Borgata Summer Poker Open 2010: Event #5 Final Results

June 17th, 2010

Borgata Summer Poker Open 2010
Event 5 – $170+ $30 No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
June 16
569 Entries
$96,730 Total Buy-In

FINAL RESULTS:

Borgata Summer Poker Open 2010 Event 5 Winner Callen Wallace

Borgata Summer Poker Open 2010 Event 5 Winner Callen Wallace

1. CALLEN WALLACE (INDIANA, PA): $26,731

2. DAVID ROSENAU (ABSECON, NJ): $14,074

3. AMZA SULEJMAN (BRONX, NY): $7,272

4. ROBERT NOEL (JOHNSTOWN, PA): $6,333

5. JOHN CHAMBERS (ABSECON, NJ): $5,395

6. DAVID CERICOLA (LINWOOD, PA): $4,457

7. ANGELO PISTONE (HICKSVILLE, NY): $3,519

8. ZEMZEM MUSTEFA (INDIAN HEAD, MD): $2,580

9. GRAESON BURNETTE-PEAKE (PHILADELPHIA, PA): $1,877

10. MICHAEL BOEHME (WILLINGBORO, NJ): $1,220

11. YAACOV EISAK (TOMS RIVER, NJ): $1,220

12. LISA VANLANDINGHAM (NASHVILLE, TN): $1,220

13. PAUL MULLINS (SILVER SPRING, MD): $891

14. BORIS KROMAS (WEST ORANGE, NJ): $891

15. ALEXANDER PLOTKIN (NANUET, NY): $891

16. EDWARD FISHER (MIDDLETOWN, DE): $610

17. GREGG MILLER (MORGANVILLE, NJ): $610

18. JOHN VALEVICH (BROOKLYN, NY): $610

19. JASON HOPE (MANTUA, NJ): $488

20. JODEE DISTASIO (NEPTUNE, NJ): $488

21. SEAMUS MAHER (PORT ST LUCIE, FL): $488

22. THOMAS L. GANDOLFO JR. (RARITAN, NJ): $488

23. MARK MANITZAS (PALO ALTO, CA): $488

24. RYAN CHAPMAN (GERMANTOWN, MD): $488

25. MICHAEL MODICA (HICKSVILLE, NY): $488

26. CORY SIKDER (WAYNE, NJ): $488

27. FREDDY SROUR (BROOKLYN, NY): $488

28. MICHAEL MELENA (STOW, OH): $394

29. DAJUAN WHORLEY (ACCOKEEK, MD): $394

30. DAT NGUYEN (FALLS CHURCH, VA): $394

31. MICHAEL MURPHY (WILKES BARRE, PA): $394

32. EILEEN SERRIDGE (COCOA, FL): $394

33. DAWN WILNO (HAMILTON, NJ): $394

34. WANSON WHITE 2ND (SANDSTON, VA): $394

35. FRANK RASILE (STATEN ISLAND, NY): $394

36. MARC ECKERT (TRENTON, NJ): $394

37. JOSEPH SCHIVAL (PHILA, PA): $328

38. JAMES LILLIS (ROBINSVILLE, NJ): $328

39. BRYAN FOSTER (BRICK, NJ): $328

40. POFUK YING (MARKHAM, ON, CAN): $328

41. MARCUS SINGLETARY (PHILADELPHIA, PA): $328

42. ANTHONY DENICCO (POTTSTOWN, PA): $328

43. VIPUL KALATHIA (MANASSAS, VA): $328

44. ASHER BLACHORSKY (BROOKLYN, NY): $328

45. DENNIS ALTMAN (POLK CITY, FL): $328

46. ANTHONY SHURILLA (ALBURTIS, PA): $282

47. M KHALIL HAMID (LANCASTER, PA): $282

48. GENNADIY NAYDENSKIY (BROOKLYN, NY): $282

49. WILLIAM KEATING (LYNDHURST, NJ): $282

50. JAMES LAMONTANARO (ELMHURST, NY): $282

51. BRIAN MUNSHOWER (APOLLO, PA): $282

52. RAYMOND WALLACE (HOBOKEN, NJ): $282

53. WILLIAM MUNYON (ATLANTIC CITY, NJ): $282

54. STANISLOV ZAVOYSKIY (BROOKLYN, NY): $282

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June 16th, 2010

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Borgata Summer Poker Open 2010: Event #4 Final Results

June 16th, 2010

Borgata Summer Poker Open 2010
Event 4 – $400+ $50 Survivor No Limit Hold’em
June 15
171 Entries
$68,400 Total Buy-In

FINAL RESULTS:

1. ROBERT ALBERT (MANALAPAN, NJ): $4,000

2. STEVE RYAN (NEW YORK, NY): $4,000

3. THOMAS SCUTRO (UNION CITY, NJ): $4,000

4. DAVID SCHULMAN (BRIARCLIFF MANOR, NY): $4,000

5. DONG KONG (LITTLE FERRY, NJ): $4,000

6. RONALD SESSINGER (WEST CHESTER, PA): $4,000

7. ADAM COOK (PASADENA, MD): $4,000

8. ROCCO LUCIANO (PHILADELPHIA, PA): $4,000

9. THOMAS ROSS (BROOKLYN, NY): $4,000

10. PIETRO MASTROSERIO (BETHPAGE, NY): $4,000

11. JOHN URPSIS (CLARK, NJ): $4,000

12. ARTHUR BRESSLER (MANALAPAN, NJ): $4,000

13. JAMES R. TESONE (PRINCETON, NJ): $4,000

14. KEVIN GUGLIOTTA (LAKE HOPATCONG, NJ): $4,000

15. CHRISTIAN FYKE (MONROEVILLE, PA): $4,000

16. JOHN LAROSA (BROOKLYN, NY): $4,000

17. CHARLES ROBERTS (PONTE VEDRA BEACH, FL): $2,348

Borgata Summer Poker Open 2010: Event #3 Final Results

June 16th, 2010

Borgata Summer Poker Open 2010
Event 3 – $500+ $60 Deep Stack No Limit Hold’em
June 13-15
626 Entries
$313,000 Total Buy-In

Final Results:

Borgata Summer Poker Open 2010 Event 3 Winner Gregory Fishberg

Borgata Summer Poker Open 2010 Event 3 Winner Gregory Fishberg

1. GREGORY FISHBERG (WILLOW GROVE, PA): $84,221

2. NIKOLAY VOLPER (NEW YORK, NY): $45,542

3. CHARLES MARCHESE (SHOREHAM, NY): $23,530

4. JOSEPH ALTOMONTE (WEST PATERSON, NJ): $20,494

5. CARL RESTIFO (WARETOWN, NJ): $17,458

6. BRANDON ALCORN (PHILADELPHIA, PA): $14,421

7. WILLIAM PATTERSON (NEW KENSINGTON, PA): $11,385

8. KENNY ROSS (MAHWAH, NJ): $8,349

9. WILFREDO SANTIAGO (BRONX, NY): $6,072

10. BRUCE YAMRON (NAPLES, FL): $3,947

11. SEAN WALTER (MONROE, NJ): $3,947

12. BRETT YORIO (HARTSDALE, NY): $3,947

13. FRANK GANGEMI (LONG BEACH, NY): $2,884

14. THOMAS FLANAGAN (BROOKLYN, NY): $2,884

15. DANIEL KEPICH (HOLICONG, PA): $2,884

16. CHRISTOPHER RICHARDSON (HERNDON, VA): $1,822

17. SURESH SURYAWANSHI (MANASSAS, VA): $1,822

18. WILLIAM O’NEIL (COLLAGE PARK, MD): $1,822

19. JAMES STENELLA (PIPERSVILLE, PA): $1,366

20. HARVEY LAYTON (DEVON, PA): $1,366

21. RICHARD LUCKASAVAGE (YONKERS, NY): $1,366

22. PETER FIELD (PRINCETON, NJ): $1,366

23. SALVATORE SIMEONE (DENVILLE, NJ): $1,366

24. JARED EISENBERG (PRT JEFF STA, NY): $1,366

25. CHRISTOPHER BAKSH (QUEENS VILLAGE, NY): $1,366

26. FRANK SIMONE (MIDDLE VLG, NY): $1,366

27. FRANK GIUNTA (COLLEGEVILLE, PA): $1,366

28. DANIEL CHAN (NEW YORK, NY): $1,154

29. JESSE BOULERICE (CARY, NC): $1,154

30. PAUL RAMBO (NEW CASTLE, DE): $1,154

31. CRAIG ZOTTER (PITTSBURGH, PA): $1,154

32. KEITH DEANGELIS (CONSHOHOCKEN, PA): $1,154

33. BARRY LEVENTHAL (BROOKLYN, NY): $1,154

34. NAMIT PATEL (PALISADES PARK, NJ): $1,154

35. HEUNG YOON (WOODBRIDGE, VA): $1,154

36. PETER DEVITO (W HEMPSTEAD, NY): $1,154

37. MICHAEL VU-HOANG (ATLANTIC CITY, NJ): $972

38. DOUGLAS ROSEN (TAPPAN, NY): $972

39. PAUL BERGER (MONITCELLO, NY): $972

40. GERALD RODMAN (HILLSDALE, NJ): $972

41. DONALD ABRAMSON (ATLANTIC CITY, NJ): $972

42. CHARLES GEIER (SUNNYSIDE, NY): $972

43. PAUL RICHEMARD (SOMERSET, NJ): $972

44. ILYA SOYFER (MORGANVILLE, NJ): $972

45. RICHARD GUARINO (SOUTH SETAUKET, NY): $972

46. DANIEL CAI (BROOKLYN, NY): $850

47. JAMES BOYLE (HAVRE DE GRACE, MD): $850

48. KELLY MCCARTHY (BOHEMIA, NY): $850

49. TERECE JONES (PISCATAWAY, NJ): $850

50. JASON VARVARO (FLORAL PK, NY): $850

51. RUSSELL YOUNGKEN (LEVITTOWN, PA): $850

52. PETER SOLOMON (BRIDGEWATER, NJ): $850

53. ALLEN CHOU (METUCHEN, NJ): $850

54. MARC GENDLEMAN (ANNAPOLIS AA, MD): $850

55. ADAM AGAEV (BROOKLYN, NY): $789

56. JUE WANG (ATLANTIC CITY, NJ): $789

57. STEVEN LERNER (BROOKLYN, NY): $789

58. DANIEL PATTERSON (OAKLAND, NJ): $789

59. JASON GESUMARIA (ELIZABETH, NJ): $789

60. YEN LEE (WASHINGTON, DC): $789

61. DEONARINE ITWARU (S OZONE PARK, NY): $789

62. KENNETH JACOBY (ROSLYN HTS, NY): $789

63. BRENDAN BLANCHARD (LAWRENCEVILLE, GA): $789

2010 World Series of Poker Updates: The Week In Review

June 15th, 2010

The 2010 WSOP is chugging along at the Rio in Las Vegas, and the past week consisted of 7 tournaments.

Here is a rundown of what is happening at the 2010 WSOP:

Event #17: This was a $5,000 buy-in No Limit Hold’em event which attracted a total of 792 entrants and had a prize pool worth $3,772,400. This tournament was one of the toughest fields so far in the 2010 WSOP. Many of the world’s top pros were out in force to play in this event. Jason DeWitt beat Sam Trickett heads-up to win the $818,959 first place prize as well as a coveted WSOP gold bracelet. Here is how the final hand went down: DeWitt moved all-in on the button and Sam Trickett quickly called. DeWitt shows a 8h-10s. Trickett turns over As-7d. The flop comes 8d-6s-5c which gave DeWitt a pair and Trickett a straight draw. The turn was 6c. The river came a 5h which gave DeWitt two pair for the win.

Event #18: 476 players entered this tournament which was a $2,000 buy-in Limit Hold’em event. The total prize pool was worth $866,320. The winner was Eric Buchman who beat Brent Courson heads-up to win the $203,607 first place prize as well as a WSOP gold bracelet. The final hand had Buchman on the button and he opened with a raise. Courson then re-raised and Buchman called. The flop came 2d-Qc-2s and Courson leads out and bets and gets a call from Buchman. The turn comes 7h. Courson moves all-in. Buchman calls and shows 10h-7d. Courson shows Ac-Kh. Buchman has two pair with one card to come. The river was 8c which sealed the win for Buchman.

Event #19: This was the $10,000 buy-in 2-7 Draw Lowball World Championship (No-Limit). A total of 101 players plunked down $10,000 cash to create a prize pool worth $949,400. The winner is David Baker who impressively knocked out five of his six opponents at the final table. He also busted Daniel Negreanu who finished in 8th place. David Baker went heads-up against Eric Cloutier. The final hand saw Baker raising all-in from the button and Cloutier thought for a bit before making the call. Cloutier drew two cards and Baker drew one. Cloutier tabled 6x-4x-2x. The first card he turned over was a 6x giving him a pair. The fifth was 7x. Baker had 10x-9x-8x-4x. He turned over a Jx and avoided pairing his ten, nine and eight to win. David Baker received $294,314 and a coveted WSOP gold bracelet. Cloutier earned $181,886 for his runner-up finish.

Event #20: The 20th event of the 2010 WSOP was a $1,500 buy-in Pot Limit Omaha event. This tourney attracted a total of 885 entrants and had a prize pool worth $1,194,750. John “Tex” Barch won the event and beat out Klinghammer Thibaut to recveive the $256,919 first place prize as well as a WSOP gold bracelet. Barch now has over $3,000,000 on earnings over his career. The final hand Thibaut called the big blind and Barch checked. The flop was Jc-Ah-7s. Barch bet and Thibaut called. The turn came 10c. Barch again bet. Thibaut then decided to move all-in and was very quickly called by Barch. At the showdown, Barch turns over Js-7s-8c-2d. Thibaut is holding 8h-10h-7c-2s. The river brought a Qs which gave Barch the win.

Event #21: This was a $1,500 buy-in Seven Card Stud event which had a total of 408 entries. The prize pool was worth $550,800. The winner of Event #21 was Richard Ashby who started at the final table being thrid in chips. Ashby beat Christine Pietsch to win the $140,467 first place prize as well as a WSOP gold bracelet. On the final hand Ashby got two pair which was better than his opponents pair of 10′s.

Event #22: This was the $1,000 buy-in Ladies No Limit Hol’dem Championship event which had a total of 1,054 players entered. The prize pool was worth $948,600. The winner is Vanessa Hellebuyck who received $192,132 for her first place finish and a WSOP gold bracelet. Hellebuyck beat Sidsel Boesen heads-up and Boesen took home $118,897 for her runner-up finish. On the final hand Boesen moved all-in from the button and Vanessa Hellebuyck quickly called. Hellebuyck showed 5s-5d. Boesen had 10d-9d. The flop came Qc-3s-Ks and Hellebuyck’s fives were still good. Boesen had an inside straight draw. The turn came a 4h. The river was a 6d and Hellebuyck wins with her pocket fives.

Event #23: This was a $2,500 buy-in Limit Hold’em tournament and there was 384 players entered. The prize pool was worth $883,200. Dutch Boyd won his second WSOP gold bracelet and added $234,065 to his career earnings after winning Event #23 of the 2010 WSOP. Boyd beat out Brian Meinders heads-up. Meinders received $144,650 for his runner-up finish.

There are currently four events running at the 2010 WSOP. Event #24 is a $1,000 buy-in No Limit Hold’em tournament which began on June 12th. Event #26 is a $2,500 buy-in No Limit Hold’em Six Handed tournament. Event #27 is a $1,500 buy-in Seven Card Stud Hi-Lo 8 or better tourney. Event #28 is a $2,500 buy-in Pot-Limit Omaha tournament which began on June 15th.

We will post updates for events currently running as soon as they become available.

Borgata Summer Poker Open 2010: Event #2 Final Results

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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.

2010 World Series of Poker (WSOP) Event #1 Final Results

May 30th, 2010

2010 World Series of Poker
Final Results
Event # 1
Buy In: $500
Casino Employees Event
Date: May 28-29, 2010
Game: No Limit Hold’em
Number of Entries: 721
Net Prize Pool: $324,450
First Place Prize: $71,424
Total Spots Paid Out: 72

The first event of the 2010 World Series of Poker has conlcuded. This was a $500 Buy-in Casino Employees No Limit Holdem event with a total of 721 entries which created a prize pool worth $324,450.

The winner of Event #1 is Hoai Pham of Mission Viejo, CA. Pham beat Arthur Vea heads-up to take home the $71,424 first place prize and his first WSOP gold bracelet.

For a complete listing of results as well as a tournament report for Event #1 of the 2010 World Series of Poker, click on the link below:

2010 World Series of Poker Casino Employees NLH Final Results

2010 WSOP – Event #3 – $1,000 No Limit Holdem Set to Start at Noon

May 29th, 2010

The 2010 World Series of Poker is rolling into it’s third event which is a $1,000 buy-in No Limit Holdem tournament. This event will attract a huge field of players, as will all of the $1K buy-in NLH events, and as of this moment there are over 3,500 players registered for Event #3.

Although it is a lower buy-in event, many of the top poker pros from around the world will be participating in this tournament. Amanda Musumeci of Team Bodog has confirmed on her Twitter account that she has registered for the $1K event as well as Vanessa Rousso among others.

Event #3 of the 2010 WSOP is scheduled to begin at 12:00 Noon Vegas Time.

For up to date coverage and results for the 2010 World Series of Poker, be sure to check out our WSOP blog, click on the link below:

2010 World Series of Poker Blog

$50K Player’s Championship – 2010 WSOP Event 2 Update

May 29th, 2010

The first day of the $50,000 buy-in Player’s Championship concluded. A total of 116 players registered for Event #2 of the 2010 WSOP.

Among the noteable names who busted on Day 1 include Tom Dwan, Greg Mueller, and Brian Townsend. The tournament will resume at 3 PM and will be at Level 6. The chip leader at the End of Day 1 is Erik Sagstrom with 329,100 in chips.

Below is a list of chip counts for end of Day 1 for Event #1 of the 2010 WSOP:

Chip Counts:

Erik Sagstrom 329100

David Oppenheim 313800

Doyle Brunson 269200

Edwin Ting 258900

Justin Bonomo 257300

Joseph Serock 253900

Steve Billirakis 251900

John Cernuto 251400

Vladimir Schmelev 243700

Barry Greenstein 240100

Michael Mizrachi 230100

Chau Giang 225700

Dario Minieri 222600

Josef Monro 222400

David Baker 221900

David Benyamine 221300

Tuan Le 214500

Jay Mizzi 213400

Philip Galfond 211100

Vitaly Lunkin 210400

Josh Arieh 207500

Cole South 206700

Huck Seed 204500

Dan Kelly 203800

Mike Gorodinsky 200200

Bill Chen 199600

Brett Richey 199500

Tom Chambers 199400

John Juanda 196200

Ilya Bulychev 192900

James Alstyne 192600

Nikolay Evdakov 190800

Brian Hastings 190800

George Lind 187600 0

Hasan Habib 181400

Isaac Blum Haxton 178700

Shawn Buchanan 176200

Eugene Katchalov 174600

Rafe Furst 172600

Scotty Nguyen 171300

Amnon Filippi 169100

Ted Lawson 169000

Steve Zolotow 168100

Lyle Berman 166500

Dario Alioto 166000

Carlos Mortensen 165900

Chad Brown 165000

Ted Forrest 164600

David Paul Steicke 163000

Steve Sung 162900

Joe Cassidy 162500

Jennifer Harman Traniello 161700

Arturo Diaz 160900

David Singer 154100

Phil Hellmuth 153900

Eli Elezra 152200

Nick Schulman 151600

Robert Williamson 148700

Daniel Negreanu 148100

Phil Ivey 146700

Mikael Thuritz 146500

Andrew Bloch 145600

John Monnette 145100

Hoyt Corkins 144800

Noah Boeken 144400

Erik Seidel 142000

Jason Mercier 141500

Scott Seiver 141400

Allen Bari 141400

Matt Glantz 133800

Michael Binger 133300

Abraham Mosseri 128400

Scott Clements 128200

Kirk Morrison 124800

Howard Lederer 124000

Tad Jurgens 123200

Justin Smith 115500

Todd Brunson 111000

Greg Raymer 109200

Jared Bleznick 109000

Ralph Perry 108200

Jeffrey Lisandro 107500

Alexander Kravchenko 104800

Mikhail Smirnov 100800

Chris Ferguson 100700

David Benefield 98300

Robert Mizrachi 95400

Daniel Harmetz 93500

Scott Dorin 91000

Patrik Antonius 90800

Freddy Deeb 89200

Pat Pezzin 89100

Thien Phan 86200

Jeet Shetty 86100

John Dagostino 79900

Yuval Bronshtein 78000

Marco Johnson 76900

Gus Hansen 72200

Michael Watson 71300

Erick Lindgren 65600

Tam Hang 56000

Ashton Griffin 52500

Tony Guoga 52000

David Bach 32900

David Chiu 15100

Mike Matusow Busted

Roman Yitzhaki Busted

Daniel Alaei Busted

John Hanson Busted

Alexander Kostritsyn Busted

2010 WSOP Update: Event #1 – $500 Casino Employees NLH End of Day 1 Chip Counts

May 29th, 2010

Day 1 of Event #1 of the 2010 World Series of Poker, a $500 buy-in Casino Employees No Limit Holdem tournament, has concluded.

The chip leader for Event #1 at the End of Day 1 is Kent Washington with 168,300 in chips. This tournament started with a field of 722 players and we are down to 53 players at the end of Day 1. Day 2 will resume at 2:30 PM.

Here is a list of End of Day 1 Chip Counts for Event #1 of the 2010 WSOP:

Chip counts:

1 Kent Washington 168,300

2 Jonathan Kotula 108,700

3 Christopher Reider 107,500

4 Samuel Sperrazza 96,800

5 Arthur Vea 95,800

6 Yuta Motoyama 72,100

7 Matthew Hollinger 71,700

8 Vincent Vandall 68,200

9 Hoai Pham 65,800

10 Zhen Cai 65,000

11 Jeffrey Bennett 59000

12 Christopher Perez 58,900

13 Patrick Silvey 57,700

14 Brian Phillis 53,000

15 Justin Paris 50,300

16 Edward Martin 48,500

17 Derek Dillman 45,800

18 Javier Rincon 45,100

19 Brooks Blake 43,800

20 Vu Pham 42,000

21 Daniel Hecht 41,700

22 Barry Hulunian 40,300

23 David Fischer 39,900

24 Dean Saito 37,000

25 David Patent 34,100

26 Kenyon Mckellar 34000

27 Shaun Harris 32200

28 Jong Kim 32000

29 Christian Escano 29900

30 Kevin Brantner 28500

31 John Hoffman 27800

32 Arthur Dupraw 27600

33 David Villegas 27600

34 James Tarby 25500

35 Eric Zuerndorfer 23300

36 Jason Bardol 20400

37 Laurie Strantz 20100

38 Lance Tahata 20000

39 Vincent Mettlen 19700

40 Maureen Johansson 19500

41 Puangpaga Holmes 19300

42 Jack McClelland 17900

43 Orlando Reyes 17500

44 Kenneth Lee 16200

45 John Mcavoy 16200

46 Kevin Chiem 15600

47 Alain Angelil 15000

48 Michael Lopez 15000

49 Jacob Crawford 14300

50 Jon Nakatani 10100

51 Robert Burns 9400

52 Allen Rubel 8800

53 Todd Ohnmeiss 5000

2010 WSOP – Event 2 – $50K Player’s Championship Update

May 28th, 2010

The $50,000 buy-in Player’s Championship is underway and some of the biggest names in poker are participating in this event including Greg Raymer, Doyle Brunson, Jeffrey Lisandro and Scotty Nguyen as well as many others.

There are a total of 107 players in this tourney and just before play began tributes began for the late Chip Reese. Doyle Brunson said that Reese was “the best player I’ve ever played with.”

Many of poker’s best players are in this tournament like Daniel Negreanu, Mike Matusow, Freddy Deeb, Phil Ivey, Tom Dwan, Phil Hellmuth, Jennifer Harman and many other top pros.

The Player’s Championship is currently at Level 2 and we will post updates as they become available.