We aren't sure how she got there, but Liv Boeree is now sitting with a close to 80,000 stack in front of her. I guess the rocky start post is no longer valid since she has bout doubled her starting stack in the first 35 minutes of play.
Hermance Blum pushed all in preflop, and was called only by Vanessa Sena. Blum showed , and was behind Sena's . The board came , giving both a pair of aces, but Sena won the pot with her king kicker, busting Blum from the tournament.
Lauren Billings has picked up today right where she left off yesterday - by gather chips with aggressive play.
In a recent hand, Billings called a preflop bet to 4,500, then both players checked when the flop came . The turn was the , and Billings bet out, her opponent quickly folded. The pot brings Billings above the 100,000-chip mark.
Play stopped at table #437 for about 5 minutes when Xiu Deng counted the pot and realized she was missing 1,000, the amount of the big blind. Deng, as it was explained, raised preflop and it folded around.
The pot should have included the blinds and antes but was missing one yellow chip from the big blind.
The player in the big blind seemed reluctant to relinquish the yellow chip and the tournament director was called. After hearing the dealer's account of the situation, he addressed the big blind and said we can review the tape which will take about ten minutes or you can add 1,000 to the pot. At that time, the player handed over a yellow chip to make the pot right.
Barbara Enright raised to 4,500 preflop, and another player three-bet to 8,200. Enright quickly announced, "All-in," not realizing there were other players still to act. They all folded, however, and when it was her turn to act, Enright pushed all her chips forward. Her opponent asked for a count, and learned that she would need to commit an additional 20,200 in chips to match Enright's raise. After thinking for a minute she folded, and Enright took the pot.
Enright, a member of the Poker Hall of Fame and the only woman to make a WSOP Main Event final table, is now up to 37,000 in chips.
Minseong Kim raised from middle position and the button moved all in for 3,500. Liv Boeree called from the small blind and Kim also called when the action returned to her.
Boeree check-called the 3,500 bet from Kim on the flop and both players check the turn. Boeree bet 5,200 when the river fell, sending Kim into the tank. After a lengthy deliberation, Kim raised to 13,200 and it was Boeree's turn to tank. After quite a bit of time, Boeree folded showing a king. Kim turned over for a pair of fours, showing Boeree she folded the best hand.
The all in player had and won the main pot for a triple up.
Facing a preflop raise to 4,000, Barbara Enright three-bet to 14,500. The initial bettor moved all in, and Enright called immediately. Enright turned over , and was in good shape against her opponent's . The board ran out . Enright raked in the pot, and her opponent was eliminated.