Action folded to Jason Koon in the cutoff and he opened for 225, which the big blind called. Both players then checked the flop as well as the turn. When the completed the board on the river, the big blind led out for a mere 225 and Koon thought for a long time.
"In case you have ace-four or something," Koon explained before dropping in a call. The big blind then rolled over the for a pair of sevens. Koon mucked.
"No diamond, no diamond, Frank," we heard a lady yelling over in the White Section of the Pavilion Room. We made our way over to see what all the commotion was about and discovered a flop of . The chips had gotten in the middle between the boisterous lady and Australia's Tam Truong, with the latter being the one at risk.
Truong:
Opponent:
Truong was drawing to two overs and a flush, but based on her repeated calls it seemed his opponent was more concerned with the diamond draw. The turn saw the volume of her request increase in decibels, and then she clapped her hands together when the dealer, who was named Frank, put out the harmless on the river to send Truong out the door.
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."
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.
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.
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.
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 .
flop as well as the 
turn. When the 
completed the board on the river, the big blind led out for a mere 225 and Koon thought for a long time.
for a pair of sevens. Koon mucked.
. The chips had gotten in the middle between the boisterous lady and Australia's Tam Truong, with the latter being the one at risk.
turn saw the volume of her request increase in decibels, and then she clapped her hands together when the dealer, who was named Frank, put out the harmless 
on the river to send Truong out the door.
falling foul to his opponent's 
.
. Crance dispatched his opponent and is now back to around the starting stack.
flop saw Cody bet 650, the button folded, and both blinds called.
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 
. Unfortunately for him the small blind had him beat after flopping a set with the 
