When we arrived at Allen Kessler's table, he was busy opening it up with a raise preflop. All of the table got out of the way, except the big blind made the call. On the flop, the big blind check-called a bet from Kessler and then both player's checked the turn () and the river ().
At showdown, Kessler's opponent tabled and Kessler said, "give me a break," as he turned over his . "I've played one hold'em hand all day," Kessler added.
As Kessler's opponent raked in the pot, he said something about being in the big blind, while Kessler watched on, still not impressed. Despite losing this small pot, Kessler has had a great start to the day and sits high up the chip leader board.
We reached the table on sixth street, where Negreanu led out. Mosseri released, and Bach raised. Negreanu called, and then checked dark on seventh. Bach bet, and Negreanu raised. Bach re-raised, and Negreanu sighed, then called.
Bach tabled for an ace-high flush and a seventy-five low. Negreanu tabled, for a nine-high flush, and a seventy-six low. Neither were good, and he jumped on top of his chair.
"What the f*** is going on in this game?" he blurted. "What the f***??? I had a straight on fifth. What the f***???"
"Nobody beats him [Bach]," someone at the table told him.
Negreanu doubled through Bach the next hand, but is still under 10,000 chips. Bach appears to be our chip leader - he has over 200,000.
When we came to the table it was fourth street and both Hellmuth and Baker were checking. Fifth street would see Hellmuth fire out a bet and Baker call. Sixth would be the same and so too would seventh.
In the end, Baker had in the hol for a flush, while Helmuth flipped over to take down the low half of the pot. Despite chopping this hand in half, Hellmuth has managed to sit behind a handy chip stack today, while Baker's stack is currently struggling.
Hastings completed with an ace up, and Bari called. On fourth, both players paired.
"Aces," the dealer announced, indicating that Hastings was first to act.
"Why?" Hastings questioned.
"It's razz," Bari explained. "Aces are low."
Bari's correct - in razz, aces are basically "ones". Hastins led out, and Bari called. Hastings led again on fifth, Bari called, and Hastings checked on sixth. Bari took the opportunity to bet, and Hastings called.
On seventh, Hastings check-folded, and Bari took down the pot.
Carlos Mortensen has played his last hand of poker here, with his demise coming during a hand of Omaha 8. Mortensen opened the pot during said hand, from middle position. Brian Hastings called directly on his left and so too did Shawn Buchanan in the big blind. The flop would see Buchanan check and Mortensen lead out. Hastings then made it another bet to go, Buchanan called and Mortensen committed the last of his chips, watching on as Buchanan and Hastings played the hand out.
Buchanan check-called a bet on the turn () and then both opponents checked the river (). Mortensen tabled his and then left the table immediately as Buchanan and Hastings chopped up the pot with their showings.
Everybody has seen Phil Hellmuth shoot his neighbor a death stare. This particular time it was to Ben Yu.
Ben Yu
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When Yu bet on fourth street Hellmuth gave him his patented death stare even though he had two aces showing. Hellmuth folded and the Yu took the small pot.
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flop, the big blind check-called a bet from Kessler and then both player's checked the turn (
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and Kessler said, "give me a break," as he turned over his 
. "I've played one hold'em hand all day," Kessler added.
for an ace-high flush and a seventy-five low. Negreanu tabled, 
for a nine-high flush, and a seventy-six low. Neither were good, and he jumped on top of his chair.
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