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Tue May 26 2009 07:11 GMT-70 | Posted by Shamus
Galfond Grounds Garza
"Action" Jeff Garza was just all in before the flop with A-Q versus Phil Galfond's A-K. The board came
, and Garza hit the rail. Galfond is up to 320,000. -
Tue May 26 2009 07:07 GMT-70 | Posted by Shamus
Sass Takes Most of Hellmuth's Stack
Before the flop, Alan Sass raised to 5,500, Phil Hellmuth reraised to 15,000, and Sass made the call.
The flop came
. Sass led out for 19,400, and Hellmuth called. The turn was the 
. This time Sass checked, Hellmuth bet 35,000, and Sass called.
The river was the
. Sass checked, and Hellmuth bet 183,000, more than enough to put Sass all in for his remaining 153,000 chips. Sass thought for about three minutes, then made the call.
"You got it," said Hellmuth. Sass turned over
for a pair of kings, and Hellmuth mucked. Sass is now up to 450,000, while the Poker Brat has tumbled all of the way down to 37,000. -
Tue May 26 2009 07:01 GMT-70 | Posted by change100
Torelli vs. Bloch, Round 2
Alec Torelli and Andy Bloch just clashed in another hand that left everyone's favorite cowboy hat aficionado on a very short stack.
Bloch opened the action with a raise to 5,500 from UTG and Torelli called from the cutoff. The flop came down
and Bloch led out for 6,000. Torelli flat-called. Bloch slowed down and checked the 
on the turn, then called a 13,000 bet from Torelli. The river was the . Bloch checked again and Torelli made a 25,000 bet. After over five minutes in the tank, Bloch made the call.
Torelli turned up
and Bloch mucked. With that pot, Torelli's stack soared past 270,000 while Bloch was left with only 22,000. -
Tue May 26 2009 06:58 GMT-70 | Posted by Shamus
Another Kind Turn for Lee
Doug Lee was just all in preflop for 89,000 with pocket kings against Jeff Lisandro's
. The flop came 
, putting Lisandro in front. But the 
on the turn propelled Lee back into the lead. The river was the , and Lee now has 200,000. Lisandro has slipped to 180,000. -
Tue May 26 2009 06:52 GMT-70 | Posted by tsbostic
Shaun Deeb Eliminated
After a day long battle, Lex Veldhuis eliminated Shaun Deeb just before the dinner break. Veldhuis currently has about 370,000.
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Tue May 26 2009 06:51 GMT-70 | Posted by tsbostic
Andy BlochBloch's Hero Call No Good
On a board of
and with 53,000 in the pot, Andy Bloch faces a 40,000 bet from Alec "traheho" Torelli. Bloch tanks for several minutes before making the call. Torelli shows 
for fours full of queens. Bloch tosses his cards into the muck and Torelli takes it down.
Alec Torelli - 210,000
Andy Bloch - 65,000 -
Tue May 26 2009 06:48 GMT-70 | Posted by Shamus
Raymer Eliminates Thuritz
A short-stacked Mikael Thuritz shoved all in for 8,000 from late position, and Greg "Fossilman" Raymer made the call from the button. The blinds folded, Thuritz showed
and Raymer 
.
The flop came
, putting Raymer in front. The turn was the 
and the river . Thuritz is out, and Raymer now has 152,000. -
Tue May 26 2009 06:46 GMT-70 | Posted by tsbostic
Scotty Nguyen and Phil IveyTable 70 Gets Tougher
Earlier in the day, PokerNews reported about the toughest table in the room at table 70. In the past few hours it has become even more stacked with the addition of Bertrand Grospellier and Steve Billirakis
Table 70:
Seat 1: Scott Seiver
Seat 2: Scotty Nguyen
Seat 3: Phil Ivey
Seat 4: Brett Richey
Seat 5: David "The Dragon" Pham
Seat 6: Alan Sass
Seat 7: Phil Hellmuth
Seat 8: Bertrand "ElkY" Grospellier (replaces Corwin Cole)
Seat 9: Steve Billirakis (replaces Unfortunate unknown player) -
Tue May 26 2009 06:32 GMT-70 | Posted by Shamus
Cards Back in the Air
Well fed and rarin' to go, 150 of our starting field of 201 have returned from the dinner break. Four more levels will be played tonight.
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Tue May 26 2009 06:30 GMT-70Round: 7 Blinds: 1000/2000 Ante: 200
Started 28th May, 2009
