Barny Boatman is in the mid to low chip counts, but that's by no means short-stacked at the moment. Plus, he's got a grin for being in, saying, "Well I'm where I want to be," with regard to not having busted in the last 322 spots instead. His glass-half-full mentality doesn't stop him getting involved, however, and we just saw him raise preflop and get a call from Andrew Pantling in the big blind. The flop was , and Pantling bet out quickly - 24,500. It took a while, but Boatman made the call. On the turn Pantling checked and Boatman bet 35k, which received a pretty instant fold, millions or no millions.
Barry Greenstein raised to 15,000 and Daniel Steinberg called in position. The flop came down and Greenstein fired 20,000. Steinberg put in a raise to 70,000 and Greenstein folded. The Bear is now down to about 130,000.
Alex Keating was all in with his short stack preflop holding . He found a call, whether he wanted it or not, from to put him in bad shape with five cards to come.
Keating found a pair on the flop, but there was nothing else for him on the turn and river. Unable to get over the hump, Keating has become the latest victim of Day 3. Twenty-five players remain.
Under the gun, David Peters opened to 14,000, and he found calls from Barny Boatman and Dan Fleyshman, both with position on him.
Three ways, the flop came out , and Peters led out with 22,500 chips. Boatman considered for just a brief moment before folding, and Fleyshman grabbed an uncounted handful of red chips and slung them into the pot. It ended up being 70,000 total, and Peters eventually made the call.
The turn came the , and this time both men checked to the river. When Peters checked a second time, Fleyshman made another uncounted bet, 105,000. Peters watched Fleyshman squirm for several long minutes before making the call. Peters showed , and it looked like Fleyshman flashed two nines on their way into the muck.
Fleyshman is down to 267,000 after that loss, and we're going to have to wait for Peters to stack up before we can get a good count for him.
Ronald Lee has leaped up the chip standings, having won a huge pot which in the end saw John Eames commit his entire stack. It was a slow one, with lots of considered pauses and slow-motion chip riffling between the action, which was nevertheless relentless.
Preflop button Lee raised to 14k and small blind Eames made it 42k. Lee called. A little recent history - the hand before, in the blinds, Eames had raised after Lee flat called on the small blind and he'd let his hand go. This time Eames bet out 54k on the flop, and Lee called after a think. The turn was the and Eames checked. Lee bet 57k and received an even slower, more The-Thinker-posed call than he'd given Eames pre and post flop. The river was the . Check to Lee once again, who, after some threading of chips more and more slowly like he was made of clockwork and winding down, announced, "All in."
This was a decision for Eames' tournament life, and it was understandable that he was given plenty of deliberation time. No one knew how this was going to end, though, and when he finally called all in for over 140k, Lee showed him , and he mucked and wordlessly walked away.
We got to the table with a small sea of red chips in the middle between Barry Greenstein and Viktor Blom on the board of . Greenstein had checked to Blom, who sat in the tank. Eventually, Blom slid out a bet of 67,000. Greenstein moved all in and had Blom covered. Blom didn't seem to thrilled to make the call, but did so anyway. He then asked Greenstein if he had a set and Greenstein shook his head no.
Blom:
Greenstein:
The river was the to pair the board and complete the double up for Blom. He was all in on the turn for 188,500 total and now is back over 550,000. Greenstein was left with about 162,000.
Here are a couple hands that Anthony Newman was just involved in.
On the first hand, action folded to Greg Mueller on the button and he raised to 13,500. Newman called from the big blind and the flop came down . Newman check-folded to a bet of 7,000 from Mueller. Newman was left with just about 54,000 chips while Mueller moved to 330,000.
On the next hand, action folded to Viktor Blom on the button and he raised to 14,000. Newman reraised all in from the small blind for 53,500 and Blom called. Newman held the up against Blom's .
The flop came down and Newman began to get out of his chair. He was fully standing and just about making his exit when the hit the turn followed by the on the river to give him a broadway straight. He sat back down and collected his new chips while Blom dropped to 270,000.
Ronald Lee raised to 14,000 from early position, and Marc Inizan asked him how much he was playing. Lee had 350,000 chips behind his raise, and that was enough info for Inizan to make the call to go heads up to the flop.
It came , and the action went check-check. The turn drew a delayed continuation bet from Lee as he slid out 21,000 chips. Inizan didn't waste any time calling that bet, and he quickly called another 36,000 on the river.
Lee tabled , and it was good enough to take it down. Inizan nodded knowingly, placing his cards into the muck.
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, and Pantling bet out quickly - 24,500. It took a while, but Boatman made the call. On the 
turn Pantling checked and Boatman bet 35k, which received a pretty instant fold, millions or no millions.
and Greenstein fired 20,000. Steinberg put in a raise to 70,000 and Greenstein folded. The Bear is now down to about 130,000.
and Cheung the 
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and Steinberg's hand held up as he sent Cheung to the rail.
. He found a call, whether he wanted it or not, from 
to put him in bad shape with five cards to come.
flop, but there was nothing else for him on the turn and river. Unable to get over the hump, Keating has become the latest victim of Day 3. Twenty-five players remain.
, and this time both men checked to the 
and Eames checked. Lee bet 57k and received an even slower, more The-Thinker-posed call than he'd given Eames pre and post flop. The river was the 
. Newman check-folded to a bet of 7,000 from Mueller. Newman was left with just about 54,000 chips while Mueller moved to 330,000.
up against Blom's 
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and Newman began to get out of his chair. He was fully standing and just about making his exit when the 
. The board ran out 
and Coffee was all in for 223,000.
drew a delayed continuation bet from Lee as he slid out 21,000 chips. Inizan didn't waste any time calling that bet, and he quickly called another 36,000 on the