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Chips were flying in what would be a 4-way pot between Clonie Gowen, Men "The Master," Al Barbieri and an unknown player in the small blind.
Clonie made it 1,200 to go from under the gun and Men called, as did the small blind. Barbieri, who was sitting in the big blind, reraised all-in to 1,800; everyone called.
The flop came and the small blind led out with a 600 bet. Clonie made it 1,200 to go and Men Nguyen folded. The small blind then reraised to 1,800 and Clonie called.
The turn brought the . The small blind bet 1,200, which put Clonie all-in, and she made the call.
These were the players' hands:
Clonie: A-K
Barbieri: K-Q
Small blind:
Clonie had taken the lead in the hand on the turn, but when the fell on the river, the small blind completed his flush draw and both Gowen and Barbieri were eliminated from the tournament.
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A couple of players at table 26 just got out of their seats and did a set of synchronized jumping jacks in between hands.
One of them is believed to be "Crazy Mike" Thorpe, who apologized to a neighboring table for his antics, saying "sorry about that guys, I'm all over the place."
Earlier the in the day one of the tournament directors approached Crazy Mike with a warning and informed him that he'd be penalized the next time they had to speak with him. We haven't heard any of his coyote-like howls since then, but he told us he might bring it out later in the tournament. We'll see . . . .
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Facing a preflop raise from Men "The Master," Al "Sugar Bear" Barbieri committed his last 1,200 chips to the pot from the button. Clonie Gowen then reraised behind Barbieri and was called by Men Nguyen, creating a heads-up sidepot going into the flop.
were the first three cards off the deck and Clonie bet 600; Men called.
The turn brought the and the action stayed the same; Clonie bet and Men called.
The fell on the river and Clonie fired one last time; Men just called.
At the showdown, three very big hands were revealed:
Barbieri:
Gowen:
Nguyen:
Men had flopped a flush and Clonie top set, but it was Barbieri who would emerge victorious, making a King-high flush on the river. Men Nguyen won the side pot with a smaller flush.
After the hand, Barbieri's chip stack jumped to 7,000.
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Joe Sebok fired out a bet of 600 on a flop of ; Noah Boeken made the call. Both players checked when the came on the turn. The last card to fall off the deck was the , upon which Boeken led out and Sebok called.
At the showdown, Noah showed Q-10 for trip 10's and Sebok mucked his hand.
Boeken's chip count stood at 18,000 after the hand.
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"The Waco Kid" was eliminated from the tournament when his A-6 ran into the pocket Aces of his opponent. The board filled out Q-9-J-4-5, sending Hamby home early.
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It seems like everytime we report on Al "Sugar Bear" Barbieri, he's stuck at a table with a handful of big name stars.
Today is no exception. Al is sitting to the right of Clonie Gowen and across from Men "the Master" Nguyen.
Before you start sending your sympathies Al's way, however, don't let the name "Sugar Bear" fool you; he's got the bite of a hungry black bear. Barbieri made plenty of trips to the final table throughout '06 and his best finish in 2007 thus far was back in February, where he finished 2nd at the L.A. Poker Classic scoring a $57,135 payday.
Keep an eye on "Sugar Bear" throughout the World Series; he's sure to be clawing his way to a final table before the last cards are dealt this July.
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and the small blind led out with a 600 bet. Clonie made it 1,200 to go and Men Nguyen folded. The small blind then reraised to 1,800 and Clonie called.
. The small blind bet 1,200, which put Clonie all-in, and she made the call.
fell on the river, the small blind completed his flush draw and both Gowen and Barbieri were eliminated from the tournament.
were the first three cards off the deck and Clonie bet 600; Men called.
and the action stayed the same; Clonie bet and Men called.
fell on the river and Clonie fired one last time; Men just called.
; Noah Boeken made the call. Both players checked when the 
came on the turn. The last card to fall off the deck was the 
, upon which Boeken led out and Sebok called.
