We found Jan Suchanek all in and at risk before the flop for his last 4,400 against David Benyamine. Suchanek tabled and looked to improve against Benyamine's .
The flop came down , pairing Benyamine's ace and giving Suchanek a sliver of hope with a gutshot straight draw. Fourth street was the , meaning Suchanek needed to catch a jack on the river to stay alive. Unfortunately for Suchanek, the river was the and he was eliminated from play. Benyamine picked up the pot and now has 136,000 in chips just before the break.
We just arrived on the scene when the dealer announced "Four bets," as Tuan Le threw a bunch of chips forward. Both Greg Mueller and Doyle Brunson called this raise and three players went to fourth street.
On fourth street Le hit a pair up and bet, Mueller showed his cards to the players on his left and right before swiftly throwing them into the muck. Brunson made the call. On fifth street Le bet again and Brunson called.
Both players checked on sixth and seventh and Le showed for a full house.
"Well, I'm glad I didn't fill up," Brunson said with a big smile as he mucked his cards and lost the minimum. Mueller was pleased with his fold on fourth street and added that the four bets that went in on third street had him worried.
"I thought that's what you had," Mueller said when Le showed the aces that allowed him to drag in this pot.
Greg Mueller raised from the small blind and Joseph Weinberger called from the big blind. The flop came down and Mueller continued his aggression with a bet. Weinberger called and the two watched as the paired the board on fourth street. Mueller fired out and Weinberger called for a second time.
The river was the and Mueller bet one last time. Weinberger came out with a raise, stopping Mueller in his tracks. He thought for a moment and then released his hand, awarding Weinberger the pot. He now has about 72,000 while Mueller has dropped to 165,000.
Bill Chen put out a raise from the hijack and Kevin Song flatted from the cutoff. Tom Koral made it three bets from the small blind and both Chen and Song slid forward a call. The dealer fanned a flop of and Koral continued out. Both Chen and Song stuck around, allowing the trio to see the fall on fourth street. Koral bet out once more and Chen kicked his cards into the muck. Song, however, tossed out a call.
The river was the and Koral put out one more bet. Song called and quickly rolled over for tens and sixes. Koral mucked his cards and Song was pushed the pot. He now has about 80,000 while Koral's stack has dropped to 27,000.
Late last night, Dan Heimiller won $627,462 by winning Event #17: $1,000 Seniors No-Limit Hold'em Championship and his second World Series of Poker gold bracelet. His third will have to wait, though, as Heimiller was just bounced from this event by six-time bracelet winner Daniel Negreanu.
In a hand during the limit hold'em round at their table, Negreanu opened with a raise from the hijack seat. Heimiller reraised from the cutoff seat to put himself all in for 5,300. Action the folded to Calvin Anderson in the big blind, and he asked what would happen if he called — "Would he be allowed to reraise?" Anderson asked the dealer, pointing to Negreanu.
"Yeah, I can," responded Negreanu. "It's more than half."
Anderson ended up folding, and Negreanu put in the chips to make the call with the . Heimiller had the .
The flop, turn, and river ran out , and Heimiller was eliminated.
"It's simple. You took a jump shot. It was an airball. You don't get paid," stated Nick Schulman to Huck Seed who had ventured over to his table.
Let's rewind.
The tournament has been back in play for 15 minutes already, but all the talk in the Amazon Tan section is related to whether or not Huck Seed should be paid for the basket he made.
Let's rewind a little further.
Outside near All-American Dave's food truck is a basketball hoop that is connected to a pull-up bar. Players, staff, and even the PokerNews crew have wagered on hitting jump shots and free throws out there, and the players find it a great way to pass time (or earn some extra cash) on the breaks.
From what we can interpret, Schulman and Paul Volpe were betting Seed on being able to hit a jump shot. Apparently, Seed launched his shot in the air, but it missed the hoop and somehow bounced off the pull-up bar and back through the hoop. How it exactly happened is what's been up for debate.
One of the arguments is that it bounced off of the pull-up bar and through the bottom of the rim before falling back through in the standard manner. Another argument is that it bounced off of the pull-up bar, ricocheting up and over the rim before falling back in.
Phil Ivey chimed in and said that if it bounced off something and went in, and that it should count, while others such as Schulman stated that it's a flat out air ball.
"Well, if it doesn't count then maybe we need to get some rules out there," said Seed.
"I just think that a guy that played college basketball and that is the best player in the room shouldn't be arguing if an air ball counts," Schulman sardonically replied.
As of now, players on every table are discussing the finer points of the shot, the bet, and whether or not Seed's shot should be counted.
and looked to improve against Benyamine's 
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, pairing Benyamine's ace and giving Suchanek a sliver of hope with a gutshot straight draw. Fourth street was the 
, meaning Suchanek needed to catch a jack on the river to stay alive. Unfortunately for Suchanek, the river was the 
and he was eliminated from play. Benyamine picked up the pot and now has 136,000 in chips just before the break.
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- fold
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for a full house.
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and Mueller continued his aggression with a bet. Weinberger called and the two watched as the 
and Mueller bet one last time. Weinberger came out with a raise, stopping Mueller in his tracks. He thought for a moment and then released his hand, awarding Weinberger the pot. He now has about 72,000 while Mueller has dropped to 165,000.
