08-18-2009 12:06 UTC+2

Small Slip for Cernuto

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Shamus

After that raucous opening ceremony, the mood in the room has quickly turned sober as the first level proceeds. Players are starting with 30,000 chips -- 300 big blinds -- so patience is the word as these first hands play out.

Just now we saw a hand in which three players, including Miami John Cernuto, limped, the small blind folded, and the big blind checked. The flop came {2-Spades}

{2-Spades}

{2-Diamonds}

{K-Diamonds}

, and all four checked. The turn was the {3-Spades}

{3-Spades}

, prompting a bet of 300 from the big blind. Only Cernuto called.

The river was the {9-Spades}

{9-Spades}

. This time the player in the big blind bet 800, and Cernuto gave him a quick look before tossing out the chips to call. Cernuto's opponent showed {10-Hearts}

{10-Hearts}

{2-Clubs}

for trip deuces, and Cernuto mucked. Cernuto slips just under 29,000 here in the early going.

Tags: Miami John Cernuto