Action folded to Chris Moorman in the cutoff seat, and he raised to 700. Darren Elias was on the button and reraised to 1,900. After the blinds folded, Moorman fired back with a reraise of his own and made it 4,400 to go. Elias called.
The flop came down , and Moorman led with a bet of 3,800. Elias called, the dealer turned the to pair the board, and both players checked. After the landed on the river, Moorman bet 8,900. Elias thought for a minute, then folded, and Moorman won the pot to move to over 70,000 in chips. Elias dropped back under 40,000.
We caught Blake Purvis moving his chips once again, this time in a pot against Joe Kuether. Before the flop, Kuether opened for 700, and Purvis called from the big blind to take a flop of .
When Kuether led out for 1,100, Purvis didn't hesitate in making the call. On the turn, Kuether fired another 3,200 into the middle, and again Purvis flatted.
The river came and Kuether fired his third barrel, making it 9,000 to go. Purvis didn't need much time to think about it, and his calling chips were quickly rolled forward.
Kuether rolled over the for a flopped two pair, but Purvis had him beat with for two pair on the turn.
On the board, Steve Sung and Blake Purvis checked over to Joe Kuether. Kuether fired 7,100, and only Sung made the call. The river was the , and Sung moved all in for 15,175. Kuether tank-folded, and Sung won the pot.
Vanessa Selbst Has Doubled Her Starting Stack Here on Day 1
Vanessa Selbst has raised before the flop, and her opponent pushed back with an all-in wager for roughly 8,000.
Selbst quickly called and rolled over , but by the look on her face it appeared she feared the worst. Her opponent tabled the , however, and Selbst was racing to add a decent chunk to her stack.
"I got this," said the all-in player, even as the flop came . "I still got this..."
The turn brought the , and the player's voice rose a bit, as he pondered the board pair possibilities that might have given him the win, saying "I got this now..."
River:
Selbst had it instead, and by winning this early race, she has more than doubled her stack midway through the first day of play.
Every year at the World Series of Poker, the NBA Finals take place as well. To cater to the players (many of whom are large sports bettors), the WSOP often litters each tournament area with television screens displaying the games. Needless to say, the players love this, but they also have a bit harder time playing poker during the games. With the players so fixated on the TV screens around the room, sweating each and every point, foul and fast break, it's now that time in the tournament when things slow down a bit. Heck, if we're caught standing in the line of sight of one of the TVs, we're likely to get an empty water bottle hurled at us.
The moral of the story is this: If things slow down a bit on the felt, don't blame us, blame the NBA.
Phil Hellmuth (Seen Here in Earlier WSOP Play) Dropped an Early Pot After His Late Arrival
After his customary late arrival Phil Hellmuth immediately got in on the action, but after losing the last hand, he may miss the opportunities to pad his stack provided by those earlier levels.
We saw Hellmuth splash a handful of chips into the pot while showing down the , which must have looked pretty good on the board.
His opponent tabled the for a rivered flush, and despite momentarily clenching as if to stand and shout, Hellmuth calmly slid his cards into the muck and refocused on his iPad.
John Juanda raised to 650 from the hijack seat, and Luke Vrabel called on the button. Everyone else folded, and the flop came down . Juanda bet 1,100, and Vrabel made the call.
On the turn and river, both players checked. Juanda couldn't beat the that Vrabel showed and mucked his hand. Vrabel moved to 30,000 in chips.
, and Moorman led with a bet of 3,800. Elias called, the dealer turned the 
to pair the board, and both players checked. After the 
landed on the river, Moorman bet 8,900. Elias thought for a minute, then folded, and Moorman won the pot to move to over 70,000 in chips. Elias dropped back under 40,000.
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turn, Kuether fired another 3,200 into the middle, and again Purvis flatted.
and Kuether fired his third barrel, making it 9,000 to go. Purvis didn't need much time to think about it, and his calling chips were quickly rolled forward.
for a flopped two pair, but Purvis had him beat with 
board, Steve Sung and Blake Purvis checked over to Joe Kuether. Kuether fired 7,100, and only Sung made the call. The river was the 
, and Sung moved all in for 15,175. Kuether tank-folded, and Sung won the pot.
, but by the look on her face it appeared she feared the worst. Her opponent tabled the 
, however, and Selbst was racing to add a decent chunk to her stack.
. "I still got this..."
, and the player's voice rose a bit, as he pondered the board pair possibilities that might have given him the win, saying "I got this now..."
for a rivered flush, and despite momentarily clenching as if to stand and shout, Hellmuth calmly slid his cards into the muck and refocused on his iPad.
turn and 
