Jose Manuel 'Nadalon' Nadal and Santiago 'Sampri' Nadal are professional poker-playing brothers from Mexico. We caught them on the break to discuss how they always seem to run deep together in the same events, just like they have now in the WSOP Main Event.
Shortly after this break, Nadalon received a table change, moving away from Doyle Brunson's feature table. Amazingly, Sampri also received a table change, and replaced his brother on the main stage with Brunson. They literally seem to follow each other around!
We walked up to Table 427 to find Grayson Ramage and Nicolas Le Floch heads-up on a flop of Ramage bet 28,000 into a pot of about 60,000, and Le Floch clicked it back with a raise to 56,000. Ramage called. The hit the turn and Le Floch bet 100,000, leaving 79,000 behind. Ramage paused for about a minute before moving all in. Le Floch snapped it off.
Ramage:
Le Floch:
Ramage had turned a set of nines, but he needed to improve against LeFloch's flopped straight. The provided no help to Ramage, and Le Floch secured the double.
We arrived at the table on the turn to see defending champion Greg Merson bet out 36,000 with on the board. Robert Kairnes thought for a moment, then called. The fell on the river, and Merson announced he was all in. Kairnes clearly didn't like this development. He sighed, rechecked his cards, looked at the board, and went into the tank. Kairnes had 360,000 behind, and Merson had him covered, so if he called and lost he'd be eliminated.
After a couple minutes, Kairnes turned to the dealer and asked if he was allowed to expose his cards, and if he did would he be given a penalty. According to tournament rule #105, he would, in fact, be penalized, but the dealer elected not to answer the question herself, instead turning to find a floorman. There was no floorman nearby, and the dealer enlisted the help of a nearby TV camera crew to to find one. It turned out to be unnecessary, however, as Kairnes tossed his cards into the muck, without having exposed them, before any floor personnel arrived. Merson won the pot with his big bet.
Doyle Brunson opened to 13,000 from under the gun and Tim Ulrich three-bet to 33,000 from the cutoff. Action folded back to Brunson who called.
The flop was checked by both and Brunson fired 53,000 after the turn fell. Ulrich called and the river completed the board. Brunson checked to Ulrich who bet 64,000, resulting in a quick from from Brunson.
Guilherme Garcia opened to 13,000 from early position and Senovio Ramirez made the call from the big blind to see a flop fall.
Garcia continued for 13,000 and Ramirez check-raised to 30,000 which Garcia called as the landed on the turn. Ramirez checked again and Garcia fired out 10,000 only to have Ramirez check-raise again; this time making it 20,000.
Taking a few moments to deliberate, Garcia made the call as the completed the board on the river and both players checked.
Garcia tabled his , but it would be Ramirez's that would see him win the pot to move to 225,000 as Garcia slipped to 1,250,000 in chips.
We arrived at the table with the flop reading , with Lucinda Martinez and Nicholas Immekus both all in.
Immekus had for a flopped full house. Martinez had and needed running sixes to win the hand. The and completed the board, sending Martinez to the rail.
Immekus welcomed the double, moving up to 962,000 in chips.
From under the gun, Ashton Griffin opened to an unknown amount. Action then folded to Kunal Patel in middle position, and he reraised all in for roughly 60,000 in chips. Play folded back to Griffin, and he snapped.
Griffin showed the , dominating the for Patel. The board ran out , and Griffin sent Patel to the rail.
We caught up to JC Tran in another pot going to the river on a board of . On the river Tran led out with a bet of 70,000. Walter Treccarichi, who was on the button, tanked for just about a minute before counting out the chips and making the call. Before he could even get all the chips counted out, Tran tabled for the nuts, knowing that he had won the pot.
Treccarichi could only shake his head and continue counting out the chips to send over to Tran.
Ramage bet 28,000 into a pot of about 60,000, and Le Floch clicked it back with a raise to 56,000. Ramage called. The 
hit the turn and Le Floch bet 100,000, leaving 79,000 behind. Ramage paused for about a minute before moving all in. Le Floch snapped it off.
provided no help to Ramage, and Le Floch secured the double.
on the board. Robert Kairnes thought for a moment, then called. The 
fell on the river, and Merson announced he was all in. Kairnes clearly didn't like this development. He sighed, rechecked his cards, looked at the board, and went into the tank. Kairnes had 360,000 behind, and Merson had him covered, so if he called and lost he'd be eliminated.
turn fell. Ulrich called and the 
landed on the turn. Ramirez checked again and Garcia fired out 10,000 only to have Ramirez check-raise again; this time making it 20,000.
completed the board on the river and both players checked.
that would see him win the pot to move to 225,000 as Garcia slipped to 1,250,000 in chips.
, with Lucinda Martinez and Nicholas Immekus both all in.
for a flopped full house. Martinez had 
and needed running sixes to win the hand. The 
and 
completed the board, sending Martinez to the rail.
for Patel. The board ran out 
, and Griffin sent Patel to the rail.
and at risk against the 
of Jonathan Jaffe.
to pair Jaffe's king, and after the 
