The table folded around to the button who raised to 300, and Keven “Stamdogg” Stammen, winner of last year’s Event No. 13 ($2,500 no-limit hold’em), called from the small blind. A short-stacked player in the BB called as well.
The flop came all clubs -- . Stammen checked, the short-stacked player pushed all in for 1,750, the button folded, and Stammen called. “I have a flush,” he said somewhat sheepishly, turning over . His opponent held and a prayer for a miracle in the form of running cards. But the sealed it, and he was out.
Chris Moneymaker opened with a raise to 225 from middle position, then a player behind raised to 600. It folded back around, and Moneymaker called.
The flop came a provocative . Both checked. The turn added further intrigue, bringing the . This time Moneymaker checked, his opponent bet 500, and Moneymaker called.
The river was the . Both players decided they’d had enough drama and checked. Moneymaker’s opponents showed . “I like your pair a lot better than I like mine,” said the 2003 Main Event champion as he mucked. Moneymaker has 6,600 at present.
Meanwhile over at the far end of the Pavilion Room, Irish poker legend Padraig Parkinson was getting what remained of his stack in on the river of a board with for two pair. His opponent called with for a higher two pair, and Parkinson took his leave.
Martin Hruby may have departed already, but we've found another member of Team PokerStars lurking in the Pavilion Room and still in possession of chips - Austrian Team Pro Johannes Steindl.
Furthermore, the PokerStars.com EPT Online Qualifier of the Year Pierre Neuville has been spotted among the still-in hordes, although with less than his starting stack right now he'll be needing to get busy soon if he doesn't want to join the ranks of the busted telling war stories in the corridor.
The board showed and there was approximately 2,000 already in the middle. Steven Levy fired a bet of 1.175, and when his opponent, Marcello Del Grosso, made the call, Levy instantly mucked.
Del Grosso showed a humble and dragged the pot. He now has 8,500, while Levy is down to 2,300.
There was a raise to 300 in early position and John Phan made it 1,300 in mid position, leaving himself just a few hundred behind. It folded back around to the original raiser who moved all in for just a few chips more. Phan pretended to fold but didn't, and called with a smile.
Phan:
Mr. All In:
Phan switched his cards around with his opponent's so when the board came down it looked to the casual observer as though he'd won, but the dealer and all-in player were not so easily fooled and Phan was left wiht just 600 in chips as his opponent doubled up.
The table folded around to Nenad Medic who completed in the small blind, and the big blind checked his option. Pot 300.
The flop came . Medic bet 200, and his opponent raised to 550. Medic contemplated for a minute, then stacked up a bunch of green 25-chips and pushed them forward to make the call.
The turn was the and both checked. The river then brought the . Medic checked again, and his opponent tossed his lone yellow 1,000-chip in the middle, leaving himself just 700 or so behind. Medic only had about 1,300 left himself, and went deep into the tank. He rechecked his cards, then finally made the call.
Both players showed their hands at approximately the same time -- Medic and his opponent . The call was a good one, and Medic now is back up to about 3,500.
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