Jesse Martin raised second to act, and a player on the button repopped it. Martin called and drew two, as did his opponent. Martin check-called and drew two, and his opponent was pat. Martin checked and his opponent bet all but his last 250. Martin tanked awhile and then called. Both players patted. Martin tossed in the last 250 and got a call.
The player on the button rolled over a , but Martin had and took the pot, nearly doubling his own stack.
Justin Bonomo found himself staring at a world of action in a recent pot when the small blind bet after the second draw, Bonomo raised, and a player on the button reraised. Bonomo had just 1,625 remaining and found a fold after some thought.
He got the rest of it in just after that, and a multi-way pot materialized that had Michael Gathy leading the action on the side pot and eventually showing down . That was enough to beat Bonomo, who took his leave.
Ismael Bojang bet from the big blind in a bloated pot on the end, and a player on the button called. The small blind came in with a check-raise, and Bojang splashed in an immediate call. The third player folded, and the small blind rolled over . Bojang could beat that, albeit barely, with .
At the same table, Shaun Deeb has pumped up his stack north of 50,000.
Max Kruse bet into two opponents, both of whom called after the first draw. Kruse patted and both opponents drew one. Kruse bet again, and only one player called. On the final draw, Kruse patted again and his opponent took a card. Both players checked, and the second player rolled over a ten-eight. The German soccer star had it beat with .
Registration has closed for the event with 326 players. The WSOP has posted prize pool information, and there will be 49 finishers paid in this event. The winner will receive $109,967 in addition to a piece of gold WSOP jewelry, and a min-cash in 49th will be worth $2,267.
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