WSOP $50,000 H.O.R.S.E Day 1 - Interactive

[Ironside]

wow snoops i would look peed of if i was andy too ands le just stole his up cards

[snoopy1239]

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With showing, John Cover bets 2.4k, only to be re-raised to 4.8k by Daniel Negreanu and his . Cover called.

After they were dealt their face card, I believe a bet was made and called (although I didn't see who did what) and Negreanu took down the pot with vs. , Kid Poker's full house pipping his opponent's concealed flush.

Nice pot for Negreanu who moves up the ladder.

[snoopy1239]

Some vital statistics now, and no, I don't mean Isabelle Mercier's bra size.

Double Chair Stacker Sitters = 6, Rob Hollink, David Chui, BIll Gazes, Maureen Feduniak, Nikolaos Frangos, Mateyboy
Receiving Massage Sitters = 2, Daniel Negreanu, Kristy Gazes
Standing Chair Sitter = 1, Annie Duke (pictured)
Inverted Chair Sitters = 0, out of respect for Nick Slade

[Djinn]

More Euro-counts from the Left Hand Side...

Patrick Bueno    36,200
Patrik Antonius  around 100k
Rob Hollink        94,000
Thor Hansen    105,000
Isabelle Mercier   154,000
Carlos Mortensen  140,000+

[ariston]

Forgot all about this but will be keeping an eye on it now.

My tip is Kirk Morrison to win it, sound bloke whos been on fire this year. Would also be nice to see isa final in this as she has been working on her other games very hard this year.

 Is Goodwin playing this btw?

[snoopy1239]

Poo watch has been a disappointment so far, I haven't been able to urinate next to anyone famous as of yet, I do hope the stars haven't been given their own toilet, sorry, restroom.

I think the best time to strike will be at the End of Day 2 when everyone's buggered off.

I did spot the Walsall mob in the hallway though, Ben Callinan, Ian 'hotdog' Fieldhouse, Des 'Bling Bling' Jonas and the Peters.

[snoopy1239]

--- apologies for the hour delay, we' weren't being lazy, just hampered by horrid host problems. Should be okay no though ---

Anyhow, back to the poker...

As expected very few exits, although I do know that Jeff Lisandro has departed. Rumour has it though that mixed Limit poker isn't his strength and that perhaps he was out of his depth slightly. Still, he seems to be kicking ass elsewhere, he's already won one bracelet this year.

[snoopy1239]

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As I complete what has become a routine circuit of the two rows of tables, I spot a slight kafuffle at Table Antonius. Calmly receiving a massage, which, incredibly, appears to be focussed on the ears, Antonius sits patiently and silently in his chair, awaiting the arrival of the Tournament Director.

When the TD arrives, however, it is not Antoius who requires a ruling, but more the dealer, as Ralph Perry, the other player in the hand, had unfortunately been the victim of what I’d call ‘jumpy card disease’ in which his final ‘face down’ card managed to fall the wrong way up as it was dealt.

As the two discussed what happened and what should occur next, Antonius continued to receive his ear massage in his familiar nonchalant manner. Shirt unbuttoned, upright posture, Antonius really has a supremely confident ‘I am a Greek God!’ look about him, and you can just tell that if the TD somehow announced his ruling of “I have decided that Patrick is to be disqualified”, the Flying Fin would probably still have the same expression on his face.

Of course, that wasn’t the ruling, and the TD decided that the fairest thing to do was to have Antonius reveal his final face card too. As such, the hands looked like this:

Perry = ? ? ()

Antonius = ? ? ()

The previous street appeared to have been bet (2.4k), re-rasie to 4.8k and call (not sure who made the final call), but both checked the final card, perhaps due to the dealer’s faux-pas.

Perry may have evaded a dead-hand situation, but he still lost the hand as Antonius revealed what appeared to be 5-5-Q for a set.

[Djinn]

We've been offline for about a half hour due to actual technical difficulties, so we have a bit of a backlog of stories, but that will make the next fifteen minutes seem action packed.  Apologies for the delay.
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E  Ante 300, bring-in 300, then 1,200/2,400

David Oppenheim and Isabelle Mercier get involved in a pot. 
Mercier:  ? ?
Oppenheim:  ? ?      Isabelle calls his 6th street bet and then faces another 2,400 when all their cards are out... thinking for a while, she eventually calls showing  .
Oppenheim's made a comfortable low, but just a pair of deuces for the high hand. 

[snoopy1239]

Meanwhile, on another and perhaps less menacing table, there was three-way action involving former bracelet winner Mark Vos, and veteran female player Maureen Feduniak.

There was an early 1.2k bet from Vos that was called in two places, a 1.2k bet from Maureen on the next street – again, called twice, a treble check next card, before Muareen called a final 2.4k bet on the end.

By then, the hands looked like this:

Maureen = ? ?

Vos = ? ?

Mateyboy = ? ? – fold

On their backs, and Maureen takes the pot, with 3-2-K in the hole for two pair.

[snoopy1239]

Courtesy of worldseriesofpoker.com:

1st  Eli Elezra -- $355,000
2nd  Abe Mosseri -- $203,000
3rd  Bruno Fitoussi -- $194,000
4th  Alexander Kravchenko -- $181,000
5th  Barry Greenstein -- $175,000
6th  Phil Ivey -- $175,000
7th  Allen Cunningham -- $171,000
8th  Andy Bloch -- $170,000
9th  Scotty Nguyen -- $165,000
10th  Gavin Smith -- $165,000

[snoopy1239]

During that unavoidable timeout, I took the opportunity to take a few more snaps from the rich person battlefield...

Johnny Chan & Alex Kravchenko

[snoopy1239]

David Benyamine & Jennifer Harman

[snoopy1239]

Chris Ferguson & Joseph Tehan

[Djinn]

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Just been watching the effortlessly smooth Bruno Fitoussi get cheerfully involved in pot after pot of the Omaha 8/b, first getting Chip Reese to pass on the turn with the board reading , but showing him his hand after he passed - I glimpsed the A-A-3-x, then winning the next pot, also on the turn.  Not showing that one.  I wonder if that's his favourite H.O.R.S.E. game - I am sure they all have their preferred and least preferred rounds: does anyone actually like Razz?