A player raised in middle position and then Michael Mizrachi called on the button. The flop came down 
and the preflop raiser checked. Mizrachi bet and he was check-raised by his opponent. Mizrachi made the call.
The turn card brought the 
and the first player bet. Mizrachi made the call. The river completed the board with the 
and Mizrachi called another bet from his opponent.
The player tabled 
and Mizrachi mucked his hand, dropping down to 26,500 chips.
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Jason Mercier has a bracelet in a pot-limit omaha event and is looking to add to that in this fixed-limit split event. But prior to the dinner break he wasn't able to accumulate any chips.
Things started off better after dinner. He raised pre-flop and was called by Michael Mizrachi. Mizrachi check-called all the way down on a board of 
. At showdown, Mercier showed 
for the second nut-low and an eight-high straight. Both were good, allowing Mercier to scoop the pot.
We also had what we believe to be the first elimination from the tournament, just five minutes after play resumed. It must have been a long dinner break for that player.
Level: 5
Blinds: 300/600
Ante: 0
The players are now on a one-hour dinner break.
They say, in baseball, that in the box score all singles look the same, no matter how ugly they may have been during actual play. In omaha, the result of all scoops is the same -- all of the chips go to one person, no matter how ugly the scoop may have been.
Tony G bet a flop of 
and was called only by Steve Zolotow. Zolotow called another bet when the turn came 
and one more on the 
river. At showdown, the G tabled 
, queens and fives for high and deuce-trey for low. Neither hand was particularly strong, but Zolotow peered at Tony G's hand and then mucked his own, apparently unable to claim either half of the pot.
Tony G now has about 55,000 chips.
On the flop of 
, Sabyl Landrum bet. David Baker and Lyle Berman were her opponents and both called. The turn added the 
to the felt and Landrum bet again. Baker called and then Berman called. The river finished off the community cards with the and Landrum bet out again. Both her opponents called once more.
Landrum held the 
for a low of 7-6-3-2-A. Baker had the high locked up with his 
for a club flush. Berman mucked his hand and lost the pot.
It's been break-even poker so far for Andy Bloch after he was quartered in a recent pot. Bloch raised from the small blind after Josh Arieh limped under the gun. The big blind and Arieh both called to a 
. Bloch's first-to-act bet was called only by the big blind.
The turn fell 
. Bloch checked and called a bet, then led the river . His opponent called with 
, the nut low and ace-king for high. Bloch turned up 
, the nut low and ace-queen for high. He was quartered back to 31,000 in chips, just 1,000 more than the starting stack.
Tony G has two laptops set up on chairs near his Omaha Hi/Lo table. One is streaming some MMA matches. The other has a live stream of an Australian Rules Football match. When we remarked that we don't know much about ARF, the G responded, "It's a good game. It's great for betting."
Here's a bunch of counts from around the room.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
50,000 | 13,000 |
|
|
47,000 | 13,500 |
|
|
42,000 | 9,500 |
|
|
41,000 | 5,000 |
|
|
40,000 | 8,000 |
|
|
40,000 | 14,000 |
|
|
38,000 | -8,000 |
|
|
37,500 | 6,000 |
|
|
37,000 | 3,500 |
|
|
36,000 | 9,500 |
|
|
35,000 | |
|
|
35,000 | 1,000 |
|
|
34,000 | 1,000 |
|
|
33,000 | 12,000 |
|
|
32,000 | 5,000 |
|
|
31,500 | |
|
|
31,500 | -500 |
|
|
30,100 | -3,900 |
|
|
28,000 | |
|
|
26,000 | -6,000 |
|
|
26,000 | |
|
|
25,000 | |
|
|
25,000 | -16,800 |
|
|
24,000 | -1,500 |
|
|
24,000 |
We came to Sorel Mizzi's table in the middle of a hand, with Mizzi and George Lind heads-up. Lind bet the 
board, then three-bet after Mizzi raised. Mizzi fired in a fourth bet, causing Lind to pause and consider his course of action.
"You're getting scared," said Mizzi with a grin. Lind called.
The river was the . "That's a good card for one of us," Mizzi said.
"Probably you," Lind replied as he checked. Mizzi bet out and after a few moments Lind mucked.
"Good fold George," said Chino Rheem.
"Chino Rheem gives a stamp of approval," Mizzi added with a laugh. Dragging that pot increased Mizzi's count to 28,500.
