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We love Tony G -- and not just because he pays our invoices. He's a fun guy to watch in a poker tournament. We caught him in a hand with Howard Lederer. Heading to sixth street, the G had three clubs on board, (X-X) / . "One more club," he said.
"One more club," Lederer agreed. It was not a club for the G; he drew the . Lederer drew the club himself, showing (X-X) / . He bet, and Tony called.
"Are you drawing at me?" Lederer asked.
"I'm not sure," Tony replied, drawing chuckles from the table and the rail. Both players checked the river, with Tony announcing, "Queens up." Lederer showed down in the hole for kings up.
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The Boss
We just picked up the tail end of a hand with two of the Russian speakers over on Table 232, Kirill Gerasimov and Tony G. On sixth street, the boards read like this:
Gerasimov: (X-X)
Guoga: (X-X)
With that sixth card, Gerasimov made a bet, and Tony G called. On seventh street, the action repeated with each player putting in the final 800. After Tony G called the bet, he opened up his down cards, revealing . His fours full of kings were plenty good enough to win him the pot, reclaiming some of his losses from the previous hand.
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Tony G completed with the in the door, and Chris Ferguson raised it up with the showing. Tony called.
On fourth street, Chris bet his , and Tony's was worth the call. On fifth street, Chris bet again, this time picking up the . Tony had drawn the , and he matched the bet. Sixth street brought Chris the , while Tony grabbed the betting lead, pairing his board with the . He led out with a bet this time, and Chris made the call. On seventh street, both men checked.
Showdown
Chris Ferguson: () (X)
Tony G: (X-X) (X) MUCK
Ferguson had started the hand with two queens hidden, and he was good the whole way. With a slight frown, Tony G flipped his cards back to the dealer, slipping down to 23,400. Ferguson, meanwhile, is up to 37,000.
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Maybe he needs a man-purse.
Wandering by Table 238, we spotted David Oppenheim involved in a hand with Chris Amaral. It wasn't a very memorable hand -- Amaral folded on fifth street. What attracted our attention was the pile of what can charitably be described as "crap" that Oppenheim had assembled on the felt in front of himself.
In no particular order:
* a standard-issue iPod;
* a red lighter that reads "KEEP IT SIMPLE" in white block letters (sage advice for any poker player);
* a CardRunners ad (really, David, we think your game's pretty tight as is);
* a pack of mint gum (we couldn't see the brand);
* a men's watch with a ridiculously large face;
* a red cell phone;
* a bottle of Johnny Chan-approved All In Purified Water; and
* somewhere between $5,000 and $10,000 in American greenbacks.
Looking at all of these items, we can only imagine that Oppenheim is stocking up for an earthquake. Or making a bomb.
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That's right, Star Wars fans. The role of Admiral Ackbar in this hand is played by yours truly, while the roles of Death Star and Rebel Fleet are played by Howard Lederer and Alexander Kostritsyn, respectively. Lederer called bets from Kostritsyn on every street until sixth street, when he raised with a board of (X-X) / . Kostritsyn called with (X-X) / . Both players checked the river, with Lederer revealing a craftily played . Kostritsyn mucked.
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With 30,000 chips in the starting stack, it's not surprising that there haven't been any eliminations yet. While there might be a few this level, we don't expect any until after the dinner break.
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Marco Traniello felt confident enough in a hand against Greg Raymer to bet the river dark. His board showed (X-X) / / (X). Raymer was curious enough to call with (X-X) / / (X). Traniello triumphantly rolled over for tens full of kings to drag the pot.
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Kirill Gerasimov started the action by completing the bring-in with the in the door. Johnny Chan made the call with his , as did Alexander Kostritsyn showing the .
On fifth street, all three men pulled a four off the deck. Gerasimov and Chan checked, and Kostritsyn made the bet. Both opponents called. The action repeated on sixth street, with Gerasimov and Chan calling a Kostritsyn bet. On seventh street, all three men checked.
Kostritsyn was the first to table his hand, revealing () (). Surprisingly, neither of his opponents could beat the pair of sevens as they both mucked their hands quickly. After taking down that contested pot, Kostritsyn is up close to 40,000.
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On one table: Phil Ivey on a pair and flush-draw combination catches trip sixes on the river to beat his opponent's aces up.
On another table: Andy Bloch was kind enough to twitter about Eli Elezra making a royal flush against Barry Greenstein to climb back to the starting chip stack.
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. "One more club," he said.
. Lederer drew the club himself, showing (X-X) / 
. He bet, and Tony called.
in the hole for kings up.
in the door, and Chris Ferguson raised it up with the 
, and Tony's 
, and he matched the bet. Sixth street brought Chris the 
, while Tony grabbed the betting lead, pairing his board with the 
. He led out with a bet this time, and Chris made the call. On seventh street, both men checked.
) 
. Kostritsyn mucked.
/ (X). Raymer was curious enough to call with (X-X) / 
