Garrett Beckman has quite an impressive resume. He finished 31st in the 2010 WSOP Main Event as well as finishing 109th in the 2008 Main Event. He is off to a good start today.
When we came to his table we saw him win a flip when he was holding versus an opponent who had and his pair held up.
The very next hand he got all the money in while holding another big pair of and again his opponent held a big ace. The to be precise.
As the dealer was ready to run out the board all the lights in the room dimmed. The table laughed thinking that this flip was a big showdown and the main hand of the tournament.
The board ran out crazy as the flop seemed harmless with but the turn gave Beckman's opponent a straight as it came the . Beckman was still feeling his run good and spiked a on the river to boat up.
The crazy board run out was bound to happen for this main event type hand. Beckman is feeling good and running hot with over 50,000 in chips.
We caught up with Dennis Phillips as he took down blinds and antes uncontested, which he's done quite a bit during this event. The 3rd place finisher in the 2008 Main Event is slowly but steadily chipping up, and now has about 48,000.
World Series of Poker mainstay Humberto "The Shark" Brenes and his colorful personality have exited the Amazon Room.
We missed the actual hand lay out, but according to the man who did the deed, Arnold Dinio, Brenes held and elected to flat call Dinio's preflop raise.
When the flop fell , however, Brenes' pocket pair had been eclipsed by Dinio's for two pair. Unable to catch up on the turn or river, Brenes paid the price for his tricky slowplay.
With level 10 coming to a close, the tournament clock shows there are 930 players remaining. That number is likely already of-date. Eliminations are coming fast and furious, and cries of "Seat Open" frequently pierce the relative calm of the Amazon room. With 648 players being paid, it won't be long before we approach the money bubble.
Action came around to John Miner from Carson City, Nevada who raised it up to 3,800. The button called and so did the big blind. The flop fell down . The big blind checked and Miner bet out 7,300. The button got out of the way and so did the big blind.
It was a rather small pot for miner but right now Miner has a giant stack of more than 100,000.
Living Legend T.J. Cloutier was just bested by , and his tournament has come to an end. The six-time WSOP bracelet winner was short stacked all day, and was never able to get any traction as the blinds escalated.
With a number of short stacks in the field, and a lot of larger stacks looking to bust them, pre-flop action is often fast and wild. At a recent hand in Amazon Orange, we saw an under-the-gun raise, followed by two flat calls, then a reraise all-in by the small blind for 10,300. The big blind called for less, and the original raiser, who had both all-in players covered, called as well. Both other players folded, and the live players turned up their cards. The small blind held , the under-the-gun raiser showed , and the big blind tabled . The board failed to improve any hand. The small blind's pocket king's held up, and the big blind made his way to the exit.
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versus an opponent who had 
and his pair held up.
and again his opponent held a big ace. The 
to be precise.
but the turn gave Beckman's opponent a straight as it came the 
. Beckman was still feeling his run good and spiked a 
, however, Brenes' pocket pair had been eclipsed by Dinio's 
. The big blind checked and Miner bet out 7,300. The button got out of the way and so did the big blind.
, the under-the-gun raiser showed 
, and the big blind tabled 
. The board failed to improve any hand. The small blind's pocket king's held up, and the big blind made his way to the exit.