Event 1: Fuhgeddaboudit!
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East Coasters are typically known as a brash and boisterous bunch, prone to speaking loudly and punctuating their words with expressive body language. Today, that profile was spot on, as a dust up occurred between two players in which accusations and recriminations were flung across the felt like a fallen hand into the muck.
The drama began when four players took a flop after a three-bet, and when the 
hit the felt, all hell broke loose.
One player led out for a 3,000 bet, and the next player to act moved all-in for his last 4,625. A third player flatted, and the fourth folded. The action returned to the original bettor, and that's where the screaming match started.
Apparently, the man who bet 3,000 uttered the word call, but then quickly retracted his statement and tried to raise the pot. He believed that the all-in bet of 4,625 constituted a raise, which would allow him to reraise, but the player with all of his chips in the middle adamantly objected.
"You said call! You said it... call! That's what you said!" the player bellowed, his protestations echoing throughout the tournament area and attracting onlookers, tournament officials and reporters to see what the ruckus was about.
His body shaking with rage, the all-in player continued to argue his case, and as he become increasingly flustered the floorman threatened to assess a ten-hand penalty.
Finally, it was determined that the all-in bet did not constitute a raise which would allow for a reraise, and the dealer was instructed to burn and turn fourth street.
The turn brought the 
on board, and after a check to him, the man who wanted to reraise on the flop shoved his chips forward with a flourish. The move pushed the third player out of the hand, and after a 
arrived on the river, the all-in player stared silently ahead, unwilling to show his hand.
An 
was quickly tabled by his opponent, and after drawing the attention of the entire room with his shouting, the young East Coaster stormed away from the table, his pride wounded and his tournament over.
, the first player put his last few thousand in, and Ozturk made the three-way all in official.
turn gave the button a prayer. The river was the 
, completing the backdoor straight for the button to triple up, but Ozturk still collected the bigger side pot.
across the felt.
on the river, and the big blind immediately shoved all-in for about 12,000 or so.
for top pair. Hwang simply rolled over his 
, and with the ace-kicker, his pair of queens was best. The pot pushed Hwang to the upper echelon of today's chip counts, and after a disappointing Day 1A, the second flight of this event has proven far more forgiving for the young pro.
came on the turn. After the dealer completed the hand with the meaningless river card, Lamphere found himself with a hefty stack of nearly 60,000.
. Shulman revealed 
and the two were off to the races.