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Message: [QUOTE="DESSERTLADY, post: 414470, member: 1240"] [b][PLAIN][Event 9] $5000 No Limit Hold'em (Day 2) Update[/PLAIN][/b] [B][FONT=Arial][COLOR=#005d96][B][COLOR=black][SIZE=2][Event 9] $5000 No Limit Hold'em (Day 2) Update[/SIZE][/COLOR][/B] [/COLOR][/FONT][SIZE=2][COLOR=black][B]Chip Leaders - [Event 9] $5000 No Limit Hold'em (Day[/B] 2)[/COLOR][/SIZE] [/B] [B]Place-Name-Chip Count[/B] 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 [B]Recap:[/B] [B]Wed Jul 05 14:07:00 PDT 2006[/B] [B]Shuffle Up And Deal[/B] The cards are in the air at Day 2 of the $5000 No-Limit Texas Hold'em event. [B]Wed Jul 05 14:13:00 PDT 2006[/B] [B]Isabelle Mercier Doubles Up[/B] Isabelle Mercier's A[IMG]http://www.cardplayer.com/images/common/suits/club.gif[/IMG]5[IMG]http://www.cardplayer.com/images/common/suits/diamond.gif[/IMG] holds up against K[IMG]http://www.cardplayer.com/images/common/suits/heart.gif[/IMG]J[IMG]http://www.cardplayer.com/images/common/suits/diamond.gif[/IMG] and she doubles up to $49,000. [B]Wed Jul 05 14:19:00 PDT 2006[/B] [B]Level 12 Begins[/B] The level has been increased, antes are at $400 and the blinds are $1,500-$3,000. [B]Wed Jul 05 14:21:00 PDT 2006[/B] [B]Recent Eliminations[/B] 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 [B]Wed Jul 05 14:28:00 PDT 2006[/B] [B]Esposito Puts Pressure on Bellande[/B] 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 [B]Wed Jul 05 14:35:00 PDT 2006[/B] [B]More Eliminations[/B] Fast and furious action induces three more eliminations: 55 - Ray Joll ($5,847) 54 - Tom Roupe ($7,309) 53 - Dewey Tomko ($7,309) [B]Wed Jul 05 14:50:00 PDT 2006[/B] [B]Luske Eliminates McCormick[/B] 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[IMG]http://www.cardplayer.com/images/common/suits/spade.gif[/IMG]4[IMG]http://www.cardplayer.com/images/common/suits/spade.gif[/IMG]. Luske flips over his 6[IMG]http://www.cardplayer.com/images/common/suits/diamond.gif[/IMG]6[IMG]http://www.cardplayer.com/images/common/suits/heart.gif[/IMG] and the board spares no help for McCormick. McCormick is eliminated and Luske climbs to $77,000. [B]Wed Jul 05 14:53:00 PDT 2006[/B] [B]Hellmuth Holds His Ground[/B] 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. [B]Wed Jul 05 15:01:00 PDT 2006[/B] [B]Isabelle Doubles Up Again[/B] 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. [B]Wed Jul 05 15:09:00 PDT 2006[/B] [B]Chau Giang Eliminated[/B] Chau Giang has been eliminated in 50th place, taking home $7,309. [B]Wed Jul 05 15:11:00 PDT 2006[/B] [B]Tilston Semi-Bluffs A Big Pot[/B] 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[IMG]http://www.cardplayer.com/images/common/suits/diamond.gif[/IMG]5[IMG]http://www.cardplayer.com/images/common/suits/club.gif[/IMG]3[IMG]http://www.cardplayer.com/images/common/suits/diamond.gif[/IMG]) 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[IMG]http://www.cardplayer.com/images/common/suits/heart.gif[/IMG]2[IMG]http://www.cardplayer.com/images/common/suits/heart.gif[/IMG] for the open-ended straight draw[B].[/B] [B]Wed Jul 05 15:14:00 PDT 2006[/B] [B]Table Break[/B] One of the 6 tables have been broken and the number of players is down to 46. [B]Wed Jul 05 15:21:00 PDT 2006[/B] [B]Isabelle Keeps On Rolling[/B] Under the gun Carl Olson raises to $11,000 and from the cut-off, Mercier calls. The flop comes 10[IMG]http://www.cardplayer.com/images/common/suits/spade.gif[/IMG]4[IMG]http://www.cardplayer.com/images/common/suits/diamond.gif[/IMG]3[IMG]http://www.cardplayer.com/images/common/suits/spade.gif[/IMG] 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. [B]Wed Jul 05 15:21:00 PDT 2006[/B] [B]Isabelle Keeps On Rolling[/B] Under the gun Carl Olson raises to $11,000 and from the cut-off, Mercier calls. The flop comes 10[IMG]http://www.cardplayer.com/images/common/suits/spade.gif[/IMG]4[IMG]http://www.cardplayer.com/images/common/suits/diamond.gif[/IMG]3[IMG]http://www.cardplayer.com/images/common/suits/spade.gif[/IMG] 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. [B]Wed Jul 05 15:29:00 PDT 2006[/B] [B]Recent Eliminations[/B] 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 [B]Wed Jul 05 15:30:00 PDT 2006[/B] [B]Players Going on Break[/B] 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. [B]Wed Jul 05 16:28:00 PDT 2006[/B] [B]Freire Eliminated[/B] Under the gun, Richard Freire pushed all-in for his remaining $41,000 with A[IMG]http://www.cardplayer.com/images/common/suits/diamond.gif[/IMG]5[IMG]http://www.cardplayer.com/images/common/suits/diamond.gif[/IMG]. From the big blind Eugene Todd calls the all-in with A[IMG]http://www.cardplayer.com/images/common/suits/club.gif[/IMG]K[IMG]http://www.cardplayer.com/images/common/suits/heart.gif[/IMG]. Freire's hand does not improve, and he is eliminated from the tournament in 36th place. [B]Wed Jul 05 16:34:00 PDT 2006[/B] [B]Recent Eliminations[/B] 41- Konstantin Anastasyadis 40- Elton Beebe 39- Shawn Chawnes 38- Steve Prentky 37- John Esposito 36- Richard Freire 35- Gabriel Thaler [B]Wed Jul 05 16:41:00 PDT 2006[/B] [B]Belande Flexing Muscles[/B] 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. [B]Wed Jul 05 16:45:00 PDT 2006[/B] [B]Chad Brown Eliminated[/B] Chad Brown has been eliminated in 34th place in the $5000 No-Limit Hold'em event [B]Wed Jul 05 16:47:00 PDT 2006[/B] [B]Fuhs Doubles Up[/B] 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. [B]Wed Jul 05 16:49:00 PDT 2006[/B] [B]Wolf Doubles Up[/B] Steve Crockett raises to $10,000 pre-flop, and Matt Wolf re-raises him all-in $46,000. Crockett shows K[IMG]http://www.cardplayer.com/images/common/suits/heart.gif[/IMG]Q[IMG]http://www.cardplayer.com/images/common/suits/heart.gif[/IMG] and Wolf shows A[IMG]http://www.cardplayer.com/images/common/suits/spade.gif[/IMG]K[IMG]http://www.cardplayer.com/images/common/suits/spade.gif[/IMG]. The flop comes 8[IMG]http://www.cardplayer.com/images/common/suits/spade.gif[/IMG]K[IMG]http://www.cardplayer.com/images/common/suits/club.gif[/IMG]4[IMG]http://www.cardplayer.com/images/common/suits/spade.gif[/IMG] the turn is the 5[IMG]http://www.cardplayer.com/images/common/suits/club.gif[/IMG] and the A[IMG]http://www.cardplayer.com/images/common/suits/diamond.gif[/IMG] on the river solidifies Wolf's ascension towards the top. He now sits comfortably at $73,500. [B]Wed Jul 05 17:00:00 PDT 2006[/B] [B]Koo Eliminated In 32nd[/B] Tommy Vedes eliminated Thomas Koo in 32nd place. Vedes now sits at $225,000 [B]Wed Jul 05 17:05:00 PDT 2006[/B] [B]Increase To Level 14[/B] The blinds have increased to $2500-$5000 with $500 antes. [B]Wed Jul 05 17:07:00 PDT 2006[/B] [B]Chop Chop [/B] 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[IMG]http://www.cardplayer.com/images/common/suits/spade.gif[/IMG]6[IMG]http://www.cardplayer.com/images/common/suits/club.gif[/IMG]6[IMG]http://www.cardplayer.com/images/common/suits/spade.gif[/IMG]Q[IMG]http://www.cardplayer.com/images/common/suits/heart.gif[/IMG]7[IMG]http://www.cardplayer.com/images/common/suits/club.gif[/IMG] 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. [B]Wed Jul 05 17:31:00 PDT 2006[/B] [B]Jean-Robert Bellande Livens Up The Tournament[/B] 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. [B]Wed Jul 05 17:40:00 PDT 2006[/B] [B]Color-Up & Re-Draw[/B] 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. [B]Wed Jul 05 17:47:00 PDT 2006[/B] [B]Recent Eliminations[/B] 33-Chad Olson 32- Thomas Koo 31- Joe Monro 30- Dustin Woolf 29- Richard Tatalovich 28- Casey Kastle [B]Wed Jul 05 17:56:00 PDT 2006[/B] [B]Fuhs Eliminated [/B] Danny Fuhs has been eliminated from this event in 27th place. [B]Wed Jul 05 17:56:00 PDT 2006[/B] [B]Phil Hellmuth and Vinh Trading Verbal Blows[/B] 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. [B]Wed Jul 05 18:06:00 PDT 2006[/B] [B]Big Pot For Todd[/B] With $104,000 in the pot and the board showing Q[IMG]http://www.cardplayer.com/images/common/suits/club.gif[/IMG]5[IMG]http://www.cardplayer.com/images/common/suits/spade.gif[/IMG]4[IMG]http://www.cardplayer.com/images/common/suits/diamond.gif[/IMG] Eugene Todd pushed all-in for $179,000. This bet pushed Steve Crockett out of the pot and Todd raked in the chips. [B]Wed Jul 05 18:16:00 PDT 2006[/B] [B]Dinner Break[/B] The players are currently on dinner break. Play will resume around 8:00. There are currently 25 players remaining in the field. [B]Wed Jul 05 18:20:00 PDT 2006[/B] [B]Matt Woolf Eliminated in 26th Place[/B] [B]Wed Jul 05 19:42:00 PDT 2006[/B] [B]Play Resumes for $5,000 No-limit [/B] Players return from their dinner break and resume play at level 15, with blinds of $3,000-$6,000 with a $1,000 ante. [B]Wed Jul 05 19:55:00 PDT 2006[/B] [B]Kester Eliminated in 24th Place[/B] Galen Kester eliminated in 24th place, for which he will receive $14,617[B].[/B] [B]Wed Jul 05 19:58:00 PDT 2006[/B] [B]Crockett Eliminated in 23rd[/B] Steve Crockett eliminated in 23rd place, for which he will receive $14,617. [B]Wed Jul 05 20:02:00 PDT 2006[/B] [B]McNeil Eliminated in 22nd Place[/B] Michael McNeil eliminated in 22nd place, garnering $14,617 for his efforts [B]Wed Jul 05 20:07:00 PDT 2006[/B] [B]Bellande Eliminated in 21st by Runner Straight[/B] 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[IMG]http://www.cardplayer.com/images/common/suits/club.gif[/IMG]K[IMG]http://www.cardplayer.com/images/common/suits/heart.gif[/IMG]4[IMG]http://www.cardplayer.com/images/common/suits/diamond.gif[/IMG]. 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[IMG]http://www.cardplayer.com/images/common/suits/heart.gif[/IMG], leaving Trinh needing to make trips or his gut-shot straight draw. The 5[IMG]http://www.cardplayer.com/images/common/suits/diamond.gif[/IMG] hits the river, filling Trinh's straight and busting Bellande in 21st place, for which he receives $14,617. [B]Wed Jul 05 20:21:00 PDT 2006[/B] [B]McDonald Eliminated in 20th[/B] Michael McDonald eliminated in 20th place, receiving $14,617 for his efforts. [B]Wed Jul 05 20:23:00 PDT 2006[/B] [B]Cajelais Eliminated in 19th Place[/B] Erik Cajelais, eliminated in 19th place, receives $14,617. [B]Wed Jul 05 20:27:00 PDT 2006[/B] [B]Toth Eliminated in 18th Place[/B] 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[IMG]http://www.cardplayer.com/images/common/suits/spade.gif[/IMG]A[IMG]http://www.cardplayer.com/images/common/suits/heart.gif[/IMG], Isabelle Mercier shows the J[IMG]http://www.cardplayer.com/images/common/suits/spade.gif[/IMG]J[IMG]http://www.cardplayer.com/images/common/suits/diamond.gif[/IMG] and Joe Toth shows the K[IMG]http://www.cardplayer.com/images/common/suits/heart.gif[/IMG]Q[IMG]http://www.cardplayer.com/images/common/suits/diamond.gif[/IMG]. The board does briing a king for Toth, but his and Mercier's hands do not improve any more and they triple Carli up. [B]Wed Jul 05 20:48:00 PDT 2006[/B] [B]Hellmuth Doubles, Eliminates La in 17th[/B] 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[IMG]http://www.cardplayer.com/images/common/suits/diamond.gif[/IMG]A[IMG]http://www.cardplayer.com/images/common/suits/spade.gif[/IMG] and he has La's Q[IMG]http://www.cardplayer.com/images/common/suits/diamond.gif[/IMG]Q[IMG]http://www.cardplayer.com/images/common/suits/heart.gif[/IMG] in trouble. The board brings no help, and La walks away with $20,464 for his 17th place finish. [B]Wed Jul 05 20:51:00 PDT 2006[/B] [B]Blinds Up[/B] Blinds raise to $4,000-$8,000 with a $1,000 ante for level 16. [B]Wed Jul 05 20:52:00 PDT 2006[/B] [B]Mercier Doubles at Trinh's Expense[/B] Isabelle Mercier is all-in preflop with A[IMG]http://www.cardplayer.com/images/common/suits/diamond.gif[/IMG]7[IMG]http://www.cardplayer.com/images/common/suits/diamond.gif[/IMG] and Dang Trinh calls with K[IMG]http://www.cardplayer.com/images/common/suits/club.gif[/IMG]K[IMG]http://www.cardplayer.com/images/common/suits/diamond.gif[/IMG]. The board comes J[IMG]http://www.cardplayer.com/images/common/suits/heart.gif[/IMG]7[IMG]http://www.cardplayer.com/images/common/suits/heart.gif[/IMG]4[IMG]http://www.cardplayer.com/images/common/suits/club.gif[/IMG]7[IMG]http://www.cardplayer.com/images/common/suits/spade.gif[/IMG]A[IMG]http://www.cardplayer.com/images/common/suits/spade.gif[/IMG] 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 [B]Wed Jul 05 21:08:00 PDT 2006[/B] [B]Hollink Eliminated in 16th[/B] Rob Hollink receives $20,464 for being eliminated in 16th place by "Vinnie" Vinh. [B]Wed Jul 05 21:24:00 PDT 2006[/B] [B]Tate Eliminated in 15th Place[/B] For making it to 15th place in the $5,000 buy in No-limit event, Conor Tate recieves $26,311. [/QUOTE]

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