Level: 3
Blinds: 0/0
Ante: 0
Level: 3
Blinds: 0/0
Ante: 0
Seven Card Stud
Bruno Portaro brought in and the action folded around to Daniel Alaei who raised it up before Jamie Pickering and Portaro called.
Pickering and Portaro check-called after Alaei's bet on fourth street, then Pickering and Portaro checked again on fifth street where Alaei fired out again. Portaro was the only caller, so it was heads-up into sixth street.
Portaro check-raised Alaei's bet, Alaei reraised and Portaro called before Portaro check-called Alaei once more on the river.
Alaei: / (king-high straight)
Portaro: (X)(X) / (ten-high straight)
Pickering (X)(X) / (folded on fifth street)
Seven Card Stud
Derek Choi has clashed with Richard Ashby in a recent hand on table 47 as the action continues here in the $10,500 8-Game Mixed Event.
We caught the action as Choi and Ashby checked fifth street, Choi then check-called Ashby's bet on sixth street before both players checked seventh street.
Choi: /
Ashby: (X)(X) / / (X)
Choi's pair of kings were enough to see Ashby send his hand into the muck.
Level: 2
Blinds: /
Ante:
There's been a lot of discussion over the tables about the unique 2-7 Triple Draw rules that are used here in the Crown Poker Room, which, according to the players, are vastly different than everywhere else in the world.
For starters, there is no burn card. That's caused the most ruckus, but perhaps the other rule is just as odd, but it's based on the cash game rules which also apply to all draw games, as per the legislation set down by the Victorian Commission for Gambling Regulation (VCGR), the governing body for all gambling activity throughout the state.
As opposed to the draw and action both starting with the small blind, the current rule states that while the draw starts with the small blind, the action begins with the player under the gun (first past the big blind).
Suffice it to say, the rule can't be changed now, but there are certainly more than a few players that are strongly voicing their opinions about it. We're sure that Crown will be making the appropriate changes in the future.
The players have finally settled into their seats after a few hiccups and re-dras and this is how it looks.
Table 46
Seat 1: Jan Suchanek
Seat 2: Eli Elezra
Seat 3: Mike Thorpe
Seat 4: Joe Marchal
Seat 5: Mel Judah
Seat 6: Robert Williamson III
Seat 7: Andrew Pantling
Table 47:
Seat 1: Keith Gipson
Seat 2: David Bach
Seat 3: Mike Watson
Seat 4: David Steicke
Seat 5: Derek Cheung
Seat 6: Andy Bloch
Seat 7: Richard Ashby
Table 48
Seat 1: Maria Ho
Seat 2: Jeffrey Lisandro
Seat 3: Joseph Serock
Seat 4: Rami Boukai
Seat 5: Joel Ettedgi
Seat 6: Mikka Pispala
Seat 7: David Oppenheim
Table 49
Seat 1: Bruno Portaro
Seat 2: Gary Benson
Seat 3: Justin Smith
Seat 4: Robert Campbell
Seat 5: Daniel Alaei
Seat 6: Dane Coltman
Seat 7: Jamie Pickering
2-7 Triple Draw
Bruno Portaro was the first player to enter into today's tournament and for a while there, it looked like he was going to take the Aussie Millions title by default (just kidding)!
However, he's got a few more players to go up against and we've just caught him in a hand on table 46 against Justin Smith.
Smith raised under the gun and the action folded to Portaro who called from the big blind. Gary Benson also called from the big blind before Portaro drew one card. Benson and Smith each drew three cards.
Portaro opened, Benson folded and Smith called, making it heads-up to the second draw, where both players took one card. Portaro check-called Smith's bet and then took one more card on the final draw. Smith stood pat and both players checked it down.
Smith showed and Portaro showed before sending his hand into the muck. Safe to say that that last card wasn't all that great.
The day will play out with a round of each of the 8-Games on offer, starting the rotation with 2-7 Triple Draw.
This is who has taken their seats so far and began todays 8-Game.
Player | Chips | Progress |
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Robert Campbell | 20,000 | |
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David Steicke | 20,000 | |
David Oppenheim | 20,000 | |
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Bruno Portaro | 20,000 | |
Dane Coltman
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20,000 | |
Mike Watson | 20,000 | |
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Jeffrey Lisandro | 20,000 | |
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Eli Elezra | 20,000 | |
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Keith Gipson
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20,000 | |
Gary Benson | 20,000 | |
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Richard Ashby | 20,000 | |
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Andrew Pantling | 20,000 | |
Mel Judah | 20,000 | |
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Joseph Serock | 20,000 | |
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Mike Thorpe | 20,000 | |
David Bach | 20,000 | |
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20,000 | |
Robert Williamson III | 20,000 | |
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Joe Marchal
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20,000 | |
Jan Suchanek | 20,000 | |
Maria Ho | 20,000 | |
Joel Ettedgi | 20,000 | |
Andy Bloch | 20,000 | |
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Rami Boukai | 20,000 | |
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Daniel Alaei | 20,000 | |
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The cards are in the air! The first nine levels of play will be 40 minutes long and then 60 minutes thereafter. Each player will start with 20,000 in chips.