After having a Main Event Day One that even Kevin “BeL0WaB0Ve” Saul (pictured right) described as a roller coaster, Saul has ditched the theme park ride and opted instead for a rocket. He’s been on quite the rush in Level Five. First he finished off David Singer, eliminating the Full Tilt Pro [...]

Amit “amak316″ Makhija, pictured left, picked up a near-double up on the last hand before break. We missed the preflop action, but Amit told us one player raised and got called in 2 other spots. The initial raiser bet out on the Q43 flop, Makhija raised to around 1.3K, the initial raiser 3-bet [...]

Tom “titantom” Braband (pictured left) is a force to be reckoned with in the Brasilia Room. Braband is sitting with an astounding 43K in front of him. The table is surely intimidated by the big stack, Tom opened three pots when we stopped to watch and took them all down without a single showdown.
Shaun [...]

WSOP 2009 Event #47: $2.5K Mixed Hold’em

Several players couldn’t wait to get back from break to double up their short stacks during the NLHE portion of the level. While some, like Tristan “Cre8ive” Wade were successful, others, like Joe Sebok and Chad “lilholdem954″ Batista (pictured right) were not as fortunate.
We watched as the [...]

If you walk past Table 39 in the Blue Section of the Amazon Room you can hear Barry Greenstein sharing stories with Mike “SowersUNCC” Sowers and Chad “lilholdem954″ Batista. Batista, pictured left, and Sowers eagerly listen to the Bear’s tales and are quick to pose questions about them. Greenstein retold his hand with Vitaly Lunkin [...]