Gold Should Have Been Out
Ben Maya, last year's $1,500 Shootout Champion, has joined the same table as Jamie Gold and Pierre Calamusa.
Gold said he should have been out as he had played a hand against Calamusa.
"Calamusa had 
and I had 
. The flop came 
and there were four of us in the hand with 12,000 in the pot. We all checked to Calamusa who bet 3,000, I raised to 6,000, and he called. The turn was 
. I check-call the 12,000 bet. The river was a 
or 
, not sure, it was a brick. Rainbow board. I check. Calamusa put me all in for like 24,000. I fold after like two seconds. I said that it absolutely sucked but I'm not giving you the rest of my chips! Calamusa himself said that he bet too much and was a bit annoyed that I didn't call."
While Gold was telling the live reporting team about this hand. he was involved in a hand against Maya.
Gold raised to 800 from mid-position and was called by Maya on the button and the player in the big blind.
They all checked through the 
on the flop to the 
on the turn. The big blind check-folded to Gold's bet of 1,000 and Maya called.
The river completed the board with the 
, Gold fired another 1,000 over the line, and Maya raised to 6,000 without hesitating. Gold considered it for a while but let his hand go in the end.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
80,000
5,000
|
5,000 |
|
52,000
52,000
|
52,000 |
|
||
|
29,000
11,200
|
11,200 |
|
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