Colored Up and Ready to Roll
Jun 06, '07
At the end of the last level, the $500 chips were colored up, leaving only $1,000 and $5,000 chips. Early in the level Greg Mascio was eliminated after getting all in preflop with A
Q
10
10
. His opponent called with the A
J
5
4
, and paired his jack on a board of J
K
3
6
6
to scoop the pot and eliminate Mascio.
A short stacked Ruben Vera doubled up after getting his money in on a board of A
K
4
J
with the A
A
K
3
, giving him top set and the nut flush draw. The river improved neither player and Vera scooped the pot. Players steadily dropped from the event over the hour, and at the end of the level only 24 players remained. The three remaining tables will play down to one before the night is over.
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Player Tags: Greg Mascio, Ruben Vera
Dinner Break
Jun 06, '07
Omaha hi-lo players are now on their dinner break, and more than an hour ago the money bubble burst. With only 41 players remaining going into the dinner break, all remaining players will make at least $4,615 for their efforts.
Of the five remaining tables, number 78 is particularly stacked. Greg Mascio, Tony Cousineau, Ruben Vera and Bryan Devonshire are all gathered at this table and battling for the bracelet. Tony Cousineau raised under the gun and received three callers, including Ruben Vera. Before the flop Cousineau asked the player on the button" How did you go from $3,000 to $100,000?" He responded that he only had $68,000, and shrugged. The flop came down J
10
8
, and action checked around. The turn brought the 2
, the player in the big blind bet $6,000 and all players behind him called. The 2
came on the river, and the player in the big blind bet again, putting Cousineau all in. He and the two other players called, and the player on the button, who was on a rush, revealed a 2 for trips, which were good for a scoop. Cousineau was sent to the rail just shortly before the 9 p.m. dinner break. Devonshire noted that the player on the button was on, "...a hell of a run."
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Player Tags: Tony Cousineau, Greg Mascio, Bryan Devonshire, Ruben Vera
