When the cards were on their backs already, Jose Paz-Gutierrez was the player at risk for 18,000 post flop with the A♠10♣7♠2♥. He only faced Nick Guagenti in showdown, who briefly showed his cards on the 9♠6♠5♣8♣K♠ board but mucked A♦5♠ and two blank cards.
Table big stack Christopher Stephan tangled with Sampo Ryynanen as they got multiple bets in on the 6♦5♣2♦7♥ turn and 2♣ river. Ryynanen tabled the A♠Q♥5♦2♠ for deuces full of fives but was stunned when Stephan revealed his A♣K♠7♣2♥ for a better full house. Both played the same live low and Stephan earned three quarters to further boost his big stack.
Only 77 players remain as several notables have been sent to the rail recently such as Mike Thorpe, David "Bakes" Baker, Chad Eveslage, Gregory Jamison, and Allen Kessler.
Jason Berilgen raised from middle position and was three-bet by Daniel Zack in late position. Berilgen called and the players saw a flop of K♦K♠10♥.
Berilgen check-called a bet from Zack and the dealer turned the 10♠. Berilgen check-called again and it was off to the 5♣ river, where Berilgen would this time check-raise a bet from Zack.
Zack put in the call and announced, "full house," but quickly took it back. "Oh, wait, no, I don't have it, I thought I did," said Zack who then tabled A♦K♣8♦3♣ for trip kings. It would not be good enough as Berilgen showed A♣10♣6♥5♠ for a rivered full house, leaving Zack low on chips.
Kosei Ichinose raised and was called from George Wolff as they headed to the K♣Q♦3♦ flop, on which Ichinose check-raised and earned a call from Wolff. Ichinose then bet the 5♣ turn to earn a call and bet the 10♥ river to force out his opponent.
Ben Lamb was moved tables to balance the shrinking field and sat down next to both James Chen's, who are now table neighbours. Lamb raised from under the gun and Sachin Ramrakhani called all-in out of the small blind while Chen (Taiwan) defended the big blind.
Chen then bet all the way on the Q♣5♠5♦A♠9♣ board and Lamb only folded on the river.
Chen tabled his A♥J♣6♣5♥ for fives full of aces and Ramrakhani briefly flashed his AxKx9xXx before heading to the rail
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.
Binion doesn’t relish the spotlight, so interviews with the born-and-raised Texan are few and far between. However, late last year he sat down with PokerNews for an intimate and in-depth conversation about his life in poker.
