If there was ever a table made for TV, this might just be it.
With a recent table break we now see the fast talking Sam Grizzle, the "Poker Brat" himself Phil Hellmuth and the one and only "Mouth" Mike Matusow, all seated at the same table!
We know who is doing all the listening at that table, and we kind of feel sorry for John Juanda. We hope he brought his headphones.
Jeff Lisandro completed before Jason Potter raised it up. Lisandro re-raised and Potter called. Potter then led the betting on fourth and fifth, before being all in on sixth street. Lisandro made the call.
Lisandro: () / / (X)
Potter: () / / ()
Lisandro needed to improve on the river but once Potter revealed an ace, he'd made an unbeatable wheel. Potter doubles as Lisandro slips to 14,000.
We have two David Bakers in the field today but only one "Bakes" who was recently eliminated from the tournament.
The game was Razz where the pair is a player's mortal enemy. Baker completed and called on fourth, before leading the betting on fifth and sixth where his last chips went into the middle.
Baker: () / / ()
Opponent: () / / ()
Baker paired up on sixth before bricking with a king on the river as his opponent took it down with an eighty-seven to eliminate Baker from the tournament.
In a battle of the table talkers, Mike Matusow completed before Phil Hellmuth announced a raise. Sam Grizzle called as did Matusow.
On fourth, Grizzle had the best hand and he led the betting with both opponents making the call. On fifth, Gizzle fired again with Hellmuth calling and Matusow getting out of the way.
On sixth street, Hellmuth paired up to take the lead but he checked to Grizzle who fired a bet. Hellmuth called, and then again check-called on the river.
Hellmuth mucked what he said was two pair as Grizzle showed a flush to take it down. Hellmuth is in trouble now with just 4,500 as Grizzle is our chip leader with 28,000 chips.
With a raise and a re-raise in front of him, Phil Ivey looked down at in the small blind and didn't flinch as he made it three bets to go. He found one caller as they saw a flop of .
Ivey fired a bet and his opponent called, as the fell on the turn. Ivey fired again for the last of his chips and was called as his opponent revealed for overcards with a flush draw.
Shaun Deeb was looking for a double up in Hold'em but it wasn't to be. His last stand was with against an opponent's with the last chips in on the flop. The board was spread as Deeb's tournament is done.
After raising two hands in a row to win the blinds and antes uncontested in his favorite game of Hold'em, Phil Hellmuth tried to make it three in a row but was met with a three-bet from the small blind. Hellmuth made the call to go to a flop of .
The small blind led out with a bet and Hellmuth made the call. The turn was the and again the small blind fired a bet but this time Hellmuth raised it up. The small blind re-raised and Hellmuth's last chips went into the middle.
Hellmuth:
Opponent:
A nice catch on the turn for Hellmuth gave him the double up as the river bricked out. He's back up to 8,000.