against the 
of Vanessa Rousso. It was a classic race situation and Bueno won it when the board ran out 
.Bueno doubled to just over 14,000 on the hand and left Lady Maverick with about 31,000.
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against the of Vanessa Rousso. It was a classic race situation and Bueno won it when the board ran out .Bueno doubled to just over 14,000 on the hand and left Lady Maverick with about 31,000.
. The MP shows 
and the board is 
. The opponent is busted. As he's walking away: "When you're lucky, you're lucky,"McEvoy responds by tapping the table, smiling and saying, "Good game."
McEvoy got his aces cracked by tens soon after and is sitting on 22,000.
Last year, Roger and Mary, residents of Sierra Vista, Arizona, promised each other that they would play in the 2008 Main Event. They worked on their game throughout the course of the year, mainly playing with the Sierra Vista Poker Group in their hometown. Everything was proceeding according to plan, but then tragedy struck -- Mary passed away in March.
Roger, with the support of his two grown sons John and Tom, decided to honor his promise to his wife and play in the Main Event anyway. He is seated today at Blue #9, dressed (appropriately enough) in a bright blue hat and t-shirt. A photo of Roger and Mary, taken when they visited Florida last year, is standing on the rail behind his chips, a visible reminder to everyone at the table that there are many things in life that are far more important than some poker tournament that takes place every summer in the middle of the desert.
Roger currently has about 16,500 chips.
, Sitar's opponent bet 1,500 and Sitar made the call. On the turn of the 
, Sitar called a 3,000 bet from his opponent. On the river of the 
, Sitar again called a bet for 4,000 from his opponent. Sitar's opponent flipped over
for jacks full. Sitar flashed his cards but only an 
became visible before his hand was mucked.Sitar had 3,400 remaining after the hand.
The flop came down
. Flowers checked, Thorson checked, and Varkonyi bet 2,000. Only Flowers called.The turn was the
and Flowers checked again. Varkonyi bet 5,000 and then Flowers moved all in for 11,600. Olga studied her opponent and then made the call.Varkonyi:
Flowers:
The river was the
and gave Flowers the pot, allowing his stack to grow to 30,000.Varkonyi is down to 20,000.
The flop came
. The BB checked, Hakim bet 1,650, then Zuccarello raised to 4,500. The BB folded, then Hakim reraised to 34,500. Zuccarello thought a bit, then let it go.Hakim is up to 45,000, while Zuccarello has slipped to 9,800.
and found himself in a race with his opponent, who held 
.The board ran out
and Stjernvang spiked a king on the river to take down the pot and eliminate his opponent. Stjernvang is now up to 47,200.
, Markus Golser bet out 1,150 and his opponent raised 3,150. Golser then raised 6,000 more and his opponent made the call.On the turn of the
, Golser bet 8,000, which was enough to put his opponent all in. He received a call.Golser showed
and his opponent showed 
. The river fell the 
and Golser moved up to 42,300 in chips.
Paul Zimbler called the 700 bet from his opponent and the two players went to the river. It arrived the and the middle-position player checked to Zimbler, who fired out 3,000, forcing a fold from his opponent."You know I've got clubs right?" quizzed Zimbler as he flashed
for just a busted flush draw. He collects the pot and moves to 28,000 chips.
Georgiou:
Opponent:
The board ran out
and Georgiou's top two pair was best. He doubled up to around the 15,000 chip mark.
