"Hey Kyle!" Phil Hellmuth just shouted to Kyle Julius, who's seated at an adjacent table. "Is it a good thing or a bad thing that I'm listening to Taylor Swift."
Without missing a beat, Julius responded.
"It's a great thing."
A few minutes later, Hellmuth busted a short-stacked Bryn Kenney when Kenney open-shoved his last 11,500 with a weak ace. Hellmuth woke up with two queens in the big blind, held, and eliminated Kenney.
Cary Katz tells us he just doubled up Shannon Shor. Katz tells us the story with a smile on his face which confuses us a little, but the result is the same.
Katz smooth called a raise with and after another caller, Shorr squeezed allin for about 18,000. The initial-raiser folded but Katz reshoved which made the other player fold. Katz had to battle it out with Shorr's . It proved to be an unfair battle after the flop as it contained a ten: . The turn () and river () brought no queen and Katz had to part with some of his chips.
When we walked up to Vanessa Selbst her new table we were just in time to see her call a 3-bet in position for 8,000 total. Selbst apparently had opened to 2,600 from mid-position and it was Steven Begleiter in the small blind who had put the pressure on.
on the flop and Begleiter followed his preflop agression up with a 9,500 continuation-bet. Selbst made the call and the dealer had to do some work again: on the turn. Begleiter waisted no time and announced allin for, what appeared, just about 60,000. Vanessa Selbst had about the same stack left and gave it some good thoughts, before folding.
Phil Hellmuth led out for 4,000 on a flop of , Ben Hamnett raised to what looked like 10,000, and the 13-time bracelet winner called.
The two checked when the turned, and the completed the board. Hellmuth checked a third time, Hamnett fired out 18,000, and the Poker Brat shot up out of his chair. Perplexed, he began mouthing possible scenarios.
"You have ace-jack and you got there?" he muttered just loud enough for Hamnett to hear.
He finally slid forward enough chips to call, then angrily mucked when Hamnett showed for a flopped set. Hellmuth continued to steam after the hand, and all Hamnett could do was chuckle.
"That was so cold," Hellmuth sighed. "And all they do is laugh."
Mike Sowers opened to 2,500 from the hijack seat, Barry Greenstein three-bet to 7,500 on his direct left, and the action folded back to Sowers who four-bet jammed for effectively 47,900. Greenstein called.
Sowers:
Greenstein:
It's the third time we've spotted Sowers this tournament with exactly those cards, and yesterday, he had them in consecutive hands.
Sowers remained ahead when the flop fell , and when the turned, but the completed the board, giving Greenstein the wheel. He now has around 90,000 chips, while Sowers slipped to 44,000.
David Sands opened to 2,800 from under the gun and Brendon Rubie called from UTG+1.
The flop came down and Sands continued for 4,400. Rubie called to see the turn where Sands bet 11,700. Rubie called after a few moments, landing the river. Sands bet 23,400 and sent Rubie into the tank for about two minutes before the Aussie called.
Sands tabled for Broadway, Rubie mucked, and Sands took down the pot.
Josh Arieh and Ana Marquez just took their seats in the $1,000 event which is being played in the ame room as the $5,000. Since these are not the multi tabling bracelet hunters we assume both are out.
Angel Guillen just opened to 2,500 under-the-gun plus one, only to be 3-bet by the player in the small blind to 6,300. With position in the hand, Angel made the call and both took a glance at the flop. The Russian player in the small blind bet out 4,500 and called rather quickly called when Guillen announced allin for 29,300. The small blind showed his for middle set but he wasn't save just yet. Angel turned over his and hit his straight on the turn; . The on the river didn't pair the board and Guillen found his much needed double up.
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and after another caller, Shorr squeezed allin for about 18,000. The initial-raiser folded but Katz reshoved which made the other player fold. Katz had to battle it out with Shorr's 
. The turn (
) and river (
, giving Pope the pot with aces and deuces.
on the flop and Begleiter followed his preflop agression up with a 9,500 continuation-bet. Selbst made the call and the dealer had to do some work again: 
on the turn. Begleiter waisted no time and announced allin for, what appeared, just about 60,000. Vanessa Selbst had about the same stack left and gave it some good thoughts, before folding.
, Ben Hamnett raised to what looked like 10,000, and the 13-time bracelet winner called.
completed the board. Hellmuth checked a third time, Hamnett fired out 18,000, and the Poker Brat shot up out of his chair. Perplexed, he began mouthing possible scenarios.
for a flopped set. Hellmuth continued to steam after the hand, and all Hamnett could do was chuckle.
turned, but the 
completed the board, giving Greenstein the wheel. He now has around 90,000 chips, while Sowers slipped to 44,000.
river. Sands bet 23,400 and sent Rubie into the tank for about two minutes before the Aussie called.
flop. The Russian player in the small blind bet out 4,500 and called rather quickly called when Guillen announced allin for 29,300. The small blind showed his 
on the river didn't pair the board and Guillen found his much needed double up.
