Event #27: $3,000 No-Limit Hold'em (Mixed Max) winner Isaac Hagerling is here, fresh off a 10th-place finish in last night's Event #35: $3,000 Pot-Limit Omaha. Hagerling is hoping for his good week to continue here today, although he lost a few chips from his initial 5,000 early on while saving his other two lammers.
Just now we saw him three-betting from the button to 450 over an opening raise, getting reraised by the big blind to 1,500, then watching the original raiser fold before he called. The flop came and when Hagerling's opponent fired 3,000, he raised all in for just a little more with the chips he had in play — 3,175 — and his opponent called.
Hagerling had and his opponent , and when the turn brought the and river the , Hagerling's nines and sixes were enough to get him back in black for the day thus far.
The player under the gun opened to 150, and was called by the cut-off, as well as Phil Ivey on the small blind. The big blind bumped it up to 750 and was called by his three opponents. The flop came down , and Ivey threw in a 5,000 chip, announcing “pot.” No sooner had his chip hit the felt, had his three opponents mucked their hands.
Ivey added his two lammers to his stack as soon as he sat down, so is now sitting on a 24,500.
Daniel Negreanu (during the $5,000 Limit Holdem event
We arrived at the at table with the flop showing . The player in the small blind bet 525, and was called by the player under the gun, before Daniel Negreanu moved all in for 2,425 in chips (still with two lammers behind). The small blind committed a few more and the under the gun player called, having chips behind.
Negreanu:
Small Blind:
UTG:
The board ran out the and to see Negreanu hold with his straight. The dealer then went to push the pots to their respective winners.
"Ok, so you get the side with the aces, and then we split the main," said Negreanu, confusing the hands he was seeing. The player with aces looked at the board, before correcting Negreanu.
"You have the straight Daniel, not him," he said.
"Oh, I thought you had the straight too," added Negreanu, as he scooped in the pot.
"I'm glad I got here on time today!" said Kassela with a wide grin just now as we were passing by his table.
You'd think Frank Kassela was having a good start today. We've seen him win multiple hands, turning a straight in one, flopping full houses in two, and getting paid in each instance.
Truth be told, however, Kassela was being slightly sarcastic with his comment. If he were to speak more frankly, he'd probably say he would have been better off arriving late.
That's because the hands Kassela has been winning have been for very little, as he began the day losing a few hands to run through his first two 5,000 stacks and nearly all of his third.
He's doubled up a few times and still has his seat for now, but he won't should he lose one more all-in.
When play began there were but two or three players at most tables, but by now many of those in our Orange section of the Amazon room have players occupying all six seats in this short-handed event.
As we just mentioned, players are starting with 5,000 chips in play plus two lammers (each worth 5,000) behind. On one of the first hands of the day Davidi Kitai just found himself committing all of his initial stack on the turn versus one opponent, and managing to survive with a healthy boost to start the day.
We arrived with the board showing and Kitai turning over for two pair. His opponent had for a heart flush draw, and after the fell on fifth street Kitai scooped the pot.
The cards are in the air for Event #41: $5,000 Pot-Limit Omaha (Six Handed), but before we get to the coverage, we have to explain some of the rules. This is a triple chance event, meaning that each player receives a 5,000-chip stack plus two add-on chips. Players can cash in their lammers whenever they choose to.
When we report a chip count, we will include the lammers in the number. If the chip count is included in a post, we will let you know if the player has used their lammers or not.
and when Hagerling's opponent fired 3,000, he raised all in for just a little more with the chips he had in play — 3,175 — and his opponent called.
and his opponent 
, and when the turn brought the 
and river the 
, Hagerling's nines and sixes were enough to get him back in black for the day thus far.
, and Ivey threw in a 5,000 chip, announcing “pot.” No sooner had his chip hit the felt, had his three opponents mucked their hands.
. The player in the small blind bet 525, and was called by the player under the gun, before Daniel Negreanu moved all in for 2,425 in chips (still with two lammers behind). The small blind committed a few more and the under the gun player called, having chips behind.
and 
to see Negreanu hold with his straight. The dealer then went to push the pots to their respective winners.
