Ted Forrest check-called a bet after all three draws from Kirk Banks. Banks then spread the , having a pair of deuces. The dealer announced that Banks held an eighty-seven and Forrest almost mucked. Someone else at the table saw that Banks held a pair of deuces and called it out. Forrest checked and then tabled his ten-eight for the winning hand. This brought up some discussion as to whether or not you're able to spread a hand that has a pair in it during this tournament. Some of the players claimed that in some places, you can't spread a pair. Forrest wanted to know what happened when the dealer called the wrong hand and almost caused Forrest to muck.
After talking with the floor staff, the players were informed that you can indeed spread pairs. "Do all the angle shooting you wants boys!" announced the player who went and talked with the floor about the rule on spreading hands with pairs or worse in them. The dealer was also instructed to make sure he called out the right hands.
On the third draw, Jeffrey Lisandro stood pat and his opponent drew one card. Lisandro then check-called his opponent's bet. After the player rolled over number one with the , Lisandro mucked. He was left with a stack of 6,200 chips.
After a player raised, Allen Kessler called in position and then the small blind called. The sall blind drew one, the raiser drew two and then Kessler drew two. The small blind checked, the next player bet and Kessler called. The small blind also called.
The small blind and other player then drew one each before Kessler drew two again. Action when check, bet, call, call. Then the small blind drew one, the next player drew one and Kessler stood pat. Everyone checked after the last draw and Kessler tabled the winning hand with his . The other two players mucked.
Victor Ramdin checked after the second draw and the next player to act fired a bet. Nam Le was up next and made the call. Ramdin mucked. The unknown player then stood pat before Le took one card. After that, both players checked.
Le's was good enough to best his opponent's and he picked up a few hundred chips.
Mike Matusow, Ted Forrest, and Huck Seed have taken their seats in the blue section. Meanwhile, Steve Zolotow and Marc Karam registered after Level 1 started and will have to wait until Level 2 before taking their seats.
Scott Seiver raised from under the gun and got four callers. The small blind drew two, the big blind drew four, Seiver drew two and then the two players behind him both drew three. After that first draw, the small blind led out, the big blind folded, Seiver raised, the next player folded and then the last player reraised. The small blind and Seiver both called.
Each of the three remaining players drew one card apiece. The small blind then checked, Seiver fired a bet and was called by both players.
On the final draw, the small blind drew one, Seiver stood pat and the next player drew one. Seiver then fired after the draw was complete and no one called him. He was able to pick up the nice pot and moved himself up to about 10,000 chips.
The player in the cutoff seat called and Jean-Robert Bellande made it two bets to play on the button. David Bach raised it to three bets from the small blind and action folded around to Bellande. He raised it again and Bach called.
The action went down as follows:
Bach drew two, two, and one.
Bellande drew one then stood pat.
Bach check-called bets after every draw, mucking when Bellande tabled . Bach slipped to 7,100 while Bellande has 7,400.
Jean-Robert Bellande just broke an eighty-seven on his table against David Baker after the two put in three bets after the second draw and Baker stood pat. "If you check now, I'm going to puke," said Bellande after he tossed his eight away. Then, Baker tapped the table and checked. Bellnde's head sunk and he looked confused and disgusted. He then checked behind.
Baker tabled a seventy-six and Bellande patted himself on the back for breaking his good-but-lesser eighty-seven. He wasn't able to draw better and mucked, dropping the pot and slipping to about 6,800 chips.
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