Saturday, August 27, 2016 8:16 PM Local Time
Ryan Belz shoves all in for around 4,000, and gets three callers.
All three players check it down as the board runs out .
Belz turns over , and the other three players fold.
"Nice quadruple up," a player at the table says. To which Belz responds, "That was a nice little catch for me."
Ryan Belz - 18,000
Saturday, August 27, 2016 8:13 PM Local Time
The board reads , and there is around 5,500 in the pot. Sherwin Agard bets 2,000 in the small blind, and the hijack calls.
Agard quickly bets 2,000, and the river comes the .
"Was that blind," the hijack asks. Agard shakes his head yes. David Stefanski, who is not involved in the hand says, "He's breakin' out the tricks tonight."
The hijack thinks for about 30 seconds and then asks Agard, "Will you show me if I fold?" Agard replies, "I'm not really sure."
The hijack opts to fold and Agard says, "I can't show you, or she'll blog about," pointing to the WSOP staff standing near the table, "I can't let everyone know my secrets."
Sherwin Agard - 45,000
Saturday, August 27, 2016 8:12 PM Local Time
With the board reading and about 7,000 in the pot, Zach Donovan checks in early position and Andrew Kaplan bets 5,100 in late position. Donovan calls and they head to the turn.
The turn brings the and Donovan checks again. Kaplan bets 7,500 this time and Donovan calls.
On the river, Donovan moves all in and has Kaplan covered.
Kaplan quickly calls for his last 29,500 and Donovan flips over for a missed flush and a pair of aces.
Kaplan reveals his for the nut straight on the river and gets a full double up.
Andrew Kaplan - 95,500
Zach Donovan - 16,000
Saturday, August 27, 2016 8:11 PM Local Time
Level: 11
Blinds: 500/1,000
Ante: 100
Saturday, August 27, 2016 8:08 PM Local Time
Robert Georato
Three players see the flop come , and they all check. The turn is the and the small blind leads out for 2,400. Robert Georato calls from middle position, and the button folds.
The river is the and the small blind continues for 4,200. Georato thinks for about two minutes, then raises to 8,400. His opponent quickly folds, and Georato takes the pot.
Robert Georato - 55,000
Saturday, August 27, 2016 7:56 PM Local Time
Andrew Heckman
The player under the gun raises to 2,000, a player in middle position calls, and Andrew Heckman, winner of Event #7 this series, three-bets to 6,500 in the big blind. The initial raiser thinks for a few minutes and calls. The remaining player also comes along.
The flop comes and Heckman bets out 5,500. Both of his opponents fold and he takes down the pot he built.
Andrew Heckman - 49,500
Saturday, August 27, 2016 7:52 PM Local Time
There is around 25,000 in the middle, and a board reading . Jeremy Meacham, who finished sixth in last year's WSOP Circuit Main Event at Foxwoods, bets 8,000 from the big blind, and David Paredes goes into the tank. He hangs his head low, and thinks for nearly three minutes before eventually saying, "Nice hand," and moving his cards forward into the muck.
Jeremy Meacham - 43,000
David Paredes - 14,000
Saturday, August 27, 2016 7:50 PM Local Time
Andrew Ostapchenko raises to 2,000 from the button and Tim Reilly calls from the small blind.
The flop is . Reilly checks and Ostapchenko continues for 800. Reilly calls.
The turn is the and both players check. They check again on the river. Reilly tables for an unimproved pair of sevens, and Ostapchenko mucks his cards.
Tim Reilly - 86,000
Andrew Ostapchenko - 53,000
Saturday, August 27, 2016 7:32 PM Local Time
Level: 10
Blinds: 400/800
Ante: 100
Saturday, August 27, 2016 6:32 PM Local Time
Players are now on a 60 minute dinner break. They will return to play around 7:30 pm Eastern Time, and will come back to 400/800 blinds with a 100 ante.
Saturday, August 27, 2016 6:24 PM Local Time
Robert Baker raises to 1,800 in early position, and the hijack shoves all in for 5,475. If tolds back to Baker who calls.
Baker:
Hijack:
The board runs out , awarding Baker the pot and eliminating his opponent from play.
Ronald Baker - 50,000
Saturday, August 27, 2016 6:17 PM Local Time
The cutoff raises to 1,600 and Joe Maher calls in the big blind.
The flop is and both players check.
On the turn, Maher leads out for 4,000 and his opponent calls.
The river is the . Maher checks and his opponent moves all in for 7,500. Maher quickly calls.
Maher:
Opponent:
Maher's aces are good and he eliminates his opponent.
Joe Maher - 30,500
Saturday, August 27, 2016 6:16 PM Local Time
Richard Roy and another player get all their chips in the middle preflop. Roy has , and he's up against .
The board comes , and Roy wins the pot with two pair, tens and eights.
Richard Roy - 97,000
Saturday, August 27, 2016 6:15 PM Local Time
Richard Roy recently busted a player.
According to Charles Hawkins, who is also seated at the table, Hawkins oped to 1,400 from early position. A player called, Roy called, and there was one more caller.
The flop came with two spades. Hawkins checked, and the next player moved all in. Roy called, the next player folded, and Hawkins folded face up. Roy held for bottom set, and his opponent had a flush draw.
The turn was a brick, and the river was the . It completed the all-in player's flush, but also gave Roy a winning full house.
Saturday, August 27, 2016 6:09 PM Local Time
There is about 8,000 in the middle, and a board reading . James Magner checks in the small blind, and Philip Shing checks in the hijack.
The turn is the . Magner leads for 2,000, and Shing makes it 4,800. Magner calls.
The river is the . Magner checks, Shing bets 7,500, and Magner calls.
Shing shakes his head, and Magner turns over for queens and tens. Shing mucks his cards face down.
James Magner - 55,000
Philip Shing - 40,000
Saturday, August 27, 2016 6:04 PM Local Time
Joe Reddick raises to 1,400 in the hijack, and the cutoff shoves all in for 10,150. It folds back around to Reddick who calls, and the players table their hands.
Reddick:
Cutoff:
The flop comes , giving Reddick the lead with his pair of aces. He maintains that lead when the turn comes the .
The river is the , and Reddick will take the pot, while his opponent is sent to the rail.
Joseph Reddick - 31,000
Saturday, August 27, 2016 5:57 PM Local Time
Level: 9
Blinds: 300/600
Ante: 100
Saturday, August 27, 2016 5:56 PM Local Time
On a flop of , John Caputo checks in the small blind and his opponent on the button bets 4,000. Caputo check-raises all in for 13,650 and his opponent calls.
Caputo:
Opponent:
Both players have straight draws and to Caputo's surprise, he is ahead.
The turn and the river give neither player a straight, and Caputo doubles up with king-high.
John Caputo - 32,500
Saturday, August 27, 2016 5:54 PM Local Time
Tim Reilly
There's about 4,000 in the pot on the flop, and the board reads . Tim Reilly checks from the big blind, and Bassioni Hammouda bets 1,125 from his direct left. A middle-position player calls, then Reilly raises to 3,700. Hammouda thinks for a minute, then folds. The other player calls.
The turn is the and Reilly leads out with a bet of about 50,000, enough to put his opponent to an all-in decision. His opponent quickly folds, and Reilly shows the table .
Tim Reilly - 84,000
Saturday, August 27, 2016 5:45 PM Local Time
There's around 4,000 in the middle, and a board reading . The big blind checks, Brian Altman bets 2,300 from under the gun, Tim Reilly calls in the hijack, and the cutoff and big blind both fold.
The turn is the , and Altman announes that he is all in. Reilly asks for a count and upon hearing the 10,225 total, he goes into the tank. After two minutes Altman asks the dealer, "Can I show him one card?" The dealer shakes her head no. Another minute passes and a floor walks by. Alman asks him, "Can I show him one card?" The floor tells him he can not without risk of a penalty. Altman says, "I figured, I am just trying to liven up the table a bit."
"If you were going to show me one, which one would you show me?" Reilly asks. Altman responds, "The queen of hearts."
Reilly sits back in his chair, puts his hands behind his heads, thinks for another minute, and says, "I am going to make a big lay down here," and then mucks face up, showing top two pair.
"Show me the queen of hearts," Reilly says, and Altman turns over the . He then shows Reilly the as well.
"I had to dodge a lot there, that was pretty close," Reilly says, and Altman agrees.
Brian Altman - 18,000
Tim Reilly - 65,000