Whenever three of the game's brightest stars are all seated at the same table, our reportorial interest is piqued, but with Scott Clements, Joe Serock, and Mukul Pahuja in the #5, #6, and #7 seats, respectively, we stopped by catch a little pro-on-pro combat.
Although Clements and Serock declined to enter the pot we witnessed, Pahuja decided to test the waters with a 400 c-bet on the flop after the big blind checked the action.
Pahuja called the raise to see the turn come , and both players checked to see the complete the board on the river. Two more taps of the table led to a showdown, but Mukul mucked when his opponent rolled over for the winner.
The flop read when we caught AP Phahurat contesting a pot against two opponents. The big blind player had checked to Phahurat in middle position, and the pro obliged with a bet of 300.
The player in the hijack seat decided to apply a little added pressure, and he raised the action to 800, prompting a lengthy tank-and-talk from the big blind. Finally, that player decided to lay down, and with the action back on him Phahurat quickly flicked out a baby blue T500 chip to see the turn.
Fourth street delivered the from the deck and both players tapped the table at the sight of the four-flush, bringing the on the river.
Phahurat then seized control of the pot with a bet of 1,100, which was enough to force the hijack off his hand.
Jon Turner couldn't crack cowboys and he lost a chunk of change as a result
We passed by Jon "PearlJammed" Turner's table recently just in time to catch him calling an all-in wager of 1,700.
The bet was made by Curtis Harrison, who quickly tabled when Turner looked him up. The longtime pro also held a pocket pair, but his was crushed by Harrison's cowboys.
With it being 100 degrees outside in the Las Vegas desert, Turner's snowmen quickly melted away as the final board rolled out .
James Woods found a piece of candy on the river to stay alive
During the recent break James Woods - a legendary actor of the silver screen who also lends his voice to a Family Guy character based on himself - filled us in on a miraculous suckout he scored to keep himself in the tournament.
According to Woods, he held with the board showing a king, a queen, and two spades by the turn. Woods knew he was drawing extremely thin, needing to spike the only non-spade deuce in the deck, but with a short stack and most of his chips already in the pot, he went for the gusto.
Sure enough, his two opponent's showed down a pair and a flush draw, respectively, but the materialized on the river to send the pot Woods' way. With his ever-present smile now even wider, Woods received an unlikely second chance, and the affable actor now has a replenished stack with which to work.
Midway through 2014, Clinkscales is off to a torrid start, as he has taken home three trophies in as many months.
First, Clinkscales took down the 2014 Wynn Classic's $550 No-Limit Hold'em title in February to add $39,661 to his roll. Then in April he won a $300 NLHE event at the Venetian Deep Stack Extravaganza II series for a $9,073 payday.
Finally, Clinkscales won the Colorado Poker Championship in May for another big score, giving him a bit of momentum heading into the WSOP.
With players who have gone bust in Day 2 of the Millionaire Maker heading over to take another crack at building a stack in Event #9, we've spotted a few more notable names to take note of.
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flop after the big blind checked the action.
, and both players checked to see the 
complete the board on the river. Two more taps of the table led to a showdown, but Mukul mucked when his opponent rolled over 
for the winner.
when we caught AP Phahurat contesting a pot against two opponents. The big blind player had checked to Phahurat in middle position, and the pro obliged with a bet of 300.
from the deck and both players tapped the table at the sight of the four-flush, bringing the 
on the river.
when Turner looked him up. The longtime pro also held a pocket pair, but his 
was crushed by Harrison's cowboys.
.
with the board showing a king, a queen, and two spades by the turn. Woods knew he was drawing extremely thin, needing to spike the only non-spade deuce in the deck, but with a short stack and most of his chips already in the pot, he went for the gusto.
materialized on the river to send the pot Woods' way. With his ever-present smile now even wider, Woods received an unlikely second chance, and the affable actor now has a replenished stack with which to work.
