Event 41 - $1,500 Mixed Hold'em | 2008 World Series of Poker

06-24-2008 23:45 UTC-7

Check-raise for Gary

donpeters

No-Limit Hold'em:

Jonathan Tamayo calls from the button. Frank Gary checks his option and we'll see a flop.

The flop comes {6-Hearts}

and Gary checks. Tamayo bets 35,000. Gary announces a raise and makes it 110,000 total. Tamayo doesn't flinch, instead he sits and ponders his next move.

After a moment, Tamayo folds.

Tags: Frank Gary Jonathan Tamayo

06-24-2008 23:48 UTC-7

Another One for Gary

donpeters

No-Limit Hold'em:

Frank Gary raises from the button to 77,000. Jonathan Tamayo peeks at his cards and then makes the call.

The dealer pulls the chips in and deals the flop... {2-Spades}

. Tamayo checks and Gary bets 95,000. Tamayo folds.

It may not be much, but these small pots do add up.

Tags: Frank Gary Jonathan Tamayo

06-24-2008 23:51 UTC-7

Updated Chip Counts

[user66118]

Gary - 1,176,000
Tamayo - 1,017,000

06-24-2008 23:55 UTC-7

Tamayo Throwing in a Raise

donpeters

No-Limit Hold'em:

Frank Gary raises to 87,000. Jonathan Tamayo wastes little time in making the call.

The flop comes {5-Clubs}

and Tamayo checks. Gary fires out 125,000. Tamayo raises to 425,000 to put the pressure back on Gary. Gary studies and then decides that it's right to fold.

Tags: Frank Gary Jonathan Tamayo

06-25-2008 00:06 UTC-7

King-high Good

donpeters

No-Limit Hold'em:

Jonathan Tamayo raises to 65,000 on the button. Frank Gary makes the call.

The flop comes {Q-Spades}

and both players check. The turn is another queen, the {Q-Hearts}

. Both players check again. The river is the {A-Diamonds}

and Gary leads out for 70,000. Tamayo calls.

Gary shows {K-?}

and Tamayo mucks.

Tags: Frank Gary Jonathan Tamayo

06-25-2008 00:07 UTC-7

Break Time

[user66118]

The tournament clock has been paused while the two remaining players take a 20-minute break.

Level: 25

Blinds: 0/0

Ante: 0

06-25-2008 00:30 UTC-7

Shuffle Up and Deal

[user66118]

Cards are in the air once more.

06-25-2008 00:38 UTC-7

Limit Hold'em:

On the very first hand of play following break, the players find themselves in a big pot. Frank Gary raises from the button, and Jonathan Tamayo makes the call.

The flop comes {6-Hearts}

. Tamayo checks it over, and Gary bets and gets called.

The turn card is the {9-Hearts}

. Tamayo leads out this time, and Gary comes right back over the top with a raise. Tamayo flat calls.

The river is the {3-Diamonds}

. Tamayo leads out again with another bullet, and Gary looks frustrated. After taking a moment, he does make the call, and the cards are revealed:

Tamayo - {9-?}

Gary -

Gary's set of nines is plenty good enough to win him a big pot, and vault him well up into the chip lead. He has closed in on the one-and-a-half-million mark.

06-25-2008 00:42 UTC-7

Update

donpeters

Since that last hand, both players have traded pots back and forth without going to a showdown.

Frank Gary - 1,564,000
Jonathan Tamayo - 629,000