Jim Carroll and Eben Kurtzman were on the river with and Kurtzman had moved all in for 28,300 first to act. It was more than a pot-sized bet and Carroll looked bemused as he mulled over the situation, laughing that "this didn't work out the way I wanted it to."
He asked Kurtzman if he would show if he folded before turning over ace-king. Kurtzman looked like he was going to muck but with encouragement from Carroll and all the players at the table, Kurtzman tabled , much to everyone's amusement.
A player in early position raised to 1,000 and received calls from Kyung Cha in the small blind as well as the player in the big blind. The flop came and all three players checked.
Cha led out for 1,600 on the turn and the big blind called. The original raiser folded, taking action heads up to the river . Cha fired again, this time for 3,000 and was again called.
Upon being called, Cha tabled for a flopped two pair and took down the pot with his sixes up as his opponent mucked.
Randall Emmett isn't one to run away from the spotlight. Whether it be in Hollywood or on the poker tables.
The Hollywood producer is known for movies such as End of Watch and Lone Survivor, and he's currently hyping up what may be the next box office smash with The Irishman starring the likes of Robert De Niro, Al Pacino, Joe Pesci, and Harvey Keitel.
On the poker felt, Emmett is out there having fun and enjoying the game. Earlier at the WSOP, Emmett finished in tenth-place in the Event #11: $5,000 No-Limit Hold'em for $ 21,812 to see his lifetime tournament earnings creep towards $300,000.
Today Emmett can be found under the bright lights of the secondary feature table in the Amazon Room, and is continually trying to entertain his table.
"I'm professional!" bellowed Emmett as he limped the cutoff for 400.
The player on the button sat there emotionless and composed.
"I am a robot," joked Emmett in a robotic voice as he moved his arms back-and-forth in still gestures.
"GTO bot," Emmett added as the cutoff and the blinds saw a flop.
Emmett saw his cards hit the muck after a bet and raise, and when the button folded, Emmett added, "I am ruining the robot!"
For 2019, Emmett decided against the marching band and the grand entrance, but the flamingo dancers and ice-cream returned. Just recently, a bevy of flamingo dancers handed out ice-cream all across the Amazon Room as Vice President of the WSOP Jack Effel announced to the players that the ice-cream was courtesy of Emmett.
The completed board was out, with on display. Daniel Alaei was in the hand and was in position. He bet 10,000 into the pot on the double paired board and it was enough to secure a fold from his opponent. It is a step in the right direction but Alaei is still down from where he started the day.
Artem Skakun raised to 1,000 from middle position, and Dylan Lindsey responded with a three-bet shove for 11,800 in the hijack. Skakun called.
Dylan Lindsey:
Artem Skakun:
Skakun stayed on the right side of the flip on the flop, but Lindsey picked up the nut flush draw on the turn. Lindsey couldn't hit on the river, and Skakun knocked out Lindsey.
Jimmy Kebe is faring a lot better than earlier and has pulled back his earlier losses and then some. His latest chips came in a hand where he made a 3,500 bet in position on a flop and took it down.
Aaron Running raised to 1,000 from the cutoff, and the small blind three-bet to 2,400. Running called.
The small blind led out for 2,600 on the flop, and Running called.
Both players checked the turn, and the small blind checked again on the river. Running bet 9,600, and the small blind tanked for a few minutes before electing to fold.