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Fri Jun 12 2009 06:23 GMT-70
Round: 4
Flop games -
Blinds: 75-150
Limit: 150-300
Stud games -
Ante: 25
Bring-in: 50
Completion: 150
Limits: 150-300 -
Fri Jun 12 2009 06:20 GMT-70 | Posted by F-Train
Man Down
"Seat Open, 242!" We're not sure if that's the first elimination -- after all, there are 97 tables spread across two rooms -- but we haven't seen anyone else eliminated yet.
It helped that Table 242 is right in front of media row. -
Fri Jun 12 2009 06:14 GMT-70 | Posted by F-Train
Setback for Daniel
Omaha Hi-Lo:
"I didn't want to hit that queen," said Daniel Negreanu. He was at the river against a single opponent. The board was
, with Negreanu betting the flop (he was called) and turn (he was raised). Negreanu called the turn raise, then check-folded to a bet on the river.
Negreanu flashed
before folding. His opponent never opened his own four cards but later claimed to hold 
for a straight to the king.
Negreanu took the hit without much concern. He still has a very healthy 8,000 in chips. -
Fri Jun 12 2009 06:10 GMT-70 | Posted by F-Train
Tough Start for Lisandro
Hold'em:
Jeff Lisandro is down to 2,800 in chips after being counterfeited in a hold'em pot. His early position raise was called only by the small blind, giving Lisandro position for the rest of the hand. His opponent check-called a bet on a flop of
and check-called again on the 
turn.
When the river fell, both players checked. Lisandro turned over two pir, 
, but he lost to his opponent's naked ace, 
, which made aces up using the board pair of fours. -
Fri Jun 12 2009 06:08 GMT-70 | Posted by F-Train
Check-Call Doesn't Work for Smith
A lot of the tables have rolled over to hold'em now, so we're getting a little more action as it's a game most players are most comfortable with. Gavin Smith was in the big blind for a recent hold'em hand and three-bet a player who opened from middle position. That player four-bet and Smith called.
The board came out
with Smith check-calling on every street. At showdown, his opponent turned over . Smith mucked. -
Fri Jun 12 2009 06:00 GMT-70 | Posted by F-Train
Ferguson's Jacks No Good
Chris Ferguson is known for being a laidback, friendly guy. He's engaging in light banter with some of his table mates. One player suggested that the limit events at the World Series should start at Level 3, with short stacks and tall blinds, to turn the tournaments into a total craps shoot.
"That's the only way we could beat [Phil] Ivey," joked Ferguson. "If it was a craps shoot."
Shortly thereafter, Ferguson was in the small blind during a hand of hold'em and three-bet a late position raiser before the flop. That player called to a flop of
. Ferguson bet the flop, bet the turn then check-called a bet from his opponent on the river . We never got to see Ferguson's hand; he mucked upon being shown 
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Fri Jun 12 2009 05:53 GMT-70 | Posted by F-Train
David BachBach Fills Up, Still Under Par
Stud:
One of the later arrivals to this tournament was David Bach. He just took down a nice pot from a single opponent. We caught the action on sixth street, where the boards were
Bach: x-x /
Opponent: x-x / 
Bach's opponent checked then called a single bet. The action was the same on the river, with Bach producing
for a full house. His opponent mucked.
Despite that pot, Bach is on only 2,900 chips. -
Fri Jun 12 2009 05:44 GMT-70 | Posted by F-Train
Very, Very Late Arrivals
Now in Miranda:
Lacey Jones
Howard Lederer
Annie Duke
Al Barbieri (fresh off of his third-place finish in Event 26)
Todd Brunson
Chris Ferguson
Marco Traniello (Hey! Look!)
Erick Lindgren
Phil Ivey
Lindgren is seated at the Sam Simon / Ray Davis / Jen Harman / Annie Duke table. He played a recent three-way pot of Stud Hi-Lo with Davis and one other player. On fifth street, the boards were
Davis: x-x / 
Opponent: x-x / 
Lindgren: x-x / 
Lindgren and Davis checked to the third player. His bet was raised by Lindgren, chasing Davis out of the pot.
Lindgren caught another trey on sixth street against his opponent's
. Those open two pair brought a sixth street and seventh street bet from Lindgren. At showdown he opened 
in the hole for a full house; his opponent showed 
for a seven-six low and a chopped pot. -
Fri Jun 12 2009 05:29 GMT-70 | Posted by F-Train
LOL Internet Pokerz
Gavin Smith is sitting one table behind Mike Matusow and couldn't resist getting a little jab in on "the Mouth" after Matusow mentioned being called down by ace-high all the time on the internet.
"Hey Mike," Smith called out. "Did you put that in your book - about throwing your computer in your pool?"
"No," replied Matusow sheepishly.
"I think people would like to hear that," said Smith. It was at that point that Matusow, with his eye on the Lakers game, went off in search of Jerry Buss. -
Fri Jun 12 2009 05:23 GMT-70
Round: 3
Flop games -
Blinds: 50-100
Limit: 100-200
Stud games -
Ante: 25
Bring-in: 25
Completion: 100
Limits: 100-200
Started 14th Jun, 2009
