Five-time WSOP bracelet winner Jeffrey Lisandro arrived to take his first hand at the start of Level 5. After nearly an hour he'd lost about half his starting stack of 4,500. Just now he limped from UTG and saw a flop of with the two players in the blinds. It checked to Lisandro who bet the pot, the SB called quickly, and the BB folded. The SB got the rest of his small stack in the middle versus Lisandro following the turn.
Lisandro showed and his opponent . The river was the case jack -- the -- but the four in Lisandro's hand gave him jacks full and the hand. He's still only at about 2,200, however.
Eric Baldwin limped from middle position and the called a raise to 700 from the player on the button. When the flop came down , Baldwin led out with a bet big enough to put his short-stacked opponent all in. A call was made and the cards were turned up.
Baldwin:
Button:
Baldwin was in big trouble against the button's top set and flush redraw. The dealer burned and turned the , which changed little. The on the river meant the button scooped the pot, leaving Baldwin with 3,000.
While there is plenty of poker being played here in the $1,500 Pot-Limit Omaha Hi-low Split-8 or Better, there is also plenty of tweeting. Eric @basebaldy Baldwin is a pretty active tweeter in his own right and known for making up such excellent trends as #whatsplayinginbethshaksheadphones and now today, #sportspokernames and #rapperpokernames
Baldwin is in the field today sitting with about 8,000 in chips and his side project has gotten quite a bit of reponse. Highlights so far have been, Lebron James Bord, Tristan Wade Boggs, Jennifer Harman Killebrew, Justin Young Jeezy, Amarillo Slim Shady, Brandon Steven Drew Breeze Zuckermann, Norman Chad Ocho Cinco and so many more.
We're keeping an eye on Basebaldy's chip stick AND on his twitter account.
We came in when the flop was being dealt and there was already 1,500 in the pot. Brandon Cantu checked, the button player bet 600, another player folded and Cantu called.
The turn came and both players checked. The river was the and Cantu bet out 2,500. His opponent tanked for nearly five minutes before finally calling and Cantu showed him for the flopped nut flush. Cantu moved up to 13,500
Daniel Negreanu was eliminated prior to our last break. And shortly after players returned for Level 5, Marco Traniello has followed him to the rail.
On a short stack, Traniello found himself in middle position and up against two players (both in the blinds) when the flop came . It checked to Traniello who bet 1,000, the SB folded, then the BB raised enough to put Traniello all in and he made the call.
Traniello showed and his opponent . The turn brought the and the river the , which gave Traniello's opponent both the high (flush) and the low (7-5-4-3-A), busting Traniello.
Registration is now closed and we have our final few big names in the field at the outer tables of the Pavilion. Looks like the final number is 946. The official total, including prize pool and payout info, to come.
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with the two players in the blinds. It checked to Lisandro who bet the pot, the SB called quickly, and the BB folded. The SB got the rest of his small stack in the middle versus Lisandro following the 
turn.
and his opponent 
. The river was the case jack -- the 
-- but the four in Lisandro's hand gave him jacks full and the hand. He's still only at about 2,200, however.
, Baldwin led out with a bet big enough to put his short-stacked opponent all in. A call was made and the cards were turned up.
, which changed little. The 
on the river meant the button scooped the pot, leaving Baldwin with 3,000.
was being dealt and there was already 1,500 in the pot. Brandon Cantu checked, the button player bet 600, another player folded and Cantu called.
and Cantu bet out 2,500. His opponent tanked for nearly five minutes before finally calling and Cantu showed him 
and his opponent 
. The turn brought the 
and the river the 
