After losing yet another hand to Mark Klecan, apparently after having his top set cracked for the third time tonight, bracelet winner Chris Tryba let loose with a tirade for the ages.
"Cracked my top set three times today!," Tryba roared, loud enough for the entire Brasilia Room to take notice. "I'm being served c--k sandwiches here!"
With this bold declaration gaining the attention of players, railbirds, and tournament officials alike, Tryba soon found himself embroiled in conflict he had not anticipated. The floor quickly arrived to usher Tryba out of the tournament area, and he was assessed a brief penalty for his misconduct.
"What is this, a church?," Tryba asked, his hands shooting up to the heavens as the words spilled forth. "I said hot sandwiches anyway!"
After a discussion with Tryba's tablemates, who magnanimously agreed that his words bore no ill intent, Tryba was allowed to return to the table, and he began the tireless task of nursing his short stack back to health.
After making quads earlier in the day to win a big pot, Dwyte Pilgrim appeared to be on the verge of a successful Day 1 run, but unfortunately one of the most well-liked grinders on the tournament circuit was eliminated sometime after the last dinner break.
After a raise to 500 before the flop, Barry Greenstein called, as did another player for a three-way flop of .
The initial raiser led out for a bet, and Greenstein fired out a raise to fold the third player. The bettor flatted, however, and the turn came .
After a check to him, Greenstein fired away with another bet on fourth street, and once again his opponent came along.
On the river the action repeated, and Greenstein rolled over the for the winner. His frustrated opponent winced when he saw the bad news, and flashed an while angrily mucking his hand. Despite this win, Greenstein is still short-stacked, and he will need to keep making moves if he hopes to advance to the second day of play.
We've spotted a couple more pros among the field, with Jonathan Little, Chris "Big Huni" Hunichen, and Micah Raskin taking their seats after the dinner break.
With the late registration period coming to a close with the beginning of this level, there are sure to be a few new faces hidden among the field, and as soon as we complete a lap around the Brasilia Room, we'll let you know who has thrown their hat into the ring.