Steve Gee, who finished ninth in the Main Event last year, has won four of the first nine hands at his table today, all without seeing a showdown. He won the first hand of the day with a flop bet. Then he won three consecutive hands preflop, one with a three-bet, one with an initial raise, and one with a four-bet.
He's brought his starting stack of 1,360,000 up to 2,125,000.
Action folded to Maxx Coleman in the small blind, and he raised to 125,000. In the big blind, Dan Owen made the call, and the flop came down . Coleman bet, and Owen called.
The turn was the , and both players checked to see the land on the river. Coleman led for 205,000, but Owen fired back at him with a raise to 500,000. Coleman then went into the tank.
After a minute or two of Coleman tanking, Owen said, "It's probably a good sign you didn't snap call me... that's good for me!"
Eventually, Coleman called, but couldn't beat Owen's two pair with the and lost the pot.
From the hijack seat, Simon Ravnsbaek moved all in for 485,000. Marc McLaughlin made the call from the big blind holding the . Ravnsbaek had the .
The flop came down , and Ravnsbaek picked up a flush draw while McLaughlin flopped top pair. The turn was the , leaving Ravnsbaek needing a heart on the river to stay alive.
The fell on fifth street and wasn't what Ravnsbaek had hoped for. He was eliminated in 67th place, earning $102,102.
Jackie Glazier opened with a raise to 105,000 from early position and it folded around to Sylvain Loosli in the cutoff seat who called. The action moved to Bruno Kawauti in the big blind who checked his cards, sat quietly for a few moments, then pushed all in for about 1.1 million total, and only Glazier stuck around to challenge Kawauti.
Glazier tabled and Kawauti , and immediately Kawauti's boisterous rail again began to shout in support of their man. The board came , then , then , and Kawauti has doubled up a second time here during the first half-hour of Day 6.
Yann Dion raised to 100,000 from the cutoff, and Nicolas Le Floch three-bet to 225,000 from the button. Action folded back to Dion, who four-bet to 400,000. Le Floch called.
The flop came down , and Dion led out for 250,000. Le Floch raised to 650,000, and Dion fired back with a shove worth 1,155,000. Le Floch called.
Dion:
Le Floch:
Dion got it in good, but it didn't end well for the Canadian. Le Floch pulled ahead when the hit the turn, and he improved again with the river. Dion exited in 66th place, and Le Floch is now sitting behind 5,320,000.
Jonathan Jaffe raised to 100,000 in early position, Noah Schwartz moved all in for 540,000 on the button, and Jay Farber called in the small blind. Not knowing Jaffe raised, Farber exposed when Robert Damelian surrendered his big blind. Realizing his mistake, he quickly scooped his cards back up and put them facedown.
The floor was called over, and ruled that the action was still open - Jaffe could raise, call, or fold. Farber would also receive a one-round penalty for exposing his hand prematurely.
Jaffee moved all in, and Farber frustratingly folded.
Jaffee:
Schwartz:
Farber folded one of Schwartz's outs, and the flop changed very little. The on the turn gave Schwartz a pair of kings, however, and he successfully doubled when the completed the board.
Schwartz is back up to 1.715 million chips, while Jaffe fell to 2.75 million.
Yevgeniy Timoshenko opened for 100,000 after action folded to his button, and Corrie Wunstel moved all in for just over 1.3 million in the small blind. Timoshenko made the call after deliberating for about three minutes.
Timoshenko:
Wunstel:
Wunstel had Timoshenko dominated, but the flop came down , reversing their positions. The turn was an , and Wunstel needed a queen on the river. A fell though, and Timoshenko collected all of Wunstel's chips.
David Benefield opened for 100,000 from under the gun, then Marc Emond raised to 250,000 from the hijack seat. It folded to Philip Long on the button who shoved all in over the top, and both blinds got out. Benefield then folded as well, but Emond called all in for about 1.2 million total.
Emond:
Long:
Bad news for Emond, and after the five community cards arrived — — Emond's Main Event run had ended in 64th place.
Noah Schwartz raised to 105,000 from middle position and it folded to Jonathan Jaffe on the button who called the raise. The action reaching Cero Zuccarello in the big blind, he shoved all in for about 1,275,000, and after considering for a while Schwartz folded. Jaffe, however, was there with the call, tabling while Zuccarello showed .
The flop came , followed by the turn and river, and Zuccarello was eliminated.
Steve Gee raised from early position, Daryll Ronconi called from the cutoff and Chris Lindh called from the button. The flop came , and all three players checked. The hit the felt on the turn, and Gee led out for 155,000. Only Ronconi called. The completed the board on the river, and Gee bet out again, this time for 410,000. Ronconi thought for a minute, then folded, yielding the pot to Gee.
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. Coleman bet, and Owen called.
, and both players checked to see the 
land on the river. Coleman led for 205,000, but Owen fired back at him with a raise to 500,000. Coleman then went into the tank.
and lost the pot.
. Ravnsbaek had the 
.
, and Ravnsbaek picked up a flush draw while McLaughlin flopped top pair. The turn was the 
, leaving Ravnsbaek needing a heart on the river to stay alive.
fell on fifth street and wasn't what Ravnsbaek had hoped for. He was eliminated in 67th place, earning $102,102.
and Kawauti 
, and immediately Kawauti's boisterous rail again began to shout in support of their man. The board came 
, then 
, then 
, and Dion led out for 250,000. Le Floch raised to 650,000, and Dion fired back with a shove worth 1,155,000. Le Floch called.
when Robert Damelian surrendered his big blind. Realizing his mistake, he quickly scooped his cards back up and put them facedown.
on the turn gave Schwartz a pair of kings, however, and he successfully doubled when the 
while Zuccarello showed 
turn and 