The eliminations of Salim Hanna and Rodeen Talebi have left us with just 34 players in the field. With 30 spots paying out, the money bubble for Event #7 is nearly upon us. It's time for the big stacks to get moving and the short stacks to hunker down for the cash.
David Baker opened with a raise from the middle seat, and Peter Gelencser three-bet from the big blind. Baker called and drew two cards, while Gelencser took one and put another bet out there. Baker raised, and Gelencser came right back with a reraise which Baker quickly called.
Both men stood pat the rest of the way, with Baker calling another Gelencser bet on the second round. After the final draw, Gelencser fired one final bet, leaving just 11,000 behind. Baker tanked for a minute or two, staring Gelencser up and down before releasing his cards into the muck.
Gelencser and Baker are both about even with 41,000 chips apiece after that exchange.
There's a big sports betting conversation going on at Table 346 involving Ted Forrest, Greg Mueller, David Singer, and Allen Kessler. The conversation apparently originated from a discussion about Ted Forrest's weight loss prop bet, but it quickly turned to sports betting and a huge discussion about where to get action on your bets.
Forrest was the subject of a big inquiry from the others about how much action the sports books around town were willing to book. "I made, in retrospect, one of the worst bets ever on a fight," Forrest conceded. "It took me two days of driving around town to get all my bets down on De La Hoya."
"Did he win the fight?" Mueller asked.
Forrest let out a disgusted noise. "My little sister could have beaten him from the seventh round on if she was wearing a Manny Pacquiao costume. He didn't throw a punch."
The conversation continued as we meandered away from the table.
Everyone's back in their chairs with full bellies, and the cards are in the air for the evening session of Event #7.
Level: 13
Blinds: 1,000/2,000
Ante:
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
125,000
20,000
|
20,000 |
|
|
112,000
91,000
|
91,000 |
|
|
110,000
10,000
|
10,000 |
|
|
107,000
52,000
|
52,000 |
|
94,600
46,600
|
46,600 |
|
||
|
83,000 | |
|
||
|
83,000
17,000
|
17,000 |
|
||
|
79,000
13,000
|
13,000 |
|
78,000
10,000
|
10,000 |
|
|
68,000
37,000
|
37,000 |
|
67,500
4,500
|
4,500 |
|
66,800
17,400
|
17,400 |
|
|
64,500
14,500
|
14,500 |
|
51,000
25,500
|
25,500 |
|
|
51,000
6,000
|
6,000 |
|
50,000
2,000
|
2,000 |
|
||
|
50,000
10,000
|
10,000 |
|
||
|
37,000
6,000
|
6,000 |
|
33,000
37,000
|
37,000 |
|
||
|
32,000
19,000
|
19,000 |
|
|
||
|
|
29,000
2,000
|
2,000 |
|
28,000
13,000
|
13,000 |
|
|
26,000
26,000
|
26,000 |
|
26,000
3,500
|
3,500 |
|
|
14,000
2,500
|
2,500 |
It's that time again, but this time it's an hour-long dinner break. We'll be back here around 8:30 p.m. local time.
Tony G just took a little pot of Chris Fargis to improve his stack back to 26,000. Tony G was the more aggressive player on the hand and raised or bet every street that he could. After he fired a bet following the final draw, Fargis mucked his hand.
Huck Seed was just eliminated by Hoyt Corkins as Corkin moved himself up to 84,500.
Christopher Fargis opened with an under-the-gun raise, and Tony G three-bet him out of the small blind.
Fargis drew two-two-one with Tony G drawing two and check-calling all the way to the end. When all the cards were out, Fargis showed the best hand with 
, knocking Tony G down to just 12,000.
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