Lee Childs ... OUT!
Lee came into Day 2 with less than 24,000 chips so he didn't have much wiggle room. He suffered a setback earlier when he tried to represent an ace on the turn but his opponent wouldn't have any of it and called him down. So with about 11K left David Fox raised preflop to like 3K from UTG and Lee, in the BB looked down at 22. He shoved, forcing Fox to actually have a hand, and he did, AK. A king on the flop ended Lee's run. He says he might play the $5K event at Borgata on Sunday.
But, that doesn't mean the Childs name is done for at Foxwoods. Lee's dad, Bill, is having a great Day 2, soaring to at least 150K right now. One hand I watched he had 89 and turned the aboslute nuts with a board of 6-7-3-10. The player on his left, Paul Spitzberg (you may remember him from this year's coverage of the WSOP main event) shoved for 35K more, and after a little deliberation (we're not sure why) Bill called and Spitzberg turned over 45 for a smaller straight. It took Bill three hands to pile all of his chips.
Other Day 1B notables still alive that I hadn't mentioned earlier: Justin Bonomo and John Juanda.
More later, but I will be talking to Freddy Deeb on the next break.
-- Chris
Christopher Cosenza is co-host of the longest running poker podcast on the planet, Ante Up! He started playing poker seriously in 2003 and his favorite players are Phil Ivey and Kenna James, though he tends to act like Phil Hellmuth if you make a bad play against him.
Scott Long, Ante Up!'s other co-host, is the author of the monthly Bet on It column in tbt*. He began gambling way too young (don't tell the fuzz!) and in the seventh grade, named his state "Gambleland" for a school project (State Animal? Loan shark, of course).
I hope this isn't blog-spamming, but OT, if you live in the Brandon/Riverview area, come out and practice with us at either Cherry's or Old Chicago. I am not one of the owners, just a participant with my husband; but the Play Your Game Poker people welcome players of all walks of life--real pros as well as relative newbs like my husband and me, who want to be able to practice our Hold'Em skills in a no-risk tournament environment. Chips are free, but of course it is considered good etiquette to tip the dealers and also to patronize the Cherry's and Old Chicago businesses by buying food and drink there. It's a good way to prep your Hold'Em skills IMO and it's fun as well. :) The two PYGP owners do abide by tournament rules, so be prepared to play by the rules even though play is free. :)
Posted by: Michelle from Tampa | November 09, 2007 at 05:15 PM