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Eeeeeeeeasy money
Poker isn't always pretty. Sometimes the worst hand gets there and sometimes it gets there in a brutal fashion.
Pieter de Korver was at a 3-to-1 chip disadvantage against Jason Mercier and opened his button with a raise. Mercier responded by moving all in and de Korver called. De Korver was in a dominating spot:
de Korver:
Mercier:
It was all clear for de Korver through the turn, . But the dealer burned and turned a deadly on the river, giving Mercier a pair of nines, the pot and the victory.
Mercier, his head bowed at the table, offered de Korver a wry smile before shaking his hand and departing the set.
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Phil Gordon moved all in on a flop of and got a call from Phil Laak. When the cards were revealed, Gordon held for top pair while Laak held for a flush draw.
Gordon slumped over the table in obvious misery as he waited for his fate to be dealt, but he didn't have to worry as the board ran out giving him trips and a much-needed double up.
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Phil Ivey must be wondering what the hell it's going to take to dispatch Scotty Nguyen. The two men on the feature table were all in again, this time after a flop of . Ivey had the second nuts, - but Nguyen had the nuts with !
Ivey, in his typical slouch, expressed very little emotion as the board rolled out and to double up Nguyen again.
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Joe Hachem won't be back tomorrow
Joe Hachem moved his last 13,000 into the middle from the button and got a quick call from Gabe Kaplan. The cards were turned up and we had a classic race, with Hachem holding against Kaplan's .
Kaplan wasted no time taking the lead on a flop of and Hachem couldn't catch up as the board completed .
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A few moments ago Scotty Nguyen wailed, "Oh man! What am I doin'?"
What he's doing is prolonging his match against Phil Ivey. He just doubled up in back-to-back hands again. First, his flopped a full house against Ivey's , . No runners for Ivey meant thep ot went to Nguyen.
Just a few hands later Nguyen was all in again. This time Ivey's had a slight edge over Nguyen's . But again Nguyen out-flopped Ivey, . Nguyen caught two pair with a turn and took the pot after the river blanked .
It's unclear at this point who has more chips, but after so many double-ups the match has to at least be close.
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I will crush you
With just about 10,000 chips, Erick Lindgren moved his short stack all in preflop before Peter Eastgate made the the easy call.
Lindgren showed and trailed Eastgate's . The flop was kind for Eastgate, coming and the turn gave him the flush draw with the . The was a blank on the river, but Eastgate's kicker played and he moved into the money while Lindgren will have to wait until next year.
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Gabe Kaplan chats with Phil Gordon before play.
The ball is rolling in Gabe Kaplan's favor after the High Stakes Poker host doubled up through Joe Hachem. Each player checked a flop. When the turn came , Kaplan checked again. Hachem bet, Kaplan shoved, and Hachem called.
Kaplan turned over the nut flush, . Hachem had a few outs with two pair, . He missed them when the river came .
"Oooo, so close!" said Hachem with a smile. He turned to his wife on the rail. "I can't do anything there. I mean, I checked the flop and I catch two pair on the turn." He shrugged and sat back down to continue his match, now at a 3-to-1 chip disadvantage.
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A short-stacked Scotty Nguyen got all in preflop and Phil Ivey made the call. When the cards were turned over, Nguyen held a big lead as his had Ivey's crushed.
Scotty improved on a flop of . The gave Ivey a wheel draw, but the on the river didn't bring any help to Ivey.
Just a hand later, Scotty doubled again with queens against Ivey's queen-4.
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Dig those shoes!
Pieter de Korver apparently has a large contingent following along from Europe. They'll be pleased to know that their man is dressed exceptionally sharply today, sporting a pin-striped, button-down, white-collared shirt; white pants; and a pair of what look like white patent leather shoes.
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Jamie Gold
Jamie Gold had a slight chip lead over Stephen Quinn when the two players engaged in a pre-flop raising war that ended with Quinn all in. Gold called with pocket kings, , while Quinn tabled .
Neither player connected with a nine-high flop, , but a murmur of anticipation went through the crowd when the turn came to give Quinn the nut flush draw.
"One time, Steve!" called out a spectator in the gallery. Not this time. The river blanked to send the qualifier Quinn home with a story, but no money. Jamie Gold has made the money.
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. But the dealer burned and turned a deadly 
on the river, giving Mercier a pair of nines, the pot and the victory.
and got a call from Phil Laak. When the cards were revealed, Gordon held 
for top pair while Laak held 
for a flush draw.
giving him trips and a much-needed double up.
- but Nguyen had the nuts with 
to double up Nguyen again.
and Hachem couldn't catch up as the board completed 
.
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and trailed Eastgate's 
. He missed them when the river came 
gave Ivey a wheel draw, but the 
.
to send the qualifier Quinn home with a story, but no money. Jamie Gold has made the money.