John Phan put his last few chips in on a flop and was called by both Raul Paez and Max Pescatori. Pescatori then bet the turn and the river with the Spaniard calling him down.
Pescatori:
Paez:
Phan:
Pescatori takes the high with Kings up, while Paez' A-4 is good for the low. Phan gets chopped up and is now out.
Jeff Lisandro just stacked up 41,000 in chips in a recent Stud hand against Martin Vallo:
Isaac Haxton brought it in showing the and the action folded around to Lisandro who put in a raise showing the . Vallo was the lone caller, playing the , and the two went heads up to fourth street:
Lisandro:
Vallo:
Vallo led on fourth with queen-high and fired a bet that was called by Lisandro.
(5th Street)
Lisandro:
Vallo:
On fifth street, Lisandro reassumed control of the hand and led out with a 2,000 bet on the strength of his nines; Vallo made the call.
(6th Street)
Lisandro:
Vallo:
Still leading, Lisandro fired another 2,000 bet and Vallo called once more. Both players then checked their seventh street cards and a showdown ensued:
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Williams, Pictured Earlier Playing a Pot Rather than Accepting Antes as TributeStud 8:
So there I am, pen poised over paper eager to absorb scratchings legible only for the length of time it takes short-term memory to fade, and Williams brings in for 300 showing the . Pass. Pass, pass, pass. All the way round. Having steeled myself to note down a whole stud hand, instead the table gets to see Williams' as he takes their antes, delightedly.
"You see that?" laughs an incredulous Howard Lederer, "He got a walk in Stud. That happens once every two days!"
Daniel Negreanu brings in with the showing. Max Pescatori completes with the and Raul Paez calls with as Negreanu folds.
"Me and Pablo Picasso, huh?" says the Italian.
"That's funny," says Paez, "Pablo Picasso is actually the name of the street where I live."
Pescatori bets his board until sixth street where he just check-calls a bet from Paez' and then the same again on seventh. Paez flips for the flush and Pescatori mucks.
It appears that here, the pen, or in this case, the paintbrush is mightier than the sword.
In the closing minutes of the level, David Williams bet all the way after a Five-way fourth card was seen, everyone just calling the bring-in. Williams finally got rid of his only caller, Phil Hellmuth, when he bet the 2,000 on Sixth street showing , Hellmuth showing .
The very next hand those chips cycled straight back around into Chris Bjorin's stack, as he (Bjorin) completed showing the , Williams raised showing the and got a call. The for Bjorin came along with the for Williams - this time Bjorin just check-called the bet.
He then, however, bet out having received the , and Williams, with the threw his hand away.
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Hellmuth: La vie est dur
Alerted to the presence of a Hellmuth outdraw by the reaction to it ("I raise one Hold'em in five hours... you reraise with A-Q...So bad...") I raced over to find Hellmuth being massaged, disconsolate, while his neat chip stacks had dissolved into a lake of sadness. There' s a dinner break in 15 minutes - possibly good news for him. Now with a table break just having occurred, that table has changed enough to warrant its own post:
Howard Lederer - 40,000
Sherkhan Farnood - 48,000
Chris Bjorin - 24,000
David Williams - 36,500
Phil Ivey - 85,000
Mark Gregorich - 20,300
Paul Jackson - 23,000
Phil Hellmuth - 30,000
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The tournament clock has been paused while the remaining 31 players take a generous two-hour dinner break. Play will resume at approximately 9:10 p.m. local time.
Phil Ivey is our unofficial chip leader at the break with ~85,000 in chips, followed by Raul Paez, who has just under 80,000.
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flop and was called by both Raul Paez and Max Pescatori. Pescatori then bet the 
turn and the 
river with the Spaniard calling him down.
. Vallo was the lone caller, playing the 
as Negreanu folds. 
for the flush and Pescatori mucks.
, Hellmuth showing 
, and Williams, with the 
threw his hand away.
