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Saturday, July 1, 2017 5:56 PM Local Time
“AKeating” Gets Value From “FelipeMojave”
"AKeating" opened with a min-raise and received calls from "FelipeMojave", on the button, and the player in the big blind. The flop came , and all three players checked to see the on the turn for free.
"AKeating" bet 1,850, and "FelipeMojave" called. The river was the , and "AKeating" fired a bet of 6,900. "FelipeMojave" called and mucked when "AKeating" revealed for a turned set of fives.
| “AKeating” | 28,922 | 28,922  |
| “FelipeMojave” | 6,277 | 6,277 |
Saturday, July 1, 2017 5:34 PM Local Time
"mjauuu" Flops Best, Rivers Better
"Loco4coco" opened to 800 on the button and called a three-bet of 2,987 from "mjauuu" in the small blind.
The flop was , and "mjauuu" check-called a bet of 2,400. When the fell on the turn "mjauuu" checked, and "loco4coco jammed all in for 14,395. "Mjauuu" called, putting his opponent at risk.
"Mjauuu":
"loco4coco":
"Loco4coco" was in trouble, needing a queen or ten to stay alive. The river was the , giving "mjauuu" a flush and the pot.
"loco4coco" re-entered with a fresh stack of 25,000 chips.
| "mjauuu" | 56,701 | 56,701 |
| "loco4coco" | 25,000 | 25,000 |
Saturday, July 1, 2017 5:14 PM Local Time
Pair of Kings for "WushuFTW"
"WushuFTW" opened to 750 from middle position and called a three-bet to 1,875 from "Yinzer11", on the button.
The flop came , and "WushuFTW" check-called a bet of 2,425. The turn was the , and "WushuFTW" check-called again — this time for 6,250.
The completed the board, and both players checked. "WushuFTW" tabled , and his opponent mucked.
| "WushuFTW" | 34,335 | 34,335 |
Saturday, July 1, 2017 5:02 PM Local Time
Top Five Stacks at the Break
| "tedlawson04" | 78,624 | 3,448 |
| "soren" | 69,848 | -1,230  |
| "Daluxxx" | 65,160 | 2,625 |
| "Homeslice" | 64,364 | 254 |
| "Proventil" | 62,782 | 3,950 |
Saturday, July 1, 2017 4:59 PM Local Time
"SlowDoke" Flops Trips, Catches a Bluff
"SlowDoke" opened to 500 from middle position, getting called by both players in the blinds. A flop was delivered and "SlowDoke" continued for 862, with just "mjparry" in the big blind check-calling.
"SlowDoke" fired a second barrel, worth 1,724, and "mjparry" check-raised to 5,100. "SlowDoke" just called.
When the hit on the river, "mjparry" jammed all-in for 9,198 and "SlowDoke" snap-called. "mjparry" tabled and "SlowDoke" won the hand with , eliminating his opponent.
| "SlowDoke" | 47,246 | |
| "mjparry" | 0 | |
Saturday, July 1, 2017 4:28 PM Local Time
Three Barrels of Science
"BacoPride" opened to 500 from under the gun and got calls by "SlowDoke" in the cutoff and "first1st" on the button. Action folded to "RckScientst" in the big blind who three-bet to 2,210. "BacoPride" and "first1st" called.
"RckScientst" led the flop with a bet of 2,122 and just "BacoPride" called.
"RckScientst" fired again on the turn when the fell and "BacoPride" made the call.
A third barrel was unleashed on the river as the board completed with a . "RckScientst" bet 10,310 and his opponent mucked.
| "RcktScientst" | 53,785 | 11,235 |
Saturday, July 1, 2017 4:09 PM Local Time
First Casualties of the Day
| "amduser" | 0 | |
| "lovemy3kids" | 0 | |
| "sugarrush" | 0 | |
Saturday, July 1, 2017 4:00 PM Local Time
Top Five at the First Break
| "Daluxxx" | 56,557 | 23,133 |
| "TheTaker" | 51,990 | |
| "tedlawson04" | 50,215 | |
| "byoon" | 47,870 | |
| "RcktScientst" | 42,550 | |
Saturday, July 1, 2017 3:45 PM Local Time
"Daluxxx" Cracks Kings
"Daluxxx" limped in from early position, the player in the small blind flatted, and "Andorra" raised to 392 from the big blind. Both players called.
The flop was and both players called a continuation bet of 500 from "Andorra". The fell on the turn and "Andorra" fired again, this time for 1,383. Both players called again.
The completed the board and "Andorra" blasted a third barrel to the tune of 3,547. "Daluxxx" raised to 6,914 and the player in the small blind folded. "Andorra" called and mucked their when "Daluxxx'" revealed a set of fives with .
| "Daluxxx" | 33,424 | 33,424 |
| "Andorra" | 15,791 | 15,791 |
Saturday, July 1, 2017 3:35 PM Local Time
Early Notables in the Field
As the field grows, some early notables have popped into the list of players. Joseph "ul_gg" Mitchell won the first online event of the 2017 World Series in early June.
Hao "sandongcpa" Sun has signed up. Sun finished fourth to Mitchell in the first event.
Another player to make a deep run in that event was Mike "ufo1234" Ziemba. Ziemba finished fourth.
| Joseph "ul_gg" Mitchell | 25,000 | 25,000 |
| Hao "sandongcpa" Sun | 25,000 | |
| Mike "ufo1234" Ziemba | 25,000 | |
Saturday, July 1, 2017 3:35 PM Local Time
Shuffle Up and Deal
The clock has struck 3:33 p.m. and cards have hit the felt in the Big Grind Online. There are currently 108 players registered.
Saturday, July 1, 2017 2:30 PM Local Time
WSOP Returns to the Virtual Felt as the $3,333 Big Grind Online Kicks Off at 3:33
The second online bracelet event of the 2017 World Series of Poker (WSOP) is up for grabs today as Event #61: The $3,333 Big Grind Online kicks off at 3:33 p.m. local time in Las Vegas.
The first of it's kind, the Big Grind Online is the largest buy-in bracelet event the WSOP has ever offered through its online client. This will be the second bracelet awarded on the virtual felt during the 2017 series. Joseph "ul_gg" Mitchell snatched the first one in Event #8: $333 WSOP.com ONLINE No-Limit Hold'em Little Grind, defeating 1,779 runners to win a top prize of $122,314.
Mitchell is already registered for today's online event, as is Mike "ufo1234" Ziemba who finished 12th. There are currently 37 players registered and that number will continue to rise as late registration remains open for four hours and reentries are unlimited during that time.
Players will start with 25,000 chips and blinds will increase every 20 minutes. This is a single-day event, so once it starts, the action continues throughout the evening and into the night until a new WSOP gold bracelet is awarded.
You can register online via WSOP.com. Information on how to deposit can be found here. To learn how to download the mobile app, check out wsop.com/mobile-poker/.
A few other noteworthy points:
- If anyone needs support signing up for this event, they can go to Lambada Ball Room located at the Rio All Suites Hotel & Casino.
- Players need to be 21 and in the state of Nevada to play.
- Players can play multi-table live and online (you can play online at the table in the Rio) as long as you don't slow down live play.
- Players have the option of playing on their laptop, tablet, or phone.
Stay tuned to PokerNews for live coverage and full event details.