2008 World Series of Poker Circuit - Atlantic City
$5,150 Championship Main Event
Day: 1
Level: 9
Blinds: 800/1,600
Ante: 200
Break Time
Luck Be a Lady
In a raised pot, the flop shows . With the action on Monteavaro, her opponent began to prod at her. "Just check. You should think about checking." (*chuckle*) "It'll be Phil Hellmuth style."
"Just curious, what's Phil Hellmuth style?" asked the lady.
"Just check and you'll find out," quipped the other player, still chuckling to himself.
With that, Monteavaro forcefully slid forward 25,000 chips, enough to cover her opponent. He instantly called.
Showdown:
Monteavaro:
Opponent:
Looking for some big help, the turn was a good miss for the all-in player, as the gave him the added benefit of a flush draw. Unfortunately for him, the blanked off on the river, spelling his demise. He quickly stood from the table and walked straight out of the room, as his table pondered his final hand in his absence.
"What was he doing?" someone mumbled.
"I don't know," Monteavaro chimed in. "He was sure I was bluffing, but I'm playing so tight. Everyone always thinks I'm bluffing, but I haven't bluffed once."
She doesn't need to; she has moved up near the top of the board, sitting now with 115,000.
Deeb Chipping Up
Shaun Deeb chips up to over 80,000 while Jerry Wong slips to under 90,000.
Matt Brady Eliminated
Toughest Table in Town
Seat 1: Abraham Korotki
Seat 2: Dan Shak
Seat 3: Sirous Jamshidi
Seat 4: Will "The Thrill" Failla
Seat 5: David Fox
Seat 7: Brock Parker
Seat 9: Adam Lippert
Level: 8
Blinds: 600/1,200
Ante: 200
Three Sheets to the Wind
The board failed to bail out the pro, and he is headed to the exit just as Level 7 comes to a close.
The featured table sure isn't getting any easier though. Haber's former seat is now occupied by last year's runner up in this event, Eric Buchman.
Feature This
Action is on Gazes, and he checks. Pilgrim bets out 7,000, and Gazes elects to put in a check-raise, making it a total of 17,000 to play. This sends Pilgrim deep into the tank as he double-checks his cards and eyeballs his own chip stack.
"I'm sure I got you right now, bro," he says after a minute. After another minute more he adds, "But not enough to make a move," sliding his cards into the muck.
Gazes taps the felt with his cards and nods at his opponent. "That was a very good card for me," he says quietly. As the dealer pushes him the pot, Gazes opens up his hand, revealing , having the board crushed.
After taking down that pot, Gazes has worked his way up to about 65,000, nearly double what he had when he arrived at the featured table.