[user4144]
Killing me softly... ONE TIME!
A late position raise from James Keys, an all-in from Shaun Deeb, a call from Keys and we have a showdown, Deeb holding the edge with a domineering versus Keys' .
"Hey man, I would have snapped at that," comments Deeb. "I just got lucky to get this hand."
[user25067]
"Gobboboy" does not fear The Model
Jimmy Fricke raised from middle position to 3,000, Patrik Antonius called from the cutoff, and the button called. The flop was . Fricke bet 7,500, Antonius raised to 16,500, the button folded and Fricke thought for a bit before reaching for two 5,000 chips to make the call. The turn was the , putting a flush possibility out there. Fricke checked and this time Antonius had the long think before checking behind. The river was the . Fricke checked again and Antonius checked. Fricke showed for two pair and dragged the 47,000 pot while Antonius mucked.
[user46298]
Of the two tables remaining downstairs in the card room of the Empire Casino, one of them is noticeably more evenly balanced in chips than the other. Short stacks like Barny Boatman and Christian Toboc might be under the shadow of Antonius to the back of the room, but the table at the front has no towers, as yet. Perhaps in the last half hour before dinner it might change, but for the moment there aren't a whole lot of hands going very far at all. Here it is:
Daniel Zink -- 32,000
Tino Lechich -- 57,500
Jari Kylmala -- 15,400
Bob Willis -- 29,900
Matthew Carter -- 44,400
Mats Gavatin -- 47,500
Tony G -- 17,000
Dan Shak -- 57,000
Isabelle Mercier -- 56,800
[user3511]
We have a very interesting match-up in the works here. Not at the table, at the rail. The young American internet fans of Shaun Deeb are now joined by the young English fans of James Keys. All are young, all internet players and all are getting drunk.
Maybe it will break out in violence.
Or possibly they will all just play Dungeons and Dragons while pondering what it's like to kiss a girl.
[user24788]
Over at the featured TV table, Daniel Negreanu was in a hand with the chipleader Jakob Paulsen. I caught the action on the turn. The board read . Negreanu checked and Paulsen bet 5,000, or roughly the size of the pot. Negreanu thought and thought for a few minutes before he called. The river was the . Negreanu checked and Paulsen quickly bet 10,000.
"I don't believe you," said Negreanu. "I wish you bet more like 15,000 so I could fold."
Negreanu sat and stared at Paulsen.
"I don't believe you," Negreanu said again.
Negreanu called and tossed out two orange 5,000 chips. Paulsen was reluctant to show his cards. Negreanu tabled for second pair. Paulsen mucked.
"Wow, I was right!" exclaimed Negreanu as he dragged the pot. "I'm playing really well today."
Negreanu increased his stack to 64,000 while Paulsen slipped to 125,000.
[user4144]
Another one bites the dust
Another one bites the dust
And another one gone, and another one gone
Another one bites the dust
Hey, I'm gonna get you too
Another one bites the dust
Ahem... sorry, got carried away there. Anyhow, we have indeed lost another player, Kenny Tran exacting revenge on Tero Salonen with versus all-in pre-flop, the board coming a rather clinical .
[user3511]
James Keys
Shaun Deeb and James Keys have just got embroiled in a massive pot. Deeb pushed all in with the nut flush draw on a queen high flop against James Keys Pocket Kings. The Kings held up and now Keys is up to over 120,000. Deeb is crippled.
[user4144]
Oh go on then, I'll call
Harry 'Wise Owl' Demetriou is out of the WSOPE Main Event. According to my source, Karl Mahrenholz, Harry raised pre-flop with pocket twos, called a re-raise from Magnus Persson before pushing on the flop before it had even been dealt. Magnus, however, had flopped a set of tens to leave the Wise Owl drawing virtually dead.
[user4144]
With the blinds at 500/1,000, Harry Demetriou raises to an alluring 2.2k pre-flop, a value so attractive in fact that both blinds call, Karl Mahrenholz in the small, and a Betfair online qualifier in the big.
The flop comes the and the initial Wise Owl raiser meekly checks behind both the blinds.
The seemingly innocent turn triggers a firework display, Karl betting out 4.5k and the online qualifer pushing all-in behind him. Karl quickly calls what is effectively shrapnel and reveal his , hoping in vain that he has overcards to go with his draw.
However, he is soon met by a menacing and a "Red card, please, red card" plea, which Karl responds by requesting, "Jack of hearts."
The poker gods were clearly in jovial mood, as the next card out was the giving Karl the straight and sending his somewhat miffed opponent packing.
"Well, he did ask for a red card," commented Karl in the aftermath.
[user46298]
A big pot developed between under-the-gun raiser Max Katz and caller Patrik Antonius. No words in this confrontation, just lingering looks and slow, deliberate actions.
Flop: Katz bet out 4,000; call from Antonius.
Turn: Katz bet out 12k; call from Antonius.
River: Katz bet out 25k now....call from Antonius, who showed . Max Katz placidly revealed the surprising and watched his stack more than halve as the river card pretty much lowered those chances he might have had to bluff his opponent.
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versus Keys' 
.
flop isn't what they were hoping for.
. Fricke bet 7,500, Antonius raised to 16,500, the button folded and Fricke thought for a bit before reaching for two 5,000 chips to make the call. The turn was the 
, putting a flush possibility out there. Fricke checked and this time Antonius had the long think before checking behind. The river was the 
. Fricke checked again and Antonius checked. Fricke showed 
for two pair and dragged the 47,000 pot while Antonius mucked.
. Negreanu checked and Paulsen bet 5,000, or roughly the size of the pot. Negreanu thought and thought for a few minutes before he called. The river was the 
. Negreanu checked and Paulsen quickly bet 10,000.
versus 
all-in pre-flop, the board coming a rather clinical 
and the initial Wise Owl raiser meekly checks behind both the blinds.
turn triggers a firework display, Karl betting out 4.5k and the online qualifer pushing all-in behind him. Karl quickly calls what is effectively shrapnel and reveal his 
and a "Red card, please, red card" plea, which Karl responds by requesting, "Jack of hearts."
giving Karl the straight and sending his somewhat miffed opponent packing.
Katz bet out 4,000; call from Antonius.
. Max Katz placidly revealed the surprising 
