Friday, January 19, 2018 3:18 PM Local Time
With about 1,000 in the middle, on a board reading , the player in the big blind checks. Jed Hoffman bets 750 from the hijack, while the player in the cutoff appears to have been all-in before the flop, and the big blind calls.
The turn is the and both players check to the on the river. The big blind leads out for 700 and Hoffman thinks for a moment before raising to 2,000. The big blind thinks for a brief moment and opts to fold.
The cutoff tables , but Hoffman reveals for a turned set and rakes in the pot, sending his opponent to the rail.
Jed Hoffman - 19,500
Friday, January 19, 2018 3:06 PM Local Time
Level: 5
Blinds: 100/200
Ante: 25
Friday, January 19, 2018 3:06 PM Local Time
On a flop of , Rep Porter checks from the small blind and Harun Begic checks from the big blind. The player in the hijack bets 1,100 and Porter check-raises to 2,700. Begic makes it 10,000 and the hijack goes into the tank for a couple minutes before calling.
The hijack is all in for 8,700 and Porter immediately moves all in for about 12,000. Begic calls and all three hands are tabled. Begic shows and is up against Porter's and the hijack's .
The turn is the , giving Begic two more outs, and the river is the . Begic rivers a flush and sends Porter and another player home at the end of level 4.
Harun Begic - 72,000
Rep Porter -
Eliminated Friday, January 19, 2018 2:50 PM Local Time
Neil Scott raises to 500 from the hijack and Matt Jordan three-bets to 2,100 on the button. Action is back on Scott and he four-bets to 12,500, leaving himself 1,500 in small chips behind. Jordan goes into the tank, and Scott begins to talk. "Standard button raise? It was a good move, but I was paying attention this time!" Scott exclaims. Eventually Jordan puts the rest of his stack in the middle and Scott calls.
Scott:
Jordan:
The board runs out and Scott is eliminated. "Chop!" jokes Scott as he heads to the rail.
Matt Jordan - 32,000
Neil Scott - Eliminated
Friday, January 19, 2018 2:45 PM Local Time
Thomas Zanot raises to 450 from under the gun and Darrell Dier calls from early position. Action folds to Nick Pupillo in the cutoff, who three-bets to 1,250. Zanot four-bets to 3,800 and Dier gets out of the way. Pupillo moves all in and Zanot quickly asks the dealer to pull in the 3,800, so he can see the additional amount.
It is 15,250 more for Zanot to call. After a little thought, Zanot calls and the cards are tabled. Pupillo shows and is in great shape against Zanot's .
The flop is , keeping Pupillo well in front, but the on the turn gives Zanot a lot of equity with flush and straight draws. The river is the and Pupillo fades the draws to double up.
Nick Pupillo - 38,850
Thomas Zanot - 24,000
Friday, January 19, 2018 2:16 PM Local Time
Level: 4
Blinds: 100/200
Ante: 0
Friday, January 19, 2018 2:07 PM Local Time
Players in the Main Event are on their first 15-minute break of the day.
Friday, January 19, 2018 2:06 PM Local Time
A player in middle position raises to 725 and gets action from the player in the cutoff as well as the player in the small blind and Sam Nagar in the big blind.
The flop comes and both blinds check to the initial raiser who bets 1,500. The cutoff, small blind and Nagar all decide to call.
The turn is the and all four players check to the on the river. All four players check yet again. The initial raiser tables but it's no good against Nagar's for a pair of nines.
"Yes!" cheers Nagar as the dealer ships him the pot. "It's good to be sticky sometimes!" he exclaims.
Sam Nagar - 28,000
Friday, January 19, 2018 2:03 PM Local Time
There is about 6,000 in the pot on the river with a completed board of . Alex Greenblatt checks from the small blind and the player in the middle position bets 2,200. Brett Murray thinks for about a minute before folding and Greenblatt check-raises to 10,500,.
Middle position takes a couple minutes to think it over himself before calling. Greenblatt shows , giving him a set of jacks. Middle position flashes and Greenblatt wins the pot and nearly doubles his starting stack just before the first break of the day.
Alex Greenblatt - 36,000
Friday, January 19, 2018 1:39 PM Local Time
On a board reading , with 3,200 in the middle, Tony Bracy checks from the hijack. Sean Yu is on the button and bets 1,500. Bracy calls.
The turn is the and Bracy takes the lead, announcing a bet of 3,000. Yu thinks for a moment and opts to call.
The river is the . Bracy pauses for a moment, stacks up his chips and then checks to Yu. After about 30 seconds, Yu puts two big chips in the middle and moves all-in. Bracy snap-folds.
Sean Yu - 29,500
Tony Bracy - 8,300
Friday, January 19, 2018 1:22 PM Local Time
Level: 3
Blinds: 75/150
Ante: 0
Friday, January 19, 2018 1:21 PM Local Time
On a flop of , the player under the gun bets 500 and Valentin Vornicu raises to 4,275 from the cutoff, leaving himself a single 25 denomination chip behind. The button calls and the under the gun player calls.
The turn is the and all three players check to the river. Under the gun checks and Vornciu tosses his last 25 into the middle.
"You can all fold and just not show your hand," jokes Vornicu.
Both of his opponents call and show . Vornicu tables and triples up with a flush.
Valentin Vornicu - 14,000
Friday, January 19, 2018 1:20 PM Local Time
Ron Brown currently leads the Casino Champion race with 110 points
With the series nearing the end, the Casino Champion race is heating up and Ron Brown currently sits at the top after an impressive week on the felt.
The retired player from Idaho has shipped two events this week, including Event #4 for $12,958 and Event #8 for $17,919. He also booked a 12th place cash last night in Event #10 to bring his point total to 110.
Brown was originally going to go home early, but decided to stay and chase the points race. He has just taken his seat in the Main Event.
Ron Brown - 20,000
Friday, January 19, 2018 1:08 PM Local Time
On a flop of , the big blind checks and the player in the hijack bets 425. Sean Yu calls on the button and the big blind folds.
They are heads-up to the turn and both players check. The river is the and the hijack bets 1,100. Yu raises to 3,000 and the hijack folds. Yu mucks his hand and wins the pot.
Sean Yu - 23,000
Friday, January 19, 2018 12:57 PM Local Time
With about 800 in the pot, on a board reading , Randy Gil bets 500 from under the gun. Event #6 Monster Stack champion Michael Scott is in middle position and calls.
The river is the and Gil leads out for 1,000 this time. Scott quickly min-raises to 2,000 and Gil snap-folds.
Scott took down the Monster Stack earlier this week for $24,812 for his first ever tournament win and first career Circuit cash.
Michael Scott - 19,000
Randy Gil - 17,500
Friday, January 19, 2018 12:43 PM Local Time
Level: 2
Blinds: 50/100
Ante: 0
Friday, January 19, 2018 12:39 PM Local Time
Craig Varnell raises to 150 from under the gun and gets calls from the players in the hijack and the cutoff. Pedro Rodriguez is in the small blind and three-bets to 750. Varnell four-bets to 2,500 and both the hijack and cutoff fold. Rodriguez puts in a five-bet to 5,800 and Varnell counts out his stack before moving all-in for about 18,000. Rodriguez snap-calls and has him slightly covered.
Varnell:
Rodriguez:
The board runs out and Varnell heads back to the cage to re-enter.
Pedro Rodriguez - 38,000
Craig Varnell - Eliminated
Friday, January 19, 2018 12:37 PM Local Time
A player in middle position limps in and Valentin Vornicu raises to 250 on the button. Action folds back to the limper, who calls. They are heads-up to a flop of and the limper checks.
Vornicu tosses out a 1,000 denomination chip, while announcing a smaller amount as the actual bet. The limper announces a raise and tosses out the same 1,000 denomination chip. Vornicu three-bets to 2,000 and his opponent calls.
The turn is the and the limper leads out for 1,225. Vornicu raises to 3,200 and his opponent calls. The river is the and the limper checks. Vornicu moves all in for 10,050 and his opponent thinks for a few moments before folding.
The 10-time ring winner mucks his hand and drags the pot.
Valentin Vornicu - 21,000
Friday, January 19, 2018 12:27 PM Local Time
With 200 in the middle, on a board reading , the player in the small blind checks. Pedro Rodriguez is in the big blind and bets 150. The player under the gun puts in 250 chips, the player in the cutoff calls for 150 and the small blind folds.
Rodriquez asks, "Isn't that a min-raise?" The dealer calls the floor and they rule that the under-the-gun player did raise the minimum since it's more than half of the original bet. The cutoff has the option to either take 150 chips back or call the 300. He opts to fold. Rodriguez is next to act and raises to a total of 900. The under-the-gun player folds and Rodriguez rakes in some extra trips.
Pedro Rodriquez - 22,000
Friday, January 19, 2018 12:12 PM Local Time
There are many familiar faces in the field this morning, but among them is defending champion Nick Pupillo. The two-time Circuit champion flew in just for this event in September and took it down for over $170,000.
Other early risers include three-time WSOP bracelet winner Rep Porter, ten-time Circuit ring winner Valentin Vornicu, as well as Neil Scott, Craig Varnell, Jed Hoffman and Bill Watchman.