Day Two - Hour Seven
Jun 09, '07
Three’s Company
After the break, action was down to three tables, and 24 players remained. Greg Raymer was seated with Matthew Kelly and Steve Richmond. As luck would have it Barry Greenstein was seated with Mimi Tran. Ted Forrest also joined them at this talented table. Paul Darden (27th), Chris Barnes (25th), and Sherkhan Farnood (24th) had been lost in the shuffle.
The Green Monster
Barry Greenstein had gone on an absolute tear, he picked up huge pots and kept the pressure on his opponents with constant aggression. He had amassed a monster stack of $164,000 and left the rest of the field behind.
Luck of the Scottish?
Mimi Tran was all in preflop for $1,600 when Craig “Red” Thomson and Ted Forrest got involved in a large hand. Thomson had pushed the action on every street and Forrest had called him at every turn. The pot was pumped to $40,000 when both players checked on seventh street. Thomson showed down 4
4
(AK
29)A
and Forrest mucked with 10542 exposed. The side pot had been decided and Mimi was only able to muster a pair of jacks. She was eliminated in 21st place.
Fearing Red
A few hands later Red Thomson was at it again. This time he tangled with the chip leader. Thomson bet $6,000 on seventh street with 95A6 exposed and Greenstein mucked with J958 exposed. Thomson picked up the $20,000 pot and he now held $77,000.
Fossilman Turns the Century Mark
Greg Raymer bet $6,000 on seventh street and Theresa Viganola made the call. Raymer showed down KQ(10AJQ)5 and Viganola mucked with the 8A27exposed. Raymer picked up the $30,000 pot and now held $113,000. Steve Sung had also made some noise in the century club with $130,000.
The players went to a fifteen minute break at the conclusion of the hour.
Player Tags: Barry Greenstein, Ted Forrest, Greg Raymer, Craig Thomson
