Shamus
Dee Tiller just arrived a little before the break began. Came just in time, apparently.
On one of his first hands, Marcel Luske, Tiller, Marco Traniello, and Mike Wattel all limped, then drew four, three, three, and three respectively. Those draws must've been good, because a series of raises on the next round ended with the betting capped, and all four still in the hand.
Luske drew two, Tiller one, and the other two stood pat. This time Traniello bet, Wattel raised, Luske folded, and Tiller and Traniello called.
On the third draw, Tiller took one, and Traniello -- having stood pat previously -- drew one as well. Wattel stood pat. Wattel bet, and both called.
Tiller showed 8-6-4-3-2 and the other two mucked. Traniello and Wattel are both down to 3,500, and Luske has 2,700.
Tiller would win a second hand just after, and has quickly moved up to 10,500.
Shamus
I was just checking some chip stacks when a dealer engaged me in conversation. Pointing to the big stack at the table, she said, "This guy says I can't leave."
"Come again?"
"I've dealt him three eights," she clarified. "He drew on one and made a better eight. He says I can't leave now." He'll be glad to see she's remaining at the table for the start of Level 3.
Meanwhile, a small crowd has gathered in front of the big plasma screen watching Spain defeat Italy in Euro 2008.
John Kabbaj isn't interested in that, though. He's run over for a few hands of 25-50 PLO at one of the cash tables on the other side of the Amazon.
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Trash talking at the poker table isn't always limited to poker. Roland de Wolfe just came over to Dario Minieri to razz him about Italy's loss in the quarterfinals of Euro 2008.
"Italy just has no heart for penalty kicks," said de Wolfe, with his hand over his heart.
"At least we qualified," returned Minieri. "Where did England finish up?"
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In what surely had to be a defeat as stinging as Italy's defeat in today's Euro 2008 quarterfinal match, Chris Reslock's 76432, the second best possible hand in 2-7 Triple Draw, went down in defeat to Thor Hansen's 75432. Reslock now has about 4,300; Hansen has 7,000.
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Chip Jett and Marco Traniello have both recently been eliminated. Traniello stood pat on the third draw while his opponent drew one card. His opponent made a seven-six; Traniello mucked, gathered his things, and headed for the exit.
Shamus
In his first hand upon sitting down, Doyle Brunson ended up getting involved right away.
After some betting before the first draw, Brunson, Alex Jacob, and one other player remained. Brunson stood pat, and the other two each drew one. Brunson bet 150, and both called.
Brunson also stood pat on the second draw, and the others again each took one. Brunson bet again -- 300, this time -- and both again called.
Brunson stood pat on the third draw, too, and both of his opponents again each took one card. Again Brunson bet, Jacob folded, and the other called.
Brunson showed 7-6-4-3-2, the second-best possible hand, and took the pot.
Shamus
Todd Brunson bet, Jimmy "Gobboboy" Fricke raised, Max Pescatori called from the small blind, and Howard Lederer called from the big blind.
Pescatori drew one, and the others each drew two. Lederer bet, and the others called.
On the second draw, each player drew one card. This time Fricke bet, and the others all called.
On the third draw, Fricke stood pat, and the other three each drew one card again. They all checked. Fricke showed 9-7-4-3-2, beating Brunson's 9-7-6-5-4, and the others mucked.
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