Dawn Santoli is very excited to be playing in her first Main Event here at Borgata after winning a seat via a live satellite on Monday, and after smashing a flop against an opponent, she's now one of our early chip leaders.
Santoli fired out a bet of what looked like 6,000 on a board of , an opponent moved all in for not much more, and Santoli called.
Santoli:
Opponent:
The hand was over when the fell on the turn, and the on the river was but a formality.
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Faced with a bet of 700 from an unknown opponent on a board of , Mike Leah raised to 1,900. Bernard Liberati called, the bettor folded, and the river was the .
Leah led out for 3,100, Liberati tank-called, and Leah ripped over like it was the nuts. Liberati started to slide his cards slowly to the muck.
"Is that a set of fives?" he asked, leaning forward.
The dealer told him no, it was one pair, and he turned over for a pair of aces.
James Woods was involved in a hand where he had called a short stacked player's slightly over 7,000 chip all in bet. The original raiser in the hand re-raised giving Woods a dilemma. He wanted to call, it was obvious on his face, but it would be for his entire stack. Meanwhile the short stacked player stood up, grabbed his backpack, and said "this works every time".
Woods decided to fold and when the two players turned over (for the short stacked player) and , Woods sighed "I knew it" and claimed he folded . The board would run out with a on it to give the short stacked player a triple up and the pack your bags trick did indeed work this time. It doesn't work every time though, I can promise you that.
Shankar Pillai raised to 850 in early position, fellow WSOP bracelet winner Men "The Master" Nguyen called in the cutoff, and Mike Gagliano called out of the small blind.
The dealer fanned , Gagliano checked, and Pillai fired out 1,500. Nguyen immediately moved all in for an additional 3,825, Gagliano folded, and Pillai called.
Pillai:
Nguyen:
The set of fours held as the turn and river bricked , respectively, and Nguyen doubled to 15,000 chips. Pillai is still very healthy at 46,000.
We get to the table and there is a bet of 12,600 in front of the player in the 7 seat while Leonardo Palermo had a bet of 26,000 in front of him - an obvious re-raise. The board is and Palermo's opponent peeked at his cards and decided to make the call.
The turn is the and the player in the 7 set emphatically checked by tapping the table hard three times. Palermo thought for a moment and then announced that he was all in. His opponent sighed and looked back at his cards twice. He asked for a count and once he received it stacked the amount of chips it would take to make the call. He looked back at the remainder of his stack to see how much he would have left.
Palermo sat quietly, chewing on a piece of gum, his eyes darting back and forth. His opponent leaned back in his chair, still deep in thought. and then asked the candy/cigarette lady if she had any Motrin. Tired of waiting, another player at the table called the floor and asked for a clock.
Palermo's opponent decided to make the call and turned over . When he saw Palermo's for a flopped set he muttered to himself "bad call" and then nodded to Palermo "good hand buddy" after the river was the to give him the pot.
Palermo's opponent is probably hoping that Motrin gets there soon.
Mike Calfer had an opponent all in and at risk on a flop of holding , but unfortunately for him the all-in player had a better flush draw; . Any heart that was the would be no good.
The on the turn gave Calfer a leading pair of sixes and the lead, and although the river was red, the was a brick. The player was eliminated, and Calfer is up to 30,000 chips,
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, an opponent moved all in for not much more, and Santoli called.
fell on the turn, and the 
on the river was but a formality.
, Mike Leah raised to 1,900. Bernard Liberati called, the bettor folded, and the river was the 
.
like it was the nuts. Liberati started to slide his cards slowly to the muck.
for a pair of aces.
(for the short stacked player) and 
, Woods sighed "I knew it" and claimed he folded 
respectively, and Nguyen doubled to 15,000 chips. Pillai is still very healthy at 46,000.
. When he saw Palermo's 
for a flopped set he muttered to himself "bad call" and then nodded to Palermo "good hand buddy" after the river was the 
holding 
, but unfortunately for him the all-in player had a better flush draw; 
. Any heart that was the 
was a brick. The player was eliminated, and Calfer is up to 30,000 chips,
