Jonathan Dimmig came into the day with a solid stack of 89,600, and he's quickly run that up despite a recent setback.
On a board of , Dimmig checked out of the blinds and saw his opponent bet 15,000. Dimmig thought for a couple of minutes before making the call, and he was shown for a boat.
Dimmig's already proven he can navigate large fields, having topped 7,977 to take down the Millionaire Maker earlier this summer for more than $1.3 million. We'll see if he can pull off another deep run here in the Main Event.
Barny Boatman tangled with Martin Finger who was in the big blind and had checked it over to Boatman on a flop of . Boatman bet 1,600 and Finger made the call.
The turn was the . Finger checked, Boatman bet 3,000, Finger check-raised to 9,700, and Boatman called. The river completed the board and Finger led out for 16,700. Boatman didn’t waste any time before throwing his hand away.
The flop showed when we walked into a big raising war between Marvin Rettenmaier and Cody Gorman. The bet sizes were hard to estimate, but it seemed like Rettenmaier had made it 12,500 after Gorman had put in 7,725. Eventually Gorman moved all in for 46,875, and Rettenmaier made the call.
Gorman:
Rettenmaier:
Another player at the table claimed to have folded the final three in the deck, and the board ran out , then .
Gorman found himself a big double-up while Rettenmaier still has a big stack with which to play.
One-time chip Day 1a leader Jon Broderick led out for 4,800 on a completed board of , and his opponent, Nam Le, raised to 15,000.
Broderick, a Massachusetts native, tanked for a minute or so before calling, and Le ripped over for quad threes. Broderick held on to his hand for a few seconds, then tossed it into the muck.
When it comes to poker in Australia, one name immediately jumps out — Joe Hachem. However, years before the Aussie won the 2005 World Series of Poker Main Event, the "Land Down Under" had a clandestine poker scene that included David Gorr.
Due in large part to tax implications, Gorr hasn't played in the WSOP since 1997. That all changed this year when he decided to give the WSOP Main Event a go once again. Gorr may not be familiar to those stateside, but he is a poker legend in Australia.
In 2011, Gorr defeated a 721-player field to capture the prestigious Aussie Millions Main Event title and a AUD$2,000,000 first-place prize. On his way to victory, Gorr beat out a stacked final table that included Patrik Antonius, Chris Moorman, and Randy Dorfman. Then, in a marathon heads-up match, Gorr defeated young James Keys to prove that youth doesn’t always prevail over experience and perseverance.
Gorr may not have been familiar to the poker masses before his big win, but he was a local legend in Melbourne, having played at Crown Casino for many years and hailing from the same home game as Australian Poker Hall of Famers Leo Boxell, Mel Judah, and Billy “The Croc” Argyros. Gorr would be inducted into the Australian Poker Hall of Fame in 2012.
Gorr is down a bit from what he started the day with, but he's hanging in there against a tough table that includes chip leader Martin Jacobson. Rest assured we'll be keeping an eye on the wily veteran to see how his return to the WSOP goes.
Three players checked to the button on an flop, and the player there bet 2,500. Max Pescatori called out of the big blind, while the players behind him folded. On the turn, Pescatori check-called 4,375, and a finished out the board. Pescatori checked, and the player on the button quickly checked it back.
Pescatori showed for a pair of deuces, and his opponent shook head before mucking.
At the neighboring table, Manig Loeser has amassed some chips early in Day 2, going from his starting stack today of 95,500 to 131,550 before first level has expired.
Louie Cohen put out a bet of 11,000 on a board reading and faced a raise to 25,000 from Sean Dempsey.
Cohen looked torn and said the way the hand played out he feared his opponent had ace-king. Cohen put the chips in and got to see what he dreaded, the of Dempsey.
“King-queen?” Dempsey asked Cohen who nodded his head and for good measure showed .
Lawrence Beach raised to 1,100 from early position and found a single call from Faraz Jaka in the big blind. The flop came down and Jaka checked to the raiser. Beach tapped the table in reply, allowing the to hit the felt on the turn.
Jaka fired 1,700 on the turn and Beach flatted to see a river. The dealer produced the and Jaka cut out a bet of 4,800.
"I'm a chicken so I'll just call," said Beach showing for a flopped set of queens. Jaka instantly mucked his cards and Beach took down the pot.
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, Dimmig checked out of the blinds and saw his opponent bet 15,000. Dimmig thought for a couple of minutes before making the call, and he was shown 
. Boatman bet 1,600 and Finger made the call.
. Finger checked, Boatman bet 3,000, Finger check-raised to 9,700, and Boatman called. The river 
when we walked into a big raising war between Marvin Rettenmaier and Cody Gorman. The bet sizes were hard to estimate, but it seemed like Rettenmaier had made it 12,500 after Gorman had put in 7,725. Eventually Gorman moved all in for 46,875, and Rettenmaier made the call.
, then 
.
, and his opponent, Nam Le, raised to 15,000.
turn, Pescatori check-called 4,375, and a 
finished out the board. Pescatori checked, and the player on the button quickly checked it back.
for a pair of deuces, and his opponent shook head before mucking.
and faced a raise to 25,000 from Sean Dempsey.
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to hit the felt on the turn.
for a flopped set of queens. Jaka instantly mucked his cards and Beach took down the pot.
