A three-way pot increased Maria Ho's stack a little bit when she snagged the low half of the pot, but she missed out on a lot more. Ho's connected exceedingly well with a flop of , as she flopped an uncounterfeitable nut low along with several straight draws and a flush draw. Somehow, Ho missed everything on the turn and river . She chopped the pot with a player who tabled .
"What a sick flop," another player said. The flop was indeed sick, but the board didn't get sick enough for Ho to scoop.
A late arrival to the back of Blue and a surprise to see in a $1500 Omaha Hi/Lo event: Tom "durrrr" Dwan. He wasn't the last player to Blue 258 though. That honor belonged to Shawn Buchanan, who took the seat to durrrr's right.
Chad Brown is another late arrival. His table is to the front of Blue, along the rail.
When six people limp into a pot, getting half isn't just a moral victory -- it actually improves your stack. Perry Friedman was one of six limpers to a flop of . After one check and a bet, Friedman called. Three others folded before the initial checker also called.
On the turn the action went check and bet again, but this time Friedman raised. The player in between called before the original bettor re-raised. Friedman and the third player both called.
Each player put in one bet on the river. Friedman showed for a wheel; his aggressive opponent showed for a flush; the third player mucked.
Perry Friedman is here, sporting a purple and yellow jester ap. He's keeping as low a pofile as you can with that kind of headgear.
A few tables away is "the Chief", a player wearing a large red, white and blue headdress who isn't keeping a low profile at all. After he chopped a hand with Team PokerStars Pro Pat Pezzin, he noticed Pezzin's Team Pro patch and asked Pezzin his name.
"Team Pro? You should have manned up and raised," he said after Pezzin said his name. "You would have won the whole pot."
He continued prattling on. "I'm insane. I spent three days in the nut house. Call me 'Chief'. I'm the guy in the badass Indian headdress."
Usually these sort of antics are reserved for the Main Event.
That's still a long time away.
A note from the Red Section: The man who wore a two-foot tall chef's hat during last year's Main Event is sitting over here, and wearing the same get-up.
Mike Matusow three bet and got one caller to a flop. The Mouth bet and picked up a call. It went check, check after the turn. Matusow bet when the river came the , and his opponent called. Matusow showed , which was good for the top half of the pot. The other player had (X) for an 8-6 low.
Since this event started, Matusow has been talking about the $50k Players' Championship he busted out of last night. The latest whine? "That tournament is nothing more than a $50k Pot-Limit Omaha tournament. That's all it is."
Daniel Negreanu bet at a flop, and got three callers. He took another stab at the turn, and again, everyone called. One more bet on the river earned one fold and two calls. He showed for tens full of fives and scooped a 1,950-chip pot.
Seems like every time we go out onto the floor, some new faces pop up. Recently spotted in Blue: Phil Hellmuth, Mike Sexton (seated to Allen Kessler's left), Jean-Robert Bellande, Shaun Deeb, Brent Carter and John Phan.
Phil Hellmuth seems to have shown up in a jovial mood for the start of this event. He played a multi-way pot to a flop of . They were five to a turn of , where Hellmuth was the only caller of a single bet.
On the river both players checked. The turn aggressor showed two pair, aces and jacks. Hellmuth rolled over three cards, , and jokingly tried to claim a Broadway straight.
"That might work in some other places," said the dealer. "But not here."
After a few limpers, Nick Binger raised from the cutoff and picked up four callers, including Rafe Furst.
Flop: - One of the original limpers bet, and only Binger gave up for the price of a small bet.
Turn: - Action checked to Furst, who stuck in a bet and got called in all three spots.
River: - The first player to act bet, and the next guy called. Furst raised, and after one player folded, the other two called. Then Rafe turned up and scooped the sizable pot with a king-high straight.
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connected exceedingly well with a flop of 
, as she flopped an uncounterfeitable nut low along with several straight draws and a flush draw. Somehow, Ho missed everything on the turn 
and river 
. She chopped the pot with a player who tabled 
.
. After one check and a bet, Friedman called. Three others folded before the initial checker also called.
river. Friedman showed 
for a wheel; his aggressive opponent showed 
for a flush; the third player mucked.
flop. The Mouth bet and picked up a call. It went check, check after the 
, which was good for the top half of the pot. The other player had 
flop, and got three callers. He took another stab at the 
turn, and again, everyone called. One more bet on the 
. They were five to a turn of 
both players checked. The turn aggressor showed two pair, aces and jacks. Hellmuth rolled over three cards, 
, and jokingly tried to claim a Broadway straight.
- The first player to act bet, and the next guy called. Furst raised, and after one player folded, the other two called. Then Rafe turned up