Over at Table 22, Antonio Esfandiari could be heard explaining the rules of "What Johnny Lodden Thinks" to his tablemates. How long does Johnny Lodden think it'll be before Esfandiari has his table gambling in a game they haven't played?
This hand was told to us by a player at the table. Supposedly, Eric Baldwin got all of his money in on a board with . His tournament was already over when his opponent showed him for quads.
On a board of , Nick Binger got all his money in against two opponents. When the three players revealed their cards, it was discovered each had flopped a flush.
Binger:
Seat 4:
Seat 5:
The river was the and Binger tripled to 7,975 in a rather rare hand.
We didn't catch Matt Affleck's elimination because he wasn't eliminated.
With only about 2,000 left in chips, Affleck chose to leave the tournament and watch the USA play some soccer. Being blinded out is a price he's willing to pay to watch the game. By the way, The US scored back and the game is now tied.
Tiffany Michelle just busted from Table 56, where she was seat right next to Hevad Khan. Well now Khan has new company in the form of 1983 World Champion Tom McEvoy.
Try as they might, Table 56 is determined to remain tough.
Tiffany Michelle had limited chips and was attempting to make a comeback. Unfortunately for her, the attempt fell short. She has been eliminated from the tournament early on Day 1A.
The field is, well, massive. With over 2,300 entries, the Pavilion room is teeming with players ready to get their $1,000 worth of poker. It's easy to get lost in such a large field, but as always, some faces stand out.
Here are some people we noticed on a quick hike through Pavilion room:
Shannon Elizabeth
Felipe Ramos
Young Phan
Dennis Phillips
Matt Affleck
Veronica Dabul
Andrew Chen
Lauren Kling
Lars Bonding
Alan Smurfit
Kenny Nguyen
Pierre Neuville
There are bound to be more familiar faces in the crowd, and we'll update you the second we see them.
For now, we're off for another swim in the sea of people here at the Pavilion Room to bring you more live poker action
Tiffany Michelle was extremely short on chips, sitting with 475, when she raised to 125 from the cutoff. The player in Seat 2 made the call and the flop came .
Seat 2 checked and Michelle went all in for her remaining 350. Seat 2 made the call and showed . Michelle tabled for a set. The on the turn ensured her double up. The was run out on the river and Michelle is now sitting with around 1,000. She has some work to do.
On a board reading , Jerry Yang got all of his chips in with . Unfortunately for him, it was second best to Gabriel Alarie's . Yang was eliminated within the first few minutes of the tournament.