08 11th, 2010
On Tuesday night, the 2010 () Main Event began airing on ESPN with a pair of one-hour episodes highlighting Days 1A and 1B. A stirring introduction by reigning Main Event champ touted the feature table as “the table where dreams come true.”
The first one-hour episode covered Day 1A of the Main Event, with a feature table that included pro and bracelet winner Jason Lester. Every player received 30,000 in chips and Matusow donned an “I Am McLovin” shirt for his kickoff day. “The Mouth” has recorded four top 100 finishes and two final tables in the Main Event since 2001. Christopher Mintz-Plasse, who plays McLovin in the movie “Superbad,” turned 21 two weeks prior to the Main Event kicking off this year.
Out in the field were a variety of pros, including , , and , the latter of whom doubled up John Bennett with top pair against a set. The hand dropped Raymer to just 1,200 in chips and he was later eliminated with pocket eights all-in pre-flop. Raymer, who gave the Day 1A “Shuffle up and deal” command, signed over his signature fossil and departed the Amazon Room at the Rio in Las Vegas.
, in the midst of competing in a $2 million weight loss prop bet, doubled up and, over at Table 2, eight-time bracelet winner tangled with Taylor Larkin. Seidel 3bet to 2,325 with A-6 and Larkin, holding A-K, made it 6,500. Seidel responded by 5betting to 17,000, or over half of the starting stack, and Larkin moved all-in for 17,000 more. Seidel thought briefly before laying his hand down.
Hands featuring Scott Seiver, , Peter “Nordberg” Feldman, Dallas Mavericks star Shawn Marion, and Abe Mosseri were shown and, back at the feature table, ESPN chronicled Matusow’s vital stats. “The Mouth” boasted a VPIP (Voluntarily Put Money into the Pot) of 32% and an Aggression Factor of 40%. However, he promptly dropped half of his stack to Allen “AawwNutz” Carter when he whiffed on a diamond flush draw.
After and Ray Romano were shown the door, Matusow followed suit by running top pair into Carter’s middle set. Just prior, a dealer error had resulted in Matusow’s dealt ace being exposed. After looking at his other hole card, which was also an ace, Matusow became quite perturbed.
The second episode profiled Day 1B of the 2010 WSOP Main Event. The feature table hosted Gavin Smth and , while Table 2 sported 2007 WSOP Europe Main Event champ , who was playing in her first WSOP Main Event on U.S. soil. Obrestad’s run featured multiple exclamations of “So sick,” as she flopped a boat and ran into a higher boat in one hand. Then, Obrestad doubled up with pocket nines after check-raising all-in on a 10-high board. She received a call from an opponent with pocket jacks, but Obrestad hit a nine on the turn to stay alive.
Former pro , cancer survivor Thuy Doan, and ’s better half were all in the field. The comment of the night belonged to ESPN commentator Norman Chad, who introduced Schoenberg as follows: “Like me, she is a former model and personal trainer.” Lindgren hit the rail immediately after Chad’s intro, raising all-in on the flop with a flush draw against a player with two pair. Lindgren hit the flush on the turn, but his opponent rivered a full house.
Elsewhere in the field were Jean-Robert Bellande, Unabomber Poker pro , and Deepstacks instructor Tristan “Cre8ive” Wade. At the feature table, Smith doubled up after check-raising all-in with middle set on a flop of 7-9-Q. Smith turned a full house and the river was no help to his opponent.
The exits of Bertrand “” Grospellier, , , and Boeree on Day 1B were highlighted. Then, Obrestad moved all-in less the chip protecting her cards with A-J on a flop of 2-2-9. Two-time bracelet winner Chris Bjorin called with pocket queens. A jack hit on the turn and an eight came on the river, sending Obrestad into the Las Vegas night. The internet whiz finished with four cashes and no final tables in the 2010 WSOP.
Action from the Main Event continues next Tuesday on ESPN at 8:00pm ET. Once again, two one-hour episodes will air.
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The Unibet Open flew out to Prague along with a host of pros including Bluff Europe columnist Alex Rousso for the Main Event, a €1,650 buy-in affair that saw 424 players stump up the cash to compete for a prize pool totalling €636,000.
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07 27th, 2010
joined us at the 2010 Main Event, a day after she had concluded her Day 1A. A sponsored pro at , Michelle was a reporter doing on the floor interviews for a news site before she made her own splash at the tables. Her main claim to poker fame was her historic run at the 2008 World Series of Poker Main Event, as she finished in 17th place. She did not participate in the Main Event in 2009 because she was part of the cast of the CBS reality hit show, The Amazing Race. Her partner was her long time friend and fellow poker pro, .
In this interview Michelle talks about what went on during Day 1A of the Main Event and how thing may not have gone smoothly but she survived the day. She is then asked about how all the young women in poker always bring her up in interviews and if she is actually the president of a secret poker sorority. She admitted that she was, or at the very least, wanted that bit of rumor to be true. Another topic that came up during the interview was some of the events that occurred at the UB Party which was at the Sky Lounge at the Mandarin Hotel which is part of the Aria / CityCenter complex. She talked about how Trichelle Cannatella professed her undying love for Michelle and was so wasted, planted a “big one” on Michelle before the night was over. They also talked about the famed proposal between a UB prop bet winner and one of the UB Suite booth models.
Unfortunately for Tiffany Michelle, she did not go on the cash at the Main Event, but she had plenty of followers and was extremely courteous to fans for photos and autograph.
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07 26th, 2010
This week’s installment of GSN’s coverage of the 2010 Aussie Millions took us to Day 4 of the Main Event, where 18 players remained in the hunt for a seat at the eight-handed final table. The tournament format gave us a rather interesting look…
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07 22nd, 2010
is the chip leader for the 2010 November Nine. The Quebec native entered Day 7 in 17th out of 27 places but was able to take a hot run on Day 8 to take a massive chip lead in the world’s biggest poker tournament. Previously in this , Duhamel took 15th in a $2,500 No Limit Hold’em tournament and made $37,000. His stack when play was suspended at the final table is at 65.98 million in chips.
In this interview moments after making the November Nine, Duhamel talks about the events that occurred between the last time we talked to him when play was down to 15 players. One of the focal points of the interview was what many people were calling the biggest hand of the Main Event between him and . On a board of T-9-7-Q, Affleck shoved all-in for his life and was called by Duhamel who had J-J and spiked an 8 on the river for the straight and the chip lead. Affleck was eliminated which came as a shock to many of the remaining players in the tournament.
Duhamel is the youngest player left in the field of nine players but has been playing online for a living for the last year and a half. He finished in 10th place in the EPT Prague event for his previous best live cash but says that he’s more of a cash game player than a tournament player. He has demonstrated that he’s not going to sit back and let his big chip stack coast him to a big cash, but that he will play his game and aggression to win it all.
He also cashed this year at the 2010 Caribbean Adventure Main Event for $17,000 and qualified into the Main Event through PokerStars.
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07 22nd, 2010
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07 22nd, 2010
As we reported earlier this week at the latest UKIPT festival in Brighton over the weekend taking down the main event for a score of £65,400. There was plenty of other action at the Rendezvous Casino though and we’ve got all the results here.
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Nearly becoming the newest member of the () Main Event November Nine was pro Adam “” Levy. The Los Angeles native finished 12th in poker’s most prestigious tournament over the weekend and collected a hefty $635,000 payday.
Levy was largely quiet during his final day in the 2010 WSOP Main Event as the road to the November Nine neared its end. Levy moved all-in under-the-gun for nearly four million with K-Q offsuit and , the chip leader entering the final table, peeked down at pocket rockets and made the call.
The flop of 10-6-3 provided no help to the wily tournament veteran, but a king on the turn gave him hope in cracking Duhamel’s aces. Needing to spike a king or queen on the river to stay alive, Levy and his throng of fans watched in dismay as a harmless deuce peeled off. The soccer aficionado finished with four cashes during the 2010 WSOP and moved his career earnings from the annual Las Vegas tournament series north of $850,000.
Prior to his run in this year’s $10,000 buy-in feature tournament, Levy was perhaps best known for finishing 48th in the 2008 Main Event. That year, he picked up $135,000 for his efforts. Levy has never final tabled a WSOP tournament, but has landed in 12th place twice, once in the 2010 Main Event and once two years prior in a $1,000 No Limit Hold’em with Rebuys contest.
An ESPN camera crew tailed Levy to the exit of the Amazon Room. According to UB.com, Levy doubled up early during Saturday’s action and then went card dead, choosing to move in his remaining stack with the best hand he had picked up in a while. Levy Twittered after his elimination, “Thanks to everyone for following me throughout this wonderful experience. Came so close, get ‘em next year!” He was last seen grinding Sunday tournaments online.
Also excelling in the 2010 WSOP Main Event was Eric “” Baldwin, who landed in 59th and earned $138,000. After a raise from and a call from pre-flop, Baldwin squeezed his chips in with K-8 of diamonds from the big blind. LeFrancois made the call with pocket nines and immediately hit a set on a flop of 9-5-6. The turn was a king and the river was a deuce, sending Baldwin out of the Main Event.
Baldwin is featured in the July 26th issue of “ESPN: The Magazine” and Twittered a hearty thank you to his loyal followers during his storied Main Event run: “Out of the WSOP Main Event in 59th place for $138k. Thanks for the support.” Like Levy, Baldwin recorded four in the money finishes during the 2010 WSOP. Last year, the Wisconsin native won a bracelet in a $1,500 No Limit Hold’em tournament and, one week later, finished third in the World Championship of Pot Limit Hold’em. All told, he has over $1.1 million in lifetime WSOP earnings.
UB.com qualifier Christopher Bolt took 53rd place in the Main Event, collecting $168,00. The Murfreesboro, Tennessee native was one of two satellite winners to stamp their tickets to the Las Vegas tournament through the USA-friendly CEREUS Network site, as taking 67th was Oman’s Meenaskshi Subramaniam. His cash was good for $114,000, bringing a considerable amount of exposure to UB.com and the Middle Eastern country in the waning days of the Main Event.
Jared Ingles, who purportedly signed an agreement to play in the Main Event under the UB.com banner, turned out to the feature table on Day 6 donning the familiar red and black logo. Ingles finished in 56th place for $138,000 and hails from Baton Rouge, Louisiana.
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