Donnie Peters
From middle position, Jose Canseco raised to 1,000. Two players called, one of them being Andrew Bradshaw. The flop came down and Canseco bet out 5,000. One player folded and then Bradshaw raised all in. Jose went into the tank.
Bradshaw stood up from the table and told Canseco that he had him beat. After another few moments, Bradshaw began talking about his hand again before the dealer told him to stop.
Canseco then said, "I got to call," and rolled over pocket kings.
Bradshaw replied, "Why would you call? I told you twice."
Bradshaw flipped over a set of threes, holding the .
The turn came the and the river the .
Bradshaw asked Canseco again why he called and Canseco simply said, "That's the way the game's played."
A few hands later, Canseco put his last few thousand into the pot with and was called by . The board ran out and that would be all she wrote for Canseco.
Steve Wong, who played in Day 1c and advanced to Day 2, is still hanging around. Why? His girlfriend, Donna Varlotto, is playing here in Buzio's. She's been seesawing all day and currently is back exactly at the starting stack of 20,000.
David Woo, from Event No. 39
A familiar dynamic often develops at many tables during the first couple of levels of the WSOP Main Event. The pro sits down with eight lesser experienced players, and frequently the pro ably employs pressure and increased reading skills to take advantage of his more timid, less sure opponents. Barring the occasional all in confrontation (which will happen, of course), we get to the end of the second level to find many amateurs' stacks starting to be depleted, with their chips having somehow found their way over to where the pro sits.
We were just walking by Scott Clements' table where the others all pleaded to us that Clements was running them over. "No, they are running me over," claimed Clements with a smile. He's up to 32,000.
Players at David Woo's table similarly seem less than interested in tangling with Woo, winner of Event No. 39, a $1,500 No-Limit Hold'em event. Not too long ago he raised to 600 from the cutoff and the big blind called. The flop came . The player in the big blind checked, Woo bet 400, and his opponent's cards hit the muck before Woo's chips had settled.
"You probably feel like I'm betting with nothing, but I'm not," said Woo. Either way, the chips are funnelling in his direction. He now has 35,500.
Donnie Peters
After some preflop action we picked this one up on the flop. The board read and Cory Tymich checked to Lou Esposito. Esposito bet 1,100 and Tymich called. The turn was the and Tymich checked to Lou again.
Esposito bet 2,100 and Tymich called. The river was the and Tymich checked a third time to Lou. Esposito thought for a little while and then made a bet of 3,300. Tymich called after mumbling something about Esposito maybe having him beat.
Esposito rolled over and then Tymich got excited and tabled .
Esposito is down to 23,000 after the hand. Esposito and Tymich have been going back and forth talking about the hand and just the play at the table so far. Esposito doesn't seem too amused, but did mention that he would love a guy to check-call him the entire way with aces when he holds kings.
Mickey "Mouse" Mills has been spotted over in the Orange section at table 28 seat 4. Mills finished 141st in last year's Main Event. He has six WSOP cashes and two final table appearances. In addition, Mills has over $1,000,000 in career earnings.
Ever a student of the game, Mills has actually became a better player as he has gotten older. He made a deep run at the Legends of Poker WPT event back in February and looks to make another deep run in this year's Main Event.
Dario Minieri, with one of his many scarves
Dario Minieri bet 625 on a flop of and was check-called by one opponent. That opponent check-called again on the turn when Minieri bet 2,200, and again on the river when Minieri bet 3,900. Minieri never showed his hand once his opponent showed for the nut flush. A curious play by Minieri's opponent, but it netted him almost 6,000 chips.
and both players checked. The turn was the 
and Erna bet out 625. The button raised to 2,125 and Erna called.
and both players checked.
and his opponent angrily mucked 
and was counterfeited on his two pair.
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and Canseco bet out 5,000. One player folded and then Bradshaw raised all in. Jose went into the tank.
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and was called by 
. The board ran out 
, Doyle Brunson bet out 700 and was called by Bobby Law. 
, both players checked.
for a pair of aces, while Brunson showed 
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. The player in the big blind checked, Woo bet 400, and his opponent's cards hit the muck before Woo's chips had settled.
and Tymich checked a third time to Lou. Esposito thought for a little while and then made a bet of 3,300. Tymich called after mumbling something about Esposito maybe having him beat.
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for the nut flush. A curious play by Minieri's opponent, but it netted him almost 6,000 chips.
