Live Tournament Updates
Moder on the Move
Level 8: 200,000-400,000, 50,000 ante
Robyn Moder, WPT executive and secret poker pro, just doubled through Jennifer Tilly, then eliminated Chau Giang. She's on a roll, just sitting at the table and humbly eating some sort of trail mix. Between her chip stacks and those belonging to Steve Lipscomb, there could be a WPT exec in this tournament for the long run.
Sorted In: Jennifer Tilly, Chau Giang, Tournaments, Commerce Casino, WPT Invitational, Season V11:35 PM, 03/03/07
Paring Down the Field
Level 8: 200,000-400,000, 50,000 ante
- The field has been reduced by half, with just 18 tables remaining. It's a welcome change for those of us accustomed to six day-12 hour/day events. We still have a lot of celebs left in the running, while a few of the pros have done a remarkable job of picking off weaker stacks to build their own up. It's been fun to watch unfold. - When Isaac Haxton got knocked out, he told us he'd been eliminated by Jack Binion. Binion is the son of Benny Binion who's been working mostly in Macau over the last half-year, and he wasn't entered in our event. We found out later it was actually Jack McLelland, tournament director from Bellagio. - Speaking of tournament directors, amongst our other honored guests were Tab Duchateau from Borgata and Jason Marsh from Fallsview. Thanks for coming out, boys. - John Favreau was just eliminated. It was a frustrating event for Favreau, who was originally put at the table with Bill Edler and John Pham. Edler and Phan, both celebratory types, turned the game into a bit of a ruckus, with the rest of the players caught up in the chaos except for Favreau, who wanted to play some serious poker. Eventually, the frustration swallowed him whole. - Phil Laak and Greg Mueller have been everywhere all night. Phil was literally at three different tables I found my way to, and when I asked if he was playing at all of them, he informed me he'd entered six times (cue laugh track, Internet kids) but had been felted on every attempt. - "Is that Mickey Rooney?" - Tom Bostic, 24, asking about Dick Van Patten. - I think Sara Rue has a crush on me.
Sorted In: Tournaments, Commerce Casino, WPT Invitational, Season V11:31 PM, 03/03/07
Level 8
Level 8: 200,000-400,000, 50,000 ante
The blinds are now T1,200-T2,400 with T300 Antes. There are currently 140 players remaining.
Sorted In: Tournaments, Commerce Casino, WPT Invitational, Season V11:25 PM, 03/03/07
Two Poker Queens Double Up
Level 8: 200,000-400,000, 50,000 ante
Evelyn Ng is all-in with pocket sevens against seat six, who holds the K
9
. The board comes 1084
J
2 and Ng doubles up on the hand to T20,500.
On the very next hand, one table over, Jennifer Tilly moves all-in with the AQ. Her opponent flips over the AJ and the board comes K88107. Tilly doubles up to T14,000 on the hand, while Mike Sexton cheers her on from seat ten.
11:21 PM, 03/03/07
Airball for Lakers Owner
Level 8: 200,000-400,000, 50,000 ante
Frank Mariani, of Laker ownership fame, moved his large chip stack all-in against L.A. casino regular Tony Grand. Mariani turned over pocket 7's, and Grand showed A-K. The board came A-J-9-J-K, and Grand doubled up through Mariani.
Sorted In: Tournaments, Commerce Casino, WPT Invitational, Season V11:09 PM, 03/03/07
Jeff Cabanillas Eliminates LAPC Runner-Up JC Tran
Level 8: 200,000-400,000, 50,000 ante
Three players are all-in before the flop. Jeff Cabaniallas shows AJ, JC Tran shows A6 and another opponent shows A8.
The board comes J74AJ and Cabaniallas takes out both players with a full house.
11:07 PM, 03/03/07
WPT Executive Robyn Moder doubles up through Chau Giang
Level 8: 200,000-400,000, 50,000 ante
Short stacked, WPT Executive in Charge of Production Robyn Moder pushes all-in for about T5,000. Chau Giang calls.
Moder shows A6
Giang shows JJ
The board comes A6655 giving Moder a full-house on the flop and doubling her up.
10:53 PM, 03/03/07
Level 7
Level 8: 200,000-400,000, 50,000 ante
Players return from break at Level 7 with blinds of T800-T1600 with a T200 ante.
Sorted In: Tournaments, Commerce Casino, WPT Invitational, Season V10:51 PM, 03/03/07
Break
Level 8: 200,000-400,000, 50,000 ante
Players are on a 15 minute break.
Sorted In: Tournaments, Commerce Casino, WPT Invitational, Season V10:35 PM, 03/03/07
Tournament Pictures
Level 8: 200,000-400,000, 50,000 ante
Be sure to click on tournament pictures to see all the celebrities and poker pros from the WPT Invitational from Commerce!
Sorted In: Tournaments, Commerce Casino, WPT Invitational, Season V10:31 PM, 03/03/07
