Ming Reslock made a deep run in the $1,500 H.O.R.S.E. event. She's back here today in the $3,000 event, trying to replicate her success. Pre-flop, she re-raised after Jeffrey Mervis opened with a raise. Fabrizio Gonzalez called from the big blind and Reslock also called, creating a three-way flop of . Gonzalez led and was called by both other players.
The turn was the . Again Gonazlez bet. Again both players called to see the pair the board on the river. Gonzalez fired one more time. It was enough to shake Mervis, but not enough to shake Reslock. She called, then tabled for kings and fives after Gonzalez showed for tens and nines.
You would have been excused if you passed by Greg Mueller's table recently and thought the game was stud. In fact, during the razz round, Mueller completed third street and was raised by double-bracelet winner Ryan Hughes. Both of Hughes' bracelets are in stud hi/lo, one in 2007 and one in 2008. Mueller learned that fact about two minutes before playing this pot.
Both players bricked fourth street. Hughes checked and called a bet. Mueller took the lead and fired again on fifth street, with Hughes again calling. Hughes finally surrendered on sixth street.
Overnight chip leader Jordan Siegel has now extended his advantage and become the first player to crack the century after a big hold'em hand went his way.
The raised pot was three ways to the flop of . Siegel bet out, forcing a fold from Howard Lederer, but Hani Awad made the call.
The turn was the and Siegel fired again. Awad called and then again on the river. Siegel showed for the overpair which was good as Awad mucked.
In a big four-way preflop clash, a raising war left Paul Sokoloff all in while Colin Maneval left himself 100 behind to see a flop.
"I'm not sure there's too many flops where I can fold here," laughed Maneval.
The flop fell and play checked around, before Maneval tossed out his last 100 on the turn following a bet from the two live players.
The river bricked the and Sokoloff hoped his pair of sevens might be good. It was ahead of Maneval's pair of fives but Mitch Schock took down the pot with for a pair of kings to send two to the rail. Schock moves up to 75,000 chips.
Most eyes are never far away from Phil Ivey's seat. He consistently draws more attention than almost any other player. He bet a flop and was called in position by Eric Brix. Ivey fired again when the turn came . Brix thought over his decision for 20 to 30 seconds before calling.
Ivey fired again when the river fell . Brix didn't look happy to call, but he did it anyway. Ivey opened , a wheel, to scoop the whole pot. He's up to about 35,000 while Brix is down to 16,000.
Donald Yucius raised from middle position before Jan Fisher three-bet from the cutoff. Chad Brown then made it four bets to go from the small blind. Yucius called but Fisher capped the action, with both opponents calling.
The flop was and Brown led out with a bet. Yucius made the call as Fisher called all in for her last 200 chips.
The turn was the and Brown bet out into the side bot to force a fold from Yucius.
Brown:
Fisher:
Brown had turned the nut flush to leave Fisher drawing dead on the river. Fisher is eliminated and Brown jumps up to 80,000 chips.
PokerStars Team Pro Canada player Daniel Negreanu, sitting in position was the only player to call a pre-flop raise. His opponent continued on a board of , with Negreanu making the call.
The turn came . Negreanu wasn't sure if his opponent checked or not. "I can't tell. You're doing all those hand movements. I wasn't sure." Once it was confirmed that his opponent did indeed check, Negreanu fired out a bet that took down the pot.
Plenty of other Team Pros are alive and kicking in this event. Chad Brown and Katja Thater are duking it out side-by-side at one table; Team Online players Sebastien Sabic and Andrew Goetsch are seated at opposite ends of another. Goetsch appears to be having the most success so far, with about 65,000 chips in his stack. Negreanu's Team Pro Canada teammate, Pat Pezzin, is making another deep run as well.
James Mackey was down to his last few thousand chips and got it on on third street against Phillip Wallace. The boards ran out as follows:
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Wallace: () / /
Mackey started rolled up but would only get half as Wallace took the low. Mackey was left with 3,000 in chips and unfortunately for him they were lost soon after.
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. Gonzalez led and was called by both other players.
. Again Gonazlez bet. Again both players called to see the 
pair the board on the river. Gonzalez fired one more time. It was enough to shake Mervis, but not enough to shake Reslock. She called, then tabled 
for kings and fives after Gonzalez showed 
for tens and nines.
. Siegel bet out, forcing a fold from Howard Lederer, but Hani Awad made the call.
and Siegel fired again. Awad called and then again on the 
for the overpair which was good as Awad mucked.
turn following a bet from the two live players.
and Sokoloff hoped his 
. Brix thought over his decision for 20 to 30 seconds before calling.
and Brown bet out into the side bot to force a fold from Yucius.
river. Fisher is eliminated and Brown jumps up to 80,000 chips.
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