Adam Levy, after battling the dreaded 'card dead' bug for the last few days, ended up taking 12th place in the 2010 WSOP Event #57 NLH Championship $10,000 buy-in (7,319 entries) for $635,011. This was Adam's fourth cash of the series for a 2010 WSOP series total of $653,523. Great job Adam!
Day 8 is upon us and with only 27 players remaining expect to see some hardcore grinding as they all battle to become one of the "November Nine!" Each player today is guaranteed a minimum payout of $317,161.
Adam 'Roothlus' Levy, the sole remaining Suited Connections player, will take his seat at 12:00pm PST with 4,745,000 in chips.
Here we are, Day 7 of the 2010 WSOP Event #57 NLH Championship (Main Event), with only 78 of 7319 players remaining who are each guaranteed a minimum payout of $94,942.
By the end of today's play, which begins at 12:00pm PST, we will be left with only 27 players who will return tomorrow seeking to take a seat at the Final Table in November.
Adam 'Roothlus' Levy is the sole remaining Suited Connections player with a 1,685,000 chip count. Good Luck Adam!!
Christian Harder completed his 2010 WSOP play, with a very impressive SEVEN cashes, by finishing 100th in Event #57 NLH Championship $10,000 buy-in (7,319 entries) for $57,102.
At the conclusion of Day 5 of the 2010 WSOP Event #57 NLH Championship (Main Event), just 205 players remain in the hunt for their quest to fill 1 of 9 seats to become a member of the November Nine!
Today's action begins at 12:00pm PST, with a minimum payout of $48,847 guaranteed to the remaining 205 players, and is expected to play down to 81 players. Below are the Suited Connections players and their chip counts as they enter Day 6.
Christian Harder - 1,363,000 chips Adam Levy - 1,147,000 chips
Zach Clark finished 235th in the 2010 WSOP Event #57 NLH Championship $10,000 buy-in (7,319 entries) for $48,847. This was his second cash of the 2010 WSOP series. Nice job Zach!
Steven Burkholder finished 360th in the 2010 WSOP Event #57 NLH Championship $10,000 buy-in (7,319 entries) for $36,463. This was his fifth cash of the 2010 WSOP series. Well done Steven!
Last night brought us to the end of Day 4 of the 2010 WSOP Event #57 NLH Championship (Main Event) with 574 players remaining, a number much lower than anticipated at this level.
Today's action begins at 12:00pm PST with a minimum payout of $24,079 guaranteed to the remaining 574 players. Below are the Suited Connections players and their chip counts as they enter Day 5.
Adam Levy - 1,054,000 chips Christian Harder - 730,000 chips Steven Burkholder - 356,000 chips Zach Clark - 278,000 chips
Amit Makhija finished 740th in the 2010 WSOP Event #57 NLH Championship $10,000 buy-in (7,319 entries) for $19,263. This was his third cash of the series for a 2010 WSOP series total of $226,411. Great job Amit!
The 2010 WSOP Event #57 NLH Championship (Main Event) started with 7,319 entries for a total prize pool of $68,798,600 with 1st Place earning $8,944,138 and the coveted ME Gold Bracelet.
Today begins with the remaining 1,203 players which we anticipate will play down to the money at 747. Below are the Suited Connections players and their chip counts as they enter Day 4.
Steven Burkholder - 427,500 chips Adam Levy - 323,700 chips Amit Makhija - 276,200 chips Zach Clark - 114,800 chips Christian Harder - 82,100 chips Matt Graham - 52,500 chips
Day 3 of the 2010 WSOP Event #57 NLH Championship (Main Event) begins today at 12:00pm PST. Listed below are the current Suited Connections players still in the hunt to become this years Champion!
Billy Kopp - 198,300 chips Amit Makhija - 185,700 chips Adam Levy - 130,600 chips Zach Clark - 129,000 chips Steven Burkholder - 117,600 chips Matt Graham - 110,100 chips Alex Bolotin - 87,700 chips Christian Harder - 29,500 chips
With the 2010 WSOP Event #57 NLH Championship (Main Event) Day 1a/b/c/d officially in the books, the following Suited Connections players are headed to Day 2a/b:
Billy Kopp - 107,800 chips Daniel Kelly - 70,700 chips Alex Bolotin - 64,250 chips Christian Harder - 61,200 chips Matt Graham - 58,450 chips Adam Levy - 54,425 chips Matt Kay - 38,950 chips Zach Clark - 37,875 chips Amit Makhija - 37,200 chips Jamie Rosen - 37,150 chips Melanie Weisner - 35,675 chips Steven Burkholder - 25,900 chips Bryan Devonshire - 19,725 chips Andrew Robl - 18,350 chips Trishelle Cannatella - 14,200 chips Andrew Lichtenberger - 8,330 chips
Suited Connections is very pleased to announce yet another signing as Melanie Weisner has officially become Full Tilt Poker's newest Pro. Congratulations Melanie!!
CONGRATULATIONS to Daniel 'djk123' Kelly for taking down Event #52 NLH/Six Handed $25,000 buy-in (191 entries) for $1,315,518 and a 2010 WSOP Gold Bracelet!!! Way to go Daniel!!!!!
At the conclusion of Day 3, the WSOP Event #52 NLH/Six Handed $25,000 buy-in (191 entries) is down to the Final Table. Sitting atop the leader board with a commanding chip lead is our very own Daniel 'djk123' Kelly.
With the Final Table set, play resumes today at 5:30pm ET and you can catch all the action streaming LIVE on ESPN3. Best of luck, Daniel!!
As the 2010 WSOP winds down, Suited pros are still making waves, this time Jamie Rosen taking 5th in Event #44 Mixed Hold'em $2,500 buy-in (507 entries) and pocketing $61,441.
Also, Christian Harder continues to roll as he took 33rd place in Event #50 PLO $5,000 buy-in (460 entries) for $12,561. This was his sixth cash of the series.
Congrats to Jamie Rosen for making the final table in Event #44 Mixed Hold'em $2,500 buy-in (507 entries) of the 2010 WSOP. Good luck and take it down Jamie!
As Day 1 of Event #39 NLH Shootout $1,500 buy-in (1,400 entries) comes to an end we find Steven Burkholder, Bryan Devonshire, Matt Kay, Daniel Kelly and Adam Levy all returning tomorrow with a minimum guaranteed cash of $5,632 each. Good luck tomorrow!
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With the 2010 WSOP just past the halfway mark, Christian Harder continues to impress by picking up his fifth cash of the series finishing 14th in Event #32 NLH/Six Handed $5,000 buy-in (568 entries) for $26,188.
Also cashing in this event was Matt Graham who finished 26th for $17,325 and Andrew Robl who finished 40th for $12,653, which was the second cash of the series for both.
With both players picking up their second cashes of the series; Adam 'Roothlus' Levy placed 98th for $4,363 and Daniel 'djk123' Kelly finished 33rd for $13,541 in the 2010 WSOP Event #30 NLH $1,500 buy-in (2,394 entries).
Also cashing in Event #30 was Steven 'PiKappRaider' Burkholder who finished in 103rd for $3,878. This was Steven's third cash of the series.
Christian Harder continues to dominate the felt while picking up his forth cash of the series in Event #28 PLO $2,500 buy-in (596 entries) finishing in 26th place for $9,842.
2010 WSOP Event #26 NLH/Six Handed $2,500 buy-in (1,245 entries) brought both Andrew Robl and Matt Graham their first cash of the series. Andrew took 47th for $9,105 while Matt finished in 67th for $6,156.
Christian 'charder30' Harder continues to shine, picking up his third cash of the series, by placing 11th in Event #20 PLO $1,500 buy-in (885 entries) for $15,197.
Also cashing in Event #20; Steven 'PiKappRaider' Burkholder finished 20th for $8,064, his second cash of the series and Daniel 'djk123' Kelly finishing 62nd for $3,930.
Amit 'amak316' Makhija captured his first cash of the 2010 series in Event #17 NLH $5,000 buy-in (792 entries) placing 5th for $179,866. Great job Amit!
The 2010 WSOP Event #17 NLH $5,000 buy-in (792 entries) brought Alex 'Diesel' Bolotin his second cash of the series with his 35th place finish for $20,845.
Also cashing in Event #17 was Steven 'PiKappRaider' Burkholder who finished 36th for $20,845.
With 18 players remaining, Amit 'amak316' Makhija is 3rd in chips as play resumes today at 2:30pm PST. Good Luck Amit!
While taking a day off at the WSOP, Adam 'Roothlus' Levy entered the Full Tilt 750k GTD and finished in 2nd for a huge $102,018 score. Great job Roothlus!
With the 2010 WSOP just underway, Ultimate Bet Pro Bryan Devonshire finished in 340th place for $2,150 in Event #3 NLH $1,000 buy-in (4,345 entries).
In Event #5 NLH $1,500 buy-in (2,092 entries) Full Tilt Pro Andrew 'luckychewy' Lichtenberger finished in 133rd for $3,516 and Ultimate Bet Pro Adam 'Roothlus' Levy finished in 51st for $8,529.
Sunday was a productive day for DoylesRoom Pro Zach 'CrazyZachary' Clark who took down the Ultimate Bet 150K GTD for $39,000 and followed that up with a 3rd place finish in the PokerStars SCOOP Event #37-M for $110,597.
Following up yesterday's cash, DoylesRoom Pro Amit 'amak316' Makhija not only took 18th in the PokerStars SCOOP HB-R Event #28 for $10,600; he also placed 3rd in the Ultimate Bet 150K GTD for $22,000.
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Melanie Weisner made a final table at the EPT San Remo ladies event, finishing 6th and then went on to win the EPT Grand Final ladies event for $33,000.
Matt "Ch0ppy" Kay crushed the 2010 PokerStars EPT in Monte Carlo, taking down the No Limit 6 Max for $30,800 and finishing in the money in the No Limit Main Event earning $26,795.
Melanie “Callisto 5″ Weisner started off as one of the early chip leaders of the 2010 EPT Monte Carlo Main Event and finished in 71st place, earning $33,282.
Congrats to Andrew "luckychewy" Lichtenberger on a hard-fought, 5+ hour heads-up victory in the 2010 WSOP Circuit event at Caesars last night, earning him a Gold Ring, WSOP Main Event seat and $190,137!
UB.com poker pro Adam 'Roothlus' Levy has been tearing up the online scene the past few days. Roothlus took down two 1st place finishes in the Full Tilt Main Event Shootout & $60K Guarantee for $12,000 & $18,038 respectively, then finished 2nd in the PokerStars $109+ rebuy for another $14,250.
It was another successful Sunday for Suited Connections pros:
» Ultimate Bet Pro Adam 'Roothlus' Levy took 3rd in the UB.net $200k guarantee for $18,500.
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» DoylesRoom Pro Amit “amak316” Makhija took 6th at the mulligan final table and earned roughly $28,000, as well as a win in the Sunday fifty fifty with a 1st place finish and $19,660.
Bryan Devonshire took down the 2010 Harrah's Rincon WSOP Circuit No Limit Hold'em Championship, winning $114,975 and his first WSOP gold and diamond ring. He was also presented with a $10,000 seat into the WSOP Main Event. Congrats Devo!
Marc "myst" Karam had back-to-back nightly wins over the weekend taking 1st in the Pokerstars Nightly $100k for $19,000, following that up with another 1st in the PokerStars Sunday $500k Guaranteed for $102,568.
Several cashes to report from the last few days with the always impressive SC team...
1. Adam "Roothlus" Levy recorded a 9th place finish in the WPT Foxwoods for $66,427. 2. Christian "charder30" Harder took 17th at the same WPT Foxwoods event for $31,533. 3. Bryan "badbeatninja" Devonshire played down to 5th in the FTOPS XIV - Event #1, earning $37,000. 4. Devo followed that event up with an 11th place in FTOPS XIV - Event #12 cashing for $11,250. 5. Matt "NoBadBeatsPlz" Kay also earned $5,400 placing 34th in the FTOPS XIV - Event #12.
After two tough days at WPT World Poker Finals at Foxwoods, four SC pros are are still alive. Christian Harder is currently fourth in chips. Good luck boys!
Congrats Brock Parker - recent winner of two WSOP bracelets this year - for making the final table and finishing in sixth-place and pocketing $66,810 playing the UltimateBet Aruba Poker Classic.
SC Pros continue to dominate overseas, this time with Andrew "luckychewy" Lichtenberger finishing 20th in the EPT London Main Event cashing for €17,000. Congrats chewy!
Christian "charder30" Harder is still in the hunt for the WSOP Europe Main Event title. There are 36 players remaining and they are in the money. Best of luck Christian!
After winning the Ultimate Bet $100k guarantee, Brock Parker followed that up with 2 more wins on PokerStars and Full Tilt, to become a PocketFives Triple Crown winner and earning $50,254.
Christian "charder30" continues to dominate multi-table tournaments, this time chopping a $320 on PokerStars and earning $41,500. Congrats Christian and keep up the good work!
Alec Torelli, hot off the heels of the WPT Bellagio Cup V 4th place finish, made another WPT Slovakia final table and took 4th again, earning $44,422. So far this year, Torelli has won $695,291.
Up against a strong field of 299 players and a $10,300 buyin, Mike Sowers took 2nd in the PokerStars WCOOP Event 10 [High Roller] and took home $448,500.
Congratulations to November nine member Steven Begleiter on his 9th place finish in the WPT Legends of Poker event. After four rigorous days of play against 279 of the toughest players in the world, Begleiter finished in 9th place taking home $39,240 and proved to the poker world that his Main Event Final Table was no fluke.
DoylesRoom announced this week it was launching a new campaign, called "The Brunson 10", and featuring DoylesRoom pros Alec Torelli, Amit Makhija, and Zach Clark as the first three members of the exclusive 10-member group!
To go along with his recent online success and WSOP Main Event finish, UltimateBet announced Monday they signed Billy “Patrolman35” Kopp to join TeamUB!
Matt 'ch0ppy' Kay won the PokerStars Turbo Takedown tournament this past Sunday, using only frequent player points to get in, beating out 24,444 opponents and winning $40,000!
Adam Geyer sure must love the Bellagio. After winning the $5000 no limit event there a few days prior, he then finished 24th in the WPT Bellagio Cup $15,000 event cashing for $23,245. Congrats Adam!
While most SC Pros have been playing Bellagio tournaments, Bryan Devonshire opted to play in the $5,000 Venetian Deep Stack Main Event. Bryan ended up final tabling the event and finishing in 4th place winning $85,181.
SC Pro's are crushing Bellagio tournaments lately! Yesterday Adam Geyer won a 5k event earning him $212,000. Today, Christian Harder finished first in a different Bellagio 5k tournament, earning him $179,000. Congrats Adam and Christian!
Congratulations to Matt Graham aka mattg1983 for finishing 30th in event #5 of the World Series of Poker $1,500 Pot Limit Omaha event earning him $5,797.
Adam 'Roothlus' Levy had another successful Sunday, finishing 3rd in the PokerStars Sunday Warmup for $53,068 and 4th in the UB 200K Guarantee for $12,990