Matt Stout, dressed in New York Rangers attire, may only have 6.5 big blinds in his stack but he seems happy enough, perhaps because he's looking forward to the hockey game this evening.
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Jake Cody, who became a father since last year's WSOP, opened for 325 from middle position and received calls from the button and both blinds. Two checks on the flop saw Cody bet 650, the button folded, and both blinds called.
Two more checks on the turn opened the door for Cody to fire out 1,500, then the small blind check-raised all in for 1,900. Surprisingly the big blind flatted and Cody put in the additional 400. When the paired the board on the river, the big blind checked and Cody bet 1,500. The big blind folded and Cody showed . Unfortunately for him the small blind had him beat after flopping a set with the .
Here are a few chip counts from some of the notable players currently grinding in the Amazon Room.
Philippe Boucher has had a great day at the green WSOP felt and is seated behind piles of chips worth 10,500 at present. At the other end of the spectrum is the nano-stacked Brit Andrew Teng with only 575.
An under-the-gun player moved all in for 1,350 and Russell Crane three-bet all in over the top for just a little more. The rest of the field folded and it was off to the races.
Crane:
Opponent:
Crane was looking to hold, which is exactly what he did after the board ran out . Crance dispatched his opponent and is now back to around the starting stack.
There are so many entries in today's tournament that the players are spread out utilizing the tables in three rooms. Over in the Amazon is Table 400 in the Orange section, home to a tough crowd of players.
Former WSOP Main Event finalist Phil Collins is faring the best there and has 5,050 chips at his disposal, while Matt Stout has slightly more than his starting stack with 3,200.
Chino Rheem, who is trying to book a $500 last longer with Shawn Sheikhan, is also there and armed with 2,400 chips, and Gavin Smith is seated at the table, too, brining up the rear with 2,300.
We noticed that Joe Kuether was no longer in his seat, and a quick check with Jesse Sylvia revealed that Kuether had been eliminated.
According to Sylvia, Kuether was down to 5,100 or so when he three-bet shoved from the big blind after a player in early position had called. The original raiser snap-called with , which had the of Kuether crushed. The board ran out clean, and Kuether fell short of the second break of the day.
Kuether also added on Twitter: "I bluffed off a third of my stack first orbit then folded for 2 hours then made a bad reshove."