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Greg Mueller is back above the starting stack after seeing a flop of 
with the big blind. After a check Mueller bet 1,200 and got a call. The turn came 
and both players checked. The river fell 
, the big blind checked and Mueller bet 1,600. The big blind folded and Mueller is at 32,000.
In a recent hand we found Jamie Gold checking from early position on a 
flop. A player in middle position then checked while the cut-off player bet 600, the button called, and Jamie Gold opted to raise, making it 2,600. The middle position player folded, the cut-off called, and the button folded after some deliberation.
With the 
being struck down on fourth street both players checked. The 
on the river however brought a different story. Jamie Gold held 6,000 worth of chips in his hand sitting quietly thinking what he wanted to do, when all of a sudden his opponent said "one more" as in Gold should bet one more 1,000 chip. Instead Gold took one away and bet 5,000. His opponent laughed, saying he would have definitely called 7,000. The cut-off then went into the tank for a good minute before depositing his cards in the muck.
Gold told the player he made a good fold, and after further discussion Gold claimed to of had 
for a full house, but his opponent wasn't buying it and was regretting not calling.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
26,000
-2,150
|
-2,150 |
... does a tournament supervisor test the microphone starting with, "Check, check, check," then finish it off with, "Raise, raise, raise!"
With a board reading 
, Jesse Martin bet 5,350 from the small blind only to have his opponent on the button raise to 15,000. Martin hit the tank for a long time, eventually having the clock called on him, before making the call.
Showdown
Button: 
Martin: muck
Martin was left with just 350 chips after the hand, which will no doubt test the old adage, "A chip and a chair."
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
350
-18,250
|
-18,250 |
|
||
Does anybody remember Eiffel 65?
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
57,000
4,000
|
4,000 |
|
|
54,600
600
|
600 |
|
|
52,500
22,500
|
22,500 |
|
|
47,300
4,100
|
4,100 |
|
|
45,800
15,800
|
15,800 |
|
41,300
-8,100
|
-8,100 |
|
||
|
|
39,800
-9,600
|
-9,600 |
|
|
38,800
5,900
|
5,900 |
|
35,700
3,800
|
3,800 |
|
|
||
|
|
32,100
7,800
|
7,800 |
|
|
28,200
-12,800
|
-12,800 |
|
|
27,300
-3,400
|
-3,400 |
|
|
27,200
-1,900
|
-1,900 |
|
26,900
-2,600
|
-2,600 |
|
25,800
5,100
|
5,100 |
|
|
||
|
25,400
-5,800
|
-5,800 |
|
|
24,800
-5,200
|
-5,200 |
|
|
21,000
-5,300
|
-5,300 |
Justin Young was all in and at risk preflop for his last 3,200, and was called by two opponents including Russell Finney. The two checked the 
flop, the 
on the turn, and then Finney fired 10,000 after the 
hit the river. His opponent called.
Finney opened up 
for the nuts, his opponent tabled 
for a pair of kings, and Young showed 
before leaving the tournament area.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
72,000
42,000
|
42,000 |
|
Busted |
Todd Brunson has enjoyed a couple of decent levels thus far this afternoon, adding chips throughout the first four hours of play. And he's putting those chips to use.
We just came upon an instance of such in which Brunson, sitting under the gun, and an opponent in middle position were vying for a pot preflop. About 15,000 sat in the middle, with 10,000 sitting in front of Brunson, suggesting he'd either limp-reraised or four-bet his opponent. Having but 17,000 or so behind, his opponent tanked for a couple of minutes before conceding the pot to Brunson.
Brunson is sitting on about 57,000 -- almost twice the starting stack -- as we near the end of Level 2.
A player in middle position raised to 650 and the player in the cutoff called. Daniel Alaei popped it to 1,900 on the button, but chased away neither opponent.
The flop fell 
and it was checked to Alaei. He bet 2,150, getting calls from both opponents. The landed on the turn saw similar action with both opponents check-calling 5,500 from Alaei. The river was the 
and all three checked. The middle-position player showed , but was bested by Alaei's 
.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
57,000
28,000
|
28,000 |
Cathy Wong (known best for being the longtime girlfriend of Bertrand "ElkY" Grospellier) raised it up to 500 from middle position and got three callers before 2009 EPT Copenhagen Champ Anton Wigg re-raised to 2,125. Hong re-raised again to 4,500 and everyone folded back to Wigg who made the call.
The flop came down 
and Hong checked to Wigg who bet out 6,225. Hong made the call and the two saw the 
turn. Hong again checked to Wigg who pushed all in and she snap called him tabling but was behind the flopped set 
of Wigg. The river came 
and Hong was busto. Wigg on the other hand has moved up to 70,000 and is sitting pretty right now.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
70,000 | |
|
|
Busted |
