Casey Jarzabek airs his frustration to the floorman
Alexander Haber opened from middle position and the action folded to Casey “bigdogpckt5s” Jarzabek who moved all in. The blinds released and Haber asked for a count to which the dealer responded, "It's around 80,000."
Jarzabek refuted this estimate saying it was 130,000, but it was too late because Haber had already snap-called tabling before Jarzabek had a chance to correct her. Jarzabek opened and the board ran eliminating him from the tournament.
"That was ridiculous!" Jarzabek protested. "Call the floor. There's such a big difference between 80,000 and 130,000...it's almost double!"
When the floor arrived they informed Jarzabek that although it was a mistake, there's nothing they can do to change it now.
"There goes your shot at two million, sorry!" Jarzabek muttered mockingly as he walked away.
"I had a pair," Haber added. "I was calling anyway."
No one truly knows what Haber would've done if provided with the right count, but Jarzabek has a right to be angry with the dealer's egregious error.
Martin van Gelder raised to 15,000 before Eugene Katchalov reraised to 40,500. Van Gelder made the call.
The flop came down and both players checked to see the fall on the turn. Van Gelder checked and Katchalov fired 27,000. Van Gelder check-raised all in for about 240,000 and Katchalov mucked.
Aaron Schaff raised from the hijack to 14,500 only to have Dwyte Pilgrim come over with a bunch of chips in hand. He cut out 45,000 and threw in a raise. Tomer Aminpour, who was in the big blind, then asked the dealer if Pilgrim could bring out a big stack and cut out a bet, taking the remainder back. The dealer explained that it was a legal raise and Aminpour clearly disagreed with the rule. Regardless, he decided to move all in.
Schaff, who had sat quietly during the entire situation, snap-called while Pilgrim quickly folded. Schaff, who was the one all in for about 130,000, turned over and was far ahead of Aminpour's .
The flop didn't change anything and neither did the turn. Schaff just needed to dodge an ace on the river to double to over 300,000; instead, the spiked on the river! Schaff was eliminated from the 2011 PCA on a mean river suckout.
The action has resumed and indeed Chris Moneymaker remains at the featured table. ESPN will be happy with his new tablemate too, he is now joined by Bertrand "ElkY" Grospellier.
The first table scheduled to break today was selected to be the feature table so we are on a short break until they figure out which table will replace it. PokerStars Team Pro Chris Moneymaker was on the initial table, so we assume that wherever he is moved to will then become the new feature table.
With the board reading and about 200,000 in the middle already, Ilan Rouah checked to David Burn who slid out 110,000. Rouah check-raised all in for effectively 218,000 and Burn tank-called, turning over for top two pair. Rouah turned over and was drawing to a king.
The river bricked off however and a massive, 430,000-chip pot was pushed to Burn. Rouah is still very with 630,000 chips to his name however, and is still amongst the chip leaders.
Dmitriy Stelmak raised from early position to 12,000 and received calls from Michael Binger and both blinds. When the flop came down , the blinds checked and Stelmak bet 27,000. Binger called, the blinds folded, and the dealer turned the .
At this point, Stelmak slowly bet 32,000 and Binger hit the tank. The cameras gather to capture Binger's decision and were forced to wait quite some time. As a matter of fact, Binger was in the tank so long that his opponent opted to call the clock. A floorperson counted down and with three seconds remaining, Binger folded. He is down to around 100,000.
Chad Eveslage raised from middle position to 13,000 and was flatted by Olivier Busquet in the next seat. Play then folded over to Rory Chinn on the button and he three-bet to 35,000. Action moved back to Eveslage. He asked how much Chinn was playing before moving all in. Busquet quickly mucked and Chinn followed suit.
Sander Jansen moved all in from early position for his last 47,000 with and ran smack into Casey Jarzabek's . Jansen needed to get lucky and that is exactly what he did on the flop. Suddenly Jarzabek needed to catch a king to eliminate his opponent. The turn changed nothing and neither did the river. Jansen received a much needed double to over 100,000.
before Jarzabek had a chance to correct her. Jarzabek opened 
and the board ran 
eliminating him from the tournament.
and both players checked to see the 
fall on the turn. Van Gelder checked and Katchalov fired 27,000. Van Gelder check-raised all in for about 240,000 and Katchalov mucked.
and was far ahead of Aminpour's 
turn. Schaff just needed to dodge an ace on the river to double to over 300,000; instead, the 
for top two pair. Rouah turned over 
and was drawing to a king.
and ran smack into Casey Jarzabek's 
