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Brandon Cantu "just runs real good against me," said a player that Cantu had just busted. Cantu's 
, aces and sixes, was behind on a flop of 
when his opponent made aces and nines and a low draw, 
. That was no problem for Cantu. He promptly runnered a straight, 
, to scoop the whole pot and knock his opponent out.
George Danzer has taken a bit of a hit - he's at 8,000 after flopping a set of jacks, the board reading 
when the chips went in. His opponent, who'd been chasing a low, not only made his low but also runner-runnered a straight to scoop the pot. Most unfortunate.
Devilfish: "So this guy says, Devilfish, you look like my dad. So I said, if I were your dad, you'd be twice as good-looking and twice as smart. And everyone laughed."
Tablemate: "Were they laughing because it was funny, or because you don't know what you look like?"
Meow.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
40,000
37,000
|
37,000 |
|
|
33,000
6,000
|
6,000 |
|
|
30,000
27,000
|
27,000 |
|
|
29,000
1,000
|
1,000 |
|
|
28,000
9,500
|
9,500 |
|
|
28,000
25,000
|
25,000 |
|
|
26,000
23,000
|
23,000 |
|
|
25,000
1,000
|
1,000 |
|
|
24,000
1,000
|
1,000 |
|
|
23,000
20,000
|
20,000 |
|
|
22,500
19,500
|
19,500 |
|
|
22,000 | |
|
|
22,000
4,000
|
4,000 |
|
|
21,000
-1,000
|
-1,000 |
|
|
20,000
9,000
|
9,000 |
|
|
18,500
3,500
|
3,500 |
|
|
18,000
-7,000
|
-7,000 |
|
|
18,000
15,000
|
15,000 |
|
|
17,000
-4,000
|
-4,000 |
|
|
16,000 | |
|
|
16,000
13,000
|
13,000 |
|
|
15,000
2,000
|
2,000 |
|
|
15,000
12,000
|
12,000 |
|
|
14,500
11,500
|
11,500 |
|
|
14,000
11,000
|
11,000 |
Eric Lindgren and Dan Shak were recently discussing the concept of rebuy tournaments -- at least as they're implemented at the WSOP. Lindgren was saying he'd prefer to see a one rebuy, one add-on format -- to keep the rebuys under control and to prevent anyone from "buying" a bracelet -- rather than the lammer situation now in use. Shak agreed. Both men feel that the lammer situations doesn't really solve anything because in order to play deep at the start you need to cash in all your lammers immediately. As currently implemented, the "starting stack" in tournaments like this one don't allow for much deep-stacked play, but cashing all the lammers in right away takes away the rebuy safety net.
Level: 6
Blinds: 150/300
Ante: 0
The flop read 
when we arrived, and Ben "Milkybar Kid" Grundy seemed to have bet 1,200. Phil Gordon went all in for 4,450, and behind him Justin "BoostedJ" Smith reshoved for 9,300. Grundy thought about it for a while and then made the call. On their backs.
Grundy: 
for two pair and an open-ended straight draw
Gordon: 
for a pair of jacks, a flush draw and a backdoor low draw
Smith: 
for an overpair, an inside straight draw and a better flush draw
Turn: 
River: 
Smith turned his gutshot, and it was good to scoop the pot and put him up to 28,500. Gordon duly exited, and an extremely unhappy Grundy dropped to 10,000 or so.
The following players are nowhere to be seen, presumed busted.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
Busted | |
|
|
Busted | |
|
|
Busted | |
|
|
Busted | |
|
|
Busted | |
|
|
Busted | |
|
|
Busted | |
|
|
Busted | |
|
|
Busted | |
|
|
Busted |
Some are doing better than others, naturally, but all have at least some chips to their respective names.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
33,000
17,600
|
17,600 |
|
|
30,000
3,000
|
3,000 |
|
|
30,000
27,000
|
27,000 |
|
|
25,000
22,000
|
22,000 |
|
|
23,000
20,000
|
20,000 |
|
|
21,000
18,000
|
18,000 |
|
|
4,300
-19,700
|
-19,700 |
Pot-limit omaha hi/lo is an action game that, frankly, doesn't have as much action as you'd expect. That's because more than a few pots wind up being chopped. Take, for example, a recent pot at Nikolay Evdakov's table. There was a raise to 850 pre-flop that Evdakov (with a jacket draped from his shoulders like a cap), sitting in the small blind, and the big blind both called. Both blinds checked a paired flop, 
, inducing a bet of 900 from the pre-flop raiser. Evdakov raised that bet to 2,000, folding the big blind. The original pre-flop raiser called.
On the turn Evdakov made a strong bet of 5,000. He was called. When the river put a low and an ace on board, , Evdakov checked. His opponent bet 16,600. Evdakov tanked for well over a minute before calling with three jacks, 
. His opponent did not have a full house; he had 
for a low and two pair. They chopped up the pot.
