Recently Gavin Griffin was moved to the same table as Shane "Shaniac" Schleger. It didn't take long for fireworks to ensue. Schleger raised preflop to 2,400 and was called by Griffin in the cutoff position. A player on the button immediately pushed all in for 7,875. Both Schleger and Griffin called.
Flop:
Schleger bet 7,500. Griffin made the call.
Turn:
Schleger checked to Griffin, who bet 18,000. Schleger check-raised all in for 34,325. Griffin snap-called. Griffin had Schleger covered.
Schleger:
Griffin:
Button Player:
River:
Griffin made his straight, but Schleger made his full house. The button player was eliminated and Schleger doubled up through Griffin. After the hand, Schleger is sitting with 105,000 in chips and Griffin is down to 14,000.
After the hand, Griffin looked over to Schleger and asked, "Would you like to buy the rest of my green?"
Miami John
"Miami" John Cernuto called from middle position when a late position player decided to talk a bit of trash. After looking at his cards, the player looked at "Miami" John and said, "I think you've got 2-3" and moved his chips all in. John replied, "well if you think I have 2-3, then I'll take my chances" and made the call. John showed only to find himself up against . Though John flopped an 8, the opponent's pocket jacks held up, shortstacking John who eventually busted out shortly thereafter.
Ryan D'Angelo
Ryan D'Angelo is steamrolling his table at the moment and playing some great poker. In a recent hand we observed him come over the top of an opening raise from "Miami" John Cernuto. In a blind battle, "Miami" John had opened to 2,400 from the small blind and D'Angelo shoved over the top from the big blind. "Miami" John went into the tank and eventually folded his hand, as D'Angelo quipped "You pros don't like to gamble!" as he added to his 75,000 chip stack.
Nicolas Levi
Nicolas Levi was eliminated from today's event when he moved all in from late position and was called by a player in the small blind. The small blind turned over while Levi showed . The board came and Levi found himself heading to the rail.
In a battle of the blinds Mark Ketteringham raised it up to 2,000 from the small blind, before the player in the big blind reraised to 6,000. Ketteringham then popped it up once again to 12,000 before the big blind made another min-raise to 18,000 in total. Ketteringham then decided to finally move it all in and the big blind called.
Ketteringham held but trailed the pocket tens of his opponent. The board ran out to make Ketteringham a flush to bust his opponent and move to 45,000 in chips.
Jon "Pokertrip" Friedberg
Jon Friedberg made a raise to 1,800 preflop and was called by Chris Vaughn. On a flop of , Friedberg checked and Vaughn bet 2,400. Friedberg called. The turn of the was checked around. The river was the and Friedberg bet 6,000. Vaughn made the call. Friedberg showed and Vaughn just mucked his cards.
After the hand Friedberg is up to 23,000 and Vaughn is down to 17,000.
Sterling Allen has just found a handy double-up after getting his short stack in, trailing with against an opponent's . Allen was fortunate to see the board land to make a flush and double to around 5,000 in chips.
We came back from dinner break with 435 players still left in the field. After only one hour of play, we're already down to just 340. Since we're stopping play at 225 players, that's just 115 players left to be eliminated before we call it a night.
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. Though John flopped an 8, the opponent's pocket jacks held up, shortstacking John who eventually busted out shortly thereafter.
while Levi showed 
. The board came 
and Levi found himself heading to the rail.
but trailed the pocket tens of his opponent. The board ran out 
to make Ketteringham a flush to bust his opponent and move to 45,000 in chips.
, Friedberg checked and Vaughn bet 2,400. Friedberg called. The turn of the 
and Friedberg bet 6,000. Vaughn made the call. Friedberg showed 
against her opponent's 
to send Ju to the rail.
