Ruzicka raised to 450 in the hijack seat, Jerry Yang called in the cutoff and the big blind also called. The flop was , the big blind checked, Ruzicka bet 550 and Yang folded. Ruzicka then threw his hand into the muck and the dealer went to hand him the pot. This was, of course, before the player in the big blind reminded everyone that he was still playing! Own goal by Ruzicka, because as the dealer told him, "I can't retrieve your hand from the muck darling." The pot was given to the big blind by default and Ruzicka was left looking redder than a radish.
Vojtech Ruzicka has already cashed three times in this series and has 17k in chips.
Sammy Grafton is a UK pro who is having the year of his life. The man known as "Slacker" by his friends and the online moniker of "SamSquid" recently took down Event #2 SCOOP for over $230,000. He has already cashed in two World Series of Poker (WSOP) events this year and finished 14th in this event last year. Unfortunately, Slacker has just been eliminated after running his pocket queens into the pocket aces of Gabriele Lepore who is now sat with 27,000 chips.
Freddy Deeb has just removed Soi Nguyen from the $3,000 No-Limit Hold'em equation after the pair played for stacks on a flop of . Deeb was holding and Nguyen . The turn brought in the flush for Deeb and and the unnecessary finished off the board. Nguyen was out and Deeb moved up to 29,000.
Former November Niner Jason Senti is doing well and has 30,000 chips. He is seated to the direct left of JP Kelly and while we were at the table Kelly had jammed for 6,250 but did not get any takers.
Joey Spanne just eliminated Chris McClung after rivering jacks-full on a board. McClung calling off the shove on the river. Spanne now has 36,000 chips.
Last but not least Kyle Bowker has doubled up. He got it all in holding pocket tens and flopped a set against his opponents . Bowker has 22,000.
Matt 'Pez' Perrins is a World Series of Poker (WSOP) bracelet holder. He won his little piece of gold during last years series when he took down the $1,500 2-7 Draw Lowball event despite having never played the game before in his life!
Pez has just become one of the most hated men on his table after eliminating the gorgeous Ana Marquez (and boy was she looking gorgeous today). Perrins raised under the gun and there was a caller before Marquez squeezed out a three-bet from the small blind. Perrins made the call and the flop was . Marquez bet and Perrins just called. The turn was the and Marquez moved all-in and Perrins called it off.
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The river bricked off and Perrins doubled up to 29,000 and Marquez was out.