Sunday, June 27, 2010 3:29 PM Local Time
We're now on a 20-minute break.
Sunday, June 27, 2010 3:27 PM Local Time
Chris Harder opened the pot with a 350-chip raise, and the player next to speak called.
Flop: Harder fired a 375-chip bet and was called.
The turn card was the and Harder took the pot after he fired a 600-chip bet.
Harder is now up to 3,500 chips.
Sunday, June 27, 2010 3:15 PM Local Time
Humberto Brenes raised to 350 from early position, leaving himself only 550 behind. A player in middle position then raised to 1,100 and Konstantin Puchkov four-bet to 2,500.
Brenes called for his tournament life and the middle position player moved all in for 5,600 total. Puchkov went into the tank before folding.
Brenes:
Middle Position:
Brenes was in big trouble and couldn't catch as the board ran out . He has been eliminated from the tournament.
Sunday, June 27, 2010 3:10 PM Local Time
Phil Ivey recently busted from the Tournament of Champions and made his way over to the $1k event. He took his seat at Table 10 right next to Matt Hawrilenko and hadn't been there long when the following hand developed.
A player in middle position raised to 375 and was called by the cutoff. Ivey then moved all in for a total of 1,800 from the big blind. The middle position player called while the cutoff got out of the way.
Middle Position:
Ivey:
The board ran out and Ivey was eliminated from his second tournament of the day.
Sunday, June 27, 2010 3:08 PM Local Time
From under the gun, a player opened the pot and was called by the player in the cutoff seat. On the button, David Baker re-popped to an additional 1,475 chips. The initial raiser folded and the cutoff moved all in for a few more chips. Baker called.
Showdown
Baker:
Opponent:
The board gave Baker 11,000 chips.
Sunday, June 27, 2010 2:58 PM Local Time
On a board of , Jimmy Fricke moved all in and was called by a single opponent.
Fricke:
Opponent:
Fricke was in big trouble but found some help when the appeared on the river. Fricke increased his stack to around 3,800.
Sunday, June 27, 2010 2:39 PM Local Time
Tommy Vedes limped in early position only to have a player in middle position move all in for 1,250. The button then reshoved and Vedes called all in for 1,450.
Vedes:
Button:
Middle Position:
The board ran out sending Vedes to the rail.
Sunday, June 27, 2010 2:29 PM Local Time
On a flop of , Kathy Liebert moved all in for her last 500. Her sole opponent made the call because he said it'd make for a good story.
Liebert:
Opponent:
"I'm not the most famous woman in poker, so it wouldn't make that great a story," Liebert explained. The turn was the and the river the . Liebert survived and doubled to 2,500.
Sunday, June 27, 2010 2:18 PM Local Time
When we arrived at the table, Andy Bloch was all in, holding . His opponent tabled and without help from the board is out of the tournament.
Bloch is now up to 3,500 chips.
Sunday, June 27, 2010 2:13 PM Local Time
On a board of , a player in early position bet 700 and Faraz Jaka called from the hijack. The button then raised all in for 1,525 total and the early position bettor folded. Jaka splashed the extra 825 into the pot to make the call.
Button:
Jaka:
Jaka was behind but with two overs. The on the turn gave the button a full boat and left Jaka drawing dead. "I can't believe you didn't get there," the button exclaimed, "I thought I was drawing dead."
Jaka is down to 6,800.
Sunday, June 27, 2010 2:10 PM Local Time
Jonathan Tamayo, Beth Shak, Dan Heimiller, Gavin Smith, Marco Traniello and Layne Flack have all been eliminated from the tournament.
Sunday, June 27, 2010 1:54 PM Local Time
When we arrived at the table the flop was and Dan Heimiller checked the action back to Faraz Jaka. With almost 2,500 chips in the pot, Jaka fired a 1,000-chip bet.
Heimiller tanked and moved all in for an additional 1,275 chips. Jaka called.
Showdown
Jaka:
Heimiller:
"You're drawing dead!", said Jaka laughing.
The turn card was a and the river brought a . Dan Heimiller is out of the tournament and Jaka is now up to 6,200 chips.
Sunday, June 27, 2010 1:53 PM Local Time
Between late registrants and table breaks, we've discovered some new faces in the field. Among them are Michael Binger, Lyle Berman, Men Nguyen, David Levi, Chino Rheem and Allyn Jaffrey Shulman.
Also, Jason Mercier has been moved to Table 9, the same table as JC Tran. That could make for some interesting table dynamics.
Sunday, June 27, 2010 1:37 PM Local Time
A player in middle position raised to 250 and Joe Sebok reraised to 850 from the button. When action got back around to the middle position player, he moved all in for around 3,000. Sebok called and they turned over their cards:
Sebok:
Middle Position:
Sebok has been running good in the early stages of this tournament and that didn't change as the flop came down , giving him middle set. The on the turn and on the river changed nothing and Sebok eliminated his opponent while increasing his stack to 11,000.
Sunday, June 27, 2010 1:31 PM Local Time
Today's bracelet ceremony, which honored Gavin Smith with his first WSOP gold bracelet, along with two other winners, has come to an end. Players are back in their seats and action is underway.
Sunday, June 27, 2010 12:59 PM Local Time
Players are now on a 20 minute break
Sunday, June 27, 2010 12:46 PM Local Time
On a board, Chris Moneymaker checked and a player in middle position bet 1,300. Moneymaker then moved all in for a total of 2,325.
His opponent made the call and Moneymaker showed for a full house. A sly check on the river earned Moneymaker an early double up to 6,800.
Sunday, June 27, 2010 12:33 PM Local Time
We didn't catch the hand but Liv Boeree has been eliminated from the tournament. She explained on her Twitter: "Played the quickest tournament ever at the WSOP, grand total of 15 hands." Maybe next time she'll last a little longer.
Sunday, June 27, 2010 12:33 PM Local Time
When we arrived at the table, the flop was . The player in the big blind fired a 300-chip bet and David Chicotsky moved all in for and additional 1,000 chips.
The player on the button called and the big blind eventually folded.
Showdown
Chicotsky:
Opponent:
The turn card was and the river brought a to the felt.
Chicotsky is one of the first players to leave the tournament.
Sunday, June 27, 2010 12:30 PM Local Time
Kathy Liebert has been chatting away with her tablemates over at Table 43. "Too bad I couldn't have been in the T.O.C.," Liebert exclaimed. Obviously not everyone at the table knew what the T.O.C. was, so Liebert was kind enough to explain.
She was also kind enough to note that if she were in the T.O.C., she would certainly have more chips. She is already down to just 1,100.