Thirteen-time World Series of Poker bracelet winner Phil Hellmuth just moved tables, and he is now seated near Antonio Esfandiari.
"Ladies and gentlemen," Esfandiari said to the nearby members of the rail. "Phil Hellmuth!"
Hellmuth happily sat down next to the One Drop champion and waxed poetic about having Esfandiari and Brian Rast, who also made the One Drop final table, at the table together.
"I'm stuck in super-tight mode," Hellmuth admitted to them. "Having you here motivated me. Having you here late and me late motivates me."
Darryll FIsh raises to 4,500 from under the gun and Aaron Massey shoves from UTG+2 for about 29,000. Action folds back to Fish who thinks for a little bit before he calls.
Fish:
Massey:
The board ran out , giving Fish a pair of jacks to eliminate Massey.
Out of the small blind Peter Gould raised it up to 5,000. Brian Rast in the big blind had bigger plans for this hand and made it 12,500 to go. As Gould made the call, the dealer put on the table. Gould now bet out 19,000 and saw Rast shoving for 29,500. Gould asked the dealer to get the 19,000 in the middle to see how much it exactly was to call. After the dealer obliged, Gould made the call and said: "I'm a little behind" and he showed his .
"The good news for you is that I'm not very lucky with this hand" Rast replied. "The bad news is that I have a really good hand" as he turned over his . The turn was a very scary card for Rast as it gave Gould a bunch of outs: . Rast already lost a big hand earlier today with aces but fortunately for him he didn't make a habbit out of it: on the river. Rast is back in the game!
The 2012 One Million Dollar Big One for One Drop Winner Antonio Esfandiari raised to 4,300 on the button. Jon Turner three-bet all in for 22,000 fromt he big blind, and Esfandiari made the call.
Esfandiari:
Turner:
Esfandiari's ace-high held up as the flop, turn, and river produced , and Turner was eliminated.
After losing a three-way all in to Chris DeMaci, Vanessa Selbst has been eliminated with unknown action. Not to worry, she immediately took her seat in Event #3.
On we saw the big blind check-calling a 5,300 bet by Stein who operated out of the cutoff. Both players checked the on the turn and the hit the river. The big blind checked once more and Stein bet out 9,600. He received a quick call and directly turned over his . The rivered two pair were good, the big blind mucked and Steins tarted stacking.
When we reached the table, Brandon Cantu, Trevor Pope and Dan Kelly were three handed on a flop of . Cantu and Pope checked, Kelly fired out 4,000, and only Pope called.
The turn was the , Pope checked again, and Kelly tossed out another 10 dimes. Pope called, and both players checked when the completed the board.
"Tens," Pope said.
Kelly showed , and raked in the pot.
The next hand, Kelly opened in early position and Pope defended in the big blind. Pope check-called 3,500 on the flop (), and 11,500 on the turn (). The completed the board, Pope checked a third time, and Kelly fired 25,000. Pope finally folded, and Kelly dragged in another pot.
As we walked over to table 416 we saw Chad Brown leaving the table. Keith Lehr told us that Rafal Michalowski was responsible for Brown's departure. On a | (with three spades) board the chips had gone in, and Brown had for a turned two pair. He needed to make a fullhouse out of that hand though since Michalowski had for a turned gutshot. The river was not a jack or nine and Brown had to leave the tournament.
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, giving Fish a pair of jacks to eliminate Massey.
on the table. Gould now bet out 19,000 and saw Rast shoving for 29,500. Gould asked the dealer to get the 19,000 in the middle to see how much it exactly was to call. After the dealer obliged, Gould made the call and said: "I'm a little behind" and he showed his 
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. Rast already lost a big hand earlier today with aces but fortunately for him he didn't make a habbit out of it: 
, and Turner was eliminated.
hit the river. The big blind checked once more and Stein bet out 9,600. He received a quick call and directly turned over his 
. The rivered two pair were good, the big blind mucked and Steins tarted stacking.
. Cantu and Pope checked, Kelly fired out 4,000, and only Pope called.
completed the board.
), and 11,500 on the turn (
). The 
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(with three spades) board the chips had gone in, and Brown had 
