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DESSERTLADY · Aug 1, 2006

[Event 39] $10,000 No Limit Hold'em Main Event (Day 2A)

[Event 39] $10,000 No Limit Hold'em Main Event (Day 2A)

Highlights of the day Continued:

Tue Aug 01 14:24:00 PDT 2006
Remaining Players on Break
The other half of the room is on break as the first half returns to begin play in level 8 of the tournament with $300-$600 blinds and a $75 ante.

Tue Aug 01 14:31:00 PDT 2006
Dent Put in Paul McCaffrey's Stack
On a board showing 9

6

3

, Paul McCaffrey checks. His opponent bets $5,000 and McCaffrey calls. The turn puts the 9

on the board and both players check. The river brings the A

and McCaffrey shoots out with an $8,000 bet, prompting his opponent to push all-in for $6,500 more. McCaffrey eventually folds, putting his stack down to $56,000.

Tue Aug 01 14:42:00 PDT 2006
Layne Flack Takes Down a Pot
A player in mid-position calls preflop and Layne Flack raises to $1,800. The player in the big blind and the mid-position call to see a flop of Q

9

3

and both of Flack's opponents check. Flack shoots out with a $4,000 bet and his opponents fold. Flack rakes in the pot to increase his stack to $23,400.

Tue Aug 01 14:46:00 PDT 2006
All Players Back From Break
All players are now back from break and playing in level 8 with blinds at $300-$600 with a $75 ante.

Tue Aug 01 14:48:00 PDT 2006
Abramovitz All-In
Jeffrey Abramovitz raises to $3,500 from middle position, Joe Versaci and John Juanda both call in late position. The flop comes A

3

2

, Abramovitz and Versaci check, Juanda bets $5,000. Abramovitz pushes all-in for a little under $30,000 and both Versaci and Juanda fold.

Tue Aug 01 14:56:00 PDT 2006
Bill Gazes Busted
After nursing a short stack for some time, Bill Gazes has been eliminated from the tournament.

Tue Aug 01 15:02:00 PDT 2006
Tran Mucks
With a board of K

K

9

6

, Theo Tran bets $2,200, Brett Morash calls, Gus Pseekos folds. The river is the 10

, Tran checks and says "You hit your K-10 didn't you?", Morash bets $5,000 and Tran folds.

Tue Aug 01 15:05:00 PDT 2006
Hard to Hurt Strasser
Jason Strasser raises to $2,100 preflop and the player in the big blind calls. The flop comes A

K

3

and both players check. The turn puts the 7

on the board and Strasser's opponent shoots out with a $3,000 bet, which Strasser calls. The river brings the 10

and Strasser's opponent again lets out with a bet, this time for $6,000. Strasser folds to this bet but still sits with $158,000, making it hard for normal pots to affect him.

Tue Aug 01 15:07:00 PDT 2006
Chris Ferguson Doubles Up
On a flop of Q

5

4

, Chris Ferguson gets all of his money in with the K

K

against the Q

5

of his opponent, who blurts out "No king, no four!" The turn responds to his demands, bringing the harmless J

. The 4

is not nearly as responsive to requests, however, and shows up on the river, giving Ferguson a higher two pair and doubling him up to $84,000.

Tue Aug 01 15:08:00 PDT 2006
Sklansky On Wrong End of Set Over Set
With about $7,500 in the pot and a board reading Q

8

6

, David Sklansky fires out $3,000. The action folds around to a player in late position who pushes all-in for an additional $9,000. Sklansky calls, showing 8

8

. His opponent, however, shows a bigger set with pocket cards Q

Q

. The turn brings the 5

and the river brings the J

. Sklansky has fallen to $6,500.

Tue Aug 01 15:09:00 PDT 2006
O'Grady Gets a Gift From the River
On a board of J-10-7-3, a 9 comes on the river and Mike O'Grady bets $4,500. His opponent calls and shows 9-9 for a set, however, that same 9 gave O'Grady the nut straight as he flips over K-Q. He's now at $37,000.

Tue Aug 01 15:13:00 PDT 2006
Barry Greenstein Crippled
On a board of 8

5

2

with $15,000 in the pot, Barry Greenstein goes all-in for $20,000. Luke Neely calls and has just short of $18,000. Greenstein has K

K

and Neely has Q

Q

. The turn is the Q

and the river is the 7

. Neely sucks out to make a set of Queens and cripples Barry Greenstein. After the hand, Neely has $51,000 and Greenstein is left with $2,800.

Tue Aug 01 15:14:00 PDT 2006
Huge Re-Raise
Frederic Hebert calls the big blind from under-the-gun, Stewart Dobbin raises from late position to $1,800, John Hanos calls out of the small blind and Hebert re-raises to $10,000 from under-the-gun. Both Dobbin and Hanos fold giving Hebert the pot.

Tue Aug 01 15:15:00 PDT 2006
Theo Tran Continues to Build
In middle position, Theo Tran ($98,000) makes it $1,500 to go. A late position player ($48,000) makes it $3,000 and Theo calls. The flop comes J-9-6 and both players check. The turn brings a 10, and Theo checks. His opponent bets $3,000 and Theo check-raises to $11,000. His opponent moves all-in immediately and Theo calls instantly with the third nuts, the 8-7. His opponent is already drawing dead with the A-6 as the river is brings a brick. Theo increases his stack to over $140,000.

Tue Aug 01 15:17:00 PDT 2006
Michael Bower Cripples Broc Segura
A player in mid-position raises to $1,700 preflop and Michael Bower re-raises to $6,000 from the small blind. Broc Segura re-raises to $15,000 from the big blind, prompting the mid-position player to fold. Bower pushes all-in for $42,000 and Segura calls, showing pocket Kings. Segura is behind when Bower flips up pocket Aces for the lead. The board comes 10

9

5

4

, improving neither player and doubling up Bower to $99,800. Segura is left crippled with only $27,000 left.

Two hands later, Segura pushes his last $27,000 into the pot with Jacks. His Jacks are cracked and he is eliminated from the tournament.

Tue Aug 01 15:19:00 PDT 2006
Madeline Rowan Builds Her Stack
On a board of A

10

7

9

, Madeline Rowan bets $3,000. She gets one caller and both see the K

hit the river. Rowan fires in a bet of $5,000 and her opponent folds. Rowan has been quietly amassing chips and is now up to $45,000.

Tue Aug 01 15:22:00 PDT 2006
No Showdown Needed
Ed Boehler calls the big blind from late position, Sean Johnson raises to $2,200 and Boehler calls. The flop comes 9

9

7

, both players check. The turn is the 2

and both players check. The river brings the 6

, Boehler bets $3,000 and Johnson calls. As soon as Johnson makes the call Boehler mucks his hand. Johnson wins without the table seeing either players hands. Johnson is at $134,500.

Tue Aug 01 15:23:00 PDT 2006
Danny Masterson Rakes Nice Pot
On a board of 10

6

2

5

Q

, Danny Masterson bets $2,000 and Vincent Roctih just calls. Roctih shows Q

6

and Masterson flips over 4

3

for the straight. Masterson rakes a nice pot on this hand and brings his chips count up to $44,600.

Tue Aug 01 15:27:00 PDT 2006
Berry Johnston Eliminated
Luke Neely raises on the button and Berry Johnston goes all-in for his last $3,800. Neely reluctantly calls and shows K

10

. Johnston is ahead with the A

8

. The board comes J

3

2

10

7

, and Neely eliminates Johnston. After the hand, Neely is up to $66,400.

Tue Aug 01 15:30:00 PDT 2006
Grey Building Stack
David Grey raises to $2,500 from middle position, Lars Bonding calls from the cut-off. The flop comes 7

3

2

, Grey bets $4,000 and Bonding folds. Grey is now at $49,500.

Tue Aug 01 15:31:00 PDT 2006
Barry Greenstein Eliminated
Shortly after being crippled by a two-outer, Barry Greenstein has been eliminated from the tournament.

Tue Aug 01 15:35:00 PDT 2006
Juanda Busted
John Juanda has been eliminated from this year's Main Event.

Tue Aug 01 15:41:00 PDT 2006
Froehlich Eliminated
Eric Froehlich has been eliminated from the Main Event.

Tue Aug 01 15:42:00 PDT 2006
Cunningham Pushes
With a board of J

10

3

9

, Allen Cunningham bets $3,500, Andrew Tracey re-raises to $7,500. Cunningham thinks for about 2 minutes before pushing all-in for around $91,000. Tracey mucks his hand and Cunningham now has $116,650.

Tue Aug 01 15:51:00 PDT 2006
The Master Eliminated
Men Nguyen had all of his chips in on a flop of J

6

3

. Ken Jacobs calls, having Nguyen covered. Nguyen flips over Q

J

for top pair and a flush draw, and Jacobs shows 3

3

for a set. The turn brings the 4

, giving "The Master" his flush, but the river brought the 6

, filling up Jacobs' boat and eliminating Nguyen. Jacobs now has $193,000.

Tue Aug 01 16:00:00 PDT 2006
Tran Shows bluff
Theo Tran raises to $1,700 from the cut-off, from the small blind William Hill announces a raise and puts $2,200 in the pot but he must at least double Tran's bet. The floor is called and the decision is made that Hill announced the raise and must double Tran's original raise. Hill does that and it is $1,700 more for Tran to call. Tran calls and the flop comes A

10

8

, Hill bets $7,000 and Tran instantly re-raises to $17,000. Hill folds and Tran turns over Q

7

for the bluff. Tran sits with $171,000 after the hand.

Tue Aug 01 16:09:00 PDT 2006
David "The Dragon" Pham Builds His Stack
A player in early position raises to $2,375. David Pham quickly re-raises to $7,875. His opponent calls. The flop comes 5

3

2

, and the player in early position checks. Pham quickly goes all-in and gets his opponent to fold an undisclosed overpair. After the hand, Pham is up to $75,000 in chips.

Tue Aug 01 16:10:00 PDT 2006
Brenes Doesn't Show
Humberto Brenes raises from the button to $2,100, Stewart Dobbin calls the raise from the small blind. The flop comes K

9

, both players check. The turn is the 3

, again both check. The river is the 3

, with both players checking. Dobbin shows A

4

for a pair of 9's and 3's with an Ace kicker and Brenes mucks.

DESSERTLADY · Aug 1, 2006

[Event 39] $10,000 No Limit Hold'em Main Event (Day 2A)

[Event 39] $10,000 No Limit Hold'em Main Event (Day 2A)

Highlights of the day Continued:

Tue Aug 01 16:13:00 PDT 2006
Shawn "SprStoner" Glines Surviving
Shawn Glines has been shortstacked all day long, fluctuating between $7,000 and $12,000 in chips. Action is folded around to the button who raises to $2,000. Glines immediately goes all-in and the button quickly folds. Glines is having a hard time getting any action since he's been card dead all day. After the hand, Glines is up to $10,125.

Tue Aug 01 16:15:00 PDT 2006
Mike Sexton Eliminated
Mike Sexton has been eliminated from the Main Event.

Tue Aug 01 16:18:00 PDT 2006
Ivey Gets Going
On a board of A

10

3

8

J

, Phil Ivey is all-in for $24,000 with J

J

and his opponent has A

J

. Ivey doubles up to $49,000 which will surely make the rest of his table uneasy.

Tue Aug 01 16:22:00 PDT 2006
Bartley Folds
With a board of 8

7

2

, Aaron Bartley bets $4,000, Arnim Temmler raises to $8,000. Bartley asks Temmler how much he has left and Temmler responds with $12,300. Bartley thinks for a little bit before mucking his cards.

Tue Aug 01 16:24:00 PDT 2006
Staggered Break Begins
Half of the field is now on a staggered break. The other half will begin playing in level 9 at blinds of $400-$800 with a $100 ante until they go on break in 30 minutes.

Tue Aug 01 16:25:00 PDT 2006
Aces Prevail
After a flop of J

9

6

, Jon Eirik Einarsvenn bets in the small blind, and faces a large all-in re-raise from the big blind. Einarsvenn calls and shows A

A

, but the big blind flips over J

J

for the flopped set. On the turn Einarsvenn spikes an Ace to take the lead. The river is a 7

, and the player in the big blind can not believe he is out of the tournament. Einarsvenn rakes in the pot, and now has $93,000.

Tue Aug 01 16:35:00 PDT 2006
"Shaniac" Busted
Eric Molina raises from middle position to $4,000 and Shane "Shaniac" Schleger pushes all-in for around $14,000 from the big blind. Molina and Schleger had just been in a heated argument a few hands ago that caused the floor to come over and resolve the problem. Molina thinks about the all-in from Schleger and says "Man, I really want to bust you. Ok. I call." Molina flips over 7

7

, Schleger A

6

. The flop comes A

K

8

, pairing Schleger's Ace but giving Molina a flush draw. The turn gives Molina his flush when the 3

hits. The river is the K

and Schleger is eliminated from this year's Main Event. Molina now has $88,700.

Tue Aug 01 16:53:00 PDT 2006
Moving Tables
Chris Ferguson's table has just broke and he has been moved to seat 4 at table 125. Mark Vos is sitting directly to Ferguson's left in seat 5 with $81,000. Ferguson sits on $81,000 as well.

Tue Aug 01 16:56:00 PDT 2006
Other Half on Break
The first half of the field is back from break and playing in round 9 with blinds at $400-$800 with a $100 ante. The other half is now on their 30 minute break.

Tue Aug 01 17:04:00 PDT 2006
Sully Erna Doubles Up
Sully Erna is all-in with K-Q and is dominated when he sees his opponent's A-K. A Queen ends up hitting on the river to double Erna up to $14,400.

Chip Leaders - [Event 39] $10,000 No Limit Hold'em Main Event (Day 2A)
Place-Name-Chip Count
1-James Crowshaw-231,000
2-Joe Fuhriman-215,000
3-Sean Le-192,000
4-Ken Jacobs-186,000
5-Jason Strasser-183,500
6-Erik Friberg-179,000
7-WeiKai Chang-152,000
8-Theo Tran-149,000
9-Ernesto Tohme-141,000
10-Sean Johnson-136,000

DESSERTLADY · Aug 2, 2006

[Event 39] $10,000 No Limit Hold'em Main Event (Day 2A)

[Event 39] $10,000 No Limit Hold'em Main Event (Day 2A)

Recap from overnight:

Tue Aug 01 17:17:00 PDT 2006
Scotty Nguyen Gets Himself Back In The Game
The player under the gun makes it $2,500 to go. Scotty Nguyen calls just behind him, leaving himself with only $4,000. A player in late position then makes it $8,000 to go. The initial raiser folds and Nguyen calls, showing J

J

. Unfortunately for Nguyen, he is a huge underdog to his opponent's Q

Q

. The flop comes K

4

2

giving Nguyen the flush draw. The turn brings the 4

and the river brings Scotty his flush with the A

. Scotty Nguyen now sits with $19,000.

Tue Aug 01 17:19:00 PDT 2006
David Sklansky Busts
David Sklansky pushes all-in with a K-Q for a pair of Queens on the flop against an opponent holding A-J. His opponent ends up catching running cards to give him a straight and Sklansky is busted from the tournament.

Tue Aug 01 17:21:00 PDT 2006
Strasser Sniffs Out a Bluff
In a three-way pot with a board showing 10

8

3

, Jason Strasser checks, a player in mid-position bets $7,000 and the other player in the pot folds. Strasser calls and the turn puts the 10

on the board. Strasser again checks and his opponent bets $10,000. Strasser again calls and the river brings the Q

. Strasser continues to check and his opponent continues to bet with $15,000. Strasser just calls again and shows 9

9

for two pair, 10's and 9's. His opponent flips up a stone cold bluff with 7

2

and Strasser takes down the pot to up his already massive stack to $220,000.

Tue Aug 01 17:24:00 PDT 2006
All Players Again Playing
All players are now back from break and playing in level 9 with blinds at $400-$800 with a $100 ante.

Tue Aug 01 17:33:00 PDT 2006
Duke & Ivey Take One Down After Flop
In a battle of the blinds, seat 4 calls the big blind and Phil Ivey checks. The flop comes 6

4

, seat 4 checks, Ivey bets $1,200 causing seat 4 to fold.

A few tables away from Ivey, Annie Duke calls a raise of $2,500 on the button and the flop comes 10

6

5

. Seat 10 checks, Duke bets out $3,500. Seat 10 folds and Duke takes down the pot.

Tue Aug 01 17:34:00 PDT 2006
Shawn "SprStoner" Glines Eliminated
After being short-stacked most of the day, Shawn Glines has been eliminated from the tournament.

Tue Aug 01 17:41:00 PDT 2006
Clements Busted
Scott Clements pushes all-in for $30,000 and is called by seat 5. Clements turns over 10-10, his opponent however holds K-K. The board comes A-9-8-5-5 and Clements is eliminated from this year's Main Event.

Tue Aug 01 17:43:00 PDT 2006
Madsen's Run Comes To An End
Jeff Madsen has just been eliminated from the Main Event when his K-Q does not improve against A-2. He finishes up this year with two bracelets in four final tables for a total of almost $1.5 million in his first ever appearance at the WSOP.

Tue Aug 01 17:55:00 PDT 2006
Joe Tehan Eliminated
Joe Tehan has been eliminated from the 2006 Main Event.

Tue Aug 01 18:00:00 PDT 2006
What Could Have Been
Theo Tran raises to $2,300, seat 2 re-raises to $11,000 and is then re-raised as seat 6 moves all-in for around $36,000. Tran thinks for a bit before mucking his hand. Seat 2 calls after about 2 minutes of thinking and turns over A

Q

, seat 6 Q

Q

. Tran says "No, Ace or King dealer." insinuating that he had A-K. The board comes 4-5-7-3-K and Tran walks off the table in disgust.

Tue Aug 01 18:00:00 PDT 2006
Cuong Do Rakes a Big Pot
On a board showing A

Q

9

7

, Cuong Do bets $16,000 and his opponent raises all-in for $36,000 more. Do calls and shows Q

9

for top two pair and a flush draw while his opponent shows A-K for only top pair and will need to improve. The river is the 10

, giving Do a flush and the pot. Do's opponent is eliminated and Do now sits with $152,000.

Tue Aug 01 18:01:00 PDT 2006
Shirley Williams Cries Tears Of Joy
A shortstacked Shirley Williams is all in preflop with pocket kings and is called by an opponent with A-Q. An ace flops, and Williams' tournament life is at risk. The turn brings no help, and Williams is in need of one of the two remaining kings going into the river. One of them hits the felt, and Willaims jumps up and begins dancing and expressing her joyous relief. She is so overcome with emotion that she cries tears of joy as she rakes in the pot, doubling to approximately $33,000.

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Tue Aug 01 18:08:00 PDT 2006
Danny Masterson Eliminated
David Einhorn raises to $2,800 preflop and Danny Masterson re-raises $10,000 more. Einhorn raises all in, having Masterson covered. Masterson thinks for a moment before calling all-in and flips up A

K

while Einhorn shows Q

Q

. The flop puts A

7

4

on the board, pairing Masterson's Ace and putting him in the lead. The turn is disastrous for Masterson when it hits the Q

, giving the lead back to Einhorn. The meaningless 6

on the river gives the pot to Einhorn and eliminates Masterson from this year's Main Event. Einhorn now has $125,000 in his stack.

Tue Aug 01 18:18:00 PDT 2006
"Devilfish" Eliminated
David "The Devilfish" Ulliot is eliminated from the tournament when he goes all in with pocket 9's and is up against his opponent's pocket Aces. Neither hand further improves and Ulliot busts.

Tue Aug 01 18:33:00 PDT 2006
Sean Johnson Eliminates Two In One
Under the gun, Sean Johnson raises to $3,500. A player in late position calls and the player in the big blind raises the minumum, to $7,000 total. Johnson calls and the player in late position calls. The flop brings the 10

8

5

, and Johnson leads out for $9,000. The player in late position raises to $15,000 and the player in the big blind moves in for approximately $30,000 total. Both players call, and all three flip up their hands. The late position player shows his K

10

, for top pair with a flush draw. The player in the big blind shows A

A

, and Johnson shows J

9

for an open ended straight draw. The turn brings the A

, taking away some of the outs for the flush draw. The river brings the 7

, giving Johnson a straight and the pot and eliminating both of his opponents. Johnson now has approximately $210,000.

Tue Aug 01 18:36:00 PDT 2006
Woodward Rakes Huge Pot
On a board showing Q

6

2

8

, with $30,000 in the pot, Matt Woodward bets out $20,000. His opponent thinks for a minute before calling. The river brings the 8

and Woodward's opponent checks. Woodward bets another $20,000 and his opponent calls all-in. Woodward flips up 9

7

for a nine-high flush. His opponent shows K-Q for only top two pair with a King kicker. Woodward takes down the pot of more than $110,000 to eliminate his opponent and now sits with $200,000.

Tue Aug 01 18:41:00 PDT 2006
Tran Shows Another Bluff
Theo Tran raises to $2,300 in late position, seat 5 re-raises to $7,000, Tran calls. The flop comes Q

10

2

and both players check. The turn is the 8

and seat 5 checks, prompting Tran to bet out $9,000. Seat 5 shows K

K

and mucks. Tran shows A

5

on the bluff and takes down the pot.

Tue Aug 01 18:42:00 PDT 2006
Mortensen Gets Last Laugh
Carlos Mortensen raises preflop to $2,600 and is called by the player in seat 9. The flop is the 9

5

3

, seat 9 checks, Mortensen bets $4,000, and seat 9 tries to raise to $10,000, but accidently only pushes $8,000 forward and brings the extra $2,000 after his raise is in the pot. Mortensen calls him for a string raise, a floor-person is called over, and the raise of $6,000 is ruled as valid and stands. Visibly upset, Mortensen calls the bet. The turn is the 7

, and both players check. The river is the J

, seat 9 bets $7,500, and Mortensen calls immediately. Seat 9 shows a 5

, Mortensen flips up the K

J

, and asks to see his opponent's other card, which turns out to be the 10

. Still upset, Mortensen asks for the pot, and stacks his winnings; he now has $82,000.

Tue Aug 01 18:44:00 PDT 2006
David "The Dragon" Pham Won't Tell
Justin Kaufman limps under the gun and David Pham makes it $3,800 in middle position. Kaufman makes the call and the two see a flop of A

K

Q

. Kaufman checks and Pham bets out $5,000. Kaufman check raises to $12,000. Pham immediately goes all-in for an additional $30,400. Kaufman thinks for about three minutes before deciding to fold. When Kaufman asks Pham what he had, Pham replies that he had A-2. Kaufman informs Cardplayer.com that he had to fold K-Q. Pham tells Kaufman, "When you play with the dragon you have to prepare your gut." After the hand, Kaufman is desperate to know if he made a good laydown, even placing a side bet about what Pham was holding. Pham told Cardplayer.com that he did in fact have Kaufman beat with K-K, but that he would have to go home and check the live updates to find out. Don't worry Justin, you made a good laydown. After the hand, Kaufman is down to $49,800 while Pham boosts his chip count to $63,500.

Tue Aug 01 18:53:00 PDT 2006
Vos Makes a Big Laydown Against "Jesus"
Chris "Jesus" Ferguson raises preflop and Mark Vos calls. The flop comes A

J

10

and Ferguson checks. Vos bets $13,000 and Ferguson calls. The turn puts the J

on the board and Ferguson again checks. Vos bets $15,000 and Ferguson again calls. The river brings the 5

and Ferguson pushes all-in for his remaining $20,000. After thinking for around 3 minutes, Vos shows the J

and folds his hand. Ferguson now sits with $90,000, while Vos is down to $57,000.

Tue Aug 01 18:54:00 PDT 2006
Players on Dinner Break
All players are now on dinner break and will return at 8:30 p.m. PDT to play in level 10 of the tournament with blinds at $500-$1,000 with a $200 ante.

Tue Aug 01 20:32:00 PDT 2006
Play Resumes
Blinds are $500-1,000 with a $200 ante.

Tue Aug 01 20:37:00 PDT 2006
Tran Folds But Talks
From middle position, Theo Tran raises to $3,000, and the big blind re-raises all-in. As Theo debates the $20,500 call, his opponent has a weird smirk on his face. Theo folds and the opponent openly smiles and says, "You had me. You keep on picking on me." Theo replies, "I'll raise your big blind all night. Keep pushing. It'll be an early World Series for you."

Tue Aug 01 20:44:00 PDT 2006
Barch Can't Beat Full House
With $19,000 in the pot and a flop of Q

10

, the player in seat 9 checks, John "Tex" Barch bets $6,000, and seat 9 calls. The turn is the 5

, seat 9 checks, Barch bets $12,000, and seat 9 calls. The river is the 10

, seat 9 checks, and Barch thinks for minute and finally checks. Seat 9 shows K

Q

, and Barch mucks. Barch now has $65,000.

Tue Aug 01 20:45:00 PDT 2006
Opponent Doubles Through Tran
With a flop showing 9

8

7

, Theo Tran moves all-in and is called by the 4 seat. Theo shows K

K

and his opponent shows 7

7

. The turn is the 10

and the river is the 9

. Seat 4 doubles up and Theo Tran drops all the way down to $45,500.

Tue Aug 01 20:51:00 PDT 2006
Cunningham Eliminates Opponent
From the cut-off, a player raises to $4,000, and from the big blind, Allen Cunningham re-raises to $34,000 which puts his opponent all-in. The opponent calls and flips over 9

9

, as Cunningham exposes K

Q

. The flop comes A

Q

10

, the turn is the Q

and the river is the Q

. Cunningham makes quad Queens and climbs up to $210,000.

Tue Aug 01 20:58:00 PDT 2006
Alaei Is Rivered
The player in seat 7 raises to $4,000 from early position, Daniel Alaei calls, the player in seat 1 re-raises all-in for $21,400, seat 7 folds, and Alaei calls. Seat 1 shows the A

10

and Alaei shows 9

9

. The flop comes 6

6

4

, the turn is the 3

, and the river is the 10

. Alaei is busted down to $26,700.

Tue Aug 01 20:58:00 PDT 2006
Duke Takes Down Pot
In middle position, Annie Duke makes it $3,000 to go and gets called by the player in the big blind. The flop comes 7

6

4

and both players check. The turn brings the 9

and Duke's opponent checks to her. Duke fires $4,000 at the pot and her opponent calls. The river brings the 10

and Duke's opponent now bets out $7,000. Duke just calls and turns up J-J. Her opponent shows 5-6 in the hole for a pair and a missed straight draw. Duke takes the pot and now sits at $77,200.

Tue Aug 01 21:06:00 PDT 2006
Theo Makes Amazing Play
With over $15,000 in the pot and a board showing 8

7

6

, a player in seat 3 bets out $25,000. Theo thinks for a minute, and pushes all-in. The player calls and Theo says, "Show me your Queens," as the player in seat 3 flips over Q

Q

. Theo Tran exposes A

9

. The turn is the K

and the river is the 10

, giving Theo the straight. The player in seat 3 says "Nice suckout," as he angrily counts out chips to match Theo's stacks. The banter did not stop there, though. Tran explains, "I called out your Queens, I was 44%, basically a coin-flip. With all that money in the pot, I was willing to take my chances. I don't have to explain myself." Currently, Theo Tran has $98,100.

Tue Aug 01 21:07:00 PDT 2006
Sean Le Takes A Big Pot
Sean Le limps preflop, Joe Canouse raises to $5,000, and Sean Le and one other player calls. The flop is A

Q

4

, Canouse bets $10,000, the other player folds, and Le makes the call. The turn is the 2

, Canouse checks, Le bets $20,000, and Canouse calls. The river is the 10

, Canouse checks, Le again bets $20,000, and Canouse calls. Le shows A

10

and Canouse has A

J

. Le rakes in a pot of almost $115,000, putting him at $270,000, Canouse now has $50,000.

DESSERTLADY · Aug 2, 2006

[Event 39] $10,000 No Limit Hold'em Main Event (Day 2A)

[Event 39] $10,000 No Limit Hold'em Main Event (Day 2A)

Recap from overnight Continued:

Tue Aug 01 21:11:00 PDT 2006
Mortensen's Aces Hold Up
With a small raise pre-flop Carlos Mortensen and James Crowshaw take the flop heads up. It comes down K

J

3

and Mortensen fires out $9,000. Crowshaw makes the call from the button and the turn is a J

. Mortensen bets out $18,000 and again his Crowshaw calls. The river is a Q

and both players check. Crowshaw shows K

10

but Mortensen shows A

A

and collects the pot. Mortensen is now sitting with $100,000 and Crowshaw is at $274,000.

Tue Aug 01 21:20:00 PDT 2006
Alaei Busts
Daniel Alaei, winner of the 2006 2-7 No-Limit Lowball event, busts after his A

J

runs into Daniel Dodet's Q

Q

. Alaei does not find any help on a board of K

7

5

6

9

and he is eliminated from the Main Event.

Tue Aug 01 21:24:00 PDT 2006
Erna More Than Doubles
After three players limp, Sully Erna moves all-in for his last $4,200 from the small blind. The player in seat 4 is his only caller. Erna has 10

10

to his opponent's K

K

. The flop is 10

6

5

, the turn is the J

, and the river is the 9

. Erna more than doubles up with his set of 10s; he now has $15,200.

Tue Aug 01 21:30:00 PDT 2006
Ivey Eliminates Opponent
A player in midddle position makes it $3,000 to go. On the button, Phil Ivey bumps it to $9,000 where upon the player in the small blind pushes all-in for about $15,000 total. The original raiser folds and then Ivey calls, showing A

9

. Ivey's opponent shows 8

8

and they are off to the races. The flop comes A

7

6

. The turn brings the 9

and the river brings the Q

. Ivey Takes the pot and now sits with $65,000.

Tue Aug 01 21:31:00 PDT 2006
Bartley Doubles Up
All in on a board of Q

10

7

4

9

Aaron Bartley shows Q

9

and his opponent mucks. Bartley doubles up to $52,000 on the hand.

Tue Aug 01 21:35:00 PDT 2006
Vos Takes One Down
From middle position, the 1 seat raises to $3,500, the 2 seat calls, and Mark Vos calls from the button. The flop comes 10

10

9

. The 1 seat checks, the 2 seat pumps out $5,000 and Vos raises $11,000 more. The 1 seat folds, as does the 2 seat. Vos takes down the pot and currently sits on $70,000.

Tue Aug 01 21:37:00 PDT 2006
Brenes Takes a Pot
Humberto Brenes raises to $4,500 on the button and the big blind doubles it. Brenes calls. The board comes Q

9

6

. Brenes and his opponent check. The turn is the 8

. The big blind checks and Brenes bets $9,000. His opponent goes into the tank. Brenes takes his card capper, a small plastic shark head, and moves it across the table, leaving it in front of the community cards. His opponent continues to think. Brenes moves the shark again, leaving it in the middle of the chips. His opponent finally folds and Brenes takes the pot. He has $90,000.

Tue Aug 01 21:37:00 PDT 2006
Cunningham Takes One Down
Allen Cunningham raises to $4,000 from early position and gets a caller from mid-position. The flop comes down 7

4

2

and both players check. The turn is a 4

and Cunningham checks. His opponent bets out $4,500 and Cunningham raises to $18,000. His opponent thinks for 3 minutes and folds. Cunningham is up to $216,000.

Tue Aug 01 21:37:00 PDT 2006
Shirley Williams Eliminated
Shriley Williams, mother of David Williams, has been eliminated from the tournament by Hoyt Corkins.

Tue Aug 01 21:40:00 PDT 2006
Lisandro Has It In Spades
Jeff Lisandro raises $2,000 from late position, seat 3 calls from the cutoff, and seat 5 calls from the big blind. The flop comes Q

5

4

, seat 5 checks, Lisandro bets $4,000, seat 3 calls, and seat 5 folds. The turn is the 10

, and both players check. The river is the 10

, Lisandro bets $8,000, and seat 3 calls. Lisandro shows J

9

for the flush, and seat 3 mucks. Lisandro now has $152,000.

Tue Aug 01 21:48:00 PDT 2006
Amarillo Slim Checks out the Action
Poker legend Amarillo Slim Preston has made an appearance in the tournament area and is chatting with players still in the field.

Tue Aug 01 21:57:00 PDT 2006
Ivey Takes a Hit
Phil Ivey raises to $4,000 from under-the-gun and the player on the button moves all-in for $15,000 more. Ivey thinks for a minutes and makes the call. Ivey shows 8

8

but his opponent shows J

J

. The board comes Q

Q

10

9

and his opponent doubles up. Ivey is down to his last $19,000.

Tue Aug 01 22:00:00 PDT 2006
Baxter Doubles Up Flack
Short-stacked, Layne Flack finds himself all-in against Billy Baxter. Flack shows K

K

and Baxter has 7

7

. The board comes Q

5

4

3

, and Flack doubles to $17,400. Baxter now has $46,000.

Tue Aug 01 22:00:00 PDT 2006
Payout Update
The numbers are in, and this year's winner of the main event will walk away with $12,000,000. 2nd will receive $6,102,499 and 3rd will take $4,123,310.

Tue Aug 01 22:04:00 PDT 2006
Big Stacks
Two of the chip leaders are seated right next to each other at table 26. Joe Fuhriman is in seat eight with $325,000 and seated next to him is Jason Strasser in seat nine, who holds $260,000.

Tue Aug 01 22:18:00 PDT 2006
Duke Makes a Good Fold
The player on the button re-raises $10,000 into a $24,000 pot pre-flop. Annie Duke thinks for almost two minutes before reluctantly folding. Her opponent shows K

K

and Duke nods. She's down to $58,000.

Tue Aug 01 22:21:00 PDT 2006
Time Announcement
The tournament directors announced that play will continue for half of a level after the next break. That means after the break, players will only play for one hour. Eleven minutes remain in level 10.

Tue Aug 01 22:25:00 PDT 2006
5-4 Kills Aces and Kings
The player in seat 1 raises to $3,000 from early position, and two players call the raise. Jon Lane re-raises to $20,000 from middle position, and seat 9 moves all-in for $35,000 total. Seat 1 calls the all-in, and action is folded to Lane. Lane calls the raise. The flop comes A

7

3

. Seat 1 tries to bet $20,000, but only brings out $10,000 first and is cited for a string-bet; Lane makes the call of $10,000. The turn is the 6

, seat 1 bets $20,000, Lane moves all-in, and seat 1 calls for his last $21,000. Seat 9 shows K

K

, seat 1 has A

A

, and Lane has 5

4

. Lane yells, "Don't pair the board!" and the 2

peels off on the river to secure Lane a huge pot and eliminate two players. Lane is now up to $350,000.

Tue Aug 01 22:33:00 PDT 2006
Lisandro Eliminates Opponent
With one player all-in the pot is $12,000 with a board of 8

7

2

3

. Jeff Lisandro bets $4,500 and seats eight and three both call. The river is the A

, and action is checked around to seat eight. Seat eight bets $10,000, and Lisandro calls. Seat three folds. Seat eight reveals A

J

, the all-in player shows A

K

, while Lisandro has A

3

. Lisandro yells, "Ship, it Sydney!" He then says, "I just had to yell." Lisandro now has $211,000.

Tue Aug 01 22:34:00 PDT 2006
Strasser Calls Furiman's Bluff
On a board of J-9-4-3-4, Joe Furiman bets $100,000, and Jason Strasser calls. Strasser shows J-9 for two pair and Furiman shows A-6 for Ace-high. After this clash of the chip leaders Strasser has $352,000 and Furiman has $240,000.

Tue Aug 01 22:35:00 PDT 2006
Players on Break
Players are on a 20 minute break. Play will resume at 10:55 p.m. PST.

Tue Aug 01 22:57:00 PDT 2006
Players Back From Break
Blinds are now $600-$1,200 with an ante of $200.

Tue Aug 01 23:07:00 PDT 2006
Duke Takes a Pot
Seat 2 raises to $3,500 from early position. Annie Duke calls from middle position. The flop comes J

6

3

. Seat 2 bets $6,500 and Duke calls. The turn is the 7

. Seat 2 checks and Duke $10,000. Seat 2 folds after a few moments. Duke is up to $88,000.

Tue Aug 01 23:17:00 PDT 2006
Sully Erna Gains Some Chips
In early position, Jon Lane bets $4,000, and Sully Erna moves all-in for $4,200 total. Action is folded around to seat four on the big blind, who calls. Jon Lane calls the additional $200. The flop is 7

4

2

, and both players check. The turn is the 4

, and action is checked around again. The river is the 10

, and seat four bets $4,000. Jon Lane folds. Sully Erna stands up as if to leave, and flips over the A

Q

. However, seat four flips over the A

Q

, and they chop the pot. Erna now has $7,500.

Tue Aug 01 23:24:00 PDT 2006
Chiu Dreams of Stealing
The table folds to the button, who raises to $5,000. David Chiu, in the big blind, reaches to the back of his chip stack for his all-in button and fingers it, lifting it up as if to throw it in the pot. He throws his cards away and several people at the table laugh, including Chiu, who says, "He's been doing that all night."

Tue Aug 01 23:27:00 PDT 2006
Sully Erna Doubles Up
From early position, Sully Erna moves all-in for $6,800. Action folds around to seat eight on the big blind, who calls the bet. As seat eight is calling the bet Erna shows his J

10

to the ESPN cameras, and tells them he feels good about them. Seat eight shows A

K

. The flop falls Q

10

4

. The turn is the 9

, and the river is the 8

. Sully Erna doubles up, and is now sitting with $16,000.

Tue Aug 01 23:30:00 PDT 2006
Rowan Doubles With Boat
With the board showing Q

J

8

Q

7

, Madeleine Rowan pushes all-in for about $30,000. After thinking for about 8 minutes, the player in seat 1 calls. She shows Q

J

for the full house and seat 1 mucks. Rowan now has about $100,000.

Tue Aug 01 23:34:00 PDT 2006
Chiu Takes a Pot
David Chiu and seat 3 call pre-flop. The big blind checks. The flop comes A

Q

2

. The big blind checks, Chiu bets, and both other players fold. Chiu takes the pot and is up to $125,000.

Tue Aug 01 23:46:00 PDT 2006
Rowan Loses Some Of Her Winnings
Madeleine Rowan who just doubled up is up against Mike Kozisek. They're both all in after the flop of J

J

2

. Rowan is in trouble as she has A

Q

and Kozisek has A

A

. The 3

and 3

fall on the turn and river to keep Kozisek alive. He has $33,000 while Rowan has $80,000.

Tue Aug 01 23:47:00 PDT 2006
Brenes Rakes Big One
With a board of 9

9

4

6

10

Humberto Brenes bets $20,000 into the $40,000 pot and is called by his opponent. Brenes turns over A

2

for the flush and his opponent mucks. With that pot Brenes has $110,000.

Tue Aug 01 23:54:00 PDT 2006
Lane Takes Another Monster Pot
With $35,000 in the pot the board reads 10

5

3

9

. The player in seat six bets $15,000, and Jon Lane calls. The river is the 2

, and seat six moves all-in for $56,600. Lane goes into the tank for three minutes before calling. His opponent slams his fist on the table, flipping over 5

7

. Lane reveals K

10

, and takes down the pot. Lane is now sitting with $405,000.

Tue Aug 01 23:55:00 PDT 2006
Pat Poels Busted
With over $20,000 in the pot and the board reading 8

7

5

3

, Tyler Pendleton moves all in and he has Pat Poels covered. Poels thinks for several minutes about making the call as Pendelton buries his head in his arms. Finally a clock is called, and as it runs down, Poels makes the call for his last $50,000. Pendelton shows A

A

, and Poels has J

J

. The river is the Q

, and Poels is eliminated. Pendelton now has over $200,000.

Tue Aug 01 23:56:00 PDT 2006
Play Ends for the Night
Play has ended for the night. Day 2B begins tomorrow at noon, combining the players from days 1C and 1D.

Chip Leaders - [Event 39] $10,000 No Limit Hold'em Main Event (Day 2A)
Place-Name-Chip Count
1-Jon Lane-405,000
2-Ken Jacobs-395,000
3-Jason Strasser-330,000
4-Michael Lynn-290,000
4-Paul Wasicka-290,000
4-Matt Woodward-290,000
7-Joe Fuhriman-280,000
8-Justin Holmes-235,000
8-James Crowshaw-235,000
10-Matthew Maroon-225,000

DESSERTLADY · Aug 2, 2006

[Event 39] $10,000 No Limit Hold'em Main Event (Day 2B)

[Event 39] $10,000 No Limit Hold'em Main Event (Day 2B)

Highlights of the day so far:

Wed Aug 02 12:04:00 PDT 2006
Play Begins
Play has begun for Day 2B. Blinds are $250-$500 with a $50 ante.

Wed Aug 02 12:05:00 PDT 2006
Featured TV Table
The following players are at today's TV table with seat numbers and chip counts as follows:
Seat 1- Adam Joens $125,625
Seat 2- Ronald Brown $23,525
Seat 3- Daniel Negreanu $85,800
Seat 4- Peter Antill $31,875
Seat 5- Clayton Davis $7,450
Seat 6- Michael Meckus $12,500
Seat 7- David Stucke $16,675
Seat 8- Peter Damato $27,425
Seat 9- Magnus Berggren $5,375
Seat 10- John Sacha $17,725

Wed Aug 02 12:27:00 PDT 2006
Stu "The Donator" Paterson Doubles Up
Stu Paterson is all-in for his last $16,825 with A

K

. His opponent calls him with 7

7

. The board comes A

Q

5

A

Q

, and Paterson doubles up to $34,000 in chips.

Wed Aug 02 12:42:00 PDT 2006
Ortega Stays Alive
On a flop of 7

3

2

in a $7,000 pot, Devi Ortega moves all-in for $6,700 in the small blind. Her opponent folds and Ortega moves up to $13,700.

Wed Aug 02 12:48:00 PDT 2006
Resnik Busted
Tim Resnik is all-in and is called by seat 9. Resnik turns over 9

9

, seat 9 A

Q

. The board comes A

5

3

5

10

and Resnik is eliminated from the Main Event when his opponent pairs her Ace.

Wed Aug 02 12:50:00 PDT 2006
Hachem Splits Pot
Seat 7 raises to $2,300, Joseph Hachem re-raises to $10,000. Seat 7 pushes all-in for a little under $15,000 and Hachem makes the call. Seat 7 turns over A

K

, Hachem A

K

. The board comes J

6

2

4

10

and they split the pot.

Wed Aug 02 12:52:00 PDT 2006
Raymer Pushed Out of Pot
Greg Raymer calls the big blind and goes to the flop with 4 players. The flop comes down 7

6

4

, seat 10 bets $2,500, seat 3 fires out a raise to $10,000 total. Raymer thinks for a bit before folding, as does seat 10.

Wed Aug 02 13:16:00 PDT 2006
Action Going Fast
The action has been fast paced and chaotic in the early stages of Day2B. We have already lost over 30 tables.

Wed Aug 02 13:17:00 PDT 2006
Ted Forrest Rakes a Pot
On a board of K

10

5

4

, Ted Forrest bets $12,000 and his opponent folds. Forrest rakes the pot worth roughly $15,000 and is up to $64,000 in chips.

Wed Aug 02 13:18:00 PDT 2006
Dave Rogowski Eliminated
Dave Rogowski is all-in for his last $5,600 with 2-2 against his opponent's A-A. Neither improve and Rogowski has been eliminated.

Wed Aug 02 13:21:00 PDT 2006
Huck Seed Eliminated
Huck Seed is all-in with 7

7

against his opponent's 6

6

. Unfortunately, the board comes J

6

3

J

Q

, and his opponent who wants to be known as Frank Sinatra, is eliminated early on in today's action.

Wed Aug 02 13:23:00 PDT 2006
Jamie Gold Takes the Chip Lead
Jamie Gold ($120,000) raises to $3,000 in early position and a player in late position ($30,000) re-raises to $6,000. Gold makes it $15,000 and his opponent moves all-in for another $15,000. Gold makes the call and shows A-A. His opponent is drawing slim with A-K. The board brings no help to big slick, and Gold has taken over the chip lead.

Wed Aug 02 13:29:00 PDT 2006
Violette Rakes In Pot
Cyndy Violette bets $4,000 into a pot of $8,400 with a board of Q

9

5

3

and her opponent in seat 4 folds. Violette is at $36,000.

Wed Aug 02 13:30:00 PDT 2006
Paul Wolfe Enjoying Day 2
Paul Wolfe raises to $1,600 from the button. The big blind calls and both see a flop of K

10

3

. Wolfe moves all-in and laughs when his opponent folds. He shows 8

5

for the Eight high flush draw. After the hand, Wolfe is up to $16,700.

Wed Aug 02 13:32:00 PDT 2006
Negreanu Cracks Aces
With a flop of 7-5-4 John Sacha is all-in with pocket Aces vs Daniel Negreanu's 9

6

. The turn is the 9

pairing Negreanu's 9, along with his open ended straight draw. The river is the 8

giving Negreanu his straight and eliminating Sacha from the Main Event. Negreanu now has over $100,000.

Wed Aug 02 13:38:00 PDT 2006
Robert Mizrachi Eliminated
Robert Mizrachi has been eliminated from the Main Event.

Wed Aug 02 13:55:00 PDT 2006
David Coffelt Continues to March Forward
David Coffelt gets all of his chips in the middle on a flop of 8

6

3

with 9-9 against his opponent's A-K. The turn is the 10

and the river is the 5

. After Coffelt's hand holds up, out of nowhere he shouts, "Left, left, left, left, left, right, left!" as the ESPN cameras are on him. He also lambasts his opponent's play several times, drawing attention from the entire room.

Wed Aug 02 14:00:00 PDT 2006
Josh Arieh Losing Chips
Josh Arieh raises to $1,300 from under the gun and the big blind calls. The flop comes 7

6

4

and both players check. The turn is the A

and the big blind bets $1,700. Arieh folds and is now down to $8,100 in chips.

Wed Aug 02 14:03:00 PDT 2006
Rich Takes One Down
Seat 5 calls the big blind from middle position and Jordon Rich checks from the big blind. The flop comes down 9

5

4

, Rich bets $1,200, seat 5 calls. The turn is the Q

, both check. The river is the 5

, both check again. Rich turns over J

4

for a pair of 4's to take down the pot. He is now at $119,500.

Wed Aug 02 14:03:00 PDT 2006
Level Up
Blinds have been increased to $300-$600 with an ante of $75.

Wed Aug 02 14:04:00 PDT 2006
Staggered Break Begins, New Level
Part of today's field is on a 20-minute break while the remainder will begin level 8 with blinds at $300-$600 and a $75 ante.

Wed Aug 02 14:16:00 PDT 2006
Frank Kasella Busts Joe Cassidy
Starting with $50,000, Joe Casiddy calls a bet from Frank Kasella on a flop of A-9-9. The turn is a 8. Cassidy checks and Kasella bets again. Cassidy moves all-in for around $13,000 more and Kasella calls. Kasella shows A-Q while Cassidy shows 6-6. Cassidy says, "I thought you were bluffing" as he makes his exit from the tournament.

Wed Aug 02 14:24:00 PDT 2006
Paul Wolfe Gets Lucky
Paul Wolfe tells his friend, Stuart Paterson who was looking on, that if the action folds to him, no matter what he has he'll push all-in. Wolfe lives up to his words and moves all-in for $8,000 from the button with J

3

. Sanjin Karnataki calls from the big blind and flips over A

5

. The flop comes A

10

, and Wolfe gets up to leave. The turn brings the K

, and Karnataki calls for the Queen to hit the river for Wolfe. The river brings the Q

, giving Wolfe Broadway, and he doubles up to $17,200.

Wed Aug 02 14:42:00 PDT 2006
Josh Arieh Doubles Up
Josh Arieh raises to $1,600 in early position and is called by the big blind. The flop comes A

J

9

. The big blind checks, Arieh bets $2,400 and is raised all-in by the big blind for $4,500 more. Arieh calls and shows A

Q

. The big blind shows A

6

. The turn is a 2

and the river is a 10

to double-up Arieh. He is now at $17,000.

Wed Aug 02 14:47:00 PDT 2006
Brian Wilson Eliminates Another Player
Brian Wilson raises to $3,000 from early position. The big blind re-raises to $8,000 and Wilson makes it $38,000. The big blind goes all-in for $24,000 total and shows K

K

. Wilson shows A

5

. The board comes A

9

7

5

A

, and Wilson eliminates another player and boosts his chip count to $120,000.

Wed Aug 02 15:04:00 PDT 2006
Big Stacks Collide
Action is folded to the small blind in seat 5 ($103,000) who raises to $2,100. Stephen O'Keeffe ($104,850) re-raises in the big blind to $9,100 and the small blind calls. The flop comes down Q

J

8

and seat 5 fires out $20,000. O'Keeffe immediately pushes all-in for a total of $95,750. His opponent asks for a count and thinks for some time before folding. O'Keffe now has $133,950.

Wed Aug 02 15:05:00 PDT 2006
Kathy Liebert Doubles Up
A player in middle position raises to $1,200 and Kathy Liebert moves all-in for $9,550 from the big blind. Liebert shows J

J

but is in trouble when her opponent shows A

A

. The board comes K

10

9

Q

4

, and Liebert hits a straight on the turn to double up to $20,000.

Wed Aug 02 15:06:00 PDT 2006
Isaacs Loses Big Pot To Ace High
With about $8,000 in the pot and a board reading 9

6

5

, Susie Isaacs fires out $4,000 and gets called by one opponent. The turn brings the 2

and the action gets checked to Isaacs who fires $4,000 once again. Her opponent calls. The river brings the J

and the action is again checked to Isaacs. Isaacs considers her move for quite some time and finally asks her opponent how much he has left. The answer is $15,000. Isaacs now with $19,000 herself also decides to check, turning up A

10

. Her opponent shows A

Q

for Ace high, better kicker. As he is raking in the pot, Isaacs opponent says to her, "You couldn't steal it. I would have called it all."

Wed Aug 02 15:17:00 PDT 2006
Another Rocky Marathon
Joe Macek watched the entire Rocky movie series on his portable DVD player while playing in Day 1 and survived. He is back at it again today, as he resumes play on Day 2B. When asked why he is watching the entire movie series again he says with a smile "It's inspirational."

Wed Aug 02 15:28:00 PDT 2006
Kathy Liebert Doubles Up...Again
Kathy Liebert has done a great job today with the worst of it. A player in middle position raises to $2,200 and Kathy Liebert makes it $6,000 to go. Her opponent, the same player she doubled through last time, immediately goes all-in. Liebert calls all in and shows Q

Q

. Her opponent is in good shape with K

K

. The board comes 10

7

6

Q

J

, and Kathy Liebert hits a set of Queens to double up to $49,000 in chips. Her opponent, who has doubled her up twice with the best hand, is crippled to $4,875.

Wed Aug 02 15:37:00 PDT 2006
Brian Wilson Hurts David Dicken's Stack
On a flop of 8

7

3

, the player in the cutoff bets $2,000 into a $7,000 pot. David Dicken raises from the small blind to $7,000 and Brian Wilson calls from middle position. The cutoff folds. The turn is the 10

and Dicken bets out $10,000 and as soon as the bet is announced, Wilson immediately goes all-in for $110,000. Dicken thinks for two minutes before mucking his hand. Wilson shows 9

7

and builds his stack to $141,000.

Wed Aug 02 15:38:00 PDT 2006
Sjogren Loses Pot
Seat 2 raises to $1,800, Per Sjogren re-raises to $5,100 and is called by seat 3. Seat 2 folds and the flop comes J

9

6

, both players check. The turn is the K

, again both players check. The river is the 3

, Sjogren checks, seat 3 bets $3,000 into a pot of around $14,000 and Sjogren folds.

Wed Aug 02 15:42:00 PDT 2006
"Machinegun" Patty Gallagher Eliminated
Patty G. has been eliminated from the Main Event.

Wed Aug 02 15:44:00 PDT 2006
Paul Wolfe Doubles up
On a flop of 6

4

3

Paul Wolfe moves all-in for $8,400 and is called by his opponent in the 1 seat. Wolfe shows pocket 7's and the 1 seat shows A

9

. The turn is a 10

and the river is a 4

to double-up Wolfe to over $17,000.

DESSERTLADY · Aug 2, 2006

[Event 39] $10,000 No Limit Hold'em Main Event (Day 2B)

[Event 39] $10,000 No Limit Hold'em Main Event (Day 2B)

Highlights of the day Continued:

Wed Aug 02 16:07:00 PDT 2006
Haralabos Voulgaris Eliminated
Haralabos Voulgaris has been eliminated from the Main Event.

Wed Aug 02 16:08:00 PDT 2006
Josh Arieh Takes A Hit, Then A Penalty
A short-stacked Josh Arieh is in even more danger right now. Arieh uttered the forbidden word and has been charged with a 10-minute penalty for dropping the F-bomb.

Wed Aug 02 16:14:00 PDT 2006
Philippe Boucher Eliminates A Player
Philippe Boucher raises to $2,000 on the button. The big blind makes it $7,000 and Boucher calls. The flop comes A-9-6 and the big blind bets $6,000. Boucher calls and the two see an 8 hit the turn. The big blind bets $6,000 and Boucher just calls. The river is a 10 and the big blind goes all-in. Boucher calls and shows A-A for top set while his opponent shows 10-10 for a rivered lower set. After the hand, Philippe Boucher has $160,000.

Wed Aug 02 16:19:00 PDT 2006
Hachem Checks the River
With over $25,000 in the pot and a board reading Q

9

3

4

, Joseph Hachem checks, as does his opponent in seat 2. Seat 2 flips over 7

7

for a pair of 7's and Hachem mucks. As seat 2 is stacking his chips Hachem tells him he knew he wasn't that strong.

Wed Aug 02 16:20:00 PDT 2006
Josh Arieh Makes A Comeback
On a board of J

5

2

Q

, the small blind bets $1,700 and gets three caller including Josh Arieh and Joanna Krupa. The river is the 6

and Arieh bets $4,000 and everyone folds. After the hand, Arieh is back up to $27,000.

Wed Aug 02 16:25:00 PDT 2006
Staggered Break
Players in one quadrant will be on a 15-minute break while the green $25 chips are being raced off the tables. The blinds for the other quadrant will increase to $400-$800 with a $100 ante.

Wed Aug 02 16:26:00 PDT 2006
Nguyen Folds
Minh Nguyen raises on the button to $1,500. Seat 2 calls in the big blind and the flop comes Q

6

, Nguyen checks as does seat 2. The turn is the 6

. Seat 2 bets $4,100 and Nguyen folds. Seat 2 shows 7

7

for the full house.

Wed Aug 02 16:27:00 PDT 2006
Deeb Falls to a Flush
On a board of Q

8

7

, Arsenio Arabidg raises to $6,000 and Freddy Deeb re-raises to $30,000. Arabidg calls, putting himself all-in and flips over Q

J

. Deeb shows 8

7

and the turn and river come 6

K

. Deeb falls to the flush on the turn and is knocked down to $22,000.

Wed Aug 02 16:27:00 PDT 2006
Terris Preston Adds to His Stack
On a flop of K

5

4

, Terris Preston checks. The button bets $3,500 and Preston makes it $8,000 to go. The button goes all-in for $30,000 and Preston calls. Preston shows K

10

while his opponent has Q

6

. The board bricks out when it comes 3

J

and Preston eliminates a player to build his stack to $117,000.

Wed Aug 02 16:45:00 PDT 2006
Rich on a Roll
Jordan Rich raises from the cut-off to $2,500, seat 3 calls out of the big blind. The flop comes Q

6

2

, seat 3 checks, Rich bets $3,500 causing seat 3 to fold. Rich is approaching the $200,000 mark and sits at $191,000.

Wed Aug 02 16:50:00 PDT 2006
Players Back From Break
Players are returning from the break to blinds of $400-$800 with a $100 ante. Players in the other quadrant are now going on their 20-minute break.

Wed Aug 02 16:54:00 PDT 2006
Jeff Cabanillas Takes Another Pot
A player raises in middle position to $2,200 and Jeff Cabanillas makes the call. The flop comes A

10

3

, and Cabanillas calls a $3,000 bet. The turn is the 10

and his opponent checks. Cabanillas bets $5,000 and his opponent raises to $13,000. Cabanillas calls. The river is the 2

and Cabanillas calls a $22,000 bet. Cabanillas shows K

10

and his opponent mucks his hand. After the hand, Cabanillas is up to $134,000.

Wed Aug 02 16:56:00 PDT 2006
Raymer Shows
With already $8,000 in the pot and a board reading 10

7

2

, Greg Raymer bets $7,500 into seat 2. Seat 2 thinks for awhile and finally decides to fold. Raymer shows the table K

K

and sits at $26,800.

Wed Aug 02 17:10:00 PDT 2006
Ted Forrest Builds His Stack
On a board of J

7

6

3

K

, Ted Forrest bets $8,000 and his opponent calls. Forrest flips up A-A and his opponent mucks. Forrest is up to $53,000.

Wed Aug 02 17:12:00 PDT 2006
Hans "Tuna" Lund Dodges Some Outs
Not just another fish....but a Tuna. A hand as reported by Phil Hellmuth.
On a flop of K

T

3

, Hans Lund gets all of his chips in the middle with A

A

. His opponent shows A

9

. The turn and river are blanks for the flush draw and Hans Lund doubles up to $51,000.

Wed Aug 02 17:24:00 PDT 2006
Player Return From Break
The remaining players have all returned from break and now everyone is playing at blinds of $400-$800 with a $100 ante.

Wed Aug 02 17:27:00 PDT 2006
Another Hand From Guest Reporter Phil Hellmuth
A player in middle position raises to $3,000 and Jon Green makes the call. The flop comes 6

5

, and his opponent bets $3,000. Green calls, knowing his opponent holds the nut flush draw. The turn is the 10

, and his opponent bets $6,000. Green raises to $17,000 and his opponent puts him all-in. Green instantly calls and shows A

Q

for Ace high. His opponent shows A

4

. The river bricks out and Green doubles up to $70,000.

Wed Aug 02 17:32:00 PDT 2006
David Dicken Adds To His Stack
A player in late position raises to $4,000 and David Dicken makes the call. The flop comes 8

6

, and his opponent bets $5,000. Dicken makes the call. Both players check the 6

on the turn and the river is the 10

. Dicken's opponent bets $5,000 and he raises to $12,500. His opponent mucks and Dicken shows K

K

. After the hand, Dicken has $42,000.

Wed Aug 02 17:43:00 PDT 2006
Allyn Jaffrey Shulman Eliminates An Opponent
Allyn Jaffrey Shulman puts her opponent all-in and her opponent makes the call. She shows A

Q

and her opponent shows A

9

. The board comes J

8

4

2

, and Shulman eliminates another player. After the hand, Shulman is up to $47,800.

Wed Aug 02 17:47:00 PDT 2006
Hachem Gets Respect
Joseph Hachem raises to $1,600 and the table folds around to him. A player at the table jokes and says that Hachem is the last one that they want to give chips too. Hachem stack is at $81,000.

Wed Aug 02 17:54:00 PDT 2006
Hans "Tuna" Lund Two Outs Away
Phil Hellmuth would like to remind our viewers that Hans "Tuna" Lund was two outs away from winning the Main Event in 1991. The flop came down 9-4-3. Hans "Tuna" Lund put Mansour Matloubi all-in and Matloubi made the call. Matloubi showed 10-10 and Lund was behind with A-9. The A on the turn gave Lund only two outs to dodge for the championship. But the 10 on the river abruptly canceled his celebration. A history lesson brought to you by Phil Hellmuth.

Wed Aug 02 17:59:00 PDT 2006
Monica Reeves Eliminated
Monica Reeves is all-in with K-Q against her opponent's 10-10. Neither player improves and Reeves is eliminated from the Main Event.

Wed Aug 02 18:01:00 PDT 2006
Hung Tran Crippled
On a flop of Q

5

3

, with $45,000 in the pot, Sirous Jamshidi pushes all in for his remaining $30,000. Hung Tran thinks for a moment before calling, having Jamshidi covered by about $20,000. Jamshidi shows K

K

for an overpair and Tran flips up A

J

for a flush draw and an over card. The turn and river are 7

and 7

and Jamshidi doubles up to $105,000 after raking in the huge pot. Tran is crippled after the hand, having only $19,300.

Wed Aug 02 18:01:00 PDT 2006
Kevin Maschino Gets A Gift
A player limps in early position and Kevin Maschino raises to $2,000 in the big blind. The limper re-raises to $7,000 and Maschino calls. The flop comes A

K

J

and Maschino checks. His opponent bets $10,000 and Maschino raises all-in for another $40,000 more. His opponent quickly calls and shows K-5 which is way behind to Maschino's A-K. The turn and river come Q

5

and Maschino doubles up to $107,000.

Wed Aug 02 18:20:00 PDT 2006
Nam Le Makes A Good Call... Unfortunately
The button raises preflop and Nam Le makes the call. The flop comes Q

5

2

and his opponent goes all-in for $18,700. Nam Le thinks for awhile and eventually calls with Q

10

. His opponent turns over the 3

4

. The turn is the 9

, but the river is the A

. After the hand, Le drops down to $55,000 in chips.

Wed Aug 02 18:22:00 PDT 2006
Robert Varkonyi Eliminated
Shortly after losing a coin flip with K-Q vs. pocket 3's, Robert Varkonyi is eliminated. He receives a round of applause from his table as well as surrounding tables.

Wed Aug 02 18:24:00 PDT 2006
The Donator Eliminates Opponent
Stuart "TheDonator" Paterson raises from early position and gets four callers. The flop comes J

9

3

. Paterson checks, a player in late position bets out and action is folded to Paterson. He raises, and then after some thought, the player in late position re-raises all-in for $25,000. Paterson makes the call and shows K

10

for the flush and inside straight draw. His opponent has A

J

. The turn is a 3

giving Paterson less outs, but the Q

on the river gave The Donator a straight and the pot. He is now at $89,000.

Wed Aug 02 18:48:00 PDT 2006
Brian Wilson Takes Out An Opponent
Brian Wilson raises to $3,800 preflop and his opponent goes all-in for $13,900. Wilson makes the call and shows J

J

while his opponent shows 7

7

. The board comes Q

J

8

K

and Wilson eliminates an opponent. After the hand, Wilson is up to $127,000.

Wed Aug 02 18:52:00 PDT 2006
Raymer Eliminated
Greg Raymer has been eliminated. He receives a warm round of applause as he exits the Amazon room.

Chip Leaders - [Event 39] $10,000 No Limit Hold'em Main Event (Day 2B)

Place-Name-Chip Count
1-Dmitri Nobles-317,000
2-Jordan Rich-280,000
3-Michael Binger-238,000
4-Mosa Mustafa-190,000
5-Alan Sass-185,300
6-Freddy Vaghefi-180,000
6-Brenden Lewis-180,000
8-Daniel Heimiller-168,000
9-Terris Preston-166,300
10-Phillipe Boucher-165,500

DESSERTLADY · Aug 3, 2006

[Event 39] $10,000 No Limit Hold'em Main Event (Day 2B)

[Event 39] $10,000 No Limit Hold'em Main Event (Day 2B)

Recap from overnight:
Good morning/afternoon Carschat. Seems like alot of action last evening after my last update. All the updates seen here are from Cardplayer magazine and from Pokerwire!

Wed Aug 02 18:53:00 PDT 2006
Runner Runner Quads
Carlos Lopez just doubled up, getting all his money in with a set of Sixes on the turn against Tony Dunst's set of Sevens. The case Six comes on the river to give Lopez quads, and doubles him up to about $70,000. On the very next hand, Dunst doubles up from $15,000 to $30,000 when his Big Slick holds up against Ace-Queen.

Wed Aug 02 19:14:00 PDT 2006
Dinner Break
Players are now on dinner break until 8:30.

Wed Aug 02 20:28:00 PDT 2006
Play Resumes
Blinds are $500-1,000 with a $200 ante.

Wed Aug 02 20:42:00 PDT 2006
Sass Loses to Trips
On a board reading A

10

7

8

A

, Alan Sass calls his opponent's $40,100 all-in. Sass shows K

K

but his opponent has trip Aces with A

Q

. Sass is down to $94,000 after this hand.

Wed Aug 02 20:46:00 PDT 2006
Aaron Kanter Busted
Last year's 4th place finisher has been eliminated from this year's event.

Wed Aug 02 20:54:00 PDT 2006
Dicken Pushed Out
From middle position, Darrell Dicken raises to $3,000 and the player directly to his right pushes all-in. It folds back around to Dicken and he folds rather quickly. Currently Dicken has $106,000.

Wed Aug 02 20:56:00 PDT 2006
Boatman Steals Blinds
From middle position, Barny Boatman raises to $3,000 and all players fold. Boatman steals the blinds and antes, and climbs to $60,000.

Wed Aug 02 20:57:00 PDT 2006
Jefferson Cracks Aces
Noah Jefferson moves all-in for $34,900 over the top of his opponent's $4,000 raise, and his opponent makes the call. Jefferson shows A

K

, but his opponent has him dominated with A

A

. The board comes J

10

8

6

Q

, and Jefferson makes a Broadway straight to double up to $75,000.

Wed Aug 02 20:58:00 PDT 2006
Dicken Loses a Pot
With $24,000 in the pot and a board of K

5

2

A

10

, seat 6 bets $9,000 and Darrell Dicken folds after a few moments of thought. He is at $128,000.

Wed Aug 02 20:59:00 PDT 2006
Shulman Getting Respect
Allyn Jaffrey Shulman has raised to $3,500 on three consecutive hands, and has taken down the blinds and antes uncontested. Shulman now has $55,000.

Wed Aug 02 21:10:00 PDT 2006
Lewis Gets Rivered
With about $12,000 in the pot and a board of 10

9

8

6

, Brendan Lewis bets $12,000. His opponent goes all-in for $20,000 more and Lewis calls. Lewis has J

10

and his opponent has A

9

. The river is the A

and Lewis is down to $98,500.

Wed Aug 02 21:11:00 PDT 2006
Salzer Elimnated
Russ Salzer raises preflop to $5,000 and Michael Binger calls from the big blind. The flop comes A

5

3

, Binger checks, Salzer bets $10,000, Binger moves all-in, and Salzer calls for his last $25,000. Binger has A

J

and Salzer A

10

. The turn and river are the 2

and the 4

. Binger now has $280,000 and Salzer is eliminated.

Wed Aug 02 21:11:00 PDT 2006
Arieh Builds the Stack
With $4,500 in the pot the board reads A

10

7

. Seat two checks, and Josh Arieh bets $4,000. Seat two immediately raises to $10,000. Arieh takes about twenty seconds to think before making the call. The turn is the J

, and seat two checks. Arieh moves all-in, and seat two thinks for about a minute then folds. Arieh has $58,000.

Wed Aug 02 21:20:00 PDT 2006
Deeb Scoops Pot & Avoids Penalty
From middle position, Kaseem "Freddy" Deeb, makes it $3,000 to go. Both blinds call and the flop comes A

10

6

. Both blinds check and Deeb pumps out $4,500. Both blinds fold, Deeb shows Q

9

and says, "Never catch a (explicative)." A player from the neighboring table says, "Isn't that a penalty?" Immediately the dealer calls the floor, much to the chagrin of the players seated at Deeb's table. The players from Deeb's table were not offended by his language and argued that the rule should not be applicable due to the fact that a player from a neighboring table called him out. Due to the objection of the players at Deeb's table, when floor did not arrive right away, the dealer did not pursue it further, and Deeb escaped unscathed. Currently Freddy has $32,000.

Wed Aug 02 21:21:00 PDT 2006
Hachem Loses a Pot
On a board of K

J

2

3

with a pot of $16,000, seat 1 bets $6,000. Joe Hachem calls. The river is the 8

. Seat 1 bets $6,000 again and Hachem calls, covering his eyes with his hands as he drops his chips on the table. His opponent says he has a king and Hachem says, "Me too." His opponent shows K

10

. Hachem nods and flashes K-7 before mucking. He's at $101,000.

Wed Aug 02 21:22:00 PDT 2006
Williamson Eliminated
Robert Williamson III's A-K failed to improve against his opponent's Q-Q and he has been eliminated from the tournament.

Wed Aug 02 21:23:00 PDT 2006
Overheard
"I would have been busted like a can of tuna that was dropped from the top of the Empire State Building." - Unknown player after folding a hand that would have made a flush. He would have been beaten by a full house.

Wed Aug 02 21:25:00 PDT 2006
Forrest Takes a Hit
Under the gun, Ted Forrest limps, and seat four in early position raises to $3,000. Action folds around to Ted Forrest, and he calls. The flop falls 8

6

2

. Forrest checks, and seat four bets $3,500. Forrest raises to $9,000, and seat four calls. The turn is the K

, and Forrest checks. Seat four bets $15,000. Forrest folds, and his opponent flips over 7

7

. Forrest now has $58,000.

Wed Aug 02 21:25:00 PDT 2006
Hachem Holding Down The Crown
With $12,000 in the pot and the board showing J

8

2

, Hachem checks, and the button fires $12,000 into the pot. Hachem calls and the river is the 3

. Hachem and the button both check. Hachem shows 8

7

for three-of-a-kind, and his opponent mucks. Currently, the reigning World Champion has $100,000.

Wed Aug 02 21:29:00 PDT 2006
Chip Leader Caught Bluffing
With about $10,000 in the pot and a board of K

4

, Dimitri Nobles checks, the player in seat 6 bets $3,600, Nobles raises to $8,000, and seat 6 calls. The 2

comes on the turn and both players check. The 9

comes on the river, Nobles bets $10,000, and seat 6 calls. Nobles shows A

10

and seat 6 shows Q

Q

. Nobles has a still healthy stack of $242,000.

Wed Aug 02 21:33:00 PDT 2006
Arieh Lays Down Jacks
In early position, seat one raises to $4,000. Josh Arieh calls from middle position. Seat four re-raises to $15,000, and action folds back around to Arieh. Arieh tosses his cards up towards the middle of the table for all to see exposing J

J

. Arieh is currently sitting with $75,000.

Wed Aug 02 21:33:00 PDT 2006
Nguyen's Sixes Don't Hold
Minh Nguyen and his opponent get all-in pre-flop. Nguyen has 6

6

and his opponent has A

Q

. The board comes A

K

8

3

4

and Nguyen loses the pot. He's at $49,000.

Wed Aug 02 21:40:00 PDT 2006
Minieri Busts Cloutier
Dario Minieri raises $3,000 on a flop of A

6

4

and Eric Cloutier re-raises all-in for $16,700. After going into the tank for several minutes and counting up his chiip stack of $194,000 multiple times. Minieri calls and flips over A

10

and Cloutier shows K

Q

. The turn and river come 4

7

and Minieri takes down the pot. Minieri now has $215,000.

Wed Aug 02 21:45:00 PDT 2006
The Rich Get Richer
On a flop of 9

6

2

Dmitri Nobles bets out $7,000, and is raised $20,000 by a player in late position. Nobles then re-raises all-in. The player in late position thinks for a while before finally calling. He flips over A

Q

, and Nobles shows 5

7

. A 8

falls on the turn giving Nobles the straight. The river is a 7

, and Nobles takes out the other player and collects his $90,000 stack. He is now at $458,000.

Wed Aug 02 21:48:00 PDT 2006
Jordan Rich Eliminates Another
Jordan Rich calls the all-in of his opponent for $16,000 and shows A

6

. His opponent shows 5-5 and the board comes K-3-4-4-A. Rich eliminates his opponent with an Ace on the river and now has $177,000.

Wed Aug 02 21:52:00 PDT 2006
Liebert Loses Pot
With $20,000 in the pot, and a board showing K

6

2

Q

, Kathy Liebert checks from the small blind and her opponent fires $7,000 into the pot. Liebert thinks for a while, and folds. She has dropped to $36,000.

Wed Aug 02 21:57:00 PDT 2006
Nguyen Splits the Nuts
On a board of A

K

Q

4

7

with $16,500 in the pot, Minh Nguyen bets $5,000. His opponent raises to $15,000 total. Nguyen re-raises another $15,000. His opponent thinks and puts his head in his hands before calling. Nguyen has J

10

and his opponent has J

10

. They split the large pot - Nguyen has $52,000.

Wed Aug 02 22:01:00 PDT 2006
Negreanu Eliminates Opponent
With a board showing 9

8

4

, Daniel Negreanu pushes all-in and is called by Srinivsa Yarlagadda who has $86,000 remaining. Negreanu shows A

K

and Yarlagadda shows Q

Q

. Play is at the ESPN featured table and when the 7

comes on the turn, the crowd explodes with excitement. Negreanu currently has over $200,000.

Wed Aug 02 22:02:00 PDT 2006
Donation?
Seat four limps into the pot from early position, and action folds around to John Gale on the big blind. Gale checks, and the flop comes down K

8

2

. Gale bets $1,000, and seat four calls. The turn is the 5

, and Gale bets $3,000. Seat four shakes his head, and says "I'll donate, you need it." The river is the 10

, and Gale bets $4,000. Seat four raises to $10,000, and Gale calls. Seat four shows A

10

. Gale mucks his cards. Gale is now at $131,000.

Wed Aug 02 22:02:00 PDT 2006
Deeb Doubles Up
A player raises to $4,000 from the cut-off and Freddy Deeb re-raises all-in for $10,000 total. His opponent makes the call and shows A

Q

and Deeb shows A

K

. The board comes 3

3

2

A

7

and Deeb doubles up to $24,000.

Wed Aug 02 22:05:00 PDT 2006
John Green Doubles Up
Phil Hellmuth is back on the job reporting for Cardplayer.com with an update on John Green. Green moves all-in preflop with Q-Q from middle position for $40,000. The player on the button calls the raise and shows A-A. However Green spikes a Q on the flop, the player on the button doesn't improve, and Green doubles to $80,000.

Wed Aug 02 22:10:00 PDT 2006
Nobles Continues To Pad Lead
On a board of J

10

4

, Dimitri Nobles and another player get all their chips in the middle. Nobles shows J

7

and his opponent has A

10

. The river is the 3

, and Nobles busts another player winning the $130,000 pot. Nobles now has $523,000.

Wed Aug 02 22:15:00 PDT 2006
Binion Down
Benny Binion loses a large part of his stack when his pocket 4's run into pocket 8's. He's at $19,000.

Wed Aug 02 22:16:00 PDT 2006
Minieri Wins With a Full House
Dario Minieri calls pre-flop from middle position. It folds to the big blind, who checks. The flop comes A

10

. Both players check. The turn is the K

. The big blind bets $1,500 and Minieri calls. The river is the A

. Both players check. The big blind shows 3

2

and Minieri shows J

10

. He wins the pot and increases his stack to $250,000.

Wed Aug 02 22:17:00 PDT 2006
Forrest Bets Opponent Out of Pot
With about $15,000 in the pot and a board reading 8

6

2

, Ted Forrest bets enough to put both of his opponents all-in ($24,000). Forrest's first opponent folds but his second opponent considers for quite some time and finally folds, showing K

Q

. Forrest shows 10

10

and says, "Wow, you laid that down!?" Forrest now sits with $115,000.

DESSERTLADY · Aug 3, 2006

[Event 39] $10,000 No Limit Hold'em Main Event (Day 2B)

[Event 39] $10,000 No Limit Hold'em Main Event (Day 2B)

Recap Continued:

Wed Aug 02 22:23:00 PDT 2006
Hayden Wins a Pot
Melissa Hayden calls and her opponent in seat 6 raises to $3,000. Hayden calls. The flop comes J

9

7

. Hayden checks and seat 6 bets $3,000. Hayden calls and both players check the 2

on the turn. The river is the 6

and Hayden checks. Seat 6 raises to $5,000 and Hayden calls. Hayden turns over 9

8

and her opponent mucks.

Wed Aug 02 22:27:00 PDT 2006
Allyn Shulman Re-raised
In middle position, Allyn Shulman raises to $3,500. Also in middle position, seat four re-raises to $10,000. Action folds back around to Shulman and after a few minutes of thought she folds her cards. Shulman now has $59,000.

Wed Aug 02 22:29:00 PDT 2006
Dmitri Nobles Takes Down Another
After a player under the gun raised and a player in late position called Dmitri Nobles re-raised in the small blind to $10,000. The under the gun player folds, and the late position player calls. After a flop of J

7

2

, Nobles lead out with a $20,000 bet, and his opponent quickly moves all-in. Nobles calls and flips over pocket 10's. while his opponent shows A

J

. The turn is a 9

and the river brings a 8

to give Nobles the runner-runner straight and the pot. He is still the massive chip leader with $606,000.

Wed Aug 02 22:29:00 PDT 2006
Fireworks by Two Flushes
A large crowd of players, floormen, and reporters gather around a huge pot. Daniel Pelletier has called a clock on an opponent who doesn't know quite what to do. Pelletier has re-raised seat 1 all-in and when the dust begins to settle, Pelletier's opponent turns over 8

7

for a made flush on the A

K

5

3

8

board. Seat 1 doesn't seem to realize that a clock has been called on him...three times. It soon becomes clear why Pelletier doesn't mind that he's requested a fourth clock. After 30 seconds seat 1 makes the call and Pelletier shows A

10

for the stone cold nuts. Seat 1 is eliminated and Pelletier nearly doubles up to $195,000.

Wed Aug 02 22:30:00 PDT 2006
Players On Break
Players are on a 20 minute break. There are 670 players remaining in the field. Play will resume at 10:50 p.m. PDT.

Wed Aug 02 22:54:00 PDT 2006
Play Resumes
Blinds are $600-1,200 with a $200 ante.

Wed Aug 02 23:04:00 PDT 2006
Nobles Loses Some Chips
Under the gun, seat one raises to $4,500. Action folds around to Dmitri Nobles, and he re-raises to $10,000. Seat one moves all-in for a total of $59,100, and Nobles calls. Seat one shows A

Q

, and Nobles has K

Q

. The flop comes 9

8

4

. The turn is the A

, and the river is the J

. Seat one takes the pot down, and Nobles now has $562,000.

Wed Aug 02 23:05:00 PDT 2006
Ted Forrest Loses With The Ladies
Whitney Blanton ($96,000) raises $4,000 under the gun. Ted Forrest ($129,000) calls from next position. Everyone folds and the flop comes 7

7

4

. Blanton bets $10,000 and Forrest raises $10,000. The turn is the 4

. Blanton checks and Forrest bets $15,000. Blanton calls. The 2

falls on the river and both players check. Forrest has Q

Q

but Blanton has a higher pair, A

A

. Blanton wins the more than $80,000 pot. Blanton has $148,000 while Forrest is reduced to $90,000.

Wed Aug 02 23:14:00 PDT 2006
3rd Time Not The Charm For Wilson
Brian Wilson moves all-in on two consecutive pots from late position to pick up the antes and blinds. On the very next hand, Jeffery Edy raises to $4,000 from middle position, Wilson moves all-in for $33,400 more from late position, and the player on the button calls. When action gets back to Edy, he re-raises all-in for $23,800. After all the bets are counted and the pot is consolidated, the player on the button calls. Edy shows A

A

, Wilson has A

10

, and the button has K

K

. The flop is 8

8

, and Wilson asks for the case 8 to chop the pot with Edy. The turn and the river are the 3

and the 4

. Wilson is eliminated and Edy rakes the $143,600 pot.

Wed Aug 02 23:20:00 PDT 2006
Boatman Stays Aggressive
A player from early position raises to $3,000 and gets two callers. Barny Boatman re-raises to $13,000 from the button and all the players folds. Boatman builds his stack to $52,000.

Wed Aug 02 23:24:00 PDT 2006
Deeb Loses One
A player from mid-position raises to $5,200 and Freddy Deeb calls from the small blind. The flop comes down A

Q

9

and Deeb checks. His opponent pumps $9,500 into the pot and Deeb folds showing 10-10. his opponent returns the favor and show J-J. Deeb tells the player, "It's a good thing I didn't move-in preflop, you would have broke me."
Deeb is down to $23,000.

Wed Aug 02 23:24:00 PDT 2006
Hachem Takes a Big Pot
On a board of A

5

3

7

with nearly $30,000 in the pot, Joe Hachem bets $15,000. His opponent calls. Hachem shows J

5

and his opponent mucks. He's up to $142,200.

Wed Aug 02 23:28:00 PDT 2006
Gale Loses, Unlucky Flop
Rogelio Martinez ($96,000) raises $4,000 from the button. John Gale ($161,000) calls from the big blind. The flop comes K

K

10

. Gale checks, Martinez bets $4,000 and Gale raises to $9,000. Martinez reraises to $19,000 and Gale calls. The 3

hits on the turn and Gale slows down and checks. Martinez fires out $10,000 and Gale calls. The 2

falls on the river and once again Gale checks. Martinez bets $20,000 and Gale calls. Martinez shows Gale the bad news as he flips over K

10

for a full house. Gale shows the K

and mucks his cards. Martinez climbs to $150,000 and Gale slips to $108,000.

Wed Aug 02 23:29:00 PDT 2006
Lucky Dealer
It has been reported that one of the dealers involved in Dmitri Nobles' recent tear also dealt a crucial hand to him on day 1. All-in pre-flop, Nobles had Jacks against his opponent's Queens. The flop brought a Queen for his opponent, but he caught runner-runner Jacks to take down the pot.

Wed Aug 02 23:35:00 PDT 2006
Deeb Climbing Back
With a flop of 10

10

4

Freddy Deeb checks from the small blind and a player in middle position bets $6,000. Deeb comes over-the-top all-in for $35,000 more. After several minutes his opponent folds and Deeb rakes the pot. The last 20 minutes have been great for Deeb as he has built his stack back up to $58,000.

Wed Aug 02 23:46:00 PDT 2006
Gale Gets Redemption
John Gale who just lost a pot against Rogelio Martinez is battling his nemesis again. Martinez from the button raises $4,000. Gale calls from the big blind. The flop comes K

6

4

and Gale leads out with $6,500. Martinez raises $10,000 and Gale calls. Both players check when the 10

hits on the turn. After the 4

falls on the river, Gale leads out with a $24,000 bet. Martinez thinks for a minute before mucking. Gale says, "I had the best of it," and shows his missed gut shot (5

2

). Martinez tells Gale he had a King, and Gale tells him he should have bet the turn. Gale is at $160,000 while Martinez falls to $94,000.

Wed Aug 02 23:46:00 PDT 2006
Noble Loses a Pot
Dimitri Noble, at $571,000, raises from middle position. Another player goes all-in for about $18,000 and Noble calls. He shows 10

10

and his opponent has 8

8

. The board comes 8

4

J

2

and Noble loses the pot. He's at $553,000.

Wed Aug 02 23:51:00 PDT 2006
Gale Plays Against Pocket Queens...And Knows It
One hand after winning a big pot against Rogelio Martinez, John Gale is still stacking his chips when an opponent raises $4,000. Gale calls but his opponent thinks he folded. His opponent turns over the Q

and Q

. The floor is called and it's ruled the hand will still go on. The flop comes K

9

5

and Gale bets $10,000. His opponent laughs and throws his Queens at Gale's chips. Gale who just bluffed the hand before says, "I had the best of it," just like he did the hand before. And just like the hand before, Gale was bluffing again as he turns over 6

6

.

Wed Aug 02 23:53:00 PDT 2006
Play Ends for the Night
About 600 players remain in day 2B. Play will resume tomorrow at noon with all remaining players from days 2A and 2B condensing together for day 3.

Chip Leaders - [Event 39] $10,000 No Limit Hold'em Main Event (Day 2B)
Place-Name-Chip Count
1-Dmitri Nobles-553,000
2-Daniel Pelletier-335,000
3-Daniel Negreanu-320,000
4-Terris Preston-310,000
5-Phillipe Boucher-305,000
6-Dario Minieri-246,000
7-Jon Finkel-240,000
8-Alex Balandin-237,000
9-Michael Binger-220,000
9-Bradford Davenport-220,000

DESSERTLADY · Aug 4, 2006

[Event 39] $10,000 No Limit Hold'em Main Event (Day 2B)

Good morning/afternoon Cardschat. I'm sorry you had to wait till this morning for any more updates. Yesterday was just one of those days around here.

Come to find out this last statement from Cardplayer when I posted yesterday is incorrect.

Wed Aug 02 23:53:00 PDT 2006
Play Ends for the Night
About 600 players remain in day 2B. Play will resume tomorrow at noon with all remaining players from days 2A and 2B condensing together for day 3.

When I went to start updating I noticed it was the same update as yesterdays. Except for the last entry had changed. So ME updates will continue this evening.

Here is the changed entry.
Wed Aug 02 23:53:00 PDT 2006
Play Ends for the Night
About 600 players survived day 2B. Play will resume Friday, August 4th at 12 p.m. (PT) with all remaining players from days 2A and 2B.

Also for some odd reason, Event # 40 that was supposed to start yesterday doesn't have any updates on either Pokerwire nor Cardplayer.

Seems also chip counts that I got off Pokerwire yesterday morning for the end of the day post were incorrect also.

Here is Pokerwire's updated chip count.

Chip Leaders - [Event 39] $10,000 No Limit Hold'em Main Event (Day 2B)
Place-Name-Chip Count
1-Dmitri Nobles-553,000
2-Jon Lane-405,000
3-Ken Jacobs-395,000
4-Daniel Pelletier-335,000
5-Jason Strasser-330,000
6-Daniel Negreanu-320,000
7-Terris Preston-310,000
8-Phillipe Boucher-305,000
9-Matt Woodward-290,000
9-Paul Wasicka-290,000

Hopefully it will be all straightened out by this evening.

DESSERTLADY · Aug 4, 2006

[Event 39] $10,000 No Limit Hold'em Main Event (Day 3)

[Event 39] $10,000 No Limit Hold'em Main Event (Day 3)

Highlights of the day so far:

Fri Aug 04 11:37:00 PDT 2006
Players Unbagging Chips
Players have arrived for day 3 to unbag their chips. There are 1159 players remaining, and the top 873 will make the cash.

Fri Aug 04 12:02:00 PDT 2006
"Shuffle Up and Deal!"
Cards are in the air for day 3 of the 2006 WSOP after "Shuffle up and deal" was announced by 2005 winner Joe Hachem. Today is the first day that all remaining entrants will play in the same room at the same time and today will also mark the bursting of the money bubble.
Play continues today in the second half of level 11 with blinds at $600-$1,200 with a $200 ante.

Fri Aug 04 12:10:00 PDT 2006
TV Feature Table
The following players are at the ESPN featured TV table. Seat numbers and chip counts are as follows:
Seat 1- Andrew Brokos $59,300
Seat 2- Paul Fisher $42,000
Seat 3-Salim Valimahomed $21,200
Seat 4-Darin Estrada $34,000
Seat 5- James Routos $146,000
Seat 6- Robby Robertson $38,900
Seat 7-Mychael Lynn $291,000
Seat 8- Mark Vos $81,000
Seat 9- Jesse Movo $5,500
Seat 10- Annie Duke $67,000

Fri Aug 04 12:12:00 PDT 2006
Johnson All-in Versus Negreanu
On a flop of 8

6

2

James Johnson ($59,300) leads out for $6,000 and Daniel Negreanu ($331,000) calls. Johnson bets $6,000 at the 7

turn and Negreanu raises to $26,000 and Johnson moves all-in for $43,300. Negreanu calls with 9

9

versus Johnson's Q

Q

. The river J

brings no help to Negreanu and he loses a big pot early, falling to $271,700 while Johnson doubles up.

Fri Aug 04 12:13:00 PDT 2006
Theo Tran Takes An Early Hit
Theo Tran raises to $4,000 preflop from middle position. It folds around to the button, who makes it $12,000 to go. Theo calls, and the flop brings the A

4

3

. Theo check-calls a $8,000 bet from the player on the button. The turn brings the 6

, and both players check. The A

on the river prompts Tran to once again check, but his opponent decides to bet $16,000. Tran asks, "Did you raise me with A-K?" After a short moment of consideration, he calls. His opponent reveals the A

K

, and Tran mucks his hand. Tran is left with approximately $65,000.

Fri Aug 04 12:18:00 PDT 2006
Ferguson Takes Charge Early
On a flop of A

K

6

, with $7,000 in the pot, Chris "Jesus" Ferguson checks and his opponent bets $5,000. Ferguson check-raises to $29,000, prompting his opponent to fold. Ferguson rakes in the pot, putting his stack up to $69,000.

Fri Aug 04 12:24:00 PDT 2006
Lisandro Folds On River
With a board showing 9

6

5

7

, Jeffrey Lisandro checks, Nelson Dismukes bets $4,000, Lisandro raises to $8,000 and Dismukes calls. The river is the 10

, Lisandro checks, Dismukes fires out $15,000 and Lisandro folds.

Fri Aug 04 12:30:00 PDT 2006
Cory Hudson Doubles Up
On a flop of Q

10

3

, Cory Hudson pushes all-in for around $42,000 and is called by Eric Baldwin. Baldwin flips up A

Q

for top pair, top kicker and Hudson shows pocket 10's for a set. The turn puts the 9

on the board, bad news for Hudson as it gives his opponent a flush draw. The river brings the 9

, filling up Hudson's boat as he doubles through to $98,000. Baldwin's stack is now down to $63,700.

Fri Aug 04 12:31:00 PDT 2006
Set Over Set at Table 140
Eric Molina ($250,300) flops a set of Jacks on a J

6

5

board, but doubles up Nicolai Vivet ($139,300) when the Q

falls on the turn, giving Vivet a set of Queens. Following the 4

river, Vivet rakes in the pot worth $278,600. Molina falls to $111,000 on this hand.

Fri Aug 04 12:32:00 PDT 2006
Daniel Negreanu Takes Another Early Hit
Jason Fields limps under the gun and a player in early position makes it $5,000 to go. Daniel Negreanu calls from the big blind and Fields calls as well. The flop comes 10

8

4

, and Negreanu checks. Fields checks and the early position player bets $15,000. Negreanu check raises him to $40,000 and Fields re-raises all-in for $65,200. The early position player thinks for three minutes before mucking his hand. Negreanu says he knows he is beaten by a set of fours but has to call for only $25,200 more. Negreanu makes the call and, sure enough, his opponent shows 4

4

. Negreanu shows 10

8

. The turn and river come 9

3

and Negreanu takes another hit to his stack. After the hand, Negreanu is down to $195,000 and Fields is up to $170,000.

Fri Aug 04 12:37:00 PDT 2006
Ivey Put To the Test
With a board showing Q

9

4

10

, Sean Johnson bets $8,500. Phil Ivey is the only one still left in the hand with Johnson and thinks for about 2 minutes before shaking his head and mucking his cards.

Fri Aug 04 12:43:00 PDT 2006
Negreanu Makes Up Some Ground
James Johnson raises to $4,000 preflop and Daniel Negreanu calls. The player on the button, Jason Fields, also calls and the flop comes 7

3

. Johnson bets out $5,000 and Negreanu min-raises to $10,000. Fields folds and Johnson calls. The turn puts the 5

on the board and Johnson checks. Negreanu bets $15,000 and Johnson calls. The river brings the 8

and Johnson again checks. Negreanu bets $40,000 and Johnson pushes all-in for $25,000 more. Negreanu calls and shows 6

4

for a turned straight and his opponent shows only pocket 10's for an over pair to the board and is eliminated from the tournament.
Negreanu is now back up to $307,000 after being down as low as $195,000.

Fri Aug 04 12:52:00 PDT 2006
Erna Doubles Up
Sully Erna (lead singer of Godsmack) doubles up to $41,000 with A

Q

versus his opponent's Q

K

all-in preflop.

Fri Aug 04 12:54:00 PDT 2006
Brenes Hits His Straight
Humberto Brenes raises from late position to $3,700, seat 3 in the cut-off calls. The flop comes 9

6

3

and both players check. The turn is the 8

and both players check again. The river brings the Q

and Brenes bets $5,000 . Seat 3 calls and turns over K

Q

for top pair with King kicker, but Brenes turns over J

10

for the straight 8-Q. Brenes looks at his opponent while bringing in the pot and says, "Humberto never bluffs, my friend."

Fri Aug 04 12:55:00 PDT 2006
Brutal Beat for David McCarty
David McCarty and Dean Whittaker get all of their chips in the middle on a flop of A-A-9. McCarty has A-9 while Whittaker has A-Q. McCarty will need to avoid three remaining Queens to double up. Sure enough, the Queen that hits the turn McCarty eliminates him early on Day 3.

Fri Aug 04 12:56:00 PDT 2006
Nam Le Gets No Action
Nam Le raises to $3,500 preflop and the player in the small blind calls. The flop comes A

K

5

and the small blind checks. Le shoots out a $4,500 bet and his opponent folds. Le is disappointed at the fold as he flips up A

K

for top two pair and rakes in the pot. Le now sits with $69,000.

Fri Aug 04 12:58:00 PDT 2006
Sass Takes a Hit
The first player to act pushes all-in for $16,100 and is called by Alan Sass. Sass turns over 9

9

and his opponent has J

J

. The board comes 10

10

3

A

10

and Sass doubles up his opponent to around $33,000. Sass now sits at $100,000.

Fri Aug 04 13:04:00 PDT 2006
Staggered Break Begins
Half of the room is now on a 20 minute staggered break. The other half is playing in level 12 with blinds at $800-$1,600 with a $200 ante. After the first half returns, the remaining half will take their break.

Fri Aug 04 13:17:00 PDT 2006
Minieri Doubles Up an Opponent
Dario Minieri calls his opponent's $50,000 all-in and shows A

J

. His opponent shows pocket 9's for the lead as the board comes 6

3

2

4

6

. The board gives no help to Minieri and his opponent doubles up. Minieri's stack is now down to $210,000.

Fri Aug 04 13:19:00 PDT 2006
Tran Eliminated
Theo Tran has been eliminated from this year's Main Event.

Fri Aug 04 13:20:00 PDT 2006
Power Poker By Cunningham
A player raises to $4,000 and Allen Cunningham re-raises to $60,000, enough to put his opponent all-in. His opponent folds and Cunningham takes down the pot.

Fri Aug 04 13:21:00 PDT 2006
Casey Kastle Doubles
Casey Kastle doubles up when his A-K offsuit goes up against his opponent's A-J offsuit. Kastle hits two more Kings to take down the hand and double up to $30,000.

Fri Aug 04 13:24:00 PDT 2006
Other Half on Break
The other half of the players are now on break as the first half returns to play in level 12 with blinds at $800-$1,600 with a $200 ante.

Fri Aug 04 13:43:00 PDT 2006
All Players Back From Break
All players are now back from break and playing in level 12 with blinds at $800-$1,600 with a $200 ante.

Fri Aug 04 13:47:00 PDT 2006
Negreanu Adds to His Stack
A player in mid-position raises to $5,000 preflop and is called by both Daniel Negreanu and Jason Fields. The flop comes 10

8

4

and the mid-position player again bets out with $12,000. Negreanu calls and Fields folds. The turn puts the 5

on the board and both players check. The river brings the 8

and Negreanu's opponent again checks. Negreanu shoots out with a $27,000 bet and his opponent calls. Negreanu shows 9

8

for trip 8's and his opponent mucks. His opponent later says he had Kings, which means his check on the turn let Negreanu catch up to take the pot. Negreanu now sits with $365,000.

Fri Aug 04 13:52:00 PDT 2006
Mortensen Shows & Mucks
Juan Carlos Mortensen raises to $5,000 from under-the-gun and is re-raised to $15,500 by Eric Molina in middle position. Mortensen thinks for a bit before folding A

K

face up.

Fri Aug 04 14:00:00 PDT 2006
Lynch Folds
Eric Lynch calls on the button and goes into the flop with the small and big blinds. The flop comes J

9

6

and all three players check. The turn is the 9

, the small blind checks and the player in the big blind fires out $4,000. Lynch folds and the small blind raises to $9,000 causing the big blind to fold.

Fri Aug 04 14:03:00 PDT 2006
Brian Micon Needles Jamie Gold
Jamie Gold raises to $5,000 preflop and Brian Micon thinks for a minute before finally pushing all-in for $18,000 more ($23,000 total). Jamie Gold folds, showing pocket Queens and Micon is amazed by the fold. Micon says he got lucky that a huge stacked player would fold a hand like that preflop to a short-stack's all-in. After his comment, he waved an electronic sign that read "Donkey." Micon now sits with $31,000.

Fri Aug 04 14:11:00 PDT 2006
Josh Arieh Eliminated
Josh Arieh raises to $4,500 from under the gun and the player in the big blind, Johan Kretz, pushes all-in, having Arieh barely covered. Arieh calls and shows pocket 8's and is way behind when his opponent flips up pocket Queens. The board comes A

J

3

K

5

, which is no help for Arieh. Kretz almost doubles up to $47,000 as Arieh busts out of this year's Main Event.

Fri Aug 04 14:12:00 PDT 2006
Brenes Calls For Cameras and Gives Spanish Lessons
Humberto Brenes opponent goes all-in, and Humberto calls over the ESPN cameras before he acts on his hand. Brenes is using a mini shark-head as his card protector and pushes it over to his opponent's chip stack making a chomping noise. He says, "Humberto calls" and shows A

A

, his opponent holds Q

Q

. The flop comes J

6

5

, keeping Brenes in the lead. The turn is the 5

and the river brings the K

. The Aces hold up and Brenes eliminates another opponent. After the hand is over, Brenes looks at the ESPN camera guy and asks, "Do you know how to say shark in spanish?". The camera man says no and Brenes responds with, "Huuuuuuuuuumberrrrrrrrrtooooooooooo." Brenes now has $240,000.

Fri Aug 04 14:15:00 PDT 2006
Phil Hellmuth Makes An Appearance...Then Raps
Phil Hellmuth, who is currently sweating Hans "Tuna" Lund, has come over to grace the table with his rhyming skills. Hellmuth has adjusted the lyrics of the Notorious B.I.G.'s "Hypnotize." Lyrics are below:
"Tuna, Tuna, Tuna, can't you see?
Sometimes your play just hypnotizes me."

Fri Aug 04 14:22:00 PDT 2006
Nguyen Hits His Queen
Phi "John" Nguyen raises from middle position to $4,700 and is called by seat 5 in the big blind. The flop comes Q

9

7

, the big blind checks and Nguyen bets $8,700. Seat 5 folds and Nguyen shows Q

J

. His stack is at $170,000.

Fri Aug 04 14:29:00 PDT 2006
Richard Brodie Eliminated
With all of his money in preflop, Richard "Quiet Lion" Brodie finds himself in the midst of a classic poker battle, pocket Queens vs. Ace-King. Brodie's ladies stay in the lead until the river, at which point his opponent hits an Ace to take down the pot and eliminate Brodie shy of the money.

Fri Aug 04 14:31:00 PDT 2006
Ship It
With a board reading A

9

3

2

, and over $30,000 in the pot, seat 7 pushes all-in for $29,300 and is called by Alan Sass. Sass turns over 3

3

for a set of 3's, while seat 7 shows A

J

. The river brings the 9

giving Sass a full house and eliminating his opponent. Sass now has $174,000.

Fri Aug 04 14:37:00 PDT 2006
Micon and Gold at it Again
Brian Micon and Jamie Gold have been needling each other all day, Micon waving an electronic sign reading "Donkey" at Gold and Gold calling the clock on Micon on several occasions. On a flop of 8

3

2

, Jamie Gold pushes all-in, having Micon well covered and Micon calls, showing pocket 10's for an over pair. Micon is behind when Gold flips up pocket 2's for a set. The turn puts the K

on the board, improving neither player. The river brings the 10

, giving Micon a better set and doubling him up to $71,000. Gold is down to a still respectable $270,000.

DESSERTLADY · Aug 4, 2006

[Event 39] $10,000 No Limit Hold'em Main Event (Day 3)

[Event 39] $10,000 No Limit Hold'em Main Event (Day 3)

Highlights of the Continued:

Fri Aug 04 14:46:00 PDT 2006
Hoyt Corkins Doubles Up
Hoyt Corkins raises to $6,000 preflop and the player in the small blind calls. The flop comes J

9

6

and Corkins again bets $6,000. His opponent pushes all-in and Corkins calls, showing 6

6

for a set. Corkins isn't that comfortable when his opponent flips up A

J

for top pair and a flush draw. The turn and river are the Q

and the 9

, filling up Corkin's boat and giving him the pot. Corkins now sits with $83,500.

Fri Aug 04 14:46:00 PDT 2006
Ivey Eliminated
The action folds around to Phil Ivey in late position, sitting with only about $18,000. Ivey decides to push all-in and is called by the player in the big blind who shows A

9

. Ivey turns up two live cards, showing the Q

and the 8

. The flop comes J

9

5

, giving Ivey many ways to win the pot. The turn brings the 8

and the river brings the 9

, missing Ivey. Phil Ivey has been eliminated from the Main Event.

Fri Aug 04 14:53:00 PDT 2006
Carlos Mortensen Eliminated
Former World Champion Carlos "El Matador" Mortensen has been eliminated from the WSOP Main Event shy of the money.

Fri Aug 04 14:55:00 PDT 2006
Liebert Hanging On
The player on the button raises to $3,200 preflop and Kathy Liebert re-raises to $21,600 from the big blind. The button player folds and Liebert rakes in the pot. Liebert is staying alive with a stack of $50,000 after the hand.
Shortly afterwards, Liebert min-bets $1,600 on a flop of Q

Q

9

, causing her two opponents to fold. Liebert is up to $57,000 after the hand.

Fri Aug 04 14:55:00 PDT 2006
Chiu and Flack Battle
David Chiu raises from middle position to $3,000 and is called by Layne Flack in the small blind. The flop comes K

K

4

, Flack checks and Chiu bets $4,000. Flack folds and Chiu shows the K

.

Fri Aug 04 15:00:00 PDT 2006
Paul Sexton Slowly Adding to Stack
Paul Sexton raises to $4,500 from under the gun and is called by the player on the button. The flop comes 10

7

3 and Sexton shoots out a $7,000 bet, prompting his opponent to fold. Sexton slowly but surely adds to his stack through aggressive play and now sits with $200,000.

Fri Aug 04 15:07:00 PDT 2006
Cunningham Takes From Lane's Stack
With a board showing J

2

3

and over $20,000 in the pot, Jon Lane bets $13,000 into Allen Cunningham. Cunningham makes the call and the river is the 6

. Lane checks and Cunningham bets $16,000 causing Lane to fold. Cunningham is at $247,000, Lane at $409,000.

A few hands earlier Lane had hit quad Aces.

Fri Aug 04 15:08:00 PDT 2006
Layne Flack Doubles Up
On a flop of K

10

3

Layne Flack pushes all-in and is called by one opponent. Flack shows K

Q

for top pair and his opponent flips up A

A

for an over pair and the lead. The turn puts the 7

on the board, improving neither hand. The river brings the Q

, giving Flack two pair to take the pot and double up. Flack now sits with $57,000.

Fri Aug 04 15:11:00 PDT 2006
Jon Green Goes Broke With Queens
Jon Green is eliminated when his pocket Queens get beaten by A-K. Most of the money went in the pot on a flop of K-8-4.

Fri Aug 04 15:13:00 PDT 2006
Dewey Weum Patiently Awaiting
Dewey Weum is up to $50,000. He is now patiently awaiting a massive pot, according to sometimes-reporter Phil Hellmuth.

Fri Aug 04 15:20:00 PDT 2006
Kankus Andras Rakes Monster Pot
On a flop of 4

4

3

, and after multiple raises and re-raises, Kankus Andras makes a tough call for a pot worth over $90,000. He calls his opponent's all-in and shows K-K. His opponent shows Q-Q. Andras celebrates when the turn brings the 5

and the river brings the 10

. Andras, who started the day with $127,100, now has roughly $335,000 in chips.

Fri Aug 04 15:21:00 PDT 2006
Negreanu's Payout Structure
Daniel Negreanu to players at his table: "I'd be happy if they only paid out nine spots. $40,000,000 for first, $20,000,000 for second, etc."

Fri Aug 04 15:23:00 PDT 2006
Breaking from Tradition
All players are on a 30 minute break (instead of the usual staggered break).

Fri Aug 04 15:56:00 PDT 2006
Bluff Called, Miracle Hit, Then Pot Split
On a flop of K-Q-J, Flaminio Malaguti pushes all-in for his remaining $20,000. Hoyt Corkins calls and shows pocket Jacks for a set. Malaguti shows what he said was a bluff when he flips 9-7 for a gutshot straight draw. Malaguti hits his 10 on the turn to make a straight. The river brings an Ace to put a higher straight on the board and both Malaguti and Corkins split the pot.

Fri Aug 04 16:04:00 PDT 2006
Layne Flack Eliminated
Layne Flack was all-in after the flop with a set of 8's. However their were two other opponents in the pot with him, with pocket Kings and pocket Queens. A Queen comes on the turn, giving the opponent a better set, and eliminating Flack from the Main Event.

Fri Aug 04 16:18:00 PDT 2006
Bonding Has Opponent Drawing Dead
After a flop of Q

Q

7

Lars Bonding bets $30,000. He is raised by Mike Mustafa in late position for $70,000, and Bonding immediately re-raises all-in for $42,700. He is called and shows A

Q

. Mustafa instantly mucks his hand and says he is drawing dead. The dealer did not deal a turn or river. Bonding is now at $290,000.

Fri Aug 04 16:18:00 PDT 2006
Money Bubble Approaches
There are 890 players left in the tournament, with 873 making money, and round-for-round play is about to begin. Tournament directors are directing all media, save a few Card Player reporters, to vacate the floor to ensure efficient observance of round-for-round play.

Fri Aug 04 16:24:00 PDT 2006
Round-For-Round Begins
Round-for-round play has begun.

Fri Aug 04 16:34:00 PDT 2006
Lund and Weum Climbing Ranks
Hans "Tuna" Lund, who has placed as high as 3rd and 2nd in previous WSOP Main Events, has just cracked the $100,000 mark. Dewey Weum, who has also made appearances at Main Event final tables, is also continuously increasing his stack and is now at around $75,000.

Fri Aug 04 16:37:00 PDT 2006
Freddy Deeb Eliminated
Freddy Deeb has been eliminated from this year's Main Event, placing just out of reach of the money.

Fri Aug 04 16:41:00 PDT 2006
Brenes All-In
With a board of 10

9

7

3

J

and over $30,000 in the pot, Humberto Brenes pushes all-in. Seat 6 is the only one still in the hand with Brenes and shakes his head in disgust before mucking A

A

face up. Brenes tells him that he hit his straight and seat 6 tells Brenes he is lucky to catch the Jack on the river.

Fri Aug 04 16:49:00 PDT 2006
Cunningham Rakes Huge Pot
On the last hand of the first round of round-for-round play, Allen Cunningham rakes a gigantic pot when he shows the 9

7

on a board of 9

9

3

2

K

. An opponent called a large bet, (approximately $40,000) on the river with the 6

6

. Cunningham now has $462,000.

Fri Aug 04 16:50:00 PDT 2006
Staying Alive
A player at table 120 named Jeff Kanow survived the first round of round for round play with a single black $100 chip.

Fri Aug 04 16:52:00 PDT 2006
Aggressive Play Works for Nam Le
A player in early position raises to $11,000 preflop and Nam Le asks for a count on his opponent from the cut-off position. After getting the count, Le pushes all-in for $54,000 and the early position player folds. Le shows Queens before raking in the pot.

In the very next hand, Le raises preflop from late position and rakes in the pot uncontested to take in the $5,100 in blinds and antes. Le now sits with $75,200.

Fri Aug 04 17:09:00 PDT 2006
Crowshaw Takes Down a Huge Pot
A player in mid-position calls preflop and James Crowshaw raises to $4,000. Both blinds call and the player in mid-position also calls. Four players see a flop of Q

J

10

and the mid-position player bets out $22,000, which Crowshaw calls. The blinds fold and two players see a turn of A

. Crowshaw's opponent pushes all-in, having Crowshaw barely covered and Crowshaw calls, showing K

J

for a straight. His opponent shows 10

10

for a set of 10's and will need the board to pair to win (or a King to split). The river brings the 5

and Crowshaw takes the pot to up his stack to $100,000. His opponent is left crippled with only $8,000 left.

Fri Aug 04 17:12:00 PDT 2006
A Chip and a Chair...Not Today
Jeff Kanow, who survived the first round for round play with $100 was just all-in for his last chip. Beforehand there was a raise to $4,000 with 4 callers. The flop comes A

Q

10

, seat 2 pushes all-in for $76,000 and is called by seat 6. Seat 2 has A

10

for two pair, while seat 6 flips over K

J

for the broadway straight. Kanow hasn't looked at his hand yet, and when he does he turns over A

Q

for top two. The turn is the 3

and the river is the 5

. Kanow and seat 2 are eliminated. Kanow said that the hand was only the second flop he's seen in over 5 hours of play today.

Fri Aug 04 17:12:00 PDT 2006
Brian Kornfeld Doubles Up
On a flop of A

10

3

Rick Malcamura pushes all in and Brian Kornfeld goes into the tank for ten minutes. Kornfeld calls and flips over A

K

. Malcamura turns over A

10

. The turn and river come A

K

and Kornfeld doubles up to $310,000.

Fri Aug 04 17:19:00 PDT 2006
"The Only Hand I Would've Called With"
Action is folded around to Mike Sullivan in the small blind, who raises to $30,000. His opponent in the big blind makes the call putting himself all-in. After flipping over pocket Aces he says it was the only hand he was going to call with since the bubble is still looming. Sullivan shows pocket 6's. The flop comes A

6

5

to give both players a set. The turn brings the case 6 to give Sullivan quads. The river is a meaningless 7 and Sullivan takes down the pot and eliminates the short stacked player. He is now at $180,000.

Fri Aug 04 17:24:00 PDT 2006
Mustafa Doubles Up Opponent
Seat 4 calls from middle position, Mike Mustafa raises to $7,500 on the button. Seat 4 calls and the flop comes K

10

7

. Seat 4 checks, Mustafa bets $10,000, Seat 4 pushes all-in for $48,900 total. Mustafa makes the call and flips over K

9

, Seat 4 K

Q

for a pair of Kings as well but with a Queen kicker. The turn is the A

, and the river is the Q

. Mustafa doubles his opponent up to over $88,000. Mustafa's stack is at $218,000.

Fri Aug 04 17:25:00 PDT 2006
Chris Martin Makes a Big Call
On a board showing K-7-3-7-5, a player bets $100,000, an over pot-sized bet. Chris Martin makes the call and flips up A-K two pair, Kings and 7's and his opponent mucks. After raking in the huge pot, Martin now sits with $444,000.

Fri Aug 04 17:30:00 PDT 2006
Bubble Bursts to a Roar of Cheers
Round-For-Round play has finished and enough players have been eliminated for all players to be in the money. The tournament director announced this to a roar of applause in the Amazon Room. Players are guaranteed $14,597 from this point on (except for the first eleven eliminations who split eight places) and could make as much as $12,000,000 for a first place finish.

Fri Aug 04 17:42:00 PDT 2006
Eliminations 861-873
The following players will split the prize money allocated for spots 866-873. They will receive $10,616 each:
Elpidio Castro
Haga Mikkel
Geoff Sanford
Brendan Shiller
Daryll Futch
Brian Gass
Joe O'Neill
Erik Lindbarg
Andrea Mosiej
Jeff Kanow
Ryan Badil
The following players will receive $14,597 each:
861 - Steve Graham
862 - Paul Fisher
863 - David Barrie
864 - Ryan Coppil
865 - Marc Wasserman

Fri Aug 04 17:48:00 PDT 2006
Nam Le Eliminated by William Thorsson
Nam Le is eliminated when he is all-in with pocket Kings and William Thorsson calls with J-10 suited. Thorsson hits his suit to make a flush and eliminates Le. Le makes $14,597 for his finish.

Fri Aug 04 17:51:00 PDT 2006
Negreanu's Stack Dented
On a flop of J

9

8

, Daniel Negreanu bets $12,000 and Chris Combs calls. The turn is the 3

and Negreanu shoots out again with $18,000. Combs calls and the river puts the 10

on the board. Negreanu pushes all-in, having Combs well covered and Combs calles all-in, showing J

10

for top two pair. Negreanu shows 10

8

for a worse two pair and Combs rakes in the pot to double up to $130,000. Negreanu's stack is now down to $158,000.

DESSERTLADY · Aug 4, 2006

[Event 39] $10,000 No Limit Hold'em Main Event (Day 3)

[Event 39] $10,000 No Limit Hold'em Main Event (Day 3)

Highlights of the Continued:

Fri Aug 04 17:51:00 PDT 2006
Brenes Lays Down a Pair Pre-Flop
Seat 7 pushes all-in for $16,700 under-the-gun and it folds around to Humberto Brenes. Brenes turns to the dealer and shows him 5

5

and mucks his hand. The rest of the table folds and seat 7 shows 8

8

.

Fri Aug 04 17:57:00 PDT 2006
Barry Shulman's Prophecy Fulfilled
Barry Shulman predicted play would have to be stopped shortly after players made the money because there would be so many all-ins. His prediction turned out to be correct as a huge number of players have busted since the bubble has burst. The line at the payout table is around 40 players long and play has completely stopped while the payouts catch up.

Fri Aug 04 18:01:00 PDT 2006
Eliminations 833-860
The following players will receive $14,597 each:
833 - Roger Mason
834 - Dan Schlauch
835 - Brian Riley
836 - Michael Lee
837 - Joseph M. Cappello
838 - Steven Choi
839 - Ed Latif
840 - Rick Middleton
841 - Kyung Han
842 - Gary Margolis
843 - Scott Miller
844 - Ernesto Panno
845 - Kjetil Flatnes
846 - Morton Lerbrekk
847 - Chris Convery
848 - Doug Dearborn
849 - currently unknown
850 - Nam Le
851 - Vince Deluco
852 - Steven Dubin
853 - Barny Boatman
854 - Paul McCaffrey
855 - Donna Wilson
856 - Jim Olson
857 - currently unknown
858 - Paul F. Smith
859 - Thomas Adams
860 - Greg Myers

Fri Aug 04 18:11:00 PDT 2006
Play Has Resumed
The payout line has shortened considerably and play has resumed.

Fri Aug 04 18:14:00 PDT 2006
140 Players Down
It was just announced that we lost 140 players in 15 minutes of play following the money bubble bursting.

Fri Aug 04 18:17:00 PDT 2006
Strasser Adds to Stack
With already $34,000 in the pot and a board of 9

7

3

8

Jason Strasser bets $15,000. Seat 7 thinks for awhile before mucking his hand. Strasser now has $510,000.

Fri Aug 04 18:24:00 PDT 2006
Eliminations 820-832
The following players will receive $14,597 each:
820 - Paul Mannoni

821 - Fred Lavassani
822 - Mark Rasmussen
823 - Morten Lokken
824 - Joe Everett
825 - Bryan Sandrock
826 - Michael Stitz
827 - Vitaly Lunkin
828 - George Watson
829 - Robert Enfield
830 - David Hamilton
831 - Bennard Thung
832 - Ashig Abdullah

Fri Aug 04 18:26:00 PDT 2006
Cunningham Doubles Up Opponent
After a flop of Q

7

2

, a player in the cut off position moves all-in for $20,600. Allen Cunningham on the button thinks for a few moments and makes the call showing A

7

. The cut-off shows J

10

and says "Good read" to Cunningham. The turn is a 10

and the river is 8

give the other player a flush. Cunningham is down to $365,000

Fri Aug 04 18:27:00 PDT 2006
Molina Takes Out Another
Seat 5 raises in late position to $9,000 and Eric Molina says "I'm tired of you raising like you've been all day. I'm all-in." Seat 5 calls and turns over A

J

, Molina K

J

. The flop comes 7

3

2

, which gives Molina a club draw along with any King in the deck. The turn is the K

placing Molina in the lead with a pair of Kings. The river is the J

and Molina eliminates his opponent with a King high flush. After the hand is over the rest of the table tells Molina that his opponent didn't raise any hands. He actually only had played 3 hands all day including the elimination hand. Molina laughs and says, "Oh well, I won the hand and that's all that matters." Molina now is at $300,000.

Fri Aug 04 18:32:00 PDT 2006
Eliminations 802-821
The following players will receive $15,504 each:
802 - Brian Coomey
803 - Scott Sweesy
804 - Stephen O'Keeffe
805 - Colin Wickersheim
806 - Mike Durbin
807 - Paul Murrell
808 - Andrew Taylor
809 - Bradley Birarda
810 - Greg Spence
811 - Lior Segal
812 - Jared Hamby
813 - Colin Frisby
814 - John Eric Backman
815 - Jordan Handrich
816 - Nicholas Montouri
817 - Mark Popkin
818 - Pontus Jonasson
819 - Daniel Larsson
820 - Michael Zakarran
821 - Halim Lababdeh

Fri Aug 04 18:35:00 PDT 2006
The Wait is Over for Dewey Weum
The player in small blind moves all-in with A-8, and Dewy Weum wakes up with A-Q in the big blind. Dewey quickly calls his opponent's all-in bet. The board brings no help to either player, and Dewey's long awaited double-up has finally come. Weum now has $80,000.

Fri Aug 04 18:36:00 PDT 2006
Welcome to the Table
Daniel Negreanu has just moved tables and raised in the first five hands he played at his new location.

Fri Aug 04 18:38:00 PDT 2006
According to Phil
David Chiu now has $250,000 and according to Phil Hellmuth, "David is playing very well."

Fri Aug 04 18:43:00 PDT 2006
Eliminations 777-801
The following players will receive $15,504 each:
777 - Layne Roush
778 - Graham Webster
779 - John Kincaid
780 - Justin Huxley
781 - Keith Mitalda
782 - Yung-Hsiang Fan
783 - Chance Walker
784 - Reginald Simmons
785 - Baud Dominik
786 - Jonathan Greenhalgh
787 - Alan Steffen
788 - Rogelio Martinez
789 - Jeff Cabanillas
790 - Brian Roberts
791 - Peter Kunc
792 - David Cristiano
793 - Christopher Viox
794 - Jeffrey Mermelstein
795 - Jonathan Rego
796 - Dan Boren
797 - Ara Melikian
798 - David Vozza
799 - John Waddell
800 - Johan Backfjard
801 - Kelvin Sumerville

Fri Aug 04 18:54:00 PDT 2006
Eliminations 767-776
The following players will receive $16,493 each:
767 - John McDevitt
768 - John Short
769 - Matt Maroon
770 - Johnny Kamdis
771 - Andres Larsson
772 - David Farber
773 - Mike Frederick
774 - Casey Baldwin
775 - Norman Tang
776 - Dan Birken

Fri Aug 04 18:55:00 PDT 2006
Eliminations 738-766
The following players will recieve $16,493 each:
738 - Eric S. Sonstegard
739 - Jon Einarsvean
740 - Benett Nathanson
741 - Pierre Bounahara
742 - Christopher Barash
743 - Gerald Kane
744 - Jonathan Michaels
745 - Hoang Nguyen
746 - Gareth Edwards
747 - Orlando Romero
748 - Ira Gibbs
749 - Daron Estrada
750 - Josh Trygg
751 - Brian Hetzel
752 - Yuri Bokkel
753 - Christopher Ellison
754 - Steve Martenelli
755 - Richard Clary
756 - Cicurel Didier
757 - Marc Greenspan
758 - Mike May
759 - Magnus Carlen
760 - Rick Fratcher
761 - Brett Rickey
762 - Seth Cohen
763 - Richard Grijalva
764 - Arthur Katz
765 - Richard Shorten
766 - Suhura Suga

Fri Aug 04 18:57:00 PDT 2006
Dinner Break Begins
The dinner break has begun for all players. Play will resume in 90 minutes at 8:30 p.m. PDT.

Fri Aug 04 20:33:00 PDT 2006
Players Return
Players have returned from the dinner break. Blinds are now $1,200-$2,400 with a $300 ante.

Fri Aug 04 20:36:00 PDT 2006
Many Still Remain
A tournament director asks over the announcement system, "dealers, does anyone have a seat five with chips, but no player?" Apparently, the field today is so large that some players are still losing track of where they are seated in the tournament. Currently 734 players remain.

Chip Leaders - [Event 39] $10,000 No Limit Hold'em Main Event (Day 3)
Place-Name-Chip Count
1-Dmitri Nobles-545,000
2-Jason Strasser-460,000
2-Chris Martin-460,000
4-Terris Preston-445,000
5-Matt Woodward-437,000
6-Humberto Brenes-410,000
6-Mark Garner-410,000
8-Walter Novelli-395,000
9-Daniel Pelletier-394,000
10-Allen Cunningham-390,000

DESSERTLADY · Aug 5, 2006

[Event 39] $10,000 No Limit Hold'em Main Event (Day 3)

[Event 39] $10,000 No Limit Hold'em Main Event (Day 3)

Recap from overnight:

Fri Aug 04 20:42:00 PDT 2006
Aces Bad Hand For Malaguti
From under the gun Flaminio Malaguti raises all in for his last $15,000. He's called by Dustin Holmes ($400,000) from the big blind. Malaguti has A

A

and is in great shape against Holmes' A

J

. But the flop is painful for Malaguti as it comes Q

10

9

. The turn is the killer as the 8

hits. Malaguti can only chop with a Jack. It doesn't come as the river is the 7

. Malaguti doesn't leave immediately though, as he has fun and takes a picture of the board as well as both hands. He says, "It is the World Series afterall."

Fri Aug 04 20:47:00 PDT 2006
Skolnick Can't Crack Aces
Donna Skolnick is all in for $32,000 against Nord Foster ($180,000). She's in trouble as she has A

Q

against Foster's A

A

. Skolnick doesn't take the lead, but can't complain about the flop of Q

9

2

. She has a pair along with a flush draw. The turn is red, but not a heart (6

). The 8

on the river brings no help, and sends Skolnick to the rail. She's gracious in defeat as she gives many of the players a hug before she departs. Foster has $210,000.

Fri Aug 04 20:53:00 PDT 2006
Rich Bluffed Off In Battle Of Blinds
Full Tilt Qualifier Matt Wilson limps from the small blind, and Jordan Rich limps from the small blind. The flop comes K

Q

J

, Wilson checks, Rich bets $8,000, and Wilson calls. The turn is the K

, Wilson checks, and Rich bets $8,000. Wilson then re-raises $25,000, and Rich calls. The river is the 2

, and Wilson bets $75,000. Rich then asks a tournament director if he is allowed to show his cards before acting on his hand, and tournament director says no. Rich then goes into the tank for about 5 minutes at which point Stan Goldstein calls the clock. Immediately after the clock expires, Rich declares "Call," but after appealling to Jack Effel, his hand was declared dead. Wilson then shows the 7

6

, sending Rich away from the table in frustration. Rich now has $290,000, and Wilson is up to $300,000.

Fri Aug 04 21:00:00 PDT 2006
Eliminations 737-721
The following players receive $16,493 each:
737 - Peter Feldman
736 - Justin Truesdell
735 - Johan Kretz
734 - Dan Brien
733 - Bob Roth
732 - Ronnie Yarbrough
731 - Stu Patterson
730 - Flaminio Malaguti
729 - Ivan Saul
728 - Nicolas Irving
727 - John Wilson
726 - Christina Jones
725 - Johnny Price
724 - Phil Doucette
723 - Donna Skolnick
722 - Tyler Chabolla
721 - Steven Dunkelberg

Fri Aug 04 21:05:00 PDT 2006
Threes Hold Up For Sass
With $22,000 in the pot, and 7

6

5

9

on the board, Alan Sass flips over 3

3

which is good enough to hold up against his opponent's A

Q

. Currently, Alan Sass has $178,000.

Fri Aug 04 21:05:00 PDT 2006
Hoyt Scares Off Hogseth
With the board reading 9

4

3

Hoyt Corkins (110,800) goes all in for $65,800. Marius Hogseth ($238,000) thinks for awhile before mucking. Corkins wins the $90,000 pot and increases his stack to $155,800. Hogseth has $193,000.

Fri Aug 04 21:08:00 PDT 2006
Strasser Takes One Down
With $15,000 in the pot and K

J

4

on the board, Strasser fires out $10,000 and is called by the 2 seat. The turn is the 6

and Strasser pumps out $15,000 and the 2 seat calls. The K

comes on the river and Strasser bets $21,000. The 2 seat thinks and folds. Strasser collects the pot and climbs to $440,000.

Fri Aug 04 21:09:00 PDT 2006
Mortensen Doubles Through Hayden
Cecelia Mortensen doubles through Melissa Hayden when she gets all of her money in on a board of 10

9

5

8

holding K

J

to Hayden's Q

5

. The river is inconsequential as Hayden is drawing dead. Mortensen now has $44,000, and Hayden is knocked down to $54,000.

Fri Aug 04 21:11:00 PDT 2006
Big Bluff
With a board of K

6

5

4

3

, there is $180,000 in the pot. Peter Placey moves all-in for $175,000, against Bradford Davenport ($228,000). Davenport goes into the tank, and calls the floor over to ask about exposing his cards. He is told he has two options, fold them face-up or flip them over and take a ten minute penalty. Davenport weighs his options and folds 5

5

face-up. Placey jumps up, throwing his cards face down on the table. He screams, "Yes! Show that hand!" His cards are flipped over to reveal K

J

. Placey takes the pot down and is now at $355,000. Davenport is sitting with $228,000.

Fri Aug 04 21:12:00 PDT 2006
Eliminations 720-707
The following players receive $17,730 each:
720 - Aram Zerounian
719 - Marcus Holm
718 - David Horbury
717 - Jeremy Roberts
716 - Dan Bokesch
715 - Paul Wolfe
714 - Tony Lay
713 - Salvatore Erna
712 - Chase Offield
711 - Magdalena Halford
710 - Ari Levy
709 - Robert Haderstroh
708 - Samuel Hsiao
707 - Bruck Frank

Fri Aug 04 21:14:00 PDT 2006
David Chiu Elimiantes Opponent
The player under-the-gun moves all-in for his last $28,000 and after several minutes David Chiu calls from mid-position. Chiu shows 7-7 and his opponent shows 6-6. The flop comes down K-5-3-8-9 and Chiu eliminates his opponent and boosts his stack to $365,000.

Fri Aug 04 21:16:00 PDT 2006
"Rizen" Doubles Up
Eric "Rizen" Lynch raises to $7,500 and is called only by the small blind. The flop comes K

10

4

, the small blind checks, and Lynch bets $10,000. The small blind raises Lynch $30,000 more and Lynch calls. The turn is the 5

and once again the small blind checks. Lynch pumps out $40,000 and the small blind calls. The river is the 3

, the small blind checks, and Lynch goes all-in for his remaining $78,000. The small blind calls and quickly mucks when Lynch shows K

K

. Lynch has doubled up to $320,000.

Fri Aug 04 21:16:00 PDT 2006
Corkins Loses Race
Derek Feldman ($30,000) is all in against Hoyt Corkins ($163,000). It's a race as Feldman has A

J

and Corkins has 7

7

. The flop is great for Corkins as his seven's are still good, plus he gets a straight draw (6

5

3

). But the turn brings the A

and now Corkins will need a four or a seven to eliminate Feldman. It's a low card, but too low as the 2

hits. Feldman improves to $65,000 while Corkins has $133,000.

Fri Aug 04 21:19:00 PDT 2006
Three Way All-in
Seat four raises to $8,000 in early position. In middle position, Paul Viola re-raises to $20,000. William Throsson calls from late position, and seat four also calls the raise. The flop falls Q

5

2

. Seat four checks, Viola bets $20,000, and Thorsson calls. Seat four re-raises to $55,000, and Viola moves all-in. Thorsson has both players covered with $330,000 and pushes all-in. Seat four, who is the short stack in the hand, calls. Seat four reveals A

Q

, Viola shows K

K

, while Thorsson has Q

Q

. Thorsson stands up and turns to a friend to make a comment about busting top set. The turn comes down the K

, and the river is the 6

. Viola takes the pot down eliminating seat four, and putting a large dent in Thorsson's stack. Viola has $350,000, and Thorsson has $170,000.

Fri Aug 04 21:20:00 PDT 2006
Negreanu Gets Some Color Back
It was a dark dinner break for Daniel Negreanu, as he lost all his colored chips, and only had black chips worth $100. Kid Poker was down to $29,000 but has since almost doubled up to $56,000. Now included in his stack are pink chips worth $500, and yellow chips worth $1,000. Negreanu's chip stack isn't the only thing increasing. When told that if he made a comeback it would be legendary, Negreanu said, "It's gonna happen."

Fri Aug 04 21:22:00 PDT 2006
Bartley Wins A Big One
From the small blind Aaron Bartley raises to $6,000 and the big blind calls. The flop comes J

9

5

, and Bartley leads out with $10,000 and the big blind calls. The 6

comes on the turn and Bartley fires out $20,000 and the big blind calls. The A

comes on the river and Bartley pumps out $30,000 and, once again, is called by the big blind. Bartley flips over A

J

. The big blind mucks, Bartley wins, and climbs to $235,000.

Fri Aug 04 21:29:00 PDT 2006
Eric Molina Makes the Call
Eric Molina calls his opponent's all-in on a board of A

J

10

K

and flips over A

K

. His opponent shows pocket nines and the A

comes on the river. Molina takes down the pot and now has $354,000.

Fri Aug 04 21:30:00 PDT 2006
Monte Hanson Takes Down a Nice Pot
Monte Hanson raises to $8,000 in middle position, and is re-raised to $21,000 by a player in late position. Hanson makes the call and the flop comes A

K

10

. Hanson checks, and the player in late position bets enough to put Hanson all-in. Hanson calls and shows A

K

, while his opponent flips over Q

Q

. The turn brings the Q

putting Hanson behind, but the A

on the river gives him the hand and the $160,000 pot.

Fri Aug 04 21:31:00 PDT 2006
Eliminations 706 - 693
The following players receive $17,730 each:
706 - William Burdick
705 - Tom Drotleff
704 - James Mellor
703 - Danny DeJesus
702 - Scott Williams
701 - David Margolis
700 - Brad Higgins
699 - Jeffrey Abramovitz
698 - Kenneth Bennett
697 - Danny Li
696 - Olga Spirova
695 - Robert Ohl
694 - William Harker
693 - Rafael Encarnacion

Fri Aug 04 21:34:00 PDT 2006
Negreanu Doesn't Sweat Creed
One hand after scolding the dealer for dealing him Big Slick, Daniel Negreanu ($40,000) is in a hand again. Kid Poker raises preflop from middle position and is called by the table's big stack from the button. The flop comes A

K

4

. Both players check. Both players check the 2

on the turn. Negreanu bets $3,000 when the 3

hits on the river. His opponent immediately calls and Negreanu announces he has an Ace, and turns over A

9

. It's good as his opponent mucks. Negreanu who is still short stacked at $65,000 starts talking to the table how Rocky didn't think he could beat Apollo Creed in the first Rocky movie. Negreanu says Rocky told his wife Adrian, he just wanted to go the distance. Negreanu tells his table, "If I go the distance, I'm knocking out Apollo!" Just another 87 million chips to go, Daniel.

Fri Aug 04 21:44:00 PDT 2006
Eliminations 692 - 679
The following players receive $17,730 each:
692 - Frank Callucci
691 - Michael Frandsen
690 - Fred Marcell
689 - Bret Budrick
688 - Robert Lauria
687 - Neil Butterfield
686 - Paul Lui
685 - Alan Choi
684 - Pat Ferraro
683 - Gary Broaddus
682 - Brian Lamanna
681 - Oystein Halland
680 - Steve Lustig
679 - Jianjun Li

Fri Aug 04 21:46:00 PDT 2006
Trip Kings for Gard
Aaron Gard cracks the aces of his opponent when runner-runner kings spike on a board of 5

3

2

. Gard doubles up to $140,000 on the hand.

Fri Aug 04 21:54:00 PDT 2006
Eliminations 678 - 667
The following players receive $17,730 each:
678 - Chris Pietrarosso
677 - Scott Shone
676 - John Kindley
675 - Daniel Hart
674 - Brian Brandon
673 - Hank Sitton
672 - Darrell Dicken
671 - Tore Michelsen
670 - Craig Bobbins
669 - William Strohme Jr.
668 - Fred Conforti
667 - Bill Newman

The following players receive $19,050 each:
666 - Musa Mustafa
665 - Mark Wilds

Fri Aug 04 21:55:00 PDT 2006
Queen on the River
All-in on a board of 10

6

2

K

with Q

Q

, Rolgues Rodriguez spikes the Q

and doubles up to $212,000. His opponent held K

2

.

Fri Aug 04 21:59:00 PDT 2006
Getting Dark For Negreanu
Once again Daniel Negreanu has lost all his colored chips, and is now down to $26,400.

Fri Aug 04 22:02:00 PDT 2006
Big Pot For Kreitzman
From middle position, Paul Sexton raises to $6,900. From the button, Daniel Kreitzman re-raises to $21,000, Dan Nassif calls from the big blind, and Sexton calls as well. The flop comes A

K

2

, both Nassif and Sexton check, and Kreitzman fires out $20,000. Both players fold and Kreitzman climbs to $360,000.

Fri Aug 04 22:05:00 PDT 2006
Eliminations 664 - 651
The following players receive $19,050 each:
664 - San Bezant
663 - Scott Sherwood
662 - Tom Richter
661 - Gabriel Valente
660 - Joe Gualtieri
659 - Marc St. Germain
658 - Mark Herron
657 - Lin Lee
656 - Mark Gilbert
655 - Shane Jandro
654 - Nelson Dismukes
653 - Yuriy Kozinskiy
652 - Marty Cortinas
651 - Ernesto Tohme

Fri Aug 04 22:06:00 PDT 2006
Double-Up Through Brenes
From the cut-off Humberto Brenes calls, and the small blind raises all-in for his remaining $13,500. Brenes calls and flips over 8

7

to the small blind's K

10

. The flop comes K

10

3

, and the board fails to improve for Brenes. Humberto Brenes falls to $365,000.

Fri Aug 04 22:08:00 PDT 2006
Hachem at a Loss
In middle position, seat three raises to $7,500, and from the cut-off Joesph Hachem re-raises to $22,500. Right behind him in the small blind, seat six pushes all-in, having Hachem covered. Seat three folds, and action returns to Hachem. He stands up, and makes a comment about how seat six has been making moves all day. He adds that no one has seen his cards either. He folds A-K face up on the table, and takes a few steps back from the table. Seat six flips over A

Q

, and tosses his hand into the muck. Hachem looks at his opponent and says, "you went out of your mind that hand." Hachem now has $89,000.

Fri Aug 04 22:10:00 PDT 2006
King on the River
All-in against three jacks, Douglas Kim holds pocket kings. A third king spikes on the river and Kim doubles up to $283,000.

Fri Aug 04 22:14:00 PDT 2006
Eliminations 650 - 637
The following players receive $19,050 each:
650 - Andrew Bishop
649 - Michael Glick
648 - Wayne Boyd
647 - Peter Kiem
646 - Dane Wheeler
645 - Kevin Stanford
644 - Scott Fenton
643 - Jonathan Diamond
642 - Scott Mayfield
641 - Douglas Watkoski
640 - Rune Anderson
639 - Sargon Ruya
638 - Deric Williams
637 - Kyle Burnside

Fri Aug 04 22:21:00 PDT 2006
Eliminations 636 - 622
The following players receive $19,050 each:
636 - Rickies Millis
635 - Mike Kozisek
634 - William Hames
633 - Chris Hamman
632 - Mark Eldreth
631 - Edwin Miller
630 - Barry Schnell
629 - Stewart Gold
628 - Nestar Ygborn
627 - Nahid Yafaoui
626 - Brian Rakestow
625 - William Williams
624 -Frank Reach
623 - Ian McDonald
622 - Jeffrey Edy

DESSERTLADY · Aug 5, 2006

[Event 39] $10,000 No Limit Hold'em Main Event (Day 3)

[Event 39] $10,000 No Limit Hold'em Main Event (Day 3)

Recap from overnight Continued:

Fri Aug 04 22:22:00 PDT 2006
Negreanu Can't Catch Outs
Chris Truong is all in against Daniel Negreanu with less than $20,000. Negreanu has A

10

and Truong has 3

3

. The flop comes Q

6

. The turn is the J

and the river is the 9

. Negreanu is down to $20,000.

Fri Aug 04 22:24:00 PDT 2006
Allyn Jaffery Shulman Takes Down a Raise
Action folds around to seat three on the button, who makes it $10,000. From the small blind Allyn Jaffery Shulman moves all-in for her last $33,700. Seat five in the big blind folds, as does seat three. Allyn Jaffery Shulman takes down the pot and is now sitting with $50,300.

Fri Aug 04 22:25:00 PDT 2006
Dmitri Nobles Bets $200,000 Every Hand?
Dmitri Nobles has $653,000 in chips. And unlike many players who stack 40 or more chips on each other with a giant chip stack, Nobles is stacking them in stacks of 20. They take up so much of the table, that he has $200,000 in chips almost over the imaginary line where a bet would be placed.

Fri Aug 04 22:28:00 PDT 2006
Power Table
At one table, Terris Preston has $480,000, Kevin O'Donnel has $370,000 and Chris Martin has $335,000.

Fri Aug 04 22:35:00 PDT 2006
Negreanu Limps With Aces
Daniel Negreanu continues to ride his chip count from the mid 20's to the mid 50's. Negreanu picked up pocket Aces and limped in. After the board read A

8

3

J

, Negreanu bet $15,000. When his opponent folded, Negreanu said, "this is the first time nobody raised (preflop) and I limped in with Aces!" Kid Poker has $56,000.

Fri Aug 04 22:38:00 PDT 2006
"MoleDaddy" Greim Triples Up
Paul "MoleDaddy" Greim (55,000) limps in from early position. Mike Hwang ($300,000) limps as well. Both blinds check. The flop comes 6

4

. Sol Bergren ($105,000) leads out with $5,000. Both Greim and Hwang call. The turn is the A

. Bergren and Greim check, Hwang bets $20,000. Both Bergren and Greim call. The river is the 6

. Bergren bets $20,000, Greim calls his last $2,500 and Hwang folds. It turns out to be a miracle board for Greim, as he turns over A

A

. Bergren has A

6

and Hwang says he folded a four. MoleDaddy has $165,000, while Hwang has $270,000 and Bergren has $50,000.

Fri Aug 04 22:38:00 PDT 2006
"MoleDaddy" Greim Triples Up
Paul "MoleDaddy" Greim (55,000) limps in from early position. Mike Hwang ($300,000) limps as well. Both blinds check. The flop comes 6

4

. Sol Bergren ($105,000) leads out with $5,000. Both Greim and Hwang call. The turn is the A

. Bergren and Greim check, Hwang bets $20,000. Both Bergren and Greim call. The river is the 6

. Bergren bets $20,000, Greim calls his last $2,500 and Hwang folds. It turns out to be a miracle board for Greim, as he turns over A

A

. Bergren has A

6

and Hwang says he folded a four. MoleDaddy has $165,000, while Hwang has $270,000 and Bergren has $50,000.

Fri Aug 04 22:38:00 PDT 2006
Eliminations 621 - 609
The following players receive $20,617 each:
621 - Stan Goldstein
620 - Stephen Ladowski
619 - Ramon Abis
618 - Jojo Cutri
617 - John Eilermann
616 - Mark Bogen
615 - Keith Chauvrin
614 - Ted Doukas
613 - March Schwartz
612 - Lou Russo
611 - John McLaughlin
610 - Matt Holtzclaw
609 - Jay Johnson

Fri Aug 04 22:45:00 PDT 2006
Players on Break
Play will resume in 20 minutes.

Fri Aug 04 23:02:00 PDT 2006
Play Resumes
The blinds are $1,500 and $3,000 with a $400 ante.

Fri Aug 04 23:04:00 PDT 2006
Bryan Micon Discouraged
Bryan Micon stopped by to tell us that he has a very discouraging $46,000.

Fri Aug 04 23:09:00 PDT 2006
Eliminations 608-596
The following players receive $20,617 each:
608 - Mark Bushardo
607 - Cuong Le
606 - Mitch Maples
605 - Jim McCrink
604 - Tom Lieb
603 - Manish Patel
602 - Josh Egan
601 - Anders Henriksson
600 - Larry Newman
599 - Paul Parker
598 - M. Mitchener
597 - Ken Powell
596 - Lance Smith

Fri Aug 04 23:19:00 PDT 2006
Eliminations 595-578
The following players receive $20,617 each:
595 - Rick Seward
594 - Odd Lavik
593 - Nate McCrary
592 - Chan Nguyen
591 - Phil Long
590 - Bob Feduniak
589 - Hieu "Tony" Ma
588 - Peter Harter
587 - Noah Jefferson
586 - Donald Smith
585 - Brian Jacobs
584 - Ed Dupont
583 - Brian Ernst
582 - Steven King
581 - Robert Price
580 - Owen McKinney
579 - Steve Davis
578 - Ray Walters

Fri Aug 04 23:23:00 PDT 2006
Negreanu Defends Blinds
A player from the button raises to $9,000. Daniel Negreanu tells the player he thinks he knows what he has. He then tells the dealer he's going all in. Negreanu's opponent thinks for awhile before mucking. Negreanu is back at $55,000.

Fri Aug 04 23:25:00 PDT 2006
Corkins Stays Alive
Hoyt Corkins ($65,200) raises $10,000 from middle position. Dustin Holmes ($449,000) raises $25,000. Corkins reraises $30,200 more and is all in. Holmes calls. Corkins flips over Q

Q

. Holmes winces as he turns over J

J

. The board comes 9

4

3

7

9

and Corkins doubles up to $132,000. Holmes still has a very respectable $384,000.

Fri Aug 04 23:32:00 PDT 2006
Eliminations 577-561
The following players receive $20,617 each:
577 - Shannon Shore
576 - Mark Schumacher
575 - John Loftstrom
574 - Abraham Korotki
573 - Marvin Raphael
572 - Jeremy Yankey
571 - Lee Thomas
570 - Igor Holdaiy
569 - Patrick Fortin
568 - Jacob Juhl
The following players receive $22,266 each:

567 - Bluno Jais
566 - Dwayne Weum
565 - Khalid Dghaim
564 - Mike Suza
563 - Patrick Bueno
562 - Sol Bergren
561 - Alex Brigante

Fri Aug 04 23:41:00 PDT 2006
Ken Jacobs Loses One
With a board showing A

J

2

K

the player in the small blind checks. Ken Jacobs (button) fires out $25,000 into the $45,000 pot. The small blind thinks for several minutes and a clock is called. He finally calls at the last 10 seconds and the river is dealt, 2

. Both players check and Jacobs shows 8

8

and his opponent shows Q

Q

and takes down the pot. Jacobs is now at $360,000.

Fri Aug 04 23:42:00 PDT 2006
Eliminations 560-551
The following players receive $22,266 each:
560 - Vik Kanwar
559 - David Koffelt
558 - Adrian Pitt
557 - Steve Binkert
556 - Jonathan Huang
555 - Tomoyoki Otsawa
554 - Toby Mohler
553 - Chris Truong
552 - Darrell Tipton
551 - Nikhil Patel

Fri Aug 04 23:43:00 PDT 2006
Violette Gets Respect
With a board of 10

7

6

4

, Cyndy Violette pushes all-in. After much consideration, her opponent folds A

5

face up. Violette says she had a set of Fours, and is glad her opponent made his fold. Violette now has $78,000.

Fri Aug 04 23:53:00 PDT 2006
Eliminations 550-536
The following players receive $22,266 each:
550 - Chris Barncastle
549 - David Rusow
548 - Jeffrey Weil
547 - Thomas Hammers
546 - Andrew Leonard
545 - Scott Roberds
544 - Frank Allen
543 - Dario Minieri
542 - Robin Lacey
541 - Ramesh Bavireddy
540 - Michael Esposito
539 - Thomas Gates
538 - Michael Leanos
537 - Andy Johnson
536 - Corlan Chinn

Fri Aug 04 23:56:00 PDT 2006
Negreanu Misses Opportunity
The flop comes 9

8

5

. Brian Kornfeld ($288,000) fires $22,000 into the pot. Daniel Negreanu (75,000) calls. The turn is the 3

. Both players check. The 5

falls on the river and Kornfeld checks. Negreanu thinks for awhile, gathers some chips and finally checks. Kornfeld throws over K

Q

. Negreanu flips J-10 face up. Kid Poker says he almost bluffed on the river. Kornfeld says he obviously would have folded. Kornfeld has $312,000, while Negreanu has $46,000.

Sat Aug 05 00:00:00 PDT 2006
Nobles Knocks Out Another
Dario Minieri goes all in from middle position for $68,100. Dmitri Nobles calls from the button. It's a race as Minieri has A

K

and Nobles has 3

3

. Nobles asks for a three and gets it in the window of the flop (9

3

2

). The turn is the J

eliminating Minieri. It's a good thing for Nobles that he caught his set, as the K

falls on the river. Nobles has a very intimidating $875,000.

Sat Aug 05 00:00:00 PDT 2006
Eliminations 535 - 531
The following players receive $22,266 each:
535 - David John
534 - Mike White
533 - Gary DeBernardi
532 - Derek Fujimoto
531 - Joe Canouse

Sat Aug 05 00:04:00 PDT 2006
"Yo Adrian" Daniel Making Comeback
Daniel Negreanu who earlier compared himself to Rocky in Rocky I, is making a comeback. With the board reading 10

7

5

J

Daniel Negreanu pushes his last $35,000 in the middle. Rick Mombourquette ($600,000) says, "I hate to give you $35,000 chips," decides to fold the pot estimated at $45,000. Negreanu still has a long ways to go, but he's sitting at $80,000, which is a long way away from the $25,000 he had only 40 minutes ago.

Sat Aug 05 00:06:00 PDT 2006
Nobles Loses Chip Lead
With $12,000 in the pot, the flop falls A

10

7

. Dmitri Nobles bets $10,000, and Mitch Schock calls. Nobles looks at Schock and asks, "Are you on a flush draw?" Schock responds by telling him no. The turn is the 9

, and Nobles bets $30,000. Schock announces raise, and pushes $80,000 more forward. Nobles calls, and says, "We rumbling now, baby." The river is the 5

, Nobles stands up and announces all-in. Schock has $92,000 more in front of him, and goes into the tank. As Schock goes into the tank Nobles announces, "He ate my snickers. I told you I was gonna get him back." Schock stands up and starts to strecth, and Nobles says, "Told you, you couldn't put me on a hand." After about three more minutes of verbal exchange between Schock and Nobles, Schock says, "Well gang.......I call." Both players act reluctant to flip over their cards, until Schock finally shows 9

9

. Nobles mucks his hand, and Schock jumps up into the air screaming, "That's what I'm talking about!" Nobles loses the chip lead and is now sitting with $534,500. Mitch Schock has $450,000.

Sat Aug 05 00:07:00 PDT 2006
Eliminations 530-523
The following players receive $22,266 each:
530 - Steve Strouse
529 - Edward Atanasio
528 - Freddy Vaghefi
527 - Serey Heng
526 - Joseph Cordi
525 - Henrik Waltersson
524 - Melanie Kaye
523 - Egil Vehusheia

Sat Aug 05 00:11:00 PDT 2006
"MoleDaddy" Wins Another Huge Pot
Paul "MoleDaddy" Greim raises $12,000 before the flop. Three people call. The flop comes 8

7

6

. A player from middle position bets $40,000, and Greim pushes all in. His opponent calls the $75,000 raise. Greim shows 7

7

while his opponent has J

9

. The 2

on the turn and K

on the river give Greim the huge pot. He has $320,000.

Sat Aug 05 00:18:00 PDT 2006
Loaded Table
Currently table 124 in the Amazon Room is completely stacked with chips and stars. Paul Sexton, Joe Hachem, William Thorsson, Dan Nassif, Dan Kreitzman, and Ted Forrest are all sitting at the same table. Nassif and Kreitzman are currently among the chip leaders.

Sat Aug 05 00:22:00 PDT 2006
Eliminations 522 - 505
The following players receive $22,266 each:
522 - John Gale
521 - Matt Giannetti
520 - Bradford Davenport
519 - Russ Boutin
518 - Steve Edwards
517 - Gaetano Logrande
516 - Jeff Freedman
515 - Howard Canowitz
514 - Victor Ramos
513 - Thomas Pullen
512 - Tony Bloom
511 - Jonas Hausson
510 - Joe Goott
509 - Michael Casella
508 - Peter Sun
507 - Jeremy Scheeringa
506 - Huy Quach
505 - James Jordan Jr.

Sat Aug 05 00:26:00 PDT 2006
Chiu Wins Monster Pot
David Chiu and his opponent get all of their chips into the pot on a flop of A-Q-J. Chiu has A-Q to his opponent's A-J. The 10

on the turn gives Chiu's opponent a gutshot royal flush draw. The river is a Queen and Chiu makes a full house to take down the nearly $500,000 pot. Chiu now has $590,000, and is among the chip leaders.

Sat Aug 05 00:26:00 PDT 2006
Play Ends At End Of Level
Tournament Director Jack Effel just announced that play will finish at the end of Level 15.

Sat Aug 05 00:33:00 PDT 2006
"Guess Who Has Over $100,000 Now?"
Daniel Negreanu turns to the rail and asks his supporting fans, "Guess who has over $100,000 now? That would be me!" A "Woooooo!" went out from the crowd. Negreanu has battled all night and had around $20,000 at his low point.

Sat Aug 05 00:37:00 PDT 2006
The 500 Mark
A tournament director has just announced that the field is down to five hundred players.

Sat Aug 05 00:44:00 PDT 2006
Climbing Towards The Lead
With a board showing 9

8

3

8

K

, Daniel Kreitzman fires out a bet of $20,000 and is called by Dan Nassif. Nassif flips over A

J

for the nut flush and Kreitzman mucks. Kreitzman drops to $81,000 while Nassif climbs to $510,000.

Sat Aug 05 00:46:00 PDT 2006
Eliminations 504 - 495
The following players receive $26,389 each:
504 - Griffin Ludwig
503 - Mark Wellen
502 - Guy Longworth
501 - Mark Vecchio
500 - Patrick Selin
499 - Ashley Hayles
498 - David Pham
497 - Brian Curry
496 - James Matteucci
495 - Brandon Wong

Sat Aug 05 00:50:00 PDT 2006
Brenes Fishing....
Humberto Brenes raises to $15,000 from the big blind after 4 limpers. As the players are thinking Brenes pretend to cast out a fishing line to try and lure his opponent into the pot. All players fold and Brenes collects the pot putting him at $440,000.

Sat Aug 05 00:59:00 PDT 2006
Eliminations 494 - 486
The following players receive $26,389 each:
494 - Andrius Tapinas
493 - Layne Black
492 - Kevin McBride
491 - Eric Deguzman
490 - Rob Jaenicke
489 - Jaime Sipila
488 - Adam Harter
487 - Gabriel Cook
486 - Mark Lawlor

Sat Aug 05 01:09:00 PDT 2006
Eliminations 485-482
The following players receive $26,389 each:
485 - Adam Geyer
484 - Mark Morgan
483 - Laurence Hughes
482 - Gusten Sjoberg

Sat Aug 05 01:10:00 PDT 2006
Play Ends for the Night
Day 3 has ended with 481 players remaining. Play will resume tomorrow at noon.

Chip Leaders - [Event 39] $10,000 No Limit Hold'em Main Event (Day 3)
Place-Name-Chip Count
1-David Chiu-650,000
2-Kyle Bowker-600,000
3-Jon Lane-580,000
4-Lars Bonding-560,000
5-Eric Lynch-540,000
6-Dmitri Nobles-530,000
7-MarkGarner-525,000
8-Johan Wemmenhag-520,000
9-Jamie Gold-515,000
9-Thomas Wahlroos-515,000

ChuckTs · Aug 5, 2006

Good to hear Negreanu's coming back.
With enough chips and the slightest luck, I know he can bulldoze the competition.

DESSERTLADY · Aug 6, 2006

[Event 39] $10,000 No Limit Hold'em Main Event (Day 4)

[Event 39] $10,000 No Limit Hold'em Main Event (Day 4)

Recap from yesterday:

Sat Aug 05 12:02:00 PDT 2006
Featured Table
Here are the seating assignments for the ESPN feature table:
Seat 1 - Matthew Welssman $80,000
Seat 2 - Kevin Daly $260,500
Seat 3 - Erin Hatcher $71,000
Seat 4 - George Panzer $271,500
Seat 5 - Cal Namihira $62,000
Seat 6 - Vince Frederick $70,500
Seat 7 - Lee Kort $273,500
Seat 8 - Dmitri Nobles $650,000
Seat 9 - Randy Gil $173,000

Sat Aug 05 12:05:00 PDT 2006
Day 4 Begins...
The players will start out at level 16 which puts blinds at $2,000-$4,000 with a $500 ante.

Sat Aug 05 12:19:00 PDT 2006
David Chiu Builds His Stack
On a board of K

9

5

10

, David Chui bets $25,000 from the button after a check from Akshay Kumar, who is in middle position. Kumar calls, and the river brings the Q

. Kumar checks, and Chiu bets $30,000. After a moments thought, Kumar calls and Chiu shows the 10

10

for a set. Kumar mucks his hand, and Chiu rakes the bot, buildin his stack to approximatley $680,000.

Sat Aug 05 12:21:00 PDT 2006
Violette Stays Alive
Cyndy Violette moves all-in for $22,500 and the big blind calls. Violette shows A

A

while her opponent has 10

10

. The board comes 8

7

4

3

5

and Violette doubles up to $51,000.

Sat Aug 05 12:26:00 PDT 2006
Lisandro Makes a Good Call But is Outdrawn
An opponent moves all-in preflop for $66,000 and Jeffrey Lisandro makes the call with A

9

. His opponent shows A

3

. The board comes J

3

4

10

and the opponent doubles up. Lisandro drops to $154,500.

Sat Aug 05 12:30:00 PDT 2006
Girl Power
Just minutes after Cyndy Violette doubled up, Susie Isaacs decides to do the same thing. Isaacs moves all-in preflop for $22,500 and her opponent makes the call. Isaacs shows K

J

while her opponent has A

Q

. The board comes 9

6

3

J

10

. The Jack on the turn gives Isaacs the pot and keeps her alive in the main event. She's now at $48,000.

Sat Aug 05 12:33:00 PDT 2006
Lisandro Gets it Back
On a board of A

Q

10

8

3

and $40,000 already in the pot, Jeffrey Lisandro bets $40,000. His opponent makes the call, Lisandro shows K

J

for broadway, and his opponent mucks. Lisandro moves up to $260,000 in chips.

Sat Aug 05 12:35:00 PDT 2006
Mikael Thuritz Doubles
Kelly Fitzsimmons raises to $13,000 preflop and is called by Mikael Thuritz. The flop brings the 10

9

6

, and Thuritz checks. Fitzsimmons bets $25,000 and Thuritz raises $50,000 more. Fitzsimmons thinks for a moment then reraises all in. Thuritz calls instantly and reveals the 10

10

. Fitzsimmons shows the J

9

. Neither player improves their hand on the turn or river, and Thuritz's set gives him the pot and doubles him up to approximately $320,000. Fitzsimmons is now sitting at $150,000.

Sat Aug 05 12:38:00 PDT 2006
Negreanu Doubles up
Daniel Negreanu raises to $10,000 from the cutoff and the player on the button makes the call. The flop comes Q

Q

9

. Negreanu checks and his opponent bets $12,000. Negreanu makes the call and the turn is the 7

. Negreanu moves all-in for $23,000 and his opponent immediately calls. The opponent shows 9

9

for a flopped full house. Negreanu, however, shows Q

9

for a better full house. The river is the K

and Negreanu doubles up to $95,000.

Sat Aug 05 12:44:00 PDT 2006
Brenes Never Bets, His Card Protector Does
The player in the cutoff calls and Humberto Brenes raises to $14,000 from the button. Action gets back to the opponent and he makes the call. The flop comes A

Q

J

. The cutoff player checks and Brenes bets $30,000 and puts his card protector on top of the bet. Brenes explains that his card protector is his "friend" and his "friend" does the betting, not him. The opponent folds and Humberto's friend, or rather Humberto Brenes takes down the pot.

Sat Aug 05 12:57:00 PDT 2006
Opponent Doubles Through Humberto
An opponent moves all-in preflop for $108,000 with J

J

and Humberto Brenes calls with A

Q

. The board gives Brenes no help and his opponent doubles through him. Brenes is now at $260,000.

Sat Aug 05 12:59:00 PDT 2006
Michael Bower Takes Down a Pot
After a player in seat seven raises to $7,000 from early position, Michael Bower makes the call from the cutoff. The flop comes Q

5

4

and seat seven bets out $15,000. Bower puts out $25,000 in chips but then announces call. Tournament officials make him make a mini raise to $30,000. Seat seven immediately moves all in and Bower makes the call. Seat seven shows A

10

for a flush draw and Bower turns over A-Q for top pair. The turn is the 10

and the river is the 4

. Bower eliminates his opponent and builds his stack up to around $395,000.

Sat Aug 05 13:00:00 PDT 2006
Susie Isaacs Eliminated 424th ($30,512)
Susie Isaacs is all-in with 8

8

against Eric Molina's K

K

in a $100,000 pot. The board comes 10

7

5

4

A

and Isaacs is eliminated in 424th place.

Sat Aug 05 13:05:00 PDT 2006
Gold Eliminates Opponent
David Daneshgar raises to $12,000 from middle position and Jamie Gold calls from the big blind. The flop comes A

K

2

and Gold puts Daneshgar all-in. Daneshgar makes the call and shows K

Q

while Gold has K

6

. The turn is the 3

and no help to Gold, however, the river is the 6

giving Gold two pair. Daneshgar is eliminated in 412th place and will receive $30,512. Gold is now at $410,000.

Sat Aug 05 13:10:00 PDT 2006
Defending Champ Doubles up
An opponent raises to $15,000 preflop and Joe Hachem moves all-in for $105,000 more from the small blind. The opponent thinks for awhile and finally makes the call with 5

5

. Hachem shows A

Q

. The board comes Q

Q

9

2

4

and Hachem hits a set of Queens and just in case he hits the nut flush as well. The defending champ now has $240,000.

Sat Aug 05 13:17:00 PDT 2006
Allyn Jaffrey Shulman Eliminated 396th ($30,512)
Allyn Jaffrey Shulman is all-in preflop for $35,000 against Kevin O'Donnell and another opponent. The flop comes A

Q

3

. O'Donnell checks and the opponent bets $20,000. O'Donnell folds, the opponent shows Q

Q

, and Shulman flips over K

K

. The turn and river are the 6

and the 10

and Shulman is eliminated in 396th.

Sat Aug 05 13:22:00 PDT 2006
Daniel Negreanu Bullies Jamie Gold
With $86,000 in the pot, Daniel Negreanu moves all-in for $79,500 on a board of 9

5

2

, and Jamie Gold folds. Negreanu is up to $156,000 in chips.

Sat Aug 05 13:30:00 PDT 2006
Eliminations 442-481 ($26,389)

Sat Aug 05 13:59:00 PDT 2006
Rizen Gives Negreanu Respect
Eric "Rizen" Lynch raises to $14,000 in middle position. Action folds around to Daniel Negreanu in the big bind who announces all-in. Negreanu has another $130,000 behind him and Rizen takes a few moments before mucking 9

9

face up. Negreanu casually turns over K

K

and confirms Lynch's good fold. After the hand, Negreanu is up to $165,000 while Lynch currently sits on $500,000 in chips.

Sat Aug 05 14:00:00 PDT 2006
McEvoy Busts
Tom McEvoy has busted out of the tournament in 371st place, he takes home $34,636 in prize money.

Sat Aug 05 14:04:00 PDT 2006
Humberto is Hungry, Humberto is Coming
Rob De Wildt raises from the button and Humberto Brenes reraises and places his sharkhead card protector on the bet as usual. As Wildt decides what to do, Brenes stands up and announces, "Humberto is hungry! Humberto is coming!" Wildt makes the call and is all-in with K

J

while Brenes shows A

K

. The board comes 10

9

2

7

and Rob De Wildt is eliminated in 362nd and will receive $34,636. Brenes is up to $425,000 and keeps eating people.

Sat Aug 05 14:05:00 PDT 2006
Hoyt Corkins Eliminated 364th ($34,636)
Hoyt Corkins has just been eliminated and he will receive $34,636.

Sat Aug 05 14:12:00 PDT 2006
Bartley Takes Down a Pot on a Bluff
A player at Aaron Bartley's table raises to $12,000 preflop from middle position and Aaron reraises to $30,000 from the big blind. His opponent makes the call and the flop comes 6

3

. Bartley bets $20,000 and his opponent calls. The turn is the 10

and Bartley bets another $20,000. His opponent raises to $60,000 and Bartley calls. The river is the 7

and Bartley bets $100,000. His opponent mucks his hand and Bartley shows A

J

as he rakes the pot. Bartley is now at $610,500.

Sat Aug 05 14:28:00 PDT 2006
Recent Eliminations
The following players have been eliminated. They will each receive $34,636.
378 - Corey Hudson
377 - Wil Wilkinson
376 - Erin Hatcher
375 - Mike Hamparsomian
374 - Cecelia Reyes
373 - Ole Busborg
372 - Jon Oda
371 - Tom McEvoy
370 - Cameron Jones
369 - Peter Falk

Sat Aug 05 14:31:00 PDT 2006
Latest Eliminations
The following players have been eliminated. They will each receive $34,636.
368 - Randle Wit
367 - David Cai
366 - Oscar Grytdahl
365 - Jack Wooden
364 - Hoyt Corkins
363 - Johnny Sanchez
362 - Rob Dewildt
361 - Ramesh Hulgalle
360 - Chris Eversole

Sat Aug 05 14:32:00 PDT 2006
Players Back From Break
The players have returned to blinds of $2,500-$5,000 with a $500 ante.

Sat Aug 05 14:42:00 PDT 2006
Recent Eliminations
The following players have been eliminated. They will each receive $34,636.
359 - Cal Namihira
358 - John Villanueva
357 - Marlis Sawicki
356 - Joseph Sanders
355 - Bob Lavsen
354 - James Crowshaw
353 - Matt Novak

Sat Aug 05 14:57:00 PDT 2006
Lalor Defends Her Big Blind
A player under-the-gun raises to $25,000, another player in early position calls and Debra Lalor calls from the big blind. The flop is 10

8

3

. Lalor checks, the under-the-gun player checks, and the other player moves all-in for $121,000. Lalor makes the call from the big blind and she's all-in. The other player folds. Lalor shows 3

2

while her opponent shows A

Q

. The turn and river offer no help to the opponent and Lalor doubles up to $310,000.

Sat Aug 05 14:59:00 PDT 2006
Latest Eliminations
The following players have been eliminated. They will each receive $34,636.
343 - Joseph Bachar
344 - Daniel Pelletier
345 - Aaron Clark
346 - Robert Kozik
347 - Mathiau Weissman
348 - Sidney Hasson
349 - Daniel O'Brien
350 - William Hill
351 - Jeremiah Reagan
352 - Mario Rodriguez

Sat Aug 05 15:01:00 PDT 2006
Wahlroos Still Kicking
Thomas Wahlroos moves all-in for $62,000 preflop. An opponent calls and shows K

6

while Wahlroos has A

Q

. The board comes 10

8

5

J

2

and Wahlroos doubles to $126,000.

Sat Aug 05 15:04:00 PDT 2006
Kingsbury Wins Race, Doubles up
Michael Kingsbury is all-in preflop for $180,000 with A

K

against an opponent's Q

Q

. The board comes K

10

3

J

4

and Kingsbury now has $390,000 in chips.

Sat Aug 05 15:09:00 PDT 2006
Recent Eliminations
The following players have just been eliminated. They will each receive $34,636.
329 - Lee Pierce
330 - Dennis Richardson
331 - Manuel Labandeira
332 - Bo Sehlstedt
333 - Robert Sanchez
334 - Roy Goulet
335 - Vince Fredrick
336 - Chris Anderson
337 - Daniel Pickle
338 - Steve Williams
339 - James Scherer
340 - Mel Podaima
341 - David Hong
324 - Patrick Sullivan

Sat Aug 05 15:11:00 PDT 2006
Surinder Sunar Eliminated 324th ($34,636)
Dan Schmeich raises to $20,000 preflop and an opponent goes all-in for $140,000 and Surinder Sunar calls the all-in for $50,000. Schmeich then calls and is also all-in for his last $90,000. Schmeich shows A

K

, Sunar has K

K

and the other opponent shows J

J

. The board comes A

3

2

9

A

and Schmeich eliminates Sunar and triples up to $240,000 in the process. Sunar is eliminated in 324th.

DESSERTLADY · Aug 6, 2006

[Event 39] $10,000 No Limit Hold'em Main Event (Day 4)

[Event 39] $10,000 No Limit Hold'em Main Event (Day 4)

Recap from yesterday Continued:

Sat Aug 05 15:14:00 PDT 2006
Wyrick and Hoang Battle
Rich Wyrick and John Hoang both check a flop of 10

8

4

, then Wyrick leads at the 3

turn for $20,000 and Hoang immediately goes all-in. He has Wyrick ($215,000) covered. Wyrick makes the call with Q

Q

and Hoang shows A

K

. Hoang is down to $162,000 after the 8

river, and Wyrick moves up to $445,000.

Sat Aug 05 15:26:00 PDT 2006
Nobles Gets His Ace, Stays Alive
Dmitri Nobles is all-in with A

7

against Ken Jacobs' 10

10

. The board comes A

Q

5

3

8

and Nobles doubles up to $340,000. Jacobs drops to $280,000.

Sat Aug 05 15:28:00 PDT 2006
Latest Eliminations
The following players have been eliminated. They will each receive $34,636.
316 - Chad Layne
317 - Larry Etherington
318 - Brendan Lynch
319 - Matt Graham
320 - Robert Newton
321 - Derek Feldman
322 - Frank Rasile
323 - Steve Frasure
324 - Surinder Sunar
325 - Ed Blount
326 - Danny Lenehan
327 - Richard Lewis
328 - Steve Conway

Sat Aug 05 15:33:00 PDT 2006
Nobles Continues to Find Luck at Feature Table
On a flop of 8

7

4

, Dmitri Nobles is all-in with A

8

against George Panzer's K

K

. The turn is the A

and Nobles cracks Panzer's Kings. The river is no help for Panzer when the 2

falls. Nobles has worked his way back up to $700,000 while Panzer is left with $25,000.

Sat Aug 05 15:35:00 PDT 2006
Pay Jump
The remaining 315 players have just survived a pay jump. They are all guaranteed to cash for at least $38,759.

Sat Aug 05 15:41:00 PDT 2006
Recent Eliminations
The following players have been eliminated. They will each receive $38,759.
309 - Vissilios Maniotis
310 - Adam Waldron
311 - Steve Boyle
312 - Robert Romanello
313 - Johan Koops
314 - Igor Trafane

Sat Aug 05 15:43:00 PDT 2006
Kyle Bowker is First Player to Reach $1 Million
On a flop of Q

6

2

, Kyle Bowker bets $80,000 and receives a call from John Magill. The turn is the 2

and Magill bets $200,000 and Bowker reraises all-in. Magill thinks for awhile before finally folding Q

7

face up. Bowker shows A

10

. The dealer rabbit hunts the final card because the ESPN cameras were there and it reveals the A

would've come on the river. Bowker is now at $1,115,000.

Sat Aug 05 15:48:00 PDT 2006
Jeff "Hollywood" Lisandro?
Jeffrey Lisandro ($440,000) re-raises a player in late position to $50,000 from the button. On a flop of A

Q

7

, Lisandro's opponent bets $40,000 and Lisandro begins walking around, visibly frustrated. He finally calls the bet and both players see the Q

turn. Lisandro's opponent leads for $50,000 and Lisandro disgustingly says, "That's the only card you can win with," then asks to see the payout sheet. After a few moments, Lisandro moves all-in. His opponent folds and Lisandro shows A

A

.

Sat Aug 05 15:56:00 PDT 2006
Morales Takes Down a Nice Pot
After a flop of K

Q

10

Arturo Morales has his opponent all-in. Morales shows A

J

for the flopped straight while his opponent has K

10

for top two pair. The turn and the river were blanks giving Morales the pot. He is now at $800,000

Sat Aug 05 15:57:00 PDT 2006
Negreanu Gets Fortunate Flop, Stays Alive
Daniel Negreanu moves all-in for $42,000 with Q

5

and his opponent calls and shows A

5

. The board comes Q

9

2

3

8

and Negreanu doubles up to $90,000.

Sat Aug 05 16:00:00 PDT 2006
Nobles on a Roll
On a flop of K

6

4

, Dmitri Nobles calls Melandro Alina's all-in with A

K

. Alina shows K

J

. The turn and river are the Q

and the 10

giving Nobles the pot. Nobles is now at $890,000. Alina is eliminated in 299th and will receive $38,759.

Sat Aug 05 16:00:00 PDT 2006
Jeremy Mitchell Rakes a Nice Pot
Jeremy Mitchell raises to $15,000 from middle position and is called by the big blind. The flop comes Q

10

2

and the big blind checks to Mitchell, who bets $15,000. The big blind makes the call and checks in the dark. The turn is the A

and Mitchell now bets $15,000. The big blind raises to $40,000 and Mitchell calls. Once again, the big blind checks in the dark and the river is the 9

. Mitchell checks and shows A

Q

. The big blind shows K

Q

as he mucks his hand. Mitchell rakes the pot.

Sat Aug 05 16:04:00 PDT 2006
Latest Eliminations
The following players have just been eliminated. They will each receive $38,759.
299 - Melandro Alina
300 - Thomas Kingo
301 - Mike Stephens
302 - Ron Toledo
303 - Vincent Ianuzzi
304 - Robert Hreljac
305 - George Danzer
306 - Cesar Giralt
307 - Steven Schulman
308 - Rafael Comas

Sat Aug 05 16:14:00 PDT 2006
Bryan Micon Warns Opponent on the Dangers of gambling
On a board of 9

6

3

5

, Bryan Micon goes all-in from the button for his last $100,000. As Reza Zan is debating the call, Micon brings out several Harrah's pamphlets concerning the dangers of gambling. He begins to run through all the symptoms including: "Do you often gamble until your last dollar is gone?" His antics work, and Zan calls after the clock was put on him. Micon shows 7

4

and he is up against Zan's 9

3

. The river is the J

and Micon doubles up to $225,000 in chips.

Sat Aug 05 16:17:00 PDT 2006
Woo Likes to Race
David Woo ($830,000) raises to $20,000 in early position, and the player in the small blind re-raises all-in to $97,000. Woo makes the call and shows K

10

and his opponent turns over 4

4

. The board comes down 9

7

5

A

and Woo loses nearly one-eighth of his stack on this hand.

Sat Aug 05 16:20:00 PDT 2006
Lynch Saved by the River
On a board of Q

Q

8

A

, Eric Lynch bets $40,000 and the player in middle position reraises to $110,000. Lynch moves all-in and the opponent calls. Lynch shows Q

J

while his opponent has Q

8

for a full house. The river brings the A

, however, and the opponent is forced to split the pot with Lynch.

Sat Aug 05 16:24:00 PDT 2006
Chang Doubles Up
On a board of J

7

5

7

6

WeiKai Chang calls the all-in of his opponent and flips over pocker Aces. Chang moves up to $680,000 on the hand.

Sat Aug 05 16:24:00 PDT 2006
Matt Wilson Cracks Aces to Double Up
Jason Strasser raises to $15,000 from middle position and Matt Wilson reraises to $75,000 from the small blind. Strasser moves all in and Wilson calls all in for $408,000. Wilson flips over A

K

but Strasser turns over A

A

. However, the board comes J

7

4

Q

6

and Wilson catches runner-runner spades to give him the nut flush and crack Strasser's Aces. Strasser is left with around $228,000 and Wilson is now up to around $913,000.

Sat Aug 05 16:27:00 PDT 2006
Break Begins, Players Race Off $500 Chips
The players are coloring up their pink $500 chips and then taking a 20-minute break.

Sat Aug 05 16:34:00 PDT 2006
Latest Eliminations
The following players have been eliminated. They will each receive $38,759.
289 - Gunnar Fenes
290 - Scott Ritchey
291 - Brian Doyle
292 - Martin Virgen
293 - Jogi Karamshi
294 - Brad Klieuer
295 - James Cartee
296 - Sanjiv Karnataki
297 - Vlad Artamonon
298 - Rene Mouritsen

Sat Aug 05 17:05:00 PDT 2006
Players Back From Break
The players have returned from break and the blinds will be at $3,000-$6,000 with $1,000 antes.

Sat Aug 05 17:20:00 PDT 2006
Solomon Takes Monster Pot
A player in late position raises to $24,000 and the small blind calls. Rick Solomon reraises to $100,000 from the big blind. The initial raiser folds and the small blind makes the call. The flop comes 9

3

2

and the small blind checks. Solomon moves all-in for $323,000 and the small blind makes the call and shows 5

5

. Solomon flips over A

K

. The turn is the A

and Solomon takes the lead. The river is the 7

giving Solomon the pot and $770,000 in chips.

Sat Aug 05 17:24:00 PDT 2006
Wahlroos Paid Off on River
On a board of A

J

9

2

J

, Thomas Wahlroos bets $100,000. His opponent thinks for a moment and then makes the call. Wahlroos shows J

9

for a full house. His opponent mucks and Wahlroos now has $705,000.

Sat Aug 05 17:33:00 PDT 2006
Kathy Liebert Eliminated 275th ($38,759)
Kathy Liebert has been eliminated in 275th place. She will receive $38,759.

Sat Aug 05 17:35:00 PDT 2006
Recent Eliminations
The following players have been eliminated. They will each receive $38,759.
275 - Kathy Liebert
276 - Clayton Mozdzen
277 - Greg Giannokostas
278 - Tom Thieneman
279 - Andrew Brokos
280 - Bill Gustafik
281 - Paul Radcliffe
282 - Johan Wemmenhag
283 - Jon Hoellein
284 - Christopher Szucay
285 - Jared Lissauer
286 - Peter Rho
287 - Gunnar Rabe
288 - Sonny Lee

Sat Aug 05 17:40:00 PDT 2006
Chiu Takes a Big Hit
On a flop of A

A

Q

, Doug Kim is all-in for $177,000 with A

J

against David Chiu's A

10

. The turn and river are 2

4

and Kim doubles up to $470,000. Chiu has dropped to $88,000.

Sat Aug 05 17:47:00 PDT 2006
Latest Eliminations
The following people have been eliminated. They will each receive $38,759.
265 - Derek Jibb
266 - Rob Acton
267 - Andrew Fennewald
268 - Josh Newborn
269 - Josh Ewing
270 - David Angel
271 - Roy Thung
272 - Michael Lynn
273 - Lars Bonding
274 - Kenny Robbins

Sat Aug 05 17:51:00 PDT 2006
Cheng Yu Says Thank You to Said
On a board of J

6

4

7

, Cheng Yu calls Elie Said's all-in bet and Yu is all-in with Q-Q. Said shows 9-9 and the river brings the 10

. Yu doubles up to $660,000, while Said drops to $330,000.

Sat Aug 05 17:56:00 PDT 2006
Strasser Takes Another Bad Beat, Still Alive
The player to Jason Strasser's right raises all in from late position and Strasser instantly calls in the big blind, revealing the 10

10

. His opponent shows the 9

9

. The flop brings another disaster for Strasser, with the 9

8

5

. The turn brings the 5

, and the river is the 3

. Strasser once again is outflopped, and takes a major hit to his stack, ending the hand with roughly $90,000.

Sat Aug 05 18:06:00 PDT 2006
Negreanu is All-in and Chops...Twice
In a span of 20 minutes, Daniel Negreanu has managed to get all his chips in and then split the pot. In one hand, he had J

10

against A

7

and the board came all hearts. In another hand, he and an opponent both had A-10. He's still surviving at $20,000.

Sat Aug 05 18:08:00 PDT 2006
Micon Makes a Great Call
On a board of 6

4

3

9

4

, an opponent bets $25,000. Bryan Micon explains that he's about to make a great call. He calls and shows A

10

while his opponent turns over 8

2

. Micon takes down the pot and is at $230,000.

Sat Aug 05 18:09:00 PDT 2006
David Chiu Eliminates Joe Fuhriman
David Chiu hits an Ace-high flush on the river with A

J

against Joe Fuhriman's Q-Q after the Q

hits the turn. Chiu is up to $310,000 in chips, while Fuhriman will take home $42,882 for his efforts.

Sat Aug 05 18:11:00 PDT 2006
Phi Nguyen Eliminates Player
Phi Nguyen raises to $18,000 and an opponent moves all-in for $199,000. Nguyen makes the call and shows A

K

while the opponent has J

J

. The board comes 10

9

6

3

K

and Nguyen eliminates the opponent. Nguyen now has $465,000.

DESSERTLADY · Aug 6, 2006

[Event 39] $10,000 No Limit Hold'em Main Event (Day 4)

[Event 39] $10,000 No Limit Hold'em Main Event (Day 4)

Recap from yesterday Continued:

Sat Aug 05 18:16:00 PDT 2006
Negreanu Doubles up
Daniel Negreanu calls from the small blind and the big blind moves all-in. With $25,000 left, Negreanu thinks about it and finally makes the call. He shows 10

7

while his opponent has 9

6

. The board comes A

K

8

Q

J

and Negreanu makes broadway to double up to $60,000.

Sat Aug 05 18:17:00 PDT 2006
Gryko Eliminates Opponent
Richard Gryko calls a preflop all in with the J

J

, only to discover that his opponent is holding the Q

Q

. The flop brings the K

J

5

. His opponent now needs one of the remaining queens or running straight cards to win. The turn brings some hope, the 10

giving Gryko's opponent an open ended straight draw. The river, however, did not fill up his straight, and with the 4

, Gryko wins the pot and eliminated his opponent. Gryko now has approximately $1,222,000.

Sat Aug 05 18:19:00 PDT 2006
Latest Eliminations
The following players have been eliminated. They will each receive $38,759.
253 - Paul Vola
254 - Francisco Fragoso
255 - Leland Wolff
256 - Paul Sexton
257 - Michael Tait
258 - Paul Nobles
259 - David Zeitlin
260 - Larry Levin
261 - Akshay Kumar
262 - Brian Mozzoni
263 - Monte Hanson
264 - Vaughn Sandman

Sat Aug 05 18:21:00 PDT 2006
Paul Sexton Eliminated in 256th Place ($38,759)
Paul Sexton has been eliminated from the Main Event.

Sat Aug 05 18:24:00 PDT 2006
Another Pay Jump
There are 252 players remaining. They have just hit another pay jump, and are all guaranteed to receive at least $42,882.

Sat Aug 05 18:24:00 PDT 2006
John Magill Busts Opponent
John Magill puts his opponent all-in preflop. The opponent has K

10

while Magill has A

J

. The board comes J

5

2

3

9

and Magill takes down the pot and knocks out his opponent. Magill now has $366,000.

Sat Aug 05 18:27:00 PDT 2006
Defending Champ Joe Hachem Eliminated 238th ($42,882)
An opponent moves all-in under-the-gun for $67,000 and Andrew Schreibman calls immediately. Joe Hachem reraises and is all-in for $30,000 more. Schreibman calls and shows J-J. The other opponent has A-Q and Hachem shows A-A. The first card in the door is a Jack. Hachem fails to improve on the turn and river and the 2005 wsop Main Event Champion is eliminated in 238th. Schreibman eliminates the other opponent as well and is now at $460,000.

Sat Aug 05 18:35:00 PDT 2006
Recent Eliminations
The following players have been eliminated. They will each receive $42,882.
238 - Joe Hachem
239 - Golser Markus
240 - Arsenio Arbartig
241 - Nathan Brooks
242 - Brian Hallows
243 - Tran Thanhdat
244 - Dave Golder
245 - Elie Said
246 - Brendan Lewis
247 - Harry Binck
248 - Mike Hirsch
249 - Darryl Dare
250 - Joe Fuhrinan
251 - Marcus Collins
252 - Andras Karkus

Sat Aug 05 18:40:00 PDT 2006
Jamie Gold Eliminates an Opponent, Passes the Million Mark
Jame Gold's opponent gets all of his chips ($230,000) in the middle against Gold on a flop of 9

6

3

. Gold shows 6

3

for two pair while his opponent shows 8

8

for an overpair. The turn is the A

and the river is the K

. His opponent says "3-6 huh?" Gold says, "That's poker. If I played the same every time I would not be a very good player." With the pot, Gold has passed the million-dollar mark with $1,100,000.

Sat Aug 05 18:44:00 PDT 2006
Daniel Negreanu Eliminated 229th ($42,882)
Daniel Negreanu moves all-in from middle position for $43,000. David Woo thinks about it for awhile in the small blind and makes the call. The big blind folds. Negreanu shows Q

10

while Woo has K

J

. The board comes J

5

2

7

4

and Negreanu is eliminated in 229th. Woo now has $1,150,000 in chips.

Sat Aug 05 18:50:00 PDT 2006
Thorsson Doubles Up Opponent
On a board showing 7

7

3

K

, William Thorsson calls an opponent who is all in, having the opponent well-covered. Thorsson shows J

J

, while his opponent has 7

7

for quad 7's. Thorsson jokingly shouts, "Jack!" to chuckles from the table, as he is clearly drawing dead. The river is the 9

, doubling up Thorsson's opponent. Thorsson's stack is now down to a still respectable $1,003,000.

Sat Aug 05 18:52:00 PDT 2006
Latest Eliminations
The following players have just been eliminated. They will each receive $42,882.
229 - Daniel Negreanu
230 - Travis Johnecheck
231 - Michael Batherwich
232 - Michael Martin
233 - Robert Santos
234 - Pat Madden
235 - Tuan Nguyen
236 - Jeff Parcher
237 - Ryan Claar

Sat Aug 05 18:54:00 PDT 2006
Nielson Takes Down a Monster
With $480,000 already in the pot on a flop of J

7

2

, Rich Nielsen moves all-in for $400,000. Cheng Yu makes the call and shows J-J while Nielsen has A-A. The turn is the 9

and no help, however the river brings the A

and Nielsen hits his 2-outer on the river. He's now at $1,400,000. Yu has fallen to $540,000.

Sat Aug 05 19:11:00 PDT 2006
David Chiu Doubles Up
David Chiu finds himself all-in preflop for his last $170,000. Humberto Brenes makes the call and calls the cameras over to his table screaming that his shark is hungry. Chiu shows A

K

. Brenes shows A

A

. The player in seat 9 announces that David Chiu not worry because a club flush is coming, but Chiu is understandably skeptical and looks away from the table. The table is stunned when the board comes 8

6

5

10

6

, and Chiu doubles up to $365,000. Brenes is somewhat stunned and is knocked down to $450,000.

Sat Aug 05 19:18:00 PDT 2006
Money Finishers
The following players will receive $42,882.
228. Adam Joens
227. Nord Foster
226. Rob Lederer
225. Ken Weiner
224. Jeff Lambert
223. Dan Ostroff
222. Sean Le
221. Chris George
220. Brett Mayers
219. Gary Nasaryan
218. John Hoang
217. William Robertie
216. Chris Martin
215. Adam Bragar

Sat Aug 05 19:18:00 PDT 2006
Weikai Chang Eliminates Three, Makes $800K
Two players, Bill Robertie and Chris Martin, are all-in preflop and are called by Weikai Chang and Adam Bragar making a main pot of $375,000 and a side pot of $120,000. The flop comes 5

3

2

and Chang checks. Adam Bragar pushes all-in for his remaining $310,000. Chang eventually calls, after much deliberation, having all three players covered. Bragar shows Q

Q

, Robertie flips up A

A

, Martin turns over J

J

and Chang refuses to immediately flip. Chang eventually flips, showing 10

10

, way behind. The turn puts the 9

on the board and the river brings the 10

, giving Chang a set of 10's to take the hand to a cacophony of cheers and moans at the table. Chang eliminated three players and takes down a pot of more than $800,000. Chang now sits with $1,350,000.

Sat Aug 05 19:19:00 PDT 2006
Players on Dinner Break
The 214 players remaining on now on a hour and half dinner break.

Sat Aug 05 20:47:00 PDT 2006
Play Resumes
The blinds are now $4,000 and $8,000 with a $1,000 ante.

Sat Aug 05 20:54:00 PDT 2006
Wahlroos Doubles Up Opponent
Seat 6 pushes all-in on the button for $225,000 and Tom Wahlroos calls from the big blind. Wahlroos turns over A

10

, Seat 6 K

K

. The flop comes 6

4

2

, keeping Wahlroos' opponent in the lead and now giving him a flush draw along with his pocket Kings. The turn is the Q

, and river Q

. Wahlroos does not hit his Ace and he doubles up his opponent. Wahlroos is at $445,000.

Sat Aug 05 21:04:00 PDT 2006
Fred Goldberg Gains Chips
With $40,000 in the pot the flop comes A

J

7

. David Woo ($739,000) bets $20,000, and Fred Goldberg ($630,000) raises to $40,000. Woo calls, and the turn falls the J

. Goldberg bets $50,000, and Woo calls. The river is the 10

. Goldberg takes a second and checks his cards again. He bets $150,000 and Woo instantly calls. Goldberg reveals A

A

, and Woo mucks his cards. Goldberg is now at $910,000, and Woo is sitting with $499,000.

Sat Aug 05 21:06:00 PDT 2006
Money Finishers
The following players will receive $42,882.
214. Christopher Budak
213. Al Stephenson
212. Michael Kingsbury
211. Keir Fitz-Gibbon
210. Matthew Dipaoli
209. Ted Lawson
208. Samir Zoudo
207. Matthew Zimmerman

Sat Aug 05 21:07:00 PDT 2006
Lalor Gets Respect
With $120,000 in the pot and the board reading A

Q

6

5

9

, Debra Lalos pushes all-in for her last $143,700. Her opponent folds and Lalos shows A

6

for Aces up. Lalos now has $680,000.

Sat Aug 05 21:09:00 PDT 2006
Thorsson Doubles-Up Opponent
A player moves all-in for his remaining $50,000 and William Thorsson calls. Thorsson shows K

J

and his opponent flips over 8

8

. The flop comes A

7

3

with the 8

on the turn and the 4

on the river. Thorsson's stack has just dropped below $1,000,000.

Sat Aug 05 21:12:00 PDT 2006
Barnes Triples in the Dark
Russell Barnes is all-in for his last $12,000 in the dark in the big blind. Tyler Teague raises to $20,000 from late position. Michael Kingsbury calls from the small blind. The flop comes 9

7

2

. Both active players check. The turn is the J

. Both players check again. The river is the 3

. Teague moves to bet and Kingsbury folds. Teague has Q-10 and Barnes shows A

K

to win the pot. He is up to about $40,000.

Sat Aug 05 21:12:00 PDT 2006
Money Finishers
The following players will receive $42,882.
206. Gary Jones
205. Richard Clark
204. Devin Porter
203. Peter Hedlund

Sat Aug 05 21:15:00 PDT 2006
Cunningham Holds On To Double Up
From the cut-off, Erik Friberg raises to $32,000 and Allen Cunningham pushes all-in for $120,000 on the button. Friberg calls and turns over 10

10

, Cunningham shows A

A

. The flop comes A

Q

3

, giving Cunningham his set, but Friberg a flush draw. The turn is the 3

and Cunningham doubles up to $240,000 with a full house.

Sat Aug 05 21:17:00 PDT 2006
Andres Korn Eliminated
Following a large preflop raise by Max Reele, Andres Korn calls and is all-in for his last $200,000. Reele turns over A

A

and Korn shows 10

9

. The flop comes Q-7-7. The turn gives Korn a straight draw when the 8

hits. The river is the 8

and Andres Korn has been eliminated. Max Reele now has $590,000.

Sat Aug 05 21:19:00 PDT 2006
Siegel More Than Doubles
Noah Siegel goes all-in for about $120,000 from the small blind after the button raises. Dan Abouaf calls from middle position and the button folds. Abouaf shows A

K

and Siegel shows J

J

. The board comes Q

6

5

10

Q

and Siegel wins the pot. He's now at $250,000.

Sat Aug 05 21:26:00 PDT 2006
Nguyen Busts Zajdener
Mark Zajdener gets all-in on a flop of J

7

6

. Hoang Nguyen calls and shows Q

J

. Zajdener has 8

6

. The turn is the A

, and the river is the J

. Nguyen eliminates Zajdener. Nguyen is up to $660,000.

Sat Aug 05 21:26:00 PDT 2006
Lisandro Eliminates Opponent
Pre-flop, Huy Nguyen pushes all-in for his last $61,000, and is called by Jeff Lisandro. Everyone else folds, Lisandro reveals 9

9

, and Nguyen shows A

8

. When he sees his opponent's cards Lisandro gets up and walks away from the table. The board comes K

Q

7

6

4

, and Lisandro's Nines hold up. The table calls to Lisandro to come back to the table, telling him he won. Lisandro returns to the table to stack his chips, which now total $736,000.

Sat Aug 05 21:27:00 PDT 2006
Gold Eliminates Opponent and Takes Chip Lead
After a raise and a re-raise, Rick Solomon pushes all-in for a $240,000 with $230,000 already in the pot. Jamie Gold stands up and says he has to call with the size of the pot and turns over A

K

, Solomon has Q

Q

. The original raiser on the hand in seat 1 tells Gold he folded an Ace and the flop comes A

A

J

and Gold takes the lead with a set of Aces. The turn and river are blanks and Solomon is eliminated from the Main Event. Gold now sits at $1,670,000 and is our new chip leader.

DESSERTLADY · Aug 6, 2006

[Event 39] $10,000 No Limit Hold'em Main Event (Day 4)

[Event 39] $10,000 No Limit Hold'em Main Event (Day 4)

Recap from yesterday Continued:

Sat Aug 05 21:28:00 PDT 2006
Cunningham Defends His Blind
The player in seat 3 raises to $20,000 preflop and Allen Cunningham calls from the big blind. The flop comes K

9

4

and both players check. The turn is the 7

Cunningham bets $25,000 and seat 3 folds. Cunningham shows the K

as he folds. Cunningham now has $400,000.

Sat Aug 05 21:30:00 PDT 2006
Money Finishers
The following players will receive $42,882.
202. Jeff Lewis
201. Shane Fumerton
200. Jon Lane
199. Andres Korn
198. George Dunst
197. Mats Batnes

Sat Aug 05 21:32:00 PDT 2006
Gold Not Wasting Time
Two hands after taking over the chip lead and a board reading 10

6

4

, Gold is all-in with his opponent who holds A

Q

. Gold turns over 3

2

for the flopped flush. The turn and river are the 6

,5

and Gold eliminates another at his table. He now sits at the top of the leader board with $1,773,000.

Sat Aug 05 21:33:00 PDT 2006
Cunningham Loses Big One
With a flop of 8

3

2

Allen Cunningham's opponent moves all-in for his last $150,000 and Cunningham calls and shows A

8

. His opponent has 9

9

and Cunningham needs to improve. The turn is a Q

and river is a 9

and his opponent doubles through Cunningham, who is now down to $85,000.

Sat Aug 05 21:39:00 PDT 2006
Money Finishers
The following players will receive $42,882.
196. Rick Solomon
195. Mark Zajdner
194. Huy Nguyen
193. Christine Wilson
192. Alan Barnacle
191. Michael Arents
190. Martin Feijo

Sat Aug 05 21:42:00 PDT 2006
Moretina Doubles Up
Tony Moretina doubles up on a board of Q

7

4

8

with A

Q

when the eight on the river counterfeits Bucky McMillans smaller two pair. McMillan held 7-4 suited on the hand.

Sat Aug 05 21:42:00 PDT 2006
Gold Busts Two Players
One hand after busting Rick Solomon, Jamie Gold calls Samir Zoudo's all-in for $600,000 on a board of K

Q

10

3

. Gold has K

J

and Zoudo has 9

8

. The river is the 2

and Gold eliminates another player. He increases his chip lead and now has $2,700,000.

Sat Aug 05 21:47:00 PDT 2006
Magill Takes a Pot
Christine Wilson pushes all-in and John Magill calls. Eric Buchman folds A-J offsuit and Wilson turns over A

Q

. Magill shows A

K

and the board hits 9

8

5

10

4

. Magill is up to $740,000 and Wilson is eliminated from the tournament.

Sat Aug 05 21:48:00 PDT 2006
Gold Finally Loses An All-In
With a board of 9

6

2

and already over $110,000 in the pot Mike McClain pushes all-in for $303,000. Jamie Gold tells his opponent to just flip over his hand and if he is losing he will go away. McClain laughs and stands up to walk away from the table. Gold calls and turns over 10

9

, McClain A

9

. Both go into the turn with a pair of 9's, but McClain is in the lead with an Ace kicker. The turn is the 8

, giving Gold an inside straight draw with McClain still in the lead though. The river is the 5

and Gold doubles McClain up to $712,000, Gold is down to $2,400,000. Gold is suppose to be seated in seat 2 but is actually sitting in seat 3 because his chip stack is so big in front of seat 2.

Sat Aug 05 21:49:00 PDT 2006
Money Finishers
The following players will receive $47,006.
189. Richard Barstow
188. Bill Rector
187. Tobin Dreher
186. Chris Combs
185. Rob Ireland
184. Alex Azadpeyma

Sat Aug 05 21:51:00 PDT 2006
Lee Boats
On a board of 8

7

6

, John Lee and Kevin Aaronson check. The river is the Q

. Lee bets $176,000 and Aaronsen calls. Lee shows 7

6

for a boat and Aaronson mucks. Lee takes the pot of nearly $400,000 and increases his stack to $650,000. Aaronson is at $1,020,000.

Sat Aug 05 21:55:00 PDT 2006
Lisandro Eliminates Opponent
Jeffrey Lisandro calls Nancy Nguyen's all-in and flips over A

J

to Nguyen's A

10

. The flop comes J

4

and the board does not improve for Nguyen. Lisandro climbs to $815,000, while Nguyen exits the Main Event.

Sat Aug 05 21:57:00 PDT 2006
Binger Eliminates DiGiorgio
With 9

6

5

on the board, Richard DiGiorgio pushes all-in, and is called by Michael Binger. Binger flips over A

5

for the nut flush, while DiGiorgio exposes K

10

. DiGiorgio is eliminated, and Binger climbs to $1,450,000.

Sat Aug 05 21:58:00 PDT 2006
Money Finishers
The following players will receive $47,006.
183. Sameer Fayad
182. Zachery Gregg
181. Nancy Nguyen
180. Russell Barnes
179. Tony Bodnar
178. Richard Digiorgio

Sat Aug 05 22:06:00 PDT 2006
Chiu Scoops
From middle position, David Chiu raises to $32,000 and is called only by the big blind. The flops comes J

8

7, the big blind checks, and Chiu fires out $35,000. The big blind folds, and Chiu says, "Could you beat sixes?" The big blind replies, "I had Ace-King."

Sat Aug 05 22:07:00 PDT 2006
Lynch Over $1 Million
With $120,000 in the pot and a board of A

8

3

J

, seat 3 and Hoang Nguyen both check. Eric Lynch bets $100,000. Seat 3 folds and Nguyen re-raises another $200,000. Lynch goes all-in for about another $600,000. Hoang thinks for a few moments and asks Lynch if he has A-J before folding. Lynch takes the pot and is now at $1,160,000. Nguyen is at $270,000.

Sat Aug 05 22:09:00 PDT 2006
Bartley Takes a Hit
Aaron Bartley ($278,000) raises to $25,000 from late position, and Ricki Nielsen ($974,000) calls. The flop comes K

10

6

, and Bartley bets $50,000. Nielsen raises to $125,000, and Bartley folds. Aaron Bartley is now at $203,000, and Nielsen is sitting with $1,060,000.

Sat Aug 05 22:14:00 PDT 2006
Money Finishers
The following players will receive $47,006.
177. Bucky McMillan
176. James Kerr
175. Jim D'Ambrosio

Sat Aug 05 22:19:00 PDT 2006
Jamie Gold Shows
Mike McClain calls the big blind from middle position, along with Jamie Gold on the button. The flop comes 9

3

, McClain bets $50,000, Gold raises to $100,000, McClain re-raises to $300,000 and Gold pushes all-in for $2,100,000. McClain goes into the tank for about 5 minutes and Gold turns to him and says "Let me check to see if I have it." Gold gives the thumbs up to McClain and tells him its not too late to get off his hand. McClain says "I don't know if I like you that much anymore" and folds. Gold turns over 9

9

for the flopped full house and is now at $2,550,000.

Sat Aug 05 22:21:00 PDT 2006
O'Donnel Wins a Big Pot
On a board of A

A

10

5

K

with over $100,000 in the pot, Kevin O'Donnell checks and Mark Petersen bets $180,000. Jean Houle folds and O'Donnell calls after a few minutes of thought. He shows K

J

and Petersen mucks. O'Donnell increases his stack to $740,000. Petersen is at $320,000 and Houle is at $620,000.

Sat Aug 05 22:24:00 PDT 2006
Jason Strasser Loses Pot; Eliminated Soon After
On a board of A

J

3

, Jason Strasser bets $20,000 from the big blind, and a player in middle position calls. The turn is the 6

, and both players check. The river is the 3

, and both players check. The player in middle position shows A

10

, and Strasser mucks. Left with only $160,000 after the hand, Strasser is eliminated a few hands later. He will earn $47,006.

Sat Aug 05 22:29:00 PDT 2006
Three Sets
With a board of 9

7

2

J

, there is $250,000 in the pot with Ryan Nathan all-in. Rick Mombourquette ($455,000) checks to Rich Lee ($1,063,000), who bets $150,000. Mombourquette declares all-in, and Lee calls. Nathan shows 7

7

, Lee reveals 9

9

, and Mombourquette flips over J

J

. All three players in the hand have a set. The river is the 5

. Nathan is eliminated, and Mombourquette takes the pot. Mombourquette now has $1,160,000, and Lee has $608,000.

Sat Aug 05 22:29:00 PDT 2006
Jamie Gold... Again
With a board of J

6

5

7

, Jamie Gold ($2,700,000) bets $100,000 into the $80,000 pot and Michael McClain ($500,000) calls. The river is the 7

and McClain is first to act. As he is thinking Gold says, "There is no shame in checking." McClain responds by saying, "Check, huh? I'm all-in." Gold calls instantly and shows 5

5

for the full house. McClain shows A

7

and is sent to the rail. Gold is now an even bigger chip leader with $3,200,000.

Sat Aug 05 22:30:00 PDT 2006
Money Finishers
The following players will receive $47,006.
174. Kilian Druml
173. Galen Kester
172. Rayan Nathan

Sat Aug 05 22:36:00 PDT 2006
Chung Pulls the Trigger
Kevin Aaronson limps from early position. Davis Huynh limps on the button. Luke Chung calls from the small blind and John Kim checks his option in the big blind. The flop comes A

10

8

. Chung and Kim check. Aaronson bets $25,000. Huynh raises to $75,000 total and Chung re-raises to $275,000 total. Kim and Aaronson quickly fold. Huynh thinks for a long time before folding. Chung takes the pot and now has $1,114,000. Aaronson is at $530,000 and Huynh is at $340,000.

Sat Aug 05 22:39:00 PDT 2006
Money Finishers
The following players will receive $47,006.
171. Mike McClain
170. Ed Fernandez
169. Jason Strasser

Sat Aug 05 22:40:00 PDT 2006
Nguyen Triples Up
Phi Nguyen pushes all-in for $60,000. Steiner Karlsen re-raises to $120,000 and Peter Placey calls. Nguyen can win the $180,000 in the main pot, while Placey and Karlsen are in a side pot of $120,000. The flop comes Q

8

5

, Karlsen checks, Placey bets $120,000. Karlsen folds, giving the side pot to Placey who turns over 9

9

. Nguyen turns over K

K

. The turn is the J

, river the A

, giving Nguyen the main pot with a pair of Kings. Nguyen triples up to $180,000, Placey sits at $390,000.

Sat Aug 05 22:45:00 PDT 2006
No Respect
Humberto Brenes raises to $32,000 under-the-gun. Doug Kim calls in the cut-off. Robert Isakson calls in the small blind. The flop falls 9

6

5

. Iaskson and Brenes check to Kim. Kim bets $70,000 and Isakson calls. Brenes stands up, points at himself, and says, "Didn't I raise? No respect." Brenes folds his hand. The turn is the 2

and Isakson checks. Kim bets $150,000 and Isakson moves all-in for $195,000 more. Kim calls and flips over 5

5

. Isakson shows J

J

. The turn is the A

and each players' chips are counted out. Both players have exactly the same amount of chips and Kim eliminates Isakson. Kim now has $928,000.

Sat Aug 05 22:50:00 PDT 2006
Players on Break
Players are on break for 20 minutes.

Sat Aug 05 23:10:00 PDT 2006
Players Return
Players have returned from break. There are 159 players left. Blinds are $5,000-$10,000 with a $1,000 ante.

Sat Aug 05 23:10:00 PDT 2006
Recent Eliminations
The following players receive $47,006 each:
168 - Brenton Goulding
167 - Ian Kalman
166 - Sergey Feklisov
165 - Charles Kuruzovich
164 - Phi Nguyen
163 - Michael Hogbom
162 - Drew Tranton
161 - Justin Ghogomu
160 - Robert Isakson

Sat Aug 05 23:21:00 PDT 2006
Cunningham Doubles Up
Allen Cunningham gets all his chips in with A

K

against his opponent's A

8

. The board comes Q

10

9

5

3

improving neither player, and doubling Cunningham's stack to $370,000.

Sat Aug 05 23:29:00 PDT 2006
Khoueis Doubles Up
Samir Khoueis raises to $60,000, Deb Lalor calls along with Jamie Gold. The flop comes K

Q

10

. Khoueis pushes all-in for $108,000, Lalor calls and Gold folds. Lalor turns over K

3

, Khoueis A

A

. The turn brings the 3

giving Lalor the lead with two pair Kings and 3's. The river pairs the board with the Q

and Khoueis wins the pot with Queens and Aces. Khoueis doubles up to $420,000.

Sat Aug 05 23:30:00 PDT 2006
Recent Eliminations
The following players receive $47,006 each:
159 - Randy Gil
158 - Andy Donovan
157 - Whitney Blanton

Sat Aug 05 23:35:00 PDT 2006
Recent Eliminations
The following players receive $47,006 each:
156 - David Penly
155 - Russell Davies

DESSERTLADY · Aug 6, 2006

[Event 39] $10,000 No Limit Hold'em Main Event (Day 4)

[Event 39] $10,000 No Limit Hold'em Main Event (Day 4)

Recap from yesterday Continued:

Sat Aug 05 23:36:00 PDT 2006
Routos Vaults to 2nd in Chips
With a board showing J

6

5

A

James Routos bets $300,000 into the $300,000 pot and Richard Gryko goes all-in for $1,700,000. Routos calls for his remaining $600,000 and shows A

K

for top pair and a flush draw. Gryko shows A

6

for two pair. The river brings a Q

and completes Routos's flush and boosts his stack to $1,800,000 and drains Gryko down to $900,000.

Sat Aug 05 23:40:00 PDT 2006
Jacobs Takes Out Opponent
With a board of 9

7

2

, Paul Shoquist pushes all-in for $110,000 and is called by Ken Jacobs. Shoquist turns over A

Q

, Jacobs J

J

. The turn is the 3

, not helping Shoquist and the river brings the 7

. Jacobs Jacks hold and he now has $465,000.

Sat Aug 05 23:41:00 PDT 2006
Gold Continues To Roll
From middle position, seat 8 raises to $25,000. Jamie Gold calls from the button and Ben Logan calls from the big blind. The flop comes K

8

6

. Seat 8 and Logan check to Gold, who bets $150,000. Both players fold. Gold is at $3,440,000. "I had much more than top pair. If you want to know what I have, just ask and I will show you," Gold says.

Sat Aug 05 23:46:00 PDT 2006
Woo Shows Aces and Will Pay
With $450,000 in the pot, the board reads Q

J

5

. David Woo pushes all-in for $615,000. Woo's opponent ($232,00) looks over at him, and studies him. Woo looks at him and says, "You're not on a draw, are you?" His opponent responds with a no, and Woo exclaims "whew!" After two minutes of thought Woo's opponent shows an Ace, and folds his hand. Woo replies, "I had one of those too," and shows A

A

. Woo asks what else his opponent had, and says he had A-Q. Woo then asks the dealer to run the board out. A tournament director jokingly says, "That'll cost you." Woo answers with, "I'll pay." David Woo is now sitting with $1,065,000.

Sat Aug 05 23:46:00 PDT 2006
Gold on Fire
Jamie Gold is again involved in an all-in with 9

9

, Todd Hartgrove holds A

K

. The board comes 8

6

3

J

7

and Gold eliminates Hartgrove with a pair of 9's. Gold sits at the top of the chip count with $3,500,000.

Sat Aug 05 23:47:00 PDT 2006
Chop Chop?
Kevin Nathan is traveling around the Amazon Room right now, asking all of the players if they want to chop. Currently, each player, if chopped, could walk away with $500,000. Needless to say, Nathan's request was unsuccessful.

Sat Aug 05 23:47:00 PDT 2006
Recent Eliminations
The following players receive $47,006 each:
154 - Hoang Nguyen
153 - Paul Shoquist
152 - Scott Lidji
151 - Todd Hartgrove

Sat Aug 05 23:55:00 PDT 2006
Gold Sticks To His Word
From middle position, Jamie Gold raises to $40,000. When it gets around to the big blind, he asks Gold, "Will you show me your cards if I fold?" Gold tells him that he will, and as the big blind folds, Gold flips over 10

8

. Currently, Jamie Gold has $3,320,000.

Sat Aug 05 23:59:00 PDT 2006
Lisando Eliminated Another
Jeffery Lisandro calls his opponent's all-in of $320,000 with A

K

and his opponent shows J

J

. The flop comes down K

5

2

and Lisandro takes the lead. The turn is a K

giving Lisandro trips. The river brings the 5

giving Lisandro the full house and eliminating his opponent. Lisandro is now at $1,200,000.

Sun Aug 06 00:00:00 PDT 2006
Recent Eliminations
The following players receive $47,006 each:
150 - Katherine Hartree
149 - Albert Padilla
148 - Mike Hwang

Sun Aug 06 00:01:00 PDT 2006
Petrillo Eliminates Chiu
David Chiu moves all-in preflop, and James Petrillo calls. David Chiu shows K-K, and Petrillo is behind with A-9. Petrillo gets immediate help as the flop comes A-Q-2. The turn and the river are 2 and 10. Petrillo makes a pair of Aces to eliminate David Chiu.

Sun Aug 06 00:02:00 PDT 2006
Brotherton Takes Down a Monster
With about $500,000 already in the the pot and the board reading 8

3

2

, Clint Brotherton bets $265,000 and Justin Diamond goes into the tank for about 5 minutes. Diamond finally mucks his hand and Brotherton takes down the pot. He now sits at $965,000.

Sun Aug 06 00:06:00 PDT 2006
Bartley Scoops
Under the gun, Aaron Bartley raises to $30,000 and it folds around to the big blind, who calls. The flop comes A

A

6

, the big blind leads out with $30,000, and Bartley calls. The turn is the 3

, the big blind checks, and Bartley fires $60,000. The big blind folds and Bartley climbs to $292,000.

Sun Aug 06 00:15:00 PDT 2006
Cuong Do Doubles Up
With $250,000 in the pot, Cuong Do moves all-in for $300,000. Eric Molina ($565,000) stands up, and says, "gotta make a move sometime." He calls, and Do flips over K

K

. Molina yells, "come on ace!" exposing A

K

. The board comes 10

6

2

4

10

, and Cuong Do doubles up. Cuong Do now has $965,000, and Molina has $265,000.

Sun Aug 06 00:15:00 PDT 2006
Recent Eliminations
The following players will receive $47,006 each:
147 - David Chiu
146 - Reza Zand

Sun Aug 06 00:18:00 PDT 2006
Hit on River
Mikael Simonson raises in the small blind to $35,000, Stefan Mattsson calls out of the big blind. The flop comes down J

10

6

, both players check. The turn is the 7

, again both players check. The river brings the 4

, with both checking again. Simonson turns over A

Q

, Mattsson A

4

. Mattsson pairs his 4 on the river and takes down the pot. He is now at $417,000.

Sun Aug 06 00:24:00 PDT 2006
Recent Eliminations
The following players will receive $47,006 each:
145 - Hrag Kapooshian
144 - Peter Placey
143 - David Ventura

Sun Aug 06 00:30:00 PDT 2006
Gold Still Hot
With a flop of K

8

2

the player in the big blind bets $50,000 into the $120,000 pot. Jamie Gold raises to $100,000 and the big blind calls. The turn is a 3

and the big blind checks again. Gold bets out $200,000 and tells his opponent, "You don't wanna call." His opponent angrily folds A-K face up. Gold mucks his cards into the discard without showing. His opponent is frustrated that Gold didn't shows his hand after he did. Gold is now up to $3,500,000.

Sun Aug 06 00:33:00 PDT 2006
Woo Takes a Pot
With a board of A-K-8-7-3, there is $250,000 in the pot. David Woo bets $100,000, and Fred Goldberg calls. Woo shows 7

6

, and Goldberg mucks. Woo is now at $1,435,000.

Sun Aug 06 00:36:00 PDT 2006
Cunningham Takes Down a Raise
Dan Nassif raises to $40,000 in the cut-off. Action folds to Allen Cunningham on the small blind, and he pushes all-in for his last $260,000. Nassif folds to the raise and Cunningham takes the pot. Cunningham now has $324,000.

Sun Aug 06 00:40:00 PDT 2006
Doromal Doubles Up
Raphael Doromal calls from middle position, along with Jamie Gold in late position. Barry Goren checks in the big blind and the flop comes 9

6

5

. Goren pushes all-in for $389,000 and is called by Doromal who only has $300,000. Gold goes into the tank for a solid 3 minutes before mucking his hand after saying I have to be behind. Goren flips over 9

6

for two pair, but Doromal turns over 5

5

for a set of 5's. The turn and the river bring Queens and Doromal doubles through Goren with a full house. Goren is down to $89,000 while Doromal now sits at $600,000. After the hand Gold tells the table he folded Aces and that is why it took him so long before he mucked his hand.

Sun Aug 06 00:45:00 PDT 2006
Recent Eliminations
The following players will receive $47,006 each:
142 - Whitney Brayton
141 - Jeremy Mitchell
140 - Josef Macek

Sun Aug 06 00:58:00 PDT 2006
Thorsson Vs. Del Grosso
From the cut-off, William Thorsson raises to $35,000 and Marcello Del Grosso calls from the button. The flop comes 10

6

5

, Thorsson leads out with $40,000 and Del Grosso calls. The turn is the 2

and Thorsson pumps out $100,000. Del Grosso thinks and folds pocket 9's, face-up. Currently, Thorsson has $1,440,000.

Sun Aug 06 01:12:00 PDT 2006
Recent Eliminations
The following players will receive $47,006 each:
139 - Moshe Jonish
138 - Scott Byron
137 - Aaron Bartley
136 - Marius Hogtun

Sun Aug 06 01:18:00 PDT 2006
Last Hand Elimination
From middle position, Marius Hogtun min-raises to $20,000 and William Thorsson apprehensively calls from the big blind. The flop comes 10

6

, Thorsson checks, Hogtun bets $40,000, and Thorsson calls. The turn is the 10

, Thorsson checks, Hogtun goes all-in for his remaining $100,000 and Thorsson instantly calls with K

Q

. Hogtun shows A

K

and the river is the 3

, giving Thorsson a flush and eliminating Hogtun in 136th place.

Sun Aug 06 01:25:00 PDT 2006
Play Has Finished
Play here at Day 4 of the 2006 World Series of Poker Main Event has finished. 135 players remain and play will resume tomorrow at 12:00 p.m. PDT.

Chip Leaders - [Event 39] $10,000 No Limit Hold'em Main Event (Day 4)
Place-Name-Chip Count
1-Jamie Gold-3,700,000
2-Max Reele-2,358,000
3-James Routos-2,279,000
4-Kyle Bowker-2,272,000
5-Michael Binger-1,889,000
6-Prahlad Friedman-1,558,000
7-Ricki Nielsen-1,388,000
8-Kevin Aaronson-1,354,000
9-WeiKai Chang-1,343,000
10-Noah Siegel-1,283,000

beardyian · Aug 7, 2006

The Real Steve Davis

May not mean much to many but the player out in 579th position is the real Steve Davis

Ask anyone in Britain who he is and they'll bound to know,

He is now a 25 year long Snooker pro & 6 time World Champion, virtually unbeatable during the 1980's.

Was often seen as (and played up to) the image of Steve 'Interesting' Davis - so called because his personna wasn't

Has in fact got a great dry sense of humour and has even in the last couple of seasons climbed back up the world rankings into the elite top 16.

Also playing were Stephen Hendry (THE snooker number 1 for the entire 1990's and still in the top 10) and former World Heavyweight Champ Lennox Lewis, i dont know if he suffered a bad beat

rolleyes

but i do know he also failed to makethe money.

IanT

*Top work D almost over now

- until next year that is lol

withawedge · Aug 7, 2006

I have seen Steve "Interesting" Davis on the pro-celeb poker on TV.

He gets a lot of praise off the pro,s for his play and the fact it is hard to get reads of him as his expression never changes from one hand to the next.

Just like when he played snooker at the very top level = Unflappable

:withstupi

DESSERTLADY · Aug 7, 2006

Good Morning/Afternoon Cardschat,

Cardplayer seems to be down for awhile this morning, proxy server problems of sorts. As soon as they are back up I will get the update done. I tried over at Pokerwire but their update only goes back till just past midnight PDT. I apologize for the inconvenience

DESSERTLADY · Aug 7, 2006

[Event 39] $10,000 No Limit Hold'em Main Event (Day 5)

[Event 39] $10,000 No Limit Hold'em Main Event (Day 5)

Recap from Overnight:

Sun Aug 06 11:50:00 PDT 2006
Day Five Under Way
Players are now entering the room for day five of the WSOP Main Event. Blinds will start at $6,000-$12,000 with a $2,000 ante when play begins.

Sun Aug 06 12:13:00 PDT 2006
David Woo Eliminated 132nd ($47,006
David Woo raises all in for $40,000 preflop. From the small blind, Pat Datillo raises the minumum, to $68,000, in order to isolate Woo. Mikael Thuritz calls, and the flop comes A

9

5

. Both players check, and the turn brings the 6

. Datillo checks and Thuritz bets $50,000, prompting Datillo to fold. The river brings the 5

, and Thuritz shows the A

Q

for aces up. Woo shows pocket sevens, and is eliminated in 132nd place, for which he will receive $47,006.

Sun Aug 06 12:15:00 PDT 2006
Gonzalez Takes Out Two
Iago Gonzalez has two players covered, Cory Butler and Bart Gilliom, and calls their preflop all-ins. Gonzalez shows pocket Queens, Butler flips up A-Q and Gilliom turns over pocket 6's. Gonzalez has the lead going to the flop as it comes 4

4

2

, and the turn and river are no help for his opponents when they put the 5

and 5

on the board. Gonzalez rakes in the pot and takes out two opponents, putting his stack up to $570,000.

Sun Aug 06 12:20:00 PDT 2006
Recent Eliminations
The following players have been eliminated. They will each receive $47,006.
132 - David Woo
133- Theodore Park
134 - Bart Gilliom
135 - Corey Butler

Sun Aug 06 12:23:00 PDT 2006
Chris Kealy Eliminates Robert Taylor
Chris Kealy ($708,000) and Robert Taylor ($375,000) get all of their chips in the middle. Kealy has the lead with Q

Q

versus Taylor's J

J

. The board of K

9

2

K

A

brings no help to Taylor and he is eliminated in 129th place. Taylor will receive $47,006 in prize money.

Sun Aug 06 12:23:00 PDT 2006
Matt Woodward Adds to His Stack
Chris Back raises to $36,000 from under the gun and is called by Matt Woodward in the big blind. The flop comes 9

8

3

and Woodward checks. Back bets $60,000 and Woodward pushes all-in for his remaining $280,000 ($220,000 more). Back calls, showing pocket Queens for an over-pair to the board. Woodward flips up pocket 8's for a set and the lead as the turn puts the 10

on the board. This 10

gives Back a lot of outs with any spade, Jack or Queen putting him in the lead. The river brings the 7

, securing the pot for Woodward and putting his stack up to $650,000. Back's stack is now down to $80,000.

Sun Aug 06 12:27:00 PDT 2006
Micon Wins A Race
Bryan Micon raises $40,000 from the button, and is reraised by Mack Lee, who pushes all in for approximately $263,000 total. Micon thinks for a few moments, expresses his belief that Lee doesn't have much, then calls with 6

6

. Lee shows K

J

, and the players are in a race situation heading to the flop. The flop brings Q

9

5

. The turn brings the 9

, giving Lee a flush draw in addition to his inside straight draw and over cards. The river brings the 4

, however, and Micon's sixes survive to win the hand. Micon increases his stack to $570,000, while Lee is crippled, with his stack left at $18,000.

Sun Aug 06 12:31:00 PDT 2006
Cunningham Busts Another
David Murray raises to $52,000 from early position and Allen Cunningham calls from mid-position. James Petrillo re-raises all-in, causing Murray to fold. Cunningham makes the call and shows J

J

, while Petrillo has K

Q

and will need to improve. The flop comes J

8

, giving Cunningham a full house and leaving Petrillo drawing to running Kings or Queens to take the hand with a better full house. The turn is the 7

, leaving Petrillo drawing dead, and the A

comes on the turn to give the pot to Cunningham, eliminating Petrillo from the Main Event. Cunningham now sits with $900,000.

Sun Aug 06 12:34:00 PDT 2006
Latest Eliminations
The following players have been eliminated. They will each receive $47,006.
127 - Arturo Morales
128 - James Petrillo
129 - Robert Taylor
130 - Hakan Sahl
131 - Kevin Nathan

Sun Aug 06 12:35:00 PDT 2006
Ruuskanen Loves the Ladies...All Four of Them
Aki Ruuskanen moves all-in under-the-gun for $240,000. Glenn Karlsen makes the call from the small blind and shows K

K

. Ruuskanen shows Q

Q

. The board comes Q

Q

9

4

A

and Ruuskanen makes quads to double up to $500,000. Karlsen is crippled down to $30,000 and soon after is eliminated in 125th. He'll receive $51,129.

Sun Aug 06 12:41:00 PDT 2006
Chang's Rockets Blast Cowboys
Brian Kornfeld is all in preflop against WeiKai Chang. Kornfeld shows pocket Kings and is way behind when Chang flips up Aces. The board improves neither player when it comes 10-9-6-9-9, giving both a full house but Chang a better fill with Aces. Kornfeld is eliminated from the tournament as Chang scoops in the pot to put his stack up to $1,600,000. Kornfeld was eliminated in 126th, earning him $51,129.

Sun Aug 06 12:42:00 PDT 2006
Chris Back Eliminated 123rd ($51,129)
Chris Back is all-in preflop with A

K

against the 6

6

of Daniel Kreitzman. The board comes 10

9

4

K

6

. Back hits his King on the turn but Kreitzman hits his set on the river. Back is eliminated in 123rd. Kreitzman now has $630,000 in chips.

Sun Aug 06 12:43:00 PDT 2006
Recent Eliminations
The following players have been eliminated. They will each receive $51,129.
122 - Derek Scallion
123 - Chris Back
124 - Tyler Pendleton
125 - Glenn Karlsen
126 - Brian Kornfeld

Sun Aug 06 12:48:00 PDT 2006
Prahlad Friedman Busts Opponent with Quad Jacks
Kevin Daly pushes all-in preflop and is called by Prahlad Friedman. Daly shows pocket Queens and Friedman is behind when he flips up pocket Jacks. The flop puts A

J

10

on the board, giving Friedman a set to take the lead, but also giving Daly a gut-shot straight draw. The turn is the J

, for quad Jacks, and Daly is drawing dead. The river gives Daly a Queen, too little, too late, and Daly is eliminated from the tournament in 120th ($51,129).

Sun Aug 06 12:51:00 PDT 2006
Casey Kastle Eliminated 119th ($51,129)
Casey Kastle raises all-in for $76,000 and is called by Fred Goldberg. Kastle shows pocket 6's and Goldberg flips up pocket Queens for the lead. The board comes K

10

5

, improving neither player. The turn puts the 3

on the board and the river brings the 2

, giving the pot to Goldberg and eliminating Kastle from this year's Main Event. Goldberg now sits with $1,100,000. Kastle is eliminated in 119th, earning him $51,129.

Sun Aug 06 12:56:00 PDT 2006
Lisandro Gets Two Chances to Eliminate Loeff
Per Loeff pushes all-in as a shortstack and Jeff Lisandro calls, showing K

Q

. Loeff flips up K

J

and will need to improve to avoid elimination. The flop comes A

K

3

, giving both a pair, but keeping Lisandro in the lead. The turn brings the 2

, which is no help to either player. The river is the 3

, giving both two pair with an Ace kicker to chop the pot.
In the very next hand Loeff again pushes all-in, this time for $96,000, and is called again by Lisandro. Lisandro turns over A

K

and will need to improve when Loeff shows pocket 3's. The board comes Q

7

5

8

K

, giving Lisandro a pair on the river to take the pot and eliminate Loeff. Lisandro now sits with $1,600,000. Loeff was eliminated in 118th, earning him $51,129.

Sun Aug 06 13:05:00 PDT 2006
Johnson Doubles Through Moretina
Sean Johnson is all-in preflop against Tony Moretina, Moretina having Johnson covered. Johnson shows 9

8

and Moretina flips up A

K

for the lead. The flop comes K

10

2

, putting Moretina even further in the lead. The turn is the 9

, giving Johnson some hope. Johnson spikes another 9 on the river to give him trip 9's and he doubles up through Moretina. Johnson now sits with $565,000, while Moretina is down to $500,000.

Sun Aug 06 13:07:00 PDT 2006
Same Pair, Better Kicker
On a flop of J

10

8

, John Magill bets $100,000 and David Simon comes over the top all-in for $400,000. Magill makes the call and shows K

J

while Simon has Q

J

. Simon is actually a slight favorite to win the hand, having an inside straight draw, a flush draw, and any queen for two pair. But Simon comes up short when the board bricks out 10

5

. Simon is eliminated in 115th place and Magill moves up to $1,120,000.

Sun Aug 06 13:09:00 PDT 2006
Latest Eliminations
The following players have been eliminated. They will each receive $51,129.
116 - Steinar Karlsen
117 - Debra Lalor
118 - Per Loeff
119 - Casey Kastle
120 - Kevin Daly
121 - Robby Robertson

Sun Aug 06 13:24:00 PDT 2006
Recent Eliminations
The following players have been eliminated. They will each receive $51,129.
110 - Justin Diamond
111 - Tyler Teague
112 - Matt Wilson
113 - Mark Petersen
114 - Eric Buchman
115 - David Simon

Sun Aug 06 13:25:00 PDT 2006
Cheng Yu Pushes Around Annie Duke
Cheng Yu ($1,900,000) raises to $50,000 from under the gun and Annie Duke ($650,000) re-raises to $300,000 from early position. Action folds to Yu, who calls to see a flop of A

J

7

. Yu checks and Duke bets $100,000. Yu immediately pushes all-in, having Duke covered. Duke folds and Yu rakes in the $700,000 pot to put his stack at $2,300,000. Duke's stack is down to $250,000 after the hand.

Sun Aug 06 13:30:00 PDT 2006
Steven Goodemote Crippled, Then Eliminated
Sean Johnson ($540,000) raises to $36,000 preflop and is called by Steven Goodemote (612,000). The flop comes 10

6

3

, and Johnson checks. Goodemote bets $50,000 and Johnson check-raises to $200,000. Goodemote pushes all-in for $210,000 more ($410,000 total) and Johnson calls. Johnson shows A

A

and Goodemote flips up J

J

and will need to improve. The turn is the 9

and the river is the Q

, giving Johnson the pot. Johnson is now sitting with $1,100,000, while Goodemote is crippled and left with $72,000.
A few hands later, Goodemote pushes all-in and is called by John Ma in the big blind. Ma shows 9

7

and is behind when Goodemote flips up Q

10

. The flop is great news for Goodemote when it comes Q

3

2

, giving him a pair to put him further in the lead. The turn is the 3

, giving Ma a flush draw. The river completes the flush when it comes K

, and Goodemote is eliminated from the tournament in 109th, earning him $51,129.

Sun Aug 06 13:37:00 PDT 2006
Latest Eliminations
The following players have been eliminated. They will each receive $51,129.
105 - Brady Shepard
106 - Mark Shanta
107 - Mack Lee
108 - Virgil Beddingfield
109 - Steven Goodenmote

Sun Aug 06 13:42:00 PDT 2006
Lisandro Busts Another, Adds to Huge Stack
On a flop showing 10

5

4

, Mark Shanta is all-in against Jeff Lisandro, Lisandro having Shanta covered. Shanta shows pocket Aces and Lisandro flips up 6

3

for an open-ended straight flush draw. The turn is the 2

and Lisandro screams, "Yes!", having hit his straight. The river is the 6

and Shanta is eliminated from the tournament in 106th ($51,129). Lisandro's stack is now up to $2,000,000.

Sun Aug 06 13:48:00 PDT 2006
Cohen Doubles Through Abauaf
Sabyl Cohen ($480,000) and Dan Abauaf ($1,330,000) are all-in preflop, Abouaf having Cohen covered. Cohen shows A

A

and Abouaf flips up A

K

and will need to improve. The board comes J

6

5

3

, improving neither player's hand and giving the pot to Cohen to double up. Cohen now sits with $960,000, while Abauaf's stack is down to $850,000.

Sun Aug 06 14:00:00 PDT 2006
Abouaf Doubles Through Nobles
Dan Abouaf is all-in preflop against Dmitri Nobles, who has him covered. Abouaf shows pocket 4's and Nobles flips up A

Q

and will need to improve. The board comes K

6

5

7

9

. and Abouaf doubles up. Abouaf now sits with $380,000, while Nobles' stack is down to $490,000.

Sun Aug 06 14:05:00 PDT 2006
Nobles Doubles Up
Dimitri Nobles is all-in for $460,000 before the flop with pocket Kings versus the A

5

of David Murray. The K

8

3

flop puts Nobles well in front, and the 9

turn and 7

river bring no help to Murray. Nobles moves up to $940,000.

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[Event 39] $10,000 No Limit Hold'em Main Event (Day 5)

[Event 39] $10,000 No Limit Hold'em Main Event (Day 5)

Recap from Overnight Continued:

Sun Aug 06 14:05:00 PDT 2006
Bryan Micon Doubles Through John Lee
Bryan Micon raises to $44,000 from early position pre-flop. John Lee re-raises to $150,000 from mid-position. Micon then moves all-in for $187,000 more. He shows off for the ESPN camera while his opponent makes the decision, including pretending to pack his bag and waiving a "DONKEY" laser pen. Lee makes the call and shows A

K

, while Micon flips up pocket Jacks. Lee's odds do not change much with the flop of Q

Q

8

. The J

on the turn leaves him drawing dead, however. The meaningless river card is the K

, and Micon doubles up to $690,000 in chips.

Sun Aug 06 14:06:00 PDT 2006
Accident or Mind Trick?
William Thorsson raises to $47,000 preflop and Dan Schmiech puts out $92,000. He is informed that this is an illegal raise, but Schmiech apparently didn't intend to raise in the first place, he only wanted to call. He was forced to raise to $94,000 to complete the raise and he did so. The action gets back to Thorsson and he re-raises to $260,000. Schmiech pushes all-in for his remaining $879,000 and Thorsson folds.

Sun Aug 06 14:07:00 PDT 2006
Players On Break
Players are now on a 20 minute break. When they return, they will be playing in level 22 with blinds at $8,000-$16,000 with a $2,000 blind.

Sun Aug 06 14:27:00 PDT 2006
Players Return From Break
Players have just returned from break. They are now in Round 22 where the blinds have increased to $8,000-$16,000 with a $2,000 ante.

Sun Aug 06 14:29:00 PDT 2006
Money Finishers
The following players will receive $51,129.
104. Walt Schafer
103. Dan Abouaf

Sun Aug 06 14:36:00 PDT 2006
Iago Gonzalez Eliminated 101st ($51,129)
On a flop of K

7

6

, Iago Gonzalez pushes all-in with A

A

. Paul Wasicka calls with 10

8

. The turn and river bring the 6

and the 5

, no help to Gonzalez. Gonzalez is eliminated in 101st place and will receive $51,129.

Sun Aug 06 14:39:00 PDT 2006
Balandin Eliminated 100th ($51,129)
John Ma calls when Alex Balandin pushes all-in, Ma having him covered. Ma shows A

K

, while Balandin has K

Q

for a dominated hand. The flop comes 10

9

4

5

3

, improving neither player's hand and eliminating Balandin from the tournament in 100th place, earning him $51,129. Ma now sits with $1,160,000.

Sun Aug 06 14:45:00 PDT 2006
Money Finishers
The following players will receive $51,129.
102. Carlos Neira
101. Iago Lopez Gonzoles
100. Alex Balandin
99. Paul Coles
98. Sam Khoueis
97. Davis Huynh

Sun Aug 06 14:47:00 PDT 2006
Nassif Makes Tough Call
On a flop of J

6

4

Q

3

, with about $200,000 in the pot, Hossein Khodabanelou bets $120,000. Dan Nassif thinks for a while before eventually calling. Nassif shows 8

8

and Khodabanelou mucks. Nassif is now up to $1,100,000, while Khodabanelou's stack is down to $500,000.

Sun Aug 06 14:51:00 PDT 2006
Eric Lynch Doubles Up
On a flop 7

7

6

, Hossein Khodabanelou bets $100,000. Eric Lynch re-raises all-in for another $200,000. Khodabanelou calls and flips over 6

4

while Lynch shows A

A

. The turn and river bring the 9

and the J

, no help to either player. Lynch doubles up this hand and now sits with $700,000.

Sun Aug 06 14:55:00 PDT 2006
Roseman Doubles Through Woodward
On a flop of A

A

J

, Rob Roseman bets $100,000 and Matt Woodward re-raises all-in for $450,000 more ($550,000) total. Roseman calls and shows pocket Jacks to make a full house, while Woodward flips up A

5

for trip Aces. The turn and river are the 8

and the 3

, improving neither player and doubling up Roseman. Roseman now sits with $1,200,000, while Woodward's stack is down to around $380,000.

Sun Aug 06 14:56:00 PDT 2006
Paul Coles Eliminated 99th ($51,129)
On a flop of J

6

2

, Richardo Velasco moves all-in. Paul Coles calls all-in, Velasco has him covered. Coles shows J

7

while Velasco flips over Q

8

. The turn and river bring the 6

and the 3

, no help to either player, and Coles is eliminated in 99th place and will receive $51,129.

Sun Aug 06 15:10:00 PDT 2006
Alan Schein Eliminated 96th ($51,129)
On a flop of A

6

5

K

, both players get all of their chips in the middle, Wasicka having Schein covered. Schein shows A

A

, for trip Aces. Wasicka shows Q

J

for both a straight and a flush draw. He hits that straight when the river brings the 10

and Schein is eliminated in 96th place, earning him $51,129. Wasicka now sits with $2,930,000.

Sun Aug 06 15:12:00 PDT 2006
Money Finishers
The following players will receive $51,129.
96. Alan Schein
95. Matt Woodward
94. Tony Moretina

Sun Aug 06 15:14:00 PDT 2006
Matt Woodward Eliminated 95th ($51,129)
Matt Woodward gets all of his chips in the pot before the flop with Clint Brotherton, who has him covered. Woodward shows Q

J

and Brotherton flips over K

K

. The board comes 10

4

2

3

10

, no help to Woodward. Brotherton's Kings hold up and Woodward is eliminated in 95th place. He will receive $51,129.

Sun Aug 06 15:16:00 PDT 2006
Tony Moretina Eliminated 94th ($51,129)
Tony Moretina gets all of his chips in the pot with Dustin Holmes before the flop. Holmes has him covered and flips over Q

Q

while Moretina shows 9

9

. The board comes Q

A

7

3

A

, giving Holmes a full house, and eliminating Moretina in 94th place. Moretina will receive $51,129.

Sun Aug 06 15:17:00 PDT 2006
Barry Goren Eliminated 92nd ($51,129)
Barry Goren is eliminated when his pocket Jacks go up against Rob Roseman's K

Q

. Roseman catches a flush to eliminate Goren from the tournament in 92nd, earning him $51,129.

Sun Aug 06 15:25:00 PDT 2006
Pat Datillo Eliminated 89th ($51,129)
On a flop of J

9

8

, Pat Datillo moves all-in for his last $300,000. Leif Force has him covered and quickly calls. Datillo flips over J

5

while Force shows J

10

. The turn and river bring the 6

and the 7

, giving Force the flush and eliminating Datillo in 89th place. Datillo will receive $51,129.

Sun Aug 06 15:30:00 PDT 2006
Lisandro Eliminates Duke in 88th ($51,129)
Annie Duke is all-in preflop against Jeff Lisandro, Lisandro having Duke covered. Duke shows A

3

and Lisandro flips 8

8

for the lead. The flop comes 9

9

3

, giving Duke a few more outs with the remaining two 3's. The turn and river are 2

and 4

and Duke is eliminated from the tournament in 88th, earning her $51,129. Lisandro now sits with $2,500,000.

Sun Aug 06 15:30:00 PDT 2006
Money Finishers
The following players will receive $51,129.
93. Hossein Khodabanelou
92. Barry Goren
91. Thomas Wahlroos
90. Mikael Simonsen
89. Pat Datillo

Sun Aug 06 15:33:00 PDT 2006
$25,000 Chips Now in Play
The tournament staff has just brought out the $25,000 chips and they will now be in play. This isn't an official color up, but they will be periodically switched out for smaller chip denominations.

Sun Aug 06 15:43:00 PDT 2006
Money Finishers
The following players will receive $51,129.
88. Annie Duke
87. Benjamin Logan

Sun Aug 06 15:46:00 PDT 2006
Mombourquette Eliminated in 86th ($51,129)
Rick Mombourquette is all-in against Andrew Schreibman, who has him covered. Mombourquette shows A-Q and Schreibman flips up A-K for the lead. Neither player improves and Mombourquette is eliminated in 86th ($51,129).

Sun Aug 06 16:00:00 PDT 2006
Molina Takes Down a Pot
Eric Molina raises to $40,000 from early position and is called by Ken Jacobs and Dan Nassif. The flops comes J

7

2

and Nassif bets $80,000, prompting Jacobs to fold. Molina calls to see the turn of 3

. Nassif now checks and Molina bets $100,000. Nassif calls and the river brings the Q

. Nassif again checks and Molina checks as well. Molina shows K

J

and Nassif mucks. Molina is sitting with $1,450,000 after the hand.

Sun Aug 06 16:03:00 PDT 2006
Paul Greim Eliminated 82nd ($51,129)
On a flop of Q

3

, Ricki Nielsen bets $100,000. Paul Greim raises to $300,000. Nielsen reraises all in, and Greim calls. Nielsen reveals the K

Q

, and Greim shows A

Q

. Nielsen is in bad shape heading into the turn, but hits a miracle with the K

. Going into the river, Greim needs to hit an ace to win. The 7

is no help, and Greim is eliminated in 82nd place. Nielsen now has $2,300,000.

Sun Aug 06 16:07:00 PDT 2006
Eric Lynch Doubles Through Clint Brotherton
Eric Lynch gets all of his chips ($292,000) in the middle against Clint Brotherton on a flop of A

J

4

. Lynch shows A

A

and Brotherton shows K

J

. The turn and the river are the 6

and the 9

. Lynch doubles up to just over $600,000.

Sun Aug 06 16:18:00 PDT 2006
Raise, Re-Raise, Re-Re-Raise
Marcello Delgrosso raises $50,000 from early position. Dmitri Nobles thinks for a minute and then re-raises to $100,000. Rob Roseman also thinks for a minute from the button, and then decides to 3-bet to $350,000. Delgrosso quickly folds to Roseman, but the decision wasn't as easy for Nobles. After several moments of deliberation, Nobles too folds his hand to Roseman who rakes $186,000 without seeing a flop.

Sun Aug 06 16:20:00 PDT 2006
Ravindran Eliminated 84th ($51,129)
On a board showing A

4

3

, Marc Friedmann bets $25,000 and Shyam Ravindran calls. Dan Nassif re-raises to $150,000 total, prompting Friedmann to fold. Ravindran asks for a count on Nassif and then pushes all-in. Nassif calls and shows 3

3

for a set of 3's. Ravindran shows K

7

for a flush draw. The turn puts the K

on the board and the river brings the A

, giving Nassif a full house to eliminate Ravindran from the tournament in 84th, making $51,129.

Sun Aug 06 16:24:00 PDT 2006
Aces Vs. Kings
Clint Brotherton ($340,000) and Ken Jacobs ($310,000) get all of their chips into the pot before the flop. Jacobs has K

K

while Brotherton shows A

A

. The board comes J

10

2

5

9

. Brotherton's Aces hold up and he doubles up through Jacobs to $716,000. After this hand, Jacobs is left with $370,000.

Sun Aug 06 16:26:00 PDT 2006
Zavarsky Eliminated 81st ($65,973)
Sebastian Zavarsky pushes all-in preflop and is called by William Thorsson. Thorsson shows pocket Jacks and Zavarsky flips up pocket 7's. The board comes A

Q

9

5

Q

, eliminating Zavarsky and putting Thorsson's stack up to $2,670,000. Zavarsky will make $65,973 for his 81st place finish.

Sun Aug 06 16:26:00 PDT 2006
Lee and Micon Take Turns in Tank
John Lee raises to $29,000 preflop and Bryan Micon re-raises to $129,000. Lee deliberates for five minutes before finally calling. The flop comes 9

7

2

and Micon bets $130,000. Lee re-raises all-in for a total of $541,000 and Micon goes into the tank. After much thought, Micon folds. Lee's stack is now up to $960,000, while Micon is down to $295,000.

Sun Aug 06 16:26:00 PDT 2006
Money Finishers
The following players will receive $51,129.
85. Lasse Ubostad
84. Shyam Ravindran
83. Matthew Morgan
82. Paul Greim

Sun Aug 06 16:27:00 PDT 2006
Players On Break
Players are now on a 20 minute break. When they return, they will play in round 23 with blinds at $10,000-$20,000 with a $3,000 ante.

Sun Aug 06 16:50:00 PDT 2006
Cards Back in the Air
Players are back from break and playing in level 23 of the tournament, with blinds at $10,000-$20,000 with a $3,000 ante.

Sun Aug 06 16:59:00 PDT 2006
Flick Doubles Off of Westbrook
James Flick ($210,000) doubles up off of Shannon Westbrook ($710,000) when they are both all-in on a board showing Q

4

2

9

2

. Flick shows A

Q

and Westbrook flips up K

8

. Flick now sits with $420,000, while Westbrook's stack is down to $500,000.

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