Grand Tunica - Live Updates
What could be more pokerific than high-stakes No Limit Hold'em played in the smoky cardroom of a Mississippi riverboat casino? PokerListings.com is on location at the World Series of Poker Circuit Event at Grand Casino Tunica in Tunca, MS and Dennis Perry has won the $563,402 first prize. Congratulations Dennis!
Day 3 Live Updates
Perry is the Winner
5 years ago
Third hand back from the break: Gioi Luong moves all-in preflop and Dennis Perry is quick to call, showing a pair of cowboys to Luong's pocket sixes. The flop comes J♥ 7♣ 8♥ and the turn is the Q♣. The river is the A♠ and Luong misses his two-outer and is eliminated, giving Perry the title and the $563,402 first prize. Luong takes home $290,792 for his second-place finish. Congratulations to both players!
Luong Doubles Through Perry
5 years ago
On the first hand back from the break, Dennis Perry and Gioi Luong get all the chips in the middle preflop, Luong with pocket treys and Perry with A-5 of hearts. The flop comes 2-K-3 and Luong has a set of crabs but Perry has a heart flush draw. The turn is another king and fills up Luong, meaning he'll double through Perry and the tournament continues.
On the next hand, Perry pushes all-in and Luong folds. Perry shows pocket deuces as he rakes the pot.
On the next hand, Perry pushes all-in and Luong folds. Perry shows pocket deuces as he rakes the pot.
Back from Dinner At Last
5 years ago
We're back from the dinner break at last - apparently due to some overdone Kobe beef in the steakhouse, the finalists' dinner went long. But here we are almost two hours later and the cards are back in the air.
Whoops, it's Dinner Time
5 years ago
We've played one hand of heads-up and now it's time for dinner. So PokerListings.com will return in an hour, bellies full and ready for action. Holla!
Broken Chip Count Scene
5 years ago
Here are the chip counts as we prepare for heads-up play:
| Dennis Perry | $3,140,000 |
| Gioi Luong | $630,000 |
Allred All Gone
5 years ago
Dennis Perry opens the betting with a $200,000 raise and Lance Allred moves all-in for another $605,000. Perry makes the call and shows another head-scratching hand: K♥ 8♣ versus Allred's K♠ J♦. Allred cannot feel safe even with Perry dominated, and sure enough after the flop comes A♣ 7♦ 7♣ the turn is the 8♥, pairing Perry's eight and putting Allred in deep trouble. The river is the Q♥ and Lance Allred has been eliminated as Dennis "Refrigerator" Perry continues to be rewarded on his quest of donkstrikery. Allred takes home $145,396 for his third place finish.
Lance Lays it Down
5 years ago
Lance Allred raises to $100,000 and Dennis Perry comes over-the-top all-in. Allred lays it down and Perry takes the pot.
Big(ish) Folds
5 years ago
After a couple of uneventful hands three-handed, Gioi Luong makes it $140,000 and Lance Allred re-raises all-in. Dennis Perry asks for a count and the total is $890,000. Perry folds and Luong mucks pocket sixes face up. Perry wants to show his hand and exposes A♦ Q♦. Allred, on the other hand, mucks his cards facedown and with a Cheshire Cat grin on his face, rakes the pot.
New Level, New Chip Counts
5 years ago
Here are the updated chip counts for this new and even more exciting level of play:
| Dennis Perry | $1,960,000 |
| Gioi Luong | $720,000 |
| Lance Allred | $1,070,000 |
A Break for Some Color
5 years ago
We're taking a fifteen minute level break and coloring up some chips. Action will resume in about a quarter-hour.
Vance Vanquished
5 years ago
Larry Vance makes it $100,000 from the button and Dennis Perry says don't hate, participate - he makes it $200,000 and Vance opts to call. The flop comes J♦ Q♠ 2♠ and Perry bets out $260,000, which Vance takes as a personal affront, pushing all of his chips into the middle as a rebuttal. Perry makes the call and unsheaths the 10-9, while Vance brandishes K-J for middle pair. The turn is the 9♣, pairing Perry's nines and giving him plenty of outs to bust Vance. One of those outs is the 8♥, giving Perry the straight and sending Vance packing. He'll take home $127,222 for his fourth place finish.
Gooey Keeps it Crazy
5 years ago
Gioi Luong raises to $60,000 from under the gun. Dennis Perry calls in the big blind and the flop comes 3♣ Q♠ 3♦. Perry bets out $60,000 and Gioi Luong moves all-in for $296,000. Perry lays it down and Luong keeps his head above water with another well-timed all-in push.
Nobody Calling Gioi Luong
5 years ago
Larry Vance calls from the cutoff and Dennis Perry limps-in from the small blind. Gioi Luong moves all-in in the big blind and takes down the pot.
Glad Somebody Was Paying Attention
5 years ago
Dennis Perry raises to $96,000 and Gioi Luong moves all-in for another $229,000. Action folds back around to D-Per, who (eventually makes the call). Gioi has A♦ 7♦ while Perry has A♥ T♠. The flop comes K♥ 8♥ 6♥, giving Perry the heart-flush draw. The turn is the J♣ and the river is the 6♠, and it is announced that Luong has been eliminated. Then someone points out that both players have a pair of sixes with A-K-8 kickers and the pot is chopped. Welcome back, Gioi!
Panic! At the Chip Count
5 years ago
After a short break we've reconvened for a little more Texas Hold'em. Here are the chip counts as we enter four-handed play:
| Dennis Perry | $1,240,000 |
| Gioi Luong | $367,000 |
| Larry Vance | $821,000 |
| Lance Allred | $1,353,000 |
Martin Straightened Out
5 years ago
On a flop of 7♦ 3♠ 5♠, Peter Martin bets $30,000 and Lance Allred raises to $200,000 after Martin had limped-in from the small blind preflop. Peter Martin thinks it over and then announces an all-in re-raise for a grand total of $402,000. Allred makes the call and turns over 6♦ 5♣ to Martin's A♦ 7♣. The turn is the 3♥, but the river is the 4♥, giving Lance Allred the seven-high straight and sending Peter "Royal Flush" Martin to the rail, ironically at the hands of the player through whom he doubled with the Royal Flush yesterday. Martin finishes in fifth place and will take home $109,047 for his time.
Martin Goads Gioi
5 years ago
Gioi Luong opens for $90,000 and Peter Martin comes over-the-top all-in. Gioi lays it down and Martin shows J♠ 9♣ as he takes the pot. The audience literally howls with delight at the gall of this man.
My Chemical Chip Count
5 years ago| Dennis Perry | $1,200,000 |
| Gioi Luong | $540,000 |
| Larry Vance | $750,000 |
| Peter Martin | $546,000 |
| Lance Allred | $730,000 |
Luong Doubles
5 years ago
Dennis Perry raises to $110,000 on the button and Gioi Luong moves all-in for $137,000 from the small blind. Perry makes the call and shows A♣ J♥ to Luong's K♥ Q♥. The flop comes 8♠ K♦ 6♦ and Luong pairs his king. The turn is the Q♦ and Luong has two pair. The river is the 4♣ and Luong avoids the Broadway straight to double up.
Big Trap for Allred
5 years ago
On a board of K♣ K♠ Q♣, Lance Allred bets $30,000. Dennis Perry raises and Lance Allred immediately comes over the top all-in for $306,000. Perry shows Q-6 as he mucks, and Allred takes down the pot, showing the 5♦ as he does so.
Perry is the Chip Leader
5 years ago
After eliminating Michael Mizrachi, Dennis Perry has built his stack up to $1.6 million and is now the prohibitive chip leader. Holla at a playa, D-Per!
Grinder Dunzo
5 years ago
Lance Allred makes it $90,000 to go and Michael Mizrachi raises to $300,000. Dennis Perry moves all-in and the audience roars in appreciation. Allred folds and Mizrachi is priced in. He makes the call and Perry shows a wired pair of bullets while The Grinder has A♣ K♥. The flop comes 5♥ J♣ 3♦ and Mizrachi is in deep trouble. The turn is the 2♦ and Mizrachi needs a four to chop. The river is the 2♠ and Michael Mizrachi finally loses an all-in after calling with the worst hand. He has been eliminated in sixth place and takes home a relatively paltry (for Mizrachi) $90,873 for his efforts. See you at the Gold Strike, Grinder!
Allred Outmaneuvers Mizrachi
5 years ago
Michael Mizrachi opens the pot for $85,000 and Lance Allred makes the call in the big blind. The flop comes 7♥ 4♠ 2♣ and Allred is all-in. Mizrachi deliberates, as he is wont to do, but eventually folds his cards and Allred is still fly as he takes down the pot.
Clap Your Hands Say Chip Counts
5 years ago
Here are the updated chip counts:
In other news, play has resumed, although Dennis Perry has not yet returned from the break.
| Larry Vance | $947,000 |
| Dennis Perry | $920,000 |
| Peter Martin | $708,000 |
| Michael Mizrachi | $519,000 |
| Gioi Luong | $362,000 |
| Lance Allred | $247,000 |
In other news, play has resumed, although Dennis Perry has not yet returned from the break.
Break Time
5 years ago
We've reached another level change, and this time there will be a break. I need some Cheetos, but I'll holla at you in a dime plus five.
Cold War
5 years ago
Michael Mizrachi calls from the small blind and Dennis Perry makes it another $40,000 from the big blind. Mizrachi calls and the flop comes 8♣ K♣ A♠. Mizrachi bets out $50,000 and Perry raises another $110,000. Mizrachi thinks for a few minutes but eventually lays down the hand, and Perry takes the pot.
Martin Doubles Through Mizrachi
5 years ago
Dennis Perry raises to $55,000 from under the gun and Peter Martin moves all-in for $319,000. Action folds to Mizrachi in the big blind, who thinks for a few minutes before making the call. Perry gets out of the way and Martin shows two queens to Mizrachi's pair of jacks. The flop comes 2♦ 8♠ 4♥ and the turn is the 7♦. Mizrachi is drawing to two outs, and the 2♠ that hits on the river is not one of them. That gives Martin two pair and he doubles through the Grinder, who can no longer lay claim to the chip lead.
No Action for Gioi
5 years ago
Gioi Luong has raised a number of times preflop and recieved no action, building his stack in small increments as he assimilates more blinds and antes.
Mizrachi Takes The Pot
5 years ago
Michael Mizrachi raises to $60,000 from under the gun and nobody wants to tango. He takes down the blinds and antes.
Luong Lay Down
5 years ago
Gioi Luong makes it $65,000 and Larry Vance makes the call in the small blind. The flop comes Q♥ J♣ 8♥ and Larry bets out $90,000. Luong folds and Vance takes the pot.
Vance Takes a Pot
5 years ago
Gioi Luong raises to $74,000 from early position and Larry Vance announces re-raise, shoving another $160,000 into the middle. Action folds back around to Luong, who lays down the hand and Vance takes the pot.
Dean Done
5 years ago
Matt Dean pushes all-in for his last $68,000 from under the gun and Lance Allred moves all-in over-the-top to isolate his opponent. The ploy works, and once everyone else has folded Allred shows a pair of ladies to Dean's T♣ 9♣. The flop keeps things interesting, coming 5♥ T♦ 2♣, but the 2♠ on the turn leaves Dean drawing to two outs. The river is the 7♦ and Dean has been eliminated in seventh place. He'll take home $72,698 for his finish.
Break Over
5 years ago
The break is over and the action has resumed.
Quick Break
5 years ago
The players have revolted and are demanding a quick break, so we'll return to the hot poker action in about fifteen. In the meantime, analyze this:
| Michael Mizrachi | $1,035,000 |
| Dennis Perry | $1,000,000 |
| Gioi Luong | $287,000 |
| Matt Dean | $95,000 |
| Larry Vance | $856,000 |
| Peter Martin | $265,000 |
| Lance Allred | $241,000 |
Dean Stays Alive
5 years ago
Matt Dean moves all-in for his last $19,000. Larry Vance, Michael Mizrachi and Dennis Perry make the call while Gioi Luong checks his option in the big blind. The flop comes 6♠ 5♠ 5♦. Mizrachi bets $30,000 and takes down the side pot. He has Q-6 while Dean has K-6. The turn is the 9♥ and the river is the 4♠, and Dean takes down the pot, more than quintupling up as his king kicker plays.
Vance Doubles, Cripples Dean
5 years ago
Matt Dean makes it $56,000 and Larry Vance re-raises to $176,000. Action folds back around to Dean, who moves all-in. Vance quickly calls for his last $348,000, and shows pocket kings to Dean's Big Slick (A♣ K♠). The board comes 4♦ 6♠ 7♣ Q♠ T♠ and Larry Vance has doubled to more than $700,000, while Dean is left with only about $20,000.
Chip Counts: Have Some
5 years ago| Michael Mizrachi | $1,050,000 |
| Dennis Perry | $1,000,000 |
| Larry Vance | $450,000 |
| Matt Dean | $435,000 |
| Gioi Luong | $390,000 |
| Peter Martin | $310,000 |
| Lance Allred | $258,000 |
More Cowboys for Perry
5 years ago
Michael Mizrachi makes it $60,000 to go and Dennis Perry makes the call. The flop comes 5♣ Q♣ T♠ and Mizrachi checks to Perry, who bets $190,000. Mizrachi mucks the T♣ face-up after thinking it over, and Perry shows pocket kings again as he takes down the pot.
Eliminator Eliminated
5 years ago
Andy Chang moves all-in for $233,000 from under the gun and Michael Mizrachi makes the call from his left. Action folds around and Chang shows pocket sixes to Mizrachi's A♠ Q♦. The flop comes 9♥ 5♥ 8♠, but the turn is the A♥, putting The Grinder in the lead. The river is the 5♦, and Andy "The Eliminator" Chang becomes the eighth place finisher. He takes home $54,524 for his effort.
Dean Doubles
5 years ago
Michael Mizrachi raises to $48,000 and Matt Dean moves all-in from the small blind for $175,000. Mizrachi thinks for a minute before making the call. Dean shows A♦ 5♦ to K♥ Q♠ for Mizrachi. The flop comes Q♥ 7♣ 3♥, giving Mizrachi the lead, and the turn is the 2♠. Dean is on the ropes, but he still has outs, and one of them is the A♣ which hits on the river, to the delight of most of the audience. Dean doubles up to over $300,000.
New Level
5 years ago
We've reached that stage in the game where the blinds go up. There will be no break at this juncture as we've only played about 25 minutes of poker since the day began.
Allred Alright
5 years ago
Lance Allred moves all-in from the hijack for $124,000 and the action folds around to Dennis Perry in the big blind, who mulls it over before making the call. Allred has A♥ 8♣ while Perry has K♦ 8♦. The flop comes A♠ 8♥ 4♣. The turn is the K♠, but the river card is the 6♦ and despite that scary turn card, Lance Allred wins the pot and doubles through Dennis Perry to reach about $265,000 in chips.
Grinder Lays a Sick Beat on Simpson
5 years ago
Michael Mizrachi makes it $46,000 to go and Elvin Simpson announces re-raise. He throws another $80,000 into the pot and the action folds back to the Grinder, who makes the call. The first flop of the final table comes K♥ 3♥ 6♠ and Mizrachi puts Simpson all-in. After thinking for a few moments Simpson calls and shows pocket nines to Mizrachi's pocket fours. The turn is the 7♦, giving Mizrachi the gutshot straight draw, and the river is the 4♦, which gives Mizrachi the set and sends Simpson to the rail. It's been that kind of tournament for the Grinder, who seems to catch all the cards despite getting all-in with the worst of it every time. Simpson, for his part, will take home $36,349 for his ninth place finish.
Cowboys for Perry
5 years ago
Andy Chang opens the pot for $48,000 and Dennis Perry re-raises another $200,000. Chang lays it down and Perry shows a pair of kings as he takes down the pot.
Luong All-In, No Takers
5 years ago
Michael "The Grinder" Mizrachi raises to $48,000 and Gioi Luong moves all-in for another $160,000 from the big blind. Mizrachi lays it down and Luong takes down the pot.
First Hand of The Day
5 years ago
Gioi Luong raises to $60,000 from early position and it's good enough to take down the pot.
Shuffle Up and Deal!
5 years ago
The talking has ceased and the poker has started, and not a moment too soon. Live updates featuring actual poker action should start within the hour.
Epic Introductions
5 years ago
Tournament organizers have just finished introducing the final nine players and have now proceeded to a particularly verbose period of self-congratulation. Certainly this tournament has been the production of a number of quite competent people, and it turns out that we're to hear from all thirty of them before the tournament begins. Rest assured that there will be poker played today; with any luck it will be sooner, rather than later.
It's Final Table Time!
5 years ago
The players are sitting down and it's about time to begin from the Grand Casino Tunica in Mississippi. Here are the starting seating assignments and chip counts:
Stay tuned for live updates!
| Seat 1 | Andy Chang | $378,000 |
| Seat 2 | Michael Mizrachi | $669,000 |
| Seat 3 | Elvin Simpson | $216,000 |
| Seat 4 | Dennis Perry | $1,050,000 |
| Seat 5 | Gioi Luong | $146,000 |
| Seat 6 | Matt Dean | $240,000 |
| Seat 7 | Larry Vance | $506,000 |
| Seat 8 | Peter Martin | $410,000 |
| Seat 9 | Lance Allred | $166,000 |
Stay tuned for live updates!
Event Information
- Event Name
- Grand Tunica
- Venue
- Grand Casino Tunica, Tunica
- Date
- 2007-01-08
- Final Day
- 2007-01-17
- Buy In
- $5,000
- Entrants
- 377
- Prize Pool
- $1,817,450
- First Prize
- $563,402
Event Winner
| Player | Prize Money | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dennis Perry | $563,402 |
| 2 | Gioi Luong | $290,792 |
| 4 | Larry Vance | $127,222 |
| 5 | Peter Martin | $109,047 |
| 6 | Michael Mizrachi | $90,873 |
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