From early position, Isaac Haxton raised to 2,700. Bill Perkins called from the hijack seat, Isaac Baron called on the button, and then Paul Newey reraised to 12,500 out of the big blind. Haxton, Perkins, and Baron all called, and the flop came down . Newey bet 23,000, Haxton folded, Perkins called, and Baron folded.
Heads-up action saw the land on the turn, and Newey bet 56,000. Perkins quickly called, and the completed the board on the river. Newey checked, and Perkins also checked.
"Just a ten," Perkins announced immediately after he checked.
Newey rolled over the , and Perkins mucked.
As if that wasn't enough of a bad start for Perkins on his second $100,000 bullet of the tournament, the next hand saw him lose another chunk of chips to Daniel Dvoress' king-high flush on a four-flush board. After both of those losses, Perkins was down to about 130,000 in chips.
On the board, Dani Stern checked. Christoph Vogelsang fired a bet of 7,500, and Stern called to see the complete the board on the river. Stern and Vogelsang both checked, and then Stern turned over the for two pair. The table pleaded with Vogelsang to show, but Vogelsang didn't want to and tossed his hand to the muck.
Scott Seiver, who was seated to the left of Vogelsang, said he could ask to see Vogelsang's hand, which then prompted a debate as to what the official ruling was in regards to requesting to see hands at showdown. After Vogelsang's hand was mucked, Seiver had said, "You know I can make you show, right?"
The floor staff was called over to get the official ruling for the future. The hand was explained, and the floor staff ruled that only another player in the hand at showdown — in this case, Stern — could ask to see an opponent's hand.
Isaac Haxton opened for 2,500 from the button and Issac Baron called from the big blind to see a flop. Both players checked, the dealer burned and turned the , and Baron bet 4,500. Haxton made the call and then called a bet of 13,500 on the river.
Baron rolled over the for a full house.
"That's good," Haxton conceded and sent his hand to the muck.
A bunch of players have jumped into the mix including Team PokerStars Pro Jason Mercier. Likewise, Bill Perkins, who was the first player eliminated from the tournament, has opted to reenter.
Fedor Holz's been having the most amazing three weeks, winning WPT Alpha 8 in Las Vegas for $1.5 million and the WPT National Philippines $200k for $3.4 million. O'Dwyer's run hasn't been much worse as he won the EPT Prague Super High Roller for $809,752, followed by a fourth-place finish in the event won by Holz for $953,700.
Today, Holz and O'Dwyer are facing each other once again, as the latter has direct position on the former.
Just now, on a board showing we saw Holz check-called a bet of 25,000, but only to check-fold on the river to a bet of 54,000 when the hit.
O'Dwyer raked in this pot, and we're expecting to see many more fireworks between these two.
From under the gun, Joe McKeehen, winner of the 2015 World Series of Poker Main Event for $7,683,346, raised to 3,000. Bill Perkins called from the next seat, and then play folded over to Sam Greenwood on the button. Greenwood reraised to 12,000, the two blinds folded, McKeehen called, and Perkins called.
With three players in action, the flop fell . McKeehen and Perkins checked, and Greenwood bet 16,400. After McKeehen made the call, Perkins check-raised all in for around 110,000-115,000. Greenwood quickly folded, but McKeehen quickly called.
McKeehen rolled over the for top pair and a flush draw. Perkins didn't like what he saw and sheepishly turned over the .
"How about a red five?" cried Perkins. "Give me a red five!"
The dealer did not deliver a red five, and the turn was the and the river the . That kept McKeehen's hand best, and he had Perkins covered, which meant the first elimination of the day.
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. Newey bet 23,000, Haxton folded, Perkins called, and Baron folded.
land on the turn, and Newey bet 56,000. Perkins quickly called, and the 
completed the board on the river. Newey checked, and Perkins also checked.
, and Perkins mucked.
board, Dani Stern checked. Christoph Vogelsang fired a bet of 7,500, and Stern called to see the 
complete the board on the river. Stern and Vogelsang both checked, and then Stern turned over the 
for two pair. The table pleaded with Vogelsang to show, but Vogelsang didn't want to and tossed his hand to the muck.
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on the turn. Perkins continued for another 12,000 and Mercier followed with a call.
flop. Both players checked, the dealer burned and turned the 
for a full house.
and the river the 