On a flop of Raymond Davis checked from the big blind, Daniel Negreanu bet and Davis called. The turn was the . Davis checked, Negreanu bet and Davis called. The river brought the and the same story-- check, bet, call.
Davis turned up , besting Negreanu's .
"We're playing straight hold'em here, Raymond," said his tablemate, Doyle Brunson.
"That's the only game I knew how to play when I signed up!" replied Davis.
As you might expect there's a bit of a crowd trying to watch the three star-studded tables left in the H.O.R.S.E. event. Did I say a crowd? How about a mob. The spectators are stacked four-deep along the rail and they're getting a bit too close for comfort. The fans are looming over Table #3 and the floor has decided to try to move it away from the ropes so the players can operate without feeling the hot breath of railbirds on their necks.
Patrick Bueno was betting and Andy Bloch was calling all the way through fifth street, with Bueno showing to Bloch's . But on sixth street Bloch picked up the to Bueno's and this time Bueno chose to check-call Bloch's bet.
Bueno check-called again when the last cards were dealt and that's when Bloch revealed the for the straight and the winning low and Bueno mucked his hand. Bloch is now up to 510,000 and Bueno slipped to 800,000.
Phil Ivey was all in on third street against Barry Greenstein. Though Greenstein started with split jacks, Ivey had rolled-up deuces. The deuces held and Ivey is now up to 223,000.
We picked the action up on sixth street, with Davis betting out and Lindgren making the call. On seventh, Davis checked, Lindgren bet and Davis made the call.
Lindgren showed for two pair, kings and queens, and raked in the pot. Davis was left with only 95,000 in chips.
Patrick Bueno completed on third street and both Chad Brown and Gabe Kaplan called. On fourth street Bueno bet out, Brown raised, and both Kaplan and Bueno called. On fifth Bueno led again, Brown called all in for his last 1,100 and Kaplan called as well. Sixth street brought a bet from Bueno and a call from Kaplan. Bueno bet out again on seventh and Kaplan folded.
Bueno turned up for a flush. Brown mucked and made his exit in 24th place.
A few hands after he lost most of his stack James Mackey doubled up against Barry Greenstein. Mackey had in the hole and a nine showing against Greenstein's . Greenstein paired his ace on fifth street but Mackey caught a four and his two pair held up. He's now up to 105,000.
James Mackey had the bring-in, Ralph Perry completed, Lyle Berman called and Mackey called. Mackey led out on fourth and fifth streets and was called by both players. On sixth, Perry caught an open pair of aces and bet, prompting folds from both Berman and Mackey.