WSOP $50,000 H.O.R.S.E. - Day 3 - Interactive

[snoopy1239]

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(5) Eli is in for 5k with (?)(?) and wins with a 15k bet, Thor being forced to see Eli turn over a handy .

[snoopy1239]

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Isabelle Mercier is eliminated in 30th place, taken down by Gabe Kaplan, who, I hear, won with a set, no low.

[snoopy1239]

Latest counts:

1st  Kenny Tran -- $1,210,000
2nd  Justin Bonomo -- $1,100,000
3rd  John Hanson -- $1,025,000
4th  Tim Phan -- $1,000,000
5th   Daniel Negreanu -- $985,000
6th  Amnon Filippi -- $975,000
7th  Gabe Kaplan -- $870,000
8th  Chris Reslock -- $775,000
9th  Max Pescatori -- $670,000
10th  Freddy Deeb -- $600,000

Many thx to worldseriesofpoker.com

[NoflopsHomer]

We're onto Eight or Better now, but before I post a few hands, I have to say that I am really disappointed by the manner in which other bloggers, reporters, etc treat us. Many of them are great people and really down to earth, but then there are a whole bunch of pompous journalists waltzing around as if they are better than everyone else just because they have a slightly different coloured press pass.

It's not just us, it's all the purple passes who are treated badly. The peasants are getting restless with the elitist bourgeois. Throw off your chains and shackles my brothers and sisters!!!

But no more complaining, you get the message. These guys suck and are causing trouble for all updaters, which will only filter back to people in negative reviews of the series.

[NoflopsHomer]

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Tuan Le, who can't not play a pot, gets involved with Rob Hollink, both have juicy looking boards too.

Le:

(?) (?) (?)

Hollink:

(?) (?) (?)

Le unsurprisingly announces 'Flush' on the river, flipping the along with the and .

Hollink shows the , and for a better flush to scoop since neither have a low.

[NoflopsHomer]

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More Tuan Le, this time in a pot with Mike Matusow, (who is in one of those moods where everyone around him is described as an idiot).

Tuan:

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Mike:

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Tuan Le brought in, Mike raised and Tuan called, Mike bet when hitting his Ace on 4th street and again on 5th. Both then checked 6th street and the river.

Mike takes the high half with his Aces, Tuan takes the low with 7-6-5-3-2.

[snoopy1239]

We are creeping up to the 2 hour dinner break, but before that whistle blew, I managed to get four chip counts at a quick glance at how the players looked during these latter stages.

Mike Matusow (770k) -- From the joke in the pack earlier on, Mike is now deadly seriously and seemingly focused on every hand. It's clear he wants to win this one big time.

Rob Hollink (410k) -- usually a cool cucumber, he seems kind of fidgety today. Still, as he sits on his two chairs, his big frame looms over the table in a foreboding manner which must be working wonders for his subliminal table image.

Dave Singer (575k) -- Could this be one of the game's most underrated players? A finalist from last year, Dave is as quiet as usual, casually chewing his gum as if it were a £10 rebuy.

Phil Hellmuth (215k) -- Unsurprisingly standing up and bantering away with all and sundry as you'd expect. Obviously the presenc of cameras has an influence, but either way, he seems to be in confident mood. What bracelet record breaker wouldn't be?

[NoflopsHomer]

Incidentally, after this hand I reported, Daniel Negreanu came to complain to Tuan about having rolled-up Kings apparently beaten by a pair of Tens.

We've just had a round of Hold'em and are now on the break, with Omaha Hi/Lo when we restart at 9pm Vegas time. The limits for the Holdem and Omaha are now 18k/36k with 9k/18k blinds.

[snoopy1239]

A few piccies as we commence the 2 hour dinner break...

[snoopy1239]

-------------------------- Dinner Break - Back in 75 minutes ----------------------------

[snoopy1239]

Cooeee 

We're back!

Thank you to those still with us and greetings to hose early morning viewers reading through the update.

There are currently 25 players remaining, and if my source is correct, we're playing down to 21, so it should be a slightly earlier finish than usual for your update team. Yay! 

Before they reconvene at the felt, take a quick gander at the top ten chip daddies courtesy of the good peeps at worldseriesofpoker.com

1st  Kenny Tran -- $1,420,000
2nd  Amnon Filippi -- $1,355,000
3rd  Tim Phan -- $1,070,000
4th  Gabe Kaplan -- $1,060,000
5th  Barry Greenstein -- $920,000
6th  Max Pescatori -- $720,000
7th  John Hanson -- $717,000
8th  Mike Matusow -- $700,000
9th  Freddy Deeb -- $690,000
10th  Chris Reslock -- $659,000

[snoopy1239]

Just before the break, two big names dropped out in former Main Event winner, Huck Seed, and renowned poker superstar, John Juanda.

[snoopy1239]

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WPT Bellagio finalist, Mike Wattel, is OUT, snipered by Amnon Filipi who must now be the chip leader for sure.

Couldn't see Wattel's holding, but Amnon Filipi had on a board, which was clearly enough to send Wattel to the rail.

[snoopy1239]

Now we're down to three tables, things have gotten very tricky indeed with regards to seeing hands. One table is swamped with spectators that I simply can't battle past, another is in the middle of the sealed off area and thus too far away to see wherever you stand, and the final one is in front of the cameras of the feature table, again too far to see and annoyingly not shot large enough for you to read the cards on the table.

However, I did manage to grab three chip counts from the nearest table, Mark Gregorich being the shortstack of the tournament.

Mark Gregorich -- 70k
Rob Hollink -- 365k
David Singer -- 530k

Also on that table is Phil Hellmuth, who, as they were awaiting the comp to reccomence after the table shuffle, made a concerted effort to waltz around the table shaking hands with each and every player. If only that level of respect remained constant throughout the whole damn kaboodle...

Amusingly, there was a female spectator on the side calling out for Phil's attention as if she was his best buddy - lol. Sheehs, I hate all this 'celebrity' stuff with onlookers thinking it's cool to pretend they know the 'stars'. They're just people ffs.

[snoopy1239]

One thing that annoys me, and this is more of a tongue in cheek humerous quibble, is the fact that certain players can trundle on past the rail without the 'powers that be' batting an eyelid.

As I mentioned last year, there seems to be a rule that if you are a known player, then you can do what the hell you want. The keys to the city (or the cardroom rather).

Wondering what the cut-off is and which player would be the most well known to be stopped from entering, I asked Padraig Parkinson if he knew the answer, to which he replied, "Well, I think I'm marginal, it depends on who the Tournament Director is, but I've walked up to a final table before without anyone bothering me."

Two people that I can say for definite aren't the lesser side of that cut-off are Michael Binger and Cyndy Violette, as I've witnessed them lurking around the tables and past the rails as if they were more 'important' than everyone else. I'm sure they're nice enough folk, it's just a shame that their is this uncomfortable hierarchy of privileges.

Anyhow, I wonder who the cut-off would be?...