Saturday, June 20, 2009 3:34 PM Local Time
There are 32 minutes remaining in Level 21.
Saturday, June 20, 2009 3:34 PM Local Time
Abe Mosseri 1,372,000
Farzad Rouhani 907,000
Yan Chen 757,000
Jeff Lisandro 663,000
Doyle Brunson 534,000
Frank Mariani 380,000
Mike Wattel 247,000
Justin 'Boosted J' Smith 127,000
Saturday, June 20, 2009 3:31 PM Local Time
Saturday, June 20, 2009 3:27 PM Local Time
Mariani: (X-X)
(X)
Mosseri: (X-X)
(X)
Lisandro: (X-X)
(X)
Jeff Lisandro bet fourth and fifth. On sixth, Frank Mariani bet and then Abe Mosseri raised. Both Lisandro and Mariani called. Everyone then checked the last street of action.
Lisandro showed an eight-seven-six low, but was bested by Mariani's eight-seven-five low. Mosseri won the high half of the pot with two pair, kings and jacks.
Saturday, June 20, 2009 3:24 PM Local Time
Mike Wattel (X)(X)
(X)
Yan Chen (X)(X)
(X)
Justin Smith (X)(X)
A raising war broke out on third street, Justin Smith making it two bets, Mike Wattel making it three to go and Yan Chen four-betting. Smith tanked for a moment before folding, Wattel reraised all in and Chen called.
Wattel had jacks in the hole to Chen's queens in the hole and made jacks up on fifth street. Though Chen had a number of outs to a better two pair, he missed, while Wattel caught a third jack on seventh to make a full house and double up.
Saturday, June 20, 2009 3:16 PM Local Time
Chen: (X-X)
(X)
Mosseri: (X-X)
(X)
Wattel: (X-X)
(X)
Mike Wattel completed, Yan Chen then raised, and Abe Mosseri reraised. Wattel called all in and Chen called as well. Fourth street was checked, but on the remaining streets, Mosseri bet each time. Chen called each time.
The side pot was first and Mosseri showed
, for a pair of aces and a low. Chen showed two pair, kings and jacks to take the high part of that pot.
In the main, Wattel showed
for a low. Chen took the high half of this pot as well, but Wattel did stay alive because he took the low.
Saturday, June 20, 2009 3:10 PM Local Time
Mike Matusow is in the house, as is Cyndy Violette, who is sweating her good friend Mike Wattel. T.J. Cloutier also just wandered into the final table area to check on Doyle Brunson's progress.
Saturday, June 20, 2009 3:08 PM Local Time
Yan Chen (X)(X)
(X)
Farzad Rouhani (X)(X)
(X)
Jeff Lisandro (X)(X)
(X)
Yan Chen brought it in, Farzad Rouhani completed, Jeff Lisandro called and Chen called. All three players checked it down on fourth, fifth, and sixth streets. On seventh, Chen and Rouhani check-called a bet from Lisandro.
Chen showed
for trip deuces and won the high while Lisandro took the low with 7-5-3-2-A.
Saturday, June 20, 2009 3:01 PM Local Time
Yan Chen (X)(X)
(X)
Frank Mariani (X)(X)
(X)
Abe Mosseri (X)(X)
Jeff Lisandro brought it in with the
, Yan Chen completed, both Frank Mariani and Abe Mosseri called and Lisandro folded. Mariani led out on fourth street, Chen called and Mosseri folded. Chen hit an ace on fifth and bet, Mariani making the call. Mariani made an open pair of nines on sixth and check-called Chen's bet. Mariani then checked dark on the river, Chen bet and he made the call.
Mariani turned over a flush for high, Chen made his low and they split the pot.
Saturday, June 20, 2009 2:56 PM Local Time
Frank Mariani (X)(X)
(X)
Abe Mosseri (X)(X)
Doyle Brunson (X)(X)
(X)
Jeff Lisandro brought it in with the
, Frank Mariani completed, Abe Mosseri called, Doyle Brunson called and Lisandro folded. Brunson caught an ace on fourth and led out, both Mariani and Mosseri making the call. Brunson led again on fifth, Mariani called and Mosseri folded. Brunson bet sixth and seventh, Mariani calling him down.
Mariani showed trip eights, but Brunson turned over 8-2-3 in the hole for a wheel. Doyle scooped the pot to a round of applause from the audience.
Saturday, June 20, 2009 2:49 PM Local Time
Mosseri: (X-X)
(X)
Mariani: (X-X)
(X)
Frank Mariani completed after Farzad Rouhani brought in. Abe Mosseri made the call. Mosseri then led on fourth and fifth street, with Mariani coming along each time. On sixth, both players checked. On seventh, Mosseri bet and Mariani called.
Mosseri showed
from the hole for a pair of kings and scooped the pot.
Saturday, June 20, 2009 2:44 PM Local Time
Jeff Lisandro (X)(X)
Abe Mosseri (X)(X)
Doyle Brunson (X)(X)
Farzad Rouhani brought it in with the
, Jeff Lisandro completed, both Abe Mosseri and Doyle Brunson called and Rouhani folded. Mosseri made the high board on fourth street and led out. Both Brunson and Lisandro called. Brunson made an open pair of deuces on fifth street and checked, Lisandro checked, Mosseri bet, Brunson called and Lisandro folded. Brunson caught a third deuce on sixth street and Mosseri insta-mucked to Brunson's bet.
Saturday, June 20, 2009 2:37 PM Local Time
Yan Chen (X)(X)
(X)
Abe Mosseri (X)(X)
(X)
Yan Chen had the bring-in, Abe Mosseri completed and Chen made the call. Mosseri led out on fourth, fifth, and sixth streets, Chan calling him down. On seventh street, Mosseri checked, Chen bet and Mosseri called.
Mosseri had an eight low, Chen showed two pair aces and deuces and they split the pot.
Saturday, June 20, 2009 2:33 PM Local Time
Cards are in the air at the TV featured table. Can Doyle win bracelet #11? A standing-room only crowd has gathered to see if they can witness history.
Saturday, June 20, 2009 2:15 PM Local Time
Seat 1 - Yan Chen 775,000
Seat 2 - Frank Mariani 449,000
Seat 3 - Abe Mosseri 1,167,000
Seat 4 - Justin "Boosted J" Smith 261,000
Seat 5 - Doyle Brunson 284,000
Seat 6 - Mike Wattel 154,000
Seat 7 - Farzad Rouhani 859,000
Seat 8 - Jeff Lisandro 983,000
Saturday, June 20, 2009 2:07 PM Local Time
The action has been halted while the final eight move over to the featured table area and take a 20-minute break.
Saturday, June 20, 2009 2:07 PM Local Time
Yan Chen (
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)
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Anthony Rivera (
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(
)
Justin Smith had the bring-in with the
, Yan Chen completed, Anthony Rivera raised, Smith folded, Chen reraised and Rivera called all in.
Though Rivera made trip tens on fifth street, Chen caught a flush and a 6-5 low on the river to eliminate Rivera just short of the official final table.
Saturday, June 20, 2009 2:04 PM Local Time
Doyle Brunson (X)(X)
Jeff Lisandro (X)(X)
Anthony Rivera (X)(X)
(X)
Frank Mariani (X)(X)
Abe Mosseri (X)(X)
(X)
Doyle Brunson brought it in, Jeff Lisandro called, Anthony Rivera called, Frank Mariani called, and Abe Mosseri completed. Brunson folded, Lisandro and Rivera called, and Mariani folded.
Mosseri led out on fourth street and both Lisandro and Rivera callled. Lisandro made an open pair of threes on fifth street and checked, Rivera checked behind him, and Mosseri bet. Lisandro folded and Rivera called. Mosseri led again on sixth and seventh, Rivera calling him down.
Mosseri turned up
for a pair of aces. Rivera mucked and Mosseri raked in the pot, sending his stack up to 1,135,000. Rivera was left with only 75,000.
Saturday, June 20, 2009 2:01 PM Local Time
After that last hand, Mike "The Mouth" Matusow chimed in by asking if Abe Mosseri made his seven low on the end. Mosseri told Matusow that he had it already, but Matusow didn't seem to believe him from the way he was acting.
Matusow then went on to say, "I don't cash, I just show up to be around all of this. You know you've hit rock bottom when you haven't even cashed yet and Abe Mosseri is at the final table."
Saturday, June 20, 2009 1:57 PM Local Time
Chen: (X-X)
-FOLD
Mosseri: (X-X)
(X)
Brunson: (X-X)
(X)
Rouhani: (X-X)
-FOLD
On fourth, Doyle Brunson led the betting and everyone but Yan Chen called. On fifth, Abe Mosseri took charge and bet. This time, it was Farzad Rouhani who dropped out, leaving just Doyle and Mosseri.
Mosseri bet again on sixth and then fired in the dark on seventh without looking at his last down card. Doyle called both times.
Mosseri announced a flush and a low, rolling over the
. Brunson tabled
for a slightly better low. The two players would chop up the pot.