Day 10 of the Stars and Stripes poker tournament...
Sunday, 22nd of April 2007 01:51 AM
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| Robert A. Duarte - 1st place | |
After Beardmore was eliminated, the chip count was: Robert A. Duarte with 278,000, Peter Nguyen with 247,000, and Jorge Walker with 222,000. The three remaining players decided on a deal based on the remaining chip count, and agreed that Peter Nguyen (who was 2nd in chips) could take home the trophy. Duarte did not want the trophy or a picture of him with it.
Unfortunately, Jorge Walker will not be repeating his victory from last Saturday.
Official final results are:
Robert Duarte finished in 1st place, earning $54,106.
Peter Nguyen finished in 2nd place, banking in $26,700.
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| Peter Nguyen - 2nd place w/ 1st place Trophy | |
Jorge Walker finished in 3rd place, taking home $12,990.
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| Jorge Walker - 3rd place | |
Sunday, 22nd of April 2007 01:45 AM
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| Chris Beardmore - 4th place | |
Some time ago, Chris Beardmore was eliminated by Robert Duarte, finishing in 4th place and earned $8,660.
Sunday, 22nd of April 2007 01:32 AM
Peter Nguyen is the slight chip leader right now with 255k. Jorge Walker has 236k, Robert Durant has 245k, and Chris Beardmore has 11k.
Play has resumed.
Sunday, 22nd of April 2007 01:27 AM
Players are on a break.
Peter Nguyen would like to say wassup to Nam Le. Peter Nguyen is Le's protege.
Sunday, 22nd of April 2007 01:22 AM
4 players left, and Jorge Walker and Peter Nguyen are the chip leaders.
Sunday, 22nd of April 2007 01:11 AM
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| Eli Cotham - 5th place | |
Eli Cotham went all-in before the flop after Jorge Walker pushed him all-in. Jorge turned over A J, and Eli showed K J. The board came 6 J 8 5 T.
Eli Cothman finished in 5th place, earning $6,495.
After losing to Nguyen's quads earlier, Moore was eliminated by Robert Duarte.
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| Michael Moore - 6th place | |
Michael Moore finished in 6th place, earning $5,050.
Sunday, 22nd of April 2007 01:01 AM
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| Johnny Johnson - 7th place | |
6 players left, Johnny Johnson finished in 7th place, earning $3,610.
Sunday, 22nd of April 2007 12:53 AM
Still 7 players left. Jorge Walker just took a big pot worth over 40k. The board read 5 4 J A 8. After the flop, Jorge bet 19k, and Robert Durant called. They checked all the way to the river, and Jorge show J 8.
Sunday, 22nd of April 2007 01:05 AM
Peter Nguyen is our new chip leader. He called Michael Moore's all-in before the flop with KK. Moore turned over poket Aces. The board read K K 8 2 9. Nguyen couldn't believe his flopped quads. He now has about over 250,000. Moore has been crippled.
Sunday, 22nd of April 2007 12:36 AM
The players have been playing with 3k/6k blinds with 1k antes. 2 more players have already been eliminated.
Michael Moore moved all-in before the flop with K J and was called by Alan Myerson with A T. The board read J 7 5 8 Q. Moore's pair of Js allowed him to double up and cripple Myerson. Myerson eventually finished in 8th place.
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| Alan Myerson - 8th place | |
Alan Myerson finished in 8th place, earning $2,885.
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| Gregg McFarland - 9th place | |
Gregg McFarland finished in 9th place, earning $2,885.
Sunday, 22nd of April 2007 12:26 AM
Michael Moore has just doubled up! He went all-in with KJ, and Alan Myerson called with AT. The board came J 7 5 8 Q. Moore has around 123k.
Sunday, 22nd of April 2007 12:15 AM
Ronald Todd Crosswell went all-in before the flop with A T . He was called by Eli Cotham with A K. The flop came, 8 9 2 . A black 8 and a black 3 came on the turn and river, making Crosswell mis his flush.
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| Ronald Todd Crosswell - 10th place | |
Ronald Todd Crosswell finished in 10th place, earning $1,805.
Saturday, 21st of April 2007 11:56 PM
We have our final table after George Rechitzen finished in 11th place, earning $1,805.
Seat Player Chips
10 Jorge Walker 149,000
1 Robert A. Duarte 108,500
4 Chris Beardmore 94,000
2 Eli Cotham 85,000
8 Peter Nguyen 83,000
5 Michael Moore 69,500
7 Alan Myerson 56,500
6 Johnny Johnson 46,000
9 Ronald Todd Crosswell 36,000
3 Greg mcFarland 24,000
Saturday, 21st of April 2007 11:53 PM
Peter Nguyen just took a huge hit. He called a player's all-in before the flop with QQ. The other player held JJ. The board came J K 6 2 6. Nguyen's chips were cracked by a flopped set.
Saturday, 21st of April 2007 11:47 PM
11 players remain, and the blinds have gone up. Players have been playing with 2k/4k blinds and 500 antes.
Makram Merhom just finished in 12th place, earning $1,805.
Merhom went all-in before the flop with pocket As and was called by Eli Cotham with 89. The board came, 9 7 J Q T. The T on the river sent Merhom home, giving Cotham a straight.
Saturday, 21st of April 2007 11:38 PM
The last woman in the tournament has been eliminated. Hyunhye Kim went all-in before the flop and was called with pocket Qs, she turned over pocket Ts. The board came J K 3 A 2.
Hyunhye Kim finished in 13th place, earning $1,445.
Other players eliminated:
Place
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| Hometown
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| $1,445 | Hyunhye Kim
| Los Angeles, CA
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| $1,445
| Josh Scheller
| Saugus, CA
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| $1,445 | Danny Morgan
| Los Angeles,CA
| 16
| $1,155
| Chris Hansen
| Lake Hauasu City, AZ
| 17
| $1,155
| Jae Cha
| Los Angeles, CA
| 18
| $1,155
| Tony Ohagan
| Newtonlee Willows, CA
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Saturday, 21st of April 2007 11:25 PM
15 players left and everyone seems to be staying in. Danny Morgan went all-in pre-flop with A4, and was called by Alan Myerson with J9. The board came K T Q A J. Morgan was ready to leave as Myerson flopped a straight, but he sat back down as both players ended up playing the board after the river.
Saturday, 21st of April 2007 11:11 PM
Play has resumed. The blinds are now at 1500/300 with 500 antes . 16 players remain. Jorge is the chip leader with 102,000. Behind him is Peter Nguyen with 79,000. And then Alan Myerson with 58,500.
Saturday, 21st of April 2007 11:02 PM
End of Level 12. Players are now taking 10.
Saturday, 21st of April 2007 10:55 PM
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| Peter Nguyen | |
Michael Moore just lost many chips, and gave birth to new big stack, Peter Nguyen; who now has about 95,000.
Saturday, 21st of April 2007 10:47 PM
18 players left.
Place
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| Hometown
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| $940 | David Zarrin
| Torrance, CA
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| $940 | Stewart Kinzey
| Hermosa Beach, CA
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| $940 | Nikolas Tzanis
| Los Angeles, CA
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| $940 | Andy Tse
| Alhambra,CA
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Saturday, 21st of April 2007 10:36 PM
Level 12: Blinds 1k/2k with 300 ante.
Place
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| Hometown
| 23
| $940
| Christopher Hesak
| Wilimington, DE
| 24
| $940
| Ramzi Daniel
| Los Angeles, CA
| 25
| $940
| Frederick Easty
| Northridge, CA
| 26
| $940
| Richard Munro
| Bell Canyon, Ca
| 27
| $940
| Ernest Bennett
| Encino, CA
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Saturday, 21st of April 2007 10:24 PM
The bubble has burst and everyone is now in the money. A new chip leader has emerged, Jorge Walker now has about over 69,000. Michael Moore has nearly 63,600. And Danny Morgan has around 48,000. Hyunhye Kim has fallen back with 38,000.
Saturday, 21st of April 2007 10:08 PM
28 players are left and they are playing hand for hand.
Eli Cotham now has about 44,000. Before the flop, he went all-in and was called by pocket 8s, pocket 4s and pocket 9s. The board came A Q 7 K J.
Saturday, 21st of April 2007 09:56 PM
Level 11: Blinds 800/1600 with 200 antes. Play has resumed.
There are many big stacks out there. Jorge Walker has about 45,000 chips. Alan Myerson has nearly 41,000. And Hyunhye Kim is the chip leader at about over 51,000.
Shirley Rosario has fallen back. She has around 15,500.
Saturday, 21st of April 2007 09:46 PM
It is the end of level 10. Players are taking a ten minute break.
Saturday, 21st of April 2007 09:30 PM
The blinds have gone up. It is now level 10 with the blinds at 600/1200 and 200 antes.
There's been a lot of good action, I'm finding myself getting too caught up as a spectator sometimes. It's been one helluva an experience watching Shirley Rosario, Hyunhye Kim, and Jorge Walker play.
Saturday, 21st of April 2007 09:23 PM
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| Hyuenhye Kim | |
Hyunhye Kim has nearly over 44,000 in chips after doubling up. The flop read 2 3 T. She came out firing, and then was re-raised. She called all-in and turned over 2 3, and the other player turned over a mere T8. The turn was a meaningless card, and on the river came a 2, adding insult to injury.
Saturday, 21st of April 2007 09:07 PM
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| Alan Myerson | |
This is crazy! I just found the new chip leader. Alan Myerson has about 51,000. There are 5 tables left.
Saturday, 21st of April 2007 08:49 PM
Level 9: Blinds 400/800 with 100 antes. 6 tables are left, and there are still many big stacks. It seems that a new player is assuming the title of chip leader every three hands. It's no surprise as many players are in the same chip range.
Jorge Walker has nearly over 25,000, Hyunhye Kim is about at 25,000, and Michael Moore is over 20,000. Right now, I have Shirley Rosario at 30,000 in chips.
Saturday, 21st of April 2007 08:36 PM
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| Jorge Walker | |
Michael Moore just took a huge hit, losing about 12,000 as he doubled up another player.
George Walker is still a growing force. He's pretty healthy in chips right now. He won last Saturday's No Limit Hold'em $100 with re-buys tournament, and right now he's on his way for the repeat.
Saturday, 21st of April 2007 08:10 PM
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| Michael Moore | |
Level 8 has begun with the blinds at 300/600 with 100 antes.
And it looks like I found a couple of big stacks. George Walker has about 25,000 in chips, and Shirley Rosario has about 20,000.
Michael Moore appears to be the chip leader right now with 32,000 in chips.
Saturday, 21st of April 2007 08:02 PM
It is the end of Level 7, and the players are now taking 10. The green chips are also getting raced off.
Saturday, 21st of April 2007 07:32 PM
Level 7: Blinds 200/400 with 75 antes.
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| Robert "Chip Burner" Turner | |
It seems that many of the familiar faces have been knocked out. But a few are still out there. There's Jorge Pineda, Shirley Rosario, and Robert "Chip Burner" Turner; who is healthy with about 18,000 in chips.
Saturday, 21st of April 2007 07:19 PM
Shirley Rosario just collected a huge pot, knocking a player out. The flop was T 7 A. Rosario checked, and the player moved all-in. Rosario quickly called and turned over KJ, theplayer had 87, with a pair of 7s. The turn came 8, putting Rosario behind. But then a Q came on the river, giving Shirley a straight.
Saturday, 21st of April 2007 07:12 PM
Approximately 130 players left.
Saturday, 21st of April 2007 07:02 PM
Level 6: Blinds 150/300 with 50 antes.
Saturday, 21st of April 2007 06:45 PM
Level 5: Blinds 100/200 with 25 antes. Play continues.The payouts have been posted and here they are:
| Place | Payout | 1
| $54,106 | 2
| $26,700 | 3
| $12,990 | 4
| $8,660 | 5
| $6,495 | 6
| $5,050 | 7
| $3,610 | 8
| $2,885 | 9
| $2,165 | 10-12
| $1,805 | 13-15
| 1,445 | 16-18
| $1155 | 19-27
| $940 |
Saturday, 21st of April 2007 06:24 PM
294 players registered for today's event and there were a total of 450 re-buys. That creates a prize pool of $144,336!
744,000 chips are in play and there are about 210 players left in the tournament as 21 tables remain.
Saturday, 21st of April 2007 06:02 PM
Level 4: Blinds 100/200. Play has resumed, and there are now NO MORE RE-BUYS.
Saturday, 21st of April 2007 05:53 PM
End of level 3 and end of the re-buy period, there is now a ten-minute break. All players can now re-buy and add-on before the end of the break.
Saturday, 21st of April 2007 05:43 PM
A lot of of monster hands are getting cracked. And a lot of re-buys are taking place.
In one table, pre-flop, J9 vs. KK vs. AK. Board shows T 8 5 7 3. The big slick holder yelled for re-buy.
In another table, I saw A9 against pocket Aces. The flop came T 8 5, the guy with A9 already yelled for re-buy, but then made his straight runner-runner as a 7 and a 6 came on the turn and river.
Saturday, 21st of April 2007 05:29 PM
294 players out in the field. There have been a lot of bust outs and a lot of re-buys. Aside from the players in need of more chips, it seems that there is need for more massage therapists.
A player just offered me some money to give him a massage. My response: "Sorry guy, I report. I don't give back-rubs."
Saturday, 21st of April 2007 05:17 PM
Level 3: Blinds 50/100. Play continues. This will be the last level for re-buys.
Saturday, 21st of April 2007 05:04 PM
More familiar faces have turned up. Shirley Rosario is in the house. Event 8 Pot Limit Hold'em winner, Param Gill just caught a K on the river to bust a player out that was holding pocket Qs. He called the player's all-in before the flop with big slick.
Saturday, 21st of April 2007 04:48 PM
Level 2: Blinds 25/50. Stephane Fitoussi was all-in before the flop, and three other players called. The board came J 4 2 410. They all checked it down to the river, and Fitoussi took the pot after showing his pocket Aces.
Saturday, 21st of April 2007 04:44 PM
280 players are registered so far. There are a couple of familiar faces out there.
Ronnine McMillan, who has sworn numerous times that "he's had his last tournament" is back. Brian Switaj, Freddy Legaspi, and Anthony Lee have returned as well.
Eulises "Taxi" Molina and Jorge Pineda are no strangers in making the money. They'll be looking for that huge win tonight.
Also, there are acouple of 2nd place winners from previous tournaments. Stephane Fitoussi and Gamliel Shiri will be looking to get that 1st place title.
Saturday, 21st of April 2007 04:23 PM
Level 1: Blinds 25/25.Play has begun. It's ridiculous, "Re-buy, Re-buy, Re-buy, Re-buy" is being heard all over the room as players want their initial add-ons. Over 260 players have registered so far.
Saturday, 21st of April 2007 03:52 PM Event #10 is $200 + $25 No Limit Hold'em with multiple re-buys. Players will start with 1,000 chips and can re-buy/add-on anytime during the first 3 levels of play when they have 1,000 or fewer chips. (This means they can immediately add-on and start with 2,000 chips if they wish.)Each re-buy costs $200 and gets them 1,000 chips. At the end of the re-buy period, (end of level 3) all players may do a single or double add-on, regardless of chip count. The Bicycle Casino is guaranteeing a prize pool of $100,000 for today's event, so this will be a huge tournament! Action will get underway shortly, so stay tuned!
Raymond Hilario Reporting.Like many others, Raymond found interest in poker after watching Moneymaker win the WSOP main event. He started out playing home games with family, friends, and strangers (online). Then he eventually moved on to playing live games at the local card room. He graduated from USF with a degree in English with an emphasis in writing. He hopes to continue to write about the things that fascinate him. |
