Chad Brown is now seated with Brock Parker and Mel Judah at a corner table in the Blue section. At a recent hand at their table, the under-the-gun player said, "Joke. Misdeal," before folding. Several more players folded in turn but the dealer became confused and dropped the stub, exposing several cards in the deck. Some players at the table believed at that point that the hand was indeed a mis-deal but Chad Brown was not one of them. He requested a floor for a ruling.
The floor that came to the table ruled a mis-deal, much to Brown's unhappiness and consternation. He requested that a supervisor come and make a ruling. That person did eventually arrive and ruled that the stub should be re-shuffled.
As the hand played out, Brown won three-quarters of the pot with on a board of . The dealer had some problems quartering the pot, but with Brown's help eventually got it done. The table applauded.
"I'm from Florida," said the dealer. "We don't deal much Omaha."
For his part in the whole episode, the under-the-gun player said he had never intended to cause any problem. "I'm not saying another word," he promised.
We couldn't keep up with the bets and the raises at Phil Hellmuth's table. With three people involved in a side pot and the fourth looking to win a piece of the main pot, there were a bunch of bets that went in on a board. The river drew one bet from each of the side-pot players. Incredibly, each -- including Hellmuth -- had in his hand for a wheel, although none had a to go with it. For the main pot, the all-in player tabled two fours, having made a set that was no good.
Hellmuth is low in his chair at the moment, scrolling through his iPod.
Team PokerStars Pro is being represented by a full international contingent today. Dario Minieri, on Team Italy, is holding court near the rail. Costa Rican Humberto Brenes and his shark are making a splash, and Russian Alex Kravchenko is quietly intimidating as usual. Johannes Steindl, who makes up 100% of Team Austria, was seated one table over from Team Germany member George Danzer earlier in the event, but their tables were both broken just before dinner.
Steindl is in much better shape after this recent triple up. After one limper, Steindl raised. A player in late position stuck in another raise, and the limper and Steindl both called. The flop fell and the first player to act check-folded when Steindl bet and the other player raised. Johannes moved all in for another half bet. Steindl tabled for a flopped straight. His opponent was not so happy to see his in bad shape. The turn and river bricked and Steindl more than doubled up.
Tony G just joined Barry Greenstein's table with a very healthy stack. He started chatting with the Bear about some money he's made on last-longer prop bets in this event. Apparently, Tony G got odds from David Benyamine and Phil Ivey on a last-longer with David Benyamine.
The G then started eyeing the Bear's stack. "We could probably do a last-longer too," Tony said. "Even money."
"I don't play to last longer," replied Greenstein. "I play to win. Anyway, you're getting too good. They were thinking about the old Tony. Though sometimes you can lose your patience."
"Anything can happen," said Tony.
"The Tony G of three or four years ago, I laugh," continued the Bear. By the time we left the table they had not booked any action.
Jason Mercier raised from early position, and fellow Team PokerStars Pro Dario Minieri kept him company. They tried to go all in preflop, but the dealer explained that wasn't really allowed in limit poker. Mercier bet and Minieri called all three streets of a board. Mercier showed for the nut low, and Minieri held for the nut flush. Chop it up, and on to the next one.
Stephen "the Big Show" Topakas was among the last players to break out of the Red section into the Blue section. He just played a pot at his new table from the blinds. Topakas checked the turn , then called a middle-position bet after one other player called ahead of him.
The river fell . Again Topakas checked. He was visibly displeased when the middle-position player bet all in, but Topakas put in a raise anyway to squeeze the player in between. That player called, then mucked for the side pot when Topakas turned up for a queen-high straight. The main pot, however, went to the middle-position player, who showed .
The rebate that Topakas got out of the side pot did little to improve his mood.
Action folded to Phil Hellmuth, and he stuck in a raise. Only the big blind called to see the flop. The big blind check-called a bet from Phil. On the turn, the player checked again, and the Poker Brat, aka Mr. Zen, checked behind. The river brought the , and the big blind bet out. Hellmuth called and showed down for a six-high straight and a wheel low. Also with a wheel, his opponent was left with a quarter of the pot.
One last chance to visit the poker kitchen, go to the bathroom, etc. tonight. Players will be back in 20 after a break and the color up of the T25 chips. Then they've got two more levels to build their stacks before bed.
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on a board of 
. The dealer had some problems quartering the pot, but with Brown's help eventually got it done. The table applauded.
board. The river 
drew one bet from each of the side-pot players. Incredibly, each -- including Hellmuth -- had 
in his hand for a wheel, although none had a 
to go with it. For the main pot, the all-in player tabled two fours, having made a set that was no good.
and the first player to act check-folded when Steindl bet and the other player raised. Johannes moved all in for another half bet. Steindl tabled 
for a flopped straight. His opponent was not so happy to see his 
in bad shape. The turn and river bricked and Steindl more than doubled up.
board. Mercier showed 
, then called a middle-position bet after one other player called ahead of him.
flop. The big blind check-called a bet from Phil. On the 
turn, the player checked again, and the Poker Brat, aka Mr. Zen, checked behind. The river brought the