Saturday, July 9, 2011 8:06 PM Local Time
Belgian Pro Koen De Visscher has been eliminated after he smooth called preflop with and then called bets all the way on , eventually calling all in on the river only to find he was up against .
Daniel Harrington | 54,000 | 6,000 |
Christina Lindley | 52,000 | 17,550 |
JP Kelly | 51,000 | 25,850 |
Haralabos Voulgaris | 34,700 | 1,050 |
Shane Schleger | 33,000 | -4,300 |
Darryll Fish | 32,000 | 10,000 |
Antonin Teisseire | 27,400 | 7,100 |
Audley Harrison | 23,100 | -15,900 |
Arnaud Mattern | 22,000 | -19,000 |
Lauren Kling | 21,700 | -2,100 |
Daniel Negreanu | 21,500 | -4,750 |
Peter Feldman | 14,300 | 1,300 |
Koen De Visscher | 0 | |
Saturday, July 9, 2011 8:05 PM Local Time
We picked up the action on a board that read , where Braden Murphy had checked to an opponent who bet out on the river; Murphy thought out it for a while, then asked, "Will you show me if I fold?"
His opponent didn't respond, but Murphy laid it down anyway. The dealer immediately called the floor and explained the situation. The floorman didn't see any malicious activity, but did explain that questions that may influence the play are not allowed.
"He never answered the question though," another player stated. The floor agreed and reiterated that nobody was being penalized and it was merely a formality before letting the dealer push the pot.
"I see no problem with it," said the winning player in a thick French accent. "I saw something like this on the TV!"
Braden Murphy | 26,800 | -200 |
Saturday, July 9, 2011 8:03 PM Local Time
Earlier we reported that Theo Tran's stack had been reduced to around 1,500 before he doubled in two consecutive hands to build his stack up to 6,400.
Well apparently Tran has been doing some work while we weren't watching because we just wandered by his table and saw 38,000 sitting in front of him. If he ends up going deep that would be a fairly impressive comeback so we'll certainly be keeping our eyes on him.
Theo Tran | 38,000 | 23,700 |
Saturday, July 9, 2011 8:00 PM Local Time
We came across this hand with a board reading . From what we could piece together, it seemed the big blind had out out a bet, the amount of which we're not sure, and Brooks raised to 5,700. The big blind then three-bet to 18,500, about half of Brooks' stack.
The LAPC champ asked for a count on his opponent, as if he were pondering a raise. In the end, Brooks splashed in a call, only to shake his head when the cards were revealed.
Showdown
Brooks:
Opponent:
Brooks had rivered a wheel, but his opponent held the superior six-high straight. Brooks is down to 11,600.
Greg Brooks | 11,600 | -14,900 |
Saturday, July 9, 2011 7:59 PM Local Time
Jonathan Plens raised to 700 in middle position and was called by Rick Rahim (also in middle position), Mark Newhouse (button), and Phil Hellmuth (small blind).
The flop came down and action checked to Newhouse. He bet 2,000, but was immediately raised to 4,300 by Hellmuth. Plens folded, Rahim called, and Newhouse folded. The hit the turn and Hellmuth bet about 5,600, resulting in a quick fold from Rahim.
Hellmuth is up to about 33,000.
Saturday, July 9, 2011 7:58 PM Local Time
Marc-Etienne Blais opened this pot to 800 in late position, and Andrew Teng flatted one seat over. In the small blind, Guillaume Darcourt (who is decked out in bright, hot pink hair for the Main Event), squeezed in a reraise to 2,600. Undeterred, Blais reraised it right back to 6,200, folding Teng in the middle. Darcourt called, though, and off they went to the flop with a pot brewing.
It came , and both men check-checked to the turn. Darcourt led out now, firing 5,500 at the pot. Blais got in another raise, though, making it 13,500 total, and Darcourt made the call. The river brought the , and Darcourt took the betting lead once again. This time, he made a tiny bet of 8,000 into a pot of more than 40,000. Blais decided a call was enough on this street.
It was on Darcourt to show, but he just patted the table and flashed the . Blais tabled his , and it was plenty good enough to take down that big pot. It moves him up onto our radar with 80,000, knocking Darcourt all the way back to 33,000.
Saturday, July 9, 2011 7:57 PM Local Time
With about 1,900 in the pot and a board reading , former November Niner Steven Begleiter bet 1,100. The bet was enough to get his lone opponent to fold. It wasn't a big hand, but it gave us an excuse to sneak in a Begleiter update!
Saturday, July 9, 2011 7:57 PM Local Time
Paul Pierce is amassing quite a stack and we caught him dragging two pots back to back. The first hand the board read and Pierce put a 1,500 bet that was called. Pierce tabled for a flopped two pair and beat pocket queens and .
The next hand a player in the nine seat opened for 900 and Pierce raised behind him to 2,500. The nine seat player called and the flop came . The one seat checked and Pierce bet 4,000. His opponent folded and Pierce showed .
Paul Pierce | 92,000 | 25,000 |
Saturday, July 9, 2011 7:56 PM Local Time
Erik Seidel has dropped right back down to below his starting stack. The poker legend was tanking for several minutes on the river of a board after his opponent had moved his last 15,875 into the middle with the pot already at the 36,000 point.
Finally Seidel made the call and was shown for his trouble, the veteran flipped perhaps slightly lamenting his misfortune at the case king coming on the flop.
Erik Seidel | 24,850 | -47,150 |
Saturday, July 9, 2011 7:49 PM Local Time
Shannon Shorr | 79,100 | -900 |
Yevgeniy Timoshenko | 72,600 | 12,600 |
Humberto Brenes | 72,000 | 12,000 |
Matthias de Meulder | 65,000 | 5,000 |
Brad Garrett | 61,000 | 13,500 |
Alain Roy | 42,400 | 16,800 |
Pramesh Bansi | 34,800 | 6,600 |
Brandon Steven | 30,400 | |
Daniel Cates | 29,000 | -1,000 |
Samantha Cohen | 24,000 | -3,200 |
Pieter de Korver | 17,800 | |
Krisztina Polgar | 14,000 | |
Saturday, July 9, 2011 7:48 PM Local Time
Massimiliano Martinez and Mark Newhouse, sitting side-by-side at the secondary feature table near the Tan section, have resumed their battle, just now vying for another decent-sized pot.
With the board showing and four players still in the hand, Martinez fired a bet which only Newhouse called, pushing the total pot up around 30,000. The turn brought the and a rapid bet of 8,200 from Martinez. Newhouse thought a moment, then decided not to mess around with this one any further and let his hand go.
Martinez now has just under 70,000, while Newhouse sits with about 75,000.
Saturday, July 9, 2011 7:43 PM Local Time
On a board reading , a player in the big blind bet 2,000 and was called by Cody Slaubaugh in the under-the-gun position. When the was put out on the river, the big blind check-called a bet of 3,800 from Slaubaugh, who mucked when his opponent revealed .
Slaubaugh is down to 13,000.
Cody Slaubaugh | 13,000 | 1,000 |
Saturday, July 9, 2011 7:41 PM Local Time
Frenchwoman Sarah Herzali has already proven already that she's no pushover, having earned over $130,000 in tournament prizemoney since 2009, including two cashes here at the WSOP this year. Herzali is also beginning to make her mark here in the Main Event, now up to more than 60,000 in chips after taking out an opponent.
The action folded around to Herzali's victim who moved all-in for 2,625 from middle position before Herzali iso-raised to 5,500 from the cutoff. All the others got out of the way before the cards were tabled:
Herzali:
Opponent:
Board:
With the board improving neither hand, Herzali picked up the last of her opponent's chips. Très bien!
Sarah Herzali | 61,300 | 31,300 |
Saturday, July 9, 2011 7:40 PM Local Time
Minh Ly, who finished third in this year's $50,000 Poker Players Championship, has been nursing a stack below 30K for most of the day, but it seems might now be on the right track. In a recent hand, Blair Rodman limped in early position and was followed right behind by Ly. The button and small blind limped, while the big blind checked his option.
It was five-handed to the flop, and action checked to Ly, who quickly fired out 600. The bet proved too much for the rest of the table as they folded one by one. As the dealer pushed Ly the pot, he was kind enough to show the and the side pips of another club card, which happened to be four across, meaning it was either the or . Which is was for certain, only Ly knows!
Ly is back up to the starting stack of 30,000.
Minh Ly | 30,000 | 14,000 |
Saturday, July 9, 2011 7:39 PM Local Time
No sooner than players were taking their seats after the break when we saw Chad Brown walking in the opposite direction. We ran to his table and found an empty seat.
His table informed us that he only had 1,200 returning from break and he shoved on the first hand. He was called by a player holding and Brown had . His opponent caught a queen on the flop and Brown's Main Event was over.
Saturday, July 9, 2011 7:37 PM Local Time
The board read . A player in middle position had bet 5,000 -- about a pot-sized bet -- and Andy Bloch, without his characteristic black cowboy hat today, was contemplating what to do. Finally he announced a raise, and pushed out a bet of 13,000. Bloch's young opponent thought just a couple of seconds, then said he was all in. A count revealed his push was for 5,500 more, and Bloch called.
Bloch held for an up-and-down straight draw, while his opponent had . The river was the , and Bloch's opponent survived.
Some friends of Bloch's arrived at the rail during that hand, and so despite the hit he was smiling as he got up from the table to say hello to them. He'd built up a decent stack before the break, and now still sits with about 47,000.
Saturday, July 9, 2011 7:28 PM Local Time
Ted Forrest had a rough start to the day, but it seems his fortunes have turned for the better. Just before the dinner break, we caught up to Forrest when he was involved in a hand on a flop. Action had checked to Forrest, and he bet 5,000. Action folded back to the player in the small blind and he check-raised to 13,550.
Forrest thought long and hard before grabbing his entire stack, which was 25,600 more, and pushed it in the pot. The small blind quickly called and the cards were turned up.
Showdown
Forrest:
Opponent:
Both players had flopped a pair of jacks, but the ace kicker of Forrest was superior. Neither the turn nor the river changed a thing, and Forrest double to 83,000!
Ted Forrest | 83,000 | 48,000 |
Saturday, July 9, 2011 7:26 PM Local Time
The players are streaming (running, yelling, pushing, shoving) their way back to their seats, and the cards are back in the air.
We're playing Level 4, after which will follow Level 5 (oddly enough), and then the end of the day. Let's see what sort of chip abuse Mark Newhouse, Shannon Shorr, and Sorel Mizzi have in store for their tables here in the after-dinner session.
We're playing 25/150-300
Saturday, July 9, 2011 7:26 PM Local Time
Level: 4
Blinds: 150/300
Ante: 25
Saturday, July 9, 2011 6:56 PM Local Time
While you wait for the Main Event action to return, why not catch up on all the highlights from our sixth week here at the 42nd Annual World Series of Poker: