When we started the day, Eugene Katchalov had a sad little pile of chips amounting to 6,100, less than what the players started the event with. But have no fear, Katchalov has turned that sad little stack into a happy above average stack worth 27,000.
In this particular hand, Katchalov raised it up and got calls from Scott Seiver in the small blind and Dany Georges in the big blind. Katchalov drew one, Seiver drew two, and Georges drew three.
Seiver and and Georges both checked and then called the bet from Katchalov. Seiver and Georges drew two and Katchalov stood pat.
Again Seiver and Georges both checked then called the bet from Katchalov. Katchalov stood pat again and Seiver and Georges both only drew one this time.
Yet again, Seiver and Georges checked to Katchalov who bet out. Seiver elected to save the bet and fold but Georges called and mucked when Katchalov threw down his
As we said above, Katchalov has significantly increased his starting stack from the start of the day and is sitting with around 27,000
Leonard Martin started this hand out by betting under the gun and receiving a caller in Robert Williamson III from the small blind. Tommy Hang in the big blind however opted to reraise. Williamson and Martin obliged and made the call. Hang then took one card while Martin and WIlliamson took two.
Hang again came out betting after a check from Williamson. Not to be frightened Martin and WIlliamson made the call and both took one card. A satisfied Hang however stood pat and bet. After everyone called Hang's bet Martin and WIlliamson again opted to take one card.
Hang not to be detoured made one last bet and was able to get Martin to call, while WIlliamson folded. Hang showed for an eight low, while Martin simply mucked his cards.
Amnon Fillipi raised it up from middle position and Pat Pezzin re-raised to 1,200. Justin Bonomo called from the big blind but Filippi re-raised to 1,800 and both Pezzin and Bonomo called.
Filippi stood pat, but Bonomo and Pezzin drew two each. Bonomo led out with a check, Filippi bet and both Pezzin and Bonomo called.
Filippi continued to stand pat and both Pezzin drew two again. The action was the same again as Bonomo checked, Filippi bet, and both Bonomo and Pezzin called.
Filippi stood pat one last time, and Bonomo and Pezzin each drew one again. All three players checked the last round of betting and Filippi's patting the whole way turned out to be a success as his took down the pot. He is up to 30,000 after the hand and has doubled the stack he started today with
After the second draw, Shane Giese bet and Tommy Hang raised. Giese came back with a reraise and Hang called. Giese stood pat and Hang also stood pat. After the final draw, Giese bet and Hang called.
After falling to just 200 in chips, Daniel Negreanu managed to quadruple up to a whopping 800 in chips, but lost it all on the very next hand.
Negreanu was all in before the first draw against Jeff Lisandro and Dany Georges. Negreanu and Lisandro drew three and Georges drew two. All three players checked, Lisandro and Georges each drew two and Negreanu only drew one.
Lisandro checked, but Georges chose to bet and Lisandro called. All three players drew one last card on the third draw and Lisandro and Georges checked the last round of betting.
Negreanu turned over but it was no match for the of Lisandro. Negreanu hits the rail and Lisandro moves back up over 30,000 in chips.
After a big hand with Brett Richey and Jeff Lisandro, Daniel Negreanu is left with only 200, not even one big blind. It's time for someone to give him that old "all you need is a chip and a chair" speech, and they better do it soon.
Negreanu raised it up on the button and was re-raised by Richey in the small blind. Lisandro called from the big blind and Negreanu called as well.
All three players drew two each and Richey led out with a check. Lisandro bet out for 600 and both players called. Richey and Negreanu both drew two again and Lisandro drew just one.
Richey checked, Lisandro bet 1,200, Negreanu re-raised to 2,400, Richey then check-raised all in for a total of 2,600 and both players called. Richey and Lisandro both stood pat on the last draw and Negreanu drew one. Lisandro bet 1,200 and Negreanu called it with just 200 left behind.
Lisandro showed for a monster hand, but Richey did him one better, showing him the wheel.
Lisandro fell to 29,000, Negreanu to just 200, and Richey moved up to 15,000 after the hand.
From the cutoff seat, 2005 World Series of Poker Main Event champion Joe Hachem raised. He was called by the small blind, Alan Myerson, and the big blind, Roger Hairabedian. Myerson drew two, Hairabedian took three and Hachem drew one. Action checked to Hachem and he bet. Both of his opponents made the call.
On the second draw, Myerson took one, Hairabedian took two and Hachem took one. Action then checked to Hachem and he bet again. Both players called.
On the third draw, Myerson drew one, Hairabedian two and Hachem stood pat. Action checked to Hachem and he bet. Myerson called and Hairabedian folded. Hachem tossed his hand into the muck, not showing it and tapping the table. Myerson needed to show in order to win the pot and showed to win the pot.
Abraham Tannous started this hand out by putting out a bet preflop. He found a caller in both the blinds, Joe Hachem in the small blind, and a short stacked Balazs Biri in the big blind. Both Tannous and Hachem took two cards, while Biri only took one.
After the initial draw Hachem took control and put out a bet, Biri called and was all in. Tannous also made the call. This time around Hachem took one card and Tannous took two, while Biri stood pat. Hachem continued his aggression and bet again, and was called. Both Hachem and Tannous took one card and again Biri stood pat.
It was here that Hachem bet one final time, to which Tannous showed he paired up and threw away his cards. Hachem showed a queen low, while the forgotten Biri showed an eight low. Biri was able to triple up and Hachem was able to take a few chips from Tannous from the side pot.
Jimmy Fricke began the day as the chip leader, but has since dropped back to under 60,000 in chips. He's still the top dog right now, but that could change if things keep going south for him. Here's a recent hand that he lost to Abraham Tannous.
Fricke raised and Tannous called pre-draw. Both players drew two cards and then Fricke bet. Tannous raised and Fricke called.
On the second draw, Fricke drew one and Tannous stood pat. Check, bet, call was the subsequent action to follow.
On the third and final draw, Fricke took one more while Tannous stood pat again. Fricke checked and Tannous bet. Fricke folded and Tannous won the pot.
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