Over at Table 17 players are talking about where they flew in from and how late it is at home. One gentleman from Cleveland said, "What? It's 1:00AM in Cleveland? I'm done for."
Indeed, poker players aren't known for keeping the most reasonable of hours. Add some jet lag into the mix and it can be a real grind.
We got to this hand and got to see Antonio Bueti and an opponent involved on a flop of . Bueti's opponent, who was in the big blind, went all in for 1,175 with Bueti calling.
Bueti:
Opponent:
Bueti was behind and had to catch some outs that didn't give his opponent a flush. The was no use to Bueti, but the gave him the straight and sent his opponent to the rail.
Think the seniors event is a snoozefest? The players at a table featuring TJ Cloutier, Dennis Phillips and Maria Stern might disagree with you. We hung out by the table for a little while and caught the first hand played between Phillips and Cloutier.
Cloutier was in early position and raised to 675. He got a call from Phillips. On a flop of , Cloutier bet 1,500 and Phillips folded.
We missed the preflop action, but we do know there was a raise before a flop of shared between Tom Schneider and an opponent.
Schneider's opponent checked, Schneider bet 2,000 and his opponent raised to 4,500. The betting wasn't done there, as Schneider shoved all in and got called by his shorter-stacked opponent.
Schneider:
Opponent:
Schneider was way ahead of his opponent and stayed that way through the on the turn and on the river. He'll head into the dinner break with about 29,000 in chips.
Dave Cohen raised to 400 from under the gun and his only taker was the player in the hijack position. The flop came down and Cohen committed 500 chips to the middle, once more getting called.
The turn was the and Cohen fired another bullet, this time for 900, and again got called. Both players checked the on the river.
Cohen showed for a missed flush draw, but managed to pair his 8, which was better than his opponent's missed flush with .
We arrived to this hand a little late, but we do know that there was a bet of 500 on a flop reading with two callers, one of whom was Lon McEachern.
When the turn came , McEachern checked but the player to his left went all in for 2,275. Once the third player folded, McEachern thought for a bit before making the call.
McEachern:
Opponent:
McEachern needed a lot of help to win the hand, and he got it when the came on the river, giving him three of a kind.