Christian Harder was on the button - heads-up against Eric Froehlich in the big blind - and bet 825 on a flop. Froehlich came out with 2,500. Harder called.
On the turn, Froehlich fired 3,100 and Harder still didn't go away, though he took his time before calling. Froehlich turned up the heat with 8,800 on the river, and Harder asked for a count before tossing out a call. Froehlich showed , meaning he got there on the river with a Broadway straight.
The tournament staff have announced that they are experiencing technical difficulties with the Bravo system — the tournament clock among other things — and the restart is delayed by at least 10 minutes.
Calvin Anderson, who was the top-ranked online tournament player in the world as recently as late last year, just took a seat at Table 6. He's already claimed one bracelet this 2014 World Series of Poker, as well as appearing at two more final tables.
British duo Martins Adeniya and Sam Trickett have taken advantage of late registration and have sat down with 15,000 stacks. Trickett has to contend with Darryll Fish, Mark Radoja, Hiren Patel, and Vanessa Selbst — quite the baptism of fire!
German star Fabian Quoss has also graced the tournament with his presence and also has 15,000 chips.
Jake Cody has been eliminated by Ami Barer. Judging by his tweet, Cody got it on on the flop in bad shape against Barer's that had flopped top two pair.
After an open to 800 from middle position, Dylan Linde three-bet from the next spot to 2,300. The big blind made it 5,425, and the original opener jammed for 22,200 total. Linde got a count and then moved all in as well, covering his last opponent, who folded.
Linde:
Opponent:
The board was clean for Linde, though the big blind said he folded nines. Linde's certainly among the leaders now.