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World Series Of Poker 2005 Editor's Reports |
LAS VEGAS June 2, 2005 July 15, 2005 |
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Day 4 - 15 seconds of fame 12th July
2005
Socrates - "Fame is the perfume of heroic deeds"
185
player down to 57 Today we had the specter of Greg Raymer actually
having a chance of a back-to-back success in the most ridulously large
tournament of any sport in the world. Not that we begrudge him for he is a
genuine guy who has a thoroughly different approach to poker from many of the
other self acclaimed luminaries, and he is good. He entered, as chip leader,
day 4 and had early success, trying his luck against
Gen Watanabe who declared all in with a pair
of Jacks before the flop. Raymer, seeing the small size of the bet, called with
6-8 offsuit. The board came 2-3-5 two spades, no help. The turn card brought an
eight giving Raymer a straight draw but with 4 spades in Gen's hand he only had
six cards to win with. Last card, nine of clubs and Gen went out in 110th spot
with $65,360 compensation.
Big mover of the day was Mike
Matusow who zoomed into second place in the chip standings. Mike is famous for
being set-up for a drugs possesion arrest for whic he was sentenced by Judge
Mosley in Clark County District Court to six months in prison just after last
years World Series. Here he has shrugged that off and continues in strong
form.
Andy Black from Dublin had the most vocal support. It seems like a
group of football hooligans have gone undetected by security and every
significant hand that Black picks up we are treated to a round of Uggy
uggy...... And when the aussie
Todays adventure was way
out west towards the mountains that stop Nevada from joining the rest of the
planet. Over at 2620 Regatta Drive #106 Las VEgas NV 89128 there is a little
place of heaven, although of somewhat mixed heritage. Marché Bacchus is
a curious looking place, very innocuous from the outside. Inside you enter a
world of European wine and then still further a small restaurant of about 20
tables. Ten of these tables are outside beside a man-made lake.
Myself
and fellow Brit and Las Vegas resident, Derek Payne, chose to sit outside
because it was only 102 degrees. There was the choice of an under canopy mist
enhanced experience but we went for the full mad dogs approach and sat at a
nice table with a view over the lake. We asked for overcoats but they didn't
understand.
I must say that is was all very genteel, starter of
Vichyssoise (cold) and the Escalope of Veal were really very good. My advice to
you for the wine is to wander through the shop and select something you know
about. I took the house Chianti and it wasn't all that good. We finished with
coffee and quite unusually we had lost a couple of pounds in weight at the
completion of the meal. Its a new way to diet.
Houses around the lake
retail at something in the region of $1,000,000 but they are
extensive.
Play
continued until about 01:00 when there were 57 players left.
Chips Day 4. Pictures from today
Day 4. Players who made it to the
Prize list.
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