We came to Table 440 with the dealer burning and turning the river card in a large pot, which made the board . Leo Wolpert, who was under the gun, announced all in, and Lech Boltryk quickly called off his remaining stack of 14,000 or so. Wolpert showed for kings full, and Boltryk collected his payout slip from the tournament director.
We saw Greg Merson get out of his seat and put on his backpack, and when we arrived at Table 440, Douglas Foster was stacking the chips formerly belonging to the 2012 Main Event champ.
Table 437 is down to six players as Upeshka Desilva, Josh Pollock, Michael Levine and Cole Jackson have busted. Here is how it stacks up at the moment:
Shannon Shorr raised to 1,700 from the small blind and Ismail Abousharkh called from the big blind.
The flop came down and Shorr continued for 2,400. Abousharkh called, the turned, and Shorr bet 6,000. Abousharkh called again and the river completed the board. Shorr bet 7,500, Abousharkh raised to 20,000, and Shorr called.
Abousharkh tabled for broadway, Shorr mucked, and Abousharkh collected the pot.
A player on the button opened for a raise at able 436, and Dutch Boyd three-bet to 3,900 in the small blind. In the big blind, Michael Ogrady four-bet to 14,000, and the original raiser ducked out of the way. Boyd slid forward two towers of chips, announcing all in. Ogrady obliged.
Ogrady:
Boyd:
Boyd turned his hand face down after the first four cards came , knowing he was drawing dead.
We got to Chris Tryba's table in time to see the dealer count down his 32,900 stack for a double up. Tryba's opponent's cards were already in the muck, but Tryba had face up in front of him on a board of .