WSOP $50,000 H.O.R.S.E. - Day 3 - At A Glance

[NoflopsHomer]

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Last hand of the Razz, Andy Bloch raises to 15k with a showing, Robert Mizrachi calls with a , Freddy Deeb re-raises to 30k with a , both call.

Bloch hits a and bets 15k, Mizrachi folds when he gets a , Deeb raises with a despite his opponent showing A-2. Bloch calls and gets a against Deeb's and gives up when he hits another, the against Deeb's which probably gave the latter a wheel.

[NoflopsHomer]

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Gabe Kaplan takes another off Freddy Deeb.

Kaplan:

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Deeb:

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Deeb had raised and bet 3rd and 4th streets, before check-calling 5th and 6th. Both checked the river.

Greg Raymer has been fairly quiet but managed to take a pot off Kaplan (who has been hitting a lot in the last hour or so), Kaplan raised with a , Raymer re-raise with a to 30k. Kaplan hit a whilst Raymer had an and both checked, Kaplan got the on 5th whilst Raymer then bet 30k when he received the and Kaplan mucked.

[NoflopsHomer]

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Toto Leonidas:

(?) (?) (?)

Max Pescatori:

(?) (?) (?)

Max had brought in and Toto had raised to 15k, and Max called. Max bet 15k on 4th when he hit his pair and 30k on 5th and was called, before Toto bet 30k on 6th street, Max called and both checked the river. Max showed for trip Threes which was good enough to take the pot. My Stud isn't really up to scratch but pair and a missed flush draw for Toto sound about right?

[snoopy1239]

Anyhow, back to the poker...

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Noticing that Table Elezra had been removed from the spotlight of the TV cameras, I decided to pop up to the balcony, push my way to the front and watch 5 consecutive hands of Eight or Better.

(1) Mateyboy comes in for 5k, Bruno Fitoussi sticks in 15k, Mateyboy matches it.

Bruno = (?)(?)

Mateyboy (?)(?)

Both players check.

Bruno = (?)(?)

Mateyboy (?)(?)

Bruno bets 30k, Mateyboy calls.

Bruno = (?)(?)

Mateyboy (?)(?)

Bruno bets 30k, Mateyboy cals.

Bruno = (?)(?) (?)

Mateyboy (?)(?) (?)

Bruno checks, Mateyboy bets 30k, Bruno reluctantly folds.


(2) Huck Seed is in for 5k with (?)(?) , Bruno makes it 15k with (?)(?) , Huck folds.

(3) Bruno (yes, Mr Fitoussi again) is in for 5k, Greenstein makes it 15k, Bruno calls, but then folds his (?)(?) when Greenstein's (?)(?) was joined by the .

(4) Early pace setter, Eli Elezra is in for 5k with (?)(?) , but releases when Barry Greenstein makes it 15k with (?)(?) and Huck calls with (?)(?) .

Barry is dealt the , and bets 15k, Huck calls with the .

to Barry, to Huck, Barry bets 30k, Huck folds.

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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.


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]

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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]

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

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]

thx again to worldseriesofpoker.com

1st  Amnon Filippi -- $1,355,000
2nd  Kenny Tran -- $1,300,000
3rd  Tim Phan -- $1,094,000
4th  Gabe Kaplan -- $900,000
5th  Barry Greenstein -- $895,000
6th  Max Pescatori -- $720,000
7th  Freddy Deeb -- $700,000
8th  Mike Matusow -- $700,000
9th  John Hanson -- $680,000
10th  Justin Bonomo -- $651,000

[NoflopsHomer]

Just gone to Razz with a 5k ante, 5k bring in with 20k/40k, but just before that, short stacked Noah Jefferson has virtually doubled through.

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His were good to scoop the high half whilst Gabe Kaplan and Tim Phan had to split the low with 2-3 each on a board.


Elsewhere George Danzer has made the last three tables of the PLO8 event. 

[snoopy1239]

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Mark Gregorich, who was down to a paltry 25k, has doubled up courtesy of Rob Hollink.

Mark Gregorich = ()() ()

Rob Hollink = (?)(?) (?)

Hollink down to 275k.

[snoopy1239]

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Just caught Hellmuth leaving the arena. Didn't catch the hand, but it was Kenny Tran who was the assassin.

No 12th bracelet for the Poker Brat this time.

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