Not Going Gomes' Way
Alex Gomes has had a quiet first four levels today, having slowly lost chips during the few hands in which he's played.
Just now he opened with a raise to 525 from the button and got one caller from the big blind. The flop came 
, and when checked to Gomes continued with a bet of 625. His opponent called. The turn brought the 
, and both players checked.
The river was the 
. Gomes' opponent quickly checked, and Gomes studied for a while before checking behind. The big blind turned over 
-- he'd rivered trip nines -- and a weary smile spread over Gomes' face as he pushed his cards to the dealer.
As we near the second break of the day, Gomes sits with about 18,000.