We caught up with Josh Hillock, who was casually sitting at his table... with lighted bunny ears on.
Here at the Rio, there are people that walk around with various souvenirs and cigarettes for sale. Apparently, Hillock tried to pursuade the saleswoman to give the bunny ears away for $7. They retail at $15 and the woman declined. However, Adam "Roothlus" Levy was sitting two to his left and came to the rescue. He told Hillock that he'd buy the bunny ears if he agreed to wear them for the rest of the day. As Hillock's twitter page says, "Challenge Accepted."
His only regret is that he now realizes he probably could have squeezed some more money out of Levy, in addition to getting them for free of course, or at least created some kind of prop bet. Regardless, part of him now wants to earn some run good for the fashion statement and part of him doesn't. God forbid he goes deep and has to wear them again when he needs some luck. "It would be a gift and a curse," he joked.
When we reached the table, Bruce Buffer was collecting his things and heading for the door. We don't know when the chips got in, but the board read and Buffer's hand was . It was no good against his opponent's , and he was eliminated from the tournament.
Jon Aguiar just called us to his table to tell us he recently tripled up. We were surprised however to see that he only had 375 chips.
"I have them right where I want them," Aguiar said.
The very next hand he moved all in from late position, a player on the button three-bet to over 900, and a player in the blinds four-bet shoved for over 2,000. The player on the button called, and the hands were turned over.
Aguiar:
Opponent 1:
Opponent 2:
"Ace from space!" Aguiar shouted. "Ace from space!"
Ask and you shall receive - the flop was .
Aguiar clapped furiously as the board ran , , sending his stack over 1,200.
Unfortunately he was eliminated soon after, he got it in against and couldn't catch another ace from space.
On a flop, Jason Mercier led for 250 into one opponent. The player in position made it 525 and Mercier called. The turn was the and Mercier slowed down with a check. His opponent bet 1,000 of his remaining 2,025 and Mercier moved him all in. The player called and had flopped a full house with . Mercier's Ace-high flush was drawing dead and he is left with about 1,500.
Things won't be getting any easier for Mercier, who was lucky enough to get a table draw with Joe Cada. He currently has 6,000 chips.
On a board Kwaysser bet out 450, into his opponent who called. On a river Kwaysser bet 825 and his opponent went into tank mode and after a few minutes he folded.
After a handful of players limped Jonathan Duhamel made it 650 chips to anyone who wanted to see a flop. He only managed to get one caller. Both players got to see a flop where again Duhamel took charge and bet 650 chips. He was reluctantly called.
On the turn Duhamel bet out 1300 and his opponent folded.
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and Buffer's hand was 
. It was no good against his opponent's 
, and he was eliminated from the tournament.
.
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, sending his stack over 1,200.
flop, Jason Mercier led for 250 into one opponent. The player in position made it 525 and Mercier called. The turn was the 
flop where again Duhamel took charge and bet 650 chips. He was reluctantly called.