Live Tournament Updates
Frank Calo Eliminated in 13th Place ($36,535)
Level 19: 8,000-16,000, 2,000 ante
Frank Calo raises under the gun to 40,000, Adam Levy moves all in from the big blind for 343,000, and Calo calls with 10
10
. Levy shows QQ
, and he's poised to double up here.
The board comes J42A3
, and Levy wins the pot with his pocket queens to double up. Frank Calo is crippled to about six big blinds.
Adam "Roothlus" Levy - 695,000
Frank Calo - 102,000
Two hands later, Levy raises from the button to 30,000, Frank Calo moves all in from the small blind for 86,000, and Levy calls with KK. Calo shows Q8, and he'll need to improve to stay alive.
The board comes AA81010, and Calo flops a pair and turns a flush draw, but misses all his outs on the river. Levy wins the pot, and Frank Calo is eliminated in 13th place, earning $36,535.
Adam "Roothlus" Levy - 805,000
Frank Calo - Out in 13th Place ($36,535)
07:14 PM, 11/08/09
Chip Count Update
Level 19: 8,000-16,000, 2,000 ante
All of the chip counts have just been updated in the Chip Count Tab.
With 12 players remaining, here is alook at the top five...
Matt Stout - 1,700,000
Soheil Shamseddin - 1,550,000
Cornel Andrew Cimpan - 1,000,000
Kenna James - 880,000
Michael Mizrachi - 860,000
Recent Eliminations:
13. Frank Calo - $36,535
07:02 PM, 11/08/09
Matt Stout vs. Kenna James
Level 19: 8,000-16,000, 2,000 ante
Matt Stout raises from late position to 42,000, Kenna James reraises from the big blind to 172,000, and Stout calls. The flop comes 993, Kenna bets 300, and Stout pauses for a moment before moving all in.
Kenna James lets out a deep breath and lifts his sunglasses up on his head as he thinks through the hand. After nearly two minutes, Kenna folds 1010 face up. Stout mucks his cards without showing as the dealer pushes him the pot.
Lee Markholt congratulates Kenna on the fold, saying, "He (Stout) may not have had the best hand now, but he probably has the most outs if he doesn't." He then mentioned AK as a likely holding for Stout, but Stout remained silent on the issue.
Matt Stout - 1,950,000
Kenna James - 890,000
06:42 PM, 11/08/09
Chip Count Update
Level 19: 8,000-16,000, 2,000 ante
All of the chip counts have just been updated in the Chip Count Tab.
With 13 players remaining, here is a look at the top five...
Matt Stout - 1,950,000
Soheil Shamseddin - 1,440,000
Michael Mizrachi - 1,095,000
Cornel Andrew Cimpan - 910,000
Curt Kohlberg - 900,000
Recent Eliminations:
17. Christian Harder - $31,533
16. David Vaillaincourt - $31,533
15. Antonio Bueti - $36,535
14. Mohsin Charania - $36,535
06:37 PM, 11/08/09
Mohsin Charania Eliminated in 14th Place ($36,535)
Level 19: 8,000-16,000, 2,000 ante
Curt Kohlberg raises from the cutoff to 40,000 and Mohsin Charania moves all in from the big blind 239,000 more. Kohlberg calls.
Mohsin Charania: AK
Curt Kohlberg: AQ
The board comes QJ685 pairing Kohlberg's queen to eliminate Mohsin Charania in 14th place.
Curt Kohlberg - 880,000
Mohsin Charania - Out in 14th Place ($36,535)
06:26 PM, 11/08/09
Terry vs. Mizrachi
Level 19: 8,000-16,000, 2,000 ante
Todd Terry raises to 40,000 from middle position and is called by Soheil Shamseddin in the late position and Michael Mizrachi in the big blind.
The flop comes AK4 and after a check from Mizrachi, Terry bets 60,000. Soheil gets out of the way and Mizrachi calls.
The board fills out AK46J with both players checking it down.
Mizrachi says "king" and Terry flips over A-9 for a pair of aces. Mizrachi rechecks his hole cards several times and then throws them into the muck.
Todd Terry - 570,000
Michael Mizrachi - 1,070,000
06:10 PM, 11/08/09
Cimpan vs. Kohlberg
Level 19: 8,000-16,000, 2,000 ante
Cornel Andrew Cimpan raises to 40,000 from late position and Curt Kohlberg reraises to 120,000 from the button. Both blinds fold and Cimpan calls.
The flop comes K96. Cimpan checks, and then calls a 130,000 bet from Kohlberg.
The board fills out K969J with both players checking the turn and river.
Cimpan shows KQ for two pair, kings and nines with a jack kicker. Kohlberg goes to muck his hand and Cimpan says to the dealer "I don't normally do this, but I'd like to see his hand."
The dealer flips over Kohlberg's holding - A10
Cornel Andrew Cimpan - 1,050,000
Curt Kohlberg - 640,000
06:00 PM, 11/08/09
Kenna James vs. Michael Mizrachi
Level 19: 8,000-16,000, 2,000 ante
Kenna James raises under the gun for 40,000, Michael Mizrachi reraises from middle position to 92,000, and Kenna reraises to 312,000.
Mizrachi goes into the tank, counting out enough chips for the call, plus another 240,000 for a potential raise. Mizrachi thinks for more than two minutes before he asks Kenna, "You got me covered? You've got like one-point-three?" (1.3 million) Kenna remains stoic behind his sunglasses.
After another pause, Mizrachi says, "I think you have aces." He slides his cards into the muck. "I had two kings again." (Mizrachi raised the previous hand, but didn't get any action, and claimed to have two kings.)
A few players laugh at Mizrachi, claiming he never tells the truth when he describes his own cards. But Todd Terry says, "I believe you. I folded jacks." (Terry was the next player to act after Mizrachi's reraise, and pondered for a while before folding.)
Kenna James - 1,400,000
Michael Mizrachi - 1,145,000
05:58 PM, 11/08/09
Antonio Bueti Eliminated in 15th Place ($36,535)
Level 19: 8,000-16,000, 2,000 ante
From early position Antonio Bueti moves all in for his last 73,000. Action folds around to Adam "Roothlus" Levy in the big blind who makes the all.
Levy: K10
Bueti: KJ
The board comes A10899 giving Levy two pair, tens and nines to eliminate Antonio Bueti from the tournament in 15th place.
Adam Levy - 380,000
05:51 PM, 11/08/09
David Vaillaincourt Eliminated in 16th Place ($31,533)
Level 19: 8,000-16,000, 2,000 ante
A short stacked David Vaillincourt moves all in from under the gun for just over 100,000. Action folds around to Michael "The Grinder" Mizrachi in the big blind who makes the call.
Mizrachi: A3
Vaillincourt: 99
The board comes KQ22A giving Mizrachi a pair of aces on the river to eliminated Vaillincourt in 16th place.
Michael "The Grinder" Mizrachi - 1,200,000
05:39 PM, 11/08/09
