Monday, June 29, 2009 2:34 PM Local Time
On a board reading
Richard Lee led out for 2,000 into two players.
One opponent folded, but one was stubborn enough to throw in two yellow 1,000-denomination chips to signify a call.
"If you have the flush you have me" said Lee's opponent.
"No you got it" announced Lee as he turned over his
for a busted straight draw and rivered pair.
His opponent turned over
for a flopped set of treys and the pot to leave Lee on less then 2,000 in chips.
Monday, June 29, 2009 2:22 PM Local Time
Blair Hinkle raised to 400 from middle position and Phil Laak quickly reraised to 1,300. Action folded back to Hinkle who decided his hand wasn't worth the extra chips, handing the small pot to the Unabomber.
Monday, June 29, 2009 2:18 PM Local Time
After chipping up to over 7,000 early, Phil Hellmuth has been nowhere to be seen.
He arrived an hour late, played for 20 minutes and then departed once again.
So far his stack has dwindled down to just on 5,000, and with the blinds still low he isn't at too much risk.
The question is . . . where is he?
Monday, June 29, 2009 2:14 PM Local Time
We walked by just as Gavin Smith moved his stack into the middle on a flop of
. His opponent called and showed
for the draw against Smith's top pair with
.
The
on the turn took the hand away from Smith and he was up from the table before the meaningless
landed on the river.
Also eliminated from the table was Emily Jillette who got all in preflop with pocket queens only to find herself against kings. She didn't improve, and her day ended early.
Monday, June 29, 2009 2:01 PM Local Time
Theo Tran - 24,100
Liv Boeree - 14,600
Clark Hamagami - 10,900
Hevad Khan - 10,300
Men Nguyen - 10,100
Jeff Williams - 9,700
Jonathan Little - 8,400
Wooka Kim - 7,900
Pieter De Korver - 6,300
Alexander Kostritsyn - 6,100
Liya Gerasimova - 6,100
Jason Riesenberg - 5,600
Phil Hellmuth - 5,300
Van Nguyen - 5,200
Berry Johnston - 4,400
Teddy Monroe - 4,100
Vivek Rajkumar - 3,900
Mark Seif - 3,300
Neil Channing - 2,200
Monday, June 29, 2009 1:52 PM Local Time
Catching the action on the turn with the board reading
Theo Tran led out for 1,800 with his opponent check-calling out of the small blind.
The river landed the
and Tran's opponent moved all in for 2,300. Tran insta-called and tabled his
for a flush to best his opponents
.
As Tran raked in the pot to surge to 25,200 in chips, he continued to enjoy his intensive massage.
Monday, June 29, 2009 1:43 PM Local Time
The cards are back in the air!
Monday, June 29, 2009 1:10 PM Local Time
Players are on their first break of the day.
Monday, June 29, 2009 1:09 PM Local Time
Some counts from just before the break.
Roland de Wolfe - 3,900
Jason Mercier - 13,000
Emily Jillette - 2,400
Phil Laak - 4,600
Jennifer Tilly - 6,000
Paul "Nine-Duey" Harraghy - 3,600
Marco Traniello - 5,200
Monday, June 29, 2009 12:59 PM Local Time
Here are some counts from the ladies in the field.
Liv Boeree - 13,400
Wooka Kim - 12,600
Liya Gerasimova - 5,500
Van Nguyen - 5,100
Lauren Kling - 4,900
It also appears that both Beth Shak and Lily Bui have been eliminated.
Monday, June 29, 2009 12:49 PM Local Time
We made our way back to the Miranda room where Eli Elezra had made a late entrance.
When we caught up with him, he had just 1,400 chips and called a raise of 250 from out of the small blind. He and his opponents checked a flop of
, and Elezra check-folded after a bet of 500 at the
on the turn.
He was left with 1,150 at the end of the hand, and had vacated his seat by the time we returned again five minutes later.
Other recent eliminations include David "The Dragon" Pham and Devin Porter.
Monday, June 29, 2009 12:40 PM Local Time
Our PokerNews reporter walked over to see that Dennis Phillips and his once occupied seat was now . . . empty.
Looking round at the table it was apparent that Liv Boeree had chipped up and consequently our reporter asked her of what had happened to Phillips.
Boeree explained that she opened under the gun with
and was reraised next to speak by a player holding
. With the action on Phillips, he moved all in for not much more also holding
. Once it was back on Boeree she shipped it all in over the top to find a call to see both her and Phillips at risk.
Just one Queen on the flop would be all Boeree needed, and as she finished explaining the hand she commented, "poker is an easy game, just get it in bad and you win"
If you think Liv Boeree can only knock out her opponents on the felt - you should be sure to check out her moves in the ring.
Coming up in a few short days, Boeree will be taking on PokerNews TV Host Melissa Castello in a girl-on-girl boxing match not to be missed!
For the details, check out the video here.
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Monday, June 29, 2009 12:29 PM Local Time
With players starting with only 4,500 in chips, its hard to get some momentum early.
The key however is slowly grinding away, taking a pot down here and there; and so far the following players have built their stacks to a somewhat solid position.
Jeff Madsen - 5,800
Mark Seif - 5,600
Jonathan Little - 5,400
Hevad Khan - 5,200
They may have arrived late, but Clark Hamagami (8,400), Phil Hellmuth (7,800) and Alexander Kostritsyn (7,700) have all near doubled as we tick into the eightieth minute of play.
Monday, June 29, 2009 12:21 PM Local Time
Across the room, Jennifer Tilly and Layne Flack were chatting about Italian food when they started tangling in a pot.
Flack made it 325 to go from early position and Tilly called from the hijack, bringing a flop of
. Flack bet 600 and Tilly called.
The
on the turn brought a 1,000 bet from Flack, and another call from Tilly. Both players checked the
on the river, before Flack announced "Two pair" and showed
. Tilly tabled
for a better two pair, and took the pot. She has about 8,000 while Flack is down to 1,700.
Monday, June 29, 2009 12:18 PM Local Time
Phil Laak made it 125 to go from middle position and got called by both blinds.
The table then checked down a board that came
and Laak turned over
for a winning pair of sixes. He's got a stack of abut 5,900.
Monday, June 29, 2009 12:15 PM Local Time
Shaun Deeb has been sent to the rail when his
were unable to outdraw Theo Tran's
.
As Deeb hits the rail, Tran climbs to 8,300 in chips.
Monday, June 29, 2009 12:08 PM Local Time
Always one for late arrivals, Phil Hellmuth has just strolled into the Amazon Room.
He went round and shook every player's hand before sitting down to play his hand.
Hellmuth limped under the gun, the button and the blinds came along, and a bet of 75 on the flop of
was enough to take the pot down.
Monday, June 29, 2009 12:01 PM Local Time
Sorel Mizzi was recently left crippled when Jim Pechac flopped a set of jacks on Mizzi's ace-king.
With only a few hundred chips, Mizzi found a worthy recipient and was on the rail.
Monday, June 29, 2009 11:55 AM Local Time
In a three-way limped pot, the players saw a flop of
. David Singer bet 125 from the small blind, and got two callers.
Singer bet 325 at the
on the turn, and got called again. The river brought the
and a check from Singer. The hijack bet 500, the button folded, and Singer gave the board brief consideration before making the call.
When his opponent showed
for a busted straight draw, Singer showed
for a pair of 9s. He's up to 6,000 chips.
Monday, June 29, 2009 11:47 AM Local Time
Known for their WSOP Final Table appearances, Hevad Khan and Ivan Demidov have taken their seats along with Brooklyn's own Eugene Todd and young gun Jason Riesenberg.
Clark Hamagami and Wooka Kim have joined them as well.