Archive for June, 2010

Borgata Summer Poker Open 2010: Event #2 Final Results

Monday, June 14th, 2010

Borgata Summer Poker Open 2010
Event 2 – $300+ $50 No Limit Hold’em
June 12
369 Entries
$110,700 Total Buy-In

Final Results:

Borgata Summer Poker Open 2010 Event 2 Winner Edward Abendschein

Borgata Summer Poker Open 2010 Event 2 Winner Edward Abendschein

1. EDWARD ABENDSCHEIN (MTN LKS, NJ): $31,139

2. JOSEPH WERTZ (MONTOURSVILLE, PA): $18,040

3. THEEN WEY (RIDGEFIELD PARK, NJ): $8,912

4. DAVID KATZ (MERRICK, NY): $7,517

5. ROY ADLER (BALTIMORE, MD): $6,443

6. NORMAN BARAO JR (CHESTER, NY): $5,369

7. NAMIT PATEL (PALISADES PARK, NJ): $4,295

8. LISA MALONEY (ALEXANDRIA, VA): $3,221

9. PATRICK MCLAUGHLIN (BRYN MAWR, PA): $2,148

10. CHRISTIAN AGUILERA (HICKSVILLE, NY): $1,396

11. PAUL RICHEMARD (SOMERSET, NJ): $1,396

12. KNOWLTON ATTERBEARY (LAUREL, MD): $1,396

13. ALAN SANSONE (CLIFTON, NJ): $1,074

14. GLENN COLE (CENTREVILLE, MD): $1,074

15. MATTHEW COHEN (OCEAN TWP, NJ): $1,074

16. ERIC BUT (BROOKLYN, NY): $752

17. DAVID ARPINO (COMMACK, NY): $752

18. VENKAT PASHAM (SAYREVILLE, NJ): $752

19. JAMES GERAGHTY (BRYN MAWR, PA): $644

20. PAUL GUEVARA (CLIFTON, NJ): $644

21. DONALD PROCTOR (LAUREL, MD): $644

22. BRYAN KESSLER (CHERRY HILL, NJ): $644

23. JONATHAN SAUER (CHESTER, NJ): $644

24. ANTHONY AMBROSIO (EXTON, PA): $644

25. DAWN ALBERY (CHARLOTTESVILLE, VA): $644

26. BRIAN KRUYD (BOONTON, NJ): $644

27. JOHN CIOFALO (NEWBURGH, NY): $644

28. JEFFREY BENEDICT (HAZLET, NJ): $537

29. THOMAS GARY (FREEPORT, NY): $537

30. SEAN GRIEVE (JERSEY CITY, NJ): $537

31. DAMON SITA (ALEXANDRIA, VA): $537

32. BRIAN ECKSTROM (MARLTON, NJ): $537

33. PHILIPPE CASCIOLA (NEW YORK, NY): $537

34. XUAN SANG DAO (ASTORIA, NY): $537

35. DARNELL WRIGHT (NEWARK, NJ): $537

36. EDWARD STEITZ (SEA GIRT, NJ): $537

Borgata Summer Poker Open 2010 – Event 1 Final Results

Saturday, June 12th, 2010

Borgata Summer Poker Open 2010
Event 1 – $200+ $30 No Limit Hold’em
June 11
508 Entries
$101,600 Total Buy-In

Final Results:

Borgata Summer Poker Open 2010 Event 1 Winner Gilbert Sacks

Borgata Summer Poker Open 2010 Event 1 Winner Gilbert Sacks

1. GILBERT SACKS (BALA CYNWYD, PA): $28,077

2. KENNETH JACOBY (ROSLYN HTS, NY): $14,783

3. CHRISTOPH LYON (BRICK, NJ): $7,638

4. ADAM COOK (ANNAPOLIS, MD): $6,652

5. CHRISTIAN AGUILERA (HICKSVILLE, NY): $5,667

6. MICHAEL MATRONE (MORGANVILLE, NJ): $4,681

7. KERRY SMALL (VENTNOR CITY, NJ): $3,696

8. DAO BUI (STERLING, VA): $2,710

9. SAED RABAH (STATEN ISLAND, NY): $1,971

10. VICTOR STOVER (HUMMELSTOWN, PA): $1,281

11. ANTHONY CALDEIRA (WEST BABYLON, NY): $1,281

12. TREVOR SAVAGE (MANTUA, NJ): $1,281

13. MILTON AMARANTE (CHERRY HILL, NJ): $936

14. JAY JOHNSON (PHILADELPHIA, PA): $936

15. DONG ZHOU (JERSEY CITY, NJ): $936

16. SAUNDRA GRACE HAMPSON (PHILADELPHIA, PA): $641

17. FRANK MARTINELLI JR (DELRAY, FL): $641

18. KEVIN DOYLE (HARLEYSVILLE, PA): $641

19. CHRISTOPHER ACKERMAN (CHATHAM, NJ): $512

20. GEORGE REID (ROBBINSVILLE, NJ): $512

21. DON HUANG (LEESBURG, VA): $512

22. JOHN MYERS (CARMEL, NY): $512

23. MARK DIKKER (MORGANVILLE, NJ): $512

24. RENAN BESIDO (PORT READING, NJ): $512

25. ENGIN CETIN (BELLWOOD, NY): $512

26. KEVIN TRAN (CENTER VALLEY, PA): $512

27. MICHAEL TOBACK (ELKRIDGE, MD): $512

28. HARRY PIACITELLI (PLYMOUTH MEETING, PA): $414

29. FRANK RICHARDONE (STATEN ISLAND, NY): $414

30. JOSEPH BROOKS (EGG HBR TWP, NJ): $414

31. OREN KLEIN (MONTCLAIR, NJ): $414

32. JOHN SYKES (BROOKLYN, NY): $414

33. ROBERT FRONCZAK (STEWARTSVILLE, NJ): $414

34. LARRY ZHANG (JERSEY CITY, NJ): $414

35. JOSEPH LOBIANCO (LUTHERVILLE, MD): $414

36. EDWARD ABENDSCHEIN (MTN LKS, NJ): $414

37. MAKSIM SHCHETKOVSKIY (BELLEVILLE, NJ): $345

38. MARK STOLLINGS (NEWARK, DE): $345

39. RAMIN AZIZOGHLI (FREEHOLD, NJ): $345

40. MICHAEL RADUTMAN (BROOKLYN, NY): $345

41. CHRISTOPHER LIM (BRONX, NY): $345

42. BRIAN ECKSTROM (MARLTON, NJ): $345

43. JAMES BAXTER (WESTPORT, CT): $345

44. JOSEPH ALTOMONTE (WEST PATERSON, NJ): $345

45. THOMAS CHILLEMI (MANASSAS, VA): $345

46. YUL SOO PARK (LONG ISLAND CITY, NY): $296

47. MATTHEW LOPE (GLOUCESTER, NJ): $296

48. WILLIAM LAU (SEWELL, NJ): $296

49. JONATHAN GAIGE (HARRISBURG, PA): $296

50. JAMES BOYLE (HAVRE DE GRACE, MD): $296

51. SHAUN GONZALES (BUSHKILL, PA): $296

52. ANDREW ROSNER (GARDEN CITY, NY): $296

53. FRANK CHARLES MOLINARI II (MOONACHIE, NJ): $296

54. BARRY JAY KANDEL (ROLAND PARK, MD): $296

ESPN Digital Media Kicks Off Coverage of the 2010 World Series of Poker

Monday, June 7th, 2010

ESPN.com has hit the ground running with seven weeks of intense coverage of the 41st annual World Series of Poker (WSOP). ESPN.com’s WSOP Preview package features articles on the storylines we’ll be following, the players we’ll be watching and who pros like Daniel Negreanu, Howard Lederer and Dennis Phillips drafted on their fantasy poker teams. The ESPN Poker team made predictions on what to expect from the event and on ESPN Radio’s Poker Edge podcast, ESPN’s TV broadcast team of Norman Chad and Lon McEachern share their excitement and offer some thoughts on the event.

The next seven weeks will feature recaps of all bracelet events, daily blogs and columns highlighting the action in Las Vegas, as well as daily SportsNation chats with a variety of players and ESPN.com’s poker team. Fans can also check out The Nuts — ESPN.com’s poker rankings — exclusive footage from the World Series of Poker broadcasts and sign up for ESPN.com’s bi-weekly poker newsletter.

For the third straight year, poker player extraordinaire Phil Gordon and ESPN.com’s Andrew Feldman will offer weekly poker edge podcasts during the events and daily coverage right from the floor at the Rio All-Suites Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas beginning with the start of the WSOP Main Event. Additionally, ESPN Inside Deal presented by PokerStars.net also kicked off their second season on May 25. Fans can try to win seats into the Main Event by playing at the ESPN Poker Club (http://games.espn.go.com/poker/index).

Beginning on June 8, ESPN.com’s poker news, entertainment and strategy show will return to a weekly schedule and will run continuingly through November when a champion is crowned. Laura Lane, Bernard Lee and Feldman will bring the biggest names in poker straight to fans where they’ll answer questions, analyze the industry and provide an inside look at their lifestyles away from the table.

ESPN3.com’s live poker coverage includes:

Date Event
June 26, 2010 $2500 No-Limit Hold’em
June 27, 2010 $1500 No-Limit Hold’em
June 30, 2010 $1500 No-Limit Hold’em
July 1, 2010 $3000 Triple Chance No-Limit Hold’em
July 3, 2010 $25K No-Limit Hold’em / Six Handed

Additionally, ESPN is offering WSOP seasons 2005-2009 on iTunes and will also offer all 2010 WSOP episodes the day after its TV debut. Full episodes will also be available via ESPN Mobile VOD.

Visit http://espnmediazone.com and click on the World Series of Poker digital media kit for the latest news schedules, news, photos, video and audio clips, and more.

2010 World Series of Poker Updates: Results and Chip Counts

Saturday, June 5th, 2010

Unfortunately we are experiencing technical issues with updating our website at this time. However, this issue should be resolved shortly.

First, let’s get up to speed on what has gone down during the 2010 WSOP over the past few days.

Event #3 was a $1,000 buy-in No Limit Hold’em event which attracted a total of 4,345 entrants. The winner was Aadam Daya of Mississauga, Canada who beat Deepak Bhatti heads-up. Daya collected a total of $625,872 for his first place finish as well as winning his first WSOP gold bracelet. The runner up finisher received $385,106.

Event #5 was a $1,500 buy-in No Limit Hold’em tournament which had a total of 2,092 players entered. The winner is Praz Bansi of London, United Kingdom who beat Vincent Jacques heads-up. Bansi received $515,501 for his first place finish and won his second WSOP gold bracelet. Other noteable in the money finishers include Dwyte Pilgrim who finished 21st, Chris Gregorian who finished 37th and Chad Brown who finished in 60th place.

Event #6 was a $5,000 buy-in No Limit Hold’em Shootout tournament which attracted a total of 358 players. The winner is Joshua Tieman of Lake Zurich, IL beat Neil Channing to win $441,692 for first place and a coveted WSOP gold bracelet. This event was full of top notch pros including Phil Ivey, Daniel Negreanu, Chris Ferguson, Barry Greenstein, Dario Minieri, Tom Dwan, and Chino Rheem.

Event #7 was a $2,500 buy-in 2-7 Triple Draw Lowball tournament which had a total of 291 players. The winner is Peter Gelencser from Hungary who won $180,730 for first place and won his first WSOP Gold bracelet. Gelencser beat Raphael Zimmerman heads-up to take down the title.

Event #8 is currently still in play and is at Level 24 with blinds at 15,000/30,000 and 4,000 ante. There are currently 10 players left at the dinner break. Here is a list of up to date chip counts:

Pascal LeFrancois – 4,000,000
Kevin Howe – 1,780,000
David Aue – 1,300,000
Max Steinberg – 900,000
Saar Wilf – 855,000
James Andersen – 665,000
Kurt Disessa – 651,000
Jose Gatmaitan – 640,000
Joshua Brikis – 375,000
Daniel Wjuniski – 350,000

Play for Event #8 will resume in approximately 30 minutes.

Event #9 is a $1,500 Pot-Limit Hold’em tournament which had 650 players entered. First place will pay $197,470. This tournament is currently into Day 2 at Level 15 and blinds are at 2,000/4,000. Twenty-four players remain. Here is a list of current chip counts:

James Dempsey 320,000
JJ Liu 295,000 140,000
Brandon Holmes 275,000
Joe Gotlieb 190,000
Joseph Williams 190,000
Julie Farkas 140,000
Joe Serock 140,000
James Lewis 115,000
Kenneth Krouner 112,000
Scott Haraden 103,000
Mark Babekov 100,000
Steve Chanthabouasy 100,000
Melissa Hayden 95,000
Clark Hamagami 75,000
Christian Harder 70,000
Armen Kara 70,000
John Kranyak 67,000
Chan Pelton 62,000
Stephen Simm 60,000
Stephen O’Dwyer 56,000
Edward Brogdon 55,000
Jason Alvarez 52,000
Daniel Burke 34,000
Gregg Wilkerson 31,000
Steve O’Dwyer 22,000
Bob Oxenberg 17,000

Event #10 is the $10,000 buy-in Seven Card Stud World Championship tournament. There was a total of 150 players entered and first place will pay $394,800. There are currently 48 players remaining on Day 2. Here is a list of current chip counts:

Ray Dehkharghani 275,000
Vladimir Schmelev 230,000
Eric Buchman 220,000
Max Pescatori 220,000
Yuval Bronshtein 175,000
John DAgostino 171,000
Michael Mizrachi 165,000
Edouard Mignot Bonnefous 160,000
Men Nguyen 155,000
Todd Barlow 130,000
Brandon Adams 120,000
Dario Alioto 115,000
Doyle Brunson 110,000
Nikolay Evdakov 105,000
Farshad Ben Cohen 105,000
Pat Pezzin 97,000
Joe Cassidy 95,000
Scott Seiver 93,000
Matt Glantz 90,000
Greg Mueller 90,000
Alexander Kostritsyn 90,000
Jean Gaspard 90,000
Andrew Black 72,000
Oleg Shamardin 71,000
Sirious Jamshidi 70,400
Robert Mizrachi 60,000
Brian Goddard 56,000
Dan Heimiller 55,800
Craig Neilan 51,000
Alfred Decarolis 50,000
Shane Douglas 45,100
Alan Dvorkis 44,000
Keith Sexton 42,000
Joseph Bunevith 41,100
Karen Mengden 40,600
John Racener 40,000
Steve Landfish 37,000
David Grey 37,000
Freddie Ellis 35,000
Hasan Habib 34,400
Marco Liesy 34,000
Aurangzeb Sheikh 33,000
Kevin Tang 30,100
Brett Richey 30,000
Joel Fischbein 29,100
John Monnette 29,000
Steve Billirakis 28,000
Pawel Andrzejwski 24,000
Refugio Quintero 21,800
Cory Zeidman 20,700
Daniel Negreanu 18,000
Kirill Gerasimov 18,000
Dan Kelly 12,000
Alessio Isaia 9,000
Dan Robison 8,300

Event #12 is a $1,500 buy-in No Limit Hold’em tournament with a total of 625 entries. This event is currently at Day 1 and the blinds are at 75/150. There are 560 players remaining. Here is a list of the top ten in chips:

1 Vanessa Rousso 10,800
2 Chad Brown 10,100
3 Jimmy Fricke 8,500
4 Marco Traniello 8,000
5 Bill Chen 7,300
6 Maria Ho 7,300
7 Victor Ramdin 7,100
8 Rob Hollink 7,000
9 Justin Bonomo 6,800
10 Jeff Madsen 6,250

This event will pay $189,870 for first place.

Event #11 is a $1,500 buy-in No Limit Hold’em tournament. There are 2,563 players entered and 808 players remain. This event is currently into Level 7 with blinds at 200/400 and a 50 ante. Here is a list of the top ten chip leaders:

1 Tom Dwan 56,000
2 Blair Hinkle 43,000
3 Brett Jungblut 38,000
4 Shaun Deeb 36,000
5 Nicholas Phillips 31,600
6 Jason Hammerman 31,000
7 Darryll Fish 30,000
8 Annette Obrestad 25,000
9 Joe Sebok 24,000
10 Michael Watson 23,400

2010 World Series of Poker (WSOP) Event #4 Final Results

Wednesday, June 2nd, 2010

2010 World Series of Poker
Final Results
Event #4
Buy In: $1,500
Date: May 30 – June 1, 2010
Game: Omaha Hi-Low Split-8 or Better
Number of Entries: 818
Net Prize Pool: $1,104,300
First Place Prize: $237,140
Total Spots Paid Out: 81

Event #4 of the 2010 World Series of Poker is complete. There were a total of 818 players entered which created a prize pool worth $1,104,300.

Michael Crow of Honolulu, Hawaii beat Dan Heimiller heads-up and won the first place prize worth $237,140 as well as a coveted WSOP gold bracelet.

The final table for this event featured one former WSOP gold bracelet winner which was runner-up finisher Dan Heimiller. Third place went to Ylon Schwartz who is best known for his 4th place finish in the 2008 WSOP Main Event.

For a complete list of results as well as a detailed tournament report for Event #4 of the 2010 World Series of Poker, click on the link below:

2010 World Series of Poker Event #4 Final Results

2010 World Series of Poker (WSOP) Event #2 Player’s Championship Final Results

Wednesday, June 2nd, 2010

2010 World Series of Poker
Final Results
Event # 2
Buy In: $50,000
Player’s Championship
Date: May 28 – June 1, 2010
Number of Entries: 116
Net Prize Pool: $5,568,000
First Place Prize: $1,559,046
Total Spots Paid Out: 16

Event #2 of the 2010 World Series of Poker concluded on June 1st after 5 days of play. This was the $50,000 buy-in Player’s Championship event which featured a mixed game format.

The final table consisted of three former WSOP gold bracelet winners with John Juanda (4 wins), Daniel Alaei (2 wins), and Robert Mizrachi (1 win). Final table play began eight-handed due to the mix of games played the previous four days.

The winner of Event #2 is Michael “The Grinder” Mizrachi of Miramar, Florida who beat Vladimir Schmelev heads-up to win the $1,559,046 first place prize. Michael Mizrachi also received his first WSOP gold bracelet as well as the Chip Reese Memorial Trophy.

Michael was at the final table along with his older brother, WSOP gold bracelet winner Roert Mizrachi. The two of them became involved in a hand and Michael ended up busting his older brother who finished in fifth place. It should be noted that this marked the highest finish by two family members is WSOP history.

To see a complete list of results as well as a detailed tournament report for Event #2 of the 2010 WSOP, click on the link below:

2010 World Series of Poker Event #2 Player’s Championship Final Results

Get Live Updates from Poker Professionals from the 2010 WSOP

Tuesday, June 1st, 2010

The 2010 World Series of Poker is in full swing and many of the world’s top pros are giving live updates via Twitter.

We have compiled a list of professional poker players for you to follow along while they play in the 2010 WSOP.

Check out the link below for our Twitter Poker Pro list:

Professional Poker Players on Twitter

2010 WSOP Updates: Event 4 – $1,500 Omaha Hi-Lo 8 or Better

Tuesday, June 1st, 2010

Event #4 of the 2010 World Series of Poker is a $1,500 buy-in Omaha Hi-Lo Split 8 or Better tournament which had a total of 818 players entered.

There are 26 players remaining who will resume play with 3 tables remaining and will play down until a winner is declared. First place will pay $237,140.

A number of noteable players still remain including Ylon Schwartz, Huck Seed, David Bach, Dan Heimiller, Jeff Madsen and Anthony Reategui. The chip leader at the end of Day 2 is Sasha Rosewood with 399,000 chips.

Below is a list of the remaining players with their end of Day 2 chip counts:

1 Sasha Rosewood 399,000
2 Anthony Reategui 317,000
3 Michael Cipolla 275,000
4 Fred Koubi 272,000
5 Dan Heimiller 211,000
6 Robert Ferdinand 198,000
7 Shawn Buchanan 181,000
8 Ylon Schwartz 166,000
9 Scott Epstein 157,000
10 Jeff Madsen 148,000
11 Joe Leibman 143,000
12 Todd Barlow 139,000
13 Hamid Salari 123,000
14 Jesse Hollander 122,000
15 Chris Viox 113,000
16 David Bach 107,000
17 James Mcwhorter 102,000
18 Stephen Su 97,000
19 Michael Chow 92,000
20 Steve Cowley 90,000
21 Brian Lives 69,000
22 Huck Seed 57,000
23 Daniel Klein 43,000
24 Ward Crane 40,000
25 Mike Puskarich 35,000
26 Andreas Krause 8000

2010 World Series of Poker: Event #3 – $1,000 NLH End of Day 2

Tuesday, June 1st, 2010

Event #3 of the 2010 World Series of Poker is a $1,000 buy-in No Limit Holdem tournament which attracted a total of 4,345 entries. The first place prize payout will be $625,872.

The chip leader heading into Day 3 is Drew Crawford with 800,000 in chips.

Here is a list of remaining players with their chip counts at the end of Day 2:

1 Drew Crawford 800000
2 William Davis 775000
3 Dash Dudley 745000
4 Nicholas Mitchell 681000
5 Robert Scott 644000
6 Dana Kellstrom 507000
7 Terry Fleischer 489000
8 Eric Baldwin 479000
9 Cory Brown 476000
10 Aadam Daya 476000
11 Samuel Paolini 447000
12 Jae Hwang 406000
13 Michael Michnik 388000
14 Irving Rice 385000
15 Champie Douglas 344000
16 Dmitry Gromov 341000
17 Gabe Costner 326000
18 Jerod Florez 325000
19 Alex Baher 308000
20 Thomas McCann 285000
21 Tai Tan Nguyen 264000
22 Matthew Wilkins 251000
23 Sanjay Pandya 236000
24 Rich Rice 215000
25 Horst Eilers 215000
26 Paul Hegyi 209000
27 Deepak Bhatti 205000
28 Anthony Gargano 204000
29 Brian Green 197000
30 Thomas Joanides 184000
31 Nikunj Gandhi 177000
32 Timothy Fierro 176000
33 Isaac Settle 175000
34 Joshua Roberts 149000
35 Jeremiah Degreef 132000
36 Derek Taylor 112000
37 Ashira Lavine 110000
38 James Erickson 97000
39 Michael Diclemente 89000
40 Nancy Todd Tyner 79000
41 Jonathan Walker 29000

Event #3 will resume at 3 PM and will play down to the final table.

2010 WSOP Updates: Event 2 – $50,000 Player’s Championship Final Table Set

Tuesday, June 1st, 2010

Day 4 of the $50K Player’s Championship event concluded and the final table is set. The field was reuced from 21 players down to 8.

The remaining 8 players will return today to determine the winner who will walk away with $1.55 million in prize money as well as the coveted Chip Reese Memorial Trophy.

The final table features two brothers who know their way around a final table in a major tournament. Robert and Michael Mizrachi are among the eight final players left in the $50k Player’s Championship event.

Michael is looking to win his first WSOP gold bracelet while Robert is hoping to get his second bracelet.

Here is a list of the remaining players as well as end of Day 4 chip counts:

Seat 1: David Baker – 3,095,000
Seat 2: Mikael Thuritz – 2,300,000
Seat 3: Vladimir Schmelev – 1,925,000
Seat 4: John Juanda – 2,620,000
Seat 5: Daniel Alaei – 1,705,000
Seat 6: Michael Mizrachi – 2,620,000
Seat 7: David Oppenheim – 460,000
Seat 8: Robert Mizrachi – 3,125,000

Event #2 of the 2010 World Series of Poker will resume at 3 PM Las Vegas time.