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Before the flop Paul Gratsh moved all-in with pocket Kings. Ron Matusek chose to call with pocket Queens.
And, once again, the Kings were overthrown, this time when on a flop. There wasn't quite the scene that happened the last time Kings were cracked by Queens at that table, but a loud groan did rise up from the table as the dealer spread the flop. That hand ended Paul Gratsh's day.
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And in what's becoming a motif for the day, Warnick went out on a tough beat. He moved all-in with A-K after another player raised with A-Q, and after the call the other player flopped a Queen.
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And the word "brutal" is no mere hyperbole. After Tony Korfman raised under the gun to 13,000, Hassan Kameoi moved all-in for 90,000. Lying in wait was Tom McEvoy, who called with his last 33,500.
Kameoi turned over pocket Tens, McEvoy had pocket Kings. The flop gave McEvoy a stranglehold on the pot because he held the . There was only one card in the deck that could prevent the 1983 World Champion from doubling up. The .
I don't need to tell you what fell on the turn, do I?
The one-outer didn't end the hand, as McEvoy could've caught a diamond that didn't pair the board to turn the tables. But the hit on the river and that was the end of McEvoy's day. And unlike the histrionics we've seen after other players busted out, Tom just went to the payout desk, handed over his card, and patiently waited for a runner to escort him to the cage.
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The players left in the field are NOT afraid to get their chips in the middle. Bob Stotka raised to 15K in middle position with and, from the small blind, Rod Clarida moved all-in for about 100K more with pocket nines. Stotka called and the race was on.
Clarida made a set on the flop, which also gave Stotka a flush draw and gutshot-straight draw, but Bob didn't catch a diamond or ten the rest of the way and doubled Clarida up to 250K. Stotka is down to 165,000.
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Minutes ago David Icke won a big pot with pocket Queens, but just a few hands later he found himself racing against that same hand. Under the gun he raised to 12,000 with and Jack "The Staten Island Snake" Deutsch came over the top for his last 71,500. Icke called, Deutsch showed his Queens, and the race was on.
The flop gave Deutsch a set but left open a gutshot draw for Icke. And incredibly, the turned to make Icke's straight. That's when we noticed some commotion coming from that table, as the "The Snake" jumped out of his chair and he and his supporters on the rail called out for the board to pair on the river.
And on the river, the .
"WELCOME TO THE (EXPLETIVE DELETED) SNAKE PIT!!" Deutsch shouted as the chips were pushed his way. The modified F-bomb rule is apparently to The Snake's liking. He now has 165,000 chips, while Icke is down to 185K.
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We first noticed that someone big was going on when a player got up out of his chair so fast it fell over. Some, ah, colorful language ensued and we rushed over to see what happened.
Which was this: Tom "The Shamrock Kid" McCormick and David Icke got all the chips in the middle before the flop. And a lot of chips it was--over a quarter of a million, actually. McCormick turned over Kings, and Icke showed Queens. All McCormick needed to take over the chip lead was avoid a Queen...
And of course it was a Queen on the flop that set of McCormick. He was quite demonstrative in his displeasure, but his Kings were cracked and he was out of today's event. And David Icke is now our chip leader with 265,000.
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The last woman left in today's field, Jeanne David, took a pot away from Jack "The Staten Island Snake" Deutsch when she made a big re-raise for the rest of her stack. She's now up to 52,000 after being nearly down to the felt early on today.
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Yes, there are actually people left in today's event. But not these people:
98: David Bailey
97: Geoffry Hill
96: "Amarillo Slim" Preston
95: Bill Halpern
94: Gerald DeNicholas
93: Paul Apostolides
92: Ted Smith
91: David Minto
Those players all received $2,655. And the following players won $2,997:
90: John McCarthy
89: Kevin Landry
88: Joel King
87: David Malinish
86: Paul Guernesy
85: Robert Hoffman
84: Marshall Winkler
83: Julie Parker
82: Melvin Tubbs
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flop. There wasn't quite the scene that happened the last time Kings were cracked by Queens at that table, but a loud groan did rise up from the table as the dealer spread the flop. That hand ended Paul Gratsh's day.
flop gave McEvoy a stranglehold on the pot because he held the 
. There was only one card in the deck that could prevent the 1983 World Champion from doubling up. The 
.
hit on the river and that was the end of McEvoy's day. And unlike the histrionics we've seen after other players busted out, Tom just went to the payout desk, handed over his card, and patiently waited for a runner to escort him to the cage.
flop gave Deutsch a set but left open a gutshot draw for Icke. And incredibly, the 
turned to make Icke's straight. That's when we noticed some commotion coming from that table, as the "The Snake" jumped out of his chair and he and his supporters on the rail called out for the board to pair on the river.
