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Mimi Luu Doubles Thru Tony Sinishtaj

Mimi Luu Double 2

In what should have been a fairly straightforward hand, the preflop situation was drawn out for about 10 minutes as Mimi Luu (pictured) claims she didn’t know what to do.

Right around the time that the tournament staff stopped play and announced that each table would play six more hands, David “Doc” Sands raises UTG+1 to 34,000. Mimi Luu tells him, “I’m gonna do you a favor and raise 125.” She puts in 125,000, and the dealer tells her that is the amount of the raise, so she needs to add 34,000 to it, for a total of 159,000.

Tony Sinishtaj cold four-bets all in from the small blind for 990,000, and Sands folds. Luu gets flustered, and goes into the tank for nearly 10 minutes (though maybe it just seems that long), repeatedly saying things like “I can’t fold this hand,” and “I don’t know what to do.” She has about 355,000 behind if she folds, and spends most of her time in the tank loudly talking to nobody in particular.

Luu asks, “Do you have a strong hand? Do you have aces?” Sinishtaj seems very relaxed, like he could care less whether or not she calls. A little later she says, “If you have ace-king, you wouldn’t do that, right?” Sinishtaj says nothing, but still seems comfortable.

Luu turns to Doc Sands and says, “You would snap-call with this hand.” Sands laughs and says, “I’m inclined to believe you.”

Luu then continues to repeat, “I don’t know what to do. I don’t know what to do!” Another player at the tables says, “She needs a life coach right now.” Then she says, “I can’t fold this. I can’t fold this. I can’t fold this.” Nobody has called the clock, because the clock has already been stopped for the end of the day. Regardless of how long this hand lasts, the table will play six more hands.

Eventually, she grabs some chips and says, “Okay, I’m in!” She drops the chips to indicate a call, and Sinishtaj shows Qc Qh. Luu flips over Kc Ks, and she then begs the dealer for some help, saying, “Help me! You’ve gotta help me!” It seems she’s begging him to avoid a bad beat.

The board comes Jc 8h 3c 5c 3d, and the pocket kings hold up for Mimi Luu to win the pot and double up in chips. When the river card hits, Luu celebrates by shouting, “Yes! Oh yes, baby!”

Luu then tells the table, “Thank you all for your patience. I worked so hard to get this deep.” She then turns to Sands and says, “I told you if you had my hand you’d snap call!” Sands replies, “And I told you you were right!”

Mimi Luu  –  1,150,000  (71 bb)
Tony Sinishtaj  –  465,000  (29 bb)

Level 23 Begins (130 Players Left)

Level 22 comes to an end, and Level 23 begins with increased blinds of 8,000-16,000 and a 2,000 ante. Play continues without a break, and this will be the last level of the night.

With 130 players remaining, the average chip stack is about 550,000 (34 big blinds).

Tournament Director Matt Savage just announced that the field will play five 90-minute levels tomorrow, with no dinner break. So tomorrow should be an early night, ending around 8:30 pm.

Updated Chip Counts

More chip counts from the field:

Derrick Cutler  –  1,455,000  (121 bb)
Victor Ramdin  –  960,000  (80 bb)
Justin Bonomo  –  830,000  (69 bb)
Mike Matusow  –  535,000  (44 bb)
Zack Goodman  –  515,000  (42 bb)
Jennifer Shahade  –  400,000  (33 bb)
Matthew Burnitz  –  315,000  (26 bb)
Andy Seth  –  290,000  (24 bb)
Ray Qartomy  –  235,000  (19 bb)
Kevin Spires  –  235,000  (19 bb)
James Mackey  –  205,000  (17 bb)
David Tuthill  –  145,000  (12 bb)

Level 22 Begins (155 Players Left)

The players return from their last break of the day to begin Level 22, with increased blinds of 6,000-12,000 and a 2,000 ante. With 155 players remaining, the average chip stack is about 461,000 (38 big blinds).

Play will continue for two more levels, and action should end around 12:15 am. Here are the chipleaders from the break:

Ravi Raghavan  –  1,702,000  (141 bb)
Jesse Rockowitz  –  1,607,000  (133 bb)
Amir Lehavot  –  1,217,000  (101 bb)
Jared Jaffee  –  1,203,000  (100 bb)

Actor/DJ Danny Masterson Takes a Pot

Actor/DJ Danny Masterson stares down 1996 WSOP Main Event champion Huckleberry Seed on Day 2 of the Seminole Hard Rock Poker Open $10 Million Guaranteed Main Event.

Actor/DJ Danny Masterson (pictured) raises under the gun to 22,000, the UTG+1 player calls, and so does the big blind.

The flop comes 10s 6h 2s, the big blind checks, Masterson bets 20,000, and the UTG+1 player min-raises to 40,000. The big blind folds, and Masterson calls.

The turn is the 7h, and both players check. The river is the Jc, Masterson bets 45,000, and his opponent tanks for a while before he folds A-6 (pair of sixes) face up. Masterson takes the pot.

Danny Masterson  –  465,000  (46 bb)

Actress Shannon Elizabeth Eliminated in 165th ($11,635)

Earlier today, Actress Shannon Elizabeth was seated next to poker pro Matt Stout at the featured table.
Earlier today, Actress Shannon Elizabeth was seated next to poker pro Matt Stout at the featured table.

Actress Shannon Elizabeth moves all in under the gun for 28,000, and a player calls from middle position with Ac Kd. Elizabeth turns over As 10d, and she’s dominated as she faces elimination.

The board comes Kc 9c 3s 9h 4d, and her opponent wins the pot with two pair, kings and nines, to send her to the payout desk.

Shannon Elizabeth  –  Out in 165th Place  ($11,635)