Another World Champ
Livello 1
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Carlos Mortensen has taken his seat at a table that also features Grant Levy and Jonathan "therookieqq9" Plens.
2011 World Series of Poker
Event #50: $5,000 Triple Chance No-Limit Hold’em
Giorni 1
Event Info
Risultati finali
Event Info
Informazioni livello
2011 World Series of Poker
Buy-in
$5,000
Montepremi
$3,839,000
Entries
817
Livello
32
Bui
60,000 / 120,000
Ante
15,000
Playing the Role of Poker Player
Livello 2
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We've got a bunch of notable French people French actress Alice Taglioni is with us in our field today, and we're not complaining one bit about that. Taglioni is best known for her 2006 award-winning work in The Valet, and she also played a small role in the latest remake of The Pink Panther. And who could forget Grande école and Mensonges et trahisons et plus si affinités..., both from 2004!
In any event, we stumbled on Taglioni as she was involved in a multi-way pot.
The 
flop was out on board when we walked up to see Taglioni betting 250. Three opponents folded, but Sam Stein flatted in position. Taglioni bet another 250 on the 
turn, and Stein called again to see the 
fill out the board. Taglioni bet 500 now, and Stein flicked out two yellow chips for a raise. It sounded like he may have announced, "Fifteen hundred," but we can't be sure. Either way, it was too much for Taglioni to call. She mucked, and she's about half of her first 5,000-chip bullet.
Livello: 2
Bui: 50/100
Ante: 0
Late Registration
There are 13 new tables that just started play as level two began for late registrants. Here are just some of the players who arrived late.
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15,000 | |
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15,000 | |
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15,000 | |
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15,000 | |
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15,000 | |
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15,000 | |
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15,000 | |
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15,000 | |
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15,000 | |
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15,000 | |
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Ticking Up There
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The big number on the board has ticked all the way up to 621 players already, and the staff is scrambling to set up tables as fast as they're being filled.
At the start of the day, 600 seemed like a pretty good line, but the way things are going right now, 700 players looks like a pretty safe bet.
Saul Slips a Bit
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With the board already reading 
, the player in the hijack checked the action to Kevin Saul in the cutoff who bet 1,850. The hijack tanked for a bit before deciding to call.
Saul instantly mucked his cards and the hijack showed the 
for jacks and sevens and took the pot.
After the hand Saul posted on his Twitter account, "God forbid I actually take advantage of the best 5k table anyone's ever been at, tried to bluff the 1 good player, he called w 3rd pair."
Two Pair vs. Two Pair
With the board already reading 
, Jason Somerville bet 625 from the big blind and was called by the player in the cutoff. The river brought the 
and Somerville bet out again, this time for 1,825. The cutoff called again and their hands were revealed.
Somerville: 
Cutoff: 
The cutoff's two pair was best and he took the pot. After the hand Somerville was left with 10,000 in his stack and had no rebuy chips remaining.
| Giocatore | Chip | Avanzamento |
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10,000
-5,000
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-5,000 |
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Black Chips Up
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A player in middle position opened the pot with a raise to 250 and Andy Black, sitting to his immediate left, called. The player on the button three-bet to 1,000 and only Black called.
The flop was 
and both players checked. The turn was the and Black checked to his opponent again. After some thought, 1,300 chips were placed in the middle and Black immediately announced he was all in. His opponent quickly let go of his cards and Black raked in the pot.
Black now has 18,000.
Gill Trips His Opponent
After a flop of 
, Carter Gill bet 1,100 and his opponent went all in for a total of 3,000. Gill opted to call and the hands were revealed.
Gill:
Opponent: 
The other player was drawing slim to Gill's trip tens. The turn brought the 
and the river was the which couldn't help the other player. After the hand Gill had 13,000 in his stack with no rebuy chips behind and the other player was forced to use one of his rebuy chips.
| Giocatore | Chip | Avanzamento |
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13,000
-2,000
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-2,000 |
To Patch or Not To Patch
Livello 2
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Without question, the majority of the table talk in the room surrounds the big announcement today regarding the suspension of Full Tilt Poker's operating license by the AGCC. If you're out of the loop, have a look at the article here. And don't feel bad for being out of the loop because you're definitely not the only one.
Over in the White section, we eavesdropped on a conversation between Andy Black (who is a Full Tilt Red Pro) and McLean Karr. Karr and the rest of the table were inquiring why Black was still patched up today, and he looked confused. He thought they were talking about the lingering non-payment issue for a moment, and he began to passively defend his sponsor.
"But you don't even have a company anymore," Karr said.
"Huh?" was the look on Black's face. He hadn't caught up on today's news yet, and it threw a bit of an uncomfortable wrench into to the conversation. Black is still patched up -- and he's not alone in that -- but it's about 50/50 right now in the room. We see Black, David Benyamine, Scott Clements, James Dempsey, and Peter Feldman patched up, while Claudio Rinaldi, Erica Schoenberg, John Dolan, and John Racener are not.
It's also noteworthy to see that the entire roster of Team PokerStars Pros is proudly patched up with both their site's and their country's decal.