PartyPoker Premier League IV Day 1 | PartyPoker Premier League IV

02-12-2010 14:51 UTC-12

Chip Counts

donpeters

Phil Laak - 1,196,000
JC Tran - 767,000
Vanessa Rousso - 222,000
Yevgeniy Timoshenko - 215,000

02-12-2010 14:45 UTC-12

Luke Schwartz Eliminated in 5th Place ($8,000)

donpeters

Luke Schwartz shoved all in with {K-Hearts}

for 320,000, or 16 big blinds. JC Tran woke up with two black queens in the big blind and quickly called.

Schwartz cheered for his hand to hit and then smacked the flop when it came {K-Clubs}

. He slapped his hands together and went from feeling bad to feeling on top of the world.

"It has to be red to lose, right? It has to be red," said Schwartz, waiting for the turn card. And then, the dealer dealt the {Q-Diamonds}

on the turn and all of Schwartz's hopes were dashed. He was drawing dead as the river came the {2-Spades}

.

Tran eliminated Schwartz on the hand, who took home four points and $8,000.

Tags: JC Tran Luke Schwartz

02-12-2010 14:41 UTC-12

Laak Pulling Away

donpeters

JC Tran raised to 44,000 from under the gun before Phil Laak fought back from the big blind with a reraise to 124,000. Laak held {A-Hearts}

and Tran held {5-Clubs}

. Tran made the call.

The flop came down {Q-Diamonds}

and Laak checked. Tran checked behind.

The turn was the {10-Hearts}

and Laak fired 90,000. Tran folded his hand and Laak increased his lead further.

Tags: JC Tran Phil Laak

02-12-2010 14:35 UTC-12

Rousso Doubles Back

donpeters

Action folded to Vanessa Rousso in the small blind and she moved all in for 126,000 chips holding the {K-Spades}

. Yevgeniy Timoshenko called in the big blind holding the {Q-Hearts}

.

The board ran out {K-Hearts}

and Rousso doubled with a spade flush.

Tags: Vanessa Rousso Yevgeniy Timoshenko

02-12-2010 14:34 UTC-12

Phil's Not Happy

donpeters

Yevgeniy Timoshenko just moved all in for 321,000 holding {4-Hearts}

. Phil Hellmuth voiced his dislike for the play from the commentary booth and discussed how the "internet kids" think the play is right, but he disagrees.

02-12-2010 14:22 UTC-12

Schwartz Doubles Up

donpeters

Phil Laak limped in from under the gun with the {K-Clubs}

. Luke Schwartz raised all in from the big blind to 160,000 with {K-Spades}

. Laak tanked and then made the call.

"Don't f*** me, don't f*** me!" said Schwartz while pacing back and forth behind the table.

The flop came down {Q-Clubs}

and Schwartz stayed in the lead, looking even better now.

"You're so dead here, if you miracle this it's so sick," said Schwartz.

Then just like that, the turn brought the {10-Clubs}

to the board and Laak picked up the best card he could have asked for.

The river was the {5-Hearts}

and Schwartz was able to survive, doubling back to 330,000 chips.

That pot was also very important for Vanessa Rousso, who is now the lone short stack.

Tags: Luke Schwartz Phil Laak Vanessa Rousso

02-12-2010 14:15 UTC-12

Who's Gonna Be Next?

donpeters

Both Vanessa Rousso and Luke Schwartz and very, very short now. With so much on the line when it comes to points, it's going to be interesting to see the drama unfold as they both try to move up spots and not be the next player eliminated.

02-12-2010 14:13 UTC-12

Laak Still Running Like God

donpeters

Luke Schwartz and Phil Laak saw a flop of {K-Clubs}

. Laak held the {K-Spades}

and flopped huge once again with a full house to take the lead against Schwartz's {Q-Hearts}

.

Schwartz bet 40,000 and Laak called. The turn card added the {8-Hearts}

to the board and both players checked.

The river was the {2-Hearts}

and Schwartz tanked before betting 130,000. Instantly, Laak moved all in. Schwartz sprung from his chair not happy about the play, but seemed to know he was beat. After a while, he folded his hand and Laak showed him the hand. Schwartz lost it Hellmuth style and began ranting and pacing around the table.

Tags: Luke Schwartz Phil Laak