Karen Norman can be easily recognized. She wears a gold button that reads 'expect miracles' and she also carries around a basket of Tootsie Pops. The tootsie pops are arranged in a block of foam, just like fake flowers in a bouquet and she carries them in a basket. She will give them out to anyone who asks, which could be valuable information if you find yourself playing a tournament with her and have a sweet tooth.
She is building a stack here on Day 1c. On her latest hand, she was heads up to the flop of and called a 2,700 bet from her opponent. On the turn, she called 4,300 when the hit. On the river, her opponent checked and Norman's 7,500 bet was enough to take down the pot.
With registration now closed, the board has been updated to show that this year's WinStar River Poker Series $2,500 Main Event attracted a total of 1,164 entries, generated from 262 on Day 1a, 418 on Day 1b, and 484 on Day 1c.
That put the prize pool over the $2.5 million guarantee at nearly $2.8 million. Remember, this event held a first-place guarantee of $1 million as well, so there is plenty of money to be won.
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Steve Buckner called an opponent's all-in shove with the . He was up against the for the at-risk player, who was all in for 25,875. The flop, turn, and river ran out , and Buckner sent over the chips.
The board read , and Darwin German bet what looked to be 40,000, leaving himself 6,000 behind. His opponent called, and the dealer asked the player to push his chips forward so that he could make the pot right.
After the dealer got the chips into the pot, German's opponent asked, "Now do we show?"
"I'm not all in," German responded.
After clarifying that German wasn't all in, the dealer put out the turn, which was the . German's opponent moved all in, and German called quickly with a set of tens — . His opponent showed the .
The river was the to give German a full house and double him up to over 60,000 in chips.
If you watched the ESPN broadcast of the 2012 World Series of Poker Main Event, you are likely familiar with the slow play of Henry Tran. It now appears Tran may be up to his old tricks, taking extended periods of time to play out each hand he is involved in, and he's fairly active at the table.
For those that need a refresher, you can watch the following video clip of the 2012 WSOP on ESPN broadcast involving Tran below. If you're looking for a specific incident with Tran taking a long time in a hand, go to the 5:30 mark of the following video:
"Floor, Table 52!" yelled the dealer over on Table 52.
We looked up to see that this was Tran's table and decided to head over. When we arrived just after the floor staff did, we saw that Tran was involved in a pot and that Steve Buckner, who isn't one to mince words at all, had called the clock because Tran was taking too long in his opinion.
"I've never called the clock on someone in my life, sir," Buckner said to the floor, while Tran was contemplating his decision.
The floor did issue the clock on Tran, and he took his time before he eventually folded.
"What he's doing is affecting everyone else's play," Buckner continued. "He's gotta cut the sh*t."
It seemed one or two others at the table didn't think it was too much from Tran just yet and suggested Buckner maybe didn't need to call the clock just yet. But when the floor staff issues a clock on a player, it's generally for good reason.
"I flew from Florida, young man," Buckner said. "I need to get some hands in. I know what he's doing, and he's trying to get everyone heated. It's not my first rodeo."
and called a 2,700 bet from her opponent. On the turn, she called 4,300 when the 
hit. On the river, her opponent checked and Norman's 7,500 bet was enough to take down the pot.
. He was up against the 
for the at-risk player, who was all in for 25,875. The flop, turn, and river ran out 
, and Buckner sent over the chips.
, and Darwin German bet what looked to be 40,000, leaving himself 6,000 behind. His opponent called, and the dealer asked the player to push his chips forward so that he could make the pot right. 
. His opponent showed the 
to give German a full house and double him up to over 60,000 in chips.