A call just went out over the PA system from players in the Hearts Bracket to come to the stage. Cards should be in the air in about 10 minutes or so.
Hearts Bracket
Kara Scott v. Andrew Robl
David Williams v. Emmitt Smith
Gavin Smith v. Gus Hansen
James Bord v. Frank Kassela
Phil Laak v. Daniel Negreanu
Michael Mizrachi v. Vanessa Rousso
Don Cheadle v. Tom Dwan
Phil Hellmuth v. David Benyamine
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David Williams started his match against Emmitt Smith in an Emmitt Smith Dallas Cowboys jersey. He just removed it, revealing a t-shit with Charlie Sheen's face and one word: "WINNING".
The back of the t-shirt reads, "I've got tiger blood, man."
Gavin Smith drew "Gustav" Hansen in the first round (as Smith insists on calling him). Smith is being railed by four close friends, all of whom are drinking alcohol. Hansen has only a bottle of water at the table.
The first casualty of the Hearts Bracket is one of the bracket's two female players. On a flop of , Michael Mizrachi opened with a bet. His opponent Vanessa Rousso then raised, prompting Mizrachi to move all in. Rousso tanked for about a minute before calling with . Mizrachi showed a better hand, . A perfunctory turn and river made Rousso first to the rail.
Our second all-in of the round came from the high-octane match between Tom "Durrrr" Dwan and Don Cheadle. The actor check-raised Dwan on a flop, and Dwan put him all in. Cheadle called with to see that Dwan had hit top and bottom with . But the turn paired the board and meant Dwan was suddenly way behind. The river saved him from doubling Cheadle, and the chopped it up.
It's a tough break for Gavin Smith. He bet a flop of after Gus Hansen checked. Hansen check-raised, then called all in once Smith shoved. Smith turned over a flopped straight with ; Hansen showed a flush draw, . Hansen's draw filled right away when the turn came .
"Daniel, you can buy out now for $2,000 if you want," Hansen called out to Daniel Negreanu. Negreanu wasn't buying.
David Benyamine is out to an early lead in his match against Phil Hellmuth. Benyamine had the former Main Event champion on the ropes, all in pre-flop with a dominated hand. Benyamine's was in the lead against Hellmuth's and could close out the match with a clean board. No such luck for Benyamine; the board rolled out to chop the pot.
Benyamine shook his head and gave a rueful smile as a standing Hellmuth re-took his seat to continue their match.
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Phil Laak practices his winner's photo.
"No chance, had no chance," Daniel Negreanu said as he made his exit from the feature table. All the chips went into the middle on a coordinated flop. Negreanu had already lost a few pots and was willing to risk it all with for top pair. He was drawing to a runner-runner miracle against Phil Laak's for middle set. The was all she wrote for Negreanu, who doesn't mind since he's off to Los Angeles to play the $5k at the Bike that begins tomorrow.
Laak, who prepped for success by practicing his winner's photo before the match, will play Michael Mizrachi in the round of 32.
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, Michael Mizrachi opened with a bet. His opponent Vanessa Rousso then raised, prompting Mizrachi to move all in. Rousso tanked for about a minute before calling with 
. Mizrachi showed a better hand, 
. A perfunctory turn 
and river 
made Rousso first to the rail.
flop, and Dwan put him all in. Cheadle called with 
to see that Dwan had hit top and bottom with 
. But the 
after Gus Hansen checked. Hansen check-raised, then called all in once Smith shoved. Smith turned over a flopped straight with 
; Hansen showed a flush draw, 
.
was in the lead against Hellmuth's 
and could close out the match with a clean board. No such luck for Benyamine; the board rolled out 
flop. Negreanu had already lost a few pots and was willing to risk it all with 