Only two tables left on the the balcony area here in the Empire and they're not throwing up much action at the moment. The most exciting moment came when Kara Scott and Mad Harper (EPT Media coordinator) came to rail a few players and say hello.
Kara, who finished 104th at this year's WSOP Main Event isn't playing here this week but will be seen playing a few EPTs in between her hosting role for any televised EPTS.
Fredrik Keitel, enjoying an extremely relaxing massage, raised to 1,000 from mid position. Jennifer Tilly in the big blind was the only caller.
The flop came down and Tilly bet out an interesting 900. Keitel eyed her suspiciously from below his forehead-rumpling head massage for some time. And then folded.
Adam Junglen raised to 800 from the cutoff and Alex Jacob called from the small blind. Both players checked the flop. When the turn fell the , Jacob checked again, Junglen bet 1,500 and Jacob called. The on the river brought a check from Jacob and a 2,400 bet from Junglen. Jacob mucked his hand and Junglen won the pot.
After the hand Junglen was up to 18,500 while Jacob fell to 7,000.
Eric Liu is a goner, busted by Keith "Camel" Hawkins. Liu bet 800 on a flop, only for Camel to raise enough to cover him. After some brief consideration, Liu called, and was behind all the way.
On a board showing , an opponent moved all in for 11,100, putting John Juanda to the test.
"Do you have a set? A busted flush draw?" asked Juanda, as he tried to piece together the puzzle.
In the end, Juanda opted to make the call and as it turned out it was a good one, as his opponent turned over for two pair, fours and sevens. Juanda then tabled for a better two pair and raked in the pot.
"Christmas is not till three months from now!" a jealous John Phan said to his fellow John across the table.
Daniel Negreanu opened from UTG for 600, Michiel Brummelhuis called, John Dwyer called, and David Booth called from the big blind. The flop was . The action was checked to Negreanu who bet 1,200. Brummelhuis flat-called and Dwyer put in a raise to 3,100. Booth folded and the action was back on Kid Poker, who bopped along to his iPod and fiddled with his chips while mulling his decision.
"What do I have again?" wondered Negreanu aloud after a few moments. "Oh, THAT... I raise!" he said, putting out 7,100 in chips. Both opponents gave up their hands and Negreanu raked in the pot.
"I just got all European there-- top pair, top kicker, raise, RERAISE!" giggled Negreanu as cameras swarmed his table.
Doyle's breaktime mishap has not put him off his game, but Chris Ferguson, to his immediate left, isn't going easy on him either. Brunson raised to 1,200, but Ferguson instantly made it 3,600 to go. Everyone else got out of the way, and Brunson duly passed as well.
The last of Josh "JJProdigy" Field's chips went in preflop against Bengt Sonnert. Field's could not improve against Sonnert's on the board and Field's Main Event came to an end after only two levels (and five minutes) of play.
Florian Langmann raised to 825 from second position before Sorel Mizzi reraised to 2,625 from the cut off. Mizzi thought for a while before making the call.
The flop came and Langmann bet 7,500 into the pot. Mizzi sat there for a long while, staring at the board and occasionally glancing at his opponent, before announcing all in. Langmann snap-called with and he found Mizzi with his hand in the cookie jar as he tabled .
The turn and river changed nothing and Mizzi was eliminated early into level three. Langmann up to 70,000 now.