Thursday, June 12, 2008 12:11 AM Local Time
On the first hand after Greenstein's elimination, Mike Matusow moved all in. Jeff Lisandro, looking to end it, called.
Each player drew one card.
Matusow: 9-6-5-3-x
Lisandro: 10-8-5-2-x
"Let me have him drawing dead," Matusow pleaded as he squeezed his card. "Don't let me double up baby. It's over if I double up." He peeled up the corner of the card.
"You have to make a hand now," he said, looking squarely at Lisandro. He turned up a ten for 10-9-6-5-3.
Lisandro peeled his own card, then flipped it over.
"Pairs the eight!" Matusow yelled jubilantly. He ran around the stage, high-fiving all the spectators who were out of their seats. "Watch out! Lotta heart baby!"
Thursday, June 12, 2008 12:11 AM Local Time
With the elimination of Barry Greenstein, play is now heads up. While the ribbing has been relatively good natured, these two have been on each other throughout the final table. From showing bluffs, to calling with pairs, to excessive celebration, there is more than just cash and a bracelet on the line here. It's quite obvious that these men are playing for pride and bragging rights over the other.
Thursday, June 12, 2008 12:10 AM Local Time
Mike Matusow folded his button and Barry Greenstein moved all in from the small blind for 330,000. Jeff Lisandro made the call and the audience hopped to their feet. Both players drew one card and then showed:
Greenstein:
Lisandro:
Greenstein was the first to turn up his card, a
. He'd made a pair and was in bad shape. Lisandro quickly rolled over his fifth card, an
. Lisandro's
low bested Greenstein's pair to bring Barry's day to a premature end.
As he always does, he gracefully walked over and handed Lisandro a signed copy of his book Ace On the River.
Barry Greenstein was eliminated in third place and collect $225,552 for his impressive finish.
Wednesday, June 11, 2008 11:56 PM Local Time
From the small blind, Jeff Lisandro raised to 200,000. He was called by Mike Matusow in the big blind. On the draw, Lisandro took one card and Matusow threw away two aces. Lisandro bet another 200,000 when the draw was completed. Matusow called quickly. It was Q-5 for Lisandro against a king for Matusow. Lisandro picked up a nice pot.
Wednesday, June 11, 2008 11:54 PM Local Time
Mike Matusow folded his button and Barry Greenstein put in a raise to 150,000 from the small blind. Jeffrey Lisandro called from the big blind and they both drew two cards.
Greenstein was first to act and he checked. Lisandro put out a bet of 200,000 and Greenstein folded with little delay. Lisandro stacked the pot.
Wednesday, June 11, 2008 11:48 PM Local Time
First hand back from the break, Jeff Lisandro raised to 200,000 on the button. Mike Matusow folded before Barry Greenstein moved all in. Lisandro made the call.
Barry stood pat. Lisandro drew one card.
Barry opened 10-8-7-4-2. Lisandro showed 8-5-4-3. He squeezed it out as slowly as he could, then triumphantly turned over a nine. He and Greenstein have basically switched chip positions on the leaderboard.
Wednesday, June 11, 2008 11:44 PM Local Time
Players are back from the break. Blinds are up.
Wednesday, June 11, 2008 11:31 PM Local Time
Barry Greenstein - 1,680,000
Mike Matusow - 1,100,000
Jeffrey Lisandro - 810,000
Wednesday, June 11, 2008 11:29 PM Local Time
Play will resume in ten minutes.
Wednesday, June 11, 2008 11:19 PM Local Time
After being dealt a less-than-ideal hand, Mike Matusow looked over to his crowd of supporters and yelled, "If we were playing no-limit hold'em, I'd have busted the whole room already.
"I've looked down at my first two cards and seen two aces I don't know how many times now," continued a clearly frustrated Matusow. There were a few courtesy laughs thrown back his way and then a sarcastic observer jokingly chirped back, "The whole room?"
Wednesday, June 11, 2008 11:10 PM Local Time
Barry Greenstein raised to 125,000 from the button. Lisandro passed but Matusow called from the big blind. Greenstein drew two and Matusow took just one.
Both players checked after the draw and Matusow tabled a
low. Greenstein said, "It's good," and Matusow won the pot.
Wednesday, June 11, 2008 11:08 PM Local Time
"You ain't gonna get in my head like you did before," Mike Matusow said to Jeff Lisandro. "I'm not tired now. You ain't gettin' in my head like you did.
"Nope, you're gonna donk it off to me, and then you're going to say 'oh well.' I got all day. I mean, I tried to bluff one time. I'm 0-for-1. I'm about ready to try number two. I can't handle it no more."
Wednesday, June 11, 2008 11:04 PM Local Time
Every time a player gets short in this event, that player refuses to roll over and die. The latest to display that attitude is Jeff Lisandro. After Barry Greenstein raised to 125,000 from the small blind, Lisandro called from the big blind. Both players drew one card. After the draw, Greenstein checked it over to Lisandro, who bet 200,000. Greenstein quickly mucked.
Wednesday, June 11, 2008 11:01 PM Local Time
Barry Greenstein raised to 125,000 from the button. Jeffrey Lisandro passed from the small blind and Mike Matusow made the call from the big blind. Matusow drew one card while Greenstein tapped the table, staying pat.
After the draw, Matusow led out for 150,000, forcing a quick fold from Greenstein. Mike Matusow stacked the pot.
Wednesday, June 11, 2008 10:45 PM Local Time
Barry Greenstein - 1,740,000
Mike Matusow - 915,000
Jeffrey Lisandro - 750,000
Wednesday, June 11, 2008 10:44 PM Local Time
Payback's a bitch. From the button, Jeff Lisandro open-shoved for 395,000. Mike Matusow pondered in the small blind before calling the raise. Barry Greenstein folded.
On the draw, Matusow threw away an ace and kept 8-6-4-2. Lisandro stayed pat with a queen-six. Matusow had a huge draw - any jack, ten, nine, seven, five or three would win him the pot and knock out Lisandro. He drew another six to pair sixes and double up Lisandro.
Wednesday, June 11, 2008 10:38 PM Local Time
Jeffrey Lisandro had the button and raised to 150,000. Mike Matusow moved all in for 700,000 and Barry Greenstein folded. Lisandro made a fairly quick call. Both players tossed one card and then showed:
Matusow:
Lisandro:
Matusow was the first to check his card. He peeked at it slowly, then looked at Lisandro and proudly said, "Your turn sir!" as he turned over a
.
Lisandro knew he was in trouble, needing to hit a
or a
for the win. He turned over his card and before it was known to those not at the table, Matusow yelled, "Oh no....oh no," in a fairly ambiguous tone.
It was quickly determined however that this was some sort of sarcasm on Mike's part, Lisandro had drawn paint and the pot was Matusow's. His legion of supporters applauded and he stacked his chips, which now tower over the 1.4 million mark.
Wednesday, June 11, 2008 10:32 PM Local Time
We're back to the point where none of the three players seems to have any traction. Most recently, Jeff Lisandro raised from the small blind to 100,000 and Mike Matusow called from the big blind. Both players drew two cards. After the draw, Lisandro immediately went all in. Matusow looked at his hand in disgust and folded.
Wednesday, June 11, 2008 10:19 PM Local Time
Mike Matusow is sliding backwards a bit. He raised to 100,000 from the small blind and Barry Greenstein called. Greenstein drew one after Matusow stood pat. When the draw was completed, Matusow checked to Greenstein, who bet 150,000. Matusow made the quick call with what he said was another 10-8. That couldn't beat Greenstein's 9-8.
Wednesday, June 11, 2008 10:18 PM Local Time
Barry Greenstein had the button and raised to 100,000. Jeffrey Lisandro called from the small blind and Mike Matusow in the big blind came along as well.
Lisandro stood pat, Matusow took one, and Greenstein drew two. Lisandro checked as did Matusow. Greenstein used both hands to put out his 200,000 chip bet. With action over to Lisandro, he moved all in for 560,000.
Matusow thought for close to a minute before finally throwing his hand away. Greenstein's hand might have actually beat Mike's into the muck as he parted with it instantly. Matusow commented that he folded a
low. Jeffrey Lisandro won the pot and rebounded to just over 1,000,000 chips.