Not long ago, we Saw Al Barbieri with only 19,000 in chips before we took a walk around the orange section to gather some counts. Once we returned thought, we saw Barbieri, who’s seat is as close as possible to our reporting desk with quite a few more chips so we asked him what happened.
According to Barbieri, the player to his right raised to 350 and he flat-called as did the button. On the flop with two hearts, the original raiser checked to Barbieri who bet 1,100. The button called but the first player check-raised to 3,500. Barbieri just called and the button folded.
On the turn, Barbieri called his opponent’s bet of 8,000. The river was a heart that paired the board with a card on the flop and it was checked to Barbieri who moved in for his last 10,000 or so. The player called and Barbieri showed for the nut flush which was good to double him up.
Michael "The Grinder" Mizrachi opened for a raise, Garry Gates three-bet to 1,175, and Mizrachi called. The flop came down , Grinder checked, and Gates continued for 1,400. Mizrachi check-raised to 3,100, and Gates called.
Both players checked the on the turn, and the river was the . Mizrachi checked, Gates fired 4,500, and Mizrachi mucked.
Erick Lindgren was moved to the orange section just before the break, and he got involved fairly early at his table. Four players including Lindgren saw a flop come out , and it checked around to Lindgren who bet out 500. Only one player called, and the turn brought the . The player checked to Lindgren, who bet out 700. Again he was called, and the river brought the . Both players opted to check on the river of this scary board, and Lindgren's opponent showed for a full house. Lindgren mucked his hand dropping him to 27,000.
The downtime between hands can sometimes be excruciating for players and can make the day seem rather long. To help combat boredom, many players utilize a book or MP3 player for entertainment.
Over here in the blue section we found one player who is using his downtime to battle zombies. Virtual zombies, that is. Mickey Petersen is seated at table #288 and we spotted him using his iPad to play the popular game "Plants vs. Zombies."
He appears to be winning the battle against the undead, but the living players at his table have been giving him a bit of trouble as he is down to 18,200 in chips. Hopefully Petersen will be able to hold on to his chips (and his brain) as the day continues.
Eugene Katchalov in the cut off made it 500 to anyone who wanted to see a flop. The small blind as well as Mikhail Smirnov in the big blind paid and were granted access to a flop.
Both players in the blinds knuckled and Katchalov fired out a bet of 1,000. Both blinds then called. After the landed on fourth street the small blind checked, and Smirnov bet out 1,275. Action was on Katchalov who contemplated for a few moments before eventually reraising and making it 4,000 total. The small blind got out of the way and Smirnov folded and showed . Katchalov said nothing and started stacking his chips.
Preflop action folded around to the small blind who raised and was called by Andre Akkari in the big blind. The flop fell . The small blind player threw out a bet of 500 and was called by Akkari.
The turn brought the , pairing the board. Both players checked fourth street and the river was the . The small blind bet out 800 and Akkari made the call once again. The small blind player tabled and Akkari mucked his hand.
Jarred Solomon joined our feature table with a very short stack, and just three-bet all in for 3,000 or so after Michael Kilker opened near the button. Kilker called, and had him crushed.
Solomon:
Kilker:
Kilker held as the board ran , and Solomon hit the rail.
Mac Sohrabi opened to 325 from the hijack seat, Garry Gates called on the button, and Tyler Box called out of the small blind. The flop fell , Box checked, Sohrabi continued for 1,100, and only Gates called.
The turn was the , Sohrabi led for 2,300, and Gates called.
The river was the , Sohrabi tossed out 4,000, and Gates raised to 11,000. Sohrabi quickly called, and Gates tabled for the stone-cold nuts. Sohrabi mucked face-up as Gates raked in the pot.
flop with two hearts, the original raiser checked to Barbieri who bet 1,100. The button called but the first player check-raised to 3,500. Barbieri just called and the button folded.
turn, Barbieri called his opponent’s bet of 8,000. The river was a heart that paired the board with a card on the flop and it was checked to Barbieri who moved in for his last 10,000 or so. The player called and Barbieri showed 
for the nut flush which was good to double him up.
, Grinder checked, and Gates continued for 1,400. Mizrachi check-raised to 3,100, and Gates called.
on the turn, and the river was the 
. Mizrachi checked, Gates fired 4,500, and Mizrachi mucked.
, and it checked around to Lindgren who bet out 500. Only one player called, and the turn brought the 
. The player checked to Lindgren, who bet out 700. Again he was called, and the river brought the 
. Both players opted to check on the river of this scary board, and Lindgren's opponent showed 
for a full house. Lindgren mucked his hand dropping him to 27,000.
flop.
. Katchalov said nothing and started stacking his chips.
. The small blind player threw out a bet of 500 and was called by Akkari.
, pairing the board. Both players checked fourth street and the river was the 
. The small blind bet out 800 and Akkari made the call once again. The small blind player tabled 
and Akkari mucked his hand.
, Box checked, Sohrabi continued for 1,100, and only Gates called.
for the stone-cold nuts. Sohrabi mucked