Portaro replied, "Nah, I'm just on a self-imposed one orbit penalty..."
After we raised our eyebrows in confusion to that statement, Portaro went on to explain that he'd had a bit of luck and won plenty of chips in the early going to have his table a little rattled. He then folded out of turn twice, and since the dealer didn't punish Portaro for his mistake, Portaro decided to take matters into his own hands and banished himself from the table for one orbit!
A rather harsh ruling if you ask us!



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for just a pair of kings - not a particularly strong Omaha holding. However his opponent flipped over 


and was pretty adamant that he held a straight, even after the
fell harmlessly on the river.

and Vanessa Selbst, a member of the DeucesCracked contingency here in Melbourne was all in for her first 3,000 against not only one, but two opponents. The cards on their back revealed Selbst was drawing thin against a higher two pair, and a higher flush draw. 








and the river was the
giving the player in seat 3 the nut flush for the win. He collected the 9,000 pot and also used his rebuy chip to give him him 12,000. Selbst and the gentleman in seat 2 both used their rebuy chip for another 3,000.