Chad HollowayChris Viox after winning this event in 2011.
We saw Chris "PiMaster" Viox standing at Table 405 and putting on his backpack, which prompted us to rush over and see what happened. Unfortunately we were too late to catch the cards, but Viox informed us that he had just lost a five-way monster pot after he missed a flush. Another opponent took half the pot with a seven low, while the high went to someone with a full house.
"It was a big hand," he said with the hint of a smile. With Viox's elimination, a new champion is guaranteed, though the door is now open for Mike Sexton as the sole man that stood in the way of his second gold bracelet last year is now gone.
ToddBrunson Todd BrunsonWTF??? Just had a full house vs small trips and 2 pair. Guy hits one of his 4 outs for a bigger full!!!! Should have slept another hourMay 30 2012
We just witnessed an innocent situation at Table 392, but it ended up resolving pretty harshly. The dealer over there is clearly a bit less experienced than some, and she's just walked into the lion's den. On one of her first hands in the box, she flipped a card over on the second orbit of her deal. The table was furious.
The player in the eight seat — a WSOP bracelet winner, no less — slammed his cards down onto the felt and let out a big, audible sigh of frustration. The dealer humbly apologized and explained that it was a misdeal, and Mr. Player was not having any of it. "You shouldn't be misdealing in any game! Ever!"
Well now, the poor lady is really rattled. A couple hands later, we heard the table all screaming at her again all the way from our desk: "Down! Down!" She apparently exposed another card, and they're not making it any easier on her. She's visibly frustrated, and there's far more pressure on her now than there should be.
Someone finally yelled for the floor — which seems to be the correct course of action in this instance — and the staff member quickly came over to pacify the situation.
The entrants are paying a lot of fees for these events, and they certainly deserve to be dealt to by a competent dealer. But yelling at them and embarrassing them is not the solution, players.
We didn't catch the betting, but happened upon Table 402 just as Michael "The Grinder" Mizrachi was being pushed a pot of about 4,000. He had / laid out in front of him, which was good enough to scoop the pot from Ronald Miller, who was left with just 2,000 after the hand. With that, Mizrachi is up over 70k.
Meanwhile, Robert Lewis has been eliminated from the tournament.
Our start-of-day chip leader, William Carroll is still doing good work today. He's closing in on the 60,000-chip mark, and he's still the owner of the second largest chip stack in the room.
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laid out in front of him, which was good enough to scoop the pot from Ronald Miller, who was left with just 2,000 after the hand. With that, Mizrachi is up over 70k.
