Day #1 Two of our fellow BJ players are still in at the end of day one. Blair Rodman.........$19,900 Richard Pace.........$10,625 Day #2 Only one left, Blair and he made a major move winning over $138,000 on day two. Blair Rodman.........$157,900 Blair is currently in 42nd place out of 277 remaining players out of over 2500 that started this years tournament. At one point they said players were busting out one every minute. The top Celebrity player was Laura Prepon who plays Donna on "That 70's Show". She made the top 500 (top 20%) which is great and even more amazing is that she only started playing poker four months ago. Last years champion Chris Moneymaker was eliminated in day one when his full house 999/KK's were beat by KKK/99's. I will update Day three tomorrow.
Day III results from WSOP Hi all, here is Tuesday day three results at the WSOP. Blair Rodman dropped $15,900 and is sitting in 71st place at $142,000 Other notables still in the field; # 1 John Murphy………………..$765,000 (The leader after day three) # 16 Dan Harrington…………….$479,000 (Dan came in 3rd last year and has won this event in the passed) # 20 Chris “Jesus†Ferguson…..$439,000 (He has won the WSOP, along with the Stardust $100,000 BJ tournament.) # 67 Doyle Brunson……….……...$151,000 (One of the all time best players.) # 71 Blair Rodman……………......$142,000 # 74 David “Devil Fish†Uliott….$129,000 #110 Dutch Boyd………………......$ 15,000 #150 Gus Hanson………………......$ 15,000 (“Mr. WPTâ€, won three TV events so far.) Below is an article I found for day three that I thought you might enjoy. 2004 35TH ANNUAL WORLD SERIES OF POKER BINION'S HORSESHOE CASINO LAS VEGAS, NV Event: No-Limit Hold'em World Championship Day 3 Chip Count Buy-in: $10,000 Number of Entries: 2576 Total Prize Pool: $24,214,400 No-Limit Hold'em World Championship - Day Three by BJ Nemeth Welcome to Day Three -- the money day. Play began at 12 noon with 277 players left, and the top 225 finishers receive prize money. So all you had to do was outlast 52 more people, and you were guaranteed at least $10,000. While that might not sound like much when it costs ten grand to enter, most players earned their entry through a satellite, so that would still represent a sizable profit. As you'd expect, most people tightened up their play as the number of players crept down toward 225. The 227th player didn't bust out until right before a break, leaving 226 people left. Out of those 226 players, only one of them would leave the tournament empty-handed. Suddenly, every hand they played was worth at least $10,000 -- not in tournament chips, but in real, honest-to-God, able-to-pay-the-mortgage, money. When the fifteen-minute break was over, they stopped the tournament clock and proceeded to play one hand at a time for the entire room. Every table would play one hand, and when it was finished, each dealer would raise their arm to signal their table was ready for the next one. It averaged five minutes a hand as the entire room slowly progressed from hand #1 to hand #2 and so on. Any time there was an all-in bet, the dealer would call it out loud, and ESPN's cameras would surround the table to record the action. The announcer would call the action over the loudspeaker so the fans could tell what was happening, and everybody in the room (players and fans alike) was hoping for someone to get eliminated. So anytime a short-stacked player was all-in, he had the entire crowd against him. Talk about pressure. But time after time, the short-stacked player came out victorious, doubling up rather than busting out. During hand #5, a short-stacked player announced that he was all-in, only to find three other callers behind him. Everyone was certain that this would be it, and everyone else would finish in the money. Because of the side pot, nobody knew his hand until after the river card, but when it was finally announced that he had pocket jacks that nobody could beat, he quadrupled his chips. Rather than going home empty-handed as Player #226, he gave himself enough chips to dream of the final table. There's one guy who won't disrespect pocket jacks anytime soon. Finally, during hand #6, a short-stacked player couldn't make it past the river, and the crowd cheered, as he was the last player to finish outside the money. He survived all the way to Day Three, but didn't make any more money than the guy who lost his chips in the first 20 minutes of Day One. But wait, hand #6 wasn't officially over! There was another all-in bet that hadn't played out yet, so ESPN's cameras recorded as another player busted out. Since they were both eliminated on the same "hand," it was declared a tie, and rather than one of them getting ten grand and the other getting nothing, it was split so each player would receive $5,000. Then Harrah's stepped in. For whatever reason -- be it sympathy, publicity, or just to see the look on the guy's face -- they decided to kick in the extra money to award each player a full $10,000. So finisher #226 went from nothing to $5,000 to $10,000 in just a few minutes. I'm not sure if anyone should mention this to finisher #227, who "posthumously" inherits the title of last person to leave empty-handed. Once everyone made it into the money, the players loosened up their play again. Unfortunately, Benji Grimes (who I profiled on Monday) found himself all-in with pocket eights against two other players with A-K and A-J. He was doing well until an ace fell on the river, finishing the tournament in 201st place. He can't compete with Moneymaker's Cinderella story from last year, but he happily turned $225 into $10,000. As soon as he lost, Grimes received a small piece of paper showing that he came in 201st place, and he was directed to the line where players wait to receive their winnings. The players collectively referred to it as the "loser's area," but I think those who busted out before them would disagree. Losers don't walk out of a casino with that much money. After waiting in line and sharing the final bad beat story with other "losers," Grimes showed his tournament entry and photo ID to receive his winnings -- in casino chips. No, they don't receive a single $10,000 chip. Binion's breaks it down into smaller denominations (thankfully not more than a handful), hoping these players might stop at a craps table or something on the way to the cashier. The players also receive a small form called W-2G. Unfortunately, their winnings will soon be reported to the IRS, so players might want to set a little prize money aside or else they'll receive a nasty surprise next April 15th. I can already tell you who will win the most money at this year's World Series -- Uncle Sam. Stay tuned.
WSOP Day IV bonus update Just in update from the WSOP; Blair still alive and upto $25,000, way to go Blair and good luck. Below is the current list of ousted players and the amount they won. No-Limit Hold'em World Championship Day 4 Chip Count Date of this Event: Wednesday, May 26th, 2004 @ 12:00PM Player of the Year: Players in this event qualify for points. Total Prize.......................$24,214,400 Pool Number of Entries........2576 Players Number of Rebuys..............0 Rebuys Number of Add-ons............0 Add-ons Tournament Results: all players listed are out of the tournament. Place - Player - Prize - P.O.Y. Points 79 Scott Lundberg $25,000 0 80 Paul Kraus $25,000 0 81 Kostas Angeloudis $25,000 0 82 Chuck Agnew $20,000 0 83 Peter Damato $20,000 0 84 Paul North $20,000 0 85 Johnathan Brooks $20,000 0 86 Randy Holland $20,000 0 87 Mike Matusow $20,000 0 88 Brad Pierce $20,000 0 89 Thomas Bohmer $20,000 0 90 Burt Boutin $20,000 0 91 Phillip Marmorstein $20,000 0 92 Craig Swick $20,000 0 93 Jacob Spelman $20,000 0 94 Dave Scharf $20,000 0 95 Michael Breault $20,000 0 96 Greg Duros $20,000 0 97 Tri Van $20,000 0 98 Rose Richie $20,000 0 99 Steve Bartlett $20,000 0 100 Danny Rogers $20,000 0 101 Mark Wilds $20,000 0 102 Yee Cheung $20,000 0 103 Bo Sehlstedt $20,000 0 104 Peter Sterns $20,000 0 105 Charles Buffalo $20,000 0 106 Saleem Tawil $20,000 0 107 Yarom Limor $20,000 0 108 John Esposito $17,500 0 108 Daniel Larsson $17,500 0 110 Robert 'Dutch' Boyd $15,000 0 111 Jan Sjavik $15,000 0 112 Markus Feurle $15,000 0 113 Lee Watkinson $15,000 0 114 David Weisberger $15,000 0 115 Peter Moore $15,000 0 116 Curt Kohlberg $15,000 0 117 Justin Cuong Van 'J.C.' Tran $15,000 0 118 Billy Duarte $15,000 0 119 Tod Skarecky $15,000 0 120 Abe Mosseri $15,000 0 121 Tommy Grimes $15,000 0 122 Dayne Baverman $15,000 0 123 Arthur Loring $15,000 0 124 Casey Kastle $15,000 0 125 Greg Geller $15,000 0 126 Yaser Al-Keliddar $15,000 0 127 Craig Crivello $15,000 0 128 Kenneth Maust $15,000 0 129 Andy Church $15,000 0 130 Jesse Jewell $15,000 0 131 Mark Weitzman $15,000 0 132 John Sheckherd $15,000 0 133 William Brindise $15,000 0 134 Larry Anderson $15,000 0 135 Frank Brabek $15,000 0 136 Orjan Gronmo $15,000 0 137 Melven Phillips Jr. $15,000 0 138 George Thomas Huber $15,000 0 139 Russ Hamilton $15,000 0 140 Rene Oliveras $15,000 0 141 Don Moseley $15,000 0 142 Jordan Siegel $15,000 0 143 John Pires $15,000 0 144 Jeff Freedman $15,000 0 145 Raymond Davis $15,000 0 146 Kevin O'Connell $15,000 0 147 Carl Quinton $15,000 0 148 Robert Hartmann $15,000 0 149 Jeffrey Burdsall $15,000 0 150 Gus Hansen $15,000 0 151 Daniel Griffith $15,000 0 152 Zakeri Behman $15,000 0 153 Robert Fogarty $15,000 0 154 Derek Tomko $15,000 0 155 Patrick Hanley $15,000 0 156 Garth Weeks $15,000 0 157 Emmanuel Moraitis $15,000 0 158 Aviv Shahaf $15,000 0 159 Unavailable 2004 35th Annual WSOP 1 $15,000 0 160 Mojtaba Seyedin $15,000 0 161 Richie Tomman $15,000 0 162 Sargon Ruya $15,000 0 163 Thomas Hammond $15,000 0 164 John Wheeler $15,000 0 165 Patri Friedman $15,000 0 166 Andy Cracchiolo $15,000 0 167 Juha Helppi $15,000 0 168 Unavailable 2004 35th Annual WSOP 2 $15,000 0 169 Timothy White $15,000 0 170 Eli Elezra $15,000 0 171 Gregory Sawka $15,000 0 172 Paul Nobles $15,000 0 173 Ken Evanowski $15,000 0 174 Howard Andrew $15,000 0 175 Jeff Bull $15,000 0 176 Greg Blau $15,000 0 177 William Krackomberger $15,000 0 178 George Youkhanna $15,000 0 179 Thom Werthmann $15,000 0 180 Antonio Salorio $15,000 0 181 Al Korson $10,000 0 182 Jan V. Sorensten $10,000 0 183 Paul Jackson $10,000 0 184 Erik Villand $10,000 0 185 Dennis Colletti $10,000 0 186 Troy Reed $10,000 0 187 Scott Marks $10,000 0 188 Jamie O'Sullivan $10,000 0 189 Jacob Battenberg $10,000 0 190 Tomer Benvenisti $10,000 0 191 Abraham Gray $10,000 0 192 Bryan Dillon $10,000 0 193 Rob Hollink $10,000 0 194 Andrew Goetsch $10,000 0 195 Michael Mexal $10,000 0 196 Robert Skutelsky $10,000 0 197 Alex Brenes $10,000 0 198 Michael Fillat $10,000 0 199 Shreeniwas Kelkar $10,000 0 200 Robert Fikac $10,000 0 201 Herman Grimes $10,000 0 202 Margatoi Belinovich $10,000 0 203 Leon Garcia $10,000 0 204 Gene Timberlake $10,000 0 205 Neil Channing $10,000 0 206 George Abdallah $10,000 0 207 Erin Ness $10,000 0 208 Samir Zoudo $10,000 0 209 Richard Cordani $10,000 0 210 Vincent Napolitano $10,000 0 211 Adam Garfinkle $10,000 0 212 Earl Odom $10,000 0 213 Steven Greenberg $10,000 0 214 Aaron Ogus $10,000 0 215 O'Neil Longson $10,000 0 216 Matt Stodola $10,000 0 217 Shawn Silber $10,000 0 218 Dan Soda $10,000 0 219 David Cupps $10,000 0 220 Ivon Crewse $10,000 0 221 Michael Pino $10,000 0 222 Peter Hedlund $10,000 0 223 Ron Faltinsky $10,000 0 224 Phillip Tom $10,000 0 225 Dewey Tomko $10,000 0 225 Dave Combs $10,000 0
More WSOP updates There are 2576 entrants this year, and the winners will be paid upto 225th place. 1st wins $5,000,000 2nd wins $3,500,000 3rd wins $2,500,000 4th wins $1,500,000 5th wins $1,100,000 2004 35th Annual World Series of Poker Results Latest Update: May 26th, 5:30 p.m. – Doyle Brunson verbally announced "all in" while the crowd was applauding action at another table, Bradley Berman was talking to another player at the time of the raise and didn't hear Doyle. So Burman said "raise," trying to buy the big blind, but after a floor decision, he was bound by it and forced to call Brunson's all in bet. Doyle flipped up pocket 10s, and Burman showed A-7 offsuit. Unfortunately, the flop came A-5-5 followed by a 3 and a jack, and that is how Doyle Brunson finished in 53rd place in 2004 WSOP 6:17pm – Chris Ferguson goes all in on an open ended straight, but he catches a king on the river to stay in the tournament and double up his chips.
WSOP day IV update at the dinner break. 12:00 PM Play begins. 83 players remaining. Blinds start at $3,000-$6,000, $1,000 ante. Red $25,000 chips are now in play. The chip leaders going into Day 5 are: John Murphy………………………$765,000 Josh Arieh………………………….$754,000 Marcel Luske……………………..$613,000 Michael McClain…………………$604,000 Davin Andersson……………….$598,000 Eduard Schard……………………$564,000 Jason Sagle………………………..$555,000 Gary Jones………………………….$536,000 Patrick O'Connor…………………$530,000 Vinh Troung………………………..$529,000 Mattias Andersson……………..$518,000 12:20 PM 81 players remaining. Devilfish Ulliot just doubled up, all in with A-K versus Q-Q, the board came K-5-3-9-9. 12:43 PM Paul Kraus out in 80th. Scott Lundberg out in 79th. Donny Ariel out in 78th. Doyle Brunson moves all in for $139,000, on a board of 5-7-8 with two spades. Brunson has Qs 5s, opponent has top pair. The turn is a 5, the river is a queen, giving Brunson a full house. Brunson doubles up, crowd applauds. 12:55 PM Dan Bigelow out in 77th. Blair Rodman doubles up through Tobias Persson. The "feature table" includes Chris Feguson and Dan Harrington. 1:05 PM Blair Rodman doubles up again, with Qs Js versus 10-10. Sam Libicki out in 76th. Richard Osborne out in 75th by Marcel Luske. 1:17 PM Nils Paulsen doubles up twice, first with A-A against 10-10, second with 10-10 against 9-9 1:27 PM Gregg Turk out in 74th by Eric Vanderburg. Josh Arieh exceeds $1,000,000 in chips. 1:43 PM Ken Borror out in 73rd. Dave "Devilfish" Ulliot eliminated in 72nd by Davin Andersson. Devilfish had A-6, Andersson had Q-Q. The board came J-5-4-4-7. 1:55 PM Ayhan Alsancak out in 71st by Frank Russomanno. Alsancak had A-A, Russomanno had K-K, the board came Q-10-4-K-8. Dani Pourat out in 70th by David Williams. 2:02 PM Todd Rupert out in 69th by Bradley Berman. Rupert had 9-9, Berman had K-K, the board came K-J-10-4-3. Michael Zelin out in 68th. 2:12 PM 66 players remaining. Edward Foster eliminated in 67th. Foster had 10-10, opponent had Q-Q, board came 7-3-3-2-6. 2:25 PM Blinds increase to $4,000-$8,000, $1,000 ante. 2:55 PM James Hoeppner eliminated in 66th by Matthis Andersson. Hoeppner got all in when the flop came Js 2s 10s. Andersson had Ac As, Hoeppner had Qs 7s (made flush). The turn was the 8s, giving Andersson the ace-high flush. Hoeppner still had one out: the 9s, for a straight flush. The river came 3c. John Murphy has retaken the chip lead, with $1.3 million. 3:10 PM Jeffrey Calkins eliminated in 65th by Josh Arieh. Brett Ehart eliminated in 64th. Andrew Wynn eliminated in 63rd by Matt Treasure. Wynn all-in preflop with Q-Q, Treasure had J-J. The board came K-3-2-K-J, with the jack spiking on the river, giving Treasure the full house. Gavin Smith got all-in preflop with Ad Qd against Kh 9h. The board came 8-7-6-10-9. Smith was facing a made straight on the turn, but the river 9 caused a split pot. . 3:25 PM Doyle Brunson thrills the crowd by moving all in, but he gets no callers and picks up the pot. There are still three former world champions remaining: Brunson (1976, 1977), Chris Ferguson (2000), and Dan Harrington (1995). 3:32 PM Chris Heintschel eliminated in 62nd by Hung La. All in on the turn, board reading 6-5-4-7, Heintschel had 5-5 for a set, La had an 8 for the straight. The river was a 9. Nils Paulsen eliminated in 61st by Michael McClain. Paulsen all in preflop with J-J, McClain with A-A. The board came K-8-3-6-Q. 3:38 PM Doyle Brunson moves all in on a flop reading 6-4-3, exciting the crowd, but he wins the pot unchallenged. Mike McClain reaches $1 million. Josh Arieh is chip leader with $1.4 million. John Murphy has $1.3 million. 3:52 PM Chuck Pacheco eliminated in 60th by Davin Andersson. Pacheco all in preflop with A-10 against Andersson's 9-9. The board came J-4-2-5-5. 4:23 PM Henrik Olsen gets all in preflop with A-7 against Ben Johnson's A-10. The board comes Q-J-4-6-4, and Olsen is eliminated in 59th... but wait! The river 4 paired the board, so it's actually a split pot. 4:27 PM Doyle Brunson doubles up through Bradley Berman. Brunson all in with A-K preflop, Berman with K-Q, and the board comes 9-9-3-10-A. Greg Raymer doubles up through Marcel Luske. Raymer all in with A-A preflop, Luske with A-K, the board comes Q-Q-7-7-X. Daniel Alaei eliminated in 59th. Alaei all in preflop with A-5 against Matthew Hilger's K-10. The board comes A-K-6-K-6. Alaei has top pair on the flop, but Hilger makes trip kings on the turn, and wins with kings full of sixes. 4:45 PM 58 players remaining. Chip Count (approximate): Josh Arieh…………………………..…….$1,500,000 John Murphy………………………..…..$1,400,000 Mike McClean…………………………….$1,100,000 Charidimos (Harry) Demetriou…$800,000 Matthias Andersson…………………..$780,000 Dan Harrington………………………….$700,000 Greg Raymer……………………………..$600,000 Eduard Scharf…………………………….$490,000 Gary Jones………………………………….$450,000 Average………………………………………$444,137 Des Portano………………………………..$400,000 Gavin Smith………………………………..$400,000 Marcel Luske……………………………….$350,000 Matt Treasure……………………………..$320,000 Doyle Brunson…………………………….$300,000 Matthew Hilger…………………………….$300,000 Matt Lefkowitz……………………………..$275,000 Julian Gardner………………………………$270,000 Chris "JESUS" Ferguson……………….$205,000 Blinds increase to $5,000-$10,000, $1,000 ante. 4:55 PM Henrik Olsen eliminated in 58th by Ali Eslami. Olsen all in preflop with K-Q, Eslami had 9-9 and made a set on the flop. 5:05 PM Frank Russomanno eliminated in 57th. Russomanno all in with J-J preflop against A-Q, the board came 9-7-6-A-8. 5:15 PM Tony Abesamis eliminated in 56th. Eric Van Der Burg doubles up through Marcel Luske, bringing Luske down to about $106,000. 5:20 PM Tobias Persson eliminated in 55th. Persson all in preflop with 10-10 against Greg Raymer's J-J. The flop came 6-9-10 with two spades, giving Persson a set of tens. The turn was 8s, giving Raymer a flush draw and a straight draw. The river was another spade, giving Raymer a runner-runner flush. 5:27 PM Blair Rodman eliminated in 54th. Rodman all in preflop with K-K against Scott Carpenter's A-K. The board comes A-9-5-6-7. 5:31 PM Doyle Brunson eliminated in 53rd by Bradley Berman. Brunson moves all in preflop with 10-10, Berman moves all in with A-7. The board came A-5-5-3-J. Clock is stopped while Brunson receives a standing ovation from the crowd. 5:34 PM William Erickson gets all in preflop with 5-5 against Chris Ferguson's A-Q. The board comes K-K-2-3-J. Erickson doubles up, and Ferguson is down to about $70,000. 5:39 PM Gavin Smith eliminated in 52nd. Smith all in preflop with Ac 9c against 8-8. The flop comes 8-8-J-A-A. Smith is drawing dead from the flop, but then hits runner-runner aces to make a useless full house! Marcel Luske all in preflop with A-Q against Dewey Archer's A-K. The flop comes K-10-7, pairing Archer's king. The turn is a jack, giving Luske a broadway straight, but giving Archer a flush draw. The river is an offsuit deuce. Luske doubles up through Archer. 5:50 PM V Senthilkumar eliminated in 51st by Matt Dean. V Senthilkumar gets all in preflop with 6-6 against Matt Dean's Q-Q. The flop comes J-J-J, which means that hitting his set will no longer be enough for Senthilkumar. The turn is a king. Senthilkumar needs a jack or a king for a split pot. The river is a 5. 6:00 PM Chris Ferguson moves all in for about $70,000, and Dan Harrington calls. Ferguson shows Ac 3s, Harrington shows Kh Jd. The board comes 6s Ad 4d 7h 9d. Ferguson survives and doubles up. 6:05 PM Peter Giordano eliminated in 50th by David Williams. Giordano all in preflop with A-J against Williams's Q-Q. The board came K-10-4-3-8. 6:14 PM Ali Eslami eliminated in 49th by Greg Raymer. No details except that Ali was in front until the river, when Raymer hit a 10 for a straight. The pot puts Raymer over $1 million. 6:20 PM The flop is 3d 9c Jh. Matthias Andersson gets all in with Ah Qh against Chris Ferguson's Qc 10s. Ferguson has an open-ended straight draw, but is facing elimination. The turn is the 5s. The river is a Kh, which is met by thunderous applause from the audience. Ferguson doubles up to about $400,000. 6:25 PM Jess Kaufmann eliminated in 48th by Davin Andersson. Kaufmann got all in preflop with A-Q suited against Andersson's A-A. The board came 10-7-4-J-Q. 6:32 PM Bryan Bevis eliminated in 47th. 7.30PM 43 players remain at the dinner break. We will give you the missing bust outs and a full chip count after the break. Some of the chip counts are as follows: Josh Arieh……………………………$2,146,000 Chip Leader John Murphy……………………….$1,484,000 Greg Raymer……………………….$1,176,000 Mike McClean……………………….$1,169,000 Jason Sagle………………………….$995,000 Matthias Andersson……………..$753,000 Dan Harrington…………………….$578,000 Chris Ferguson……………………..$574,000 posted by pokerpagesdan - Category: WSOP 2004
WSOP day IV, final count Before giving you the day IV results let me clear something up. I am not at the WSOP reporting, the information I am posting is from www.cardplayer.com and www.pokerpages.com. No-Limit Hold'em World Championship Day 4 Chip Count Date of this Event: Wednesday, May 26th, 2004 @ 12:00PM 32 players still alive. Place...Player.......................Prize and/or Chips 1 Gregory Paul Raymer.............1,807,000 2 Dan Harrington.....................1,536,000 3 Davin Anderson....................1,436,000 4 Marcel Luske.......................1,372,000 5 John Murphy........................1,328,000 6 Robert Jarrett......................1,310,000 7 Joshua Arieh........................1,280,000 8 David Williams......................1,138,000 9. Michael McClain...................1,001,000 10 Chris Ferguson........................956,000 11 Eric Van Der Burg....................914,000 12 Scott Carpenter......................886,000 13 Glenn Hughes..........................861,000 14 Vinh 'David' Truong..................848,000 15 Gary Jones.............................802,000 16 Charidimos 'Harry' Demetriou......783,000 17 Jason Sagle............................712,000 18 Dewey Archer.........................656,000 19 Richard Fullerton.....................562,000 20 Mattias Andersson...................558,000 21 William Erickson.......................557,000 22 Al Krux...................................552,000 23 Eduard Scharf.........................523,000 24 Martin Feijo............................421,000 25 Hung La.................................396,000 26 Matt Dean..............................357,000 27 James Grimes..........................352,000 28 Kevin Bott..............................340,000 29 Bradley Berman.......................337,000 30 Julian Gardner.........................304,000 31 Matt Lefkowitz........................290,000 32 Glen Cooney...........................190,000 33 to 78 place...........................Prize Money 33 Matthew Hilger........................$80,000 34 Daniel Adelson.........................$80,000 35 David Angel.............................$80,000 36 Ben Johnson............................$80,000 37 Matt Treasure.........................$60,000 38 Patrick O'Conner......................$60,000 39 Robert Daniel..........................$60,000 40 Dung Nguyen..........................$60,000 41 Mario Zeledon.........................$60,000 42 Kevin Schaffel.........................$60,000 43 Stephen Lott..........................$60,000 44 Desmond Portano....................$60,000 45 Barry Schwartz.......................$60,000 46 A. Van Nguyen........................$45,000 47 Bryan Bevis............................$45,000 48 Jess Kaufmann........................$45,000 49 Ali Eslami...............................$45,000 50 Peter Giordano........................$45,000 51 V. Senthil Kumar......................$45,000 52 Gavin Smith............................$45,000 53 Doyle Brunson.........................$45,000 54 Blair Rodman...........................$45,000 55 Tobias Persson........................$35,000 56 Antonio Abesamis.....................$35,000 57 Frank Russomanno....................$35,000 58 Henrik Olsen............................$35,000 59 Daniel Alnei.............................$35,000 60 Charles Pacheco......................$35,000 61 Nils Paulsen............................$35,000 62 Chris Heinschel........................$35,000 63 Andrew Wynn..........................$35,000 64 Brett Ehart..............................$30,000 65 Jeffrey Calkins.........................$30,000 66 James Hoeppner.......................$30,000 67 Edward Foster.........................$30,000 68 Michael Zelin...........................$30,000 69 Todd Rupert............................$30,000 70 Dani Pourat.............................$30,000 71 Ayhan Alsancak.......................$30,000 72 David 'Devil Fish' Ulliott.............$30,000 73 Ken Borror..............................$25,000 74 Gregg Turk.............................$25,000 75 Richard Osborne......................$25,000 76 Sam Libicki.............................$25,000 77 Dan Bigelow............................$25,000 78 Donny Ariel.............................$25,000
Nice run Blair A quick run down of Blair Rodman results at this years WSOP events. Blair Rodman From: Palm Springs, CA Rank: 78 (after May 6th) Total Points: 930 Total Winnings: $170,900 Total Final Tables: 3 54th place in the World Championship event Limit Hold'em Event: Monday, April 26th, 2004 @ 12:00PM Total Prize Pool.......$839,040 Number of Entries....608 Tournament Results Place......Player................Prize Money......Points 5...........Blair Rodman......... $50,340...........400 No-Limit Hold'em Event: Saturday, May 1st, 2004 @ 12:00PM Total Prize Pool.........$1,146,780 Number of Entries......831 Tournament Results Place......Player...............Prize............Points 6........... Blair Rodman.......$57,340.........320 Seven Card Stud High-Low 8/OB Event: Thursday, May 6th, 2004 @ 12:00PM Total Prize Pool.......$293,940 Number of Entries....213 Tournament Results Place......Player................Prize Money......Points 5........... Blair Rodman..........$18,220...........210 No-Limit Hold'em World Championship Event: Wednesday, May 26th, 2004 @ 12:00PM Total Prize Pool.......$24,224,400 Number of Entries....2576 Tournament Results Place......Player................Prize Money 54..........Blair Rodman.........$45,000 When Blair was beat out he had pocket Kings, that sucks worst then getting beat in Blackjack with two Kings (20).
Way to go Blair! $170,000 in prize winnings in just a few weeks, even with all the buy-ins I'm sure he still nets 150K. I tellya, there is MONEY IN POKER. Maybe somebody with the same passion for both games (bj and poker) like S. Yama could run a basic EV comparison between the two. I've suspected for a long time now that the base EV for poker tourneys is much higher than BJ tourneys -- especially for a skilled player. From an advantage play standpoint, it just makes sense to investigate this card game and the amazing earning potential it holds now that there are so many ploppies filling the tables all hoping to be the next Moneymaker. As for me, a series of bad beats (and of course the occasional misread on my part) kept me from any glory at Binion's last week (except for the distinction of knocking out Lakers owner & poker player Jerry Buss in a tourney), but I have been racking it up back here in LA. Yesterday had another 5th place @ the Bike (out of 107) and Friday starts the California Poker Championships @ the Commerce Casino. So we'll see! One day I may even give Mr. Rodman a run for his money... -hd.
WSOP day V up date! Way to go Hollywood, good luck in the California Championship. Here is the current WSOP up date. Important note, last years champion "Chris Moneymaker" was amazing winning the $2,500,000 first prize from a $40 internet buy-in. But this year an even bigger story is unfolding. "John Murphy" the third day leader and currently in 6th place with $1,825,000 million in chips is only TWENTY-ONE years old. At the worst he will win $175,000. Is it okay to hate a 21 year old...LOL. All kidding aside I would love to see him win the whole thing, just think how many players would sign up for next years event should a 21 year old win the $5,000,000. No-Limit Hold'em World Championship Day 5 Chip Count Date of this Event: Thursday, May 27th, 2004 @ 12:00PM Total Prize:$24,224,400 Number of Entries: 2576 Tournament Results Place... Player.... Prize........Points 1 1st Place....... $5,000,000 0 2 2nd Place...... $3,500,000 0 3 3rd Place....... $2,500,000 0 4 4th Place....... $1,500,000 0 5 5th Place....... $1,100,000 0 6 6th Place....... $ 800,000 0 7 7th Place....... $ 675,000 0 8 8th Place....... $ 575,000 0 9 9th Place....... $...470,400 0 10 10th Place.... $ 373,000 0 11 11th Place.... $ 373,000 0 12 12th Place.... $ 373,000 0 13 13th Place.... $ 275,000 0 14 14th Place.... $ 275,000 0 15 15th Place.... $ 275,000 0 16 16th Place.... $ 175,000 0 17 17th Place.... $ 175,000 0 18 18th Place.... $ 175,000 0 19 19th Place.... $ 120,000 0 20 20th Place.... $ 120,000 0 21 21st Place.... $ 120,000 0 22 Hung La....... $ 120,000 0 23 Jason Sagle.. $ 120,000 0 24 Vinh 'David' Truong $120,000 0 25 Davin Anderson $120,000 0 26 Chris Ferguson $120,000 0 27 Eric Van Der Burg $120,000 0 28 Martin Feijo $80,000 0 29 29th Place $80,000 0 30 Glen Cooney $80,000 0 31 Bradley Berman $80,000 0 32 Julian Gardner $80,000 0 2004 35th Annual World Series of Poker Results 2:20pm - Martin Feijo busted out as 28th player, and they stopped the tournament clock to move the players to the final 3 tables, everyone who is left will get $120,000 minimum. 2:57pm - Chris Ferguson was eliminated in 26th place. He went all in with A-10 vs. Mattias Andersson who had pocket 5s. A-5 came out on the flop, ending Ferguson's tournament. 3:53pm - Vinh 'David' Truong was eliminated in 24th place. 3:05pm - Eric Van Der Burg was eliminated in 26th place, Davin Anderson was eliminated in 25th place by Gregory Paul Raymer who now has 3.5 million in chips. 3:55pm – Michael McClain busted out two players with his pocket kings. Jason Sagle finished in 23rd with A-10, and Hung La finshed in 22nd with A-K. 4:05pm – In the span of 10 minutes 3 players were eliminated, Robert Jarrett in 20th place, Richard Fullerton in 19th place, and Charidimos 'Harry' Demetriou in 18th place. They are now re-arranging everyone to the final two tables! At 5:00pm break - Top 10 Chip Leaders 1. Gregory Paul Raymer.................. $5.25 million 2. Joshua Arieh............................ $3.065 million 3. Al Krux.................................... $2.7 million 4. Dan Harrington......................... $2.2 million 5. Marcel Luske............................ $2 million 6. John Murphy............................ $1.825 million * Only 21 years old! 7. Matt Dean............................... $1.625 million 8. Michael McClain........................ $1.5 million 9. Glenn Hughes........................... $1.5 million 10. Mattias Andersson.................... $1.4 million Latest LIVE News: May 27th, 5:15pm – Gary Jones is eliminated in 17th place.
Go Hollywood Nice job Dave and good luck in Cal. With you knocking out Jerry you should be in line for a celebrity invite. Be careful against Rodman 'cause if ugliness and trash talking gives any kind of an advantage then he's got you beat... well maybe only in one category. Good luck on your "All Ins" IG
WSOP day V Dinner up date 6:30pm: William Erickson busts out in 16th place, guaranteeing the remaining players at least $275,000 dollars. At 7:00pm dinner break - Top 10 Chip Leaders 1. Gregory Paul Raymer............. $3.78 Million 2. John Murphy........................ $2.77 Million 3. Joshua Arieh........................ $2.6 Million 4. Matt Dean........................... $2.49 Million 5. Mattias Andersson................ $1.915 Million 6. Al Krux................................ $1.87 Million 7. Dewey Archer....................... $1.715 Million 8. Michael McClain.................... $1.53 Million 9. David Williams...................... $1.495 Million 10. Dan Harrington.................... $1.28 Million Just for fun I'll pick three players to win: David Williams............currently 9th Dan Harrington...........currently 10th John Murphy..............currently 2nd And of course Hollywood Dave for next year 2005, good luck in California. Latest LIVE News: May 27th, 8:45pm: Eduard Scharf ends the day in 15th place.
WSOP up date Championship event Day 6 Feature Table Seat 1, John Murphy, $1,825,000 Seat 2, Josh Arieh, $2,999,500 Seat 3, Eduard Scharf, $1,055,000 Seat 4, Matt Dean, $1,625,000 Seat 5, Greg Raymer, $5,250,000 Seat 6, Dewey Archer, $980,000 Seat 7, Gary Jones, $295,000 Seat 8, James Grimes, $720,000 Seat 9, Kevin Bott, $415,000 Table #2 Seat 1, David Williams, $390,000 Seat 2, William Erickson, $630,000 Seat 3, Marcel Luske, $1,935,000 Seat 4, Michael McClain, $1,600,000 Seat 5, Glenn Hughes, $1,035,000 Seat 6, Al Krux, $1,810,000 Seat 7, Dan Harrington, $960,000 Seat 8, Matias Andersson, $1,800,000 Chip leader Raymer is wearing sunglasses with holograms of reptile eyeballs on the lenses. The eyes change color as they are tilted, producing some interesting effects for the TV cameras. Blinds increase to $20,000-$40,000, $5,000 ante. 8:20 PM Play resumes. 8:35 PM John Murphy comes over the top of Greg Raymer's preflop raise, and Raymer retaliates by moving all in. Murphy folds, and Raymer shows 8-10. 8:48 PM Eduard Scharf eliminated in 15th by Greg Raymer. Scharf got all in preflop with K-Q against Raymer's Q-Q. The flop came J-9-4-7-4. Scharf collects $275,000 for 15th place. 8:55 PM John Murphy checkraises Josh Arieh all in on the flop and wins a $600,000 pot. Murphy has an extremely loud and supportive cheering section.
Hollywood Rodman Oooops! I hope I didn't offend Blair. So good luck to Blair against Hollywood, (Do you think he can fix me up with Carmen Electra ?) By the way I did my best John Madden when I gave the HMDBJIII satellite tournament presentation to both Sun Cruz and Sterling Casinos. I don't know how well it was received. I got the standard "we'll pass the idea up the ladder" response. I may need to bring you to Florida if I get the chance to promote it to the higher ups. IG
WSOP - Championship event Day 7 - Final Table Event 33 CHAMPIONSHIP EVENT May 27, 2004 Day 6 Results No-Limit Hold’em Buy-in: $10,000 FINAL TABLE 9:50 PM Kevin Bott eliminated in 14th by Matt Dean. Bott got all in preflop with A-6 against Dean's A-J. The board came J-9-7-8-6. Bott collects $275,000 for 14th place. 10:00 PM John Murphy eliminated in 13th by Matt Dean. Dean raises to $400,000 preflop, and Murphy reraises all in for over $2 million. Dean thinks for a while. Just as the tournament director calls for a clock, Dean announces "I call." Murphy has A-K, Dean has J-J. The board comes 2-J-9-5-A. Dean's vocal supporters shout "Ship it!" The chips are counted down, and Murphy is covered. Dean wins the gargantuan $4.9 million pot. Murphy collects $275,000 for 13th place. All remaining players will collect at least $373,000. 10:40 PM Blinds increase to $25,000-$50,000, $5,000 ante. Greg Raymer $5,550,000 Matt Dean $5,080,000 Marcel Luske $2,220,000 Average $2,146,666 Josh Arieh $2,145,000 Al Krux $1,770,000 Glenn Hughes $1,560,000 Dewey Archer $1,485,000 Dan Harrington $1,405,000 Matthias Andersson $1,310,000 David Williams $1,185,000 Mike McClain $945,000 James Grimes $635,000 10:42 PM James Grimes eliminated in 12th by Josh Arieh. Grimes moved all in preflop with Q-10 and Arieh called with A-Q. The board came 4-J-6-K-J. Grimes collects $373,000 for 12th place. Greg Raymer still leads with $5.5M 10:48 PM Dewey Archer eliminated in 11th by Josh Arieh. Archer got all in preflop with Q-Q against Arieh's A-K. The board came 6-7-A-6-A. After eliminating Grimes and Archer in short succession, Arieh has climbed well over $4 million. Archer collects $373,000 for 11th place. 10:55 PM Play has stopped while all ten remaining players are relocated to the final table. 11:20 PM Play resumes. Chip Count (approximate): Seat 4. Greg Raymer $5,405,000 Seat 5. Matt Dean $4,490,000 Seat 2. Josh Arieh $4,450,000 Average $2,576,000 Seat 7. Glenn Hughes $1,970,000 Seat 8. David Williams $1,850,000 Seat 3. Al Krux $1,770,000 Seat 9. Marcel Luske $1,690,000 Seat 6. Dan Harrington $1,510,000 Seat 1. Mattias Andersson $1,205,000 Seat 10. Michael McClain $1,075,000 12:05 AM Glenn Hughes raises $200,000 from the button, and Marcel Luske moves all in from the big blind for $960,000 more. Luske begins stacking his chips into a giant wall in the middle of the table. Luske sips his beverage, and then takes on a very concerned expression: pursing his lips and furrowing his brow in a very obvious manner. Hughes continues to think, and Luske, apparently bored, begins cleaning his sunglasses with his tie. (From the rail, Devilfish informs him that he missed a speck of dust). Hughes studies even more, and Luske slumps back in his chair and closes his eyes as though sleeping. ("Give him a blankie!" exclaims Devilfish.) Finally, Hughes folds. He turns over 9-9 and begs Luske to show his hand. Likewise, the crowd demands to see Luske's hand. Finally, Luske relents, turns over A-J offsuit and rakes the pot as the crowd applauds. 12:10 AM Greg "Fossilman" Raymer $6,410,000 Matt Dean $5,200,000 Josh Arieh $3,800,000 Marcel Luske $2,600,000 Glenn Hughes $1,900,000 Al Krux $1,600,000 Dan Harrington $1,400,000 Mattias Andersson $1,000,000 David Williams $1,000,000 Michael McClain $850,000 12:50 AM Things have been pretty dull since Dewey Archer got busted in 11th over two hours ago. Many of the media are dreading a late night, because tomorrow's final table will certainly last until the early morning. There was one exciting moment, when Dave Williams got all in with A-Q against Josh Arieh's 10-10. Williams hit an ace on the turn and doubled up. 1.00AM - We have a final table Marcel Luske moved in on a flop of 3 clubs Queen high. He had two 4's in his hand with the 4 of clubs. Dan Harrington called the 700k bet with Ace clubs, Jack. A jack came on the turn and a blank on the river. Marcel finished in 10th place and we now have our final 9 player line up. Seat...Name.......Chip Count 4 GREG RAYMER $8,215,000 5 MATT DEAN $4,920,000 2 JOSH ARIEH $3,205,000 7 GLENN HUGHES $2,275,000 6 DAN HARRINGTON $2,245,000 8 DAVID WILLIAMS $1,575,000 3 AL KRUX $1,305,000 9 MICHAEL MCCLAIN $885,000 1 MATTIAS ANDERSSON $740,000 Well done to all that made final table! Play resumes at 1.00pm later today.
WSOP - Final Table Bio's We're down to the final table of this years WSOP. John Murphy the twenty-one year old busted out, but they still have four twenty something year olds in this years finals and only one non-American. Here are the Bio's on the remaning players. World Series of Poker - Final Table Biographys SEAT 1: MATTIAS ANDERSSON Chip Count: $740,000 The only non-American to make the final table this year is Mattias Anderson, from Sweden. At age 24, he’s one of four 20-something players in the finale. Andersson previously worked as a salesman in a toy store before crafting his poker game playing on the Internet. Over the past year, he’s supported himself financially playing from his home computer. Andersson noted that “Poker School Online” at PokerPages.com helped him learn about strategy. In his spare time, he also enjoys soccer, pool, miniature golf, and other card games – including “Magic.” In fact, Andersson won the national “Magic” championship in Sweden in 2001. This is his first time to play in the World Series of Poker. Andersson’s motto: “Respect all of your fellow players and try to play your best game.” SEAT 2: JOSH ARIEH Chip Count: $3,205,000 Josh Arieh was born in Rochester, NY and now lives in Atlanta, GA. He’s a 29-year-old professional poker player who once worked as a courier for a law firm. Arieh won a gold bracelet at the World Series in 1999 – in the $3,000 buy-in Limit Hold’em event. This is his fifth year to play at the World Series – where he has cashed ten times. He started playing poker several years ago, mostly to kill time after the local pool hall closed. Arieh is married and has two children. About his life, he says, “I’m just a family man trying to make a decent living.” SEAT 3: AL KRUX Chip Count: $1,305,000 Al Krux is originally from North Carolina , but now lives near Syracuse , NY . Prior to becoming a professional poker player, Krux worked as a diamond merchant. He won a World Series gold bracelet in 1996 in the $1,500 buy-in Pot-Limit Hold’em event. He also made the final table in the main event in 1990, when he finished 6 th. Krux is married and has four children. SEAT 4: GREG “FOSSILMAN” RAYMER Chip Count: $8,215,000 The chip leader coming into the finale is Greg Raymer, a 39-year-old corporate patent attorney from Stonington, CT. Raymer is originally from North Dakota, and worked around the country before settling down with his wife and daughter in the woods of Southeastern Connecticut. Raymer’s best tournament finish was third in the main event at the World Poker Finals, back in 2001 at Foxwoods. This is his first final table at the World Series of Poker – and he comes in with a significant chip advantage at over $8 million. Raymer is known as “Fossilman,” because he collects antique fossils – which he often proudly displays on the poker table. He also has the most unusual shades in poker. Raymer’s motto: “I only appear to be wacko – in reality, I’m much worse.” SEAT 5: MATT DEAN Chip Count: $4,920,000 Dean is a 25-year-old aspiring math teacher from Woodlands, Texas – located just outside Houston. He’s currently working on getting his teaching certificate, in order to teach high school math. Dean started playing poker just one year ago. He learned to play poker online, and at his local fraternity house on the campus of Southwestern University. Dean is single and enjoys playing sports, including tennis. SEAT 6: DAN HARRINGTON Chip Count: $2,245,000 Dan Harrington is the 1995 world poker champion. He also made the final table in the main event last year – finishing third. This year’s repeat performance means he’s made three final tables within just the past ten years – a remarkable accomplishment by any measure. Harrington grew up in Boston and became a successful investor before turning to poker to make his “second fortune.” Harrington is jokingly referred to as “Action Dan,” a teasing reference to his rock-solid playing reputation. The fact is – Harrington is capable of playing many different styles and has proven to be one of the most dangerous players in the game of No-Limit Texas Hold’Em. Harrington now lives in Santa Monica, CA. SEAT 7: GLENN HUGHES Chip Count: $2,275,000 Glenn Hughes, a.k.a. “The Big Cat,” is a 38-year-old married father of two children who now lives in Scottsdale, AZ. He’s a graduate of the University of Mississippi and is now semi-retired. When Hughes isn’t spending time with his family or playing poker, he’s usually out on the golf course. Hughes has finished in the money several times here at the World Series and other tournaments, as well -- but like many of his opponents, this is his first foray onto the world’s brightest poker stage. SEAT 8: DAVID ANTHONY WILLIAMS Chip Count: $1,575,000 David Williams is the youngest player at today’s final table. His 24 th birthday comes up in just two weeks. Williams currently lives in Dallas , Texas and is currently a student at S.M.U. where he’s majoring in math and economics. He started playing poker seven years ago. Interestingly, Williams credits “The Flying Dutchman” -- Marcel Luske -- as the player who helped him most with his game. Last night past midnight , Luske busted out tenth in this event. About his future, Williams says: “I never want to have a boss. I will open my own business – if poker doesn’t work out.” Williams credits his mother who is here with him today -- who is very supportive of his decision to play poker. SEAT 9: MIKE McCLAIN Chip Count: $885,000 Mike McClain is a 39-year-old pro poker player from Lemoore , CA . He earned a BS degree in engineering and worked in the computer industry before turning pro in the East Bay area. McClain is perhaps best known for having his face shown literally hundreds of times nationally on television as the “AGONY OF DEFEAT” shot, during ESPN’s repeated World Series of Poker broadcasts last year. Perhaps this year in 2004, McClain can turn that “agony of defeat” memory into a “thrill of victory” reality. McClain is married and has two children.
WSOP - Final table up date Championship event Day 7 - Final Table Just waiting for the players to be announced and ESPN to position themselves and then the last leg of this 7 day WSOP Championship event will be underway with the customary - Shuffle up and Deal............ 1:27 PM Marcel Luske, Dave "Devilfish" Ulliot and Chris "JESUS" Ferguson are in the audience 1:40 PM Play begins. 1:48 PM Josh Arieh has picked up two small pots and Glenn Hughes has picked up one. 1:51 PM Arieh picks up a pot on a Qc 8s 3s flop after five players come in for $150,000. 1:56 PM Michael McClain eliminated in 9th by Greg Raymer. Raymer's button. McClain makes it $150,000 to go, Raymer reraises to $500,000, and McClain moves all in for about $800,000 and Raymer calls. Raymer has 10s 10d, McClain has As Ad. The board comes 7c 10c Jd 8s Kh. 15 minute break. Play resumes at 2:12 PM. 2:06 PM There is (not surprisingly) a large crowd today. The Horseshoe has set up large TV screens with rows of seats in front of them, like a cinema. 2:10 PM Play resumes. Blinds increase to $30,000-$60,000, $10,000 ante. 2:15 PM Matthias Andersson eliminated in 8th by Greg Raymer. Andersson moves all in from under the gun for $670,000, and Raymer calls. Andersson has Ad Ks, Raymer has As 10d. The board comes Qc 7c 9h Js 8s. The eight spikes on the river, giving Raymer a straight. mucks no-show. Raymer wins the $3 million pot. Well Done Matts we are so very very proud of you and your acheivement of making it to the final table out of 2749 players of the WSOP - What a year it has been for you already and all your friends at BugsysClub and PokerSchool stand up and applaud you Well that is not bad going for Mats who doesnt seem to have been in much action since final started and has just made $100,000 more, not many poker players can boast that for no action 2:23 PM Several small pots are won with a single preflop raise. Well i shouldnt have said anything - 2:28 PM Hand #13, Dean's button. Harrington limps in from the small blind, and Hughes checks. The flop comes 3c 9s As. Harrington bets $100,000 and Hughes calls. The turn comes 4d. Harrington bets $300,000. Hughes thinks and folds. 2:32 PM Hand #14, Harrington's button. Arieh opens for $175,000 and Raymer calls. The flop comes As 9s 6h. Arieh bets $500,000 and Raymer folds. 2:35 PM Hand #16, Williams's button. Harrington opens for $175,000, Williams raises to $500,000, and Harrington folds. 2:39 PM Hand #18, Krux's button. Arieh opens for $250,000 and Raymer calls. The flop comes 4h 8s Jd. Raymer checks, Arieh checks. The turn comes Kd. Raymer bets $350,000 and Arieh calls. The river comes Jc. Raymer checks, Arieh bets $600,000, and Raymer folds. Arieh is up to about $5 million. 2:43 PM Hand #20, Dean's button. Williams opens for $120,000, Arieh raises to $500,000, and Williams calls. The flop comes Ad 5h 6c. Williams checks, Arieh moves all in, and Williams calls. Arieh has Ah Kh, Williams has 5c 5d. The turn comes As, the river comes 10c. Williams doubles up to over $3.5 million. 2:50 PM Hand #21, Harrington's button. Krux opens for $250,000, Raymer raises to $865,000 (putting Krux all in), and Krux calls. Raymer has Ad Kh, Krux has 6d 6s. The board comes Jh 9s 4s As 2s. Krux makes a runner-runner flush and doubles up to over $2 million. 3:02 PM Greg Raymer $7,400,000 Mike Dean $4,000,000 David Williams $3,500,000 Al Krux $3,000,000 Josh Arieh $2,900,000 Glenn Hughes $1,900,000 Dan Harrington $1,700,000 3:08 PM Josh Arieh has been leading at a lot of pots, and winning them. 3:16 PM Several uncontested small pots 3:16 PM During a short break, tournament director Matt Savage proposes marriage to Maryann Foronda, who is sitting in the VIP row. He presents her with roses and a ring. She says "Yes". Matt says "Thank you," and puts the ring on her finger. 3:23 PM Play resumes. 3:23 PM Hand #33, Raymer's button. Raymer makes it $160,000 to go from the button and Harrington calls from the big blind. The flo pcomes 7h 9s Jc. Herrington checks, Raymer bets $300,000, Harrington moves all in for $950,000 and Raymer calls. Harrington has 9h Qd, Raymer has Ac Js. The turn comes 3h, the river comes 9d. Harrington makes trips on the river and doubles up to over $2 million. 3:30 PM Hand #35, Harrington's button. 3 players come in for $200,000, the flop comes Ac Ks 3h, and Krux wins with a $980,000 bet. 3:34 PM Hand #36, Hughes's button. Williams raises $200,000 from the small blind and Arieh calls from the big blind. The flop comes Kc Js 9h. Williams bets $300,000, Arieh raises $500,000, and Williams calls immediately. The turn comes 2h. Williams checks, Arieh checks. The river comes 8c. Williams checks, Arieh checks. Williams shows Ah 9c, Arieh mucks no-show. Williams wins the $2 million+ pot. 3:38 PM Hand #38, Arieh's button. Arieh opens for $175,000 from the button, Raymer raises to $500,000 from the button, and Arieh calls. The flop comes 8h 9s As. Raymer checks, and Arieh moves all in. Raymer removes his reptilian sunglasses, thinks, and folds. 3:47 PM Hand #40, Raymer's button. Under the gun, Hughes opens for $175,000, Raymer reraises to $500,000, and Hughes moves all in over the top. There is a lengthy staredown between Raymer and Hughes, but Raymer eventually folds. Raymer has quickly lost a lot of chips. 3:51 PM Hand #42, Harrington's button. Arieh opens for $175,000, Raymer calls, and Harrington calls. The flop comes 2s 8s 9s. Arieh bets $550,000, Raymer quickly calls, and Harrington folds. The turn comes 9d. Arieh checks, Raymer checks. The river comes Kh. Arieh bets $750,000 and Raymer calls. Raymer shows Kd 8d, and Arieh 4:00 PM Greg Raymer $7.5 million Josh Arieh $3.6 million Matt Dean $3.5 million David Williams $3 million Glenn Hughes $2.7 million Dan Harrington $2.5 million Al Krux $2.5 million 4:08 PM Hand #48, Dean's button. Arieh opens for $175,000, Dean raises to $500,000, and Arieh calls. The flop comes As Ah Kh. Check around. The turn comes Kd. Check around. The river comes 5c. Arieh bets $300,000, and Dean calls. Arieh shows A-4, Dean mucks no-show. Arieh is back up to around $4.5 million. 4:24 PM Chip Count: Seat 2. Josh Arieh $4,620,000 Seat 3. Al Krux $2,635,000 Seat 4. Greg Raymer $7,730,000 Seat 5. Matt Dean $2,505,000 Seat 6. Dan Harrington $2,805,000 Seat 7. Glenn Hughes $2,125,000 Seat 8. David Williams $2,745,000 Blinds increase to $40,000-$80,000, $10,000 ante. 4:35 PM First hand back, the button is mistakenly left in front of Glenn Hughes. Hughes plays his second button, and play continues normally. 4:40 PM Hand #53, Arieh's button. Five players limp in for the minimum (including Raymer, who checks the big blind). The flop comes Qd 10d 7s. Williams bets $300,000, and wins the pot.
WSOP - Dinner up date - down to three players Championship event Day 7 - Final Table Down to three and counting. 4:51 PM Hand #57, Harrington's button. Arieh makes it $225,000 to go, Raymer calls, and Harrington raises $1,200,000. All players fold to Raymer, who says "Give him the money," and folds. 4:55 PM Hand #58, Hughes's button. Dean opens for $225,000, Arieh calls. The flop comes Kh 4s 5d. Arieh checks, Dean bets $200,000, and Arieh calls. The turn comes 3s. Arieh bets $400,000, Dean raises to $1.1 million, Arieh raises all in, and Dean folds. 5:00 PM Hand #59, Williams's button. Raymer opens for $200,000, Harrington calls, and Krux calls. The flop comes As 3s 4d. Check around. The turn comes 3c. Krux checks, Raymer bets $500,000 and wins the pot. 5:08 PM Hand #63, Dean's button. Raymer opens for $200,000, Dean raises to $500,000, and Raymer folds. 5:13 PM Matt Dean eliminated in 7th by David Williams. Hand #65, Hughes's button. Dean opens for $250,000, Williams raises to $500,000, and Dean calls. The flop comes 8c 3s 8h. Williams bets $300,000, Dean moves all in, and Williams calls. Dean shows Ad 10h, Williams shows Ac As. Dean needs runner-runner tens to survive. The turn comes 3c, the river comes Ah. Williams is now over $5 million. 5:22 PM Greg Raymer requests a color-up, and is told that all high denomination chips are already in use. 5:24 PM The $5 million has been brought in in four cardboard boxes by four serious-looking guards in black suits and earpieces. The famous shotguns are not present. The money is stacked in an enormous pyramid on a nearby table, with the bracelet placed on top. The base of the pyramid covers the entire surface of the table. The four guards stand behind the table and watch the money. 5:37 PM Krux has made three quarter-million preflop raises, and laid all three hands down to reraises. 5:41 PM Al Krux eliminated in 6th by Greg Raymer. Hand #78, Williams's button. Raymer opens for $200,00, Arieh calls, and Krux calls. The flop comes Ac Kd 5d. Raymer bets $500,000, Arieh calls, Krux moves all in for $925,000 more, Raymer reraises $1.5 million, and Arieh folds. Krux shows As 9h, Raymer shows Ah Qd. The turn comes 3s, the river comes 7c. 5:53 PM Hand #82, Harrington's button. Arieh opens for $250,000, and Raymer calls. The flop comes 6c Jc 10h. Arieh bets $425,000 and Raymer calls. The turn comes 8h. Arieh checks, Raymer bets $1 million, and Arieh calls. The river comes 4c (three clubs on board). Arieh checks, and Raymer moves all in. Arieh removes his sunglasses, stands up, walks around. He looks over at the $5 million, shakes his head in disbelief, and folds. Raymer wins a gargantuan pot. 6:00 PM Greg Raymer $12 million Josh Arieh $3.6 million David Williams $5 million Dan Harrington $2.6 million Glenn Hughes $1.5 million 6:04 PM Glenn Hughes eliminated in 5th by Greg Raymer. Hand #86, Raymer's button. Arieh opens for $225,000, Raymer calls, Hughes moves all in for $1.3 million, Arieh folds, and Raymer calls. Hughes has Ks Qd, Raymer has 5s 5c. The board comes 4h Ad 10s 10d 9h. Hughes has a lot of outs on the river, but misses them all. Raymer is now over $15 million. 6:14 PM Hand #91, Raymer's button. Raymer limps in from the button, Harrington limps in from the small blind, and Williams checks the big blind. The flop comes 2s 7s 8c. Harrington bets $250,000, Williams calls, and Raymer calls. The turn comes Jh. Harrington bets $700,000, Williams folds, and Raymer calls. The river comes Qd. Harrington moves all in for about $1.4 million, and Raymer folds. Harrington is up to about $3.8 million. 6:26 PM Williams has won several small pots and picked up about $1.5 million. 6:35 PM Dan Harrington eliminated in 4th by David Williams. Hand #99, Raymer's button. Harrington limps in from the small blind, Williams checks the big blind. The flop comes 2s 5d 9d. Harrington bets $250,000 and Williams calls. The turn comes 3h. Harrington checks, Williams bets $500,000, Harrington raises all in and Williams calls. Harrington has 8s 6c, Williams has 3c 2c. Harrington needs a 7 or a 4 for a straight. The river is the 3s. Williams makes a full house. 6:40 PM Break for dinner. Play resumes in an hour. All spectators and non-ESPN media have been evicted from the room. Not surprising, since there's $50 million in cash lying around. Chip Count (official): Josh Arieh $2,075,000 Greg Raymer $14,460,000 David Williams $8,630,000
WSOP Champion is crowned! 8:13 PM Daniel Negreanu receives his "Player of the Year" award. Negreanu cashed in six events, made four final tables, and won one bracelet. He thanked Harrah's, the Horseshoe, his mom, his girlfriend, Matt Savage, the dealers, and Jen Harman, who is recovering from kidney surgery on Saturday. Play resumes. Blinds increase to $50,000-$100,000, $10,000 ante. Raymer has already begun signing autographs. 8:22 PM Josh Arieh eliminated in 3rd by Greg Raymer. Hand #106, Raymer's button. Raymer opens for $250,000, Williams calls, Arieh moves all in for $1,305,000, Rayer calls, and Williams folds, showing A-8. Arieh shows 9-9, Raymer shows A-Q. The board comes Qd-Jc-Qc-3h-4c. 8:30 PM Play has stopped while the TV cameras are repositioned. 8:32 PM The money has been dumped onto the table. 8:35 PM Play resumes. Chip Count (official): Greg Raymer $17,125,000 David Williams $8,240,000 8:40 PM The first four hands are walks for the big blinds. Then, Raymer and Williams trade some small pots back and forth. 8:44 PM David Williams eliminated in 2nd by Greg Raymer. Hand #113, Williams's button. Williams made it $300,000, and Raymer called. The flop came 5s 4d 2d. Raymer checked, Williams bet $500,000, Raymer raised to $1.6 million, and Williams called instantly. The turn came 2h. Raymer bet $2.5 million, and Williams called instantly. The river came 2c. Raymer moved all in, and Williams called instantly. Williams showed Ah 4s, Raymer showed 8d 8c. Congratultions to Greg Raymer who just became the new World Champion of Poker for 2004. Well David Williams will have a Happy Birthday coming up as the 23 year old wins $3,500,000 for 2nd place.
