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Parris Holmes, coach to some of the world's greatest golfers, started off the hand with a great draw, holding 2-3-4-6 vs. Ted Forrest. Both Holmes and Forrest drew one, Holmes pulling a 5 to make a straight and Forrest hitting a jack to make a pair of jacks. Both players checked after the draw and Forrest's pair of jacks took it down as the table burst into laughter at how poor the winning hand was.
So, like in golf, sometimes a 5 is bad in poker too.
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Gus Hansen just sat down at the tournament. He, unlike Phil Hellmuth, was a late registrant. So Hansen will start with 8,200 chips per WSOP Rule 81. Had Hansen pre-registered, he would have blinded out by now.
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Phil Hellmuth raised to 2,500 from middle position, Don Zewin called, Daniel Negreanu called from the small blind and Minh Ly called from the big blind. Negreanu drew two, Ly drew two, Hellmuth drew one and Zewin drew one. All four players checked after the draw. Negreanu showed a jack-low and it was good enough to win the pot.
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Minh Ly moved all in for 5,000 from the button and Phil Hellmuth called from the big blind. Hellmuth drew one card and Ly rapped pat. Ly turned over 3-4-5-7-J, but Hellmuth had the better hand with a T-9 low and won the pot.
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In a 5 way pot with about 7,500 in the middle, everyone checked to Todd Brunson on the button. Brunson bet 3,000 and won the pot as the rest of his opponents folded. He's up to 40,000 in chips.
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Chad Brown raised to 3,000, Lyle Berman called, David Chiu re-raised all in for 6,300, Brown moved all in over the top for 21,000, and Berman called. Brown stayed pat, Berman drew one and Chiu rapped pat as well. Brown showed 3-4-5-7-T and took it down. He was up to 55,000 after the hand.
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Erick Lindgren raised to 3,000 from the button, Andy Bloch moved all in for 6,000 from the small blind, Chad Brown called from the big blind and Lindgren called. Bloch and Brown stood pat while Lindgren drew one. Bloch showed down 2-3-4-5-8 and took the pot.
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A late-arriving Gus Hansen just took down a big pot with a queen-low vs. Allen Cunningham. Cunningham started with four small cards, but paired up on the draw.
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Doyle Brunson raised to 2,400 from middle position, Bob Bright called from late position, Minh Ly moved all in for 10,000 more from the small blind, Brunson called and Bright folded. Brunson drew one and Ly stood pat. Brunson showed a J-8 low, but Ly had a 9-low and took the pot.
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