Friday, June 7, 2013

Event 1: Power Doubles

$350 + 50 Deep Stack NL Hold'em (Re-Entry)

Chad Power doubles up via Mark Sykes, chipping up to over 3,000,000.  Power flopped the nut flush on an ace high board, and Syke's was drawing dead on the turn.  Sykes is down to 2,700,000, but still sits with over 25 big blinds.

Event 2: Eilers Reclaims Lead

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Level 21:  Blinds 8k/16k with 2k ante.

On a flop of 7 6 5, David Eilers (second in chips) got all-in against Paul Tong (chip leader).

David - 88 (open ended)
Paul - JJ

Turn was a 9 giving David the straight.  Paul was drawing dead. 

River was an irrelevant 9 and David doubled up to over 900k.

Paul dropped to just under 500k.

Still ten players.  Average stack is 428k (27 big blinds).

Event 1: Final Table (Updated Chip Counts)

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Here is your Event 1 Final Table:

  1. Chad Power - 2,100,000
  2. Samuel Tucker - 1,300,000
  3. Khoi Ta - 5,900,000
  4. Chris Farley - 1,300,000
  5. Gregory Whiting - 1,800,000
  6. Irina Akerman - 1,900,000
  7. Michael Bonney - 6,200,000
  8. Luke Edwards - 3,100,000
  9. Baruch Altman - 8,600,000
  10. Mark Sykes - 3,400,000



Event 1: 11th Place - Tran ($5,493)

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Tony Tran (Charlotte, NC)

As Gorin was walking out of the tournament area, we were called to Table 2 where there was a three way all-in:

Tran: 5 5♣         Bonney: K K♠           Edwards: A 10

Flop: 5 7 8♣

Turn: K

River: 3

Tran was the shortest stack of the three, with Bonney's winning all-in amount sitting at 1,900,000.  Bonney is now up to 5,750,000.

Event 2: Final Table Chip Counts

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Here's the final table lineup with approximate chip counts:

1 - Mikhail Mironenko (Brooklyn, NY) 280k
2 - A. Nonymous  (Fox Chase Manor, PA) 560k
3 - Mike Durazzo (Toms River, NJ) 230k
4 - Sam Datta (Montville, NJ) 260k
5 - Paul Tong (New York, NY) 880k
6 - Philip Rinaldi (Silver Spring, MD) 249k
7 - Joe Lee (Cresskill, NJ) 430k
8 - Steven Tabb (Newtown, MA) 438k
9 - Yannis Vitsentzos (New York, NY) 400k
10 - David Eilers (Rocky Mtn, NC) 565k

Play has resumed.

Event 1: 12th Place - Goris ($5,493)

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Christian Gorin (Bronx, NY)

Christian Goris (Bronx, NY) was the shortest stack remaining in the field, and has just been eliminated by Mark Sykes.  After the next elimination, we will have reached our final table, and will bring you the seating assignments and chip counts.

Event 2: 11th Place - Harding

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Kenneth Harding (Massapequa, NY) raised from the button, then Philip Rinaldi (Silver Spring, MD) shoved from the big blind.

Kenneth called all-in, showing Q8 suited.

Philip had K8 offsuit.

The board ran out K 7 6 4 J and Philip took the pot.

Kenneth busted in 11th place, earning $1,258.

The final ten drew for seats, moved to the final table, then took a short break.

Event 1: Level Up

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Blinds are going up after this current hand, increasing to 50,000/100,000/10,000.  The chip average sits now at 2,800,000 (28 big blinds).  Khoi Ta (Greenbelt PG, MD) is now second in chips, with just over 6,000,000.

Event 1: 13th Place - Perry ($3,708)

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Jacob Perry (Branchville, NJ)

Jacob Perry (Branchville, NJ) was one of the shorter stacks towards the later stages of this event, and although he was all-in and ahead against Baruch Altman, he'd be sent home:

Altman: A♠ 10♣       Perry: A♣ Q♠

Flop: 10♠ 9♠ 6♣

Turn: 3

River: K

Altman had doubled up two players since having 8,000,000, but after taking Perry's last 670,000, is up over 6,400,000.

Event 2: 12th Place - Shirani

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Arash Shirani (Germantown, MD) got his last chips in blind versus blind.

His AT of clubs was ahead of his opponent's 53 of clubs, but then the flop came A 5 3, giving his opponent two pair.

Then another 3 on the turn left Arash drawing slim and needing an Ace.

River was brick, though, and Arash busted out in 12th place.  He'll pick up $1,258 to go with the 8 bounties he's already collected.

Event 1: 14th Place - Born ($3,708)

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Jimmy Born (Clarksville, MD)

Event 1: 15th Place - Samples ($3,708)

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Andrew Samples (Yardley, PA)

Event 2: 18th - 13th Places

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Level 20:  Blinds 6k/12k with 2k ante.

Earning $968
18 - Douglas Torrey (Boonton, NJ)
17 - Ronald Svec (Wall Twp, NJ)
16 - John Alexander (Montville, NJ)

Earning $1,064
15 - Steve Eyzerovich (Staten Island, NY)
14 - Joseph Pitti (E Meadow, NY)
13 - Maruti Yarlapati (Pinebrook, NJ)

Event 1: 16th Place - Diakos ($2,480)

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Athanasios Diakos (Jersey City, NJ)

Event 1: 17th Place - Zemlyansky ($2,480)

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Mikhail Zemlyansky (Hewlett, NY)

After doubling up Luke Edwards, Mikhail Zemlyansky was left crippled, and would be eliminated only two hands later.  He collects $3,708 for his 17th place finish,.

Event 1: Whiting and Edwards Double

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Both Gregory Whiting and Luke Edwards double up to over 2,000,000, as Edwards A 3 holds up against the J 10 of Zemlyansky and Whitings K K had Farley's A K drawing dead on the turn.

Event 1: Back In Action

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Players have returned from break, and Baruch Altman has an astounding chip lead, as he holds 20% of the chips in play (8,000,000).

Thursday, June 6, 2013

Event 2: 16th - Alexander; 15th - Eyzerovich

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John Alexander (Montville, NJ) was all-in against Steve Eyzerovich (Staten Island, NY).

John - 88
Steve - A8

Board - A 7 5 Q 2

Steve paired his Ace to take the pot, sending John to the rail in 16th place ($968).

A few hands later, Steve was all-in for 97k and called by the player on the button.

Steve - J7 suited
Button - A9 suited

Board  - K Q 4 T 5

The button took the pot with Ace-high.  Steve took 15th place and $1,064.

Event 2: Big Stack Gets Bigger

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Level 19:  Blinds 5k/1k with 1k ante.

Eighteen players remain and they have redrawn seats and moved to the final two tables.

Douglas Torrey (Boonton, NJ) was all-in pre-flop holding pocket Queens.

Chip leader David Eilers had pocket 5s.

The board ran out T 6 4 7 3 giving David a straight and the pot.  He chipped up to ~550k and collected his 13th bounty.

Douglas busted out in 18th place, earning $968.

Event 1: 18th Place - Marder ($2,480)

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Michael Marder (Sewell, NJ)

One of the most dangerous players remaining in the field has just been eliminated, as Michael Marder (Sewell, NJ) is eliminated in 18th place.

Players will be going on a (15) minute break at the conclusion of this level (less than 1 minute), and will return to blinds of 40,000/80,000/10,000.

Event 1: Final Two Tables

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Here are the updated seating assignments post redraw:

Table 1:

  1. Luke Edwards
  2. Michael Bonney
  3. Irina Akerman
  4. Baruch Altman
  5. Jimmy Born
  6. Samuel Tucker
  7. Mikhail Zemlyansky
  8. Jacob Perry
  9. Athanasios Diakos
Table 2:
  1. Chad Power
  2. Khoi Ta
  3. Christian Goris
  4. Tony Tran
  5. Michael Marder
  6. Chris Farley
  7. Gregory Whiting
  8. Mark Sykes
  9. Andrew Samples



Event 2: 27th - 19th Places

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Earning $871
27 - Michael Murphy (Wilkes-Barre, PA)
26 - Andrey Akbashev (Rego Park, NY)
25 - Jeffrey Shultz (Olmsted Twp, OH)
24 - Zohaib Butt (Babylon, NY)
23 - Boris Nektalov (Flushing, NY)
22 - Yevgeni 'Jack' Rapoport (Brooklyn, NY)
21 - David Heck (Colts Neck, NJ)
20 - Christine 'Blaze' Sazon (Virginia Beach, VA)
19 - Joseph Desimone (Liverpool, NY)

Event 1: 19th Place - Loehrs ($2,053)

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Jason Loehrs (Drexel Hill, PA) has just been eliminated, as his A K loses an all important race against pocket nines.  The remaining 18 players are finding their new seats, and they have made the pay jump (16-18 will pay $2,480).

We will bring you the updated seated assignments shortly.

Event 2: 21st - Heck; 20th - Sazon

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David Heck (Colts Neck, NJ) got his last 48k in with pocket 8s.

His opponent had Q9.

A nine came on the flop giving his opponent the lead, but David picked up some straight outs.

They failed to materialize, however, and David was eliminated in 21st place ($871).  He also collected four bounties during play today.


On a flop of K 9 2, a player bet 35k and Christine 'Blaze' Sazon (Virginia Beach, VA) jammed for ~200k, getting the call.

She was ahead with pocket 9s for middle set.  Her opponent had AK for top/top.

A 2 on the turn gave Christine a full boat.

Then another King came on the river, giving her opponent Kings-full and a bigger boat, sinking hers.

Christine finished in 20th place, earning $871.

Event 1: 20th Place - Fishman ($2,053)

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Yevgeny Fishman (Staten Island, NY) is the next player to go, eliminated by Chris Farley in 20th place ($2,053).  After the next player is eliminated, the tournament floor will redraw the remaining 18 players, and we will bring you the new seating assignments.