Daniel Negreanu just took his seat here in Event #10, and promptly played a large pot. Negreanu opened in middle position, received three callers, then tossed out a continuation bet on a flop of , A player on the button raised.
"You have king-queen," Negreanu said. "Nice hand."
He called.
The turn was the , Negreanu tossed out a bet, the player raised, Negreanu re-raised, and the player called.
The completed the board, and Negreanu led out once more. The player quickly raised, prompting Negreanu to flash his then fold.
"I had the nut-flush," Kid Poker lamented. "You had king-queen?"
"Obviously," the player responded. "That or a small set."
Three players, including Scott Seiver and Earl Barron saw a flop and turn of . The action checked to Barron, who bet, then called a check-raise from an unknown opponent. Seiver folded.
The river was the , the check-raiser led out, and Barron quickly called. The player showed for a set of aces, and dragged in the pot.
NBA forward Earl Barron tossed out a bet on a board of , and his opponent, who checked, opted to call. The completed the board, the player checked again, and Barron fired out a final bet. The player hummed and hawed for 30 seconds or so, then flung his cards into the muck.
Barron is a journeyman who finished the 2012-13 season on the New York Knicks. In his 12-year career, Barron has racked up over $2.4 million in earnings, 608 points, 464 total rebounds, and a world championship in his rookie year with the Miami Heat.
We've just spotted Octo-Niner Steve Gee grinding away in the Orange Section of the Amazon Room. Gee, who finished ninth in the 2012 World Series of Poker Main Event, is sitting with around 3,500 chips, and looking for his first cash since he graced the main stage of the Penn & Teller Theatre here at the Rio All-Suite Hotel and Casino.
Gee and Greg Merson were the only bracelet winners at the final table, and Merson of course shipped his second bracelet when he defeated Jesse Sylvia heads up. Gee won a $1,000 no-limit hold'em event in 2010, earning $472,479.
Jeff Shulman three-bet preflop after a player on his direct right raised. The action folded back to the original raiser, who called, and the flop fell . The player check-raised Shulman, who called.
Shulman called two more bets as the turn and river came , respectively, then mucked when the player showed for the nut straight.
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, A player on the button raised.
, Negreanu tossed out a bet, the player raised, Negreanu re-raised, and the player called.
completed the board, and Negreanu led out once more. The player quickly raised, prompting Negreanu to flash his 
then fold.
. The action checked to Barron, who bet, then called a check-raise from an unknown opponent. Seiver folded.
, the check-raiser led out, and Barron quickly called. The player showed 
. The player check-raised Shulman, who called.
, 
for the nut straight.
