Mike Matusow has been the "new" Mike Matusow for several years now, long enough that it's no longer new. But that doesn't stop Matusow from rolling out the line from time to time. Matusow limped, then called a raise to 3,600 from Eli Elezra. Matusow led a flop for 7,000, a bet which Elezra called.
The turn paired the board, . Matusow led again for 13,000. Elezra raised to 34,800 but was faced with a tough decision when Matusow shoved for 82,500.
A few moments passed while Elezra thought thinks through. "Ok, I'll lay down a full house for you," he finally said.
"Do you think I have enough balls in PLO to four-bet bluff for my tournament life?" Matusow replied. He paused, then added, "Well, maybe the Old Mike."
Four players saw a flop for 2,300 apiece. The action checked around to Tuan Le on the button, who bet 5,400. David Baker called from the big blind and Marc Karam called from UTG. All three checked down the on the turn and the on the river.
Karam turned over for two pair and took down the pot.
After the player UTG raised, Scott Dorin three-bet from middle position. Greg Mueller called from the small blind and the UTG player called. All three players checked the flop. The turn came the and Mueller checked to the UTG player, who bet out. Dorin called and Mueller put in a check-raise. The UTG player folded and Dorin called. Mueller bet the river when the fell and Dorin looked him up.
Mueller's was good until the final card fell, Dorin rivering top pair to wrest away the pot with . He's up to 147,000 while Mueller is growing short-stacked with 42,000 left.
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Triple draw doesn't often produce the biggest pots, but Daniel Negreanu's table went to a three-way showdown in a recent hand. The action was capped pre-draw among Michael Mizrachi, Negreanu and Nikolay Evdakov. They drew two, two and one respectively.
After the first draw Mizrachi led the betting. Each of the others called. The second draw went one, two, one respectively. This time Mizrachi checked, and Negreanu, after drawing two twice, led out. Both other players called.
On the final draw, Mizrachi took one, Negreanu took one and Evdakov was pat. Negreanu led again, and again each other player called. Mizrachi showed 9-7-6-3-2; Negreanu showed 9-7-6; but Evdakov's 9-5-4-3-2 was best and dragged the huge pot.
We picked the hand up on fourth street with John Hanson leading out with his open pair of sixes and Justin Bonomo making the call. Hanson led again on fifth street and Bonomo called. Bonomo made the high board on sixth when he paired his jack, but checked to Hanson, who bet. Bonomo called and both players checked the river.
Bonomo turned up for jacks full of nines and increased his stack to 220,000. Hanson slipped to 172,000.
When you catch bricks in razz, it's usually really painful. Phil Ivey started four to a good low, then went queen-pair-trips to finish with a queen-low. His opponent, Yuval Bronshtein, started 3-9 / 2-4 but then went pair, pair, pair to finish with a pair of deuces.
"Three fives," Ivey said at showdown. He meant he had a queen-low.
"Wow, I can't win," replied Bronshtein as he looked at his hand. Ivey climbed to 120,000 with that pot, while Bronshtein fell to 165,000.
Steve Zolotow raised from under the gun to 2,100. In the next seat was Ralph Perry and he made the call. Freddy Deeb was in the cutoff seat and reraised to 12,100 before Tim Phan was up on the button. Phan made the call and then the blinds, Zolotow and Perry all folded.
The flop came down a monotone . Deeb fired 13,000 and Phan made the call.
The turn card brought the and made the flush possibilities more prevalent. Deeb announced a bet of 15,000, but only tossed out one T5,000 chip. One of the players at the table called for a floor ruling stating that it wasn't clear if the bet was for 1,500 and not 15,000. The ruling was made that the bet was for 15,000 and then Phan made the call.
The river completed the board with the and both players quickly tapped the table, opting to not stick any more chips in the pot. Deeb announced that he had nines before Phan tabled the for a pair of aces and held the best hand. Deeb never actually revealed his holecards.
Amnon Filippi raised to 2,300 from the hijack seat. John Juanda was in the small blind and three-bet to 5,300. Filippi made the call, having position for the rest of the hand on Juanda.
The flop came down and both players checked. The was added to the board on fourth street and Juanda led out with a bet of 7,200. Filippi stuck around.
The river was the and Juanda fired again. This time he made it 10,000. Filippi made the call with the for aces and sevens to beat Juanda's . Filippi moved to 120,000 while Juanda dropped down a little bit to 90,000.
flop for 7,000, a bet which Elezra called.
. Matusow led again for 13,000. Elezra raised to 34,800 but was faced with a tough decision when Matusow shoved for 82,500.
flop for 2,300 apiece. The action checked around to Tuan Le on the button, who bet 5,400. David Baker called from the big blind and Marc Karam called from UTG. All three checked down the 
on the turn and the 
on the river.
for two pair and took down the pot.
and Mueller checked to the UTG player, who bet out. Dorin called and Mueller put in a check-raise. The UTG player folded and Dorin called. Mueller bet the river when the 
fell and Dorin looked him up.
was good until the final card fell, Dorin rivering top pair to wrest away the pot with 
. He's up to 147,000 while Mueller is growing short-stacked with 42,000 left.
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and made the flush possibilities more prevalent. Deeb announced a bet of 15,000, but only tossed out one T5,000 chip. One of the players at the table called for a floor ruling stating that it wasn't clear if the bet was for 1,500 and not 15,000. The ruling was made that the bet was for 15,000 and then Phan made the call.
and both players quickly tapped the table, opting to not stick any more chips in the pot. Deeb announced that he had nines before Phan tabled the 
for a pair of aces and held the best hand. Deeb never actually revealed his holecards.
and Juanda fired again. This time he made it 10,000. Filippi made the call with the 
for aces and sevens to beat Juanda's 
