We reached the table on fourth street, where Morad tried to bet out of turn. There was a moment of confusion, and then Mortensen and Buchanan checked to Morad, who then legally bet. Only Mortensen called.
Mortesen check-called another bet on fifth, and the action checked around on sixth and seventh. Mortensen tabled for a seventy-six, and Morad mucked.
We missed the action, but when we arrived at the table, Matt Waxman was pulling in a large Omaha 8 pot. At the same time, Scotty Nguyen was getting up from his chair, and shook Robert Mizrachi's hand before exiting.
Waxman doubled to nearly 15,000 chips, while Nguyen is out.
When we arrived at Table 453, Allen Cunningham and Gray Benson were already on fourth street and Cunningham was busy firing out a bet and Benson was calling. Cunningham then bet again on fifth street and Benson called. Sixth street would see Benson check and Cunningham bet. A call from Benson and Cunningham would turn over his , holding a seven-five low to see Benson's cards hit the muck.
Here is how a couple of Omaha 8 hands played out during this first level.
Over on Table 450, Mori Eskandani opened up the action and only Todd Brunson in the big blind made the call. The flop would see Brunson check and Eskandani fire out a bet. Brunson instantly folded his cards face-up, flashing , with his low cards not looking good on that flop.
Table 449 would see Betrand Grospellier open it up from the button and Stephen Su immediately three-bet on his left. Grospellier made the call and as the dealer spread out a board, Grospellier called a bet on the flop, raised a bet on the turn - which was called, and then both players checked the river. Grospellier's was good for the nut-low, while Su's was strong enough for the high.
Barry "The Pirate" Levy was heads up with Chris Bell, and the board read . Bell and Levy checked, and the turn was the . Bell check-called a bet, and the completed the board. Both players checked again.
"Just a ten," Levy announced, tabling .
Bell re-sweat his cards one more time, then mucked his hand.
Freddy Deeb has taken his seat at Table 447 and his daughter Jeanine Deeb brought him a present. She put together a photo album for him that had pictures from their entire life.
It put a giant smile on his face and should put him in a good mood for the tournament.
Jeanine is well known among the poker community. She worked for as intern for the WSOP for a while before joining the World Poker Tour.
The players are back in their seats and ready for more Hold'em, Omaha 8, Razz, Stud and Stud 8 action. If you are unfamiliar with any of these games, be sure to check out PokerNews' guide to all the poker rules. We will be playing a total of 10 levels today.
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, holding a seven-five low to see Benson's cards hit the muck.
flop would see Brunson check and Eskandani fire out a bet. Brunson instantly folded his cards face-up, flashing 
board, Grospellier called a bet on the flop, raised a bet on the turn - which was called, and then both players checked the river. Grospellier's 
was good for the nut-low, while Su's 
was strong enough for the high.
. Bell check-called a bet, and the 
