On a flop of , a player in early position bet 650 and Greg Raymer called. The turn was the and the early position player bet 1,650 with Raymer again just calling. The river was the and again the early position player led out, this time for 4,800 and Raymer let it go. He was down to just 9,000 at that point.
Only a few hands later though, he got it back when he called the all in of Jon Fleets. Fleets had and Raymer had and the board ran out to give Raymer the win and put him back up to around 18,500.
Matt Affleck raised to 450 preflop and was reraised by a player in the small blind to 1,200. Affleck made the call and the flop came . Both players checked the flop.
The turn brought the . The player in the small blind checked, Affleck bet 1,500 and his opponent called. The hit on the river. The player from the small blind bet 2,500 and Affleck laid down his hand.
Matt Stout was in the small blind against Anthony Miller in UTG. They had built a 6,000 pot after the flop and on the turn Stout moved all in. The board was and Miller called, tabling . Stout was drawing thin holding and bricked when the river fell . Stout left tournament area and Miller is up to 22,000.
We found Adam Levy, UTG, in hand against the big blind with a hard decision to make. The river had been peeled and the board read . The big blind player bet out 2,275 and Levy only had 3,600 left. After some thought he let his hand go.
On a flop of Tony Dunst in the small blind checked to a player in late position who bet out for 675. Dunst check raised him to 1,550, the player went all in and Dunst called.
Dunst showed for top pair and his opponent showed for a flush draw.
The turn completed the flush and the on the river officially sent Dunst to the rail.
After the hand, Dunst jokingly yelled at the player who busted him, "That's it! You're no longer invited to my barbecue." All smiles though as Dunst shook everyone's hand and departed.
After a player from the small blind raised to 1,200 and the player under the gun moved all in, Erick Lindgren quickly moved all in preflop. The player in the small blind folded.
Lindgren flipped up and his opponent turned over .
Fresh off an 11th place finish in yesterday's $1,000 No-Limit Hold'em event, Lex Veldhuis has already amassed a monster stack here early on Day 1. Lex was surely disappointed to just miss out on the final table yesterday, but he is doing his best to remedy it here and add to his three cashes at this year's WSOP.
Preflop, Men Nguyen raised it up to 500 and a player in late position re-raised all in for his last 2,500. Men called.
Nguyen showed and his opponent had
The flop was giving Nguyen a gut shot straight draw. The turn was the which added all clubs to his outs and he connected on the river with a for the nut flush.
Jean-Robert Bellande is not his usual talkative and funny table image today. Bellande looks to be completely focused wearing headphones. He fired a 500 bet on the river of a board reading . His opponent called and Bellande tabled for two pair. Bellande has chipped up to around 15,000.
, a player in early position bet 650 and Greg Raymer called. The turn was the 
and the early position player bet 1,650 with Raymer again just calling. The river was the 
and again the early position player led out, this time for 4,800 and Raymer let it go. He was down to just 9,000 at that point.
and Raymer had 
and the board ran out 
to give Raymer the win and put him back up to around 18,500.
. Both players checked the flop.
hit on the river. The player from the small blind bet 2,500 and Affleck laid down his hand.
. Stout was drawing thin holding 
. Stout left tournament area and Miller is up to 22,000.
. The big blind player bet out 2,275 and Levy only had 3,600 left. After some thought he let his hand go.
for top pair and his opponent showed 
for a flush draw.
completed the flush and the 
which added all clubs to his outs and he connected on the river with a 
for the nut flush.
. His opponent called and Bellande tabled 
for two pair. Bellande has chipped up to around 15,000.