Ray Romano has been using a money clip as his card protector today. A few hands ago, while playing with it, he managed to break it.
That seems to have unleashed some momentary bad luck on Romano (like breaking a mirror). He was dealt and raised it up to 6,000 after Christopher Bonita raised to 1,700. Bonita called, then checked a flop. Romano bet 10,000. Bonita moved all in for a total of about 25,000 and Romano quickly called. He was in bad shape; his cowboys were facing Bonita's . Nobody improved on the turn and river.
Donnie Peters
Steve Brecher and Domenico Iannone saw a flop. It was . Brecher check-raised to 7,500 after Iannone bet 2,500. He was called.
The turn was the and Brecher checked again. Iannone bet 7,500 and Brecher called.
The river the was and Brecher check-called all in. Iannone showed . Brecher showed for top two pair, but it wasn't good enough to beat the flush Iannone held.
Jeremy Renz has climbed to the dizzying heights of 133,000 after cracking a players pocket aces. All the money went in on a flop and Renz's was good for the huge pot and the elimination of his opponent.
Barry Greenstein pushed all in with his last 6,050 from the button, and Richard Burns called him from the small blind.
Burns showed , while the Bear had . The board ran out , and Greenstein picked up some chips as well as a nice round of applause from the many spectators on the rail.
Donnie Peters
Adam Friedman called the floor over when a player pulled out a device that looked like a cell phone. Friedman wanted the player's hand declared dead because he thought the player was using his cell phone.
The floor was called over and it was found that the player was actually just using his iPod and listening to music. The table got quite the laugh at Friedman's mistake.
Patrik Antonius (from Day 1b)
Five limpers saw a flop of . Gaetano Buda bet 2,400, Patrik Antonius called, and the others got out of the way. The turn was the . This time Buda checked, Antonius bet 3,500, Buda check-raised to 10,500, and Antonius called.
The river was the . Buda checked, and Antonius pushed all in for 16,500. "I told myself I wasn't going to get involved in a hand with you," said Buda as he contemplated his decision. Of course, this hasn't been the first hand today in which he's run up against the Flying Finn.
Buda made the call. Antonius showed for the full house, and Buda mucked. Antonius doubled up to 64,000 on that one.
Soon after, Antonius picked up another nice pot without a showdown, and after struggling for most of the day, Antonius is way up to 90,000.
and raised it up to 6,000 after Christopher Bonita raised to 1,700. Bonita called, then checked a 
flop. Romano bet 10,000. Bonita moved all in for a total of about 25,000 and Romano quickly called. He was in bad shape; his cowboys were facing Bonita's 
. Nobody improved on the turn and river.
and Brecher checked again. Iannone bet 7,500 and Brecher called.
and Brecher check-called all in. Iannone showed 
. Brecher showed 
for top two pair, but it wasn't good enough to beat the flush Iannone held.
flop and Renz's 
was good for the huge pot and the elimination of his opponent.
. The board ran out 
, and Greenstein picked up some chips as well as a nice round of applause from the many spectators on the rail.
. Gaetano Buda bet 2,400, Patrik Antonius called, and the others got out of the way. The turn was the 
for the full house, and Buda mucked. Antonius doubled up to 64,000 on that one.
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board. 
