Alligator Blood
Jun 30, '07
Play has slowed to a crawl in the presence of the money bubble.
Steve Zolotow and Chris Ferguson are two of the short stacks. Ferguson has been up and down from his chair as he checks the action of the nearby $1,500 holdem event. Zolotow was the beneficiary of some good luck in his most recent all in hand. Zolotow was all in before the first draw, and had two callers, including Eugene Ji. Zolotow stayed pat after the last two draws, while his two opponents drew one each time. Ji's opponent showed a 6-high straight, and Ji paired his 7 with his 7-5-3-2 draw on the end. Zolotow took the pot with a J-10, and Ji was very steamed, as he had a better low than Zolotow on the last two draws, but he had kept drawing and paired on the end.
Devon Miller pulled off an unusual tactic when he and his opponent drew two on the second draw. Miller bet in the dark, and elicited a fold from his opponent. Miller then looked at the two cards he had drawn and breathed a sigh of relief saying, "I'm glad I didn't look" as he turned over two face cards before throwing them in the muck.
If this bubble play is indicative of the continued pace of the tournament, we're in for a long night.
Notable Chip Counts
| Andy Bloch |
71,000 |
| Chris Ferguson |
57,000 |
Player Tags: Chris Ferguson, Steve Zolotow, Eugene Ji, Devon Miller
