"Yeah baby!" shouted Matusow, leaping out of his chair again. He ran into the gallery, high-fiving people along the way. All of this excessive celebration has got to be irritating Lisandro.
2008 World Series of Poker
Event 18 - $5,000 No-Limit 2-7 Draw w/ Rebuys
Day: 3
Event Info
"Yeah baby!" shouted Matusow, leaping out of his chair again. He ran into the gallery, high-fiving people along the way. All of this excessive celebration has got to be irritating Lisandro.
After the draw, Matusow bet 200,000 and Lisandro made a quick call. Matusow turned up and Lisandro mucked.
Matusow's ever-growing gallery of fans applauded as Matusow did his awkward and off-balance victory dance.
Each player drew one card.
Matusow: 9-6-5-3-x
Lisandro: 10-8-5-2-x
"Let me have him drawing dead," Matusow pleaded as he squeezed his card. "Don't let me double up baby. It's over if I double up." He peeled up the corner of the card.
"You have to make a hand now," he said, looking squarely at Lisandro. He turned up a ten for 10-9-6-5-3.
Lisandro peeled his own card, then flipped it over.
"Pairs the eight!" Matusow yelled jubilantly. He ran around the stage, high-fiving all the spectators who were out of their seats. "Watch out! Lotta heart baby!"
Greenstein:
Lisandro:
Greenstein was the first to turn up his card, a . He'd made a pair and was in bad shape. Lisandro quickly rolled over his fifth card, an . Lisandro's low bested Greenstein's pair to bring Barry's day to a premature end.
As he always does, he gracefully walked over and handed Lisandro a signed copy of his book Ace On the River.
Barry Greenstein was eliminated in third place and collect $225,552 for his impressive finish.
Greenstein was first to act and he checked. Lisandro put out a bet of 200,000 and Greenstein folded with little delay. Lisandro stacked the pot.
Barry stood pat. Lisandro drew one card.
Barry opened 10-8-7-4-2. Lisandro showed 8-5-4-3. He squeezed it out as slowly as he could, then triumphantly turned over a nine. He and Greenstein have basically switched chip positions on the leaderboard.
Level: 24
Blinds: 30,000/60,000
Ante: 15,000