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04-07-2010 07:16 UTC-12

Let the Breaking Begin

donpeters

With the spill over of players being resigned to the regular poker room across the casino floor, it was only a matter of time before the tables over there started to break and the players made their way into the main tournament room here in the convention center. Just now, about 30 players made their way over, with chips in temporary bags and escorted by staff members.

Among those joining us over here now are Andrew "Browndog19" Brown, Danny Suied, David Williams and Allen Kessler. As players bust and the staff works to remove all the dead stacks from the tournament, the empty seats will be filled by those players that began the day in the poker room.

04-07-2010 07:03 UTC-12

Carter Phillips Busts

Mickey Doft

We arrived at Carter's table just as he was walking away busto. A quick look at the board revealed that Phillips held {A-Hearts}

and was up against {J-Clubs}

.

We're not sure when the chips got in, but the final board read {J-Diamonds}

and Phillips tournament came to an end.

Tags: Carter Phillips

04-07-2010 06:56 UTC-12

Confusion Reigns

[user75032]

There's a huge hubbub on Table 35 regarding stacks. All day so far "dead stacks" have been dealt to and blinded off. Brandon Adams just registered for the tournament, but instead of sitting down to a blinded-off stack, he somehow procured a full stack.

A player at the table protested that Adams should be blinded off, that all stacks have been dealt to for all of the first two levels. A floor was summoned who ruled that Adams should have a set amount deducted from his stack before his first hand.

Adams was incredulous. He wanted to know why, if late registration was allowed through Level 3, he shouldn't be given a full stack for his first hand of the tournament. (It turns out that late registration was only allowed through the end of Level 2, but somehow Adams showed up midway through Level 3.)

The player that originally protested remarked that Adams had missed two and a half hours of play. Adam responded, "You don't know what you're talking about. I am 100% in the right here," which then devolved into a side debate wholly unrelated to the issue at hand.

In the end, the decision went all the way to TD Rick Landry. He determined that Adams' stack should be blinded off by a total of 1,500 chips, putting an end to the debate.

"You can't have the best of both worlds," said another player at the table. "If your cash was wired to the cage at the start, you should be blinded off. And if not, you shouldn't even be allowed to register at this point."

04-07-2010 06:53 UTC-12

Lerner Sent to the Rail

Mickey Doft

In a five-way pot, the flop came down {8-?}

. Derek "derek8" Lerner put in a check-raise to 3,050 after Craig "HU4ROLLZ" Bergeron bet 1,025. Bergeron made the call.

When a {9-?}

hit the turn, Lerner check-raised all in and Bergeron made the call. Lerner saw the bad news as his {7-?}

had been run down by his opponent's {9-?}

for a better set on the turn. There was no river miracle and Lerner was sent to the rail early on Day 1 while Bergeron moved up to 59,000 chips.

Tags: "HU4ROLLZ"Craig Bergeron Derek Lerner

04-07-2010 06:52 UTC-12

Phillips Getting Short

donpeters

After a flop of {6-Diamonds}

, an opponent fired 1,200 into Carter Phillips. Phillips raised the bet up to 3,025 and then his opponent went into the tank. After about a minute, a reraise went in to 12,000. Phillips snap-mucked his hand and surrended the pot, not looking too happy about it.

Phillips dropped below 10,000 chips with 7,200 left in his stack.

Tags: Carter Phillips

04-07-2010 06:40 UTC-12

Poker Room Table Talk

[user75032]

Gavin Smith is holding court, in a way that only he can, at a table in the poker room.

"Last year I probably drank 20 or more drinks at least 345 days," said Smith, a legendary drinker. "That's too much. It's probably the equivalent of smoking an ounce of pot a day."

"About a quarter," chirped tablemate Shaun Deeb.

"How many joints is a quarter?" asked Smith.

"It depends how big you roll 'em," joked a player at the far end of the table.

On a different table in the poker room, a player was explaining his early tournament strategy.

"It's too early to bust," he said. "If I go home right now my wife is going to kill me."

04-07-2010 06:35 UTC-12