Action folded around to Dan "Jungleman" Cates on the button and he put out a raise. George Danzer called out of the small blind and both players took two cards.
Danzer led out with a bet and Cates called. Both players took one card on the second draw and Danzer slowed with a check. Cates bet, Dancer called and then took one card. Cates stood pat going into the final betting round.
Danzer led out with a bet on the final round and Cates came over the top with a raise. Danzer made it three bets and Cates flung out a call.
"Number one," said Danzer, fanning .
Cates saw that Danzer made the nuts and tossed his own hand into the muck. Danzer picked up the pot and is now flirting with 40,000 in chips.
Ten-time World Series of Poker bracelet winner Doyle Brunson has entered the building. Despite tweets earlier today that made us think he would opt not to play in this event, he has recently taken his seat in the back corner of the Amazon Room.
While he may have lacked a bit of enthusiasm coming into the day, Brunson's thoughts may soon change as he's seated at one of the most enthusiastic and talkative tables in the room. Brunson is joined by the likes of Marco Johnson, Mike Matusow, Scott Seiver, and Justin Bonomo.
Marco Johnson was under the gun and put out a raise. He found calls from Scott Seiver, Justin Bonomo in the cutoff, and Doyle Brunson in the small blind. All four players drew two cards on the first draw.
Brunson checked and Johnson continued out. Seiver put out a raise and Bonomo flatted from the button. Brunson got out of the way and Johnson tagged along as well. Both Johnson and Seiver took one card while Bonomo picked up two new ones.
Johnson began the next betting round with a check. Seiver led out and both his opponents called. On the final draw, Johnson took one, Seiver stood pat, and Bonomo drew one. Johnson led out and Seiver called. Bonomo announced a raise and Johnson called. This caused Seiver to shrug and then sink in his seat. After a moment of thinking, Seiver opted to fling his cards away.
"I have six-high," said Bonomo, implying that he made a straight on the final draw.
"Nooooo!" yelled Seiver.
Johnson tabled and his eighty-seven was enough to drag in the pot. Despite the win, Johnson still has under starting stack with about 22,000 in chips.
Don Nguyen, runner-up in both last year's $10,000 Heads Up No-Limit Hold'em Event and the $50,000 Poker Players Championship, opened with a raise. Barry Greenstein made it three bets from the next seat over. It folded to Michael Mizrachi in the small blind who announced a four-bet. Nguyen capped it with five bets and both Greenstein and Mizrachi called.
Mizrachi stood pat on the first draw, Nguyen took one new card, and Greenstein opted for two. Mizrachi led out and found two calls. The same actions happened on the second draw with Mizrachi patting, Nguyen taking one, and Greenstein pulling two. Once again, Mizrachi bet out and found two calls.
During the final draw, Mizrachi was pat while both Nguyen and Greenstein took one new card.
"I'll check to my friends," said Mizrachi, tapping the table.
"Very nice of you," replied Greenstein with a grin.
Both Nguyen and Greenstein checked it back and Mizrachi fanned for a pat ninety-eight. Nguyen and Greenstein mucked, allowing Mizrachi to scoop up the pot.
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