Adam "Roothlus" Levy was just spotted winning a small pot over at his table. After a flop of , the small blind checked, the big blind bet 475, Levy called from the button and the small blind folded. The turn was the and the big blind bet out 950 which Levy again called. When the hit on the river, both players opted to check. The big blind showed his for two pair with a busted straight-flush draw but Levy flipped over his for a better two pair and he took down the pot.
After the hand Levy's stack was at 7,800 with one rebuy chip behind.
We caught the action on a flop with three way action. The first player checked and the second player bet 1,525. Clements, who was on the button and third to act, quickly raised to 3,300. The first opponent, who had checked, thought about it for a couple of moments before moving all in. The initial bettor folded and Clements wasted no time in making the call for less, 8,675 total.
Clements:
Opponent:
The turn and river bricked out on the straight draw and Clements was able to double up.
Clements still has two rebuy lammers left, along with his 21,000 in playable chips.
As strange as it may seem to someone who doesn't play poker, sitting at a poker table for hours at a time can actually be very fatiguing and difficult to endure. Players often take quick breaks between hands or get massages to help alleviate any physical discomfort. Exercise is always an option as well.
We've spotted a player from table 21 who is frequently standing to swing his arms about, do a number of different stretches and kicking his legs back and forth. A masseuse spotted him and offered him a massage and he decided to take her up on her offer and is now back in his chair.
A player in middle position raised to 750 and Dwyte Pilgrim re-raised to 2,025 from the small blind. The middle position player then went all in and Pilgrim called putting his tournament life at risk.
Pilgrim:
Opponent:
The board ran out and Pilgrim's set of tens helped him double his stack to 9,400.
Perhaps you remember this scene from last year's Main Event.
The Pavilion room has one table -- numbered White 63 this year -- that is absolutely freezing. It's hard to see what the source of the Arctic breeze is, but it almost has to be coming from the ventilation system overhead. The immediate vicinity of that table has to be at least 10 degrees cooler than in the rest of the room, and it became quite a source of complaints last year. This 2010 photo was taken after one of the players went to the shop during a break and bought Snuggies for his whole table.
We haven't really heard much about that the temperature situation until just now when a group of players called the floor over to Table 63. Taylor von Kriegenbergh and Darryll Fish are among the players seated over there, and everyone pleaded with the floor to do something about the temperature. From last year's experience, we're pretty sure there's nothing that can be done, but Adrian still offered to close the doors to the room and try to reduce the airflow, at least.
If you draw Table 63 this year, make sure you remember to bring your hoodie with you. Or a Snuggie!
A player in middle position raised to 500 and Erica Schoenberg called from the big blind. The flop came and Schoenberg check-called a bet of 650 from her opponent. The turn was the and Schoenberg checked again. The other player fired out a bet of 1,075 and Schoenberg tossed her cards into the muck leaving herself with 8,300 and one rebuy chip.
Brandon Cantu and Lee Markholt got it all in before the flop with Markholt the shorter of the stacks. He had , flipping for double or nothing against Cantu's .
The board ran out , and Cantu's pair held up to earn him the pot. It moves him up to about 22,000 now (12,000 in chips plus two lammers), and Markholt was out of actual chips. He still had both of his rebuy chips, though, and he quickly cashed one of them in by yelling, "Rebuy!"
A player in middle position raised to 450 and both the small blind and Vanessa Russo in the big blind called. The flop came and the small blind led out for 1,075. Russo then raised to 2,175, the middle position player folded and the small blind went all in. Russo called and the hands were revealed.
Russo:
Small Blind:
The small blind's two pair was leading Russo's straight and flush draws. The on the turn changed nothing but the on the river completed Russo's flush and boosted her stack up to 15,600. In addition to her playable chips, she still has both her rebuy chips intact as well.
, the small blind checked, the big blind bet 475, Levy called from the button and the small blind folded. The turn was the 
and the big blind bet out 950 which Levy again called. When the 
hit on the river, both players opted to check. The big blind showed his 
for two pair with a busted straight-flush draw but Levy flipped over his 
for a better two pair and he took down the pot.
flop with three way action. The first player checked and the second player bet 1,525. Clements, who was on the button and third to act, quickly raised to 3,300. The first opponent, who had checked, thought about it for a couple of moments before moving all in. The initial bettor folded and Clements wasted no time in making the call for less, 8,675 total.
and Pilgrim's set of tens helped him double his stack to 9,400.
and Schoenberg check-called a bet of 650 from her opponent. The turn was the 
and Schoenberg checked again. The other player fired out a bet of 1,075 and Schoenberg tossed her cards into the muck leaving herself with 8,300 and one rebuy chip.
, flipping for double or nothing against Cantu's 
.
, and Cantu's pair held up to earn him the pot. It moves him up to about 22,000 now (12,000 in chips plus two lammers), and Markholt was out of actual chips. He still had both of his rebuy chips, though, and he quickly cashed one of them in by yelling, "Rebuy!"
on the river completed Russo's flush and boosted her stack up to 15,600. In addition to her playable chips, she still has both her rebuy chips intact as well.
