On a flop of all nines , and a pot of around 1,600, Jordan Tentori bet 600, and an under-the-gun player check-raised to 1500. Tentori pushed a stack of yellow, 1,000 chips in the middle, enough to make his opponent call for his tournament life. The UTG player quickly made the call putting himself at risk.
Tentori:
Opponent:
Both players had flopped a full house, unfortunately for the UTG player, Tentori's kings were way ahead. Tentori would hold through the on the turn and the on the river, and eliminate his opponent.
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"Excuse me sir, can we have the football game on the TV?" a player in the Pavilion room just asked the tournament director.
"We're working on it sir, we've already called to have it changed," the tournament director kindly responded.
In the Pavilion room, on all the screen across this giant room, golf was being shown. While the US Open is a very big golf tournament players from all over the world are excited to watch soccer's greatest festival.
"Can you show the soccer?" the next player asked with a strong Italian accent.
Italy's currently playing against England in one of the most highly anticipated matches in the group stage, and the player in question seemed quite anxious he was missing out his country's match.
"Yes sir, we are working on it," the tournament director responded again.
The tournament, who had apparently answered this question one too many times, finally resorted to making a an announcement across the room.
"The soccer will be on the TV soon, we called and asked for it!" the TD yelled, as we noticed many smiles across the room.
About a minute later all the TV did switch channels and the World Cup was put back on. We feel a little sorry for the golf fans in the room, but in the next few days they are likely to be outnumbers by the international participants here at the World Series of Poker.
Two of the best Irish players in the world have already been knocked out of this event. Dermot Blain, winner of APPT Macau in 2009 and fifth place finisher in the 2011 World Series of Poker Europe Main Event, already has a cash at this year's WSOP but he won't get a second just yet.
Ainsworth's coming off a streak of deep runs at the EPT finishing 21st in both the PCA and Vienna Main Event, but the former SCOOP Main Event winner's still looking for a big cash in Las Vegas.