Hour Two Update
Jul 01, '07
Another Monster Pot
Sam Farha has a talent for creating action. Last hour he was involved in a huge three way pot, and he found himself the catalyst for another this level. With the J  9  5 on the board Farha bet the pot. Jorge Arias went all-in with the J  5 10 7 , for two pair, a club draw and an inside straight draw. Tony Cousineau called all-in with A 8  8 7, for the nut club draw and an inside straight draw. Farha called with the K Q J 10 , for top pair and a wrap draw. The turn brought a blank, the 3 . The river brought the Q , completing both Cousineau and Arias' flush. Cousineau won the main pot with the nuts, and Arias took down the side pot between him and Farha. Farha is left crippled and without an add-on.
Hellmuth Syndrome
Some late arrivals to today's tournament include Gus Hansen, Daniel Negreanu, Thor Hansen, Alex Jacob, Chris Ferguson and Allen Cunningham.
Eliminations
Lyle Berman, Bradley Berman, Men Nguyen and Gavin Griffin all hit the rail early in the day today.
Every Hand
Barry Greenstein asked Phil Ivey if he had been playing every hand, which Ivey allegedly does in pot-limit omaha. Ivey responded that he had played every hand so far except for one that the dealer killed because he was text messaging. The table confirmed to Greenstein that this was not an exaggeration, and that Ivey had literally played every hand.
Euro Aggro
The field is saturated with Europeans – around 50 at last count – and some interesting tables have developed.
Barny Boatman and Ben Roberts, Padraig Parkinson, Max Pescatori and Dave Murray, Dave Shallow and Fabrice Soulier, Andy Black with Adrian Walsh and Rolf Slootboom, Joe Beevers, Michael Greco and Jeff Kimber, and Julian Gardiner with Marty Smyth, Patrik Antonius and Sigi Stockinger.
A quick count of the chips showed:
Barny Boatman $18,400
Jani Sointula $9,500
John Kabbaj $13,800
William Thorson $1,750
Ben Roberts $21,400
Max Pescatori $18,700
Rolf Slotboom $26,600
Andy Black $8,700
Adrian Walsh $7,400
Philip Marmonstein $17,700
Dave Murray $25,100
Dave ‘Devilfish’ Ulliott $18,400
Roy ‘The Boy’ Brindley $19,000
Joe Beevers $21,900
Jeff Kimber $20,200
Donnacha O’Dea $16,300
Fabrice Soulier $15,100
Julian Gardiner $7,000
Dave Colclough $43,000
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Notable Chip Counts
| Annie Duke |
55,000 |
| Patrick Antonius |
53,000 |
| Phil Ivey |
42,000 |
| Phil Laak |
37,000 |
| Tony G |
33,000 |
| Johnny Chan |
32,000 |
| Lee Watkinson |
31,000 |
| Noah Boeken |
28,000 |
| John Juanda |
26,000 |
| Chris "Jesus" Ferguson |
26,000 |
| Todd Brunson |
24,000 |
| Sam Grizzle |
24,000 |
| David Williams |
24,000 |
| Amnon Filipi |
24,000 |
| Chris Reslock |
23,500 |
| Bill Gazes |
23,400 |
| Robert Mizrachi |
23,000 |
| Mickey Appleman |
22,525 |
| Dewey Tomko |
22,200 |
| Hoyt Corkins |
21,200 |
| Scotty Nguyen |
21,100 |
| Andy Black |
21,100 |
| Tony Cousineau |
20,000 |
| Thomas Wahlroos |
20,000 |
| Mike Sexton |
20,000 |
| Max Pescatori |
20,000 |
| Kristy Gazes |
20,000 |
| Greg Raymer |
20,000 |
| Erick Lindgren |
20,000 |
| David Chiu |
20,000 |
| Daniel Negreanu |
20,000 |
| Bill Chen |
20,000 |
| Barry Greenstein |
20,000 |
| John Phan |
19,900 |
| Huckleberry Seed |
19,550 |
| Bruno Fitoussi |
19,500 |
| David Grey |
19,200 |
| David Sklansky |
19,150 |
| Mel Judah |
19,125 |
| Howard Lederer |
18,650 |
| Allen Cunningham |
18,350 |
| Tom Franklin |
18,300 |
| Mark Vos |
18,100 |
| Gus Hansen |
18,000 |
| Joe Hachem |
17,800 |
| Jordan Morgan |
17,150 |
| Toto Leonidas |
17,000 |
| Andy Bloch |
17,000 |
| David Benyamine |
16,800 |
| Gavin Smith |
16,600 |
| "Miami" John Cernuto |
15,650 |
| Jennifer Harman |
15,250 |
| John D'Agostino |
15,000 |
| David "Devilfish" Ulliott |
15,000 |
| Jeff Lisandro |
13,150 |
| Humberto Brenes |
13,000 |
| Doyle Brunson |
11,900 |
| Sam Farha |
10,000 |
| Chip Reese |
10,000 |
| Bill Edler |
8,900 |
| Juha Helppi |
2,700 |
Player Tags: Tony Cousineau, Barry Greenstein, Lyle Berman, Phil Ivey, Sam Farha, Jorge Arias
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