It's hard to remember poker before Norman Chad, but those times did exist. In this 888ride episode, Norman tells us how he got started in poker, gives us a rundown of the different smells at Binions and a mishap with his wife's ATM card.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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180,000
-170,000
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-170,000 |
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140,000
5,000
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5,000 |
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62,000
-16,000
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-16,000 |
Alberto Ortiz Such check-called from middle position against Dario Sammartino, who bet 23,000 into 45,000 from the hijack on 
. The river brought a 
and Such checked. Sammartino slid in what looked like 55,000 but the stack never got broken down as Such immediately folded.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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168,000
55,500
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55,500 |
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149,000
-9,000
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-9,000 |
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| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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230,000
83,500
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83,500 |
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169,000
74,000
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74,000 |
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157,600
-102,400
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-102,400 |
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150,400
96,900
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96,900 |
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131,300
22,300
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22,300 |
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111,700
21,300
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21,300 |
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80,500
-4,500
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-4,500 |
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80,200
16,200
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16,200 |
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58,000
5,000
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5,000 |
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42,500
-41,500
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-41,500 |
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Alberto Stegeman, a Dutch well-known TV presenter and undercover journalist, was eliminated earlier today.
The player in mid-position raised to 1,800 and Stegeman called in the small blind with 
with 18,000 behind.
The flop came 
with two clubs. Stegeman check-shoved when his opponent continued with a bet of 3,200. His opponent called with 
and held on while the rest of the board ran out.
On one of the other tables, Mathijs Jonkers, lost part of his stack when he ran his set into his opponent's straight. Jonkers finished in third place last October during the WSOPE Main Event which took place in the King's Casino in Rozvadov, Czech Republic.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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177,000
-48,000
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-48,000 |
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125,000
94,400
|
94,400 |
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82,000
-20,000
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-20,000 |
|
60,000
4,000
|
4,000 |
|
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38,000 | |
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23,000
23,000
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23,000 |
|
Busted | |
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Busted | |
Johannes Becker had two T-25,000 chips hidden that weren't spotted, but in the last 20 minutes he added a lot more orange T-5,000 chips to his stack to more than double up.
Maria Lampropulos has also chipped up, the most recent hand saw her call the shove of Joe Serock for 10,000 with the Argentinian in the big blind.
Joe Serock: 
Maria Lampropulos: 
The board came 
and that was it for Serock.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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180,000
166,000
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166,000 |
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83,000
46,000
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46,000 |
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Busted | |
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Andrey Zaichenko's seat was filled by another player when we checked on his table in Pavilion Green. According to Heinz Schluter, Zaichenko called a raise out of the small blind before the break and saw a 
flop, proceeding to check-raise and get his stack in with 
against a player with trip jacks. The Russian, who has had a number of deep runs in this year's WSOP, found himself on the rail when the hand was over.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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Busted | |
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Phil Hellmuth returned with some delay from the dinner break and was just involved in a small pot over on the main feature table. Hellmuth's raise was called by Ravid Garbi and James Campbell and the trio headed to a flop of 
. Action checked to Hellmuth and his bet of 2,000 was called by Garbi only. On the 
turn, Hellmuth checked and folded to a bet of 3,000 by Garbi.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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137,000
-20,800
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-20,800 |
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94,000
-13,000
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-13,000 |
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| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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244,900
14,900
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14,900 |
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225,000
42,000
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42,000 |
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140,000
10,000
|
10,000 |
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137,200
1,200
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1,200 |
|
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74,100
17,100
|
17,100 |
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65,000
5,000
|
5,000 |
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55,000
-30,000
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-30,000 |
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Busted | |
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Busted | |
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Busted | |
All three tables are in play for television coverage tonight on ESPN. Highlighting the main feature table is 14-time bracelet winner, Phil Hellmuth.
Photography ©Joe Giron
