With the flop reading , the big blind checked his option, before the player in late position bet out 525. Matt Woodward was also in the hand, and was the only player to call the bet, as the two players saw the turn come the . After a short pause, the aggressor threw out a bet of 875, which Woodward called, before the completed the board.
Another minute passed, as Woodward’s opponent placed out 900 in chips, which was enough to take down the pot.
The player in middle position opened to 425, and found a call from the player in the hijack, before Luke Vrabel made it 1,400 to go from the cut-off. The original raiser got out of the way, as the hijack called, before both players saw the flop come . Both opted to check their options, as the fell on the turn. Vrabel was met with a check, before he bet out 1,400 which was instantly called.
The completed the board, as another check saw Vrabel move all in for around 4,000 in chips. His opponent looked at the stack that was committed, before releasing his hand.
Vrabel tabled his , as he scooped in the pot, moving up to 10,000 in chips.
We arrived at the table, just as the player under the gun plus one, opened to 450. The action folded around to Humberto Brenes, who raised it up to 1,500 in chips. His opponent didn’t slow down, opting to raise it up once more, to 3,450. Brenes instantly stacked up all his chips, and moved all in, totalling 8,400. His opponent called, and both players tabled their cards.
Brenes:
Opponent:
The board ran out , to see Brenes double to 17,500 in chips.
We caught another hand with Joel Calcagno, this time raising from the hijack to 450. His opponent in the cutoff re-raised all in (1,800), and Calcagno made the call.
Calcagno:
Opponent:
The board came , giving Calcagno an ace-high flush and beating his opponent's jacks. Calcagno currently has 8,500 chips.
The payouts are in ladies and gentleman. There were 2,816 entrants in today's tournament, making it the biggest $1,500 buy-in event this year (excluding the Millionaire Maker). The top 297 players will be paid. Today's total tournament prize pool equaled $3,801,600, which means that first place will receive a whopping $665,397 in prize money and, of course, the coveted WSOP gold bracelet.
Loni Harwood opened to 400, and was called by the player in the big blind, before both saw the flop come down . A quick check saw Harwood throw out a continuation bet of 550, which was called, as the ad} fell on the turn. Both players checked, as the made its way on the river.
Harwood’s opponent instantly bet out 1,200, and after thinking about her decision for a moment, made the call, only to muck her had when shown the .