Thu, 10 Jul 2008 00:24:26 -0700
Mikey Likes Kings
On a board reading
the small blind made a pot-sized bet of 15,000, Mike Matusow raised to 50,000, and after a lengthy study as the ESPN cameras swarmed, the small blind gave it up.
"I was hoping to limp, then I see these two babies!" exclaimed Matusow, flashing
. He's up to 85,000.
Thu, 10 Jul 2008 00:11:41 -0700
Lars Christiansen Can't Beat Kings
On a flop of
, the blinds checked to Lars Christiansen, who bet 12,000. The button moved all in for 20,000 total and Christiansen called the additional 8K. Christansen's
needed help against the button's
and couldn't get there when the turn came the
and the river the
.
Christiansen is down to 33,000.
Thu, 10 Jul 2008 00:11:26 -0700
Game, Set, Match
Bertrand "ElkY" Grospellier and "Hollywood" Dave Stann have been battling it out for the last few hours. Grospellier finally got the best of Stann and busted him, pocket queens against pocket nines all in preflop. Neither player improved.
Stann is out of the tournament; Grospellier now has 170,000.
Thu, 10 Jul 2008 00:09:16 -0700
Harman In Harm's Way
With the board showing
, Jennifer Harman checked and her opponent in the cutoff bet 9,500. Harman rechecked her cards, then looked over at her opponent. To call would mean committing most of the rest of her stack. Indeed, she was holding all of her chips in one hand.
Finally she folded. "Good hand?" she asked. Her opponent nodded.
Harman is down to about 12,000.
Thu, 10 Jul 2008 00:07:45 -0700
Where Chip Stacks Go To Die
You don't want to be seated at Table 4, Seat 1. Earlier today a player made a huge 85,000 overbet after flopping top pair. He ran into the nut straight and was run out of the tournament. Another player shipped in 70,000 drawing dead.
Jon Friedberg just reported to that seat and said, "Everyone here has a lot of chips, where'd you get them?". And that's when he learned that most of those chips were donated by the players who formerly occupied the chair he was about to sit in. Friedberg turned around and made like he was going to walk away, spilling one of his yellow 1,000 chips in the process. It landed on his chair...a bad omen?
Friedberg unracked as the players at the table told him about the demise of the others who'd sat in that seat. And then the cards were dealt and Friedberg reached for his chips and said, "Raise".
Thu, 10 Jul 2008 00:07:24 -0700
Nicolas Levi Eliminates David Singer
Nicolas Levi eliminated David Singer after calling the all-in on a flop of
. Levi held
for the nut flush draw while Singer held
. The
completed Levi's flush on the turn and Singer failed to improve.
Thu, 10 Jul 2008 00:04:09 -0700
Liz Lieu Eliminated
Liz Lieu was all in preflop holding A-K and was called by an opponent holding pocket queens. The board ran
, leaving Lieu with nothing but ace-high.
Thu, 10 Jul 2008 00:03:16 -0700
We're Getting There
The tournament clock shows 927 players remaining in the room, which means we have lost more than 1,400 players since play began at high noon.
That also puts us at fewer than 1,500 total players remaining in the Main Event.
Wed, 09 Jul 2008 23:58:20 -0700
In a Battle of the Blinds, Josephy Emerges the Victor
Action folded around to the small blind player and he raised to 3,500. Cliff Josephy, who had his opponent well covered, moved all in from the big blind and the small blind called for his last 30,000. The players showed:
Josephy:
Opponent:
Josephy, in an attempt to be a nice guy, started to chant "king...king...king!" as the dealer ran the flop. There was no king as the flop came
. Josephy caught up, and in a big way. The turn and river fell the
and
respectively and Josephy stacked the pot.
He climbed to just over 230,000 chips on the hand.
Wed, 09 Jul 2008 23:57:22 -0700
Daneshgar Denied
On a flop of
, Event No. 52 bracelet winner David Daneshgar bet his last 20,000 into a 15,000-chip pot, and got called. Daneshgar showed pocket nines, while his opponent held
. Daneshgar couldn't improve, and he's out.
Wed, 09 Jul 2008 23:55:28 -0700
Lucky Sevens for Van
We came into the hand on the turn, with the board reading
and with a player in middle position raising to 11,200. Van Nguyen made it 24,000 to go and her opponent moved all in for 48,000. Van called and showed pocket sevens for a flopped set, while her opponent showed
for top pair. Another queen on the river gave Van a boat and sent her opponent to the rail.
After the hand, Men 'the Master' Nguyen came by and said, "You knocked someone out? Did you say anything?" Van said no and Men continued, "You should have said, 'All you can eat, baby!'" He then addressed the table, "Guys, this is my wife. You better be careful."
Wed, 09 Jul 2008 23:48:52 -0700
Johnny Chan Sends a Player Home
A middle-position player made it 3,300 to play and Johnny Chan called from the big blind.
The flop came
and Chan check-called his opponent's all-in bet of 16,000. The players showed:
Chan:
Opponent:
The turn and river were blanks and Chan took down the pot. He trimmed the field by one and chipped up to just over 90,000 in the process.
Wed, 09 Jul 2008 23:44:30 -0700
Hwang Time
After a middle position raise to 3,200, Bob Hwang reraised to 9,800 from the small blind and was called.
The flop came
, and Hwang bet 14,000. His opponent pushed all in for nearly 40,000 more, and Hwang made the call.
Hwang showed
for top pair-top kicker. His opponent had
for middle pair. The turn was the
and the river the
, and Hwang is now up to 148,000.
Wed, 09 Jul 2008 23:43:13 -0700
Rain-ing on His Parade
Hevad Khan called a player's all-in preflop holding
. His opponent, who held pocket queens, managed to flop a set and Khan was drawing thin. Khan failed to improve and is down to 34,000 after the hand.
Wed, 09 Jul 2008 23:37:30 -0700
Bruce Buffer Eliminated
Bruce Buffer was all in preflop with pocket queens and was up against his opponent's A-K. Everything looked great for Buffer, until the
fell on the river and sent him to the rail.
Wed, 09 Jul 2008 23:36:41 -0700
David Stratmann on the Climb
David Stratmann raised to 4,000 from early position and the big blind made the call.
The two saw a flop of
and the big blind check-called a bet of 4,000 from Stratman. The
hit the turn and both players checked.
The river fell the
and the big blind check-called yet again, this time a bet of 12,000.
Stratmann showed
and the big blind mucked. Stratmann climbed to just over 240,000 chips on the hand.
Wed, 09 Jul 2008 23:27:05 -0700
Stann Hangs On
Dave Stann and Bertrand Grospellier are at it again. This time Stann, as a short stack, moved in preflop. Grospellier made the call, but his
was dominated by Stann's
. Neither player improved on a queen-high board. Stann doubled up to 20,000.
Wed, 09 Jul 2008 23:25:40 -0700
Henning Granstad Takes a Hit
Preflop, Henning Granstad raised to 3,500 and a player from the button raised to 8,500. Granstad called.
On a flop of
, Granstad checked to his opponent, who bet out 12,000. Granstad raised to 50,000, and his opponent went all in for 72,300 total. Granstad called.
Granstad showed
and his opponent showed
.
Only running sixes would give Granstad the hand. The
on the turn sealed the hand, making the
on the river irrelevant.
After the hand, Granstad moved down to 107,400 in chips.
Wed, 09 Jul 2008 23:24:38 -0700
Action Flop
It didn't look that way at first, as a
flop seems fairly innocuous. The fireworks started when one player moved in for his last 23,500 and Evan McNiff raised to 75,000. A raise that Serge Grenier then called.
The turn was the
and Grenier moved in for his last 22,600. McNiff called and when the hands were turned over Grenier's
had McNiff's
drawing dead and the other player's
dead to the case deuce. Which didn't come, as the
fell on the river. Grenier is now up to 162,700, McNiff slipped to 81,600, and the third player was knocked out.
Wed, 09 Jul 2008 23:20:09 -0700
Name Your Card
John D'Agostino raised to 3,500 before the flop, and a short-stacked player reraised for 11,500 total. D'Agostino, who had about 118,000 when the hand began, made the call.
D'Agostino showed
, and his opponent tabled
. The flop came
.
"Eight of hearts!" said D'Agostino. The turn? The
. More outs for D'Agostino now.
And one came on the river, as the
gave him the straight.
Another has fallen, one of over 1,300 so far today. D'Agostino is now up to 130,000.
