Juego con responsabilidad.
With about 1,000 in the pot and a flop of 
, Eric Froehlich check-called a bet of 650 from his opponent on the button. He then checked the 
turn, allowing the button to fire out again, this time to the tune of 1,700. Froehlich though for a moment before check-raising to 7,300.
The button hit the tank for a few minutes before conceding the hand.
18 players returned to the Rio for Day 3 of the $10,000 Seven Card Stud Hi-Low Split-8 or Better Championship, and only 16 of them made the money. The two players who didn't make it, Jon Turner and Justin Smith, immediately bought in for this event, and have been seated at the same table. The two can share stories of their near miss as they try to build up to make another deep run.
There's another familiar face in this star-studded field today - that of inaugural WSOP 10-Game Mixed Event champion Chris Lee, who after having received his bracelet at this afternoon's ceremony, has stormed up to the top of our chip counts with more than 47,000 in chips!
Eric Baldwin never really got anything going today, as he cashed in his lammers pretty early, and was grinding a short stack for a while. We just went back over to his table, and his seat is now empty, meaning that he has been eliminated from the event.
Joe Hachem has just taken his seat, saying on his twitter that he thought the event started at 5 pm. He was planning on coming on time to register for that, until he got a text from a friend saying the tournament started at noon. Hachem rushed over here, and barely snuck in as registration closes at the end of the level. Hachem has already caught one big break today. Could he catch a few more and make a deep run here? We will keep you posted throughout the day.
We got to Alexander Kostritsyn's table just in time to see him go all in for his last 3,200 on a flop of 
. An opponent had called and Kostritsyn's tournament life was at risk.
Kostritsyn: 
Opponent: 
Kostritsyn had a pair of jacks, but he was behind with his inferior kicked. In addition, he held a diamond flush draw. Unfortunately for him, the 
turn and 
river provided no relief and he was sent to the rail here in Level 4.
Online nosebleed cash regulars Di "Urindanger" Dang and Phil "OMGClayAiken" Galfond are sitting at the six and one seats respectively at their table here early on Day 1. For those of you who miss online poker dearly, this familiar sight might bring back fond memories of being an online railbird to these two phenoms. It's basically just like it was before Black Friday...except they're in person and not at a computer (R.I.P. U.S. internet poker)
When it comes to pot-limit Omaha, there are few characters as likable and talented as Sam Farha. In fact, all of Farha's three bracelets have come in the Omaha variation:
- 1996 Event #18 $2,500 PLO ($145,000)
- 2006 Event #12 $5,000 Omaha Hi-Low ($398,560)
- 2010 Event #25 $10,000 Omaha Hi-Low Championship ($488,241)
Farha is in action here today, no doubt looking to capture his fourth Omaha bracelet.
We came to the table with the flop reading 
, and Barry Greenstein heads up with his opponent. Greenstein put out a bet of 1,000, and hos opponent called. When the 
hit the turn, Greenstein check called a bet of 2,500. The 
hit the river, and both players checked. His opponent showed 
for two pair, and Greenstein mucked. Despite the hit, he's still above his starting stack with both 5,000 add ons available.
Nivel: 4
Ciegas: 100/200
Ante: 0
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