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Sun Jun 22 2008 12:51 PST | Posted by F-Train
Gambooooool!
As if triple draw is not already enough of a gambling game, players on Blue #9 have made it more so. They've introduced a "live straddle" to the table. It's not really straddle, more of a dark raise, but in their words it's just something to "spice things up a bit."
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Sun Jun 22 2008 12:39 PST | Posted by F-Train
Yes, Sometimes a King is Good
Thor Hansen knows the power of a king on triple draw. He called Chris Reslock's pre-draw raise. Both drew two on the first draw; Reslock check-called Hansen's bet. On the second draw, Reslock drew two again, while Hansen took only one. Reslock check-called Hansen a second time. On the final draw, Reslock drew two a third time while Hansen took just one. Both players checked it down, and Hansen showed king-seven. That was enough to win the pot.
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Sun Jun 22 2008 12:36 PST | Posted by Shamus
Nice Hand, Sir
Gavin Smith just took a pot off of Mike Caro, Sirous Jamshidi, and one other player. He stood pat through the last two draws with an 8-6, just nipping Caro's 8-7.
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Sun Jun 22 2008 12:34 PST | Posted by F-Train
Words of Wisdom
Overheard at Blue #1: "I think the book says, 'Don't value-call with a king against a pat hand.' I think I read that somewhere."
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Sun Jun 22 2008 12:31 PST | Posted by F-Train
Flashing Prohibited; Prop Bets Encouraged
Stephen Pierce just asked how many times he can flash his discards before incurring a penalty. The floor, who witnessed his first flash, said, "This is your warning. We're very strict about exposed cards here. Next time is a penalty." The floor then made an announcment over the P.A. system to the same effect: "Do not flash your discards. This is not live action. This is a tournament. Even if it's heads up, do not flash your discards."
Meanwhile, Ray Davis and Gavin Griffin are seated on adjacent tables and are trying to figure out how to change their tournament stacks into cash for purposes of a prop bet. "This is boring," said Griffin. "We need a bet to liven things up." -
Sun Jun 22 2008 12:23 PST | Posted by F-Train
Andy BlochA Few More Familiar Faces
A few players have been slow to take their seats, but the field is starting to fill out. Chip Jett, Gavin Griffin, Daniel Negreanu, Nikolay Evdakov, David Chiu, Andy Bloch, Greg Raymer and Carlos Mortensen are all trying their hand at the insanity that is Deuce-to-Seven Triple Draw.
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Sun Jun 22 2008 12:17 PST | Posted by Shamus
C'mon Dealer
A player just picked up 7-5-4-3-2 after the first draw. Not bad, except all were spades.
He discarded the 7 and drew one card. Got a 6. Ouch. Straights, like flushes, count against you here.
He tried again, picked up a second 5, and lost to a Q. -
Sun Jun 22 2008 12:13 PST | Posted by Shamus
Kansas City Lowball Bringin' 'em Out
Daniel Morgan, Raymond Davis, Terrence Chan, Robert Mizrachi, James Van Alstyne, John Juanda, and Mike "the Mad Professor" Caro are all here.
So are Jeff Lisandro, Billy Baxter, Sam Grizzle, Thor Hansen, Woody Deck, Steve Wong, John D'Agostino, Mike Wattel, Amnon Filippi, Greg Mueller, and Tom Schneider. -
Sun Jun 22 2008 12:06 PST | Posted by F-Train
A Few Rules to Note
Some of the more esoteric rules of triple draw differ from location to location. Tournament Director Jack Effel has given us two notable variations that are in effect today:
* If you want to draw five cards, you can get them consecutively. You do not have to draw four, wait for the draw to go all the way around, and then draw the fifth.
* Discards will immediately be killed and placed in the dead wood. Those cards will be shuffled back into the deck if needed. However, burn cards will stay down on the table for the duration of the hand. -
Sun Jun 22 2008 12:05 PST | Posted by Shamus
A Few Familiar Faces
Players are still filing in as the first hand is being dealt. Bill Chen, Allen Kessler, and Isaac Haxton have each taken their seats.
Started 22nd Jun, 2008
