On his final hand of this tournament, Greg Mueller had the betting lead on every street. Every time he checked it to Joe Cassidy, and every time Cassidy bet. On fourth street, Cassidy's bet chased out two other players so that Mueller and Cassidy were heads-up. Mueller check-called fifth street.
By sixth street, Mueller had only 10,500 left in his stack. He checked and then deliberated after Cassidy bet. Finally Mueller stuck in a raise. Cassidy just called.
Mueller smoked a check on the river. Cassidy said, "I'll bet it," and tossed in 500 -- all that Mueller had left. Mueller called, then mucked his hand when Cassidy turned up for a pair of jacks.
Daniel Negreanu fired out on third, fourth and fifth street before Brandon Adams raised enough to put Negreanu all in. Negreanu obliged for his last 24,000 on fifth to see the following boards tabled.
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Negreanu caught the and Adams the on sixth street before Adams took the lead with the on seventh.
“Nothing across would be a good sweat” stated Negreanu as he started peeping at his seventh card.
“Paint card . . . diamond” continued Negreanu before he stood up to peer over at Adams’ board.
“Nup” he has it (in reference to Adams’ ) as Negreanu rolled over the to ensure his elimination from the tournament.
“Off to play the limit” he added as he ducked under the railing to go and find his chair and chip stack in Event #12: $1,500 Limit Hold’em while Adams climbs to 160,000 in chips.
Earlier in the day, Daniel Negreanu asked me how tall I am. Why? Who can say. But Negreanu was quite short for a hand against John D'Agostino. D'Agostino was even shorter, by 1,500 chips, and was the one who took the worst of the confrontation. Negreanu made three queens against D'Agostino's pair of kings. D'Agostino did not draw out on the river. He flipped his hand into the muck and quickly left the tournament area. He's out. Negreanu, meanwhile, is up to 32,000.
Kiril Gerasimov completed for 4,000 on third street only to get two-bet by Ray Dehkharghani. Gerasimov called that bet, along with a fourth street one before committing his last 4,500 on fifth street.
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With Dehkharghani’s wheel making the best hand, Gerasimov hit the rail as Dehkharghani climbs to 280,000 in chips.
We noted at the start of the day, after Eric Buchman made quads in the first fifteen minutes of play, that it might be his day. We're standing by that assertion after he made a well-played aces-up against defending champion Freddie Ellis.
The players were three-way to fourth street, where Greg Mueller's hand was the lead. Mueller bet and was raised by Buchman. Ellis called through the raise, and Mueller called as well.
On fifth street, Mueller checked to Buchman. Buchman's bet was only called by Ellis; Mueller folded. The action was the same on sixth and seventh streets. At showdown, Buchman turned up for two pair, aces and sevens, to take down the pot.
Buchman now has 280,000. Ellis, who was extremely short before dinner, has made an impressive comeback to 155,000.
It was a case of bad timing for Todd Barlow. He caught buried queens at the same time that Brandon Adams caught split aces. Adams, however, was a short stack and was all in by fourth street. Barlow called, but lost the hand to Adams' two pair, aces and sixes, which he made by sixth street.
The hand gave Adams the tiniest bit of breathing room. He now has 38,000 chips. Barlow is down to 130,000.
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Phil Ivey no longer alive in the Stud Championship
Phil Ivey completed to 4,000 only to have Eric Buchman make it 8,000. Doyle Brunson made it three-bets and Ivey instantly made it 16,000 with both Buchman and Brunson calling.
Ivey led the betting on every street with Buchman passing on fourth while Brunson called down each bet until Ivey checked seventh street.
Brunson paused for a few moments before tossing out two pink 5,000-denomination chips leaving himself just 5,000 behind.
Having only 4,500 and staring at a pot in excess of 110,000, Ivey just sat there emotionless looking back at his three down cards several times before eventually folding his hand to see Brunson scoop the pot and climb to 120,000 in chips.
The following hand Ivey found himself all in on third street against Brunson with the following boards falling.
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With Brunson tabling his trip tens, Ivey looked down at his seventh street card and tossed into the muck before making a quick exit to the rail.
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