There was 8,000 in the pot and a board that read A Q 8 6 sitting on the table when a player in middle position bet 4,600. Jordan Morgan then raised all in for 25,500 from the cutoff and his opponent went into the tank for several minutes. He eventually mucked and Morgan grew his stack close to 40,000 after the hand.
Matt Stout moved all in for 14,200 on a board that read Q 9 5 J 2 and Jordan Morgan made the call. Stout revealed pocket fives and Morgan mucked. Stout was close to his starting stack after the hand and Morgan was knocked down to 10,000.
Hour 7 Update: David Williams, Scott Clements and Antonio Esfandiari Advance
Jun 19, '10
Blinds: 1,000-2,000
Players Remaining: 76 out of 256
Round Two Starting Chip Stack: 60,000
Notable Eliminations:
Erik Sagstrom
Dario Minieri
Eric Froehlich
James Dempsey
Barry Greenstein
Victor Ramdin
Brian Hastings
Annette Obrestad
Jason Mercier
Notable Advancements to Round Three Tomorrow:
Ludovic Lacay
Brian Rast
Alexander Kostritsyn
Sorel Mizzi
Owen Crowe
Valdimir Shchemelev
Alexander Kravchenko
Phil Ivey
Jordan Morgan
David Williams
Scott Clements
Jonathan Little
Faraz Jaka
Kevin Saul
Brock Park
Jordan Morgan bet 2,400 and Mauro Stivoli called from the big blind. The flop came K65 and both players checked. The 8 hit the turn and Stivoli bet 3,000. Morgan called and the Q fell on the river. Stivoli bet 6,200 and Morgan moved all in, having his opponent covered. Stivoli called. Morgan exposed the 92 for a flush and Stivoli mucked.
David Williams Advances
Brit Stephen Chidwick was all in for 23,000 with the 109 against the pocket deuces of David Williams. Williams flopped a set and had his opponent drawing dead.
Antonio Esfandiari Advances
Antonio Esfandiari and his opponent were tangled up on a flop of K83. Esfandiari’s opponent moved all in with the K5. Esfandiari made the call with the K6 and it held to send him to the next round.
Jason Mercier Eliminated
Jason Mercier was in a coin flip with the A9 versus the pocket fives on an opponent. The board ran out 8776Q and Mercier was gone.
The 52 players who are still remaining in the $1,500 six-handed no-limit hold’em event have gone on a one-hour dinner break and will return just after 8 p.m. to continue playing for the $482,774 first place prize money.
Timothy Adams is our chip leader with 264,000, with the average stack only 143,913. Jordan Morgan (Pictured Right) is still in contention with 160,000 and Mark Seif is only slightly below average with 128,000. Dash Dudley is looking to make his second final tables of this year’s WSOP and has 119,000. Bryan Micon and Robert Williamson III are both still alive, but short stacked.
When the players return, the blinds will be 1,500-3,000 and a 400 ante, and at this point, everybody is guaranteed $5,724. Check back with Card Player for end of day results and updates from today’s event.
Here’s the twitter pages of players who are still in contention.
We joined this hand in progress: On a board of 66310, Kent Washington called a 8,800 chip bet from the under-the-gun player. The river brought the 10 and Washington’s opponent bet a bit less this time, throwing out 8,500 into the middle. Washington tanked before calling the bet, which was more than half his remaining stack. His opponent tabled the AA for aces and tens. Washington mucked and was down to just 7,000.
Not too long after Washington moved all in for 6,100 with the K9 and was called by a player who held the A7. Washington failed to improve and was eliminated late on Day 1B.
Jordan Morgan Doubles Up an Opponent
We caught up with the action after Morgan had already mucked and was counting out about 12,000 chips to send over to an opponent who had pocket aces exposed on the felt. Morgan was on the button and apparently doubled up his opponent who was in the small blind. Morgan is now at 20,000 in chips.
Justin Marchand – 22,700
Stephen A. Murphy – 7,800
Big Hands:
Somerville Stumbles
Jason Somerville limped in from early position and Christian Klauser raised to 2,700. It folded back to Somerville who made it 6,000 to go. Klauser responded by moving all in for 20,000 and was called by Klauser. They were off to the races when Somerville showed AK and Klauser showed 99.
The flop was 5K7, putting Somerville in the lead, but when the turn was the 10 and the river was the 6, it gave Klauser a flush to win the pot and cripple Somerville to 9,000.
Terrance Chan Doubles Through Jordan Morgan
We caught up with the hand in progress and saw Jordan Morgan tossing in a few more chips and then trying to muck his hand when Terrance Chan showed pocket fives on a board of 9 7 5 4.
The dealer then correctly made sure that the hand was turned up and the table saw Morgan’s J7, giving him a pair of sevens, and no hope for winning the hand. Although we aren’t sure how the money go in, we are sure that Chan now has 18,000, while Morgan slipped to 13,000.
Aguiar Makes Full House and Stacks Chips
After a bit of a raising war preflop between Jon “FatalError” Aguiar and his opponent, they saw a flop of A23. They got the rest of the money in on the flop and Aguiar showed A2 and was ahead of the AJ.
The turn was the A and the river was the K. Aguiar took the pot and shot his stack up to 32,000 while knocking out his opponent.
Shaun Deeb was talking to a friend at the table and said “He doesn’t like to be recognized. Make sure you call him by his online name.”
Andrew Lichtenberger Eliminated
Andrew Lichtenberger open shipped for 2,300 with the 88 and was called by an opponent with the AQ. The flop came KQ10, giving Lichtenberger’s opponent middle pair. The pair of queens held and Lichtenberger was gone.
Eric Baldwin Wins a Nice Pot
Reigning Card PlayerPOY, Eric Baldwin (18,000 in chips), three-bet preflop with the 85. A player in early position made the call and both players saw a flop of J98. Action went check-check. The 5 hit the turn and action went check-check once again. The K fell on the river and Baldwin’s opponent once again checked. This time Baldwin fired out a bet of 4,200 and it was quickly called. Baldwin tabled two pair and his opponent mucked A-K. Baldwin is now at 25,000.
Left in the Deck:
Check out a video interview with Eric Baldwin before the dinner break!
1. Matt Affleck – 2,100,000
2. Ben Lamb – 2,000,000
3. Ludovic Lacay – 1,850,000
4. Kevin Schaffel – 1,760,000
5. Bernhard Perner – 1,675,000
6. Tom Lutz – 1,600,000
7. James Akenhead – 1,572,000
8. Charlie Elias – 1,540,000
9. Miika Puumalainen – 1,492,000
10. Jordan Morgan – 1,489,000
Card Player Chip Counts:
Jeff Shulman – 575,000
Average Chip Count: 624,423
Notable Eliminations:
Kevin Saul
Big Hands:
Peter Eastgate Doubles Up
On a flop of 723, Peter Eastgate and Gabe Walls got all of their chips into the middle and put the defending main event champion at risk of elimination.
Eastgate showed KK and Walls needed an A or a diamond when he showed A4. The turn was the 9 and the river was the 6, keeping Eastgate in the event and doubling him up to 770,000.
Morgan Calls It On The River
After the board had run out KQ577, Jordan Morgan checked it over to his opponent in seat 7. He bet out around 90,000 and Morgan made the quick call.
“I’ve got a five,” seat 7 said. Morgan responded by flipping over QJ for two pair. He raked in the pot and was at 1.5 million.
Dan Harrington In Action
Dan Harrington raised to 26,000 from middle position and the button made the call. The small blind also came along and the flop came down K107. Harrington led out for 30,000 and the button raised to 98,000. The big blind mucked and Harrington called. The turn was the A and Harrington fired 250,000. The button mucked and Harrington took the pot.
Hinkle Loses Some Chips to O’Malley
On a flop of K88, Blair Hinkle checked and called 37,000 from from Pat O’Malley. The turn was the 9 and both players checked.
The river was the J and Hinkle bet 65,000 and was called by O’Malley. Hinkle turned over KQ and O’Malley turned over 710, making a runner-runner straight.
“Slowroll,” said Hinkle as O’Malley raked the pot.
Tran Flops a Set, Wins the Minimum
J.C. Tran called a preflop raise and so did the player on the button. They saw the flop three-ways and it fell 839 and after the preflop raiser checked, Tran bet 45,000. Both players quickly folded.
Tran was about to muck his cards when he decided to give the table a free look and show the 99, exposing that he flopped top set.
Level 9 Hour 1 Update: Tom "Durrrr" Dwan, David Plastik Eliminated
Jul 08, '09
Blinds: 500-1,000 with a 100 ante
Players Remaining: 1,661 out of 6,494
Chip Counts:
1. Troy Weber — 475,000
2. John Hammer — 360,000
3. Andreas Altmeyer — 318,000
4. Amir Lehavot — 280,000
5. Brian Lemke — 275,500
6. Bertrand Grospellier — 250,000
7. Brennan Hanson — 243,000
8. Adam latimer — 242,000
9. Dan Bilzerian — 237,000
10. Kenny Tran — 225,000
Card Player Chip Counts:
Jeff Shulman – 170,000
Phil Hellmuth – 125,000
Lee Watkinson – 80,000
Adam Schoenfeld – 125,000
Matthew Hilger – did not report
Steve Zolotow – 28,000
Thomas Keller – 120,000
Max Pescatori – 47,300
Justin Rollo – did not report
Notable Eliminations:
Tim Vance
Bill Chen
Bernard Lee
Tom “Durr” Dwan
David Plastik
Big Hands:
Alexander Kostritsyn Breaks 100,000
On a flop of 1084, a player at the table moves all in and Alexander Kostritsyn calls.
Kostritsyn: K10
Opponent: 85
Kostristsyn flops top pair while his opponent flops middle pair. The turn and river are the 7 and the 4, no help for Kostritsyn’s opponent who is eliminated. Kostritsyn is up to 125,000 after this hand.
Tom “Durrr” Dwan Eliminated
On a flop of 5-4-2 with two spades, there is a bet and then a raise to 8,000 before Tom Dwan moves all in for 22,000. He is called in both spots. The turn and river were a 7 and a 10 as Dwan turns over pocket kings. His opponent shows a straight on the river and Tom Dwan is eliminated from the tournament.
Tim Phan Doubles on the River
On a board of 10325, Tim Phan gets it all in and is called by one opponent.
Phan: 54
Opponent: J10
Phan flops a an open-ended straight draw and a flush draw while his opponent flops top pair. Phan turns a pair for even more outs, and gets there with the A on the river. Tim Phan doubles up to 60,000 this hand.
Jordan Morgan Eliminates Opponent
Action folds around to the small blind who moves all in on the short stack. Jordan Morgan calls from the big blind and has him covered.
Morgan: Q10
Opponent: J3
Board: 863104
Morgan turns over top pair as he eliminates his opponent and brings his chip count up to 55,000 this hand.
Nick Binger Gets Doubled Through
One player at the table gets it all in pre-flop and is covered by Nick Binger.
Binger: AQ
Opponent: K10
Board: K10937
Binger is out flopped when his opponent pairs his king. Binger is doubled through this hand but stills has 100,000 or so.
Esfandiari Runs Over Table
The player under the gun raises to 3,500 and Antonio Esfandiari calls from the small blind. The flop comes A65, Esfandiari bets 4,200 and his opponent calls. The turn is the 10, and both players check. The river is the J, Esfanidiari bets 22,000 and his opponent folds. Esfandiari rakes another pot and builds his stack up to 164,000 at the moment.
David Plastik Eliminated
David Plastik just flopped a queen-high flush and got it all in against pocket aces. The turn put four spades on the board, his opponent holding the ace of spades. David Plastik is eliminated from the tournament.
Kevin Saul vs. John Racener
John Racener raises from under the gun, Kevin Saul reraises to 5,500, Racener three-bets to 13,500 and Saul calls. The flop comes A72, Racener bets 15,000 and Saul calls. The turn is the 10, Racner checks, Saul moves all in for 44,000 and Racener folds after several minutes in the tank. Saul rakes the pot, climbing up to 112,000 this hand while Racener slips down to 92,000.
1. Matt Affleck – 2,100,000
2. Ben Lamb – 2,000,000
3. Ludovic Lacay – 1,850,000
4. Kevin Schaffel – 1,760,000
5. Bernhard Perner – 1,675,000
6. Tom Lutz – 1,600,000
7. James Akenhead – 1,572,000
8. Charlie Elias – 1,540,000
9. Miika Puumalainen – 1,492,000
10. Jordan Morgan – 1,489,000
Card Player Chip Counts:
Jeff Shulman – 575,000
Average Chip Count: 624,423
Notable Eliminations:
Kevin Saul
Big Hands:
Peter Eastgate Doubles Up
On a flop of 723, Peter Eastgate and Gabe Walls got all of their chips into the middle and put the defending main event champion at risk of elimination.
Eastgate showed KK and Walls needed an A or a diamond when he showed A4. The turn was the 9 and the river was the 6, keeping Eastgate in the event and doubling him up to 770,000.
Morgan Calls It On The River
After the board had run out KQ577, Jordan Morgan checked it over to his opponent in seat 7. He bet out around 90,000 and Morgan made the quick call.
“I’ve got a five,” seat 7 said. Morgan responded by flipping over QJ for two pair. He raked in the pot and was at 1.5 million.
Dan Harrington In Action
Dan Harrington raised to 26,000 from middle position and the button made the call. The small blind also came along and the flop came down K107. Harrington led out for 30,000 and the button raised to 98,000. The big blind mucked and Harrington called. The turn was the A and Harrington fired 250,000. The button mucked and Harrington took the pot.
Hinkle Loses Some Chips to O’Malley
On a flop of K88, Blair Hinkle checked and called 37,000 from from Pat O’Malley. The turn was the 9 and both players checked.
The river was the J and Hinkle bet 65,000 and was called by O’Malley. Hinkle turned over KQ and O’Malley turned over 710, making a runner-runner straight.
“Slowroll,” said Hinkle as O’Malley raked the pot.
Tran Flops a Set, Wins the Minimum
J.C. Tran called a preflop raise and so did the player on the button. They saw the flop three-ways and it fell 839 and after the preflop raiser checked, Tran bet 45,000. Both players quickly folded.
Tran was about to muck his cards when he decided to give the table a free look and show the 99, exposing that he flopped top set.
Level 9 Hour 1 Update: Tom "Durrrr" Dwan, David Plastik Eliminated
Jul 08, '09
Blinds: 500-1,000 with a 100 ante
Players Remaining: 1,661 out of 6,494
Chip Counts:
1. Troy Weber — 475,000
2. John Hammer — 360,000
3. Andreas Altmeyer — 318,000
4. Amir Lehavot — 280,000
5. Brian Lemke — 275,500
6. Bertrand Grospellier — 250,000
7. Brennan Hanson — 243,000
8. Adam latimer — 242,000
9. Dan Bilzerian — 237,000
10. Kenny Tran — 225,000
Card Player Chip Counts:
Jeff Shulman – 170,000
Phil Hellmuth – 125,000
Lee Watkinson – 80,000
Adam Schoenfeld – 125,000
Matthew Hilger – did not report
Steve Zolotow – 28,000
Thomas Keller – 120,000
Max Pescatori – 47,300
Justin Rollo – did not report
Notable Eliminations:
Tim Vance
Bill Chen
Bernard Lee
Tom “Durr” Dwan
David Plastik
Big Hands:
Alexander Kostritsyn Breaks 100,000
On a flop of 1084, a player at the table moves all in and Alexander Kostritsyn calls.
Kostritsyn: K10
Opponent: 85
Kostristsyn flops top pair while his opponent flops middle pair. The turn and river are the 7 and the 4, no help for Kostritsyn’s opponent who is eliminated. Kostritsyn is up to 125,000 after this hand.
Tom “Durrr” Dwan Eliminated
On a flop of 5-4-2 with two spades, there is a bet and then a raise to 8,000 before Tom Dwan moves all in for 22,000. He is called in both spots. The turn and river were a 7 and a 10 as Dwan turns over pocket kings. His opponent shows a straight on the river and Tom Dwan is eliminated from the tournament.
Tim Phan Doubles on the River
On a board of 10325, Tim Phan gets it all in and is called by one opponent.
Phan: 54
Opponent: J10
Phan flops a an open-ended straight draw and a flush draw while his opponent flops top pair. Phan turns a pair for even more outs, and gets there with the A on the river. Tim Phan doubles up to 60,000 this hand.
Jordan Morgan Eliminates Opponent
Action folds around to the small blind who moves all in on the short stack. Jordan Morgan calls from the big blind and has him covered.
Morgan: Q10
Opponent: J3
Board: 863104
Morgan turns over top pair as he eliminates his opponent and brings his chip count up to 55,000 this hand.
Nick Binger Gets Doubled Through
One player at the table gets it all in pre-flop and is covered by Nick Binger.
Binger: AQ
Opponent: K10
Board: K10937
Binger is out flopped when his opponent pairs his king. Binger is doubled through this hand but stills has 100,000 or so.
Esfandiari Runs Over Table
The player under the gun raises to 3,500 and Antonio Esfandiari calls from the small blind. The flop comes A65, Esfandiari bets 4,200 and his opponent calls. The turn is the 10, and both players check. The river is the J, Esfanidiari bets 22,000 and his opponent folds. Esfandiari rakes another pot and builds his stack up to 164,000 at the moment.
David Plastik Eliminated
David Plastik just flopped a queen-high flush and got it all in against pocket aces. The turn put four spades on the board, his opponent holding the ace of spades. David Plastik is eliminated from the tournament.
Kevin Saul vs. John Racener
John Racener raises from under the gun, Kevin Saul reraises to 5,500, Racener three-bets to 13,500 and Saul calls. The flop comes A72, Racener bets 15,000 and Saul calls. The turn is the 10, Racner checks, Saul moves all in for 44,000 and Racener folds after several minutes in the tank. Saul rakes the pot, climbing up to 112,000 this hand while Racener slips down to 92,000.
1. Barry Greenstein — 30,000
2. Sammy Farha — 30,000
3. Jen Harman — 30,000
4. David Benyamine — 30,000
5. Chau Giang — 30,000
6. Phil Gordon — 30,000
7. Jeff Madsen — 30,000
8. Mike Matusow — 30,000
9. Jordon Morgan — 30,000
10. Jean Robert Bellande — 30,000
Average Chip Count: 30,000
Big Hands:
David Benyamine Tops Jen Harman
After a preflop raise, David Benyamine leads out for 200 on a flop of J74 and is raised by Jen Harman. Benyamine then checks and calls a 400 chip bet from Harman on the turn when the K falls. The river is the Q and both players check.
Benyamine turns over the AK92 and scoops the pot. After the hand was over, Harman claimed that she had the AJ92 with spades.
Ted Lawson Wins Without Showdown
In a five way raised pot, the flop came down K92. The small blind led for 200, Bruno Fitoussi calls, Ted Lawson calls, and the player on the button raises to 400. After the small blind folds, both Fitoussi and Lawson called. The Q fell on the turn and now Fitoussi leads out for 400 and both Lawson and the button called.
The 3 fell on the river and Fitoussi led again for 400 and was met with a raise to 400 from Ted Lawson. The button folded and after tanking for a few moments, Fitoussi laid it down.
Morgan’s Full House Good for the Whole Pot
On a board of J10272, Jordan Morgan bet all three streets and was called down by Lee Markholt. Morgan tabled JJ and Markholt mucked his hand.
Left In The Deck:
Madsen Celebrates Birthday with Tournament
At the very beginning of the tournament, Jeff Madsen was greeted by two female companions who brought him balloons and a stuffed animal as they began to sing “Happy Birthday” to him. He played the rest of the level with the balloons tied to the back of the chair.
Note:Players took a ninety-minute dinner break and will return at roughly 8:45 pm to begin Level 3 with increased blinds of 150-300 with a 25 ante.
Blinds/Antes: 150-300
Chip Counts:
Christopher Kero: 118,700
Patrick Fortin: 110,000
David Rheem: 98,000
Max Greenwood: 90,000
Nate eaton: 90,000
Kido Pham: 86,000
Svetlana Gromenkova: 86,000
Yan Chen: 84,000
Barry Shulman: 27,500
Shannon Shorr: 26,700
Eliminations: Young Phan, Ralph Perry, Gavin Smith, Eric Froehlich, Phil Galfond, Chad Brown
Big Hands:
Jack Haley With the Double-Double
On a flop of KQ2, former NBA ball player Jack Haley got it all in with top pair (AK) against the player in seat 3's middle pair (Q3). The turn was the K, giving haley the check mark, his opponent was drawing dead on the river (7). After the hand, Haley doubled up to just over 8,000 in chips.
The Ups and Downs of Paul Wasicka
On a board of A524, the player in seat 1 bet 1,000 and Wasicka made the call. Another player in the hand mucked his cards the the two players were heads up heading to the river. It came down with the 9 and seat 1 bet 2,000. Wasicka called again and seat 1 asked, "you got a straight?" Wasicka nodded and turned over 33 for the wheel and he scooped a pot to get his stack back over 20,000.
A few hands later, the player in seat 6 raised to 1,050. Wasicka made the call from the big blind and the flop came 932. Wasicka checked and seat 6 bet 1,325. Wasicka made the call and the turn was the 4. Both players checked and they did the same when the J came on the river. Wasicka showed 77 and his opponent showed 98 for top pair and the pot. Wasicka was at 15,000 after the hand.
Galfond Out
Phil Galfond moved all in for his last couple of thousand against the player in seat 8 preflop. Galfond showed 88 while his opponent showed 1010. The board ran out 946K2 and Galfond's main event was done.
Turner Busts One
The player in seat 8 raised to 800 from middle position and Jon "PearlJammer" Turner made the call from the button. The flop rolled out Q98 and seat 8 led out with 1,150. Turner raised an additional 2,100 and seat 8 pushed all in. Turner called instantly and showed J10 while seat 8 showed AQ. The turn was the 3 and the river was the 3. Turner eliminated seat 8 and was around 50,000.
Morgan Involved in Two Big Hands
Jordan Morgan raised to 1,800 preflop and both seat 2 and seat 7 made the call. The flop came 963 and Morgan fired 3,500. Seat 2 folded but seat 7 stuck around, making the call. The turn was the 9 and both players checked. The river brought the 9 and Morgan fired 9,750. Seat 7 went into the tank for almost five minutes. He finally called and Morgan tabled JJ. Seat 7 mucked and Morgan took the huge pot.
A few hands later, the board read 976K, seat 1 and seat 4 both moved all in before the action even got to Morgan. Morgan made the call, having both men covered. Seat 1 showed 66 for a set. Seat 2 showed Q10 for a made flush along with a gutshot straight flush draw. Morgan turned over 87 for a lower flush, as well as a straight flush draw. The river brought the J, giving seat 4 his straight flush, not that he needed it. Seat 1 was eliminated and Morgan was around 60,000.
Anna Wroblewski Doubles Up, Eliminates Lenny Cortelino
On a flop of Q43, Lenny Cortellino checked to Anna Wroblewski who bet 6,100. Cortellino raised (check-raised) to 12,100 and Wroblewski moved all in. Cortellino insta-called and turned over QQ for top set while Wroblewski showed AA for the overpair and the nut flush draw. Wroblewski had Cortellino slightly covered. The turn was the 9, giving Wroblewski her flush and reducing Coretllino to pairing the board to stay alive. The river was the 2, no pair and Cortellino hit the rail. After the hand, Wroblewski nearly doubled up to just over 60,000 in chips.
Shulman Keeps Rolling
Action folded around to the button who raised to 900. Barry Shulman made the call from the small blind and the flop came A43 and Shulman checked. The player on the button fired a continuation bet of 1,500 and Shulman made the call. The turn was the 2 and Shulman led out for 2,000. The button looked confused and mucked his hand. Shulman flashed an ace and took the pot.
Note: Players are now on a 90 minute dinner break. Action will resume around 9:05 p.m.
Blinds/Antes: 300-600
Players Remaining: 126 of 320
Chip Counts: Frank Kesellar: 145,000
Gabe Costner: 130,000
Julian Powell: 125,000
Daniel Makowsky: 120,000
Tim West: 110,000
Layne Flack 105,000
Sorel Mizzi: 95,000
Clonie Gowen: 90,000
Average Chip Stack: 39,762
Eliminations:
Phil Galfond, Nam Le, Michael Binger, Tony Cousineau, Bill Chen
Big Hands and Storylines: Josh Arieh Takes Huge Pot
On a flop of JJ2, Josh Arieh led out for 2,500 from first position and was called by the player in seat 5. On the 4 turn, Arieh slowed down and checked his hand. Seat 5 bet 11,000 and Arieh just called. The river brought the 2, pairing the board again, and both players checked. Arieh showed A-J-9-5 for a set of jacks and seat 5 mucked.
Unabomber Doubles
Phil Laak got all in against a big stacked J.C. Tran on a board of K-Q-4. Tran showed A-K-9-8 for top pair, but Laak showed K-Q-10-8 for top two pair. The turn brought a 2 and the river was a 10, and Laak doubled up to around 25,000. After the hand Tran got on Laak, saying he had only played three hands all day. "You waited all this time for that hand?" He asked.
Flack's Aggressive Play Helps Him Toward Chiplead
Layne Flack made a raise to 2,000 and was called by two players. The flop came A-K-6 and Flack led out, forcing his opponents to muck. Flack has grinded his way to over 100,000 in chips.
Chen Rivers Top Set
On a board of 964A, Bill Chen threw out a bet of 1,000 and one player called, everyone else folded. The river brought the A and Chen and his opponent checked. Chen showed A-7-5-3 and took down the pot with a set of aces. Chen was later eliminated.
Young Poker Stars Collide
Jared Hamby, Scott Clements and the player in seat 6 all limped, but Jordan Morgan raised to 3,000 from the button. Everyone folded except for Clements, who made the call. The flop came AK5 and Clements checked to Morgan. Morgan bet out and Clements quickly folded.
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Jordan Morgan Advances
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The 52 players who are still remaining in the $1,500 six-handed no-limit hold’em event have gone on a one-hour dinner break and will return just after 8 p.m. to continue playing for the $482,774 first place prize money.
Aguiar Makes Full House and Stacks Chips
Peter Eastgate Doubles Up
Dan Harrington In Action
Alexander Kostritsyn Breaks 100,000
Tim Phan Doubles on the River
Nick Binger Gets Doubled Through
Kevin Saul vs. John Racener
The Ups and Downs of Paul Wasicka
Morgan Involved in Two Big Hands
Josh Arieh Takes Huge Pot