The pot contained around 2,000 in chips and the flop read when the gentleman in the big blind bet out 1,000. Lyle Berman under the gun made the call.
They saw a turn and this time the big blind checked. Berman bet 2,000, and his opponent flat-called.
The river was the and the big blind checked again. This time the bet from Berman was a hefty 10,000. His opponent flatted again and turned over for a flopped set. Berman showed for a higher set on the turn, and took the sizeable pot.
The entire sports world is focusing on LeBron James today with his decision coming up shortly on where he'll be headed to next year. One of the tables, Table 299, has a little pool going on the subject. Al Riccobono brought up the idea and seven people put up $5 each for a winner-take-all bet, which may be chopped as some people share the same team. Here's who picked who.
Al Riccobono - Miami Heat
Steve Moore - Chicago Bulls
Mike Liscio - Miami Heat
Brad Miller - New Jersey Nets
James Boyle - New Jersey Nets
Alec Vanderlem - Chicago Bulls
Jeff the Dealer - Cleveland Cavaliers
Surely it'll be on the televisions around the area when it airs shortly and many of the players will be more honed in on that than anything else.
Joe Hachem was in middle position when he bet 5,725 into a board reading . His opponent went all in for a total of 16,100 and Hachem went into the tank.
After thinking for a while, Hachem said, "I'm not Hollywooding, boys. Either you got a full house or you're bluffing."
Eventually, Hachem said he "couldn't fold" and made the call. Much to his dismay his opponent tabled . Hachem mucked and after doubling up his opponent, he is down to 9,000.
Norman Chad is making the rounds, as he normally does here at the Main Event. Just now he stopped by a table where a player had asked him to sign the bill of his WSOP baseball cap.
As he signed someone the conversation turned to Chad's spouse. "You mean your future ex-wife?" another player cracked. "My current wife," Chad corrected. "I don't say that anymore, because every time I did before, it came true."
There was about 1,800 in the pot preflop between Barry Greenstein and his opponent in Seat 1. The flop came down and Seat 1 led out for a bet of 1,000. Greenstein wasted little time in raising it to 2,000.
Seat 1 thought for a moment, grabbed his entire stack of 8,600 more and slammed it in the middle. Greenstein quickly flicked his cards into the muck and seemed content to preserve his stack of about 39,000.
Upon hearing the announcement of the final numbers and confirmed prize pool, one of the players asked his table if they want to chop. Unfortunately, he was unable to get the table to agree, nevermind the whole room.
Spanish pro Victor "Mendi" Mendicuti limped from early position before calling a raise to 1,200 from William Thorson just one seat down.
On the flop, both players checked leading to an turn where Thorson led for 1,400. Mendicuti called.
The river came the , and Mendicuti turned aggressor by leading for 3,500. Thorson slammed his call onto the table, only to be shown for the spade flush.
Thorson drops to 24,500, whilst Mendicuti continues to slice and dice his way through the competition like a psychotic butcher with 78,000.
Joe Hacham recently took a hit and was down to 9,000 after doubling up a player at his table. It wasn't long before he tried to double up himself. All the chips were in the middle preflop between Hachem and his opponent.
Hachem:
Opponent:
Hachem was looking good through most of the hand as the board ran out but the on the river was enough to give his opponent the best hand and send Hachem to the rail.
Fittingly enough, Steve Dannenmann, who finished runner-up to Hachem in the 2005 Main Event busted right around the same time as Hachem
The WSOP Main Event is generally a joyous occasion for most players, one filled with cheer and camaraderie. That doesn't seem to be the case over at Table 39 where the floorman was called after a verbal altercation.
We're not sure what the problem was but the floorman told the two players in question: "If either of you say anything more to the other, I'm giving you a two round penalty. You got it?"
One of the men pointed at the other and said, "Tell him that."
"I'm telling you too," the floorman stated. Things at Table 39 have been quiet ever since.
"You're going to need more than two cards to beat me!"
Catching the action on the river with the board reading and the pot sitting at only 3,000, we witnessed a bet of 2,000 from Anh Van Nguyen before his opponent made it 6,250.
Nguyen then bumped it to 22,000, and after a lengthy amount of deliberation, his opponent made the call leaving himself just 150 in chips.
Nguyen tabled his for a flush to collect the pot and move to 98,200 as his opponent flashed his before sending into the muck.
when the gentleman in the big blind bet out 1,000. Lyle Berman under the gun made the call.
turn and this time the big blind checked. Berman bet 2,000, and his opponent flat-called.
and the big blind checked again. This time the bet from Berman was a hefty 10,000. His opponent flatted again and turned over 
for a flopped set. Berman showed 
for a higher set on the turn, and took the sizeable pot.
. His opponent went all in for a total of 16,100 and Hachem went into the tank.
. Hachem mucked and after doubling up his opponent, he is down to 9,000.
and Seat 1 led out for a bet of 1,000. Greenstein wasted little time in raising it to 2,000.
flop, both players checked leading to an 
, and Mendicuti turned aggressor by leading for 3,500. Thorson slammed his call onto the table, only to be shown 
for the spade flush.
but the 
