Eugene Castro Wins Event #12 $350 NLHE

Tournament Director Matt Savage & Eugene Castro.

When Dominic Ricciardi went out in third place, Eugene Castro and Matthew Klein agreed to an even chop of the remaining money, and by nature of his slight chip lead, Castro took the championship and the trophy. Here are the official results:

1st: Eugene Castro $2,850
2nd: Matthew Klein $2,850
3rd: Dominic Ricciardi $1,800
4th: Ken Kinoshita $1,800
5th: Kenneth Pirok $1,800
6th: Christopher Walker $1,800
7th: Kevin Luscala $1,800

Event #11 $350 NLHE - Back From Break, 4-handed

Players just returned from break, they are now down to four-handed play and are at 800/1600/200. The average stack is 81,250.

Bodog Ari Discusses a Key Hand from the $50,000 Guaranteed

We caught up to Ari during a break and talked to him about a strange hand that got him a lot of chips late in the tournament.

Event #11 $350 NLHE - Lets Make a Deal, Now Streaming Live

There are seven players remaining and they decided to chop it up so that each player will receive $1,900, with second getting $2,700 and first getting $3,200 and the trophy.

The table is now streaming live on the page.

"Bodog" Ari Engel Wins Event #10 $50,000 Guaranteed

On the very next hand Bessinger got his remaining chips in with [2s][7s] against Engel's [Kh][8s], with the board running [Jd][9s][8c][2d][9h] giving Ari the pot and the title, along with the $16,000 first prize.


The Final Hand
Official Results:

1st: "Bodog Ari" Engel $16,000
2nd: Sam Bessinger $8,500
3rd: Amir Aharanov $5,500
4th: Bona Sar $4,000
5th: David Tuthill $3,250
6th: Jason Michael $2,450
7th: Christopher Lindh $1,950
8th: Steven Fredricks $1,450
9th: Warren Fraleigh $1,050

Event #11 $50,000 Guaranteed - Down to Heads-Up, Ari Wins Almost All of the Chips w/ Aces vs. Kings

They are down to heads-up play in this one, with "Bodog" Ari taking on Sam Bessinger. Bessinger held a significant chip advantage but Ari has pulled it back to even.

Just before this post was to go up, they played a pot for almost all of the chips in play with Ari holding pocket aces against Bessinger's pocket kings with all of the money going in on a flop with all baby cards.

Updated Results

3rd: Amir Aharanov $5,500
4th: Bona Sar $4,000
5th: David Tuthill $
6th: Jason Michael $2,450
7th: Christopher Lindh $1,950
8th: Steven Fredricks $1,450
9th: Warren Fraleigh $1,050

Event #12 $350 NLHE - Down to 9, Payout Information

Event 12 is on its dinner break with about 15 minutes to go before they return. They reached the final nine, and five spots will be paid, as follows:

1st: $6,615
2nd: $3,675
3rd: $2,205
4th: $1,470
5th: $735

When they come back it will be 400/800/100 with an average stack of 27,222.

$50,000 Guarantee NLHE Update - Down to 3-handed

Just three players remain, including "Bodog" Ari who appears to hold the chip lead.

Event #10 $50,000 Guaranteed - Moving Fast, 5 left

In less than a level of play, we've eliminated almost half of the field as nine has shrunk to just five.

The first three eliminations were pretty average hands, with one suck out, but the elimination of Jason Michael in sixth place was a very interesting situation, and we hope to hope to talk to Ari, who eliminated him, on the next break.

Here are the results so far:
6th: Jason Michael $2,450
7th: Christopher Lindh $1,950
8th: Steven Fredricks $1,450
9th: Warren Fraleigh $1,050

Event #10 - $50,000 Guaranteed $230 NLHE w/ 1 Rebuy - Final Table Broadcast About to Go Live

The nine remaining players are about to take their seats and play out the final table. Here's how they stand to start the day:

1 Amir Aharonov, Sandy, UT - 180,800
2 Alan Gogel, Las Vegas, NV - 172,100
3 Sam "Homeless" Bessinger, Miami, FL - 129,700
4 Bona Sar, Las Vegas, NV - 85,500
5 Jason Eldridge, Chattanooga, TN - 81,400
6 David Tuthill, St. Petersburg, FL - 47,500
7 Chris Lindh, Brooklyn, NY - 43,000
8 Steve Frederick, Las Vegas, NV - 38,700
9 Warren Fraleigh, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada - 26,400

The live stream is about to start, so click the link at the top of the page to watch all of the final table action.

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Event #12 - $350 NLHE - Registration Still Open

The final tournament before this weekend's Main Event is underway but registration is still open until 3:15 PM. One more chance to polish up your game before the $200,000 guarantee, so come on down to the Hard Rock and get into the action.

Lev Serzhenko Wins Event #11 Pokerati Half NLHE / Half PLO

Tournament Director Matt Savage, champion Lev Serzhenko and 2nd place finisher Dan Michalski

Lev Serzhenko had Dan Michalski by more than 4-1 when the final hand went down. They got all-in on an [Ad][Jd][Th] board, Michalski holding [Ac][4d] against Serzhenko's [8h][9h]. The turn brought more outs with the [9c] and the river was a heartbreaker for Michalski with the [9s] giving Serzhenko trip nines and the title.

Official Results:
1st: Lev Serzhenko $5,184
2nd: Dan Michalski $2,880
3rd: Darryl Dauenhauer $1,728
4th: Adam Altwies $1,152
5th: Carol Kline $576


Dan Michalski presents Lev Serzhenko with the championship sash


Tournament Director Matt Savage & Champion Lev Serzhenko

Event #11 Pokerati Half NLHE/Half PLO Down to Heads-Up

With the elimination of Darryl Dauenhauer in third place, Pokerati.com's Dan Michalski is now heads-up for the crown in his own tournament.

They are currently playing at 1,200/2,400 with about 10 minutes before their next scheduled break.

Event #11 Pokerati Half NLHE/Half PLO In the Money

This tournament is now in the money as just five players remain.

EVENT #10 $230 NO LIMIT HOLD'EM with (1) REBUY DAY ONE RESULTS

ENTRIES 122 REBUYS 106 PRIZE POOL $50,000
PLACE	NAME/HOMETOWN	CHIP COUNT/PRIZE	SEAT
1	Amir Sandy, Summerlin, NV	180,800	2
2	Alan Gogel, Las Vegas, NV	172,100	7
3	Sam "Homeless" Bessinger, Miami, FL	129,700	4
4	Bona Sar, Las Vegas, NV	85,500	6
5	Jason Eldridge, Chattanooga, TN	81,400	3
6	David Tuthill, St. Petersburg, FL	47,500	8
7	Chris Lindh, Brooklyn, NY	43,000	9
8	Steve Frederick, Las Vegas, NV	38,700	1
9	Warren Fraleigh, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada	26,400	5
10	Vance Essak, Henderson, NV	$750
11	Dustin Lytle, Lawton, OK	$750
12	Henry Gompf, Oklahoma City, OK	$750
13	Joseph Cheong, La Mirada, CA	$650
14	Joe Tehan, Las Vegas, NV	$650
15	Robert Flowers, Maconb Township, MI	$650
16	Jeff Sluzinski, Las Vegas, NV	$550
17	Yosuke Imamura, Las Vegas, NV	$550
18	Jeremy Jessop, San Antonio, TX	$550
Final Table returns at Level 14, 500 Ante, 1,000-2,000 Blinds with 45:45 Remaining
1st Place		$16,000
2nd Place		$8,500
3rd Place		$5,500
4th Place		$4,000
5th Place		$3,250
6th Place		$2,450
7th Place		$1,950
8th Place		$1,450
9th Place		$1,050

Quad Jacks talk to "Bodog" Ari Engel about... Matt Savage

Marco from QuadJacks.com sat down to talk to Ari Engel about the $50,000 guarantee, the Detox Poker Series, and, well, Matt Savage. Watch for the cameo at the end of the video.