Event 4 - $5,000 Mixed Hold'em (Limit/No Limit) Day 1 | 2008 World Series of Poker

06-03-2008 01:26 UTC-7

Who's Your Daddy?

Shamus

A bit of a hubbub over at Table 9 when a new table draw brought Barry Schulman and his son, Nick, to the same table. While some mildly objected, at this point that's just the luck of the draw.

Tags: Barry Schulman Nick Schulman

06-03-2008 01:30 UTC-7

A Couple of Decent Starting Hands, There

Shamus

Phil Laak and Berry Johnston were just involved in a sizable pot. On a board of {4-Hearts}

, Johnston put in a bet that was large enough to make the decision difficult for Laak. "Well," Laak concluded, "I can beat one hand," and made the call.

Both players turned over A-A, and chopped the pot.

Tags: Berry Johnston Phil Laak

06-03-2008 01:33 UTC-7

Snappy

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Andy Bloch to Phil Hellmuth: "Are you playing in the $1,000 rebuy tomorrow?"

Phil Hellmuth to Andy Bloch: "I'm playing this hand right now, do you mind?"

Tags: Andy Bloch Phil Hellmuth

Level: 8

Blinds: 300/600

Ante: 75

06-03-2008 01:42 UTC-7

No Shooting Stars . . . Yet

Shamus

The fun continues over at Hellmuth's table. After the verbal sparring between him and another player had gone on for a while longer, Marcel Luske had an idea.

Luske got up and went over to ask the security guard if he had a gun with which he could shoot them both. Not sure what the guard responded, but it seems to have quieted down over there.

Tags: Marcel Luske Phil Hellmuth

06-03-2008 01:47 UTC-7

A Sign That It Might Be Getting Late

Shamus

Near the end of the limit round, Ted Forrest raised from middle position, Jay Rosenkrantz reraised from the button, and Forrest called. The flop came 9-6-9 and Forrest checked.

Rosenkrantz then asked Forrest how much he had, to which Forrest leaned back and held up both hands, revealing his chips. Rosenkrantz then surprisingly bet 6,000, obviously a bit more than is allowed here in the 600/1,200 round of LHE. The table laughed, Rosenkrantz's bet was corrected to 1,200, and Forrest folded.

Tags: Jay Rosenkrantz Ted Forrest