Daniel Negreanu, on the button, three-bet to 48,000 as action folded back to Sam Laskowitz in the cutoff who reraised enough to put Negreanu all in. Negreanu immediately grabbed his camera and began filming the action as he announced a call for his last 312,000.
Daniel Negreanu: K♦K♥
Sam Laskowitz: 10♥10♦
Negreanu had Laskowitz crushed as the flop came 9♠9♣3♠. The 9♥ turn improved both players to a full house, but Negreanu stayed in front on the 4♦ to earn a massive double up on the last level of the night.
Bin Weng is arguably the hottest poker player on the planet right now, and he's continued that run here today as he's joined the ranks of the chip leaders with a big pot off former leader Justin Liberto.
Heads-up on a board of 3♣K♥K♠Q♣, Weng bet 80,000 and Liberto called from the big blind.
The river came the A♥ and Liberto checked over to Weng, who bet another 112,000. Liberto called again as Weng opened up K♦8♠ for trip kings to take down the pot.
After the board read 5♦A♣K♦3♦ Masashi Oya checked from the small blind. When Elior Sion bet 26,000 from the big blind, Oya check raised all in for 118,000. Sior snapped it off.
Oya turned over A♠J♦ for a pair of aces and a flush draw, but was dominated when Sion revealed he had A♦Q♠ for an ace with a better kicker, and a higher flush draw.
A 2♠ on the river provided no drama and ended Oya's night.
This summer, hundreds of thousands of players will pass through the doors of the newly-renovated Horseshoe Las Vegas, formerly known as Bally’s. For the second year in a row, the venue will play host to the annual World Series of Poker (WSOP).
As players pack the casino for the 54th annual WSOP, many of them will saunter by a lavish steakhouse. For some, it’ll be just another restaurant, maybe one they’ll attend to celebrate a bracelet win, but for others, they’ll recognize the name on the sign, the man responsible for poker’s premier event – Jack Binion.
Now 86 years old, Binion is a titan of the gaming industry and the son of casino magnate Benny Binion. Together, they launched the WSOP back in 1970 at Binion’s Horseshoe in downtown Las Vegas. Over the next four decades, Jack Binion would go on to change not only the poker landscape but also the casino industry throughout the United States. Along the way, he was inducted into the Poker Hall of Fame and became an icon of the game.
The player in the big blind was all in for 123,000 and Justin Liberto, in the cutoff, had him at risk and well covered.
Big Blind: A♣10♣
Justin Liberto: K♦J♠
The 9♦K♣K♥ flop was a disaster for the all-in player as Liberto made trip kings. The Q♣ on the turn gave the all-in player one out to a straight flush, but Liberto remained in front on the 8♠ river to send his opponent to the rail.
With around 70,000 in the pot on a flop of Q♥3♦7♦, Adrian Mateos bet 32,000 from the cutoff and Justin Liberto, in the hijack, called.
Both players checked the 6♦ turn before Liberto led out for 136,000 on the 8♠ river. Mateos picked up his stack of green 25,000 chips and began shuffling them in his hand before he tossed in the chips to call.
Liberto opened up 7♣6♣ for two pair and Mateos mucked his hand, looking up to the ceiling as Liberto dragged in the big pot that put him among the largest stacks in the room.