WSOP 2008
Slaubaugh Busts in Level 1
by AdamJ on 07.03.08, 4:47 pm
Cody “thugmoneymkr” Slaubaugh’s remarkable run through this WSOP came to an end in the first level of the 10k NL Main Event, WSOP Event #54.
Slaubaugh’s 8
6
got all-in on the turn when the board read 5793. Slaubaugh’s opponent turned an ace-high flush.
P5’s unfortunately caught the action late on the turn so the context of the hand isn’t complete.
Nevertheless, it’s been an incredible series for Slaubaugh, whose had arguably the best results from WSOP NL tournaments this summer.
Slaubaugh’s made five cashes this WSOP, three of which were top 20 finishes. Slaubaugh’s best run was through the 1.5k NL WSOP Event #36 where he finished 2nd, cashing for 389k.
Most players barometer on whether they drew a good starting table, especially in fields this large, is to not recognize anyone at their table.
A handful of P5ers were unfortunately not in that enviable position.
Adam “akat11″ Katz was sitting right across from one of the most feared NL tournament players in the world in David Pham. At least Katz was sitting a few seats to Pham’s right, although from talking with Katz that hardly seemed like any consolation.
“I mean why wouldn’t I be seated right across from one of the most aggressive tournament players in the world,” he said.
Brock “t_soprano” Parker (pictured left) drew one of the tougher tables in the field with Roland De Wolfe and David Benyamine sitting directly to his right. Throw in Peter Neff as well and the table is down right cruel.
Joe Sebok’s tough WSOP got a little bleaker when he was planted to the immediate right of James “mig.com” Mackey.
So far, Sebok has fared well at the table with 24k to Mackey’s 14k.
Joshua “pbdrunks” VanDuyn continues to battle tough luck early in tournaments this WSOP. VanDuyn’s stack is down to 11k after he turned an underflush in a pot he raised preflop. Luckily VanDuyn was able to salvage a chunk of his chips after he took a pot-control line after the flop, check-calling the turn and river.
Here’s a list of players’ stacks:
JC “PrtyPSux” Alvarado - 26k
Adam “akat11″ Katz - 25k
Faraz “The-Toilet” Jaka - 23k
Eric “jakz101″ Crain - 21k
Owen “ocrowe” Crowe - 21k
Brock “t_soprano” Parker - 18k
Richard “Lee Nickel” Fohrenbach - 17k
Adam “All In At 420″ Stout - 17k
Nick “fu_15″ Maimone - 14k
Sitron Sitting Pretty
by Crystal on 07.02.08, 12:14 am
In the $1.5k NLHE event #52, Scott “ssitron” Sitron is currently one of the chip leaders with nearly 600k in chips. In a recent hand, Scott (pictured left) was in the big blind and when the player on the button pushed all in for 22k. Already having 8k in the pot he wanted to call but his T3 wasn’t the best hand. He did eventually make the call only to find that he was way ahead of the button’s 53
. The flop came with a ten and Scott knocked the other player out.
Alvin “alsmooth” Zeidenfeld was knocked out in 38th place when he open shoved 71.5K from the button at 4K/8K blinds and was called by the big blind with A8. Ziedenfeld’s QJ needed to improve, but the K
7793 board didn’t help and he earned $10,660 for his deep finish.
Cody “thugmoneymkr” Slaughbaugh has been building his stack up over the last couple of hours and now sits with 340k while David Daneshgar currently has around 190k.
In the $1.5k LHE Shootout, Matt “mattg1983″ Graham, Jimmy “gobboboy” Fricke, Sasha “bikocruz” Rosewood and Blair Rodman are headed to round two while Justin “zeejustin” Bonomo was eliminated when he ran his J4 into his opponents J7 on a board of J932T. Round 1 is still in progress with two heads-up matches in play. Once Round 2 begins, play will go on until a winner at each table is decided or until 2:00 a.m. PT — whichever comes first.
Sitron Making a Run in 1.5k NL
by AdamJ on 07.01.08, 9:00 pm
Scott “ssitron” Sitron (pictured left) has nearly quadrupled his stack since P5’s last caught up with him a few hours ago.
Sitron currently sits with 250k in Day 2 of the 1.5k NL WSOP Event #52, a stack way above the 82k average with 98 players left with blinds at 1.5k-3k-400.
Sitron said he has been running good and has won a trio of all-ins when he was ahead each time with Q-Q vs 5-5, J-J vs 5-5, and TT vs A-5 suited.
Cody “thugmoneymkr” Slaubaugh just dipped below his 170k starting stack after he lost 20k in a pot where he re-raised an under the gun raise and got 4-bet and flatted the raise, check-folding on a T94 flop.
George “TheButler” Dietz has moved up from his 35k stack a few hours ago, currently at 70k. Dietz got a favorable seat draw with his back only a few feet from the rail where his friends Kevin “BeLOWaBOVe” Saul and Dan “Wretcy” Martin followed the action.
After starting the day with only 9k, David Daneshgar has held on to the 110k stack he accumulated in the first few hours.
Ben “bfineman” Fineman was one of the early winners of the 1.5k Limit Shootout WSOP Event #53. A handful of other P5er’s are still in the hunt as well.
Tim “TMay420″ West is 3-handed with 13k of the 29k in play and Scott “gunning4you” Seiver is heads-up with 18k. Darren “DABADESTCHIC” Nelson has mounted a big rally in heads-up play, running a 4k stack up to 12k. Brock “t_soprano” Parker is down to 3-handed play but is very short at 2k and Justin “zeejustin” Bonomo is 3-handed with 8k. Jimmy “gobboboy” Fricke is 3-handed with 5.5k.
Ryan Doubles Twice in 1.5k NL
by AdamJ on 07.01.08, 7:01 pm
After losing half his stack on the final hand of the night yesterday when his jacks ran into Vanessa Rousso’s kings, Danny “THE_D_RY” Ryan (pictured right) has doubled his starting 17k stack twice and currently sits at 60k in the 1.5k NL WSOP Event #52.
“It’s been a roller coaster tournament for me,” Ryan said.
Ryan won his first double up when his AQ held up against his opponents AJ. Ryan won another all-in confrontation when the big blind stuck his pocket nines in preflop when Ryan raised out of the small blind when it was folded to him. Ryan saw about the best hand he could be up against when his opponent tabled 9-8.
Cody “thugmoneymkr” Slaubaugh is off to a great start increasing his starting 70k to over 120k in the first few levels.
“I’m running pretty good today,” said Slaubaugh, whose hoping to make his second WSOP final table this summer after finishing runner-up a week ago.
George “TheButler” Dietz is hanging around with 36k with the average stack at 60k with blinds at 1k-2k-300 with 150 players left.
Dietz is getting sweated by his good friend Kevin “BeLOWaBOVe” Saul, who according to Saul, introduced him to gambling when he was a teenager in Chicago when he started playing pool and PLO games.
Joe “JonesJ1″ Jones is holding on with an even shorter stack with 18k and Scott “ssitron” Sitron’s 88k starting stack has lost a chunk in the first few levels and is down to 65k.
Crain Drained
by Jill on 07.01.08, 5:36 pm
After completing the first two levels of Event #53, the Limit Hold’em Shootout, players recently went on break to refuel and catch up with what’s going on in the All-In Tournament. Plenty of online players remain to take down their tables, with the exception of one Eric “jakz101″ Crain. (pictured at left) Eric sat with a really fun table of online guys and seemed to be having more fun playing less-than-premium hands. When we first caught up to Crain, he was playing Q2 and taking down a pot as his tablemates laughed.
However, the strategy didn’t quite work out for Eric and he was second to be eliminated, halfway through Level 2; his 58 draw on a 9Q7 flop couldn’t catch up against the other player’s Q-J when the turn and river fell 2Q. Eric was eliminated, but remained positive and chummy with his new friends, asking when the PocketFives party starts tonight. Answer? 7pm-10pm at the Hooters Casino in the Iowa Banquet Room!
Other P5s player remaining include the following, with unofficial chip counts:
Theo Tran - 10.5K
Barry Greenstein - 4.6K
Kenna James - 4.4K
Matt “Hoss_TBF” Hawrilenko - 4K
Brock “t_soprano” Parker - 4K
Jon “pokertrip” Friedberg - 3.4K
Eric “EFro” Froehlich - 3K
Darren “DABADESTCHIC” Nelson - 2.5K
Jonathan “Fiery Justice” Little - 2.5K
Sorel “Imper1um” Mizzi - 2.4K
Jordan “Octavian_C” Rich - 1.9K
Mike “Schneids” Schneider - 1.4K
Scott “gunning4you” Seiver - 1.3K
Shane “shaniac” Schleger - 1K
Meanwhile, Day 2 of Event #52, the $1,500 No Limit Hold’em tournament has resumed as play will theoretically continue down to the final table this evening. Alvin “alsmooth” Zeidenfeld entered the day as one of the top chip leaders, while Cody “thugmoneymkr” Slaubaugh, Scott “ssitron” Sitron and Adam “adamoos” Elpayaa contend for the title.