On third street Mortensen raised the completed bet, making it 300 to go, and his opponent made the call. Fourth street saw Mortensen's opponent bet 300, and Mortensen came along for the ride. When fifth street hit, Mortensen's opponent checked, the "Matador" led out for 600 and this time it was his opponent's turn to make the call. The action repeated itself on sixth street and when the players received their last down cards, the opponent check-called a bet by Mortensen, who stated "I have a nine."
His opponent was one better, however, with his for a low of A2678 and Mortensen dropped a large pot. The "Matador" is now down to 13,100 in chips, which is still a healthy stack halfway through the first day of action.
PokerNews' own senior writer Chad Holloway is playing Event #17: $1,500 H.O.R.S.E. today, but is in some tough competition at his table. He began the day seated with Matt Savage at his table and has since been joined by both Tuan Le and Scotty Nguyen. Holloway normally writes about these players and personalities, but is now in the field with them. We'll see if he can hang with them. Here are the chip counts from Holloway's table.
Nikolay Evdakov: (X)(X) - - fold
David Sands: (X)(X) -
Nikolay Evdakov completed the bet after a player with the showing brought in. David Sands raised and only Evdakov called. On fourth street, Evdakov called a bet from Sands before folding on fifth street.
Sands won the pot and moved to 10,500 in chips. Evdakov dropped to 975 and is severely short.
On fifth street, Lindgren checked and opponent # 1 bet 600, prompting a call in two spots. After sixth street, opponent # 2 decided to lead out for 600, forcing a fold by opponent # 1 and a long stare down by E-Dog. Lindgren appeared to know he was beat, but the pot odds compelled him to make the crying call.
Opponent # 2 revealed his hole cards: for a full house and Lindgren tossed his cards into the muck.
Jean "Prince" Gaspard: (X)(X) - - fold
Eric Froehlich: (X)(X) - - (X)
Opponent: (X)(X) - - (X)
After Jean "Prince" Gaspard brought in, Eric Froehlich completed. One player called and then Gaspard folded. On the next street, Froehlich paired and his opponent took that opportunity to bet. Froehlich called.
On fifth street. the player bet into Froehlich again and Froehlich called. On sixth, Froehlich had to call another bet before both players checked seventh.
Froehlich mucked his hand after his opponent showed from the hole for a low of and was knocked back to 7,700 in chips.
We missed the betting on the flop, but with the board reading Matt Vengrin found himself in a pot with three other players. The player in the small blind checked, as did the big blind, and Vengrin fired a bet as he told our PokerNews field reporter "I'm going to double up on this hand."
The boasting did not discourage his opponents, however, and all three came along to see the river.
River:
The action was checked around to the player holding the button, and he threw a bet of 400 into the pot. The small blind folded and Vengrin mucked as well, folding two red kings face up. The player on the button said "I only have a five" while showing down his . This declaration made Vengrin sick and he turned to the player in the big blind, saying "you had better have a flush."
Vengrin's fold of his top set turned out to be a good one after the big blind tabled for the winning diamond flush, and while the beat must have been discouraging, making the correct lay down may have bolstered Vengrin's spirits.
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- fold
showing brought in. David Sands raised and only Evdakov called. On fourth street, Evdakov called a bet from Sands before folding on fifth street.
for a full house and Lindgren tossed his cards into the muck.
- fold
from the hole for a low of 
for the winning diamond flush, and while the beat must have been discouraging, making the correct lay down may have bolstered Vengrin's spirits.
