Champ Jeff Lisandro

(Jackie Witt Reporting)

This round of action saw Jeff Lisandro take an overwhelming lead over Rouhani.  One defining hand saw Lisandro bring it in, and Rouhani completed.  Lisandro made the call.  On 4th street Rouhani check called Lisandro’s bet.  5th street saw the same course of action.  On 6th street it was checked by both players.  On 7th street Lisandro fired a bet and Rouhani called. 

Lisandro: (2 2 X) 6  2  3  9
Rouhani: (X X X) A  T  3  9

Rouhani mucked his hand unable to beat Lisandros trip deuces.  This hand put Rouhani at under a million in chips.

Lisandro was able to whittle Rouhani down to a very short stack.  In a series of all in moments, Rouhani was able to stay alive and chop the pot.  We have now seen over 5 all in hands where the pot was split.  Rouhani was able to double up his short stack with two pair of sixes and sevens against Lisandro’s pair of tens.  However, Lisandro kept the pressure on Rouhani.  There were a few split pots, and then Lisandro was able to take a few down by 6th street. 

Rouhani had the bring in with the 2  showing.  Lisandro completed, and Rouhani raised.  Lisandro made it threebets, and Rouhani made it four.  Lisandro called.  It was checked by both players on 4th street.  Lisandro bet out on 5th street and Rouhani called all in.  Lisandro called.

Rouhani: (A  5 ) 2  3  T  2  (K )
Lisandro: (2  6  ) 6  T  T  K (5 )

Rouhani was unable to complete his low, and Lisandro’s high for two pair held up.  Rouhani is our 2nd place finisher earning $266,804.  Jeff Lisandro earns his second bracelet and $431,656.

(Jackie Witt Reporting)

Rouhani has been able to win a few small pots recently.  Rouhani brought it in and Lisandro called.  Both players checked to 4th street.  When 5th street came, Rouhani showed 5  A  K  and bet out.  Lisandro folded only showing 7  6  T .

Lisandro then brought it in, Rouhani completed, and Lisandro made the call.  Rouhani check called Lisandro’s bet on 4th street.  Rouhani bet 6th street, and Lisandro called. Rouhani led out on 6th street when he picked up the ace, Lisandro gave up and folded.

Rouhani: (XX) 6  9  8  A
Lisandro: (XX) 2  4  Q  T

Players are on a 10 minute break and will come back at the top of the hour. 

(Jackie Witt Reporting)

All the tournaments in the Amazon Room have wrapped up or finished for the night, and this is the last tournament still going on.  Even at the late hour, there are spectators rooting on Jeff Lisandro and Farzad Rouhani.  So far, this is turning out to be a back and forth battle.

After a few pots going Rouhani’s way, he was up to over 3 million in chips and Lisandro was around 1.8 million. 

Rouhani continued to put the pressure on Lisandro.  Rouhani was betting the whole way with Lisandro calling behind.  On 5th street Rouhani was showing queens against Lisandro’s 8  K  2 .  Rouhani bet, and Lisandro had to let it go.

Players are now in level 28 with a 20,000 ante, 30,000 bring in, 100,000 completion, and 100,000/200,000 limit.

With these limits, it only took Lisandro a small pots to gain his momentum back.  Then he was able to scoop a pot from Rouhani to take the chip lead back.  It might be a long night at the final table.

(Jackie Witt Reporting)

Players went on a 20 minute break and came back to round 27.  The ante is 20,000, bring in 20,000, completion 80,000, and 80,000/160,000 limits.

When play continued, Mike Wattel was eliminated in 3rd place.  After Lisandro completed, Wattel called.  On 4th street Wattel checked, Lisandro bet, and Wattel went all in for his remaining chips.  Lisandro made the call.

Wattel: (A  7 ) 7  J  K  X X
Lisandro: (3  5 ) 8  7  T  5 (4)

Lisandro won with fives and four, and Wattel was unable to beat that or make a low.

Jeff Lisandro and Farzad Rouhani are fairly close in chips.  Lisandro has 2,150,000 and Rouhani has the lead with 2,860,000.  This could mean a long night of chopped pots. 

(Jackie Witt Reporting)

Frank Mariani has been eliminated in 4th place.  In a heads up pot between Mariani and Lisandro, Mariani check called a bet from Lisandro on 4th street.  When 5th street was dealt Mariani lead out and Lisandro called.  6th street brought an ace for Lisandro, and he bet.  Mariani made the call.  Lisandro bet again on 7th street and  Mariani made the call.

Mariani: (K T 7) 3 K 6 4
Lisandro: (A 9 5) 6 5 9 A

Lisandro took down the pot with aces up which left Mariani with a very short stack of 10,000.

Mariani was all in on the ante and it was four way action as all the players joined together to knock him out.  Lisaandro took the low,a nd Rouhani won the high with queens and tens.  Mariani was out with a pair of kings and would take home $124,684.

Rouhani wins a pot with a pair of deuces.  After Rouhani brought it in, Lisandro completed and got a call from Wattel and Rouhani.  Lisandro led out on 4th street, Wattel folded, and Rouhani called.  Rouhani was showing deuces on 5th street and bet out.  Lisandro made the call.  Rouhani bet again on 6th street and Lisandro made the call.  7th street saw both players check.

Roiuhani: (Q 7 3) 2 4 2 9
Lisandro: (X X X) A 5 K T

(Jackie Witt Reporting)

The last four players standing are putting up quite a fight.  They are currently on round 25 which is a 10,000 ante, 20,000 bring in, 50,000 completion, and 50,000/100,000 limit. 

Mariani was low in chips after losing a hand to Rouhani holding just a pair of queens.  He was able to double up off of Jeff Lisandro after betting throughout the hand and getting called by Lisandro.   Mariani was able to scoop the pot with sixes and deuces for two pair and an 8-6-4-2-A low.  Lisandro missed his draws and shipped his chips over to Mariani.

Mike Wattel lost some chips after Lisandro completed the bet, and both Wattel and Rouhani called.  Everyone checked 4th street.  5th street saw Lisandro check, and Watter bet.  Lisandro called, and Rouhani got out of the way.  Both players checked the next two streets.  Lisandro showed kings and nines, while Wattel was drawing to a low and missed. 

(Jackie Witt Reporting)

Frank Mariani completed, and Abe Mosseri raised.  Wattel, who was the bring in, folded leaving Mariani to call.  Mosseri bet 4th street, and Mariani called. On 6th street Marani raised Mosseri’s bet.  Mosseri reraised and was all in.  Mariani made the call and they turned up their hands.

Mariani: (9 7) 9  6  7  9
Mosseri: (7 Q) Q  5  2  8

Marani caught a 9 on 6th street to fill up, and Mosseri was dealt and 8.  On 7th street Mosseri was dealt another 8  which wasn’t enough to beat Marani.  Mosseri is our 6th place finisher and will take home $74,258.

Yan Chen only had 19k remaining after he was the bring in with the 7  showing.  He went all in for the rest of his chips and Farzad Rouhani made the call.  This is how the boards ran out:

Chen: (A  2 ) 7  K  J  2  (T )
Rouhani: (5  6 ) A  6  T  3  (X)

A pair of sixes was enough for Rouhani to take down the pot and eliminate Chen in 5th place.

Players are just coming back from a 20 minute break, and will continue four way action. 

(Jackie Witt Reporting)

Jeff Lisandro completed after Abe Mosseri brought it in.  Yan Chen reraised, and Lisandro was the lone caller.  Chen bet on fourth street showing A  2 .  Lisandro called with a 3   7  showing.  Chen continued his aggression on 5th  and 6th  streets with Lisandro calling behind.  On seventh street Chen decided to check.  Lisandro bet, and Chen called. 

Chen: (X X X) A  2  3 8
Lisandro: (4 5 X) 3  7  6  9 

Lisandro showed the straight, and Chen mucked his hand.

This hand had the everyone at the final table, and everyone in the stands cheering and on their feet for the excitement.  Lisandro completed, and Chen raised.  Frank Mariani called, and Lisandro called as well.  4th street brought a lot of action as Mariani bet, Lisaandro raised, Chen reraised, Mariani called, Lisandro reraised, and Chen capped it.  At the end of all the raising and reraising, Chen and Mariani were all in. 

Chen: (9 9) 9  5
Mariani: (T T) 8  Q
Lisandro: (  6 ) J  2

On 5th street Lisandro completed his flush, but on 6th street Chen completed his boat with a 5.  Mariani also picked up more outs on 6th street when he was dealt another T.  7th street would prove fruitful for Mariani as he paired another card on the end to fill him up.  Mariani would triple up, and Chen won the side pot to stay alive.

(Jonas Alt reporting)

The players have returned from dinner and are back into the action.

Rouhani Vs. Lisandro:

Farzad Rouhani and Jeff Lisandro were in a hand.

Rouhani (x) (x) 2 J 5 5 (x)
Lisandro (x) (x) 8 6 Q 3 (x)

Rouhani had the bring-in, Lisandro completed, and Rouhani made the call. Rouhani check-called a bet from Lisandro on 4th street. Rouhani led out on 5th and 6th getting calls from Lisandro, and both players checked 7th street. Rouhani turned over J 2 2 for a full house, and Lisandro tossed his cards into the muck.