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Dominik Nitsche has already had a great summer, having won two bracelets. He's looking to continue his winning ways and is off to a good start today with nearly double the starting stack.
| Jogador | Fichas | Oscilação |
|---|---|---|
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53,525
23,525
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23,525 |
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Shannon Shorr fired out a bet of 800 on a board of 
and was called by his heads-up opponent. The 
completed the board on the river and after checking Shorr would call a bet of 1,500.
Both players would chop the pot with a straight, as Shorr had 
and his opponent 
.
| Jogador | Fichas | Oscilação |
|---|---|---|
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36,000
6,000
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6,000 |
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We just spotted Matt Jarvis, member of the 2010 November Nine, casually leaning back in his chair.
Just now Jarvis confidently asked us how the days after today are scheduled for this year's Main Event, as he wanted to know if they were according to a certain number of levels per day or players remaining. We gave Jarvis the information he was looking for and the Canadian pro played a few more hands very casually.
This year's Main Event marks Jarvis' fifth straight year of playing the biggest tournament in the world, and in future years he says he will always be here.
"You just can't miss this tournament," Jarvis said. "Over the next 30 years, I would put the line at 2.5 times I won't play this tournament."
Jarvis, a World Series of Poker bracelet winner in the 2011 $5,000 no-limit hold'em six-handed event, will be here to stay as he chases an improvement on his eighth-place finish in the 2010 Main Event.
| Jogador | Fichas | Oscilação |
|---|---|---|
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49,300 | |
|
33,375 | |
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30,475 | |
|
28,150 | |
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27,475 | |
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16,200 | |
We arrived at the table to find Amit Makhija and an opponent looking down at a board of 
. Makhija opponent checked, Makhija bet 400, and his opponent called.
The turn was the 
and action checked to Makhija once again. On this street, he fired 800. His opponent flatted for a second time, allowing the 
to fall on the river. Action went check-check and Makhija's opponent showed 
for trip jacks. Makhija mucked his hand and his opponent raked in the chips
| Jogador | Fichas | Oscilação |
|---|---|---|
|
33,400
-4,600
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-4,600 |
Fame and fortune are usually reserved for the winner of the WSOP Main Event, but every once in awhile the man who finishes in second place is fondly remembered in poker lore. Case in point — 2005 WSOP Main Event runner-up Steve Dannenmann.
Poker fans will no doubt remember the Maryland native as the jovial chap with a globe card protector who gave Australian Joe Hachem a run for his money. That year, with millions of dollars on the line, Dannenmann was all smiles talking about how much fun he was having and how he had run out of clean underwear. He was truly a character of the game, and for the past decade he's been a friendly face among the masses.
Dannenmann is currently seated in the Brasilia Room enjoying yet another Main Event. In a recent hand, a player sporting a Jubilee Casino hat and polo combo — that's in Monterrey, Mexico for those that don't know — opened the action for 300 and Dannenmann opted to defend from his big blind.
Both players checked the 
flop, and then Dannenmann bet 400 on the turn. His opponent called and then both players returned to checking on the 
river. The "Jubilee Man" tabled the 
for fishhooks, and they were good as Dannenmann sent his cards to the muck.
Rest assured we'll be keeping an eye on the 2005 WSOP Main Event runner-up throughout the day.
| Jogador | Fichas | Oscilação |
|---|---|---|
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28,300
28,300
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28,300 |
Theodore Driscoll finished second in the Little Drop for One Drop yesterday collecting $394,281, and today he’s hopped into Day 1c of the Main Event.
Driscoll opened a recent pot from first position and picked up five callers.
The flop was 
and when Driscoll checked an older gentleman bet 2,500. “Hit that pretty hard, eh?” Driscoll said when it got back to him. He folded saying it was too early in the tournament, later telling us he folded 
.
Driscoll then got into a discussion with Stephen Chidwick on the nature of luck and the meaning of running good in poker tournaments. It didn't seem as if they were entirely seeing eye-to-eye.
| Jogador | Fichas | Oscilação |
|---|---|---|
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28,500
28,500
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28,500 |
On a flop of 
, Steve Billirakis checked and his opponent bet 750 only to have Billirakis raise to 1,500. His opponent called, and when the 
landed on the turn Billirakis bet out 3,750.
Billirakis' opponent then raised it up to 7,500 and Billirakis moved all in for 19,450 with his opponent making the call.
Billirakis: 
Opponent: 
With Billirakis needing to fade a heart on the river, the dealer delivered the 
to send Billirakis to the rail.
| Jogador | Fichas | Oscilação |
|---|---|---|
|
Eliminado | |
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Ariel Celestino checked to Paul Pierce on a flop of 
, and the 2008 NBA Champion bet 350. Celestino check-raised to 1,250, and Pierce went into the tank.
"How much more is it?" Pierce asked.
The dealer informed him that it was 900 more, and Pierce reached into his stack.
"I'll see one more card," he said, flipping a yellow T1,000 chip forward.
The turn was the 
, Celestino bet 2,000, and Pierce made a silent call. The river was a repeat nine — the 
— and the Brazilian casually tossed out 6,000. Pierce sat quietly for 30 seconds or so, then grabbed his whole stack with two hands.
"Okay," he finally said, pushing forward an all-in bet of 15,575 and standing up. "I guess it's time to go home."
Celsetino couldn't help but laugh at the 10-time NBA All-Star, and asked for a count. While the dealer was cutting down the stacks, Pierce started to stretch.
"I'm just stretching out," Pierce told the players next to him, loosening up his arms.
Celestino eventually made a crying call, asking if Pierce had a full house, and "The Truth" turned over 
for just that: eights full of nines.
"I thought you were going home?" a player asked Pierce, grinning.
"I told y'all I'm just stretching!" Pierce responded, smiling from ear to ear.
The future basketball Hall-of-Famer dragged in the pot, doubling to 38,000.
| Jogador | Fichas | Oscilação |
|---|---|---|
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38,000
25,000
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25,000 |
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8,500
-21,500
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-21,500 |
