WSOP 2008
Mizzi Accumulates Big Stack at Manic Table
by AdamJ on 06.03.08, 6:04 pm
The level of energy jolting through the Amazon room was palpable as players frantically pushed their chips to amass a large stack before the close of the rebuy in the WSOP Event #5.
For many poker players, a rebuy tournament is as welcomed of an event as Christmas is to kids.
No table exemplified that mentality more than Sorel “Imper1um” Mizzi’s table, which featured Mark Vos and Steve Sung, all of whom weren’t pinching their pennies.
At the end of the rebuy period, Mizzi was in for 4k and said that Sung was in for 25k and Vos about 8 to 10k.
As a result, this table had an incredible amount of chips on it, led by Mizzi and Vos who had stacks over 40k.
Often there was a negotiation before many hands at this table as Vos, Mizzi, and Sung would put in 4k and run the board without betting.
Many players had extra stacks of non-tournament chips on the table that they would use to purchase more tournament chips as needed, Bellagio chips accepted along with Rio chips.
From looking throughout the room it seemed as if there was a contest going on among players as to who could sit with the most amount of money on the table.
Not surprisingly, Phil Ivey’s stack of 100k worth of Bellagio’s chips was the unofficial winner although Kenny Tran’s cupholder full of white Bellagio 1k chips won the award for best presentation.
Noah “fouruhaters” Schwartz got caught up in the action as well but decided to call it a day after he busted before the rebuy period after being in for 14k.
Since Schwartz was also in the money of 1.5k PLHE event which started after the rebuy period closed and would be shortstacked in the rebuy if rebought again, he decided it wasn’t worth it to try to multi-table both tournaments.
The online community had a strong presence as predicted in this event, as many players have a lot of experience playing many rebuy tournaments online.
One table included Alex “AJKHoosier1″ Kamberis, Maria “Maridu” Mayrinck, and Marco “CrazyMarco” Johnson.
During the 50-100 level after five limpers, Johnson raised to 500 and Kamberis and another player called.
On a 4
27
flop, Johnson bet 800 and Kamberis called. Both players checked the K turn, and when the 9 dropped on the river, Johnson bet 1800 and Kamberis called, beating Johnson QQ
with 97
for two pair.
Not all tables where chaotic however. The table that featured Jennifer Tilly, Garrett “GBecks” Beckman, Bill Gazes and Robert Mizrachi didn’t have many chips on it and both Tilly and Beckman hadn’t rebought since the optional initial add-on.
Record Field at End of Day 1A, Stout Doubles Through Roberts
by AdamJ on 06.01.08, 2:21 am
Nearing the end of day 1A of the 1.5k NL event, Matt “All in At 420″ Stout picked up a key hand at just the right time to advance Day 2 on Monday.
With the blinds at 500-1000 with a 100 ante, a player from middle position opened to 3k and Brent “Astrolux85″ Roberts went all-in for 16k with AQ.
By the time the action got back to Stout he peeked at AA and went all-in for his remaining 15k.
Stout’s aces prevailed without a sweat, sending Roberts to rail minutes before the tournament closed at the 225 cutoff.
The tournament closed at 225 players to ensure that there would be a money bubble after both starting days concluded.
With one of the biggest stacks throughout the day, Shane “Shaniac” Schleger ascended to chip lead nearing the end of the day before his stack took a hit, dipping down to 88k.
Schleger’s table got progressively tougher as the day went on, ending with a lineup of Todd “DanDruff” Witteles, Todd Brunson, Gavin Griffin, and Bill Gazes.
The 1.5k NL event broke a record for entries for a preliminary WSOP tournament with 3,692 entries, shattering last year’s tally of 3,151 set during the final week of last year’s WSOP and will likely balloon to an even larger number until registration closes tomorrow.