Just before the recent break we caught up with James Woods to check on his progress, and the actor was preparing to make a mad dash to the restrooms with a few minutes still left on the clock, a savvy move designed to beat the notorious Seniors Championship lines.
Woods regaled us with tales of his tournament in the meantime, mentioning how he had "exactly twenty-three pocket pairs so far," before ticking off the list with startling precision. Rumored to be a certified genius with an IQ above 180, Woods' ability to remember the various wired pairs he had woke up with during the day was something to behold.
Just as Woods was about to depart in search of the commode, however, the sight of yet another pocket pair kept him glued to his seat. One player had shoved all in for his last 1,125, coming over the top of a limper or two, and Woods looked down to squeeze . Announcing himself all in as well, Woods isolated the vulnerable player to find his bullets well ahead of the other man's .
Despite vocalizing his suspicion that these aces were doomed to be cracked, the hand was over in a flash as the flop fell to give Woods top set. The turn and river failed to deliver any runner-runner miracles, and with that Woods sent a fellow senior home midway through the day.
On the very next deal Woods stuck around to punish a few limpers, raising to 525 and catching two callers. The flop rolled out and both players checked to Woods, who seized the initiative with an all-in c-bet which would force both opponents to a test for their tournament lives. Like clockwork both men mucked their hands and Woods happily counted the spoils of war before rushing off to relieve himself.
Bill Fagerbakke has played crucial roles in many of television's longest running series, although the average fan would be hard pressed to pick him out of a lineup.
Fans of the college football themed series Coach, which aired from 1989 to 1997, will remember Fagerbakke from his legendary portrayal of Dauber, the dim witted but devoted assistant to Coach Hayden Fox.
For the younger generation, Fagerbakke's voice will no doubt ring bells, as he has given life to Patrick Star on the Nickelodeon hit SpongeBob SquarePants for the show's 14-year run.
And if animation isn't your thing, Fagerbakke has made several memorable appearances on How I Met Your Mother, portraying Marvin Eriksen, the Scandinavian father of Marshall Eriksen, until the character's death in 2011.
Fagerbakke's distinctive height and voice have provided him with plenty of on-screen work throughout the years, but today he is hoping to add a deep run at the World Series of Poker to his long list of life accomplishments.
With the blinds going up a lot of players are in the 15 to 20 big blind zone, if that, so we are seeing a lot of all ins now.
On one table there was a very relieved player who shoved with and was instantly called. His relief was explained when he saw he was up against another and they chopped the pot.
Less happy with the gentleman who got his stack of over 4,000 in with and was up against . The board ran out giving them both a straight and chopping the pot.
“I would have been right in the game.” he complained, thinking about the 8,000 stack that got away but then added, “At least you didn’t get a flush.”
On another table there was an all in confrontation when one player shoved with and got looked up by .
"I hate this hand." said the player with the ace king, and he sure didn't like the flop of . He sure picked up when he saw the turn card but strode from the table when the river hit.
When he had gone another player said he was glad he didn't mention he had folded a queen.
John Duthie limped from under the gun and found one caller two seats over, the big blind checked her option. On the flop, Duthie continued for 450 and only the cold caller tossed in the chips to make a call. Duthie then asked the dealer to spread the pot after the turn when he checked and the opponent made it 550 to go.
The river completed the board and Duthie checked once again. The opponent must have smelled the trap and checked behind, tabling . Sure enough Duthie turned over for two pair and raked in the pot.
Last year we apparently lost 3,000 players before the dinner break and upon glancing at the screens now, it showed 2,150 out of 4,422 entries remaining. One more level and then we can grab something to eat, the pace may very well be quite similar.
Alexander Kunichoff was shaking his head when we got back to our media desk as his table was just in front and he had by far less chips. Barny Boatman had a curios but ultimately action-less hand where he limped the button and the 4-way hand was checked down until the river. Nobody had a spade and the of the big blind won the pot.
"Since you are writing the updates here, you should write that one down. We have a really tight player here, he has folded for two hours and didn't play a single hand," said one of the players on table one. "Constantine", as written down on the paper next to the chips, had been moved from table eleven to one and didn't show up just yet to slowly blind down his 12,050 stack.
We noticed a particularly large stack at this juncture in the tournament, and after inquiring we discovered the castle had been built by Laurie Morgan.
Morgan told us that she benefited from quad jacks early on, flopping a set to leave her opponent crushed and finishing them off with the case fishhook on the river.
From there, Morgan explained that she has "just made a lot of straights and flushes" at opportune moments, taking control of her table, and perhaps, the tournament midway through the day.
Morgan's stack is equal to more than three times the current average, putting her in prime position for a deep run here today.
We arrived at the table on a turn and the villain of the hand had bet 4,000 on the flop, receiving two callers. On the turn all escalated and our villain got it in with only to see both opponents wake up with flushes. The first opponent had and Robert Cramer showed . There was no help on the river and Cramer raked in the massive pot. The villain with the set busted, the second opponent was left crippled and bowed out one hand later against .
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. Announcing himself all in as well, Woods isolated the vulnerable player to find his bullets well ahead of the other man's 
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to give Woods top set. The turn and river failed to deliver any runner-runner miracles, and with that Woods sent a fellow senior home midway through the day.
and both players checked to Woods, who seized the initiative with an all-in c-bet which would force both opponents to a test for their tournament lives. Like clockwork both men mucked their hands and Woods happily counted the spoils of war before rushing off to relieve himself.
and was instantly called. His relief was explained when he saw he was up against another 
. The board ran out 
giving them both a straight and chopping the pot.
and got looked up by 
.
. He sure picked up when he saw the turn card 
but strode from the table when the river 
flop, Duthie continued for 450 and only the cold caller tossed in the chips to make a call. Duthie then asked the dealer to spread the pot after the 
river completed the board and Duthie checked once again. The opponent must have smelled the trap and checked behind, tabling 
river. Nobody had a spade and the 
of the big blind won the pot.
turn and the villain of the hand had bet 4,000 on the flop, receiving two callers. On the turn all escalated and our villain got it in with 
. There was no help on the 
.