We didn't catch Galen Hall's elimination hand, but we do know that he was sent to the rail by Calvin Anderson.
Likewise, Andy Bloch has been bounced. We're not sure how it happened, but it was brought to our attention when seven-time WSOP bracelet winner Billy Baxter announced to the room, "Dead man, Table 360."
Seven-time bracelet winner Billy Baxter, known for his specific aptitude in 2-7 Triple Draw, is pulling ahead in today's Razz tournament.
Baxter, a true poker legend and one of the remaining members of poker's "old-guard," is not known just for his jolly table presence and fierce competitiveness. He is one of the quintessential ambassadors of poker, having won the landmark case William E. Baxter Jr. vs. the United States, allowing players to declare their poker winnings as earned income, avoiding an upwards of 70% tax on "unearned" income. Baxter was also a friend and backer of poker legend Stu Ungar, having staked Ungar in several events, including his epic WSOP Main Event win in 1997.
Baxter is leading the field with 94,600 chips, nearly 15,000 more than than the rest of the field.
Randy Ohel, showing , called down Steve Diano, who had . Diano check-called sixth when he caught and Ohel . Diano then checked dark on seventh. Ohel checked behind.
"Ten," Diano said. Ohel flipped over for a though, and he won the pot.
"Make the headline: Las Vegas Backgammon Club players battle it out at the Razz table," Diano said.
"I assume you're calling if I bet there?" he asked Ohel.
"I'd probably look at you, and you would look like you were bluffing, and then I would call," Ohel replied.
The buzz inside the walls of the Rio extends beyond just the tournaments on the 2013 World Series of Poker schedule. Online poker in Nevada is a very, very hot topic right now, and WSOP.com is making a lot of noise.
While the site has yet to launch, you can head to the Lambada Room of the Rio or look for one of the beautiful and friendly WSOP.com ladies walking the hallways to sign up for a free, personal WSOP.com online poker account. This is a great way to get a jump on the site's registration, and plenty of people have already taken this opportunity.
What's more is that the WSOP will be hosting daily raffles for everyone that has taken the time to register for WSOP.com at the Rio. What can you win? Plenty of fantastic prizes including 36 WSOP seats!
Players 21 years of age and older who sign up for a WSOP.com account will automatically be entered into the “36-Seat Giveaway” where a randomly-selected winner will win a seat into the next day’s first WSOP gold bracelet event. One of the events eligible in this promotion is the $111,111 One Drop High Roller No-Limit Hold’em tournament that is expected to feature a $10,000,000 prize pool and allow you to play poker with the biggest names in the game. In total, $182,333 in WSOP seats, including a seat to the WSOP Main Event, are being given away during this one-of-a-kind WSOP.com promotion.
In addition to the 36-Seat Giveaway, a “Hot Seat” promotion will allow any player who signs up for a WSOP.com online account and wears their WSOP.com patch on their chest at the table while playing an event to be randomly selected to receive 500 bonus dollars deposited directly into their WSOP.com online account once the site has received all regulatory approvals and launches.
With 62 WSOP gold bracelet events and three winners promised for the Main Event, this promotion includes $32,000 worth of value to those participating.
In one of the last hands before the level went up, Maxwell Troy, who finished second in this event back in 2010, limped and David Bach completed. The rest of the players folded, Troy made the call and then Bach tossed out a bet on fourth. Again Troy called, but when he took the lead on fifth he was the one betting. Bach made the call and then check-called bets on both sixth and seventh.
Troy rolled over for a 8-7-6-3-A low and it was good as Bach, who began the day as the chip leader, sent his cards to the muck.
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