Friday, August 14, 2015 5:41 PM Local Time
Grant Lang recently eliminated a player in an interesting hand that he recounted to the WSOP.com blog staff.
According to Lang, he opened under the gun to 1,100, and a player on the button reraised him to 3,000. Lang called.
The flop came rainbow. Lang check-called a bet of 3,000 from his opponent. Both players checked the turn.
The river was a . Lang lead for 8,000, his opponent shoved all-in for just a bit over 20,000, and Lang snap-called.
While his opponent had flopped a boat with , Lang had rivered a bigger boat with , and scored a bustout.
Grant Lang -75,000
Friday, August 14, 2015 5:38 PM Local Time
Dave Stefanski raises to 1,200 from under the gun, and Chuck Maitlen three-bets to 4,000.
Everyone folds back around to Stefanski. He asks Maitlen, "Do you have Ace-King?" Maitlen kind of shrugs, but doesn't say anything. Stefanski then folds face up.
Chuck Maitlen - 27,500
Dave Stefanski - 12,000
Friday, August 14, 2015 5:31 PM Local Time
A player in middle position check-calls Ernie Hou's 2,750 bet in the cutoff on a board. The river brings the , and both players check.
The player in middle position says, "If you have a jack you are good," as he turns over . Hou reveals for a pair of jacks to win the pot.
Ernie Hou - 59,000
Friday, August 14, 2015 5:14 PM Local Time
On a board reading , Ness Reilly has check-raised all-in. The player on the button goes into the tank, and after a few minutes flashes . Another player at the table says, "Show us the ace of clubs."
Reilly turns over the and chuckles to herself.
Ness Reilly - 72,000
Friday, August 14, 2015 5:07 PM Local Time
Level: 8
Blinds: 250/500
Ante: 50
Friday, August 14, 2015 5:06 PM Local Time
The board shows on the flop, and there's about 4,000 in the pot. The small blind checks, and Dave Stefanski checks from the big blind. Chuck Maitlen bets 1,700, and Ness Reilly calls from the hijack. Both blinds fold.
The turn is the , and Maitlen continues for 2,800. Reilly calls, and the falls on the river. Maitlen bets 3,500, and Reilly raises to 10,500. Maitlen thinks for a minute, then calls.
Reilly shows for trips, and Maitlen mucks.
Ness Reilly - 66,500
Chuck Maitlen - 24,500
Friday, August 14, 2015 4:43 PM Local Time
Four players see the turn on a board reading . The player in the small blind and a player in middle position both check to Tim Reilly who bets 3,000 in the cutoff. Tarun Gulati calls on the button, and the other two players opt to fold their hands.
The river comes the . Reilly bets 3,700, and Gulati calls. Reilly turns over , having turned the straight. Gulati flashes for a pair of queens, before quickly tossing them into the muck.
Tim Reilly - 40,000
Tarun Gulati - 17,000
Friday, August 14, 2015 4:42 PM Local Time
A player limps from under the gun, and Tarun Gulati raises to 1,200 from middle position. Everyone folds back around to the limper, who calls.
The flop is , and the under-the-gun player checks. Gulati continues for 2,200, and his opponent folds.
As Gulati tosses his cards in, they hit the dealer's hand and turn over, showing the table he held .
Tarun Gulati - 25,000
Friday, August 14, 2015 4:33 PM Local Time
The board reads on the flop, and Ronald McGinnity checks. Zach Daly bets 1,700, and McGinnity calls.
The turn is the , and both players check. The completes the board on the river, and McGinnity checks again. Daly bets 3,800, and McGinnity calls.
Daly tables . McGinnity shows one card to his neighbor, then mucks. Another player at the table asks what he showed, and he said it was a king.
Zach Daly - 24,500
Friday, August 14, 2015 4:22 PM Local Time
Level: 7
Blinds: 200/400
Ante: 50
Friday, August 14, 2015 4:13 PM Local Time
Players are now on their second break of the day. Play will resume in about 10 minutes.
Friday, August 14, 2015 4:08 PM Local Time
Action folds around to Caitlin Sinclair Hall on the button who raises to 800. Maurice Paradis reraises to 2,300 from the big blind, and Sinclair Hall calls.
The flop comes . Paradis bets 2,200, Sinclair Hall raises to 5,500, and Paradis calls.
The turn comes the . Paradis checks, Sinclair Hall bets 6,500, and after a moment of thinking Paradis folds.
Caitlin Sinclair Hall - 35,000
Maurice Paradis - 19,500
Friday, August 14, 2015 3:59 PM Local Time
Tim Reilly raises to 700 from under the gun, and Tarun Gulati calls from his direct left. The small blind calls, and Patrick Donnelly calls from the big blind.
The flop comes , and the small blind checks. Donnelly bets 1,200. Reilly and Gulati both fold, and the small blind calls. The turn is the , and it's checked to Donnelly again. He continues for 4,200, and his opponent calls.
The river is the , and the small blind checks a third time. Donnelly bets again, this time for 6,000. His opponent calls, and Donnelly turns over for a winning straight.
Patrick Donnelly - 43,500
Friday, August 14, 2015 3:47 PM Local Time
Friday, August 14, 2015 3:46 PM Local Time
Kevin Calenzo raises to 700 in the cutoff, and both blinds call. The flop comes . The blinds check, and Calenzo bets 700. Both blinds fold.
Calenzo shows to scoop the pot.
Kevin Calenzo - 25,000
Friday, August 14, 2015 3:37 PM Local Time
Level: 6
Blinds: 150/300
Ante: 25
Friday, August 14, 2015 3:36 PM Local Time
An early-position player raises to 600, and Steven Tabb raises to 1,800 from his direct left. Everyone folds back around to the original raiser, and he calls.
The flop comes , and it's folded to Tabb. He continues for 3,300, and his opponent folds.
Tabb, fresh off a victory in the $1,125 event here, is now up to 24,000
Friday, August 14, 2015 3:33 PM Local Time
Firas Haddad limps in under the gun. Luca Pignatiello raises to 750 in the cutoff, and Todd Bartlett calls on the button. Daniel Moriarty shoves all in from the small blind and Pignatiello calls.
Luca Pignatiello is in the lead with versus Moriarty's . But that all changes when the flop comes , giving Moriarty a set of threes. The turn and river did not improve Pignatiello's hand, and Moriarty doubles up.
Daniel Moriarty - 5,000
Friday, August 14, 2015 3:10 PM Local Time
Brad St. Vincent raises to 475 from early position, and two players call. The flop comes , and St. Vincent continues for 1,025, and both other players fold.
Brad St. Vincent - 32,000
Friday, August 14, 2015 3:03 PM Local Time
On a flop, John Chen bets 425, and Andrew Badecker calls.
The turn is the . Chen checks, Badecker bets 900, and Chen calls. Both players check the river.
Chen turns over for a pair of jacks, and Badecker mucks his hand.
John Chen - 10,000
Andrew Badecker - 29,000