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Arnaud Mattern checked his card, placed a yellow chip on top of them and raised to 6,500 from the cutoff. The button and small blind passed, but Kim Ng called from the big blind.
Ng checked the flop and Mattern checked behind. Ng then checked the turn, Mattern took up the role of aggressor once more and bet 7,000. Ng mucked, looked at the tournament clock and counted her 29,000 stack.
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We only caught the action on the turn when Brandon Hall bet 17,000. Valentino Konakchiev raised to 44,000 and Hall made the call. After the river, Hall checked to his opponent and the Bulgarian led for 86,000 with another 92,000 behind. Hall announced all in and Konakchiev sighed for a few minutes before tossing his cards towards the muck.
Derek Wolters four-bet shoved with and got called by Paul Sokoloff with the . Wolters took the lead on the flop, but the turn and the river gave Sokoloff the better hand.
Brian McKain three-bet shoved for 28,000 after Jason Zelus had opened the action with a raise to 7,000. Zelus called with the and needed help in order to improve against .
The flop was pretty much the best he could ask for and the turn closed the book for McKain. A meaningless blank on the river saw McKain increase his stack to above average.
Hoyt Corkins, sans trademark cigar hanging from his mouth, raised to 6,000 when first to act on the button. Terik Brown called from the small blind and both players watched on as the big blind announced he was all in for 44,000.
Corkins paused for a few moments before moving all in himself, causing Brown to rock back in his seat and say "Damn!" loudly. Brown mucked and the two active players revealed their hands.
Corkins:
Big Blind:
The flop came into view and Corkins asked for a deuce so that his lowly five-kicker would play. The on the turn meant it was quite likely the pot would be split, which is what happened when the paired the board on the river.
Leo Wolpert joins Nate and Andrew from Las Vegas to discuss safety precautions for staying in hotels, the Rio flu, and the trio beak down three hands that Wolpert played at the World Series of Poker.
0:00 — Intro and Rio Flu talk
16:00 — Discussion of safety at the Rio and in Las Vegas in general
30:45 — The trio discusses three hands that Leo has played at the WSOP