We caught up to see Mike "Timex" McDonald and an opponent looking down at a board that read 
. McDonald checked to his opponent who fired out a bet of 5,000.
McDonald thought for about a minute before finally tossing 5,000 in with a sigh. His opponent showed 
for two pair and McDonald mucked his cards. He's currently sitting right around starting stack.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
30,000
10,000
|
10,000 |
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Peter Jetten talks to the PokerStars Blog about his $52,380 win in the maiden major Open-Face Chinese tournament. Check it out here.
On a board reading 
, two-time World Series of Poker bracelet winner Andy Frankenberger checked from the big blind and then called when Brian Lee bet 1,600. Both players then checked the 
river and Frankenberger tabled 
. Lee double checked his cards and then sent them to the muck.
Frankenberger has been pretty quiet thus far today, and he's still hovering right around the starting stack.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
30,500
500
|
500 |
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A short-stacked player was all in for 6,350 with 
and was trailing the 
of David "Doc" Sands. The board, however, ran out a bit familiar for Sands as it fell 
. You may recall that Sands' pocket tens were cracked by Scott Seiver's pocket nines in the Super High Roller last night.
Sands offered his thoughts on the situation on twitter:
Just lost QQ vs 99 all in pre! Flop 97x just like yesterday. Seriously, the poker Gods are a bunch of sadistic deities.January 08 2013Follow
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
43,000
7,000
|
7,000 |
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
61,000
31,000
|
31,000 |
|
53,000
7,000
|
7,000 |
|
||
|
|
50,000
20,000
|
20,000 |
|
45,000
15,000
|
15,000 |
|
||
|
43,000
43,000
|
43,000 |
|
|
||
|
35,000
5,000
|
5,000 |
|
|
||
|
34,000
4,000
|
4,000 |
|
29,000
1,000
|
1,000 |
|
||
|
28,000
2,000
|
2,000 |
|
||
|
26,000
4,000
|
4,000 |
|
|
||
|
25,000
5,000
|
5,000 |
|
||
|
23,000
7,000
|
7,000 |
|
||
|
17,500
7,500
|
7,500 |
|
||
We caught up to the table after the money went in, but found a shorter stacked player was all in and at risk with 
. Unfortunately, he was up against Marc-Andre Ladouceur who held 
.
The board fell down 
and Ladouceur was able to score a knockout, boosting his stack up to about 55,000.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
55,000
25,000
|
25,000 |
Get used to seeing these posts.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
51,000
21,000
|
21,000 |
|
||
|
42,000
4,500
|
4,500 |
|
37,000
7,000
|
7,000 |
|
|
||
|
32,000
2,000
|
2,000 |
|
|
||
|
31,000
1,000
|
1,000 |
|
|
||
|
31,000
4,500
|
4,500 |
|
||
|
29,000
1,000
|
1,000 |
|
||
|
29,000
1,000
|
1,000 |
|
29,000 | |
|
|
||
|
|
24,500
5,500
|
5,500 |
|
|
||
|
23,000
7,000
|
7,000 |
|
17,000
13,000
|
13,000 |
|
|
||
|
13,500
16,500
|
16,500 |
|
|
||
|
8,000
22,000
|
22,000 |
|
|
||
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
30,000
30,000
|
30,000 |
|
30,000
30,000
|
30,000 |
|
30,000
30,000
|
30,000 |
|
30,000
30,000
|
30,000 |
|
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||
|
30,000
30,000
|
30,000 |
|
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||
|
30,000
30,000
|
30,000 |
|
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We know how Michael Phelps enters the pool. How does he enter a poker tournament? Not as fast. The PokerStars Blog has that story here.
Level: 3
Blinds: 100/200
Ante: 0
