WSOP 2008
BK-iCed!
by Crystal on 06.12.08, 12:27 am
Andy “BKiCe” Seth was recently eliminated from the $5k NLHE tournament when his squeeze play failed to squeeze the other players out of the pot.
With the blinds at 300/600 and a 75 ante, Gavin Griffin raised to 1,850 3rd to act. Action folded to the cutoff, who called along with the small blind. Seth, who was in the big blind, then made a large reraise all in for an additional 12,150. Griffin called without much thought but the cutoff’s decision seemed a little tougher. After thinking for awhile, the cutoff called and the small blind folded.
When the flop came Q
7
2, Griffin checked and the cutoff asked him how much he had left. The cutoff then bet 17k into the dry side pot and Griffin folded. The cutoff tabled the AQ
for top pair top kicker while Seth held the T
8, the fruits of a failed squeeze play that didn’t work out in his favor. The J came on the turn giving Seth a few outs but the T on the river sealed his fate and he was eliminated.
Over in Event #22, the $3K HORSE Tournament, Craig “MrCasino” Gray was having a hard time hitting some great draws in a Stud hand. After 3 betting it on 3rd, his opponent bet out most streets with Gray calling. On 6th both players checked with Gray showing J987 and his opponent showing KA62. After their final cards were dealt both players checked again and when Gray’s opponent called out “Ace high,” Gray sadly looked at his hole cards and mucked, knowing he probably could’ve taken the pot with a bet on the river.
At the other end of the HORSE tournament, Brock “t_soprano” Parker and Kevin “BeL0wAB0ve” Saul were seated at the same table. Saul reported that he nearly hit rock-bottom in the tournament with 275 in chips. Parker, bemused, chimed in that he’d doubled Saul up - twice. As the two recounted the story to PocketFives, Saul nearly managed to double again, taking down a Stud pot with an A high flush and racking up the chip count to 5K. Parker was sitting happily with 11K in chips before the table broke up and the pair were reseated. The average chipstack of the tournament sat at 7K with 352 remaining of the original 414 in the field.
Doug “Resilient” Smith reported that he’s been card dead and hit a low of 3.6K chips in the event, but has since managed to painstakingly increase his stack back up to 6.5K. Zak “traction” Gilbert also hovered in the 7K range just before the break.
Meanwhile, in Event #20’s Limit Hold’Em standoff, players reached the money with Daniel Negreanu leading the pack. Also in the money is Brett “Gank” Jungblut, nursing a very short stack and looking to make a move. More than 40 players remain in the event, play will continue down to the final table.
Day Two of the Pot Limit Omaha event concluded tonight with the elimination of Tony Phillips in 10th place, when chip leader Vanessa Selbst had a huge showdown and managed to pull out two pair on the river. Selbst guards more than half the chips in play going into the final table, plus the well-earned respect of the other players struggling to take her down.
SCTrojans Fights On
by AdamJ on 06.05.08, 12:40 am
Several P5ers and online pros remain in the field of the $2k NLHE event #7. One such player is Scott “SCTrojans” Freeman (pictured at left) who is currently playing at the same table as Leo “Superfluous Man” Wolpert. With the blinds at 300/600 and a 75 ante Scott raised to 1625 from the hijack and the players on the button and in the big blind called. The flop came 10 high and both the big blind and Freeman checked. The player on the button bet out 3,550, the big blind folded, and Scott thought for a minute before eventually making the call. Another low card came on the turn, Freeman checked again and his opponent bet 5,000. Scott tanked again before moving all in for 5,850 more. The player made the call and showed 55 to Freeman’s AT. The river was the K and Freeman’s pair of tens held, doubling him up to 35,000.
Recent Eliminations in Event #7 include Jared “TheWacoKid” Hamby and Ben “BSUChamp” Grise. P5ers remaining in the field include Adam “adam_mc” McGregor, Zak “traaction” Gilbert, and Phil “USCphildo” Collins.