Shamus
Greg Raymer raised from the hijack and John Phan called from the big blind. Both took two cards, then Phan check-called Raymer's bet. On the second draw, Phan took one and Raymer stood pat. This time Phan check-raised Raymer, and Raymer three-bet. Phan called.
Both stood pat on the third round. Phan checked, Raymer bet, and Phan called.
"I got an 8," said Phan. "Number three," answered Raymer, indicating his 7-6-5-3-2. Raymer took the pot and is up to 57,000. Phan has slipped to 17,000.
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Robert Mizrachi isn't the only one to start the day on a losing streak. A few tables over, Alfons Kela is having the same problem. First, he raised from the small blind and was called by George Lind in the big blind. Both players drew two cards, then Lind called again when Kela bet. On the second draw, Kela took only one card, while Lind again took two. Lind called after Kela bet.
On the third draw, Kela took one card while Lind stood pat. Both players checked it down. Lind showed 10-9-8-4-3. It was good.
A few hands later, Kela reraised David Baker after Baker raised before the first draw. Baker called and drew one to Kela's one. Baker check-raised after Kela bet. Kela called. On the second draw, Baker was pat, while Kela drew one card. Sensing he might be behind, Kela just called after Baker bet. Baker again stood pat on the third draw, as did Kela. Baker bet, and Kela called. Baker showed "Number Two." 7-6-4-3-2. Kela looked sick and mucked his hand.
Shamus
Claude Cohen has been raising almost every hand when in position thus far. When Chau Giang, sitting to his right, raised before the first draw, Cohen did it again, three-betting behind Giang. Giang called.
Both drew one card. Giang bet, and Cohen just called. On the second draw, Giang stood pat and Cohen took one. Again, Giang bet and Cohen called.
On the third draw, Giang stuck with his hand and Cohen took one. Both checked. Giang showed 8-6-4-3-2, and Cohen showed two of his cards, an eight and a seven.
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Anybody and everybody's chips are up for grabs at the poker table. Short stack or big stack, all those chips look just as tantalizing. And so it was with Dario Alioto and Jon Shoreman. Alioto raised before the draw, and Shoreman called. Each player drew two cards.
Again Alioto bet. Again Shoreman called. On the second draw, Alioto drew two and Shoreman drew only one. Alioto chose to slow down, checking and then calling after Shoreman bet. Alioto took one card on the final draw, while Shoreman stood pat.
Both players checked it down. Shoreman turned over an eight-six; Alioto flashed a ten and mucked. Alioto is now in extreme danger of busting, with just 11,000 chips while Shoreman (who joked upon opening his chip bag of 9,500 chips today that, "This doesn't look like 95,000 chips!") inches up to 16,000.
Shamus
Billy Baxter
Seven-time WSOP bracelet winner Billy Baxter has been chipping up in two recent hands.
On the first, John Roveto bet out after the second draw, Baxter raised from the button, and Roveto called. Roveto took one card, announced he was checking dark on the last round before he looked at it, and Baxter stood pat. Baxter thought a moment, then checked behind. Baxter showed an 8-7-5-4-2, and Roveto showed the he'd picked up on that last draw.
On the second hand, Baxter stood pat on the second draw while Von Alitzer drew one card. Alitzer bet, and Baxter called. Both stood pat on the third draw, and again Alitzer bet and Baxter called. Alitzer announced she had an 8-6, Baxter turned over 8-6-4-3-2, and Alitzer tossed away her other three cards.
Baxter is now up to 47,500. Incidentally, all seven of his bracelets were in lowball games (deuce-to-seven, ace-to-five, and razz).
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It wasn't meant to be today in the Brasilia Room for Anthony Lellouche. He tangled with Richard Chase, calling a pre-draw raise from the button. Lellouche got all of his chips in by the third draw, and was faced with a tough decision when Chase stood pat. Lellouche clearly couldn't decide whether to stand pat or break his hand and draw one. He tried to get a read off of Chase. Whatever he saw, he decided to stand pat. Chase turned over an eight-six. Lellouche nodded and mucked, then wanted to go rabbit-hunting. The dealer shooed him away.
Shamus
George Lind's stack has been dwindling rapidly since the day began. After beginning with 45,800, he's slipped to 16,000 after losing a hand to Jon Shoreman.
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Another player has fallen. John Roveto was unable to stop hemorrhaging chips after several recent losses to Billy Baxter. He got all of his chips in the middle and couldn't find a winner.
With Roveto's elimination, we're down to 27 players. Just three more eliminations until we're in the money.
Shamus
Trung Ly just tangled with chip leader Shun Uchida. Uchida raised before the first draw, and Ly called behind. Both drew two. Uchida bet, Ly called. On the second draw, Uchida took one and Ly took two. Again, Uchida bet and Ly called. Both took one card on the last draw, and this time both checked.
Neither player liked that last card very much. As it turned out, both were drawing to 7-4-3-2 hands. Uchida picked up an ugly-looking king, but Ly got another trey to pair his hand.
Uchida is our chip leader with 95,000, and Ly is at 29,000.
Shamus
Steve Sung's day hasn't gone too well so far. After losing a hand to John Phan, Sung has slipped to 14,000, less than a third of the stack with which he began the day.
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he'd picked up on that last draw.