Wednesday, June 1, 2016 5:44 PM Local Time
Action folds to the small blind, 2015 Casino Employees champion Brandon Barnette, who moves all in for 11,800. The big blind checks his cards, hesitates, and says, "I'm not slowrolling you."
Then he says," For the cameras, one time!" and calls.
Big blind -
Brandon Barnette -
The board runs out and Barnette doubles up.
Brandon Barnette - 25,400
Wednesday, June 1, 2016 5:44 PM Local Time
A short-stacked player is all in for 7,100 from early position with against Matthew Tyler's in the big blind.
The board comes down , giving Tyler two pair to score the elimination.
Matthew Tyler - 123,000
Wednesday, June 1, 2016 5:44 PM Local Time
Kerry Craigie opens under the gun to 4,500 and the action folds around to the player in the big blind.
"She loves to steal your money," one player says.
"I know, this is like the third time," the big blind replies.
"Four!" the other player says holding out four fingers.
The player in the big blind folds and Craigie says she will show her hand, in what seems like an attempt to make the player feel better about folding. She shows .
"What can I do?" she says.
She says she never shows, but showed the last three times because she was raising the same player's big blind.
"It was only three times," she says in her defense.
"I think it was four, too," another player says, as a few of the players chuckle.
Kerry Craigie - 59,500
Wednesday, June 1, 2016 5:41 PM Local Time
James Kozanitis is all in with against Shaun Harris. Harris holds and has Kozanitis covered.
The board runs out , giving Kozanitis trip aces and the double-up. His double comes at an important time, since there are only 116 players remaining and the field is just six players from the money.
James Kozanitis - 17,200
Shaun Harris - 40,000
Wednesday, June 1, 2016 5:40 PM Local Time
Jacqueline Higgens goes all-in for her last 5,000. She's called by the big blind and it's for Higgins versus .
The board is dangerous for Higgins, with on the flop, a on the turn which gives the big blind a powerful flush draw, but she stays safe on the river with the .
Jacqueline Higgins - 12,800
Wednesday, June 1, 2016 5:30 PM Local Time
In a heads-up pot with approximately 8,000 chips already in the middle and the board reading , the big blind bets 5,000 into Matthew Tyler in the hijack. Tyler calls.
The river brings the , and both players check. The big blind tables for second pair, but Tyler holds for top pair to take the pot down.
Matthew Tyler - 107,000
Wednesday, June 1, 2016 5:30 PM Local Time
Randall Bostick raises the button to 3,500, Mike Majerus calls from the small blind, and the big blind folds.
Both players check the flop and the turn. Majerus checks again on the river and Bostick puts his opponent all in for about 4,000. Majerus pushes 2,500 forward but quickly pulls it back and exclaims, "Oh! It's 4,000 to call?"
The dealer informs Majerus that the 2,500 must remain in the pot, and that he can call for his remaining 1,500 chips or fold and concede the hand. Majerus eventually folds and Bostick chooses to show for trip deuces.
Randall Bostick - 25,000
Mike Majerus - 1,500
Wednesday, June 1, 2016 5:25 PM Local Time
From middle position, John Harper moves all in with just 6,900, less than seven big blinds. He's called by the small blind, who's also the biggest stack at the table, and they see the flop heads up.
The small blind flips over and Harper exhales as he shows a dominating .
It's on the flop, then a on the turn, with the on the river.
Less than two dozen eliminations until the bubble arrives, and the double-up keeps Harper in the running
John Harper - 17,500
Wednesday, June 1, 2016 5:20 PM Local Time
Claudio Falcaro limps from the small blind and his opponent checks the option in the big blind. The two players are heads up to the flop and Falcaro bets 2,100. His opponent calls.
The turn is the and Falcaro checks. His opponent bets 3,600 and Falcaro calls.
When the coms on the turn, Falcaro counts out his chips. After a moment, he goes all in for about 17,000 and his opponent quickly calls.
Falcaro shows for a flush and his opponent flashes him what appears to be the before he mucks his hand.
Claudio Falcaro - 52,000
Wednesday, June 1, 2016 5:18 PM Local Time
After getting off to a fast start this morning, David Tuchman was recently eliminated just a few spots shy of the money. That's particularly unfortunate for him, as this was possibly his only chance to relax before starting his summer day job. Tuchman is the host and play-by-play presenter for the WSOP live streams, likely to put in as many hours at the Rio as anyone else over the course of the next month or so. The 2016 streaming season begins tomorrow, the first of 33 days of broadcasts.
A full schedule of broadcast events is available on the Live Streaming page.
Wednesday, June 1, 2016 5:13 PM Local Time
Level: 12
Blinds: 800/1,600
Ante: 200
Wednesday, June 1, 2016 4:56 PM Local Time
A player in early position raises to 2,600 and Claudio Falcaro raises all in. His opponent calls for less.
Falcaro has and his opponent has . The board runs out and Falcaro knocks out his opponent.
Claudio Falcaro - 33,000
Wednesday, June 1, 2016 4:55 PM Local Time
The under-the-gun player raises to 3,500 and Christopher "CJ" Sand shoves all in from the big blind for about 9,000 more. His opponent deliberates and calls with , which is slightly ahead of Sands's .
Sand makes a flush on the river and ousts his opponent.
CJ Sand - 25,000
Wednesday, June 1, 2016 4:49 PM Local Time
Michael Hewett faces an opening raise of 3,000. He then shoves all in for 8,800.
"How much is it?" his opponent asks. "So I gotta call this guy for fifty-five hundred more. Okay, I call. This is bad."
His opponent shows and is behind Hewett's . The board runs out and Hewett doubles up with a king-high flush.
"Eighty-eight, stack 'em up!" says Hewett to his coworker, who just doubled him up.
Michael Hewett - 18,000
Wednesday, June 1, 2016 4:42 PM Local Time
Two players are all in preflop and it's for Michael Cherne, who's up against a player with and a stack that barely covers his own.
The flop rolls out . It's a on the turn and on the river. Cherne ends up with all but 700 of his opponent's chips.
Michael Cherne - 38,000
Wednesday, June 1, 2016 4:42 PM Local Time
Level: 11
Blinds: 600/1,200
Ante: 200
Wednesday, June 1, 2016 4:33 PM Local Time
As recapped to us by Matthew Thomas (pictured), he was all in for about 10,000 with against chip leader Richard Glabman's .
Thomas was packed up and ready to leave, since Glabman had been running hot at the table en route to the chip lead. However, the board came down , safe for Thomas to double up.
Despite the loss, Glabman still appears to be on top of the pack with about 160 players remaining.
Matthew Thomas - 22,000
Richard Glabman - 88,000
Wednesday, June 1, 2016 4:31 PM Local Time
John Bacon, defending from the blinds, reraise-shoves over an opponent's 1,700-chip raise. The opponent deliberates and calls with . Bacon shows and is at risk of elimination.
comes on the flop, then a turn to counterfeit the opponent's pocket eights. The river changes nothing.
Bacon literally wipes his brow under his Arizona Cardinals baseball cap and utters a lengthy sigh of relief.
John Bacon - 25,000
Wednesday, June 1, 2016 4:30 PM Local Time
Last year's champion Brandon Barnette is fighting for his tournament life.
An early-position player raises to 2,100, Barnette calls from the small blind with about 11,000 chips remaining, and the big blind folds. Both players check the flop. Barnette checks again on the turn, his opponent quickly bets 3,000, and Barnette folds.
On the very next hand, Barnette moves all in from the button and wins the blinds.
Brandon Barnette - 13,000
Wednesday, June 1, 2016 4:28 PM Local Time
The hijack opens to 1,900 and the cutoff calls, as does Matthew Tyler on the button. Both blinds fold and three players see a flop of .
The original raiser bets 3,100, the cutoff folds, and Tyler calls.
The turn brings the , the original raiser bets 6,000, and Tyler calls again.
The river card is the and Tyler's opponent checks. Tyler bets 12,500 and his opponent goes into the tank. He counts his chips out several times but ultimately folds.
Tyler tables for flopped quads.
Matthew Tyler - 52,000