston has found himself all in twice in the past few hands, only to chop the pot with his opponent. He found himself all in against Tommy Vedes a few hands ago with J

8

vs. K

Q

and the board came 9

9

3

A

3

. He was just all in against Dang Trinh with A

J

vs. A

K

and the board came 9

7

7

T

T

. A chop may not be as satisfying as a double up, but at least its not as disappointing as a bust.

Wed Jul 05 22:33:00 PDT 2006
Tilston Eliminated in 12th Place
Keith Tilston receives $32,157 for finishing in 12th place after his all in preflop raise pitted his deuces against Isabelle Mercier's pocket queens. The board of J

10

4

10

3

did not improve Tilston, and he was busted from the tournament.

Wed Jul 05 22:36:00 PDT 2006
Quiet Table With Vinh and Hellmuth...I Don't Think so
As you know by now, Vinnie Vinh and Phil Hellmuth are sitting next to each other. With this close proximity comes continual verbal abuse. Vinh made his voice heard after a comment Hellmuth made by saying, "Why Phil? Why you think you have the best hand all the time?". As the two players continued to talk, Marcel Luske looked over from the other table and said, "Close the door, please!". He went a little further after that and asked if there could be a curtain put up between the two tables.

Wed Jul 05 22:43:00 PDT 2006
Down to Ten
The final ten players have been moved to one table in order to eliminate one more player in order to determine the final table players before stopping for the night.

Wed Jul 05 22:52:00 PDT 2006
Fuller Eliminated in 11th Place
Thomas Fuller goes all in preflop after a raise from Phil Hellmuth. Eugene Todd reraised to push Hellmuth out and succeeds, going to the flop heads up with Fuller. Fuller is dominated, with his A

6

under Todd's A

J

. The board brings no help, and Fuller is eliminated. For his 11th place finish, he recieves $32,157.

Wed Jul 05 23:14:00 PDT 2006
Blinds Increase
Blinds increase to $8,000-$16,000 with an ante of $2000.

Wed Jul 05 23:39:00 PDT 2006
Tight Play From Final Ten
Play tightens up considerably as nobody wants to bust on the final table bubble. The prize money differance between 10th and 9th is roughly twenty six thousand, and understandably none of the smaller stakes seem to interested in putting their chips in the middle.

Wed Jul 05 23:51:00 PDT 2006
Trinh Eliminated in 10th Place, Final Table Decided
With the elimination of Dang Trinh, who called all in on the flop with an A

10

high against Marcel Luske's A

2

, combining with the 5

4

3

for a flopped wheel, the final table is decided. Trinh will receive $32,157 for his effort. Final chip counts are on the way.

Thu Jul 06 00:08:00 PDT 2006
Final Table Chip Counts and Seat Numbers
Seat 1 -Quoc Al "Vinnie" Vinh - $784,000
Seat 2- Isabelle Mercier- $301,000
Seat 3-Eugene Todd- $240,000
Seat 4-Marcel Luske- $458,000
Seat 5- Jeff Cabanillas-$275,000
Seat 6-Douglas Carli- $273,000
Seat 7-Dan Smith- $117,000
Seat 8- Thomas Schreiber- $200,000
Seat 9-Phil Hellmuth Jr.- $461,000

 

[DESSERTLADY]

[Event 10] $1500 Seven Card Stud (Day 1)Update

[Event 10] $1500 Seven Card Stud (Day 1)Update

Highlights from overnight:

Wed Jul 05 20:14:00 PDT 2006
Doyle Brunson Eliminated
Doyle Brunson has just been eliminated from the tournament by Perry Friedman. Friedman increases his chip count to $1700.

Wed Jul 05 20:18:00 PDT 2006
Perry Friedman Increases his Stack
Perry Friedman increases his stack to $3500 when he makes Deuces full of Kings on 7th street.

Wed Jul 05 20:36:00 PDT 2006
Greg Mueller Eliminates and Builds
Greg Mueller just took out another opponent when he filled his straight on the river. He is up to $9,200.

Wed Jul 05 20:55:00 PDT 2006
Clonie Gowen Eliminated
Clonie Gowen has just been eliminated by David Williams.

Wed Jul 05 21:07:00 PDT 2006
Minh Nguyen and Todd Brunson Eliminated
Minh Nguyen and Todd Brunson have been eliminated out of the money.

Wed Jul 05 21:12:00 PDT 2006
Todd Brunson Eliminated
Todd Brunson is all-in with Kings and Nines but he's all-in against David William's Aces and Threes. He doesn't improve and he has been eliminated.

Wed Jul 05 21:16:00 PDT 2006
Chris Ferguson Doubles Up
Ferguson is all-in with a concealed set of aces. They hold up and he is now up to $4,350.

Wed Jul 05 21:18:00 PDT 2006
John Juanda Takes a Hit
John Juanda is down to $3,600 when his opponent makes quad Kings.

Wed Jul 05 21:28:00 PDT 2006
Perry Friedman Has Been Eliminated
A Short-stacked Perry Friedman has been eliminated from the tournament.

Wed Jul 05 21:29:00 PDT 2006
Biggest Pot of the Night
Greg Raymer takes down a $6,000 pot when Carlos Mortensen misses a monster draw on 7th street and folds. Raymer shows him Queens full of Fives anyway.

Wed Jul 05 21:38:00 PDT 2006
Scott Fischman Eliminated
Scott Fischman has been eliminated from the tournament.

Wed Jul 05 21:43:00 PDT 2006
David Grey Eliminated
David Grey has been eliminated from the tournament out of the money.

Wed Jul 05 21:49:00 PDT 2006
John Juanda Doubles Up
John Juanda has trip aces in a capped pot and is up against Jacks and Eights. Both players fail to fill their boats and Juanda doubles up to $5,000.

Wed Jul 05 22:00:00 PDT 2006
Paul Sexton Eliminated
Paul Sexton is all-in with 10's and 8's. Unfortunately, his opponent has Kings and 9's. Sexton doesn't improve and he has been eliminated.

Wed Jul 05 22:03:00 PDT 2006
Break
Players will be on a 15-minute break.

Wed Jul 05 22:21:00 PDT 2006
Level 9
Players have returned from break, and the blinds have been raised to $300-$600 with a $50 ante and $100 bring-in.

Wed Jul 05 22:36:00 PDT 2006
John Phan Eliminated
John Phan has been eliminated from the tournament.
Wed Jul 05 22:38:00 PDT 2006
Greg "FBT" Mueller Eliminated
Greg Mueller has been eliminated from the tournament by Todd Keikoan. Keikoan held Aces in the hole and it was enough to eliminate Mueller. Keikoan is up to $8,500.

Wed Jul 05 22:42:00 PDT 2006
Barry Signs His Book
Barry Greenstein has been eliminated from the tournament. As always, Greenstein signs a copy of his book, "Ace on the River," for the opponent who busted him.

Wed Jul 05 23:11:00 PDT 2006
Marsha Waggoner Eliminated
Marsha Waggoner has been eliminated out of the money.
Wed Jul 05 23:12:00 PDT 2006
Bill Edler Eliminated
Bill Edler and his opponent cap a $23,000 pot to seventh street. Edler shows he started with rolled up Aces, and hasn't improved his hand. His opponent had two pair and hit his 4-outer on 7th street to eliminate Edler.

Wed Jul 05 23:21:00 PDT 2006
Level 10
The bring-in is $150 with a $75 ante. The limits are now $400-$800.

Wed Jul 05 23:24:00 PDT 2006
Carlos Mortensen Eliminated
Carlos Mortensen has been eliminated out of the money.
Wed Jul 05 23:46:00 PDT 2006
John Juanda Eliminated
John Juanda has been eliminated from the tournament.
Thu Jul 06 00:01:00 PDT 2006
Tony G. Eliminated
Tony G. has been eliminated from a stacked table including Eskimo Clark, Johnny Chan and David Williams.

Thu Jul 06 00:04:00 PDT 2006
Players Remaining
There are 80 players left in today's tournament. The 10 tables will play down to the money tonight.

Thu Jul 06 00:10:00 PDT 2006
Humberto Brenes Doubles Up
Humberto Brenes is all-in on 6th street with Aces up (Aces and 6's) against his opponent's 9's up (9's and 2's). His opponent's river is a 9, meaning Brenes will have to catch one of the two remaining Aces on the river to remain in the tournament. Sure enough, Brenes' river card is an Ace and he now has $6,700.

Thu Jul 06 00:16:00 PDT 2006
Ferguson Crippled
Chris "Jesus" Ferguson puts his opponent, Matt Hawrilenko, all-in with J

J

9

3

showing. Hawrilenko calls with A

5

5

4

showing and flips A

5

2

for a full house. Ferguson shows K

J

10

, giving him only a set of Jacks and doubles Hawrilenko up to $9,500. Ferguson is left crippled with only $800 left.

Thu Jul 06 00:20:00 PDT 2006
Ferguson Triples Up
Ferguson had only $800 in his stack only a few minutes ago and has already managed to increase his stack back up to $2,700.

Thu Jul 06 00:22:00 PDT 2006
Players on 15-Minute Break
The players have gone on break and raced off their green, $25 chips.
Thu Jul 06 00:38:00 PDT 2006
Play Resumes
Players have come back from break and the structure will now be $100 antes, $200 bring-in, and $600-$1200 limits.

Thu Jul 06 00:42:00 PDT 2006
David Singer Eliminated
David Singer has been eliminated from today's action.

Thu Jul 06 00:43:00 PDT 2006
Chris Ferguson Eliminated
John Hennigan's 10's and 4's were too much for Chris "Jesus" Ferguson's 6's and 4's. Ferguson has been eliminated out of the money.

Thu Jul 06 00:52:00 PDT 2006
Eskimo Clubbed Out
Paul "Eskimo" Clark, David Williams and Neal Friets are in the hand going into 3rd street. Clark shows the Q

, Williams has the Q

and Friets has the 7

. Each player puts in $600. Fourth street brings Clark the 6

, Williams the 6

and Friets the 5

. Each player puts in $600 and Clark is all-in. Clark is dealt the 8

, Williams the 10

and Friets the K

. Williams bets and Friets calls. Sixth street brings Clark the 4

giving him three clubs. Williams is dealt the 9

, and Friets gets the A

, giving him three clubs. Williams checks and before Friets can put the $1,200 in the pot, Williams puts it in. Williams checks on seventh street and again, Williams beats Friets into the pot. Friets shows an Ace high flush and Williams mucks. Clark gets up from his seat and shows his Queen high club flush as he walks to the rail. Friets has $23,000.

Thu Jul 06 01:05:00 PDT 2006
Raymer Eliminated
Greg Raymer is eliminated from the $1,500 seven-stud event out of the money.

Thu Jul 06 01:11:00 PDT 2006
Chan Increases Stack
Johnny Chan has the 3

6

2

2

showing. His opponent has the 5

J

4

A

showing. Chan bets the river, and his opponent calls. Chan shows the A

6

3

giving him two-pair. His opponent mucks. Chan takes in $9,500 and has built his stack to $15,500.

Thu Jul 06 01:19:00 PDT 2006
Arieh Busts D'Agostino
Josh Arieh eliminates John D'Agostino with sevens up.

 

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[Event 10] $1500 Seven Card Stud (Day 1) continued

[Event 10] $1500 Seven Card Stud (Day 1)Update continued


Continued Highlights:

Thu Jul 06 01:25:00 PDT 2006
Quads Over Quads
David Sklansky rakes a huge pot with quad Kings over quad 5's and a set of Queens. He ends the hand with approximately $13,000.


Thu Jul 06 01:32:00 PDT 2006
Negotiations Between Players and Tournament Directors
Players and tournament directors have decided to continue playing until the money, with the stipulation that play won't resume until 3 p.m. tomorrow afternoon.


Thu Jul 06 01:36:00 PDT 2006
Stakes Are Raised
For level 12 there will be an ante of $150, with the bring in at $300. 51 players remain in the tournament, with the top 40 making the money

Thu Jul 06 01:55:00 PDT 2006
Arieh Loses To Quads
Josh Arieh (A

) raises on 3rd street. He's called by Charlie Ng and Pat Pezzin. Fourth street brings Arieh the 9

. Ng shows the A

Q

and Pezzin has the 5

J

. Ng first to act bets, and both Pezzin and Arieh call. Fifth street brings Arieh the J

(A

9

J

) Charlie Ng the J

(A

Q

J

), and Pezzin the 3

(5

J

3

). Ng bets, Pezzin calls, Arieh raises and both players call. On sixth street, Arieh hits the 6

(A

9

J

6

). The K

falls for Ng (A

Q

J

K

). Pezzin receives the J

(5

J

3

J

). Everyone checks. Ng checks the river, Pezzin bets and both players call. Pezzin turns over three 5's in the hole, to make quads. Arieh says, "Jesus!" and grips his cards very tightly in anger, before throwing them down disgustingly into the muck. Ng laughs and says, "I almost had a Royal Flush,". Pezzin now has $14,400 and Arieh is down to his last $400.


Thu Jul 06 02:06:00 PDT 2006
Sklansky Loses a Close One
After losing to his opponent's kicker with Q-Q-A-J-x vs. Q-Q-A-K-x, David Sklansky is down to $10,000 in chips.


Thu Jul 06 02:08:00 PDT 2006
Josh Arieh Eliminated
Josh Arieh has been eliminated just shy of the money.


Thu Jul 06 02:22:00 PDT 2006
Williams Rakes $10k Pot
David Williams rakes a monster pot with fours full of kings against Tam Nguyen. Nguyen is short staked, and makes some of his money back with a full house of his own, against Williams no less.


Thu Jul 06 02:40:00 PDT 2006
Tom McKenna Owes Hoang Big Time
With two people left before the bubble, Tom McKenna raises his last remaining $2,100 with an Ace showing. Three people call. With around $20,000 in a sidepot between three people, two players check. The last person to act bets. After agonizing for several minutes, another player calls. John Hoang raises, and both players fold. Hoang excitedly says, "Give me the sidepot!" Tom McKenna who knows his aces are no good against the field, starts to think his aces are good against Hoang. He says, "Tell me you can't beat Aces!" Hoang shows his pair of Kings and celebrates his play. McKenna shakes Hoang's hand and thanks him. McKenna has $10,000 and can most likely fold his way into the money. The hand took around 15 minutes to play out


Thu Jul 06 02:43:00 PDT 2006
Players Go On Break
The players are going to take a quick 10 minute break.

Thu Jul 06 02:49:00 PDT 2006
Players Are Back From Break
The players have returned from break. They will resume play at level 13, with a $200 ante, $300 bring in and a $1,000-$2,000 structure. Play will continue until two more players bust.

Thu Jul 06 02:56:00 PDT 2006
Brenes Boos Opponent
Humberto Brenes raises his opponent's bet on 5th street and puts the rest of his money visibly ahead of him, indicating that if the hand progresses any further, he is committing the rest of his chips. He follows the action by saying "You play with Humberto, you have a problem."
His opponent thinks and Brenes goads him on by saying, "Gamble! You can do it! You're hard, you're brave!" His opponent replies, "You don't want me to call" and starts to flip his up cards over to fold. Upon seeing this, Brenes says, "No, no! Boo! Boo!" His opponent continues to fold and Brenes does not get to put the rest of his chips in, but rakes in what was already in the pot.


Thu Jul 06 03:01:00 PDT 2006
Round-For-Round Play Begins
There are 41 players left in the tournament, which means one more player must be eliminated before the bubble is burst and all players are in the money. Round-for-round play has begun until one or more players are eliminated.

Thu Jul 06 03:16:00 PDT 2006
Rafael Perry Goes Out 41st
The last bubble player has been eliminated and play has ended for the night. 40 players remain and they'll continue action at 3 p.m. tomorrow.

Thu Jul 06 03:22:00 PDT 2006
They're in the Money
With the elimination of Rafael Perry, the remaining players have made it to the money. They will resume play at 3 p.m. tomorrow.

Chip Leaders - [Event 10] $1500 Seven Card Stud (Day 1)
Place-Name-Chip Count
1-John Hoang-79,000
2-David Williams-55,500
3-Victor Shkurka-53,000
4-Jack Duncan-38,500
5-Eugene Borbas-33,500
6-Jon Knout-31,700
7-John Hennigan-30,300
8-John Cernuto-24,900
9-Charlie Ng-23,100
10-Julia Sun-22,000

 

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I know you haven't updated it yet, but I was just gonna up this thread because Hellmuth is currently heads-up against Jeff Cabanillas in Event 9 ($5000 NLHE) for his record-tying 10th bracelet.

Also, Johnny Chan, already with 10 bracelets, is still alive in the $1500 Seven Card Stud event with 9 players left.

 

[DESSERTLADY]

[Event 9] $5000 No Limit Hold'em (Final Day) Update

[Event 9] $5000 No Limit Hold'em (Final Day) Update


Highlights:

Thu Jul 06 14:18:00 PDT 2006
Blind Level
The blinds are currently $8,000-$16,000 with a $2,000 ante.
There are 22 minutes left in the current level.

Thu Jul 06 14:21:00 PDT 2006
Shuffle Up and Deal!
The cards are in the air at the final table of the $5,000 NLHE Event.

Thu Jul 06 14:26:00 PDT 2006
Danny Smith Moves All In Early
On only the second hand of play, Danny Smith moves all in under the gun but gets no callers.

Thu Jul 06 14:38:00 PDT 2006
Phil Hellmuth Takes Big Pot From Jeff Cabanillas
On a Q

J

9

flop Jeff Cabanillas bets $35,000 and Phil Hellmuth calls. The A

turn gets Cabanillas to fire $60,000 in the pot and Hellmuth calls again. The J

comes on the river and Hellmuth leads out with a $45,000 bet. Cabanillas, takes a moment, but folds his hand.

Thu Jul 06 14:43:00 PDT 2006
Jeff Cabanillas Doubles Up Through Hellmuth
Jeff Cabanillas moves all in preflop for his remaining $135,000. Everyone folds except for Hellmuth. Cabanillas flips over K

10

and Hellmuth shows the A

Q

. Cabanillas pairs his king on the K

8

7

4

3d

board. Cabanillas wins the hand and doubles up.

Thu Jul 06 14:44:00 PDT 2006
Quick Break
The players are currently on a 15-minute break.

Thu Jul 06 15:00:00 PDT 2006
Blind Increase
The blinds have been increased to $10,000-$20,000 with a $3,000 ante.

Thu Jul 06 15:09:00 PDT 2006
Marcel Luske Doubles Up
Vinnie Vinh raises to $60,000 from the cutoff and Marcel Luske moves all in from the big blind for $349,000. Vinh calls and shows A

J

but Luske turns over A

K

. The board comes Q

9

7

8

7

and Luske doubles up. Vinh is knocked down to $433,000.

Thu Jul 06 15:23:00 PDT 2006
Jeff Cabanillas Doubles Up
Vinnie Vinh raises to $50,000 preflop and Jeff Cabanillas moves all in for $124,000 total. Vinh makes the call and shows 6

6

. However, Cabanillas flips over K

K

and the board comes 10

10

3

J

8

. Cabanillas wins the pot and doubles up to nearly $300,000 chips.

Thu Jul 06 15:30:00 PDT 2006
Danny Smith Eliminated 9th ($58,468)
Danny Smith moves all in preflop for his last $66,000 and is called by Phil Hellmuth in the small blind and Vinnie Vinh in the big blind. Both players check down a board of 7

5

2

7

A

and Hellmuth shows K

10

for a pair of sevens. Both Smith and Vinh muck their hand. Danny Smith has been eliminated from the tournament.

Thu Jul 06 16:27:00 PDT 2006
Vinnie Vinh Eliminated 8th ($87,702)
Phil Hellmuth raises to $60,000 and Vinnie Vinh moves all in for an additional $139,000. Hellmuth makes the call and shows A

10

to Vinh's K

Q

. The board comes A

6

2

Q

J

and Vinnie Vinh has been eliminated from the tournament in 8th place.

Thu Jul 06 16:32:00 PDT 2006
Douglas Carli Eliminated 7th ($116,936)
It is folded to Jeff Cabanillas in the small blind, who moves all in. Douglas Carli makes the call and shows J

9

. Cabanillas turns over Q

8

and the board comes A

10

4

5

Q

. Cabanillas makes a pair of queens and wins the pot to eliminated Douglas Carli in 7th place.

Thu Jul 06 16:35:00 PDT 2006
Quick Break
The players are currently on a 15-minute break.

Thu Jul 06 16:47:00 PDT 2006
Blind Increase
The blinds have been increased to $12,000-$24,000 with a $4,000 ante.

Thu Jul 06 16:53:00 PDT 2006
Thomas Schreiber Doubles Up
Phil Hellmuth raises under the gun to $64,000. It is folded to Thomas Schreiber in the big blind who moves all in for an additional $12,000. Hellmuth makes the call and shows A

7

. Schreiber turns over 8

5

and will need to improve. He does just that on a board of K

8

5

K

8

and doubles up to nearly $200,000 chips.

Thu Jul 06 17:13:00 PDT 2006
Thomas Schreiber Eliminated 6th ($146,170)
Thomas Schreiber raises to $80,000 under the gun and it is folded to Jeff Cabanillas in the big blind, who moves all in. Schreiber calls all in and shows 7

7

. Cabanillas flips over A

K

and will need to improve. He does just that when the board comes Q

10

4

6

J

and he makes an ace high straight. Schreiber is eliminated in 6th place.

Thu Jul 06 17:30:00 PDT 2006
Eugene Todd Doubles Up
Eugene Todd raises to $75,000 on the button and Jeff Cabanillas raises an additional $100,000 from the big blind. Todd moves all in for $140,000 more and Cabanillas calls. Cabanillas shows A

8

but Todd turns over A

Q

. The board comes J

10

8

7

Q

and Todd makes a flush to double up.

Thu Jul 06 17:49:00 PDT 2006
Gene Todd Gets Hellmuth
Phil Hellmuth raises to $75,000 preflop. Eugene Todd reraises to $220,000 total. Hellmuth asks Todd, "Are you trying to donk off your stack with ace jack?". Hellmuth proceeds to fold and shows A-Q. Todd just grins as he flips over A-J. Hellmuth, of course, jumps up from the table in disbelief.

Thu Jul 06 17:58:00 PDT 2006
Hellmuth Takes a Monster Pot Off of Mercier
After the river card is dealt, Isabelle Mercier bets $100,000 and Phil Hellmuth makes the call. Mercier immediately mucks her hand and Hellmuth turns over king high to rake a huge pot. Mercier is down to around $140,000 chips.

Thu Jul 06 18:04:00 PDT 2006
Isabelle Mercier Eliminated 5th ($175,404)
Isabelle Mercier moves all in preflop from the cutoff for her last $129,000. She is called by Jeff Cabanillas in the big blind who shows 8

8

. Mercier turns over K

3

and gets no help on a board of 9

4

2

J

7

. Mercier has been eliminated in 5th place.

Thu Jul 06 18:19:00 PDT 2006
Dinner Break
The players are currently on dinner break until 7:40 pm PST.

Thu Jul 06 19:42:00 PDT 2006
Blind Increase
The blinds have been increased to $15,000-$30,000 with a $5,000 ante.

Thu Jul 06 19:45:00 PDT 2006
Jeff Cabanillas Takes the First Pot
On the first hand after the break, Gene Todd raises to $100,000 preflop and Jeff Cabanillas moves all in. Todd thinks for several long minutes before mucking his hand.

Thu Jul 06 19:56:00 PDT 2006
Jeff Cabanillas Rakes a Big Pot
On board of A

Q

2

9

, Marcel Luske bets $60,000 and Jeff Cabanillas calls. The river is the 6

and Luske bets out $150,000. Cabanillas makes the call and Luske mucks his hand. Cabanillas turns over a queen and rakes a large pot.

Thu Jul 06 19:59:00 PDT 2006
Marcel Luske Eliminated 4th ($204,638)
Marcel Luske bets $210,000, leaving himself $20,000 behind, and Phil Hellmuth makes the call. Hellmuth bets $20,000 in the dark and Luske calls. The flop comes 7

7

4

and Hellmuth shows K

10

. Luske turns over Q

J

. The turns is the 5

and the river is the 3

. Hellmuth wins the pot and sends Marcel Luske to the rail in 4th place.

Thu Jul 06 20:06:00 PDT 2006
Cabanillas Bluffs Hellmuth Out of a Pot
On a board of Q

J

9

7

6

and over $400,000 already in the pot, Jeff Cabanillas moves all in. Hellmuth thinks for a few moments before mucking his hand. Cabanillas turns over A-K and Hellmuth knocks his chair over as he stands up in shock. The Cabanillas supporters in the crowd go wild and erupt in support, causing everyone in the Amazon Room to look over at the final table.

Joe Sebok even called us to find out what all the commotion was about. He is among the chip leaders in the $1,500 Limit Event currently being run.

Thu Jul 06 20:22:00 PDT 2006
Eugene Todd Eliminated 3rd ($233,872)
Eugene Todd raises to $120,000 preflop from the small blind and Jeff Cabanillas makes the call. The flop comes 6

4

2

and both players check. The turn is the 8

and Todd checks. Cabanillas bets $90,000 and Todd moves all in for an additional $120,000. Cabanillas makes the call and shows 10

10

. Todd turns over K

8

and will need to improve. The river is the 9

and Eugene Todd has been eliminated in 3rd place.

Thu Jul 06 20:24:00 PDT 2006
Updated Chip Count
The updated chip count is:
Jeff Cabanillas $1,700,000
Phil Hellmuth $1,400,000

Thu Jul 06 20:25:00 PDT 2006
Heads-Up Play About To Begin
Heads-up play between Jeff Cabanillas and Phil Hellmuth is about to get underway in a few minutes.

Thu Jul 06 20:33:00 PDT 2006
Play Resumes
Heads-up play between Phil Hellmuth and Jeff Cabanillas is now underway.

A huge crowd has gathered around the final table in anticipation of Phil Hellmuth trying to capture his 10th gold bracelet.

 

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And there you are almost on cue.

Bravo and A+ on the thread.