Mike Schneider is known as one of the best at limit.
At Table 2, Jon Hanner is engaging Mike "Schneids" Schneider in a theoretical discussion of limit hold'em. Schneider, a noted limit expert who has been a longtime coach, was asked what the biggest hand he's ever folded in a limit game was.
"Does a tournament count?" Schneider asked.
"Limit cash," Hanner specified.
Schneider leaned back and thought.
"Two nines?" he speculated. "I know I've folded ace-queen suited a few times.
Gennady Shimelfarb said he thought he'd thrown away two jacks, causing Schneider to raise his eyebrows, saying there weren't too many spot he could think of where dumping jacks preflop would be good.
A player opened for a raise under the gun and got three-bet by Jay Green on the button. In the small blind, Gerald Heckathorn shoved all in for 20,000, and the opener called off for less. Green called as well.
Heckathorn:
Under the gun:
Green:
Heckathorn mentioned he was optimistic since there were no kings, but the flop gave everyone nada. The brought a smidge of hope for Heckathorn, and the river was the two-outer he needed.
Lance Harris didn't find much success after the early levels.
We came upon Lance Harris calling an all-in shove for the remainder of his chips on a board in a battle of the blinds. The big blind turned over , and Harris showed a hand with a in it, though we didn't catch the other card.
Ben Marsh pushed all in on the turn on a board of after Gerald Heckathorn checked from the blinds, and Adam Dahlin called off his stack. Heckathorn folded.
"You have a set?" Marsh asked.
Dahlin instead showed , but that was enough to lead Marsh's .
The river was the , and Dahlin had 18,100. Marsh had him barely covered, and he needs help in a hurry as he's down to about one big blind.
We found Mark Hodge getting his chips counted down by the dealer, as he was owed a double up by a player across the table. The board had run out , and Hodge had for a flopped straight. His opponent had flopped top two with , and he shipped Hodge 34,900.
Gennady Shimelfarb opened in the cutoff and got three-bet by Mike Schneider to about 8,000. The small blind then shoved all in, and Shimelfarb folded. Schneider thought for a bit and then called off his stack of 24,900. His opponent showed .
"That's good news," Schneider said, turning over .
flop gave everyone nada. The 
brought a smidge of hope for Heckathorn, and the 
river was the two-outer he needed.
against the 
of Mark Dunbar.
gave Buckley a flush draw, but the 
wasn't enough.
board in a battle of the blinds. The big blind turned over 
, and Harris showed a hand with a 
in it, though we didn't catch the other card.
, but that was enough to lead Marsh's 
