Giuseppe Zarbo from France has brought a pair of plastic flashing spectacles today that he is donning whenever he has been all in. He has worn them twice so far, the first was preflop and the second time was when he faced a 45,000 bet on a flop of .
Out came the glasses, coloured lights flashing away, in went the chips. His opponent was trying to ascertain if Zarbo was on a draw or if had hit the king. Zarbo said nothing and in the face of the bet and magic properties of the all-in glasses his opponent’s cards quickly hit the muck.
Another player offered to buy the glasses for $100, but they had already been safely tucked away in Zarbo’s jacket pocket ready for their next appearance.
The board showed with close to 100,000 in the middle. After being checked to, Bennett Ellenbogen fired out a bet of 40,000 and after a few moments, his opponent mucked.
Jim Bucci was all in and at risk with on a flop of , but unfortunately for him Norman Wolfe had him crushed with for trip jacks. The turn and river bricked , respectively, and Bucci was eliminated.
Ismael Bojang bet 6,500 from under the gun against one opponent on a board of , and he was called. On the river, Bojang came out with 15,300, and his opponent thought briefly before calling. Bojang showed for a Broadway straight and collected the pot.
Phil Ivey raised on the button to 3,800 after action folded to him. The two players in the blinds folded, and Ivey won the pot to pick up the blinds and antes.
'Ivey, Ivey, Ivey, Ivey!" yelled out Pat and Mel Humprey from the rail, to which Ivey responded with a laugh. "The little ones count, too!"
"Yeah, but don't tell them that," said Ivey, leaning back in his chair and facing the rail.
Kao Saechao raised before the flop to 3,500 and the player in the cutoff called. The button three-bet to 10,500 and Cai Zhen, in the big blind, four-bet to 26,700.
The action was back on Saechao and he quickly moved all in for 32,800 total. The other players folded to Zhen who tossed in the call.
Zhen:
Saechao:
The board ran out and Saechao found himself a very nice double-up.
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with close to 100,000 in the middle. After being checked to, Bennett Ellenbogen fired out a bet of 40,000 and after a few moments, his opponent mucked.
on a flop of 
, but unfortunately for him Norman Wolfe had him crushed with 
for trip jacks. The turn and river bricked 
, 
river, Bojang came out with 15,300, and his opponent thought briefly before calling. Bojang showed 
, and he doubled through an opponent who held 
.
to end Sica's tournament as Monnette climbs to over 80,000 in chips.
and Saechao found himself a very nice double-up.
