If you're wandering around the Amazon or Pavilion Rooms, you'll probably see players wearing a green patch that says something about putting a "Bad Beat on Cancer."
Well those patches were initiated by Phil Gordon who is a member of the Board of Directors for the Cancer Research and Prevention Foundation. Gordon has set up a donations program in conjunction with the World Series of Poker, where any player can instantly donate 1% (or more) of their winnings upon receiving them at the cage. All donations benefit the Cancer Research and Prevention Foundation.
Gordon's bad beat attempt has started a little slow today however.
A player raised to 350 from middle position and Gordon called with the button.
The flop fell and Gordon's opponent check-called a 600-chip bet. Both players checked the on the turn, but after the rivered, Gordon's opponent led for 1,000.
Gordon called, but mucked when his opponent opened for a pair of aces.
Audley Harrison, who is a British professional heavywieght boxer from Northolt, is in the field today. Harrison seems to be adding poker to his already stacked résumé which includes becoming the first British fighter to win an Olympic gold medal in the superheavyweight division, which he did at the 2000 Olympics in Sydney. On top of that, Harrison became the European heavyweight champion after knocking out Michael Sprott in April 2010.
Will he be able to fight his way through the massive field and add a WSOP World Championship to his long list of accomplishments? We'll have to wait and see.
We caught up with this hand on the turn, with the board showing .
Shannon Elizabeth led with a bet of 1,000 from the big blind, and her opponent, sitting to her left, raised to 3,000. Elizabeth reraised to 5,000, and her opponent promptly pushed all in.
Elizabeth thought a moment, then folded. Her opponent showed for Broadway as he dragged the pot.
It seems that the folks in the orange section just can't wait to get their chips in. Just a few minutes after Corey Emery doubled up, we heard another, "All in and call!" from the floor.
The flop read when we arrived; around 27,000 in chips had found its way into the pot preflop and the rest of the chip went in on the flop.
Alex Aram:
Hapless opponent:
Turn:
River:
Aram doubled to almost 60,000 while the unhappy man with kings dropped to just 1,000 or so.
The locker room is starting to get rather crowded now as yet another player over here in the orange section departs for an early shower. By the sounds of it, his chips were dispersed across the table in increments, but the final chunk arrived into the welcome hands of Vanessa Rousso.
When I arrived, the board read , and Rousso had led for 5,000. The soon-to-be departed called, before moving all in for his final 4,000 on the river. Rousso immediately made the call with . Her foe showed .
For a moment, he looked as though he was dipping into his pocket for a rebuy, but after a brief pause, he rose from his seat and exited stage left.
After his departure, the table offered that surprised expression where you raise your eyebrows and tilt your head slightly to one side before Paul Jackson broke the silence by commenting: "I think I was the only one that didn't get any of that. In fact, I gave him some!"
We arrived at Andy Bloch's table to see him sitting in the big blind, involved in a pot against two other players, one being the small blind and the other sitting in early position. The flop was . We didn't see the preflop action, but by the look of things there had not been much in the way of preflop raising.
The small blind and Bloch both checked to the player in early position, who made a bet of 150. The small blind and Bloch both called.
The turn was the and the blinds checked through to the early-position player, who bet 525. The small blind folded, but Bloch called.
When the came on the river, both players checked. Bloch said "two pair" and turned over while his opponent smiled and shook his head before mucking.
An early-position player had raised to 250. He was called by a player in middle position as well as Eric Buchman in the small blind.
The flop was and all three players checked to see the on the turn. Buchman led out for 400 with the early-position player calling and the player in middle position called.
The river was the and Buchman bet 1,400 with his opponent raising to 4,300. This convinced Buchman to fold. He's now down to 27,000.
We heard a commotion in the middle of the Red Section and one of our expert tournament reporters rushed to the scene to catch the action. Unfortunately, he could only pick up hearsay in the aftermath of the massive pot.
Evidently, Phil Gordon had a set on the flop, got it all in with an opponent at his table who had a bigger set, didn't make quads and is now eliminated.
Hopefully, there are other "Bad Beat on Cancer" supporters who can run a little better and go a little deeper in this year's Main Event.
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and Gordon's opponent check-called a 600-chip bet. Both players checked the 
on the turn, but after the 
rivered, Gordon's opponent led for 1,000.
for a pair of aces.
and Levi fired a 400-chip bet. The player on the button popped it to 1,200 and Levi called.
and Levi fired a 2,100-chip bet. Once more, his opponent popped it, now to 9,000.
.
for Broadway as he dragged the pot.
when we arrived; around 27,000 in chips had found its way into the pot preflop and the rest of the chip went in on the flop.
on a 
board.
, and Rousso had led for 5,000. The soon-to-be departed called, before moving all in for his final 4,000 on the 
. Her foe showed 
. We didn't see the preflop action, but by the look of things there had not been much in the way of preflop raising.
while his opponent smiled and shook his head before mucking.
on the turn. Buchman led out for 400 with the early-position player calling and the player in middle position called.
and Buchman bet 1,400 with his opponent raising to 4,300. This convinced Buchman to fold. He's now down to 27,000.