We picked up with the action to see three players taken a one-suit flop of . Matthew Smith checked and Trevor Jay Martin led out with a bet. Georgios Sotiropoulos made it two bets to go in position and Smith let go of his cards. Martin three-bet the action and Sotiropoulos called.
The board paired on the turn with the and Martin continued out with another bet. Sotiropoulos called and the hit the board on the river. Martin bet one last time and Sotiropoulos instantly called. Martin rolled over for a flopped flush, prompting a fold from Sotiropoulos. Martin raked int he pot and now has about 80,000 in chips.
Rikard Aberg recently informed us that he has doubled up to around 17,000. Aberg was all in before the flop holding against an opponent's . The board ran out ace-high, ensuring that Aberg would double. He's now sitting around 17,000 in chips.
We arrived on fourth street to find Don Zewin call all in for his tournament life against Allen Chang, Chang led with a pair of aces over Zewin's pair of queens. By the end of the hand, Chang made trip aces but Zewin was drawing live with four to an open-ended straight. Zewin ultimately squeezed the , bricking out and securing his elimination. Chang raked in the pot and now has about 49,000.
We found Joe Hachem all in on third street against Dustin Leary. Hachem hoped to improve to clinch the double, but was unable to make a hand better than a pair of queens. Leary, on the other hand, made deuces full of aces for the win. Hachem was sent to the rail and Leary now has about 50,000 in chips.
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 Omaha 8 or Better - Re-Entry with a $750 guarantee. The tournament kicks off in a few minutes, 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.