Over on Jean-Robert Bellande's table a player busted before his small blind, so naturally in the next hand there was only supposed to be a big blind. However, while pitching the cards, the dealer asked Bellande to put out a big blind (even though he was technically the under the gun player) and he obliged. Action folded to the actual big blind who checked and then Bellande tried to put in raise thinking he was the big blind. The table was dumbfounded at the situation and rather than resolve it themselves the dealer called for the floor.
No answer.
Another player shouted to no avail and then Bellande too command belting, "CAN WE GET A FLOORPERSON THAT WILL RULE IN MY FAVOR PLEASE?!?!?!"
Finally a floorperson made it to the table and ruled that since Bellande's "blind" was posted after the first card was dealt, the hand was dead. Bellande showed before sending his cards into the muck and the hand was re-dealt with the proper blinds.
We didn't catch the hand, but we saw a signed fossil over at Greg Raymer's former table. It can only mean one thing . . . he has been eliminated from the 2011 PokerStars.net Caribbean Adventure.
Bertrand "ElkY" Grospellier was in the big blind and in front of him, saw a raise to 2,600 with two callers. Grospellier popped it to 8,600, with only Mike Sowers calling from the small blind.
Both checked the flop. The hit the turn and Sowers checked again. Grospellier bet 7,700 and Sowers quickly called, seeing the hit the river. Both checked once again and Sowers tabled . Elky was unable to beat it, slipping to 52,000. Sowers upped his stack to about 86,000.
Swarms of people were surrounding Chris Moneymaker's table in the ballroom here at the Atlantis, so of course we zoomed over to catch what happened. When we arrived was laying in front of Moneymaker and he was raking in a humongous pot.
According to a spectator, Moneymaker moved all in after the river on a board which contained a and a . Moneymaker's opponent, who already had plenty invested, folded face up and Moneymaker showed him the two nines for a set.
It took the 2003 WSOP Main Event Champion over a minute to stack his new chips, and when it was all said in done he had 175,000 in front of him.
Fatima de Melo was recently eliminated from the tournament. She got the remainder of her stack in the middle with a wired pair of eights against an opponent's , but did not win the race as the board ran .
After a player in middle position raised, Alex "joiso" Kostritsyn raised an additional 3,500 from the button. The player in the big blind shoved for another 23,400 more and the original raiser folded. Kostritsyn, though, sensed some shenanigans from the four-bettor and called.
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Big Blind:
The board ran out , notching the win for Kostritsyn. He is up to about 90,000.
An opponent in middle position opened to 2,600 and the action folded to November Niner Jason Senti who flatted on the button.
"No three-bet this time?" the original raiser needled.
"Only when I have aces," grinned Senti.
"Wait," his opponent blurted. "You had aces that hand?"
The blinds released and flop fell .
"Of course," Senti replied.
His opponent continued for 3,300 and Senti quickly called. There were no more words spoken after the turned and Senti's opponent opted to check. Senti took the opportunity to fire 7,200 and his opponent folded.
The November Niner joyfully stacked his newfound chips and now has 63,500 in total.
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before sending his cards into the muck and the hand was re-dealt with the proper blinds.
flop. The 
hit the turn and Sowers checked again. Grospellier bet 7,700 and Sowers quickly called, seeing the 
hit the river. Both checked once again and Sowers tabled 
. Elky was unable to beat it, slipping to 52,000. Sowers upped his stack to about 86,000.
, but did not win the race as the board ran 
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, notching the win for Kostritsyn. He is up to about 90,000.
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turned and Senti's opponent opted to check. Senti took the opportunity to fire 7,200 and his opponent folded.
