Purvis would end up spiking a third ace on the flop and when the fell on the turn, Cohen's day was officially done. After the hand, Purvis piled up ~260,000 in chips.
2008 WSOP Circuit Event - Harrah's New Orleans
Bayou Poker Challenge Main Event
Day: 2
Purvis would end up spiking a third ace on the flop and when the fell on the turn, Cohen's day was officially done. After the hand, Purvis piled up ~260,000 in chips.
Costner has about the same amount of chips, and he tanks for several minutes. "I don't think you have sh*t," he says, irritated.
"Yeah, I normally make plays like this with 5-7 offsuit," Albertson fires back.
After a couple minutes, Costner, looking frustrated, tosses his cards away and swallows the loss of nearly 30,000 hard-earned chips.
Kessler chuckles before explaining that the reason Fox has such a long, shaggy beard is because he hasn't run well recently and refuses to shave before he can go deep into a tournament. With his elimination before the money, Fox's beard is left to grow longer and be seen at a future event.
Fratter makes the call with the and Schanbacher turns over the . The same hands that were involved in a hand that doubled Schanbacher up earlier. Schanbacher is going to need to improve again here in order to stay alive in the field.
The tournament announcer allows all other hands to end before allowing the action of this hand to run.
Schanbacher removes himself from his comfortable massage and stands up to watch his fate. The flop is no help for Schanbacher with the . The turn is the and the river is the . Schanbacher is eliminated in 28th position and is the bubble boy.
Some of the other players in the tournament that were waiting for the bubble to burst have offered Schanbacher a couple hundred dollars each in cash as a nice gesture.
Purvis wishes Jarreau luck, who laments his precarious position, being at risk of an out-of-the-money finish. "Who are you kidding, nobody here is rooting for me!" he exclaims. "Everyone throw $100 on the floor for me."
From across the room, Marc Fratter hollers, "I'm not going to have $100 until they pay me!" which draws a rare belly laugh from the whole room.
A few players, Ed Jatho and Floyd Vanderford among them, draw $100 bills from their pockets, content to pay Jarreau off to ease the situation in a show of classic sportsmanship.
The hands are turned over, with Purvis showing , and Jarreau racing him with the .
Salvation comes on the flop, as the dealer runs a board of , and Jarreau doubles up to stay alive.
"You all hate me, I'm sorry!" he says, grinning.
So, we're still stuck at 28 for the time being.
Level: 11
Blinds: 1,500/3,000
Ante: 400