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The small blind raises to 3,600, and Hal Lubarsky calls from the big blind. As we've mentioned before, Lubarsky is legally blind, and only able to play with an assistant who reads the cards and describes the betting for him, whispering into his ear.
The flop comes , the small blind bets 9,600, and Lubarsky calls. The turn card is the , the small blind bets 15,000, Lubarsky moves all in for 35,900, and the small blind calls with for two pair, jacks and fours, with an ace kicker. But Lubarsky shows for quad fours.
The meaningless river card is the , and Lubarsky's quads take the pot, increasing his stack to about 106,000.
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A player in early position raised to 4,500 and Tim Frazin and Bernard Lee called. The flop came , the raiser checked and Frazin bet 12K. Lee moved all-in for 44,000 and the early position player got out of the way.
Frazin pondered the situation...and then said, "It's up to the Magic 8-ball." Yes, Frazin has a Magic 8-ball sitting on the table with him and let it decide his move. Frazin said that his tendency is to fold, so he gave the 8-ball a healthy shake and asked, "Should I fold this hand?"
The answer? "OUTLOOK GOOD".
Frazin mucked his face up, and Lee turned over pocket Nines for the set. Whether Frazin would've won the hand in the end is a question whose answer is known only to the Magic 8-Ball.
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Eric Hershler moves all in from late position for 13,900, and the small blind calls with . Hershler shows , and he'll need to improve to survive.
The board comes , and the small blind wins the pot with a set of aces on the turn.
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Gavin Smith
After making quad fours against an opponent and bumping his stack to 125,000, Gavin Smith decided to run the next hand as well.
On a flop of , Smith led out for 7,000. His opponent made the call and they both checked the on the turn. The river was the and Smith led out for 25,000, which his opponent called also. Smith turned over for the nut straight and increased his chip stack to 158,000.
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From the cutoff Negreanu raised to 3,000 and the player in the small blind re-raised to 9K. Negreanu called and they saw a flop. The other player bet 12K, Negreanu called. Then they both checked down the on the turn and the on the river. The other player showed a conservatively-played pair of Aces, while Negreanu flashed a Queen before mucking. He's now down to 175K.
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PokerNews grabbed Daniel Negreanu on first break from Day 2b of the WSOP Main Event. Daniel talks about how we can learn some poker lessons from the Rocky movies, and shows us some of his boxing moves.
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After a flop of , Team PokerNews player Jeppe Nielsen is all in for 63,500 with for two pair. His opponent has for a pair and a diamond flush draw.
The turn card is the , the river card is the , and Nielsen wins the pot with two pair to double up to about 148,000 in chips.
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After a flop of , Richard Murnick bets 7,000, Jon 'PearlJammer' Turner raises to 20,000, and Murnick calls, and there is now about 60,000 in the pot. The turn card is the , and both players check. The river card is the , Murnick bets 15,000, and Turner calls.
Murnick shows for the nut flush, and Turner mucks.
Murnick builds his stack to 290,000, while Turner drops down to 36,000.
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Gus Hansen
Gus Hansen enters the pot from late position, and the small blind moves all in for about 9,800. There is a question as to how much he has and how much is in the pot. The dealer recreates the action with the help of another player, and they count down the pot, coming up with 9,600. Hansen notices an error, and he steps in to do it again, this time coming up with 9,800. The original player sees his error, and everyone agrees that everything is correct.
At this point, Gus Hansen says, "I guess I have to call since I made this mess." Hansen calls with , and his opponent shows -- Hansen figured his cards would at least be live, but he's dominated.
The board comes , and his opponent doubles up. Hansen is down to about 180,000.
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, the small blind bets 9,600, and Lubarsky calls. The turn card is the 
, the small blind bets 15,000, Lubarsky moves all in for 35,900, and the small blind calls with 
for two pair, jacks and fours, with an ace kicker. But Lubarsky shows 
for quad fours. 
, and Lubarsky's quads take the pot, increasing his stack to about 106,000.
, the raiser checked and Frazin bet 12K. Lee moved all-in for 44,000 and the early position player got out of the way. 
face up, and Lee turned over pocket Nines for the set. Whether Frazin would've won the hand in the end is a question whose answer is known only to the Magic 8-Ball.
. Hershler shows 
, and he'll need to improve to survive. 
, Smith led out for 7,000. His opponent made the call and they both checked the 
and Smith led out for 25,000, which his opponent called also. Smith turned over 
for the nut straight and increased his chip stack to 158,000.
flop. The other player bet 12K, Negreanu called. Then they both checked down the 
on the turn and the 
, Team PokerNews player Jeppe Nielsen is all in for 63,500 with 
for two pair. His opponent has 
, Murnick bets 15,000, and Turner calls. 
for the nut flush, and Turner mucks. 
, and his opponent shows 
-- Hansen figured his cards would at least be live, but he's dominated. 
