In a three-way pot to a flop, Tyler Patterson bet 25,000 into the 32,000 pot. Both of his opponents folded and Patterson took it down.
Patterson has more than doubled his starting stack so far on Day 2. He began the day with 99,100. Patterson has over $1.1M in recorded live tournament earnings with his biggest cash coming in a WPT Borgata event where he finished third for $298,950.
This will be Patterson's second cash of the 2014 WSOP. His first cash came in a $1,000 No-Limit Hold'em busting in 94th for $2,653. He now has 18 career cashes at the WSOP, totaling $241,592, and will be adding to that total with his finish in this event.
Over the next two weeks, WSOP.com is giving players in Nevada the chance to turn small tournament buy-ins into large cash prizes with the Mini Fest tournament series. With 16 events offering $40,000 in guaranteed prize money, you don't want to miss a second of the action when the cards go in the air at 5:30 p.m. each day from June 22 though July 7.
Today's tournament is Event #4: $22 No-Limit Hold 'Em - Freezeout with a $1,200 guarantee. The tournament kicks off in a little more than an hour, so don't miss out!
Here's a full look at the WSOP.com Mini Fest schedule:
Event
Date
Time
Tournament
Buy-in
Guarantee
1
June 22
5:30 p.m.
No-Limit Hold 'Em - Rebuy & Add On
$16.50
$2,500
2
June 23
5:30 p.m.
No-Limit Hold 'Em - Rebuy & Add On
$11
$1,500
3
June 24
5:30 p.m.
Pot-Limit Omaha - Rebuy & Add On
$11
$1,000
4
June 25
5:30 p.m.
No-Limit Hold 'Em - Freezeout
$22
$1,200
5
June 26
5:30 p.m.
Omaha 8 or Better - Re-Entry
$33
$750
6
June 27
5:30 p.m.
No-Limit Hold 'Em - Rebuy & Add On
$5.50
$1,500
7
June 28
5:30 p.m.
No-Limit Hold 'Em - Freezeout
$55
$5,000
8
June 29
5:30 p.m.
No-Limit Hold 'Em - Freezeout
$109
$7,500
9
June 30
5:30 p.m.
No-Limit Hold 'Em - Rebuy & Add On
$5.50
$1,500
10
July 1
5:30 p.m.
No-Limit Hold 'Em - Freezeout
$22
$1,200
11
July 2
5:30 p.m.
Pot-Limit Omaha - Rebuy & Add On
$5.50
$600
12
July 3
5:30 p.m.
No-Limit Hold 'Em - Knockout
$7.70 + $7
$750
13
July 4
5:30 p.m.
No-Limit Hold 'Em - Six Max - Rebuy & Add On
$11
$2,000
14
July 5
5:30 p.m.
No-Limit Hold 'Em - Rebuy & Add On
$55
$4,500
15
July 6
5:30 p.m.
No-Limit Hold 'Em - Rebuy & Add On
$27.50
$5,500
16
July 7
5:30 p.m.
No-Limit Hold 'Em - Six Max - Re-Entry
$33
$3,000
For complete information regarding WSOP.com's Mini Fest series, please click here.
Joe Serock opened for 6,000 leaving himself about that much behind. It was folded to the player in the small blind who raised pot. The player in the big blind folded and Serock made the call and the hands were turned over:
Opponent:
Serock:
The flop came , giving Serock's opponent two pair and a low. The turn was the and Serock would need a small miracle to stay alive. He would get it with the , giving him a better two pair than his opponent to chop the pot.
Tom Schneider opened to 6,000 in the small blind and Rajeev Mathur called in the big blind. The dealer fanned out a flop of , Schneider led out with a bet 7,000, Mathur raised all in for 9,200, and Schneider tossed in calling chips.
Mathur:
Schneider:
Mathur was in good shape to score the double after flopping a set of queens. The turn gave Schneider a few outs to the river but the was not one of them and with no low hand possible, Mathur scooped up the pot.
flop, Tyler Patterson bet 25,000 into the 32,000 pot. Both of his opponents folded and Patterson took it down.
and Serock would need a small miracle to stay alive. He would get it with the 
, giving him a better two pair than his opponent to chop the pot.
, Schneider led out with a bet 7,000, Mathur raised all in for 9,200, and Schneider tossed in calling chips.
was not one of them and with no low hand possible, Mathur scooped up the pot.