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.
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.
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.
Gabe Kaplan was crippled the hand before when he folded on the river in a three-way pot with Scotty Nguyen and Michael DeMichele. "You got two pair, you got it, baby," Nguyen said to DeMichele, who turned over trip eights to scoop the pot.
When Kaplan folded, he was left with just 80,000 chips and he lost those on the next hand. He committed the last of his chips showing a pair of fives, and when they never improved he lost to Huck Seed's pair of jacks. Kaplan didn't make a low hand and the last of Kaplan's chips went Huck's way.
David Bach made a button raise and Doyle Brunson called from the big blind. The flop was . Brunson checked, Bach bet, Brunson raised and Bach called. The turn was the . Brunson led out and Bach called. The river was the . Brunson checked, Bach bet and Brunson called.
Bach turned up and Brunson mucked. After the hand Bach was up to 940,000 while Texas Dolly slipped to 660,000.
As we're dealing with serious space constraints today due to Day 1 of a sold-out $1,500 NLHE event running concurrently with the $50K H.O.R.S.E., our players have asked to take their break about 10 minutes early as to avoid the hallway traffic jams that ensue when 2,700 players simultaneously leave the Amazon Room.
We'll be going to break in about 15 minutes and the clock will be paused with about 10 minutes remaining in Level 17.
James Mackey raised to 36,000 from the cutoff and Farzad Bonyadi reraised on the button. That was enough to set Mackey all in and he made the call with to Bonyadi's .
Bonyadi's aces held up on the board and with his better low he scooped the pot, and Mackey was out in 22nd place.
Huck Seed raised from middle position, Patrick Bueno three-bet from the button, Scotty Ngyuen four-bet, Seed capped, Bueno called and Nguyen called. The flop was . Nguyen checked, Seed bet, Bueno called and Nguyen folded. The turn was the and both Seed and Bueno checked. The river was the . Seed bet and Bueno called.
Seed rolled over for aces and threes, Bueno showed for kings and jacks, and Seed dragged the monster pot, increasing his stack to 660,000. Bueno was left with 760,000.
After a flop Raymond Davis, Daniel Negreanu and Michael Mizrachi each put in three bets, with Mizrachi making the final raise. The turn was the , Davis bet the last of his chips and Negreanu and Mizrachi both called.
The two remaining players checked after the fell on the river and Davis turned over for top set. Mizrachi showed his and losing set of kings and Negreanu just mucked. Davis is now up to 540,000 while Mizrachi fell to 225,000. Negreanu still has 960,000.