On the turn of a board, Ari Engel fired out 3,000 into a pot of about 5,000, and Bruce Peery clicked it back to 6,000. Engel took his pause to consider for a moment, and it was long enough that a middle-aged gentleman called the clock.
A few other players at the table had their feathers ruffled, explaining that the table had been particularly friendly up to that point. The gentleman explained himself, "I'm not mad at anyone. I'm just bored to death." Engel seemed to understand, and he didn't waste any more time making the call.
Both players check-checked the river, and Engel showed up for the nut flush. It was better than Peery's , and that pot moves "BodogAri" up to about 28,000.
...and an odd elimination it was. A player in early position opened to 1,400 and Tristan Wade popped it to 3,525 from the small blind. A call from the early-position player brought a flop.
Wade checked to his opponent who bet 5,000. With exactly 10,000 behind, Wade went all in with and his opponent called with . The turn card sealed Wade's fate and brought his tournament to an end.
Jerry Yang raised to 1,200 from early position, and he was called by Andrew Denick in position as well as an unknown player in the small blind.
Three-handed then, the flop came out , and Yang continued out with 3,500 chips. Denick promptly mini-raised to 7,000 total, enough to fold the small blind without incident. Yang called, however, to see another card.
It was the , and this time Yang check-folded to a bet of 7,500. "Set is good," he said as he mucked, dropping down to about 44,000 with that little loss.
On a flop, Shirley Mika checked to Scott "Mayhem" Einiger and he promptly bet 2,000. Mika went all in for abotut 5,000 total and Einiger called immediately with , leading Mika's .
The turn card, while giving Einiger a set, increased Mika's outs from 5 five to six by making a straight draw. However, the river was the and improved Einiger to quads, notching the elimination.
Mike Beasley just had the floor called on him, and that's always fun.
There was a board of out on the felt, and John Dodge put out a bet of 1,200. Beasley intended to raise to 2,500, but one of the blue T500 chips slipped out of his hand and into the betting area as he made the forward motion.
"Floor!"
Bill Bruce was called over to mediate the situation, and he asked the dealer to reenact the bet so he could see what happened. After a bit of discussion and chip charades, Bruce announced, "That's a raise to 2,500." Beasley was satisfied. "I know the chip fell, but it's about intent."
"I'm not smart enough for that," Bruce smirked as he walked away. "I'll judge the action, I can't begin to guess intent." Well put, Bill.
In any event, Dodge eventually called Beasley's small raise for a significant bit of his own chips, and he now has even less. Beasley tabled for the trip sixes, besting Dodge's to win the pot and up his stack to about 34,000.
With about 5,000 in the pot and the board reading , Ricky Fohrenbach was faced with a bet of 3,000 from his lone opponent.
Fohrenbach called after a few moments, seeing the land on the turn. A bet of a single red T5K chip came from his opponent and sent Fohrenbach into the tank. After about 40 seconds, Fohrenbach put the rest of his stack of about 15,000 into the middle. His opponent tossed his hand away, surrendering the pot.
It's been an excellent start for Stuart Paterson, having more than tripled his stack to about 63,000.
Most recently, a middle-position player raised to 425 and the player on the button popped it 3,950. Paterson, in the big blind, four-bet to 3,950 and chased away the original raiser. The player on the button, though, called to see the flop come down . Paterson kept up the heat and bet 4,250, quickly forcing a fold from his opponent.
A recent table break has brought three "fatties" together. Alfonso Cammarota and Mike "The Nose" Castaldo have been seated together since the start of play, and they've just been joined by one Al Riccobono. All three men are sporting a patch reading "Fatty's", as they've been doing for at least a year now.
If you've never heard of them, Fatty's is a members-only poker club based in New York, and the members have some big things on their slate. They are currently producing a docu-reality television show tentatively titled "Fatty's: Where Poker Gets REAL" about their exploits on and off the felt. According to a press release, the show "follows New York poker club owner Mike “The Nose” Castaldo, professional poker players and a cast of regular local Joes who will interact with pros and celebrities throughout the year, both on and away from the tables." If you know any of the guys involved, you're as anxious as we are to see this show hit our screens. Not to mention the fact that Lacey Jones is reported to be involved with the project as well.
"It's like Cheers, but around a poker table," Riccobono says.
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board, Ari Engel fired out 3,000 into a pot of about 5,000, and Bruce Peery clicked it back to 6,000. Engel took his pause to consider for a moment, and it was long enough that a middle-aged gentleman called the clock.
river, and Engel showed up 
for the nut flush. It was better than Peery's 
, and that pot moves "BodogAri" up to about 28,000.
flop.
and his opponent called with 
. The 
, and Yang continued out with 3,500 chips. Denick promptly mini-raised to 7,000 total, enough to fold the small blind without incident. Yang called, however, to see another card.
flop, Shirley Mika checked to Scott "Mayhem" Einiger and he promptly bet 2,000. Mika went all in for abotut 5,000 total and Einiger called immediately with 
, leading Mika's 
.
turn card, while giving Einiger a set, increased Mika's outs from 5 five to six by making a straight draw. However, the river was the 
out on the felt, and John Dodge put out a bet of 1,200. Beasley intended to raise to 2,500, but one of the blue T500 chips slipped out of his hand and into the betting area as he made the forward motion.
. Paterson kept up the heat and bet 4,250, quickly forcing a fold from his opponent.
