Joseph "bigjoe2003" Michael just lost about half of his stack to Barry Greenstein on a razz hand where Greenstein made a 7-6-4-3-A low and Michael bricked up, ultimately making three tens. He's down to 200,000 while Greenstein has rebounded to 1,020,000.
Andy Bloch was all in with in the hole and the showing. But he was up against Matt Glantz and his and when Bloch's hand didn't improve the rest of the way he was out in 15th place.
Sometimes you play a hand and you don't want to show your cards because you don't want anyone to see how you played it. Something like that just happened with Michael DeMichele, who exchanged three-bets with Ralph Perry on third and fourth street showing to Perry's . DeMichele's picked up a on fifth and sixth street and when they finally went to showdown Perry said, "I have a pair of queens" and DeMichele showed for two pair, deuces and treys.
Not sure if DeMichele had the in the hole to start, but afterwards he said, "That must be the most embarrassing hand I've played all tournament", and, later, "How bad do I play?". Still, he didn't refuse the chips that were pushed his way at the end of the hand.
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Lookin' for some cards
Daniel Negreanu has taken a 700,000 chip downswing after losing several pots in a row. The largest one was a stud hand against Raymond Davis where Davis made jacks full of threes. Since then, he's been playing a lot of small pots, but losing most of them and is down to 590,000.
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In a hold'em pot where the final board read , Phil Ivey check-called Barry Greenstein's bets all the way to the river. Greenstein's was no good, as Ivey held a baby spade and dragged the pot with his flush.
Joseph Michael was all in on sixth street against David Bach, with Michael showing to Bach's . Michael had in the hole and needed some help to beat the Bach held, but after Michael made two pair on seventh street when he caught the , Bach made a bigger two pair when he hit the . And with that Michael was eliminated in 14th place.
"Where is someone so I can get my money and get the (deleted) out of here," Michael said as he got up and left the table.
Phil Ivey raised from the cutoff and Patrick Bueno called from the big blind. The flop was . Bueno checked, Ivey bet and Bueno called. The turn was the and both players checked. The river was the and they checked it down again.
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Barry just won a pot here, can't you tell?
Omaha-8:
Barry Greenstein, Phil Ivey, and Patrick Bueno saw a flop after going three bets preflop. Bueno and Ivey checked to Greenstein, who bet. Both players called. The turn was the . The action checked to Greenstein again, he bet, Bueno called and Ivey folded. The river was the . Bueno checked, Greenstein bet and Bueno called.
Greenstein turned up for trip kings and scooped the pot.
"I knew you had A-K!" said Bueno as he flashed .
After the hand, Greenstein was up to 950,000 while Bueno slipped to 520,000.
Daniel Negreanu might not be able to enjoy the dinner hour after losing a big pot to Michael DeMichele right before the break. Negreanu was betting on every street and when DeMichele called on the river Negreanu said, "I have two pair and a really bad low".
"Really," DeMichele said, "I might scoop here." And he showed two pair (queens and jacks) and a 7-6 low to indeed scoop the pot. "Wow, and I bet that on the river," Negreanu said just before he left on break. When he returns, he'll find just 300,000 chips waiting for him.
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in the hole and the 
showing. But he was up against Matt Glantz and his 
and when Bloch's hand didn't improve the rest of the way he was out in 15th place.
to Perry's 
. DeMichele's picked up a 
on fifth and sixth street and when they finally went to showdown Perry said, "I have a pair of queens" and DeMichele showed 
for two pair, deuces and treys.
, Phil Ivey check-called Barry Greenstein's bets all the way to the river. Greenstein's 
was no good, as Ivey held a baby spade and dragged the pot with his flush.
to Bach's 
in the hole and needed some help to beat the 
. And with that Michael was eliminated in 14th place.
and they checked it down again. 
flop after going three bets preflop. Bueno and Ivey checked to Greenstein, who bet. Both players called. The turn was the 
. The action checked to Greenstein again, he bet, Bueno called and Ivey folded. The river was the 
. Bueno checked, Greenstein bet and Bueno called. 
