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.
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.
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.
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.
Greg "FBT" Mueller was the bring-in with Daniel Ospina completing the action. Mark Bartlog raised and the table folded back to Ospina who made the call.
Ospina led out on fourth but Bartlog raised. Ospina made the call and then fired out bets on fifth and sixth streets. On seventh, Ospina checked, Bartlog bet and Opsina called.
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Bartlog: () /
Bartlog's seventy-four low was good to take it down and move up to 45,000 chips.
Bartlog has some sort of plant with him at the table. It appears to be sprigs of perhaps rosemary or similar herbs, and he's sniffing it between hands, to perhaps clear the mind. Following the hand, Mueller spoke up and complained about the plant as it was bringing Bartlog good luck.
"Hey Savage!" Mueller yelled across the rook to well-respected tournament director Matt Savage who is playing this event. "In your tournaments can players have a plant at the table? This guy is sniffing a plant!" added Mueller.
Savage gave a smile and a nod as he replied, "We have lots of plants at the Commerce!"
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Matt Savage -- the best 16-handicap you'll ever play -- in Day 1 action.
While watching Ming Reslock scoop at Matt Savage's table, Savage informed everyone that the U.S. Open was over and that Graeme McDowell won. That prompted a golf discussion, with one player asking Savage what his handicap is. Savage replied, "16," which may have drawn a snicker from the media.
"Was that a Vegas answer?" the player asked after hearing the snicker. "I think that was a Vegas answer."
"That's the difference between gamblers and non-gamblers," said Pat Pezzin. "In Vegas, if you ask someone what their handicap is, it's probably four strokes lower. In Canada, if you ask someone what their handicap is, it's probably four strokes higher."
Ho: X-X / X FOLD
Puchkov: X-X / / X
Kassela: X-X / / X
Konstantin Puchkov and Frank Kassela both have already won a bracelet at the 2010 World Series. Kassela's came in Event 15, $10,000 Stud Hi/Lo; Puchkov won his two days ago in Event 31, $1,500 H.O.R.S.E. The two played a three-way pot recently along with Maria Ho. We came to the table with the action already at fifth street and Ho folding to a bet from Puchkov that Kassela called. On sixth street, Kassela checked and called a bet. It was the same action on the river, with Kassela calling two pair, queens and tens, as he opened and a third card in the hole. Puchkov silently turned up for a straight-seven and a six-five low. He scooped to climb to 72,000.
Baker led the betting with Campbell all in on fifth street. Luske called Baker down in the side pot but Baker revealed () in the hole for a seven-high straight, good for the high and the low. Baker is now up to a commanding 150,000 and the tournament chip lead.
Siegel: X-X / / X
Juanda: X-X / FOLD
Opponent: X-X / / X
Johns: X-X / FOLD
The split-pot games have the tendency to swell pots as multiple players go multiple streets looking to catch at least half of the pot. A four-way pot was just played at Jordan Siegel's table, with Siegel taking home half of it.
Mark Johns was the player who completed third street, with Siegel, John Juanda and a third player all calling. Johns checked the lead on fourth street, allowing Siegel the opportunity to bet. All players called the bet.
On fifth street the fourth player in the hand made an open pair of queens. His bet was called by Johns before Siegel's raise drove Juanda out of the pot. The fourth player called and Johns also called.
The fourth player led again on sixth street. He folded Johns out of the pot, then had to call a raise from Siegel. Siegel bet seventh and was called, turning up for a straight-seven and a 6-5 low. The low was good, of course, but the high half was overtaken by the lone remaining player in the pot, who showed a full house. Chop it up!
Siegel is up to 114,000. Johns is quite healthy as well, with 96,000, while Juanda's 66,000 puts him above par.
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and play checked around, before Maneval tossed out his last 100 on the 
turn following a bet from the two live players.
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.
. 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 
river. Siegel showed 
for the overpair which was good as Awad mucked.
. Gonzalez led and was called by both other players.
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 
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