144 Players Remain
Jun 24, '07
There are less than 144 players remaining with one more level of play scheduled for day one. Level seven has come to an end and play will continue through level eight until 3 a.m.
With the blinds at $300-$600 the players in this limit level appeared to be ready to gamble. Berry Johnston bet $1,200 and Shannon Shorr three bet. The player in seat 9 pushed all in for less than $1,500 and Johnston made the call. The flop came 7
5
4
. Johnston checked and Shorr bet out $600. Johnston called and the turn was the A
. Johnston checked again and Shorr two bet. Johnston folded and Shorr and the player in the nine seat were heads up. Shorr showed Q
Q
as the dealer put out the 6
on the river and the player in seat nine mucked his hand.
Pual "The Truth" Darden two bet preflop and was called by Michael Craig. The flop came 9
5
3
and Craig checked. Darden bet out $600 and Craig raised to $1,200. Darden called and the turn was the Q
. Craig two bet the turn and Darden called. The river was the 4
and Craig checked to Darden. Darden bet out $1,200 and Craig instantly called. Craig showed Q
10
for top pair and Darden exposed A
2
for the rivered straight.
In what turned out to be a massive pot, Paul Sexton found himself all in against the players in seats eight and nine at his table. Sexton had the player in seat nine covered but the player in seat eight had more than $20,000 behind him after calling Sexton down. The player in seat eight had 8-8, the player in seat nine showed 6-6 and Sexton had the best hand preflop with 10-10. The board came 9
9
2
3
A
and Sexton tripled up.
At a nearby table, Q Knopow has made some profitable moves and now sits with $30,000 in chips.
Notable Chip Counts
| Jeffrey Lisandro |
32,500 |
| J.C. Tran |
15,000 |
| Phil Gordon |
14,800 |
| Miami John Cernuto |
14,100 |
| Paul Darden |
12,000 |
Player Tags: Paul Darden, Berry Johnston, Paul Sexton, Michael Craig, Shannon Shorr
Below 100
Jun 25, '07
After just one level of play in day two, there are fewer than 93 players remaining. The mixed limit tournament area is not gathering a lot of attention from the spectators in the Amazon Room today, two other events are running simultaneously and a fourth is on its way. The $50,000 World Championship H.O.R.S.E event is drawing almost every spectator in the house and the field literally reads like a who's who list of poker professionals. Dwarfing both events in sheer size is the largest Senior's Event in history and a Pot Limit Omaha eight-or-better tournament is set to start at five.
Still in the field after one level of play are Pual Sexton, Phil Gordon, Scott Bohlman, Shannon Shorr, J.C. Tran, Pual "The Truth" Darden and "Miami" John Cernuto who started the day in the Senior's event. Sexton was able to triple up in the limit portion of this level with limits of $800-$1,600. Sexton was all in against the players in seats one and seven. The players in seats one and seven check all the way down and at the end the board showed 4
3
2
8
2
. The player in seat seven showed A
J
for ace high and Sexton was holding A
Q
for ace high with a higher kicker. Sexton tripled up to over $5,000 after the hand.
The game switched to no limit with blinds of $300-$600 halfway through the level and Jeff Lisandro was ready to gamble. The player in seat one raised all in from the cut off and Lisandro was more than happy to call from the big blind. The player in seat one showed K
4
and Lisandro called with K
7
. "Let's dance!" said Lisandro after he tabled his cards. The board came Q
6
4
J
8
and the player in seat one paired his four. Lisandro lost around $7,000 on the hand but still sits with a large stack.
Several hands later at the same table "Miami" John Cernuto pushed all in and was called by the player in seat one. Seat one showed A-K and Cernuto pushed with A-9. The flop came K-Q-8 and the player in seat one finally thought his losing days were over. The turn and the river were running nines for Cernuto and he was able to double up to $9,000. The player in seat one was so upset after the hand the he got out of his chair and chastised Cernuto for being so lucky.
Player Tags: John Cernuto, J.C. Tran, Phil Gordon, Paul Darden, Jeffrey Lisandro, Scott Bohlman, Paul Sexton, Shannon Shorr
