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This will be your interactive thread illustrating the slow reduction of the field as they work through another day of H.O.R.S and E.  (For the bare facts, the At A Glance thread is http://blondepoker.com/forum/index.php?topic=25002.0 (http://blondepoker.com/forum/index.php?topic=25002.0))

Eli Elezra   561000
Bruno Fitoussi   358900
David Oppenheim   302300
Gavin Smith   260900
Phil Ivey   260400
Alex Kravchenko   218900
Barry Greenstein   211800
Erik Seidel   189700
Toto Leonidas   188100
Scotty Nguyen   186100
Abraham Mosseri   182200
Annie Duke   179200
Phil Laak   178900
Mike Matusow   178200
Matt Hawrilenko   178000
John Juanda   176400
Rafi Amit   171300
Tim Phan   171000
Erick Lindgren   168800
Darrell Dicken   165900
Amnon Filippi   161900
Pat Pezzin   161400
Chris Gentile   161000
Soheil Shamseddin   160200
Greg Mascio   159100
Allen Cunningham   159100
David Singer   158300
Phil Hellmuth   158100
Huck Seed   157600
Chip Reese   153700
Chris Reslock   152600
Keith Lehr   150200
Thor Hansen   149400
Neal Friets   148900
Greg Raymer   147700
Mark Gregorich   147000
Patrik Antonius   146600
Tom Franklin   140000
Greg Meuller   139700
Andy Bloch   137800
Justin Bonomo   135500
Daniel Negreanu   135400
Tony Cousineau   135000
Dewey Tomko   134300
Brad Helm   132600
Freddy Deeb   129600
Kristy Gazes   127200
Gabe Kaplan   124200
John Hanson   123200
Kenny Tran   123000
Bari Sklar   121700
Joe Cassidy   119800
Chris Ferguson   119800
David Sklansky   118800
Ted Forrest   118400
Nikolaus Frangos   118400
David Chiu   117900
Sam Grizzle   117800
MJ Partin   115800
Max Pescatori   115700
Matt Lefkowitz   115200
Robert Mizrachi   115100
Doyle Brunson   108100
Howard Lederer   107100
Bill Gazes   107100
Steve Zolotow   106900
Mark Tenner   106600
David Williams   106200
Allen Kessler   104400
Noah Jefferson   103200
CR Kaelin   102200
Robert Williamson III   101700
Farzad Bonyadi   100400
Marco Traniello   100000
Ray Dehkharghani   99100
John Hennigan   97600
Jason Lester   95500
David Grey   93600
Todd Brunson   93200
Chad Brown   92500
Rob Hollink   91600
Mike Wattel   88000
Harry Thomas Jr   87300
Cyndy Violette   87000
John L Cover   86800
Isabelle Mercier   85000
Sherkhan Farnood   83600
Luke Neely   83000
Stephen Wolff   80300
William Chen   80000
Mickey Appleman   79200
Hasan Habib   79000
Roy Thung   78600
Joe Tehan   78500
Daniel Shak   77100
Victor Ramdin   74200
Steve Sung   73800
Ralph Perry   73700
Tuan Le   73500
Ali Eslami   72700
Tony G   64200
Thomas Weideman   63200
Bill Edler   63200
David Levi   62200
John Duthie   55200
Jeff King   55200
Ted Lawson   55000
Carlos Mortensen   54300
Bart Hanson   54200
John D'Agostino   50700
John Phan   50200
Maureen Feduniak   44200
Jennifer Harman   40800
Kirk Morrison   39400
Jim Bechtel   36000
Ariel Schneller   35900
TJ Cloutier   35800
Michael Mizrachi   35500
Tom Schneider   34700
Bueno Patrick   25900
Mike Sexton   14600
Brandon Adams   13000
Benjamin Lin   11500
Vladimir Troyanovskiy   10200
Dan Harmetz   10100
Tad Jurgens   6500
Jesse Jones   2000

How's Woody Deck doing?

 ;booder;

Thanks guys, just caught up> brilliant updates, i'll be playing O.C.T.O.P.U.S tonight.... any guesses?

Thanks guys, just caught up> brilliant updates. I'll be playing O.C.T.O.P.U.S tonight.... any guesses?

Yep, cracking little game that involves rounds of:

Oklahoma Gin
Crash
Trumps
Old Maid
Pai Gow
Umtali
Spit

Didn't know you knew that one.

I specialsie in Old Maid, and my Spit game is superb...
Your up early??

Nah. He's up late :).

when the action get under way?

2pm (US time), 10pm (UK time)

Jen & Floppy will be your updaters, I'm off to play cash at Caesars.

cheers and gl

Yes, we're ready for a much-more-action-packed-than-expected day of H.O.R.S.E. here in the Rio, which should be underway momentarily, with a star-studded field* of 127 players... It's Homer's first day of WSOP updating, so let's collectively hope that he's got his comfy shoes on! 


*This is the phrase required by the Press Office to be used at least once per 24 hour period, Benjo assures me.

I have a comfy big chip on my shoulder at the moment about not being let in the pressroom yet.

 ;popcorn;

Yes, we're on a 2 hour delay before Homer gets to move from the Hallway to the pressroom, but hey, it's like an initiation thing - I spent a week and a half in the Hallway my first time.  Wuss.

SO - more photos coming, will try to get an updated redraw seat order...

Hurrah, Gary Thompson got me a pass and now I can begin my rain of terror in the pressroom!!!!

I've already lulled nearby workers into a false sense of security by offering them all rosy apple sweets.

Are they playing to a final tonight?

Welcome, one and all to the table of.................

(http://rome.ro/images/doom/Doom.png)

Greg Raymer
Chad Brown
Tony G
Phil Hellmuth
Erik Seidel
Carlos Mortensen
Cyndy Violette
Eli Elezra

Incidentally, Peter Gould and Jeff Lisandro are chip leaders in the mixed limit/no limit event.

S



Pictured as just a floating white cowboy hat below is Doyle Brunson, whom I saw in a hand with Gabe Kaplan and Sherkhan Fernoud.  Sitting between them, they were dealt:

Kaplan:  X X 2d 9d
Brunson:  X X 7h 9c
Farnoud:  X X 2s 7s     Check to Farnoud from both players, who bet, receiving two calls.   Then came a 5d, 2d and 4s respectively - unsurprisingly Farnoud bet his three little spades when he got another double check.  Kaplan passed but Brunson took another card - the Jd.  Farnoud bet his new 8s, and now the behatted legend bowed out of the pot.

It seems unlikely seeing as they've earmarked five whole days for this event!  Even if one day isn't necessary, there's at least another one before the final...

Another table line-up:

Marco Traniello
Justin Bonomo
MJ Partin
Jeff King
Jim Bechtel
Allen Kessler
Huck Seed
Matt Lefkowitz

Pictured:  behoxton-finned Justin Bonomo (top), Jim Bechtel and Allen Kessler

S

Andy Bloch has knocked out Brandon Adams.

Andy held 8d Ahrt Qh 5d face up with Qd Qc concealed amongst his other three cards which beat Adam's Kd 2c 6s 3d with Ks 3s concealed.


A big four-way pot got to 7th street, Ivey bet 6th street and all three players called.

Erick Lindgren (?) (?) 3d Jc 4c 3s (?)

Phil Ivey (?) (?) 7c 4h 6c 7s (?)

David Singer (?) (?) Td Qc 9s 4d (?)

Kirk Morrison (?) (?) Kc 5h 6d Ahrt (?)

River:

Ivey and Lindgren check, Singer bets 5k, Morrison makes it 10k and Ivey and Lindgren pass and Singer calls, shows Tc Th Qd for the boat which takes the pot. Morrison mucks.

Top Tens - courtesy of Worldseriesofpoker.com:

1. Eli Elezra -- 561,000
2. Bruno Fitoussi -- 358,900
3. David Oppenheim -- 302,300
4. Gavin Smith -- 260,900
5. Phil Ivey -- 250,000
6. Alexander Kravchenko -- 218,900
7. Barry Greenstein -- 211,800
8. Greg Raymer -- 200,000
9. Erik Seidel -- 189,700
10. Toto Leonidas -- 188,100

Maureen Feduniak gives some advice to her railers:  "If you want to see what's going on, I think that bit over there only has a six-deep rail, you'll get to the front in less than 45 minutes."

S

Isabelle Mercier wins a chunk off Soheil Shamseddin, he bet all the way on his 8s 3d 3h 5c board and Isabelle called him down with Qs 9s Ac 5d before raising on the river and showing Qh Qc 6h (not sure when she hit the third Queen) but Max Pescatori had the case queen as his up card, so I'm guessing she might have caught her 3rd queen on the river.

Any updates on Ed Pelligrini?


 Ahrt Aspades

He's not on the list of players still in, I'm afraid.

This is an outrage, could he be under a pseudonym?

Interestingly Alexander Kravchenko is listed on the HMDB as being from Hull, UK. Good luck to the fella.

Fine work Jenn & Floppy.

10 minute break.

H

I have found that if you go and stand by the empty rail in the break, then when it's over you're ringside and can see what's going on!  Here are the first few hands on a couple of tables I was watching as the newest Hold'em round (blinds 1,500/3,000 limit 3k/6k) kicked off:

Shortstack Tad Jurgens comes in preflop for a raise, and with Barry Greenstein re-raising it looks like this could be the start of a make-or-break pot for him.  A substantial portion of his stack is now in on the Js Jc Th flop, and he bets, called by Greenstein.  The Ad comes on the turn and it looks like the rest of his stack now fits in (i.e. is under 6k), but Barry doesn't knock him out, passing and giving it up right there.
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Eli Elezra raises to 6k preflop, and finds a re-raise behind.  Call.  Flop:  9c 6d 9s and the chip leader check-folds to Mr. G's bet, showing A-x, where 'x' didn't look that painty.

Many, many thanks to Daniel Cox for his photo of Amarillo Slim, who was gracing the Seniors' event with his bright yellow Western ensemble.  I don't know if you can make it out, but just in case you might have overlooked this - that is a dead rattlesnake forming the awesome garnish to an otherwise awesome hat - the open fangs at the front, the rattles at the back. 

Even with a mountain of chips, Eli Elezra has neigh chance of winning this.

He seems to barely get to grips with holdem, let alone the others!

H

Jesus vs. Barry:

Chris Ferguson sees a flop in position against Barry Greenstein:  7s Jc 9h  The 6 foot 5 guy in front of me moved to block my view of the flop betting, so let's skip past that to the Jd turn.  That I know Ferguson bet, when it was checked to him, while Greenstein called.
River:  5s  check-check and Chris Ferguson's 3c 3s were shown first, winning the pot.

Mr Hornswaggle, I have to object to your latest unlikely hero. This man passed aces twice on the bubble of a WPT event. That is not a heroic act, but cowardly and a disgrace to poker. I would hate to see him on the bubble of a $50k HORSE event.Back to Ireland, on your bike.

Cheers for the updates guys, great as ever. Can we have updates on the captain, Tony G, who has been surprisingly quiet so far this year.

And who are you to object? Pelligini for the main event 2007. You heard it hear first.

to even mention that AA folder, is just wasting space here. Cmon the swedes! w8, there are none, oh well... :-(

Er.... I strongly believe he's been eliminated.  As has Jennifer Harman (pictured), who slowly descended from cheerful to resigned over the course of the two days.  Homer saw her doing the Walk of Out just a moment ago during the Omaha round.

O

Chad Brown is OUT.

He limped utg for 3, Eli Elezra made up the small blind and Raymer checked.

Flop:

5h 7s Th

Elezra checked, Raymer checked, Brown bet 3k, Elezra raised to 6k, Raymer passed and Brown called.

Turn:

9s

Elezra bets 6k, Brown calls.

River:

Kc

Elezra puts Brown in for his last 1k.

Elezra:

Ad 9h 8s 6h for the turned straight

Brown:

Ahrt Kh 4c 3d for top pair with missed gutshot, nut-flush draw and nut-lo draw.

Are you sure?

Perhaps he is listed as:

Edward Pelligrini
Eddie Pelligrini
Ted Pelligrini
Teddy Pelligrini
Theodore Pelligrini
John Smith

Phil Laak bets 6k on the river of a Td 9h Kh 5c 3s board.

Michael Mizrachi calls.

Laak shows Aspades Ts Qc Jd for the scoop

Now THATS a Post! Great writing.

Could I ask for updates on

Phil Ivy
Fried Charmanara
Tony G- a serious contender now that he has come back so focused, he is the captain.

I just got my press credentials behind a hurrying Vicky Coren who wanted to get them before playing the PLO8 which is starting now, the guys in the pressroom have made a slight error though...

The label on her press badge says she writes for 'The Garden Newspaper'

Apt!

R

John Juanda (pictured) would be one of my tips for this, or any tournament in fact.  He just won a pretty chunky Razz pot too - this is what happened, from what I could see:

In order of acting, there were:
Juanda:  X X 4s 5d
David Grey:  X X 4h Jc
Rafi Amit:  X X Kc Aspades 
Checks to Rafi Amit, and then following calls from brought Juanda the Qs, Grey the 5s and Amit the 3h.  Now John Juanda bet out (8k) and received slightly slower calls from both of his opponents.  They all get dealt Tens on 6th street.

With just one card to come, the betting gets interesting - Juanda checks, Grey bets out (8k), call from Amit, then Juanda raises, with the third bet coming back from Grey.  Rafi Amit calls in the middle and they all get their final down cards.

Check to Rafi Amit, who bets - Juanda thinks for a while and calls, while David Grey must not have liked what he saw on the river as he folds.  As soon as he sees his opponent call his bet, Amit just chucks his hand away, handing the chunky pot to the last man standing - who flashes what looked like the Ahrt 8d and something else as he scooped it.

O

Phil Hellmuth was in every pot here I watched this level.

First he bet every street against Chip Reese and Raymer on a Td 5h 4s 4d 5s board, clearing Reese off the flop, but Raymer called him down but mucked when he was shown 8h 6h 5c 4c

Reese and Hellmuth continued to tangle, in a pot which Helmuth had 3-bet preflop and also involved Cyndy Violette.

Flop:

2c 7s Qh

Reese bets 3k, Hellmuth makes it 6k, Violette folds, Reese calls.

Turn:

Jc

Reese bets 6k, Hellmuth calls.

River:

3c

Reese checks, Hellmuth checks.

Hellmuth:

Aspades Ad 3d Th for an overpair but no low.

Reese:

Ac 2h 8h Qs for two pair and a A-2-3-7-8 low which scoops the pot.


A couple of hands and they're tangling again. This time Hellmuth is betting at the 9h 2d 8s 5c 9d board the whole way and Chip Reese is check/calling him down.

Hellmuth:

Ad 3c 8c Ts for Nines and Eights with the nut-low (A-2-3-5-8)

Reese:

Ac 3h 7s Qh for Nines, with the nut-low (A-2-3-5-8)

Hellmuth takes three quarters.

That left these three's chip counts:

John Juanda  270k
David Grey    105k
Rafi Amit       140k

Whereas the Leaders (from worldseriesofpoker.com):

1. Eli Elezra -- 658,000
2. Bruno Fitoussi -- 332,000
3. David Oppenheim -- 325,000
4. Phil Ivey -- 312,000
5. John Juanda -- 285,000
6. Mike Matusow -- 280,000
7. Annie Duke -- 270,000
8. David Singer -- 265,000
9. Greg Raymer -- 263,000
10. Barry Greenstein -- 260,000

You can guess who this is by the book beneath his chair...

Chip Reese, Phil Hellmuth and Erik Seidel.

Max Pescatori, Isabelle Mercier and Patrick Antonius.

Does the final change to NLHE again this year?

No, it's HORSE all the way.

Also still gracing this most prestigious of events with his snappily dressed presence - Robert Williamson III.
Pictured below, a serious-looking Victor Ramdin, who has to be one of the nicest players I've mini-interviewed during the last season of the EPT.  Happy to talk to other players, press, random members of the public, he's one of the less widely-known Pokerstars players in Europe, but people seem to like him over here.

Thought so.

Is it televised?

E

The Omaha Hi/Lo is my favourite of these games, but to me, the Stud 8 looks the most challenging to play.

Steve Zolotow is OUT.

Howard Lederer was betting all the way and Zolotow and Laak were calling.

Lederer:

(?) (?) Td 8s Tc Ad (?)

Zolotow:

(?) (?) 6s 5h Qd 7d (?)

Laak:

(?) (?) 3c 7h Kh 6h (?)

Lederer's back three were Th 8h and Jd giving him Tens full which takes the high half.

Zolotow had 3d 4c and the Kc for a 7 high straight and a 7-6-5-4-3 for the low.

Phil Laak was holding Ahrt 5s and the Ac, for Aces for the high and 7-6-5-3-A which pips Zolotow for the low.

Incidentally, it seems the dealers are having trouble with the similarly coloured chips, Howard Lederer was almost given a stack of 5k chips which included a couple of 500 chips.

E

The action is really starting to speed up now as there have been at least three eliminations in the past 20 minutes.  NoflopsHomer saw one, while Keith Lehr didn't make it through the Stud 8/b level either - Daniel Shak and John Hennigan splitting his remaining stack.  Also an Insider Informant tells me that it was David Singer who just knocked out Williamson, making my earlier picture post just in the nick of time...

Elsewhere short stack Tom Schneider had his all-in moment against David Williams, but managed to scoop, it looked like, on one of the final cards dealt keeping him in the tournament.  It looks weird to someone used to updating NLHE tournaments when someone gets it all-in, er, pre, in Stud, with three more cards being dealt to each player face up and then a 7th down card which is immediately flipped too.  So much to absorb... Stud not a game for those with dodgy short-term memories.

Er... I reckon so, but you'd have to look at ESPN's schedule for confirmation.  They've already announced what they're airing and when, I just can't remember any of that information.  Sorry.

You reckoned right.  ;applause;

I've just gotten the boot from the tournament area.There's a a class system here, (you won't have heard of this in Britain), and we are on the bottom rung.

"You can stand behind the rail, or two tables away from the action and report from there," I get told. With the rail being six people deep and the distance of two tables away being even further than that, it's sounds pretty damn difficult.

Anyway, they're now on the Limit Hold 'em section and I think Jen is trying to sneak in down the other side.

great updates team

O

Doyle Brunson has been eliminated - I was just counting his short stack when he got it in the middle in a threeway pot of hi-lo Omaha.  I think his actual eliminator (Raymer was the third player in the hand) was John Hanson, who raised Raymer off on the river with the board reading:
6d Aspades 8h 4c 2h 
Doyle Brunson showed:  2c 4d 3h Jc
But he was knocked out by the A-3-5-6 which had got there on the river.  Scoop.

Some chip estimates:

Justin Bonomo  120k
Allen Kessler     130k
Huck Seed       280k
Tuan Le           225k
Thien Phan        70k
Freddy Deeb     300k
Erik Seidel        310k

A sidelong backwards glance from Barry Greenstein, and Negreanu comes over to Table Famous...

And we're now launched into the dinner break, only a little briefer than yesterday's - off for more ill-advised snacks - I think you can get orders of 50 chicken wings.

******************************Back at 9pm (5am UK time)******************************

Here is a champion lookalikey. Credit to Benjo for this.
Anthony Lellouche

(http://pokerdb.thehendonmob.com/pictures/200/AnthonyLellouche.jpg)

+ Rory McGrath

(http://content.answers.com/main/content/wp/en/thumb/6/67/200px-Rorymcgrath.JPG)

= Seth Rogen from 'Knocked Up' and 'The Forty Year-old Virgin'

(http://eur.i1.yimg.com/eur.yimg.com/ng/mo/premiere_photo/20060718/12/3178376009.jpg)

And we are back, having almost been run over by Doyle Brunson on his little scooter on the way as he shot off into the sunset.

So - with 74 players remaining it looks like we'll be playing until roughly 2am tonight, if the field doesn't consume itself fast enough to get down to 48 before the level-cut-off.  After a slow start, today has seen a goodly number of eliminations, so maybe it's time to go get a bunch of chip estimates for the names still left (that's all players still left - change that to "the ones facing the rail.").

The little Rascal.

(http://i45.photobucket.com/albums/f80/danaimmanuel/Rascal338XL.gif)

LOL By incredibly amusing coincidence, that is EXACTLY the colour and model of the scooter he was travelling down the corridor (at not inconsiderable speed) on!

I picked that one because it said "XL" on it.

R

Marco Traniello is OUT.

Short stacked, he took his chance in the Razz against Huck Seed's raise with the 3d despite holding a Ts as his upcard, all the chips were in by the fourth street and dealt so quickly I could only see the final hands.

Traniello:

Ts 9d 7h 6h 2d for a Ten-low

Seed:

7d 6s 5d 3d Ahrt for a Seven-low.

Though next hand (below) Eli Elezra manages to bluff Huck Seed off a pot showing a Jack-low on 5th street.

Snoops' favourite Comic Book Guy, Todd Brunson is also OUT.

You know they are pros because they know when to smile for the camera. Here is Cyndy Violette and Mike Mattusow.

Hey Guys,
Could you look at the monitor next time you are in the big room and give me an updae on the Seniors Event?  Thanks Much
Dan

R

Erik Seidel is moving along nicely, it helped here when he picked up a 7d on fourth street to go with his 4c upcard against Greg Raymer whose 6s was besmirched by the Qd and led to the former WSOP champion folding to a bet.

Counted some chips.  You'd think I'd be better at it after two years of doing so professionally, but I still feel obliged to add that these may not be accurate.  The main issue I am having with them is the colour coding of the 25k and the 5k chips - the former being pink and brown, the latter being the same shade of pink, plus brown and baby blue.  It's hard to explain.  I wonder if these will be the Main Event chips?

Rob Hollink      180k
Bruno Fitoussi    380k
Gavin Smith       40k
Isabelle Mercier   55k
Annie Duke       310k
Max Pescatori     250k
Phil Ivey            180k
Erick Lindgren    175k  (probably - messy stacker, back to me)
David Singer       245k
Phil Hellmuth     160k 

Hellmuth to Lindgren:  "I just lost 100k conflip..." to Kristy Gazes, in Razz.
Lindgren to Hellmuth:  "It's not too late to buy insurance."  (Pronounced insurance.)

Sure - Homer is out there now, expect information imminently (we're not swamped with requests at 6am GMT)... :)

This, by the way, is what just the section of the Rio Amazon Room devoted to the H.O.R.S.E. tournament looks like at the moment.  Note the double rail thronged with spectators whom I catch saying some odd stuff - "That guy, Phil Laak, he never takes his sunglasses off.  Never." - "This is a HORSE tournament?  Is that poker?" - "There he is, oh my GOD, it's Negreanu!" "I think it's No Limit, or, wait, it's $50,000" etc. etc.  There are better ones, but I should measure them out over the full five days...

I saw Bill Chen drifting out of the H.O.R.S.E. area, so am going to tentatively suggest he is OUT.

Seniors Top Three (Couldn't get anymore before the screen changed)

Rod Clarida -- 30k
Amarillo Slim -- 23.5k
RC Sadley -- 21k

S

Huck Seed raised preflop with the Aspades showing but Eli Elezra re-raised despite his upcard being the 2c, Seed caught a 7h and check called Elezra, who had hit a seemingly unhelpful 8h, but once Seed caught the Ahrt against Elezra's Th and called another bet, it was clear that the former WSOP ME champion wasn't going to give up and the remaining streets were checked down with neither player seemingly hitting anything. Elezra quickly mucked after the river leaving Seed showing just the Aces to take a chunky pot down.

62 players remain, average stack is roughly 235k.

which is it?


looks like.....
 texas
omaha hi
7stud hi
7stud lo
7stud hi lo

i always thought it was......
texas
omaha hi
7 stud hi
7 stud lo
omaha hi lo

Courtesy of Benjo...

E

Phil Hellmuth has just been moved into the ominously empty seat between Eli Elezra and Allen Kessler.  That table saw Justin Bonomo getting the best of the last few minutes of Stud 8/b - one hand:

Huck Seed was the in-position bettor, with the 4s 9s, then the Qd and Td showing.
Justin Bonomo held X X 6s 7s Qc 3d
Eli Elezra had come along as far as X X 6d Jd 4d Qs

The river-card saw Justin announcing, "A seven [low] and a pair of Sevens..." which was enough to take the whole thing from Seed.  He got the next pot too after Allen Kessler gave it up on fourth street.

Hold'em
Omaha hi-lo split (8 or better)
Razz (7 stud low)
Stud (7 stud hi)
Seven stud hi-lo split - Eight or better

Alan Cunningham is now the chip leader with over 500k. If he wins this,  he can certainly say, "Happy Days!"


And then maybe party with his twin brother Richie...

(http://i.fulltiltpoker.com/images/ourTeam/friends/allen_cunningham_photo.jpg)

(http://www.jewishworldreview.com/0301/ritchiec.jpg)

 ;booder;

Eli Elezra laughs at John Hennigan's attempts to phase out of existence.

New top ten, from www.worldseriesofpoker.com:

Allen Cunningham -- 525,000   
John Juanda -- 510,000   
Eli Elezra -- 435,000   
John Hanson -- 435,000   
Toto Leonidas -- 430,000   
Daniel Negreanu   -- 410,000   
David Singer -- 400,000   
Bruno Fitoussi -- 400,000   
Justin Bonomo -- 390,000   
Huckleberry Seed -- 378,000   

Cyndy Violette has lost a couple of decent sized pots, first being check/raised from 16k to 32k by Kenny Tran on Jc 2s 2c Jd board and passing after a dwell.

She then check called Mike Matusow down on a 8h 3h Ac 3d 9s board, Matusow showing Ad Th, Cyndy flashed the Ahrt and mucked.

With just 54 players left, it looks like they may get to the magic 48 before the end of the suggested level... Bill Gazes is gone, and I saw Gavin Smith doing the slow walk...

David Williams (top)  240k
Scotty Nguyen  140k

And the Day Two Eurowatch leads back to Bruno Fitoussi (glasses, blue overshirt) who's been in consistently good chip shape throughout the day, even though his stack has been overshadowed by some other top-tenners, he has quietly maintained his more-than-decent chips.  Sharing his table, Rob Hollink (round sunglasses, bizarre choice of hoody) who's not grazed the dizzy heights of the chip lead but is nevertheless still in, and not too short stacked.

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Ivey raises to 16k, Elezra calls on the button and Huck Seed calls in the big blind.

Flop:

Kc 4d 8s

Checked around

Turn:

9s

Huck Seed bets 16k, Ivey raises to 32k, Elezra passes and Seed calls.

River:

5d

Seed bets 16k and Ivey calls.

Seed:

Th 7s 6s 6h for the Nut Straight with an 8-7-6-5-4 low.

Ivey:

Ac 9h 6c 4s for Nines and Fours with a 8-6-5-4-A low.

;kc;

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Matt Hawrilenko raises from UTG to 16k. Phil Hellmuth called from the cut-off, Huck Seed calls from the small blind and John Hennigan calls from the big blind.

Flop:

2c 2d 7c

Seed and Hennigan check. Hawrilenko bets 8k, Hellmuth calls and the blinds fold.

Turn:

6h

16k from Hawrilenko and a call from Hellmuth.

River:

4d

Check check.

Hawrilenko:

Ahrt Jh 9c 2h for Trip Twos with no low.

Hellmuth:

Aspades 3s Qh Tc a pair of Twos with the nut low. (6-4-3-2-A)

;kc;

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The game changes to Razz - 2k ante, 3k bring in with 10k/20k the bet size.  We can ignore no longer that these are limits which take chunks out of healthy stacks.  With under 20k Cyndy Violette was all-in immediately after the new round was announced, showing the 6d.  A crowd surged forward, and I saw no more cards appearing in front of her or her opponent.  But I did see the long drawn-out hushed squeeze as her final card was dealt, with a great "phew" as she liked what she saw and scooped the pot, much to the delight of her fans on the rail.  Still in trouble though, Homer has gone down to vulture.

Check out the lineup that's ended up side-by-side on this table after the many reorganisations and table-breaks today:
Phil Ivey, Eli Elezra, Phil Hellmuth...

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Hellmuth raises showing a 4d, Seed calls with a 8d,

Hellmuth picks up a 5c and Seed gets a 3h, both check on fourth street.

Hellmuth pairs with a 4c whilst Seed bets when he gets a 4s, Hellmuth calls.

6th street brings an Aspades for Hellmuth and an ugly Kh for Seed. Hellmuth bets 20k, and Seed goes into the tank, dwelling for a while since the bet represents a good portion of his stack. He eventually folds and Hellmuth shows 6c 2c giving 'The Poker Brat' a current low of 6c 5c 4c 2c Aspades which I suspect was way ahead of whatever Seed had.

Justin Bonomo then calls a raise from Jon Hennigan and check calls until 5th street when he starts betting out instead.

Bonomo:

(?) (?) 8d 2h 9s 4d

Hennigan:

(?) (?) 7d 5c Jh Qc

Hennigan instantly mucked, slightly disgusted that 5th and 6th street had destroyed his hand.


Bill Edler is OUT, and play has now ended for the day.

And they've called Time on the H.O.R.S.E Day Two, with 52 players still remaining.

So, it's been a bit of an uphill one today, but plenty going on to watch in this most prestigious of events, if you can get to the front - and it continues tomorrow at 2pm (10pm UK time).

But for now...

;stickaforkinme;

Anyone know how Peter Gould is getting on in the mixed Holde'm event?

Was about 8th with 80kish but that was probably at about 1am vegas time, no idea where he's at now.

I have a great clip of him throwing a bit of a tantrum and getting Ian Bradley a 10 minute penalty in a WPT. Background commentary/heckling from Ed G makes it more entertaining. Having said this we did see Victor in the corridor the next day and he apologised. Ian wished him luck... he went on to win it.

Thanks for that NoflopsHomer, I read on Gutshot that he'd gone out in 17th place or something. Shame! Next time Peter!!!!