A player in the cutoff raised to 600 and both the button and Mats Rahmn, in the big blind, called. The flop came .
The player in the cutoff bet 2,100 before the button raised to 5,000. Rahmn raised again to 13,175. The cutoff player folded before the button called all in with . Rahmn showed .
The turn came and river and the queens held up. Rahmn is down to 4,925 now.
Ryan Daut was down to about 11,500 when he raised to 600 from under the gun and got two callers. The flop came . Daut bet 1,100, not enough to scare away either opponent, as both called.
The turn was the . This time Daut tried a bet of 4,000. Again, both called.
The river was the . Daut only had 6,145 left, so he shoved it in the middle. One opponent dropped out, but the other called.
Daut showed for the flopped set. His opponent had A-K for two pair. Daut is now back up to 29,000.
Six players (yes, six) limped in and saw a flop of . An early-position player led out for 600, Bernard Lee raised to 2,600 and only the EP player called. The turn was the . The EP player checked, Lee bet 4,000 and the EP player called. The river was the and both players checked.
Lee turned up for two pair, besting his opponent's . Lee clapped his hands together and said "Ship it!" as the pot was pushed toward him.
"That was borderline excessive celebration, sir" deadpanned the dealer.
"Are you serious?" asked Lee.
"No," said the dealer with a laugh and a shake of his head.
Bet the Bracelet Fools Some People
David Tran is best known for taking second at the WPT Borgata Winter Poker Open in January. He also finished an incredible 14th at last year's WSOP main event. He has yet to win a bracelet, though - the one he's got on in the photo is decorative.
The TV in the Blue Section of the Amazon Room is currently showing some sort of cartoon featuring a lazy rabbit that is having a conversation with four ducklings. Not your usual fare in the Amazon Room, where people are more often interested in the outcomes of sports matches.
AM Reed is from Philly, and he laments the fact that no Philadelphia major sports team has won a title in a really, really long time. He says that he has to bring a bracelet home. If he wins it, he's going to place it next to the Rocky statue at the Museum of Art for good luck.
Reed is wearing a Pete Rose jersey. "The Gambler!" Reed calls him.
Russell Kamer has been eliminated after getting his last chips in on the turn on a board of , holding , but his opponent had spiked an unlikely two pair with his .
Kudo and Mascot
A lot of players have some type of good luck charm. Some players bring pictures of their kids, while others bring special card protectors. Ken Kudo has decided to bring in a big stuffed bird decked out in sunglasses and visor as his good luck charm.
Donnie Peters
Ryan Young
Ryan Young raised to 550 from under the gun. A player called from late position and then the small blind raised to 2,000. Young called and the other player folded.
The flop was spread . The small blind checked and Young bet 2,500. The small blind raised to 6,000 and then Young moved all in. The player quickly called.
Young showed top set with . The other player held two red bullets, . The turn was the and the river the to give Young the double-up. He now has 34,500.
On a flop of , Tom Schneider bet 2,000, and Cory Zeidman raised all in for a total of 12,725. Schneider took his time deciding how to proceed.
After a while, he asked Zeidman, "What would you like me to do?" Zeidman didn't answer. Finally, Schneider made the call, showing for bottom set. Zeidman tabled for the nut flush draw.
The fell on the turn, giving Zeidman his flush. The was no help to Schneider, and Zeidman took it.
"I wanted you to fold," said Zeidman after the hand was over, answering Schneider's question too late for it to have been of use. He's up to 34,000, while Schneider has slipped to 7,000.