It's been a decent start for Greg Pappas today in the Brasilia Room. His well-disguised straight took the high half of a three-way pot. Pappas had in the hole to go along with to make a nine-high straight and a rough eight for the low. One of his opponents, however, made a smooth six to take the low half of the pot.
Sam Grizzle limped in showing the in a four-way pot against the , the and the . Grizzle caught the most connected card on fourth street, the . He bet and everyone else folded.
Marco Traniello took a slash at John "The Razor" Phan. We caught up with the action on fifth street. Showing x-x / , Traniello called Phan's bet. Phan's board showed x-x / . On sixth street, Traniello caught the for an open pair of tens and Phan caught the . Traniello checked to Phan (who bet), then raised when the action was back to him. Phan called, then called again after the river.
Traniello opened in the hole for a six low and a pair of tens for high. Phan flashed for an eight low and a pair of eights for high. Traniello scooped the whole pot.
Bryan Micon has started the day on a tear, quickly doubling his stack inside of ninety minutes. He's not immune to losing a hand, however. On fifth street, Micon was involved in a three-way pot with Carol Kline and another opponent. The boards were:
Micon: x-x /
Kline: x-x /
Opponent: x-x /
Action checked to Kline, who bet. Both other players called. On sixth street, Kline caught the for an open pair of threes; Micon caught the and the third player caught the . Kline led the betting; both opponents called.
Kline and Micon both checked the river to the third player, who bet. Kline called; Micon folded. Kline scooped the whole pot by revealing in the hole for a high hand of two pair, eights and threes, and a low hand of 8-5. Her opponent mucked.
After the hand, Micon slipped below 6,000 chips, while Kline climbed to about 3,500.
Jean-Robert Bellande folds on seventh street in a four-way pot. One other player called, and the player who bet on seventh turns over a queen-high heart flush. Bellande is down to 1,970.