David "ODB" Baker — who finished third in this same event a year ago — opened with a raise from under the gun and both blinds called. The small blind took one card, the big blind two, and Baker two as well. It checked to Baker who bet, and both of his opponents called.
The last two draws went similarly, with the players in the blinds drawing one card and Baker standing pat. They both called his bet after the second draw, but when Baker bet on the end both let their hands go.
George Lind and his opponent put out four bets before the first draw, and on all three draws, each player drew one card. On the first draw, Lind bet, and his opponent called. Both players checked the second draw, and on the third, Lind bet again. His opponent called, and Lind immediately mucked his hand, saying "I have a very rough eight," implying that he had made a useless eight high straight. His opponent showed , and after losing that one, Lind dropped to just 1,800.
So said Phil Hellmuth just now to Phil Ivey as he passed by his table on his way to the rail. Hellmuth joins Chris Klodnicki, Julie Schneider, and Sam Grizzle as a recent elimination.
Stephen Chidwick raised from the button, Jeff Lisandro three-bet from the big blind, and Chidwick called.
Lisandro would take one card, then stand pat afterwards, while Chidwick took two, then one, then one. Meanwhile, Lisandro led with bets on all three rounds, and Chidwick called in each instance.
After the last call, Lisandro turned over a number two — — and Chidwick tossed his cards dealerward.
Paul Volpe was all in for his final 750 before any cards were drawn, and he got just one caller. Here's how the drawing went after that.
First Draw: Volpe- 1 Opponent- 2
Second Draw: Volpe- 1 Opponent- 2
Third Draw: Volpe- Pat Opponent-1
Volpe quickly showed for a ten low, and his opponent tabled , meaning he would need a nine, seven, four, or three to knock out Volpe. He quickly turn over his final card, a , and Volpe tapped the table before wishing everyone luck, and heading to the exits.
Mohsin Charania was heads up with another opponent, and we saw that they got four bets in before the first draw. Each player drew one, and Charania bet after his opponent checked. He was called, and once again, both players drew one. This time they both checked, then his opponent drew one more. Charania elected to stay pat, and undeterred this move, his opponent fired out.
Charania called, and was not happy to see his opponent roll over . Charania showed down what looked to be a before mucking his hand, and after losing that pot, he has just 1,500 left.
Shane Schleger raised from under the gun and picked up three callers — Phil Hellmuth playing from the button and both of the blinds.
On the first draw, the players in the blinds each drew two cards, Schleger one, and Hellmuth two. It checked to Schleger who bet, and all three of his opponents stuck around.
The four drew in the same fashion on the second draw — one for Schleger, two for everyone else — and again it checked to Schleger who bet. This time Hellmuth raised, which was enough to knock out both of the players in the blinds before Schleger called.
"Shaniac" then took one card on the last draw while Hellmuth stood pat, and Schleger quickly checked. Hellmuth fired a bet, and Schleger just as quickly check-raised. That caused Hellmuth to pause a beat before calling. Schleger promptly spread his hand on the table — — and Hellmuth mucked.
, and after losing that one, Lind dropped to just 1,800.
— and Chidwick tossed his cards dealerward.
