We passed by a table in the Pavilion's White section in time to hear Justin Morgenstern explaining to a fallen foe how he managed to cut him down with the lowly .
"I thought you had like king-eight there," he said, shooting the words across the table at a man who was already headed out the door. "The drinking made me do it!"
We found out that Morgenstern, who made sure to let us know that the poker world knows him better as the "Great Moo-ha-ha," is a regular in the cash games at Bellagio, and that he rarely plays tournaments.
According to Morgenstern, his ragged hand had found a on the flop, and a on the turn for a well hidden two pair. When a arrived on the river, his opponent's looked good enough for a shove, but the Great Moo-ha-ha snapped him off to claim his stack.
When asked to name the elixir that had supposedly prompted his loose-aggressive play, Morgenstern's answer was immediate.
"Johnny Walker Blue," he said. "Always the Johnny Blue."
Pat Goulding called the big blind of 300 from early position and action folded to the player in the cutoff who raised to 800. After a little bit of a stare down, Goulding called the raise.
Goulding check called a 1,300 bet from the player in the cutoff on the flop.
Both players check the turn and river, respectively. Goulding showed and his opponent showed . Another person from the table muttered "I guess sometimes you just need to stand your ground" and standing his ground seemed to work for Goulding this time.
Hoyt Corkins (Seen Here in Earlier WSOP Play) is Looking to Best his 4th Place Finish From Last Year's Seniors Championship
Fresh off of a 27th place cash in Event #22: $1,500 Pot-Limit Omaha, the Alabama Cowboy himself has been spotted here at the Senior's Championship, and with a big stack of chips already accumulated, he is looking to make another deep WSOP run. After last year's 4th place finish in this very same event, Hoyt Corkins is hoping his huge edge over a field comprised largely of amateurs can combine with a little run good to propel him to another final table.
We watched Corkins raise to 600 from late position after the action folded around to him, and both of the blinds called to see a flop of . The small blind checked, the big blind fired out a bet of 800, and both Corkins and the other player folded quickly. Despite this minor setback, Corkins still has a huge stack relative to the average, and with his wealth of experience and the depth of his skills on the felt, it is likely he will be among our end of day chip leaders when play concludes.
With thousands of seniors taking their seats here today, many made the trip through the Rio's winding halls aboard their trusty scooters. From high end Rascals to the red rentals made available by the hotel, there are dozens of motorized vehicles lining the rail, creating a veritable parking lot of pint-sized roadsters here in the Brasilia Room.
While this has created a bit of gridlock for those hoping to sweat their favorite senior, Scooter Row has made it quite convenient for the recently eliminated to make a hasty getaway. Every few minutes or so another scooter putters past, a somber senior flooring it as they exit the tournament area at the brisk pace of 3 miles an hour.
Scott Sommerdorf raised to 900 from early position. Action folded to the cutoff who reraised to 2,175. When action got back to Sommerdorf, he had a tough decision in front of him. It looked like he might call but ended up folding and showing the .
His opponent showed the and declared "I am not raising with a deuce". While Sommerdorf lost this pot, he still has more than two times the average stack of 8,700 and is sitting in good shape.
Susie Isaacs pushed all her chips in the middle preflop. The only caller had a much shorter stack, only 150 in chips. Isaacs turned over and had her opponent's dominated. The board provided no help to either player, and Isaacs received a small boost to her stack.
The remaining 1,640 players made their way back from dinner and the cards are in the air. We are excited to announce the field of 4,407 players that started the day shattered the record for this event and is now the second biggest one day starting field on record only behind that of The "Millionaire Maker" that occurred here, at the WSOP, a few weeks ago.
We will be playing 5 more levels this evening as we whittle down the field on our way to 441 players who will be lucky enough to earn a WSOP cash. While a cash would be nice, you can be sure everyone in the room has their eye on the first-place prize of $634,809 and the coveted WSOP gold bracelet.
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on the flop, and a 
on the turn for a well hidden two pair. When a 
arrived on the river, his opponent's 
looked good enough for a shove, but the Great Moo-ha-ha snapped him off to claim his stack.
flop.
turn and river, respectively. Goulding showed 
and his opponent showed 
. Another person from the table muttered "I guess sometimes you just need to stand your ground" and standing his ground seemed to work for Goulding this time.
. The small blind checked, the big blind fired out a bet of 800, and both Corkins and the other player folded quickly. Despite this minor setback, Corkins still has a huge stack relative to the average, and with his wealth of experience and the depth of his skills on the felt, it is likely he will be among our end of day chip leaders when play concludes.
and declared "I am not raising with a deuce". While Sommerdorf lost this pot, he still has more than two times the average stack of 8,700 and is sitting in good shape.
and had her opponent's 
dominated. The board provided no help to either player, and Isaacs received a small boost to her stack.
