Tuesday, July 7, 2015 10:20 PM Local Time
Tuesday, July 7, 2015 10:17 PM Local Time
A player raises to 2,100 and Aaron Massey, one seat to his left, reraises to 4,100. His opponent calls and the two see a flop of .
Both players check and do the same on the turn. The river is the and Massey's opponent checks. Massey fires out a bet of 2,000 and his opponent quickly folds. Massey was down to just 2,000 in chips about an hour ago, but has rebuilt it up to over eight times that amount and now has a very playable stack.
Aaron Massey - 16,500
Tuesday, July 7, 2015 10:16 PM Local Time
Ronnie Bardah was recently moved from a broken table in the Amazon room to the Brasilia room.
When he got there, it turned out that actor Ray Romano was seated just a couple tables away. Immediately, Ronnie pulled out his phone to call his father, who is a huge Everybody Loves Raymond fan. "He does nothing all day but sit on the couch and watch reruns," Ronnie tells the flattered actor. "He must know every line of every episode."
While Bardah and Romano are now seated near each other, they're at opposite ends of the spectrum when it comes to Main Event success. Romano is still looking for his first Main Event cash, while Bardah last year set a record by cashing for the fifth consecutive time.
Tuesday, July 7, 2015 10:14 PM Local Time
Five players pay 1,025 to see the flop. It falls .
The small blind checks. Adam Brownstein throws a 5,000 chip from the big blind and says: "Three."
Maurice Hawkins is in the hijack, he's next to act. He says he's taking the bet as 300. The dealer says she'll call the floor, but Brownstein says, "No, it's my bad. Take it as 300."
Hawkins calls and so does the cutoff and the button. The small blind folds.
The turn is the and all the players check.
The river is the . Again, all the players check.
Brownstein turns over and Hawkins shows . The other players muck their cards.
Brownstein takes the pot and Hawkins says, "I would've doubled you up, Bubs!"
Adam Brownstein - 19,200
Maurice Hawkins - 28,500
Tuesday, July 7, 2015 10:13 PM Local Time
Following a raise to 725 and a call, Frank Kassela moves all in from the cutoff for 6,075.
The original raiser pushes out a stack of chips that amounted to roughly 12,000 as the player in the middle folds.
Kassela:
Opponent:
"Good luck y'all!" announces Kassela as he starts packing his belongings.
The dealer runs out a board and Kassela is eliminated.
"That was fun!" adds Kassela as he exits the tournament area.
Frank Kassela - Eliminated
(Frank Kassela from Event #63)
Tuesday, July 7, 2015 10:10 PM Local Time
A player from under the gun limps in and the player to his left raises to 1,350. Bryce Yockey sits one seat over re-raises to 3,400.
The original raiser calls and the flop is . The raiser checks to Yockey, who bets 3,000. The raiser calls and the turn is .
The raiser bets 3,000 and Yockey raises to 13,000. After a minute of thought, the raiser calls and the river comes . The raiser checks, and Yockey puts him all in for about 10,000.
The raiser folds following some internal monologue and Yockey takes the pot.
Bryce Yockey - 83,400
Tuesday, July 7, 2015 10:09 PM Local Time
Four players, one of them being veteran poke writer Chad Holloway, see a flop of . The first two players check, the third bets 1,000, and Holloway calls. The other two call as well.
The turn is the and the action checks to Holloway on the button. He bets 3,200. That's enough to get the other three to fold and the last player shows for flopped top two pair.
"Nice bet," he says to Holloway, who in addition to his poker writing has won a World Series of Poker bracelet back in 2013.
Chad Holloway - 54,600
Tuesday, July 7, 2015 10:09 PM Local Time
The action folds around to Tony Hachem in the small blind, who raises to 850. His opponent in the big blind calls and both watch the flop come down .
Hachem throws out a continuation bet totaling 1,250 and the big blind calls.
After the drops on the turn, Hachem bets out another 2,800 in chips before his opponent comes over the top with a raise to 7,500. Hachem calls, then the completes the board.
Both players decide to check before Hachem rolls over for a set of tens. His opponent then rolls over for a straight, which is good enough to take down the pot.
Tony Hachem - 23,000
Tuesday, July 7, 2015 10:07 PM Local Time
There is about 13,000 in the middle on the river with the board reading and Andrew Moreno checks from middle position. Gordon Vayo bets 5,300 and Moreno goes into the tank.
After a minute or two of shuffling chips and rubbing his head, Moreno tosses in a call. Vayo shows and Moreno tosses his hand into the muck.
Gordon Vayo - 53,600
Andrew Moreno - 49,000
Tuesday, July 7, 2015 10:06 PM Local Time
A player under the gun raises to 700. Action folds around to Brandon Adams in the small blind who shoves all-in for 11,350. After taking a minute to think about it, the original raiser calls.
Brandon Adams:
Opponent:
The board runs out . Adams' ace-king holds up and he is awarded a full double.
Brandon Adams - 23,000
Tuesday, July 7, 2015 10:04 PM Local Time
Zarik Megerdichian raises to 900 from early position and Phil Hellmuth calls from the cutoff. The button and blinds fold, leaving the two heads-up to the flop.
The dealer fans on the felt and Megerdichian checks. This puts action on Hellmuth who takes a stab for 1,400. Megerdichian calls and the falls on fourth street. Megerdichian checks again and Hellmuth cuts out 2,200. Megerdichian calls.
The finishes off the board and Megerdichian checks one final time. Hellmuth comes out with a bet of 6,400 and Megerdichian flings out a call. Hellmuth rolls over for a set of tens, prompting Megerdichian to muck his cards.
Phil Hellmuth - 50,500
Zarik Megerdichian - 127,900
Tuesday, July 7, 2015 10:04 PM Local Time
Mike McDonald checks a flop of to Brian Senie, who bets 2,300. McDonald calls and the turn is the . McDonald stares down Senie after checking and Senie bets 4,300.
McDonald continues to stare down Senie and calls to see the on the river. McDonald checks for a third time and Senie bets 8,700.
McDonald stares down Senie and the chips that lay in front of him. A player at the table points to his watch indicating to McDonald is taking too long. McDonald takes another minute and kicks in his cards.
Senie feigns wiping sweat from his forehead and takes in the pot.
Brian Senie - 103,000
Michael McDonald - 40,500.
Tuesday, July 7, 2015 10:02 PM Local Time
Brett Collson raises to 700 from middle position and is called by the player on the big blind.
The flop comes down and both players check. The same action repeats after the drops on the turn before the completes the board.
Collson bets out 1,000 which is enough to take down the pot after his opponent mucks a short time later.
Brett Collson - 6,125
Tuesday, July 7, 2015 10:02 PM Local Time
A player raises to 800 from under-the-gun and Bradley McFarland calls next to act. Another player in middle position then three-bets to 2,650, and action folds back to the original raiser, who calls. McFarland closes the action by also calling, and it is three-handed to the flop.
The flop is and all three players check. The turn is the and the under-the-gun player, first to act, bets 4,900. McFarland calls and the middle position player gives up his hand. The river is the and the under-the-gun player fires 10,000. McFarland looks pained, but calls the 10,000 and is shown . McFarland then turns over for a straight to drag the pot.
Bradley McFarland - 138,000
Tuesday, July 7, 2015 10:02 PM Local Time
Bashar Ramahi raises from under the gun to 800. It folds around to the blinds; Huck Seed calls from the small blind and Theodore Etter calls from the big blind. The flop comes . It checks to Ramahi and he bets 1,300. Seed raises to 3,000. Etter folds quickly. Ramahi looks at the board, then at Seed, and folds.
Huck Seed - 50,300
Tuesday, July 7, 2015 10:01 PM Local Time
Following a limp, Tony Moreno completes from the small blind and the Randy Kaas checks his option from the big blind.
The dealer spreads a flop and Moreno checks before Kaas bets out 650. The original limper folds, but Moreno calls and checks the on the turn.
Kaas repeats his bet of 650 and Moreno calls before both players check the on the river.
Kaas tables his and Moreno mucks.
Randy Kaas - 30,525
Tony Moreno - 38,800
Tuesday, July 7, 2015 10:01 PM Local Time
Daniel Alaei and Jacob Banzeri, in the big blind, are heads-up on a board. Banzeri checks to Alaei, and he bets 6,800 in a 8,000 pot. Banzeri takes around 30 seconds before he calls with . His full house his more then enough to win this pot.
Jacob Banzeri - 58,400
Daniel Alaei - 48,500
Tuesday, July 7, 2015 9:56 PM Local Time
It's heads up and the flop is . Frank Servidio bets 1,500 from middle position and the button calls.
The turn is the . Servidio bets 1,650 and the button calls.
The river is the . Servidio bets 2,100 and the button calls.
Servidio tables and the button mucks his cards. Servidio takes the pot.
Frank Servidio - 27,100
Tuesday, July 7, 2015 9:54 PM Local Time
The player in middle position raises before Elliot Smith bumps it up to 2,200 from the button. Eli Elezra calls from the small blind before the original raises completes the call.
All three player check the flop before the comes on the turn. Elezra bets 15,000, which sees both of his opponent immediately muck their hands.
Elezra tables before raking in another pot to see him rise to 73,000 in chips.
Eli Elezra - 73,000
Elliot Smith - 14,500
Tuesday, July 7, 2015 9:50 PM Local Time
On a board reading a player in the big blind checks, Jason Somerville bets 1,800, and the player calls.
The river is the . Somerville calls a bet of 2,700 from his opponent.
His opponent turns over for trip tens, but Somerville shows for a straight.
Jason Somerville - 59,000