Live Tournament Updates
Catfish Bite
Level 25: 80,000-160,000, 20,000 ante
Right after hitting a four on the river with pocket fours to survive against the pocket kings of his opponent, James "Catfish" Bullard said, "There's no known cure for a catfish bite."
Sorted In: Gulf Coast Poker Championship, Beau Rivage, Season VI01:36 PM, 09/07/07
Break Time
Level 25: 80,000-160,000, 20,000 ante
Players are on a 15 minute break.
Sorted In: Gulf Coast Poker Championship, Beau Rivage, Season VI01:33 PM, 09/07/07
Bernard Lee is Alive and Well
Level 25: 80,000-160,000, 20,000 ante
There was some confusion about Bernard Lee's status at the end of the day yesterday, but he survived with about 42,550 in chips. He now has about 50,000, and wants to send out a hello to family and friends: Katie, Noah, Maya, and his Loker Poker buddies from his home game.
Sorted In: Gulf Coast Poker Championship, Beau Rivage, Season VI01:29 PM, 09/07/07
Captain Tom More Than Doubles Up
Level 25: 80,000-160,000, 20,000 ante
Captain Tom just more than doubled up when his A
J made a flush on the river. He is now up to roughly 70,000.
01:23 PM, 09/07/07
Hank Sitton Builds His Stack to 141,000
Level 25: 80,000-160,000, 20,000 ante
With the board showing 10
76
and approximately 15,000 in the pot, Hank Sitton bets 15,000, and his opponent calls. The turn card is the 8
, and both players check. The river card is the 4, Sitton bets 25,000, and his opponent folds in frustration. Sitton flashes a card to his opponent as he mucks, and another player asks to see both cards. The dealer flips over Sitton's K10 -- top pair, king kicker.
Sitton now has about 141,000 in chips.
01:22 PM, 09/07/07
JC Tran Eliminated
Level 25: 80,000-160,000, 20,000 ante
On a flop of 766 JC Tran bets 2,200 from the big blind and Terry Jennings raises to 30,000. JC reraises all in and Jennings calls. Tran flips up poct jacks and Jennings turns over 86. The turn and river cards hit the board 53 and Tran is eliminated from the tournament. Tran fails to gain any Card Player, Player of the Year points and Bill Edler (who is currently in sixt place) could close the gap between himself and the second-place Tran if he makes the money. David Pham is also still in the tournament field and he can increase his lead over Tran if he finishes deep in Biloxi.
01:16 PM, 09/07/07
Rousso Lays it Down
Level 25: 80,000-160,000, 20,000 ante
On a flop of J64 seat three bets 8,000 from late position and Vanessa Rousso raises to 18,000 from early position. Seat three then reraises all in and Rousso goes into the tank. She starts talking to herself about the hand and eventually folds.
01:04 PM, 09/07/07
Breaking through
Level 25: 80,000-160,000, 20,000 ante
We have finally broken the 100 players remaining mark. The tournament now has 95 players remaining.
Sorted In: Gulf Coast Poker Championship, Beau Rivage, Season VI12:48 PM, 09/07/07
J.C. Tran Gives Away Some Chips
Level 25: 80,000-160,000, 20,000 ante
J.C. Tran raises to 2,800 and the big blind makes the call. The flop comes K32 and Tran bets out 3,600. He is called and the turn is the 7. The big blind had checked dark and Tran fires in a bet of 7,500. Once again, his opponent calls and the river is the 5. Now the big blind leads out for 10,000. Tran decides to put the big blind all in and he calls instantly showing K9. Tran mucks his hand and ships over the additional 22,500. After the hand, Tran is down to 48,000.
12:45 PM, 09/07/07
Captain Tom Doubles Up
Level 25: 80,000-160,000, 20,000 ante
David Pham raises to 5,000 from the button and is called by Tom Franklin from early position. The flop comes KQ6, and Franklin open shoves his last 6,200. Pham grudgingly calls, and Franklin tables AQ. Pham shows down A10, the next two cards brick and Franklin doubles to over 20,000.
12:41 PM, 09/07/07
