[user22113]
The tournament staff just made an announcement over the loudspeaker, clarifying a rule that just came up.
Max Pescatori held the high card in a hand of Razz (just before the game switched to Stud), and was forced to bring it in. Six players called behind him, and when the action came back around, Max mucked his cards, assuming that someone had completed the bet.
The question at hand was whether or not Max would receive any additional cards, because his fold out of turn influenced the sequence of cards that would be dealt on 4th street.
The floor ruled that Max's hand was dead and that he would not receive any more cards. In addition, they made clear in their announcement that any player who folds his cards either in turn or out of turn will not receive additional cards.
[user22113]
Some interesting facts regarding the demographic of today's field:
5: WSOP Main Event winners (Doyle Brunson, Chris Ferguson, Berry Johnston, Greg Raymer, Jim Bechtel)
36: Players wearing headphones
3: Couples (Jennifer Harman and Marco Traniello, Berry Greenstein and Alexandra Vuong, John D'Agostino and Mariealena Calabrese)
1: Ex-Couple (Kristy Gazes and Bill Gazes)
45: Players wearing glasses (11 of which are sunglasses)
2: Mizrachi brothers
4: Cowboy hats
2: Visors
4: Players receiving massages at the time of our survey
31: Baseball hats (6 worn backwards)
14: Women in the field
1: Pink mohawk (Gavin Griffin)
[user22113]
We just caught the tail end of a 4-way pot that saw some heavy action on fifth street. These were the players involved, along with their upcards:
Seat 2:
Annie Duke:
Seat 8:
Victor Ramdin:
Seat 8 bet out and was called by seat 2, then raised by Ramdin. Annie Duke then three-bet the pot, and was called by both the 8 and 2 seats. Ramdin made it 4 bets to go and the action was capped by Annie Duke who put in a 5th bet. The 8 seat mucked, and both Ramdin and seat 2 called.
6th street cards:
Seat 2:
Annie Duke:
Victor Ramdin:
Annie Duke led the betting and was called by both Ramdin and seat 2. On the river, Duke fired one last time and was again called by both players. At the showdown, Annie turned over , good for jacks full and the high; Ramdin mucked, and seat 2 turned over the , for a 7-high low.
[user26127]
Right now people know John D'Agostino as one of the best poker players in the world, and if you know the name Mariealena Calabrese, it is most likely only because you know that she and J-Dags are a couple and have a child together. What you might not know is that Mariealena is quite the accomplished player herself. She has tournament results dating back to 1999 (pre-poker-boom), and took first place in the World Poker Open (WPT) Seven Card Stud Hi/Lo event in 2004 (a final table featuring Capt. Tom Franklin, Tony G, and Scotty Nguyen). Unlike most of the other beautiful poker-playing women who have burst onto the no-limit tournament scene of late, Mariealena started off playing seven-card stud over a decade ago in Atlantic City (while underage), and with help and advice from players such as John Hennigan, Phil Ivey, and of course D'Agostino, she now plays all games at an expert level, and she crushes cash games both live and online.
After having to take some time away from poker because of having her and John's first child, she is now excited and ready to get back into poker. She is in the $5,000 HORSE event today and if you don’t know who she is yet, you most certainly will soon.
[user22113]
Amir Vahedi and Toto Leonidas just got involved in a big heads-up pot. Toto raised from early position and the action folded around to Amir in the small blind, who reraised. Toto just called.
The flop came all nines -- -- and the two raised back and forth until the action was capped.
The turn brought the . Amir led out, Toto raised, and Amir called. When the fell on the river, Amir bet and Toto just called.
When they turned their cards over, Amir revealed pocket tens, but it was Toto who had the best of it, showing pocket Queens. After the hand, Toto had 11,900 chips, while Amir was left with 12,500.
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, good for jacks full and the high; Ramdin mucked, and seat 2 turned over the 
, for a 7-high low.
-- and the two raised back and forth until the action was capped.
. Amir led out, Toto raised, and Amir called. When the