David "The Dragon" Pham just can't get on track today. A player raised in early position to 550, then a player in middle position tossed out a yellow (1,000) chip and two greens (25). His action was interpreted as a raise, even though he said he meant just to call and get change for his bet.
Pham then reraised to 3,050 from late position. The blinds and initial raiser folded, and the accidental reraiser made the call.
The flop came , and the MP player fired out 6,000. Pham said he thought the player had something like king-jack and folded. The player showed as he dragged the pot.
On the Table Of Doom, Barry Berger has experienced some moderate doom and is down to 31,850.
He made it to the river of the board and was faced with a 13,300 bet from his opponent -- he folded, showing the . To what must have been Berger's dreadful dismay, his opponent showed him . Ouch.
Donnie Peters
Winky Wright falls in the 2nd round
Although the action of the hand is unknown, professional boxer Ronald "Winky" Wright has been knocked out of the tournament.
Donnie Peters
Erik Seidel
On a flop of , Erik Seidel bet 800 from the small blind and Brian "tsarrast" Rast called from the big blind. The turn and river both checked when the fell followed by the . Seidel tabled and Rast mucked.
During the hand, Howard Lederer was sweating Seidel from behind him. After Seidel won the hand, he turned to Lederer and said, "Just stand right there."
On the next hand, Seidel raised to 700 from the button and Rast called from the small blind. The flop came down and both players checked. The turn brought the and again action checked. The river was the , and both players checked one last time.
Rast showed the followed by the for ace-high. Seidel then tabled for a better ace-high and won the pot.
One of the railbirds looked at the seemingly lucky Lederer and said, "What are you doing tomorrow? Come watch me."
"I'll be playing," responded The Professor with a grin.
Kara Scott was just involved in an all-in hand -- of great consequence to her opponent, but not so much to her.
A player at her table had become severely short-stacked, and had moved his last 650 into the middle following a flop. Scott called with her , while the player who was all in had for a pair of fives.
The turn was the and the river the , and Scott's opponent survived -- for now. Meanwhile, she has 33,900.
With the board reading , an early position player fired out a bet of 3,100 and Barry Greenstein popped it up to 8,100. His opponent called and Greenstein tabled for a rivered set of jacks to scoop a nice pot.
Greenstein is nearly back to where he started with 28,500 chips.
, and the MP player fired out 6,000. Pham said he thought the player had something like king-jack and folded. The player showed 
as he dragged the pot.
. To what must have been Berger's dreadful dismay, his opponent showed him 
. Ouch.
, and a swift big blind muck later, the pot was his.
. Brian "tsarrast" Rast raised to 3,000 and Heard made the call.
and Heard checked. Rast fired a healthy bet of 4,500. Heard stood his ground and made the call.
in his hand, and Rast mucked.
and river the 
, Erik Seidel bet 800 from the small blind and Brian "tsarrast" Rast called from the big blind. The turn and river both checked when the 
and Rast mucked.
, and both players checked one last time.
followed by the 
, and Scott's opponent survived -- for now. Meanwhile, she has 33,900.
, an early position player fired out a bet of 3,100 and Barry Greenstein popped it up to 8,100. His opponent called and Greenstein tabled 
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