As the pace of play has slow down, Konstantin Puchkov has started to win more than his share of pots. He played an unusual razz hand against Al Barbieri a few moments ago. Barbieri brought it in on third, then called Puchkov's completion. Puchkov bet the low board on fourth street and again Barbieri called.
On fifth street Puchkov made a strange check with a board that was leagues better than Barbieri's. Barbieri then bet, drawing 30 seconds of thought form Puchkov before he called.
Both players checked sixth street. Down the river, Puchkov finally fired and induced a fold from Barbieri.
With that pot, Puchkov climed to about 2.2 million in chips. He is the leader now.
Barbieri fired bets on fourth, fifth, and sixth streets with Puchkov calling the whole way, though each time a little more slowly than the last. Both players checked seventh street, and Barbieri opened up his . A pair of sixes is good enough to scoop up that pot, the largest for Barbieri in quite some time.
Konstantin Puchkov limped in from the button, Al Barbieri raised, and Puchkov called the extra bet. Barbieri bet the whole way on a board of with Puchkov calling bets on every street. At showdown, Barbieri's were second best to Puchkov's , and the pot goes to the Russian.
On the next hand, Al Barbieri raised to open the pot, and Konstantin Puchkov made the call. Puchkov check-called a bet on the flop, and both players checked the turn. On the river , it was Barbieri who called a bet, but he mucked when Puchkov showed him the winning .
Al Barbieri and Konstantin Puchkov were both in for one bet each pre-flop. The flop was paired, . Barbieri, the pre-flop raiser, continued after Puchkov checked. Puchkov then raised and was re-raised by Barbieri. Puchkov called to the turn and check-called a bet. Both players checked the river.
Barbieri opened first, tabling for three nines. Puchkov was better, showing for a ten-high straight.
Konstantin Puchkov has some Russian railbirds who hae been here sweating him most of the night. They've alo been talking in Russian during hands repeatedly and as the night gets later Barbieri is getting more and more irritated by it.
"I'll forefeit the tournment," said an irate Barbieri. He demanded that TD Bob Smith enfore the English-only rule. Smith had a few words with therailbirds and, for the moment, things seem to be under control.
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up, and Al Barbieri completed with the 
. Puchkov called.
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. A pair of sixes is good enough to scoop up that pot, the largest for Barbieri in quite some time.
, and Konstantin Puchkov completed showing the 
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were second best to Puchkov's 
, and the pot goes to the Russian.
flop, and both players checked the 
, it was Barbieri who called a bet, but he mucked when Puchkov showed him the winning 
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for a ten-high straight.