At two of the tables right in front of where we have our station set up in the blue section of the Amazon Room are two of the toughest tables in action. One table, Table 293, has Shunjiro Uchida, Phil Ivey, Tom Koral, Michael Mizrachi, Eugene Katchalov, Nick Schulman and Jason Mercier all seated at it. Adjacent to that table is Table 288 and that table has Eli Elezra, John Hennigan, Yuval Bronshtein, Ralph Perry and John Juanda at it.
On the flop of 
, John Juanda bet, Eli Elezra called, the next player raised and the player after that called. Juanda then called and Elezra called as well. The turn added the 
to the board and Juanda and Elezra checked. The next player bet, the player after that folded and then both Juanda and Elezra called.
Fifth street was dealt the 
and Juanda checked first. Elezra checked behind him and then the next player fired a bet. Juanda called and Elezra mucked. Juanda's opponent tabled the 
for the nut flush and Juanda mucked.
"Nice call, John," needled Elezra with a smile on his face.
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Check out some shots of the players in the field.
Eric Buchman, Tom Schneider (and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat) and two other players took a limped flop at a table near the rail. It came down 
. Buchman and Schneider both checked the blinds. One of the other players bet and one folded before Buchman check-raised. Schneider folded but the original aggressor called.
Buchman bet the 
turn and the 
river. His opponent finally folded to the river bet.
"My first pot," said Buchman as he raked in the chips.
Here's a few of the stacks from around the room.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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44,000 | 11,000 |
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41,800 | 11,800 |
|
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41,500 | 11,500 |
|
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33,000 | 3,000 |
|
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27,000 | -3,000 |
|
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26,000 | -4,000 |
|
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25,500 | -4,500 |
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25,300 | -4,700 |
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25,000 | -5,000 |
The players are on their first 20-minute break of the day.
Level: 3
Blinds: 200/400
Ante: 0
We've got a few more late arrivals joining the mix of things today and here's a list of them.
Matt Lefkowitz
Steve Sung
Daniel Smith
Lyle Berman
Sabyl Landrum
Ted Forrest
Erik Sagstrom
David Baker
Huck Seed
Howard Lederer
Steve Zolotow
Sorel Mizzi
Chino Rheem
Hoyt Corkins
Also here are Tony G and Noah Boeken who are seated right next to one another.
Yesterday players in the Pavilion Room complained that the air conditioning was set extremely high, turning the entire room into an icebox. Today the A/C is cranking again, especially during the last hour. But many players in our field today came prepared: they're dressed in their heaviest hooded sweatshirts.
Eric Buchman raised from the small blind when action folded to him and Tom Schneider called from the big bling. The flop came down 
and Buchman fired a bet. Schneider made the call.
The turn brought the 
and Buchman bet. Schneider called once again. The river then completed the board with the 
. Buchman bet again and Schneider was right there to make the call.
Buchman tabled a king-high flush with the 
and scooped the pot to move to 30,200 in chips. Schneider dropped to 20,000.
Last night, Buchman won his first bracelet in Event No. 18: $2,000 Limit Hold'em after beating Brent Courson heads up. Buchman's been a solid tournament player for some time now, but adding a bracelet to his resume surely cements his place in poker history.
