Three players had made it as far as the flop when we arrived, with one of them being Barry Greenstein in position.
The first player checked, and the second player bet. Greenstein called, and indeed both Greenstein and Player 2 called the check-raise from Player 1.
Onwards.
The turn was the and Player 1 now bet out. Player 2 raised, and Greenstein promptly reraised all in for just a tiny bit more. Players 1 and 2 checked down the river and they went to showdown.
One player tabled but the other player mucked - he'd already seen Greenstein's for a full house.
We caught up with Phil Ivey (big blind) checking an flop, and calling calling the bet from his opponent (button). Ivey check-called again on the turn and then checked a third time on the river; this time his opponent checked behind.
Ivey revealed for two pair, tens and sevens. His opponent couldn't beat it and mucked, leaving Ivey to rake in this latest pot.
Ivey is flying head and shoulders above the rest of the field right now, with 35,500 in chips.
Despite his stack being incomparable to his physical size, Phil Gordon managed to not only find a stack shorter than his, but actually eliminate him too. Stefan Rapp had just 750 at the time, and although he was coin-flipping with versus , he was unable to improve on a board. Gordon now up to the dizzy, nosebleed-inducing heights of 3,000.
Forrest has offered to attempt to drink a gallon of water in 15 minutes, or a gallon of milk in an hour. Tom Schneider is seriously considering taking it. The stake? $5.
No wonder that Forrest is betting small today - he confessed that he lost a $2,000 wager yesterday after he incorrectly guessed Tom Dwan's age at over 27. He said he read somewhere that Dwan was a year younger than Patrik Antonius.
I'm not sure of the origin of the discussion (perhaps it's some bizarre prop bet), but Ted Forrest is currently engulfed in a discussion with the rest of the table about whether or not a UFC competitor could beat a bear in a fight. Topics that cropped up included tapping out, choke holds, and even whether or not weapons would be allowed. Personally, unless the bear was Rupert or Paddington, I'm not sure the UFC fighter would have much of a chance. Phil Ivey probably would though.