Ali Alawadhi limped in for 200 from middle position, and Ari Engel raised to 1,000 total from the small blind. Ravindra Madala called from the big blind, and Alawadhi called again to see a three-handed flop. It came out , and all three men checked through to the turn. "You can check again, you know," quipped Madala, but Engel was reaching for chips. He fired out 1,450 at the pot, Madala folded, but Alawadhi quickly called with a dwindling stack.
The river filled out the board, and Engel knocked the table. Alawadhi bet 1,500, nearly half his remaining stack. Engel leaned over the table to make sure of his opponent's chips before plunking the call into the pot. It was a fine one.
Alawadhi was reluctant to show, saying, "Nice hand," instead as he held his cards over the muck. We eventually got to see his that missed, and Engel proudly flipped up his , king-high good enough for the pot.
After an early slide, Engel is back up to about 26,000 now.
With about 2,700 in the pot and the board reading , action was checked to Jerry Yang. The 2007 Main Event Champion bet 1,700, quickly getting called by his lone opponent in the hand.
The river brought the and both opted to check. Yang showed for top set, besting his opponent's . With that pot, Yang is up to about 24,000.
There was about 3,600 in the pot when we walked up to a partial board showing in the middle of the table. Kenneth Kossow was the leading bettor, and he fired out 1,400 into the pot. Ari "BodogAri" Engel was the other player in the pot, and he considered carefully before sneaking in a raise to 4,100. It wasn't going to work. Kossow promptly reraised to 10,400.
Engel couldn't stand the heat. He double-checked his cards with a frown and kicked them into the muck to drop down around 14,000.
Not just any poker tournament can boast live dog racing as one of its side events.
Hearing the familiar bugle cry "Call to the Post" over the PA system has reminded us that we are, in fact, at a dog track first and foremost. The 1:00 P.M. races are just getting under way as we speak, so come on down to the Palm Beach Kennel Club to check out the action on the felt as well as on the track right outside the huge picture windows.
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, and all three men checked through to the 
turn. "You can check again, you know," quipped Madala, but Engel was reaching for chips. He fired out 1,450 at the pot, Madala folded, but Alawadhi quickly called with a dwindling stack.
filled out the board, and Engel knocked the table. Alawadhi bet 1,500, nearly half his remaining stack. Engel leaned over the table to make sure of his opponent's chips before plunking the call into the pot. It was a fine one.
that missed, and Engel proudly flipped up his 
, king-high good enough for the pot.
. Unfortunately for Tryba, his opponent made a flush when the board ran out 
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and both opted to check. Yang showed 
for top set, besting his opponent's 
