2010 PokerStars.net NAPT Mohegan Sun
2010 PokerStars.net NAPT Mohegan Sun Main Event
Day: 5
I'M GAY FOR VANESSA
Vanessa, Will you go to prom with me?
You can't spell BEST(ls) without Selbst
FSLEXC
DUCK
FTW!
WE ARE ROOTING FOR VANESSA TO WIN THIS POKER TOURNAMENT
I <3 sandwiches!
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FOR VANESSA
Team Vanessa F YEAH
Alistar Melville quickly passed and Scott Seiver went into the tank in the big blind. After about two minutes he gave it up and action was back on Beasley. He also gave the hand some deep thought before announcing he was all in. Woods asked for a count and it was an additional 2.45 million.
Woods stared Beasley down for a good three minutes before mucking pocket eights face up.
With action back to Selbst, she limp-re-raised to 3.7 million. "I know you didn't expect that," she told Raymond. Raymond looked perplexed and uncomfortable.
"See, it's not as much fun when you're in a hand with her," joked Mike Beasley.
Raymond tanked for several minutes. Selbst said something else to him (we couldn't hear it) and within ten seconds Raymond called. Selbst seemed surprised and very unhappy. Take us to the reveal!
Selbst:
Raymond:
It was a rather surprising and gutsy call from Raymond. He was the player at risk, putting roughly 2.2 million chips in the pot with a marginal hand. Raymond's tournament had come down to winning a flip against Selbst.
The flop of didn't improve either player, but it did give Raymond a few extra outs. Selbst made a small fist pump when the turn came clean and another when the river blanked . Raymond was eliminated in 6th place and Selbst increased her chip lead.
The flop came down and Melville was first up. He checked to Beasley, who fired a continuation bet of 305,000 in position. Melville reached, grabbed and called.
The turn brought the , completing some straight possibilities. Melville checked. Beasley checked behind.
The final card on board was the , putting some more straight thoughts out there. Melville quickly fired 275,000 into Beasley. The Hollywood, Florida native took a few minutes with his decision before folding his hand. Melville's fans gave him a round of applause as the pot was pushed his way and added to his stack.
For 230,000 chips each, Mike and Mike saw the flop come down and Beasley checked. Woods checked behind.
The turn added the to the board. Beasley checked and then Woods checked behind.,
The river was the and Beasley wasn't checking this time. Instead, he fired a bet of 280,000. Woods went into the tank. When he finally came to his decision, it was to fold his hand and Beasley was awarded the pot.
The first three community cards were the . Raymond checked and Selbst checked behind.
The turn brought the . Raymond checked and Selsbt checked again.
The river card was the . Raymond fired 385,000 into Selbst. After a few moments, Selbst mucked and Raymond scooped the pot.