The Midnight Train
Jul 07, '07
Montel Keeps On Giving...
away his chips. Montel gets it all in with A
A
on a 8
7
4
board, but his opponent tables 8
8
. The next two cards brick for Montel, and he loses a heft $35,000 chunk of his stack. He is down down to less then $50,000 in chips.
The Waco Kid
Jared Hamby raises to $2,300 under the gun and the button moves all in for $6,900 total. Waco says "I wish I could fold.", then calls with K
Q
. His opponent tables A
J
, but the board comes Q
4
3
K
2
giving Waco top two and shipping him the pot. Waco then went on to explain to Card player that he doesn't alway run well. He told of a story in which he was dealt one ace, and when his second card was coming the dealer accidental exposed it. It was a second ace. To make it worse on of the players at the table woke up with K-K, and Waco missed a huge opportunity. Waco is one of the best young players in the game, regardless of how he is running.
Former Champ Wins A Monster
With a board of K
10
3
A
a player in seat two checked and 1986 champion Berry Johnston checked behind. The player in seat ten went all-in for $23,000 and after just a moments thought the player in seat two called. Johnston went all-in over the top for $10,600 more and the player in seat two looked crushed. After a few moments of deliberation he called and revealed the 9
8
. Seat 10 revealed the Q
J
and Berry Johnston revealed the A
7
, which had the other two players drawing dead. The meaningless river card fell as Johnston scooped in the roughly $100,000 pot.
Doug Kim Watches Doug Kim
While most of the screens surrounding the Amazon room show the tournament details, some televisions are on ESPN showing last year's main event final table. At one point in the action, Doug Kim looked over and saw himself all in with pocket Nines against Paul Wasicka's pocket Queens. "This time it's coming," joked Kim. Kim missed his nine once again and went back to playing the tournament at hand. Others watching themselves on ESPN are Richard Lee and Paul Wasicka who are also still alive.
Player Tags: Berry Johnston, Jared Hamby, Doug Kim, Montel Williams
