Poker Shootout

WPS Maho Beach, St. Maarten - Fall

Start Date: November 04, 2006
End Date: November 18, 2006
Location: St. Maarten, Netherland Antilles

NL Texas Hold'em

Nov 16, 2006 at 16:30

Buy-in:	Starting Chips:
$2500.00 + $100.00	$7000
Rebuys / Addons:	Starting blinds:
No Rebuys	25 / 25
Entries:	Level Duration:
48 Entrants	1 hours
Prize Pool:	Comments:
$116,400 (view payout) Photo Gallery (61)

Level 15 ( 6,000 / 3,000 )

Nov 18, 2006 at 19:39

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19:52	Arman B. and Dray have both decided to chop the prize money. Arman will receive $27,270 since he had less chips, while Dray will take the largest amount with $30,750! Congratulations to the winners, this has been a great tournament!
19:50	Dray moved all-in and was called by Herb. Dray had pocket 4's and Herb showed J,7. The board cards were 8,10,5,A,K, giving Herb the 3rd place in the tournament! Arman and Dray will go heads up to decide 1st and 2nd place!
19:44	Arman went all-in once again with pocket 10's and was called by Herb with pocket 6's. Arman hit a 10 on the flop and took the win.
19:41	Amazingly, Herb van Dyke in the next hand doubled up against Arman B. Herb went all-in with K,10 of spades, and Arman called with Ac,7s. The board cards were Kh,3c,2h,9s,10c, giving Herb the win with pair of K's!
19:40	Arman B. just doubled up vs. Herb van Dyke, after Arman went all-in with K,7 of clubs, and Herb called with Q,J off suit. The board cards were Ac,4c,6d,10c,10d, giving Arman the pot with a flush of clubs!

Level 14 ( 4,000 / 2,000 )

Nov 18, 2006 at 06:30

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19:27	Todd Lewinski aka lewdog, just went all-in with A,8. He was called by Dray, with A,10. The board cards were 2,4,5,5,5, giving Todd the 4th place in this tournament! Congratulations to lewdog!
19:26	And we're back! There are about 10 minutes to go in level 14 and only 4 players left!
06:57	The tournament will be frozen tonight and will resume tomorrow at 2 pm ET.
06:50	Ed Smith aka zansabarxacr just finished in 5th place after going all-in with pocket K's. Herb van Dyke called him with pocket Aces, and the board cards were 5,6,Q,3,5, giving Herb the win and Ed the 5th place spot!
06:50	Ed Smith aka zansabarxacr just finished in 5th place after going all-in with pocket K's. Herb van Dyke called him with pocket Aces, and the board cards were 5,6,Q,3,5, giving Herb the win and Ed the 5th place spot!
06:31	The blinds are up to 2000/4000 with an ante of 500. Only 5 players left!

Level 13 ( 3,000 / 1,500 )

Nov 18, 2006 at 05:18

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05:55	Benichou finished in 6th place after going all in with pocket 8's. Arman B. called with pocket Q's. The board cards were J,K,3,6,9, giving Arman the win and eliminating Benichou.
05:20	Benichou just doubled up after going all in with Q,7. He was called by Ed Smith aka zansabarxacr, with A,2. The flop showed Q and 7, giving Benichou the win with 2 pairs!
05:19	The blinds are up to 1500/3000 and the ante is 500. We're down to 6 players!

Level 12 ( 2,400 / 1,200 )

Nov 18, 2006 at 04:16

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04:59	In an astounding move, Dray raised 10,000 chips in the flop (2,5,Q). Ed Smith aka zansabarxacr thought it out, and finally called. The turn showed a 5, and Ed went all-in. Dray thought about it, then folded giving Ed a huge pot. Ed had pocket 8's and Dray had A,K. Nicely played Ed!
04:53	Walter Farinha finished in 7th, after going all in with pair of 6's. Ed Smith aka zansabarxacr who had A,Q. Ed hit two Q's on the board and took Walter out of the tournament!
04:52	Aaron Lerner just finished 8th after going all in vs. Benichou. Aaron had K,3 of spades and Benichou had K,9. The board cards were A,4,7,A,8, giving Benichou the win with pair of Aces and the higher kicker. Aaron takes home $3000!
04:38	Dray just went all-in against Arman B. Arman B. called and hit the flush of clubs on the turn! Arman had Ace of hearts and K of clubs, and the board cards were 9,A,Q,8 of clubs, and a Q of hearts.
04:25	Walter Farinha just doubled up against Aaron Lerner. Walter went all-in being the big blind with only 1500 chips with A,J of hearts. Aaron called with pocket 10's and the board cards were A,A,3,9,2!
04:17	We're up to level 12 with 1200/2400 blinds and a 400 ante. There are 8 players left in the tournament including Arman B., Aaron Lerner, Benichou, Herb van Dyke, Ed Smith aka zansabarxacr, and Todd Lewinski aka lewdog!

Level 11 ( 1,600 / 800 )

Nov 18, 2006 at 03:03

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04:01	Herb van Dyke just took a huge pot after going all-in at the flop with pocket Aces. The other remaining player folded pocket 9's and the board cards were 10,6,J.
03:54	Erik Szemplenski aka BozerJay went all-in on the preflop with A,9 offsuit. Dray called him with pocket K's. The board cards were 7,8,J,5,7, giving Dray the win and Erik the 9th place!
03:32	Jasper Paakonen from Sweded just finsihed in 10th place after going all with A,10 suited. Ed Smith aka zansabarxacr called him with A,K and the flop showed K,9,5,5,10, giving Ed the win with 2 pairs: Kings and 10's.
03:24	The players have all made a unanimous decision to pay all final table participants. 6th-10th will receive $3000 each, and this will be deducted from 1st-5th places. Check out the payout structure for specific amounts.
03:04	We're back from a 10 minute break, and Paul Wolfe is out of the tournament making this the final table! Congratulations to all of the players that have made it this far, including ACR's own Todd Lewinski aka lewdog, Erik Szemplenski aka BozerJay, and Ed Smith aka zansabarxacr!

Level 10 ( 1,200 / 600 )

Nov 18, 2006 at 01:47

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02:43	In an Americas Cardroom vs. Full Tilt matchup, Erik Szemplenski aka BozerJay just doubled up vs. Paul Wolfe. BozerJay had pocket aces and Paul had Q,10. The board cards were K,A,10,6,4, giving Erik the win and leaving Paul Wolfe with only $1000 in chips. ACR beats Full Tilt!
02:32	Walter Farinha did a re-raise on the pre flop for 4,500. Ed Smith aka zansabar went all-in with pocket K's. Walter, after thinking for a while, folded and Ed takes the blinds, the antes, and Walter's 4,500 raise.
02:23	Ed Smith aka zansabarxacr in first position goes all-in with A,7 off suit with 11,800 in chips. He was called by A,10 of spades, and the board cards came 7,5,J,8,2, giving Ed the win and the double-up with pair of 7's!
02:03	Arman B. just doubled up with K,J vs. Ed Smith (zanzabarxacr) who had A,10 of hearts. The board cards were J,10,9,Q,9, giving Arman the win with two pairs: J's and 9's.
02:03	Arman B. just doubled up with K,J vs. Ed Smith (zanzabarxacr) who had A,10 of hearts. The board cards were J,10,9,Q,9, giving Arman the win with two pairs: J's and 9's.
01:56	Herb van Dyke just doubled up after calling an all-in. Herb had K,Q suited vs. pocket 5's. The board cards came J,Q,6,2,4 and gave Herb the win with pair of Q's!
01:51	Todd Lewisinki aka lewdog just doubled up, after Benichou went all-in with a flop of 10,2,6. Todd called and showed pocket J's, but Benichou had pocket Q's. The turn showed an 8, and the river a J, giving Todd the win and the double up with three J's!
01:48	We're back from dinner break with players to go. The current chipleaders are Walter Farinha with approximately 43,000 chips, and Benichou with approximately 36,000.

Level 9 ( 800 / 400 )

Nov 17, 2006 at 23:19

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00:10	Arman B. made a huge raise on the pre flop and was called by Walter Farinha. The flop showed 7,10,3, both checked. In the turn came a 2 and Arman went all-in. Walter thought about it for a few minutes and folded. Arman revelead 10,9 making a pair of 10s with the flop. He took a very nice pot.
00:07	We'll be going to dinner break, the current chip leader is Benichou with 69300 chips!
23:56	Erik Szemplenski aka BozerJay just doubled up after going all-in with pocket 8's!
23:43	Ed Smith, aka zansabarxacr, just got a huge pot. He bet a considerable amount on the preflop, which was called by chipleader Benichou. The flop came 5,A,10 of hearts, and Ed went all-in. Benichou thought about it, but decided to fold and give Ed Smith the pot.
23:33	Henrik Alin aka Harry Potter is out in 13th place. He bet 2,000, then Todd Lewinski raised to 10,000. Henrik called and went all-in with a total of 12,000. Henrik had pocket Queens, and Todd had A,K. The board cards were K,4,2,10,7 giving Todd the win and the double up with pair of K's.
23:20	We're back from the break and the blinds are 400/800, with a 100 ante. There are 13 players left and there will be a dinner break after this level.

Level 8 ( 600 / 300 )

Nov 17, 2006 at 22:13

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22:57	We are on a 5 minute break, and we'll be back for level 9!
22:45	Eric Szemplenski aka BozerJay in 1st position bets 2100 chips, and is called by Herb van Dyke. Aaron Lerner bet 12,000 chips and Eric and Herb both folded, Herb mucking pocket 10s.
22:42	The remaining ACR players in the Main Event are Henrik Alin aka paradice123, Todd Lewinski aka lewdog, Eric Szemplenski aka BozerJay, and Ed Smith aka zansabarxacr. Good luck to them!
22:40	Ron Johnson, aka the6thsense, was shortstacked and went all-in with J,10. Benichou called him with deuces, and hit another 2 on the river. Ron finished in 16th place.
22:31	Andrew Koplan, aka ActionDrew just busted out of the tournament in 17th place. He had A,7 of spades and there were 2 spades on the flop, at which point he went all in. He was called by pocket 10's, and had no luck on the turn or the river.
22:29	Eric Szemplenski aka BozerJay just took a huge pot, after going all in with pocket Queens. He made two people fold, including Ed Smith aka zansabarxacr, who mucked pocket Jacks.
22:14	We're back today with the Main Event. The blinds are up to 300/600 with an ante of 75, and there are 16 players left in the tournament.

Level 7 ( 400 / 200 )

Nov 17, 2006 at 21:27

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21:28	The blinds are up to 200/400 with an ante of 50, and this will be the last level played for the night. So far there are 25 players left in the Main Event
21:28	ACR's manager Phil Nagy is out tonight after calling an all-in with JJ. The other player had pocket Aces, and the board cards didn't have any effect. But it seems that ACR's players are still going
21:28	Tonight's part of the tournament is over with 19 players. We'll be back tomorrow!

Level 6 ( 300 / 150 )

Nov 17, 2006 at 21:23

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21:24	The tournament is back from a 10 minute break, and there are 29 players remaining.

Level 5 ( 200 / 100 )

Nov 17, 2006 at 20:54

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21:20	There are 31 players remaining and there is an ante of 25.
21:20	John K. aka LTC RIID bust out of the tournament after being short stacked for a while.

Level 4 ( 75 / 150 )

Nov 17, 2006 at 20:38

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20:40	John K. aka LTC RIID just took a big hit that left him with a short stack after calling a reraise of Todd L. aka lewdog75 who had pocket Aces, LTC RIID had pocket Kings. Nothing on the board cards could help him, and left him short stack.
20:39	We have people from all around the world,including Sweeden, Costa Rica, USA, Canada, Puerto Rico, France, Italy, Chile and Russia!

Level 3 ( 100 / 50 )

Nov 16, 2006 at 23:46

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00:02	The tournament is now on a 90 minute dinner break.
23:46	We're up to level 3, and the blinds are at 50/100.

Level 2 ( 50 / 25 )

Nov 16, 2006 at 22:41

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23:20	We are down to 45 players and all ACR's sponsor pros seem to be above the average chip stack!
22:42	We're up to level 2 and keep in mind that this tournament will go on until tomorrow or the next day.

Level 1 ( 25 / 25 )

Nov 16, 2006 at 22:19

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22:34	Good luck to all our sponsor pro's: Andrew K. aka ActionDrew, Todd Lewinski aka lewdog75, John K. aka LTC RIID, Ed S. aka zansabarxacr, Tom G. aka 2jokerpoker, Erik S. aka BozerJay, Mark A. aka skivrmt1, Henrik Alin aka Harry Potter.
21:19	And we have started our Main Event for this WPS Maho Beach, St Maarten with a total of 6 tables!

Prize Structure

Final

Place	Prize	Player
1	$ 30,750 \|	Drai aka
2	$ 27,270 \|	Arman Bosnakyan aka
3	$ 17,950 \|	Herb van Dyke aka
4	$ 14,460 \|	Todd Lewinski aka AKA: lewdog
5	$ 10,970 \|	Ed Smith aka AKA: zansabarxacr
6	$ 3,000 \|	Benichou aka
7	$ 3,000 \|	Walter Farinha aka
8	$ 3,000 \|	Aaron Lerner aka
9	$ 3,000 \|	Erik Szemplenski aka AKA: BozerJay
10	$ 3,000 \|	Jasper Paakonen aka