Alex Jacob
Alex Jacob raised to 1,200 in middle position and both blinds called. The three players saw a flop of . Jacob bet 2,500 and the small blind looked him up. It was heads up to the turn, the . The small blind bet out 3,000 and Jacob raised to 7,500 and was quickly called. The river brought the and the small blind fired again. Jacob folded is now down to about 10,000.
Richard Ashby found A-A and called an opponent who was looking to add more chips to his stack before dinner break. His hand ended up improving after finishing up with a full house, Aces over Nines. Ashby has increased his stack to 21K.
After a flop of , a player moves all in for 20,200, Guy Laliberte calls, and another player calls all in. Laliberte shows for trip sixes, the short stack shows for a flush draw, and the first player shows for a flopped full house.
The flush draw is drawing dead, and Laliberte needs a jack or a six to win the pot. The last two cards come , and the pocket fives win the pot.
After a flop of , Jeff Madsen bets 41,500, and his opponent thinks for a while before folding face up. Tony Ma, sitting at the same table, is dumbfounded, and Madsen takes the pot without showing his cards.
Why would someone fold aces in that spot? Was it a strong read, or just the fear of losing to someone in a jester costume?
Richard 'Quiet Lion' Brodie was talking with a member of the media when he was asked how many chips he had. Without hesitation, and without so much as shifting his eyes, the player to Brodie's left said, "About 36 or 37 [thousand]." Brodie looked at him as if to say, "You're paying *way* too much attention."
Brodie counted out his stack, and sure enough, it was about 36,000.
Actor/Comedian Brad Garrett
With the board showing on the turn, Brad Garrett faces a bet of 3,000 from his opponent. Garrett holds up his cards -- , and says he doesn't know what he should do. Ray Romano walks over, and Garrett asks him what he should do.
Romano, understanding the rules of the game, tells Garrett that he can't offer any advice. Unclear as to what to do, Garrett simply calls the bet and opens up his hand on the table. His opponent says, "Okay, I guess we'll check the river."
The river card is the , and Garrett cheers. His opponent mucks, and Garrett takes the pot.
Flush with the adrenaline of victory, Garrett proclaims that he's buying a round of massages for his entire table. But it's not coming out of his pocket, because according to Garrett, "It's on Ray Romano!"
When Romano complains, Garrett jokingly says, "Get out of here, Ray, and go back to your mansion, and your servants, and your jets."
. Jacob bet 2,500 and the small blind looked him up. It was heads up to the turn, the 
. The small blind bet out 3,000 and Jacob raised to 7,500 and was quickly called. The river brought the 
and the small blind fired again. Jacob folded is now down to about 10,000.
, a player moves all in for 20,200, Guy Laliberte calls, and another player calls all in. Laliberte shows 
for trip sixes, the short stack shows 
for a flush draw, and the first player shows 
for a flopped full house. 
, and the pocket fives win the pot. 
, Jeff Madsen bets 41,500, and his opponent thinks for a while before folding 
face up. Tony Ma, sitting at the same table, is dumbfounded, and Madsen takes the pot without showing his cards. 
on the turn, Brad Garrett faces a bet of 3,000 from his opponent. Garrett holds up his cards -- 
, and says he doesn't know what he should do. Ray Romano walks over, and Garrett asks him what he should do. 
, and Garrett cheers. His opponent mucks, and Garrett takes the pot. 
