Saturday, August 15, 2015 9:23 PM Local Time
An early-position player moves all in for his last 7,900, and Cate Hall calls from the button.
Hall:
All-in Player:
The board rolls out , and Hall wins the pot with her Ace-Queen, busting her opponent from the tournament.
Cate Hall - 105,000
Saturday, August 15, 2015 9:13 PM Local Time
In a limped pot, five players see the flop come . The big blind checks, the under-the-gun player checks, and James Magner bets 5,000. Soukha Kachittavong calls from the hijack, and the button moves all in. It folds back around to Magner, who calls, and Kachittavong folds.
Magner:
Button:
The turn is the , giving Magner a flush draw. The river is the , completing Magner's flush and busting the button from the tournament.
James Magner - 208,000
Saturday, August 15, 2015 9:08 PM Local Time
The board read
and Tarun Gulati was paying off a 38,300 all in bet. It had looked as if the two were all in on the flop, Gulati holding
to his opponent's
. "Would you have called an all in preflop?" Gulati asked. His opponent responded in the affirmative as Gulati counted his remaining 75,000 chips.
Saturday, August 15, 2015 9:05 PM Local Time
A player in the small blind shoves all in and Paul Friedman calls in the big blind. Friedman is in the lead with against his opponent's .
The board runs out . Friedman is awarded a full double up and his opponent is left extremely short with only 4,000 in chips.
Paul Friedman - 35,000
Saturday, August 15, 2015 8:58 PM Local Time
Soukha Kachittavong raised to 2,500 preflop before James Magner in the big blind reraised to 8,000. Soukha took his time before making the call. The flop fell and Magner out 8,000. Soukha raised it up to 19,000, and Magner went in to the tank. He eventually elected to release his hand, giving Kachittavong the pot.
Soukha Kachittavong - 39,000
James Magner - 181,000
Saturday, August 15, 2015 8:43 PM Local Time
Level: 12
Blinds: 600/1,200
Ante: 200
Saturday, August 15, 2015 8:43 PM Local Time
Action folds to PJ Crusum who raises to 3,500 on the button. David Patterson folds in the small blind, and after pausing a few seconds, Ray Hicks shoves all in for 22,000 in the big blind. Crusum calls without hesitation and turns over . Hicks shows and says, "I was afraid of that."
The board runs out , and after a close count of chips, Crusum has Hicks covered by less than 1,000, and Hicks is sent to the rail.
PJ Crusum - 45,000
Saturday, August 15, 2015 8:31 PM Local Time
The flop reads and a player has checked to Bob Ricciuti, who bets 15,000. "The General" takes his time before folding, holding on to his cards. The other player folds and "The General" shows that he folded . Ricciuti says, "I know you had a draw. If you gamble, I go with it. I put too much money in already." Another player asks if Ricciuti had kings, but he flashes and takes down the pot. Ricciuti ends this hand with 46,000.
Saturday, August 15, 2015 8:29 PM Local Time
The board reads on the flop and Fred Paradis bets 3,300 from early position. A player calls from middle-position.
The turn is the , and both players check. They check again on the river, and Paradis's opponent turns over for a pair of tens. Paradis tables for a winning pair of aces.
Fred Paradis - 48,000
Saturday, August 15, 2015 8:22 PM Local Time
On a board reading , a player in middle position has checked, and Erik Orman has shoved all-in. When the WSOP.com blog approaches the table the clock is called and we are told by another player at the table that the hand started fifteen minutes prior.
The floor approaches the table and tells Orman's opponent that he has one minute left to act and will be given a ten second countdown. The floor begins the ten second count. When he reaches zero, the player's hand is pronounced dead.
Orman shows his opponent . Discussion ensures between various tablemates regarding the length of the hand while Orman quietly stacks his chips.
Erik Orman - 40,000
Saturday, August 15, 2015 8:16 PM Local Time
Raj Patel raises to 2,500 from middle position, and Tarun Gulati calls from the big blind.
The flop comes , and both players check. The turn is the , and Gulati leads out for 2,300. Patel calls, and the river is the . Gulati continues for 6,200. Patel tosses out a call.
Gulati turns over for a straight, and Patel mucks his cards.
Tarun Gulati - 54,000
Raj Patel - 55,000
Saturday, August 15, 2015 8:03 PM Local Time
Level: 11
Blinds: 500/1,000
Ante: 100
Saturday, August 15, 2015 7:59 PM Local Time
Action folds to Andrew Badecker on the button who raises to 2,000. A player in the small blind reraises to 6,000. Badecker shoves all-in, and after a moment of thinking about it, the small blind calls, putting his tournament life at risk.
Badecker:
Small Blind:
The flop comes , leaving the small blind in the lead, but giving Badecker a flush draw.
The turn did not change things, but the on the river gave Badecker the flush and sent his opponent to the rail.
Andrew Badecker - 75,000
Saturday, August 15, 2015 7:55 PM Local Time
David Patterson raises to 1,800 from the hijack, and Cate Hall three-bets to 4,800 from the button. Patterson calls, and the flop comes . Patterson checks, and Hall continues for another 4,800. Patterson calls.
Both players check the on the turn, and the river is the . Patterson checks again, and Hall bets 13,500. Patterson goes into the tank, and after thinking for a couple minutes, he folds.
Cate Hall - 61,000
David Patterson - 35,500
Saturday, August 15, 2015 7:50 PM Local Time
Former November Niner Michael Esposito has been eliminated, and he immediately re-entered.
Michael Esposito - 20,000
Saturday, August 15, 2015 7:48 PM Local Time
The board reads on the flop, and there's about 5,000 in the pot. The big blind checks, and Je Wook Oh checks from middle position. The button bets 3,000, and the big blind calls. Oh then raises to 9,000. The button quickly folds. The big blind thinks for a minute, then folds as well.
As the dealer pushes him the pot, Je Wook Oh shows one card, the .
Je Wook Oh - 50,000
Saturday, August 15, 2015 7:23 PM Local Time
Level: 10
Blinds: 400/800
Ante: 100
Saturday, August 15, 2015 6:23 PM Local Time
Players are now on a 1-hour dinner break. Play will resume at about 7:20.
Saturday, August 15, 2015 6:23 PM Local Time
Saturday, August 15, 2015 6:23 PM Local Time
On a board reading , the players in the small and big blinds both check, as does Ray Hicks in middle position. The player on the button bets 1,500. Both the small blind as well as Hicks call.
The turn is the . The small blind checks, Hicks shoves all-in for 14,875, and the player on the button calls for less. The player in the small blind tanks for over a minute before flashing and folding.
Ray Hicks:
Button:
Unfortunately for the player on the button, the river gives him a set of aces, but gives Hicks the straight, and the button is eliminated from play shortly before the dinner break.
Ray Hicks - 35,000