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Message: [QUOTE="DESSERTLADY, post: 418430, member: 1240"] [b][PLAIN][Event 30] $5,000 Short Handed NL Hold'em (Day 1)[/PLAIN][/b] [B][Event 30] $5,000 Short Handed NL Hold'em (Day 1) Highlights Continued:[/B] [SIZE=3]Thu Jul 20 13:09:00 PDT 2006[/SIZE] [SIZE=3]Jett Nearly Doubles[/SIZE] [SIZE=3]The big blind raises to $250 and six people call. The flop comes 8 [/SIZE][SIZE=3]8[/SIZE][SIZE=3] [/SIZE][SIZE=3]6[/SIZE][SIZE=3] [/SIZE][SIZE=3]. The cut-off bets $700 and only Chip Jett calls. The turn is the 2[/SIZE][SIZE=3] [/SIZE][SIZE=3]. The cut-off checks, Jett bets $2,200, and the cut-off folds. Jett is now at $9,000. [/SIZE] [SIZE=3]Thu Jul 20 13:18:00 PDT 2006[/SIZE] [SIZE=3]Overcards[/SIZE] [SIZE=3]On a flop of Q [/SIZE][SIZE=3]10[/SIZE][SIZE=3] [/SIZE][SIZE=3]3[/SIZE][SIZE=3] [/SIZE][SIZE=3]with $4,450 in the pot, Michael Mizrachi bets $4,500. After thinking for a while, his opponent folds. Mizrachi offers to show his cards if the other players says what he had. The player agrees and says, "I had overs." Mizrachi showed his two cards - A[/SIZE][SIZE=3] [/SIZE][SIZE=3]K[/SIZE][SIZE=3] [/SIZE][SIZE=3]- before mucking and raking the pot. [/SIZE] [SIZE=3]Thu Jul 20 13:21:00 PDT 2006[/SIZE] [SIZE=3]Phan Breaks the $10,000 Mark[/SIZE] [SIZE=3]On a flop of 10 [/SIZE][SIZE=3]9[/SIZE][SIZE=3] [/SIZE][SIZE=3]8[/SIZE][SIZE=3] [/SIZE][SIZE=3], John Phan bets $1,600. Seat 3 calls. The turn is the A[/SIZE][SIZE=3] [/SIZE][SIZE=3]. Phan bets $2,000 and seat 3 folds. Phan is now at $11,100. [/SIZE] [SIZE=3]Thu Jul 20 13:23:00 PDT 2006[/SIZE] [SIZE=3]Happy Doubles Up Luske[/SIZE] [SIZE=3]Jeff "Happy" Shulman doubles up Marel Luske after Luske hits a set of nines against Shulman's A-Q. Luske is now at $3,100 and Shulman is at $1,400. [/SIZE] [SIZE=3]Thu Jul 20 13:24:00 PDT 2006[/SIZE] [SIZE=3]Rousso Doubles[/SIZE] [SIZE=3]Vanessa Rousso doubles up to $11,000 after flopping top two pair against her opponent's pocket nines. They got all-in on the flop of 8 [/SIZE][SIZE=3]7[/SIZE][SIZE=3] [/SIZE][SIZE=3]4[/SIZE][SIZE=3] [/SIZE][SIZE=3]. Rousso's 8[/SIZE][SIZE=3] [/SIZE][SIZE=3]7[/SIZE][SIZE=3] [/SIZE][SIZE=3]holds up through the turn (K[/SIZE][SIZE=3] [/SIZE][SIZE=3]) and river (2[/SIZE][SIZE=3] [/SIZE][SIZE=3]). [/SIZE] [SIZE=3]Thu Jul 20 13:24:00 PDT 2006[/SIZE] [SIZE=3]Nice Laydown[/SIZE] [SIZE=3]After a flop of 10 [/SIZE][SIZE=3]9[/SIZE][SIZE=3] [/SIZE][SIZE=3]7[/SIZE][SIZE=3] [/SIZE][SIZE=3]David"The Dragon" Pham re-raises his opponent on the button all-in for $10,000. The button mucks, showing poket Kings, and The Dragon shows pocket 10's for the set. [/SIZE] [SIZE=3]Thu Jul 20 13:25:00 PDT 2006[/SIZE] [SIZE=3]It's Past Noon, At Least[/SIZE] [SIZE=3]At 1:23 p.m., a Rio floorman cut-off a player for excessive drinking.[/SIZE] [SIZE=3]Thu Jul 20 13:29:00 PDT 2006[/SIZE] [SIZE=3]Hellmuth Arrives[/SIZE] [SIZE=3]Phil Hellmuth arrives at the tournament late and has $3,500 in chips.[/SIZE] [SIZE=3]Thu Jul 20 13:32:00 PDT 2006[/SIZE] [SIZE=3]Barry Shulman Eliminated[/SIZE] [SIZE=3]Thu Jul 20 13:32:00 PDT 2006[/SIZE] [SIZE=3]Check It Down[/SIZE] [SIZE=3]Only a player in the small blind and Jeff Shulman in the big blind see a flop of 5 [/SIZE][SIZE=3]5[/SIZE][SIZE=3] [/SIZE][SIZE=3]2[/SIZE][SIZE=3] [/SIZE][SIZE=3]. Both check. The turn is the 9[/SIZE][SIZE=3] [/SIZE][SIZE=3]. The small blind checks, Shulman bets $150, and the small blind calls. The river is the 10[/SIZE][SIZE=3] [/SIZE][SIZE=3]and both players check. The small blind shows A[/SIZE][SIZE=3] [/SIZE][SIZE=3]8[/SIZE][SIZE=3] [/SIZE][SIZE=3]for ace-high and Shulman mucks. He's now at $1,050. [/SIZE] [SIZE=3]Thu Jul 20 13:36:00 PDT 2006[/SIZE] [SIZE=3]Grinder Grindin'[/SIZE] [SIZE=3]Mike "The Grinder" Mizrachi, not only seems to be having a great time, but he also seems to be playing every single hand. A few hands after an opponent doubled through Mizrachi, with A [/SIZE][SIZE=3]10[/SIZE][SIZE=3] [/SIZE][SIZE=3], vs. The Grinder's 7[/SIZE][SIZE=3] [/SIZE][SIZE=3]7[/SIZE][SIZE=3] [/SIZE][SIZE=3], the board shows A[/SIZE][SIZE=3] [/SIZE][SIZE=3]K[/SIZE][SIZE=3] [/SIZE][SIZE=3]5[/SIZE][SIZE=3] [/SIZE][SIZE=3]. Mizrachi fires $500 into the $600 pot, and says, "All-in might not work this time." The same opponent folds and shows Q[/SIZE][SIZE=3] [/SIZE][SIZE=3]J[/SIZE][SIZE=3] [/SIZE][SIZE=3]. Mizrachi then takes the 10[/SIZE][SIZE=3] [/SIZE][SIZE=3]out of his hand, places it on the board and says, "Look, you turned a straight." Mizrachi has $9,600 in chips and is having a good time. [/SIZE] [SIZE=3]Thu Jul 20 13:37:00 PDT 2006[/SIZE] [SIZE=3]Flush over Flush[/SIZE] [SIZE=3]John Bonetti pushes all-in from the button and seat two calls under the gun. Bonetti shows A [/SIZE][SIZE=3]Q[/SIZE][SIZE=3] [/SIZE][SIZE=3]and seat two turns over A[/SIZE][SIZE=3] [/SIZE][SIZE=3]Q[/SIZE][SIZE=3] [/SIZE][SIZE=3]. The board comes 9[/SIZE][SIZE=3] [/SIZE][SIZE=3]8[/SIZE][SIZE=3] [/SIZE][SIZE=3]6[/SIZE][SIZE=3] [/SIZE][SIZE=3]9[/SIZE][SIZE=3] [/SIZE][SIZE=3]7[/SIZE][SIZE=3] [/SIZE][SIZE=3]and Bonetti is eliminated by the ace high flush over his queen high flush. As Bonetti gets up from the table he remarks, "Only I could lose a hand like that." [/SIZE] [SIZE=3]Thu Jul 20 13:47:00 PDT 2006[/SIZE] [SIZE=3]Plastik Doubles[/SIZE] [SIZE=3]David Plastik raises to $200 from the cut-off. Seat 1 and seat 3 call. The flop comes J [/SIZE][SIZE=3]5[/SIZE][SIZE=3] [/SIZE][SIZE=3]2[/SIZE][SIZE=3] [/SIZE][SIZE=3]. Seat 3 bets $350, Plastik calls, and seat 1 folds. The turn is the K[/SIZE][SIZE=3] [/SIZE][SIZE=3]. Seat 3 checks and Plastik bets $875. Seat 3 raises all-in and Plastik calls. Plastik shows 5[/SIZE][SIZE=3] [/SIZE][SIZE=3]5[/SIZE][SIZE=3] [/SIZE][SIZE=3]and seat 3 shows K[/SIZE][SIZE=3] [/SIZE][SIZE=3]10[/SIZE][SIZE=3] [/SIZE][SIZE=3]. The river is the 8[/SIZE][SIZE=3] [/SIZE][SIZE=3]and Plastik doubles to $14,000. [/SIZE] [SIZE=3]Thu Jul 20 13:49:00 PDT 2006[/SIZE] [SIZE=3]Jeff Madsen Hits Runner-Runner Full House[/SIZE] [SIZE=3]After a flop of 6 [/SIZE][SIZE=3]6[/SIZE][SIZE=3] [/SIZE][SIZE=3]4[/SIZE][SIZE=3] [/SIZE][SIZE=3]Jeff Madsen bets $600 in the small blind. A middle position player raises to $1,500, and Madsen re-raises all-in for $8,000. The middle position player calls instantly and shows pocket 4's for the flopped full house. Madsen laughs, turns over A[/SIZE][SIZE=3] [/SIZE][SIZE=3]10[/SIZE][SIZE=3] [/SIZE][SIZE=3]and says "I have outs" - and he did - the turn was a 10[/SIZE][SIZE=3] [/SIZE][SIZE=3]and the river was a 10[/SIZE][SIZE=3] [/SIZE][SIZE=3]. Madsen is now at $13,000. [/SIZE] [SIZE=3]Thu Jul 20 13:56:00 PDT 2006[/SIZE] [SIZE=3]Push Up Penalty[/SIZE] [SIZE=3]Eric Cloutier is doing push-ups in the aisles between tables. He has a bet with another player that every time he swears he has to do push-ups. [/SIZE] [SIZE=3]Thu Jul 20 14:00:00 PDT 2006[/SIZE] [SIZE=3]Bellande Loses with Aces[/SIZE] [SIZE=3]Jean-Robert Bellande raises to $400 before the flop and has one caller. The flop comes Q-Q-9 and both players check. The turn is a 9 and it is checked again. On the river a 7 comes and Bellande calls the $600 bet of his opponent. Bellande shows Aces, but his opponent has Q-10. Bellande is down to $900 before the first break. [/SIZE] [SIZE=3]Thu Jul 20 14:00:00 PDT 2006[/SIZE] [SIZE=3]Tilly Eliminates Player[/SIZE] [SIZE=3]Jennifer Tilly and her opponent get all-in pre-flop. Tilly has A [/SIZE][SIZE=3]Q[/SIZE][SIZE=3] [/SIZE][SIZE=3]and her opponent has A[/SIZE][SIZE=3] [/SIZE][SIZE=3]4[/SIZE][SIZE=3] [/SIZE][SIZE=3]. No four comes on the board and Tilly eliminates her opponent. She is now at $4,000. [/SIZE] [SIZE=3]Thu Jul 20 14:01:00 PDT 2006[/SIZE] [SIZE=3]Players on Break[/SIZE] [SIZE=3]Play will resume in 15 minutes.[/SIZE] [SIZE=3]Thu Jul 20 14:22:00 PDT 2006[/SIZE] [SIZE=3]Play Has Resumed[/SIZE] [SIZE=3]Play has resumed at level 3 with blinds of $100-$200 [/SIZE] [SIZE=3]Thu Jul 20 14:23:00 PDT 2006[/SIZE] [SIZE=3]By the Numbers[/SIZE] [SIZE=3]Total Entrants: 507[/SIZE] [SIZE=3]Total Prize Pool: $2,382,900[/SIZE] [SIZE=3]Payout: 54 places[/SIZE] [SIZE=3]54th: $8,340[/SIZE] [SIZE=3]1st: $643,381 [/SIZE] [/QUOTE]

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