Just Can't Get Enough
Jun 08, '07
Phil Ivey is an unstoppable force. Within two hours of finishing second in the $5,000 World Championship of Seven Card Stud, Ivey is already playing in today's $1,500 stud event. Thor Hansen and Barbara Lewis are also playing today after making it deep in the Championship event last night.
Though the limits are low, some interesting hands have arisen. In one, Shawn Sheikhan completed showing the 8
and was raised by a player showing the Q
. Sheikhan paused for a moment, the mucked his hand. Sheikhan asked his opponent to show one card, and he revealed the 2
. Jean Gaspard chuckled a bit and said, "I like this guy."
John Juanda and Barbara Lewis got involved in a big pot with the player in seat four. Juanda's board read 10
10
6
7
, Seat four's read K
J
9
3
, and Lewis' read 8
9
8
5
. On sixth street Juanda bet, seat four raised, Lewis called, and Juanda reraised. After the other players called, the river was dealt. Juanda checked, seat four bet, Lewis raised, Juanda folded, and seat four reraised. Lewis called the third bet, and the player in seat four quickly revealed his hole cards, (K
K
9
) for kings full. Lewis mucked, and was left short stacked as her opponent raked in the sizable pot.
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Player Tags: John Juanda, Shawn Sheikhan, Phil Ivey, Barbara Lewis