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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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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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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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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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Jen Harman
Over on the Table of Doom, we found Eli Elezra tangling in a pot with Jen Harman.
Elezra: (X-X) (X)
Harman: (X-X) (X)
We join the action on fifth street with Harman to act. She bet out the 800, and Elezra called. On sixth street, the action repeated, bet-call. On seventh street, both players checked. Harman exposed her , her flush draw never materializing. No matter though, her pair of kings was good enough to take it down, as Elezra missed everything.
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Rob Hollink
Rob Hollink raised on third street with the in the door. He got action in one place, from Bill Chen's .
Hollink: (X-X) (X)
Chen: (X-X) (X)
On fourth street, Hollink checked his ace, and Chen fired out the 400-chip bet. Hollink called.
On fifth street, Hollink again passed, and Chen obliged with another bet, 800 this time. With the bigger bet in play, Hollink put in a check-raise to 1,600, and Chen made the call. Hollink kept the pressure on with another bet on sixth street. Chen came along once more. Seventh street saw the same action, with Chen calling a Hollink bet.
Hollink revealed his hidden , giving him trip aces. Chen flashed the before returning his cards to the dealer, sending a healthy pot over to the Dutchman.
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Defending champion Eric Brooks is in the field. How's he doing? Well, we watched him win a small pot with sixes full of fives, but dragging that pot only pushed his chip count to about 28,000. It looks like not much traction yet for Mr. Brooks. Maybe he'll have better luck after dinner.
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The clock has been paused at the end of Level 4, and the players are taking one hour for dinner. Play will resume at 10:30pm. The biggest stack in the field at this point is probably Matt Glantz at about 63,000. We also had out first elimination just before the dinner bell tolled.
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in the door, and Chris Ferguson raised it up with the 
showing. Tony called.
, 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.
) 
. His fours full of kings were plenty good enough to win him the pot, reclaiming some of his losses from the previous hand.
. Lederer drew the club himself, showing (X-X) / 
in the hole for kings up.
(X)
, her flush draw never materializing. No matter though, her pair of kings was good enough to take it down, as Elezra missed everything.
in the door. He got action in one place, from Bill Chen's 
(X)
