Erick Lindgren was moved to the orange section just before the break, and he got involved fairly early at his table. Four players including Lindgren saw a flop come out , and it checked around to Lindgren who bet out 500. Only one player called, and the turn brought the . The player checked to Lindgren, who bet out 700. Again he was called, and the river brought the . Both players opted to check on the river of this scary board, and Lindgren's opponent showed for a full house. Lindgren mucked his hand dropping him to 27,000.
Michael "The Grinder" Mizrachi opened for a raise, Garry Gates three-bet to 1,175, and Mizrachi called. The flop came down , Grinder checked, and Gates continued for 1,400. Mizrachi check-raised to 3,100, and Gates called.
Both players checked the on the turn, and the river was the . Mizrachi checked, Gates fired 4,500, and Mizrachi mucked.
Not long ago, we Saw Al Barbieri with only 19,000 in chips before we took a walk around the orange section to gather some counts. Once we returned thought, we saw Barbieri, who’s seat is as close as possible to our reporting desk with quite a few more chips so we asked him what happened.
According to Barbieri, the player to his right raised to 350 and he flat-called as did the button. On the flop with two hearts, the original raiser checked to Barbieri who bet 1,100. The button called but the first player check-raised to 3,500. Barbieri just called and the button folded.
On the turn, Barbieri called his opponent’s bet of 8,000. The river was a heart that paired the board with a card on the flop and it was checked to Barbieri who moved in for his last 10,000 or so. The player called and Barbieri showed for the nut flush which was good to double him up.
A middle position player raised to 600 and received calls from both the small blind and Jon "sketchy1" Eaton in the big blind. The flop came and both blinds checked to the preflop raiser who bet 1,500. The small blind folded and Eaton called. The turn brought the and both players checked and saw the come on the river. Eaton tossed out a bet of 2,450 which prompted a fold from his opponent and Eaton scooped the pot.
Eaton seems to be off to a bit of a rough start but still has plenty of room to maneuver with 21,700 in his stack.
We caught up with the action on a flop. The player in the small blind and Felipe Ramos checked to the player in the hi-jack, who bet 650. Both players called.
The turn came the and the small blind checked to Ramos, who bet 1,350. The player in the hi-jack called, but the small blind folded.
The completed the board and Ramos checked, prompting a 3,300 bet from his opponent. Ramos called and his opponent revealed , which was good enough to scoop the pot as his opponent mucked.
Sam Trickett was down a bit early on in the day, but he has just won a nice pot that has pushed him back over his starting stack. We came to the table and saw four players, including Trickett, take a flop of . The player to Trickett's right bet out 1,700 into the pot that already had 2,800, and Trickett was the only caller. The turn brought the , and again, his opponent led out, this time for 3,200. Trickett once again opted to call, and the river came the . Both players decided to check, and Trickett's opponent showed for a pair of queens. It was second best as Trickett flipped up for top pair with a better kicker. Trickett took the chips, and upped his stack up to 32,000.
After a series of raises preflop, Michael "The Grinder" Mizrachi moved all in for 10,350. Derek Bailey, who recently sat in the ten seat, called, and we we're off to the races!
Mizrachi:
Bailey:
The dealer fanned , giving Bailey a pair of aces, and the crowd in the Thunderdome groaned with discontent.
The groans turned to cheers when the turned however, and Mizrachi's eyes widened with surprise at the sight of the two-outer. The completed the board, and Mizrachi doubled to 23,000 chips.
The crowd clapped wildly, and Mizrachi gave a wave of appreciation.
We caught up with the action on the turn when there was over 9,500 in the pot with a board reading . Eric Froehlich had a bet of 5,200 sitting in front of him and his opponent made the call.
The river brought the and Froehlich's opponent checked. Froelich pondered for about forty seconds before dropping the rest of his stack all in for 10,950.
"Alright, I call", his opponent said rather quickly, given the size of the hand. He flipped over . Froehlich shook his head and tabled , gathered his things, and quickly headed toward the rail.
, and it checked around to Lindgren who bet out 500. Only one player called, and the turn brought the 
. The player checked to Lindgren, who bet out 700. Again he was called, and the river brought the 
. Both players opted to check on the river of this scary board, and Lindgren's opponent showed 
for a full house. Lindgren mucked his hand dropping him to 27,000.
, Grinder checked, and Gates continued for 1,400. Mizrachi check-raised to 3,100, and Gates called.
on the turn, and the river was the 
flop with two hearts, the original raiser checked to Barbieri who bet 1,100. The button called but the first player check-raised to 3,500. Barbieri just called and the button folded.
turn, Barbieri called his opponent’s bet of 8,000. The river was a heart that paired the board with a card on the flop and it was checked to Barbieri who moved in for his last 10,000 or so. The player called and Barbieri showed 
for the nut flush which was good to double him up.
and both blinds checked to the preflop raiser who bet 1,500. The small blind folded and Eaton called. The turn brought the 
and both players checked and saw the 
come on the river. Eaton tossed out a bet of 2,450 which prompted a fold from his opponent and Eaton scooped the pot.
flop. The player in the small blind and Felipe Ramos checked to the player in the hi-jack, who bet 650. Both players called.
completed the board and Ramos checked, prompting a 3,300 bet from his opponent. Ramos called and his opponent revealed 
. The player to Trickett's right bet out 1,700 into the pot that already had 2,800, and Trickett was the only caller. The turn brought the 
. Both players decided to check, and Trickett's opponent showed 
for a pair of queens. It was second best as Trickett flipped up 
turned however, and Mizrachi's eyes widened with surprise at the sight of the two-outer. The 
completed the board, and Mizrachi doubled to 23,000 chips.
. Eric Froehlich had a bet of 5,200 sitting in front of him and his opponent made the call.
, gathered his things, and quickly headed toward the rail.
