We picked up the action on a flop that Michael Mizrachi, Justin Smith, and John Monnette all checked. The hit the turn and Mizrachi's bet of 3,000 forced Smith to fold. Monnette, though, popped it to 13,300. Mizrachi mulled it over for about a minute before calling, seeing the land on the river.
Mizrachi checked and Monnette bet 24,700, sending the defending champion into the tank for about two minutes into the break before folding.
Mizrachi is down to 112,600, while Monnette is up to about 158,000.
We caught up with the action on the turn of a board where Scott Seiver bet 5,500 and Mikhail Smirnov called. On the river, Seiver laid out a bet of 15,000 and Smirnov deliberated before he made the call. Seiver turned over for the nut flush and Smirnov mucked his hand.
From early position, 2009 $50,000 H.O.R.S.E. champion David Bach raised. Team PokerStars Pro and four-time World Series of Poker gold bracelet winner Daniel Negreanu made the call from the big blind. Negreanu drew three and Bach drew one. Negreanu then checked, Bach bet and Negreanu called.
On the second draw, Negreanu took two and Bach stood pat. Negreanu checked and Bach fired a bet. Negreanu couldn't make the call and tossed his hand into the muck.
With this tournament having such a large buy-in at $50,000 and bringing out the best of the best in the game, the fans are out in full force to get in on the action. Lining the rail on two sides of the Purple Section in the Amazon Room, the crowd stands two to three heads deep. Many are taking pictures and trying to sneak quick glimpses of their favorite players. On break, lots of fans ask for autographs or for their favorite pros to pose in a photo with them. The pros are always kind enough to give a little bit of their time to the fans and interact with them, even during such an important poker tournament.
Two of the most packed areas are where Tom Dwan and Doyle Brunson are sitting. Both are on separate tables against the rail, with Dwan's table being right in the corner where it can gather two sides of railbirds. Watching poker isn't always fun, but when you're railing the icons of the game, it can make anyone's trip to Las Vegas for the WSOP worth while.
From the hijack, Marco Johnson raised to 1,100, Jason Lester called to his left and Arturo Diaz three-bet to 4,100 from the button. Both Johnson and Lester called to see the flop. Johnson and Lester checked to Diaz who bet 8,200. Johnson called and Lester sat back in his chair to think. After a little while he decided to raise to 16,500. Diaz called and Johnson folded.
The turn was the and Lester bet 22,500. Diaz thought for a bit before making the call. The river was the and Lester bet again, this time 37,000. Diaz counted out the chips, played with them in his hand for a minute or two but eventually opted to fold.
Lester jumps up to 200,000 with that hand, while Diaz falls to 112,000.
Nick Schulman opened to 1,200 from the cutoff, and Andrey Zaichenko called out of the big blind. The flop came down , and Zaichenko checked. Schulman fired 1,600, Zaichenko check-raised to 4,200, and Schulman folded.
A few minutes ago on Twitter, Tom Koral tweeted, "Hate to break it to all my fans but I just busted the 50k horse, I 7 bet all in in the nl round vs @AllenKessler with 4's he had aces, gg." Well, we can confirm that this is not true and that Mr. Koral seems to be having a bit of an April Fools joke from back home in Chicago.
Mikhail Smirnov opened to 1,100 from middle position, Shawn Buchanan three-bet to 3,500 from the small blind, and Scott Seiver cold-called in the big blind. Smirnov proceeded to four-bet to 14,000, and Buchanan and Seiver both called.
The flop fell , and the action checked to Smirnov who fired 50,000. Buchanan and Seiver both folded, and Smirnov took down the pot.
Action folded to the small blind and Justin Bonomo made the call. Dan Kelly raised the pot from the big blind and Bonomo called to see the flop come down . Bonomo checked, Kelly bet 1,400 and Bonomo called.
The turn card was the and Bonomo checked. Kelly also checked. The river completed the board with the and Bonomo fired a bet worth 4,200. Kelly mucked his hand and Bonomo folded.
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flop that Michael Mizrachi, Justin Smith, and John Monnette all checked. The 
hit the turn and Mizrachi's bet of 3,000 forced Smith to fold. Monnette, though, popped it to 13,300. Mizrachi mulled it over for about a minute before calling, seeing the 
land on the river.
board where Scott Seiver bet 5,500 and Mikhail Smirnov called. On the 
river, Seiver laid out a bet of 15,000 and Smirnov deliberated before he made the call. Seiver turned over 
for the nut flush and Smirnov mucked his hand.
and Lester bet 22,500. Diaz thought for a bit before making the call. The river was the 
and Lester bet again, this time 37,000. Diaz counted out the chips, played with them in his hand for a minute or two but eventually opted to fold.
, and Zaichenko checked. Schulman fired 1,600, Zaichenko check-raised to 4,200, and Schulman folded.
, and the action checked to Smirnov who fired 50,000. Buchanan and Seiver both folded, and Smirnov took down the pot.
. Bonomo checked, Kelly bet 1,400 and Bonomo called.
and Bonomo checked. Kelly also checked. The river completed the board with the