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Sun Jul 12 2009 23:11 GMT-70 | Posted by change100
Blind vs. Blind Battle for Ivey and Shulman
Phil Ivey completed the small blind and Jeff Shulman checked his option.
The flop was
. Ivey led out for 120,000 and Shulman called. The turn was the 
and Ivey checked to Shulman, who bet 200,000. Ivey gave up his hand and Shulman won the pot. -
Sun Jul 12 2009 23:07 GMT-70 | Posted by F-Train
Eric BuchmanGin!
Those turned and rivered two-outers are so difficult to spot and can be so deadly for opponents. After Darvin Moon limped into the pot, Jonathan Tamayo raised the button to 355,000. Eric Buchman called from the big blind and Moon called as well for a pot with about 1.1 million chips in it before the flop.
The first three community cards came out
. Buchman and Moon checked to the preflop raiser, Tamayo. He bet 760,000 and was called only by Buchman. Both men checked the 
turn.
The river fell
. Buchman made a less-than-half-pot bet of 1.1 million. Tamayo probably never saw the hand he was running into when he called. Buchman showed down 
for a turned full house, sixes full of nines. -
Sun Jul 12 2009 23:07 GMT-70 | Posted by Shamus
Francois Balmigere - 25th PlaceFrancois Balmigere Eliminated in 25th Place ($352,832)
Francois Balmigere raised to 330,000 from middle position, Steven Begleiter called behind him, and it folded around to Billy Kopp who also called from the big blind.
The flop came
. Kopp led with a bet of 700,000, then Balmigere pushed all in for 2.785 million total. Begleiter folded, and Kopp went into the tank.
After a minute, Kopp counted out the chips needed to call and stacked them in a single column. Finally he picked up the stack and set it down before him with a thump. The players' cards were revealed:
Kopp
Balmigere
The turn was the
, and Balmigere's jacks were still good. But the river brought the , giving Kopp the straight. Balmigere stood with a pained look for a moment, then shook hands with the others as he departed.
Kopp is now up to 17.5 million. -
Sun Jul 12 2009 23:07 GMT-70 | Posted by change100
Cada Three-Bets to Victory
Marco Mattes made a button raise to 300,000, Joe Cada three-bet to 860,000 from the small blind, Mattes elected to lay it down after a long think and Cada won the pot.
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Sun Jul 12 2009 22:59 GMT-70 | Posted by change100
Shulman's Three-Bet Takes It Down
Jordan Smith opened for 325,000 from middle position, Jeff Shulman raised to 1.1 million from the cutoff. After a bit of a think, Smith mucked his hand and Shulman took it down.
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Sun Jul 12 2009 22:59 GMT-70 | Posted by F-Train
Calderaro Moves First
Sometimes he who fires first wins the pot. Tommy Vedes was the first aggressor preflop, raising to 335,000. He was called by Ian Tavelli on the button and James Calderaro from the small blind. All three players checked an ace-high flop,
. When the turn came 
, Calderaro had first action and made the first motion, leading out for 800,000. Each of his opponents folded. -
Sun Jul 12 2009 22:56 GMT-70 | Posted by change100
Nick Maimone Doubles Through Phil Ivey
Nick Maimone open-shoved for his remaining 1.03 million and Phil Ivey made the call from the button.
Maimone
Ivey
The flop favored Ivey, coming down 
, but Maimone spiked the 
on the turn to take the lead. The river was the and he doubled up to 2,360,000. -
Sun Jul 12 2009 22:53 GMT-70 | Posted by change100
Lichtenberger Wins with Four-Bet Shove
Andrew Lichtenberger opened for 325,000 from late position, Marco Mattes three-bet to 825,000 and with the action folded back to Lichtenberger, he moved all in. Mattes let his hand go and Lichtenberger took it down.
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Sun Jul 12 2009 22:52 GMT-70 | Posted by Shamus
Story Time
"I lost my voice. It hurts to talk," said Antonio Esfandiari a little while ago. "Yet... I can't shut up."
Actually, Esfandiari and his eight tablemates have been very quiet in the early going, with hardly any noise emanating from the table but the quiet riffling of chips and the dealer's announcements of action.
"Tell me a story, Steve," said Antonio to Steven Begleiter, with whom he'd opened a brief dialogue a little while ago following that cheer for Begleiter from the rail.
From the looks of things, the only stories this group will be telling in the near term will be told via the cards and chips. -
Sun Jul 12 2009 22:48 GMT-70 | Posted by change100
Shulman Gets on the Board
Jeff Shulman opened for 300,000 and Joe Cada called from the small blind.
Cada checked the
flop over to Shulman, who made a continuation bet of 550,000. It was enough to chase away Cada and Shulman won his first pot of the day.
Started 3rd Jul, 2009
