It's always a good idea to keep an eye on the Team PokerStars family, and they're out in force today. Check out our PokerStars crowd so far; we've still got a few more trickling in after a late sleep:
USA
Chris Moneymaker
Greg Raymer
Victor Ramdin
Switzerland
Anton Allemann
Germany
Michael Keiner
Johannes Strassman
Sandra Naujoks
France
Thomas Bichon
Netherlands
Fatima de Melo
Thierry van den Berg
Brazil
Andre Akkari
We also have Randy Lew and Grayson Physioc from Team Online, and Friend of PokerStars Pierre Neuville is in the house as well.
Catching the action on a flop of play checked to 2003 WSOP Champion Chris Moneymaker who fired 1,100. He found himself one caller to the turn where both players checked.
The river landed the and again it was checked to Moneymaker who fired 1,400. His opponent made the call and Moneymaker revealed for top pair which was enough to take it down. Moneymaker has chipped up to 34,000 in the early goings.
With 4,700 in the pot and the board reading on the river, the UTG player bet 2,000 and Rene Angelil raised to 7,000, only to have his opponent come back over the top for 12,000. Angelil made the call.
Angelil turned over for the rivered nut boat while his opponent showed . Some were scratching their heads as to why Angelil elected simply to call in that spot rather than reraise with what was essentially the nuts, but nevertheless he's up to 41,000.
With the board reading , Chino Rheem checked to his opponent. The player fired 5,000 and Rheem went into the tank. "I don't like folding trips," he said before making the call.
His opponent then tabled the having flopped the nut flush and Rheem mucked.
"You can thank the cameras for that one," said Rheem.
Facing an under-the-gun raise and a few callers, Greg Raymer moved all in from the big blind for 2,600 total. The player to his left then reshoved, successfully isolating Fossilman (though not before the other callers tried their best to earn a few seconds of tv time with their impressive tank-folding skills.) "I don't know why there was so much thinking," Raymer said, turning to his opponent. "You have to have aces." And he was correct.
Raymer:
Opponent:
"If that were the eight of spades, eight of diamonds, I'd be a lock to win," Raymer said. "But it's not, so I'm only 25 percent."
The board came , so unfortunately for Raymer, this was the other 75 percent. When he finished signed over his trademark fossil card cover,the ESPN cameras followed Raymer out, framing a shot with his Main Event champion banner hanging behind him. Now that Raymer is gone, the Red Section's featured table is devoid of recognizable players, and the rail has gone from three-deep to entirely empty in two minutes. We'll see who they bring to fill Raymer's spot.
While all eyes are focused on the action ON the tables, we took a quick spin through the Orange Section to see what was UNDER the tables. In addition to all of the Everest Poker seat cushions and various backpacks and handbags, we spotted a plate of grapes, someone's headphones, a safari hat with a phone in it, a copy of PokerNews Australasia and Pacific magazine, a banana peel (careful!), a roughly 50/50 distribution of cans of Red Bull and cups of coffee, and a copy of Foreign Influence, a "formulaic thriller" (according to one reviewer) by Brad Thor. We suppose the action at the tables isn't thrilling enough.
Peter Feldman raised to 300 and a player in middle position raised to 875. Feldman made the call saying, "Well since I already have a big chip in there."
The flop came down and Feldman check-called a bet of 1,025 from his opponent. After the hit the turn, Feldman and his opponent both checked. The river completed the board with the and Feldman fired 2,100. His opponent made it 5,500 and Feldman mucked.
John Hennigan called an early-position player's raise of 300 from the button after a player in middle position called. The small blind reraised to 1,800 and the original raiser folded. The player in middle position folded as well, but Hennigan wanted to see a flop and made the call.
The flop came down and both players checked to see the fall on the turn. The small blind fired 2,025. Hennigan popped the action up to 5,100 and his opponent folded.
It was one of those days for Nick Schulman. His stack started dropping off a cliff almost from the words, "Shuffle up and deal." On his final hand, Schulman bet 1,200 on a flop of , then moved all in for 6,550 when the turn blanked . Hunter Frey called both bets and attempted to notch the elimination with , top pair. Schulman turned up a pair of kings, but was eliminated when the river fell to give Frey trip queens.
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play checked to 2003 WSOP Champion Chris Moneymaker who fired 1,100. He found himself one caller to the 
turn where both players checked.
and again it was checked to Moneymaker who fired 1,400. His opponent made the call and Moneymaker revealed 
for top pair which was enough to take it down. Moneymaker has chipped up to 34,000 in the early goings.
on the river, the UTG player bet 2,000 and Rene Angelil raised to 7,000, only to have his opponent come back over the top for 12,000. Angelil made the call.
for the rivered nut boat while his opponent showed 
. Some were scratching their heads as to why Angelil elected simply to call in that spot rather than reraise with what was essentially the nuts, but nevertheless he's up to 41,000.
, Chino Rheem checked to his opponent. The player fired 5,000 and Rheem went into the tank. "I don't like folding trips," he said before making the call.
having flopped the nut flush and Rheem mucked.
, so unfortunately for Raymer, this was the other 75 percent. When he finished signed over his trademark fossil card cover,the ESPN cameras followed Raymer out, framing a shot with his Main Event champion banner hanging behind him. Now that Raymer is gone, the Red Section's featured table is devoid of recognizable players, and the rail has gone from three-deep to entirely empty in two minutes. We'll see who they bring to fill Raymer's spot.
hit the turn, Feldman and his opponent both checked. The river completed the board with the 
and both players checked to see the 
, then moved all in for 6,550 when the turn blanked 
, top pair. Schulman turned up 
a pair of kings, but was eliminated when the river fell 
to give Frey trip queens.