Event #56: $1,500 No-Limit Hold'em

Tomas Trampota started off a recent hand by raising it up to 60,000 from middle position. Eliyahu Levy was next up and he made the call. Action folded over to Bassel Moussa who moved all in for 175,000. Action folded back to Thomas Trampota who took about 30 seconds before moving all in himself. Levy took about 4 seconds before making the call for all of his chips.

Levy:   
Moussa:   
Trampota:   

The board came out       and Levy came out on top with two pair, aces and queens. Moussa was eliminated, and Trampota was basically crippled down to 150,000.

Eliyahu Levy	3,200,000	1,900,000
Tomas Trampota	150,000	-2,091,000
Bassel Moussa	0	-315,000

Andrew Taylor raised it up to 60,000 on the button, and Donald Vogel defended his big blind. The dealer laid out a flop of    , and Vogel check called a bet of 80,000. When the   hit the turn, Vogel led out for 125,000, and it was on Taylor. He thought for about 30 seconds before moving all in for 310,000 on top. Now it was Vogel's turn to go in the tank, and he cut out the chips for the call, then assessed the damage it would give his stack. Eventually, he slid the chips into the middle to make the call.

Vogel:   
Taylor:   

Vogel would need a nine or a three on the river to get the elimination, but he wouldn't get it, as the   came down. After the hand, Vogel is down to 1.1 million, while Taylor doubles up to 950,000.

Donald Vogel	1,100,000	-400,000
Andrew Taylor	950,000	200,000

Action started with Bassel Moussa, who raised it up to 65,000 in middle position. Donald Vogel defended his big blind, and the flop came down    . Moussa put out a continuation bet of 80,000, and it was on Vogel. He assembled a raise of 180,000, and tossed it in. Moussa thought for just a few moments before releasing his hand, and tapping the table, giving the pot to Vogel.

After that pot, Moussa is sitting on just 315,000, or just over 10 big blinds.

Bassel Moussa

315,000

-464,000

The final table intros have been made, and the cards are once again in the air.

Table 2

Action folded all the way around to Gianluca Mattia in the small blind, and he limped in. Eliyahu Levy was in the big blind, and he quickly tossed out a raise of 50,000 more. It was back to Mattia, and after about 30 seconds of thought, he moved all in. Levy SNAP called, and he saw that he was in great shape.

Levy:   
Mattia:   

The flop looked scary for Levy, but it was safe, coming    . The   on the turn kept Levy out front, and the river came the  . Mattia was sent to the rail, and in a flash, we have reached out final table.

Eliyahu Levy	1,700,000	800,000
Gianluca Mattia	0	-785,000

Alexander Queen managed to get all in and at risk up against Tomas Junek. Queen held    while his opponent, Junek had   

The     flop seemed fairly tame, but the   on the turn gave Junek the advantage. A   river completed the hand, with Junek holding the best of it. Queen is out 11th place finisher and leaves today with a $38,037 pay day.

Alexander Queen

0

-855,000

After a series of raises Dmitrii Valouev managed to get all in and at risk by Tomas Trampota. Valouev held    while his opponent Tampota tabled   .

The board came       awarding Trampota the pot as his hand came out the best. Valouev makes his exit in 13th place and walks away with $29,803.

Tomas Trampota	2,100,000	625,000
Dmitrii Valouev	0	-820,000

Action started with Bassel Moussa raising all in from under the gun to 322,000. Michael Graydon was next to act, and he shoved all in, having the rest of the table covered. Everyone else folded, and the cards were tabled.

Moussa:   
Graydon:   

The board ran all low cards, coming      , and Moussa doubled up to 650,000, while Graydon drops to 1.05 million.

Michael Graydon	1,050,000	-350,000
Bassel Moussa	650,000	320,000