WSOP 2008
West Moving North in the 1.5k PLO Rebuy
by AdamJ on 06.19.08, 1:33 am
Tim “Tmay420″ West (pictured left) has accumulated one of the top stacks halfway through the 1.5k PLO w/rebuys WSOP Event #34. West’s 145k stack is towering over the other stacks at his table, including tablemates Jeff Madsen (18k) and Brian Powell (48k).
West’s stack is nearly four times the 45k average stack with 108 players left.
Jeff “yellowsub86″ Williams has one of the bigger stacks at his table with 82k although he admittedly “financed a few other’s chip stacks” in the rebuy period investing 30k in an effort to make his second WSOP final table.
Williams recently lost a nice sized pot after a read of his opponent was proved right.
Williams bet 3K on a flop of 9
QK on the button; one other player called him. When the 6 dropped on the turn, both players checked before seeing the 7
on the river. First to act, his opponent bet out 7,700 and Williams tanked. “You got jack high hearts?” he asked inquisitively. After Williams made the decision to call, it turned out he was right. His opponent did have the higher flush and he mucked, his stack losing 10K.
Jared “TheWacoKidd” Hamby was battling with a 30K stack and must navigate through a tough table with Bruno Fitoussi to his right and Scott “BigRiskky” Clements to his left, an assignment he rolled his eyes at in dismay when asked.
Hamby got crossed up at an interesting starting table with Jamie Gold and Phil “OMGClayAiken” Galfond. Galfond, recent winner of the 5k Pot Limit Omaha with rebuys for $817K, was in for a handful of rebuys but didn’t last much longer after the period ended. Although Gold would seem to contribute a lot of craziness to the table with his quest to be the world’s best bluffer, Hamby said he played really tight from the onset but picked it up a bit once he won some pots.
Clements was the beneficiary of a dream flop in a recent hand when he raised to 2.5k in late position preflop. The short-stacked big blind decided to call and the flop came KAT. Both players checked. The 8 came on the turn and Clements bet 2.5K once again, getting another call from his opponent. The K
dropped on the river and Clements bet 2K, claiming a call from his opponent, and flipping over QJ for the Broadway straight. After winning the hand, Clements increased his stack to over 30K.
Other notable chip stacks remaining:
Sorel “Imper1um” Mizzi - 105k
Layne Flack - 100k
Thomas Wahlroos - 90k
Ted Forrest - 65k
Erik Seidel - 64k
Daniel Alaei - 35k
Marco “CrazyMarco” Johnson - 21k
Gavin Smith - 14k
Steven “Cornell Fiji” Ware - 14k
“Worldsgrtest?” World’s Greatest!
by Jill on 06.06.08, 6:07 am
Event #5 - $1K No-Limit Hold’em w/ Re-buys:
Congratulations to Michael “worldsgrtest” Banducci, who won the bracelet and top prize of $636,736 in an excruciatingly long three-way match against Peter Gould Jeff “yellowsub86″ Williams. Three-handed play continued for such a long time that the rowdy railbirds took to breathalyzing themselves for entertainment. When Banducci took down the title, with AJ
vs. A5, their cheers were heard by anyone within a two-mile radius. It also begged the question: Why there was a breathalyzer at the ESPN final table?!
Event #6 - $1.5K Omaha Hi-Low Split-8 or Better
Thang Luu took down the Omaha 8 event for a grand total of $243,356. P5er Chris “SKOAL” Falconer finished in 5th for $64,243 and Scott Clements netted the first finish at the final table for a 9th place prize of $22,172. Congratulations to all!
Event #7 - $2K No-Limit Hold’em
Play ended tonight with the elimination of Manny Minaya in 10th place; the final table will resume tomorrow at 3PM PST with a stacked table. Theo Tran, Shannon Shorr, and J.C. Tran will sit at the final table tomorrow with six others, all trying to win $550,601 and the bragging rights of a WSOP bracelet.
Event #8 - $10K World Championship Mixed Event
The mixed event is playing down to the final nine this evening in preparation for a star-studded table tomorrow. James “mig.com” Mackey, Michael DeMichele, Sammy Farha, Jeff Madsen, Gus Hansen, Eli Elezra, Tom “durrrr” Dwan, Anthony “tongni” Rivera, and Tom Schneider are currently fighting the good fight to make it into the coveted top nine spots for this World Championship event.
Event #9 - $1,500 No-Limit Hold’em / Six-Handed
The short-handed event ended this evening after ten levels of play. Just before the last level ended, Jared “TheWacoKidd” Hamby managed to double up and stay alive by catching a straight on the river.
Event #10 - $2,500 Omaha/Seven Card Stud Hi-Low-8 or Better:
As the $2.5k Limit Omaha/Seven Card Stud Hi-Low-8 or Better enters the last level of the evening, several P5ers made a strong showing. Marco “CrazyMarco” Johnson led the pack with 45K in chips; Jordan “Octavian_C” Rich protected a 28K stack. Craig “MrCasino” Gray trailed with 23K, sitting next to Brock “t_soprano” Parker who was running with an average-sized stack of 15K.
Brock and Craig were chipping away at fellow table-mate Allan Kessler’s stack, as he was barely staying alive. In one stud hand, the AA were dealt face-up to Craig, who took down the pot uncontested from Kessler. The next Omaha hand saw Kessler betting out in early position to fight for his dwindling stack. The bet got three callers, including Brock, then a re-raise from Kessler and three subsequent calls. The flop came A89 and Kessler bet out once again, leaving few chips behind. Brock called along with the two others and the turn brought the 7. Kessler bet again,getting a call from Brock and another player, and inducing a fold from the last player to act. The river came 4 and play checked around to Brock, who bet to try and take down the pot uncontested. Kessler tanked for quite, pulled out a pen and notepad, and folded with very few chips behind him. Brock did receive a call from one of the original players and split the pot with the low hand.
Williams Makes Phenomenal Call
by Brett on 06.05.08, 10:26 pm
It isn’t uncommon to hear a loud roar coming from the ESPN Final Table Arena when wandering the Amazon Room. With three online stars still in the $1K NL rebuy and their raucous cohorts on the rail, the howls and applause have been echoing throughout since play began.
The latest came following a hand involving Jeff “Yellowsub86″ Williams (left) and Michael “worldsgrtest” Banducci. With the blinds at 10K/20K, Banducci raised to 50K on the button and Williams called in the big blind. Both players checked the T32 flop. The turn brought the 7 and Banducci bet 60K. Williams called and the 4 came on the river. Banducci bet 100K and Williams again made the call and flipped over A9 for Ace-high, which beat Banducci’s Q8. Williams is now up to 1.3 million, second to Peter Gould’s 1.6 million. Banducci and Jon “FatalError” Aguiar are each hovering around 1 million with five remaining.
In the $2K NL, Phil “USCPhildo” Collins (right) recently doubled through Shannon Shorr before the 60-minute dinner break. At 2K/4K, Shorr raised to 10K and Collins came over the top with a 75K all-in bet. Shorr called with TT and led Collins’ AQ until a Q spiked on the turn, sending a 160K pot to Collins.
James “POKERPRO33″ Campbell hasn’t had the same fortune. Campbell took a hit when an opponent apparently hit a two-outer against him. On a board of Q963, the player in seat 5 bet 6K into Campbell, who called. The river brought the 7 and seat 5 bet 18K. Campbell called and was shocked to see his opponent flip over 77 for a set. POKERPRO is still relatively healthy at the break with around 70K.
Devin “tranquilchaos” Porter doubled up in the $1.5K short handed-event on the last hand before the dinner break. With the blinds at 200/400 ante 50 a player raised under the gun to 1100 and Porter moved all-in from the cut off for an additional 5K. The initial raiser tanked for a minute or two before calling with AJ. Devin was in good shape with AK and doubled up to 13K going into the break when the board came A62T2. Other chip counts from the $1.5K NL include:
Tom “titantom32″ Braband - 49K
Louis “MrBeeks” Werman - 21K
Antuan “bigboybunk” Bunkley - 19.7K
Danny “BigDShaggyJ” Johnson - 18K
Jared “The WacoKidd” Hamby - 16K
1K Rebuy Down to 6
by Jessica on 06.05.08, 7:29 pm
The final table of the $1K rebuy got underway a little while ago and two players were recently eliminated when the following hand transpired:
With the blinds 8K/16K ante 2K the action folded around to Steve “gboro780″ Gross who moved all-in for 104K. Jamie “TheChronic420″ Rosen moved all-in behind him for 421K and Jeff “yellowsub86″ Williams (pictured at left) thought for some time before folding. Lyric Duveyoung then moved all-in for 600K and Williams let out a noticable sigh of relief at his decision to fold. Groso held KT, Rosen had AQ, and Duveyoung showed QQ. The board came out T9395 and Duveyoung eliminated the two smaller stacks, increasing his chip stack to 1.15 million. A few hands later, Jeff Williams eliminated Michael Binger in 7th place.
In the 2K NLHE event several Pocket Fivers were sent to the rail recently, including Jamie “TheNew” Robbins, Zak “traaction” Gilbert, and Leo “Superfluous Man” Wolpert. Phil “USCphildo” Collins has also had a rough go of it lately. Collins built his stack up to 125K before running kings into aces. He now has 44K.
The final table of Event #8, the $1500 O8 event is underway. Stay tuned for updates on Chris “SKOAL” Falconer and Scott “BigRiskky” Clements.