Event #46: $10,000 No-Limit Hold’em / Six Handed Championship Giorno 2 | 2011 World Series of Poker

2011-06-29 04:07 UTC

Devilfish Goes Fishing

We are not 100% sure what the action was but when we got to the table the dealer was putting out a river. From the information we gathered we assume that the hand went like this. Thorsten Schafer raised preflop and received a caller in David "Devilfish" Ulliot on the button. On a {9-Spades} {5-Clubs} {7-Hearts} flop both players started betting back and forth until Schafer was all in.

Ulliot: {8-Clubs} {10-Spades}
Schafer: {A-} {A-}

Whether or not Ulliot was making a move for the pot or calling an all in we do not know, what we do know is what the turn and the river were. A {7-Diamonds} took the spot for the turn, and the {A-Hearts} was put down for the river. Ulliot was unable to get his straight, and Schafer was able to grab hold of a full house aces over sevens in order to stay alive.

Giocatore	Chip	Avanzamento
Thorsten Schafer	228,000 63,000	63,000
David Ulliott	150,000 -195,000	-195,000

Tags: David Ulliott Thorsten Schafer

2011-06-29 04:05 UTC

And Some More Chip Counts...

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Giocatore	Chip	Avanzamento
Taylor Paur	535,000 20,000	20,000

Greg Dyer	450,000 15,000	15,000
Chris Moorman	355,000

Michael Gagliano	330,000 26,000	26,000

Phil Laak	290,000 45,000	45,000

Gabriel Frank	275,000 -5,000	-5,000
John Conkright	250,000 -40,000	-40,000
Bassel Moussa	230,000 -10,000	-10,000
Frank Argano	220,000 100,000	100,000
Noah Schwartz	150,000 20,000	20,000

Mikhail Shalamov	135,000 -15,000	-15,000
Zachary Hyman	110,000 20,000	20,000

2011-06-29 04:00 UTC

Quad Aces are Good

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Daniel Alaei, Anthony Grappo, and Dimitar Danchev got all the biscuits in the middle preflop. Both Grappo and Alaei were short, but Grappo had Alaei covered. Danchev had both players at risk.

Alaei: {a-Clubs} {q-Diamonds}
Danchev: {j-Hearts} {j-Clubs}
Grappo: {q-Hearts} {9-Diamonds}

There was an ace on the {8-Spades} {10-Clubs} {a-Diamonds} flop, another on the turn ( {a-Spades} ), and - why not - the case ace ( {a-Hearts} ) fell on the river to give Alaei quads and the triple-up. Danchev scooped the side pot, eliminating Grappo, and the stacks looked like this after the dust settled:

Giocatore	Chip	Avanzamento
Dimitar Danchev	205,000 -40,000	-40,000

Daniel Alaei	168,000 93,000	93,000

Anthony Grappo	Eliminato

Tags: Anthony Grappo Daniel Alaei Dimitar Danchev

2011-06-29 04:00 UTC

Some More Chip Counts

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Giocatore	Chip	Avanzamento
[Removed:388]	400,000 -20,000	-20,000
Dmitry Gromov	340,000 118,000	118,000
Joe Cada	320,000 -10,000	-10,000

Bertrand Grospellier	240,000 20,000	20,000

Samuel Bernstein	235,000 151,000	151,000
Michael Pesek	215,000 55,000	55,000
Lee Markholt	195,000 -95,000	-95,000
	140,000 140,000	140,000
Tyler Smith	115,000 -100,000	-100,000

Davidi Kitai	110,000 8,000	8,000

William Reynolds	90,000 -58,000	-58,000
Russell Carson	60,000 -40,000	-40,000

2011-06-29 03:55 UTC

Moorman Moving on Up

Phil Laak opened up the action for 10,000, and was quickly reraised by Farzad Bonyadi on the button who made it 22,000. Action then got around to Chris Moorman in the big blind who three-bet and made it around 50,000. Laak folded and Bonyadi moved all in. Moorman made the call, but it was Bonyadi who was at risk.

Bonyadi: {A-} {K-}
Moorman: {Q-} {Q-}

A {5-Hearts} {6-Clubs} {4-Diamonds} was not what Bonyadi wanted to see and a turn {j-Diamonds} wasn't much better. Bonyadi was going to need an ace or a king in order to stay alive in this tournament. He received no such luck as the {J-Clubs} rang off for the river.

Giocatore	Chip	Avanzamento
Chris Moorman	420,000 275,000	275,000

Farzad Bonyadi	Eliminato

Tags: Chris Moorman Farzad Bonyadi

2011-06-29 03:53 UTC

A Few More Chip Counts

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Giocatore	Chip	Avanzamento
Ben Lamb	560,000 10,000	10,000

Taylor Paur	515,000 300,000	300,000

David Benefield	450,000 195,000	195,000
David Ulliott	345,000 -10,000	-10,000
Freddy Deeb	210,000 55,000	55,000

Gilbert Diaz	210,000 6,000	6,000
Thorsten Schafer	165,000 -75,000	-75,000
Jason Koon	145,000 -40,000	-40,000

Stephan Kjerstad	125,000 49,000	49,000
Richard Anthony	122,000 -3,000	-3,000
Matt Marafioti	85,000 -25,000	-25,000
Cary Katz	80,000 -43,000	-43,000
Gregory Fondacaro	Eliminato

Livello: 16

Bui: 2,000/4,000

Ante: 500

2011-06-29 03:52 UTC

Nice Turn for Hyman

Thomas Middleton raised to 7,000 from late position only to have Matthew Hyman three-bet to 16,000 from the cutoff. Action folded back to Middleton and he simply moved all in. Hyman called off for 133,000 and the cards were turned up.

Middleton: {A-Clubs} {Q-Diamonds}
Hyman: {8-Spades} {8-Diamonds}

Hyman was the player at risk and was totally dejected when the flop came down {A-Diamonds} {5-Diamonds} {9-Hearts} , pairing Middleton's ace and giving him the lead. As Hyman was preparing to leave, the dealer burned and turned his salvation, the {8-Hearts} . Middleton was drawing dead as the {6-Spades} was put out on the river.

Hyman is now up to 275,000.

Giocatore	Chip	Avanzamento
Matthew Hyman	275,000 155,000	155,000
Thomas Middleton	140,000 -155,000	-155,000

Tags: Matthew Hyman Thomas Middleton

2011-06-29 03:48 UTC

Kitai vs. Markholt

Davidi Kitai raised to 7,500 under the gun and watched as action folded to Lee Markholt in the small blind. The former rodeo cowboy thought for a moment before putting in the three-bet to 23,000. The big blind got out of the way and action was back on Kitai. The winner of the World Poker Tour Celebrity Invitational winner tanked for two solid minutes before releasing his hand and preserving his stack of 102,000.

Giocatore	Chip	Avanzamento
Lee Markholt	290,000 190,000	190,000
Davidi Kitai	102,000 34,000	34,000

Tags: Lee Markholt Davidi Kitai

2011-06-29 03:43 UTC

Frank Wins 280K-Chip Pot

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...with eight-high.

Greg Dyer started the action with a raise to 7,500, Gabriel Frank called on the button, and Chris Moorman three-bet to 25,500 from the small blind. Dyer folded, Frank called.

The flop came down {3-Diamonds} {3-Spades} {9-Spades} , Moorman led for 25,000, and Frank called.

The turn was the {6-Diamonds} , and Moorman announced, "all in." Frank stood up from his chair, paused, then pushed his last 85,500 in the middle, making the call.

Frank: {8-Spades} {5-Spades}
Moorman: {7-Clubs} {5-Diamonds}

Well then.

The river was the {k-Diamonds} , completing the board, and Frank's eight was good enough for the 280,000-chip pot.

"That's what the reporters are looking for," tablemate Phil Laak added. "They see the ace-king versus jacks all day, and here's eight-high for all the money.

You've got that right, Mr. Laak.

Giocatore	Chip	Avanzamento
Gabriel Frank	280,000 100,000	100,000
Chris Moorman	145,000 -30,000	-30,000

Tags: Chris Moorman Gabriel Frank Phil Laak