Yep, that pretty much says it all. We have yet to see anyone eliminated after nearly three levels of play. Deep stacks, small blinds, split pot-- yeah, it's not exactly the fastest game in poker.
A massive pot just went down over at one of the far tables along the rail between David Levi, Anthony Rivera, and Max Pescatori. The pot was worth around 24,000 chips with Rivera and Pescatori chopping up the action.
Pescatori showed for a wheel. His wheel was only good for the low though, after Rivera showed a diamond flush with . Rivera almost made a straight flush and took down the high half of the pot. Levi mucked his hand as the other two chopped up the pot.
Gavin Smith (X) (X) (X)
Perry Friedman (X) (X) (X)
Opponent 1 (X) (X) (X)
Opponent 2 (X) (X) (X)
Gavin Smith completed on third street, Perry Friedman raised and he got three callers in total including Smith. Smith bet fourth street and was called by everyone, while the action was checked down on fifth, sixth, and seventh.
Smith showed in the hole for two pair nines and sixes, but his first opponent showed for jacks and sevens to scoop, as none of the four made a low.
"I guess I could have bet and won," quipped Friedman after the hand.
Four players saw the action to fifth street, but from there, only Chris "Jesus" Ferguson, Mark Dickstein, and Tom Koral stuck around to battle with one another.
Ferguson was calling down the entire way and after seventh, he was chopped up by both players. Koral turned up and made a six-five low. Dickstein showed for a straight, four through eight, and took the high half.
The break ran a little over 20 minutes, but we're back in action now. Some late arrivals include Chris "Jesus" Ferguson, Phil Ivey, Michael Binger, Doyle Brunson, Gavin Smith, Tony G, and Mickey Appleman.
Daniel Alaei dropped below his starting stack in the early beginnings today, but has since made a nice comeback and it up to 44,700. He just scooped a pot from John Juanda and another player holding a seven-high straight and a six-five low.
We picked up the action on sixth street here. Amaral check-called a bet from Jurgens and then did the same on seventh street. Jurgens rolled over in the hole for a low and a pair of sixes. Amaral had the pair of sixes beat with a pair of queens after he turned up . Amaral took the high and Jurgens the low.