Wsop Update Thread Let's Deal

[bhs4life]

1/2 Hour To Go Time

[ctt8410]

have you considered hedging your bet, Charlie? You could put up to 3k on Ivey not to win at -583 and make 514. Just a thought, gl to you.

[bhs4life]

Thanks CTT ALWAYS COUNT ON YOU FOR THE MATH......GONNA LET IT RIDE
Date / Time: 2005-07-14 15:30:00
Title: The Calm Before the Storm
Log: The players have settled, and the overall chaos has been replaced by a quiet sense of order. None of the official announcements have begun yet, and there are still empty seats for fans in the bleachers. The announcement to begin should be soon.



Date / Time: 2005-07-14 15:30:00
Title: Friendly Support
Log: Both Phil Gordon and Erik Seidel have come by to wish Mike Matusow well. Shawn Sheikhar is being rooted on by Sam Grizzle.


Date / Time: 2005-07-14 15:12:00
Title: Last-Minute Preparations
Log: The room is chaos as fans, players, media, ESPN, and Harrah's employees are running around making final preparations. We could be starting in five minutes, or we could be starting in twenty minutes.


The players are seated and their chips have been taken out of the bags. The fans have yet to fill the seats, and I can't imagine play beginning until the fans are all seated. Stay tuned for live updates from the Featured Table, as well as the other two tables representing the final 27 players in the hunt for $7.5 million at the 2005 World Series of Poker.

[bhs4life]

Date / Time: 2005-07-14 15:54:00

NOT A GOOD START*********

Title: Featured Table Update
Log: Hand 4 - Ayhan Alsancak has the button in seat 5, Raymer comes in for a raise, and Hachem calls from the big blind. The flop comes Qd-7c-4c, Raymer bets, and Hachem folds.


Hand 5 - Phil Ivey has the button in seat 6, he comes in for a standard raise, Black reraises, and Ivey pulls some chips from his stack to shuffle them in one hand while he holds his cards in the other. Ivey counts out the chips and reraises right back at Black (I believe the amount is $500,000). Andrew Black, who is wearing his sunglasses upside-down (Marcel Luske-style), is taking his time here. Black moves all in, and Ivey quickly folds. Black shows Ad-2d as he collects the pot.


Date / Time: 2005-07-14 15:49:00
Title: Tate Stalls
Log: Conor Tate disagrees with the penalty against Sheikhan, and is stalling on his decisions to help keep Sheikhan alive. The table is split on this tactic, and Tournament Directors are forced to call time on him each hand.


Date / Time: 2005-07-14 15:48:00
Title: Ayhan Alsancak Doubles Up Through Greg Raymer
Log: Hand 3 - Per Hildebrand has the button in seat 4, Connor raises, Raymer calls, and Alsancak moves all in from the small blind. The action is back on Connor, and he takes some time to make his decision, but he folds. Raymer makes the call, showing Ah-8c, while Alsancak has Kc-7c. They shake hands before the flop, as if to say, "May the best cards win." The flop comes Qh-7d-4h, and Alsancak takes the lead with a pair of sevens. Raymer needs an eight, an ace, or something runner-runner to eliminate Alsancak. The turn card is the 9s, and Raymer is down to six outs. The river card is the Ks, and Alsancak makes two pair to double up in chips.


Date / Time: 2005-07-14 15:43:00
Title: Featured Table Update
Log: Hand 1 - Tim Phan has the button in seat 2, Alsancak raises from early position, winning the blinds and antes.


Hand 2 - Aaron Kanter has the button in seat 3, and Connor raises, winning the blinds and antes.


Date / Time: 2005-07-14 15:42:00
Title: Shawn Sheikhan Flips Out, Matusow Goes All-In
Log: Obiously regretting his fold, Shawn Sheikhan, begins talking about his hand to members of the crowd. Mike Matusow takes issue with that, and accidentally lets the F-word slip. After the argument Kessler reraises, Matusow goes all-in, and wins the pot. Tournament Director Jack Effel rules that both players will be given a ten minute penalty - a devasting blow for Sheikhan, who is very short stocked.


Date / Time: 2005-07-14 15:41:00
Title: First Hand
Log: Mike Matusow has stolen the blinds on the very first hand at his table.


Date / Time: 2005-07-14 15:38:00
Title: Blinds at $20,000-$40,000 ($5,000 Ante)
Log: There is a little over an hour left at the current level of blinds: $20,000-$40,000, with $5,000 ante. Everything's ready to go, so it's time to shuffle up and deal!


Date / Time: 2005-07-14 15:36:00
Title: Formal Introductions
Log: The announcements have begun, with Nolan Dalla taking the microphone with a quick nod to the history here at Binion's Horseshoe. He then introduces Tournament Director ****** Grooms to make the formal introductions.

[bhs4life]

Off To Gym Somebody Take Over For An Hour.

[Tigger]

Seating Assignments:

Here is the lay of the land for our final three tables. Table numbers have carried over from the the Amazon room:

Table 117:

Seat 1: Mike Matusow
Seat 2: Michael Kessler
Seat 3: Shahram Sublem
Seat 4: ****** Howard
Seat 5: Bernard Lee
Seat 6: Tom Sartori
Seat 7: Conor Tate
Seat 8: Tiffany Williamsen

Table 118:

Seat 1: Greg Raymer
Seat 2: Tim Phan
Seat 3: Aaron Kanter
Seat 4: Per Hildebrand
Seat 5: Ayhan Alsancak
Seat 6: Phil Ivey
Seat 7: Joseph Hachem
Seat 8: Andrew Black
Seat 9: Joe Connor

Table 129:

Seat 1: John McGrane
Seat 2: Scott Lazar
Seat 3: Tuan Vu
Seat 4: Tex Barch
Seat 5: Bryant King
Seat 6: Daniel Bergsdorf
Seat 7: Oskar Silow
Seat 8: Steve Dannenmann
Seat 9: Minh Ly

[bhs4life]

Date / Time: 2005-07-14 17:10:00
Title: Greg Raymer Eliminated in 25th Place ($304,680)
Log: Hand 23 - Andrew Black has the button in seat 8, Alsancak raises, and Raymer calls from the big blind. The flop comes Kh-Kc-7c, Raymer moves all in, and Alsancak calls. Raymer shows Ac-9h, and Alsancak has pocket fives (5d-5c). Raymer needs to catch a nine, an ace, or running clubs to stay alive. The turn card is the Kd, and Raymer needs to catch a seven, a nine, a king, or an ace to stay alive. The river card is the 2s, and Greg Raymer is eliminated in 25th place, earning $304,680.


The entire crowd of spectators, media, and even members of the ESPN crew give Raymer a standing ovation as he is eliminated in his quest to repeat as the World Series of Poker champion.

[rented mule]

I don't like the way this is going tonight. Ivey needs to win a pot or two. He's just giving away chips right now.

Raymer eliminated. Finishes 25th.

[rented mule]

The following approximate chip counts are of notable players and do not include the entire field. Final chip counts will be posted the following morning under "Event Results".

Date / Time: 2005-07-14 17:55:00
Player Amount Table Seat
Mike Matusow $7,000,000 117 1
Steve Dannenmann $6,000,000 118 1
Andrew Black $5,500,000 118 8
Joseph Hachem $4,700,000 118 7
Aaron Kanter $4,150,000 118 3
Tex Barch $3,750,000 129 4
Phil Ivey $2,900,000 118 5
Daniel Bergsdorf $2,800,000 129 6
Scott Lazar $2,300,000 129 2
Brad Kondracki $2,200,000 117 9
Minh Ly $1,900,000 129 9
Michael Kessler $1,550,000 117 2
Bryant King $1,450,000 129 5
Joe Connor $1,400,000 118 9
Tommy Vu $1,350,000 129 3
Shawn Sheikhan $1,300,000 117 3
Conor Tate $1,300,000 117 7
Oskar Silow $1,100,000 129 7
Tiffany Williamsen $1,100,000 117 8
Ayhan Alsancak $1,080,000 118 4
Bernard Lee $650,000 117 5
****** Howard $630,000 117 4
John McGrane $400,000 129 1

[bhs4life]

Matusow Is Going Crazy

[bhs4life]

DOWN TO 20

LETS GO PHIL

[bhs4life]

THATS ALL

Date / Time: 2005-07-14 19:04:00
Title: Phil Ivey Eliminated in 20th Place ($304,680)
Log: Hand 58 - Aaron Kanter has the button in seat 3, and Black raises, winning the blinds and antes.


Hand 59 - Ayhan Alsancak has the button in seat 5, and it looks like Kanter limps, Alsancak raises, Ivey calls, and the action after that is unclear.


Before you know it Kanter and Ivey are both all in, with pocket kings (Kc-Ks) for Kanter, and pocket jacks (Jd-Jc) for Ivey. Ivey is the shorter stack, and needs to improve to stay alive in this tournament. The flop comes Kd-8d-4h, and Kanter takes a huge lead with a set of kings. Ivey needs to catch running jacks or running diamonds to stay alive. The turn card is the 10d, and Ivey can win with any diamond. The river card is the 3h, and Phil Ivey is eliminated in 20th place, earning $304,680.

[rented mule]

I don't believe it. What the hell happened?

I could envision that $10,000 in my pinnacle account.

[STaylor36]

I don't believe it. What the hell happened?

I could envision that $10,000 in my pinnacle account.

I'm surprised Phil didn't do better today. I guess he wasn't getting the cards. Just shitty luck to get J's and run into K's like that. He must be really upset. That's twice in the last three years that he narrowly missed the final table in the Main Event.

I need Matusow to make the final table or today will be a very, very big disappointment.

[STaylor36]

The following approximate chip counts are of notable players and do not include the entire field. Final chip counts will be posted the following morning under "Event Results".
Date / Time: 2005-07-14 19:27:00

Player Amount Table Seat
Aaron Kanter $6,725,000 118 3
Daniel Bergsdorf $6,500,000 129 6
Joseph Hachem $6,500,000 118 7
Mike Matusow $6,300,000 117 1
Tex Barch $5,975,000 129 4
Andrew Black $4,600,000 118 8
Steve Dannenmann $3,100,000 118 1
Scott Lazar $2,600,000 118 9
Shawn Sheikhan $2,100,000 117 3
Ayhan Alsancak $1,900,000 118 5
Bernard Lee $1,800,000 117 5
Conor Tate $1,700,000 117 7
Michael Kessler $1,450,000 117 2
****** Howard $1,215,000 129 8
Tiffany Williamsen $1,100,000 117 8
Oskar Silow $605,000 129 7
Brad Kondracki $500,000 117 9
John McGrane $310,000 129 1