Layne Flack was shirtless just now. Yes, it's true.
The Milwaukee's Best Light girls were coming through with free t-shirts, apparently, and Flack demonstrated his desire for one by removing the shirt he'd been wearing.
No longer topless, Flack was just involved in a hand in which he led with a bet of 4,000 on the turn with the board showing , then his opponent raised to 10,000. Flack shook his head and folded his face up.
"I can't let you win the shirt off my back," said Flack with a grin. "I just got it."
Seat 3 raised to 600 from early position and the player in the hijack reraised to 1,375. John "The Razor" Phan, who was on the button, then made it 3,300 to go. Action folded back to Seat 3 who eyed up his opponent's stacks and then moved all in for 34,500 more.
The hijack folded and action was back on Phan. He uttered, "Another sick hand," before going into the tank. Phan only had 26,800 and a call would mean his tournament was at stake. The cameras soon surrounded the table as Phan was faced with a big decision. Eventually, he mucked the face-up and Seat 3 was kind enough to show .
We arrived at Joe Hachem's table to see a flop of spread on the table with just over 1,000 chips in the middle. Hachem had made a bet of 1,425 from middle position with a player two seats to his left raising to 3,600.
Hachem thought for a while and made the fold, asking his opponent to "Show the bluff one time." Hachem's opponent slid his cards face-down to Hachem, who flipped them over showing . Hachem said, "They beat kings" and gave the cards back to the dealer.
Now we're not in the business of giving lessons, but this reported certainly doesn't recommend showing a pro your cards after getting them to fold theirs. But then again, this reporter is just a reporter.
David Saab's early-position raise was called by the player on the button.
The flop came down and Saab bet 1,000. His opponent popped it to 3,125 and Saab immediately dropped the rest of his stack into the pot, 12,125 more. His opponent thought it over for about a minute before giving it up.
A player in middle position raised to 400 and Bernard Lee made it 1,525. One other player and the original raiser called to see the flop come down . Action checked to the first caller and he bet 4,500 with only Lee making the call.
The turn brought the and Lee's opponent fired 8,500. Lee stuck in the chips to make the call. The river completed the board with the and both players checked. Lee tabled to win the hand and is now up to 41,000 in chips.
Pam Brunson, who busted earlier today, and Edward Brogdon were just on the rail over at Table 25. They were there to wish Todd Brunson good luck. Brunson is hovering around the starting stack of 30,000 but will have his work cut out for him as he is seated at the same table as former Novermber Niner, Ylon Schwartz.
A few of the players here in the Amazon Blue secton are sporting matching red tops with plenty of logos on them, including one that is a black spade and has the word "Fatty's" written on it. Fatty's is a poker club in New York that has sent ten players to the WSOP Main Event. Here in Blue, we have four them them. Al Riccobono, Mike Castaldo, Erik Hofmann and Scott Einiger are all here to represent the club and hope to make some things happen.
Riccobono said about the group, “There is no reason why the representative Fatty’s players won’t make a splash. I expect big things from this oversized crew –- just wait!”
Hopefully the Main Event here is a catalyst for big things to come from this crew, who are looking to jumpstart a docu-reality TV show based around poker. "It's like Cheers, but around a poker table," said Riccobono. They'll also have Lacey Jones working with them on the show, which is surely a treat for anyone's eyes.
In the official press release, which can be read here, it said, "Fatty’s: Where Poker Gets REAL follows New York poker club owner Mike “The Nose” Castaldo, professional poker players and a cast of regular local Joes who will interact with pros and celebrities throughout the year, both on and away from the tables."
The four of them seated in this section are all still alive. Here's their counts.
When we arrive at the table the flop was and there were around 7,500 chips in the pot. Friend of PokerStars Bill Chen fired a 13,000-chip bet and his opponent moved all in for about 30,000 chips. Chen quickly called.
Showdown
Chen:
Opponent:
The turn card was a , and the river brought a to the table. Set os eights for Chen.
Chen knocked out his opponent and is now up to 75,000 chips.