The day off between the second Day 2 and our current Day 3 is very popular with various organizations for throwing lavish parties, so be honest, there are a good few folks in here, players, media and staff alike, whose ears are maybe still ringing and whose stomachs perhaps couldn't face breakfast this morning.
Take, for example, the dealer at Table 338. A particularly loud cry of, "All in and call!" brought us running, but when we arrived at the table it was to discover the players all looking a bit confused, as the player whose turn it was had not yet made the call.
"Then why did I hear call?" ventured the dealer. "I'm hearing things."
You are not alone, Mr. Dealer. We waited for a while to see if anything interesting happened, but the player in question eventually folded.
A player in middle position opened to 2,400 and Marcin Horecki defended his big blind. Both players checked the flop and after the turned Horecki led for 2,400. His opponent called.
The rivered and Horecki led again - this time for 4,500. His opponent called and mucked once Horecki showed him for trip nines. Horecki was shipped the pot, chipping him up to 94,000.
With JP Kelly moving over to the orange section, there are now three British players on Table 337, all of whom will know each other's every move having clashed many a time on the UK circuit. Currently, no stacks have changed, though, with the Hendon Mob's Boatman still the biggest of the three.
Grayson Physioc fired two bullets against an opponent in the small blind but shut things down on the river. He tried a bet of 5,400 on an flop and a bet of 12,400 when the turn paired the board, . The small blind called each bet. When the river came the action went check, check. Physioc couldn't beat the small blind's , jacks and eights. As a result he's down to about 58,000 in chips.
Eddy Sabat opened with a raise to 2,000 from the cutoff and got one caller from the big blind. The flop came . Sabat's opponent led for 3,500, Sabat raised to 8,800, and his opponent called.
The turn was the . This time the BB checked, Sabat bet 11,000, and his opponent called.
The river was the . Both checked, and Sabat turned over for a pair of tens. His hand was best, as his opponent showed .
Lex Veldhuis didn't get off to the start he was hoping for today. He was under 40,000 when he got into it preflop with Jonathan Karamalikis. But this wasn't one of Lex's trademark crazy moves, just a standard flip.
Veldhuis:
Karamalikis:
The flop fell . "Well that's not good," Lex said. Correct, sir. The turn and river were also not good for RaSZi. "I assume you've got me covered?" he asked Karamalikis, and indeed he did. Veldhuis was sent to the rail, and Karamalikis accumulated his chips to move up to 98,000.
David "Devilfish" Ulliott is chatting away over at Table 359. He recently min-raised from the cutoff and swiped the blinds, adding, "I'm gonna write a book called How to Walk Over the Big Blind."
The Devilfish has also taken a break from his usual Ed Hardy attire and is sporting a shirt that says the following:
Poker Lingo 101
"Sorry Man" = Not Really
"Nice Hand" = F**k You . . .
"Well Played" = Lucky Donk
"Good Game, Good Luck" = Nice Suckout, Hope You Lose
"Are You Gonna Call?" = Please Don't, I'm Weak
John Hennigan raised to 3,500 pre-flop from late position and was called by Robert Mizrachi on the button. When the flop came all baby cards, , Hennigan made a continuation bet of 4,500. Mizrachi called, then tried a bet of 7,300 after Hennigan checked the turn. Hennigan was undeterred and called to the river, which both players checked. Hennigan turned over for a pair of deuces. That was the winner, allowing Hennigan to climb to 70,000 in chips.