Phil Ivey didn't last long in today's event, as he's already out the door. Dan O'Bien was kind enough to tell us what happened, and we wrote down the following.
Ivey had raised it up to 150 after which he go three-bet to 400. The action got back to the three-time WSOP 2012 finalist who went all in for a total of 605 and his opponent called.
Both players stood pat and had similar hands. Ivey's got beaten by and he left the tournament.
We could try and explain the rule debate going on in the orange section, but Terrance Chan was present the whole time so we'll let him explain.
tchanpoker Terrence ChanPlayer OOP discards 2, oppt discards 1, OOP realizes he discarded wrong 2 and pulls back & puts in different 2. Ruled live hand&1rd penaltyJune 15 2012
tchanpoker Terrence ChanWow and now we have a ruling that was escalated from floor to K Ferguson, and now we are waiting on @WSOPTD to make final ruling. 5 min nowJune 15 2012
It seemed this was discussed by the WSOP prior to the series and not deemed a problem as a player is always trying to draw to the best hand. Some players argued that it's deemed a penalty in cash games.
The ruling that it is a penalty stands for now, but that might change overnight. World Series of Poker Tournament Director Jack Effel is canvasing senior players like Barry Greenstein as to what rule will stand for the future. We'll let you know tomorrow what has been decided.
We just caught a nice pre-draw all in between WSOP bracelet winners Vinent van der Fluit and Max Pescatori. Van der Fluit won his just a week ago in the $1,500 Pot Limit Omaha tournament while Max Pescatori won two, one in 2006 and one in 2008.
From the cutoff Van der Fluit raised to 150, and the player on the button called. Brian Hastings gave up his small blind after which Pescatori moved all in. The total was 985 and Van der Fluit moved all in over de top. The button tanked for a bit before folding his hand.
Pescatori drew one card and Van der Fluit turned over his . This way Pescatori knew what he had to draw to, and he managed to hit his hand. The Italian pro turned over and got himself a nice double up.
Team PokerStars Pro and Online are out in full force today. We caught two hands with the team members involved:
Jose "Nacho" Barbero is back down to his starting stack after he called a bet from Shane "Shaniac" Schleger. The latter opened up and Nacho mucked.
Daniel Negreanu is doing well. He and opponent checked their betting round and the Canadian opened up and took the pot as his opponent mucked. He seems focused, and proof of this is that there is a rule debate going on on an adjacent table and Negreanu has no inclination of getting involved!
brianchastings Brian HastingsOur table has played 7 hands so far and I'm down to my last bullet. Got spiked on pat T vs 8 draw, missed in opposite spot. #wsop30June 15 2012
The field is growing and is up to 239 already, getting ever closer to last year's number of 275.
Phil Ivey won this event in 2009 for $96,367 but he won't be repeating the feat if he keeps getting caught bluffing.
Dan O'Brien opened and was called in one spot before Ivey three-bet from the button. O'Brien folded to leave the others to it. Ivey stood pat and then bet 400 as his opponent drew one and then checked. Ivey soon folded when his opponent check-raised to 800.
The player in the cutoff raised it up to 150 after which the action got folded to Brian Hastings, who was in the big blind. He moved all in for just under a full stack and his opponent called.
Hastings declared he was going to stay pat, and his opponent drew one card.
"You got to beat a ten-nine," Hastings said as he turned over his .
Hastings' opponent announced he caught his card and turned over for the win. Rebuy time for Hastings who is down to 3,000 chips.
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. This way Pescatori knew what he had to draw to, and he managed to hit his hand. The Italian pro turned over 
and got himself a nice double up.
and Nacho mucked.
and took the pot as his opponent mucked. He seems focused, and proof of this is that there is a rule debate going on on an adjacent table and Negreanu has no inclination of getting involved!
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for the win. Rebuy time for Hastings who is down to 3,000 chips.
