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Wed Jul 01 2009 08:08 GMT-70 | Posted by thkcduckworth
Garrett Has Last Laugh
Brad Garrett open-shoved when the river fell to complete a board reading
.
One opponent mulled over the decision for a little before calling, while the other opponent in the hand passed.
Garrett tabled his
for the nut flush, while his opponent open-mucked 
for a smaller flush as he headed to the rail while Garrett climbed to just under 38,000 in chips. -
Wed Jul 01 2009 08:03 GMT-70 | Posted by tsbostic
Mike SextonMike Sexton Hits Straight Flush
After a flop of
and with 12,600 in the pot, Mike Sexton moved all in. His opponent agonized over the decision as a camera crew rushed over. Just as they arrive, he made the call.
Sexton:
Opponent:
The turn put Sexton in the lead when
, giving him a flush.
His opponent got up from his chair, screaming "Pair the board! Pair the board!"
However, it would not be his day, as the
hit the river, giving Sexton a straight flush.
Mike Sexton - 38,000 -
Wed Jul 01 2009 08:03 GMT-70 | Posted by FerricRamsium
Jennifer TillyTilly Loses a Horse Race
Bojan Gledovic was all in before the flop for his last 13,000 chips. Jennifer Tilly was his opponent with the covering stack, and she held
to Gledovic's 
.
The board would run out 
. Winning a crucial race, Gledovic has doubled through Tilly to just over 26,000. That leaves the lady in the cowboy hat with just about 10,000 chips. -
Wed Jul 01 2009 07:59 GMT-70 | Posted by F-Train
Andy Bloch's not out... yet.Bloch Doubles Twice
We walked by Andy Bloch's table and saw that he had only 1,200 chips left. We weren't the only ones. An ESPN camera crew quickly materialized as well.
"They sense a weak animal," Bloch joked with his table. "It's not gonna be long guys."
Two hands later, Bloch reraised all in for 1,175 from late position after a middle-position player opened for 900. It folded back to the middle-position player who mucked his hand!
The whole table was shocked. It seemed that the first raiser didn't realize the amount of Bloch's reraise. "I thought that was a 5,000 chip," he said. "Good hand Andy. Make sure that gets on TV."
The very next hand Bloch was all in again, this time for 2,725 over an initial raise of 900. The initial raiser called with 
and was racing Bloch's 
"Oh, the door card!" Bloch exclaimed as the dealer spread a flop of
. "And he has a flush draw." The draw didn't hit on the 
turn or the 
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Wed Jul 01 2009 07:49 GMT-70 | Posted by tsbostic
Johnny ChanJohnny Chan Doubles Up
After a series of raises, Johnny Chan is all in with
against the 
of Steve Paul-Ambrose.
The board came allowing Chan to double up with aces and twos, king kicker.
Johnny Chan - 14,000
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Wed Jul 01 2009 07:39 GMT-70 | Posted by F-Train
Williams Can't Beat an Underpair
We caught the action at Jeff Williams' table on a
flop. Williams led out for 2,450, then called a raise to 7,850 from his opponent. Both players checked the 
turn. On the river 
, Williams check-called another 8,075. His opponent showed down 
; Williams just mucked in disgust as his stack slipped to 80,000. -
Wed Jul 01 2009 07:39 GMT-70 | Posted by thkcduckworth
Haxed outta here!Haxton Sent Packing
Isaac Haxton has been the latest casualty to hit the rail when his
was outdrawn by an opponent's .
The final board read
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Wed Jul 01 2009 07:34 GMT-70 | Posted by FerricRamsium
Rumble Nowhere Near the Rio
On July 1st, PokerNews' own Melissa Castello traded in her microphone for a pair of boxing gloves in a no-hold-barred slugfest with Liv Boeree. The first annual "Rumble Nowhere Near the Rio" was an officially sanctioned amateur fight, and the proceeds benefitted two deserving charities. A number of pros and celebrities were ringside for the bout at Barry's Boxing Centre with Joe Stapleton serving as the emcee. While you've got a litle time to kill, check out how it went down:
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Wed Jul 01 2009 07:31 GMT-70 | Posted by FerricRamsium
Nguyen-Win Situation
We pick up the action in a raised pot, heads up to the flop of
. Action was on Phi Nguyen, and he checked before his opponent bet 3,200. Nguyen called, and the turn card came the . Both players checked it around this time, and the river was the . Nguyen passed again, and his opponent elected to fire 5,000 at the pot. After just a little bit of debate with himself, Nguyen called. His opponent turned over ace-queen for the airball, and Nguyen's pocket jacks were plenty good enough to win him the pot.
He's up to 73,000 now. -
Wed Jul 01 2009 07:25 GMT-70 | Posted by change100
Steve Paul-AmbroseSteve Paul-Ambrose's Stack More than Halved
Holding
, Steve Paul-Ambrose called an opponent's all-in on a 
flop and found himself up against . Paul-Ambrose couldn't improve on the turn or the river and saw over 21,000 of his hard-earned chips shipped across the table. He was left with 15,000.
Started 3rd Jul, 2009
