Dan Kelly has chipped up in the early going, and was sitting around the 10,000-chip mark just now when he raised from under the gun and got a single caller in the big blind. The flop came and when checked to Kelly continued with a bet only to see his opponent check-raise. Kelly paused a beat, then called.
Kelly called his opponent's bets after the turn and river as well, taking nearly a half-minute before the final call. His opponent showed for aces, and Kelly swiftly mucked.
Late registration extends all of the way until the start of Level 5, so we've still a way to go before we see whether or not this year's field will match the 354 who came out for this one last year. After an hour of play, the big board is showing 239 having joined the fray thus far.
Matt Glantz has arrived, taking a seat at a table where both Phil Ivey and Bob Lauria are playing. Meanwhile Game 5 of the NBA Finals between Oklahoma City and Miami has begun and can be seen on a couple of television screens along the walls.
Just now Glantz raised from the button, and Ivey folded the small blind as he looked past his opponents to see the start of the game. The big blind then three-bet, and Glantz called. The flop came and Glantz called his opponent's bet. The turn brought the and another bet from the big blind, and when Glantz raised his opponent gave it up.
On the next hand, the action folded to Ivey on the button who looked down long enough to raise, and he got a single caller from the same opponent Glantz had faced, now in the small blind. This time a single bet from Ivey on the flop was enough to force another fold.
Glantz is a little up from the starting stack with about 8,500, Lauria is sitting with about 7,500, and Ivey is down around 6,000. And Miami is up 11-8.
Barry Greenstein raised under the gun and Steve Landfish re-raised from the hijack. Action folded back to Greenstein who called, landing an flop.
Greenstein check-called a bet from Landfish to see the turn. Both players checked, delivering the river. Greenstein checked it to Landfish who bet, but Greenstein called.
Landfish tabled for a missed flush draw, while Greenstein showed for kings and tens to win the pot.
Jerrod Ankenman opened with a raise from the cutoff, his neighbor on the button three-bet, then Richard Brodie made it four to go from the small blind. Millie Shiu then called as well from the big blind. Ankenman called, too, and the original raiser — with a laugh and a shrug — also called.
The flop came . Brodie bet, Shiu raised, Ankenman called, and the original raiser folded. Brodie shot a look over at Shiu, then called as well.
The turn was the . Brodie checked, Shiu bet, and both Ankenman and Brodie called. All three then checked the river.
Brodie tabled , then Shiu turned her cards over. "You've got the other two!" said Brodie with surprise upon seeing Shiu's . They then looked up across the table as Ankenman showed his for the best pair of the group.
"Awww!" said Brodie, still grinning. "You slow roller," joshed Shiu, to which Ankenman laughingly explained he'd hesitated because the two of them had seemed so excited about their hands.
Noticing your humble scribe furiously jotting it all down, Brodie asked "You got all that?"
"You can list me as 'opponent' in that one," said Ankenman with a sheepish grin.
and when checked to Kelly continued with a bet only to see his opponent check-raise. Kelly paused a beat, then called.
turn and 
river as well, taking nearly a half-minute before the final call. His opponent showed 
for aces, and Kelly swiftly mucked.
and Glantz called his opponent's bet. The turn brought the 
and another bet from the big blind, and when Glantz raised his opponent gave it up.
flop.
turn. Both players checked, delivering the 
river. Greenstein checked it to Landfish who bet, but Greenstein called.
for a missed flush draw, while Greenstein showed 
. Brodie bet, Shiu raised, Ankenman called, and the original raiser folded. Brodie shot a look over at Shiu, then called as well.
. Brodie checked, Shiu bet, and both Ankenman and Brodie called. All three then checked the 
river.
, then Shiu turned her cards over. "You've got the other two!" said Brodie with surprise upon seeing Shiu's 
. They then looked up across the table as Ankenman showed his 
for the best pair of the group.
