Wednesday, June 11, 2008 8:03 PM Local Time
Barry Greenstein is having his way with Jeff Lisandro. He raised before the draw, with Lisandro calling. Lisandro stood pat; Greenstein took one card. After the draw was complete, Lisandro checked over to Greenstein, who bet 145,000. Lisandro made a quick all, but couldn't bet Greenstein's 9-8. He mucked his hand.
Several hands later, Lisandro raised to 85,000 from the button. Greenstein, who had Lisandro covered, reraised all in from the big blind. Lisandro quickly folded.
Wednesday, June 11, 2008 8:00 PM Local Time
Mike Matusow was first to act and he put in a raise to 90,000. Barry Greenstein folded his small blind but Jeffrey Lisandro called from the big blind. Both men drew just one card and Lisandro was first to act.
Lisandro bet 140,000 and Matusow made the call. Lisandro was shy to table his hand which turned Mike Matusow into Mike "The Mouth" Matusow. "Whatchya got Jeff?....Jeff....Jeff?" he said as he waited for Lisandro's called hand to be tabled first.
Despite being clearly beaten, Lisandro flipped up his hand anyway and showed a straight. Matusow ribbed him. "A straight!" he laughed, "You've got a straight!" as he turned over his own
.
Matusow looked around at the crowd searching for some sort of recognition for his efforts. Lisandro mucked his hand and Matusow stacked the pot. As he did so, he bursted into song. "It’s never fun...when the rabbit’s got the gun," sang Mike. The crowd here seemed mildly entertained.
Wednesday, June 11, 2008 7:52 PM Local Time
Jeffrey Lisandro raised to 85,000 from the button. Mike Matusow called from the small blind and Erick Lindgren moved all in from the big blind. Lisandro folded immediately and Matusow took his time before finally calling.
Matusow drew two cards and Lindgren took one. The players showed:
Lindgren:
Matusow:
After the draw, Matusow was the first to turn his cards up. His first card was a
and the second was a
. Matusow had made a very strong hand and Lindgren needed serious help if he was to win the pot. Erick flipped up his fifth card to reveal a
which paired him up. Matusow pumped his fist in triumph and Lindgren grimaced as he stood up, eliminated in fourth place. Lindgren adds this finish to his already stellar WSOP showing and will take home $156,151 for three day's work.
Wednesday, June 11, 2008 7:42 PM Local Time
Erick Lindgren has been busy opening pots. He opened again, this time for 90,000. Mike Matusow made the call from the big blind.
On the draw, Matusow took one and Lindgren stood pat. Afterwards, Matusow bet 100,000. Lindgren made the call, only to see bad news. Matusow's hand was best. Again, we could not see the hands and they were not announced.
Wednesday, June 11, 2008 7:33 PM Local Time
Action folded to Jeffrey Lisandro in the small blind and he raised to 90,000. Mike Matusow called from the big blind and they went heads up to the draw. Lisandro took two cards and Matusow just took one.
After the draw, Lisandro was first to act and he bet 150,000. Matusow gave his hand a quick double check before tossing it into the muck. Jeffrey Lisandro won the pot without a showdown.
Wednesday, June 11, 2008 7:27 PM Local Time
From under the gun, Mike Matusow made it 90,000 to go. He found one customer, Erick Lindgren on the button. Matusow stood pat on the draw, while Lindgren took one card. After the draw, Matusow tapped the table. Behind him, Lindgren bet 140,000. Matusow sat forward in his seat and eyed Lindgren's stack. Finally he pushed 140,000 in the middle. Erick rapped the table, "Good call." Mike opened jack-high to win the pot.
"Yeah!" he shouted as he jumped out of his seat and pumped his fist.
Wednesday, June 11, 2008 7:20 PM Local Time
Barry Greenstein was first to act and he raised to 75,000. Mike Matusow called from the small blind and they went heads up to the draw. Matusow took one and Barry liked his hand as it was.
After the draw, Matusow checked and Greenstein bet 100,000. Matusow eventually made the call and Barry tabled
. Matusow showed a
as he mucked. Barry Greenstein took down the pot.
Wednesday, June 11, 2008 7:20 PM Local Time
Erick Lindgren was first to act and he raised to 80,000. Barry Greenstein made the call from the button and the blinds passed. Lindgren drew one and Greenstein rapped pat. Lindgren was first to act and led out for 140,000. Greenstein pushed a total of 500,000 out, leaving him with under 100,000 chips. Lindgren thought for a bit before eventually folding. Barry Greenstein won the pot.
Wednesday, June 11, 2008 7:15 PM Local Time
Erick Lindgren raised to 80,000 from the button. Jeff Lisandro was the only caller, from the big blind. He drew one card while Lindgren stood pat. After squeezing out his cards, Lisandro bet 100,000. Lindgren considered briefly and then made the call. Lisandro turned over a 9-6, good enough to win the pot.
Wednesday, June 11, 2008 7:09 PM Local Time
Finally, some significant action. Erick Lindgren raised the button to 75,000. Barry Greenstein reraised from the small blind to 275,000, and Lindgren moved in for 561,000. Greenstein made the call. He drew one card; Lindgren stayed pat with a 9-7. Upon seeing Lindgren's hand, Greenstein squeezed out his cards but couldn't come up with a winner. He mucked.
Lindgren is back up to over a million in chips, while Greenstein drops to about 500,000.
Wednesday, June 11, 2008 7:07 PM Local Time
Action folded to Erick Lindgren in the small blind and he raised to 75,000. Barry Greenstein called from the big blind and they went to the draw. Lindgren took two cards while Barry opted for just one.
After the draw, Lindgren checked. Greenstein bet 125,000 and Lindgren made a quick verbal call. Greenstein rolled over
and Lindgren mucked. Barry Greenstein won yet another pot.
Wednesday, June 11, 2008 7:04 PM Local Time
Jeff Lisandro raised to 75,000 from the button. Erick Lindgren made the call from the big blind. Each player drew one card. After the draw was completed, Lindgren checked to Lisandro, who bet 100,000. Lindgren made a quick call, then mucked his hand when Lisandro turned over the winner. Unfortunately, we could not see what the winning hand was, and it was not announced.
Wednesday, June 11, 2008 6:58 PM Local Time
Jeff Lisandro was first to act and he raised to 75,000. Barry Greenstein called from the big blind and took one card. Lisandro stood pat.
Greenstein pushed out a bet of 100,000 and Lisandro threw his hand away. Barry Greenstein stacked the pot.
Wednesday, June 11, 2008 6:56 PM Local Time
Mike Matusow is starting to show a little flash. After Barry Greenstein raised to 70,000 and Jeff Lisandro called from the small blind, Matusow announced a reraise from the big blind to 270,000. That raise folded both Greenstein and Lisandro, winning Matusow the pot.
"I just turned into a Ferrari, boys. Better be careful," said Matusow.
Wednesday, June 11, 2008 6:53 PM Local Time
The last few hands have seen each player take down the blinds and antes. We haven't seen a draw since the Lindgren vs. Greenstein confrontation several hands ago.
Wednesday, June 11, 2008 6:48 PM Local Time
Jeff Lisandro made it 75,000 to go from the button. Mike Matusow squeezed out his cards before reraising to 225,000. That was enough to take down the pot and take a chunk out of Lisandro.
Wednesday, June 11, 2008 6:46 PM Local Time
Erick Lindgren raised to 80,000 from the cutoff seat and Barry Greenstein called from the button. Lindgren drew two while Greenstein took just one card. Lindgren is first to act and he checked. Greenstein bet 150,000 and Lindgren passed. Barry Greenstein picks up the pot.
Wednesday, June 11, 2008 6:45 PM Local Time
Twenty five minutes after moving to the TV table, we have an announcer with a microphone who can actually call out the action to us (since we're not allowed on the stage). We should be able to provide more detailed updates from this point forward.
Wednesday, June 11, 2008 6:37 PM Local Time
We finally had a draw after a predraw raise by Barry Greenstein. Mike Matusow, Erick Lindgren, and Greenstein were each in for the draw.
Matusow took one card, Lindgren stood pat, and Greenstein took one. Each player checked after the draw. Lindgren won the pot, although the action is not currently being announced and we were not able to see the winning hand.
Wednesday, June 11, 2008 6:28 PM Local Time
In the eight or so hands since play resumed, we've yet to see a draw. Every pot has been won with a predraw raise.