Event 21, No-Limit Hold'em Live Updates November 22, 2009

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Event 21 - Final Table - Double Trouble! 1 year ago

The rash of early eliminations came to an abrupt end in this level. The action hasn't slowed up though, quite the opposite.

It's a table full of aggressive players and some big pots are getting played out.

Read on for the exciting details. 

Chuck Up!

Chuck Sklar was getting pretty short and shoved on the button with Jh 7c, picking up a call from Dave Seidman in the big blind, holding pocket 5d 5c.

Seidman faded the overcards on the 4d 3s 8d flop but a turned 7h was good news for Chuck and a 2s blank completed his double up at the hands of Seidman.

Sklar Wars!

After Seiver limped on the button, Chuck shipped his chips into the middle and once again he picked up action from Dave Seidman, these two stirring up quite a rivalry at the table.


Running Into Hands!

Chuck showed Ah 7h but was well behind the Ac Td of Seidman, who had made a great call.

The flop fell 5s 2s Qh but a spiked 7c on the turn was bad news for Seidman, as the crowd oohed in sympathy at the likely bad beat on the cards.

Dave paired up with the Ad on the river, but as Chuck had one too, his top pair was trailing behind Chuck's Aces Up and Chuck doubled himself back into contention.

Ben Sprengs Into Action

When Ben Sprengers saw Rajesh Vohra re-raising Jacobo Fernandez's bet of $55,000 to $165,000 he looked down to find pocket Aces at the perfect time and shoved for $400,000.

Fernandez passed up his hand, but Rajesh, though on a steal with 9s 3s felt priced in and made the call.

Looking good for Ben to double up, a flop of 7d 2s Ts sent a few shudders down his spine, but he had nothing to worry about, dodging a spade on the 4c and 5d turn and river.

After this action here are the current standings, courtesy of worldseriesofpoker.com.

Scott Seiver $3,600,000
Dave Seidman
$990,000
Ben Sprengers
$800,000
Jacobo Fernandez
$700,000
Rajesh Vohra
$550,000
Chuck Sklar
$500,000
  

 

 

  • Level: 22
  • Blinds: 12,000/24,000
  • Ante: 3,000
  • Average Stack: $1,218,333
  • Players Left: 6

Event 21 - Day 2 - Scott Keeps The Pressure Up! 1 year ago

Scott has singularly refused to just sit on his massive chip lead, bringing his wall of chips into play regularly, winning many of the early pots.

He has tangled several times with David Seidman, with varied results.

Here's the low down.

Seid Turns The Tide

Dave Seidman has been getting pressurised by Seiver. After Seiver raised the button to $45,000, he re-popped him to $145,000, refusing to be bullied by the chipped up player.

Seiver was in no mood to back down though and pushed his $3 million stack into the middle very quickly.

Seidman sighed, checking round the table, to get an idea of the remaining chip stacks and laid it down...


So Sick, Henrik

However, he was soon to get stuck into Seiver once more.

In a raised pot preflop, Dave Seidman checked, and Scott now bet out $80,000 on the 8h 9h 4s flop.

Seidman made his move and check-raised to $320,000 only to be met by an instant push from Seiver.

He called, as he was pot committed, but Seiver had caught him with his hands in the till, tabling Ts Js for an open ended straight draw as a jovial Seiver flipped up pocket cowboys.

Looking bleak for Seidman now, he only had eight outs to hit and the turn blanked out, the 4h appearing. He was about to be eliminated in 8th but then a miracle 7d fell on the river.

Fistpumps, whooping and hollering were the order of the day as he doubled through to roughly $1,600,000 chips.

Scott Seiver took the beat well, laughing jovially as he has been prone to do so far and still in possession of a huge stack of chips.

Geyer Gone! (OUT in 8th)


Busto!

Adam Geyer shoved from UTG with his shortstack, only to find the newly bolstered Seidman re-shoving from behind him.

He tabled Nines to Seidman's Aces, and despite a nine hitting the board, his set was no good by the river as an Ace popped out too.

Adam Geyer is OUT, eliminated in 8th spot, winning $94,481.

 

Deja Vu? (Henriksson OUT - 7th)

In a raised pot preflop, contested three way, Chuck Sklar bet out on the Ks 8h 9d, only to find Anders Henriksson moving in behind, and Ben Sprengers also shoving!

Sklar must've wondered what he had walked into and once he folded it became apparent.

Ben Sprengers turned over a pretty pair of bullets, but Henriksson had hit the flop harder, holding 9-9 for a set.

He was all ready to double up, but the cruel hand of the poker gods was to crush his dreams as incredibly a further ace spiked, for the 2nd elimination in a row involving a set of nines over Aces.

All this meant we lose a player, Anders Henriksson is OUT, in unfortunate fashion, winning $120,249 for his trouble.

The battle for braceleted glory continues!


Event 21, No-Limit Hold'em - Day 3, Reports by:

  • Matthew Showell
    Matthew Showell
  • Owen Laukkanen
    Owen Laukkanen

Event 21, No-Limit Hold'em

  • Buy-In: $5,000
  • Entrants: 731
  • Total Prize Money: $3,435,700
  • Date: Jun 11, 2008
  • Final Day Jun 13, 2008

Event Chip Leaders1 year ago

Event 21, No-Limit Hold'em

Player Chip Stack
Alex Melnikow $248,800
Sam El Sayed $215,800
Jared Okun $170,000
Thanhdat Tran $164,700
Hasan Habib $140,200

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Blind Structure1 year ago

Event 21, No-Limit Hold'em

Level Ante Blinds               
Level 1 25/50
Level 2 50/100
Level 3 100/200
Level 4 25 100/200
Level 5 25 150/300
Level 6 50 200/400
Level 7 75 300/600
Level 8 100 400/800
Level 9 100 500/1,000
Level 10 100 600/1,200
Level 11 200 800/1,600
Level 12 300 1,000/2,000
Level 13 300 1,200/2,400
Level 14 400 1,500/3,000
Level 15 500 2,000/4,000
Level 16 500 3,000/6,000
Level 17 1,000 4,000/8,000
Level 18 1,000 5,000/10,000
Level 19 1,000 6,000/12,000
Level 20 2,000 8,000/16,000
Level 21 3,000 10,000/20,000
Level 22 3,000 12,000/24,000
Level 23 4,000 15,000/30,000
Level 24 5,000 20,000/40,000
Level 25 5,000 25,000/50,000
Level 26 5,000 30,000/60,000
Level 27 10,000 40,000/80,000
Level 28 10,000 50,000/100,000
Level 29 15,000 60,000/120,000

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