Live Tournament Updates
Four More Hands on Day 1b
Level 5: 300-600, 75 ante
With 20 minutes left in the last level of the day, a card is drawn to determine how many more hands will be played -- it's a 4.
Each table will play four more hands (negating any advantage to stalling), and then they will bag and tag their chips for Day 2.
We'll scan the field for official counts from the chipleaders, and post the full list of official counts later this evening when the Bellagio staff compiles and releases them.
08:33 PM, 04/19/09
Happy Birthday, Gobboboy!
Level 5: 300-600, 75 ante
Players got to choose their starting days, whether they wanted to play on Saturday or Sunday. And Jimmy "Gobboboy" Fricke chose to play today.
Nothing unusual there, because more players chose to play today than yesterday. Except today is Jimmy Fricke's 22nd birthday.
Happy Birthday, Jimmy!
08:30 PM, 04/19/09
Doug Lee Eliminated
Level 5: 300-600, 75 ante
It seems that 23,000 wasn't enough chips for Doug Lee after his triple up, and he was just eliminated from the tournament. His premature celebration takes on new meaning now.
08:18 PM, 04/19/09
Recent Eliminations
Level 5: 300-600, 75 ante
Recent eliminations include Allen Cunningham, Clonie Gowen and Lyle Berman.
08:01 PM, 04/19/09
Doug Lee Triples Up ... With a Warning
Level 5: 300-600, 75 ante
Doug Lee is all in against Zach Hyman and Jimmy "Gobboboy" Fricke, with about 23,000 already in the pot (no side pot) and the board showing 9
74
10
on the turn. (Not sure when all the money went in the pot.)
The river card is the Q, and Doug Lee claps his hands and celebrates the third spade on the river. A few players complain and ask for a floorperson, who gives Doug Lee a warning for revealing information about his hand with action pending between two other players. If he does it again, he'll receive a penalty.
Hyman and Fricke both quickly check with a lack of enthusiasm, and Fricke sternly says, "I have a ten" and shows the 10
for a pair of tens. Doug Lee excitedly flips over A4 for the nuts -- the ace-high spade flush. Fricke sarcastically says, "Really?"
As Doug Lee is stacking up his chips, Hyman jokingly says, "I had a feeling you had it."
07:59 PM, 04/19/09
Cunix Takes a 130,000 Chip Pot From Jimmy Fricke
Level 5: 300-600, 75 ante
Jimmy Fricke opens the pot for a 2,000 raise and is called in a few spots. The flop comes A84. Fricke bets 9,500 and Shawn Cunix is the lone caller. The turn is the 9. Fricke leads out again, this time for 18,000. Cunix calls.
The river pairs the board with the 9. Fricke fires a third bullet for 35,000. Cunix calls him down and shows AQ. Fricke, apparently surprised/annoyed at the call says "really?" and mucks his cards.
Shawn Cunix takes down the 130,000 pot and chips up to over 200,000.
Shawn Cunix - 210,000
Jimmy Fricke - 43,000
07:49 PM, 04/19/09
Tony Cousineau ... Bluffs?
Level 4: 200-400, 50 ante
These hands went down in Level 4, with blinds at 200-400 and a 50 ante.
With the board showing AA24 on the turn and about 14,000 already in the pot, Matt Graham bets 7,625, Michael "The Grinder" Mizrachi raises to 17,000, and Graham reraises to 30,000. Mizrachi folds, and Graham takes the pot.
That's just the setup.
A few minutes later, Mizrachi is involved in another pot, this time against a different type of grinder -- Tony Cousineau, an infamously tight player.
With the board showing Q756 on the turn, Mizrachi bets 4,000, Cousineau raises to 15,000, and Mizrachi calls. The river card is the 3, Mizrachi checks, and Cousineau moves all in for nearly 32,000.
Mizrachi goes into the tank for a while, at one point flipping a coin, saying "Heads, I'll most likely call." The coin comes up heads, but Mizrachi still can't decide, so he calls for a clock on himself. As the minute counts down, he holds his cards as if he's about to fold, but doesn't act. When the countdown is complete, Mizrachi's hand is declared dead, and he mucks his cards.
Cousineau shows the bluff -- AJ for ace high, with a missed flush draw on the turn. Everyone is amazed that Cousineau finally cashed in on his tight reputation and pulled a big bluff. Perhaps he'll enjoy the feeling so much that we'll start to see a new Tony Cousineau?
Tony Cousineau - 72,000
07:42 PM, 04/19/09
Allen Cunningham on the Wrong End of a 172,000 Pot
Level 4: 200-400, 50 ante
In an already large pot of 72,000 Allen Cunningham and Francois Safieddine both check the turn on a board of K433. The river brings the 9. Cunningham checks and Safieddine bets 50,000. Cunningham makes the call and Safieddine turns over the nuts with quad threes. He takes down the huge 172,000 pot and is now over 200,000.
Allen Cunningham - 22,000
Francois Safieddine - 210,000
07:29 PM, 04/19/09
Level 5 Begins
Level 5: 300-600, 75 ante
The players return from break to begin Level 5, with increased blinds of 300-600 and a 75 ante.
Sorted In: Tournaments, Bellagio, Season VII, WPT World Championship07:13 PM, 04/19/09
Shannon Shorr Makes A Nice Call with Ace High
Level 4: 200-400, 50 ante
Shannon Shorr raises to 1,300 and is called by Erik Cajelais. Victor Ramdin reraises to 4,500 from late position and both players call. The flop comes 1083 and action is checked around. The turn brings the 2. Shorr checks, Cajelais bets 10,000, Ramdin folds, and Shorr makes the call.
The river is the 10. Shorr checks and Cajelais bets 15,000. Shorr pauses for about 30 seconds before making the call. He turns over AK for ace high. Cajelais shows the K and mucks his hand.
Shorr picks up the 63,000 pot thanks to a nice call with ace high.
Shannon Shorr - 86,000
Erik Cajelais - 94,000
06:55 PM, 04/19/09
