WSOP $50,000 H.O.R.S.E. - Day 4 - Interactive

[snoopy1239]

Good news is that they have announced the insertion of a media rail so that we can get closer to the table.

Heading out now to check this out and see if play has commenced yet.

Unfortunately, the results are a little disappointing. Granted, they've allocated us a tiny little box area, but we still can't see the table, as shown in the photos below, and the other table is best viewed from the public rail, which is currently crowd infested.

The rail in front of where the girl (pic 1) and the bearded chap (pic 2) is as close as we can stand.

Ah well, I guess the gesture was there, and I can understand that we haven't purchased the rights like others have.

[snoopy1239]

What this does mean, however, is that I can get slightly better photos of the one table, without Joe Public's hairy bonce getting in the way...

[Djinn]

Yes, I missed the start of today's action due to one of those one-dayers taking a whole day.  But here I am now and off to the Box Area. 

A couple of notes on the other events which are running simultaneously to the H.O.R.S.E - there are sometimes as many as three bracelet events on the go, and they start two at once if they are 'niche' i.e. fewer than 3,000 runners...

Seniors' Event

Mickey Wernick finished around the 30 mark yesterday in a wincing fashion after losing a huge pot all-in preflop with A-A vs. J-Q (he said he knew it was coming on the 8-9-J flop) and then racing 9-9 against A-Q and A-K.  Stoically collecting his money he was then to be found in the Voodoo lounge and the Bellagio Cafe at 5am...

Omaha 8/b Event

The final table is kicking off in about 15 minutes and whom should I run into in the corridor but George 'The Panzer' Danzer, complete with suit and scarf, heading for pre-final snacks with Jan Heitmann.  Jan is now apparently his bodyguard, fending off literally tens of fans who want his autograph, not because he's on a WSOP final today, but because of the time he spent on the televised table last year, which has apparently been rerun into the collective consciousness.  Good luck to him.

The table:

1. Mark Wilds 96,000
2. Dario Alioto 61,000
3. George Danzer 116,000
4. Thomas Hant 114,000
5. Chad Brown 390,000
6. David Bach 502,000
7. Lukasz Dumanski 358,000
8. James Tolley 282,000
9. Gene Timberlake 143,000

[snoopy1239]

E

Stephen Wolff and Chris Reslock split a pot. Couldn't see Reslock's hand, but Wolff has showing with behind for two pair, so Wolff obviously had a low.

[snoopy1239]

Current top ten courtesy of worldseriesofpoker.com

1st  Amnon Filippi -- $2,657,000
2nd  Kenny Tran -- $2,100,000
3rd  Bruno Fitoussi -- $1,450,000
4th  Barry Greenstein -- $1,100,000
5th  Freddy Deeb -- $963,000
6th  David Singer -- $940,000
7th  John Hanson -- $930,000
8th  Tim Phan -- $670,000
9th  Noah Jefferson -- $510,000
10th Mike Matusow -- $490,000

[snoopy1239]

E

Meanwhile, on the same table as Reslock and Wolff, Pat Pezzin, who is painfully shortstacked, split a pot with Max Pescatori, his A-2 culminating in a low, but Max's two pair (Aces & Eights  ) snapping up the high.

Moments later, Pezzin was involved again, adding vital chips to his stack by getting Kenny Tran to fold by betting (?)(?)

[Djinn]

And just as the Stud 8/b half hour draws to a close, we lose Pat Pezzin.  The details eluded me as they were busy being snapped up by a team of eight cameramen, but there were handshakes all round as Pezzin left the roped area. 

[snoopy1239]

The World Series attracts an array of stars, can anyone guess who this chap is?...

[snoopy1239]

And just as the Stud 8/b half hour draws to a close, we lose Pat Pezzin.  The details eluded me as they were busy being snapped up by a team of eight cameramen, but there were handshakes all round as Pezzin left the roped area. 

And here is your most recent exit. He's not smiling anymore.

[Tonji]

  Jen & Snoops

is it George Lucas?

btw Jen, fine result 

[snoopy1239]

H

Smiley as ever, lowly chipped Italian Pirate Max Pescatori makes his move from under the gun, only to be re-raised to 70k by fellow shortstack Chris Reslock in the small blind.

Of course, Max sets Chris all-in (only a few bit of shrapnel more) and sheepishly turns over his .

In contrast, Reslock flips with all the confidence a intoxicated Fonz.

"Ace Queen Jack, dealer," demands Pescatori. "All hearts."

The flop was a buttock clenching one...



However, with the Turn reducing Max's outs, the River pretty much sealed his fate, providing Reslock with a much needed double through in the process.

[snoopy1239]

Jen & Snoops

is it George Lucas?

btw Jen, fine result 

 

Yeah, it's him, shall I ask him to stop making Star Wars films?

[Vinnebin]

Tell him to watch the Southpark Episode where the kids try to destroy the digitally enhanced version of Raiders of the Lost Arc

[Djinn]

Hello!  Cheers - but peanuts compared to what these gents are playing for at the moment...and after three and a bit gruelling days they're still not in the money.  Which pays out like this:

1  $2,276,832
2  $1,278,720
3   $852,480
4   $586,080
5   $444,000
6   $337,440
7   $259,296
8   $188,256
9   $131,424
10  $131,424
11  $117,216
12  $117,216
13  $103,008
14  $103,008
15   $88,800
16   $88,800

After a tipoff from Snoops who was watching another table, I moved there just in time to see the bandannad Max Pescatori standing up as his bowl of rice facecard-9 all-in played against the A-3 of Kenny Tran.  No help and his tiny chips are added to Tran's stack as someone in the audience next to me mutters in a sinister fashion, "Justice is done..." - does anyone know if Max inflicted any horrific beats during this tournament? 

[snoopy1239]

George Lucas may be present, but we've brought some celebrities from back home, Barry Neville and Andy Johnson being the lastest two inevitable bump intos.

"I've only played tut three comps," comments Thee from Twine. "I'm hear tut relax. I've got a routine. I get up, go tut pool and then head off tut gym, for three minutes. Look at these biceps."

I said that the walk to the gym is enough excercise for me.

Barry tutted.