Event #57: $10,000 No-Limit Hold'em MAIN EVENT - World Championship

With the board reading    , WSOP bracelet winner Dario Alioto called a bet of 1,500 (along with one other) and checked down the   turn before leading out for 4,500 on the   river. Both players folded allowing Alioto to jump back up to 18,000 after an disappointing opening two levels.

The player who came up with the idea of getting everyone to wear Snuggies at Table 63 has just been eliminated from the tournament. As a show of camaraderie he left his Snuggie behind for the next player to take his seat. Another player at the table took his number and promised to return it somehow by the end of the day.

On a     flop, UTG led for 1,200, the hijack called, and Andreas Hoivold raised to 5,025 with just 5,950 behind. The initial aggressor folded, and, albeit after a long tortured dwell, the caller followed suit rather than dipping into his 70,000 stack. Hoivold showed the  .

A player in early position raised to 450 and got three callers. The cutoff seat called and the two blinds called. Freddy Deeb was the player in the big blind.

The four players took a flop of     and the first two players checked to the preflop raiser. He fired 800 and the cutoff seat called. The small blind folded. Deeb made the call, leaving three players to the turn.

Fourth street produced the   and all three players checked to see the   fall on the river. Deeb checked, the preflop raiser checked and then the cutoff bet 1,500. Deeb was the only called.

Deeb held the    and his opponent the   . Deeb's flush won him the pot and pushed his stack to 35,000 in chips.

Layne Flack was shirtless just now. Yes, it's true.

The Milwaukee's Best Light girls were coming through with free t-shirts, apparently, and Flack demonstrated his desire for one by removing the shirt he'd been wearing.

No longer topless, Flack was just involved in a hand in which he led with a bet of 4,000 on the turn with the board showing     , then his opponent raised to 10,000. Flack shook his head and folded his    face up.

"I can't let you win the shirt off my back," said Flack with a grin. "I just got it."

Besides his new shirt, Flack still has 46,000.

We arrived at Joe Hachem's table to see a flop of   spread on the table with just over 1,000 chips in the middle. Hachem had made a bet of 1,425 from middle position with a player two seats to his left raising to 3,600.

Hachem thought for a while and made the fold, asking his opponent to "Show the bluff one time." Hachem's opponent slid his cards face-down to Hachem, who flipped them over showing  . Hachem said, "They beat kings" and gave the cards back to the dealer.

Now we're not in the business of giving lessons, but this reported certainly doesn't recommend showing a pro your cards after getting them to fold theirs. But then again, this reporter is just a reporter.

A player in middle position raised to 400 and Bernard Lee made it 1,525. One other player and the original raiser called to see the flop come down    . Action checked to the first caller and he bet 4,500 with only Lee making the call.

The turn brought the   and Lee's opponent fired 8,500. Lee stuck in the chips to make the call. The river completed the board with the   and both players checked. Lee tabled    to win the hand and is now up to 41,000 in chips.

A few of the players here in the Amazon Blue secton are sporting matching red tops with plenty of logos on them, including one that is a black spade and has the word "Fatty's" written on it. Fatty's is a poker club in New York that has sent ten players to the WSOP Main Event. Here in Blue, we have four them them. Al Riccobono, Mike Castaldo, Erik Hofmann and Scott Einiger are all here to represent the club and hope to make some things happen.

Riccobono said about the group, "There is no reason why the representative Fatty's players won't make a splash. I expect big things from this oversized crew –- just wait!"

Hopefully the Main Event here is a catalyst for big things to come from this crew, who are looking to jumpstart a docu-reality TV show based around poker. "It's like Cheers, but around a poker table," said Riccobono. They'll also have Lacey Jones working with them on the show, which is surely a treat for anyone's eyes.

In the official press release, which can be read [URL="http://www.prweb.com/releases/Fattys/world-series-of-poker/prweb4191394.htm"]here[/URL], it said, "Fatty's: Where Poker Gets REAL follows New York poker club owner Mike "The Nose" Castaldo, professional poker players and a cast of regular local Joes who will interact with pros and celebrities throughout the year, both on and away from the tables."

The four of them seated in this section are all still alive. Here's their counts.

Einiger - 38,000

Castaldo - 28,750

Riccobono - 23650

Hofmann - 17,100

There could be fireworks approaching on Table 310 as Andreas Hoivold finds himself seated next door to the ever-active William Thorson.

Like his fellow Scandinavian, Hoivold has an impressive record with over $1.5 million in tournament winnings including a Poker Million final, multiple GUKPT finals, and an EPT title in his cabinet after winning Dortmund in 2007 for €672,000. He is also one of the few European pros to have made an appearance on celebrated cash game show High Stakes Poker.

With just 12,000 in chips, he's currently struggling, but if he can increase his stack to something more playable, we could see some intriguing encounters between the two Scandinavians. My prediction? Sparks are gonna fly.

The Rio is frigid to begin with, but Table 63 in the Pavilion is one of a few tables that are situated directly underneath an air conditioning vent. There's enough cold wind coming down on the table to make the light fixture above it swing and the hair on players' heads to blow.

It's cold.

The players at Table 63 have responded by taking matters into their own hands. Rather than asking casino staff to turn down the heat, they all ordered up Snuggies, which were just delivered to their table. They might look silly, but they're warm and looking silly together.