No-Limit Hold'em
We just caught the tail end of this hand, so consider it more of a chip count than an update.
Greg Raymer check-called a bet of 1,650 on the river of a 
board. We never got to see his hand, because his opponent's 
was the winner. Raymer mucked, and he's down to 1,400.
Hold'em
A player on the button opened with a raise, and Chris Bell three-bet from the small blind. The button called, and he called bets after the 
flop and 
turn as well. The river came the 
, and Bell checked. His opponent knocked the table behind him, and that's not exactly what Bell wanted. He turned up 
for the big boat, easily good enough to boost his stack to 9,100.
David Benyamine is used to playing in cash games where pots can be 100 times the buy in of this tournament, so we can understand that he is a bit bored to say the least. Proving that, Benyamine currently has his headphones on, and is watching the A-Team on his iPad, taking the time to occasionally look up and concentrate on the hand in play. It will be interesting to see how Benyamine juggles the movie and tournament as the night progresses.
Level: 4
Blinds: 0/0
Ante: 0
Stud 8/b
Adam Friedman finished in 3rd place in an event just a couple days ago, but he won't be repeating that deep run here today.
Friedman got himself all in for his last 325 after fourth street, and he was in a multi-way pot with Justin Bonomo, John Cernuto, Jordan Morgan, and an unknown gentleman we'll call Player 5.
Friedman: (x-x) / 
/ (x)
Bonomo: (x-x) / 
/ (x)
Cernuto: (x-x) / 
/ (x)
Morgan: (x-x) / 
/ (x)
Player 5: (x-x) / 
/ (x)
Everybody put in one big bet on fifth street and another one on sixth. On seventh, Bonomo finally ducked out, but the other three live players all put in one more bet apiece.
Morgan: 
/
Cernuto: 
/
Player 5: MUCK
Morgan was in front for the low, and Cernuto's trip eights had the lead for the high half. Friedman said he was drawing live to scoop, though, and he showed his 
/ / (x) as he squeezed his last card. He needed it to be a deuce or a seven but the flipped over, ending Friedman's day.
Cernuto is up to 11,000 now, while Morgan rebounds to 5,600.
Stud 8/b
We came to the table on seventh street with four players involved, including an all in player and Erick Lindgren. Lindgren bet out when the final card hit, and both players called. Lindgren announced wheel, with his final board reading 
. Everyone mucked, including the all in player, and Lindgren raked the huge pot, upping his stack to 14,500.
No-Limit Hold'em
A player in middle position opened to 400, and the button three-bet to 1,100. That brought the action to Rep Porter in the small blind, and he reraised all in for 3,150. That folded the initial raiser, but the button called to put Porter at risk.
Showdown
Porter: 
Opponent: 
You know, we have enough split pots in this event, we don't need one in Hold'em. That's just what we got, though. The board ran 
, and the two men get to chop up the few chips of dead money in the pot.
Pot-Limit Omaha
We just caught the tail end of this pot, but it's one of the biggest we'd seen so far today. There was just about 10,000 in the middle when the final card dropped on the 
board. Lyle Berman checked, and David Singer moved all in for about 4,500. Berman would spend a long time considering the decision, each man having about the same amount of chips to start the hand. The fold finally came, though, and Singer is up to about 15,000 as he stacks up.
Once again, the numbers are up for this event compared to last year. Registration is still open, and we've already ticked up to 463 runners in the fray. Even better, you've still got nearly an hour to register if you've got $2,500 burning a hole in your pocket.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
22,000
11,500
|
11,500 |
|
22,000
10,000
|
10,000 |
|
||
|
19,500
12,000
|
12,000 |
|
||
|
18,300
2,800
|
2,800 |
|
17,400
6,200
|
6,200 |
|
||
|
16,000
1,000
|
1,000 |
|
16,000
8,500
|
8,500 |
|
|
||
|
14,800
5,100
|
5,100 |
|
14,600
4,100
|
4,100 |
|
14,000
4,600
|
4,600 |
|
13,600
900
|
900 |
|
|
||
|
13,200
5,700
|
5,700 |
|
||
|
12,600
4,500
|
4,500 |
|
12,500
5,900
|
5,900 |
|
|
||
|
12,500
3,000
|
3,000 |
|
||
|
12,100
2,800
|
2,800 |
|
|
||
|
11,700
6,200
|
6,200 |
|
||
|
11,600
1,300
|
1,300 |
|
|
||
|
11,600
1,900
|
1,900 |
|
11,000
3,500
|
3,500 |
|
|
||
|
10,800
100
|
100 |
|
|
||
|
10,500
200
|
200 |
|
10,100
3,000
|
3,000 |
|
10,000 | |
|
9,800
2,100
|
2,100 |
|
|
||
