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2009 World Series of Poker – Week 3 in Pictures

AlCantHang — Fri, 19 Jun 2009 17:55:34 +0000

It was another great week for Team Full Tilt. Final tables were populated with players patched up in FTP gear and make a lot of noise. Three bracelets would be brought into the fold by Phil Ivey, Nick Schulman and Greg “FBT” Mueller. If the rest of the poker world wants to catch up, they better start working hard.

It’s Friday so that means it’s time for the Week in Pictures. These are just some of the collection that did not make any posts during the week but are worthy of your time

View of the final table of Event #27 Pot Limit Omaha/8. Three Full Tilt members were present but Roland De Wolfe would defeat Omaha-guru Scott Clements for the title.

More pictures after the jump:

Perry Friedman and John Juanda would find themselves seated next to each other to start the $3,000 H.O.R.S.E. Event #21. Juanda and Ivey have the unofficial lead in the massage therapist challenge. Neither Juanda or Friedman would cash in this event. Gavin Smith would go the furthest for Team Full Tilt just missing the final table. Blogger CK31 would take her Battle of the Blogger tournament prize and ride it to a 39th place finish in the money.

Lee Watkinson playing in Event #24. One of the $1,500 No Limit Hold’em tournaments where the big guns are generally looking to double up or prepare for the big 5pm game. Watkinson has one cash during the 2009 WSOP for just over $22,000.

Jon “Pearljammer” Turner starting in the $2,500 Omaha/Stud Hi-Low tournament. Turner would make the final table which was loaded with names like Phil Ivey, Carlos Mortensen, and Dutch Boyd. Ivey would get the glory at the end of the day winning his 2nd WSOP bracelet in 2009.

Richard “Quiet Lion” Brodie did not make his appearance at the 2009 World Series of Poker until early this week. Wasting very little time, he entered the $1,500 Limit Hold’em Event #26 and came just one spot from making his first WSOP final table. He finished 10th for a cool $13,000 and change.

At yet another Full Tilt stacked final table, Roland De Wolfe overcame all others including Scott Clements (above) and Andy Black. It always seems Clements is ready to come over the table and take your chips personally. De Wolfe appears to be eyeing up the bracelet, which he would collect at the end of the tournament.

Kelly Kim plays in a $1,500 No Limit Hold’em tournament (Event #28). Kim would cash in the tournament, his first cash since finishing 8th in the 2008 World Series of Poker Main Event.

Coming into the 2009 World Series of Poker many thought this would be the year Vivek Rajkumar made a huge splash, your humble author included. Rajkumar has collected nearly $2,000,000 in tournament earnings since September. Unfortunately Rajkumar has found himself on the wrong end of coolers and bad beats with no cashes in the series so far this year.

Hendon Mobster Ross Boatman made the $2,500 Pot Limit Omaha final table as well as John Juanda. Boatman started with the chip lead but would leave the tournament is 4th place. Also in the picture is eventual winner J.C. Tran.

French favorite Fabrice Soulier playing in the $1,500 H.O.R.S.E. tournament. Soulier would go on to make the final table and finish in 7th. To date he has 5 cashes during the 2009 World Series of Poker. Blogger Lana “LJ” Maier would make another deep run and represent well. She finished just short of the final table.

Team Full Tilt members Josh Arieh and Steve Zolotow playing in the $10,000 Limit Hold’em World Championship. The tournament would eventually be won by fellow Team Full Tilt member Greg “FBT” Mueller after a long, grueling final table.

Allen Cunningham is another Full Tilt pro who made a late appearance at the series this year. He is playing in Event #34 $1,500 No Limit Hold’em tournament which he would go on to finish in the money.

Nick Schulman considers his action during the No Limit Deuce to Seven Draw World Championship final table. Schulman would go on to win after handling a very tough table that included John Juanda, David Benyamine, Michael Binger, Archie Karas and Ville Wahlbeck.

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2009 World Series of Poker – Week 3 in Pictures

2009 World Series of Poker – Day 17 From the Rail

AlCantHang — Sat, 13 Jun 2009 16:27:50 +0000

Nick Schulman playing in $10,000 Deuce to Seven World Championship
Photo credit: IMPDI

As the weekend insanity starts here in the Amazon Room, Full Tilt Poker claims it’s third bracelet at the 2009 World Series of Poker. Nick Schulman was the last player standing in the $10,000 No Limit Deuce to Seven World Championship. He outlasted a stacked final table that included John Juanda, Michael Binger, Archie Karas, and David Benyamine along with two players already sporting 2009 WSOP bracelets, Steve Sung and Ville Wahlbeck.

Schulman outlasted 95 other players to claim his first WSOP title. He burst on the live poker scene as soon as he could play in a casino, winning the WPT World Poker Finals at the fresh age of 21. In just a few short years he has amassed nearly $4,000,000 in career tournament earnings.

He also brings another bracelet to Team Full Tilt.

I also spent some time railing blogger CK31 in the $2,500 Omaha/8 – Stud/8 tournament which she entered via the Battle of the Blogger Tournament series. Her Day 2 table draw was tough when she found herself sitting between Full Tilt players Michael Craig and Scott Clements with Jason Mercier sitting on the other side. CK busted Mercier early in the day and continued to chip up. It was to become a recurring theme thoughout the day, CK would build up her chip stack only to have fellow Full Tilt blogger Michael Craig lay some kind of crazy bad beat on her. Just before a tournament break he was drawing to only one out to scoop and dropped a 7th street Ace o’ Diamonds to drag the 34k pot.

She battled her way and survived to make her first WSOP cash, outlasting Mister Craig in the process, to add cash to her bankroll via the BBT4 Challenge. She’s the first qualifier from the challenge to play and cash in the WSOP, which blogger is next?

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2009 World Series of Poker – Day 17 From the Rail

2008 Five Diamond Poker Classic Day 4

AlCantHang — Thu, 18 Dec 2008 16:12:33 +0000

Nick Schulman led most of Day 4 at the 2008 Five Diamond Poker Classic
Photo credit: WorldPokerTour.com

The 2008 Five Diamond Poker Classic is down to the final two tables and three Tilters are representing. Nick Schulman spent a large part of the day with the chip lead but took some hits as the day went along. Robert Mizrachi is sitting 9th in chips and Mike Matusow is looking to add to his Foxwoods WPT final table from earlier in the year.

Allen Cunningham, David Oppenhein, and Andy Bloch all came up short on Day 4 but added to the list of Full Tilt pros cashing in the $15,000 Main Event. Day 4 played down from 55 to 18, Day 5 will kick off at noon Vegas time and they will play down to the final 6 for the TV table.

Chip counts and payouts after the jump

Mike Matusow – 1,435,000
Robert Mizrachi – 1,266,000
Nick Schulman – 480,000

27th – Andy Bloch – $43,235
30th – David Oppenheim – $43,235
48th – Allen Cunningham – $28,825

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2008 Five Diamond Poker Classic Day 4

2008 Five Diamond Poker Classic Day 3

AlCantHang — Wed, 17 Dec 2008 16:54:43 +0000

Mike Matusow playing in the 2008 Five Diamond Poker Classic

Nick Schulman leads the long list of Team Full Tilt members heading into Day 4 of the Five Diamond Poker Classic at the Bellagio. He is joined by Allen Cunningham, David Oppenheim, Andy Bloch and Mike Matusow. Several Tilters were knocked out near the bubble and four made into the money but not onto Day 4.

Several World Series of Poker Main Event champions were also eliminated on Day 4. Poker legends Phil Hellmuth and Johnny Chan joined the tournament host Doyle Brunson on the rail after the bubble burst. 55 players start out the day still holding onto a chance to win the $1.5 million first place prize.

After the jump you will find chip counts for the Tilters going into Day 4.

Nick Schulman – 720,000
Robert Mizrachi – 584,00
David Oppenheim – 412,000
Allen Cunningham – 363,000
Andy Bloch – 204,000
Mike Matusow – 176,000

70th – Kristy Gazes – $22,520
73rd – Jon “Pearljammed” Turner – $21,620
77th – Roy Winston – $21,620
97th – Marco Traniello – $21,620

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2008 Five Diamond Poker Classic Day 3