Official Chip Counts
The final 22 players are currently at dinner, and play is scheduled to resume at 7:00 pm PT. The leaderboard has been updated, and here are their chip counts by table and seat: TABLE 1
1.
2. Theo Tran - 434,000
3. Brian Taylor - 246,000
4. Mike Hamparsomian - 340,000
5.
6. Nam Le - 1,310,000
7. Blair Hinkle - 1,230,000
8. Wei Kai Chang - 577,000
9. Mike Watson - 1,127,000 TABLE 2
1. Colin Wickersheim - 153,000
2. Charles Moore - 783,000
3. Yury Parad - 509,000
4. Phil Hellmuth - 1,257,000
5. Jeff Schwimmer - 219,000
6.
7. Mike Carson - 779,000
8. Paul Smith - 440,000
9. Pete de Best - 208,000 TABLE 3
1. Lance Allred - 160,000
2. Phil Ivey - 1,585,000
3.
4. Quinn Do - 553,000
5. Jennifer Tilly - 722,000
6. Matt Brady - 310,000
7. Scott Montgomery - 291,000
8. David Singer - 202,000
9.
Mike Hamparsomian Eliminated in 22nd Place ($42,450)
Mike Hamparsomian moves all in preflop for 326,000 and Michael Watson calls from the big blind. They then open up their hands:
Hamparsomian: 99
Watson: AK
Board: A7610J
Hamparsomian finishes in 22nd place, and he will take home $42,450 in prize money. Three more players to go until the end of play.
Tue Feb 26 20:04:42 PST 2008
Chip Count Update
Only 19 players currently remain with an average stack of exactly 700,000. All chip counts have just been updated so please refer to the chip counts tab for more info.
Leaderboard
1. Phil Ivey - 1,470,000
2. Mike Watson - 1,420,000
3. Phil Hellmuth - 1,265,000
4. Blair Hinkle - 1,200,000
5. Nam Le - 1,080,000
Tue Feb 26 20:18:02 PST 2008
Blair Hinkle vs. Mike "SirWatts" Watson
After a flop of K108, Blair Hinkle checks from the small blind, Mike "SirWatts" Watson bets 76,000 under the gun, Hinkle raises to 180,000, and Watson calls. The turn card is the J, Hinkle bets 200,000, and Watson thinks for a while before calling. There is over 800,000 in the pot.
The river card is the 5, and Hinkle bets 400,000, leaving himself just 200,000 behind. Watson goes into the tank for about five minutes before he folds, and Hinkle takes the pot.
Watson is still strong with 977,000, while Hinkle builds his stack to more than 1.4 million.
That was an interesting hand. I've had debates with decent players that they will fold A-K in situations like this because they don't want to risk losing 30% of their stack. Hopefully, SirWatts will discuss this and other hands in this forum after he takes it down.
Good luck to SirWatts. Keep making these correct $EV-maximizing decisions and go for the win!
Mike Hamparsomian moves all in preflop for 326,000 and Michael Watson calls from the big blind. They then open up their hands:
Hamparsomian: 99
Watson: AK
Day 4 Ends
The final two tables have been reached and the players are bagging up their chips. The final 18 will return at 12:30 p.m. PST tomorrow to play down to a final television of six.
Tue Feb 26 20:18:02 PST 2008
Blair Hinkle vs. Mike "SirWatts" Watson
After a flop of K108, Blair Hinkle checks from the small blind, Mike "SirWatts" Watson bets 76,000 under the gun, Hinkle raises to 180,000, and Watson calls. The turn card is the J, Hinkle bets 200,000, and Watson thinks for a while before calling. There is over 800,000 in the pot.
The river card is the 5, and Hinkle bets 400,000, leaving himself just 200,000 behind. Watson goes into the tank for about five minutes before he folds, and Hinkle takes the pot.
Watson is still strong with 977,000, while Hinkle builds his stack to more than 1.4 million.
FYI:
Rob says: hey good run Rob says: tired? Watson is 10th/58 in LAPC Main Event says: a little, had short day though Watson is 10th/58 in LAPC Main Event says: that last hand made me hate my life Rob says: the K high board? Rob says: what did you fold Watson is 10th/58 in LAPC Main Event says: ya Watson is 10th/58 in LAPC Main Event says: AK obv Rob says: figured Watson is 10th/58 in LAPC Main Event says: everyone did Rob says: he made a river suck bet Watson is 10th/58 in LAPC Main Event says: maybe Watson is 10th/58 in LAPC Main Event says: his line made no sense Rob says: you think you folded the best hand now? Watson is 10th/58 in LAPC Main Event says: I have no idea Rob says: i don't get leaving 200k behind the purpose is hoping to get paid Watson is 10th/58 in LAPC Main Event says: his turn bet is the weirdest Rob says: either that or he was just totally clueless as to stack sizes Watson is 10th/58 in LAPC Main Event says: ya he seemed like an inexperiecned live player Rob says: what was the preflop betting - it wasn't given Watson is 10th/58 in LAPC Main Event says: I raised to 46K in Ep he called in the SB
That was an interesting hand. I've had debates with decent players that they will fold A-K in situations like this because they don't want to risk losing 30% of their stack. Hopefully, SirWatts will discuss this and other hands in this forum after he takes it down.
Good luck to SirWatts. Keep making these correct $EV-maximizing decisions and go for the win!
I don't think it's all that interesting.... I had the nuts so I instacalled. No idea what he's open shoving 20xBB with it's probably not garbage but it's probably not AA or KK either. Give him 500K I guess I could consider folding.
Good luck Mike I"ve been following at work and cheering for you. For the love of God I hope your the one to take out Hellmuth I think that would be great
It's by reading stuff like this that I see I'm on another lvl of poker (like... I suck..) I'd never fold AK in that position with that flp and I guess I'd go broke most of the time
Tue Feb 26 20:04:42 PST 2008
Chip Count Update
Only 19 players currently remain with an average stack of exactly 700,000. All chip counts have just been updated so please refer to the chip counts tab for more info.
Leaderboard
1. Phil Ivey - 1,470,000
2. Mike Watson - 1,420,000
3. Phil Hellmuth - 1,265,000
4. Blair Hinkle - 1,200,000
5. Nam Le - 1,080,000
No intimidation there! Just tell them you're a Newfoundlander and start trash talking in your native language!!! By the time they figure what that hell that means, you'll have all their chips
Mike looks to be on a pretty low stacked table for the start today. All the big stacks are on table two...random table drawing, this should make an interesting start to the game today
1. Nam Le - 1,254,000
2. Theo Tran - 410,000 3. Mike "SirWatts" Watson - 987,000
4. Charles Moore - 921,000
5. Quinn Do - 285,000
6. Wei Kai Chang - 751,000
7. Jennifer Tilly - 417,000
8. Brian Taylor - 228,000
9. Yury Parad - 214,000
With the blinds at 8K/16K/2K the FT should be formed very quickly!
This thread is way too cheerful, so I'll disagree with two of my favourite forumers above. The cost per round is currently 42,000. Everybody has an M over 5, so nobody is in the all-in Red Zone yet.
With 16th-18th place getting the same amount of $48,840, the shortest stacks will tend to be the most aggressive until there are 16 players left, when there will be another bubble situation for the next prize level of $55,220 (13th-15th place). The biggest stacks such as Nam Le and SirWatts in table 1 will tend to put heavy pressure on the shorter stacks.
When the blinds go up in around 15 minutes to Level 21 (10/20K + 3K), the CPR becomes 57,000. This is the level when the ~5 stacks below $300K will be going all-in.
Other bubble situations will occur with 13 left, then at 7 for the TV final table. On the bubble, the short and medium stacks will tend to play tight, hoping to survive to the next level unless they get a premium hand. It will take many, many hours to get to the final table of 6, possibly past midnight our time.
SirWatts is in a great situation, with all shorter stacks to his left including Tilly, while Le is to his right. When Tilly is on the big blind, a standard play would be a first-to-the-pot raise to isolate her, then she may fold a full house again. SirWatts is in great position to accumulate chips, before it becomes one table of nine, then it will be time to KILL PHIL!!!
I won't disagree with your pre game analysis, Buddy...you are alot more experienced at these levels than I can hope to be. I'm thinking that the big stacks are going to apply pressure, but they're also going to have to watch when one of them jumps in with a hand. After all, 5M's is border line.
Watts is indeed in excellent position. I'm sure he'll make his moves stragetically (?) and capitalize on the shorter stacks not wanting to bust out too soon.
BTW, has Mike ever made a tv bubble before? Just curious.
Comments
Least he's away from Hellmuth and Ivey. But, sadly, no Tilly to ogle either
The final 22 players are currently at dinner, and play is scheduled to resume at 7:00 pm PT. The leaderboard has been updated, and here are their chip counts by table and seat:
TABLE 1
1.
2. Theo Tran - 434,000
3. Brian Taylor - 246,000
4. Mike Hamparsomian - 340,000
5.
6. Nam Le - 1,310,000
7. Blair Hinkle - 1,230,000
8. Wei Kai Chang - 577,000
9. Mike Watson - 1,127,000
TABLE 2
1. Colin Wickersheim - 153,000
2. Charles Moore - 783,000
3. Yury Parad - 509,000
4. Phil Hellmuth - 1,257,000
5. Jeff Schwimmer - 219,000
6.
7. Mike Carson - 779,000
8. Paul Smith - 440,000
9. Pete de Best - 208,000
TABLE 3
1. Lance Allred - 160,000
2. Phil Ivey - 1,585,000
3.
4. Quinn Do - 553,000
5. Jennifer Tilly - 722,000
6. Matt Brady - 310,000
7. Scott Montgomery - 291,000
8. David Singer - 202,000
9.
Hes in great shape at his table!
http://www.pokerlistings.com/live-tournaments/wpt/season6/la-poker-classic/live-updates
Mike Hamparsomian moves all in preflop for 326,000 and Michael Watson calls from the big blind. They then open up their hands:
Hamparsomian: 9
Watson: A
Board: A
Hamparsomian finishes in 22nd place, and he will take home $42,450 in prize money. Three more players to go until the end of play.
He busted another!
That's freakin' amazing.. GO MIKE!!
Chip Count Update
Only 19 players currently remain with an average stack of exactly 700,000. All chip counts have just been updated so please refer to the chip counts tab for more info.
Leaderboard
1. Phil Ivey - 1,470,000
2. Mike Watson - 1,420,000
3. Phil Hellmuth - 1,265,000
4. Blair Hinkle - 1,200,000
5. Nam Le - 1,080,000
Fantastic!!!
Tue Feb 26 20:18:02 PST 2008
Blair Hinkle vs. Mike "SirWatts" Watson
After a flop of K108, Blair Hinkle checks from the small blind, Mike "SirWatts" Watson bets 76,000 under the gun, Hinkle raises to 180,000, and Watson calls. The turn card is the J, Hinkle bets 200,000, and Watson thinks for a while before calling. There is over 800,000 in the pot.
The river card is the 5, and Hinkle bets 400,000, leaving himself just 200,000 behind. Watson goes into the tank for about five minutes before he folds, and Hinkle takes the pot.
Watson is still strong with 977,000, while Hinkle builds his stack to more than 1.4 million.
Good luck to SirWatts. Keep making these correct $EV-maximizing decisions and go for the win!
Sweet board, for me anyway.
I like AQ just a bit more in that spot...
Good skill and good luck.
The final two tables have been reached and the players are bagging up their chips. The final 18 will return at 12:30 p.m. PST tomorrow to play down to a final television of six.
Good luck tomorrow Mike!
FYI:
Rob says:
hey good run
Rob says:
tired?
Watson is 10th/58 in LAPC Main Event says:
a little, had short day though
Watson is 10th/58 in LAPC Main Event says:
that last hand made me hate my life
Rob says:
the K high board?
Rob says:
what did you fold
Watson is 10th/58 in LAPC Main Event says:
ya
Watson is 10th/58 in LAPC Main Event says:
AK obv
Rob says:
figured
Watson is 10th/58 in LAPC Main Event says:
everyone did
Rob says:
he made a river suck bet
Watson is 10th/58 in LAPC Main Event says:
maybe
Watson is 10th/58 in LAPC Main Event says:
his line made no sense
Rob says:
you think you folded the best hand now?
Watson is 10th/58 in LAPC Main Event says:
I have no idea
Rob says:
i don't get leaving 200k behind the purpose is hoping to get paid
Watson is 10th/58 in LAPC Main Event says:
his turn bet is the weirdest
Rob says:
either that or he was just totally clueless as to stack sizes
Watson is 10th/58 in LAPC Main Event says:
ya he seemed like an inexperiecned live player
Rob says:
what was the preflop betting - it wasn't given
Watson is 10th/58 in LAPC Main Event says:
I raised to 46K in Ep he called in the SB
His M is 17. The average stack is 736,700. The prize payout is
1 - $1,596,100
2 - $909,400
3 - $625,630
4 - $411,770
5 - $296,860
6 - $229,480
7 - $172,110
8 - $127,490
9 - $92,570
10 - 12: $61,610
13 - 15: $55,220
16 - 18: $48,840
I don't think it's all that interesting.... I had the nuts so I instacalled. No idea what he's open shoving 20xBB with it's probably not garbage but it's probably not AA or KK either. Give him 500K I guess I could consider folding.
but hey... you learn you live
The "Phil" sandwich. A poker player's dream!
1. Nam Le - 1,254,000
2. Theo Tran - 410,000
3. Mike "SirWatts" Watson - 987,000
4. Charles Moore - 921,000
5. Quinn Do - 285,000
6. Wei Kai Chang - 751,000
7. Jennifer Tilly - 417,000
8. Brian Taylor - 228,000
9. Yury Parad - 214,000
With the blinds at 8K/16K/2K the FT should be formed very quickly!
FEAR THE BEAVER!
My gut says that's beneficial to Mike, would my gut be right?
With 16th-18th place getting the same amount of $48,840, the shortest stacks will tend to be the most aggressive until there are 16 players left, when there will be another bubble situation for the next prize level of $55,220 (13th-15th place). The biggest stacks such as Nam Le and SirWatts in table 1 will tend to put heavy pressure on the shorter stacks.
When the blinds go up in around 15 minutes to Level 21 (10/20K + 3K), the CPR becomes 57,000. This is the level when the ~5 stacks below $300K will be going all-in.
Other bubble situations will occur with 13 left, then at 7 for the TV final table. On the bubble, the short and medium stacks will tend to play tight, hoping to survive to the next level unless they get a premium hand. It will take many, many hours to get to the final table of 6, possibly past midnight our time.
SirWatts is in a great situation, with all shorter stacks to his left including Tilly, while Le is to his right. When Tilly is on the big blind, a standard play would be a first-to-the-pot raise to isolate her, then she may fold a full house again.
KILL PHIL!!!
Watts is indeed in excellent position. I'm sure he'll make his moves stragetically (?) and capitalize on the shorter stacks not wanting to bust out too soon.
BTW, has Mike ever made a tv bubble before? Just curious.
First time ever he has made the money in a $5K+ buy-in event.
I think he has now surpassed his best live cash finish.