Event #4 - The $1500 Limit Hold'em Final Table ...IS OVER..Eric Froehlich takes home the spoils!


























Eric Froehlich (Los Angeles, CA, USA) $361,910
Jason Steinhorn (Cupertino, CA, USA) $182,040
Todd Witteles (Las Vegas, NV, USA) $115,810
Adam Hersh ( Agoura Hills, CA, USA) $101,335
Christian Van Hees (Seattle, WA, USA) $86,855
Devon Armstrong (Toronto, ON) $72,380
Peter Costa (Leicester, United Kingdom) $57,905
Wing Wong (Rowland Heights, CA, USA) $43,430
Jason Steinhorn (Cupertino, CA, USA) $28,950


Eric Froehlich is the youngest bracelet winner to date at the WSOP. He just turned 21 on February 9th this year. Well done young man!

4:01
Jason raises and Eric calls. Flop is 2d 9s 2s. Eric bets, Jason calls. Turn is the Th. Eric bets and Jason calls. River is the Ts. Eric has K4s and takes Jason down with a flush. Jason makes 2nd for $182,040 and Eric wins 1st for $361,910 and the Bracelet.

3:59
Eric raises from the button. Jason calls. Flop is 9 4 4. Eric bets, Jason raises and Eric reraises. Jason calls. J on turn. Bet and call. River is 2. Jason bets and Eric shows Q9. Jason mucks.

3:49
Break

3:45
Jason has dumped all his chips back to Eric. He called just way too many times and lost the equivalent. They are in a hand. The flop is 8 8 2. Check and bet, call by Jason. 5c on the turn. Eric bets and Jason calls. Jason has won a pot. Eric had 44 and Jason AT. The five on the river killed Eric's two pair. Eric was ROBBED and so were we.

3:40
We are even again. The press guys (me included) are asking for cots. I am eyeing the chairs and am figuring out how to make a little makeshift bed. Then, I can have my puter on my lap...hey, this could work.



3:39
Flop Ks 3d Qh. THere is betting and raising to 3 bets. Kd on turn. Bet and call. Ad on river. Jason bets and Eric calls. Jason mucks............. :(

3:37


If they show this on TV...shoot me.
Flop is 6h 2s 3s. BEt and call. Turn is another 2. checked. River Td. K9 wins for Eric.


3:33
Eric raises and Jason calls. A K 2 and ERic wins.

Jason raises. Eric calls. Flop J J T. Jason bets and Eric calls. Turn is 9d. JAson bets 50K and Eric raises to 100K. ERic wins.

3:30

Eric 515,000
Jason 1,085,000

We have a pot brewin'. Flop is 4 5 J. Checked. 6 brings a 50K bet by Jason. ERic calls. River is Jc. Eric bet, Jason raised and Eric folded.

3:28
Raise and call. Flop 2 6 3 with two clubs. CHecked. Kc on turn. CHecked. 5h on river. Bet and call. T 4 for a straight for Eric.

3:27
Both are in for 75K. Flop is 9 6 4 with two clubs. Bet, raise reraise. Turn is Ah. Bet by Jason and Eric mucks.

3:26
Jason raises and Eric 3 bets. Jason 4 bets. Flop is A T 3. Jason bet and Eric calls. The 7s falls on the turn inviting a bet by Jason and Eric gives up.

3:22
Raise reraise. A Q 3. Eric gets this one.

3:21
Jason raises on the button and gets called. The flop is Q 9 8. Jason fires and Eric raises. Jason folds.

3;19
Eric limps and Jason raises. Eric calls. Flop is Ac 4s Td. Jason bets and wins. Eric only has about 400K now. Jason has a 3 to 1 lead now.

3:17
We have a flop. Ac 7h 2h. Jason bets and wins.

Next hand, Jason raises and Eric calls. Flop comes Ad Js 8s. Jason bets, Eric raises and Jason calls. 9d on the turn. 50K from Eric and call from Jason. The river is the 2. Eric shows a Q9 and Jason had JK. Jason scoops a biggy.

3:16
More gambling pleasure. Shuffle, fold. Shuffle, fold.

3:15
A J T with two spades. Turn is 3d. Jason bets and wins.

3:12
Jason raises from the button. Eric reraises and Jason makes it 4 bets. Eric calls. Flop comes K 8 2. Jason has no hesitaion, bets and Eric calls. The turn is the Ad. Jason hammers it Eric calls. The river is the Kd. Eric bets and Jason folds. Eric shows the K6 and the count shifts back to Eric's favor.


3:09
I am wishing they would just turn the air conditioner down about 5 more degrees. We would all just go into hibernation. It must be about 40 in here.

Jason is hammering it now Raising every chance. The flop is K J 5. Jason asks if Eric checks and he then bets. Eric folds. The tables have turned. Jason is playing extremely agressively now which is making a huge difference.

3:07
Eric has the button. He raises and Jason calls. The flop is K Q 5. Eric bets and Jason folds.

3:06
Jason picks up another pot.

3:05
Back to even. Jason called Eric down holding virtually nothing while Eric had a pair of threes.

3:00
Eric 3 bets from BB, Jason 4 bets, Eric makes it 5. Qs Tc 2s. Eric bets, called. The turn is the 3c. Eric checks, Jason bets, called. The river is the 7s. Eric checks, Jason bets, Eric calls. Jason shows pocket tens for a set. He wins the pot. Jason just took over the chip lead.


2:56
Jason raises and Eric reraises to 75K. Jason calls. Flop is K T 2 with two clubs. Eric bets. Jason calls. The turn is the 4d. Eric bets and Jason calls. 7h on the river. Eric has a pair of sevens and Jason shows tens.

2:54
Raise and call preflop. Flop is As Jh 9c. Jason bets and Eric calls. Turn is Tc. Jason bets and Eric folds.

2:51
The blinds alone are 15K/25K. Eric raises from the button, Jason calls. The flop is J 7 6 with two spades. Jason checks and calls Eric's bet. 5s on the turn and the river is 9h. Bet and call. A pair of jacks wins the pot by Eric.

2:50

The level has increased to 25/50K. Looks like Jason has about 560,000 and Eric at about 1.2 mil. Eric raises and Jason calls on the button. The flop is JJT with two diamonds. Eric takes it with a bet.

2:33
This brings the stacks closer together. Ten minute break time.

2:31
Jason raises on the button. Eric reraises. Jason calls. Flop comes 7c Jc Qs. Eric bets and Jason calls. Turn come 3d. Eric bets and Jason calls. River is a Jh. Eric checks, Jason bets. Eric calls. Jason has AJ and pulls down the pot. Eric was leading til the river. He held AQ.

2:29
The stacks are back to a 2/1 ration, Eric over Jason. Another flop . J 4 7. Jason bets and Eric calls. The turn is another 4. Jason bets and Eric calls. The river is an Ad. Eric bets and Jason folds.

2:36
Flop is A 8 4. Turn is 3 and river is 4. Jason show a 34 for a full house. Not much betting on that hand...considering the power.

2:01
Flop Ks 9c Ac. Jason bets, Eric raises and Jason calls. Turn Jd. Jason bets and Eric calls. 6c on river. Jason bets and Eric calls. Jason wins with a pair of aces.

2:00
We have a flop. Th 3d 2c. checked. Turn is Th
Eric bets and Jason raises. Eric folds.

1:55
Eric raises and Jason calls. Flop Q 6 2. Eric bets and Jason raises. Eric folds. And Jason rebuilds.

1:53
Eric raises on the button and Jason reraises on the big blind. Jason bets post flop and takes the pot.

1:51
Flop is K 3 6. Eric bets,Jason calls. Flop is K 3 6. Bet, raise call. Turn is 4h. Bet call. Rive is a 6. Eric shows three sixes and Jason loses a bunch of chips.

1:50
We are playing. Jason on button. Oops...just kidding. 89T on flop, Jason bet and Eric folded.

1:46
Eric raises from button. Jason calls. Ad 3s 9h. Jason bets and Eric calls. 5h on turn. Jason bets and Eric calls. River is Td. Jason bets and Eric calls. Eric wins with a pair of threes with the 34. Jason had J8 for nada.

1:45
Eric raises from button. Jason calls. 4c 4d 8d. Eric bet and won.

1:40
Starting off the last segment (hopefully) of the night, Jason has the button. He folds to Eric,.

Lets see if we get a hand. The first 4 hands have been folded. We have a hand folks. Just kidding. Jason raised and Eric folded.

Jason raises and Eric reraises. Jason calls. A FLOP! 7 8 K. Eric bets and Jason folds.

1:17
Time to bring all the money to the table and make it look grandiose. Eric has about 1,060,000 and Jason 535,000. It is a 2 / 1 chip lead. It comes down to 2 players out of 1049. It is the largest limit hold'em tourament recorded.

1:15
Amazing. Todd is almost down to the felt now. Just a few more nails and he is history. He sits in the bb now. Eric is the button and Jason sb. Jason folds and Eric raises. Todd calls. Flop is Qc 9d Kh. Todd is all in with Ac 9h and Eric has AK. Turn is a Q. THe river is a 2h and Todd takes home 3rd place for $115,810.

1:10
Todd in bb. Jason raises. Todd reraises. Jason calls. Flop is Td 6s Ks. Todd bets, Jason calls. Turn is 5h. Todd bets and Jason calls. River is 3c. Todd checks. Jason shows AQ and takes the pot with Ace high.

1:09
Jason and Todd heads up . 8 5 3 with two clubs. Jason bets 20K. and Todd raises. Jason calls. Turn is Kd. Jason checks and Todd bets. Jason calls. The river comes 8s. Jason checks as does Todd. Jason has Q8 and wins.

1:08

Level pumps it up a notch. 20/40 now.

1:06
Eric has made it 3 bets. Jason is in. The flop is 5 8 T. Eric runs over another.

1:05
Jason and Eric this time. Flop is 4 5 2. Eric bets and Jason releases.

1:03
We have another flop. T 7 5. Todd bets and Eric raises. Todd calls. The turn is the 4s. Eric bets, Todd calls. The river brings a Jh. Todd checks and Eric bets. Todd folds.

1:00
Todd raises to 30K. Eric and Jason call from the blinds. The flop is 9c 6c 8s. Checked around. Turn is the Jc. Eric checks, Jason bets 30K and the others release.

12:56
Jason raises from the button. Eric calls. The flop is 3s 7h 4h. Jason is in position. Eric bets and Jason raises, and Eric reraises, called by Jason. The turn is the Th. Both check. The 8s falls on the river. Both check. Jason hs a pair of fours with an Ace kicker and takes another pot.

12:54
Todd and Eric will see a flop. Qs 9h Ts. Todd checks and Eric bets 15K and lo and behold Todd raises. The turn is the Ks. This leads Todd to bet and Eric to call. The mighty 2c falls on the river, Todd shows two pair, 9 T and takes down a few chips from Eric.

12:52
Whow will be second. At this rate, no one will battle with Eric...so, I guess we are looking for second place.

12:50
3 way pot. Flop is Ac 6 3. Jason checks, Todd checks and Eric bets 15K. Of course, everyone folds and Eric takes the pot.

12:47
Jason raises Todd from sb and Todd reraises. The flop is 7s Kd 4c. Todd fires 15K and takes the pot.

12:42
Eric on button, he raises. Todd calls. Flop comes 6d 4s Jc. Eric bets, Todd calls. Turn comes Ac. Todd checks, Eric bets and Todd calls. River is 5c. Todd shows 68 and Eric has a pair of aces winning the pot.

12:40
Eric raises from the button. Todd calls. Flop is 8c Qd 4c. Todd checks and Eric bets. Eric wins.

12:38
Jason and Eric in pot. Flop is 7c 9c 3s. Jason bets and Eric calls. Turn is 7s. On the river we get a Kh. Eric bets and Jason raises called by Eric reraises and Jason calls. Eric shows J 7 and Jason folds..

12:35
Button on Jason. He raises to 30K from that spot and Eric calls. Flop is 8 7 3 with two clubs. Checked. Turn is 7s. Jason bets 30K and Eric folds.

12:30
Three handed. Button on Todd. Big hands only now. Jason and Eric will do battle. THe flop is 9 6 6. More checking. The turn is the Qc. Check check. 8 on the river gives jason the win because he had an 8.

12:26
The game resumes with Jason on the button. Eric raises to 30K. Adam calls. The flop is 9h 4d 4h. Eric bets, Adam raises and Eric reraises. The turn is the Qs. Adam bets 30K and Eric raises to 45 putting Adam all in. Adam has 55 and Eric has Js 9s. The river comes the 6h and fails to give Adam one of his 2 outs. Adam takes home 4th and $101,335.

12:20

We still have 40 minutes left at the 15/30 level.

Eric froehlich - 740,000
Jason steinhorn - 335,000
Todd witteles - 400,000
Adam Hersh - 120,000

12:00
We are all pumkins..... 20 minute break.

11:58
Adam raises and Jason calls. The flop comes 4c Tc Ks. checks. Turn is the 7c. checks. 5d on river. checks. Pair of twos for Jason taking the pot from Todd who had an Ace high.

11:54
Button is on Adam. Todd raises UTG. Jason calls. Flop is Qs 4c Ks. Bet call. Turn is Jc. Jason bets 30K and Todd calls. River is Jd . Jason pumps 30K into the pot and Todd raises. Jason folds.

11:53
Eric has the button. Jason raises from the sb and gets the bb off Todd.

11:50
Button on Adam. Eric is sb and Jason is bb. Jason calls. Todd calls. 3h Qh Qd. Jason and Todd are in for 3 bets. The turn is a 5s. Tod bets 30K. Jason folds.

11:45
Eric raises and Todd raise and is called by Eric. 8 8 Q. There is a bet by Todd and call by Eric. Turn A with Todd betting and Eric calling and river is a Q. Todd checks and Eric bets. Todd folds.

11:43
CHIP COUNT

Eric froehlich - 625,000
Jason steinhorn - 440,000
Todd witteles - 340,000
Adam Hersh - 175,000

11:38
Chris is all in for 25K. Todd raises to 40K. Todd has Ad 6h. Chris has Jc 9d. The flop comes A K 7. Chris is all but dead. Runner runner. 6d comes and takes Chris out in 5th for $86,855.

11:37
Jason raises the pot making it 30K to play. Adam calls. Flop is 3h 7c 3s. Adam bets 15K and Jason raises and reraised by Adam taking the pot from Jason.

11:33
Button on Jason. Chris is sb and has 25K left. He folds. Todd calls. Flop is As Qh 7h. Todd checks. Adam bets. Todd calls. Turn is Ts. Todd bets, Adam calls. River is Qc. Todd bets and Adam calls. Todd has Q8 and wins the pot.

11:32
Button on Eric. Jason and Chris heads up. Flop 4c Kc 4s. CHecked. 6s on turn, Jason bets and Chris passes.

11:30
Todd is button. Adam sb and Eric bb. Adam limps in. Heads up with Adam and Eric. Flop is As 5h 6. The turn is another 6. River is a 7. Adam shows J5 for the winner.

11:28
Chris is now the button. He is severly short stacked and has to do something very soon. Jason raises from the cutoff and takes the chis.

11:27
Button on Jason. Chris is sb and Todd bb. Adam raises the blinds to 30K and no one calls.

11:25
Chris makes another move by raising from UTG. Eric and he battle. Eric wins another.

11:24
Chris raises and Adam calls from the sb. Eric gives it a call too. Flop is 8c 6s 4s. The turn is Ts. Adam bets 3d0K and takes it.

11:21
Even in limit there is a whole lot of thievery going on. Around and around and around we go. The Button is stealing blind after blind.

Jason, the cutoff raise and Adam calls. The flop is 9h 9d 3c. check check. Turn is Td. Jason bets and Adam calls. 4c on river. Jason bets and Adam calls. Jason shows three nines and takes the pot.

11:20
Button on Eric. Jason lb and Chris bb. Eric raises, Chris calls. The flo is 9c Jd 8d. It is a make it or break it for Chris. Turn is 3h. Chris bets all in. Eric calls. Chris shows QJ and Eric the AK. River drum roll....7h. Chris doubles up.

11:18
Button on Todd. 30K raise by Chris. He wins.He picks up the blinds and is making a stab at rebuilding his stack to something workable.

11:16
Adam and Jason in a pot. Flop is T 2 2. Check by Adam, bet by Jason, Called. Turn is 8c,. Jason bets 30K and Adam calls. River is 6h. Adam checks and Jason bets. Adam folds.

11:14
Jason is the button now. Eric raises, Jason calls. Flop is Ts Tc Js. check check. Turn is Qd. check check. River is 6d. No bet. AQ for Eric and he pulls in another.

11:12
Eric is the button. He raises and takes the blinds.

11:11
Now 15/30K
Todd and Eric see a flop. Kh 3h Qd. Eric bets 15K. Todd calls. Turn is 9c. Eric bets 30K and Todd calls. The river is th 6h. Eric checks and Todd check. Eric shows AK and takes the pot.

11:08

Chip Count

Eric 495,000
Jason 355,000
Chris 50,000
Todd 355,000
Adam 340,000
.



11:01

Chris raises the button, Adam raises and Chris calls. T
After 3 bets preflop,Chris raises post flop and Adam calls. Flop is 3c3h 6d. Adam bets, Chris calls. Turn is 8h. 20K bet by Adam. Chris calls. River is Js. They both check. Hersh shows T T and wins the pot. Chris folds. He is slowly checking his stack into the ground.

10:57
Eric Button. Jason sb. Chris bb. Todd raises UTG. Eric reraises and Chris cold calls 20K from the bb. Todd calls. The flop is 5 4 4. Chris bets 10K. Todd folds. Eric raises, Chris calls. Turn is 7d. Eric bets and Chris folds.

10:55
Adam Button. Eric sb. Jason bb. Todd raises to 20K. No one wants to play.

10:52
Button on Todd. Adam small and Eric big. Jason raises. Adam folds and Eric follows giving Jason the pot.

10:49
Eric has the button. Jason lb and Chris bb. Jason raises from lb and Chris reraises from the bb. Flop is Jc 4h 5h. Jason checked, Chris bets, Jason call. Turn is 2h. Jason bets and Chris calls. River shows 2c. Jason bets, Chris calls. Jason shows A 2 and Chris shows T T.

10:45
Chip Count

Froehlich 440,000
Steinhorn 272,000
Van Hees 275,000
Witteles 381,000
Hersh 281,000


10:41
Devon on Button. It's a crazy game. He raises, Eric, the bb 3 bets and Devon takes it to 4 bets. Eric caps it at 50K. Devon calls. Flop is Jh 9d 5d. Eric bets out. Devon is all in. Eric has AA and Devon has 22. Devon is in some kind of trouble here. The turn comes Td and now it is down to 2 outs. The river is a 3s and Devon Armstrong falls in 6th place for $72,380.


10:40
Button is on Todd. He raises, Devon folds as does Adam.
(paints almost dry)

10:36
Flop is A K 6, all diamonds. Adam and Todd bangin' it out. Adam checks, Todd bets and Adam does the ole check raise. The 8s on the turn and Todd bets followed a call. THe river is Js. As 8d for Adam. Witteles shows some paint.

10:35
Jason raises and Chris calls. The blinds again. J J 4. Jason bets and Chris calls. Turn is Ad. Jason bets and wins the pot.

10:32
Adam on the Button. Eric sb and Jason bb. Chris is UTG. Eric calls and Jason checks. The battle of the blinds. Flop is 9c 8h 9s. Eric picks up the pot.

10:31
Devon raises on the button and takes the blinds.

10:29
With the button on Todd, the blinds fall on Devon and Adam. Chris raises and Todd reraises. Chris calls. The flop is A 5 6, two hearts. Chris checks and Todd bets 10K picking up the pot.

10:26
CHris has the button. Todd the lb and Devon the bb. Folded around to Todd who raises and Devon calls. THe flop is 9d 3s 6c. Todd bets, Devon raises and Todd calls. The turn is the Jc. Todd checks as does Devon. River is 5h, Todd bets 20K and Devon calls. Todd shows pocket cowboys and takes the pot.

10:24
Button is on Jason. Van Hees sb and Witteles is bb. He raises to 20K and Van Hees calls. Flop is Jc 8c 5c. Christian checks, Todd bets, Christian calls. 5s on the turn. Christian checks, Todd does too. River is 4h. Chris bets 20K and Todd folds.

Adam Hersh is the button. Eric is the sb and Jason the bb.

10:15
Devon holds the button. Lots of folding, Witteles rasies and Costa makes it 3 bets. He makes it 30K to go and now Witteles makes it 4 bets and Costa calls. Witteles has Kd Jd and Costa a pair of eights. The flop comes 9s 6c Kc. The turn is a Ts. Peter has outs. Any ole 8 or 7. No can do. The river is a Tc and Peter is eliminated in 7th place making him $57,905.

10:12
Wong is all in for 18K. Button on Peter Costa. Folds around to Adam Hersh in bb. Adam has Tc 3c. Wong has Jh 9s. Flop Ts 4d 3d. Wong is in trouble. Has to have running cards to win. The turn is the 9c. He has hope. The river comes the Ac and takes Wing Wong to the house. He makes 8th for $43,430.

10.11
Todd Witteless Button. Peter Costa sb and Devon Armstrong bb. Eric Froehlick raises, Todd folds and so do the blinds giving Eric the pot.

10:10
Button moves to Van Hees. Todd Witteles in sb and Peter Costa has bb. Folded to button who raises to 20,000 and he takes the blinds.

10:08
Button sitting on Jason. He raises as it was folded all around to him. He takes it down.

10:06
Down to 8.


Chip count

Wong 18,000
Froehlich 350,000
Steinhorn 237,000
Van Hees 290,000
Witteles 306,000
Costa 50,000
Armstrong 157,000
Hersh 187,000

Break

9:46
A huge hand has just ensued. Mogelefsky raises from UTG and Witteles 3 bets. Jason Steinhorn calls from the sb. Van Hees follows from the bb. Mogelefsky puts his last 7K in the pot. The flo comes 5h 2d 8h. Todd Witteles bets the flop, Jason Steinhorn and Van Hees calls the bet. The turn comes the Td. Jason Steinhorn bets and Van Hees calls. On the river we get the 7h. Steinhorn bets and no one plays anymore. Jason Shows a set of tens crushing Mogelefsky's poker kings and sending him home with $28,950 and 9th place.


9:42
Button on Wong. Van Hees raises UTG to 20K. Wong calls, Eric folds in sb as does Jason. Heads up. Flop is Js Ts 6s. Van Hees bets 10K. Wong is pretty short and is trying to decide. He folds and ships the pot to Christian Van Hees.

9:40
Button on Adam. Wong in sb folds and gives Eric a ground skinner walk in the bb.

9:37
Button on Peter in seat 7. Devon sb and Adam bb. Wing Wong UTG. Brian Mogelefsky calls.. Heads up with Adam Hersh. Checked down. 5c Th 2c Td Kh. Mogelesky doubles up with 88.

9:33
Button on Brian. Todd lb and Peter bb. Devon raises to 20K and is reraised by Adam. Van Hees calls the 3 bets. Todd folds as does Peter. The flop is 4h 2h 3s. Devon bets, Adam bets and Van Hees raises,. The turn came Qc. Van Hees bets, Hersh folds showing pocket sevens.

9:30
Devon raises and is called by Witteles. The flop is 8c 7d 8s. Devon and Todd heads up. Checked by Todd and Devon leads with a 10K bet. Todd calls. The 4c comes on the river. Checked by Todd and a 20K bet comes from Devon. Todd lets it go giving Devon the hand.

9:27
With the button on Jason, he raises and is called by Van Hees. Brian folds from the bb. Heads up. The flop is Tc 4c Kc. Wow, 3rd hand in a row with same suit cards. Jason bets this time and gets the pot.

9:24
The button is now on Eric Froehlich. The sb is Jason Steinhorn and bb Christian Van Hees. Eric raises. Jason reraises and Eric makes it four bets. Heads up, the flop comes Ac 9c 3c. Jason checks and Eric bets 10K. Jason tosses his cards in.

9:20
Button on Wong. So, fix it. Eric sb and Jason bb. Van Hees raises. Jason calls. Flop is Kd Qd 8d. Jason bets 10K and Van Hees raises. Jason calls. The turn comes 2h. Jason checks and Van Hees bets, Jason calls. The river is the Jh. Jason checks and Van Hees bets 20K. Jason calls and Van Hees shows a set of Queens.

9:18
Hersh raises from the button and Eric calls from the bb and we see a flop. 5s 6c 2d. Check check. The turn is the 7h. Hersh bets and Eric folds.

9:14
The level has increased to 5/10K blinds for a 10/20 game. Devon Armstrong on the button. Van Hees raises and Witteles three bets it. Van Hees calls. Heads up. The flop is Qh 9s 7d. Van Hees checks and Witteles bets then takes the pot.

9:13
Peter Costa has the button. Eric F raises to 16K. Adam Hersh calls from the big blind. Heads up. Th 9h Ks on flop. Eric bet 8K and takes the pot.

9:12
Button on Witteles. Costa raises from the small blind. He takes the big blind from Devon Armstong.

9:04
Button on Christian Van Hees now. Costa raises. Both the little and big call, Mogeldfsky and Witteles respectively. The flop is As Td 2c. Mogelefsky folds after checking to Witteles and Costa .Heads up, Costa bets, and Witteles calls. The turn is the Ks. Witteles checks, Costa bets and Witteles check raises. Costa calls. Jc comes on the river. Witteles bets 16K and Costa wonders now. Witteles stands for the action and Costa is pretty worried. Costa calls. Witteles hold the QJ and Costa had pocket rockets. That little hand really put the whammo on Costa and has crippled him now.

9:02
Jason Steinhorn earns the button. He raises the blinds and picks them up.

8:59
Button on Eric in seat 2. Folded around to Devon. He raises, and Wong reraises from the cutoff. Hersh reraises again and puts Wong all in. Devon folds. Hersh has Ad 3h and Wong has Jh Ah. The flop is 2c 6d 7c. The turn is a 9d. Adam has to hit a 3 to keep Wong from doubling again. The rive is a 9 and Wong is up to about 80K. Wow for Wong!

8:57
Devon raises and Jason Steinhorn calls. Flop is 8c5c7h. Check check Qd on turn. Devon bets after Jason checks. Jason folds.

8:54:
Adam Hersh holds the button. Wong is all in. Eric calls and has Kh 6s with Wong Ad 7c. The flop gives Wong hope with As 2h 4c. Double up time for Wong if the luck stays. The 9s on the turn gives Wong the pot as Eric is drawing dead and Wong lives to fight another day.

8:53
Devon has the button. Eric Froehlich raises UTG and WIng Wong called. The flop is 4d 7s 6d. Wing Wong checks and Eric bets 8K causing Wong to make a decsion with his short stack. Wong is in deep thought. Eric is grinning. Wong lets it go leaving him about 11K to work with.


8:48
Costa makes a button raise and is called by Adam Hersh in the big blind. The flop is 3h 4s 5h. Hersh checks, Costa bets and Hersh raises and Costa calls. The turn is the 8h. Costa bets after Hersh checks and Costa pulls down the pot.

8:46
The canadian, Devon Armstrong and Adam Hersh are up against each other. THe flop is Ts As 9h. Adam bets, and Devon calls. THe turn is the 2c. THe betting ensues. The Ah falls on the river. Devon bets and Adam raises to 32,000. Devon folds.

8:40
Zelong Dong is all in UTG for 6K. With the blinds sitting at 4K/8K he has to make a move if he has anything at all. Costa calls and Witteles raises and Costa answers. The flop is Kc Jc 4d. The bet is 8K by Witteles followed by a call by Costa. The 6h falls on the turn. Both players get some money in the pot. The Q comes on the river. Costa has A J and Wittles the Q J. Todd wins the pot on the river and sends Zelong Dong home in 10th for $15,925.

8:32
Dong and Witteles get involved in a big pot. The board is showing Qh 6d Jd and after the betting the turn comes 8d. Todd Witteles bet and Zelong Dong raised followed by a reraise by Todd. Dong gave him a call and the river shows 2s. Todd bets 16K and Dong calls. Dong mucks after Todd shows the nut flush.

8:30
Button begins at seat 1, Mr. Wing Wong. Ad Ac Jh on the flop. 7h on the turn with Dong betting 16K, and Froehlich raising. Dong calls and we see a 5c. Eric has A J for a full house and takes the pot.

8:30
Shuffle up and DEAL!

8:17
Brian Mogelefsky moneyed in the WSOP Circuit event in Atlantic City in January 2005. He made 6th in event #7 taking down $15,000. So far, in this event today, he has topped that performance by making the money and earning AT LEAST $15, 925. The next step up would take him to an even higher payout of $28,950.

8:00
We have 2 players and the dealer. Everyone is getting "wired" up and will be seated shortly.

7:00
See ya at 8:00 pst for the final table

6:45 Down to the final 10, we break for dinner. The chip count shakes out about like this:

1 Adam Hersh $ 250,000
2 Devon Armstrong $ 210,000
3 Jason Steinhorn $ 210,000
4 Eric Froehlich $ 190,000
5 Christian Van Hees $ 170,000
6 Zelong Dong $ 1656,000
7 Peter Costa $ 150,000
8 Todd Witteles $ 1354,000
9 Brian Mogelefsky $ 60,000
10 Wing Wong $ 55,000

SEAT ASSIGNMENT

1 Wing Wong
2 Eric Froehlich
3 Jason Steinhorn
4. Christian Van Hees
5 Brian Mogelefsky
6 Todd Witteles
7 Peter Costa
8 Zelong Dong
9 Devon Armstrong
10 Adam Hersh


6:30
Jason Steinhorn has one money finish under his belt and it happened just days ago in the second event of the WSOP $1500 NLHE event. He placed 31st in a gigantic field of 2305 players taking home $11,135. He has already surpassed this amount if he were to be unfortunate enough to drop out at 10th today.

6:05
Michael Spiegel has taken his leave at 11th for $15,925. One more player to bite the dust, and then they will manage a 2 hour break before the televised portion for ESPN commences. This makes Michael's 4th money finish in big events. Witteles beefs up his stack to prepare for tonights final by removing Spiegel from the lineup.

5:58
Looks like Christian Van Hees and Adam Hersh are neck and neck for chip leader. Hard to tell, but, it is a lot of chips to a lot of chips. ON the other end of the spectrum, Wing Wong and Brian Mogelefsky are the shortest stacks and have a lot of work ahead of them to manage through the next couple of rounds.

5:55
After a short break, the players have returned to a hefty 4,000/8,000 blind pushing the limits now to 8,000/16,000. For some it is a matter of one round before hitting the pavement.

5:45
Peter Costa pulled down a 5th place in the Mirage Poker Showdown NLHE event last month for a nice paycheck of $16,891 He also finished in the money at 39th at the Bellagio Five Star World Poker Classic in a field of 472 players.

5:30
12th - Michael Ma - $15,925
Adam Hersh took Michael's QJ down by pulling a 5 out of his hat when holding an A 5.


5:15
Pete Campo was our latest casualty falling at 13th. Since Pete is really a great stud player, he is beginning to show the world he can pull out some great wins in the hold'em world as well. Pete makes $13,030 today for his Limit Hold'em effort.

5:13
Looks Like Van Hees is giving it a run for the money after winning a huge pot and climbing to the top of the heap.

5:02
Although Wing Wong is short stacked, dont count him out. He is a very resourceful player with money finishes in many disciplines.

4:48
Todd Witteless is the apparent chip leader at the moment within about 220K chips with Michael Ma struggling to stay afloat with about 20K or so.

4:26
With another break, the field is down to two sparsely populated tables now. With 13 players, it makes both short handed. But soon, yes soon, we will have our final 9 chosen from these 13.

Wing Wong
Christian Van Hees
Michael Spiegel
Todd Wittles
Jason Steinhorn
Brian Mogelefsky
Devin Armstrong
Michael Ma
Zelong Dong
Peter Costa
Eric Froelich
Adam Hersh
Pete Campo


4:25
Peter Costa has his well rounded stack of 160,000 or so. Wing Wong has a 140,000 and Todd Witteles has about 140,000 after removing Muchnik from the field.

4:20
14th -Farzad Rouhani - $13,030
15th - Mark Muchnik - $13,030

3:52
Just about all the big guns have dropped from the tournament. Amnon Filippi held the door for Annie Duke going out at 17th and $10,135. Is Peter Costa the only remaining "big" name? Seems so as his luck and skill are working to his advantage.

3:48
Unfortunately, no bracelet for Annie. She got tangled up in a nasty one with the big blind and lost a huge amount of chips. Following that she lost all momentum and took 16th for $10,135

3:40
Getting closer to the final.
18th - Joseph Tarabochia - $10,135 Seems pocket jacks actually do hold up sometime, although Joseph had pretty nice suited connectors, 7d8d. Those cards so often become the spoiler for those big pocket pairs

3:35
Annie is still holding her own with about 120K, but Peter Costa has increases his stack to around 150K after his AJ took some chips off Amno Filippi. Christian Van Hees has amassed a lovely count of 120K. Todd Witteles is down to about 40K and struggling to keep afloat.

3:25
After 10 minutes, David "Chino" Rheen takes a permanent break at 19th. He earns the last payout at $7,240

Once again they will re-draw to see who has to sit next to whom.

3:10
Ten minute break Annie added to her chip stack when she demolished Michael Fishman with her A8 against his A4. The flop brought both her cards leaving him high and dry. She now has about 130,000 in chips. Peter Costa had a nice hand increasing his chip count to around 75,000, so, no counting him out just yet.

3:01
Waiting for the 19th player to drop,we move to the last 18 raising the paycheck to $10,135

2:55
20th - Michael Fishman - $7,240

Looks like Annie Duke and Amno Filippi will have to hold the known pro seats down if Peter drops his remaining chips

2:50
21st - Hoa Nguyen - $7,240

Peter Costa is short stacked and has to make a move pretty soon

2:40
Working our way down to two table we have lost

22nd - Roy Cooke - $7,240
23rd - Russell Hendricks - $7,240
24th - Scott Bohlman - $7,240

2:25
For a few chip counts:
Annie Duke - 95K
Roy Cooke - 30K
Peter Costa - 43K
Michael Fishman - 30K
Amnon Filippi - 60K

2:00
Two more out before the break
26th - Sam Lewis - $7,240
25th - David Ma - $7,240

1:45
Robert Tyburski makes it to 28th for the cutoff payoff of $5,065
Behind Robert, David Chiu, who came to the table a bit short today, lost his remaining chips with a K J offsuit and Peter Costa was heads up with an A 5 catching the mighty A on the flop putting David out 27th for this event. He makes $7,240.

Previous to John, we lost:


30th - George Kalaitzis - $5,065
31st - David Cossio - $5,065
32nd - Theodore Park - $5,065
33rd - David Oppenheim -$5,065

John Bonetti came into the day, just 30 short minutes ago with a healthy stack of $77,000 chips and somehow managed to be removed from play by Peter Costa...of course, there were several hands prior that reduced his chip count. From 6th to 29th. He takes home $5,065.

From Mike Paulle's Hard work following Day 1 of the $1500 Limit Hold'em Event..

Mon, 6 Jun 2005 06:39:16 -0500
Event # 4 - $1,500 Limit Hold'em, Chip Counts for Day 2 - 33 Players remain


2004 event # 4 - Winner Aaron Katz ($234,940) with 608 entrants and total prize pool $839,040
2005 event # 4 - 1049 entrants and prize pool $1,447,620

Statistical history on the top 3 in chip lead

Farzad Rouhani - total of 11 money finishes (8 at final tables) and overall prize money $161,825. He won event # 13 of the Jack Binion WPO in 2003, so hoping to add a WSOP bracelet to his collection today.
Christian Van Hees - total of 7 money finishes (5 at final tables) and overall prize money $$337,325. In 1995 he won his 1st WSOP bracelet for event # 1 Limit Hold'em, so hoping to make it # 2 today.
Jason Steinhorn - 1 money finish in WSOP 2005 event # 2 where he came 31st and won $11,135


Day 2 in chip count order

Name Hometown Chip Count Table Seat

Farzad Rouhani Germantown, MD $95,000.00 114 7
Christian Van Hees Seattle, WA $87,000.00 115 7
Jason Steinhorn Cupertino, CA $83,000.00 115 6
Michael Ma Modesto, CA $82,500.00 115 4
David "Chino" Rheem Miami, FL $80,500.00 126 7
John Bonetti Houston, TX $77,000.00 126 3
Brian Mogelefsky Huntington, NY $70,000.00 114 9
Amnon Filippi New York, NY $67,000.00 125 8
Adam Hersh Agoura Hills, CA $63,000.00 126 9
David Chiu Rowland Heights, CA $58,500.00 125 1
Eric Froehlich Los Angeles, CA $58,000.00 126 5
Joseph Tarabochia Atlantic City, NJ $57,500.00 125 7
Zelong Dong Birmingham, AL $57,000.00 114 5
Wing Wong Rowland Heights, CA $53,500.00 126 9
Mark Muchnik Henderson, NV $52,000.00 125 6
Michael Spiegel Lighthouse Point, FL $49,000.00 126 6
Michael Fishman Las Vegas, NV $47,500.00 125 9
Devin Armstrong Toronto, ON $46,500.00 125 2
Sam Lewis Las Vegas, NV $39,500.00 115 3
Peter Campo Waterford, CT $39,500.00 115 5
Todd Witteles Las Vegas, NV $37,000.00 115 8
Robert Tyburski Henderson, NV $36,000.00 125 4
Russell Hendricks Wildomar, CA $34,500.00 114 1
Annie Duke Portland, OR $34,500.00 125 5
Scott Bohlman Glenview, IL $27,500.00 114 2
Hoa Nguyen San Jose $27,000.00 126 1
Roy Cooke Las Vegas, NV $24,500.00 115 9
George Kalaitzis Brockton, MA $20,000.00 114
Peter Costa Leicester, UK $20,000.00 126 4
Theodore Park San Francisco, CA $15,500.00 114 4
David Oppenheim Los Angeles, CA $15,500.00 125 3
David Cossio El Paso, TX $15,000.00 115 1
Bob Jarret Winlaw, BC 114 10

Day 2 in table order
Name Hometown Chip Count Table Seat

Farzad Rouhani Germantown, MD $95,000.00 114 7
Brian Mogelefsky Huntington, NY $70,000.00 114 9
Zelong Dong Birmingham, AL $57,000.00 114 5
Russell Hendricks Wildomar, CA $34,500.00 114 1
Scott Bohlman Glenview, IL $27,500.00 114 2
George Kalaitzis Brockton, MA $20,000.00 114
Theodore Park San Francisco, CA $15,500.00 114 4
Bob Jarret Winlaw, BC 114 10

Christian Van Hees Seattle, WA $87,000.00 115 7
Jason Steinhorn Cupertino, CA $83,000.00 115 6
Michael Ma Modesto, CA $82,500.00 115 4
Sam Lewis Las Vegas, NV $39,500.00 115 3
Peter Campo Waterford, CT $39,500.00 115 5
Todd Witteles Las Vegas, NV $37,000.00 115 8
Roy Cooke Las Vegas, NV $24,500.00 115 9
David Cossio El Paso, TX $15,000.00 115 1

Amnon Filippi New York, NY $67,000.00 125 8
David Chiu Rowland Heights, CA $58,500.00 125 1
Joseph Tarabochia Atlantic City, NJ $57,500.00 125 7
Mark Muchnik Henderson, NV $52,000.00 125 6
Michael Fishman Las Vegas, NV $47,500.00 125 9
Devin Armstrong Toronto, ON $46,500.00 125 2
Robert Tyburski Henderson, NV $36,000.00 125 4
Annie Duke Portland, OR $34,500.00 125 5
David Oppenheim Los Angeles, CA $15,500.00 125 3

David "Chino" Rheem Miami, FL $80,500.00 126 7
John Bonetti Houston, TX $77,000.00 126 3
Adam Hersh Agoura Hills, CA $63,000.00 126 9
Eric Froehlich Los Angeles, CA $58,000.00 126 5
Wing Wong Rowland Heights, CA $53,500.00 126 9
Michael Spiegel Lighthouse Point, FL $49,000.00 126 6
Hoa Nguyen San Jose $27,000.00 126 1
Peter Costa Leicester, UK $20,000.00 126 4