Event 31 - $1,500 H.O.R.S.E. Day 2 | 2009 World Series of Poker

06-15-2009 10:46 UTC-12

Penalties in Fixed-Limit?

[user75032]

We noticed that the players in this Day 2 re-start seem a little grumpy today and that the number of calls for a floor person to come to a table seems high. Well, the players just heard this announcement.

"Ok, H.O.R.S.E. players, listen up," said the tournament director over the P.A. system. "I don't know what's going on today, but I've had to give seven penalties already today for opening hands ahead of time and talking about hands." He then added that under the new tracking system implemented this year, the penalties will get deeper and deeper each time, all the way through November.

"You wind up missing three rounds, that's a lot of chips," he reminded the players.

06-15-2009 10:49 UTC-12

Feldman Can't Hold'em

donpeters

Hold'em:

Table 184 with Archie Karas, Bob Lauria, Paul Darden, and Peter Feldman has been extremely active during their round of hold'em. On this hand, Karas limped under the gun, Lauria limped behind, and then Peter Feldman raised it up. Dave Schneyer then made it three bets from the big blind before Karas, Lauria, and Feldman all called.

The flop came down {A-Clubs}

and Schneyer led out. Karas folded, Lauria folded, and then Feldman called. The turn brought the {8-Diamonds}

and Schneyer fired again. Feldman called again. The final card from the dealt was the {5-Diamonds}

for the river. Again, Schneyer led with a bet and Feldman called.

There was no slow playing done here by Schneyer as he turned up {A-Spades}

for a flopped full house. Feldman flashed an unkown card and then angrily tossed his hand into the muck as he's been on the rough end of things during the hold'em round.

Tags: Archie Karas Bob Lauria Dave Schneyer Paul Darden Peter Feldman

06-15-2009 10:52 UTC-12

Feldman Still Slipping

donpeters

Hold'em:

Peter Feldman has continued to slip over the round of hold'em his table is in. After raising preflop from middle position, Feldman was called by Archie Karas in the big blind. The flop came {A-Spades}

and Karas check-called a bet from Peter.

Both players checked when the turn brought the {8-Spades}

and then Karas led the river of the {J-Clubs}

. Feldman again looked extremely irritated when he tossed his cards towards the dealer and mucked. It just doesn't seem to be his day today.

Tags: Archie Karas Peter Feldman

06-15-2009 11:03 UTC-12

Rolled Up is Enough

[user75032]

Stud:

Soulier: x-x / {j-Clubs}

/ x
Rousso: {8-Spades}

/

/

We came to Fabrice Soulier's table to see him in a pot on sixth street against Vanessa Rousso. Soulier bet and Rousso called. Both players checked the river, with Rousso showing down the winner, trip eights.

"Wow," said Soulier. "Were you rolled up?"

"Yeah, of course," replied Rousso. Then she sarcastically added, "No, I was playing split eights and a deuce!"

Tags: Fabrice Soulier Vanessa Rousso

06-15-2009 11:03 UTC-12

Break Time

[user75032]

It's a twenty-minute break.

06-15-2009 11:22 UTC-12

Play Resumes

[user75032]

Cards are back in the air.

Level: 11

Blinds: 0/0

Ante: 0

06-15-2009 11:36 UTC-12

A Sigh of Relief for Black

[user75032]

Stud Hi/Lo:

Opponent1: x-x / {6-Clubs}

/ x
Black: x-x / {2-Hearts}

/ x
Opponent2: x-x / {10-Spades}

/ x

We caught up to a big pot at Andy Black's table on fifth street. The player with the king on his board checked, bringing a bet from a third player that Black and the first player both called. The bettor led the action on sixth street, and again Black and the third player called.

On the river, action checked to Black. He bet out and was called by both players. He opened {2-?}

in the hole for a six-high straight and 6-5 low. It was a scooper.

"The rich get richer," said the player with all Broadway cards on his board.

"I had it on sixth," Black remarked. "But the thing is, if he had a low card, he can have me beat and if you have a jack, you can have me beat."

"I had an unhappy kings up," the Broadway player remarked.

"It's funny," Black continued without really hearing his opponent's response. "It's funny to have a 6-low straight and look like you're beat in two spots."

Black doesn't have to worry about that; he's up to about 54,000 again.

Tags: Andy Black

06-15-2009 11:39 UTC-12

Let's Go Over This Again

[user75032]

Vanessa Rousso's been engaging in some friendly double-checking of the rules of stud games with the player sitting next to her.

"In Stud and Stud Hi/Lo, the low card brings it in and the high card is first to act," she said, "but in razz the high card brings it in and the low card is first to act. Is that right?"

We couldn't tell if Rousso was leveling her opponent or if she was actually going over the rules for herself to make sure she had them right.

Tags: Vanessa Rousso

06-15-2009 11:45 UTC-12

Sugar Bear Trapped

[user75032]

Stud:

Barbieri: x-x / {7-Hearts}

/ x
Opponent: x-x / {9-Clubs}

/ x

Sixth street and seventh street became very expensive streets for Al "Sugar Bear" Barbieri in a recent hand of stud. Barbieri led out sixth street with the best board and was raised by his opponent. Undaunted, he three-bet. His opponent called

Barbieri bet the river dark. Again his opponent raised and again Barbieri three-bet. This time, however, his opponent four-bet. Barbieri made the crying call to see his opponent turn over {8-Spades}

for a king-high spade flush.

Tags: Al Barbieri