WSOP 2005 - Main event

[Darth]

capca...de la ce ai zis tu la citatul lui e cale lunga
"nu stie de pot odds" fata de "don't really consider myself to be one of those players who analyze the pot odds down to the Nth degree" este ca de la cer la pamant.
Just saying...faptu ca nu calculeaza pot odds pana la ultima zecimala nu inseamna ca e varza

[sever]

e varza cu carne ... fata de ceilalti

[Darth]

pana una alta, i-a batut pe toti ceilalti si-a luat WSOP-ul

[sever]

altii au luat de 3 ori... sau 9-10 bratari... el ce a mai facut?

:ciao

[sever]

more coming

Chip countul de sus era din HEAT #2.
HEAT 1 (cei din top doar pusi):

Lee Watkinson $160,000
Edouart Cardona $130,000
Tony Laughing Jr. $100,175
Joe Pelton $100,000
Tom Pniak $88,200
Dustin Neverwin Woolf $69,500
Liz Lieu $64,000
Layne Flack $61,000
Greg Raymer $48,900
Reza Payvar $38,000
Paul Darden $36,000
Chris Hinchcliffe $36,000
John Duthie $35,000

Imi cer scuze pt confuzia creata, inclusiv a mea, topul din postul de mai sus nu reprezinta cei ramasi in event... pt ca evident nu au incaput deja toti sa joace... mai sint multe "vedete".

Intra si altii in actiune:
Day-1 HEAT 3 !

Date / Time: 2005-07-09 11:12:00
Title: Day 1 Heat 3 Begins
Log: The third Day 1 cattle call for Main Event players is underway. The blinds are $25-$50. Stephanie Ungar, daughter of poker Legend Stu Unger, just said the magic words, "Shuffle up and deal."

Citiva grei care au intrat: Doyle Brunson, Marcel Luske, Ram Vaswani, Mark Seif, Howard Lederer, Phil Ivey, Andy Bloch, James Woods, Mike Matusow.

Date / Time: 2005-07-09 11:45:00
Title: Mouth Breaks the Silence
Log:



"Floor on 127!" are the first words audible today, over the sounds of the clicking chips. Tournament Directors are called to the very table at which Mike Matusow sits, where he's being accused by a dealer of throwing cards. He's immediately assigned a ten minute penalty, but he adamantly and politely defends himself, and is supported by the rest of the players at the table. He's let off with a warning, but not more than a few seconds later, still steaming from the accusation, he let's the F-word slip. "Now I have to give you a 10 minute penalty," says Tournament Director Louis "You can't say the F-word." "F___ that," says Matusow. "Twenty minutes." "F_____n' great." "Thirty minutes." As Matusow leaves the area, he manages to fire off one more F-Bomb, rounding out his penalty to forty minutes, and starting a small round of applause from a crowd who up until this point, had been quite silent, and is now chatting away. Leave it to Mike "The Mouth" to get people talking.


Date / Time: 2005-07-09 11:50:00
Title: Howard Lederer All In
Log: Howard Lederer picks up a pot after moving all in early in Level 1, and not getting any callers.



Date / Time: 2005-07-09 12:28:00
Title: Howard Lederer's Aggressive Start
Log: It's becoming fairly obvious why Howard Lederer wears the Full Tilt hockey jersey to the table. Lederer is using the poker equivilant of the body check, running over his table thus far with an all in, and some big bets. CardPlayer.com reporters have already seen Lederer make bets of $5,000 in chips twice, and Level 1 isn't even over yet.

Date / Time: 2005-07-09 13:43:00
Title: A Courteous AJ Kelsall
Log: Following a flop of Q-8-7 rainbow, the player in the #4 seat made it $1,000 to go. AJ Kelsall re-raised to $2,200. Seat #4 called and the turn card was another 8, pairing the board. Kelsall bet out $2,900, which would force the player in seat #4 all in. While waiting for his opponent to fold or call, Kelsall says to him, "I'll show ya if you fold." After hearing this, the player in the #4 seat eventually folded. Kelsall turned over 10-9 and said "I told ya I would show you, but I didn't say it was gonna be good." Kelsall is currently sitting on approximately $17,500 in chips.

Date / Time: 2005-07-09 14:35:00
Title: Internet Amateur Wins $30,000 Pot
Log: 8 people enter the pot. The flop comes 4-4-2. There's a bet, a call, and then Aaron Nakonechny raises to $1,500. The next player reraises to $4,000, and the next re-raises all-in. Nakonechny calls, all-in, and the $4,000 re-raiser calls as well, for a total of three players all-in. Two players show A-4, while Nakonechny shows 2-2 for a made full house. The turn and river are both blanks, shipping the $30,000 main pot to Nakonechny and chopping the side between the other two all-in players.

Date / Time: 2005-07-09 15:05:00
Title: Phil Ivey's Jacks
Log: After a flop of 6-3-2, Seat 7 bets $2,000. Phil Ivey goes into the tank for 3 minutes, and finally calls. The turn is the 9h. Seat 7 fires at the pot again, this time $4,000 in chips, and again Ivey takes a long time to contemplate a call. He does call, and the river brings the 2c. Both players check the river, and they show down. Seat 7 shows A-K for Ace high, and Phil Ivey shows J-J for a pair of jacks. Ivey drags the pot, and now has close to $30,000 in chips.



Date / Time: 2005-07-09 16:04:00
Title: Fine Poker
Log: With a flop showing Jh-10h-8c, Mike Matusow bets $300. There is one caller, and another player raises Matusow another $1,000. Matusow comes all-in over the top for $10,525. The caller folds, and after long consideration, so does the raiser. Matusow shows 9c-7c for a made straight, but a hand that is very susceptible to redraws. His opponent tells Matusow he had pocket 8's. Matusow replies "You made a great laydown. I don't know that I could have gotten away from a set there."

Date / Time: 2005-07-09 16:23:00
Title: Andy Bloch Heads Home
Log:

Bloch saw the wrong end of two large hands and was eliminated from today's event. The first hand, which crippled his chip stack, came after seeing a board of 8-7-6-10. Bloch pushed all in and was called by one opponent. Bloch showed pocket 9's, giving him the straight. His opponent showed pocket 10's, giving him a set. The river was a 7, which gave Bloch's opponent the full house. Bloch was able to cover the bet, but his chip stack was severely decimated. Following that hand, an opponent flopped a nut straight against Bloch's two pair. Andy Bloch was eliminated from the Championship event of the 2005 WSOP.



Date / Time: 2005-07-09 16:34:00
Title: More Words from "The Mouth"
Log:

With the board showing 10s-5c-4s-9d, the one player left checks, and Mike Matusow bets $1,000. His lone opponent calls. The river is the 7s. The player again checks, and Matusow bets $5,000, putting his opponent all-in to call. The player then takes nearly 5 minutes to make his decision. Matusow tells him to take his time, and that he won't call the clock. Finally, he decides to fold, and Matusow shows J-10 for a pair of tens with a Jack kicker. As he pulls in his chips he says "I bet you're really steaming right now."

"Actually, no," the player says.

"You couldn't beat a ten and you took that long to decide!?"

"I had a ten but I couldn't beat that."

"The whole time I'm sitting there, praying for you to fold, and it turns out all along, I wanted you to call!"

Date / Time: 2005-07-09 16:52:00
Title: Fashion Show or Poker Tournament?
Log: Earlier today there was a young woman dressed totally in a traditional kimono. Following a level break, the same young lady returned wearing a flapper dress circa 1920. Whether she changed outfits for good luck, or simply to get some TV time no one will know. The 1920's flapper attire proved to be unlucky however, as she was just eliminated.

Date / Time: 2005-07-09 16:56:00
Title: The Truth is Funny Sometimes
Log: John-Robert Bellande limped in on the button and when the small blind folded, the big blind checked and said "My hand is God awful". Bellande started to laugh and said "Sir, I just wanted to let you know you have a tell". The flop came out 9-5-4 and Bellande's opponent checked, as did Bellande. The turn came 10 and it was checked to Bellande, who bet out $500. His opponent folded and Bellande started to laugh saying "I was scared as hell with that flop, after your God awful hand comment...You could have easily had 2 pair with a God awful hand". The whole table broke into laughter.

Date / Time: 2005-07-09 16:57:00
Title: It's a bird! It's a plane! It's a flying Corona!
Log:

An unlucky player in seat 9 at table 83 just got a very big surprise. While sitting at his table peacefully, the player in seat 9 just had an entire tray of drinks dumped on his head when a cocktail waiter tripped and lost his balance. There were approximately 4 opened Corona's, three Cokes and numerous other drinks that are now comfortably resting in that poor gentleman's lap. :haha:



Official Numbers - Prizepool Breakdown

Here are the official numbers as announced by Tournament Director Johnny Grooms:

Total Entries: 5,619
Total Prize Pool: $52,818,600
560 places will get paid

1st Place:$7,500,000
2nd: $4,250,000
3rd: $2,500,000
4th: $2,000,000
5th: $1,750,000
6th: $1,500,000
7th: $1,300,000
8th: $1,150,000
9th: $1,000,000

Last place pays $12,500.

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tot din Heat 3

Date / Time: 2005-07-09 17:48:00
Title: Doyle Brunson Eliminated
Log: Doyle Brunson and Matthew Hilger both get it all in preflop. Brunson has K-J, and Hilger has 7-7. It's a race situation as we go to the flop, which comes 10-6-4. Hilger retains the lead. The turn brings an 8, and Now Brunson has 6 outs heading to the river. The river brings a 9. Matthew Hilger makes a straight with his pocket 7's, and Brunson is left holding king high. Doyle Brunson is eliminated, and Matthew Hilger continues to roll

Date / Time: 2005-07-09 18:19:00
Title: Mark Seif Eliminated
Log: Bracelet winner Mark Seif has been eliminated from competition

Date / Time: 2005-07-09 18:39:00
Title: Tournament Directing At Its Finest
Log: "Floor on 122!" Tournament Director John Bastarache is quick to respond to a call for floor, when a dealer has accidentally flopped four cards. What's the call? All four cards go back into the deck, the cards are shuffled, and the flop is dealt again. Good call, John.

Date / Time: 2005-07-09 20:33:00
Title: James Woods Eliminated
Log: Actor James Woods has been eliminated from competition after his pocket fives lost to Bjorn Hampusson's pocket queens

Date / Time: 2005-07-09 21:06:00
Title: Phil Ivey Doubles Up
Log: Phil Ivey doubles up when his set of sevens beats out his opponents top two pair

Date / Time: 2005-07-09 21:14:00
Title: Ram Vaswani's Sellin', but Kristy Gazes Ain't Buyin'
Log: There were five limpers and Kristy Gazes raised in the BB. Ram Vaswani came blistering over the top all in for $11,100 more, and Gazes called. Vaswani shows 10h-8h, and Gazes shows Q-Q. Vaswani was obviously trying to put a move on Gazes and got caught. Gazes' Queens held up, and Ram Vaswani was sent home after getting a big bluff picked off.

Date / Time: 2005-07-09 22:41:00
Title: Matusow Again
Log: Always there to provide interesting content for Card Player, Mike Matusow brings us these gems:

With the board showing 9h-7h-7c-Kd-2s, the player in seat #8 (we'd ask his name, but Mike might be tilting a bit right now and we don't want him to overhear) raises all-in for $18,950. Matusow goes into the tank for a bit, coming up for air and to say such things as "You could have had all my chips if you had just checked," and "That was the worst bet of your life." He eventually mucks, claiming to only have a Queen high, while the other players claims to have had nothing better than a busted flush. We don't want to say either player is lying, but we certainly wouldn't let them sell us any beachfront property.

On the very next hand, possibly on tilt, with the board showing 10d-8c-3d, Matusow bets out $800 and is raised all-in. Matusow says "I'm 1000% sure he's on a flush draw but...." and mucks his hand anyway. He's now down to $12,500 in chips.

Bob Hotchendani $131,000
Tony Ohagan $114,500
Anthony Williams $100,000
Matthew Hilger $90,000
Vinnie Vinh $88,000
Ian Todd $80,000
Gavin Griffin $60,000
Derek Leforte $59,000
Gavin Smith $55,500
Robert Mizrachi $55,500
A.J. Kelsall $55,000
Kenna James $45,000
Huck Seed $38,000
Kirill Gerasimov $30,000
Arnold Spee $30,000
Cliff Johnny Bax Josephy $29,000
Mike Matusow $23,600
Voitto Pintala $22,500

[fiamabe]

N-am inteles exact. A iesit Waswani?

[sever]

vedem mai incolo

ori au gresit comentariu ori chip count...unde e trecut cu 19,000

eu cred ca nu era 'all in' la mina respectiva

[Darth]

Da

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Nearly 1,900 players are still alive and play will resume at high noon. Here are the top ten chip leaders: 1. Haakon Waerstad - $169,200, 2. Sam Farha - $156,600, 3. Nguyen Duc - $150,250, 4. Lee Watkinson - $145,800, 5. Graeme Harrison - $142,700, 6. Jeffrey Dziedzic - $136,450, 7. Brad Kondracki - $131,825, 8. Mike Gambony - $130,000, 9. Ed Cardona - $129,475, 10. Pete Lawson - $124,825

Date / Time: 2005-07-10 12:54:00
Title: Recent Eliminations

Here are the bustouts early from today:

Allyn Jaffrey Shulman
John Myung
Tony Cousineau
Gus Hansen

(si Ram ieri)

Date / Time: 2005-07-10 13:08:00
Title: Chris Moneymaker Eliminated

2003 Main Event World Champion Chris Moneymaker moves all in from the small blind with 7h-2h, and is called by Jeremy Khinoo who holds A-K. The board comes K-Q-3-3-Q, and Moneymaker is sent home by Jeremy Khinoo's two pair with the ace kicker.

Date / Time: 2005-07-10 13:15:00
Title: Phil Ivey Doubles Up
Log:

Phil Ivey and his oponent stare at a flop of Kd-Jd-6d. Ivey's opponent bets out, Ivey raises, his opponent pushes all in, and Ivey calls. His opponent shows 8d-4d (flush), but Ivey shows Ad-3d (the nut flush). Ivey's opponent needs to hit a runner-runner straight flush to win, but fails to catch a miracle. Phil Ivey doubles up to approximately $52,000 in chips.

Date / Time: 2005-07-10 13:24:00
Title: Mike Matusow Doubles Up
Log: Mike Matusow just doubled up when his pocket 9's held up against his opponents A-6. Matusow now has $13,000 in chips.

Date / Time: 2005-07-10 13:26:00
Title: David Sklansky Eliminated
Log: David Sklanksy is eliminated when his A-10 fails to suckout on Ray Chan's pocket kings.

Date / Time: 2005-07-10 13:29:00
Title: Marcel Luske Eliminated
Log:

After a flop of 10-9-6, Marcel Luske and Ryan Hughes get it all in the middle. Luske has K-J, and Hughes has 9-7. The turn brings a 2, and the river an 8. Ryan Hughes straight is good enough to knock Marcel Luske out of the Main Event. Hughes is now sitting on $125,000 in chips.



Date / Time: 2005-07-10 13:40:00
Title: Shannon Elizabeth Eliminated
Log:

Actress Shannon Elizabeth has been eliminated.

Date / Time: 2005-07-10 13:55:00
Title: Largest Chip Race in History
Log: With 1700 players remaining in this year's Main Event, the largest chip race in history is about to begin. The players are racing off their green chips in preparation for the start of level 9 where $25 chips will no longer be necessary.

Date / Time: 2005-07-10 15:12:00
Title: Phil Ivey Loses a Huge Hand
Log:

Phil Ivey and his opponent in seat 7 are both all in preflop. Ivey has K-K, and Seat 7 has A-Q. The flop comes Q-10-5, and Ivey's kings are still in the lead. The turn is a 3, and now Seat 7 needs an Ace or a Queen to crack Ivey's Kings. The river brings an unlikely Queen. Ivey's pocket kings get cracked, and he ships $31,600 across the table. Ivey now has $23,000 in chips. After losing the hand Ivey whispered to fellow pro Jeff Shulman, "It's amazing. I've never won with that hand, and I never beat that hand." He was of course commenting on A-Q.

Date / Time: 2005-07-10 15:44:00
Title: Mike Matusow Takes Down a Monster
Log: Mike Matusow and his opponent in Seat 2 are both all in preflop for nearly $50,000 in chips each. Matusow shows K-K, and Seat 2 shows 10-10. Matusow is in a commanding position as the flop comes 9-8-3. The turn is a Q, and the river a 4. The best hand holds up for Matusow. He sends a player home, and he is now sitting on $99,000 in chips.

Date / Time: 2005-07-10 16:06:00
Title: Dan Harrington Eliminated
Log: World Champion Dan Harrington, who has also made the final table the past 2 years in the World Series of Poker Main Event has been eliminated.



Date / Time: 2005-07-10 1700
Title: John Juanda
Log: John Juanda doubles up when his pocket kings hold up against his opponents pocket queens.



Date / Time: 2005-07-10 18:45:00
Title: Farha Busts Another Player
Log: The pot was raised to $3,500 pre flop and all folded except for Sam Farha, who called. The flop came down Qd-8c-2d, and Farha checked. His opponent then moved his last bit of chips in with Qh-8s (about $3,000 more) and Farha called with 8d-10d on the flush draw. The turn brought the Jd, making Farha's flush for him, and the river bricked a 4c.

Date / Time: 2005-07-10 18:54:00
Title: Another Former Champion has fallen
Log:

"This is the first time I've been all-in all tournament." laments Huck Seed as he reveals his pocket queens to his opponent's, Yaron Wasserman, big slick. Huck already started to walk out when he spotted the Ace on the flop. With two more bricks for the turn and river, 1996 WSOP Main Even Champion Huckleberry Seed has been eliminated.

Date / Time: 2005-07-10 20:51:00
Title: Long Live the Queen!
Log: At table 47, following a flop of Kd-10d-7h, the player in seat #1 pushed all in. The player in seat #3 called, which forced him all in, and Chris Short called as well. The player in seat #1 turned over K-10, showing top two pair. Both the player in seat #3 and Chris Short turned over A-J, on straight draws. However, Chris Short held the Ace and Jack of diamonds. Short stood up and called out for the Queen of diamonds. Sure enough, the Queen of diamonds came on the turn, giving the player in seat #3 a broadway straight, but at the same time giving Short the royal flush. Chris Short nearly tripled up to $180,000

Date / Time: 2005-07-10 20:53:00
Title: Mike Matusow Rides the River
Log:

Mike Matusow makes it $10,000 to go on the turn with the board showing 9c-6d-2d-8d. The player in Seat 5 goes into the tank for a long time and then eventually makes the call. The river brings the 7c, and the player in Seat 5 checks. Matusow bets out another $10,000. His opponent again goes into the tank, this time not taking as long before calling. Matusow flips up 5-5 for a river straight. Seat 5 shows A-8 for a pair of eights (the lead on the turn). Matusow had tried to bluff the turn, and ended up hitting his gutshot on the river. Matusow drags a nice sized pot with a little help from lady luck.

Date / Time: 2005-07-10 21:03:00
Title: Players Remaining
Log: There are 792 players remaining, spread across 88 tables. As strange as it seems the money is not that far away.

Date / Time: 2005-07-10 22:19:00
Title: Paul Wolfe Eliminated
Log: Paul Wolfe was just eliminated from the 2005 WSOP Championship event. Sarah Bilney raised before the flop and Paul Wolfe re-raised. Bilney responded by going all in, which was met with a call by Wolfe. Bilney showed that she had pocket Aces and Paul Wolfe showed his pocket Kings. The board bricked out completely and Paul Wolfe was eliminated.



Date / Time: 2005-07-10 22:57:00
Title: Mike Matusow Staying Aggressive
Log:

Mike Matusow has been playing very aggressive poker all night. Its seems that every time he's coming into a pot he's coming in for a raise. The style must be working because Matesow was all but out yesterday, and now he has over $100,000 in chips.

Date / Time: 2005-07-10 23:06:00
Title: Howard Lederer Busts One
Log: Howard Lederer and the player in Seat 3 were all in preflop. Lederer had J-J, and Seat 3 showed 10-10. Lederer's jacks held up, and seat 3 was sent home. Howard Lederer now has approximately $80,000 in chips

Date / Time: 2005-07-10 23:12:00
Title: Field Update
Log: Tournament Director Johnny Grooms just announced the latest update on the field: There are 657 players left at 73 tables. Just 97 spots away from the money! There are 99 minutes left in today's action, so we should get pretty close to the bubble tonight.

Date / Time: 2005-07-10 23:33:00
Title: Greg Raymer moves up over $300,000
Log:

Greg Raymer is looking like a champion in late Day 2 action. He just busted out Bill Ferrand after his pocket sixes held up against Ferrand's pocket twos. Raymer now has about $315,000 and one of the top five chip stacks with 650 players remaining.



Date / Time: 2005-07-11 00:10:00
Title: No Smoking
Log: Jack Effel just made the announcement that if anyone is caught smoking a cigarette on the tournament floor they will be ejected from the World Series of Poker and will not be permitted to return this year.

Date / Time: 2005-07-11 00:27:00
Title: Raymer Makes a Good Read
Log:

Greg Raymer limps in, and the player in Seat 7 raises to $6,600. The action folds around to Raymer who calls. The flop comes Jd-8s-3h. Raymer checks, and Seat 7 bets out $25,000. Raymer mucks almost immediately, and says, "Aces? Or Kings this time?" In a sportsmanlike gesture, Seat 7 shows his pocket kings.

Date / Time: 2005-07-11 01:00:00
Title: 569 Survivors?
Log: The tournament clock shows 569 players who survived Day Two. If that number is accurate, then that means there are only nine people left who will play tomorrow and go home with nothing. For the shortest stacks in the field, it might be a restless night, with $12,500 at stake between 561st place and 560th place.

The average chip stack at this point should be roughly $98,750.

Player Amount
Tim Phan $445,500
James Pollack $442,500
Kevin Mason $385,000
Brian Stellwagon $367,000
Greg Raymer $325,000
Hunter Pappas $300,000
Michael The Grinder Mizrachi $294,000
Russell Salzer $280,000
Graeme Harrison $276,000
Matt Fitzpatrick $257,000
Kevin Kim $245,900
Lee Watkinson $230,000
Olga Varkonyi $222,000
Cliff Cantor $210,400
Farzhad Bonyadi $210,000
Minneapolis Jim Meehan $197,600
Chris Lorenzo $195,000
Layne Flack $188,100
J.C. Tran $180,000
Sammy Farha $170,000
Jason Lester $165,000
Minh Ly $163,000
Hung La $161,000
Howard Lederer $156,000
Kenna James $152,500
Brad Kondracki $150,000
Dutch Boyd $139,000
Paul Darden $138,000
Joe Beevers $130,000
John Juanda $127,000
Ralph Perry $125,500
Mike Matusow $120,500
Dustin Neverwin Woolf $118,000
Phil Ivey $89,000
Mike Wattel $72,000
Derek Leforte $72,000
David Plastik $68,000
Clonie Gowen $63,000
C.K. Hua $58,800
Kirill Gerasimov $55,000
Pat Poels $50,000
Gavin Smith $48,000
Matthew Hilger $41,000
Mike OMalley $34,500
Young Phan $18,000

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Date / Time: 2005-07-11 14:19:00
Title: The Bubble Has BURST
Log: The bubble has burst, and the remaining 560 players are now in the money (560th place will will pay $12,500)! The hand-for-hand situation has come to an end, and we can finally begin playing poker again!

Hand #13 was unlucky for someone after all, and a lone player takes a sad walk out of a room filled with ecstatic people.

Date / Time: 2005-07-11 14:46:00
Title: Young Phan Eliminated
Log: Young Phan was eliminated by Dimitri Yeidelman after Yeidelman made a pair of aces on the river. Phan goes out in 544th place.

Date / Time: 2005-07-11 15:05:00
Title: Juanda Takes a Huge Pot Off Paul Darden
Log: John Juanda and Paul Darden got all in preflop. Juanda had Q-Q, and Darden had A-K. The flop and the turn both brought an ace, and Darden was in a commanding lead heading to the river. But the river brought a miracle, a Queen. John Juanda makes a full boat on the river, and escapes elimination by taking a huge pot away from Paul Darden. Juanda is now sitting on approximately $275,000 in chips, and Darden is down to just about $100,000.

Date / Time: 2005-07-11 1500
Title: Mini-Bubble
Log: There are now 501 players remaining. The next player eliminated will receive $14,135, along with everyone who finishes between 451st-500th places.

Date / Time: 2005-07-11 15:20:00
Title: Sammy Farha Ships $70,000
Log: After a flop of 9c-4-2 the player in seat #9 bets out, and Sammy Farha reraises enough to put seat 9 all in. Seat 9 immediatley calls. Farha shows Kc-6c for king high and a backdoor flush draw. Seat 9 shows 9-9 for a set. The turn is the 8c giving Farha a four flush, but the river is the 6d, and Seat 9's set of 9's is good enough to take $70,000 in chips from 2003 Main Event Runner-Up Sammy Farha.

Date / Time: 2005-07-11 15:31:00
Title: Clonie Gowen Eliminated
Log: Adam Freedman raises to $6,000. The player in seat #4 smooth calls. Clonie Gowen goes all-in for $25,000. Freedman instantly reraises all-in, and seat #4 folds. Freedman shows Aces to Gowen's As-Qs. The flop comes 10-7-5, with only one spade. The turn is the 3h, Clonie is drawing dead. She's eliminated in 476th place as she makes a quick exit from the tournament area.

Date / Time: 2005-07-11 15:40:00
Title: 20-Minute Break; Blinds Increasing to $1,200-$2,400 ($300 Ante)
Log: The players take a 20-minute break before the blinds increase to $1,200-$2,400, with a $300 ante. The tournament clock shows 461 players remaining at 62 tables. The average stack should be about $122,000 right now

Date / Time: 2005-07-11 16:44:00
Title: Howard Lederer Doubles Up at ESPN's Featured Table
Log: After a flop of 5-2-2 at ESPN's Featured Table, Howard Lederer is all in against the player in Seat 9. The other player shows Kh-5h (pair of fives), but Lederer has pocket aces (As-Ac). With a second pair already on the board, Lederer will win on any card but another five. The last two cards come J-J, and Howard Lederer doubles up to about $80,000 in chips.

Date / Time: 2005-07-11 17:02:00
Title: An Absolute Monster Pot
Log: With the flop showing 8-6-5, the player in Kelly Kim bets out. There is an immediate reraise by Brad Kondracki, another yet another quick reraise from Kim, Kondracki thinks for 4 minutes, then moves all-in. 5 minutes later Kim finally calls, and shows Q-Q. Kondracki shows 5-5. The turn is a 5, giving Kondracki quads, while the river adds insult to injury for Kim with a Q, giving him Queens full of fives. Kondracki's stack stands at $485,000.

Date / Time: 2005-07-11 17:30:00
Title: Farha Fakes One?
Log: Sammy moves all-in. While his opponent contemplates a call, he asks Farha how much he has left. Farha answers "700,000, but I could be off a bit." The player folds. Farha's chip stack actually sat at $18,000.

Date / Time: 2005-07-11 17:33:00
Title: Lederer Doubles Up
Log: With the board showing Ad-9h-8s-7d, Howard Lederer moves all-in for his last $26,000, and is called by a player who shows Q-Q. Lederer shows Kd-7d for a flush draw, a straight draw, and one overcard. The river is the Kh, and is good enough to double up Lederer to nearly $110,000.

Date / Time: 2005-07-11 18:05:00
Title: Dinner Break
Log: The players take an extended dinner break, returning to action about 7:30 pm. When play resumes, the blinds will have increased to $1,500-$3,000, with a $400 ante. The tournament clock shows 351 players remaining, which would make the average chip count about $160,000.

Date / Time: 2005-07-11 19:45:00
Title: A New Featured Table
Log: A new table has been moved to ESPN's stage. This new group features Tim Phan, who has been among the chip leaders yesterday and today, along with the always-entertaining "Minneapolis" Jim Meehan and Sam Farha. (Farha has already had time at the Featured Table, so this is second tour of duty here.) Here are their approximate chip counts:

Sammy Farha - $55,000 (Seat 3)
"Minneapolis" Jim Meehan - $185,000 (Seat 5)
Tim Phan - $660,000 (Seat 8)

Date / Time: 2005-07-11 20:02:00
Title: Darden And Juanda at It Again
Log: John Juanda raises to $10,000 preflop. The flop comes As-A-Ks. Juanda bets out $20,000 and Darden raises to $35,000. Juanda asks Darden how much he's got left, thinks for a while, and finally folds.

Date / Time: 2005-07-11 20:06:00
Title: Matusow Busts One
Log: Minh Ly raises to $7,000 preflop. Matusow then reraises to $16,000, and anoher young player reraises all-in for $23,000. Ly folds and Matusow calls. Matusow holds A-K to his opponents K-9. The board comes Q-7-3-4-6. Matusow wins with Ace high.

Date / Time: 2005-07-11 20:11:00
Title: Lederer Bullies Salzar
Log:

Russell Salzar raises to $8,000 preflop. Howard Lederer calls. The flop comes K-9-3 rainbow. Salzar bets out $6000. Lederer goes into the tank for quite a bit before raising all-in. Salzar immediately folds.

Date / Time: 2005-07-11 20:17:00
Title: Sammy Farha Eliminated in an Estimated 316th Place ($21,070)
Log: With the board showing 5-4-4-3 on the turn, Sammy Farha is all in against John Falconeer at ESPN's Featured Table. Farha shows pocket sevens (an overpair and a gut-shot straight draw), but Falconeer has pocket fives (full house). Farha's straight draw is dead, and he now needs to catch one of the last two sevens in the deck to stay alive. The river card is an 8, and Sammy Farha is eliminated from the Championship Event.

Farha finished in approximately 316th place. He will receive $21,070 for his efforts.

Date / Time: 2005-07-11 20:33:00
Title: Juanda is Dented
Log: We at cardplayer, only caught the action on the river of this hand but it was still huge. Paul Darden bet $100,000 on the river of a board showing Ah-10d-6d-2s-9s and after much deliberation, John Juanda called. Darden flipped up 6-6 for a set and Juanda shook his head and mucked. He is now left with roughly $80,000. The pot looked to have had about $60,000-$80,000 in it before the river bet.

Date / Time: 2005-07-11 21:02:00
Title: Field Update: 283 Players Remaining
Log: There are 283 players remaining in the field. These finishers are receiving $24,365. The average chip stack right now is just under $200,000.

There are 35 minutes left at the current blind level. The schedule is to complete two more levels after this one, which would have us finishing up around 2:00 am. The published goal for today was to end up with between 200-400 players. It looks like we'll eclipse that rather easily.

Date / Time: 2005-07-11 21:12:00
Title: Six Women Remaining
Log: They just announced that there are six women left in the field. For some reason, this was met with applause. I guess the spectators were showing their support for those female players who are still playing. With about 280 players left in the field, the women currently represent a little over 2% of the field. That's in line with the head count we took on one of the Day One fields.

Date / Time: 2005-07-11 22:39:00
Title: Phil Ivey's ESP
Log: Sensing that someone at has table had hit his set, Phil Ivey says "Seven-Out," when a 7 hits on the flop. Sure enough, he was right, as he says "This table's been hitting a lot of sets."

Date / Time: 2005-07-11 23:05:00
Title: Raymer Going Strong
Log: Greg Raymer is approaching $1,000,000 as he busts yet another player when his Aces hold up against Kings.

Date / Time: 2005-07-11 23:07:00
Log: With theboard showing K-J-5-7, Raymer calls an all-in. His oppoent shows K-5 for two pair, while Raymer shows K-7 for a better two pair. The river is a blank, Raymer eliminates another, and now sits atop a stack of $1,000,500.

Date / Time: 2005-07-11 23:12:00
Title: Raymer!
Log:

In the very seat where the last player was eliminated, a player is seated and immediately picks up pocket 10's. This player moves all-in, who is called by none other than Greg Raymer, who has none other than pocket Aces. There is no help for either on the board, and Raymer eliminates yet another player.

Date / Time: 2005-07-11 23:24:00
Title: Mike "The Grinder" Mizrachi Eliminated
Log: With a flop showing 2-3-4, both Mike "The Grinder" Mizrachi and Will "Mr. Lucky" O'Brien go all in. Grinder shows 6-6, while O'Brien has Q-Q. The turn is a K, and the river is a 2, eliminating Mike "The Grinder."

Date / Time: 2005-07-12 00:11:00
Title: 10-Minute Break; Blinds Increasing to $2,500-$5,000 ($500 Ante)
Log: Level 16 has just ended. Players are taking a 10 minute break, before they play the last half-level of the evening (1 hour more to play). This kicks off Level 17, with blinds of $2,500-$5,000, and $500 antes.

Date / Time: 2005-07-12 01:23:00
Title: End of Day Three
Log: Day Three comes to an end with 185 players left in the field. The players are now busy counting their chips before bagging and tagging them.

Play will resume tomorrow at 12:00 noon.
Here are our notable chip stacks at the end of day three, by morning, the official chip count will be released:
Greg Raymer- $1,064,000
Rod Pardey Jr.- $1,041,000
Brad Kondracki- $1,000,000
Bob Larsen- $796,000
Farzad Bonyadi- $724,500
Phil Ivey- $722,500
Gabe Walls- $655,000
Tom Sartori- $574,000
Minh Ly- $530,000
1994 Champion Russ Hamilton- $365,000

Payout structure

1st $7,500,000
2nd $4,250,000
3rd $2,500,000
4th $2,000,000
5th $1,750,000
6th $1,500,000
7th $1,300,000
8th $1,150,000
9th $1,000,000
10 - 12 $600,000
13 - 15 $400,000
16 - 18 $350,000
19 - 27 $304,680
28 - 36 $274,090
37 - 45 $235,390
46 - 54 $173,880
55 - 63 $145,875
64 - 72 $124,835
73 - 81 $107,950
82 - 90 $91,950
91 - 100 $77,710
101 - 110 $65,360
111 - 140 $54,965
141 - 170 $46,245
171 - 200 $39,075
201 - 230 $33,197
231 - 260 $28,375
261 - 300 $24,365
301 - 350 $21,070
351 - 400 $18,335
401 - 450 $16,055
451 - 500 $14,135
501 - 560 $12,500

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Date / Time: 2005-07-12 12:33:00
Title: Raymer Busts Another
Log: Daniel Shak raises to $20,000 preflop. Greg Raymer reraises him another $25,000, and Shak reraises another $50,000. Raymer calls. The flop comes 9c-8c-6c, and Shak pushes all-in for another $200,000 and Raymer calls. Raymer shows Ac-10s, while Shak shows K-K. The turn is another club, making a nut flush for Raymer, and the river is a heart, eliminating Shak and adding another $300,000 to our chip leader's stack.

Date / Time: 2005-07-12 13:00:00
Title: Raymer's The Boss
Log: It seems as if everyone at Raymer's table has seen what's he's capable of and they're allowing him to take down many pots uncontested. However, JC Tran has just been moved to Raymer's table, and currently has position on him.

Date / Time: 2005-07-12 13:06:00
Title: Featured Table
Log: With the board showing J-10-9-K-7 John Juanda bets $65,000 on the river, into Phil Ivey. Ivey folds and Juanda shows him A-Q for the nut straight, winning a $200,000 pot.

Date / Time: 2005-07-12 13:15:00
Title: Tran Gets Doubled Through
Log: Kezzin Keikko was in the pot with Greg Raymer and JC Tran. The flop comes A-J-5, and Keikko bets out. Raymer folds, but Tran raises. Keikko reraises all-in. Tran calls. Tran shows A-5 for two pair, while Keikko shows 5-5 for a set of fives. The board provides no further help for either player, and Keikko doubles up through Tran for about $400,000

Date / Time: 2005-07-12 13:38:00
Title: Recent Eliminations
Log: All these Players will earn $39,075.

178. John Brown
179. Martin Hans Cedercrantz
180. Michael Leaky
181. Mehrdad Yousefzaden
182. Allan Seiger
183. Daniel Shak
184. Michael Malloy
185. Sean Blanton

Date / Time: 2005-07-12 13:55:00
Title: Short Stack Power
Log:

Short short short stack Mike Wattel ($32,000) raises all-in, and gets no callers, picking up the blinds and antes.

Date / Time: 2005-07-12 13:59:00
Title: Field Update: 164 Players Remaining
Log: The tournament clock shows 164 players remaining. The average chip stack is about $343,000. The players who finish between 141st and 170th take home $46,245.

Date / Time: 2005-07-12 14:40:00
Title: Farzad Bonyadi Picks Up An Enormous Pot
Log:

John Juanda makes it $20,000 to go. Farzad calls, as does the player in seat 9. The flop comes 7c-5c-3c. Juanda checks. Bonyadi bets $50,000, and the player in seat #9 moves all-in. Juanda folds and Bonyadi calls. Bonyadi shows 8d-8c, while his opponent shows 9-7. The turn was the 5s and the river was the 3d. Bonyadi wins a $350,000+ pot

Date / Time: 2005-07-12 14:45:00
Title: Lederer Up Against It
Log: It has come to our's attention that Howard Lederer is joining the list of short stacks.

Date / Time: 2005-07-12 14:58:00
Title: Field Update: 143 Players Remaining
Log:
There are 143 players remaining in the field. The average chip stack at this point is about $393,000.

Date / Time: 2005-07-12 15:03:00
Title: John Juanda On Tear
Log: With the board showing Ks-2s-2c-8s-Qc, both John Juanda and Carlo Lopez get all their money in on the river. Juanda shows 9s-6s and Lopez shows 6-6. Juanda doubles up to $450,000.

Just a few hands later, Juanda busts the player in seat three when his K-K held up against his opponents A-Q. He's now got about $750,000.

Date / Time: 2005-07-12 15:35:00
Title: Howard Lederer Eliminated
Log:

John Juanda and Howard Lederer are both all-in preflop. Juanda has Lederer covered. Lederer shows Ad-Jc, while Juanda shows Ah-Kh. The board comes Kc-6h-3c-7h-9d, and Lederer is eliminated.

Date / Time: 2005-07-12 15:50:00
Title: 20-Minute Break; Blinds Increasing to $4,000-$8,000 ($1,000 Ante)
Log: The players take a 20-minute break before the blinds increase to $4,000-$8,000, with a $1,000 ante.

Date / Time: 2005-07-12 16:50:00
Title: Tim Phan Busts One - Is New Chip Leader
Log: With the flop showing 9-8-4 Phan bets out, and is reraised all-in for $300,000 by Nani Dollison. Phan immediately calls. Dollison shows A-9, Phan shows 4-4. The turn card is a 9, increasing the number of cards that could counterfeit Phan's hand. The river is the 5s - no help for Dollison. She is eliminated, and Tim Phan is now chip leader with $1,750,000 in chips.



Date / Time: 2005-07-12 17:10:00
Title: Raymer Picks Up Another One
Log: With the board showing K-8-4-5-K, a new player to the table bets $50,000 in Greg Raymer. Raymer raises him to $150,000 and he immediately mucks, letting Raymer pick up another $100,000 in profit.

Date / Time: 2005-07-12 17:14:00
Title: Howard Swipes One From Ivey
Log: Johnny Howard raises to $30,000 under the gun. Everyone folds except for Phil Ivey in the big blind. The flop comes Qd-9d-8d. Ivey checks. Howard bets $50,000. Ivey calls. The turn is the As. They both check. The river is the 7s. They both check again, and Howard turns over 9-9 for the win. Ivey mucks.

Date / Time: 2005-07-12 17:25:00
Title: Raymer Cannot Be Stopped
Log:

Gen Wattanabe goes all-in for his last . Greg mentions that he knows he's behind, but decides to call. Wattanabe shows J-J with one spade. Raymer turns over 8-6 - no spades. The flop comes 7s-3s-2s. Raymer has no pair, and no solid draw, while Wattanabe still has an overpair and a flush draw. The turn is a non-spade 5, giving Raymer an open ended straight draw, but he's still behind. The river brings a non-spade 9. Raymer hits his runner-runner straight, busts Wattanabe, and is now sitting atop a stack of $1,600,000.

Date / Time: 2005-07-12 17:40:00
Title: Field Update: 105 Players Remaining
Log: There are now 105 players remaining in the tournament. The average chip count right now is about $535,000. The players who finish between 101st and 110th will receive $65,360.

Date / Time: 2005-07-12 17:44:00
Title: Raymer Gets Bluffed
Log:

With the board showing J-5-5-A-5, Bonyadi bets out $80,000. Raymer raises to $230,000. Bonyadi then reraises $400,000 more, and Raymer finally folds. Bonyadi shows the King high bluff.

Date / Time: 2005-07-12 17:55:00
Title: Bonyadi Crushes
Log: With the board showing A-7-7-2-4 Farzad Bonyadi bets out $100,000. James Butt answers back by raisingin to $400,000. Bonyadi thinks for a while and calls. Bonyadi shows A-9 for a pair of Aces, while Butt shows Q-Q. Bonyadi is crushing at his table, and now has over $1,800,000 in chips.

Date / Time: 2005-07-12 18:02:00
Title: Raymer Cracks Alejandro Pacheco
Log: Greg Raymer and Alejandro Pacheco get it all in on the turn, with the board showing K-K-3-4. Raymer has Pacheco covered. Raymer shows A-K, and Pacheco shows K-10. Both players have trips, but Raymer has the kicker. The river is a 2, and Raymer eliminates Pacheco. Raymer now has $1,570,000 in chips.

Date / Time: 2005-07-12 20:08:00
Title: Raymer Takes a Hit
Log: With the board showing 7-5-3-K Greg Raymer bets $80,000 and Tex Barch calls. The river brings a 6. Barch bets out $400,000 and Raymer calls. Barch shows 9-8, for a rivered gutshot. Raymer ships over $500,000 to Barch on the hand and is down to $700,000 in chips.

Date / Time: 2005-07-12 20:21:00
Title: Field Update: 92 Players Remaining
Log: The 93rd player has just busted out. Those who finish between 91st and 100th place take home $77,710. With 92 players remaining, the average chip stack is a little over $610,000. A million dollars in chips is no longer as impressive as it once was.

Date / Time: 2005-07-12 20:50:00
Title: Phil Ivey Busts One
Log:

With the flop showing K-K-5, Phil Ivey bets $50,000. Brian Stelwagen makes it $250,000 to go. Ivey makes it another $350,000 more to go. Stelwagen raises all-in, and Ivey instantaneously calls, and shows A-K. Stelwagen shows 8-8. Ivey has him covered and nearly doubles up to almost $2,000,000

Date / Time: 2005-07-12 20:55:00
Title: Raymer Gains Some Back
Log: After a flop of Q-J-6, Raymer checks. Bonyadi bets $30,000. Raymer calls. The turn is a 4. Raymer bets out $100,000. Bonyadi calls. The river is a Jack. Raymer bets $300,000. Boyadi calls again. Raymer shows 6-6 for a full house, and Bonyadi mucks. Raymer is back up to $1,300,000.

Date / Time: 2005-07-12 20:56:00
Title: Field Update: 88 Players Remaining
Log: There are currently 88 players remaining. The average chip stack should be about $638,500. The players who finish between 82nd and 90th place, earn $91,950.

Date / Time: 2005-07-12 21:19:00
Title: MIke Matusow sends Kevin Wright to the rail in 82nd place
Log:

Mike Matusow makes it $35,000 to go. Kevin Wright pushes all in for his last $93,000. Matusow does the math and says "I have to call" and flips over A-9. Wright is the favorite with 9-9. The flop keeps the pocket nines ahead, 10-4-2, the turn in a 3 but the river is an ace. Matusow now has $1.3 million in chips. Wright makes $91,950 for his efforts.

Date / Time: 2005-07-12 21:25:00
Title: Matusow to Ivey: "You are my idol"
Log: Mike Matusow walks by as Phil Ivey scoops a $300,000 pot off of Johnny Howard and exclaims, "You are my idol Phil!" The Mouth's idol is sitting with just over TWO million chips.

Date / Time: 2005-07-12 21:31:00
Title: 20-Minute Break; Blinds Increasing to $6,000-$12,000 ($2,000 Ante)
Log: The players take a 20-minute break before the blinds increase to $6,000-$12,000, with a $2,000 ante.

Date / Time: 2005-07-12 21:35:00
Title: Folding Kings?
Log: After a flop of 8-6-4, Joe Stillman had a tough decision. Tim Phan had raised Stillman and now it would cost Stillman the rest of his stack to call. Stillman sat and thought for several moments, and nearly drank a bottle of water. Eventually Stillman folded and said he had pocket kings. Phan only showed one card (six), but claimed to have a set of sixes. Either way it was a very tough lay down for Stillman.

Date / Time: 2005-07-12 22:20:00
Title: Eliminations
Log: Here are the most recent eliminations:


81st: Shane Bartolomew - $107,950


The following people all earned $91,950:

82nd: Jonathan Kalmar
83rd: Marcello Del Grasso
84th: Kevin Wright
85th: Richard Zapwood
86th: Webber Kang
87th: Gabriel Walls
88th: Jonathan Lane
89th: C.K. Hua
90th: Brian Stellwagen


The following people all earned $77,710:

91st: James Olson
92nd: Jack Earnest Ward
93rd: Nick Cassavantes
94th: Samir Shakhtoor
95th: Mike Wattel
96th: Joshua Prager
97th: Robert Turner
98th: Thomas Drotleff
99th: Peter Hedlund
100th: Carmelo Menechello
101st: Christopher Short
102nd: Al Laughing
103rd: Alejandro Pacheco

Date / Time: 2005-07-12 23:08:00
Title: Tim Phan Takes Down a Big One
Log:

After a flop of As-3s-2c, Tim Phan bets $100,000. Minh Ly calls. The turn is the Js, and Phan bets $160,000. Ly calls again. The river is a 5. Both players check, and Phan shows A-Q. Ly doesn't show, and Phan wins a $400,000+ pot.

Date / Time: 2005-07-13 00:06:00
Title: Greg Raymer Risks It All Against Tex Barch
Log: After a flop of As-Js-8c, Greg Raymer bets about $80,000, Tex Barch raises to about $220,000, and Raymer pushes all in. Word quickly spreads through the media and the fans that crowd-favorite Greg Raymer is all in, and a swarm quickly descends on the table. Just as quickly as everyone arrives, they soon become as motionless as Raymer himself, who calmly stares back at Barch through his signature reptilian sunglasses.

Barch, however, is in motion. He's adjusting his hat, counting out his chips, looking at Raymer's chips, and studying the defending World Champion as he contemplates whether or not to call. They are close enough in chips that this is a make-it-or-break-it hand for both of them. Looking at Raymer more closely, his breathing is normal, and he is so relaxed, at first glance you wouldn't think he was even involved in the hand.

Nobody calls the clock, even though it seems like an eternity. The break has started, and most of the players are already out of the tournament area. But nobody ever calls the clock.

After four agonizing minutes, Tex Barch folds, and Raymer's supporters (and there are plenty) breathe a huge sigh of relief.

Date / Time: 2005-07-13 00:46:00
Title: Howard Takes a Pot from Ivey
Log: After the flop of 9s-6h-3d, Phil Ivey bets out $90,000. Johnny Howard calls. The turn is the 4c. Ivey checks. Howard also checks. The river is the 9d. Ivey bets out $150,000. Howard calls. Howard shows 8's. Ivey has 7's. Howard wins a $500,000+ pot from Phil Ivey.

Date / Time: 2005-07-13 0000
Title: Jose Rodriguez Eliminated in 66th Place ($124,835); Mike Matusow Wins a Coin Flip!
Log: At ESPN's Featured Table, Jose Rodriguez is all in with A-K against Mike Matusow's pocket jacks. The flop comes Q-4-3, and Matusow retains the lead. Rodriguez needs to catch a king, an ace, or a runner-runner straight to stay alive. The turn card is a 9, and Rodriguez is down to six outs. The river card is an 8, and Rodriguez is eliminated in 66th place, earning $124,835.

Mike Matusow jumps up from the table and screams, "I won a coin flip! I won a coin flip!" Matusow says he has about $2.2 million in chips after that pot.

Date / Time: 2005-07-13 01:06:00
Title: Raymer Takes Another Hit
Log:

Greg Raymer loses a $580,000 pot to Bart Rice when his K-Q's pair of Queens is outkicked by Rice's A-Q.

Date / Time: 2005-07-13 01:10:00
Title: Dani Awad Eliminated in 60th Place ($145,875)
Log: Dani Awad is all in with pocket sixes (6h-6d) against another players Ac-Kh. Awad is behind on a flop of Ah-10c-8s, and the last two cards comes Qd-Jd to give his opponent an unnecessary straight. Dani Awad is eliminated in 60th place, earning $145,875.

Date / Time: 2005-07-13 01:21:00
Title: Former Champion Russell Hamilton Eliminated in 59th Place ($145,875)
Log: Russ Hamilton goes all-in preflop, and is called by Steve Dannenmann 's A-8. The flop comes A-8-2, and Russell Hamilton is eliminated.

Date / Time: 2005-07-13 01:32:00
Title: Chip Leaders
Log: Tim Phan is the current chip leader with $3,200,000 in chips. Mike Matusow is not that far behind in second place though with $2,600,000

[sever]

CHIPS:

1. Tim Phan - $3,244,000
2. Mike Matusow - $2,561,000
3. Farzad Bonyadi - $2,402,000
4. Steve Danaman - $2,143,000
5. Phil Ivey - $2,027,000
6. Tex Barch - $2,025,000
7. Tiffany Williamson - $1,992,000
8. Johnny Howard - $1,806,000
9. Scott Lazar - $1,629,000
10. Tuan Vu - $1,571,000
11. Gregory Rice - $1,414,000
12. Raymi Sanchesz Thorn - $1,288,000
13. Lee Watkinson - $1,221,000
14. Tom Sartori - $1,208,000
15. Daniel Bergsdorf - $1,144,000
16. Brad Koundracki - $1,136,000
17. Minh Ly - $1,102,000
18. Terry Burt - $1,080,000
19. Steve Marx - $1,042,000
20. Per Hildebrand - $1,017,000
21. Michael Kessler - $986,000
22. Shahram - $983,000
23. Patrick Hayden - $972,000

AVERAGE STACK SIZE - $968,793

24. Dustin "Neverwin" Woolf - $968,000
25. John Juanda - $841,000
26. Joseph Hachem - $814,000
27. Nick Givson - $811,000
28. John McGrane - $780,880
29. Aaron Kanter - $778,000
30. Ayhan Alsancak - $775,000
31. Greg "Fossil Man" Raymer - $766,000
32. Radu Butan - $762,000
33. Bing Wang - $739,000
34. Oskar Silow - $720,000
35. Adam Friedman - $719,000
36. James Butt - $716,000
37. Russell "The Muscle" Salzer - $710,000
38. Bryant King - $702,000
39. Frankling Caldwell - $690,000
40. Yakov Hirsch - $658,000
41. Joe Connor - $641,000
42. Mark Forrester - $628,000
43. Karlo Lopez - $607,000
44. Joe Stillman - $584,000
45. Kevin Kaikko - $571,000
46. Tony Abesamis - $513,000
47. Kenna James - $510,000
48. Hung La - $505,000
49. David Richardson - $501,000
50. Roland Israelashvici - $469,000
51. Francis W O'Brien - $423,000
52. Bernard Lee - $379,000
53. Andrew Black - $371,000
54. Conor Tate - $368,000
55. Derek Dix - $202,000
56. Rod Pardey Jr. - $187,000
57. Larry Prugh - $166,000
58. Jarl Lindholt - $101,00

[10DARE]

Originally posted by admin_holdem
CHIPS:
32. Radu Butan - $762,000

It's Radu "rbutan" Butan's 28th birthday tomorrow - and he couldn't hope for a better present than making it through to WSOP Day Five. Originally from Romania, Radu came to London, Ontario as a 12-year-old and now works as a resident doctor specialising in internal medecine. His girlfriend Sinead, smiling sweetly at him from the rails, said: "He's been to Vegas before but the best he's ever done was making the money in a $500 Bellagio tournament