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Roberto Luongo is a national celebrity in his homeland of Canada, as the native Québécois has risen through the ranks of that nation's hockey hierarchy to become one of the best goaltenders in the world.
As the top netminder for the Vancouver Canucks, a perennial powerhouse during Luongo's tenure that nonetheless has failed to capture the coveted Stanley Cup, his face is instantly recognized north of the border. However, here in the hot and hockey-barren landscape of Las Vegas, Luongo is just another amateur taking his shot in the World Series of Poker Main Event.
Despite a roving contingent of Canadian media tracking his every move, and choice table along the rail that has attracted the inevitable crush of Canucks fans, each clad in their team's distinctive blue and white jersey, Luongo has applied his steady approach to Texas Hold'em here today.
Despite playing a full two levels by now, totaling four hours of play in which several players have either doubled up or gone bust, Luongo's stack appears to be untouched, still stacked neatly in the same arrangement as when the tournament started.
Luongo tried the same trick in last year's Main Event, playing an extemely tight style while trying to preserve his chip stack, and this traditional approach served him quite well. He finished in 634th place while wading through a field of 6,598 runners, earning $19,277 for making it past the money bubble.
We will be sure to track Luongo's progress throughout the day for the poker fans up north, as the renowned goalie tries to deflect the best shots from his opponents here at the 2013 Main Event.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
32,000
-7,000
|
-7,000 |
flop. The player in the small blind bet 3,000, Seed tagged along, and Love raised to 12,000. A fold from the player in the small blind led to the rest of Seed's stack being committed to the pot with 
turn nor 
river, ending his Main Event.
. Two checks put action on Gold and he bet a single yellow T1,000 chip. The other two players folded and Gold won the pot.
, which they all checked. After the dealer burned and turned the 
, a player bet 1,000 and the rest of the players, Gold included, threw away their hands.
. On the flop, the player in seat one checked to Sarwer who put out a bet of 500. Schleger called before the player in seat one reraised to 1,500. Both players called.
and from there the player in seat one led for 5,000. Next to act Sarwer made it 10,000. In the cutoff Schleger reraised all in for roughly 25,000. The player in seat one folded, but Sarwer called Schleger's all in for less, leading to a showdown.
board against another player who had 
fell on the turn.
came on the river, sealing the deal for Mizrachi, who moves up to 85,000 in chips, and sending a player to the rail.
, and Eapen check-folded to a continuation bet. Despite this minor setback, Eapen was sporting his usual smile and seemed to be enjoying every second of his latest foray into the wilds of the World Series of Poker.
across the felt, the action was checked to Benson, and he fired a bet of 1,500 forward. After a lone player flatted out of position, the turn came 
to the board, and both players elected to slow down by tapping the table.
.
into the muck.
