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Tom Schneider eliminated
After hanging on with a short stack most of the afternoon, Tom Schneider has finally given up the ghost. After Jeff Lisandro raised to 60,000 from under the gun and was called by Mike Matusow on his immediate left, Schneider moved all in from the button for a total of 185,000. Action folded back to Lisandro, who called. Matusow then surveyed the situation and also called, prompting Erick Lindgren to say, "Wow."
On the draw, Lisandro took one card, Matusow took one card, and Schneider stood pat. Lisandro checked to Matusow, who bet 200,000. Lisandro just shook his head, flashed 8-5-3-2 and another 8, and then mucked his hand.
"Nine five four three deuce," said Matusow, turning up his hand and looking at Schneider questioningly. Schneider shook his head negative and mucked.
"Yes!" shouted Matusow, jumping out of his chair and clapping his hands.
After sitting back down, he turned to Lisandro and explained, "Once I knew you were drawing, I had to call."
Barry Greenstein chimed in, "Two big squeezes, Jeff, and you could have been chip leader."
None of that is any comfort to Schneider, who is eliminated in fifth place and collects $104,101.
[user40108]
Much to the dismay of players and fans alike, this final table is not being held in the Milwaukee's Best Light No Limit Lounge/ESPN Final Table area. Details are scarce, but rumor has it this was due to some sort of insurance issue. When the subject was recently brought up at the table, Barry Greenstein playfully pointed out "we never had any insurance issues at Binion's." "They didn't have anything to insure!" retorted Matusow.
[user75032]
From early position, Erick Lindgren opened again for 45,000. Action folded to Mike Matusow in the small blind, who made it 155,000 to go. Lindgren made the call.
On the draw, Matusow stood pat and Lindgren drew one. Matusow then bet 100,000. Lindgren squeezed out his cards and quickly folded.
"Sometimes the idiot gets dealt a hand," began Matusow, flashing 9-6, "and sometimes not."
[user40108]
Tom Schneider
Jeffrey Lisandro raised to 50,000 from under the gun. Mike Matusow folded the cutoff and Tom Schneider moved all in from the button for 139,000 total. Lisandro made the call and tossed one card. Schneider drew one as well. The players showed:
Lisandro:
Schneider:
Lisandro was the first to turn over his fifth card and he shook his head as he turned up an . Schneider looked to double up unless his fifth card was an ace or it paired him up. With little drama, he turned over a . Lisandro turned his cards over and slid them into the muck. Tom Schneider doulbed up to 330,000.
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Erick Lindgren: Jeff, you want double or nothing on the next game?
Jeff Lisandro: When is it?
Lindgren: Tomorrow.
Lisandro: [inaudible]
Lindgren: What's that?
Lisandro: [inaudible]
Lindgren: We have a bet?
Lisandro: I said, I'll have to think about it.
Lindgren: Oh, you'll have to think about it. Funny thing about me, I always hear what I want to hear!
***
"You know Jamie Horowitz?" Lindgren asked Barry Greenstein.
Greenstein nodded yes.
Lindgren held out his mobile and read a text message aloud: "Don't lose your lead to a Jew!" Greenstein cracked a big smile.
***
Tom Schneider mucked a bit high in the air, prompting Greenstein to say, "Tom, could you not flash your cards? Because it does change the play." Schneider quickly nodded yes and raised a hand as if to say, "mea culpa."
[user40108]
Since player came back from the break, play has not been quite so fast and furious. These players still seem willing to engage and are all likely playing for first place, it just seems based on their comments, they haven't had the cards to do it with. In three of the last five hands, the big blind player has gotten a walk and we haven't seen a showdown in about seven hands.
[user40108]
Action folded around to Barry Greenstein on the button and he raised to 48,000. Jeffrey Lisandro called the raise from the small blind and Mike Matusow folded from the big blind. Each player drew one card and action was on Lisandro. He slid out 40,000. Greenstein looked him up and down and then eventually pushed out 140,000. Lisandro knew he'd been caught. He turned over and said "not a bad start." He then flashed the with it as he tossed in his hand. Barry Greenstein picked up the pot.
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. Schneider looked to double up unless his fifth card was an ace or it paired him up. With little drama, he turned over a